Testseek.com have collected 494 expert reviews of the Samsung GT-I9250 Galaxy Nexus and the average rating is 82%. Scroll down and see all reviews for Samsung GT-I9250 Galaxy Nexus.
November 2011
(82%)
494 Reviews
Average score from experts who have reviewed this product.
Thanks to Android 4.0 there is improved multitasking management
And the onscreen keyboard is better than ever
4G LTE support provides a speedy web surfing and streaming experience
Camera takes quick snaps and does well in low light and display is highr
Nice Camera
Video is good
Google Chrome
Stock ICS
Potential of HD Voice and LTE
Android 4.0 Ice Cream Sandwich
Giant 720p Super AMOLED display
Fast 4G LTE service
No bloatware
Gorgeous HD screen
Speedy performance
Powerful Android 4.0 OS
Excellent performance
Tops smartphone benchmarks (except for graphics processing)
Software is a significant step forward. You'll never want to go back after using 4.0
Giant build is good for people interested in a big screen…
Great screen
Plenty of storage
Big and beautiful 720p Super AMOLED screen
Sleeker
More intuitive Android 4.0 software
Very swift performance
Fastest camera in a phone yet
Best-in-class multitasking
Robust photo editing tools
First phone shipping with Android 4
0
Which includes many key software improvements
Excellent 4G LTE speeds
First phone with Android 4
Fast and clean
Great call quality
First phone wit
Super responsive touch-screen and keyboard
Ice Cream Sandwich is fast
Powerful and intuitive
Excellent social and email features
Best iteration of Gmail available
Full-featured camera with instant shutter and time lapse mode...
Blazing 4G LTE speeds
Bright 720p display
Fast camera
Great multitasking
The screen is gorgeous. It's the first Super AMOLED HD screen (with full 1280x720 resolution). It doesn't have quite as high a pixel density as the HTC Rezound (316 ppi vs. 342 ppi)
But it makes up for it by being far brighter
Having more vivid colors
Fast. Developer-friendly
Stock Android 4.0. Excellent voice quality.
Runs Android 4.1 "Jelly Bean" out of the box. Fast and responsive. High-definition screen. No bloatware. Great battery life.
Pure Android is much improved
Beautiful
HD Super AMOLED display
Light for its size
Slim
Curved design
4G/LTE is very fast
Ice Cream Sandwich is a real treat
First phone with Android 4.0
Gorgeous 4.65 inch Super AMOLED Contour Display (1280 x 720)
1.2GHz dual-core processor and 1GB RAM
4G LTE connectivity
Excellent screen
Lots of memory
Blazing fast processor
Android OS 4.0
Good battery life
Big and beautiful display
Slick new user interface
Fast camera with good effects
LTE data speeds
Ice Cream Sandwich out of the box
Still has an attractive display
4G LTE enabled
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Clean
Complete
And thoughtout interface
Large & sharp looking display
Offers 4G LTE connectivity
Incredible screen
Superfast performance
Beautiful and thoughtout interface
Satisfying look and feel
Stunning display
Impressive performance
Excellent battery life
The editors didn't like
Mediocre camera performance
Spotty 4G signal strength
Short battery life
No Google WalletMerely average camera performancePoor battery life on LTE
Shorter battery life than other Galaxy NexusesMediocre camera performanceEarly adopters will have to wait for LTE service
Camera is hit or miss
Screen has minor issues
Materials for casing could be higher end
Device tends to get hot while in use
Poor battery life
Uninspiring design
Benchmark performance is midrange and no MicroSD card slot
NO LTE OR HD VOICE YET
Camera is not as good as some devices being released
Conclusions & Final Thoughts
I am pleased with stock android
That is something that is obvious if you have read a lot of my stuff
Including my Google+ page. I am pleased wit
No MicroSD storage
Bigger than most phones
Does not support USB mass storage mode
Macs require a file manager app to browse files via USB
No microSD card
3G-Only speeds until Sprint launches LTE
Very short battery life
…but too big for onehanded use
Display isn't very bright
Battery life is poor
Barely lasts a day under light to medium use
Large size
No SIM card slot
Back cover feels flimsy
No Facebook integration with People app
Type with voice feature doesn't always work
Reception and call quality problems
Buggy HDMI output
3G reception not among the best
Battery life isn't great
3G reception not among the bes
Camera is average in low light
Ice Cream Sandwich still has a few bugs causing force closes
Lack of support for many video formats Look and Feel...
Does not support Google Wallet
Flimsy back cover
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The Galaxy Nexus is one of the few Android devices that doesn't have a micro SD card slot
Which means that you're stuck with what you've got in terms of storage. The volume on the external speaker is sub-par. The LED notification light pul
No LTE coverage yet. Limited audio and video codec support. No card slot. Buggy HDMI output
Spotty reception. Slower-than-expected data speeds. Slightly dated hardware
Not as solid as other flagship phones
Camera suffers at night
Volume drop bug affecting some users
No expandable memory
Camera is just okay
No Google Wallet support
No microSD card slot
No support for Google Wallet out of the box (but it is installable)
High price
Quite large
LTE reception issues
Relatively low resolution camera
Sluggish performance
Choppy web browsing
Poor quality video recording
Low signal strength
Some apps not fully optimized for ICS
Bringing out annoying bugs. Snaps pics way faster than a Polaroid
Though image quality is twice as crappy. Awesomely shiny screen makes for lessthanawesome battery life
Ice Cream Sandwich has eliminated some of Android's learning curve in some aspects
Just to re-create it in others. There was some static on calls
And there's no external memory card slot. Also
Like other Samsung Galaxy devices
The Galaxy Nexus feels r
The Galaxy Nexus lacks a slot for expandable memory
And the 5-megapixel camera isn't Samsung's best. There's no support for Google Wallet
And several Ice Cream Sandwich features take some getting used to
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Published: 2011-10-19, Author: Kent , review by: cnet.com
The Samsung Galaxy Nexus brings a ton of new and very welcome features with Ice Cream Sandwich. The design is sharp, the screen is gorgeous, and the internal performance is fantastic
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The Samsung Galaxy Nexus is a big step forward for Android, but it's not the giant leap you may have been expecting. As impressive as it is, Ice Cream Sandwich can be messy, and without it, the Galaxy Nexus is just another Android device.
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