http://www.1review2day.com/samsung-galaxy-nexus-a-little-bigger-in-the-lte-version/
I thought about getting it but they ruined it!
Anybody have thoughts on this? Mat black rather than metal? Ugh... That signature curve is now a block rofl.
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When i first saw the images of the LTE version i was disgusted. The color choice and the added bulkiness definitely took away from the sleak design. I'm happy with the E4GT and i hope my next phone come 2012 has some quad core goodness
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It. Is. Hideous. The poor poor phone has been continually hobbled. First the went to OMAP, ****ty GPU, then they stayed with no SDcard and only 16gb, then 5mp camera, then they jammed in a giant LTE radio on top of the CDMA version usually being larger. Sure, it's probably got a bigger battery, but, that's to make up for the battery-thirsty LTE....and this phone should have been out like 2 or 3 months ago and Verizon still hasn't dropped a date. But nobody cares....and now it's fat and ugly?
Yeah, I changed my screen density to 160 and can totally live with that for now, lol. The only thing extra you are getting are the earliest updates from Google....oh yeah, and expensive tiered data. If Sprint keeps slowly improving it's data speeds (as I have experienced slowly over the past month) Verizon ceases to have any advantages....especially once we get our GNexus, which my Sprint rep said should be around May. (grain of salt, YMMV, etc etc etc).
God. It looks more like a DroidX than a Nexus.
Waits for nexus quattro or sgs 3
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Why in the **** do these companies keep changing the way the phone looks between carriers geez. Stop one thing i can say about appl they keep it uniform. Sam sung HTC and everyone needs to keep with one dam model. One high end model and one low end geez stop with the bull****
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paniro187 said:
Why in the **** do these companies keep changing the way the phone looks between carriers geez. Stop one thing i can say about appl they keep it uniform. Sam sung HTC and everyone needs to keep with one dam model. One high end model and one low end geez stop with the bull****
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Agreed. Have a high end "super phone" model, a low end "economy" model and a mid-range model that is the "super phone" from 6 months ago. Cycle downward so the low-end has variety too eventually.
Really? You all can tell from a poorly-lit, low-res shot of the side and back that this phone is "hideous?" Really?
Bummer for those expecting Galaxy Nexus form factor in CDMA & I agree with Dan it looks like a freaking DroidX.
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Really? You all can tell from a poorly-lit, low-res shot of the side and back that this phone is "hideous?" Really?
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That's what I thought lol, I thought it looked fine. Not as fancy as other phones, but not something to complain about.
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Haha...it barely looks different... oh you people...
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Haha...it barely looks different... oh you people...
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Barely different
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The Nexus curvature look is pretty much absent in CDMA version.
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Bummer for those expecting Galaxy Nexus form factor in CDMA & I agree with Dan it looks like a freaking DroidX.
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It looks almost twice as thick, though I'm sure it's not that bad. At least 50% thicker. No curve? And it looks slightly more squared and has a big lump. Square it up a bit more, make it a tad thicker and put the bump at the other side and we've got a DroidX.
I'm pretty spoiled by this ET4G I guess. 720p and NFC (and a number of nominal downgrades) just doesn't have the allure anymore, especially with that shape.
I really want to own a Nexus device though. N1 was legendary and will have ICS before we do (does have?), same for the NS/4G. The only phone faster and smoother in operation I have ever used is the ET4G, by a hair.
Once we get a good solid AOSP kernel we're in the game and that won't matter and I guess I'll hold out for the next Nexus device on Sprint. *sigh*
The curve is still there, but since the phone is thicker it's less obvious. That's all. Chill, people. LTE required it to be thicker. Period. Is this seriously that big of a deal? Would you rather them have skipped LTE to make it slightly thinner so it can be slightly prettier? How often, really, is ANYONE going to look at their phone from this angle? The first day, and maybe a few times when they're showing it off to friends while the phone is still exciting and new. And then never again.
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The curve is still there, but since the phone is thicker it's less obvious. That's all. Chill, people. LTE required it to be thicker. Period. Is this seriously that big of a deal? Would you rather them have skipped LTE to make it slightly thinner so it can be slightly prettier? How often, really, is ANYONE going to look at their phone from this angle? The first day, and maybe a few times when they're showing it off to friends while the phone is still exciting and new. And then never again.
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Honestly, no...this hasn't changed my mind. I'm still not going to get it, but, that's for a number of other reasons. First and foremost being that Sprint's service has been steadily picking up for the past month and promises to pick up a lot more over the next 6 months based on planned tower upgrades. But my second--a very close second--reason is unlimited data wins. Even if it's not as fast. 2gb of data (or 4gb if they still have that promotion going on whenever this phone comes out at some fictional date in the future) over LTE (that I have seen tested in my area at between 15-30mbps reliably) could suck down 2-4gb of data in...well....between 10 and 50 minutes of full-throttle downloading depending on the promo you get and the speed you get....
Yeah, I'm all set with that trap.
The phone is .5mm thicker and the curve and thickness look off due to the color. If the other one was black it'd look nearly identical. .5mm is very small.
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No one said it would be "huge" even though it does look noticeably bigger. Just stating the differences that i for one am not satisfied with.
Instead of metal bezel, it'll just be mat/black. I honestly think it's going to be built like the Epic touch. PLASTIC.
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Those differences are minimal at best. People are reaching hard with this one.
To be honest, the only feature I really wanted from the Galaxy Nexus was the 720p HD screen.
However, even though the Samsung Galaxy S II only has a WVGA diplay, the Super AMOLED Plus makes up for it (by a lot compared to other WVGA displays) and aI dont think I'm going to miss out on HD resolution that much until my next upgrade.
