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what up guys Jonathan with TLD bringing guys the full review to the Google Nexus S manufactured by Samsung this is the follow-up to the Nexus when it comes clocked in with a one gigahertz cortex a8 hummingbird processor features 16 gigs of internal storage it's a little disappointing however you cannot expand upon it there are no micro SD card slots or anything of that nature as far as the OS goes we are running the latest Android 2.3 OS codename Gingerbread I'll go ahead and get more into the OS in a minute for now I want to jump into the display of the Nexus S which is a 4-inch 480 by 800 Super AMOLED display you get 235 pixels per inch so that's the highest resolution screen but I gotta tell you guys the AMOLED screen does give you guys a really crisp vibrant picture the blacks are really deep the text is crisp and overall I was very impressed with the display now additionally something cool with the phone it has a contour display so the glasses curved so not only do you get a curve in the glass but the phone as a whole so I thought it would feel a little bit weird but honestly it felt pretty natural it also helps with viewing angles can I combine that with the Super AMOLED display it makes it a really enjoyable viewing experience on the phone it was definitely one of the stronger points of the Nexus S now as we move on and cover the rest of the exterior of the Nexus S on the right side we get the power button on the left side we get the volume rockers up and down we get a 3.5 millimeter headphone jack and as you guys can see right here we'll get a micro USB 2.0 port now as far as the camera goes we do get a 5 megapixel camera which brings you up to a resolution of 2560 by 1920 the video however isn't HD you get a resolution of 720 by 480 now full 720p is actually 1280 by 720 so it's kind of like make sure you slap your head you want to shake Google and Samsung how could you guys not put HD videorecording on a high-end phone like this especially not only is a video not good but the audio is absolutely terrible sup guys Jonathan with TLD bring you guys an unboxing had a video test of the new Nexus S from Google Samsung doing a one so the pictures are ok you do have some options to tweak and go through some different settings but by far the video is the Wii his point on the Nexus S and definitely a disappointment for possibly a $500 phone if you buy it unlocked now when I say unlock do you guys can pick this up for 529 no contract no commitment that sort of thing scares you if you do want to grab a two-year contract with t-mobile you can scoop this up for $1.99 jumping back real quick to the camera just covering that up and finishing that up you do get a front facing camera which is VGA quality there's flash not a focus but again the camera was probably one of the more disappointing things on the Nexus S moving on to the meat and potatoes of the review will talk about the OS did you guys catch that meat and potatoes Tech first lunch and dinner food no okay basically I want to sum it up like this gingerbread + hummingbird equals win now previously I have used a few Android devices I've always thought they were kind of so-so just thrill didn't feel quite there just a little bit clunky a little bit slow I do use an iPhone on an everyday basis so I do really enjoy the iOS software however with Gingerbread 2.3 and the hardware on the Nexus S I was blown away with how fast it is and honestly it was kind of the first time I actually sat there with the phone thinking to myself I could actually use one of these compared to the iPhone on an everyday basis so aside from a few UI tweaks overall the Android 2.3 Gingerbread software is a step in the right direction compared to previous os's and it's really promising to what we can expect from future Android phones and devices now one of the things we might not really see right now which we could really look forward to with Gingerbread is the implementation of third-party API which comes down to 3d rendering and graphics so for gaming's and things like that now we have the hardware will actually have the OS and the capability to take advantage of that so that's something we should see in a near future with these Android devices additionally with the Android software maybe not new but some of the things I really enjoyed was the google voice recognition over all the typing on the Nexus S was pretty enjoyable I got used to that very quickly I did like the ability to quickly turn off Wi-Fi or adjust the screen brightness compared to going on my iPhone digging through menus that was pretty convenient definitely enjoyed that on Nexus s next I want to talk about the browser which honestly was blazing fast compared to Safari kind of kicked it but as far as the speed goes it was kind of cool like I've been having flash on there we did join the battery a little bit but overall it was a nice experience again with typing on the Internet the overall pinch-to-zoom worked very well web browsing was definitely one of the stronger points on a nexus s now I want to cover the Android Market before I wrap this up obviously it's gonna pale in comparison as far as apps and games on the iPhone 4 with the App Store but it is a step forward in the right direction I was surprised to see how well Angry Birds ran on the Nexus S it did run smooth there was no lag it looked great on display obviously it wasn't as crisp as the Retina display on the iPhone but it is a good sign if you guys are picking up an Android phone you do have a lot more option as far as games and apps goes so that's definitely a good thing to come so overall to wrap up this phone the negatives would be the camera the video quality and the audio recording on that besides that the battery life was soso it's not the greatest but it's not the worst at the same time if you can serve it it's gonna last a little bit longer but again it's just kind of average as far as battery life goes on to the good things the phone is blazing fast 2.3 Gingerbread is great you do get an amazing web browsing experience as far as that goes really kind of almost beats Safari in my opinion so for 529 or $1.99 with a contract I'd say if you're into pictures or video hold off if that's not a huge deal to you with two point three junior but it's a great phone definitely impressed me and really looking forward to the future of Android phones now I know with all the technology advanced is kind of the phones it's kind of what we forget inspires it because these things are kind of mini computers as far as the actual phone portion of this and my area t-mobile is pretty strong ranges from three to four bars most of the time so that will depend on the area in so make sure to check that out before you go out and buy this if t-mobile doesn't cover you in your area obviously you're not gonna have enjoyable experience and again if you want to use this on AT&T you can only get the edge network however if you do have a strong coverage with t-mobile this will act as a mobile hotspot which is very cool another plus to the Nexus S if you do rely heavily on pictures or video this is not the phone for you if you do enjoy games and the App Store go for the iPhone however if you want a solid Android phone that's blazing fast you want a lot of zatia n-- the nexus s is a great recommendation i hope you guys enjoyed this review make sure to check out all the latest videos covering the Nexus S including the unboxing the video test make sure to follow me on Twitter check out all those links down below and I will catch you guys later you