I was thinking why the hell do we need this 4G /LTE speed anyway if it's going to be such a battery hog? I catch myself switching to 3G to preserve battery all the time and on 3G for almost 95% of the day. What do you use the LTE speed for that I'm missing out on? As much as I despise anything Apple, no wonder they aren't in any hurry to bring it to the iphone. If you' asked me it was a great ploy by verizon to increase speed and then get rid of unlimited plans to make more money.
Just ranting. Missing my thunderbolt's HUGE extended battery.
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I agree 100%. I have a GSM Galaxy Nexus on T-Mobile and I think the HSPA+ speeds are sufficiently fast enough for what I do on the phone (browsing, Facebook, maybe watch an occasional video etc). 4G would just unnecessarily rape my battery.
In fact, I was a Sprint customer before and their poor excuse for "3G" was so slow, that I was floored when I got speeds up to 9-10mbps on T-Mobile as opposed to .98-1Mbps on Sprint.
I have a 3800 mah battery I bought for $20 on ebay, and it supports nfc. Problem solved. I use LTE for netflix, youtube, podcasts, ect. I could live without it, but it's insanely fast compared to vzw evdo 3g.
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That's almost like asking why we need high speed internet at home when dial-up did everything we needed.
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Im not going to say that 4g speeds are unnecessary or worthless but I dont use it. As I explained in another post the other day. We get great 3g coverage here and I can save alot of battery running 3g instead of 4g. With the exception of video everything works great. Video just needs a few extra seconds to buffer. But lets not blame 4g for getting rid of unlimited plans. Getting rid of unlimited was going to happen anyways.
DirgeExtinction- That's almost like asking why we need high speed internet at home when dial-up did everything we needed.
Almost? Not even close. There is no advantage to use 4g over 3g for 90% of the things your going to do on the internet. Assuming 3g coverage is as good as 4g your not going to pull a webpage up noticeably faster, Google Nav isnt going to run any better, and music streaming apps should be just fine. With your analogy even the most basic internet tasks were improved considerably. Do you even remember what dialup was like?
People said the same thing during the transition from Edge to 3G. "Where'd my battery go? 3G uses too much battery. I'm always going to keep it on Edge." The chipsets and batteries will catch up, and in a year or so, turning off LTE will seem as silly as "leaving it on Edge."
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People said the same thing during the transition from Edge to 3G. "Where'd my battery go? 3G uses too much battery. I'm always going to keep it on Edge." The chipsets and batteries will catch up, and in a year or so, turning off LTE will seem as silly as "leaving it on Edge."
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Thank you!
I couldn't have said it better than myself.
LTE is 1st gen tech in current devices. Of COURSE it has issues such as battery drain.
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Im not going to say that 4g speeds are unnecessary or worthless but I dont use it. As I explained in another post the other day. We get great 3g coverage here and I can save alot of battery running 3g instead of 4g. With the exception of video everything works great. Video just needs a few extra seconds to buffer. But lets not blame 4g for getting rid of unlimited plans. Getting rid of unlimited was going to happen anyways.
DirgeExtinction- That's almost like asking why we need high speed internet at home when dial-up did everything we needed.
Almost? Not even close. There is no advantage to use 4g over 3g for 90% of the things your going to do on the internet. Assuming 3g coverage is as good as 4g your not going to pull a webpage up noticeably faster, Google Nav isnt going to run any better, and music streaming apps should be just fine. With your analogy even the most basic internet tasks were improved considerably. Do you even remember what dialup was like?
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That is entirely subjective to the user.
And...yes, LTE DOES browse faster. You would be wrong there. Is it fast enough to matter? Once again, entirely subjective.
I can get where I need to go in a Hyundai Elantra. I rather do it in a Porsche.
Fyi, lte is not the 4g protocol.
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Fyi, lte is not the 4g protocol.
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Yes it is.
http://www.itu.int/net/pressoffice/press_releases/2010/48.aspx
As the most advanced technologies currently defined for global wireless mobile broadband communications, IMT-Advanced is considered as “4G”, although it is recognized that this term, while undefined, may also be applied to the forerunners of these technologies, LTE and WiMax, and to other evolved 3G technologies providing a substantial level of improvement in performance and capabilities with respect to the initial third generation systems now deployed.
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Leave it on 4G and be done with it! Mine is on 4G all day long and the battery gets low... I charge it!
