Galaxy Nexus Vs Galaxy S2 - Samsung Galaxy Nexus

So.. you know ..I always wondered this myself as well...So i got my a galaxy nexus and put them side by side hehehe
This is not a video to show you specs..that you can find anywhere ..however its a video to show you the difference between them and for you to check them out side by side

Thanks for the vid. Very handy and unbiased

Nice review. I'm giving up my white sgs2 for the galaxy nexus. Just waiting for it to come in the mail. I don't think I'll look back again. I think my next device after that will be the Sgs3 if the nexus doesn't do something spectacular with the up and coming ota's.
They both are great phones. It's a win win for both.
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charlieb620 said:
Nice review. I'm giving up my white sgs2 for the galaxy nexus. Just waiting for it to come in the mail. I don't think I'll look back again. I think my next device after that will be the Sgs3 if the nexus doesn't do something spectacular with the up and coming ota's.
They both are great phones. It's a win win for both.
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charlie, great minds think alike!!! Im doing the very same thing as you..saving my money already for the S3 hahaha.
I got a little update on the nexus.. I rooted it, romd it and let me tell you..battery life (which was the down side of it) got way way better. On normal use with almost 3 hrs of screen on ive been averaging about 15 hrs WITH stock battery.
Rooting and roming seems to be doing the trick for the life. The camera shooting got a little better as well and gps locks quick

rault18 said:
So.. you know ..I always wondered this myself as well...So i got my a galaxy nexus and put them side by side hehehe
This is not a video to show you specs..that you can find anywhere ..however its a video to show you the difference between them and for you to check them out side by side
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Is that the LTE S2?

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Is that the LTE S2?
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It has a T-mobile logo. That model is HSPA+.

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charlie, great minds think alike!!! Im doing the very same thing as you..saving my money already for the S3 hahaha.
I got a little update on the nexus.. I rooted it, romd it and let me tell you..battery life (which was the down side of it) got way way better. On normal use with almost 3 hrs of screen on ive been averaging about 15 hrs WITH stock battery.
Rooting and roming seems to be doing the trick for the life. The camera shooting got a little better as well and gps locks quick
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With all the new roms and kernels I know it's just a matter of a good combo to save life. I'm on my phone all day(poweruser). I just bought some cases no batteries, so I'm just reading through everything trying to find the best rom/kernel combo.
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Its a Galaxy nexus GSM vs Galaxy S2 T-989 Hercules

Charlie once you do ..you must share!! ill start getting more into kernels once they figure the bugs out
Right now im on Android Revolution and stock kernel

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Charlie once you do ..you must share!! ill start getting more into kernels once they figure the bugs out
Right now im on Android Revolution and stock kernel
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I will.
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Charlie once you do ..you must share!! ill start getting more into kernels once they figure the bugs out
Right now im on Android Revolution and stock kernel
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Lol the kernels are fixing the bugs.
Aokp+ franco = win
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Guys. I could get a white tmobile gs2 for lets say 280 right now.
Its because contract upgrade that someone else would be doing and blah blah blah.
Point is... I could get it for 280 brand new. I just got a galaxy nexus and I love it. I really do.
However, is it worth keeping it if I could save 300 dollars?
I want to say Im trully happy with the galaxy nexus but then yesterady I play with a stock sght989 and I swear that phone is so fast. Idk why but it just was stock.
Im on franco kernel and M3 and it is also very fast, but I just dont know if it is worth it.
Plus with the gs2 I always get twice the downlaod speed and I watch alot of hd youtube and some tethering and Idk what to do.
I only have today to choose!!! lol

stay with what you have now and save for Galaxy S3

I think I will do just that.
But I need it to support tmobile so it has to be pentaband. I wonder if it will support tmobiles 42 speed as well.

Last I heard. Nexus goes up to 21mbps. Where do u get 42mbps on tmo? I have the gs2 also n it never goes near that. Would be nice tho. Then again the g nexus speed is on par with mY gs2. I don't see no difference in network speeds. But it could just be my location.
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Well yes I never get above 21mbps with the gs2, so technically I feel like the gs2 and nexus should have same speeds.
However, when I get 3 with nexus I get 6 with gs2. If I have 8 with nexus Ill have around 15.
Idk why, maybe the dual radio has something to do with it, but Id prefer to be in your situation and get identical speeds.
Then I would feel like I wasn't missing out but its always like doubled.
And Ive tried every radio for the nexus possible...

