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Published Apr 16, 2012

Samsung Galaxy Nexus Review!

Marques Brownlee delivers a comprehensive review of the Samsung Galaxy Nexus, diving into its superb build quality, extended battery performance, stunning Super AMOLED HD display, and exceptional software customization potential, ultimately transforming the device into a user-friendly powerhouse.
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  • Customization

    The Samsung Galaxy Nexus stands out for its exceptional customization capabilities, thanks to its Nexus status. highlights the ease of unlocking, rooting, and customizing the device, which he has done using the AoKP ROM and Franco kernel. This setup allows for overclocking to 1.3 GHz, making the device incredibly fast and smooth, even after 15 weeks of use.

    The dual-core processor is more than capable of everything stock, but the kernel really takes it to the next level and everything just feels liquid smooth like I just got it out the box.

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    The ROM provides notable UI changes, such as convenient toggles and a customized navigation bar, enhancing the user experience significantly 1 2.

       

    UI Enhancements

    UI customization on the Galaxy Nexus is a game-changer, offering a fresh and enhanced user experience. appreciates the ROM's ability to introduce UI changes like notification bar toggles and a persistent menu button. These modifications make the device feel brand new and incredibly responsive.

    It opens apps quickly, it closes them quickly, it even crashes quicker.

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    Despite occasional force closes, the overall performance remains impressive, handling Android's Ice Cream Sandwich with ease 1.

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