Im really bummed at the performance of the live wallpapers on this phone. It seems that only the default phase beam LWP works perfectly smoothly on the phone but everything else like the nexus and microbes will lag up the home screens. 3rd party LWPs dont perform any better too. Nevermind the SGS2, i dont even remember the Nexus S performing like this at all. Is this some poor optimisation by google or is it the Gnex's hardware?
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Im really bummed at the performance of the live wallpapers on this phone. It seems that only the default phase beam LWP works perfectly smoothly on the phone but everything else like the nexus and microbes will lag up the home screens. 3rd party LWPs dont perform any better too. Nevermind the SGS2, i dont even remember the Nexus S performing like this at all. Is this some poor optimisation by google or is it the Gnex's hardware?
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Because phase beam doesn't scroll when swiping screens.
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There are also LWPs that don't scroll but also lag, some times worse. Do scrollable wallpapers really have that much of a performance hit?
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There are also LWPs that don't scroll but also lag, some times worse. Do scrollable wallpapers really have that much of a performance hit?
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Phase beam does bring a tad lag - noticeable when opening the app drawer. The scrollable effect does seem to hit performance for some reason. My HTC desire HD behaved the same but my galaxy s 2 did not. I'm guessing its just the gpu cannot handle it.
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Phase beam does bring a tad lag - noticeable when opening the app drawer. The scrollable effect does seem to hit performance for some reason. My HTC desire HD behaved the same but my galaxy s 2 did not. I'm guessing its just the gpu cannot handle it.
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GPU just can't handle the wallpapers that came pre installed on the phone...
Ohhh Google.
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nobody knows why, but it seems to be some optimization that google didnt do and needs to fix in update.
SocialReject said:
GPU just can't handle the wallpapers that came pre installed on the phone...
Ohhh Google.
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It has been a pretty common subject that live walls blow for performance anyway on most Android devices. It has been that way since their inception.
Bring up the GS2 all you want. I played with it in Best Buy (the ATT non-LTE one) and was not impressed. I even rebooted it There was still a performance hit, just less.
If it ran at 720p, the impact would be magnified.
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It has been a pretty common subject that live walls blow for performance anyway on most Android devices. It has been that way since their inception.
Bring up the GS2 all you want. I played with it in Best Buy (the ATT non-LTE one) and was not impressed. I even rebooted it There was still a performance hit, just less.
If it ran at 720p, the impact would be magnified.
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Not....
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Not....
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Intelligent response. I could point out that it was I who handled the device, and it is I who saw the performance. Not you.
All you can say is not?
LOL....maybe your standards are lower than mine. If someone says to me that there is no performance hit, then it should be identical from static to live walls. It was not. It was acceptable, but it was not the same. Now run it at 720p. That performance difference would increase considerably.
They just need a fps increase...Google slacked and didn't do it for gingerbread lwp on ics...
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Intelligent response. I could point out that it was I who handled the device, and it is I who saw the performance. Not you.
All you can say is not?
LOL....maybe your standards are lower than mine. If someone says to me that there is no performance hit, then it should be identical from static to live walls. It was not. It was acceptable, but it was not the same. Now run it at 720p. That performance difference would increase considerably.
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I used to own a gs2. The performance of that phone surpasses everything I've seen so far for android. Even if the mali400 was rendering a higher resolution it would still blow the sgx540 outta the water. I ran ics on the sgs2 and it was not laggy at all.
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Discrete gpu ram anybody?
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I used to own a gs2. The performance of that phone surpasses everything I've seen so far for android. Even if the mali400 was rendering a higher resolution it would still blow the sgx540 outta the water. I ran ics on the sgs2 and it was not laggy at all.
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I agree the i9100 I had was a lot faster
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I agree the i9100 I had was a lot faster
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It was also lower resolution, so of course it was....and I never said it wasn't faster. If anyone thinks I claimed differently, please re-read. I said there is a performance hit, regardless of device. That performance hit increases with resolution.
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It was also lower resolution, so of course it was....and I never said it wasn't faster. If anyone thinks I claimed differently, please re-read. I said there is a performance hit, regardless of device. That performance hit increases with resolution.