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Galaxy SII or SIII

So I have the original vibrant and I was wondering should I upgrade to the SII for free today or pay for an SIII next week? Any input from the people that have been using it is appreciated! I just don't know if the SIII is worth paying for if I can get the SII for free... Thanks!!!
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S3
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S3 of course . I m going to switch someday lol
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Ya know, I was a vibrant user, recently upgraded to the t989 and I love it (of course). If you look at the specs on the s3 you're not going to see a huge boost in performance. Slightly different aestethic design to it, a few features that, while pretty cool, are already being provided as mods for the s2, thanks to the brilliant devs here xda.
Another thing to look at is the fact that the s2 has been on the market long enough that its bugs have been worked out and there are endless options for modification.
Last but not least, tmo is offering the s2 for free? Wish we had known that was coming a couple months ago..
If it were my wallet, I'd go with the s2 and use the money on a new BBQ. Good luck with your decision and I hope you enjoy whichever device you go with.
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Yes t mobile is having a sale this weekend only with a mail in rebate. I checked it out on the website and called customer service and they confirmed. I might get the s2 and I can always return it next week if I change my mind. Thanks for the help!
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Really I just want something faster and 4g and a better camera. What's your opinions on how the s2 performs in these categories?
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s3 is a great phone and you should upgrade if you're on the vibrant. I could not justify upgrading from an s2 to an s3 this seems like just an incremental upgrade imo. But from the vibrant the s3 will be a huge improvement.
Honestly the one S if anything seems like the most exciting device(I know I will get flamed). If you can get around not having an SD card(I cant right now but I can see myself giving it up in the future.) I would go with that.
Metal, honestly, the s2 really meets your needs as far as what you're looking for, camera is crystal clear, even with flash in poor lighting. The phone is super responsive, never lags for me and has 4g. Certainly not trying to talk you out of the s3 tho, just saying my experience with the s2 has been very positive.
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The specs of the SII vs SIII aren't too far off. They'll both perform very well (with the slight improvements going to the SIII of course). The one area that is tempting/makes me jealous about the SIII is the screen resolution. That sucker is very crisp, and makes our screen seem rather low-res.
However, having said that the SII sounds like it will meet your needs. It has a fantastic camera, and very high speeds. I'm also not sure if the SIII supports full 42mb/s like the SII does (because of the talk of a unified model), so it may be slower but if someone has more knowledge perhaps they can correct me.
When it comes down to it, it depends if you think it's worth the $200 difference. For me, I'd probably take an SII and call it a day.
Metalman1020468 said:
Yes t mobile is having a sale this weekend only with a mail in rebate. I checked it out on the website and called customer service and they confirmed. I might get the s2 and I can always return it next week if I change my mind. Thanks for the help!
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Yeah, but now they have a restocking fee.
Powered by the SGSII
Don't mean to high jack the thread, but..
How's many current S2 owners are jumping ship to the S3??
Just wondering because for the ones that are, we are gonna need to stick together and start a bounty for TDJ and Eugene when we get there.
Gotta have them on board.
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I am not going for s3. May be i will go for next nexus or note 2 when they availble.
There is nothing new in sgs3 I mean this time Samsung did not introduced any thing first time. Many companies already released their phones with HD screen and with quad core processor.
I am expecting something unseen from Samsung but this time they did not.
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For those that think its just incremental upgrade, I think not. S4 processor is greatly improved over the S3. It has improvements in battery life and power. See this website of various benchmarks and phone comparisons
http://www.anandtech.com/show/5559/...mance-preview-msm8960-adreno-225-benchmarks/3
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The thing about this is ... if u get an s2 or s3 are u gonna run it stock... answer is probably not so next question is do u like touchwiz enough to keep it... reason for asking is that if u plan on running cm9, or aokp then the difference between the two is minimal I'd say the s3 obviously is gonna outperform the s2 but in day to day use on cm9 and aokp I'd say u wouldn't really be able to tell the difference.
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Ill be receiving the european spec s3 soon.. Excited
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Ill be receiving the european spec s3 soon.. Excited
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Can that run on T-Mobile HSPA+ network? I heard it can, but not sure.
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LoopDoGG79 said:
Can that run on T-Mobile HSPA+ network? I heard it can, but not sure.
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If it's unlocked u cn use it on any carrier.
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mikeb85 said:
I'd say the s3 obviously is gonna outperform the s2 but in day to day use on cm9 and aokp I'd say u wouldn't really be able to tell the difference.
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I couldn't agree more. Of course the S3 is faster, but I honestly can't think of applications or situations in which the SII fails me. Sure maybe it will be 2ms faster to load the Homescreen, but we're not talking about noticeable differences. Until software catches up and creates more demanding apps (or perhaps they're out and I just don't want to use them yet), there will not be much differentiation.
I don't see the point of performing an upgrade simply for upgrade's sake. I have a desktop that's aged quite well. The processor is nearly 5.5 years old, and the graphics cards are 4 years old. There are computers that can run laps around mine, but in the end it doesn't matter because all of the programs and games I play run nearly flawlessly at max or near max settings. Sorry if that's OT, but it's the same concept.
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If it's unlocked u cn use it on any carrier.
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Right, I think the question is will it get the full 42mb/s.
I see conflicting information regarding what type of 4g speeds this thing will get (I mean HSPA+ 21 or 42mb/s). Some sites say there will be a T-Mo version, and it may have the fastest quadcore while other carriers get slower ones, and then others say the phone will be unified.
Does anyone have a recent trustworthy link regarding this issue?
The s2 is great. I'd stock with it if I didn't have an upgrade available. But since I do, I'm getting the gs3. The variety of cases alone makes it better for me as I like to use multiple cases and swap them frequently.
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The_Biz said:
The s2 is great. I'd stock with it if I didn't have an upgrade available. But since I do, I'm getting the gs3. The variety of cases alone makes it better for me as I like to use multiple cases and swap them frequently.
Deebo took your bike too?!
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Why not wait until the upgrade means more to you? It's not like you lose the upgrade, and it takes 2 additional years to get another.

