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I don't own a nexus but I considered buying that beautiful phone many times. But now I think I'm gonna get the HTC One X. What do you guys think of that phone? Any of you getting it?
It's a nice phone.....but not worth the upgrade from a Galaxy Nexus.
Tegra 3 ain't too great for starters. But luckily they have a Krait option in the One XL.
The protruding camera has poised to be a small problem also.
And it's just so damn expensive right now.
Will probably end up holding this GN till the next nexus device comes out as I just got it. Unless the SGSIII is too damn amazing to pass up.
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It's a nice phone.....but not worth the upgrade from a Galaxy Nexus.
Tegra 3 ain't too great for starters. But luckily they have a Krait option in the One XL.
The protruding camera has poised to be a small problem also.
And it's just so damn expensive right now.
Will probably end up holding this GN till the next nexus device comes out as I just got it. Unless the SGSIII is too damn amazing to pass up.
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Sweet thanks for your opinion. Apparently the 4.0.4 update turn the nexus into a super beast, it looks very nice and fast.
Uhh. Its not a Nexus. Kbye.
martonikaj said:
Uhh. Its not a Nexus. Kbye.
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..... Ok goodnight.
barondebxl said:
..... Ok goodnight.
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But in all seriousness, don't think you'll find many people with the Galaxy Nexus who will dump it for a Sense device, a mere 4 months (at most) into owning the GNex. Just not that big of an upgrade, even if it was stock Android 4.
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But in all seriousness, don't think you'll find many people with the Galaxy Nexus who will dump it for a Sense device, a mere 4 months (at most) into owning the GNex. Just not that big of an upgrade, even if it was stock Android 4.
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Cool I respect that. There is no doubt that the nexus is an awesome phone.
I'm not a fan of tegra 3 really, omap or qualcom preference. But the one x looks stunning. And I want HTC to sell a ton of these to get back in the game and mix things up.
Nexus always for me...
Camera is a lot better than I expected on the Nexus. Was expecting the worse, took a few snaps after updating to 4.0.4 and it's pretty good. White balance and color tones etc...are true and accurate.
In low light, there's a bit of noise but it's to be expected. Because it's 5MP can tell some shots just can't get all the detail when zoomed in and looking at the pics.
But the One X camera is a beast. The 4FPS is nuts, it's just continuous and stays in focus too for the most part. But it seems that it still isn't the best which is surprising. Just competitive with the other best camera smartphones.
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Camera is a lot better than I expected on the Nexus. Was expecting the worse, took a few snaps after updating to 4.0.4 and it's pretty good. White balance and color tones etc...are true and accurate.
In low light, there's a bit of noise but it's to be expected. Because it's 5MP can tell some shots just can't get all the detail when zoomed in and looking at the pics.
But the One X camera is a beast. The 4FPS is nuts, it's just continuous and stays in focus too for the most part. But it seems that it still isn't the best which is surprising. Just competitive with the other best camera smartphones.
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Will you get the one X? I think I saw you at the one x forum.
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Will you get the one X? I think I saw you at the one x forum.
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Yea i'm over there looking at threads and replying and stuff.
Probably not now that I got a Galaxy Nexus. I was thinking about getting the AT&T version when it came out but I probably wont now. Doesn't seem worth it.
I might use my upgrade on an iPhone 5 or something or SGSIII depending on how the phones are.
Then sell one of them for the new Nexus in November/december
While the phone nerd in me wants the newest toys I know I would hate sense. I hear its gotten a lot better but I love plain Android. I tried miui and restored my back up 5 min later lol
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I think One X is a significant upgrade:
1. cpu is almost twice as powerful
2. gpu is 2-3 times more powerful
3. camera is a LOT better accoridng to reviews
4. Display is apprantely the best on a smartphone ever. (this one may not be a very big deal for us but still a good upgrade)
5. Design is just awesome, seems a lot more robust and slim than gnexus.
When it falls short is the software. I've never owned an andorid phone other than gnexus so I don't know: do you guys think vanilla ics will be fully functional on this phone and when do you think it'd be available?
