The Galaxy Nexus, the first device based on Google's (NASDAQ:GOOG) Android 4.0 "Ice Cream Sandwich" operating system, launched in the U.K. in November, sporting a 4.65-inch HD Super AMOLED display. Verizon was supposed to begin selling the Galaxy Nexus in the U.S. Dec. 9, but the launch was reportedly delayed due to sticky negotiations over Google's Wallet app, which Verizon asked Google to omit on the Nexus. Verizon took issue with the app's ability to secure user data. Some eager Android fans were lucky enough to score Galaxy Nexus devices last week from Verizon retail stores and Best Buy, which accidentally sold them. There is also a 1.3MP camera on the phone's front for video chats via Google Talk, Qik and other chat apps.
In a strategic move designed to drive more users to Google+, Google has designed the phone so that users who aren't already on Google+ may create an account right from the phone. Another featured Google app is Google Music, which lets users upload up to 20,000 songs to the cloud and buy tunes from the Android Market for playing right on Galaxy Nexus and other computing devices that support Web connections.--Customers that purchase a Galaxy Nexus by Samsung must snag Verizon Wireless Nationwide Talk plan beginning at $39.99 monthly access and a smartphone data package starting at $30 a month for 2GB of data.
You also know that it's probably the best Android smartphone available anywhere thanks to the pure Google experience of Android 4.0 Ice Cream Sandwich.AmazonVerizon ships for free overnight. Like the T-1000 standing in a sea of Arnolds, the Galaxy Nexus is better, faster and smarter than any other Android phone on the market. Not that current Android phones fall short in machine power. Previous versions of Android have lacked some intangible spark. The Galaxy Nexus is a collaboration between Google and Samsung, and the device runs the purest, most “true” representation of Android 4.0 you can get your hands on.
The smartphone, available Thursday for Verizon’s 4G LTE network, runs Android 4.0, aka Ice Cream Sandwich, the latest iteration of Google’s mobile OS. Even Android’s system-wide typeface was reimagined, giving the OS more personality. “Roboto,” Android’s new official font, permeates all parts of the OS. Google’s Android user experience chief Matias Duarte tells Wired the font serves a dual purpose, staying “modern, yet approachable,” but with mechanical forms underscored by a “cheerful demeanor.”
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