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I have a Galaxy Nexus

Hello again Everyone...
You might remember me from when I got a pre-release Galaxy S II and made some (admittedly terrible (sorry)) videos about it and answered as many questions as I could for you.
Well... now I have a Galaxy Nexus (which will definitely be launched on Thursday).
I'm suffering from jetlag and will probably be asleep soon - but I will do my best to answer any and all of your questions (forgive me if this turns out to be tomorrow morning).
Ask away and I'll get back to everyone if there's any interest!
Cheers,
Dom

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How are you sure it will be launched Thursday?
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Dombledore said:
(which will definitely be launched on Thursday
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more details, like to who, how do you know, links, yada yada...

Sorry to jump on you like this(as everyone else will), but I would really like to know about the sound quality in the phone. If you could just compare it to the S2 or any other phones you having lying around, that would be really great. Thanks a lot

solid009 said:
How are you sure it will be launched Thursday?
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Because I've been invited to the launch!

Dombledore said:
Because I've been invited to the launch!
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in the UK, US, both???

Do you have the final version?
Please test and tell us about the battery life.
Thanks

I've seen a few comments on these but I would like to know what your opinion the screen brightness/visibility in sunlight, battery life (a more documented response would be great instead of all the vague "heavy use" battery reviews) and camera quality. I'm not hugely dependent on camera but my Droid Incredible really bothers me because the camera is very finicky in quality and performance. I know the GN is supposed to be almost instant picture capture but how does it handle moving objects (for example 90% of my pictures are fast moving pets/animals)?
I'll probably think of more questions later but I am trying to decide what to upgrade too since my D.Inc is probably not going to live much longer (R.I.P to my first Android phone).

Dombledore said:
Because I've been invited to the launch!
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10 char

fdm1 said:
in the UK, US, both???
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i would like to know this too.. i know thursday is def in UK for simlocked launched but sim free will have to wait

BiGMERF said:
i would like to know this too.. i know thursday is def in UK for simlocked launched but sim free will have to wait
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Yea... when will US be launched and when will it b available at like RadioShack and Best Buy?
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BiGMERF said:
i would like to know this too.. i know thursday is def in UK for simlocked launched but sim free will have to wait
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I only know about the UK release on Thursday at Phones4U (more details here). It's an 8am ordeal - not sure why they're not doing one in the evening to be honest!

CoNsPiRiSiZe said:
Yea... when will US be launched and when will it b available at like RadioShack and Best Buy?
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all i know is i am staying tuned to both googles and tmobiles (no matter how late it is on the east coast) show in la tomorrow night and lighting a few candles in hopes of an announcement.

BiGMERF said:
all i know is i am staying tuned to both googles and tmobiles (no matter how late it is on the east coast) show in la tomorrow night and lighting a few candles in hopes of an announcement.
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Where can we watch this one?
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CoNsPiRiSiZe said:
Where can we watch this one?
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believe its youtube/android

does yours come with build ITL41D?
do you have the final retail box? is there a pouch a la nexus one? (one man can dream)

I would like to know
1. if you think its worth upgrade from gsii.
2. Build quality is like..
3. Speaker. How does it sound for media. Is bass good?
4. Is speech recognition improved?
5. Is it too big for you? Bezel seem too big? Overall size? Does it seem smaller as no buttons?
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Is in call screen able to be in landscape as well as the normal portrait In ICS?
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I was convinced that after 30+ minutes or so, this thread would be really crowded.... guess not
Anyhow - just like the others:
- speaker
- box contents and pics please. Not as proof, just out of curiosity please

Hulu plus?!

Any news on this API working soon. Such a great addition to my horrible commute!
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And HBO Go! That app isn't available either.
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Hulu plus is a minus for the Gnex for some reason... It's not as if the hardware won't support it
I hope your horrible commute doesn't involve driving dudeimgeorge
Terminators run on Android

Weird. I have hulu plus on my Galaxy Nexus and it even works.

When was the last time you watched something on it?
It was available for the Nexus for a while after release but then it was pulled for some reason. I was under the impression that even if you still had it on your phone it would just tell you your device was not supported.