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But you're still slightly wrong. The sgs2 had no performance hit with live wallpapers. Ask anyone in the sgs2 section. I'm assuming were talking about the same sgs2 (the one with an exynos and mali400 gpu). The ****rocket on att was not a contender to the i9100 or i777.
The mali400 can handle higher resolutions better than sgx540 as its apparent on the galaxy note. I'm really unsure as to why you can't accept this fact.
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But you're still slightly wrong. The sgs2 had no performance hit with live wallpapers. Ask anyone in the sgs2 section. I'm assuming were talking about the same sgs2 (the one with an exynos and mali400 gpu). The ****rocket on att was not a contender to the i9100 or i777.
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Like I said, your standards are lower than mine. There is a hit. If you can't see it, then you have lower standards. There is always a hit.
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Like I said, your standards are lower than mine. There is a hit. If you can't see it, then you have lower standards. There is always a hit.
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Whatever dude. I'm the most nit picky person you'll ever meet and I'm 110% positive I have much higher standards than you.
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Whatever dude. I'm the most nit picky person you'll ever meet and I'm 110% positive I have much higher standards than you.
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I am 100% sure (there is no such thing more than completely positive, so good luck with 110%) that you have no way to quantify that statement.
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I am 100% sure (there is no such thing more than completely positive, so good luck with 110%) that you have no way to quantify that statement.
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I am 100% sure that you're a ****. Evidently you have zero common sense because it was a figure of speech to make a point.
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So is it me or does the Samsung Galaxy Nexus have crap specs compared to our Galaxy S2? 5MP camera Vs 8MP. Slower Processor Vs Faster Processor. Yea I know it has ICS firmware and vanilla Android but who really cares? I'm not sold! How about you?
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Full Specs! Nothing that awesome!
http://www.gsmarena.com/samsung_galaxy_nexus-4219.php
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Wellllll, apparently everyone else is.....
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you forget to mention the screen is actually High def, their processor might not be quick on network speed but might be better for phone operation then ours, the screen is bigger (if ya care)
And our Samsung Galaxy S2 Specs!
http://www.phonescoop.com/phones/phone.php?p=3373
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To each his own I guess! Would not trade my s2 for nexus through!
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Nexus specs are worst then the galaxy s2
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darkside79 said:
To each his own I guess! Would not trade my s2 for nexus through!
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I debated hard about this. If you stay stock, the nexus wins, but if you don't (99% of xda readers) then s2 wins hands down. No ext SD card was a killer for me with the nexus.
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To each his own I guess! Would not trade my s2 for nexus through!
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straight up trade i would, everyone and their mom has a Tmobile samsung galaxy S2 or a sprint or ATT skyfire, its becoming like a ****ing iphone 4 which pisses me the hell off.. i want my own thing.
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you forget to mention the screen is actually High def, their processor might not be quick on network speed but might be better for phone operation then ours, the screen is bigger (if ya care)
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Meh .... played with a Nexus for a while yesterday because I really wanted a larger screen however the Nexus screen is actually "smaller" then the T989 in the end because a big chunk of it is dedicated to the usual capacitive buttons. The "HD" does look nice though but that even makes fonts and icons smaller (but sharper) and for me I need larger. All in all not very impressive, at least not impressive enough to sell this and buy the the Intern'l Nexus. Considering that the T989 will get ICS one way or the other that's good enough for me.
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Meh .... played with a Nexus for a while yesterday because I really wanted a larger screen however the Nexus screen is actually "smaller" then the T989 in the end because a big chunk of it is dedicated to the usual capacitive buttons. The "HD" does look nice though but that even makes fonts and icons smaller (but sharper) and for me I need larger. All in all not very impressive, at least not impressive enough to sell this and buy the the Intern'l Nexus. Considering that the T989 will get ICS one way or the other that's good enough for me.
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if you look close on our phone, u will see pixelation which bother the hell out of me, and in low brightness mode there is blob and weird artifact on the screen, which has been reported by other user, not a problem for me since i rarely go low anyway, but the fact that it's a 500-600 device kinda bother me. i really wish we could get the international GS2 for tmobile, if thats the case than i wouldnt care about galaxy nexus at all.
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if you look close on our phone, u will see pixelation which bother the hell out of me, and in low brightness mode there is blob and weird artifact on the screen, which has been reported by other user, not a problem for me since i rarely go low anyway, but the fact that it's a 500-600 device kinda bother me. i really wish we could get the international GS2 for tmobile, if thats the case than i wouldnt care about galaxy nexus at all.
