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Thinking of getting Nexus

So I currently have the Samsung Fascinate on verizon, and it finally running great with latest superclean, gingerbread.
But I am able to upgrade, I went to the store and at first I was not very impressed. Then went back just today, and realized someone made the fonts extra Large, and once I changed it back to normal, wow what a difference. I just thought something wrong with my eyes on that phone.
I was trying to compare the nexus to the razr and htz rezound. After trying all 3 phones for an hour I am 100% sure I don't want the rezound or razr even if they do get ICS. The main reason is I think the screen looked the best on nexus, and bigger. I just liked having more real estate, of course other big reason is it is ASOP Google which is main reason for looking at nexus.
But I was curious do your phones get hot? I noticed after playing with this nexus in the store it got very warm / to hot when I tried to make a call to see sound quality I could barely keep it on my face.
I downloaded the temperature monitor from market and it showed it at 110.
While razr and rezound was mostly cool compared to nexus. I think temp showed around 98-105
Some other concerns is I saw a thread here where getting scratched easily, I refuse to put a screen protector on, I just hate it, I have never had one on my fascinate and not one scratch. So while at the store I tried as hard to scratch with my nails, and bang it, basically doing what I can to see if anything happened, and I did not see one scratch, so I guess that is good, though not sure what happens when I put it in my front pants pocket.
I also made a call from the store and sounded really good, and person on other end said I sounded great, of course in the store I am sure the reception is great. I was curious how is the speakerphone? I use that a lot, since I am always losing my bluetooth.
I tried to it use while in the store but way too noisy to get a good feeling.

A lot of the questions you're having can be answered by watching video reviews on YouTube or reading reviews of the phone.
HTC Rezound vs. Galaxy Nexus P1: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RvaVZPH7Sgg
Part 2: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IfvUGk63o8Q
RAZR vs. Galaxy Nexus P1: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nVZrSYPGn-M
P2: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IwUQ_LhTBjc&feature=player_embedded
Engadget Review: http://www.engadget.com/2011/12/16/verizon-galaxy-nexus-review/
We already knew more-or-less what we were getting with the Verizon rendition of the Galaxy Nexus, and ultimately it delivers. Yes, battery life predictably takes a hit compared to the HSPA+ when you enable LTE, and it's safe to say this version of the phone has a bit more to love than the earlier release, but neither of those are deal-breakers. This, like the other version, is a great phone. At $300 with a two-year contract ($650 without) it is not cheap, but if you must have the best, it's well worth it.
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HSPA+: http://www.engadget.com/2011/11/24/galaxy-nexus-hspa-review/
Let's not beat around the bush. The Galaxy Nexus is definitely the best Android phone available today -- it's possibly even the best phone available today, period. Sure, it's not perfect -- we're disappointed that the camera doesn't deliver the same wow factor as the rest of the handset. It's an alright shooter, but it's just no match for the state-of-the-art. There's also room for improvement in terms of build and materials quality. Still, there's no denying the satisfying look and feel, the stunning display, the impressive performance, the excellent battery life -- the whole is far greater than the sum of its parts.
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.. and yes the phone does get hot when you play games, although it has stopped getting that hot when I started using franco kernel because the phone is being undervolted. GPU is also increased to 386 MHz (or something like that.. a boost from clock GPU). The speaker is kind of low but getting Volume+ (or flashing DSP Manager) will fix that straight up. Set volume+ to +8 and all will be good.
This is a stock Google experience and is a far better experience than what the RAZR and Rezound can offer. ICS 4.0.3/4.0.2 is simply amazing.

Thanks I already looked at all reviews...at this point in time it either the Nexus or wait to see what else will be coming out with ICS, kind of curious what will be announced at CES this week.
So razr and rezound is out, definitely not getting them even if they get ICS.
Well I wasn't even playing games, just using the browser and it got hot. So this is normal.
I have to really think about this then, I mean if it gets so hot I cannot talk on it, that might not be so good.

tannor said:
Thanks I already looked at all reviews...at this point in time it either the Nexus or wait to see what else will be coming out with ICS, kind of curious what will be announced at CES this week.
So razr and rezound is out, definitely not getting them even if they get ICS.
Well I wasn't even playing games, just using the browser and it got hot. So this is normal.
I have to really think about this then, I mean if it gets so hot I cannot talk on it, that might not be so good.
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They'll most likely be phones releasing with 2.3.7 and will say "upgradable to Ice Cream Sandwich." Previous phones release with older versions of Android, all of these phones have been planned since last quarter. They're just being announced today. With the "nexus" brand they will last for a long time with exceptional support from the dev community as well as Google themselves as it is their flagship device. All updates come directly from Google.
And my phone doesn't get hot when I'm browsing the web or anything. Only time it gets hot for me is when it's playing games like GTA III. But all of that have stopped after using a third-party kernel. I'm not sure if this is fixed with the latest update but it could be. I was on 4.0.1 when this happened, the latest ICS build is 4.0.3 now.