I think once we get ICS on our E4GT none of us should really care about the GN.
Would anyone on Sprint really care about the GN if it was being released with Gingerbread? Minus the screen, it would almost seem like a downgrade.
What we should be looking forward to is quad core phones. Now that will be a true upgrade...
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I think once we get ICS on our E4GT none of us should really care about the GN.
Would anyone on Sprint really care about the GN if it was being released with Gingerbread? Minus the screen, it would almost seem like a downgrade.
What we should be looking forward to is quad core phones. Now that will be a true upgrade...
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Okay so don't nobody want to talk about what they don't like... Well here's mines comparing it to the epic 4g
The phone (4G touch) is the coldest out, just want to put that out there.
The graphics or camera don't meet the expectations as a part2 of this phone.
that's the only thing I can say thats wrong with this phone...
I'm not trolling, just giving my opinion.
Just got the phone today so don't cuss me out because I said this.
But still again I'm still playing with it.
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Graphics or camera?!?
I think you nedx to play nova 2 hd and take a few 1080p videos and then check back in....
The camera is the best I seen on a phone (in person)
And graphics are amazing... Better than any dual core phone imo
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trow-uhllllll
Aside from the fact that when I read OP I was all like "what is this I don't even", if we are to assume that he intends to take exception with the "graphics or camera" I must profess, with as stiff an upper lip as I can muster, that I would prefer he were to GTFO with his trolling.
If by some peculiar stretch of the internet's good will OP has truly spoken with veracity of his mind and thoughts, well, I think it goes without saying that the sooner his opinion be disregarded the better.
I've never seen a better cellphone camera, hands down, ever. I'm pretty blown away. So far as "graphics" are concerned--as vacuous as such a statement is--we'll assume he means anything to do with 3D graphic rendering and/or reproduction. Also the finest performance I've ever seen on a cell phone. Sure, it isn't qHD, but if that is a surprise to you it would suit you well to stop purchasing bleeding edge smartphones without knowing what the hell you are talking about.
The bad:
Supplies charging cable too short.
I guess no phone can be perfect
My dislike is the screen wake lagg, and which will just doubtedly be fixed in a rom or kernel and it won't make me any food??? I'm waiting though..
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I just wish this phone was able to make me a sammich and get me a beer.
The camera is pretty sweet, though the Epic was good too. (My N8 smashes it, but then again that's that phone's main selling point.)
I haven't used it long enough to check out the radios, but it seems like Samsung pulled it together.
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I agree - the bad being the shortest charging cable I've ever seen! Barely reaches the top of the nightstand...
Fortunately easily solved on Amazon - actual Samsung branded car charger cord for $4, home charger with longer cord for $6, $1.50 for a longer Samsung USB cable...
I was also disappointed that it didn't come with a micro SD card. My buddy's DroidX I think has 16gb onboard, and came with a 16gb card too. To me, 16gb onboard is more than I need, but for a "superphone" dolled up with all these extras and details, figured they wouldn't go cheap on the power cord and no SD card.
I'm only partly disappointed that the screen resolution isn't 960x540 like the Bionic and a few others. It's not really any disadvantage, and I'd easily pick the rich colors and ridiculously black blacks over a higher res anyday - so much easier on the eyes. But mostly on principal - I'm still shaking my head that the iPhone 4 has been out so long, and it should have been 3 weeks (I'm exaggerating) before other phones came out with screens of either similar pixel density or resolution. It's not rocket science, and Apple does all their manufacturing through contract manufacturers for this stuff... a true OEM like Samsung should be able to nail that one pretty easily, right?
Also saw some GPS numbers on another thread that showed only ho-hum GPS reception... the comparison phone walked all over it. But (to stay positive), if there was a radio/antenna to skimp out on, I'm glad it was this one.
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The bad:
Supplies charging cable too short.
I guess no phone can be perfect
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haha seriously. I unraveled it and looked in the box for the rest of it.
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haha seriously. I unraveled it and looked in the box for the rest of it.
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Lmfao me too!!!
I much prefer this phone over my 3D for many reasons. I can't think of an existing phone I'd rather have but I will say
The EVO 3D got better data speeds for me - that is based on regular test in the same location.
I prefer sense but that is a matter of opinion.
This thing seems to take longer to charge than any phone I've had using the AD charger.
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trow-uhllllll
Aside from the fact that when I read OP I was all like "what is this I don't even", if we are to assume that he intends to take exception with the "graphics or camera" I must profess, with as stiff an upper lip as I can muster, that I would prefer he were to GTFO with his trolling.
If by some peculiar stretch of the internet's good will OP has truly spoken with veracity of his mind and thoughts, well, I think it goes without saying that the sooner his opinion be disregarded the better.
I've never seen a better cellphone camera, hands down, ever. I'm pretty blown away. So far as "graphics" are concerned--as vacuous as such a statement is--we'll assume he means anything to do with 3D graphic rendering and/or reproduction. Also the finest performance I've ever seen on a cell phone. Sure, it isn't qHD, but if that is a surprise to you it would suit you well to stop purchasing bleeding edge smartphones without knowing what the hell you are talking about.
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I ****ing HOWLED as I read this. So funny because it's so true.
I picture the guy typing this as Brad Neely's BabyCakes.
Lmao.
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Okay so don't nobody want to talk about what they don't like... Well here's mines comparing it to the epic 4g
The phone (4G touch) is the coldest out, just want to put that out there.
The graphics or camera don't meet the expectations as a part2 of this phone.
that's the only thing I can say ttys wrong with this phone...
I'm not trolling, just giving my opinion.
