Samsung Galaxy Nexus GSM Review

Samsung Galaxy Nexus GSM:

Price: $399 off contract through Google's Play Store

Pros:

• Great 720p screen
• Ice Cream Sandwich lives up to the hype
• Silky smooth performance

Cons:

• Sub-par camera sensor (camera app is amazing)
• Not comfortable to hold 

Overview:

The Samsung Galaxy Nexus is  the first, and currently only, phone that runs Android's latest operating system: Ice Cream Sandwich.  This review is going to focus on the device as a whole, which includes Ice Cream Sandwich, but will go in depth on the operating system at a later time.  It is hard not to compare the Galaxy Nexus to the Galaxy S II line of phones but in reality the two phones do not share much in common.  Being a Nexus device the Galaxy Nexus is considered Android's  premier device, for the time being at least.  One thing to note about the GSM version of the Phone is that it is not officially available for sale from any carrier in the US, and thus is sold completely unlocked, and will work on the HSPA+ networks of both AT&T and T-Mobile.  For me this is important because it allows users to create a Wifi network for no added cost.

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Two bits of Sprint LTE news to report

First, and most official, Spring announced today that it will launch it's very own LTE network in mid 2012.  The first markets to get Sprint's LTE will be: Atlanta, Dallas, San Antonio, and Houston.  There is no exact date yet, so mid-2012 is a pretty wide window.

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Sweet Deal Alert: GSM Galaxy Nexus for $559.99

The daily deal website DailySteals.com is offering unlocked GSM Galaxy Nexus Phones for $559.99.  Typically finding an unlocked Galaxy Nexus Online will cost you over $700.  If you have been thinking about getting one of these phones, but have been slowed down due to the high unlocked price this might be your time to act!

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Meet the gadget nerd's latest object of obsession

Any proper gadget lover is already lusting over Google's latest Nexus device, the Galaxy Nexus.  Google has just created a special edition of the Galaxy Nexus just for Google employees.  The only difference is the back cover of the phone, which is covered with Android and Google+ icons. 

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It's Official the Galaxy Nexus will be available December15 for $299

Verizon might have made all of us gadget freaks wait and sweat it out, but they finally made the Galaxy Nexus official.  Via Twitter, and press email Verizon announced that the Galaxy Nexus will be released on December 15 for the now normal price of $299, with two year contract.

More good news for those of you who are upgrading, and planning on doing so this holiday season.  Verizon is extending it's double data plans through the holidays.  So now you can use your free WiFi hotspot twice as long, if they haven't disabled that feature.

Enjoy everyone!

Galaxy Nexus to be $299 on Verizon, if it ever gets released

The WSJ is reporting that the phone we have all been lusting over, the Galaxy Nexus, will be priced at $299 on Verizon.  We still don't know when we will be able to give Verizon our money, but at least we now know that we will have to sell at least one kidney to afford one.

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Verizon's LTE Network is a year old!

Verizon's ultra fast 4G LTE network has just reached one years old today December 5.  In just a year Verizon's LTE network is now covering around 185 million people, in around 160 markets.  That is a pretty substancial roll out in just a year.

What might be even more impressive is just how quickly phone makers are invovating LTE devices.  The first Verizon LTE device was the HTC Thunderbolt measured .52 inchs thick, and the most recent offering, the Droid Razr, is only .28 inches.  In less than a year phones are almost half as thick, and have longer battery life.  The evolution of Android devices is speeding along, and it taking LTE along for the ride.

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