[http://www.blogcdn.com/www.engadget.com/media/2011/12/nexuscardock.jpg](http://www.engadget.com/2011/12/19/verizon-galaxy-nexus-car-dock-lacks-three-pin-connection-of-its/) While Verizon customers are happily lording it over their HSPA-bound [counterparts](http://www.engadget.com/2011/11/24/galaxy-nexus-hspa-review/) with those [LTE speeds](http://www.engadget.com/2011/12/16/verizon-galaxy-nexus-review/), 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](http://www.engadget.com/2011/12/03/official-galaxy-nexus-dock-accessories-play-pre-order-cardock-a/) 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 right is the UK's official Galaxy Nexus version. Why the difference? It's a transatlantic mystery to us.
[Thanks Brian]
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