zephiK said:
They'll most likely be phones releasing with 2.3.7 and will say "upgradable to Ice Cream Sandwich." Previous phones release with older versions of Android, all of these phones have been planned since last quarter. They're just being announced today. With the "nexus" brand they will last for a long time with exceptional support from the dev community as well as Google themselves as it is their flagship device. All updates come directly from Google.
And my phone doesn't get hot when I'm browsing the web or anything. Only time it gets hot for me is when it's playing games like GTA III. But all of that have stopped after using a third-party kernel. I'm not sure if this is fixed with the latest update but it could be. I was on 4.0.1 when this happened, the latest ICS build is 4.0.3 now.
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Cool thanks for info. Yeah I am 95% sold on it..just trying to make sure. I refuse to ever buy a phone again where they say it will be upgraded to ICS at some point like razr or rezound I am sure they will get it the question is when, I was burned with Fascinate because of that.
I should have looked in the store to see what version it was running. I forgot to check.
Is 4.0.3 officially released or you put on a leaked version?

tannor said:
Cool thanks for info. Yeah I am 95% sold on it..just trying to make sure. I refuse to ever buy a phone again where they say it will be upgraded to ICS at some point like razr or rezound I am sure they will get it the question is when, I was burned with Fascinate because of that.
I should have looked in the store to see what version it was running. I forgot to check.
Is 4.0.3 officially released or you put on a leaked version?
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Well Gingerbread (2.3.X) came out a long time ago. And phones said "upgradable to 2.3.X" and didn't get it until 6-7 months later. I mean you can use a custom ROM and all that but development is limited when kernels aren't open-sourced that are used for that specific Android version and blah blah blah (too technical to type out).
I've used a Samsung Vibrant, and it heavily relied on leaked Samsung builds by samfirmwares. It was getting really old.
4.0.3 is officially released on the Nexus S but the update was halted due to bugs. But I've been running 4.0.3 with custom ROMs and battery life has been amazing. I'm currently using a leaked bootloader update (PRIMEKL01) and battery life is even better with this bootloader.
4.0.3 is officially released in AOSP, so anyone can compile AOSP 4.0.3. But the latest OTA is 4.0.2 as 4.0.3 is halted (as mentioned previously). So it's not necessarily leaked in any way.
I'd personally recommend you to use custom ROMs + franco kernel. You can check the GSM/CDMA forums and view users' feedback. Idle is amazing with that kernel. If you wish to not root right away, at least unlock the bootloader first so if you change your mind. You can root it and use Titanium Backup (or any other app that does the same) and backup your stuff. Otherwise you'll lose your data when you do decide to root.
Keep in mind, I believe you should have a 14 (or 30 day) return if you are unsatisfied with the phone.

Great info and I agree they take way too long to come out with updates in general which is why I want the nexus...I was curious who controls these updates? Verizon or Google?
Meaning if google says they are ready for update it goes? Or it still has to be officially approved by verizon?
Who halted the update verizon or google?

tannor said:
Great info and I agree they take way too long to come out with updates in general which is why I want the nexus...I was curious who controls these updates? Verizon or Google?
Meaning if google says they are ready for update it goes? Or it still has to be officially approved by verizon?
Who halted the update verizon or google?
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Well there are different variants of the Galaxy Nexus. But I'm assuming since you mentioned a bunch of Verizon devices (RAZR, Rezound) that you're getting the CDMA version. CDMA version is codednamed "toro" so Google will be handling those updates. For GSM, "yakju" is handled by Google. There is a whole thread about this, but I wouldn't worry about getting updates on the Verizon network.
Google stock images: http://code.google.com/android/nexus/images.html
Edit: heres the thread, http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1384458

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Well there are different variants of the Galaxy Nexus. But I'm assuming since you mentioned a bunch of Verizon devices (RAZR, Rezound) that you're getting the CDMA version. CDMA version is codednamed "toro" so Google will be handling those updates. For GSM, "yakju" is handled by Google. There is a whole thread about this, but I wouldn't worry about getting updates on the Verizon network.
Google stock images: http://code.google.com/android/nexus/images.html
Edit: heres the thread, http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1384458
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Oh that is awesome did not know can get it directly from google.

