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One chance.. Gs3 or galaxy nexus??

Hi.. Just got my replacment galaxy nexus maybe 2 weeks ago and im thinking "should i get the galaxy s 3.. It will cost me and extra 50euro if i want to bring my galaxy nexus back to the shop and swap for the gs3. So if you were in my shoes would you do it or? Please leave your comment on what you think
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This is the Galaxy Nexus forum. Of course no one here will say they would take the S³.
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For only 50 eurons on top? Yeah, I'd personally go for it.
Hell of an upgrade for that money.

The only reason I would do that - for the better battery time. S3 has a bigger battery and specs are promising a long battery time.
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I can only give you the same advice I would give anyone when it comes to choosing a personal device, ROM, kernel, or just about anything for that matter.
Try both, see what fits you best. If you personally like the GS3 better, go for it. If you don't, don't. Do what makes you happy and not what makes others happy.

Hmmm good answers i like the s3 but love the way were getting android 5.0 before anyone else whenever its out
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Hmmm good answers i like the s3 but love the way were getting android 5.0 before anyone else whenever its out
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And even 4.1 as well.
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Why you are so excited about early updates? What updates Nexus got first than others which would be worth mentioning? Except the ICS itself?
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bullka said:
Why you are so excited about early updates? What updates Nexus got first than others which would be worth mentioning? Except the ICS itself?
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Galaxy Nexus (GSM) = Android updates as soon as they're available. These updates include new stock Android features, security updates, kernel updates, driver updates, radio updates, etc. Essentially, updates to everything that runs the phone.
Everything else = anywhere from 2-18 months, or never.
Wikipedia, I know: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Android_version_history#Ice_Cream_Sandwich_4.0.x
Otherwise, to the OP, my previous recommendation still stands. Which device is best for you is something only you can decide, not someone else.

bullka said:
Why you are so excited about early updates? What updates Nexus got first than others which would be worth mentioning? Except the ICS itself?
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There haven't been any major updates. The nexus will get 4.1 and 5.0 before every other phone.
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JaiaV said:
Galaxy Nexus (GSM) = Android updates as soon as they're available. These updates include new stock Android features, security updates, kernel updates, driver updates, radio updates, etc. Essentially, updates to everything that runs the phone.
Everything else = anywhere from 2-18 months, or never.
Wikipedia, I know: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Android_version_history#Ice_Cream_Sandwich_4.0.x
Otherwise, to the OP, my previous recommendation still stands. Which device is best for you is something only you can decide, not someone else.
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What's right. But I will repeat my question: list me the updates Nexus got first
None so far.
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I love my GNEX. But if I had a chance to swap for an S3 and pay $100 on top, I would.
Hardware is better, community will be big, and the phone is much smoother and overall a lot faster in every way that I can think of.
We Canadians will be getting the 2GB RAM version in a couple weeks. I jumping on it as soon as it comes out.
And I will be keeping the GNEX since it is a very good phone still, even by the end of the year, it will still be a very good phone.

bullka said:
What's right. But I will repeat my question: list me the updates Nexus got first
None so far.
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Because there hasn't been any yet. You're using a technicality. When Google finishes the next major update, it will be first on nexus phones. Besides nexus isn't about fast updates, its about having fully open kernel and rom code. That's the point. You'll never get code for touchwiz or sense framework.

