An awful product that should simply be avoided. You'll be sorry.
92
A poor product with more faults than redeeming qualities.
92
Below average. May be passable in a pinch, but you should probably stay away.
92
A bit below average, with some serious issues to watch out for.
92
An average product, with issues that keep it from being genuinely exciting.
92
Slightly better than most similar products, but you can likely still do better.
92
Better than average, but some issues still hold it back from being truly excellent.
92
Among the top products in its category, and a solid choice for most people.
92
A category-leading product and an overall pretty safe bet.
92
An industry-leading product, definitely worth owning. An instant classic.
92
Completely flawless. You'd be crazy not to have it.
100
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Hey folks. just ditched my old iPhone for the Galaxy Nexus. Loving it so far but there are a few things that I'm confused about. 1) The 'recent apps' key - somebody explain the concept behind it. Are there apps running in the background, eating at my battery, stealing my cpu cycles? Or, is it just saving the state in main memory? I'm always paranoid about keeping it clean as I'm worried that it might be draining my battery. Some insight please. 2) That's the big one, I guess. There are few minor...
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Since the wallpaper for Android spans more than one page on the home screen, how many pixels wide should I look for in a wallpaper for a 720p resolution Android device?
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I wanted to buy myself an iPhone, but then I saw the advert. of Samsung Galaxy Nexus on the tv and I started wondering wich phone is better? I know they are hardly comparable because of the different OS they are using. But wich of the phones would you prefer to have or already have?
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