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Unboxing the Galaxy Nexus

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I won't be doing a full review of this phone because I don't have the time and instead of doing a half-a$$ed writeup, just google "Galaxy Nexus review" and you should get about 167 million hits.

A few notable reviews:

AnandTech - Review for the nerds (added 19 Jan 2012)

The Verge. (Or you could skip the text and just watch the excellent video review here)

Engadget

Slashgear

CNET.co.uk

Google's latest and greatest is here and it comes pre-loaded with Android 4.0 a.k.a. Ice Cream Sandwich. The first few words that came to my mind after I started using the phone were "Holy Mother of God that is fast". Android's latest UI has been overhauled to make it extremely user friendly (or n00b friendly, if you must) and it's blazing fast. I love the sexy, subtle, snappy animations that respond everytime I touch that beautiful 720p screen. I can't possibly list all the awesome new features that are available on this phone ... Roboto font, face unlock, barometer, head tracking, 3rd party controller setup ... the reviews cover everything in detail. Engadget calls it the best Android phone and "possibly even the best phone available today, period". 

I also received this welcome message from Team Android after I activated my device :) 

 

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To be honest, I don't really need a new phone. My current phone is a Nexus One that's rooted and running CyanogenMod 7.1 with a kernel that was cherry picked to work best for my day-to-day needs. I've been using Android since Eclair (2.1) came out and ICS is a big jump for all of us who currently use Gingerbread. My Nexus One has aged gracefully and can still give any current generation iPhone/Blackberry/Windows phone a run for their money but the hardware is the only thing that's holding it back. I still don't know how I feel about not having a micro-sd card on the Galaxy Nexus, time will tell. I feel sorry for my friends in the States, they're going through hell not knowing the actual release date for this phone. Hang in there guys, even Hitler is pissed!

I've also put up a few comparison pictures at the end of the image gallery. You'll see the Galaxy Nexus, Samsung Galaxy S II, iPhone 4 and my Nexus One in that particular order. 

If anyone's got a question or wants a feature comparison, feel free to drop me a question via email, Facebook or Google+. You can also leave a comment below :)

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Calvin and Hobbes - The Complete Collection

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 This was one of those surprises that left me speechless. I haven't taken a picture of the birthday note because of its NSFW nature(!).

Ipsa and Oneris have upped their birthday-surprise-gift-giving-jaw-dropping bar and I sure as hell will respond in kind :)
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AWWWW YEAH TOMORROW'S MAH BIRTHDAY!!! :D

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Thanks Vince! This is a big injection of happy in my day :)

"Wonders of the Universe" is an excellent book, it has an overall rating of 4.75 out of 5 on Goodreads. You guys must watch the BBC series first.

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