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Gnexus vs thunderbolt

Hello nexus community! Here we go, my original two year contract is up when I got the OG Droid.
My questions are...
is Is it worth purchasing the galaxy nexus?
How is the camera? (1-10)
What are the pros and cons?
Is extended battery necessary? (Official by Samsung)
Screen protector necessary?
Is the screen easy to crack?
Could you live with the phone for 2 years?

MONKY_1 said:
Hello nexus community! Here we go, my original two year contract is up when I got the OG Droid.
My questions are...
is Is it worth purchasing the galaxy nexus?
How is the camera? (1-10)
What are the pros and cons?
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Hey I would say yes! I had an SGS2 before and I love my Nexus better. I find the camera perfect and having no shutter lag is cool. I would give it a 9. Also all the benefits of ICS are great. I would highly recommend one. All the best.

jd1001 said:
Hey I would say yes! I had an SGS2 before and I love my Nexus better. I find the camera perfect and having no shutter lag is cool. I would give it a 9. Also all the benefits of ICS are great. I would highly recommend one. All the best.
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What he said.
Minus: I didnt have sgs2 before (SGS1).
Plus: Love having updates from google directly (Not having to wait for "It will be released in the 4th quarter of the year bloopety bloop).

If the phones your comparing are this and the thunderbolt there is no comparison. This phone is far better than the thunderbolt in many ways, 1 being the operating system, 2 being the battery life, 3 being the screen and phone manufacturer, and last but not least would be the updates direct from Google. This phone is pure with very little "bloat" from Verizon on it. The camera is AWESOME due to the no shutter lag...the quality is just fine for me at 5mp but could have been better for those who need it. I have rooted mine, which is not necessary but this phone is probably the most fun phone out today when it comes to tweeks and tinkering...just my opinions!

I'm not sure if it's possibly my phone or kernel settings but I've had nothing but awful battery life with my Nexus - Don't get anywhere near the amount of battery life I was getting with my bolt (have the verizon extended battery's for both).
Was actually debating returning my nexus and seeing what comes out later this year but missed the return deadline by one day :-/

wil2bm said:
I'm not sure if it's possibly my phone or kernel settings but I've had nothing but awful battery life with my Nexus - Don't get anywhere near the amount of battery life I was getting with my bolt (have the verizon extended battery's for both).
Was actually debating returning my nexus and seeing what comes out later this year but missed the return deadline by one day :-/
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There is a BIG difference in battery life with the GSM and the LTE version of the Nexus. LTE uses much more battery then the GSM version.

wil2bm said:
I'm not sure if it's possibly my phone or kernel settings but I've had nothing but awful battery life with my Nexus - Don't get anywhere near the amount of battery life I was getting with my bolt (have the verizon extended battery's for both).
Was actually debating returning my nexus and seeing what comes out later this year but missed the return deadline by one day :-/
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Im using LTE as well and the only battery you can compare with the Tbolt extended battery is the new Superpowered Seido extended battery. The verizon extended battery is basically a standard battery and adds no bulk. The Tbolt extended battery is hideous looking and feels very weird in the hands.

jayxpx said:
Im using LTE as well and the only battery you can compare with the Tbolt extended battery is the new Superpowered Seido extended battery. The verizon extended battery is basically a standard battery and adds no bulk. The Tbolt extended battery is hideous looking and feels very weird in the hands.
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Yea was never a fan of the tbolt extended battery... didn't help that the second day I was using it I dropped my once protected by a case phone and shattered the damn screen lol :-(
But I could at least get a day with moderate use out of the battery.
If I stay on wifi it helps alot with battery life so I know it's the LTE - I'm using the AOKP rom and hoping they fix the issues with the power saver cause I think the "LTE off" when the screen is off feature would help alot but can't get it to work smoothly on my phone.

Seido 3800 mah Battery

Guys here is my performance with the Seido big battery for the GNex.
Glad I didn't buy the RAZR Maxx. Worth every penny. Rooted stock ROM, average use, on WIFI all day, watched about an hour of YouTube.
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Nice, but..that battery is pretty big and doesnt support NFC. It's also 70 bucks.
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People reach more than that I believe with stock/extended battery. I'd look into a custom from/kernel those developers do amazing work with their tweaks
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I'm over seidio batteries. When I had it for my OG incredible they didn't offer any advantage over stock and were 'rated' with higher mAh.
Save your $70 and get the extended battery from VZW when it's on sale.

