Galaxy Nexus - Friday

[momo]

i like the nexus. seems to have a great screen. the form factor looks meh in pictures, id like to see it in person.

battery consumption can be mostly remedied with a simple solar panel case back. too bad someone has that patented and is just sitting on the technology.

[90GT50]

It looks nice, but I'm sure something better will be out 1st or 2nd quarter next year, and the sgs2 does great for now, so I'll just wait it out and see what happens.

[motoman]

It looks nice, but I'm sure something better will be out 1st or 2nd quarter next year, and the sgs2 does great for now, so I'll just wait it out and see what happens.

Haven't seen too much from Verizon that's supposed to be out by the second quarter that'll be much better.

[90GT50]

Haven't seen too much from Verizon that's supposed to be out by the second quarter that'll be much better.

A few rumored quad core phones, not sure if they'll be at vz or not, though.

[motoman]

A few rumored quad core phones, not sure if they'll be at vz or not, though.

Only one I've heard of is the Note and I thought that was going to AT&T.

[90GT50]

Only one I've heard of is the Note and I thought that was going to AT&T.

Nah, HTC is supposed to have one soon. The note is a dual core 1.4ghz exynos processor, and you can buy unlocked versions that will work on tmo and att, but they're stupid expensive right now, just like with the unlocked galaxy nexus. Paying 800 bucks for a phone is not worth it.

[BajaBob]

A quad core phone is going to eat battery like no one's business.

[90GT50]

A quad core phone is going to eat battery like no one's business.

It just depends on how it's being used. My dual core phone has better battery life than my single core processor phone. It won't be at full clock speed the whole time.

[raider5.0]

Finally!!!!!

http://www.droid-life.com/2011/12/14...orrow-for-299/

GALAXY™ NEXUS™ BY SAMSUNG NOW AVAILABLE ON THE VERIZON WIRELESS 4G LTE NETWORK

First Smartphone to Combine Android™ 4.0 Ice Cream Sandwich and the Power of America’s Fastest, Most Reliable 4G Network

BASKING RIDGE, N.J. – Verizon Wireless, Samsung Telecommunications America (Samsung Mobile) and Google™ announced Galaxy™ Nexus™ is available starting today in Verizon Wireless Communications Stores and online at www.verizonwireless.com for $299.99 with a new two-year customer agreement.

Customers can browse the Web, stream music and more at blazing speeds using the Verizon Wireless 4G LTE network. Galaxy Nexus customers can enjoy access to the 4G LTE network in 190 markets covering over 200 million people across the United States, and fly through the Web with fast download speeds of 5 to 12 megabits per second (Mbps) and upload speeds of 2 to 5 Mbps within the 4G LTE Mobile Broadband coverage area.

Galaxy Nexus runs Android™ 4.0, Ice Cream Sandwich, which brings an entirely new look and feel to Android. Galaxy Nexus offers customers a redesigned user experience with improved multi-tasking, notifications, Near Field Communications (NFC) sharing with Android Beam™ and a full Web-browsing experience. The lock screen, home screen, phone app and everything in between have been rethought and redesigned to make Android simple, beautiful and useful. Galaxy Nexus also features an ultra-thin 9.47mm design with a 4.65-inch HD Super AMOLED™ Contour Display to watch movies, view pictures and play games that come to life in 720p (1280×720) resolution.

Android 4.0 (Ice Cream Sandwich) features:

Redesigned user interface – software navigation buttons, a first for Android smartphones, and a dedicated recent apps button to make multi-tasking easy
Face Unlock – use state-of-the-art facial recognition to unlock Galaxy Nexus
Android Beam™ – quickly share Web pages, apps, contacts and YouTube™ videos with friends by simply tapping two compatible phones together
Redesigned Camera – introduces panorama mode, 1080p video capture, zero-shutter lag for instant photo capturing, and effects such as silly faces and background replacement
People Application – browse friends, family and coworkers, see their photos in high-resolution and check their latest status updates from Google+ and other social networks
Cloud Services – keep email, contacts, photos, music, browser bookmarks and other data synced to the cloud, available across multiple devices so customers never lose important data
Google Music – upload up to 20,000 songs to the cloud, discover and buy new music from Android Market™, and stream it instantly on Galaxy Nexus and from the Web for free
Google+ – Create a Google+ account right from the phone and check status updates, manage circles, quickly share updates and photos, video chat with up to ten friends with Mobile Hangouts, and chat with groups of friends with Google+ Messenger
Support for Google Mobile™ Services – Gmail™, Google Maps™ with 3D maps and free turn-by-turn navigation, Google Earth™, Movie Studio, YouTube, syncing with Google Calendar™, a redesigned Google+ app and access to more than 300,000 apps, millions of eBooks, thousands of movies to rent, and millions of songs available to download from Android Market
Additional features:

Dual-core 1.2 GHz application processor and HTML5 Web browser – optimized dual-core processing with Android 4.0 combined with lightning fast 4G LTE connectivity for fast downloading of graphics, applications processing and Web browsing
Mobile Hotspot capability – share 4G LTE or 3G connection with up to 10 Wi-Fi-enabled devices
5-megapixel rear-facing camera with zero-shutter lag for instant photo capturing, autofocus and LED flash with full 1080p recording
Front-facing 1.3-megapixel camera for video chat
Textured soft-touch back cover – enhances the ergonomic feel and makes the phone slip-resistant
Bluetooth® 3.0 technology – support for headset, hands-free, stereo, phonebook access, human interface device (HID) and object push for vCard and vCalendar
1 GB RAM and 32 GB on-board memory (actual formatted capacity will be less)
Pricing and data packages:

Galaxy Nexus is available now in Verizon Wireless Communications Stores and online at www.verizonwireless.com for $299.99 with a new two-year customer agreement.
Customers that purchase a Galaxy Nexus by Samsung will need to subscribe to a Verizon Wireless Nationwide Talk plan beginning at $39.99 monthly access and a smartphone data package starting at $30 monthly access for 2 GB of data.
Customers can visit www.verizonwireless.com/galaxynexus for more information on the Galaxy Nexus. For additional information on Verizon Wireless products and services, visit a Verizon Wireless Communications Store, call 1-800-2 JOIN IN or go to www.verizonwireless.com.

[ScottJ]

Anyone know 1) buy outright cost (no contract) and 2) unlocked boot loader?

[BajaBob]

Finally

[90GT50]

Anyone know 1) buy outright cost (no contract) and 2) unlocked boot loader?

Samsung doesn't lock bootloaders. Probably about 550/600 outright.

[CexMashean]

$300? No thanks.

Amazon and Fry's to the rescue!

http://www.phonearena.com/news/Samsung-Galaxy-Nexus-available-for-220-at-Frys-Electronics-200-at-Amazon_id24754

[ScottJ]

Samsung doesn't lock bootloaders. Probably about 550/600 outright.

Cool, as long as I can root it and get wifi tether running on it I'm sure I'll get it. I'm curious to hear some feedback on battery life / usage etc. though.

I still get unlimited data on my vzw so that's the main reason I've gotta have wifi tether functioning on the device, I use wifi tether all the time all over the US.

Hopefully work will pick up the the tab on the cost of the phone outright, or cover an 'early' upgrade fee on my line.

[Tx Redneck]

Hrmmm, consistent data disconnects plague teh Nexus.

http://www.reddit.com/r/Android/comments/nfnz2/vzw_galaxy_nexus_dropping_all_voicedata/