nexus is a great phone, the only issue you may have is the battery life on Verizon LTE version.
although the HSPA+ (GSM) version may have adequate battery life, the LTE version is horrid when it comes to this.
its mainly a hardware issue, coupled with the 4.65 inch SAMOLED HD screen.
on extended battery, i can only get about 2 hours of on screen time before it depletes to 0%. Doesn't sound like much, and I agree. Sadly I am over my 14 day return limit and stuck with a phone with subpar battery life. Hopefully future software updates will alleviate the issue, but again, its more of hardware issue. I can see why Apple delayed their LTE phones. Qualcomm's LTE radio chips are just too power hungry.
Yes, one can just disable LTE and be on wifi. Thats an option, but I do prefer phones that work great overall out of the box.
just my .02

aohus said:
nexus is a great phone, the only issue you may have is the battery life on Verizon LTE version.
although the HSPA+ (GSM) version may have adequate battery life, the LTE version is horrid when it comes to this.
its mainly a hardware issue, coupled with the 4.65 inch SAMOLED HD screen.
on extended battery, i can only get about 2 hours of on screen time before it depletes to 0%. Doesn't sound like much, and I agree. Sadly I am over my 14 day return limit and stuck with a phone with subpar battery life. Hopefully future software updates will alleviate the issue, but again, its more of hardware issue. I can see why Apple delayed their LTE phones. Qualcomm's LTE radio chips are just too power hungry.
Yes, one can just disable LTE and be on wifi. Thats an option, but I do prefer phones that work great overall out of the box.
just my .02
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I figured the battery would be horrible..on any 4G phone, or is it just nexus.
I did not see this option in the store can you turn on 3G only if you know you going to be in an area that has no good 4G service so it does not suck up your battery?
I was looking for it cannot find it.
Personally 4G is not a huge thing for me, but a nice thing to have I guess.

tannor said:
I figured the battery would be horrible..on any 4G phone, or is it just nexus.
I did not see this option in the store can you turn on 3G only if you know you going to be in an area that has no good 4G service so it does not suck up your battery?
I was looking for it cannot find it.
Personally 4G is not a huge thing for me, but a nice thing to have I guess.
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there is no 3G/4G toggle on stock ICS. You can, however, download a widget off the market place and use that as a toggle. you'd have to go to settings -> more -> mobile networks -> network mode to change it otherwise.
hopefully google/verizon will update their baseband firmware and bring better battery life. i think thats whats causing a lot of the battery performance issues on LTE.
thing is, even with good 4G signal, if you watch a youtube video in HD, you'll see the batt % dwindle very quickly. watching a 5 minute hd clip would reduce the battery life by as much as 7-10% give or take.
the saving grace with this phone is the massive support from both google and the community. its the only reason why i'm holding onto this phone over any other 4G phone at the moment.
fyi the users that chime in this subforum either have the gsm or cdma version. depending on who you talk to, the cdma user will most likely ***** more about batt life than the GSM user.

If you are going to stay on Verizon then I personally don't see any other choice Although I would still take a GS2 over the GN in hardware but damn ICS is just such a nice OS.... even when its slow.

tannor said:
Thanks I already looked at all reviews...at this point in time it either the Nexus or wait to see what else will be coming out with ICS, kind of curious what will be announced at CES this week.
So razr and rezound is out, definitely not getting them even if they get ICS.
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TBH, rezound has better hardware and once it gets a sense free ICS ROM then it will probably outperform gnex. But gnex looks a lot nicer.. rezound looks like a big brick.

tommyz2kool said:
TBH, rezound has better hardware and once it gets a sense free ICS ROM then it will probably outperform gnex. But gnex looks a lot nicer.. rezound looks like a big brick.
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i'm actually thinking of going rezound if the battery life on it is any better.

Battery is affected on all 4G LTE phones for the most part. So it's not just the Galaxy Nexus. With custom ROMs, and kernels they can help to bring out the most of your battery life. But definitely battery will be your biggest issue, if you disable 4G LTE... that may be a way around it and only activate it when you really need it.
Also, the Rezound doesn't have NFC capabilities. NFC will be the future, so this is something to think about if you want to make payments with your phone.
Ultimately the decision is yours, http://www.phonearena.com/reviews/Verizon-Galaxy-Nexus-vs-HTC-Rezound_id2938
Google a bunch of "rezound vs galaxy nexus" posts and read them. In the end, you choose which you'd think would fit you.
Latest updates and stock Google experience: Galaxy Nexus for sure.

I'm just gonna root and use a 4G toggle and only use 4G when I'm really trying to do some fast tasks, so otherwise, wifi and 3G for basic stuff like FB should get me some decent battery life.

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i'm actually thinking of going rezound if the battery life on it is any better.
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I've had both the Rezound and the GNex and didn't think the battery life was any better on the Rezound.

I've gotten better battery life personally with my nexus compared to my brothers Rezound. Rezound was not too good for him.
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I got the Rezound when it first came out. Didn't really have any signal issues like I'm reading most 4G phones have. With that said I did have horrible battery life and usually tried keeping it in CMDA/3G mode unless I was streaming videos.
Gaming or browsing while 4G was on had my Rezound pushing temps of low 140*F...
I also had the famous buzzing issue and the "beats" aren't what they're cracked up to be. The other thing was I got tired of the Rezound looking just like my Incredible.
But the screen was amazing.
It too took awful pic's however. They looked great on screen, terrible when the file was transferred to a computer...
But I will say you don't read about any of the signal issues that you read about with the GNex.

