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Galaxy Nexus Screen Brightness at max

Just got the Galaxy Nexus (Canadian version) and was comparing the screen to my old Nexus S. One thing I notice immediately was how low the brightness was at max brightness on the Galaxy Nexus when compared to the Nexus S. The whites where noticeably duller on the Galaxy than the S. For people with both devices, should that be normal. I was hoping that the Galaxy Nexus brightness would be comparable if not better than the older Nexus S. Any insight would be appreciated. Thanks.

kiyo21 said:
Just got the Galaxy Nexus (Canadian version) and was comparing the screen to my old Nexus S. One thing I notice immediately was how low the brightness was at max brightness on the Galaxy Nexus when compared to the Nexus S. The whites where noticeably duller on the Galaxy than the S. For people with both devices, should that be normal. I was hoping that the Galaxy Nexus brightness would be comparable if not better than the older Nexus S. Any insight would be appreciated. Thanks.
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My sister had the Nexus S, and I have had it in for some fixing a few times.. What's important to mention in this comparison, especially for the white's, is that on the Galaxy Nexus, the "factory" white isnt really "white".. (At least that's what I see when I look at the screen.) This have been fixed in various roms and stand-alone fixes in these sites.. If I turn my Galaxy Nexus to full brightness, it is deffo better and crisper than on the Nexus S. (I might have been too busy checking out pixels on the Nexus S to realize exactly what you mean.)
What I mean is that, on the Samsung Galaxy S II, I got a headache from looking at full brightness, on the Galaxy Nexus, the brightness is lower, this might have something to do with the small "+" behind the name of the LEDscreen name of the SGS2, but I find the Galaxy Nexus to be very soothing to look at. And I think it is a matter of "reproducing colors" you're finding yourself in. The Nexus S might be able to do "brighter/more vivid" colors, but if you compare the Galaxy Nexus' screen to "any" other screen on the market, it is capable of reproducing colors almost perfectly, (when it has the color fix, - mostly noticed in low brightness tho.)
Congrats on your new Galaxy Nexus. I'm sure, with time, you will see that the screen is a different technology than on the Nexus S, and.. Thus the brightness is "different", but I won't say lower.
Just my 5 cents.

So I just compared my galaxy nexus with a Verizon one at the store and noticed that the Verizon nexus screen was more brighter and vivid at max brightness than mine. Right now, mine is still on stock v4.0.1 while the Verizon model was at v4.0.2. Did they change the color temperature with the newer update. The screens hopefully should be the same between all galaxy nexus models, right?

Unlock bootloader, update to 4.0.3 of your choice, see if the screen seems better.. If not.. reload bootloader, return phone, get a new one with a display that's not assumingly.. "bad"?
I dunno man, it sounds strange, no where I have gone, I have heard anything of any upgraded specs in the Galaxy Nexus. I don't know alot about the structure of LED screens.. But maybe some liquids in it, is bad or wrong.. I dunno man.. Sorry. But try to unlock, root, update and then turn the brightness to full? If you do so.. You can always lock again and get rid of the traces of flashing stuff. And just.. Get a new phone, showing it against another one. In Denmark, 7 days is the MAX you can have a phone before it can't be returned and exchanged, 7 days, and it will be a repair, instead..

Over the weekend, I went ahead and unlocked the bootloader and flash the stock image on Google's website to 4.0.2 since the Canadian version I had was still stuck on 4.0.1. Brightness issue is gone. Seems that the max brightness level on 4.0.2 is brighter than on 4.0.1.

Upgrading Advice: SGS II vs GNex

Dear xda,
To many of you this may seem like a stupid question, and are probably thinking "this idiot should just go do some research" - I already have. I can get an upgrade as early as the 28th March (Just over a month away). I am not considering the SGS II (I already know it will be too expensive)
So this is what I know to make my decision upon, any other developments, user experiences welcome.
Galaxy Nexus Pros:
-Google ICS
-Will receive latest updates
-4.65" Screen 720x1280 HD
-Aesthetically pleasing
Galaxy Nexus Cons:
-PenTile matrix screen (Been reassured on xda & reddit it's not a problem)
-Price
-Worse Camera than SGS II
-Worse GPU than SGS II
-Worse CPU??
Galaxy S II Pros:
-Getting ICS
-Cheap (£26pcm - will drop with release of SGS III)
-Awesome hardware
Galaxy S II Cons:
-Smaller screen than GNex 4.2" 480x800 WVGA
-Almost a year old (however still comparable to Gnex which is a "brand new" device)
-Not sure: worse android development than GNex??

I would probably go with the Galaxy S II HD LTE over the Nexus if the LTE part worked in the States on Verizon. I'm not sure how that plays out for you over there though.