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Also, it is not just HYPE. Everything is MUCH better with 4G than with 3G.
Why the hype? Because it's fast, really fast. When your battery gets low, charge it.
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Excuses, excuses. Battery life was excellent, actually about as good as my Hspa+
nexus, using my old s2 skyrocket. If we don't need "lte", then we don't need
high speed internet at home either. Browsing, watching videos, etc.. is
substantially faster on Lte. With the certain exception of some phones, battery
life on Lte is not that bad, and will improve drastically with the newer releases this year.
If you don't think it's worth it, turn it off. Personally I think it's great and hate it when I'm in an area without it. It's not hype to me it makes everything better faster. The best part is, you can turn it off when you want better battery life.
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Have you USED the verizon 4g? Its soooooo ****ing fast. It even rivals the speed of the internet I get at home with comcast. When my brother is hogging the internet, I just switch to tether and use it on my home computer and it's awesome. Yes, it does eat up battery, and I usually switch it off if I'm going somewhere for an extended period of time. But when I'm actively using my phone, why would I not want to download at 2 megabytes per second?
Your ranting argument is hilarious...
Why do we need dual core smartphones, all it does is eat up battery...
I totally don't care about lte cause with hsdpa 42Mbps I'm fine with it. I'm sure at some point I'll change my mind. But I'm not looking forward to lte battery drain until the chip sets get smaller and more efficient in a few years.
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I totally don't care about lte cause with hsdpa 42Mbps I'm fine with it. I'm sure at some point I'll change my mind. But I'm not looking forward to lte battery drain until the chip sets get smaller and more efficient in a few years.
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Except that...the Galaxy Nexus doesn't support 42Mbps from Tmo.
If couldn't turn it off I could understand the *****ing, but you can. Problem solved. And that is the price you pay for adopting 1st/2nd Gen tech. You're making it cheaper and more efficient for us guys when we decide to go for it. I played a with a gs2 skyrocket today and was impressed it got 3 megabytes dl speed. Faster than my 1.5 megabyte cable internet hardwired. I wish I could test run it just to see how bad battery is but I'm cool with it. I would probably adopt lte faster if carriers gave us a decent amount bucket data plans for the price, not to mention tether for the same data. If I had something to ***** about it would be the measly data plan, with no tether, you get for $30 that you can go through in 30 minutes if you wanted. As a matter of fact you should. Adopting it early and then *****ing about a trivial problem instead of a real problem means you like getting bent over. And you happily paid for it when you got the phone. And you cant say you didn't because you knew there hasn't been a magic phone with lte. Yet. And I don't see apple pulling it off for at least another generation of lte phones.
bow chicka wow wow.
I guess I'm glad that it's there if I want it. But functionally, I've never once actually gone and toggled it on because I was doing something that I wanted more speed for. So maybe I'm not the target customer.
Like most things that service providers do in the public sphere, I think the excessive marketing that goes into the feature is a complete disservice to everyone, and I think the mindset that demands new features to be hyped up like this is a complete disservice to the industry. It's like some kind of trainwreck symbiosis. But the way the advertising wing of these companies is set up, a prominent suggestion that 4g is anything less than BLAZING FAST AND AWESOME is not going to happen.
I do think that the correct implementation of this on current phones should be prominently featured toggles to turn it on/off at will, instead of a setting buried under a few layers of menus. I remember when I first got my phone, there was no way to set a 4g toggle that just performed the function, instead of being a shortcut to that menu. Custom roms offer that. I wonder if Sense et al have these toggles built into them by default.
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Have you USED the verizon 4g? Its soooooo ****ing fast. It even rivals the speed of the internet I get at home with comcast. When my brother is hogging the internet, I just switch to tether and use it on my home computer and it's awesome. Yes, it does eat up battery, and I usually switch it off if I'm going somewhere for an extended period of time. But when I'm actively using my phone, why would I not want to download at 2 megabytes per second?
Your ranting argument is hilarious...
Why do we need dual core smartphones, all it does is eat up battery...
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ranting is not an argument. ranting is....well, ranting dude. It's my opinion. Not arguing anything.
And yes, I have used the LTE. I've used it since the very first day the Thunderbolt came out (first LTE phone). The point of my "argument" was that I (stress, I) really don't need it for anything I (again, I) do on my phone. Accessing info I need is fine on my 1.2 Mbit/s 3G speed.