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The reason I need a larger font/icons is because if they are too small I don't see them well. At my age vision is the 2nd thing to go. I see no pixelation even if it is there.
it has nothing to do with hardware and EVERYTHING to do with software. I believe when we get CM9 running on our device it will be better then the nexus. Only complaint I have about our phone is the resolution.
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The reason I need a larger font/icons is because if they are too small I don't see them well. At my age vision is the 2nd thing to go. I see no pixelation even if it is there.
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it's really hard to see, you need to be next to the original galaxy S2 to see how ****ty our screen is compare to that one...
or most photographer has the eyes to see it.
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The reason I need a larger font/icons is because if they are too small I don't see them well. At my age vision is the 2nd thing to go. I see no pixelation even if it is there.
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I'm likely your age. But I forget....what's the first thing to go?
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it's really hard to see, you need to be next to the original galaxy S2 to see how ****ty our screen is compare to that one...
or most photographer has the eyes to see it.
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Well 4.3 screen are easily best size for 800x480 I recall someone said once wvga screen are stretch beyond that point pixelization starts appearing up. The fact that it isn't super amoled plus bothers me. I don't know of you played with a droid razor but at angles the screen has a greenish tint. It is on the galaxy note as well. But it's probably much harder to see because of the screen size.
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If the sg2 HD was available I would get that instead of nexus. The hi rez screen alone was reason enough for me to pick up the nexus. I also like the fact that its a straight up Google phone, I like to get updates first.
I'm sure 3-4 months from now sg2 HD will be released in US and shortly after sg3 will be released overseas. I will be content with the nexus until a quad comes. I stuck with nexus s and then got a g2x, only to be replaced by the nexus.
My wife has sg2 but my nexus looks better.
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I like the screen and ics only... I do want to swap it out but doubt i will... s2 is thinner, external memory......
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I think the contour display is a plus. HD screen is a plus, ICS is a plus, instant shutter is a plus, no capacitive buttons is a plus, the fact that its a vanilla is a plus. I love nexus phones and they have their cons just like any phone, just find what YOU like and leave it at that. If you don't want it, don't get it and everyone is happy
There is enough hate in the world. Why can't we all get along here ...?
Nexus has better camera even though its 5 mp. The big negative is no external sd slot.
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...and I might return it. I really am not terribly impressed with it. ICS is cool and all but I would much rather have a bone stock ICS ROM running on my Epic Touch. My biggest complaint about it, besides how narrow the screen is, is that games just don't run nearly as smooth on it as they do on the E4GT. I know it has a weaker GPU, but I didn't realize it wasn't powerful enough to run Riptide GP without dropping frames all the time. Pretty disappointing, TBQH. Verizon has an extended buyers remorse period because of the holidays. I am going to hang on to it till Jan 14th and give it a serious chance but so far it's not looking good.
edit: Oh yeah, I HATE how the home/back/tasks soft keys persist even when playing games. That's the main reason why I returned my Galaxy Tab 7.0 plus, and I can't tell you how disappointed I am that they are still there in ICS.
Such a shame that the Galaxy Nexus is such a let down. My friend has one so I played around with his for an hour or so. There was some choppiness during transitions here and there. Only reason I'd pick it over an Epic Touch is because it's a Nexus device. But since it's not available for Sprint it's not a phone I'd buy.
It has the gpu of the galaxy s1, that may explain why it doesn't hum like our phone. The ti processor is very good, perhaps >= exynos but the gpu kills it.
Only thing I love is the screen (except that the on screen buttons can't be toggled) and ICS, seems like the colors are more real. In every other aspect, I have to go with the S2 (minus the tmo and skyrocket variants)
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I just got my gf a nexus s for cheap and I am using her phone more than mine it run ics well right now. Our phone with a a sop ics from will be freak in amazing.
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It has the gpu of the galaxy s1, that may explain why it doesn't hum like our phone. The ti processor is very good, perhaps >= exynos but the gpu kills it.
Only thing I love is the screen (except that the on screen buttons can't be toggled) and ICS, seems like the colors are more real. In every other aspect, I have to go with the S2 (minus the tmo and skyrocket variants)
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It's the gpu of the original galaxy s, clocked almost twice as fast. But it's still not as fast as the mali in the s2.
