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TIMN/Verge also has this note[0]:

Note: Our initial performance observations were focused on touch response and not system-wide performance, and were based on a Galaxy Nexus being used by one of Google’s staff. The demo units during the show were definitely smoother in operation. All of them featured an early build of Ice Cream Sandwich, however, so we’ll make our final calls on the phone once we have a review unit in hand.

http://thisismynext.com/2011/10/18/galaxy-nexus-android-ice-...