I'll try and get it when it comes to ATT
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Hmm. Lets see how market and the xda devs what will do. For me xda devs are pretty much a factor when buying android phones
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I think One X is a significant upgrade:
1. cpu is almost twice as powerful
2. gpu is 2-3 times more powerful
3. camera is a LOT better accoridng to reviews
4. Display is apprantely the best on a smartphone ever. (this one may not be a very big deal for us but still a good upgrade)
5. Design is just awesome, seems a lot more robust and slim than gnexus.
When it falls short is the software. I've never owned an andorid phone other than gnexus so I don't know: do you guys think vanilla ics will be fully functional on this phone and when do you think it'd be available?
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From my experience......AOSP on any other phone besides a Nexus is nice, but it just doesn't feel right. There are some small minor things here and there that just makes you want a Nexus instead so you don't have to deal with the little bugs.
It will definitely get Vanilla ICS eventually, idk how long....it looks like the One X will have a good dev community behind it. A lot of people are thinking it's one of the great phones ever lol
The CPU is better, but its literally just 2 more cores of the cortex-A9 which is what we're running also. And nothing is really utilizing it efficiently.
GPU is better but thats not hard honestly. Nvidia apparently isn't using any real new tech in it, they said it themselves somewhere. I'd wait for "Keplar" to be in it with Tegra 4 revision.
Screen is a toss up, it could be a lot better, and it might not...idk i don't have one lol. I have a feeling its nice, but idk if its a drastic improvement over SAMOLED HD.
Either way....best to know what Samsung does with SGSIII before making any decision. It might turn out like the SGSII and Sensation where SGSII just ended up smoking it. Though, the Sensation had a great dev community and definitely one of the largest outside the Nexus, and SGS series phones.
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Hmm. Lets see how market and the xda devs what will do. For me xda devs are pretty much a factor when buying android phones
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Totally agree
I'm usually on a one phone a year cycle with the Nexus phones, but since my GN screen is cracked I will probably jump on the SIII early summer and then sell that for the new Nexus and Jellybean at the end of the year. If the SIII comes packed with a bad ass Exynos processor then I'll definitely do this.
One thing about the nexus though, how strong is the screen? I mean it's not gorilla glass. Is it really resistant?
Definitely a great phone, i doubt ill be trading my Nexus for it though. i have convinved an iPhone user to buy it for his next upgrade so ill get to try it out
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One thing about the nexus though, how strong is the screen? I mean it's not gorilla glass. Is it really resistant?
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It is similar to GG in terms of scratch resistance, from personal experiences using SII and now GN. Sand seems to be the only thing that scratches it, so make sure u dont take it unprotected to the beach . it wont be as strong though, but under normal day to day conditions it should be fine, scores well in drop tests.
hey gusy i have the opportunity to change my 2months old galaxy nexus against a brand new htc one s without paying something.
would you change it or would you keep your gnex ?
The only thing that will pry this phone out of my hands will be the next nexus.
Unlockable bootloader, updates from Google, latest software, great developer community, no bloat, first to get new features...
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Me personally I wouldn't switch. Maybe a one x, but not one s. Honestly I like my nexus enough where I wouldn't change regardless.
The One S is a mid-tier phone, why would you want to do that?
i had a sensation xe before i bought the gnex and know i really miss sense, so there are few advantages of the one s, like the new processor, it's thinner and so on ..
as is sad before i love sense and therefore i considered changing my gnex
Trade for the one s and sell it and then buy a new gnex
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Check out this side by side comparison. I had the same dilema too but a pure google experience is reallllllllllllllllly important to me (my current phone is a Nexus S).
My hubby has the SGSii-TMobile and HATES it. He hates the bloatware on the phone. I don't have that problem. He is still waiting for his ICS update. I don't have that problem. I know you said you miss sense but is sense enough to give up a pure google experience? In my opinion... it wasn't. I can't wait to get my gnex, I ordered it today!
