Verizon Galaxy Nexus car dock lacks three-pin connection of its HSPA twin, requires manual micro-USB connection

Thursday, December 22nd, 2011

While Verizon customers are happily lording it over their HSPA-bound counterparts with those LTE speeds, they may be less happy to hear about the lower-grade car dock they’ve been saddled with. Setting you back $40, the dock is a protective bracket for your phone that attaches to your windscreen with a suction cup. However, the GSM version includes the Galaxy Nexus’ three-pin contacts, with micro-USB and mic ports built into the dock, meaning there’s no need to constantly plug and unplug — unlike the US model. Take a judicious look at the two images above; on the right is the predominantly hollow Verizon-branded car dock, while the similarly-shaped (but internally different) dock on the left is the UK’s official Galaxy Nexus version. Why the difference? It’s a transatlantic mystery to us.

[Thanks Brian]

Verizon Galaxy Nexus car dock lacks three-pin connection of its HSPA twin, requires manual micro-USB connection originally appeared on Engadget on Mon, 19 Dec 2011 14:27:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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Verizon’s Galaxy Nexus updated to Android 4.1.0, finally ready to dance?

Sunday, December 4th, 2011
A lucky human known as “Bradgog” posted the above screenshot to a thread on My Droid World last night, ostensibly heralding the arrival of Android 4.1 on Verizon’s Samsung Galaxy Nexus. As you can see in the image (purportedly taken on Verizon’s 3G network), the firmware update appears to bring a new baseband radio to the handset, which, in turn, may explain the delay in bringing the device to Big Red’s stable. It’s hard to say for sure, though we should have a clearer idea any day now.

Verizon’s Galaxy Nexus updated to Android 4.1.0, finally ready to dance? originally appeared on Engadget on Fri, 02 Dec 2011 11:01:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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