Samsung Galaxy Nexus GT-I9250 Unlocked Cellphone--International Version (White)

I've had this phone for about a week and I can honestly say that I'm not going back to my iPhone 4S anytime soon. I've experienced the Android platform since the Nexus One and I can say that's it gotten so much better. Some people think that Android is an iPhone/iOS knockoff, and to some respects it that may be true. However, the similarities stop with the Galaxy Nexus and Android 4.0 (Ice Cream Sandwich).The phone is "the right size", I think. It's not to big or small. After doing a side by side comparison with the iPhone, the difference in screen size makes a difference. Colors are crisp and video seems to come alive on this screen. Video doesn't seem like an extravagant slideshow, like on some devices. The build quality is good. Some comments on the Internet seem to point out that the phone seems "cheap" or "plasticy". I disagree. The phone feels solid in the hand and is surprisingly light, especially when compared to the iPhone. I would still do my best to avoid dropping the phone, in which I got a case to protect it against a significant drop. The buttons and ports are similar to that of the Nexus S, in which the Power is on the right, volume rocker is on the Left, and the USB and headphone jack is on the bottom. Some people think the headphone jack should be at the top, similar to that of the Nexus One or iPhone, but I can see that Samsung placed the ports on the bottom for the accessories that may come, such as a Car or Desk Dock. I don't have either, but when I use a generic car holder, it's convenient to have the cords pointing down to stay out of the way.The real power of the phone is in it's software, Android 4.0 or "Ice Cream Sandwich". The phone feels responsive and smooth to the touch. I like how they changed the storage memory to become one single partition as opposed to two separate (On-board + USB storage). It makes for managing applications and memory more efficient, as "moving to SD card" was starting to become more trouble than it's worth. The interface is similar to that of Android 3.0 or Honeycomb, for those who are familiar.The real question I'm sure your all wondering is the "build" of the software. I can say that my Galaxy Nexus came with "yakju". Yes, I have the Google build of the software. However, I wasn't satisfied. With Google selling the Galaxy Nexus on the Google Play Store and having a different Android build "takju", I went and did some research. The good news is that the software is available from Google. Do a search for "stock Android ROMs". The bad news is that it required a little "know how" in computer programming to get the Google sanctioned takju on my Galaxy Nexus, but Voila!. I have the exact same Google branded phone that Google is selling with all the trimmings (such as Google Wallet), but in White!Very VERY good phone. Amazingly fast. Evermore faster on T-Mobile's HSPA network, getting up to 8MB download speeds on a good day. I don't know what else to say except that the Galaxy Nexus can quite possibly be the best phone for any phone fanatic out there. It sets the bar for other Android phones, as well as iPhone. Now let the competition begin!

Despite being part of the Nexus family, this phone does not receive Android updates at the same time as Google-sold Nexus. I'm still stuck on Android 4.1 two months after Google started rolling out 4.2. This is disappointing because immediate updates is a big reason for buying Nexus. I contacted the seller and he said he had no clue on when I'd get an update.Wish I knew this upfront.UPDATE on 3/17/13 - I just received Android 4.2.1, so if this pattern holds in the future then the phone updates 3 months behind other Nexus devices.

I was inlove with the phone, unfortunately i got a bad unit. First of all, it had 2 scratches in the screen. Also, the touch interface had some flaw and didn't registered all my inputs. Specially around the C and T keys using the default keyboard.I thought that i was going crazy so i installed Swype and it was a disaster, the digitizer didn't detect the full swype so words were chopped and it was uncredibly annoying.I activated the Pointer Location in Development options and the Lowest Prs gotten was 0.28 and sometimes it didn't registered my touch when with my old Galaxy S i could get 0.16 and it detected all swypes and inputs.So unfortunately, i asked for a full refund but i'm pretty sure i'll buy another one. Beside from my misfortune with the touch screen, the phone was uncredibly amazing and now it should be better with JB.I'll give it one star only because it was defective.

I have been using this phone for a little while now, so I can write about it. I love it altogether - the color, the fact that is slim and elegant and, of course, as a phone with everything that it does, including the unlocked feature that allows for easy use when travelling. The only thing that kept me from rating it 5 stars is that about once a year it starts to act up by shutting itself down and becoming non-responsive, freezing etc. The first time it happened I thought it could be a battery issue, but discovered it was not. The second time, I even changed the battery to make sure that issue is out of the way. I thought at some point about getting another phone, but found out that it is an issue that some of these phones seem to have (software wise), so the way to fix it is to reboot it and restore it to factory settings. I have done it twice already and every time afterwards worked fine.Make sure you back up all your data and photos before doing the restore since the process will wipe it all out.Update: one day, the screen just froze on "Google" logo and it wouldn't turn on at all, so I declared it dead. Untimely death, since it didn't quite reach 2 years old at the time. For this reason, my rating went down to 2 stars. The stars remaining are just for the other features described, but knowing what I know now, I would not recommend this model unless the software issue gets fixed, which is definitely too late for this batch.