Getting a galaxy nexus - Samsung Epic 4G Touch

Getting a galaxy nexus as it's a path of least resistance. I want ics so much that its driving me insane lol. I wish y'all the best as this phone is so so fast with the exynos processor but Im willing to sacrifice a little speed for 4.0 with the nexus. We've waited a while and i know its driving people insane.
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If you are getting the Nexus specifically for ICS, you are setting yourself up for disappointment...
I put a stable build of ICS on my gf's Nexus S. Once you get over the design changes, it's not that much better than what we have now. I would dare say some things are even more difficult to do with ICS than gingerbread *cough cough widgets cough*
Add to the fact that some apps just don't work correctly with ICS yet, while working with gingerbread no problem.
I am not downplaying the Galaxy Nexus, it's a decent phone. But if you want it just for ICS, I am telling you right now you are shooting yourself in the foot. Whatever you do, you ought to face the fact that you are gonna be waiting regardless. Whether you are waiting for ICS to be ported to our hardware, or waiting for app developers to update their apps to be ICS stable, or waiting for sprint to pick up a ICS device. You are going to wait. Get used to it.

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So you willing to have a lesser phone and higher bill just for ICS, that I am sure someone will end up porting to our phone. **smdh** That my friend makes no sense to me.... Oh well good luck and do you want to sell your phone PM me
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PEACE OUT!!!
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So you willing to have a lesser phone and higher bill just for ICS, that I am sure someone will end up porting to our phone. **smdh** That my friend makes no sense to me.... Oh well good luck and do you want to sell your phone PM me
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arionfrost said:
If you are getting the Nexus specifically for ICS, you are setting yourself up for disappointment...
I put a stable build of ICS on my gf's Nexus S. Once you get over the design changes, it's not that much better than what we have now. I would dare say some things are even more difficult to do with ICS than gingerbread *cough cough widgets cough*
Add to the fact that some apps just don't work correctly with ICS yet, while working with gingerbread no problem.
I am not downplaying the Galaxy Nexus, it's a decent phone. But if you want it just for ICS, I am telling you right now you are shooting yourself in the foot. Whatever you do, you ought to face the fact that you are gonna be waiting regardless. Whether you are waiting for ICS to be ported to our hardware, or waiting for app developers to update their apps to be ICS stable, or waiting for sprint to pick up a ICS device. You are going to wait. Get used to it.
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I can reply to this post as it has logic: However, there are perks that ics has in which are very desirable. I don't need to go into the features but i would add that the galaxy nexus has a better screen, better resolution and is a stock google experience and even though it's on verizon, we will get updates to the phone from google and i love that (yes i know we have to wait for verizon but i have faith that it won't be long to update software because of the stock experience.
Another google device wont be coming out for another year (november/december) and i'm willing to go to verizon and pay a little more for the device. I get a discount anyway from my job which helps and I can afford it so it's not a problem.
I posted this as i know many others can relate with my desire for ICS. I wanted to give the pic 4g touch some praise too cause it's the best phone everrrrrrrrrrr man. so fluid and fast.. just missing ICS.

The screen resolution and stock ICS are understandable reasons to go for the Nexus.
But for me, the fact that the screen is Pentile, the fact that you can't stick an extra sdcard in it, and the fact that it has slower internals just make it unappealing. Especially considering there will be a GS3 in our midst soon.
At the very least you could wait for the Nexus to hit Sprint for unlimited data.
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Lower quality camera and camcorder. I ran sprint id and installed the clean pack (vanilla launcher). That took care of touchwiz. I have ics on my ns4g and am not impressed.