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a pure google experience is reallllllllllllllllly important to me
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This. I don't care if the hardware is better (speaking about phones generally here), if it can't run an AOSP based ROM with full functionality out of the box, then I won't buy it.
Edit: is your husband's t-mo SGSII an I9100, or other? CM9 is very complete at this point for the I9100.
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... is your husband's t-mo SGSII an I9100, or other?
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His SGsii is the T989 model. We'll check out CM9. When we rooted his phone it wasn't ready for everyday use yet. We'll try it again and thanks for the heads up.
other opinions ?
everyone says that the pure google feeling is important but i am sure that there will be enough custom roms for the one s like cm9 or just ice cream sandwich without sense ..
that shouldn't be the problem
I am trying to figure out if I should go for Nexus at $400 bucks or One S
"Vanilla is great"....well is just crap, I haven't been using vanilla android for like 5 years now......ANYTHING thats not vanilla android is better, be it CM9, AOKP, Touchwiz, or Sense.
I hate the fact that HTC used another pentile SAMOLED in One S, but in all reviews I read people say its a really good and well calibrated screen (I heard different about Nexus though, would like anyone to comment on this). Obviously design and built quality goes to One S, camera is also better, Sense 4 is a big improvement and without even using it I am pretty sure its great and is based on ICS. CPU without any questions is better, more power efficient, and faster. Then there is BeatAudio (whatever that means) and Bluetooth 4.0, and GPS I think supports GLONASS
My biggest concern about One S is the screen and development.....(not Google updates, those are crap as well until the new OS is out and even then thanks to XDA it can come to other devices even faster then Nexus-brand )
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hey gusy i have the opportunity to change my 2months old galaxy nexus against a brand new htc one s without paying something.
would you change it or would you keep your gnex ?
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HTC seems to be on the downslope, and Samsung is really taking the lead. I think sense has seems it's best days.
GNex All Day
Personally, I have no real desire to switch. That said, the One S/One X do both look like nicer pieces of hardware than the GNex. While many will rightly point to quick updates and an excellent developer community for the GNex, I have no doubt that the One S/One X will have solid communities as well. HTC's commitment to providing bootloader unlock tools further cements that.
going to check out both devices tomorrow. they will be the same price for me, One S easier to get and exchange if something will be wrong.....
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other opinions ?
everyone says that the pure google feeling is important but i am sure that there will be enough custom roms for the one s like cm9 or just ice cream sandwich without sense ..
that shouldn't be the problem
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Don't be so sure. As far as I know the HTC Rezound still doesn't have a fully functioning AOSP ICS Rom, so that should give you some indication of the wait on these devices. If you're willing to wait for the updates, then go for it.
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Saw One S today.....great phone, haven't noticed any pixelation on zoomed it text in browser, very slim, and probably the 1st phone to have a design and built quality like or even better then Nexus One
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"Vanilla is great"....well is just crap, I haven't been using vanilla android for like 5 years now......ANYTHING thats not vanilla android is better, be it CM9, AOKP
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Those two are technically still vanilla android.
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^ perhaps, but I would rather even use Sense then Stock Android ......especially Sense 4
now I am on CM7.2, used Sense 3 for a while too.....and Touchwiz
the only reason I disliked Sense 3 is the stupid launcher and if u use other launcher then all widgets become useless as well
With SGN u have better updates. Both have the same power and GN dont have any vodafone, orange, ... influence. And better development support
Im writing this post cause i havent 10. Im new in this forum but not in development Knowledge, and i consider its a stupid rule. Im sorry if i write any Irrelevant post.
Checked out Nexus today....and frankly speaking One S is a better over all phone. Its much thinner, you dont even feel it in pocket, its much better made due to AL body, they have the same 4.3'' usable screen too.
now the screen on Nexus phones i checked out in Verizon, one had burn-in, and 2nd one was a bit off white compared to One S. The 720p resolution is there, but colors on One S seemed better. I also haven't really noticed anything different when watching Youtube or viewing web.