The comparisons with home Internet speeds and dual core processors is rubbish. Totally different scenarios. CPU speed and home Internet is necessary. But please, don't tell me that we need 20+ Mbit/s on our phones to watch the latest viral video of the guy fingering his dog's nose on YouTube.
Here is another one for you, lets just get rid of this damn youtube.
I just wanted to see what people were wasting bandwidth on.
I do love the answer that hardware will catchup eventually and we don't have to "argue" these points.
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what wastes more energy? having 4g on or having wifi on? i read the other threads but it had to do with 3g.. they said 3g wastes more power. is this the case with 4g as well?
thanks!
WiFi drains more battery always
that's from personal observation on all the phones i've owned in the past to now
as soon as you use WiFi the battery drains like there's no tomorrow
however this phone seems to handle it quite well
Yeah, 4G is a big battery hog. Wifi doesn't drain as much so long as you are connected to the same one for a while.
EDIT: just saw AllGamer's reply. Wifi really drains that much? I remember seeing the Droid Razr review saying that 4G eats batteries for breakfast. I might be wrong then!
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They both drain battery about the same in my opinion.
When ever I can I turn both of them off to save battery.
It's really easy with the toggles that a couple roms have.
This phone is a BEAST!
From my personal experience wifi doesn't drain as much as 4g.
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WiFi is far more efficient than the cellular network, and any usage will count against your allocated full speed GB's.. not a good thing.
don't have a sgsII yet but my experience with my vibrant is that wifi if connected uses less battery than hspa. If I'm not connected to a wifi network it drains the battery looking for one.
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WiFi is far more efficient than the cellular network, and any usage will count against your allocated full speed GB's.. not a good thing.
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Forgive my ignorance but how come the usage of Wifi will count against your allocated full speed? My personal experience has been different .
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Forgive my ignorance but how come the usage of Wifi will count against your allocated full speed? My personal experience has been different .
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I meant not using it will count against your data allotment
lol so there's no unanimous answer. i guess i'll just try to experiment a little and see which one uses more. thanks everyone.
4G uses more battery than WiFi
Definitely 4G... I sit on wifi all day and do not use much battery at all.
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Yeah, 4G is a big battery hog. Wifi doesn't drain as much so long as you are connected to the same one for a while.
EDIT: just saw AllGamer's reply. Wifi really drains that much? I remember seeing the Droid Razr review saying that 4G eats batteries for breakfast. I might be wrong then!
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From what I understand, LTE is a bigger battery hog than HSPA+.
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From what I understand, LTE is a bigger battery hog than HSPA+.
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For sure. And after that I'd say HSPA+ > WiFi in terms of battery draining.
Wait, our phone runs off energy. Please tell me its kinetic?!
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Wait, our phone runs off energy. Please tell me its kinetic?!
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Solar backpack maybe ?
ok guys lets keep this topic sane, yeah it's funny, but lets go back on topic
it's a very valid & informative question
my personal experience shows me WiFi is worst, but others here says 3G/4G is even worse, but from personal experience 3G/4G is less than WiFi
so even i find that contradiction very interesting
the thing that could make a difference is the signal strength, perhaps better 3G/4G reception requires less power to maintain the connection?
possibly the same reason why WiFi always seems to do worse for me, because all the Starbucks, Airport, Hotel, Library, and other coffe/restaurant places that offer WiFi it's horrible, very slow, and hard to maintain signal, probably because tooooooooo many people are hogging it or maybe just because too many devices are bumping each other off the Router/WiFi AP on those establishments
Whenever I use wifi I turn my data off and gst better battery that way. If you have a bad data signal or wifi it'll take more battery to try to keep a connection.
In my Bio class I have terrible data signal and my battery will drain really fast with heavy use but if I turn on my wifi and turn off the data my battery iis way better
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So after doing testing of my own I have come to the conclusion that 4G drains more battery than wifi. With wifi I can get about 14 hrs, but with 4G I only get 6-8 hrs.
This phone is a BEAST!
AllGamer, makes sense. If you have slower networks, your screen will be on for longer as you wait inbetween pages and downloads. Fast downloads => less screen time.
My personal experience with wifi vs THREE-g is that wifi eats my battery quickly (on all previous phones and there have been many, including present BB Torch for work). An d 3G doesn't drain as quickly.