bat0nas said:
What's right. But I will repeat my question: list me the updates Nexus got first
None so far.
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4.0.1
4.0.2
4.0.3
4.0.4
And every update for the foreseeable future. Just because there haven't been any MAJOR updates (AKA, Jelly Bean or w/e it will end up being) doesn't mean it hasn't gotten every single Android update before every non-Nexus device on the market. It hasn't gotten that update yet because that update doesn't exist yet. Even so, it will get that update at least 2-∞ months before anything else, except perhaps the Nexus S or the next Nexus device(s). Most Android phones that are coming out with 4.0 are coming out with 4.0.2 or 4.0.3; and although the updates since 4.0.1 have been small, there have been several bug fixes and new small features in every update since. Take, for example, 2.3.4 which enabled video chat on Google Voice. If you didn't (or still don't) have 2.3.4 or newer, you couldn't use it. It just didn't exist as far as your phone was concerned. 4.0.3 made several improvements to ICS in general, including but not limited to graphics improvements, new APIs, new and improved camera functions, bug fixes and accessibility improvements. Not to mention that the updates and Android itself are built with this phone as the hardware reference point and more or less designed from the ground up with this phone in mind. Android 4.0.1 was released October 19, 2011 and it still only makes up 7% of Android handsets 8 months later. If Google continues releasing major Android updates in November/December, that means there are only 5-6 months left for ICS to be current, and it's easily possible we'll see more updates until then that will never appear on other phones.
Take the T-Mobile Galaxy S II for example. That phone was released 12 October 2011, a week before 4.0.1 was released. It received an update from 2.3.5 (released July 25, 2011) to 2.3.6 (released September 2, 2011) just a week or so ago. It will be finally receiving 4.0.x (IIRC the worldwide version currently has 4.0.3, which it received March 13, 3 months after the Nexus) on June 11th according to the press releases the past few days. This is actually one of the better examples of a non-Nexus device getting an update.
This whole 'argument' is ridiculous and is either trolling or an attempt to derail the thread or both. Or not, it's hard to tell sometimes. Either way, it will always be the phone that makes you happiest that is best for you. I'm done.

for another 50 Euro, go for it GS3 is way better than GNexus

joshnichols189 said:
This is the Galaxy Nexus forum. Of course no one here will say they would take the S³.
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You would be wrong.
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I would get the s3 and give it some Nova launcher love. That should run like a boss!
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tonker83 said:
You would be wrong.
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Right? There was a thread just like this not two days ago and everyone was bashing the SGSIII. Then I say something like that and everyone loves it. Go figure haha.
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I love the look of the s3 but ive falling in love with my gn
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That's a serious argument not to love the S3
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=K7e9ebi41Wc
After screen is broken - it just doesn't work anymore What a shame Samsung..
PS: Me.. I love my GN. But if I could, I would switch to S3. S3 is just a bit better.
PS2: Is it possible to have another launcher (if I don't like Touch Wiz) on S3? Like completely disable TouchWiz and install Apex or any other?

When do you think Google will stop supporting the Galaxy Nexus with updates?

I know we all wish the Nexus will be supported for many years to come but being realistic about it, when do you think Google will drop support for the Galaxy Nexus?
This is a relatively powerful device so it should have official updates for at least until the end of 2013, right?

CADude said:
I know we all wish the Nexus will be supported for many years to come but being realistic about it, when do you think Google will drop support for the Galaxy Nexus?
This is a relatively powerful device so it should have official updates for at least until the end of 2013, right?
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Yh it started on 4.x so it should last at least 2 major versions more upto 6.x.

raze599 said:
Yh it started on 4.x so it should last at least 2 major versions more upto 6.x.
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Realistically, I would say 5.x will be the last.
However, unlike Apple, who wants you to keep buying devices, Google just wants you to keep using the software, so it would be dumb of them to stop supporting Nexus phones after 2 years.

I voted 5.x, it just depends on how many incremental updates there are.
Nexus One released with 2.1
Nexus S released with 2.3
Galaxy Nexus released with 4.0
So for all we know, the next Nexus phone could be Android 4.2, 4.3, etc.
The one after that could be 4.4, 4.5, etc.
Just depends on how long they stretch out the versions.
And we all know each version most likely will branch out within, like 4.1.2, etc. so nobody really can probably give a good guess.
Although since dual core by no means is slacking in hardware for most apps, etc. compared to the N1 and Nexus S with single cores.
I don't see the GNex dropping off the radar for at least 2-3 years, no matter what.

I think it will hang in the top of phones for update for three years at least.it has good hardware and it was the first phone to recieve jellybean,and it will be the first or at least second,if google releases a new nexus,to recieve a next android update.look at the nexus s,it is single core,a bit old-ish,and it recieved jellybean update second.
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this is why owning a nexus is awesome...
No getting dropped by a company with no support.
I'm only buying nexus phones from this point out

crixley said:
this is why owning a nexus is awesome...
No getting dropped by a company with no support.
I'm only buying nexus phones from this point out
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I don't see the Nexus One having Android 4.0 though, and it can easily support it.
Let's hope Google doesn't do the same with the Galaxy Nexus and drop support when 5.x comes out.

