Samsung GALAXY Nexus Specs

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Description

The Samsung GALAXY Nexus is the first phone to run Android Ice Cream Sandwich - the version that is meant to put an end to fragmentation. The handset uses the concept of button-less front and thin bezel to fit a 4.65" HD Super AMOLED display in a phone the size of handsets with smaller screens. It is powered by a 1.2GHz dual-core TI OMAP 4460 processor, and capable of shooting HD 1080p video.

This device is also known as Google Nexus 3, Google Nexus 4G, Samsung I9250

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Display

Size: 4.7-inch
Resolution: 1280 x 720 px, 316 PPI
Technology: Super AMOLED
Screen-to-body: 64.92 %
Colors: 16 777 216
Features: Scratch-resistant glass, Ambient light sensor, Proximity sensor

Hardware

Benchmarks
System chip: TI OMAP4460
Processor: Dual-core, 1200 MHz, ARM Cortex-A9
GPU: PowerVR SGX540
RAM: 1GB (DDR2)
Internal storage: 32GB
OS: Android (4.3, 4.2.2, 4.2.1, 4.2, 4.1.2, 4.1, 4.0.4, 4.0.1, 4.0)
Device type: Smartphone

Battery

Capacity: 1750 mAh
Type: Li - Ion, User replaceable

Camera

Rear: Single camera
Main camera: 5 MP (Autofocus)
Specifications: Aperture size: F2.8
Flash: LED
Video recording: 1920x1080 (Full HD) (30 fps)
Features:
Video calling
Front: 1.3 MP
Dimensions: 5.33 x 2.67 x 0.35 inches
(135.5 x 67.94 x 8.94 mm)
Weight: 4.76 oz (135.0 g)
Features: Notification light
Keys: Left: Volume control; Right: Lock/Unlock key
Colors: Gray, White

Cellular

3G: Bands 5(850), 8(900), 4(1700/2100), 2(1900), 1(2100)
Data Speed: HSDPA+ (4G) 21.1 Mbit/s, HSDPA 14.4 Mbit/s, HSUPA 5.76 Mbit/s, UMTS

Multimedia

Headphones: 3.5mm jack
Speakers: Earpiece, Loudspeaker
Features: Album art cover, Background playback
Screen mirroring: MHL
Additional microphone(s): Yes

Connectivity & Features

Bluetooth: 3.0
Wi-Fi: 802.11 a, b, g, n
Hotspot
USB: microUSB, USB 2.0
Features: Video out, Charging
Location: GPS, A-GPS
Sensors: Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Compass, Barometer
Other: NFC, Computer sync, OTA sync

Phone features

Notifications: Music ringtones (MP3)
Other features: Voice dialing, Voice commands, Voice recording

Regulatory Approval

FCC approval:
Date approved: Oct 07, 2011
FCC ID value: A3LGTI9250
Measured SAR:
Head: 0.43 W/kg
Body: 0.74 W/kg

Availability

Officially announced: Oct 19, 2011
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Alternative variants

Samsung GALAXY Nexus 16GB
Differences from the main variant:
Internal storage: 16GB
Samsung Galaxy Nexus I9250M
Differences from the main variant:
FCC approval:
Date approved: Nov 22, 2011
FCC ID value: A3LGTI9250M
Measured SAR:
Head: 0.40 W/kg
Body: 0.65 W/kg
Samsung Galaxy Nexus I9250T
Differences from the main variant:
FCC approval:
Date approved: Dec 01, 2011
FCC ID value: A3LGTI9250T
Measured SAR:
Head: 0.36 W/kg
Body: 0.49 W/kg

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User Reviews

Overall User Rating
Build quality
8.9
Camera quality
7.9
Performance
9.2
Display
9.6
Battery life and charging
7.5
Rating breakdown (out of 10)
6
Decent phone
Phone owned for less than a year

Used it for about 5 months. It has great screen (AMOLED, good PPI, slightly curved). Battery life is so terrible it really affects your experience - had to charge it about 1.5-2 times every day.

Make sure to update to Jelly Bean to get Project Butter - it really speeds up the UI. The review is kind of late, but whatever =P

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2
horrible
Phone owned for less than a year

worst phone I ever had within the first two months of owning the phone would get extremely hot while trying to talk on it enough you would have to remove it from your ear that is if it didn't shut off on you right away and restart on you and then take forever to restart and not even get all the way on and restart again 3 or four times in a row and if it did stay on try to open an app without It taking almost 30 seconds to open then shut off and restart before you could use the app put this way I had the worst experience for my first smart phone with this phone the list of problems I had are endless it wasn't just mine my daughter had same phone same phone same problems for almost a full year turned them in on warranty got something better worst phone iver in my opinion

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9
galaxy nexus love
Phone owned for more than a year

best phone ever had best display best perfomance fast ui good call quality stock android with no garbage to slow down the system battery is a problem everyday charging camera is good but it could be better

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