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[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] spencer88:
I really don't know why you think you'd be downgrading. This is an awesome android phone and ICS is slick as hell. I'm also very happy I'm on Verizon now as Sprint's 3G speeds in my area are horrendous.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] jburnette87:
1.2 dual core TI processor,hd screen that's absolutely gorgeous,ics to top it off. The phone is nothing but smooth. LOVE it. Probably saved me from completely ditching android.

I'm completely done with HTC and sense. It's a resource hog.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] MarkGbe:
def the best phone ever. Exceeded expectations. The Rezound is rezounding CRAP comparatively. This is not opinion, it's FACT. lol

Prev phones... Htc Hero, Htc EVO, HTC EVO 3D, Nexus S 4G... none of them compare. Sort of like apples to oranges because of ICS, but whatever. :D
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] craighwk:
Downgrading ? Don't think it's downgrading.

The phone rocks so far. Little quirks, but what phone doesn't have quirks?
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] Syn Ack:
BEATS the HELL out of any other phone I've ever seen
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] kangxi:
I LOL'd at downgrading.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] nicastro78:
Had the Rezound and this phone is way better. Plus no sense to slow down the phone. You will get updates much sooner. What's not to like?
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] MasterRy88:
Just picked mine up and its amazing. The screen is absolutly beautiful. I came from the droid charge and that had a nice screen too, but nothing like this
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] xarthos:
I just played with it in the store for like 20 minutes. It's really fast and slick. I want this phone. My renew date is the 12/28 and they won't let me upgrade now but the rep at the store said maybe if I call verizon custom service they might let me???

I'm going to try the store I usually buy stuff at and see if it makes a difference.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] criDikal:
+1 Love it.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] BFirebird101:
It's absolutely nothing short of the best phone I have ever owned. I have no reason to install Handcent or Swiftkey X
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] htc6500uk:
I am in the UK and had the choice of the Nexus or the Note. After trying both, I went for the Note. Faster processor, better camera, larger screen, FM radio, bigger battery, better GPS, MicroSD card slot plus the stylus. Can live without ICS for a while till the bugs are sorted and tweaks made. It's a shame you don't have the choice in some parts of the world.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] Raibyn:
I just exchanged my Rezound for the Galaxy Nexus. No regrets whatsoever. The Rezound IS a very good phone, but the Nexus is just on another level. It's no downgrade over the Rezound!
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] sstang2006:
This is just my simple opinion on what I have experienced.

I'm going to compare it to the RAZR which is the phone I used for 3 days waiting on the Nexus:

- The RAZR has better radio (signal strength). with the RAZR I always had 4g at work, now I get 4g from time to time.

- I have noticed some really minor lags, I saw no lag with the RAZR at all.

- I found browser experience of the RAZR superior.

- RAZR has a laughter speaker but the call quality (on the other end) sucked, Nexus is better.

-Some minor FC here and there but that will go away soon.

Even with all this, I will never change it for the RAZR or any other phone I have seen. It is nice and a little of getting used to ICS.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] ticholas:
definitely NOT a downgrade, you won't regret it.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] coverton341:
Picked mine up at Radioshack this morning at open. There was a lot of frustration with their system, then with Verizon's system, then they had to manually enter my information over the phone and the whole process took about an hour just to sell the phone.

Then I opened it up and activated it. Worth every frustrating second. This phone is amazing.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] Spectredroid:
Totally happy with mine. For an android fan stuck on Big Red, it is definitely the best option. ICS is rockin'! :thumbup:
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] Joebroni:
Upgraded from a Droid Charge as well. That was never a phone I absolutely loved, but I was trying to get on unlimited 4G before it went tiered. Really my only complaint at this point is the speaker is definitely quieter. The sound from the headset also is lower.

But better screen? Check. Speedy dual core (compared to Charge)? Check. No camera lag? Check. Huge modding community? Sure to come. ICS? Awesome.

