News - Galaxy Nexus unveiled, official details inside

[HEXUS]

Samsung and Google uncover the first Android 4.0 smartphone.

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[AlexKitch]

Kind of disappointed. As an iPhone user, I wanted this to be *significantly* better than the iPhone and persuade me to break out of the Apple ecosystem - but it really isn't. While the processor and memory specifications are impressive enough, they're not particularly mind blowing for a top end, flagship handset. The camera (at least in terms of megapixels) appears no better than the camera on the Sony Ericsson K850i I had a whole 6 years ago.

Still, I'll wait until I can get my hands on it in a shop before I dismiss it entirely.

[3dcandy]

camera's are just starting to stop the megapixel race. More MP really does not make a better photo, if the no shutter lag and better low light performance is there, then the camera will be far more useful!

[Nelviticus]

"it’s a little odd that the rear-facing camera only boasts 5MP quality when the Samsung Galaxy S II has 8MP"

Pixel count does not equate to quality. In fact the opposite can be true; if you cram too many pixels onto a sensor you're more likely to suffer from image noise.

The spec for the phone looks OK but the lack of a micro-SD slot is a major omission and a rather odd choice too. Especially when they've included a barometer, which pretty much no-one was asking for!

[HSK]

I don't think the lack of mSD is a biggie...It comes in 16gb and 32gb version...which for me is enough anyways.

Sure they prob charge more for the extra space, as opposed to what you would having it on a card...iPhones for example have always sold this way....but then again, I'd expect it from Apple.

As for the Barometer, I think that's quite an interesting feature! We all usually have weather widgets on these smart phones....which use data connections etc.

But again, it's all dependant if you car or use these features anyway!

[Stringent]

Its a meh update really in terms of hardware. Im a little disappointed here, camera especially. The shots taken do not seem to be that good comparing with the likes of the SGSII and iPhone counter parts. ICS itself looks good and nice though.

Roll on the Nokia World Conference next week.

[cheesemp]

Love ICS - this phone not so much. No microSD card slot - this is one of the biggest failings of apple - why would I want my android phone to have this limitation? Nice screen though.

[shaithis]

Kind of disappointed. As an iPhone user, I wanted this to be *significantly* better than the iPhone and persuade me to break out of the Apple ecosystem - but it really isn't. While the processor and memory specifications are impressive enough, they're not particularly mind blowing for a top end, flagship handset.

It runs flash. It allows you to use bluetooth devices. It allows the use of a memory card for extra storage. It allow apps that have been written to interogate wifi (hello wifi scanner/analyser/penetrate etc). It allows the gmail contacts/email/sms sync.

<yada yada yada...insert another 50 tasks/apps here that iPhone cannot do because of Apple policies>

All that...and it's cheaper.

How people can still choose the iPhone is beyond me......the overly-restrictive nature of it makes me want to smash to bits every iPhone I see.

[Grey M@a]

I have no idea why people are attacking the specs of the Nexus phone, Samsung makes the thing and they will not make a phone better than their flagship phone the galaxy s II.

[Andeh13]

Disappointed over the lack of mircoSD slot, but I cant see it ever really holding me back. Just means I need a clear out every 6 months or so instead of.... well, never. (80% of the stuff on my phone is basically a waste of space...old films, old music, pictures from years ago)

I am still impressed with ICS though!

[miniyazz]

I'm impressed with the screen.. and ICS looks good. Will await reviews

[AlexKitch]

It runs flash.

Never, in 3 years of using iPhones, have I ever missed Flash. Flash needs to die. Sorry

It allows the use of a memory card for extra storage

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I fear you're wrong on that one, unless I missed something.

It allow apps that have been written to interogate wifi (hello wifi scanner/analyser/penetrate etc)

Cool if you actually have a use for anything like that. I'd say the vast majority of consumers don't (even me - a geek through and through).

All that...and it's cheaper.

Depends on your preferred contract, I suppose. I've never paid a penny for an iPhone on O2.

How people can still choose the iPhone is beyond me......the overly-restrictive nature of it makes me want to smash to bits every iPhone I see.

There are advantages to closed ecosystems, and there are advantages to more open ones. This is just your personal preference



Don't get me wrong, I wanted to be impressed - I'm not loyal to any brand in the world. I guess I am impressed, really, but in that case perhaps I actually wanted to be bowled over.

[aidanjt]

Ug, again with the leaving out the mSD slot.. Google should know better, android practically begs for an SD card by default.

[Grey M@a]

I would assume the lack of an SD slot is down to the fact it comes with 16 or 32gb built in like the iPhones etc. Don't really need an SD slot when you have 16gb on board Although I guess if the slot was there you could use it purely for storage/music/movies etc.

[HSK]

It's weird, I never really hear many people complain over the fact that the iPhone, doesn't, or never has had expandable memory.

But if another phone enters lacking a mSD slot, it's immediately flagged up.

Just a weird observation.

[AlexKitch]

It's weird, I never really hear many people complain over the fact that the iPhone, doesn't, or never has had expandable memory.

But if another phone enters lacking a mSD slot, it's immediately flagged up.

Just a weird observation.

I think it's a case of what one expects. You kind of *expect* Android handsets to be open and expandable, that's one of the major selling points of them over Apple handsets. You don't expect such things from Apple in the first place because that's just not how Apple works.

It'd be kind of like Apple selling a phone that has more than one button, I guess? There'd be uproar.