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It's been a while since we did one of these, but considering the interest levels in the Galaxy Nexus we thought it was time to revive the 'ask' posts 
So, I've received my Galaxy Nexus and Paul will have his shortly, we're going to update this topic with initial impressions, photos and anything else we thing might be of interest.
If you've any questions, leave them in the comments and we'll answer them as/when we're able.
All we ask is that it's not something we've already covered, check our article from the launch here.
I'll also be tweeting stuff here and Paul here, tagged #askmodaco - if you're not a registered user feel free to send questions via twitter and the best will be included in this post.
Questions and answers, photos and everything else will be posted after the break
Q. Where can I buy one?
A. We've confirmed that most O2 and Phones4U have stock today, but only a limited quantity. Most Phones4U stores only got 2 phones today and the simfree price was increased to £629(!) as most of the launch day stock was sold simfree rather than contract. O2 are offering the phones both on contract (prices vary) and prepaid (£529). There has been an update on pricing at Phones 4U here.
Q. Is the Battery removable? Which capacity is it?
A. 1750mAh, yes it's removable, so potentially upgradable.
Q. How are the softkeys working out? Do they take away too much of the screen?
A. The virtual buttons are basically where the old softkeys were, so you get more screen not less when not in use.
Q. Does it support arabic?
A. Yes (pic)
Q. Does the Galaxy Nexus have an micro sd slot?
A. No, unfortunately not. There is a 32GB variant if you need more than 16GB, personally I'm using Google Music for a lot of my media so I didn't hit the 16GB ceiling of my Galaxy S II and never used the 32GB micro-sd I installed.
Q. Does the higher resolution offer any more screen real-estate?
A. The launcher is still a 4x4 affair, but if you were to use a third party launcher you could comfortably fit more with this size screen and resolution.
Q. How is the PenTile screen
A. No complaints at all so far, it's crisp, bright and very sharp. The one screen-related thing we're seeing is that the auto brightness is a tad over-enthusiastic.
Q. Any radio issues?
A. I've not been able to death-grip the phone as yet, I've tried several different ways.
Q. Does the O2 PAYG phone come sim-locked to O2.
A. Yes![]()
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So, I've received my Galaxy Nexus and Paul will have his shortly, we're going to update this topic with initial impressions, photos and anything else we thing might be of interest.
If you've any questions, leave them in the comments and we'll answer them as/when we're able.
All we ask is that it's not something we've already covered, check our article from the launch here.
I'll also be tweeting stuff here and Paul here, tagged #askmodaco - if you're not a registered user feel free to send questions via twitter and the best will be included in this post.
Questions and answers, photos and everything else will be posted after the break
Q. Where can I buy one?
A. We've confirmed that most O2 and Phones4U have stock today, but only a limited quantity. Most Phones4U stores only got 2 phones today and the simfree price was increased to £629(!) as most of the launch day stock was sold simfree rather than contract. O2 are offering the phones both on contract (prices vary) and prepaid (£529). There has been an update on pricing at Phones 4U here.
Q. Is the Battery removable? Which capacity is it?
A. 1750mAh, yes it's removable, so potentially upgradable.
Q. How are the softkeys working out? Do they take away too much of the screen?
A. The virtual buttons are basically where the old softkeys were, so you get more screen not less when not in use.
Q. Does it support arabic?
A. Yes (pic)
Q. Does the Galaxy Nexus have an micro sd slot?
A. No, unfortunately not. There is a 32GB variant if you need more than 16GB, personally I'm using Google Music for a lot of my media so I didn't hit the 16GB ceiling of my Galaxy S II and never used the 32GB micro-sd I installed.
Q. Does the higher resolution offer any more screen real-estate?
A. The launcher is still a 4x4 affair, but if you were to use a third party launcher you could comfortably fit more with this size screen and resolution.
Q. How is the PenTile screen
A. No complaints at all so far, it's crisp, bright and very sharp. The one screen-related thing we're seeing is that the auto brightness is a tad over-enthusiastic.
Q. Any radio issues?
A. I've not been able to death-grip the phone as yet, I've tried several different ways.
Q. Does the O2 PAYG phone come sim-locked to O2.
A. Yes
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