I don't see myself regretting the decision to buy this phone.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] Azeolus:
I had tried the Rezound out, don't get me wrong, it is a very nice phone. My first impressions are that I will like the GNex better. It might be that I've never spent much time with an AMOLED screen before, but the Rezound most definitely has a phenomenal screen. Overall I can't imagine being upset with the switch from the Rezound to the Nexus.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] AllGamer:
is not a downgrade, but it's not an upgrade either

just a side-grade

it has its Cons and Pros

now next year 2012 phones, those will be an upgrade ;) specially the upcoming Nexus 4
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] thenamesian:
so is the stock text messaging app on ICS really that much better than previous versions? i'd love to stay stock & the android txt message apps have historically been completely useless.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] atticus182:
The messaging app is simply brilliant! And the keyboard is pretty nice too, so nice that I forgot to install SwiftKey and only found out a day later that I didn't miss it haha
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] biscoradio:
I'm happy with my Nexus... Prior to this I had the Thunderbolt, then Bionic, then Rezound... Rezound required SD encryption for activesync, even though my Exchange did not require it, which broke things, which is why I am returning it. So far, after limited usage, I am liking the Nexus a lot. Quicker than Rezound and Bionic, even though CPU specs are not as high. ICS is neat. More fluid than prior Android OSes. Overall, happy. We'll see after a few days of use how disappointed I will be... My coworkers are saying I'll want something new within 30 days. I'm hoping not.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] thenamesian:
so glad to hear that. i can finally dump off handcent then. stoked!!!!
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] bisquick24:
I was torn between getting the Rezound or the Nexus. I played with the Rezound at the store and liked it. But for some reason i couldn't pull myself to go the rent-a-Rezound route...I waited patiently for this phone.

So far very happy..Love the big screen and no shutter lag. I agree the speaker is quiet, but $1.62 app purchase solved that problem..

Love the speeds, screen-wise and network-wise!!

Bought the phone today with a 14 day return policy..I definitely will be putting thru its paces.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] Stretlow:
Which app mate?
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] th3b3:
I like most of you were at big red today comparing phones....I own the fascinate/galaxy s and other samsung products like my gorgeous 50" plasma...All that being said I wanted to like the gnex BUT comparing signal strength and looks and download speed the Razr blows gnex away. Yes ICS on gnex is smooooove and fast but seriously it feels cheap and looks like a bloated pig :p I even tested the the rezound thats a nice phone as well I dont see it as a downgrade at all....I really wanted to get the gnex but I think I'm gonna end up with the razr...Gnex just didnt do much for me...I guess just go to the store and compare for a half hour like I did and see which one suits you better dont get caught up in the hype. The Gnex at the store already had that flimsy back plate popping out on 1 corner and I was like REALLY? this is the back plate? To each his own I guess....
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] firsttimer44:
not sure if you were serious about downgrading, but is noticeably better than the rezound. Sense is garbage and slows the phone down so much.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] timgt:
My CONS so far after a few hours with the phone.

1. The volume is absolute CRAP. whether it be speakerphone, audio jack or earpiece. You absolutely MUST get the full version of Volume+ from the market to solve this issue.

2. My signal is quite a bit worse then my droid charge, driving home I pulled up the dBm levels of the signal on both and watched them the entire way. When my charge was around -60dBm the nexus was around -80dBm, when my charge was around -80dBm the nexus was around -100dBm, I even saw the nexus get as bad as -117dBm on the way home. My charge has NEVER hit -117 anywhere!

3. That damn google search bar taking up a 1/5 of my screen and even if you disable google search it dissapears but you cant use that portion of your screen for widgets. Pointless...

4. The home key, since its on the screen now and not a physical button is easy to press by accident when you are typing and mean to hit the spacebar button since it is directly below the spacebar.

P.S. Everything else about the phone is awesome just these couple things really bug me.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] th3b3:
@Timgt

Did you notice any negatives with the signal or is just not being representative of ACTUAL signal strength? As in downloads were faster with your charge etc....At the store they had the rezound and gnex side by side the razr was down the aisle a bit which was wierd but whatever....The signal dba was 94 on the gnex and 80 on the rezound! the razr was a scant 71! I was floored...For me in my horrible apt signal strength is everything.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] zephiK:
#2. Try updating the radio.