Just got the phone today so don't cuss me out becauseI said this.
But still again I'm still playing with it.
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I don't like that USB Host is disabled and wifi only does'nt do infrastructure.
The bad would be battery life for me anyway and closing of games while playing
WOW... You guy's are hard, I said I wasn't Trolling but whatever.
I took a picture with my old Epic and then my wife took the same pic with her Nexes 4G and I compared all pic's and the Epic 4G and Nexes 4g had better pic quality than my new Epic 4G touch.
But that's not a deal breaker I still love the phone.
And the charger cord is to short ( LOL ) But I have a lot of them around the house.
Well enough about this... TIME TO ROOT THIS BABY!
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The bad:
Supplies charging cable too short.
I guess no phone can be perfect
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I don't like that USB Host is disabled and wifi only does'nt do infrastructure.
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Agreed!
My only other complaint is the phone doesn't store my screen timeout settings through reboot nor my contact shortcuts using buddy now. After every boot I have to change this again. It is a bit frustrating. Anyone else having that issue? Other than these mentioned things the phone is amazing and I will have a hard time getting anything else for quite some time I think.
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WOW... You guy's are hard, I said I wasn't Trolling but whatever.
I took a picture with my old Epic and then my wife took the same pic with her Nexes 4G and I compared all pic's and the Epic 4G and Nexes 4g had better pic quality than my new Epic 4G touch.
But that's not a deal breaker I still love the phone.
And the charger cord is to short ( LOL ) But I have a lot of them around the house.
Well enough about this... TIME TO ROOT THIS BABY!
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People are going to assume trolling when they read your original post and go... English MFer! Do you speak it?!?!?!
No one seriously wants to decipher the gibberish you spewed. I, personally, am still confused about your point.
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I much prefer this phone over my 3D for many reasons. I can't think of an existing phone I'd rather have but I will say
The EVO 3D got better data speeds for me - that is based on regular test in the same location.
I prefer sense but that is a matter of opinion.
This thing seems to take longer to charge than any phone I've had using the AD charger.
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I agree I love this phone but the data speeds are a little low. I got with full bars of 4g on my evo 3d 2200 kbs and on my epic touch I am lucky to get 1100 kbs that is the main thing I see wrong or that I dont like about this phone. But that can be easily fixed with a radio update like they did on the 3d.
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I was a little disappointed that the E4GT will not walk my dog for me. I hear the new quad core phones coming out in Q1 2012 will and I can't wait for that. Other than that, this phone blows away anything else I have had....and I have had them all......
Check it out-
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1488994
Talk about accessories
What device you moving on to?
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Talk about accessories
What device you moving on to?
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I really, really, REALLY don't want to say.
the iPhone 4s on AT&T
/hangs head in shame
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I really, really, REALLY don't want to say.
the iPhone 4s on AT&T
/hangs head in shame
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I really, really, REALLY don't want to say.
the iPhone 4s on AT&T
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Normally I would be trolling this but I respect you for answering my question.
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God, they're such a horrible company as carriers go, IMO.
Why the iPhone? No option for SGSII? The Galaxy S Note is coming soon too... So sad to see you go man.
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I really, really, REALLY don't want to say.
the iPhone 4s on AT&T
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Oh No MetalHead! What Happened???
He must support SOPA, frivolous patent lawsuits, be against big corporations, afraid of change, andjust enough freedom to change your wallpaper. And I agree with Oscar about att, they have the worst customer service I have ever dealt with EVER!
Anyways usually people who have used android and got stuck with an iPhone are desperate to come back within a few weeks.
I could never imagine going from 4.52 screen to 3.5 screen .
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based on my past, you think id be here to bash you for switching to iphone. im not going to. youre an adult, you understand your choice.
question is, Sprint sells the iPhone and wont cap your data. why leave for theirs? no upgrade availability?
I won't comment IPhone part but AT&T as carrier is horrible. After 7 years of service I paid termination fees for 3 lines (only 4 months after accepting last 2 year term) because of their horrible customer services (t-mobile cs is not far away from them). Not to mention your 2GB data limit on AT&T, and increased termination fees....
If AT&T somehow manage to become only wireless carrier I will move to PAYPHONE, but won't go there... but that just me. Good luck! Sorry if my post wasn't on place...
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....hey have the worst customer service I have ever dealt with EVER!
Anyways usually people who have used android and got stuck with an iPhone are desperate to come back within a few weeks.
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Why the iPhone? No option for SGSII? The Galaxy S Note is coming soon too... So sad to see you go man.
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I went with AT&T because Sprint's data speeds have gotten worse and worse. There's no point in having unlimited data if you can't even use it. I could leave my E4GT downloading something at full speed for a month and not even hit the 5GB cap that I have with AT&T now. I have been averaging 100-150 kb/s which is absolutely ridiculous. AT&T's HSPA+ gets me anywhere from 5-6 mb/s on average and that's faster than I was getting with Sprint's 4G, when I was able to actually lock on to a signal. There was seriously no point in having such a bad ass phone if I couldn't even use data on it. I also tried Verizon and the Galaxy Nexus a month or so ago and was not happy with their service, and couldn't justify leaving the E4GT for a device that was for all intents and purposes, inferior. So that left me with T-Mobile and AT&T, and T-Mobile's phone selection sucks.