CADude said:
I don't see the Nexus One having Android 4.0 though, and it can easily support it.
Let's hope Google doesn't do the same with the Galaxy Nexus and drop support when 5.x comes out.
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Nexus one is a old phone,and it could run 4.0 easly,but google focused their work on newer phones.
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CADude said:
I don't see the Nexus One having Android 4.0 though, and it can easily support it.
Let's hope Google doesn't do the same with the Galaxy Nexus and drop support when 5.x comes out.
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if anything nexus s would be dropped first.
there are tons of roms for nexus one still anyway, I'm not concerned

D3HuM4NiZ3D said:
Nexus one is a old phone,and it could run 4.0 easly,but google focused their work on newer phones.
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Yes, but why not support a phone for at least 2 more major versions considering that Google's goal is to have people use the software that connects them to Google services? It doesn't matter that the phone is 2 years old, as long as the software keeps working on it and connects people to the cloud or whatnot.
The Nexus One was always stuck in the 2.x version of Android. This makes no sense considering their gameplan.

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Yes, but why not support a phone for at least 2 more major versions considering that Google's goal is to have people use the software that connects them to Google services? It doesn't matter that the phone is 2 years old, as long as the software keeps working on it and connects people to the cloud or whatnot.
The Nexus One was always stuck in the 2.x version of Android. This makes no sense considering their gameplan.
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nexus phones will have custom roms until you wear the phone out, as unlike normal phones you don'tneed to wait for drivers and source to be released.
go look at the dev section for nexus one, there are tons of jellybean Roms.
I don't get your concern

In December they will probably stop supporting the Nexus S and the Galaxy Nexus will get the next update.
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D3HuM4NiZ3D said:
Nexus one is a old phone,and it could run 4.0 easly,but google focused their work on newer phones.
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nexus one uses a QSD8250 chip with adreno 200 , it has also limited (small) /system and /data partitions so u have to use custom hboots and data2sd methods.. i don't see how either ICS or JB can run easily, they run, but they are full of issues..

crixley said:
nexus phones will have custom roms until you wear the phone out, as unlike normal phones you don'tneed to wait for drivers and source to be released.
go look at the dev section for nexus one, there are tons of jellybean Roms.
I don't get your concern
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Yeah, and they're problematic.

CADude said:
Yeah, and they're problematic.
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S it's Google's fault technology progressed?

crixley said:
S it's Google's fault technology progressed?
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It's Google's fault they didn't make sure a phone they put their name on get updates past one major version.
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CADude said:
It's Google's fault they didn't make sure a phone they put their name on get updates past one major version.
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didn't it go from eclair to gb?
technology progressed a lot not you can do there...
Quit whining

crixley said:
didn't it go from eclair to gb?
technology progressed a lot not you can do there...
Quit whining
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Not good enough. Should have gone from 2.x to 4.x
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I assume that the Nexus One was dropped because it has just 256MB RAM. Judging from how much RAM Android 4 eats up on my Galaxy Nexus, it would require some serious modifications to trim down the RAM usage.

MoosDiagramm said:
I assume that the Nexus One was dropped because it has just 256MB RAM. Judging from how much RAM Android 4 eats up on my Galaxy Nexus, it would require some serious modifications to trim down the RAM usage.
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This is true.
they said they had to do loads of ram mods to get it to work smoothly on the nexus s with 512mb ram
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[Q] Questions about bad ESN Verizon version

Hi all,
I'm new to this forum so hope I'm not repeating too many older threads.
I was looking for an Android device I could use as a media player and while my Galaxy Player 5 has been okay, I really would like something with the latest software updates directly from Google. Unfortunately, besides the Nexus One, no other Nexus device has a microSD slot so I need ~32gb storage and something more portable than the Nexus 7...thus, I'm left with the 32GB Verizon version. As I don't live in the US, I thought I could just get a bad ESN one off eBay but I had a few questions first:
1.) Besides the cellular radio, will a bad ESN version of the phone still function as normal?
2.) Does it have a SIM slot/support GSM frequencies? If so, does a bad ESN mean it won't work with Verizon or not at all? Just good to know for future reference, I suppose.
3.) Will this version of the Galaxy Nexus still receive updates directly from Google or is it one of those odd ones that has carrier limitations? If not, how healthy is the dev community for this version of the phone?
I think that's it. Thank you for any help you can offer!