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I would probably go with the Galaxy S II HD LTE over the Nexus if the LTE part worked in the States on Verizon. I'm not sure how that plays out for you over there though.
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Haven't seen that in the UK

bortak said:
Galaxy Nexus Pros:
-Google ICS
-Will receive latest updates
-4.65" Screen 720x1280 HD
-Aesthetically pleasing
Galaxy Nexus Cons:
-PenTile matrix screen
-Price
-Worse Camera than SGS II
-Worse GPU than SGS II
-Worse CPU??
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PenTile literally does not matter. The PPI is so high you'd need a magnifying glass to see the pixels. Really. I'd take PenTile 720P over an RGB WVGA any day of the week.
Price is high but it is a new phone as you know. Kinda how it works.
GPU and CPU are definitely up to the task. Don't let people tell you its "worse" than anything because its not the best model in the world. They handle everything just fine. The CPU is top notch and ICS was made for it.
Galaxy S II Pros:
-Getting ICS
-Cheap (£26pcm - will drop with release of SGS III)
-Awesome hardware
Galaxy S II Cons:
-Smaller screen than GNex 4.2" 480x800 WVGA
-Almost a year old (however still comparable to Gnex which is a "brand new" device)
-Not sure: worse android development than GNex??
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Yes its "getting ICS" (eventually) but its get ICS with TouchWiz on it. It won't look like ICS on the GN. And it won't get another update after that, but the GN will. It'll get all the updates.
Price may be a factor you can look at here.
If you care about development, the SGSII has a lot but as you said its getting "old" now and the development may start to trail off a bit.
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I would probably go with the Galaxy S II HD LTE over the Nexus if the LTE part worked in the States on Verizon. I'm not sure how that plays out for you over there though.
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They don't have LTE rolling in the UK yet.

Galaxy Nexus if you want Jelly Bean.
bortak said:
Dear xda,
To many of you this may seem like a stupid question, and are probably thinking "this idiot should just go do some research" - I already have. I can get an upgrade as early as the 28th March (Just over a month away). I am not considering the SGS II (I already know it will be too expensive)
So this is what I know to make my decision upon, any other developments, user experiences welcome.
Galaxy Nexus Pros:
-Google ICS
-Will receive latest updates
-4.65" Screen 720x1280 HD
-Aesthetically pleasing
Galaxy Nexus Cons:
-PenTile matrix screen
-Price
-Worse Camera than SGS II
-Worse GPU than SGS II
-Worse CPU??
Galaxy S II Pros:
-Getting ICS
-Cheap (£26pcm - will drop with release of SGS III)
-Awesome hardware
Galaxy S II Cons:
-Smaller screen than GNex 4.2" 480x800 WVGA
-Almost a year old (however still comparable to Gnex which is a "brand new" device)
-Not sure: worse android development than GNex??
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I've seen a lot of positive response towards getting the GNex from xda and reddit, think I'll go for that when it comes to updating. Thanks guys

bortak said:
Dear xda,
To many of you this may seem like a stupid question, and are probably thinking "this idiot should just go do some research" - I already have. I can get an upgrade as early as the 28th March (Just over a month away). I am not considering the SGS II (I already know it will be too expensive)
So this is what I know to make my decision upon, any other developments, user experiences welcome.
Galaxy Nexus Pros:
-Google ICS
-Will receive latest updates
-4.65" Screen 720x1280 HD
-Aesthetically pleasing
Galaxy Nexus Cons:
-PenTile matrix screen
-Price
-Worse Camera than SGS II
-Worse GPU than SGS II
-Worse CPU??
Galaxy S II Pros:
-Getting ICS
-Cheap (£26pcm - will drop with release of SGS III)
-Awesome hardware
Galaxy S II Cons:
-Smaller screen than GNex 4.2" 480x800 WVGA
-Almost a year old (however still comparable to Gnex which is a "brand new" device)
-Not sure: worse android development than GNex??
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Wowowo. Wait a minute.
worse gpu and CPU?
Ohh well, I'm tired so I'll let it be...
Sent from my Galaxy Nexus using XDA App

martonikaj said:
PenTile literally does not matter. The PPI is so high you'd need a magnifying glass to see the pixels. Really. I'd take PenTile 720P over an RGB WVGA any day of the week.
Price is high but it is a new phone as you know. Kinda how it works.
GPU and CPU are definitely up to the task. Don't let people tell you its "worse" than anything because its not the best model in the world. They handle everything just fine. The CPU is top notch and ICS was made for it.
Yes its "getting ICS" (eventually) but its get ICS with TouchWiz on it. It won't look like ICS on the GN. And it won't get another update after that, but the GN will. It'll get all the updates.
Price may be a factor you can look at here.
If you care about development, the SGSII has a lot but as you said its getting "old" now and the development may start to trail off a bit.
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They don't have LTE rolling in the UK yet.
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This.
All I wanted to say basically, haha.