#3. http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=1385425 or get a aftermarket launcher such as ADW Launcher EX, LauncherPro, GO Launcher, etc.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] timgt:
If signal strength is everything you might wanna wait until they upgrade the radios if ever. When I run the speedtest app on the nexus from a location that has a bad dBm level I am getting pretty bad 4g upload speeds, under 1 meg. My charge never was like that.

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Is there even a radio update for this yet???

I have tried different launchers but I kinda like the stock one besides the google thing. Laucher Pro use to be my go to launcher but it runs like POOOOO on this phone. ADW runs smooth as butta though.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] zephiK:
Yeah there are several radios:

<removed.. gsm radios>

I use ADW Launcher EX definitely smooth. Check out the launcher I linked, its a modified version of the stock ICS launcher.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] bisquick24:
Buy the full version of Volume+ from the Android Market...

From the moment I ran it, made a big difference. Now my phone sounds louder than my old Blackberry. I can hear my phone ring from different floors.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] kangxi:
I agree with what you said about the radio signals, but the browser in ICS beats every other Android stock browser hands down.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] bisquick24:
I don't know if I like the notification LED & headphone jack at the bottom, that will take a little getting used to.

So far no issues with reception and Wi-fi signal. Signal at the workplace is 0 bars..maybe 1 if I angle the phone right...which is on par with what I've been used to.

Also, how do you ignore a call, (i.e.) turn off the ringer when you are being called? So far, i hit the power button, but that seems a bit clumsy.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] Bluesnake01:
People really need to stop calling the big 3 an upgrade/downgrade. We should be lucky we have 3 great (one of the best really) Android devices on Verizon. The Nexus is not for everyone, people need to accept that. It has the best UI and software (obviously) but it's the little stuff that makes people look elsewhere.

I'm hoping to try the Nexus this weekend but I doubt I would trade my Rezound, in fact I might return my Rezound before Jan. 15 and use my upgrade instead for a later device but for personal reasons.

All 3 devices are great and be glad we have a chance to test all 3 of them out. Congratulations to all you new/old Nexus owners, don't let your ego get in your way though. Some of you act/behave like most iPhone owners. Yes I HAD to go there.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] th3b3:
@ Timgt

See this is what I'm talking about what is with samsung and their radios? I switched from Tmo vibrant to the fascinate and it's always the radios..With the recent upgrade to GB on the fassy it improved signal strength but seriously isnt the Gnex a flagship product? why cant they make it shine right from the beginning? Thats why Im so leery of the gnex from what I observed in the store...I have fun changing roms and radios like the next guy but damn can we just get the best from day 1? I really appreciate your honesty with this thanks!
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] bjames23:
Amazing phone and I love it. Returned my Rezound for this one and I couldn't be happier!

Delivered via Galaxy Nexus
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] ericshmerick:
Perfect for when you have it in a windshield holster. No wires jetting out from the top, sides and bottom. Just the power and line-out coming from the bottom. Nice.

Also, it's easier, IMO, to slide the phone in and out of your pocket (upside-down) with earphones plugged in.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] timgt:
Aren't those GSM radios?? I am on the verizon nexus.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] zephiK:
Oh yeah it is. Nevermind then, sorry. Been getting confused between CDMA & GSM lately today
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] bisquick24:
That's a good way of putting it, anyhoo the bottom connections are definitely not a deal breaker for me..still lovin' the phone.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] bradm23:
Just wanted to see what people thought about how hot this phone ran. I was messing with one in VZW today and noticed that I seemed to run hot. I am not sure if it was because the security strip on it or if it was just the phone. If it does run hot, I wonder if some ROM and Kernel mods will make it run alittle cooler like my old INC did
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] th3b3:
Thats what I feel as well! For me I hate HTC from the HTC Tilt/TyTN II days and they dragged some of their stuff to sense....But when I was in the store today all 3 phones rock! They cant be beat so it boils down to what you desire most in way of features...I use my phone for business so I want the signal strength looks & ease of use...How many clients I get asking me if my fascinate is an iphone? YUCK I always cringe so I want something that sets it apart...I do ALOT of credit card transactions through my phone so my clients are always touching my phone LOL...
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] ericshmerick:
All GNEX versions (GSM, CDMA) will get hot on the back top righthand corner.