Now for the why I got the iPhone. My intentions originally were to grab the SGS2. I knew for a fact that I was going to love it, so I wanted to take advantage of the 30 day buyer's remorse period and try something different for a few weeks, return whatever I got and then pick up the SGS2. It was between the iPhone and the Titan. I opted for the iPhone because I have an iPad 2 and already have a ton of universal games that I can download right away to the iPhone. The screen is tiny on it, but the more I use it the more comfortable it is. I don't have to do any type of finger acrobatics to reach the farthest corners of the screen. So yeah it's tiny but there is a plus to that. And the retina display is lovely (black levels suck but it's a fair trade off). So after having the iPhone for a couple weeks I really started to fall in love with its simplicity. It really is a beautifully made device, and iOS does feel very elegant to me. I swear to god my intentions were to return it but I love it now, what can I say. What's crazy is that I really thought I was going to hate it (and I did for the first couple of days).
So now, I have decided that I would stick with the iPhone over the SGS2- I already had an SGS2 variant and I am digging the change. So my other option now is the Note and man that thing is slick. But it has a strike against it already- Snapdragon. Not a real Galaxy device in my eyes. Whatever though, the Adreno 220 is a sick GPU so I'll let it slide. So I go to Best Buy the other day and they have a dummy Note on display. It's f*cking MASSIVE. No way in hell would I be caught dead holding that thing against my face. It quite literally makes the E4GT look like an iPhone size wise. Seriously, hold an iPhone up to an E4GT and that is roughly the same size difference between the E4GT and the Note. It is way to big to be practical for me so it is ruled out.
So now I have decided to keep my iPhone. I have looked into jailbreaking and all the available mods and there are tons. I think I'm going to have a lot of fun modding this thing, and you would be surprised how many ways you can customize it. Dare I say it, but it does seem you (the average modder) can do more with a jailbroken iPhone than an Android phone, and I haven't even scratched the surface of it. I still love Android, of course, and I do miss a lot of things about it terribly, but I am enjoying my time with my new iPhone.
One of the perks of AT&T over Sprint is this whole sim card business. I already started searching craigslist for a good deal on an SGS2 so I can have both devices and switch 'em around depending on my mood for the day. I most definitely will get another Android phone, there is no question about it.
So that's my story. I haven't switched alliances, I am still an Android fan first, I am just having an affair with the iPhone
metalhead, as it so happens, i received my epic 4g touch today and i'm coming from at&t. the reason i'm leaving at&t is because i'm on unlimited data plan and they're sending us (customers with unlimited data) texts and emails saying that we're in the top 5% of data users and that if we continue, our speed will be throttled. (last month i used close to 2gb of data and they still sent me the text.) this throttle will only be for unlimited plan customers, not for tiered customers (so you wouldn't be affected by throttling). but if they treat me like that, who has been with them since 1999, i can only imagine how bad they'd treat new customers. i'm sure they'll find a way to screw you guys too...
p.s. i have a family plan with 5 phones total and that doesn't matter to them.
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I really, really, REALLY don't want to say.
the iPhone 4s on AT&T
/hangs head in shame
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Dont be ashamed about moving to iphone,iphone got its pluses.I would get one if it had S Amoled and 4 inch screen.
Or its Symbian/WP7?
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the iPhone 4s on AT&T
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I want your trident!! =P
I know I know.. I can read. Haha
GLWS man.
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I have to agree with you on the sprint data. Not enough to make me go to an iphone but I'm finding it harder and harder to justify paying for a useless unlimited plan. I live in an area where the fastest 3g speeds I've seen are 100kbps so I have to use the prl hack to get a whopping 600kbps. On top of that, the only 4g service around me works for about a one mile radius around best buy so they can show off how fast the network is. Other than that the closest 4g is about two hours away. but I still get charged an extra $20 a month for two phones for "premium data".
Lol @ iPhone.
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Enjoy the iPhone OP, honestly if you're happy and it does the job for ya, then F the haters.
Spoken like a gentleman. I'll pass the word around to a few people about your sale. Wish you the best man I hope you'll lurk around here every once in awhile.
A valid reason to go to iPhone btw I appreciate your honesty. Stay kool Metalhead.
Epic-ly tapped from my Galaxy S II
I currently own a T-Mobile G2x and plan on picking this baby up in a few days from the playstore.
A friend of mine showed me his and I completely fell in love with the screen. I'm also hopeful about the updates being pushed by Google for another year or so.
With that said, is this phone still worth getting with other devices already out like the ONE series and Samsung's S3?
I was intially going to purchase a HTC One S, but can't bring myself to do such a big gamble because of all the hardware and software issues I've read about.
for all that is holy and right, god yes.
i could ramble on what rocks about this phone, but ill keep it small.
its a nexus, so direct updates from google. Large dev community. freaking beautiful screen and physical phone dimensions. oh did i mention kick ass software and dev community
i came from the sprint epic 4g and they were doin some crazy stuff with that phone. with the nexus, i hope to see some awesome stuff.
again so much to put into words. the nexus is worth every cent
I got mine yesterday. Short and sweet, yes!!
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tl;dr: yes
I'm a former G2x owner, and the Galaxy Nexus blows the G2x away in every aspect. Not only that, it's hell of a lot more stable.
Do it. It's totally worth it.
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tl;dr: yes
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This one too.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1673845
if i can pick again, no thanks.
Its two issues that keep this or any nexus phone on top
1- direct (fast & unbloated/restrected) updates
2- a huge development base (other phones may have big dev bases, but they cant even compare)
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Yes. Good phone.
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Of course it's still worth buying. This is still the best Android phone out there. Galaxy S3 and One X may both be faster, but if you're a casual developer or tech guy, then Galaxy Nexus is the best you can get in terms of software.
Quad-core is overrated on phones and I don't like Galaxy S3's hardware decisions (the hardware keys). Galaxy Nexus has on-screen keys, which are just amazing, I could not go back to a phone without them. I don't like the bells and whistles of Galaxy S3 and One X either (which won't be a problem if you root of course). Their usability features are an overkill and don't work at all times.