Need some advice

Ok, my work is giving me two choices of phones to update to.
1. Galaxy Nexus
or
2. HTC Rezound
Which should I go with and why?
I did ask if I could have a GS III, they just laughed. Well had to try. lol

Damacles said:
Ok, my work is giving me two choices of phones to update to.
1. Galaxy Nexus
or
2. HTC Rezound
Which should I go with and why?
I did ask if I could have a GS III, they just laughed. Well had to try. lol
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As much as i love the g-nex and how open it is, I'd probably go with the rezound for work. Unless your a desk type. Battery life and durability aren't the gnex's strong points. Then again, if you are a desk type, and your company will replace your phone if anything happens, then I'd go with the nexus because i'm biased towards pure google.
Rezound:
http://www.droid-life.com/2011/11/15/htc-rezound-review-verizon/
Nexus:
http://www.droid-life.com/2011/12/27/samsung-galaxy-nexus-review-verizon/
The nexus radio issues have been fixed for the most part, and it will be receivnig JB before pretty much any verizon phone (hopefully)

My Nexus still gets better battery life in no signal area than my Rezound ever got.
Battery life is horrible on the Rezound.
That alone would recommend against it.
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I Am Marino said:
My Nexus still gets better battery life in no signal area than my Rezound ever got.
Battery life is horrible on the Rezound.
That alone would recommend against it.
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The phone is for both personal and work as I see fit. So far it looks like the Nexus on VZ will be my choice. Easy enough to root, already can get JB and updates hit it before others.
Though I have also heard good things about the Rezound..hmm.
Ok, so decided to get the Nexus. Now what is the best custom roms for it? I want the best performance, I have to use NFC, best radios, and best battery life I can get.

Damacles said:
The phone is for both personal and work as I see fit. So far it looks like the Nexus on VZ will be my choice. Easy enough to root, already can get JB and updates hit it before others.
Though I have also heard good things about the Rezound..hmm.
Ok, so decided to get the Nexus. Now what is the best custom roms for it? I want the best performance, I have to use NFC, best radios, and best battery life I can get.
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Well my Verizon Galaxy Nexus will be here tomorrow. So what is the best JB rom to use?

Damacles said:
Ok, my work is giving me two choices of phones to update to.
1. Galaxy Nexus
or
2. HTC Rezound
Which should I go with and why?
I did ask if I could have a GS III, they just laughed. Well had to try. lol
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NEXUS!!!!!!
DO NOT GET THE REZOUND!!!!
Currently Vicious Jellybean is the best IMO.
But keep eyes out for the official CM10.
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My opinion Nexus vs One X

