Since this is the Rezound forum, (and I don't plan to post this in the Nexus forum) I thought this would be interesting reading for Rezound owners and potential Rezound owners.
Eric M. Zeman, over on Phone Scoop, did a thorough review of the Nexus, albeit after one day's usage (had experience with another Nexus) here:
http://www.phonescoop.com/articles/article.php?a=9495
I copied some of his negative comments about the Nexus (most were positive):
Like all Samsung Galaxy devices, the battery cover is an extremely flimsy piece of plastic. It's embarrassing, really, that this cover isn't of higher quality. It's not a problem to remove, but feels amazingly cheap compared to the rest of the phone.
As far as performance on Verizon's 3G network, the tests show it to be a below average device. It typically displayed fewer bars than other Verizon phones being used in the same location. The Galaxy Nexus didn't drop any calls, but data sessions ranged wildly from zippy to a full stop. [FONT=comic sans ms,sans-serif]
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Call quality with the Galaxy Nexus was not that good. The earpiece speaker produces fantastic levels of volume with no distortion, but the voices were often garbled and there was a consistent background hiss. Voices faded in and out, and I noticed a significant echo a few times.
The ringtones and alert tones can be set to incredibly loud levels, reducing the chances of missing a phone call. The vibrate alert, however, could easily go unnoticed.
Google has made a mess of the basic controls. As mentioned earlier, there are no physical buttons on the front of the Galaxy Nexus. Instead, three buttons -- which come and go as necessary -- appear at the very bottom of the screen.
I don't know what Google was thinking, but it half-maimed the camera software.
[FONT=Arial, sans-serif]What concerns me more with the Galaxy Nexus is the signal issues. Phone Scoop has confirmed with other reviewers that the device has a hard time connecting to Verizon's 3G/4G networks, and voice call performance and data sessions are choppy as a result. That's vital. [/FONT]
In spite of those negative comments, Zeman concludes:
The combined appeal of Android 4.0, LTE 4G, the Samsung hardware, and its status as a "Nexus" device will make the Galaxy Nexus a hard-to-resist phone for the technically savvy. For those who have "Gone Full Google," there's no other phone that matters.
Android 4.0 alone gives the Galaxy Nexus enough of an advantage over other Android phones that it makes the Galaxy Nexus the obvious choice (even if you go with the GSM version). Though a number of handset makers have committed to bringing Android 4.0 to portions of their lineup, it will be long months before that happens. Serious Android fans should ignore every other Android phone and pick the Galaxy Nexus.
In other words, as a phone, the Nexus stinks. As a pocket computer, it is outstanding. Does anyone use a smartphone as a phone any more? The phone part is my absolute first concern, and if the Nexus doesn't make the grade there, I won't touch it.