[8] Autofocus, zero shutter lag,[9] single LED flash 1080p video recording 1280×720 px *(316 ppi) 16:9 aspect-ratio

Wi-Fi Direct USB tethering The Galaxy Nexus (GT-I9250) is a touchscreen Android smartphone co-developed by Google and Samsung Electronics.

[16] It is the third smartphone in the Google Nexus series, a family of Android consumer devices built by an original equipment manufacturer partner.

The Galaxy Nexus has no physical buttons on the front, but instead features on-screen soft keys embedded into the system software (part of Android 4.0).

The Galaxy Nexus was the first device to run Android 4.0 Ice Cream Sandwich,[36] introducing a large number of new features, bug fixes and improvements.

[37] Beginning from 11 July 2012, Android 4.1 Jelly Bean began rolling out to the GSM Galaxy Nexus as an over-the-air (OTA) update.

On 19 March 2013, Verizon Wireless began updating OTA their CDMA Galaxy Nexus Mysid/Toro variant to Android 4.2.2.

[39] Android 4.3 Jelly Bean was released for GSM models on 24 July 2013,[40] and Sprint began OTA updates on 31 October 2013.

This unsupported feature caused a controversy among US users with Verizon defending its actions by reasoning that the Galaxy Nexus uses a "secure element.

[citation needed] On 29 June 2012, Apple Inc. was granted a request for a pre-trial injunction against the import and sale to the U.S. of Galaxy Nexus by Samsung.

[66] The ruling was based primarily on a patent which is defined as a "universal interface for retrieval of information in a computer system".

[73] Because the device was designed to work with carriers utilizing different network technology, there are several hardware variations of the Galaxy Nexus: The official Samsung accessory range includes a Desktop Dock with an HDMI port, a Desk Stand with a 3.5 mm jack, a stand with a charging port for a second battery and a car dock that will let users turn their Galaxy Nexus phone into a SatNav replacement.

[80] Ginny Mies of PCWorld echoed the previous statement, while saying that the Samsung Galaxy Nexus is "a superb phone, and a great vehicle for introducing Android Ice Cream Sandwich to the world".

"[83] Engadget's Darren Murph, described Ice Cream Sandwich as "smooth as ever" further saying that "without question, this is easily the slickest, most polished version of Android yet".

[86] J.R. Raphael of Computerworld, stated "The Galaxy Nexus [...] is an exceptional phone, arguably the finest Android handset to date", saying it is "sleek and attractive, with a thin, light body and a beautiful HD display".

Raphael ended the review writing that the Galaxy Nexus is "screamingly fast [...] delivering what may be the best overall performance of any mobile device available".