It's the processor doing it's job.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] biswasd:
blueish tint on screen

love the phone and bought it, but am thinking twice. i compared the screen to the rezound adn iphone 4s side by side......teh gn screen has a very blueish tint compared to the pure white displays on teh rezound and iphone4s.

anyone else notice this?
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] polo045:
Now we should all understand why this phone was held back and launched as if... Look at all these responses. Wow!! Good looking google. Dedicated since the G1.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] polo045:
Who cares.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] nkd:
downgrading? Looks like you have already made up your mind. Every phone has pros and cons, I am going for pure google experience on verizon. Always wanted it and its about time verizon came out with stock google phone.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] polo045:
And the network speeds. Oh my.... one bar in the house and I'm get nine down. Awesome. LTE!!
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] tgwaste:
hitting one of the volume buttons during ringing should silence the phone without the other party knowing you silenced them.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] tcpsyn:
I seem to be the only disappointed individual in America. The missing UMS makes me INSANE. Almost returned it within hours, but I'll hold out for a week or so to see if I'm over-reacting.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] MFD00M:
I am coming from the EVO 3D, while i love that phone: 3D part is a total gimmick, but after rooting and moding the phone is a beast! I just cannot stand how crappy my service from Sprint was. Barely any service at home or at work on 3G. Being from San Diego, 4G wimax is a joke bc its non existant. I am going to miss my $55 month unlimited everything plan, but whats the point when i can barely load pages on 3G.

waiting patiently for my fedex to knock on my door :D
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] Caanon:
Went from Evo 4G on Sprint's shiatty network to GN on VZW's network.

Average Evo 4G speed on 3g, since 4g is broken in Seattle: 84 kbps

Average GN speed: 33515 kbps

'Nuff said.

Edit: See MFD00M's comment for corroboratory evidence that Sprint's network blows
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] Skrazz:
I haven't blinked once since I got it.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] ssbmg:
I also left Sprint in the past couple of weeks and bought the Razr for me and Rezound for the wife during Amazon's 1 cent sale. Just sold the Razr on ebay today (had to have Amazon send me a replacement because the first one was a lemon) and paid the full $649 today for the Nexus.

I have not been more satisfied with a new phone since the OG EVO 4G came out. That phone to me was leaps and bounds above anything else in its class at the time. Since then I've been through the EVO 3D (too fat), SGS2 (Samsung's UI sucks), Droid Razr (Motos UI Sucks), and never felt satisfied until now. Ran the GN through the usual tests as soon as I got it - Google/Exchange sync, speedtest, GPS fix, etc; and I am pleased. IMO the screen is gorgeous and the phone feels great in the hand. ICS doesn't really blow me away but I'm sure I'll love it more and more as I use it "in real life".

LOVING the VZ network. Their 3G crushes Sprint's "4G" here in Denver. VZ 4G is amazing. This phone was reason enough for me to leave Sprint and suck up paying an extra $40/month on VZ.

Now if only someone had some good solid tips on getting service discounts...
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] ceredics:
I love it too this is an amazing phone, upgraded from the charge and I'm so so happy. One thing I will point out is that the bars are definitely lower but still the same speeds no matter what. Reminds me of the nexus s 4g when that dropped the signal indicators were low like this. Overall I've fell in love though. I felt like after I bought it I had to run home to be alone lol really mind capturing. And the font is a breath of fresh air lol
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] ssblood:
I'm actually disgusted. Horrible signal, 120db vs a Rezound at 80db sitting beside it. Absolute deal breaker. Will be finding it's way right back to Verizon.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] mmadchild:
Yea...way better than the Bionic. Glad I got this today.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] BlackOtaku:
Best phone I've ever used, period. The screen is amazing, ICS is awesome, and Android Beam makes NFC actually useful (and awesome).

Finally, a worthy successor to the OG Droid (and a nice step up from the Nexus S).
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] polo045:
What!? You will definitely stay stock.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] kashah:
For those that have it, hows the battery life been?

Also contemplatimg the switch from Sprint. I've been considering at&t as well but am hesitant because of their throttling policies.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] RonnieRuff:
Downgrading nah.....

Kang Kang Kang a Gong get it on.....
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] michaelkahl:
I upgraded from the Rezound and do not regret it. This is a fantastic Android experience.