However I agree wifi seems pretty sippy and efficient on the SGH-T989. My battery is learning. I am now getting 1 day and 13 hours of discharge time. Very moderate use. 4G. So yes there well may be a difference between 3 and 4G.
I will test wifi-only as soon as I can in the next few days.
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ok guys lets keep this topic sane, yeah it's funny, but lets go back on topic
it's a very valid & informative question
my personal experience shows me WiFi is worst, but others here says 3G/4G is even worse, but from personal experience 3G/4G is less than WiFi
so even i find that contradiction very interesting
the thing that could make a difference is the signal strength, perhaps better 3G/4G reception requires less power to maintain the connection?
possibly the same reason why WiFi always seems to do worse for me, because all the Starbucks, Airport, Hotel, Library, and other coffe/restaurant places that offer WiFi it's horrible, very slow, and hard to maintain signal, probably because tooooooooo many people are hogging it or maybe just because too many devices are bumping each other off the Router/WiFi AP on those establishments
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In your opinion, would this be considered good battery life?
2 days and 12 hours on battery with a total of almost 2 hours of screen on time.
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I think it's pretty subjective to be honest.
Are you able to get what you need to do on the phone done without having to worry about the battery?
If you mean in terms of comparison to others, then it is about average. I'd guess you're running a LTE Nexus - with the extra radio, you'll have worse battery life compared to GSM users. Some GSM users have reported 4+ hours of screen on time, which I would assume needs a few of the right tweaks here and there to achieve that. I doubt a LTE Nexus will be hitting those numbers though.
Well a phone like that and using it less than an hour a day for actual use defeats the purpose of having a smartphone.
So it's really impossible to say if it is considered 'good' battery life or not, since 99% of us use it frequently for e-mails, chat, browsing and gaming.
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I think it's pretty subjective to be honest.
Are you able to get what you need to do on the phone done without having to worry about the battery?
If you mean in terms of comparison to others, then it is about average. I'd guess you're running a LTE Nexus - with the extra radio, you'll have worse battery life compared to GSM users. Some GSM users have reported 4+ hours of screen on time, which I would assume needs a few of the right tweaks here and there to achieve that. I doubt a LTE Nexus will be hitting those numbers though.
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I keep LTE disabled most of the time even though LTE is plentiful in my area. I get 250 kilobytes per second on Verizon's 3G 95% of the time and that's plenty for browsing webpages or streaming music.
Another thing I should mention is that I am on GummyNexus 0.7.0 with LeanKernel 1.7.1 and I wanted to test how long I could make the phone last, with light to very moderate usage while on Wi-Fi. Brightness was at 50%.
I have made it to 3 hours and 50 minutes of screen-on time before when I had brightness at 25% with LTE disabled and connected to 3G.
I am aware that LTE drains battery, and the only reason I'd need to use it is if I wanted to download a large file. I get anywhere between 10-to-20mbps download and 8-to-10mbps upload, which is faster than my aunt's AT&T HSPA+ connection. She has trouble hitting 6mbps download and 2mbps upload.
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Well a phone like that and using it less than an hour a day for actual use defeats the purpose of having a smartphone.
So it's really impossible to say if it is considered 'good' battery life or not, since 99% of us use it frequently for e-mails, chat, browsing and gaming.
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how he uses his phone is his thing.
to the OP:
did you get all the use out of it you wanted in a days time without having to charge it? if so, then you're good to go.
So i was thinking on how i want this phone to be delivered, since i have to wait until monday... but then i was imagining those fast speeds that i was gona have, and the it hit me... faster means quicker.... so is it true that the probabilities of your data to reach your data allowance is quicker?? i need to know because i only bought 4gb of internet... and i use my phone's internet a lot
thanks
You use the same amount of data whether on LTE or 3G. It all depends on your usage. If you decide to use more because its faster, then yeah...you will hit your cap faster.
If you drive a mile at 20mph, vs 120mph, it is still a mile. You went the same distance, just arrived at it quicker.
so it's not going to affect it at all?
It depends on your usage. People typically use more data when things are faster because it is more enjoyable, or it allows them to do things they could not before, such as HD video streaming.
In a controlled environment where habits do not change whatsoever, you use the same amount of data no matter your speed.