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It's the gpu of the original galaxy s, clocked almost twice as fast. But it's still not as fast as the mali in the s2.
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Higher clock speed can only improve speed so much. Look at the Pentium 4 lol.
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I played around with my coworker's GNex and I think its nice and all, but......
I can't stand the lack of search button and the lack of a menu button. I felt like I was using a Pre or iPhone, I couldn't find out where the flippin' options were easily (I know that most have a little menu button in the top corner, but that's not apparent to me). Try to get to settings quickly? you can't without finding that app for settings. I also found it pretty laggy compared to my E4GT.
I do like the core app GUI changes, however. Very nice. The phone itself though....meh.
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I played around with my coworker's GNex and I think its nice and all, but......
I can't stand the lack of search button and the lack of a menu button. I felt like I was using a Pre or iPhone, I couldn't find out where the flippin' options were easily (I know that most have a little menu button in the top corner, but that's not apparent to me). Try to get to settings quickly? you can't without finding that app for settings. I also found it pretty laggy compared to my E4GT.
I do like the core app GUI changes, however. Very nice. The phone itself though....meh.
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Just can't understand why Samsung is putting diffrent specs in the same model line phone on different carriers. Why does the T-Mobile version of the s2 have a different processor? That's ****ing retarded.
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paniro187 said:
Just can't understand why Samsung is putting diffrent specs in the same model line phone on different carriers. Why does the T-Mobile version of the s2 have a different processor? That's ****ing retarded.
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It has to do with wireless capabilities (or lack thereof) of the chip sets...same for the GNx.
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It has to do with wireless capabilities (or lack thereof) of the chip sets...same for the GNx.
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I'm speaking of the galaxy s2 models why nit just have the same specs on all carriers. Why does on carrier get one with one dual processor and the next gets a different brand. Why not stay uniform. And honestly imho the galaxy s line should be THE Google phone
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I'm speaking of the galaxy s2 models why nit just have the same specs on all carriers. Why does on carrier get one with one dual processor and the next gets a different brand. Why not stay uniform. And honestly imho the galaxy s line should be THE Google phone
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Compatability. For example, T-Mobile's 42 Mbit/s HSPA+ network is not compatible with exynos which is why they have a different processor.
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bbedward said:
It has the gpu of the galaxy s1, that may explain why it doesn't hum like our phone. The ti processor is very good, perhaps >= exynos but the gpu kills it.
Only thing I love is the screen (except that the on screen buttons can't be toggled) and ICS, seems like the colors are more real. In every other aspect, I have to go with the S2 (minus the tmo and skyrocket variants)
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The downside if exynos is Android does not natively support it. So every time Google releases an os, Samsung has to port it which is no small task.
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Compatability. For example, T-Mobile's 42 Mbit/s HSPA+ network is not compatible with exynos which is why they have a different processor.
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Why not not make a chip that is compatible for both
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paniro187 said:
Why not not make a chip that is compatible for both
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Probably for the same reasons car manufacturers don't make cars that run on gas and diesel
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Probably for the same reasons car manufacturers don't make cars that run on gas and diesel
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I'm only asking cause it just seems like its not cost efficient. Plus if they all run the same hardware the you can have a one patch fix all type stuff
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That is a good question. They should beable to use same Chipset in each version of the GSII.
Look at the iPhone 4/4S. It has the same exact chipset / cpu on Verizon / ATT / Sprint "I Think"
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That is a good question. They should beable to use same Chipset in each version of the GSII.
Look at the iPhone 4/4S. It has the same exact chipset / cpu on Verizon / ATT / Sprint "I Think"
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Exactly. While I am not a apple fan I love the uniform manner in their devices.
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Exactly. While I am not a apple fan I love the uniform manner in their devices.
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You guys do realize the iphone does not utilize 4G so the processor can be the same across the board. However, android phones do use 4G and not all networks are created equal (ex: HSPA+ FOR T-mo). Hence, the different specs.
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You guys do realize the iphone does not utilize 4G so the processor can be the same across the board. However, android phones do use 4G and not all networks are created equal (ex: HSPA+ FOR T-mo). Hence, the different specs.
