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Does not have 3 pins, and does not put phone in car mode!
This is the US model (ECS-K1F8BEGSTA) and does not have 3 pins, nor does it have connectors on the base so you can leave your dock plugged into the audio and power ports.
Do not buy this model unless it's updated in place with the correct version. (Search Amazon for a similar model, ECS-K1F2BEGSTD, which is advertised as for the Nexus S, and has similar complaints but those seem to have been resolved. I'm not sure if ECS-K1F2BEGSTD works for Galaxy Nexus but if so, that would be the one to buy.)
Just search for "ECS-K1F8BEGSTA" online and you'll see many people complaining about it. [...]
It is NOT a real navigation mode car dock -- in other words, there are not three metal pins on the inside of the plastic holder, which would initiate "car mode" -- so this will not work as described. It does NOT put your Galaxy Nexus into navigation / car mode upon plugging it in.
What's worse, the connectors for audio and power have to be plugged directly in to the phone and CANNOT be left plugged into the base of the dock, which thereby makes it NOT A DOCK, either. (A "dock" is something you plug your device into without having to plug in the cables and connectors as well. This is a holder, not a dock.)
January 2012 · Cell Phones and Accessories