It'll function.
No, it doesn't support GSM.
It gets updates from Verizon.
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martonikaj said:
It'll function.
No, it doesn't support GSM.
It gets updates from Verizon.
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Wow, that was a fast reply! Thanks for clearing that up.
Also, apologies to the forum admins. Just read the first thread about posting questions in here. Duly noted!

I recommend you get the gsm one, and a 32gb thumb drive.
Will the next nexus have a longer screen?

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I recommend you get the gsm one, and a 32gb thumb drive.
Will the next nexus have a longer screen?
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The next nexus, the lg nexus 4, has a 4.7" screen compared to the Galaxy Nexus's 4.65"
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Mach3.2 said:
I recommend you get the gsm one, and a 32gb thumb drive.
Will the next nexus have a longer screen?
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its slightly wider. thats it.

martonikaj said:
It'll function.
No, it doesn't support GSM.
It gets updates from Verizon.
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Almost correct. The updates for Toro are actually pushed by Google.
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najaboy said:
Almost correct. The updates for Toro are actually pushed by Google.
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With the control and consent of Verizon. Google isn't allowed to push an update independently.

martonikaj said:
With the control and consent of Verizon. Google isn't allowed to push an update independently.
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Verizon only requires that Google does extensive QA before release and provides a report on said testing.
The OTAs come directly from Google. Verizon does not touch them.
Note: Previous delays in updates were not due to Verizon's requirements but rather their ****ty hybrid CDMA/LTE network issues. Not to mention, Qualcomm is really anal about Google releasing open source CDMA binaries.
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Smokeey said:
Verizon only requires that Google does extensive QA before release and provides a report on said testing.
The OTAs come directly from Google. Verizon does not touch them.
Note: Previous delays in updates were not due to Verizon's requirements but rather their ****ty hybrid CDMA/LTE network issues. Not to mention, Qualcomm is really anal about Google releasing open source CDMA binaries.
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Correction.
The binaries are not open source. Neither are the GSM ones.

Galaxy S3 international to get Android 5

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This news is from Sammobile. They have get an information that some devices, including Note 2 will get Android 5:
To get Android 5.0.
GT-I9300 – Galaxy S III
GT-I9305 – Galaxy S III LTE
GT-I9500 – Galaxy S 4
GT-I9505 – Galaxy S 4 LTE
GT-N5100 – Galaxy Note 8.0
GT-N5105 – Galaxy Note 8.0 LTE
GT-N5110 – Galaxy Note 8.0 Wi-Fi
GT-N7100 – Galaxy Note II
GT-N7105 – Galaxy Note II LTE
GT-N8000 – Galaxy Note 10.1
GT-N8005 – Galaxy Note 10.1 LTE
GT-N8010 – Galaxy Note 10.1 Wi-Fi
The link: http://www.sammobile.com/2013/03/18...ii-galaxy-note-ii/#.UUbKyCyAJxc.twitter:good:
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Does this mean we might see it too? (After the carriers bloat the hell out of it)
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rani9990 said:
From the Note 2 forums
Does this mean we might see it too? (After the carriers bloat the hell out of it)
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Mosy likely not an official version. Maybe a port as ATT is not known for updating the device. Mainly with the S4 coming out soon I really doubt it.

.... how did they get information about devices that will be updated to Android 5.0..... when so far there hasn't even really been any NEWS about Android 5.0? 0.o

zelendel said:
Mosy likely not an official version. Maybe a port as ATT is not known for updating the device. Mainly with the S4 coming out soon I really doubt it.
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I expected. But still, I'll be optimistic.
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Depends on how many eggs they put in the basket of the S4 and how much the want to work on continued support of the s3. I say we stand a good chance with the over all popularity of the device

Pbwizkid said:
Depends on how many eggs they put in the basket of the S4 and how much the want to work on continued support of the s3. I say we stand a good chance with the over all popularity of the device
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We will see but after working for ATT for a few years and dealing with thier update, or lack of. We may get 4.2.2 but that will be it. This device has already been deemed EOL.