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They can make a chip that can utilize both. Its called research and development. Cost more at first but then its less to manufacturer one chip.
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That is a good question. They should beable to use same Chipset in each version of the GSII.
Look at the iPhone 4/4S. It has the same exact chipset / cpu on Verizon / ATT / Sprint "I Think"
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The 4 is an A2 CPU and idk what gpu its running. The 4s is running an A3, is dual core, and beefier gpu. The iPad 1 and iPhone 4 use the same CPU, that's why there are jailbreaks available for them. IPad 2 and iPhone 4s share the same CPU. Its speculated its clocked higher on the pad. There also isn't a jailbreak for the A3 powered devices. There's no difference in hardware between the carriers of the same model phone. All 4 are the same and all 4S are the same.
I had a 4S for a couple of months on sprint before coming back to Android. I did some homework before and during owning the phone too.
I understand aosp is different than touchwiz. One alternative I could suggest is to get the et4g. Root, recovery and no ciq it after updating to ek02. After that, run sprint id and choose the clean pack. That is a bare bones setup, stockish launcher, and no touchwiz. Then go into the system/app directory and do something like add ".old" to the end of the apk of the bloatware and touchwiz crap. Now you have a pseudo asop looking ROM with the bloat rem'd out.
Hallo. Just simple question...
Does GPU in galaxy nexus SUX? (vs galaxy note or galaxy S2)
Or is it just in software ?
Thx
No
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Plays Osmos HD like butter. I would have to agree, the gpu certainly DOES NOT SUX.
it r not teh sux
but it is using 20 months old GPU from nexus S isnt it ? i think its killing this super phone
New topic: OP's grammar; does it sux?
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Plays Osmos HD like butter. I would have to agree, the gpu certainly DOES NOT SUX.
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Beatiful game indeed. I'm a fan already.
Checked GPU performance vs the S2.
It is slightly worse than the S2, but that does not mean that
it is bad.
Still able to play heavy rendering games so I aint complaining.
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New topic: OP's grammar; does it sux?
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stop starting flame english is not my mother language
Wow, never seen this thread subject before.
Sramie said:
stop starting flame english is not my mother language
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Is there any language that properly uses the word sux?
its slang..
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but it is using 20 months old GPU from nexus S isnt it ? i think its killing this super phone
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Certainly not killing the phone at all. Just because it isn't the latest GPU on the market, doesn't mean it's not good at what it does.
The GNEX GPU is fine. I have yet to find a game that struggles to run.
thanks man. you cut stone from my heart
another beat the dead horse topic but i'll kick it again. i think google picked the best gpu for this phone for all the right reasons. i there are 2? better gpu's currently and soon if not already a 3rd? the ps vita is about to come out with sgx 543mp4, which has 4 cores, compared to the iphone4s/ipad2's 543mp2 of only 2 cores. look at how awesome the battery life is of the nexus compared to many many other androids and the iphone 4s. i think it has a lot to do with the whole package, including OMAP"s superb SOC, but the 543mp2 would've been overkill and a battery hog. heck the 543mp2 is overkill for the iphone.
I still want to buy Samsung Galaxy Nexus I9250, i'm fanscinated by its 4.6-inch, 720 x 1280 pixels Super AMOLED capacitive touchscreen.
But i have several question.
is it having a nice battery time? Is the dual-core processor making everything run smoothly?
How about the auto-rotate feature?
(attached the link here: http://dx.com/p/samsung-galaxy-nexu...uper-amoled-wi-fi-and-gps-black-118551?item=4 , so you can get the correct one and give me suggestion), thanks!
Whether it's running you apps smoothly depends on what you will be running, but the processor is pretty good.
Battery time, about 3-4h screen on time, depends on how you are going to stretch it.
The battery time varies depending what you having running in the background (apps, widgets, etc) but for it gets me through a day no problem.
With the new version jellybean its very smooth. Im not sure how it is for 3d gaming because I don't play those.
And yes, it does auto rotate nicely.
I really like this phone, but with Google's big announcement upcoming with perhaps the announcements of the release of the new smartphone and phablet Nexus models, you might want to wait since there's nothing worse than buyer's remorse.
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I still want to buy Samsung Galaxy Nexus I9250, i'm fanscinated by its 4.6-inch, 720 x 1280 pixels Super AMOLED capacitive touchscreen.