My Wife and I have had the Verizon Galaxy Nexus since Winter, I am a big Nexus, fan, having owned all three Nexus phones. But also had a few HTC phones too, over the years. Next to stock vanilla Android UI, I think Sense is the second best, but since JB, I am thinking stock Android is really the only UI to have now.
Anyways, getting sick of Verizon's prices, we want to move to the GSM Unlocked Nexus or "international" One X, my two Brothers have the Nexus from the Play Store running on Straight Talk for $45/month, and they LOVE it, zero issues whatsoever, and that would be well over 150% cheaper than what we pay on Verizon. Plus CDMA radios suck battery faster than GSM in my opinion. Standby time on GSM is better.
Long story short I found a mint condition "International" One X in white, on sale for $325. I picked the one up 10 days ago. Here is my opinion of it running Sense and CM10 based ROM's and comparing it to the Galaxy LTE Nexus.
First off, the white One X is an absolutely beautiful device, very cool looking phone, and high quality, the best looking Android phone ever sold, hands down no question. Makes the Nexus look cheap and poorly designed.
The Good;
- Screen is amazing, super clear and very sharp. Reading text and news websites is so clear and easy on the eyes. At first I thought it looked washed out and dull compared to Super AMOLED from Samsung, but after a few days, I started thinking the Samsung screen sucked now, it looked cartoony in colors, and whites blow on the Nexus, where as the One X, it looks so real and true in color, and super crisp sharp. The One X is the best screen on a smartphone today, better than the iPhone5 screen my Sister owns.
- Design of the phone, just a work of art.
- Size and weight, it is very thin, and lightweight.
- Battery life on Sense ROM's is amazing, 5 hours on screen time, easily 1 day + of heavy use, this Tegra 3 is a beast with a good Sense ROM and the right kernel. Crazy good battery life with the right setup of custom ROM and battery kernel.
- When CM10 ROM's are working well, they are beautiful on the One X, and run super smooth as "butter", and crazy fast, with zero lag whatsoever. CM10 makes the One X feel like a next generation Nexus-Four ( CM10 battery life is mentioned below, in the BAD file )
The Bad;
- No S-Off yet, and doubtful if ever. This is a major bad point to me. Installing ROM's and kernels is a pain in the **** on this phone, frustrating and stupid. Always have to have the phone plugged into the PC, and go into boot loader and flash the boot.img through Command prompt on your PC, then boot into Recovery and do the flashing, but only the ROM, then the kernel must also go through that long process too, after a full reboot. And updating ROM's still need to do it. Basically you can't just flash in recovery and be done, now way, it is a long drawn out process of bull****. And if you don;t have the correct boot.img flashed in Command Prompt, good luck.
- Sense sucks. I know Sense based ROM's have insane good battery life, but there is no JellyBean Sense yet officially, so they still 4.0.4 based, and Sense just looks outdated and like from Gingerbread still. I tried 4 different Sense ROM's all with custom options to make it look like AOSP, and LOL they don't look like AOSP, still has the Sense crap in menus and running behind the scenes. Ever since Google released Android 4.0 ICS, in my opinion, there is no more need need for Sense or Touchwizz, stock vanilla Android is just the best now.
- Custom AOSP ROM's = HOLY SH!T bad battery life. There are some cool CM10 ROM's for the "international" One X, but everyone one of them has bugs here and there, or stuff not working 100% yet. And battery life is a ****ing joke, easily 60% less, compared to Sense based ROM's. I tried 4 different CM10 ROM's with three of the top kernels, and battery just blew chunks. But CM10 does run lightning fast on the One X.
To wrap this up, My Wife and I still need to get one more "Unlocked" phone to use on Straight Talk, and I was all set originally on getting 2 International One X's, but now after 10 days with the HoX, I am for sure going back to a Nexus, and will buy a GSM Nexus off the Play Store. Stock vanilla Android running a Nexus device is the best.
I would definitely stick with the One X easily if they did two things; allowed S-Off for true Recovery flashing. And CM10 ROM's mature and get stable with good battery life. I do think those two might happen, at least CM10 should be much better after a few more weeks or a month, they just started the official Nightly's on the One X last week, so it needs more development time. And S-Off might happen once with One + phone is released with Jellybean, but that's a big maybe.
For now, I will stick with Nexus phone, like I have the last three years.

Zorachus said:
For now, I will stick with Nexus phone, like I have the last three years.
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Good choice. Both on the phone, and going contract free!

CodeNameNexus said:
Good choice. Both on the phone, and going contract free!
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If CM10 on the One X was stable and had good battery life, like it does on my Nexus, then for sure I much prefer stock Jellybean on the One X, it is a nicer phone, and is very fast and smooth.
But CM10 on the One X, is a long ways from being solid with battery life, I am sure needs a good month of development time still, and we shall see from there...but the developers working on CM10 ROM's for the HoX are very smart and good guys, they will figure it out sooner than later I am sure, and it will be just as good as Sense based ROM's hopefully.
Now if the Nexus 5 rumors are true, which says it will be a HTC One X+ type of phone, I would welcome that BIG TIME, it is a very nice phone, just needs stock vanilla Android made specifically for it, and S-Off.

Nexus is about software not hardware at most what they try to innovate on is display which it the time was top of the line
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Since you're using the HoX GSM (Int'l version) I thought I'd ask here - my brother has it and every so often the signal drops out - he's on stock firmware no root etc. Signals are fine for the same network, in the same place, on my GNex though. It's the second HoX my bro is using after we exchanged the first thinking it was faulty but the same signal inconsistency shows up on the new one as well. I've read that there might be some issues with the HoX signals (radios?), Have U noticed anything of the sort? He's thinking of switching to the SGS3 or GNex because of this prob. (Physically, gotta agree with you, It's a beautiful piece of hardware, wonderful to hold and use)
Thanks.

This was the heart of the matter for me with my s3 before I changed it for a nexus. The dev team working on the port of cm10 are excellent but due to samsungs source issues, they have not been able to get it bug free yet.
After sticking with it for a while I decided it would never be as good as Jb on the nexus. That's why I changed

Am I the only one that thinks the One X is more on the fugly side of the fence?