Since Galaxy Nexus does come with the best version of Android - native, non-bloated one - and has very good hardware to run anything you throw at it today, then yes, it's the phone to get and the one I've suggested to fellow developers. One of the young developers I know bought it just last week and is loving it.
As everyone else had already mentioned, yes, do it - you won't regret it. I've had mine only a month now and it's freaking amazing. Fast and unbloated, beautiful screen, effortless to root, great battery life.
Best of all we will be first to get jellybean, my friend with the sgs 3 will be on ics until sometime next year. Hehe.
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I would say no, if i were to start over this minute... I would get a Razor Maxx over this.
I think a new phone of this caliber and price range should ROCK right out the gate and that the modding community should only (need to) make it even better... in this case it takes the modding to make it close to right with still spotty reception and CRAPPY battery life.
Is the screen beautiful... is the phone fast and with rooting and a lot of extra software does it get the job done? Yes.
But so does the RMaxx without the radio issues and it has boat loads of battery.
I would much rather have a few less bells and whistles of a newer OS and have battery life & radio reliability. I feel the bells and whistles are a lot easier to add on later than the other way around.
I like the phone... don't flame me please... but it has shortcomings
I get excellent battery life... i have never had any issues with the radio either.
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I'm hopefully buying one tonight, coming from a HTC Sensation, can't wait!
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I would say no, if i were to start over this minute... I would get a Razor Maxx over this.
I think a new phone of this caliber and price range should ROCK right out the gate and that the modding community should only (need to) make it even better... in this case it takes the modding to make it close to right with still spotty reception and CRAPPY battery life.
Is the screen beautiful... is the phone fast and with rooting and a lot of extra software does it get the job done? Yes.
But so does the RMaxx without the radio issues and it has boat loads of battery.
I would much rather have a few less bells and whistles of a newer OS and have battery life & radio reliability. I feel the bells and whistles are a lot easier to add on later than the other way around.
I like the phone... don't flame me please... but it has shortcomings
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Ahh you have the LTE version huh? Quite a few people seem not so happy with that one. However the GSM doesn't have as many issues as the LTE seems to..
I would say do it as well man. It's a much much better device than the G2x and you'll really enjoy it.
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Personally, I wouldn't get the Motorola. I'm a developer, and it's giving us a ridiculous amount of trouble when compared to the GS2 or the Nexus.
The nexus is a great terminal, and since they lowered the prices it's hard to beat in the quality/cost ratio.
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if i can pick again, no thanks.
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veloslave said:
I would say no, if i were to start over this minute... I would get a Razor Maxx over this.
I think a new phone of this caliber and price range should ROCK right out the gate and that the modding community should only (need to) make it even better... in this case it takes the modding to make it close to right with still spotty reception and CRAPPY battery life.
Is the screen beautiful... is the phone fast and with rooting and a lot of extra software does it get the job done? Yes.
But so does the RMaxx without the radio issues and it has boat loads of battery.
I would much rather have a few less bells and whistles of a newer OS and have battery life & radio reliability. I feel the bells and whistles are a lot easier to add on later than the other way around.
I like the phone... don't flame me please... but it has shortcomings
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As you'll see, a vast majority of the people saying "don't get it" are those with the Verizon LTE version.
To be blunt, the CDMA version of any nexus is going to be an afterthought.
Moreover, LTE is a battery-drain in comparison to UMTS/HSPA+.
If you get the Galaxy Nexus, get the HSPA+ one from the Google Play Store.
I currently have the LTE version of the Galaxy Nexus. Does my battery tend to get drained fast? Yea, although most of the time it's not an issue, I work in an office where I get to keep it plugged in most of the time. If I am planning on being out all day I always keep an extra battery, it's really not that difficult to carry one.
Does my signal tend to suck? Yea, sort of. I hardly ever make calls so I can't really notice there, although I do tend to get a lot of dropped calls but i never know which side they are coming from. My data is amazingly fast when it works right but too many times it says 4G but nothing is going on, so I have to turn the data off and back on to get it working again.
With all that said, I've had this phone since December and I still absolutely LOVE this phone! I still look at the screen and think "wow that's cool". I still show it off to people, I still love using it to pay with Google Wallet.
However, I have recently decided to get rid of it. I will be giving it to my friend, because I just ordered the GSM one from the Google Play store! I'm so sick and tired of Verizon so I want to try the whole prepaid services thing till I find something that works best for me with a service that doesn't treat me like I'm trying to steal from them because I have the unlimited data package THEY gladly offered me years ago. What ever happened to treating older customers better??
There are a few of us that jumped ship from the G2x here now, I don't think we made the wrong choice.
Plus we'll be getting Jelly Bean soon!
Just like you, I think the screen got me. That and stable ICS. I loved my G2x but after hanging around my friends with 4.3 or 4.5inch screens... I felt... inadequate...
Haha, just kidding, but I did want a bigger screen. I'm really happy with this phone now and I think I will be for a while.
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Of course it's still worth buying. This is still the best Android phone out there. Galaxy S3 and One X may both be faster, but if you're a casual developer or tech guy, then Galaxy Nexus is the best you can get in terms of software.
Quad-core is overrated on phones and I don't like Galaxy S3's hardware decisions (the hardware keys). Galaxy Nexus has on-screen keys, which are just amazing, I could not go back to a phone without them. I don't like the bells and whistles of Galaxy S3 and One X either (which won't be a problem if you root of course). Their usability features are an overkill and don't work at all times.