It will only affect the speed at which you consume the data. If you're requesting 1.5Mb on Facebook over 3G, or 1.5Mb on Facebook over 4G LTE, it's still 1.5Mb. What you may experience, though, is that since you view information so much quicker, your usage of 4G LTE may go up. Just remember to have WiFi on whenever you're in an accessible WiFi hotspot, and if you start using more data (viewing more sites, watching more YouTube videos, etc) because it's delivered faster, just keep tabs on it. If you're on Verizon, they have a data widget you can download from the market. If not, you can keep close-enough tabs on it by seeing your data usage in settings.
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so it's not going to affect it at all?
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It'll probably effect you subconsciously as you'll more than likely be like "wow this is fast, I'll do more stuff!"
but if you do the exact same things, the faster speed doesn't use more data by default.
I'm still at the same usage as on 3G. As mentioned, if you stream video that's one of the few things where the same use can pull more data because you may be pulling better quality video. If you're really concerned, ICS has a lot of alerts to warn you when you're getting close to your cap, install the VZW data usage widget, and use WiFi at home and (if possible) work.
I spent more time doing speed tests once I started using LTE. It accounted for a lot of my bandwidth for the first week or so.
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so no speed tests.... even though it was one of the things i wanted to do... i wanted to see how fast it was.... how much did it take? and how many tryouts did you do?
Hi all, this is my first post but been lurking here for a while.
I just bought my Galaxy Nexus for Sprint trough Best Buy, it seemed like a good deal since I registered for the Phone freedom plan ($50 rebate) and Google wallet+Citi have another $50 offer.
However, I am so dissapointed at this phone that now Im wondering If I should just return it.
The phone is currently stock. I don't want to go trough the trouble of rooting and unrooting unless Im confidant its worth it, thats why Im here asking for help.
My previous phone is an HTC EVO 4g, aside from the battery life, I was happy with it. (And I could always go back)
Here is a list of the things that I've observed:
-It doesnt let me know when I'm charging unless the screen is on.
-The browser is super slow both on WIFI/3g (I'm in San Diego, no 4g). This is so bad, sometimes I google something, then hit a result link, and it takes like 10-20 seconds to take me there!
-I have to check "request desktop version" every time I open a website (I hate mobile sites).
-IDK If I'm missing something but it seems I can't view flash content. I have seen the "you dont have flash installed" message several times. I dont know if its related, but I couldnt even see the "newbie video" at registration.
-It's very limited as far as customization vs the EVO. Very few options.
-The battery life is NOT any better (extremely frustrated) I would think that 2 years later there would be a better battery life optimization across the board.
I may be missing stuff, but Ive only had it for 4 days.
So, my question is, can this things be fixed? Or should I just return it and move on? Maybe swap it for the EVO LTE? Is that gonna be any better? Or is there anything else out there coming soon?
I really like the $100 in savings, so that makes me wanna keep it....
Any replies are much appreciated.
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-It doesnt let me know when I'm charging unless the screen is on.
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Well I think a good indication of charging is the USB cable plugged into it. If you need an LED notification, use an app like Light Flow (about 99% of us here are using it, no root req'd).
-The browser is super slow both on WIFI/3g (I'm in San Diego, no 4g). This is so bad, sometimes I google something, then hit a result link, and it takes like 10-20 seconds to take me there!
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Not normal. I'd try other browsers to see if its a network issue or a browser issue.
-I have to check "request desktop version" every time I open a website (I hate mobile sites).
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Just how the stock browser is. Once you check the "reqest desktop site" it should stay until you close the browser. There are other browsers that can let you lock in Desktop sites all the time if you'd like. You're not forced to use the stock one.
-IDK If I'm missing something but it seems I can't view flash content. I have seen the "you dont have flash installed" message several times. I dont know if its related, but I couldnt even see the "newbie video" at registration.
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Install flash player. Although I believe its built into the stock browser (dunno, using Chrome).
-It's very limited as far as customization vs the EVO. Very few options.
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How so? Need examples. Its just as customizable as any other device.
-The battery life is NOT any better (extremely frustrated) I would think that 2 years later there would be a better battery life optimization across the board.
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That's what happens when you have a gigantic 720P AMOLED screen (my screen is 60%+ of my total battery drain at 40% brightness). A WVGA LCD on the Evo didn't use nearly as much battery. I wouldn't say its poor on battery, but its probably mid to low on the charts compared to other high-end devices. Most people here can do ~14 hours total w/ 2.5-3hrs screen on time.