Fwiw a custom kernel such as Franco on the Gnex will let you tweak the colors and make the whites truly white again. While I agree the onex has an amazing screen, and my greyish-blue tinted screen used to bother me, after flashing Franco kernel, and using some settings found in various xda threads, my display finally looks much better. Whites look white, and it's not as cartoony as you put it.
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djexacto said:
Fwiw a custom kernel such as Franco on the Gnex will let you tweak the colors and make the whites truly white again. While I agree the onex has an amazing screen, and my greyish-blue tinted screen used to bother me, after flashing Franco kernel, and using some settings found in various xda threads, my display finally looks much better. Whites look white, and it's not as cartoony as you put it.
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Yea the franco color tweaks are amazing. :good:

Guiding.God said:
Since you're using the HoX GSM (Int'l version) I thought I'd ask here - my brother has it and every so often the signal drops out - he's on stock firmware no root etc. Signals are fine for the same network, in the same place, on my GNex though. It's the second HoX my bro is using after we exchanged the first thinking it was faulty but the same signal inconsistency shows up on the new one as well. I've read that there might be some issues with the HoX signals (radios?), Have U noticed anything of the sort? He's thinking of switching to the SGS3 or GNex because of this prob. (Physically, gotta agree with you, It's a beautiful piece of hardware, wonderful to hold and use)
Thanks.
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Had the same problem with htc one s, could be an HTC made issue. But, either way if you have the problem as my wife and I both had, it is a horrible experience.
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speedyink said:
Am I the only one that thinks the One X is more on the fugly side of the fence?
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a agree with you

If LCD could have the blacks of amoled I would consider it. I just can't stand the grey/blue black on LCD's specially from angles.
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@ the OP.
My other phone is a tmo branded SGS2 which came with touchwiz. There are a bunch of aosp roms for it, however the battery life sucks in all of them.

jordanishere said:
@ the OP.
My other phone is a tmo branded SGS2 which came with touchwiz. There are a bunch of aosp roms for it, however the battery life sucks in all of them.
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Get a RAZR if you want android and battery life
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Over the weekend I installed the latest CM10 for the One X, and man has it improved greatly. Very stable now, with much better battery life. The standby time on the One X is amazing on battery life. And on screen time, I can go 4 hours screen time, unplugged a full day before battery drains, where as my Verizon Nexus is lucky to get 2.5 hours screen time, and dead in 12 - 14 hours. I know the GSM Nexus is substantially better on battery, it seems the Verizon Nexus just plain sucks. And I never use 4G/LTE, and battery life still sucks. I have installed different ROM's, different kernels, no sync, no GPS, no 4G, and using it daily I just can't get long battery life.

How's WiFi and data connectivity on one x as stock? I hear people are having problems with that.
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IMHO HTC One series are well made. Where as Samsung seems to like producing plastic fantastic phones, the HTC Ones are metal and have premium grade feel to it.
I agree Sense and Touchwiz... along with whatever mfg over-lays should go the way of the dinosaur. Let Android be Android.

Haven't had the chance to really check out any of the new One series phones, but I loved the build quality of my Evo. Felt solid and well constructed. It's the only thing about my Nexus that I might call a gripe. Just feels a little under built. With some extra care I don't think it will be a problem in the long term, but it does make me a bit nervous. We've all had that klutzy moment!
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Got a SH26W One X. Wifi is somehow better than the 2 previous HOX batches I got. But it's still that I sometimes get no connection for no reason.
But HOX had some serius production faults, e.g. bad Wifi antenna connection, screen ripple, screen flex and so on... Gotta say that my GNEX's production quality is much better than my HOX's... But HOX has lotta more power, 4 sure
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As someone previously said, the Nexus line is not for top of the line hardware. Newer phones such as the HTC One X and Galaxy SIII are going to obviously win out in hardware and probably build quality, but when the next version of Android comes out I can tell you who will have it first, and that is all that matters to me. Especially since the hardware on both of those phones will be outdated in a couple months.

[POLL] Are you happy with your decision?

Are you content with what you paid for? The galaxy s3 is an amazing device, but are you happy with it? would you buy it again? just wondering about your thoughts on the device... are you happy with development and roms on the device? Was it worth it?

Yes, and no. I loved my s3 when I 1st got it but after awhile I got bored of it. I picked this phone because of development and ROMs. That's why I didn't bother with the droid dna. Now that I look at the dna forums I wish I could find someone to trade :/
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I like it, would rather s3 than s4, because of svdo only working with 4g. I'm overall super happy with the S3.
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I picked one up for my wife in December for 50$ I had a Gnex which I was happy with. Most of the people I knew from the OG EPIC4G where here already. I played with my wife's phone for two hours went back to the store and got myself one. I am really happy with its performance, development here here and the fact it just a great piece of hardware.
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I would but it again. Several times over. I feel that all other phones are way too overpriced for the random extras they put in.
As someone stated in a thread in general, if you remove all the little software additions the S4 has, you get the S3.

