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Samsung Galaxy Nexus Hands-on (Video)
Thank the sweet heavens above as I scored a pre-production unit of the upcoming and very anticipated Samsung Galaxy Nexus. This will be coming to Canada and will be the first device powered by Android OS 4.0 Ice Cream Sandwich – the OS that the device that I have is actually running OS 4.0.1. Crazy excited about this device and we’ll have a full review – hardware/software/battery life/picture and video quality etc. in the coming days. For now there’s a really quick video and some pics, please post any questions you have in the comments!
As for specs, the Galaxy Nexus comes with 4.65-inch HD Super AMOLED Screen with a resolution of 1280×720, 1.2GHz dual-core processor, 8.94mm thin, Wi-Fi and Wi-Fi hotspot, NFC, 5MP camera that can record 1080p videos, Face Unlock and Android Beam.
More soon…
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Wow!!! Really Cool.
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Dear Ian of Mobile Syrup,
This is not a Hands-On, this is more of a “Quick First Look”.
Saying “Hands-On” was misleading to say the least (without raging).
Signed,
The Community.
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who is the carrier?
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*drools all over keyboard* WOW>………………………………………..
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Want!!
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However, at least navigating the interface a little bit would have been much better.
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you lucky bastard!
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omg this must be coming soon if you were able to get a pre production unit to test out. Screw it im waiting for this to come out.
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Annnnd… why are you being SO rude ? At least, he posted here bringing some (potentially) relevant and interresting info, unlike you.
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test it with blobs!!!! to see if the screen is correctly calibrated and not screwed like the SGS2X!
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Big question is.. is it truly pentaband? unlocked?
it will sell like hotcakes if it is
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I need one of these…like ASAP!
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Please do a side by side comparison between iPhone 4/S and GS2 screens so you can see the big differences!
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Any way to tell if it’s pentaband? Or at least if it’s going to be available on Wind/Mobilicity?
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The anticipation of getting this and replacing my antique HTC Hero is killing me. I’ve been holding off all kinds of sweet looking devices to wait for this. Everyday I check every tech site on the internet for a scrap of news like an obsessive freak, like a crackhead junkie tweaker.
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You seriously need some RSS. Put mobilesyrup, androidforums, and engadget/gizmodo into Google Reader and the news comes to you.
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@GENERAL WONG You’re right, they should probably put glass on both sides of the phone. That way it will break each time you drop it. What a revolutionary idea!
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The real question is: How is that pentile display?
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You lucky bugger haha. Can’t wait to get my hands on this! The measly screen on my SGS 2 seems so outdated compared to this lol. Looking forward to your review!
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Can you please do a screen comparison with a SGS2 model? I really want to see the difference between SAMOLED Plus and SAMOLED HD. Personally,I am really concerned about white reproduction, and the current hand on video doesn’t help.
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Carrier details, can I haz them?
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give this phone to whoever reviewed the HTC Amaze. i need to know where to spend my money!
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Snow the notification LED. Hard flash? Soft flash? Multicolored? Also is the weather and news widget updated?
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Def interested in battery life, since other LTE phones seem to suck power like crazy. No use having a cutting-edge OS if it dies at 6pm…
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I hope your review is like two hours and takes us through everything. Okay maybe more like 30 minutes.
I’m sure it will be top notch like all your other product reviews.
And have it ready like tomorrow, okay?
Can’t wait!
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Please put a WIND or Mobilicity SIM in it and confirm that it’s pentaband and unlocked. Make a call, show 3G data, etc.
I don’t care if one of the big 3 has an “exclusive” deal, just so long as I can throw my WIND SIM in it and have it work. I have a feeling the sales drones at the big 3 will do anything to stop someone from buying the phone without a contract…
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Can you please do a camera comparison between this and the SGS2 (and other smart like the 4G3,amaze,razor)
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Yes, please let us know whether having only a 5 megapixel camera is offset by other improvements in either the sensor or lens quality. I’m also curious whether the fast shutter response time is specific to the Nexus or if it is a feature of ICS in general, but you probably won’t be able to determine that.
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How is the camera quality? Did they make any changes to the music player? How is the battery life and loud speaker? How is the screen with finger prints and scratches? How is the wifi hotspot?
Thanks
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Can everyone stop with the bullshit comments about exclusive carriers, even if you’re correct no one believes you. So either post some proof or just hope it’s on the carrier of your choice like the rest of us.
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as the latest nexus, i expect it to be availible with the big 3. depending on frequecies maybe the AWS too… the nexus S arrived @ the same time on bell, telus and rogers.
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Loving every moment and every new news of this device. Look forward to getting my HUP from Rogers for this device.
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I caved and upgraded my hero to the SGS2X. Its amazing. I’m not saying the nexus is not but it does have a few negatives going on. Most notably is its old GPU. So its defiantly a tough decision. Both will have ICS so that’s not a difference. People will pay for that higher resolution with shortened battery life and decreased performance. Its a trade. Definitely a tough call.
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Guess you missed this re: battery life:
http://wirelessandmobilenews.com/2011/11/case-samsung-galaxy-nexus-release-date-cases-verizon.html
5 hours heavy surfing at 100% brightness with 45% battery left…that is damn good. If true.
I almost gave up and got the SGS2X, nice phone, but HD screen, Android 4 etc will have been worth the wait. And that ‘old’ GPU is still better than the ‘old’ Adreno220 in the SGS2X, but unless you’re a heavy gamer you’re not gonna notice.
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Give me that OS on my S2 and I’ll be a happy camper
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I cannot believe you got your hands on this! This should be a contest prize!! I would love to see it!!