So in the end it all comes out to development and ROM, do you want CM9 or AOKP on Nexus or Sense 4 on One S (maybe later it will get those 2 ROMs as well)
So.. HTC One series, Samsung GSIII. Never a dull moment in the Android world. The only plus that any of these phones have over the Galaxy Nexus in my opinion is the camera. If the GN had a proper camera (I don't care about megapixels.. Just want good IQ) I would stick with it for a very long time. In the mean time, I'll be skipping these latest temptations in the hopes that next years Nexus delivers.. How do the rest of you feel?
The camera is fine since the 4.0.4 update but nobody seems to care.
I really am just fine with it.
I also find the camera in the nexus to be... adequate and I definetely have seen an improvement in photo quality since 4.0.4. Also 1080p videos taken on the Gnex, and subsequently viewed either on the Gnex or a TV, are absolutely awesome.
My two cents:
I like the One X because it improves on both processor and screen technology. LCD2 is said to really outshine the HD SAMOLED, and the OMAP4460 in the GNex is obviously no match for the S4. (Not as big a fan of Tegra3, to be honest).
As for the GSIII, this is exactly for me to 2012 what the GSII was to 2011. No major improvements in screen tech (800x480 for SII, same HD SAMOLED as GNex for SIII), and a processor/gpu combo that ruins everything currently available. Say what you will about A9 vs. Krait/A15, the Exyons 4 is the fastest thing out right now hands down.
Given the above analysis One X is obviously the better phone, as it improves on both the areas that matter, right? I dunno, honeslty. I can live with non-removable battery, I can even live with no SDcard slot... but BOTH? Kind of a tough pill to swallow.
Conclusion: Sticking with the GNex for now.
Camera works fine and looks great for me .
The gs3 doesn't seem like a worthy update, I'll wait for the next nexus.
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Perfectly fine with my GN. Funny thing is...this is the first time in a long time where I didn't have the impulse to get the latest and greatest. I checked out the specs on the new S3, while it's a really nice phone, it's nothing that's revolutionary per se.
I'm perfectly fine with the camera on the GN. Still worlds better than picture on film cameras people used to carry back in the day. Picture quality is perfectly acceptable to me.
If anything else I'll probably more than likely upgrade when the next Nexus phone debuts. I'm used to having vanilla envelope Android OS on my current and past Android phones. Still can't do skinned OS.
I'm holding on to this until Google slashes the next nexus to what the galaxy nexus is now maybe even a little bit longer
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Like many of you, sticking with the Nexus until the next iteration.
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I also find the camera in the nexus to be... adequate and I definetely have seen an improvement in photo quality since 4.0.4. Also 1080p videos taken on the Gnex, and subsequently viewed either on the Gnex or a TV, are absolutely awesome.
My two cents:
I like the One X because it improves on both processor and screen technology. LCD2 is said to really outshine the HD SAMOLED, and the OMAP4460 in the GNex is obviously no match for the S4. (Not as big a fan of Tegra3, to be honest).
As for the GSIII, this is exactly for me to 2012 what the GSII was to 2011. No major improvements in screen tech (800x480 for SII, same HD SAMOLED as GNex for SIII), and a processor/gpu combo that ruins everything currently available. Say what you will about A9 vs. Krait/A15, the Exyons 4 is the fastest thing out right now hands down.
Given the above analysis One X is obviously the better phone, as it improves on both the areas that matter, right? I dunno, honeslty. I can live with non-removable battery, I can even live with no SDcard slot... but BOTH? Kind of a tough pill to swallow.
Conclusion: Sticking with the GNex for now.
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I remember reading somewhere from someone who spent some time with the GSIII that the screen colors and such almost rival the SLCD2 found in the One X.