True it was pricey.. I never use NFC, although, I keep the stock battery and cover in the center console in the car. The extended from Verizon offered about 400 more Mah, that wasn't enough. The Seido is more than twice the stock battery. I love the matching case, I'm about 6'2" with big hands, the extended battery helps it fit in my hand.
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I'm 6'3", I like the feel with the 2100mAh, the smaller 1850mAh feels a bit light...
It's all preference really though. Plus the rear case on the 3800mAh kills the aesthetics and the color doesn't even match.
I'm hoping when 4.04 gets released my battery woes are solved. So far, it looks promising.

Stock battery is serving my GSM Galaxy Nexus juuuuust fine I am having a hard time killing it as is...
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Your pics don't seem to work on the xda app. Just letting you know. = )
What rom you using?

I see the pics fine using the app.
Since I updated to 4.0.4 my battery life on stock has been much better. I'm getting 11+ hours and I don't use wifi its on 4g pretty much all day. I want and extended but not with the extra bulk.

Adreno said:
Stock battery is serving my GSM Galaxy Nexus juuuuust fine I am having a hard time killing it as is...
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That's pretty damn impressive, though the first half of the time used on your phone seems quite static, as if you were sleeping or just leaving your phone in hibernated mode.
Curious to know your ROM and kernel combo?
Cheers

My extended 2000 mAH battery serve me just fine (GSM model).
I got 3 hours screen on time with 3d 8h stand by time (80 hours), and still 13% left.
If I used for about 5 hours screen on time, I could get more than 2 days stand by.
Granted, the device was on WiFi most of the time.
But, when I use 100% mobile internet (0% wiFi), my record was screen on time 4h 29m, with 1d 13h stand by (37 hours).
So, it really serve me fine with my usage pattern (mostly web browsing, facebook, g+, youtube, navigation and games, little bit emails).
And still look nice!
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In my honest opinion, I think the 2000 aMH is the sweet spot in terms of weight, looks and length of charge. I hold my phone in my front pants pocket so anything heavy would start to sag my pants.

ahqball said:
That's pretty damn impressive, though the first half of the time used on your phone seems quite static, as if you were sleeping or just leaving your phone in hibernated mode.
Curious to know your ROM and kernel combo?
Cheers
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Yeah the last time I had charged it was the day before, and I didn't end up charging it till the following day after the screen shots were taken so 3 days or so.
I was running Gummy with I believe either stock Kernel or if Gummy comes with a Kernel that, because I didn't flash a kernel. I went from Stock, to foxhound, to Gummy.
I have since flashed AOKP M3 but I am not getting the same battery life as I was with Gummy, so I am reflashing it today.

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shoman24v said:
I'm over seidio batteries.
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Same here... not to mention the problems I had with my Seidio Incredible extended batt that they went to great lengths to ignore.
I have used their batts on the Dinc and the xv6800 but this time around... screw them, their high prices and crappy service. I bought the spare battery with charger and carry the spare batt with me but hardly ever need it. With the standard bat I get by almost everyday (and this is before the 4.04 update) AND I get to use the standard case and holder with my nice slim phone.

shoman24v said:
I'm 6'3", I like the feel with the 2100mAh, the smaller 1850mAh feels a bit light...
It's all preference really though. Plus the rear case on the 3800mAh kills the aesthetics and the color doesn't even match.
I'm hoping when 4.04 gets released my battery woes are solved. So far, it looks promising.
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4.0.4 REALLY helps battery life. What are you waiting for? Just flash it already!!

Hell yes!!!!
With 4.0.4
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Im in the camp of getting the Seidio 3800 battery . I already ordered it and it will be here this week . In the past its their slim extended batteries that never really amount to anything but an expensive stock battery . I had the 3500 for the HTC EVO 4G and loved it . Currently I work in a building where I get bad 3G service and only 4G . So my battery takes a beating on a daily basis . Yeah I can squeeze through a day on a full charge but thats just barely making it by . The 3800 should provide more than enough boost for me . Also got a holster and case combo with it (love discounts) . I use a holster mainly due to the fact I hate putting a phone in my pocket, also I use the phone as an mp3 player at the gym . Its right there at my side when I want to use it . I know some arent to keen to holsters but to be honest I really dont care LOL . It serves its purpose as I need it to , also the case will break up the black extended battery cover and grey metallic body of the Gnex

Totally stock, no tweaks yet. Yesterday was my day off from work, then sleep all night. Work all day today.
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z06mike said:
4.0.4 REALLY helps battery life. What are you waiting for? Just flash it already!!
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I can wait for the official...