But i have several question.
is it having a nice battery time? Is the dual-core processor making everything run smoothly?
How about the auto-rotate feature?
(attached the link here: http://dx.com/p/samsung-galaxy-nexu...uper-amoled-wi-fi-and-gps-black-118551?item=4 , so you can get the correct one and give me suggestion), thanks!
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To make it short :its the best phone ever, it'll handle your 3d games fine, battery life is good, beautiful display, everything works as expected.
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The battery will last you a day easily. The thing that kills the battery is gaming(same as with any phone). IMO the galaxy nexus is still the best phone to date not based on pure specs but on the user experience the galaxy nexus gives you.
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Having use several phone before galaxy nexus, i'm glad switch to galaxy nexus cause everything just works for me
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this is easily the best phone I've ever owned
Probably if the Galaxy Nexus will get android 4.2 the battery life will be better, because it will have project roadrunner
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Probably if the Galaxy Nexus will get android 4.2 the battery life will be better, because it will have project roadrunner
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No it won't. Stop perpetuating rumors that are known to be false. Most of the 4.2 rumors are by a single individual known only as Hoaxer or Peter.
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I've Galaxy Nexus on its release date - almost a year ago, and still use it as if it was a phone I JUST bought. I like everything about it: speed, screen, colors, and most than anything the support. I would vouch for Galaxy Nexus over SG3
yes, I play games a lot.
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Probably if the Galaxy Nexus will get android 4.2 the battery life will be better, because it will have project roadrunner
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Roadrunner is a cartoon, not a new Jelly Bean feature.
http://androidandme.com/2012/10/new...fake&utm_medium=referral&utm_source=pulsenews
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I have determined that smartphones these days are all about the user experience. The Gnex is behest of any nonsensical bloatwares that mfg loves to apply on an otherwise good phones (you know those ones). Google intends the Nexus devices to be pure unadulterated Android experience. As such it runs fast and smooth.
Add the large dev community behind it that constantly create new roms and kernels for it. Therefore the Gnex will continuously improve.
With the Galaxy Nexus, you can also be certain that most apps will run great on it. Not just because of its pretty great specs,but also because because the Gnex is often regarded as the benchmark phone when building an app.
One downside I can think of right now is probably the not-so-stellar live wallpaper performance, especially the scrolling ones. Even on jellybean, some of the stock live wallpapers still trails behind when navigating between homescreens.
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how long have you got this?
Ya..I too experienced some lag while navigating b/w home screen with live wallpaper
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wunderkind said:
I have determined that smartphones these days are all about the user experience. The Gnex is behest of any nonsensical bloatwares that mfg loves to apply on an otherwise good phones (you know those ones). Google intends the Nexus devices to be pure unadulterated Android experience. As such it runs fast and smooth.
Add the large dev community behind it that constantly create new roms and kernels for it. Therefore the Gnex will continuously improve.
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Trust me, you will not be disappointed. And for the price? It's a friggin steal. Everything is super smooth. If you are gonna root (which I hope you will) there are plenty of roms that increase performance. But even if you don't, it is extremely smooth, all round.
Developer support is unmatched
But, if you are willing to spend some more cash, I'd say wait for the Google announcements. We'll definitely be seeing at least one more nexus.
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rorzad said:
I still want to buy Samsung Galaxy Nexus I9250, i'm fanscinated by its 4.6-inch, 720 x 1280 pixels Super AMOLED capacitive touchscreen.
But i have several question.
is it having a nice battery time? Is the dual-core processor making everything run smoothly?
How about the auto-rotate feature?
(attached the link here: http://dx.com/p/samsung-galaxy-nexu...uper-amoled-wi-fi-and-gps-black-118551?item=4 , so you can get the correct one and give me suggestion), thanks!
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Hi there, I'll always vouch for a device released by Google. You should definitely get this phone cos you'll be guaranteed OTA updates without the bloatwares other device manufacturers add to their versions of Android or you could wait for the next Google phone which might be coming out soon.