Congrats
I used ics on my old nexus s 4g it was awesome but that battery drain bug killed it. This phone of ours will make ics scream!!!!
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I've tested ICS and it didn't really address the areas of Android I think should be improved - voice recognition and voice dialing. It also wasn't very friendly for things like switching between 3G and 4G.
The Galaxy Nexus has a very nice screen (even better than the ET4G IMHO) but the camera doesn't seem as good. I'm not sure if it is the processor in the Nexus or ICS that is the issue but it seemed a little sluggish.
Verizon on the other hand, blows the doors of the speeds I get on Sprint in the two states I've tested in.
All that being said, I still want the Nexus, not for the phone or ICS but just to get the hell off of Sprint. If I could have the ET4G with great speed on Sprint I'd have little to need for ICS but the data speeds on Sprint are wretched. I was getting between 4x to 10x the speed on Verizon as I was do in Sprint in two different states. Hopefully the Galaxy SIII will be out by the time Sprint kicks me off their network for roaming to Verizon all the time.

I bought the Galaxy Nexus because I just had to have ICS too. And then I returned it a week and a half later. ICS is nice, but aside from some graphical changes, it really isn't THAT different from Gingerbread, and it wasn't enough to convince me to keep such a mediocre device. I would much rather have GB on our E4GTs than ICS on a GNex.

Well since Sprint just announced that the Nexus is coming to their network with LTE on board you changing over was honestly a bit over done. Yeah I want ICS as well but honestly it's worth it to wait a bit.
http://www.theverge.com/2012/1/9/2694133/sprint-samsung-galaxy-nexus-lte-official
With Google Wallet as well (officially not the bs that VZN did)
It honestly is worth it to wait for a phone and a brand new Phone OS at times. But yeah sadly I'll wait till we get ICS on our E4GT the phone is just so much better unless the specs on this Nexus are pushing the 1.5ghz cpu like we have no (only at 1.2) that might worth a phone change. But really not sure yet.

Yeah depending on rumors of future devices that may make it to Sprint later this year, I may give the Nexus a try once it releases. I always like something new
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stepinmyworld said:
Getting a galaxy nexus as it's a path of least resistance. I want ics so much that its driving me insane lol. I wish y'all the best as this phone is so so fast with the exynos processor but Im willing to sacrifice a little speed for 4.0 with the nexus. We've waited a while and i know its driving people insane.
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Sell me it.
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A nexus, come on, the Epic 4G Touch is still a superior phone. and if you want ICS, you may as well wait, isn't CES today anyhow?
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Sprint just confirmed they're getting the Galaxy Nexus, so you may want to hold out for their version

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Galaxy Nexus ruined Christmas....