GT-N8000 – Galaxy Note 10.1
GT-N8005 – Galaxy Note 10.1 LTE
GT-N8010 – Galaxy Note 10.1 Wi-Fi
Of course not the GT-N8013.... If I'm not getting a carrier subsidy, I will never buy another device destined for JUST the US. We get SCREWED EVERY DAMN TIME!!! It's really beginning to piss me off, and frankly, not very fair.

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GT-N8000 – Galaxy Note 10.1
GT-N8005 – Galaxy Note 10.1 LTE
GT-N8010 – Galaxy Note 10.1 Wi-Fi
Of course not the GT-N8013.... If I'm not getting a carrier subsidy, I will never buy another device destined for JUST the US. We get SCREWED EVERY DAMN TIME!!! It's really beginning to piss me off, and frankly, not very fair.
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I agree and it is a constant battle. Sadly never won by the consumer....
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At least they didn't put it on the list with a time line and wait till way after the end of the time line was up to say ahh never mind like they did with the atrix 4g. Hence the reason I no longer have any moto devices lol
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Pbwizkid said:
At least they didn't put it on the list with a time line and wait till way after the end of the time line was up to say ahh never mind like they did with the atrix 4g. Hence the reason I no longer have any moto devices lol
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Yeah, that one still stings. I was wishing I had a LapDock the other day with my SGS3. <sigh>

Google hasn't even announced android 5.0 and the Nexus 4 just came out a few months ago. I highly doubt the Nexus 5 will be out in I-O (and seeing how Google releases the Nexus along with the latest android) there is no for sure about android 5.0..... Unless the news come directly from Google don't believe what other sites say.
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For a moment there when I noticed a Samsung Kies update today, I "almost thought" that AT&T had released something for the i747.
I'm tired of flashing buggy 4.2.2 ROMs that don't improve battery life.

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For a moment there when I noticed a Samsung Kies update today, I "almost thought" that AT&T had released something for the i747.
I'm tired of flashing buggy 4.2.2 ROMs that don't improve battery life.
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I get 5 to 6 hours screen on time atm...

Extended battery?
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xamadeix said:
Extended battery?
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Nope, galaxy mod 14.1 with ktoons 02/07 version touchwiz kernel.
Ktoonservative /sio 384-1512
Undervolted by -75mA per step

jayRokk said:
Google hasn't even announced android 5.0 and the Nexus 4 just came out a few months ago. I highly doubt the Nexus 5 will be out in I-O (and seeing how Google releases the Nexus along with the latest android) there is no for sure about android 5.0..... Unless the news come directly from Google don't believe what other sites say.
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Android 4.1 came with the Nexus 7. Allegedly, Google will be refreshing the Nexus 7 and releasing Android 5. It would be right in line with their release schedule to announce a new version of Android at I/O.
Also, don't get too depressed, guys. The AT&T versions of the Galaxy S2 just got Jelly Bean.

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Also, don't get too depressed, guys. The AT&T versions of the Galaxy S2 just got Jelly Bean.
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Yep...and that keeps right in line with AT&T mentality. The S2 was lucky to get that. Look at the fact that several U.S. carriers (smaller ones) have already updated to JB 4.1.2 on SGS3 models. AT&T being the way they are, will drag their @ss and we will be lucky to see this update. After all, why would they release an update that will break their apps...or make users happy.
I remember my HTC Inspire and the update to DHD to 2.3.5. Took AT&T 6 months or more to release it for the Inspire. It just happened to coincide with HTC's decision not to update the HTC DHD to ICS (after they had promised it).

