***Official Galaxy Nexus Pre-Release speculation thread**

[HanSolo]

Steven, come on now. This is borderline abusive.

At least tell us your announcement will be here "later this day".

Then you can leak fake times to Early.

 

[The_Chief]

Maybe Steven wants 2000 Twitter followers before he'll say anything

 

[pcj]

Steven is like Verizon...announces he will have something later but no definite time.

 

[IHateMyTreo]

Steven, come on now. This is borderline abusive.

At least tell us your announcement will be here "later this day".

Then you can leak fake times to Early.

Time to start an official pre-release thread for Steven's photos?

 

[CeeJayII]

I think Steven got arrested for taking the phone and leaving $700 in the dock that held it. Hopefully the police will see that in his mind it wasn't really stealing.

 

[nashfh]

No take it into the bathroom... remember the Seinfeld episode when George takes the book into the bathroom and the store makes him buy it..

"Sorry sir (Steven), now that you have taken it into the bathroom, you're going to need to buy it"

Damn. Too late

 

[Deleted User]

Hopefully he didn't have a heart attack...

 

[garbageduck]

I'm on my way into NYC, my wife wants to see the tree, I wanna see some nexus. Its a win / win situation

 

[BabyBlues]

I'm dying Steven!

 

[efdisaster]

I'm on my way into NYC, my wife wants to see the tree, I wanna see some nexus. Its a win / win situation

let us know if you find Steven

 

[NCTurner]

Relative to other places I've lived... it ain't bad. Traffic at Exits 25 (where I live) and 36 gets a bit congested, but big deal.

Bigger issue is that 77 really needs to be at least 3 lanes each way for a good bit of that stretch.

Wow, small world! We also live off of exit 25....SO ready for the construction on Sam Furr to be finished! I'm sure the Nexus will help deal with the distress....IF WE EVER GET IT! (see how I made that relevant?)

 

[Paznos]

Why is it that we cannot get a decent side shot of the two phones together? That one is kind of at an angle and I don't think it is quite fair to the LTE Nexus because it makes it look way thicker by comparison.

like this picture? LTE is on top of course, also from The Verge.

 

[soccerplaya2090]

Just got my work schedule for next week and i have Thursday and Friday off, therefore we will not see the nexus launched either day because i couldn't possibly get that lucky

 

[red66charger]

This is my first and most important post... I have to say, following this thread has been like a bad addiction...haha...I have been pulling my hair out waiting for this damn phone, my OG droid is on its last legs.

Anyway, I Just got a text from a family member who owns several non-corp verizon stores. He said he was able to order 15 and will have them in-store on the 7th, I assume to sell the 8th. I'm happy!!!!!

GREAT first post.

 

[8-Bit-Soldier]

I'm dying Steven!

I think he is too lol

 

[SolidOrange]

let us know if you find Steven

he should be easy to find. just look for the guy who is getting pepper sprayed by security while still refusing to let go of the GNex.

 

[ryotto]

let us know if you find Steven

If you get to the Samsung store at closing time you might find him holding the Nexus as tightly as he can while they are trying to pry it from his hands and kick him out the door so they can lock up.

 

[LoremasterJ]

like this picture? LTE is on top of course, also from The Verge.

Yeah, I missed that one. IMO the difference is not too bad.

 

[Grendil]

Is Steven going to give us some kind of news or just hands on impressions because those are popping up on the web already. Not that I don't value his impressions.

 

[jdduncan11]

let us know if you find Steven

Check the bathroom first

 

[jaydotelloh]

This is my first and most important post... I have to say, following this thread has been like a bad addiction...haha...I have been pulling my hair out waiting for this damn phone, my OG droid is on its last legs.

Anyway, I Just got a text from a family member who owns several non-corp verizon stores. He said he was able to order 15 and will have them in-store on the 7th, I assume to sell the 8th. I'm happy!!!!!

Only 15??? That seems like it won't be enough. I was thinking about going in store on day 1, but I might pre-order now...

 

[djcs219]

Hey all...im at a mall right now waiting in line for santa for my daughter. So i asked my wife to watch my daughter while i took a walk to the vzw store. I figured if columbus square has the GNex then maybe they do.

Well they didnt have the phone out but i did talk to a sales rep. I asked if they had the phone out and he said no but then i heard its releasing this week. He replied "yes." I said thursday or friday right. He replied..."thursday!"

I think im finally getting excited but trying to be chill...lol!

 

[statepenn03]

Only 15??? That seems like it won't be enough. I was thinking about going in store on day 1, but I might pre-order now...

He said non-corp store, so I'm assuming Verizon owned ones will definitely have more.

 

[altimax98]

like this picture? LTE is on top of course, also from The Verge.

Sexy

Spoiler

I think I just got a tingly feeling

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don't read further if your under 18

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that's some phone porn there... me thinks I got a chubby lol

 

[Steven58]

https://picasaweb.google.com/115622...hkey=Gv1sRgCI7hs4vlu67qNQ#5682115490526579906

(EM edit for Steven - embedded picture attempted, may require cookie to view - if shows as borked link, please let me know)

Hi, I'm sorry. This is my second attempt at a report. The first one was from a Samsung Chrome Book and I lost all the info.

Well, I can't tell you how grateful I am to be here and to have felt and held both the GSM and the LTE Vzw branded versions of the Gnex. I started this thread three and a half months ago and thanks to God, I get to be the first to hold this phone. Also thanks to Raider for PM'ing me that the phone was in NYC.

The phone is every bit amazing as it was cracked up to be. It's not that much bigger than my Droid X, but it feels lighter and easier to weild. IMO, the Razr has a certain unweildiness to the feel that the Gnex does not.

The screen is beautiful. I watched a few youtubes and they stretched out to cover up the on screen buttons. (Note to Phases.. please tell him about this report: the on screen buttons are the same on the VZ branded phone as they are on the GSM. White. There was a grayish look in the VZ photo. It's not accurate. )

The thing is fast and pops. I took a picture of the samsung galaxy nexus sign over and over again.. POP POP POP! No delay. I can't upload that to you because the phones were not operating on a network, just on wifi.

I do have a picture of me with the gnex that I will upload later. My DX is low on power. Sorry.

Yeah, I did get emotional holding the thing. What a relief. It does not feeeeeel like a big phone and whereas it is plastic, it does not have the cheap-y feel to it. I love the grid on the back. It gives a good grippy feeling.

The screen. Oh my the screen. I have to be the first to say it. When you are watching a video, it really looks like a small tablet that you are watching. The clarity, the colors. Oh my.

The resolution is crystal clear. I didn't need my reading glasses to see the smaller font. Beautiful.

I'm with my friend in NYC, and am being rude writing this, so I should go.. Please leave me a list of questions you might have and I'll try to answer it late tonight or tomorrow. My phone is out of power now, so I'm not going to be able to communicate much more until I get to a computer.

Early, Please tell the writers of this post and also update the OP to point to this post with an explanation that I have held the phone and have some words about it. TIA.

Make me a list and I'll get to it asap. YAAAAAY!!!!!

Ooooooh my. What a phone. I did get a lump in my throat and choked up when I held it. This IS my next phone. Definitely. No reservations. Nupe. Nuh uh.

Ttyl!!!!!

Your humble servant,

Steven