I'm completely happy! Bought me and my wife one on black Friday. I came from HTC evo3d. I'm outta town nightly and don't always have 4g so being able to surf the Web and talk is a huge bonus. I was considering a gs4 till I found out it couldn't do that. The Roms here are great also....not to mention the Devs who help out noobs like me on a daily basis. Finally talked my wife into rooting and now she's on moar and is always showing what she can do. So the answer is yes totally happy. Can't beat two s3s for 80 bucks
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I would get it again in a heartbeat . One of the Best Devices out when I got it, and still one of the best out there. It's never disappointed me.

I would buy it over and over... S4 is only slightly better, and we are getting alot of those features (If we haven't already thanks to our great dev community). So why spend the extra $$$? The other thing that makes this phone what it is..happens to be our Devs... We have a talented team of devs floating around here for the S3, they give us all the options and customization features you could really want. No need to seek out another phone after that fact.

I bought my gs3 and sold my evo lte last November and I'm happy with it. I've had one issue with the one I bought and got a replacement and all has been good for 6 months. This is the first phone I've owned that hasn't made me look for another (the grass is greener syndrome). I'm going to keep it until my upgrade which will be just in time for the gs5.

my wife and i each got one the day after thanksgiving for $0.99 each if we renewed our sprint contract. So yeah I'm happy with what i paid for this phone. I love it although i think i may tinker too much with it, i'm constantly switching roms, adding mods, and tweaking it trying to find the perfect experiance for me ( i don't think that is ever going to happen )

I would absolutely buy this phone again. It is my 1st Android device and it has been amazing to learn things on. I've looked around and it seems that this is one of the easiest phones to root and flash ROMs on. Plus the dev support here for this device has been awesome.

Heck Yes ! Got as a gift this past Father's Day ( $50 @ BestBuy ) and we have LOTS of ROMs to choose from ... and like Ed mentioned earlier , most of our buddies from OG EPIC4G land have this phone ( I just happened to be the last straggler to upgrade )
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Yeah, pretty happy with it. I think it's still a relevant phone, and I'm planning on getting a couple of years out of it.

I'm happy and I would do it again. I only paid 99 cents for this GS3 so I'd say I got my money's worth by the time I turned it on.
I came from the evo3d and I can't think of one area that the 3d beats the GS3. The GS3 battery is way better, the screen is bigger, the screen is brighter, it's smarter, more mem, more ram, better ui, lte, better development, easier to root, I could probably go on.
Only drawback I've noticed about the GS3 is that it seems like there's more of them out there than iPhones,

Yes I am very happy with it, it's handles opened apps very well even tried to keep opening NFS most wanted and some others apps in my phone memory and it's handled it absolutely with no lag and without any redraws.
Only two the biggest minuses that I don't like it's battery and scrolling lag in some apps. So my main problem is not RAM memory but battery it's drains so fast.

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Yes I am very happy with it, it's handles opened apps very well even tried to keep opening NFS most wanted and some others apps in my phone memory and it's handled it absolutely with no lag and without any redraws.
Only two the biggest minuses that I don't like it's battery and scrolling lag in some apps. So my main problem is not RAM memory but battery it's drains so fast.
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Really? My battery lasts about 12-14 hours with around 4 hours screen on time.
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Really? My battery lasts about 12-14 hours with around 4 hours screen on time.
EDIT: Stock battery too.
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So you're lucky then and my battery dies in approx 8-7 hours on hard usage.

Simonna said:
So you're lucky then and my battery dies in approx 8-7 hours on hard usage.
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No he's not lucky, he's learned to take advantage of XDA and all the information found here. There are lots of tweaks and kernel changes that can extend your battery life. In conjunction with some great apps like Greenify. I average 15 to 16 hrs with 4 to 5 hrs on screen time on a stock battery as well. There are many here who do. You should do a little research you could profit from it.
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[Q] Upgrade day coming up

I'm sure that this is the wrong place for this, and yes, I did search, but....here goes anyways:
I think I've narrowed it down to the Nexus 5 or the G2. I've been very happy with LG in the past, and see no reason not to keep it up. Here's how I see the competition:
Nexus 5 pros: Price, "pure" Android, HUGE aftermarket support, wireless charging.
G2 pros: IR blaster, camera, battery, slightly larger display.
I know there are other differences, these are just the ones that jump out to me. I would be 100% sold on the G2, if not for the fact that it's not running 4.4 out of the box. I use group text at work a lot, and have yet to find a replacement SMS/MMS app I like as much as stock.
If it matters, I'm on Sprint (unlimited data) and currently have the OG running CM11.
So.....thoughts? Preferences? Experience?

