Camera, Battery Life, Conclusion

Camera

The photographic camera app in Android also received a major update, even if the Galaxy Nexus camera just features a 5 megapixel sensor. The camera is super fast, making it possible to burn down off shots in rapid succession as long as the phone's decent born flash is not existence used. Images expect quite proficient, and there'southward a built-in panorama style. In camcorder mode, the camera can record 1080p Full Hard disk drive video, but the video can get a bit choppy. It also offers a number of cool furnishings that can be used in videos, such as "big optics."

The forrad-facing 1.3 megapixel camera, which lacks autofocus and flash, tin tape its own 720p HD videos. All of this functionality is controlled through a new user interface that is a vast improvement over the old 1, and the photos and videos the phone creates are of proficient quality.

What more than could yous inquire for, actually? Oh, an HD video editing app. You lot could ask for i of those, and you'd get information technology, too. It's a little awkward to edit video on a telephone and the rendering tin have its time, but having the ability to practise it is cool no matter how you lot look at it. All that'south left to ask for is more resolution, and Google's partners volition certainly fill up that gap when they release their own Ice Foam Sandwich smartphones.

Music

The Galaxy Nexus features an Water ice Cream Sandwich version of the Google Music app, which supports Google'due south cloud music service. It lacks the fancy 3D rendered look of the Honeycomb app, just information technology is otherwise very similar in wait and function. It offers music controls in the notification area and lock screen, and comes with home screen widgets as well. Audio quality is outstanding with a proficient ready of headphones, and exactly what you'd await without. Enabling the 5-band graphic equalizer, let's yous tweak the sound the style you like. Users have the ability to mark a track every bit liked or disliked and at that place'southward a convenient link into the Android Market place's music shop (which is somewhat limited at this time).

Battery

The Google Galaxy Nexus features a high-capacity Samsung 1850mAh battery that includes an NFC antenna. In spite of the reception issues people are experiencing with the telephone, I still managed to get an easy piece of work day out of a full accuse as long as I wasn't goofing off too much and kept the screen's brightness gear up to automatic. That is, quite honestly, much meliorate than I expected. Verizon claims that the phone'due south battery is capable of powering it through upwards to 12 hours of talk time or vi.25 days of standby fourth dimension.

Final Thoughts

While all of the early reviews of the GSM/UMTS version of the Google Galaxy Nexus out of Europe were total of superlatives and the written equivalent of high-fives, I had only modest expectations for the Galaxy Nexus on Verizon. I dislike Android 3.x Honeycomb that much, merely I'm floored by Water ice Cream Sandwich, to be honest.

I'm also in love with the the HD resolution display on the Milky way Nexus. I could certainly do with better reception, but I have some hope that Verizon'south promised software update volition deal with that. I'grand too pleased that the battery life seems to be basically as good every bit most not-4G Android smartphones, even if that still falls somewhat brusk of what I really want.

At $299.99 on contract, information technology's a pricey affair and the reception issues bug me a fleck, just I have not had so much fun playing with a smartphone in a long, long time.

Pros: Big and beautiful display, slick new user interface, fast camera with practiced furnishings, LTE data speeds.

Cons: Quite large, LTE reception bug, relatively depression resolution camera.