It's the Galaxy Nexus. It has LTE. It's the phone we've been waiting (and waiting) for. Sure, some of our more globe-trotting members of the staff were suitably sated by the HSPA+ version that shipped a few weeks ago, but the rest of us domestic types simply need more bandwidth. Or, at least, we like to think that we do, and this $300 (on-contract) Verizon release certainly has that in spades.
However, there's something missing: Google Wallet. That company's attempt at reinventing commerce isn't here and, while nobody's saying for sure, it surely has something to do with Verizon not wanting to kneecap the Isis payment service it has invested in. That leaves us wondering: with restrictions on what apps can be installed, and some rather prominent carrier branding on the back, is this really a Nexus device at all? And, more importantly, is it a good phone? Those answers and more wait for you below.
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Verizon Galaxy Nexus review originally appeared on Engadget on Fri, 16 Dec 2011 11:15:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
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My Galaxy Nexus is on its way now and I can’t wait to get it! Verizon is still running the promotion where you get double the amount of data for the same price, so I jumped on the offer! I’ve wanted to try LTE for a while now. I stream a lot on my current phone, but 3G really isn’t the best for streaming in HD. MY cousin has the Droid Bionic and after trying it out, I think that the LTE network is definitely up to the challenge of streaming live TV and recorded shows from my Sling Adapter-connected receiver to my phone wherever I am, all in crystal clear HD. I have been a customer of DISH for a long time, and more recently become an employee, and one of the coolest things to me that I can do is being able to stream any of the channels I subscribe to or recorded things to my phone in HD wherever I go. I am looking forward to LTE and the Galaxy Nexus!
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