Maybe I am ungrateful for making this post but I know I am not the only one who feels like this. About a month ago I was rock in a blackberry tour not because I couldn't get any other phone but because I was semi happy with it and no other phone period really had any affect on me.
Then one day I saw an epic touch in Craigslist for 200 and thought it was a scam but it was real. At first I had the phone. Its big, Los, battery, etc. Was gonna sell it for profit but I already sold my tour and the deal was just so good. Then started rooting and ics theme and tweaking made me fall in love.
Then got my gf a nexus s and put ics on it and it began. Then I went to Verizon and touched the galaxy nexus. It will cost me 1000 dollars to switch to Verizon with everybody. The physical of this phone to me is beyond any phone I have ever touched. Ice cream sand which is what android was always supposed to be.
Our screen is better in colors and our gpu is better and we have an SD card slot. But all that doesn't matter. Samsung will destroy ics with touchwiz and then the waiting game will start for a pure rom.
We all want the nexus lets just face it. The minute sprint has it most of you are gone like me.
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The only real life difference will be ics ... and its not worth $200 plus a wasted upgrade to me ... would much rather save it until quad core 2.0 GHz processors WITH ics come out like 3 months after it gets to sprint ...
Actually, I don't want a nexus, or galaxy nexus that is, with those ugly ass on-screen buttons. This phone is better IMHO. Now, if the SGS3 gets released with ICS, I will be even more sure I don't want the galaxy nexus. Touchwiz or no touchwiz. The S line is rock solid, and people that understand that, know that. (TMO's maybe not so much...)
But that's just me.
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We all want the nexus lets just face it. The minute sprint has it most of you are gone like me.
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No sir, i do not. Love this phone, and will for a long while. I'd rather wait for a great ICS rom than jump to worse phone that has it now. But merry christmas!
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OP, speak for yourself but owners of the E4GT are smarter then just buying the same phone only with ICS. We need more of an upgrade.
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The only real life difference will be ics ... and its not worth $200 plus a wasted upgrade to me ... would much rather save it until quad core 2.0 GHz processors WITH ics come out like 3 months after it gets to sprint ...
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Yeah I know but physical design has to count for something. The nexus fits in the hand just right. Anyway I know its not that serious its just sad to see what HTC and Samsung will do to these phones. Give customers a choice. Most people won't root there phone.
Google has to stop selling out, yeah tons of people have android but probably 90 percent of them don't even know what android can really do.
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I can wait.
I need external SD support for my music and movies.
I can wait for devs to ready ICS ROMs, and replace TouchWiz with ADW.
The only thing I would like to have is the HD resolution, but again, I can wait.
My next phone will be a quad-core with HD resolution.
This will probably mean the GS III.
Hey we all can say we can wait but that's easy to say since you don't have a choice. When or if sprint gets the nexus then will see if you wait.
At the end of the day we still have great phones but don't act like the s3 is around the corner knowing sprint it will be September again. And we still don't know what the s3 will have.
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OP, speak for yourself but owners of the E4GT are smarter then just buying the same phone only with ICS. We need more of an upgrade.
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Sorry but I have ics on my ns4g and I would not trade this phone to the hardware inferior one just because of ics. I wasn't that impressed with ics. I'm running peter Alfonzo's ics nightly. Everything works on the ROM, so its not because something isn't working. Ics seems slower on the same phone versus 2.3.6. I'd rather take better performance over eye candy.
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Sorry but I have ics on my ns4g and I would not trade this phone to the hardware inferior one just because of ics. I wasn't that impressed with ics. I'm running peter Alfonzo's ics nightly. Everything works on the ROM, so its not because something isn't working. Ics seems slower on the same phone versus 2.3.6. I'd rather take better performance over eye candy.
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Same here. I am running aosp's v43 with Ezekeel's Glados kernel on my NS4G and I can wait for ICS on this phone. I have no desire to get the GN at all. From what I have read, the battery and performance is inferior. If people can't wait, there are a couple of great ICS themes to hold you over...
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Uh I have the galaxy nexus... and I'm returning it next week. It can't compare to the E4GT.
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LOL op. You said that we all want a GN. speak for yourself. To spend $1000 omto switch just to get a phone is crazy. So when you are rocking your gn ill rock my epic touch (which is better) then ill get the quad core SIII. Have fun with that.