Since Galaxy Nexus does come with the best version of Android - native, non-bloated one - and has very good hardware to run anything you throw at it today, then yes, it's the phone to get and the one I've suggested to fellow developers. One of the young developers I know bought it just last week and is loving it.
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Software keys to me are a waste of screen real estate. There is no advantage to having them. I remove them and use LMT because I want the extra screen space. Using LMT is not as quick as having the buttons there but worth the sacrifice.
The GNEX has the space at the bottom of the device to fit keys there and I wish they would have or added them as well and given the choice to use on which one we want to use.
It's true. After two months, I sold my Samsung Galaxy S III, AT&T branded, blue, shiny, and beautiful. Why did I do it?
This excellent Chicago Sun-Times article may offer an explanation: Android vs iOS Sun-Times article.
It's a good article by Andy Ihnatko. Just as Andy, I too cheated on my iPhone with the Samsung Galaxy S III. And it was not a one-time transgression, it was a full-blown two-month affair.
In the end, I went back to my iPhone. All other reasons aside, I had one -- the iPhone is just more reliable. Yep, I said it. In the age of innovation, I choose that. But for me, someone who uses the device very heavily for talk, text, email, calendar, news, boarding passes, and everything around it, the consistency and reliability matter a great deal.
I agree with Andy on most points, with a few exceptions. The screen is the first. Yes, the SIII screen is large and beautiful, as are many of the SIII Android brethren. However, I found that the SIII screen was just not as bright, not as easy to see outside, and the auto-brightness was just not as seamless. Not only that, the SIII (and this is a Samsung thing), display seems a bit pixelated despite the high resolution. It's the "pentile matrix" thing. Whatever it is, it bothered me.
The form factor is the second issue -- and is related to the screen. I don't have large hands, so if Andy had to two-hand the SIII, I certainly did too. And while I appreciated the extra real estate, it was infuriating not being able to reach the top left with my thumb. I frequently found myself holding the phone in awkward ways, wishing I had a freakishly long thumb. I felt that something between the iPhone's 3.5 and SIII's 4.8 would be a perfect compromise. But the SIII was just a tad too big.
The replaceable battery... I like that too. You know what I like even better? Not needing to replace it. The SIII just didn't last as long as the iPhone on a single charge. Not even close. I can squeeze a solid 12 hours out of the iPhone with my heavy use. The SIII died in 8. And so I bought an extra battery, and a desktop charger, and was quite proud of myself. But I wish I didn't have too.
Ergonomics. Yes, I love the back button. And the menu button. But try to hold the phone sideways to watch a movie and see if you hit one of those by accident. Again. And again. Or put the phone on the side in a car to use as a (stellar) navigation unit, and accidentally hit the power button. Or the sensitive volume rocker. Oh, and let's adjust the volume. Wait, which of the 3 volume sliders should I be adjusting? I forget.
I do miss the S III. There are times I wish I still had it. It was a passionate affair, and it was fun. But the S III mistress proved too high maintenance in the end, a bit unrefined at the cocktail parties, and a bit too wild for business gatherings. But I think we may see each other again.
In the meantime, I thought I'd keep things interesting. And so I started cheating on my iPad with a Samsung Galaxy Note 10.1. It's the first few weeks, too early to tell. Either you or my therapist will know how it ends.
Cool story bro
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Hmmm seems like you can not wait for some kind of announcement from cupertino tomorrow...Nice story anyways
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There's only one reason that the ability to hold the device in one hand and profeciently use it would come in handy, and for that reason I've seem many automobile trunks end up in the front seat and many single handed users end up in cemeteries. ....
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I wonder if the larger screen will demand more power, hence more consumption, yet to be seen. Unless Apple has found a better way to conserve power on a processor they use that is made by Sammie, seems the something in the speed department will suffer
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well this is a no Brainer..... you use a Iphone for months, and of course your more tuned towards the Iphone... hurdurrrr
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I used iphone 2008 to 2010, at the time the hardware was the best, now in 2012 not so much, I probably couldn't go back to dealing with itunes and small screen anymore.
Well that was pointless.
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I have had every iPhone and every galaxy phone. I'll can say I can hold the s3 with one hand and do what I need. I rather have my android then use my iphones.
Hold on. Let me get this straight. You took all the time to write out your OP but you failed to be able to read? This is an android forum dude. I know you can read because you can write. So what part of the Android development part of this website did you not comprehend? You should go post this in some iPhone forum or website. Get your checkbook out first though.
There must be something to the S3 because the Rotten Apple Heads feel a need to justify owning iphones. Can the Steve mojo live forever? Everyone I know who has tried android loves it. Once you go droid, the apple is void.
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cya later....have fun with your iPhone 4S+ announcement tomorrow..........
meanvulcan said:
It's true. After two months, I sold my Samsung Galaxy S III, AT&T branded, blue, shiny, and beautiful. Why did I do it?
This excellent Chicago Sun-Times article may offer an explanation: Android vs iOS Sun-Times article.
It's a good article by Andy Ihnatko. Just as Andy, I too cheated on my iPhone with the Samsung Galaxy S III. And it was not a one-time transgression, it was a full-blown two-month affair.
In the end, I went back to my iPhone. All other reasons aside, I had one -- the iPhone is just more reliable. Yep, I said it. In the age of innovation, I choose that. But for me, someone who uses the device very heavily for talk, text, email, calendar, news, boarding passes, and everything around it, the consistency and reliability matter a great deal.
I agree with Andy on most points, with a few exceptions. The screen is the first. Yes, the SIII screen is large and beautiful, as are many of the SIII Android brethren. However, I found that the SIII screen was just not as bright, not as easy to see outside, and the auto-brightness was just not as seamless. Not only that, the SIII (and this is a Samsung thing), display seems a bit pixelated despite the high resolution. It's the "pentile matrix" thing. Whatever it is, it bothered me.