Codiusprime said:
When was the last time you watched something on it?
It was available for the Nexus for a while after release but then it was pulled for some reason. I was under the impression that even if you still had it on your phone it would just tell you your device was not supported.
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I stand corrected. I was sure I had watched something on it, but that must have been Netflix. My bad. You are correct that's exactly what it's doing on my phone.

spencer88 said:
I stand corrected. I was sure I had watched something on it, but that must have been Netflix. My bad. You are correct that's exactly what it's doing on my phone.
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Thanks for checking. That is really irritating, no word from the devs just boosh. Does anybody know if the Nexus One or Nexus S are supported?

dudeimgeorge said:
And HBO Go! That app isn't available either.
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+1 for HBO Go. With time warner getting hbo go in a couple weeks, it would be really nice to have it on my phone while I workout! I guess Il keep using netflix till something gets it figured out

I would like HBO as well and I think it's just a matter of time before we see hbo fix this for ics/nexus.
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well..i guess. With Great phones come great responsibility....or patience in this case

Sprint galaxy nexus?

Does this phone record video on front camera?
Does this phone heat up alot like other sprint phones?
Should i get my eirly upgrade to get galaxy nexus?
Last one hows the gaming on this like pocket legends?
Thanks in advance
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Yes. Yes. Maybe. And Yes. . It depends on what you want from your phone. If you want a pure Google nexus expirience get the nexus. Also that includes a very active dev community. If you want functionality, top of the line specs, great battery life, and HTC sense, go with the evo lte. Also, expect the evo lte to get updates much slower. Hope this helps

mick3444 said:
Yes. Yes. Maybe. And Yes. . It depends on what you want from your phone. If you want a pure Google nexus expirience get the nexus. Also that includes a very active dev community. If you want functionality, top of the line specs, great battery life, and HTC sense, go with the evo lte. Also, expect the evo lte to get updates much slower. Hope this helps
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Thanks im a bit tired of htc sence its a nice phone but i rather have Samsung. i love my sprint epic touch 4g but i want nexus for lte and stock icecream sandwich
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tech7 said:
Does this phone record video on front camera?
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Yes.
Does this phone heat up alot like other sprint phones?
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Depends what you're doing. Its pretty thin and powerful. If you decide to play a game or movie while plugged in for example (or streaming it) then the top of the phone gets quite warm.
Should i get my eirly upgrade to get galaxy nexus?
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Only you can prevent forest fires know the answer to this question.
Last one hows the gaming on this like pocket legends?
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Never played it. I'm sure it works fine unless the game is written badly or not updated for ICS.

What
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So i had to go to sprint store the game works fine my other games is not supported yet hopefully soon they will. Lte was not on at the time. Phone heat wasn't that bad but phone is smooth even with that demo junk that got in the way and decided to use my upgrade on it
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There is no Sprint LTE. Anywhere.

Just testing that all not stable lte yet
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joshnichols189 said:
There is no Sprint LTE. Anywhere.
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Not yet.
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Gnex screen burn

Has anyone received a replacement handset after this defect ?I'm on Vodafone UK
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The two blue bars are not visible on the uploaded picture but they are very prominent in person
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DAZEBOY said:
The two blue bars are not visible on the uploaded picture but they are very prominent in person
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actually nothing is visible we cant see the picture.
To answer your question...dont try to look for it...this will happen on AMOLED screens.

Thanks for the reply .I'm just asking do think I could get it replaced I still have 13 month's on my contract left
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DAZEBOY said:
Thanks for the reply .I'm just asking do think I could get it replaced I still have 13 month's on my contract left
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Yes, you can. I did immediately when my first replacement had burn in.
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Zeinzu said:
Yes, you can. I did immediately when my first replacement had burn in.
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Thanks that's great to know I think I'll lock the boot loader and get it replaced
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DAZEBOY said:
Thanks that's great to know I think I'll lock the boot loader and get it replaced
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Be prepared to possibly get one with worse, or different problems.
I think I lucked out and got a pretty good one, first buy. But I have heard a lot of people saying it takes their 3rd or 4th phone before they get one that's just right.

SefEXE said:
Be prepared to possibly get one with worse, or different problems.
I think I lucked out and got a pretty good one, first buy. But I have heard a lot of people saying it takes their 3rd or 4th phone before they get one that's just right.
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God that sounds like a world of pain .
I first got made aware of this when I watched the xda TV there was a feature on different screen technology so I know there's an issue with amoled but I'm less than half way through my contract so what's it going to be like in 12 months
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DAZEBOY said:
God that sounds like a world of pain .
I first got made aware of this when I watched the xda TV there was a feature on different screen technology so I know there's an issue with amoled but I'm less than half way through my contract so what's it going to be like in 12 months
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Well I just kept trying and at the 5th bad phone I just gave up and lived with the screen burn...at least the radios worked on that phone.
EDIT: i'm on verizon so I dont know how good vodafone is...maybe better maybe worse...No clue.