I was in the same position as u mate and was not sure what phone to go for. I'm also in the UK so was aware that s2 was a lot cheaper but in the end went for the nexus. I have not regretted it. Stunning screen, ics is awesome and phone is lightening quick. Cannot recommend enough.
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My Fiance had the GSII Skyrocket and the screen comparison was no contest...Gnex destorys it. You can call it a Pentile, I call it stunning and so has everyone else.
CPU/GPU? Really a moot point. In day to day tasks both are equally fast.
Camera, Gnex has a small disadvantage here in image quality.
Network, a major consideration. Verizon dominates in the US in my experience. You can go on quibbling about small specs, but I'll take Verizon over AT&T/T-Mobile anyday--both carriers I used to be with in the past.
My Fiance has since returned her GSII Skyrocket and joined me on Verizon. She now has a Razr MAXX, but I'll save that for another thread. Summary, I've tried them all and still love my Gnex the most. Is it flawed? Surely, but so is every phone right now in some way.
I have a feeling that when the quad-cores hit loaded up with ICS, then things will change quite a bit. Until then, I still see the Gnex as king.

I've had 3 Galaxy Nexus and about 7 SGS2. Yeah I know why so many lol. I trade alot. Kept going back to the SGS2 for the storage but development is dying down. The nexus has it all. The only downfall is no more accessories are being made. The galaxy nexus has the best display hands down. I just like the SGS2 for some reason. Gingerbread just seems ancient to me and I won't be going back. Tested out a Note today because I have several trade offers for one but the display on there is horrible compared to the nexus as well. I like the build but at the same time have to figure out where ima put it. It's too big.
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bortak said:
I've seen a lot of positive response towards getting the GNex from xda and reddit, think I'll go for that when it comes to updating. Thanks guys
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I think you're making the right decision. I definitely haven't regretted getting the GN. Even though SGS2 will get ICS eventually, it'll be destroyed by TouchWiz.
If you are even partly thinking about going down the rooting pathway, just make sure you unlock the bootloader as soon as you get it - this wipes EVERYTHING on the phone including the "SD card" partition (it doesn't come with a physical SD card).
As it's a dev phone, the ROMs and kernels out there are really cutting edge.
And don't worry about the cons you've mentioned, the display really is beautiful, the hardware is definitely not slower than the SGS2 in the real world, and though the camera might not be quite as good quality, the minimal shutter lag somewhat makes up for it.
Good luck!

I have had both,you cant go wrong either but dev for sgsII alil weak.
AndroidGeek on Epic SGII Touch using XDA V.I.P status

Have both
Hi,
I have both, and since I got the Nexus (SGN), I haven't used my SGS2 once.
The biggest gripe with Nexus: storage. GSM version is only 16G, not extendable.
Otherwise, SGN all the way. Pentile is not a problem at all. I also had Nexus S where Pentile was very noticeable and irritating; it's not the case with SGN.
The resolution of SGS2 is really too low as for 2012 in my opinion.

I was in the same position around a month ago.
SGS2 in my hand, Gnex on Amazon.co.uk
People raved on about the CPU and GPU, and how the SGS2 has more space, and that the camera was miles infront of the Gnex.
However I bit the bullet bought the Gnex, and i'm not disappointed.
The phone is as fast as it needs to be, with no slow downs or hanging, the ICS software is a huge leap forward, and most importantly AOSP, not Samsungs balls'd up version.
Check out the thread about photos taken on your Gnex and you'll see that it takes very nice pictures as the sensor is the same but only 5mp which means better images. Where the real divide comes at the moment is that the Gnex camera has no Exposure or ISO control, which creates a couple of problems.
Exposure control is i believe Matrix meaning the entire image is reviewed and adjusted to a 50/50 balance, it's not bad but you'll have a bit of a mare tricking into doing over or underexposure, so silhouettes is difficult and sometimes you can expose the image how you want. ISO is the sensitivity to light, being that it is automatic it will pick a higher ISO even when at times it's just not needed, the problem with that is Noise in the picture, whether colour artifacts, sometimes you find images are just speckley and unsharp.
However in good light the pictures are perfect (for a camera phone) and the on board photo editor from Google is very good too.
Storage, there is no getting away from the fact that the storage is only 16gb where the SGS2 can take an additional memory card upto about 64gb I believe?
on the Gnex your apps eat into your Internal memory where the SGS2 has 2gb for it alone, admitted though you'd have to go nuts to fill it up alot with apps as i have GTA3 at 586mb plus all the other things i use google inc. 99% of them and all the social media (facebook twit, blog etc) and other like games and reddit etc and i've only just reached 1gb, bearing in mind GTA3 is nearly 600meg. i've got about 15 CDs @192kbps ish and photos and videos i've recorded and i've only used about 4gb so unless you carry all ur media with you i don't think you'll be filling it up anytime soon. others will argue they need 16gb + but if you take your favourite music with you, not all of it, and perhaps a few full length movies you'll be fine.
The Aesthetics of the Gnex was what sold it so me, and it feel much nicer in hand, admitted it's lovely naked but without a case i wouldn't want to put much stock in the Titanium Silver finish lasting very long, unless you wear a suit or something, in and out of jeans or my combats i wear in a warehouse i work at it would see some medium abrasion on a regular basis. where the SGS2 has a black finish so if it wears it will only be more black.
All in all it's your money but i got rid of my SGS2 for the Gnex and i'm not disappointed, i get frustrated by the camera not offering the controls i mentioned, but i don't know of another phone like the SGS2 which offers the controls, so your on level pegging with many other handsets.
Something has just come to mind and that is the battery life, i have everything syncing every hour and push email and the Gnex lasts a good 10-15 hour day, where i needed the extended battery on the SGS2 to manage a whole day in that way. Probably more to do with OS than phone but that is how it stands at the moment.
(syncs are; 2 twitter, 1 facebook, 2 blogger, 1 tumblr, 2 picasa, 1 photobucket, 1 flickr, Google reader, Google Docs, Push Exchange)