The form factor is the second issue -- and is related to the screen. I don't have large hands, so if Andy had to two-hand the SIII, I certainly did too. And while I appreciated the extra real estate, it was infuriating not being able to reach the top left with my thumb. I frequently found myself holding the phone in awkward ways, wishing I had a freakishly long thumb. I felt that something between the iPhone's 3.5 and SIII's 4.8 would be a perfect compromise. But the SIII was just a tad too big.
The replaceable battery... I like that too. You know what I like even better? Not needing to replace it. The SIII just didn't last as long as the iPhone on a single charge. Not even close. I can squeeze a solid 12 hours out of the iPhone with my heavy use. The SIII died in 8. And so I bought an extra battery, and a desktop charger, and was quite proud of myself. But I wish I didn't have too.
Ergonomics. Yes, I love the back button. And the menu button. But try to hold the phone sideways to watch a movie and see if you hit one of those by accident. Again. And again. Or put the phone on the side in a car to use as a (stellar) navigation unit, and accidentally hit the power button. Or the sensitive volume rocker. Oh, and let's adjust the volume. Wait, which of the 3 volume sliders should I be adjusting? I forget.
I do miss the S III. There are times I wish I still had it. It was a passionate affair, and it was fun. But the S III mistress proved too high maintenance in the end, a bit unrefined at the cocktail parties, and a bit too wild for business gatherings. But I think we may see each other again.
In the meantime, I thought I'd keep things interesting. And so I started cheating on my iPad with a Samsung Galaxy Note 10.1. It's the first few weeks, too early to tell. Either you or my therapist will know how it ends.
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I applaud your honesty without being an ass about it. I chose the SIII because of the big screen but unlike you I have large hands and can reach around the whole thing.
I do miss the iPhone battery life but I like having the screen more. I'm also a bit of a tinkerer so jail breaking isn't quite enough for me.
But I respect your choice and wish you the best of luck with your iPhone. I hope it serves you as well as my SIII will serve me.
Cheers!
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Yea... i was the exact opposite. my first smartphone was an old Motorola Q running Windows Mobile. After that, when the iPhone 3GS (the first REASONABLE seeming iPhone) came out, i upgraded to that. It was nice... and there weren't really any great Android devices at that time. My biggest beefs... lack of customizing options without jailbreaking, and requiring iTunes for damn near f*cking EVERYTHING! When the iPhone 4 came out... pre-ordered that. Also nice... liked the screen, nice camera... but still.... no customization, no ability to use something other than iTunes. When the Motorola Atrix was announced on AT&T, it seemed like quite the awesome phone. They came out, i bought one, and sold my iPhone 4 on eBay for like $450. Haven't looked back at Apple's ways. iTunes just completely sucks. Makes it seem even worse when you realize that any song you pay for is just a rental, apparently. But it sucked having to be tethered to iTunes to do damn near anything. "Oh, you can make a custom ringtone, but it has to be in this format, with a file size lower than this, and with a playback time shorter than this". Yea.... i'd much rather be able to slap any old MP3 onto a folder on my phone using any old file browser on my computer (Or *GASP*.... on my PHONE!?!?!) and be able to use it, no matter the length or file size.
But yea... you enjoy your iPhone if it's more suitable to you.
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Post this in ios forums nobody wants this crap here dude this is an ANDROID development site not a why you like being an izombie site
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I love the DNA but I also love having the latest HTC available, how many of y'all will be considering doing whatever you have to in your situation to get your hands on this phone? I wish I could say I'll stay content with my DNA, I just remember saying that about the rezound and incredible lte.
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I love the DNA but I also love having the latest HTC available, how many of y'all will be considering doing whatever you have to in your situation to get your hands on this phone? I wish I could say I'll stay content with my DNA, I just remember saying that about the rezound and incredible lte.
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I'm not dropping my DNA but I'm for sure getting the One.
I'd like to say I'm considering the HTC one, but not sure I'd consider it on Verizon. Id honestly like to see them come out with a smaller screen, like 4.3", with some decent hardware specs. Just not feeling the larger screens anymore.
I like the HTC One for sure, but I don't know if it's enough of a jump over the DNA to warrant the change. I'm still on unlimited data, so I'm going to need to buy my next phone outright, and I think it might be worth waiting for next year's HTC flagship since the DNA is still so awesome.
Pretty sure they will come out with DNA 2 in November. Just my hunch
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I plan on getting it at some point, I just know it won't be at a subsidised price. I'd like to keep my DNA but the cheapest way for me to get the One will be rapid exchanging it at best buy until they junk it out cause I know they don't have too many DNA refurbs lying around (worked for bb until recently, I know my way around Geek squad plans). I would've waited for the one (just upgraded to DNA in April) if I didn't have that contingency in place. Still think the DNA is a great phone, I wouldn't mind or be surprised if another one showed up on the fall but with an even bigger screen (which is what kept me away from this one so long).
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There's NO comparison between the DNA and the one. The one blows the DNA away in every aspect especially speed and efficiency. I run mine overclocked to 2.1GHz an still get 1/3 more battery life than my DNA at stock clock speeds. Screen is brighter, phone is thinner, cameras are better, DEVELOPMENT is better (because it's cross carrier), speakers are WAAAAAY louder and have depth..... get the one
It's actually crossed my mind to sell my DNA and pick this up.. I have to sell the DNA because I can't afford a retail purchase without the cash from the DNA .. I could always just add a line and upgrade.. but not sure that would be a viable option ... Still waiting on the retail cost.. Will it be the same as other carriers with the One you think?
jbarcus81 said:
It's actually crossed my mind to sell my DNA and pick this up.. I have to sell the DNA because I can't afford a retail purchase without the cash from the DNA .. I could always just add a line and upgrade.. but not sure that would be a viable option ... Still waiting on the retail cost.. Will it be the same as other carriers with the One you think?