DAZEBOY said:
Has anyone received a replacement handset after this defect ?I'm on Vodafone UK
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It's really not a "defect", per se, it's just what these screens do. If you get a replacement, it's going to have the same problem eventually as well. Just kinda have to accept it for these types of displays.

My thoughts on new update

I just got the new update an hour ago and wanted to share my thoughts because I know there's still a lot of people wondering what it fixes. So far I've noticed:
- Phone in general feels much much quicker.
- gallery no longer lags.
- switching from wifi to 4g o longer lags the phone
- camera is improved. Still slight shutter delay but I'm thinking it must jus be how it works since it's taking such high quality pics.
-updating apps in the play store no longer makes the phone lag.
-one of my favorite things is the home button response speed is really fast now(yes svoice home button is disabled) I noticed the home button used to lag sometimes. Much faster now.
- I noticed some buttons in the camera and gallery are different and have some extras. Haven't had much of a look yet.
-it appears all my apps are on the SD card now.
I can't comment on battery life or anything else yet but I'll keep an eye on it tonight.
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What is the build number?
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pezlomd said:
What is the build number?
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I just get "the device is up to date"

XxKINGxX2580 said:
I just get "the device is up to date"
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I think t-mobile gets it in the next day or so. Verizon didn't release it through ota. I kept checking for software upgrades to and nothing. I downloaded kies on my laptop and plugged my phone into it and it worked.
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Hasn't rolled out to me either.. But it will
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Chadly said:
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Dude, you're in the wrong forum.
You have the Verizon S4. This is the T Mobile Forum.
You're working with a different radio and everything. The battery results would be non comparable.

Skipjacks said:
Dude, you're in the wrong forum.
You have the Verizon S4. This is the T Mobile Forum. You're working with a different radio and everything.
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Yeah I know but it seems like the update fixes the same things for sprint att and Verizon
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From what I've heard though and idk if t-mobile is doing this but Verizon locked the Bootloader so apparently you lose root and can never root again which is fine for me cuz i dont even know how to root and see no reason to now.
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Chadly said:
can never root again
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Hello, I'm XDA. We clearly haven't met.
Can't ever root again......not if Samsung had the NSA itself encrypting the bootloader.
Also, the locked bootloader is only a requirment to run Samsung's Knox protection sofware, which is only really relevant for business use.

Skipjacks said:
Hello, I'm XDA. We clearly haven't met.
Can't ever root again......not if Samsung had the NSA itself encrypting the bootloader.
Also, the locked bootloader is only a requirment to run Samsung's Knox protection sofware, which is only really relevant for business use.
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Hey. That's way past my level man lol I'm just repeating what a see a lot if people saying about losing root etc.
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thegalaxys4rocks said:
Should come tomorrow
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I called t mobile and they said that there aren't any updates in the system now.

XxKINGxX2580 said:
I called t mobile and they said that there aren't any updates in the system now.
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thegalaxys4rocks said:
I beg to differ. I spoke to a friendly women there and she said there is one coming up
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You all should know by now that they are idiots.
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spoke with 3 different people. 2 people calling, and another person chatting on t mobile.com and all said no updates in system.

XxKINGxX2580 said:
spoke with 3 different people. 2 people calling, and another person chatting on t mobile.com and all said no updates in system.
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Dude, you are being trolled.

thegalaxys4rocks said:
Well I got different info. Idk who to trust. Jeez tmo. I swear I need an iPhone.
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I wish you would go get a pos iphone so I won't have to see your bs post on this forum anymore for real

Excited to see if this fixes the slight but noticable lag on the keyboard predictions.
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Just waiting for the update, I dont mind the locked bootloader as im not going to root this device anytime soon mate. However I was voing to root so I can use the apps2sd feature but since I heard about the update, root not needed. Till the galaxy s4 no longer runs the latest version of android then I will root. Tmobile your always last to do anything hurry it up will ya.
Unrooted Samsung Galaxy S4 Up and Running
Rooted Mytouch 4G Slide retired
Rooted T-Mobile Sidekick Touch Obliterated
Rooted Mytouch 3G Slide Lost
Rooted T-Mobile G1 Dead

Chadly said:
Verizon locked the Bootloader so apparently you lose root and can never root again . . .
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LOL. Yeah, that'll last a day. :laugh:

Called T-Mobile and Samsung today and they both said that they didn't see anything about a new update for our S4.