Samsung Galaxy Nexus

The long awaited Google flagship phone has arrived! The Galaxy Nexus is most definitely a great device with the latest Android 4.0 software Ice Cream Sandwich. What makes this phone different from the Nexus S?

-4.65" Super AMOLED HD display (which is quite nice)
-1.2 GHZ dual-core processor
-Zero-shutter lag
-1080p video recording
-LED lights
-4G LTE
-1GB RAM
-32GB Storage (still no SD card)

In similarities to the Nexus S, it has a 5MP camera, 1.3 front-facing camera, NFC, and a curved glass display.

This is the latest phone to hit the market but does it size up to other devices?

IQRP

Hardware(5):

Camera: I'm a little disappointed that the phone came with a 5MP camera. Phones nowadays features 8MP camera. Although there are some speculation that the GN camera is top-of-the-line. After reviewing some photos taken by the GN vs the iPhone 4S, some of the pictures were washed out on the GN. I'll give this a camera score of 0.7.

Processor: Processors of today are expected to have a dual-core processor. Why else resort to old technology? The GN has a little boost with that 1.2GHZ dual-core compared to a 1GHZ dual-core. But still, the Samsung Skyrocket 4G has a 1.5GHZ dual-core and so does the LG Nitro. I'll rate this a 0.8.

Display: The display is remarkable on this phone. The ppi is 316 which is 13 ppi less than the iPhone 4/4S, but it makes for the fact that it's a 4.65" screen. Samsung really has set the mark for the display on this phone. I'll give this a perfect 1.0.

Battery: The battery capacity is 1850mAH battery life with blah-blah standby time (pretty much 2 days of regular usage involving light web browsing and moderate texting). Quite a common size battery for dual-core phones. I'll give this a 0.9.

RAM and Storage: The GN has 1GB RAM (common) and 32GB storage (sort-of uncommon). I don't know of any other Android phone that has 32GB internal storage (excluding SD card). You can get an iPhone 4/4S with 32GB internal storage (then again, that's Apple). I think it's cool that the GN has 32GB internal, but yet, it still lacks an SD card slot which is quite useful. I'll give this a 0.8.


Hardware IQRP: 4.2

Software(5): Android is a great software. When it first came out, I was like, wow. Everyone was use to Blackberry OS and Windows Mobile and Palm OS and Apple OS and whatever else there was. Google thought of something different. In a way, Android is a combination of every OS. One could also argue that Android is mere copycat of other OS. However, Android offers the best customization compared to any other OS in my opinion. Android is also open source leading to many great communities like XDA. I'm not going to be dwelling into the core features of Android because what are the core features of any OS? Email and web browsing? Of course any OS can do that. Os nowadays can do that basics. It's all about who can do it the best. Android does have it faults (force closes, lag, viruses) You can thank Google for being open source relating to viruses. Who else puts their code out for everyone else to see it?.....(webOS now). Overall, I rate the software a 4.3 because of its faults. However, the customization gave it support.

IQRP: 8.5 B

The GN is a great device. Perhaps a bump to the camera specs and the processor would bring it to A standard. Regardless of score, this is a great device. I definitely recommend getting it. It's currently available at Verizon Wireless for $299 on contract or you can shell out around $700 for an unlocked GSM version.