I'll try to tell a story about how I was facing the same choice, and that choice was made (almost) by chance. I never regret that, also
I've played a bit with SGSII in the shop (can't find GNex here where I live - only by delivery from the capital), and was much pleased with it. So I've ordered one from the online store (cheaper than retail shop, ofc). Waiting almost a week for my delivery, with no news nor clue why it's still isn't here.
Then I call online store manager and figure that they were running out of stock for SGSII and I have to wait more (that's why they haven't yet sent me one in the first place). I think - what the hell, I want a new toy! Go to the same store site, see GNex price dropped a bit so they cost almost the same. Read a few reviews (was a bit troubled with pentile picture quality), then called him again - to change the order for GNex. So, it all turned out for good now
And I think it's the right choice afterwards.

I had five sIIs before switching to nexus things that i dident like about sII was :-
Awfull yellow tint on screen (much worse then nexus)
Pink spot camera , havent seen one yet that does not have this.
Otherwise nice phone , defintly prefer my nexus thou thanks to stickmount by chainfire you can mount sd cards through usb and the 5 megapixel camera isent that bad honest , the iceing on cake thou really has to be the os google defintly took a big step in right direction with ics

i had both and chose The gnex.
No bull**** on my phone, no crappy software or touchwiz fast upgrades and compared to my sgs2 this phone is beautiful and the battery lasts 2 times as long
Sent from my Galaxy Nexus using XDA App

You should really stop and wait until next week. Once that's done you may see a drop in price on the GN or a new toy that catches your fancy. Otherwise the Nexus is the only Android phone I endorse because you don't have carrier gimpage and maker barfage all over it.

martonikaj said:
PenTile literally does not matter. The PPI is so high you'd need a magnifying glass to see the pixels. Really. I'd take PenTile 720P over an RGB WVGA any day of the week.
Price is high but it is a new phone as you know. Kinda how it works.
GPU and CPU are definitely up to the task. Don't let people tell you its "worse" than anything because its not the best model in the world. They handle everything just fine. The CPU is top notch and ICS was made for it.
Yes its "getting ICS" (eventually) but its get ICS with TouchWiz on it. It won't look like ICS on the GN. And it won't get another update after that, but the GN will. It'll get all the updates.
Price may be a factor you can look at here.
If you care about development, the SGSII has a lot but as you said its getting "old" now and the development may start to trail off a bit.
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They don't have LTE rolling in the UK yet.
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This.
I had an international gs2 and was worried just like you about specs and all of that but believe me with the nexus it doesn't matter anymore to me as I don't play top notch games..
The user experience is just unique, the shape makes it easier to hold than the gs2 and the screen is something else ..
My family has got a gs2 and except for the games, the nexus does everything as well as the gs2 if not better ( GPS).
The nexus is the first and only phone that caught the attention of all the people I frequent and it's so good not to be mistaken for an iPhone user!
Just get the nexus.
Sent from my Galaxy Nexus using XDA App

Had an HTC One S; why I came back to GNexus

I literally had the choice today to replace my Galaxy Nexus with a One S.... here's a few reasons why I didn't... (in no particular order)
1. The versatile and vivid LED Notification... the one on the One S is tucked behind the speaker grill and is barely noticeable until looking at it straight on... and it only has two colors!
2. Capacitive buttons vs software buttons.... I don't want to be stuck with a recent apps button, no menu button and no search button! On my Nexus, I set Long Press Home for Recents, enabled search button, and even enabled invisible menu icons. And an option to hide the keys alltogether is fantastic...
3. Development.... need I say more?
4. Screen size... for a few mm more, I get 3.65 more inches of screen... (math might be wrong on that)
5. Its a Nexus.
Any thoughts or additional points to add?

Is the one S even a high res screen? I know I can say one thing having a galaxy note and a galaxy nexus recently I will never go back to a non high res screen no matter how beastly the phone is lol. It's deff a standard for me now.
Thought about maybe getting a One X for AT&T come May and still keep my Nexus. But I've never had a HTC or not sure if I like sense 4.0, even though you can change that down the road. But capacitive buttons.... Mehhhh.
The design of the one X in white and the camera is what impresses me. Especially the burst mode and it picks the best photo for you out of the burst you took is cool. And being able to take a pic while recording is cool too.

