The Samsung Galaxy Nexus: the third iteration in the Nexus line, and the sixth Google device to hit the market. While the Nexus One aimed to revolutionize the market – which it did – the Nexus S, along with Gingerbread, was a very evolutionary step towards the improvement of Android. The Xoom, coupled with Honeycomb, created some disturbance as it felt unfinished, rushed, and simply not a good sign of what was to come if this transition to an “easy to use” Android continued on the same path. And now, we have the Galaxy Nexus carrying the weight of introducing possibly the most drastic change Android has ever seen. Android 4.0 doesn’t look anything like Gingerbread and it would even be stretch to say that it looks like Honeycomb. I tried to keep my hopes low because of the disappointment I felt with Honeycomb, but it was tough to stay grounded after hearing so much about this device. So, the moment I got this phone in my hands I began hunting to see if Google reached their goal: making a mobile OS and device that are simple, beautiful, and beyond smart. Read more