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-The browser is super slow both on WIFI/3g (I'm in San Diego, no 4g). This is so bad, sometimes I google something, then hit a result link, and it takes like 10-20 seconds to take me there!
-I have to check "request desktop version" every time I open a website (I hate mobile sites).
-IDK If I'm missing something but it seems I can't view flash content. I have seen the "you dont have flash installed" message several times. I dont know if its related, but I couldnt even see the "newbie video" at registration.
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You could try another browser, I find Chrome beta very fast but Dolphin browser HD is also good alternative.
-These should have an option to request desktop version each time.
For flash you need to download the free Adobe Flash Player application from the google play store. -does not work in Chrome beta browser, stock browser is fine
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cabronsaim said:
-It's very limited as far as customization vs the EVO. Very few options.
-The battery life is NOT any better (extremely frustrated) I would think that 2 years later there would be a better battery life optimization across the board.
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You can try an alternative launcher for more home/lock screen, notification, nav bar and gesture customisation.
-I'm currently using Apex launcher, it has lots of customisation.
Flashing a new Rom can give you more features AND increase your battery life, by keeping on top of what apps are running I easily get 2 days out of mine now.
-There are lots of different Roms available, just check out the dev section.
I cant help about the charging notification light, however you can buy replacement batteries, (3 for like $12 that come with a battery charger *it has a charging light,* and just swap out a battery when it dies)
I don't even charge my phone, hate being stuck next to a power point.
I just bought my Galaxy Nexus for Sprint trough Best Buy, it seemed like a good deal since I registered for the Phone freedom plan ($50 rebate) and Google wallet+Citi have another $50 offer.
What citibank offer are you referring to? Am I missing out on free money? lol
You know, I'm starting to feel that CDMA Nexus' are just different and perform lower than the normal GSM one...
My gf has the VZW Nexus and she has been sooooo frustrated with it. THe data speeds are slow as hell. And like you said, even on wifi pages won't load sometimes. And her 3G speeds are abysmal, it'll say she has full bars of 3G (or even LTE for that matter) and yet pages won't load at ALL. I even had it rooted and flashed Gummy.
But I just got my GSM one with TMO service and it has been perfect. Data and reception has even been faster and better than my old G2x. I get 4G now where I used to get 2G on my G2x. And I have absolutely no bugs...
So my amateur conclusion is that CDMA Nexus' is just different for some reason...
Also, is Sprints Nexus at 4.0.4 out of the box?
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Also, is Sprints Nexus at 4.0.4 out of the box?
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mackster248 said:
You know, I'm starting to feel that CDMA Nexus' are just different and perform lower than the normal GSM one...
My gf has the VZW Nexus and she has been sooooo frustrated with it. THe data speeds are slow as hell. And like you said, even on wifi pages won't load sometimes. And her 3G speeds are abysmal, it'll say she has full bars of 3G (or even LTE for that matter) and yet pages won't load at ALL. I even had it rooted and flashed Gummy.
But I just got my GSM one with TMO service and it has been perfect. Data and reception has even been faster and better than my old G2x. I get 4G now where I used to get 2G on my G2x. And I have absolutely no bugs...
So my amateur conclusion is that CDMA Nexus' is just different for some reason...
Also, is Sprints Nexus at 4.0.4 out of the box?
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I've been screaming this for months. My GSM nexus gets the best speeds of any device before it, and great battery. Loading pages in the browser is insanely quick, like 5 seconds.
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I've been screaming this for months. My GSM nexus gets the best speeds of any device before it, and great battery. Loading pages in the browser is insanely quick, like 5 seconds.
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Gsm has always gotten better battery life than cdma ....but mine is nothing like that I noticed wifi slows when screen is off but that is to save battery and apps fix that......maybe exchange for another and see how it is
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frigidazzi said:
I just bought my Galaxy Nexus for Sprint trough Best Buy, it seemed like a good deal since I registered for the Phone freedom plan ($50 rebate) and Google wallet+Citi have another $50 offer.
What citibank offer are you referring to? Am I missing out on free money? lol
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I can't post links yet but Google sprint galaxy nexus then click on the first link originating front the official sprint website. sends May 22. But it has to be done within 7 days of purchase.