The One S doesn't have an HD screen, but it is Super AMOLED... its a good looking screen.

Yea One S is qHD, but it's also pentile so bleh. Doesn't compare to Nexus where it's such a high resolution that pentile doesn't play a huge role.
I love the Micro-arc oxidation body though......hoping that the SGSIII is the same as they rumor ceramic material, which is the same.
I wouldn't mind the 4.3inch screen size.......your math is wrong in it should be .365 inches lol
Krait is awesome, though One S is running the slower MSM8260 I believe whereas One X is MSM8290, not a big difference.
I'd probably consider buying it just if it had a 720p screen. Everything else is pretty enticing. Though the AT&T One X is basically gonna be all the improvements I talked about except no Micro-arc oxidation body

pewpewbangbang said:
Yea One S is qHD, but it's also pentile so bleh. Doesn't compare to Nexus where it's such a high resolution that pentile doesn't play a huge role.
I love the Micro-arc oxidation body though......hoping that the SGSIII is the same as they rumor ceramic material, which is the same.
I wouldn't mind the 4.3inch screen size.......your math is wrong in it should be .365 inches lol
Krait is awesome, though One S is running the slower MSM8260 I believe whereas One X is MSM8290, not a big difference.
I'd probably consider buying it just if it had a 720p screen. Everything else is pretty enticing. Though the AT&T One X is basically gonna be all the improvements I talked about except no Micro-arc oxidation body
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Wait... Are you sure the At&t model won't have Micro-arc oxidation? I thought it would be the same build quality. Hmm, I was gonna get one in May as I have 2 upgrades due and rock it for a month along with my GNex and sell the one X if I didn't like it.

caliber177 said:
I literally had the choice today to replace my Galaxy Nexus with a One S.... here's a few reasons why I didn't... (in no particular order)
1. The versatile and vivid LED Notification... the one on the One S is tucked behind the speaker grill and is barely noticeable until looking at it straight on... and it only has two colors!
2. Capacitive buttons vs software buttons.... I don't want to be stuck with a recent apps button, no menu button and no search button! On my Nexus, I set Long Press Home for Recents, enabled search button, and even enabled invisible menu icons. And an option to hide the keys alltogether is fantastic...
3. Development.... need I say more?
4. Screen size... for a few mm more, I get 3.65 more inches of screen... (math might be wrong on that)
5. Its a Nexus.
Any thoughts or additional points to add?
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Sounds like a personal choice, but for me I plan on possibly getting a EVO ONE X LTE. I am a 15 year Sprint customer in NYC patiently waiting for LTE, and was looking to get the Galaxy Nexus. At this point I see no reason to get last years phone where the bugs are still being worked out when I can get a faster current phone with bugs.lol
The biggest advantage of the GN for me is ASOP dev here on this site. Soooo I wanted a GN but now I may be swayed into a EVO LTE in June...we will see. Loved the way the Sprint SG II Epic Touch 4G works with Exynos, and believes the GN a great Developers device to get to always have the latest version of Android. Not trying to start a flame because I know those of you that have it love it, but HTC One or SG3 seems to be the next big deal, but the EVO will be here before the SGIII. As far as I am concerned there will always be a next big deal, and I loved my EVO 4G....just saying lol
1. higher resolution
2. faster browser
3. HD Voice (future)
4. Better design based on all tech reviews
5. Most tech sites give it a better over all review...go ahead flame on!lol
6. better speaker stock
7 better GPS/Antenna
8. faster processor...misnomer yes, but spec wise just saying
9. rated best screen to have by every tech review
10. better battery for reviewers with 1.27 12-13 hours average use...

Vcolassi said:
Wait... Are you sure the At&t model won't have Micro-arc oxidation? I thought it would be the same build quality. Hmm, I was gonna get one in May as I have 2 upgrades due and rock it for a month along with my GNex and sell the one X if I didn't like it.
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AT&T One X? Yea, it's exactly the same as the international One X for the most part. Except S4 Krait, LTE, and possibly bigger battery.
If your talking about an AT&T One S.....I didn't even hear any rumors about it or anything at all. Pretty sure only the One X is coming out for now.
As for the above Sprint post.
Well yea....if your on Sprint or a network that is going to sell the One X on contract and your using an upgrade. I'd expect you to choose the new phone over the GN which is about halfway into its product cycle.
One X wins hands down hardware-wise no doubt.....it's a matter of it being worth the money from someone already having a Gnex. IMO, not worth almost $700 to get it vs keeping the Gnex which is amazing itself. Plus the Intl One X battery life looks pretty bad right now and Tegra 3 isn't really good/great at all IMO. Not compared to Krait and whats yet to come.