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smacman said:
Just want good IQ
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Reading those words out of context made me laugh.
Anyways, if the GN didn't exist I would probably go for an HTC One series phone. Camera, screen, and build quality are really appealing. GS3 didn't do much for me, although I'm not interested in a quad core phone unless Ubuntu for Android is on it. It did have some interesting features that are software based. All that did for me is get me excited for possibilities of future Android updates.
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So.. HTC One series, Samsung GSIII. Never a dull moment in the Android world. The only plus that any of these phones have over the Galaxy Nexus in my opinion is the camera. If the GN had a proper camera (I don't care about megapixels.. Just want good IQ) I would stick with it for a very long time. In the mean time, I'll be skipping these latest temptations in the hopes that next years Nexus delivers.. How do the rest of you feel?
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thats not the only plus, One X/S are better then Nexus in many ways....CPU, camera, screen, built quality, and they have faster modem.
kolyan said:
thats not the only plus, One X/S are better then Nexus in many ways....CPU, camera, screen, built quality, and they have faster modem.
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Yeah but the Nexus is better than the One X in many ways as well... pure android, actually gets future updates, removable battery, pentaband, and Google prices it at $399 without contract!
Just depends on what you really want.
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Reading those words out of context made me laugh.
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If I had one of those I would buy an iPhone.
Hi!
I just wanted your opinion of choosing between those two.
So I just sold my Sony Ericsson Arc S. It was a good phone, but since I'm addicted to my phone, and do everything possible with it(I hardly use computer anymore!), I decided to buy a dual-core phone!(Yeah, I'm always on the later era) Arc was way too slow.
Basically Nexus is 30€s cheaper than S2, but that's not a game changer.
I like the design of Nexus more. On the other hand S2 is more powerful. Nexus has bigger and better screen etc.
But one thing I appreciate the most, is the community. I've had a couple of Android phones before, and I've been pretty active here on Xda lately. I love flashing new roms and so on. S2 is the second most sold phone in the world, so I bet it has bigger community here, but quality over quantity.
Nexus has roms like MIUI and Cyanogenmod too. Also I see hundreds of roms in XDA. Anyway, I can't compare those two by looking at the roms they have, that's why I asked you guys.
It's such a hard decision... Please help!
BTW: I'm too cheap to buy S3 or ONE
And I'm European so I'd be only interested in the international version obviously! (No T-Mobile or Verizon etc...)
EDIT: I read that Nexus has more powerful chipset while S2 has better GPU? Is that correct?
I have both the nexus and the sgs2. And I'd say go with the nexus. The SGS2 is now my spare phone. Although specs wise the SGS2 other than screen resolution. On this note the nexus 720p screen can be the real deal breaker over the wvga screen on SGS2.
People can debate about specs all day but the Nexus is definitely way more fluid. Also you get all sorts of custom rooms and kernels to tweak the nexus to get that little bit more.
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If you like a phone with an appealing UI with vanilla android and is super easy to install and try out custom ROMs on, go with a Galaxy Nexus.
If you want a phone with an ugly UI, Samsung's ****ty firmware yada yada yada, go with an S2.
The Galaxy Nexus also has HD resolution, bigger and better screen there's a ton of support ready for you if you ever need help. Also, pair AOKP with Franciscofranco's kernel and you won't believe how fast this phone is.
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I have both the nexus and the sgs2. And I'd say go with the nexus. The SGS2 is now my spare phone. Although specs wise the SGS2 other than screen resolution. On this note the nexus 720p screen can be the real deal breaker over the wvga screen on SGS2.
People can debate about specs all day but the Nexus is definitely way more fluid. Also you get all sorts of custom rooms and kernels to tweak the nexus to get that little bit more.
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Thanks for answer!
I thought myself that while S2 may be a bit more powerful, it doesn't mean Nexus couldn't run all those nice games, it is anyway a dual-core phone.
What about the battery life?
