Public transit riders used to have to just settle for the route that Google Maps dictated — no discussion, no sharing of feelings, nothing. But, the newest iteration of Maps will tailor the route to your preferences while looking gorgeous on Ice Cream Sandwich.
Some months on from the Galaxy Nexus’ Australian launch, many buyers are still waiting for official accessories to hit stores. There’s good news here — official accessories are coming — and some bad news, as you’ll have to wait a little while longer to get them.
With Mobile World Congress having concluded, the smartphone market is seriously heating up. But which of the super phones coming soon will be your next handset? Here’s how these upcoming beasts compare.
One of the best things about the Samsung Galaxy Nexus is that it comes with a vanilla OS: no crapware and no bloated UI skin. But that doesn’t mean that you also get updates directly from Google. If you bought your Galaxy Nexus from Telstra, Optus or Vodafone, you’re not running the latest version of Ice Cream Sandwich, and you probably never will.
Not too long ago, Samsung launched a bigger battery for the Galaxy Nexus, bumping its capacity to 2100mAh. But why stop there? This hulking great 3800mAh beast might even see your handset last two full days.
Exciting times are afoot if you’re coming off contract soon. Australia’s first 4G phone (the Velocity 4G) arrived yesterday, alongside the Samsung Omnia W, our first second-gen Windows Phone. Then there are upcoming phones like the HTC Titan II, Sony Xperia S, Nokia Lumia 900 and the Asus Padfone. Here’s how these upcoming beasts compare.
The Galaxy Nexus is a wonderful phone. But what makes it great — namely, that 4.65″ Super AMOLED Plus display — also means the battery doesn’t last long. Now there’s an answer.
This is the phone that Android users (including myself) have been smugly namedropping into conversations. Even iPhone fanboys have been holding their breath for this one. We were drip-fed conflicting specs leaks, images, teaser videos and speculation for months, so it’s no wonder that we all started believing that the newest flagship Google phone was gonna be a gamechanger before it even became official. So does the Samsung Galaxy Nexus live up to the hype now it is fully on sale in Australia? Yes and no.
It was rumoured and now confirmed – Optus is now taking pre-orders for the Galaxy Nexus Android smartphone. I haven’t seen all three carriers so excited by a handset since… Well, I don’t want to say it in case it kicks off another wave of court cases…