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I'd guess around 650-700 retail. I cant remember if the DNA was 650 or 699, but I was thinking the One was slightly cheaper when it launched.
I should add to my above comment in the second post, it's likely I'll get the ATT version of the One, because of the development with the GSM versions. I carry an ATT and Verizon device in my pocket, so it may end up being One and DNA as my daily drivers.
You guys interested in the One, you can sell really old smartphones like the Wildfire, Blackberry Curve, Incredible, etc for $100 a piece in ATT gift cards.
CharliesTheMan said:
I'd guess around 650-700 retail. I cant remember if the DNA was 650 or 699.
I should add to my above comment in the second post, it's likely I'll get the ATT version of the One, because of the development with the GSM versions. I carry an ATT and Verizon device in my pocket, so it may end up being One and DNA as my daily drivers.
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Just think, the first time I paid full retail for a phone and the first time I have ever damaged a device were about a week apart. Yeap, I busted my $700 device when it was a week old, I was sick.
I was really scared to tell my girlfriend as she bought it for me for Valentines Day. But when I finally told her she was like "Baby really? The phone, you're that upset about a phone? I thought you got a little girl pregnant or something, you really had me scared."
Don't get me wrong, the One is an amazing phone, but I would rush off the DNA. Its still a powerful device, and in my opinion the One isn't a huge enough leap for me to rush to get it. .02$
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lol they are the same phone. the one only has a sightly faster cpu out of the box and diffrent speaker placement. .... both phones have independent amps a similar shape, similar components, similar software (they even have a rom if you like blinkfeed).... 200 mhz faster big whoop, is not like you cant oc it to 1.7... its silly to buy one if you got a dna..... its like throwing away or trading in a black 2012 Tahoe for a silver 2013 Tahoe (its the same exact truck).. if you had like a gs3 or a razr or something older it makes sense to wait a lil bit and buy it instead of the dna cuz it is the newest phone.
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lol they are the same phone. the one only has a sightly faster cpu out of the box and diffrent speaker placement. .... both phones have independent amps a similar shape, similar components, similar software (they even have a rom if you like blinkfeed).... 200 mhz faster big whoop, is not like you cant oc it to 1.7... its silly to buy one if you got a dna..... its like throwing away or trading in a black 2012 Tahoe for a silver 2013 Tahoe (its the same exact truck).. if you had like a gs3 or a razr or something older it makes sense to wait a lil bit and buy it instead of the dna cuz it is the newest phone.
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I haven't really decided honestly.. I just want to get my hands on it.. get a feel for it..
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I haven't really decided honestly.. I just want to get my hands on it.. get a feel for it..
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get a gs4 or a iphone lol at least it would have different hardware
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get a gs4 or a iphone lol at least it would have different hardware
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That's true.. I did always enjoy Samsung .. Fell in love with my Fascinate .. still wouldn't mind picking another one up..
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That's true.. I did always enjoy Samsung .. Fell in love with my Fascinate .. still wouldn't mind picking another one up..
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yeah change it up a bit i went from a droid 4 to the dna... that was a big jump cuz they are totally diff designs... just get something at least semi-popular that ppl will dev for
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lol they are the same phone. the one only has a sightly faster cpu out of the box and diffrent speaker placement. .... both phones have independent amps a similar shape, similar components, similar software (they even have a rom if you like blinkfeed).... 200 mhz faster big whoop, is not like you cant oc it to 1.7... its silly to buy one if you got a dna..... its like throwing away or trading in a black 2012 Tahoe for a silver 2013 Tahoe (its the same exact truck).. if you had like a gs3 or a razr or something older it makes sense to wait a lil bit and buy it instead of the dna cuz it is the newest phone.
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You can't assume that features like those you mentioned are the only thing important to everyone. It's kind of like assuming that everyone who buy's a device plans to talk on it. We are far from the average or typical consumers and there's way more than a few hundred mhz to our purchasing decisions.
I'm not saying you are right or wrong, I'm just saying that you should consider with an open mind that a lot of people could care less about the specs on the side of the box and put the emphasis on something dev related when making purchases. It's like saying everyone cares about battery life. Or nobody likes HTC Sense. There's a wide variety of people, ideas, and personalities in the development community that the standard consumer rules don't apply too.
You have to also remember that the reason we have Android devlopers on new devices is because they were stupid enough to buy a new device that was only a slight upgrade above the old one.
Off Topic: I spent three days with a GS4 and wasn't impressed with it at all.
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lol they are the same phone. the one only has a sightly faster cpu out of the box and diffrent speaker placement. .... both phones have independent amps a similar shape, similar components, similar software (they even have a rom if you like blinkfeed).... 200 mhz faster big whoop, is not like you cant oc it to 1.7... its silly to buy one if you got a dna..... its like throwing away or trading in a black 2012 Tahoe for a silver 2013 Tahoe (its the same exact truck).. if you had like a gs3 or a razr or something older it makes sense to wait a lil bit and buy it instead of the dna cuz it is the newest phone.
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I can agree its a minor upgrade but I can't agree its the same phone.
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I have the one and dna.... The ONE is solo much a better phone. Not knocking the DNA but the ones screen is so much better and vibrant and is the perfect size at 4.7 inch.
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