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Sorry but I have ics on my ns4g and I would not trade this phone to the hardware inferior one just because of ics. I wasn't that impressed with ics. I'm running peter Alfonzo's ics nightly. Everything works on the ROM, so its not because something isn't working. Ics seems slower on the same phone versus 2.3.6. I'd rather take better performance over eye candy.
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We are not talking about the nexus s as I have tried all those rooms and they are slower because its still very new is it recall fair to compare it this early.
Second this phone the epic and nexus are pretty much the same phone but.
Nexus looks better feels better because its slimmer. On a design point it kills this phone ( this phone is nice too but nexus is an evolution of what phones will be )
And the most important thing is it is a nexus. Is anybody here looking for to touchwiz please tell me. Do you really want Samsung over Google. I trust Google is better with there own software os.
I can't even put a case on this phone or it feels like I am holding a brick. Sorry to say this because I like my phone but its design is like somebody ironed an iPhone flat. And with a case it feels like a HTC phone.
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From what I have seen I would have no reason to upgrade from my current E4GT to a nexus just for new updated software.
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Uh I have the galaxy nexus... and I'm returning it next week. It can't compare to the E4GT.
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You can't be serious, so you hate ics or something. I'm not saying this is a bad choice but wow.
I like Samsung making phones not skinning them. I don't even know why Samsung makes touchwiz besides to make people think its an iPhone clone. And now with ics why even waste manpower the best skin is already there.
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Second this phone the epic and nexus are pretty much the same phone but.
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How are they pretty much the same phone? They are completely different:
Different shape
Different software
Different screen
Different camera
Different processor
Different GPU
Same manufacturer
The two phones couldn't be more different and I'm sorry but the E4GT is superior in almost every regard.
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LOL op. You said that we all want a GN. speak for yourself. To spend $1000 omto switch just to get a phone is crazy. So when you are rocking your gn ill rock my epic touch (which is better) then ill get the quad core SIII. Have fun with that.
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That's my plan and probably more what "everyone else" will end up doing
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You can't be serious, so you hate ics or something. I'm not saying this is a bad choice but wow.
I like Samsung making phones not skinning them. I don't even know why Samsung makes touchwiz besides to make people think its an iPhone clone. And now with ics why even waste manpower the best skin is already there.
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I love ICS, it's awesome. But its not enough to make me want to keep such a mediocre piece of hardware.
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LOL op. You said that we all want a GN. speak for yourself. To spend $1000 omto switch just to get a phone is crazy. So when you are rocking your gn ill rock my epic touch (which is better) then ill get the quad core SIII. Have fun with that.
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Man you guys are loyal not one person feels this way. Or are you guys still convincing yourselves. I know I was there.
Only time will tell when sprint gets it and I see you guys posting over there in xda how you love your phone. Ilk make a note so I don't forget.
Anyway guys this is a great phone so don't think I'm just being a hater. Been using ics all week on nexus s and played with a few galaxy nexus's. I want ics just how it is but even if you give it to me on this phone will still want the nexus the slimmer profile, curved glass, 720p, onscreen buttons and its pure Google. I'm sorry but I can't defend the epic against that.
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Man you guys are loyal not one person feels this way. Or are you guys still convincing yourselves. I know I was there.
Only time will tell when sprint gets it and I see you guys posting over there in xda how you love your phone. Ilk make a note so I don't forget.
Anyway guys this is a great phone so don't think I'm just being a hater. Been using ics all week on nexus s and played with a few galaxy nexus's. I want ics just how it is but even if you give it to me on this phone will still want the nexus the slimmer profile, curved glass, 720p, onscreen buttons and its pure Google. I'm sorry but I can't defend the epic against that.
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IMO it's not about being a "hater". Sure ICS is sweet, and it would rock to have a Nexus Galaxy, but to spend the cash(1k according to OP) just for a phone upgrade is something in the likes of greedy little kids with the latest toys. It just doesn't make sense given we all have great phones.
The specs on our phones are great, so unless someone can jump on for cheap it just doesn't make sense. If Sprint got it people might be more interested but paying ETF + whatever it'll cost is just silly to do for essentially an OD update.