Just sold my GS2 :( GNex or GS3?

I can't make up my mind what to do, I love CM9/AOKP, but judging by how long it took this phone to get those ROMS, I'm kinda scared to get the GS3 because IMO TouchWiz is disgusting. The GNex is not available through the Play Store as of right now due to **** sucking Apple......I need some opinions from you guys, if you sold you're GS2 today, what would you be UPGRADING to?
P.S I miss my phone
IRIE4IPIER said:
I can't make up my mind what to do, I love CM9/AOKP and it judging by how long it took this phone to get those ROMS, I'm kinda scared to get the GS3 because IMO TouchWiz is disgusting. The GNex is not available through the Play Store as of right now due to **** sucking Apple......I need some opinions from you guys, if you sold you're GS2 today, what would you be UPGRADING to?
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S3 already has unofficial aokp. Go for it .
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S3 already has unofficial aokp. Go for it .
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gonna search, but known bugs?
just bought the nexus before it became unavailable. I have the gs2 also, i love the gnex so far and it will tide me over for long enough for the gs3 to get a lot of custom rom love.
plus, since the gnex is a google device, you can get jellybean right away and any future updates are pushed promptly, rather than waiting on samsung or carrier to cook their own updates with bloatware in them.
I'd go with the s3, I just think it is so much better than the nexus
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IRIE4IPIER said:
I can't make up my mind what to do, I love CM9/AOKP, but judging by how long it took this phone to get those ROMS, I'm kinda scared to get the GS3 because IMO TouchWiz is disgusting. The GNex is not available through the Play Store as of right now due to **** sucking Apple......I need some opinions from you guys, if you sold you're GS2 today, what would you be UPGRADING to?
P.S I miss my phone
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Haha, S3 all the way. I can guarantee that you will be disappointed if you order a Nexus over the S3. Hell, a Nexus from this phone is a downgrade. I don't think people that are so envious of the Nexus have actually used it in real life to experience its sluggish UI and mediocre camera.
Not to mention Google is bound to announce the next Nexus before the end of this year.
Where did u sell it? And for how much? I've been trying to sell mine to get a nexus lol
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S3, might as well get the newest technology and 2GB of ram
grawkiller73 said:
Haha, S3 all the way. I can guarantee that you will be disappointed if you order a Nexus over the S3. Hell, a Nexus from this phone is a downgrade. I don't think people that are so envious of the Nexus have actually used it in real life to experience its sluggish UI and mediocre camera.
Not to mention Google is bound to announce the next Nexus before the end of this year.
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Idk bro. After jellybean I don't think there will be a sluggish UI anymore
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grawkiller73 said:
Haha, S3 all the way. I can guarantee that you will be disappointed if you order a Nexus over the S3. Hell, a Nexus from this phone is a downgrade. I don't think people that are so envious of the Nexus have actually used it in real life to experience its sluggish UI and mediocre camera.
Not to mention Google is bound to announce the next Nexus before the end of this year.
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i dont believe that camera is sluggish at all. its all about the glass, the MP is just a marketing gimmick, i think that glass is comparable to the iphone 5 MP which is really good, it has fast focusing ability which lead me to believe its F2.0 (dont quote me on it) and most of our camera is around F3.5 ish
Nexus no longer available for now for all you guys that waited too long
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Where did u sell it? And for how much? I've been trying to sell mine to get a nexus lol
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I posted it on Craigslist at 2:45AM and received my first offer an hour later, crazy. But I ended up selling it for $420. K just thought to myself, might as well sell it now that it has value(I'm stuck with over 8 older android phones because I waited too long to sell them.)
I really want the nexus because it has jellybean, but you guys are right, GS3 is the way to go, I just hope ROM development isn't as slow as it started off with this phone. Thanks for the replies.