I highly recommend the HTC one. I got one and had to give it to my wife after she had a mishap with her phone and water. Anyway, was by far the best phone experience for me. Plus if you are into rooting you have the Google play edition roms which is pure android I think. Camera and video editing software are second to none. My two cents. I have and lgog but as soon as best buy has the one for $50 again I'm upgrading.
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I'd prefer the G2, if you do root, you'll have the same phone when you start flashing stuff pretty much. Except you'll have the amazing battery and screen of the G2
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morganstein said:
I'm sure that this is the wrong place for this, and yes, I did search, but....here goes anyways:
I think I've narrowed it down to the Nexus 5 or the G2. I've been very happy with LG in the past, and see no reason not to keep it up. Here's how I see the competition:
Nexus 5 pros: Price, "pure" Android, HUGE aftermarket support, wireless charging.
G2 pros: IR blaster, camera, battery, slightly larger display.
I know there are other differences, these are just the ones that jump out to me. I would be 100% sold on the G2, if not for the fact that it's not running 4.4 out of the box. I use group text at work a lot, and have yet to find a replacement SMS/MMS app I like as much as stock.
If it matters, I'm on Sprint (unlimited data) and currently have the OG running CM11.
So.....thoughts? Preferences? Experience?
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You selling your old phone?

oohaylima said:
You selling your old phone?
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I'm planning on hanging on to it. Let my son use it for gaming.

I have an lgog I'll sell. Great condition. Pm me if interested.
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Jessooca said:
My daily is a G2 ... i got the G2 and then I then got an s4 and I am back to a G2.... The battery life is tremendously better on the G2 and the phone can do it all. Sure The S4 is a feature laden phone so I suggest looking at all the bells and whistles on their respective sites. In all honestly the whole not having 4.4 is over rated. The G2 flies and the camera is great on both. I think if you remember you can return or exchange your phone within 14 days you should go get the G2 and my bet is that you won't want to give it up.
Once the Nexus 5 came out my friend got one. I spent the day with it and as nice and all as it is being fairly debloated I still feel like the build quality is cheap. I've had an htc one and well my opinion is that's it still has the same things I disliked with the other htc's I've owned. They did a great job with the phone itself but they need to redo sense.
The G2 really is that good, as for the Nexus 5, to me it just felt cheap. I'd wait 2 weeks for the LG Flex to come out for sprint as the one for at&t is Holy Cow! A maze ing.
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What is your normal battery life on the G2? I'm just curious. And the G2 is definitely a higher end phone than the Nexus5, the only area I feel like the Nexus5 trumps the G2 in is developer support. But give it time and I'm sure the G2 will catch up. That's the main upside to Nexus devices in general, they are made to essentially be hacked. I also agree that a lot of 4.4 is just overrated. However, where some of the devs are taking AOSP 4.4 is pretty awesome, Omni specifically. The stock camera app that came on my lgog is world's ahead of the android camera so I bet the G2 is even better.
When the 2 phones came out I would have taken a Nexus5 because custom roms and support here at xda is one of the most important things to me, but the G2 is catching up and has better specs.
I wish Sprint would get the xperia line, currently the only phone I would take over a G2 is an xperia z1. 20.7mp camera and removable storage? Yes please! And it survived the same drop test as the Flex(which failed miserably) with only minor scratches on the side.
But currently, I'd actually keep my lgog over either of them because of this community. It's not important to most users, but to me, it makes all the difference.
EDIT: Looking at the G2 forums, it seems as though it's already made some serious strides in development. I keep forgetting @Lrod0175 got a G2 - that guy makes some quality roms.

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Total hours each charge 17 to 23 hours. Never less than 17 yet. It fluctuates as I can say when I used pandora on the s4 on my daily 12 mile bike ride it drained horribly. The G2 hardly drops at all. Yes there is little on here for the G2 but I can say once you've rooted it and removed what you don't care for there really is little left you'll want to do to it. The camera like the lgog is imo more clear than any of the others.
You can't go wrong with either choice. I say if your mind is set on the nexus 5, get the G2 and use it for 3 days. If you're not blown away and in love just take it back to sprint and get the nexus 5. The knock on feature is great.
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Thank you for the info and easing my curiosity(it can be a bit much sometimes). And I also feel the same way about my lgog. I flash every rom under the sun but I still go back to the stock I've been modifying and backing up since day one.
My lgog's battery fluctuates as well. GTA San Andreas is a battery hog no matter what I do. The reason I asked is because I never get less than 24 hours on the ls970 - my record was 30 hours with 7 hours screen on time. I don't have the higher capacity battery either. So many people seem to get abysmal battery stats with it.
Viper1.1 kernel made an immediate improvement, I never use auto brightness, if I'm not using it(3g, gps, whatever) it's turned off. I turned the capacitive lights off altogether as well. And greenify helps a lot. I also undervolt as much as possible. But I took this earlier tonight(I would have taken another one but started playing San Andreas again and just put it on the charger while I was). Most people don't think this sort of battery life is even possible with the lgog - just shows what constant tinkering can accomplish!
EDIT: Sorry @morganstein for just dropping my battery stats in your thread and getting off topic.