caliber177 said:
I literally had the choice today to replace my Galaxy Nexus with a One S.... here's a few reasons why I didn't... (in no particular order)
1. The versatile and vivid LED Notification... the one on the One S is tucked behind the speaker grill and is barely noticeable until looking at it straight on... and it only has two colors!
2. Capacitive buttons vs software buttons.... I don't want to be stuck with a recent apps button, no menu button and no search button! On my Nexus, I set Long Press Home for Recents, enabled search button, and even enabled invisible menu icons. And an option to hide the keys alltogether is fantastic...
3. Development.... need I say more?
4. Screen size... for a few mm more, I get 3.65 more inches of screen... (math might be wrong on that)
5. Its a Nexus.
Any thoughts or additional points to add?
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Could you please tell me how can I do the second thing you mentioned. Thank you!
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the Nexus could also take pics while recording
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The HTC would probably fall apart very slowly.
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Im not moving of the GNEX til the Nexus 4 launches. I must say the housing on tier one HTC devices is superb compared to the housing build quality of Samsung & their plastic
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Just ordered the Sprint version, already second guessing it

I dont know if I made the right decision...should I have went with the Epic 4g Touch instead? Or waited for the Evo 4g LTE? I hate making big purchases like this, I always get buyer's remorse

You made good choice I am on Verizon so I can't tell you about Sprint's service but 4G should improve a lot for sprint.
I like having it rooted and getting all the updates my friend who has stock is still on 4.0.2 on Verizon he is with me on family plan though hopefully at least sprint does better job =]

What are you regretting? You have a phone that is almost top of the line (Dual instead of Quad core, really not that big of a deal). That will be getting the latest Android releases weeks (Or days) after release compared to months or years. Finally, a phone that will have dev support for it's entire life compared to phones that will only be relevant for maybe a year.

Why do you have buyers remorse about? Is there something you dont like about the phone before you have received it? The GN is a great phone that most love. If you like custom firmware you cant have a better phone or group of devs than this device.

I have a dont reason, I just always second guess myself when I buy a phone. Im coming from an OG Evo and I did the same thing with it but ended up loving it. Ive read so many good things about the epic 4G Touch, I almost went with it but went with the Nexus because its newer...just hoping I made the right decision. Cant wait to get my hands on it and get it rooted.

This phone out performs the touch. And the evo has broken multitasking. This is a great phone. You really can't go wrong with this phone... seriously.
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Why would you choose the SGS2 over the GNex? You're being paranoid.

Thanks, you guys are definitely helping and easing my mind

I personally think you made the right choice, remember you have a week with the phone to decide if you like it or if you dont. I bet you will.

I was also second guessing this or the Evo but here are some reasons I took the gnex over the Evo.
1. NO F'ING removable battery. This is a must if I have to endure using it for at least two years. Batteries degrade and it would be useless a year in.
2. LCD not an amoled. I don't like LCD they don't produce colors like our phone and blacks as well. Regardless of everyone saying its good... they must be blind.
3. Sense 4.0 no explanation needed... sense is retarded.
4. Google support. Although limited (cdma) this phone will still receive faster updates.
5. Rootabliltiy. It was soo easy to root and your not limited. For HTC the only way to unlock is to void warranty and even then... you have to worry about hboot versions. No thanks. You may void warranty by unlocking this phone but you can always relock it nor use an exploit to root without unlocking.
All in all this phone is the obvious choice.
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I moved from the gs2 to the nexus, and i couldn't be happier
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How's the radio and signal strength compare to nexus s 4g?
I'm tired of having almost no bars most of the time.

I went from Sprint and the Epic 4G Touch to Verizon and the Galaxy Nexus. I do not regret either move.
Was the E4GT a good phone. Sure was. Is the Galaxy Nexus a better phone. Sure is. There is nothing to regret about the GNEX and I would not buy a phone today on Sprint that is not LTE.
I am sure Sprint will one day change their data plans and go to tiered data when people switch to LTE phones. If you get in now with unlimited LTE, you should at least be safe until you complete your contract. Then at that point they will either allow you to grandfather it because you already have an LTE device or they can pull what Verizon will be pulling.....
Also, why buy a phone with Wimax when Sprint no longer building it out. What you see is what you get. Nothing improving on that end.
Only other phone I would even look at for comparison is the SGS3. Then it comes down to Pure ICS or Touchwiz. Either way, you will still end up with a great phone.
One thing I can say with owning a GNEX is I don't feel the need to purchase every new phone announced which is a big thing compared to every other phone I have owned. There is something about owning a Nexus device that makes you not care what other phones have.....Really cannot explain it but you need to own one to understand.
Only thing I wished was the GNEX had the camera from the SGS2. Then this thing would be perfect but, in this world nothing is perfect so you need to settle to the closest thing!

You won't regret it. I switched from the Sprint E4GT to the VZW GNex and haven't regretted either move at all. Like eman3316 said, I have not wanted to rush out and buy every new phone on the market since owning the GNex, which is something I can't say for any other device I've owned including the Nexus S. I always wanted the next better phone to come out, but I no longer spend unnecessary money on unnecessary phones.

