First off the release of this phone couldn't have been any worse than what it turned out to be. Release dates changed, no communication to stores and employees as to what the release status is of the phone, and overall piss poor launch of a phone that was supposed to shape and revolutionize the Android market.
I hated this too. It drove me batty, but that's kinda the way Verizon (and I think most carriers)is. They don't tell you anything until they make their announcement - and they don't tell their employees anything either. Its extremely frustrating, but that's just how it is.
For the hardware and phone aspects of the Nexus, it's a beautiful design, size, and shape for a phone. Lightweight, fits well in the hands, and the screen is quite stunning. Overall the appearance and design of the phone is and was well designed. Battery life has actually been quite solid for me, although I did purchase the extended battery at 50% during release of the phone. On a full charge I can go close to 1.5 days on the battery which is ideal and gets me through a full day. Then on the charger at night and ready to go for morning.
I agree. I don't face any battery issues.
As for the ICS, a complete and utter disappointment. I can see why the phone release was pushed back time and time again because ICS was simply not ready yet. Loads of issues with applications and the OS. Constant freezing, crashes that cause the phone to reboot, apps not working correctly. Numerous times I had to go into the settings and kill the app and then restart the app for it to work well.
I couldn't disagree with you more strongly. I love ICS. Its fantastic. Its fast, it works, and it looks good too. I have faced maybe 1 reboot in almost 3 months. I never see freezes or apps not working (with the exception of 1 app I tested for someone that hadn't been modified for ICS). I have never faced any of these concerns and I am truly perplexed as to why you have. Can you share some examples of apps that are freezing or crashing?
Some other details that should be pointed out. The camera is major disappointment. Horrible in low light conditions. Just not a solid camera I'd want to have in the spur of the moment when needing to take a picture.
A lot of people report problems with the camera, but many of us have shown that most of those issues are user error. Is it the best camera ever? No. Is it a piece of crap? No. If you take a moment to learn how it works you can take great pictures. I don't think any camera phone delivers great low light pics, but this one is better than any of my previous phones.
Constant dropping of data network to access 4G. What's the use on having data when the phone is dropping data almost every couple hours throughout the day.
Depends on your area, but I have seen the GN flipping between 3G and 4G in low 4G areas. Also, I believe the GN is slated to receive updates to its radios that will address connectivity issues.
Auto spell correct and cursor movement in the browser, what happened to it? If your on a forum and need to go back to a certain area where you've typed a message, it's impossible to get back to that same spot. No spell correct option. When typing, screen does not move when typing and you cannot see what your typing unless you stop, scroll, and then read what has been typed. Often times screen goes back to the far left and you still can't see what your typing.
There are definitely issues in this sense, however, I think that these are actually two separate issues.
1. Autocorrect - I believe the problem stems from how android 4.0.x handles different fields. I think that certain field names don't trigger autocorrect in Android (things like username, password, email address, etc). I think on sites where you aren't getting autocorrect ICS is just incorrectly applying (or not applying) autocorrect. This should be an easy fix, not sure why it hasn't been fixed already.
2. Text field cursor movement/corrections - this is a huge annoyance for me, especially on this site.
The list goes on and on. Messaging is a fail.
How? Please explain. I haven't had any issues.
Visual voicemail is a fail.
Never tried it so I can't comment.