I just hope Verizon continues to get a Nexus phone going forward.

Battery life probably won't be great but I got a spare. I love knowing that I can root and from my phone without listening to immature peeps whine about s-off.

Truth be told I don't feel that I need to root this device. Its great!
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] robstunner:
Im on my first discharge of the battery, and its already better than my razr I returned after a month of use.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] exempli_gratia:
Nice overall. But certainly some issues:

- Sides are too slippery. Why aren't all phones using soft touch plastic (ala DroidX).

- Speaker is practically unusable. Started fooling with Volume+; seems to help a bit.

- Auto Brightness is not too good.

- Will take more time for some apps to catch up with the resolution (lol, Google's own Finance app does not).

Not to be too negative: keyboard, cut&paste, spell check, notifications, multitasking are much improved. Though that's mire ICS than the Nexus.

Finally don't have to swipe to unlock, just to enter security pattern. About time. Yey.

Another ICS comment, the new Launcher is certainly better than past default launchers. But, GO Launcher still better.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] kashah:
Is there a toggle for the lte radio that you can manually control?
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] androidaddict23:
Agreed wasa at Verizon today to pay my bill and found that the back plate kept popping off like a catholic girls draws.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] voxigenboy:
i finally exchanged my Rezound for this Nexus.

So far, i cant get any of the 720P .mkv files i had on my Rezound to work on this Nexus. Tried MX Video Player, Mobo Player, Dice Player... all just crash and then i have to do a battery pull.

I also installed a couple of games(Fruit Ninja & Sentinal 3)... granted, this screen is nice, but the games looked much better on the Rezound screen.

Oh, and i have noticed that greenish/blueish tint on the screen that people have talked about but its not bothering me.

On the plus side, i like the bigger screen, faster bootup & Skype's performance more on this phone.

I still havent really done much with it yet though but as of now i do miss the Rezound.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] BFirebird101:
I still smile every time I look at my screen
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] BlackOtaku:
Settings>Wireless & Networks>More...>Mobile networks>Network Mode :)
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] Zenoran:
Best phone ever. And I've had a LOT of phones
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] Enndr:
I've never been happier with a mobile phone before.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] player911:
Loving the Nexus. Used the Rezound for a week. Missing a few things but this phone feels real good. I was hoping the extended battery would make the phone a bit thicker but doesn't add any thickness at all.

A few things different is the flick speed. Feels real good but doesn't go very far. It requires more flick to get around. I'm using it stock right now. For some reason I copied over all my wallpapers to the phone but gallery isn't finding them like it used to. I tried refreshing but never picks them up. I had to install Root Explorer to navigate to the folder and select a wallpaper manually. Haven't figured that one out yet.

LTE Google Galaxy Nexus! - Stock

Asus Transformer - OC/UV
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] 6spdtls:
I picked up mine this morning at 10am. The phone was smooth as hell and everything was working fine accordingly. SAMOLED plus screen was just gorgeous. One thing I didn't like about ICS was Google removing the feature of long pressing widgets to the main screen.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] kolyan:
its not SAMPLED Plus .......
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] FlagAZ:
I too returned my Rezound today for the nexus. I like the nexus but I have a few problems with the phone. One is the nexus feels cheap, like a dollar store toy vs toy's r us. If the nexus was to fall from my hands, it would be in pieces. Next the speakers suck and yes I have the volume+ app. The screen does not look as good as the rezound. I have blue feel with the nexus screen. I have also found that some apps and/or wallpapers do not work with the nexus. The google search can be removed but you can't use the space for any thing. The signal is a big problem for me too. I cover all of northern Arizona for work and I lost signal a few times today. When in Phoenix to day, I tested the Nexus 4g speed. I got 8.54mb download and 1.87mb upload (thats the fastest speed for the day around 4:30pm AZ time), but I had the Rezound last weekend in Phoenix getting 19.87mb download with upload at 8.62mb. And that was my average speed. But I do like ICS and I like the looks of the Nexus. The Rezound seems to be a better phone for ME, but maybe not for you. I'll keep testing and playing around with the Nexus for the next few days. Just my 2 cents of the two best phones out for 2011.