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
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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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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?

Verizon sending Galaxy S3

Well I received a call from a VZW supervisor asking how has my experience been with the Nexus. I stated that it has locked up a few times but the main thing that upsets me has been the update times. They apologize and say they can send me an S3 if I would like that. I gladly said yes. This is what she said " we are calling customers with the nexus that have been with VZW for more than 10 years because we have received many complaints. We value our customers and want to take care of you." What do you guys think about this
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Well I received a call from a VZW supervisor asking how has my experience been with the Nexus. I stated that it has locked up a few times but the main thing that upsets me has been the update times. They apologize and say they can send me an S3 if I would like that. I gladly said yes. This is what she said " we are calling customers with the nexus that have been with VZW for more than 10 years because we have received many complaints. We value our customers and want to take care of you." What do you guys think about this
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do you have to send the nexus back? if not, its awesome.
Of course they would have to send the Nexus back. They're not just going to hand you another phone for free. They are going to swap it out!
Yeah I have to send the nexus back. But I was saving up to get a GSM version. Can I use Google talk to use both phones at the same time?
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If your main problem is update times, your experience isn't going to get better with the GS3...
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Good thing you dont have an iphone, they only get updated once a year. You would freak!
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Good thing you dont have an iphone, they only get updated once a year. You would freak!
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its almost like non nexus devices
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El Daddy said:
If your main problem is update times, your experience isn't going to get better with the GS3...
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Well the S3 is getting JB before the Verizon GNex does...
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I think I would have stuck with my Nexus! :victory:
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Well the S3 is getting JB before the Verizon GNex does...
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Ha! Proof? Or are you basing your statement on some blog trying to generate hits?
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Ha! Proof? Or are you basing your statement on some blog trying to generate hits?
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probably the international S3
I downgraded from an S3 to a GNexus and let me tell you, that phone is terrible. Its too big and yet it feels like cardboard ready to break at any second. The build quality was **** and the volume buttons felt like they would pop out any second. On top of that the Touchwiz that comes with is on par with low-budget LG phones. I mean the thing wouldn't stop trying to upload my photos to G+ even after i told it 50 times to stop. You can't get rid of the "Wi-Fi available" bull**** and the whole top of notification bar is ful of other retarded **** that I never used, you literally have like 1/2 of the notifications filled with useless crap. The keyboard is also modified to **** it comes with swype which has autocorrect but if you get tired of swype and go back to normal keyboard it suddenly loses its auto-correct. Overall I hated the phone and i'm glad I got the GNexus.
I feel like they may be doing this to try and get rid of nexus updates altogether by offering s3 they can just say Samsung is your problem with the nexus one it hits aosp it really shouldn't take much time to get to the end user I think Verizon is tired of supporting this phone.
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arogon said:
I downgraded from an S3 to a GNexus and let me tell you, that phone is terrible. Its too big and yet it feels like cardboard ready to break at any second. The build quality was **** and the volume buttons felt like they would pop out any second. On top of that the Touchwiz that comes with is on par with low-budget LG phones. I mean the thing wouldn't stop trying to upload my photos to G+ even after i told it 50 times to stop. You can't get rid of the "Wi-Fi available" bull**** and the whole top of notification bar is ful of other retarded **** that I never used, you literally have like 1/2 of the notifications filled with useless crap. The keyboard is also modified to **** it comes with swype which has autocorrect but if you get tired of swype and go back to normal keyboard it suddenly loses its auto-correct. Overall I hated the phone and i'm glad I got the GNexus.
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Love this kind of rants I always plan to make one myself but there's too much to write...still, the touchwiz is pure ****, it looks fugly (mms app?) and breaks some cool features of ICS/JB ...but one thing I like from the samsung firmwares is the super smoothness, I don't understand why google doesn't implement those bits in aosp code
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I normally have 2 phones one i use and one for a back up. The back up i let my son use to watch cartoons. He was using an E4GT then i had a guy offer me a brand new galaxy nexus for a really good price. So i bought it. Before my son even had w chance with it i put it back in the box to sell. Not only dose my s3 blow that thing away but so dose my E4GT. The phone just seems sluggish i hate the app set up and videos on netflix just took way to long to load. Heres proof so you dont think im a s3 fanboy making up a story. Oh and the camera is horrible on the nexus also
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I normally have 2 phones one i use and one for a back up. The back up i let my son use to watch cartoons. He was using an E4GT then i had a guy offer me a brand new galaxy nexus for a really good price. So i bought it. Before my son even had w chance with it i put it back in the box to sell. Not only dose my s3 blow that thing away but so dose my E4GT. The phone just seems sluggish i hate the app set up and videos on netflix just took way to long to load. Heres proof so you dont think im a s3 fanboy making up a story. Oh and the camera is horrible on the nexus also
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I think your biggest problem is Sprint, not the phones you have
I would have told the CSR that I'll take a phone I can unlock and do whatever I want with over one that they locked down. Tell them to call back when they're offering the developer edition, which will likely never actually see the light of day.
Have you guys tried Jellybean? Do it and then tell me you hate the Nexus...you won't. It's buttery smooth with Franco's kernel and battery life is great. I had an Epic Touch and it was a great phone, but you can't give those things away...they made millions of them and that $99 bogo special doesn't help resale. I put $100 with mine and traded for a 4s and sold it for $400. People are having problems getting $200 for the Epic. Traded another 4s for an Evo lte then for my Nexus. Lte is a good phone but feels like its gonna break in half, plus I had a 1.15 hboot. Nexus' camera isn't the greatest, but it's a phone camera remember...I would however trade my Nexus for an S3
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well if i get the option to change my nex for an S3 id go for it, and flash cm10 (i know you guys are gonna say cm10 is not the same on the nex than on any other phone) but id jus enjoy the slighly better hardware for a bit until the next nexus(es) come out in november, then id be back in the nexus line again
If this is true its not a good sign. If they decide not to carry the next nexus I will likely be moving on. Honestly I would have told them no. To me the s3 is not really much of an upgrade. The only advantage is the processor and camera.
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bmoreboy02 said:
I normally have 2 phones one i use and one for a back up. The back up i let my son use to watch cartoons. He was using an E4GT then i had a guy offer me a brand new galaxy nexus for a really good price. So i bought it. Before my son even had w chance with it i put it back in the box to sell. Not only dose my s3 blow that thing away but so dose my E4GT. The phone just seems sluggish i hate the app set up and videos on netflix just took way to long to load. Heres proof so you dont think im a s3 fanboy making up a story. Oh and the camera is horrible on the nexus also
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yet you're here reading the forums... Just to tell us about how bad it is apparently.

is this phone still worth getting?