How many threads you have created to brag about that battery?
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Samsung OEM 2000mah extended battery

Hey y'all,
new here to the gnex forums from nexus s and I just wanted to share with y'all my experience with this battery.
Well, I'm on my third deep cycle to initially condition the battery and I gotta tell ya...
IT RULES.
I bought the battery after reading some reviews giving it decent feedback. It's on ebay from a company seller called "ShimShop".
It arrived in just about a week and I'm very satisfied.
The battery and extended door make the phone feel slightly heavier and more solid in your hand, It fits in both commuter and defender series otterboxs, but I suggest commuter.
I've been throuroghly impressed today as the battery has only drained 10% in 7 hours with 30 minutes of screen time. All my sync settings are enabed, running stock aosp 4.1.2 alongside franco's m6 kernel with his optimized settings.
I encourage EVERYONE to buy this battery. The stock gave me decent battery life, but this one seems much better thus far.
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alexdemonumber3 said:
Hey y'all,
new here to the gnex forums from nexus s and I just wanted to share with y'all my experience with this battery.
Well, I'm on my third deep cycle to initially condition the battery and I gotta tell ya...
IT RULES.
I bought the battery after reading some reviews giving it decent feedback. It's on ebay from a company seller called "ShimShop".
It arrived in just about a week and I'm very satisfied.
The battery and extended door make the phone feel slightly heavier and more solid in your hand, It fits in both commuter and defender series otterboxs, but I suggest commuter.
I've been throuroghly impressed today as the battery has only drained 10% in 7 hours with 30 minutes of screen time. All my sync settings are enabed, running stock aosp 4.1.2 alongside franco's m6 kernel with his optimized settings.
I encourage EVERYONE to buy this battery. The stock gave me decent battery life, but this one seems much better thus far.
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Thanks for letting us know!
Also, how much better is it compared to the stock 1750mAh Battery?

tuk1maar said:
Thanks for letting us know!
Also, how much better is it compared to the stock 1750mAh Battery?
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It'll buy you a few extra hours (unless your a big gamer, then you have to measure the gain in minutes). It's worth it to get through a workday with commuting included.
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There's already a thread about it which is a couple of pages long.

It seems much stronger than the 1750mah, even though its only a difference of 250mah. It literally lasted me 48 hours with 4 hours of screen time, It's taking me forever to get through the initial deep drain cycles lol

alexdemonumber3 said:
It seems much stronger than the 1750mah, even though its only a difference of 250mah. It literally lasted me 48 hours with 4 hours of screen time, It's taking me forever to get through the initial deep drain cycles lol
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Same here, I can get almost 4 hours on 2 days of battery. I do disable location tracking though and only turn it on when needed.
Keep in mind guys, that you're coming from a well used 1750 to a brand new 2000 so the difference will feel much greater.

Hey, I just bought one from the same seller. Won't be here for at least a week though. Thanks for the recommendation!
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http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1590663

alexdemonumber3 said:
It seems much stronger than the 1750mah, even though its only a difference of 250mah. It literally lasted me 48 hours with 4 hours of screen time, It's taking me forever to get through the initial deep drain cycles lol
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You don't need to do any conditioning of modern batteries, just use it. I've been using the extended battery in my new GNex and it's going on forever from my normal charging habits

Thinking about jumping ship on Gnex.. What has the best battery on VZW?

Ive been with the Gnwx for almost a year now. I love the speed etc but the battery life isnt cutting it for me anymore. ANd honestly, Im not into flashing like I once was. I use the phone for 90% internet, 8% text and 2% GPS. thats pretty much it. The Gnex gets BAD signal in the building where I work, when people on TMO have full signal, Im rocking 1-2 bars on a good day. Its usually 1 bar. Even other VZW people are at least 1/2-full bars at all times. Funny thing is, once Im outside I get good signal. But once I get into the country-ish areas, the signal gets hit again. I can get 1.75-2 hours of use from the extended VZM OEM battery. Ive tried different roms and kernels to not much help.
So all in all, I need a phone that has good radios and good-decent battery. I guess that phone would be the Maxx right? Best battery life and best radios? What do you guys recommend?

Absolutely. My buddy has a Maxx and although it is heavy and ugly, it is a rock solid phone.
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I was thinking about that. As much as I dont want to, the thing that means most to me now is battery life and signal. Not the latest and greatest.

