Nexus S: The First 24 Hours

So it's been about a day since I ventured out into the Chicago cold to my local Best Buy. The mood I was in was a skeptical one. So many things were announced before realease that it was difficult to not know what to expect. As I walked into the Best Buy, I noticed two posters at the front entance stating the arrival of the Google Samsung Nexus S. After being greeted by the security guard, I made my way to the mobile department. At this particular Best Buy, only four were in stock, and I purchased the first. Almost feeling silly that I was nervous about not finding the phone, I was relieved when the man behind me was also there for the Nexus S. At least I wasn't the only one who anticipated a possible sell out in the morning hours.

Got home. Unboxed the phone. Powered it on. Right away, I noticed the beautiful, yet familiar Super AMOLED four inch display. What I wasn't expecting was the beauty of the screen, even with the display turned off. The deep black tone of the device coupled with the darkness of the screen was nothing short of sexy. I knew right then that appearance of the phone was not going to be an issue.The sex appeal was undeniable. Using the actual device however, may be a different story.

Here is an initial list of pros and cons, based soley on only 24 hours of use.

Pros:

• 4" Super AMOLED display (obviously)
• Sleek lightweight body design
• Internal memory (16gb)
• 5mp Camera with LED flash takes great pictures

And now the Cons:

• No LED indicator light (drives me crazy to have to continually wake the screen)
• No micro SD slot (16gb is great, but with a screen like this, I want to watch full movies)
• No dedicated camera button (I prefer this for the shortcut more than the actual shutter)
• No High Definition video recording (I was as surprised as you are)
• No app that makes it possible to video chat (yet)
• Lack of physical buttons (Capacative buttons look good, but on a flush screen like this, I find my self touching them by accident too much)

Things may change over the next few days. The Nexus S may grow on me. These features that are missing might be small things that are easy to get over. Hence the reason I am reserving myself before my full review. With all things I am being critical of, keep in mind this is a "flagship" phone, and it's only been 24 hours.