This isn't a perfect device -- and in fact a lot of what's exciting about this phone is what's happening behind the scenes. It's as if the stage is set for the arrival of Honeycomb along with a slew of features. Still, when it comes to state of the art for Android right now, the buck stops here.
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The Nexus S is a nice phone but nothing revolutionary. That's kind of the point. It's designed to be state-of-the-Android and to show the operating system in its best light. If you want a pure, unlocked, up-to-date open-source phone, this is your baby. Happy hacking. quote
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The bottom line is this. If you are an iPhone user this isn’t going to make you switch. If you’re an Android user you will want this phone more than any other. If you’re currently neither, we recommend that you go with the Nexus S.
Read the full review →The Nexus S is a nice phone but nothing revolutionary. That's kind of the point. It's designed to be state-of-the-Android and to show the operating system in its best light.
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deanduck
The screen is great. It's snappy, apps load quickly. But it's shocking that the device is being sold with so many people having trouble making calls - the reboots are just unacceptable. It's affecting so many people and there is still no fix. It also frequently reboots while...
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ups1m0t0j3t
Was an outstanding phone running Gingerbread.... ICS had issues but was still great.... JellyBean kind of hurt it a lot but it's still a great device
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tedyates
Amazing phone, too bad android adopted the planned obsolescence model that Apple did. Don't want to buy a new Nexus every year if I want the newest phone.
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mnpcdude
Went to this phone from a G1 and love it. It is fast and the screen is amazing.
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