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Yes, please test with as many Sim cards as possible. Do mobilicity and wind work once the apn’s have been configured?
Who was the carrier that provided the unit? Any custom mods, or pure ics?
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I believe we will see this one the same carriers who got the Nexus S, in any case if only one carrier gets it….it will probably not have any carrier branding on it, pay full price for it and take it to another carrier
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feels like i’ve been waiting so long for this, might as well wait for a quad core, less penalties on the early termination. HTC has one coming as per an earlier post here on good ol’ mobile syrup. It is so hard to pull the trigger these days.
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Is the samsung galaxy S II LTE confirmed to get Ice cream sandwich?
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Honestly, right now it is between this, the Galaxy S2 LTE and the Motorola Razr. I would love to see a 3-way shoot out with all of them!
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The Razr LOOKS nice, but if I go based on recent Motorola experience, I would steer clear.
Samsung is serious business with all these devices.
Stick with Samsung by far.
I personay love the Samsung OS MUCH more than the uselss HTC Sense ( though HTC is still up there) but also love my Nexus S without it.
So really its up to end users preference.
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Lucky!!! Can I have your job please??!?
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That will be my christmas present to my house. I want!
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It will come to wind in a few months later as the pricing is proving to be a major issue, even with windtab +
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The 5MP Galaxy Nexus is just as good if not better then some 8MP cameras. Having a higher megapixel doesn’t indicate that the camera is necessarily better.
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Are you f*****g joking? Please stop talking forever.
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This is “Pre-production”, right from Samsung then, eh?
How will it compare to the ones released by Canadian carrier(s)?
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Just looking at it gets me all excited about the release in Canada. x_O
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Wow! You lucky bastard.
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As far as carrier, who really knows? Rogers has just released the Raider, the Razr, and the SG2 LTE, so do who knows if they would release another Samsung phone so soon. Bell just released the raider, but they also announced the LG Optimus LTE. Telus just released the SG2X and the Amaze. My guess would be either Bell or Telus. I’m with Bell right now, and I’m able to upgrade, so if this comes to Bell, I’m not too sure what I’ll go with, this or the LG Optimus. The only thing scaring me off the LG is the software support, it’s not the greatest.
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But does it run Crysis….?
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@darknight Megapixels is not the only thing that determines picture quality, also depends on the lens. Take a look at some of the old N series Nokia phones..some of them still have better pic quality then some of new smartphones released this year.
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@Me Ted not going to happen, public mobile will never score a exclusive deal with this phone, 1- because Google doesn’t really put out exclusive phones, and 2-they will never get exclusives of big phones over the Big three.
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i think he was joking you f***ing r****d
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If you were willing to break it, I would ask you to also test the ‘reinforced glass’ Samsung is using on this phone as well. Totally understandable if you can’t test that though.
Hopefully someone can bring themselves to torture this beautiful device after launch. For the greater good
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Glad to see that the battery is not sealed in. I am so getting one of this.
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haha it almost looks like his hands are trembling just holding this phone.
I want this now and I want it on Rogers please
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Yup.. Me want this phone. Hopefully it’s not a timed exclusive to anyone carrier in Canada. I think it’s a terrible practice because does nothing to help the consumer. I realize corporations are in it for the money but I would think that Google/Samsung would be above this timed exclusivity thing that has crept into other markets.
If I can’t get this on Wind at launch, I’ll be picking up the SXII from Telus and unlocking it then. Samsung will have lost a sale and I know for a fact that I am not alone in this thinking. The market today is changing too quickly for me to wait 3+ months for a phone that was released to another carrier. In three months, there will be other phones out that are at LEAST as good and probably a lot better.
In the Apple world, 3 months is nothing. In the Android world, 3 months is obsolete. I suspect though that the money paid by Bell for the exclusivity is more than what the phone manufacturers would get from selling more units across more telcos. Again, good for them as a corporation but it negatively affects consumers. It will be a cold day in h*ll before I ever subject myself to the overpriced services of Bell and Rogers again. I feel sorry for those who do not the choice (which is pretty much anyone living outside a major city center). I’m sure there will be the obligatory “Service SUX for Wind/Mobilicity/Public Mobile” but I’ve never had a problem with my service in the 12 months that I’ve had it and I don’t own a LAN line at all.
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Gorilla glass?
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Can’t find the link, but this is not Gorilla Glass.
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Re: dicerules. Every major carrier got the galaxy s2 in some form. The original nexus was unlocked and sold to all carriers. Why would they change? Use YOUR brain. Derrrp!
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The GS2 LTE and GS2 X were JUST released by Rogers and Telus – no way in hell they let the GN steal their thunder a mere month later. This will be Bell and Virgin exclusive since they did not have a Samsung flagship since July. 4 months later for a new flagship just makes sense.
When the Nexus S came out, it was a very different environment, since the Galaxy S had been released on all 3 carriers for 6 months already, and the Nexus S itself was a 4 month old phone.
If Verizon can pull off an exclusive despite having a stranglehold on the LTE version, Bell could pull off an exclusive on the HSPA version in a much smaller market
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Quick question: does the Galaxy Nexus finally have a working SIM toolkit this time around? Neither the One or the S did.
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Am I the only one checking every 5 minutes for the review? :/
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@Mosh – Nope, lol.
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WTB Galaxy Nexus review NOAW!
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Fisher Price quality materials. I will wait till a better built device has ICS
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It’s been a few days, let’s see the full review!
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Hamster wait for HTC to screw up ICS if you want heavy crap.
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where’s the review???????? cmon lets go!!!!!!!
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Bell was instructed to NOT SELL any Galaxy nexus without a contract. This also mean NO renewal
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