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Yep...and that keeps right in line with AT&T mentality. The S2 was lucky to get that. Look at the fact that several U.S. carriers (smaller ones) have already updated to JB 4.1.2 on SGS3 models. AT&T being the way they are, will drag their @ss and we will be lucky to see this update. After all, why would they release an update that will break their apps...or make users happy.
I remember my HTC Inspire and the update to DHD to 2.3.5. Took AT&T 6 months or more to release it for the Inspire. It just happened to coincide with HTC's decision not to update the HTC DHD to ICS (after they had promised it).
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Yah but my guess is that the Galaxy S3 will get Android 5 probably by the end of this year and it will be the last update the GS3 gets. I gave up and moved to a custom ROM and haven't bothered looking back. My next phone will probably be the next Nexus.

aybarrap1 said:
Yep...and that keeps right in line with AT&T mentality. The S2 was lucky to get that. Look at the fact that several U.S. carriers (smaller ones) have already updated to JB 4.1.2 on SGS3 models. AT&T being the way they are, will drag their @ss and we will be lucky to see this update. After all, why would they release an update that will break their apps...or make users happy.
I remember my HTC Inspire and the update to DHD to 2.3.5. Took AT&T 6 months or more to release it for the Inspire. It just happened to coincide with HTC's decision not to update the HTC DHD to ICS (after they had promised it).
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I agree.. A lot of people think carriers are at fault, well partially they are but they have to make apps and other little bells and whistles be compatible with any firmware updates. But like I said android 5 hasn't been announced yet. At all... Back when ICS and JB we're going to be released they placed Andy and the dessert selection outside Google. Nothing has been brought out yet. Unless they're taking an Apple motive and keeping everything super secret, I'm not going to hold my breath for android 5 or the next Nexus until the end of this year or the beginning of next. Google IO is around the corner and still no announcement of Android 5. They're main focus this year is going to be Google Glass Project since its ready to be sold to the public.
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jayRokk said:
I agree.. A lot of people think carriers are at fault, well partially they are but they have to make apps and other little bells and whistles be compatible with any firmware updates. But like I said android 5 hasn't been announced yet. At all... Back when ICS and JB we're going to be released they placed Andy and the dessert selection outside Google. Nothing has been brought out yet. Unless they're taking an Apple motive and keeping everything super secret, I'm not going to hold my breath for android 5 or the next Nexus until the end of this year or the beginning of next. Google IO is around the corner and still no announcement of Android 5. They're main focus this year is going to be Google Glass Project since its ready to be sold to the public.
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In years past, that only happened a few days before I/O, though. We are over a month out.
And carriers are at fault for having to add those "bells and whistles" to begin with. They should just put their apps in the Play Store and update them as compatibility issues are found.

Galaxy Nexus Dual-Core Performance

Hey guys. I'm thinking about buying a new android phone. I have to chose between Galaxy Nexus, S2 and Htc SeNSATION.
I want to for Galaxy Nexus. but I'm wondering which will be the best for me.
I will use the phone mostly for gaming.
Which one should I choose ?? S2 has better performance for gaming but there is a big difference between it and GalaxyNexus, should I trade the little performance for the HD Display ?

AndyTimE said:
Hey guys. I'm thinking about buying a new android phone. I have to chose between Galaxy Nexus, S2 and Htc SeNSATION.
I want to for Galaxy Nexus. but I'm wondering which will be the best for me.
I will use the phone mostly for gaming.
Which one should I choose ?? S2 has better performance for gaming but there is a big difference between it and GalaxyNexus, should I trade the little performance for the HD Display ?
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Out of those three the galaxy nexus performs the best. It is the smoothest of the three.
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I think you should galaxy nexus is indeed a superb phone in that field
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shevich said:
I think you should galaxy nexus is indeed a superb phone in that field
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It is possible in future for Gnex to receive an Android 5.0 update or the hardware is too out-dated ?