Right now im on the amaze 4g... and i have to say.... the development for that phone is horrible. :/ when it was on gingerbread it wasnt all that good either. now there is ics and dev is severely crippled. the specs are nice but the dev part is lacking.
now i was thinking if i could buy this from the play store for 349. is it worth it? i dont know. i know you guys will prlly say yes. but theres a upcoming nexus this fall if im not mistaking. should i wait or tell google to shutup and take my money?!
im thinking about getting this or another HTC device... but the problem is that HTC doesnt release its kernel source right away (like it did with the amaze). im not sure if thats true with their other devices like htc one S or one X. can anyone clue me in? So if jellybean drops on the one S and one X will there be another problem with the kernal source being released? i like their build quality.
Im only going to buy nexus devices in the future fuhhhhhh. but the question is should i wait or get this one?
help me out guys?
I came from the amaze forums as well, and the galaxy nexus absolutely destroys the amaze in every way except for maybe build quality but there is so much more pros than cons it's unbelievable. I can honestly say I've never been happier, I'm running stock jelly bean no root, nothing, and its way better than the amaze custom rommed, over clocked, and custom kernel....
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I came from the amaze forums as well, and the galaxy nexus absolutely destroys the amaze in every way except for maybe build quality but there is so much more pros than cons it's unbelievable. I can honestly say I've never been happier, I'm running stock jelly bean no root, nothing, and its way better than the amaze custom rommed, over clocked, and custom kernel....
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you should try the paranoid rom. it looks sweet!
yea lol small world we have fellow amaze user. im seriously about to pull my hair from my head. its so annoying its not even funny.
hows the camera for the galaxy nexus? when did you buy it btw?
would you get the next round of nexus devices? hopefully there will be 5 to choose from so there would be no more issue with kernals from other manufactures with their other phones
Alright here is what I recommend. Keep your amaze. Buy a Nexus 7. & wait for the Next Nexus.
We are just 2-3 month away and that N7 will be able to keep u happy long enough.
What do u think???
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I would take the Nexus over the Amaze for the screen alone, lest we forget then other specs. If I were you I would sell your amaze and buy the nexus. You should break even on that. Then see what comes in a couple of months. New Nexus? HTC One X+? TMO may have some nice devices coming down the pipe.
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itsmarkxd said:
you should try the paranoid rom. it looks sweet!
yea lol small world we have fellow amaze user. im seriously about to pull my hair from my head. its so annoying its not even funny.
hows the camera for the galaxy nexus? when did you buy it btw?
would you get the next round of nexus devices? hopefully there will be 5 to choose from so there would be no more issue with kernals from other manufactures with their other phones
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This may sound silly, but I'm just going to tell you anyway. Getting the galaxy nexus was like having a huge weight removed off my shoulders. I feel so relieved from it.
I bought it for 380. From somebody off craigslist, but it came with an extra housing and 3 sgp cases.
The next nexus won't be 350, so consider that.
And honestly the camera on the amaze destroys the camera on the galaxy nexus, the pictures taken with my galaxy nexus are good overall but not mind blowing like the amaze. The camera isn't horrible. Just good enough to not be a deal breaker.
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Alright here is what I recommend. Keep your amaze. Buy a Nexus 7. & wait for the Next Nexus.
We are just 2-3 month away and that N7 will be able to keep u happy long enough.
What do u think???
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im not too keen on tablets. lol i want a phone but yea... HOPEFULLY NEXT NEXUS WOULD BE A PHABLET!
thanks for the advice tho
jelliottz said:
I would take the Nexus over the Amaze for the screen alone, lest we forget then other specs. If I were you I would sell your amaze and buy the nexus. You should break even on that. Then see what comes in a couple of months. New Nexus? HTC One X+? TMO may have some nice devices coming down the pipe.
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YUH iwas thinking of selling my amaze for this phone. i got it day one when it was released.
i was thinking of holding out on till HTC makes the next nexus device or the one x+ comes out. the problem with the one x+ is what if the development is as stale as the amaze :/
fuego77 said:
This may sound silly, but I'm just going to tell you anyway. Getting the galaxy nexus was like having a huge weight removed off my shoulders. I feel so relieved from it.
I bought it for 380. From somebody off craigslist, but it came with an extra housing and 3 sgp cases.
The next nexus won't be 350, so consider that.
And honestly the camera on the amaze destroys the camera on the galaxy nexus, the pictures taken with my galaxy nexus are good overall but not mind blowing like the amaze. The camera isn't horrible. Just good enough to not be a deal breaker.
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thanks for the advice! yea im like sitting at the google play store at checkout thinking weather i should complete it.
what a complete moron i am