I don't understand people on this thread at all. Yes I definitely love my Nexus but I'd much rather have the EvoLTE. I'll give you some reasons why you shouldn't have gotten the Nexus and maybe you can rethink.
1. AMOLED screen. Amazing right? Eh...not anymore. I've had two replacements, the first of which had awful banding and a purple tint at low brightness. Also, the image of the status bar and keyboard were permanently burnt into the screen. While the screen is sharp, it definitely can't best the new Evo due to its full RBG matrix. The colors are uneven and look "dirty" at low brightness. A post on the first page said that color reproduction was better?? Nope, more saturated but not better. AMOLED used to be touted as power efficient but with this huge screen it is the opposite. These reasons are why the EvoLTE wins the screen comparison.
2. Camera...not much to say here. The camera on this thing absolutely blows. My girlfriends OG Evo takes better shots. I think the camera on the 4S still has a slight advantage over any other Android handset but the EvoLTE is right up there and could probably be improved with new software releases.
3. While the CPU/GPU combo isn't by any means slow, the S4 is faster by a mile and is more power efficient. It handles the 720p resolution like a champ. Whenever I go back to stock 4.0.2 my Gnex definitely has hiccups and lags compared to my current setup.
4. Due to CDMA licensing, Samsung has crappy software for CDMA radios. Everyone talks about how a new software update or radio will help but it never does. Its no use, Samsung just has crappy radio support. If you like dropped connections and fluctuating signal then the Gnex is for you.
Now I seem to hate the Gnex huh? Not really. I'm just simply stating the truth and that I believe the new Evo is a better investment. If the Gnex was $99 that would be a different story. Quick software updates can be nice but I'm on Verizon so I don't know what that's like.
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Zacisblack said:
I don't understand people on this thread at all. Yes I definitely love my Nexus but I'd much rather have the EvoLTE. I'll give you some reasons why you shouldn't have gotten the Nexus and maybe you can rethink.
1. AMOLED screen. Amazing right? Eh...not anymore. I've had two replacements, the first of which had awful banding and a purple tint at low brightness. Also, the image of the status bar and keyboard were permanently burnt into the screen. While the screen is sharp, it definitely can't best the new Evo due to its full RBG matrix. The colors are uneven and look "dirty" at low brightness. A post on the first page said that color reproduction was better?? Nope, more saturated but not better. AMOLED used to be touted as power efficient but with this huge screen it is the opposite. These reasons are why the EvoLTE wins the screen comparison.
2. Camera...not much to say here. The camera on this thing absolutely blows. My girlfriends OG Evo takes better shots. I think the camera on the 4S still has a slight advantage over any other Android handset but the EvoLTE is right up there and could probably be improved with new software releases.
3. While the CPU/GPU combo isn't by any means slow, the S4 is faster by a mile and is more power efficient. It handles the 720p resolution like a champ. Whenever I go back to stock 4.0.2 my Gnex definitely has hiccups and lags compared to my current setup.
4. Due to CDMA licensing, Samsung has crappy software for CDMA radios. Everyone talks about how a new software update or radio will help but it never does. Its no use, Samsung just has crappy radio support. If you like dropped connections and fluctuating signal then the Gnex is for you.
Now I seem to hate the Gnex huh? Not really. I'm just simply stating the truth and that I believe the new Evo is a better investment. If the Gnex was $99 that would be a different story. Quick software updates can be nice but I'm on Verizon so I don't know what that's like.
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Whoa... Did you just say OGevo camera is better? ... Your comment is now irrelevant and should be erased.. Lol ...
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Whoa... Did you just say OGevo camera is better? ... Your comment is now irrelevant and should be erased.. Lol ...
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Agreed. I love this camera.
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housry23 said:
You won't regret it. I switched from the Sprint E4GT to the VZW GNex and haven't regretted either move at all. Like eman3316 said, I have not wanted to rush out and buy every new phone on the market since owning the GNex, which is something I can't say for any other device I've owned including the Nexus S. I always wanted the next better phone to come out, but I no longer spend unnecessary money on unnecessary phones.
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I switched from the Evo 3D to the VZW GNex...at first I wasn't sure if I really wanted to switch from Sprint...but once I got onto the LTE network...those doubts QUICKLY went away. I thought about getting the Sprint GNex...but the loss of 4G for an extended period of time didn't sit well with me, especially since Sprint's 3G network practically sucks.
I can see that being the only drawback of getting it on Sprint.

