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Review: Samsung Nexus S

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Is It Your Type? Body The Three S's Touch

Dec 17, 2010, 8:17 PM by Philip Berne

The Samsung Nexus S offers a pure Google experience on a slick Android phone. There's no carrier apps, no interface tweaks, but is there enough to satisfy buyers?

Is It Your Type?

The Google Nexus S by Samsung offers a pure Google experience in a shell reminiscent of, but slightly more stylish than, Samsung's successful Galaxy S phones. What does pure Google mean? If you're not sure, you're probably not the target audience for this phone.

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