AndyTimE said:
It is possible in future for Gnex to receive an Android 5.0 update or the hardware is too out-dated ?
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well all the phones you listed, the GN will prolly be the only one to ever see it officially

AndyTimE said:
It is possible in future for Gnex to receive an Android 5.0 update or the hardware is too out-dated ?
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Google would never abandon their baby. They're practically like a lioness, left the Nexus S to wander and grow on its own and will come back for it when KLP comes out. As for 5.0? Sammy and HTC can kiss updates goodbye, permanently. Those would probably never see the light of it.
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Misledz said:
Google would never abandon their baby. They're practically like a lioness, left the Nexus S to wander and grow on its own and will come back for it when KLP comes out. As for 5.0? Sammy and HTC can kiss updates goodbye, permanently. Those would probably never see the light of it.
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Nexus S is not getting official KLP

AndyTimE said:
Hey guys. I'm thinking about buying a new android phone. I have to chose between Galaxy Nexus, S2 and Htc SeNSATION.
I want to for Galaxy Nexus. but I'm wondering which will be the best for me.
I will use the phone mostly for gaming.
Which one should I choose ?? S2 has better performance for gaming but there is a big difference between it and GalaxyNexus, should I trade the little performance for the HD Display ?
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GNex for sure
Reason: Its a Nexus device okay?

i'd agree that the Galaxy Nexus is the best choice among those 3, and the only one that will see 5.0/KLP. i will say that the processor is showing its age a little bit, but i'm not the biggest TI fan.

No brainer bro, get the GN! Heck, I'll sell you mine. Just got a brand new one from Verizon cuz my old one's charging point went out (2 years old).

AndyTimE said:
It is possible in future for Gnex to receive an Android 5.0 update or the hardware is too out-dated ?
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Anyone who claims to have an answer to this is purely speculating. No one knows whether the GNex will see 5.0 or not. I hope yes... but after the Nexus One got abandoned, I'm not so sure the GNex will see 5.0

nexus s was abandoned already with android 4.1 (maybe because of 512 mb ram?)
so we already lucky to get 4.3
I don't have so much expectations to get 5.0..google is focusing a lot on nexus 4 / 7 / 10 ...our gnex is 2 years old, and the gpu is 3 years old, it's not slow, but useless to support..this is my thinking..we will see when 5.0 come out

Hey man, I'm interested in The Gnex, Do you think its still worth buying it? If so, i think youve got alot of knowledge, and im stuck with a galaxy Y, i want to change. Will the nexus be a good choice now? In Mid 2013? And if i get it, how long can it last with me being bored of it?
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Gnex is very good. Especially considering that you can get it for less than $200 out of contract on eBay.
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andQlimax said:
nexus s was abandoned already with android 4.1 (maybe because of 512 mb ram?)
so we already lucky to get 4.3
I don't have so much expectations to get 5.0..google is focusing a lot on nexus 4 / 7 / 10 ...our gnex is 2 years old, and the gpu is 3 years old, it's not slow, but useless to support..this is my thinking..we will see when 5.0 come out
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It was abandoned because 4.2 introduced the multi-user /0 folders. The Nexus S would need a full wipe (sd included) and they didn't want to push it out due to this. If it wasn't required to full wipe it during the OTA, it would've gotten it officially.

bmg1001 said:
It was abandoned because 4.2 introduced the multi-user /0 folders. The Nexus S would need a full wipe (sd included) and they didn't want to push it out due to this. If it wasn't required to full wipe it during the OTA, it would've gotten it officially.
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??
We got the same without full wipe.. Its not that
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Why are you guys telling the OP that the Gnex will get 5.0? Nexus devices only have 2 years of support.
As far as Google support, the Galaxy Nexus will get 4.3.X and no further. It's up to the community to put 5.0 on it.

CADude said:
Why are you guys telling the OP that the Gnex will get 5.0? Nexus devices only have 2 years of support.
As far as Google support, the Galaxy Nexus will get 4.3.X and no further. It's up to the community to put 5.0 on it.
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Well, to the custom roms!
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andQlimax said:
nexus s was abandoned already with android 4.1 (maybe because of 512 mb ram?)
so we already lucky to get 4.3
I don't have so much expectations to get 5.0..google is focusing a lot on nexus 4 / 7 / 10 ...our gnex is 2 years old, and the gpu is 3 years old, it's not slow, but useless to support..this is my thinking..we will see when 5.0 come out
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tru that its got old hardware but that doesnt mean we wont see 5.0, its al up to the developers ! if not official. im pretty sure we'll get an unofficial build

Galaxy Nexus for SURE dude.
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