btw will this phone get the next update to keylimepie or kandy kane? or will google leave this phone in the dust for their new nexus devices? like what it did to the nexus one and ics
itsmarkxd said:
YUH iwas thinking of selling my amaze for this phone. i got it day one when it was released.
i was thinking of holding out on till HTC makes the next nexus device or the one x+ comes out. the problem with the one x+ is what if the development is as stale as the amaze :/
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Well it all depends if you like sense, stock jelly bean is literally lightning fast and responsive. Even faster than my friends evo 4Glte. This "old" phone is nothing to be reckoned with . And honestly, you're telling me you can put a price on timely updates directly by google? Lol
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Well it all depends if you like sense, stock jelly bean is literally lightning fast and responsive. Even faster than my friends evo 4Glte. This "old" phone is nothing to be reckoned with . And honestly, you're telling me you can put a price on timely updates directly by google? Lol
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lol im not putting a price on it. i would love to have the best software when it comes out not months and god forbid years later
im worried google might treat the galaxy nexus like the nexus one and leave it behind when the next version of android comes around
jellybean could be its last update
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lol im not putting a price on it. i would love to have the best software when it comes out not months and god forbid years later
im worried google might treat the galaxy nexus like the nexus one and leave it behind when the next version of android comes around
jellybean could be its last update
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I doubt it man. The nexus s is getting jellybean. This phone is good for about two more updates. I'm guessing, that's two years! Lol
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The Nexus will be getting updates for the next 1-3 years from now.
If Google discontinues it & for some reason have not upgraded, you can root it and get the latest OTA through CM or something.
Also the N7 isn't really a tablet IMO. It's small(in a good way) & extremely portable. Something most tablet can't brag about.
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I doubt it man. The nexus s is getting jellybean. This phone is good for about two more updates. I'm guessing, that's two years! Lol
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**** it. i bought the phone from google play
hello awesome support and good bye stale development
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I doubt it man. The nexus s is getting jellybean. This phone is good for about two more updates. I'm guessing, that's two years! Lol
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i want a phone tho. i dont want to carry two devices
nexus 7 is nice but not enough for me to buy it if the galaxy nexus also has jb and a hybrid mode.
for the next 2-3 years? i hope so!
It's worth it. In fact i just bought it couple days ago. It's an unlocked international gsm for only $360. Half years ago it was $600, so it's cheap now.
What i like about it is it's a pure google experience and keep getting major updates unlike other 3rd party handset.
The bad thing about this is the screen. I could see a greent tint on the left side of my screen i ln low brightness, and people said it's normal with amoled. Urghh.
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From my understanding this phone still has a great amount of life left. I'm getting a nexus on Tuesday even though there is no SD slot I'm confident I won't need it even though j have about 10gbs of music.
So if your torn between phones I'd say get the Nexus/DInc4g/Sgs3. If your into rooting and feeling free.. then go with the nexus.
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I'm a tablet user who wants a smaller phone , I want to revert back to using normal sized phone. So I was thinking of getting the nexus but I read that it's batt life is horrible
Any suggestions? I'm using tab plus 7.0 and I have no complaints whatsoever with it, in fact I think my tab is even faster than s3 if you wouldn't base it on benchmarks.
Pros and cons of nexus for you?
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Justinhopaolo said:
I'm a tablet user who wants a smaller phone , I want to revert back to using normal sized phone. So I was thinking of getting the nexus but I read that it's batt life is horrible
Any suggestions? I'm using tab plus 7.0 and I have no complaints whatsoever with it, in fact I think my tab is even faster than s3 if you wouldn't base it on benchmarks.
Pros and cons of nexus for you?
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I wouldn't describe the battery life as "terrible" - it all depends how much you use the screen each day. On average, 50% of my daily battery consumption is the screen. The more you use it, the less life you will get from it.
I use mine a few hours each day (I would say I'm a moderately heavy user), and get a full day out of it with a slightly larger, 2000mAh genuine battery, which cost $38 on eBay. The genine battery has the NFC antenna built in, whereas the non-genuine batteries do not.
The ability to replace the stock 1750mAh battery with a range of after market ones means you can tailor the physical size of your phone to your usage habits. Try doing that with a One X.
If you want, you can buy a 3800mAh (non-genuine) battery for about $20 on eBay. For that sort of money you can't really go wrong...
Pro is the huge choise of custom ROMs that you can run on the phone. There is one for just about every sort of user.
Enjoy!!!

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