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danramos
2011-12-25 , 10:14
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Got a Google/Samsung Galaxy Nexus running Android 4.0.2. So far... incredibly silky smooth and wonderful with my ONLY complaint being the lack of USB filesystem support to mount the phone's filesystem. But then, it support MTR and THAT works great on it (as much as MTR support SUCKS in Linux) and allows me to still use and access information on the internal /sdcard path on the handset without needing to be all careful about how I mount or unmount the phone and worrying about corrupting the filesystem like all other devices I've ever had (Nokia N800 included). On the other hand, I find myself instead using File Expert to move files around from my computers to the handset (using SFTP or SMB/CIFS) and to explore around the filesystem anyway.
All that aside... wwwwwow the screen is... amazing! INCREDIBLE contrasts, seems to be more or less about the same on battery life as my old Droid (which was pretty good unless I was using it heavily) except unless I'm using 4G--in which case my battery SUDDENLY drains incredibly fast even if I have perfect reception. I also noticed that my one HUGE complaint about the Droid doesn't appear to be the case anymore: phone call sound quality is VASTLY better! The front-facing camera works EVERYWHERE now. I've successfully used it in everything from Skype (which was already working well on my Galaxy Tab's front camera) to Google Talk to the camera apps (MANY seem to support switching between them--even apps that I didn't realize had support for that) and so on.
On the whole--Pretty damned good! The performance and Google's personal, long-lasting support and dedication to their Nexus line (i.e.
http://code.google.com/android/nexus/images.html
instead of waiting for Verizon) made this worth it, I think. We'll see what time reveals for me but it's thus far been an excellent upgrade from my now over 2-years old Droid.
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