Zacisblack said:
I don't understand people on this thread at all. Yes I definitely love my Nexus but I'd much rather have the EvoLTE. I'll give you some reasons why you shouldn't have gotten the Nexus and maybe you can rethink.
1. AMOLED screen. Amazing right? Eh...not anymore. I've had two replacements, the first of which had awful banding and a purple tint at low brightness. Also, the image of the status bar and keyboard were permanently burnt into the screen. While the screen is sharp, it definitely can't best the new Evo due to its full RBG matrix. The colors are uneven and look "dirty" at low brightness. A post on the first page said that color reproduction was better?? Nope, more saturated but not better. AMOLED used to be touted as power efficient but with this huge screen it is the opposite. These reasons are why the EvoLTE wins the screen comparison.
2. Camera...not much to say here. The camera on this thing absolutely blows. My girlfriends OG Evo takes better shots. I think the camera on the 4S still has a slight advantage over any other Android handset but the EvoLTE is right up there and could probably be improved with new software releases.
3. While the CPU/GPU combo isn't by any means slow, the S4 is faster by a mile and is more power efficient. It handles the 720p resolution like a champ. Whenever I go back to stock 4.0.2 my Gnex definitely has hiccups and lags compared to my current setup.
4. Due to CDMA licensing, Samsung has crappy software for CDMA radios. Everyone talks about how a new software update or radio will help but it never does. Its no use, Samsung just has crappy radio support. If you like dropped connections and fluctuating signal then the Gnex is for you.
Now I seem to hate the Gnex huh? Not really. I'm just simply stating the truth and that I believe the new Evo is a better investment. If the Gnex was $99 that would be a different story. Quick software updates can be nice but I'm on Verizon so I don't know what that's like.
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1. This amoled... needs tweaking... when the rgb and gama are tweaked in ROMS it is perfect... i have perfected it anyways... i do agree this amoled is off. But that LCD is crap... i dont like blacklit things... my LCD tv has two giant burn ins so it doesnt just happen to amoleds.
2.This camera is f'ing amazing.. your f'ing blind... go check out the post pictures from your gnex thread... your jaw will drop. The og evo... no just no...
3. UM what? Duh what do you expect... this phone is not built for preformance it is meant for openess... having a closed architecture processor such as the S4 is pointless just wait... it will be 6 months before that thing sees the light of day of the next android version. Where it will be sitting on our front door when it comes out.
4. I dont agree... this is all on location... if you live in a place that is known for crappy service then yes it will drop more than other phones. If you live in a place with "normal" signal then you have nothing to worry about.
The gnex is the better phone all around... the HTC is for the fanboys of HTC not us.

I definitely understand what you coming from the evo LTE is a good looking device but sense kills it for me plus having own evos in the past besides group they take like 8 months to release the new updat and ain't detailing with that anymore plus stock ICS is the best OS yet for android and jellybean will be game changer and unless you wanted 6-8 months later go for the evo the camera in this phone is just right I take pics only for sharing on Facebook to my family and there good enough sure is not the best but look at the pluses on this phone
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[Q] Screen Quality of International GS III vs. US GS III

I have a question/wonderment regarding the type of lcd screen used for the International GS III & for the North America GS III: Is it just me or does/is the International variant's screen better than the North America variant?
I have an International variant but I'm on AT&T and I'm considering getting a North America variant due to the need for LTE speeds. I've been to two AT&T stores and have compared my GS III to the model that's in the store and through a variety of quick testing (viewing the same page/app at the same brightness levels) - my GS III seems to be brighter.
Has this happened with anyone else and is there a way to find out if there are two different screens being used (maybe model A for the international variant and model B for the North America variant)? As much as I need LTE connectivity - I'd rather have a higher quality screen than faster speeds (weird yes - but it's the truth).
Granted - the models in the store are on all of the time and their brightness levels are always set to maximum and have probably degraded faster than normal... but even with that - ..... I have a hard time believing that a fresh out of the box NA GS III would have the same quality/brightness as the International variant (given what I've seen)...
However I have no way of verifying the quality of the screens as I don't own a NA based GS III (& nor am I willing to buy one just to 'see'). Can anyone speak to hands on experience with dealing with both variants and speak to the screen quality of the NA version?
My apologies if there's already a thread on this topic (I've done a few searches and couldn't find anything on this topic).
thank you for your input

I don't know for sure, but I'm pretty certain that they both have the same screen.
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Hmmm.. I got bout and looks the same maybe this is just me.

Keep in mind the one in the store is a demo model. So I'm sure its played with a lot, has been handled, beaten, mistreated etc. I'm sure it's fairly worn from overuse.
I wouldn't see why they would spend the extra money making different screens for the same phone. All the parts should be the same (other than the processor and such).

The screens should be identical samoled panels. That said, variance between batches of oleds are very typical.
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DownTheCross said:
I don't know for sure, but I'm pretty certain that they both have the same screen.
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Hmmm.. I got bout and looks the same maybe this is just me.
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spoonerdee said:
Keep in mind the one in the store is a demo model. So I'm sure its played with a lot, has been handled, beaten, mistreated etc. I'm sure it's fairly worn from overuse.
I wouldn't see why they would spend the extra money making different screens for the same phone. All the parts should be the same (other than the processor and such).
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Thank you all for your insight :good:
I do agree that since they are demo models - they are used/abused and are always cranked up to the highest brightness settings (which I know isn't good for amoled screens (as well as LCD screens). It could also be that I'm running a custom ROM and maybe some things were changed in the ROM regarding brightness or color values.....
I'm trying to make sure that I don't have buyers remorse by getting a phone just because it has LTE capability (but the screen quality is inferior to its international counterpart).
thanks again everyone!