Twiz is the only reason we don't have ics.

The reason it will probably be June is because Samsung is redesigning touchwiz so the next phones to launch also have it. I even think Samsung either has to release it soon or its going to be a long time. Once the nexus is out it is too late. Once the sg3 is out its way too late.
This may be the better phone but I don't even care at this point Samsung always does this crap. It could actually go till September. Point blank I am only buying nexus phones from now on or going to another os. Plus I love how the nexus feels and looks.
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You argument is a bit premature. Last time I checked only one non nexus device has been updated and that just happened yesterday. It was a tablet too, not a phone. Other than the Nexus devices there is not one single ICS phone being sold that I am aware of. So, you can be mad a Samsung all you want. But, they aren't the one changing the OS every 6 months. There has been 19 Android updates in the 3 1/2 years Android has been available.
You are also not remembering Ice Cream Sandwich has been updated 3 times in 3 months and it still is having problems.
I wouldn't mind a nice update once in a while to keep things fresh. But, Twiz is not the only reason we don't have ICS. If that were the case these leaked roms wouldn't be floating around.
Have some faith in our awesome devs. If it weren't for them, you would be sitting on a stock rom right now.
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People just post the dumbest **** here...
Samsung leaks of ICS for the GSM one are pretty close actually
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Nothing but assumptions....
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People just post the dumbest **** here...
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Tell us how you really feel OP
Crybaby ICS threads litter this forum.
Those that aren't happy with ET due to lack of ICS go buy a nexus.
Reminds me of og epic forums and gb
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Galaxy Nexus coming to sprint is why we wont have ISC for a while. Why would sprint give it to us before the release of G-nexus the first ICS phone? They want you to buy it not get yours upgraded, lol. Its sprint this time not sammy
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Crybaby ICS threads litter this forum.
Those that aren't happy with ET due to lack of ICS go buy a nexus.
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Yeah most of us will buy a nexus. And the reason its upsetting is because April is a long time from now. And most of the Android phones are HTC and Samsung. Both of these companies are pretty slow to update.
Just watch somehow Samsung will release a phone with ics before this one gets it. Anyway wmim happy sprint is getting the nexus. My gf can have this phone and my dad can get the nexus s which also has ics on it.
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Yeah most of us will buy a nexus. And the reason its upsetting is because April is a long time from now. And most of the Android phones are HTC and Samsung. Both of these companies are pretty slow to update.
Just watch somehow Samsung will release a phone with ics before this one gets it. Anyway wmim happy sprint is getting the nexus. My gf can have this phone and my dad can get the nexus s which also has ics on it.
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Well to buy a GN is a bad move you will be losing much more then gaining.
The GS3 lte should drop in August that will blow away GN
Considering all of this hype for ICS you'd think that it was about the return of Jesus or something.
Its like this with every update. Gingerbread and Froyo was the same way.
On my Epic mobile phone.
I doubt Sprint will hold back the release of ICS for sgs2. 1, If people use their upgrades then they wont have one for the galaxy nexus unless they use someone elses upgrade. 2, it has LTE which the sgs2 doesnt.
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Well to buy a GN is a bad move you will be losing much more then gaining.
The GS3 lte should drop in August that will blow away GN
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Are we guessing here. We don't even know what the sg3 is and second screw touchwiz. Nexus is the best phone out now. I'll buy an iPhone before a buy another galaxy.
Its nexus or nothing else. Tired of Samsung and their awful radios. The hardware of this phone might be better but I'll take a slimmer phone higher Res and pure Google experience any day over anything Samsung can do. We all know in the end Samsung will screw us and not update the phone or take forever
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Nexus is the best phone out now. I'll buy an iPhone before a buy another galaxy.
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Please go buy an iphone you have no clue what your talking about.
Only thing better on GN hardware wise is the display.....that's it.
GS2 has better Camera ,Speaker , Battery life , processor- Exynos.
SD card is a plus as well.
Device Performance is the same except for ICS not being 3 party app friendly which is another con.
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Its nexus or nothing else. Tired of Samsung and their awful radios. The hardware of this phone might be better but I'll take a slimmer phone higher Res and pure Google experience any day over anything Samsung can do. We all know in the end Samsung will screw us and not update the phone or take forever
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Please go buy an iphone their community needs your vast smartphone knowledge
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Are we guessing here. We don't even know what the sg3 is and second screw touchwiz. Nexus is the best phone out now. I'll buy an iPhone before a buy another galaxy.
Its nexus or nothing else. Tired of Samsung and their awful radios. The hardware of this phone might be better but I'll take a slimmer phone higher Res and pure Google experience any day over anything Samsung can do. We all know in the end Samsung will screw us and not update the phone or take forever
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You know the Galaxy Nexus IS a Samsung right? Google may control the Android Updates, but the radio is all sammy. Look at the signal issues with the Sprint version of the nexusS.
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You know the Galaxy Nexus IS a Samsung right? Google may control the Android Updates, but the radio is all sammy. Look at the signal issues with the Sprint version of the nexusS.
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OP has no clue

