Updated : Dec 12, 2018, 8:01 AM

Samsung GALAXY Nexus

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Released · Nov 17, 2011

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

9.5

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8.8

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Design
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

Display
Size	4.7-inch
Resolution	1280x720px, 316 PPI
Technology	Super AMOLED
Screen-to-body	64.92 %
Colors	16 777 216
Features	Scratch-resistant glass, Ambient light sensor, Proximity sensor

Hardware
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)
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Battery
Capacity	1750 mAh
Type	Li - Ion

Camera
Rear	Single camera
Main camera	5 MP (Autofocus) Aperture size: F2.8
Flash	LED
Video recording	1920x1080 (Full HD) (30 fps) Video calling
Front	1.3 MP

Connectivity & Features
Bluetooth	3.0
WLAN	802.11 a,b,g,n Hotspot
USB	microUSB, USB 2.0
Location	GPS, A-GPS
Sensors	Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Compass, Barometer
Other	NFC, Computer sync, OTA sync

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

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

Phone Features
Notifications	Music ringtones (MP3), Polyphonic ringtones, Vibration, Flight mode, Silent mode, Speakerphone
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
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Availability
Officially announced	Oct 19, 2011

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Alternative variants

Differences from the main variant:
Internal storage	16GB

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

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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Overall User Rating

(35 reviews)

8.8

Build quality

8.9

Camera quality

7.9

Performance

9.2

Display

9.6

Battery life and charging

7.5

askarak

Arena Apprentice

Decent phone

Posted: May 02, 2016, 11:34 PM

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

starchild

horrible

Posted: Jan 28, 2014, 8:00 PM

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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What I like

looks good
good for texting
internet seem ok

What I don't like

would get etremely hot
kept shutting down on own and restarting
had to take battery out to reset all the time still had issues
did factory reset didnt solve anything
apps open extremly slow
list goes on and on

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alekos21

Arena Apprentice

galaxy nexus love

Posted: Nov 22, 2013, 5:28 AM

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