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mackster248 said:
You know, I'm starting to feel that CDMA Nexus' are just different and perform lower than the normal GSM one...
My gf has the VZW Nexus and she has been sooooo frustrated with it. THe data speeds are slow as hell. And like you said, even on wifi pages won't load sometimes. And her 3G speeds are abysmal, it'll say she has full bars of 3G (or even LTE for that matter) and yet pages won't load at ALL. I even had it rooted and flashed Gummy.
But I just got my GSM one with TMO service and it has been perfect. Data and reception has even been faster and better than my old G2x. I get 4G now where I used to get 2G on my G2x. And I have absolutely no bugs...
So my amateur conclusion is that CDMA Nexus' is just different for some reason...
Also, is Sprints Nexus at 4.0.4 out of the box?
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I'm hoping that the problem resides on the on the software not on the hardware.
Yes. Its 4.04
my vzw nexus is fine. pages load quite fast on either LTE or wifi (though i dont use wifi much, have a super strong LTE signal at my house and unlimited data)
martonikaj said:
Well I think a good indication of charging is the USB cable plugged into it. If you need an LED notification, use an app like Light Flow (about 99% of us here are using it, no root req'd).
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Got it, thx.
Not normal. I'd try other browsers to see if its a network issue or a browser issue.
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Ive read something about specific routers etc, will try at other networks.
Just how the stock browser is. Once you check the "reqest desktop site" it should stay until you close the browser. There are other browsers that can let you lock in Desktop sites all the time if you'd like. You're not forced to use the stock one.
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This really is annoying. An I havent found a browser I care for other than the stock browser in my EVO
Install flash player. Although I believe its built into the stock browser (dunno, using Chrome).
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I also tought it came pre-installed. got it.
How so? Need examples. Its just as customizable as any other device.
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There are several things but the perfect example is on the Evo I could make it avoid mobile sites forever.
That's what happens when you have a gigantic 720P AMOLED screen (my screen is 60%+ of my total battery drain at 40% brightness). A WVGA LCD on the Evo didn't use nearly as much battery. I wouldn't say its poor on battery, but its probably mid to low on the charts compared to other high-end devices. Most people here can do ~14 hours total w/ 2.5-3hrs screen on time.
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I use the phone a lot, mainly internet browsing, gps and sometimes watch video on it. 2.5 hrs of screen time are not enough to tip the scale against a better resolution.
Either way thanks for your input, at the very least I am keeping it one more week to better make my decision.
I have a GS2 and battery life when WIMAX is on is horrible as everyone knows.
It seems as though battery life with the integrated LTE chip on the GS3 is much better.
Are you able to leave on LTE as compared to selective switching and still be able to make it through a day without charging?
This would be my main reason for upgrading to the S3/S4 rather than the additional cores, display, etc.
If I won't be able to make it through a day with LTE on I mise well just stay with the GS2. Thanks for your experiences.
tripleoptic said:
I have a GS2 and battery life when WIMAX is on is horrible as everyone knows.
It seems as though battery life with the integrated LTE chip on the GS3 is much better.
Are you able to leave on LTE as compared to selective switching and still be able to make it through a day without charging?
This would be my main reason for upgrading to the S3/S4 rather than the additional cores, display, etc.
If I won't be able to make it through a day with LTE on I mise well just stay with the GS2. Thanks for your experiences.
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Thankfully LTE is very easy on the battery (in my situation) and I don't have a strong signal.
I was worried about this as well; but its be a welcome surprise.
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Gotcha, glad to hear. I don't believe LTE blankets my entire area yet but it has a good presence. Internet speed in relation to battery life would be my main reason for upgrading.
I guess I should have 14 days to figure it out anyways.
Yup, from what I've heard (no lte yet in my area), LTE is practically like being connected to wifi
Lol there's not even a toggle to turn it off or on, you just choose to always leave it on or only use 3G
I never turn on WiFi, and I never turn off LTE. I also leave GPS on at all times.
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WiFi on and mobile data/4G
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WiFi on and mobile data/4G
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Where's the screen time on ? And you hardly used the phone
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This is using my phone medium to medium heavy , games , social sites , I also using wifi , sync , location and gps on
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otterboxfan4l said:
This is using my phone medium to medium heavy , games , social sites , I also using wifi , sync , location and gps on
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That is awesome for that much screen on time, mind sharing your settings for when I get my new s3?