gnex or rezound

ok heres the deal guys a got an upgrade next month and im trying to decide between the two. my main points of interest are a soild camera both front and rear, music, speed, wireless tether, display, development,build quality, and signal aka connectivity. the only thing keeping me from going straight to the gnex atm is the camera, signal (i read alot of issues with the gnex) and the processor is a tid bit slower. dont get me wrong i love stock android over sense then again the dialer for sense is nice with the auto completion. idk i just cant decide i know ill get a more 1 sided opinion on this forum but try to be open minded on your opinions....
I would say go into a store and play with both phones and see what you like more.
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I would say go into a store and play with both phones and see what you like more.
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This.
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4.0 is going to look HIDEOUS with Sense.
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Just like 2.3 with Sense!! lol
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Esteway.619 said:
I would say go into a store and play with both phones and see what you like more.
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This solves it every time. Don't like some guys on a forum tell you what device to buy... choose what's best for you. Just be an informed consumer.
I carry both phones on a daily basis. Both of them are great devices in their own respect. The only thing I'm not in love with on my nexus is the camera. If I'm going to take a picture I'll usually reach for my Rezound first but that's about the only time I will. The battery life has been better on my Rezound also but that is mostly due to the fact that I don't use it as much as my Nexus. The Nexus feels better in my hand than the Rezound (which I also like better than the blocky Razr), I like how well it rests in my palm and also really like the curved screen. As far as processor goes there is also much more to consider than a 300mhz bump in clock speed between the two. And after using my Nexus I will never want anything other than Vanilla Android 4.0+. It pains me to use anything else. Lol.
The signal on both of them has seemed equal to me to be honest. I haven't had any of the issues other users have reported with the Nexus and both are reliable as far as network connectivity and speed. The build quality on both of them are solid. As far as music goes the Rezound does come with the beats headphones which are nice...
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I would say go into a store and play with both phones and see what you like more.
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Sort of agree with this but sometime demo units are laggy and not a full-representation of what the phone actually is when a person is using it.
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Sort of agree with this but sometime demo units are laggy and not a full-representation of what the phone actually is when a person is using it.
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Well put. The demo units are generally not a good representation as far as performance. I still recommend getting them in your hands to see what feels comfortable to each individual. It will also give you a good idea on the user interface differences and pros/cons of each.
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And after using my Nexus I will never want anything other than Vanilla Android 4.0+. It pains me to use anything else. Lol.
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This sums up why i use my nexus more than my sgs2.
The only reasons I would see to get a rezound would be if you love sense, or if you really need a good on your phone. I was a little iffy about the nexus, but 2 weeks in I have zero regrets. But then again camera isn't that important to me.
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MIUI have the auto fill dialer
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MIUI have the auto fill dialer
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I was also going to mention that. Most custom roms have that feature as well as many, many more...
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I wouldnt want Sense or any other manufacturer skin/bloat/launcher, etc.
I have a GN and my wife has a rezound. Both are great phones. The Rezound does get a bit better reception. The screen is a matter of preference... The rezound is brighter, but the GN has richer colors.
I think the GN feels better in my hand and I personally prefer the button configuration
GN is definitely easier to root, although I did manage to unlock and rom the rezound also.
If you don't mind waiting, the Galaxy S III should be unveiled around then and may tickle your fancy. The Galaxy S II had a good camera so I would imagine that the next iteration would improve upon it
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Gnex or gs3