So far I think I'll go for GNexus... It's more... exotic! and I really like the screen. I just need to be very sure about it, I have bought so many phones just to get disappointed at them after two months... Though these two are pretty high-end phones(for me anyway!)
Thank you too, Theshawty! It doesn't mean that while S2 has more roms, it's automatically better. Nexus has pretty cool roms as far as I know
And I'm pretty damn sure Google's support is more reliable than Sam's
The SGS2 has a worse screen, but a better performance because of it. The Nexus on the other hand, has double the pixels, but a worse performance. SGS2 will run games smoother, but it won't look as good as when the Nexus runs it. Performance vs Great screen.
Dev support is good on both ones, but Nexus will be much better long term compared to the SGS2.
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Thank you too, Theshawty! It doesn't mean that while S2 has more roms, it's automatically better. Nexus has pretty cool roms as far as I know
And I'm pretty damn sure Google's support is more reliable than Sam's
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You're welcome! Yeah, the ROMs we have so far here are great, and they're starting to pile up to become even more since afterall, this phone has a "developer-flag".
Samsung's support is ****, in my opinion.
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If you like a phone with an appealing UI with vanilla android and is super easy to install and try out custom ROMs on, go with a Galaxy Nexus.
If you want a phone with an ugly UI, Samsung's ****ty firmware yada yada yada, go with an S2.
The Galaxy Nexus also has HD resolution, bigger and better screen there's a ton of support ready for you if you ever need help. Also, pair AOKP with Franciscofranco's kernel and you won't believe how fast this phone is.
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What a sad misconception. The S2 has AOSP roms just like the Nexus does. They have AOKP just like the nexus does, and they have awesome kernels as well.
What it really comes down to is screen size/resolution and size of the phone. Both will run ICS just fine.
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What a sad misconception. The S2 has AOSP roms just like the Nexus does. They have AOKP just like the nexus does, and they have awesome kernels as well.
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What I wrote first was basically if someone chooses to stay with the stock firmware and not use a custom ROM.
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What I wrote first was basically if someone chooses to stay with the stock firmware and not use a custom ROM.
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It would be true in that case, but he mentions community so one could be lead to believe that he will flash roms
Thanks to evrybody! I think I'll pick GNex... It's just such a hard choice... But it's a lil' bit cheaper and I really appreciate the bigger/better screen.
One thing that I wanna know the answer to, is, how long will Google support GNex? I reckon it'll get the next Android upgrade unless it's tablet-only, but what about after that? Time to move on?
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It would be true in that case, but he mentions community so one could be lead to believe that he will flash roms
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Ah, ok.
If you want a higher camera and you don't care about the os version or blah blah, go with S2
But I recommend you to get GNex! It's awesome!
Better screen quality, Stock Android OS, Will be upgradable to JellyBean, Lots of good roms, ...
Hi ! I put up my Galaxy Nexus for sale in order to buy a Nexus 4 (was selling it for 325EUR with an extended battery) however I got an offer to trade it with an HTC One S. While I'm a big fan of AOSP and the lot of development going on here, I like the extra performance of the One S, which from what I read seems to be quite a bit faster than the Galaxy Nexus. The only drawbacks of the One S I can think of atm are that I might not immediately get the latest updates (such as key lime pie) and the slightly smaller screen however I think that the One S has a nicer screen overall. Does anyone have any suggestions on what to do ?
Thanks
A couple of months ago i bought a one s off of craigs list. It was a nice phone and i actually liked it a lot. I think htc has good build quality, and sense 4.0 is pretty good. However it wasn't the final place i wanted to be with android. There i was waiting for the latest updates from htc, and i just got tired of that. I had the chance to trade for a g-nexus, did it, and am happy with the results. One-s is a nice phone but this is where i wanted to be.