The maxx HD my brother got 32 hours with normal usage Facebook texts and what not
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My buddy upgraded from ICS to JB and he told me he was only getting half the battery life he used to get.
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I've read (the usual caveats here) that the Galaxy Note II has both very good reception and what I can only describe as astounding battery life. One tester mentioned 8 hours of onscreen time (!). And that's with the huge 5.5" screen. Also survived drop tests intact, has removable battery, sdcard slot, FM radio, excellent CPU benchmarks, and on and on.
Not to some people's taste, of course, but very interesting.

Hmmmmm, buy spare batteries?
;p

i used to get bad signal to till i got the 4.1.1 update now its better not perfect but better i agree i use it for 90% internet i usually charge over night and once in the day about 60% i would suggest maybe the nexus 4 or s3 there maybe a better battery out there probably cost about $80+ tho

Soldier 2.0 said:
My buddy upgraded from ICS to JB and he told me he was only getting half the battery life he used to get.
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Your buddy used a leak that isn't final. Not trying to bash or anything just pointing that out.

If you want battery life, get the Droid Rarz HD Maxx. Nothing beats that phone in terms of battery life. Plus its a great device with a nice screen.

The RAZR max has a great battery. Why not try a seidio 3500 mah battery, if you want to keep the nexus?
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I used my buds Note 2 and that is a pretty awesome phone. I pounded it with downloads, streaming vids etc and was over 4 hours of screen on time. The battery was still at 43% even with that huge display at over 70% brightness. Pretty crazy stuff!

tgyberg said:
I used my buds Note 2 and that is a pretty awesome phone. I pounded it with downloads, streaming vids etc and was over 4 hours of screen on time. The battery was still at 43% even with that huge display at over 70% brightness. Pretty crazy stuff!
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Yep. Note 2 Is probably the best battery life out now, but it is a huge phone. Better wait and hold it first OP haha.
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Didn't realize the Note2 was receiving so much praise for its battery, that's really cool because I have been thinking about picking one up.
Note 2 - 3,100mAh
RAZR MAXX HD - 3300mAh
And I have no idea what carrier(s) but supposedly the new Lenovo P770 will have a 3500mAh battery.
I am very happy OEMs are starting to focus on the batteries, it took them waaay too long imo.

thanks guys. I dont want to get the Seido battery because its massive! Look how thin that maxx is..

External perhaps...
Not sure if you have just considered upgrading to the 2100mah samsung battery that was going to be stock with the original sale...supposedly adds like 30% to battery life.

I did that.

The maxx has great battery but please compare the beauty of the note 2 to the hideousness of just another droid. Besides Samsung never let's you down.
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vince7 said:
The maxx has great battery but please compare the beauty of the note 2 to the hideousness of just another droid. Besides Samsung never let's you down.
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The Maxx HD is far better looking than the note 2 IMO.
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What about the bootloader on the MAXX though? I know it's locked, and I dont believe it is in the Moto "BL unlock program". An unlocked BL is a requirement for me because of AOSP. This isn't usually something you have to worry about with Samsung.

How is your extended battery holding up?

Hey guys, I just wanted to know how are your extended batteries (not samsung) holding up and how long have you had them. I was thinking about buying this one:
http://www.amazon.com/Extended-Inte...463910&sr=8-1&keywords=i9250+extended+battery
I wanted to know how they hold up after say 6 months of use. Just wanted to get your feedback on this before buying it, I won't bother if a couple months down the road it needs to be replaced.

Sorry wrong forum, mod please close/delete, will move to the Q&A thread.

Holding up pretty well, this is on Vanir. 2000mah extended battery that came with my phone.
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My 2100mAh Verizon battery is holding up good. There isn't much difference between the stock (1750 or 1800) and the extended. Probably a few hours.
Rom and Kernel combinations REALLY make a big difference such as either being dead at 5pm or midnight. Right now I'm on 4.3 AOKP and battery seems to be super.

player911 said:
My 2100mAh Verizon battery is holding up good. There isn't much difference between the stock (1750 or 1800) and the extended. Probably a few hours.
Rom and Kernel combinations REALLY make a big difference such as either being dead at 5pm or midnight. Right now I'm on 4.3 AOKP and battery seems to be super.
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i completely agree, i seldom use the original battery nowadays, i just have it charged in my bag as backup. Try Vanir, stock kernel, bast battery life on any ROM I've used.
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