I know the hardware is better than Gnex but I like stock ics plus the promise of jb soon but the no sd card is a boner killer
What shall I do... I only want to upgrade for lte I'm in the gs2 a great phone but wimax will die soon. I have wimax here but no good in classroom nor work office at home its fine but I'm hardly home.....
Wimax die in 2015
And upgrading to the gnex now would will be pointless when a new nexus phone is coming out this year. "The Gs3 is a great phone" often said by it's users. It come down to what you want its your money.
Long way off indeed but lte will be here way before that
donsh00tmesanta said:
Long way off indeed but lte will be here way before that
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Not really
http://gigaom.com/broadband/sprint-swoops-in-with-1-6b-deal-to-save-clearwire/
That's why I'm waiting to see what the next nexus brings if it's a minor bump like gs3 ill go for Gnex since it'll be free lol
Hell at this point I'd take a nexus s lol
Ok truth time my girls been bugging for an android phone with ffc so we can video "chat" lol so I'm thinking getting Gnex or gs3 and giving her my gs2 she's on a blackberry flip n she's all sad when her friends and family have their androids and iphones out lol
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Not really
http://gigaom.com/broadband/sprint-swoops-in-with-1-6b-deal-to-save-clearwire/
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With vm and boost now using itbof course
This might help you a bit http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3Ti08g_6Bj4&feature=plcp
Nexus = Quicker updates
S III = Better hardware
So it's really your choice, but the S III is suppose to get the Jellybean update. Maybe not as soon, but I don't think it'll be too far after.
If you are able to wait until the next Nexus device is available, then it'd be a good idea to hold off upgrading.
well we have cm10 and jb aokp and aosp
So were good on the software side till the next is version
Can you settle for the gnex camera?
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I like the almost zero lag shutter
What's wrong with it is it not as good as gs2?
Mark.J.Linskiy said:
This might help you a bit http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3Ti08g_6Bj4&feature=plcp
Nexus = Quicker updates
S III = Better hardware
So it's really your choice, but the S III is suppose to get the Jellybean update. Maybe not as soon, but I don't think it'll be too far after.
If you are able to wait until the next Nexus device is available, then it'd be a good idea to hold off upgrading.
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There will be plenty of jelly bean roms, custom made by good devs.... Go with GS3....
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All depends on if you prefer the Nexus name or not.
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I Am Marino said:
All depends on if you prefer the Nexus name or not.
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I do
Free on add a line at sprint
Should I?

Epic touch to Galaxy Nexus

So tomorrow I'm trading my epic touch for a galaxy nexus. Was seeing if anyone else had made this move and how their experience with the phone change was. I appreciate any input.
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i did the same thing and so far so good once you see this screen it just is like wow , the one thing i ididnt like about the epic touch was the screen resolution. Also i kinda miss 4g wimax but cant wait for lte my area is one of the couple scheduled to receive lte some time before the end of this year. And also this phone was a breeze to root and flash a new rom and 32gb internal is fine with me even tho i had like 40 something gb on my epic touch. The only problem with the nexus is the speaker isnt as loud and thats about it also dont expect really high benchmarks. but these issues arent as bad as the LOS on the epic touch which just was a pain at times
I made the switch and within 45 minutes was rooted and running a built from source jelly bean Rom. Loving my Google phone...
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Screen resolution... and Jellybean is waaaay fast. And the camera is meh.
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sobaked2921 said:
So tomorrow I'm trading my epic touch for a galaxy nexus. Was seeing if anyone else had made this move and how their experience with the phone change was. I appreciate any input.
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Trading even? If so, good work
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I was rocking an old lg slide phone and the galaxy nexus was the first android phone I got and boy is it great I love the customization options, the phenomenal devs on xda and other websites that are committed to this phone, and may I make a suggestion once you get you Gnex is to root and flash Codename Android 3.1.0 or AOKP M6 with faux123's kernel on it, by far the best two roms and kernel combo's ive ever used. As well you should get titanium backup it has saved me more than once.
Have fun with your new phone!!
I also made the switch. I'm fortunate in that I'm in a KC suburb that has LTE. The LTE signal is a lot stronger than the 3G, and of course way faster. It does drop off sometimes though, so I'm not sure Sprint is done tweaking on it.
I love the pure Google experience. The only negative I have for the Nexus is the battery life for me is not nearly as good as I had on the Epic 4G Touch. I'm on here tonight doing my preliminary research because I intend to root and ROM after work tomorrow night. I had my E4GT rooted and ROM'd with ICS before Sprint ever came out with it. Oh, since Sprint is so slow with updates I guess that didn't mean anything.
Thanks for all of yalls input. It has helped me in further pursuing a galaxy nexus
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