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Hi ! I put up my Galaxy Nexus for sale in order to buy a Nexus 4 (was selling it for 325EUR with an extended battery) however I got an offer to trade it with an HTC One S. While I'm a big fan of AOSP and the lot of development going on here, I like the extra performance of the One S, which from what I read seems to be quite a bit faster than the Galaxy Nexus. The only drawbacks of the One S I can think of atm are that I might not immediately get the latest updates (such as key lime pie) and the slightly smaller screen however I think that the One S has a nicer screen overall. Does anyone have any suggestions on what to do ?
Thanks
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Not going to argue about SLCD vs AMOLED but doesn't the Galaxy Nexus have a higher resolution display?
better off with your current nexus or the new one. Closed source drivers ftl with htc. they make great hardware but too slow at software releases.
Thanks for the replies I'm going to stay with the nexus for now unless I sell it and get the nexus 4
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I just changed my One S few weeks ago for a Galaxy Nexus and i'm so happy I did that. The One S is a great phone and it's fast, very fast and sense 4 is in my opinion far better then the previous sense versions. It also has a great camera, build quality is great, all in all this phone is good and you maybe won't regret it... BUT, if you like flashing roms and stuff then this phone isn't for you, development is very poor. CM10 is almost fully working, but it still has some little bugs remaining. Apart from being a great phone, fast, smooth, great performance, good batterylife in standbymode, improved sense, beautifull screen (especially the colors),... I missed the nexus community and the development... But if you don't care about roms, mods,... then this phone could be a good choice for you. Speedwise compared the Galaxy Nexus is slower yes, but you only notice that in benchmarks. In everyday use the speed is almost the same.
Thanks Considering I bought the Galaxy Nexus and Nexus 7 for that reason I'll stick with Nexus devices
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If you like trying different ROMS and having the latest version of Android, I would stick with the GNEX. There is plenty of ROM development and new versions of Android are releases almost immediately after they come out. It's why I will only buy Nexus phones going forward.
Stay with the nexus. In my eyes going from a clean nexus to a bloated one s is a downgrade. (Development )
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PS: our dual core ti omap 4460 is clocked at 1.5 ghz, so its basically the same as the dual core krait 1.5 ghz . (Google underclocked our cpu to 1.2 ghz )
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I actually have both devices. There are things I like about either devices. I am not going to re-iterate the specs difference as that's pretty well known (camera, battery, nfc, etc).
For the Nexus, I like the larger screen and the stock rom since it actually makes some apps to run a bit smoother. For example, when launching XDA app, it is a tad faster on the Nexus than the One S. However, I do often notice slightly lag or stutter on the Nexus that I do not notice on the One S. One S is actually a great device and it's sad it is not getting the attention it deserves. While I like Nexus screen size, i think One S's color is actually better than Nexus. The One S generally feels speedy when switching between apps.
I often switch to Nexus and the One S and would love to use Nexus because of its larger screen but after using it for a few days, I often went back to One S simply because the micro-stuttering just bugs me. What I really love is having the one s guts but Nexus screen. I guess I need a new phone, maybe N4. Sadly I don't think I can afford one for now. It is just my own opinion and I think everyone is different so it is hard to say which one is the best choice. I have to say as a daily phone, One S is easier to carry around due to its compactness.
There's a lot of misinformation going around here.
The HTC One S is an excellent phone. Its way faster than the Galaxy Nexus. The S4 is really power efficient, open source, and fast with the Adreno 225. Sense 4.0 is beautiful, fluid, but the phone will be behind the latest version of Android (unless you root and flash) for at least 6 months.
It really comes down to this:
Do you enjoy timely updates?
Or
Do you enjoy a smoother, more catered experience?
Honestly, keep the Nexus and wait till Mobile World Conference. See what all the other manufactures have in store for 2013.
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No or lack of dev support is a major roadblock. I like HTC phones. They are well built. But I HATE custom UI and bloatware.
I think the one s has a much higher resale value than the GN? Especially now that GN are only going for 200-250 with the announcement of the n4. So its up to you if you look at it that way.
Get the One S, sell it, then buy N4.
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