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I have to say I am very imppressed by this phones processor out of every phone I had exynos is the best.I had the lg optimus g and couldnt deal with the random force closes and laginess. Best processor ever leave your comments on thid beast ass processor
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Hmm. I have the Optimus g too but I feel that it is a lot more faster than the note 2 I also have. Funny how everyone's experience is different
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Maknora said:
Hmm. I have the Optimus g too but I feel that it is a lot more faster than the note 2 I also have. Funny how everyone's experience is different
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Your spell checker seems to be better as well
funnycreature said:
Your spell checker seems to be better as well
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more better
Haha thanks. I really just like the Optimus g.
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This phone has been silky smooth and gobbled up everything I've thrown at it. I was shocked at how much faster it is than my Nexus 7, and certainly faster than my Skyrocket.
The only thing that drives me nuts about the processor is the wake lag every time I turn it on from deep sleep. I'll learn to live with it, but this phone would be almost perfect if that were fixed (not including software tweaks).
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This phone has been silky smooth and gobbled up everything I've thrown at it. I was shocked at how much faster it is than my Nexus 7, and certainly faster than my Skyrocket.
The only thing that drives me nuts about the processor is the wake lag every time I turn it on from deep sleep. I'll learn to live with it, but this phone would be almost perfect if that were fixed (not including software tweaks).
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Yea well reducing the processor to that low of a clock speed is partly responsible for the crazy ass battery life of this phone. I'd rather have another millisecond of unlock time and gain several hours of battery life. Fine with me.
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i dunno about that... the Snapdragon S4 Pro is quite a beast... it's technically faster than this exynos...
i bet it comes down to software and how well it works with the hardware
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i dunno about that... the Snapdragon S4 Pro is quite a beast... it's technically faster than this exynos...
i bet it comes down to software and how well it works with the hardware
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Look at the Engadget review of the Nexus 4. The note 2 (exynos) beat the snapdragon s4 pro in 4/6 benchmarks and they felt like the exy was better in normal use and battery efficiency. Just look up Nexus 4 review on engadget- Nexus 4,Optimus G, note 2 are all compared. Look at the benchmark table. Note 2 wins 4/6.
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I love the power and speed of my note.... But seriously, benchmarks mean nothing to me. It's real life usage that matters. . Not an app that measures potential.
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I've never seen any huge advantage of the Exynos processors over any others, mainly because they are just stock ARM designs. If Samsung wanted to impress me, they would pay for an architecture license. The A6 is pretty hard to beat, given the performance AND battery life, and I really like my S4 Pro, although it is a bit of a juice hog.
The exynos is a heavily modified arm design, and apples a6 is very very similar to it.
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i dunno about that... the Snapdragon S4 Pro is quite a beast... it's technically faster than this exynos...
i bet it comes down to software and how well it works with the hardware
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That's why you see iphones perform very well despite the specs looking like they are lacking. The iphone 5 after playing with it is just as fast as my Note 2 but it's only dual core and clocked much lower. RAM is also lower.
Pretty sure the reason the a6 is as smooth or smother with lower specs is due to software optimization and the fact it uses 3 core gpu ( which everyone seems to leave out when they make these statements). That is where apple has done good.
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...The only thing that drives me nuts about the processor is the wake lag every time I turn it on from deep sleep. I'll learn to live with it, but this phone would be almost perfect if that were fixed (not including software tweaks).
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How long of a lag are you talking about? Are you sure it's not the home button lag from S Voice being enabled?
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Pretty sure the reason the a6 is as smooth or smother with lower specs is due to software optimization and the fact it uses 3 core gpu ( which everyone seems to leave out when they make these statements). That is where apple has done good.
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One area Apple has excelled in is GPU performance. I'm surprised Samsung doesn't push the limits in this area harder. I don't play games much myself but as you said it goes beyond just playing your favorite games on a phone.
Nexus 4 <3
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exynos is king right now (i'm ignoring apple, since it's not apples-to-apples, excuse the pun). exynos 5 is going to be ridiculous. actually it already is, inside the samsung chromebook.
Normally id say cant wait for the note 3 with the quad xenyos 5, but im happy with the note 2, and I hope they wait a year before releasing it. No more 6 month life cycles please
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jackxlj said:
The exynos is a heavily modified arm design, and apples a6 is very very similar to it.
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No, not even close. A6/A6X are heavily modified ARM, and Exynos is just tweaked stock. Samsung doesn't have the architecture license, last I checked. Apple does.
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