[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] kangxi:
In an effort to soften all the bad feedback this phone has received, I have compiled a small list of the major complaints that have been mentioned regarding this device and will attempt to defuse them with fact and suggestions. Hopefully this will deter someone from posting the 100th "The Galaxy Nexus screen sucks!" topic.

This post isn't to claim that there isn't anything wrong with the phone, just to have a peek at how a normal device should function. Sort of to give people a benchmark to compare theirs to. More updates to come. Without further ado:

The Galaxy Nexus battery sucks!

There are a couple reasons why you might be experiencing less than favorable battery life. The first is what I like to call New Phone Syndrome. This has several side effects. The first being that your phone is so shiny and new that you can't seem to take it out of your hands. The Galaxy Nexus has a beautiful 4.65 inch Super AMOLED screen that, unfortunately, uses a lot of power. This combined with a fresh battery that isn't calibrated will give you poor battery life. After the initial newness of the phone wears off and you go through a few battery cycles, you should notice an increase in battery life. Depending on your usage, you could get up to a day or more of use. This will vary greatly!

A more legitimate concern pertaining to battery is a poor reception area. When you phone is in a poor reception area, the OS will attempt to alleviate this by routing more power to the radios. This gives the radio a little more juice to try to find a signal and hold on to it. This unfortunately causes a huge battery drain even when you aren't using the device. This will show up as "Android OS" under the Battery menu in settings. Connecting your device to Wi-Fi will not help much either since you still need to be connected to make and receive phone calls. Your only recourse is to stay plugged in while a low reception area or switch to airplane mode. Maybe a future update will lower the power routed, but I would prefer to have a signal than no signal at all.

Under normal circumstances, your phone should drain virtually no battery at all while not in use.

Exhibit A:

The Galaxy Nexus has horrible reception!

Research has been done to show that the Galaxy Nexus gets service at equal or better levels than current phones. There are a couple explanations as to why you might think you are getting worse reception or might actually be getting worse reception.

Signal Bars

The Galaxy Nexus calculates the signal strength and converts that into bars differently than other devices, specifically Verizon devices. What this means is that the Galaxy Nexus gives an ACCURATE bar indictator for signal while previous devices give some magical trickery that usually leads to full or nearly full bars. In actuality, they are using the strength from a different network type, typically EVDO, which is inaccurate as to what your true signal strength is.

AnandTech did an excellent write-up that sheds more light on the situation.

Defective Device

I know it's a tough pill to swallow that your brand new $200 - $700 device may be defective, but it might be true. If you are constantly getting dropped calls and data issues where in the past you had not, there could be an issue with your device. You first stop should be to phone up, if you can get enough of a signal lol, your service provider. Explain the situation to them and see what they can do for you. You may have to get your device exchanged a few times but don't give up! Your device should be free of any reception issues and this is NOT an issue for every device!

Exhibit B and C:

The Galaxy Nexus has a horrible screen!

The short answer is no, it doesn't. The long answer is that the Galaxy Nexus has a beautiful 4.65 inch HD Super AMOLED display. Many will complain that it has pentile-based display but honestly, this is hardly noticeable unless you are using it at an extremely low brightness setting. If you are having display issues including weird lines, etc, your device may again be defective and you should try to exchange it not post a "The display sucks!" topic. It won't help much.

The camera sucks! It takes fuzzy pictures! - provided by skynet11

Learn to wait for autofocus before taking your snapshot, and learn how to tweak the other settings properly, and you'll have crystal clear photos.

Exhibit D - Some photos taken by KangXi

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The GPS Sucks!

After the Galaxy S GPS debacle, many people are rightfully concerned that the GPS in the Galaxy Nexus would be subpar. Fear not! I can safely say that the GPS is rock solid. This could vary based on carrier and location, but generally you should see similiar results. If your GPS is taking ages to lock or you aren't getting a lock at all, again this could be a hardware or even a software issue. Troubleshooting is your best bet, probably a replacement device.

Outdoor:

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Indoor (six+ story building)

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More to come...