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Hi everyone
Has anyone or would you pay the money to go to a Galaxy Nexus from a Nexus S or stay with the Nexus S?
Thanks for any input
dblake15 said:
Hi everyone
Has anyone or would you pay the money to go to a Galaxy Nexus from a Nexus S or stay with the Nexus S?
Thanks for any input
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I did. got a nexus s for sale now. lol I love it! I use my phone alot for browsing and media so i figured it was worth the cost.
Sold my NS yesterday...toying with GNex now
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Nexus S to Galaxy Nexus owner here... never regretted or looked back (although the gf is enjoying ICS on my old NS too).
GN feels and behaves like a generation ahead of the NS... like a PS3 to PS2
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Count me in, Was Nexus S user before.
Only thing that I don't like in GN is, it really hot(warm) when in heavily use compare to NS.
me too!!
i came from nexus one then nexus s and now galaxy nexus
Got fed up with my 5th iPhone, sent off to Mission Repair to get fixed again.
Decided I was done with Apple products, so I sold iPhone 4, iPad, and MacBook Air on eBay.
Went to Best Buy to make the switch to Android with a AT&T Nexus S.
Bought GSM Galaxy Nexus from Newegg sold Nexus S on eBay.
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I must be the only one to almost prefer the Nexus S with ICS over the GN...key word..almost.
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I must be the only one to almost prefer the Nexus S with ICS over the GN...key word..almost.
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I've heard a lot of great responses to the ICS update on the Nexus S. People say its great so I believe you.
I did the opposite. I just bought a refurbished Nexus S for $215. I never owned a Samsung Android before so I thought this would be a good opportunity for me to try one out before jumping to the Galaxy Nexus. Do you guys think I made the right decision? Does the Nexus S still worth $200+?
Previous androids I've owned are all Motorola's or HTC.
It took me a few days to get used to the size, still like the NS form factor. Won't give up the screen resolution though, it is night and day. One odd thing though is the camera from lock screen on the NS is significantly faster. I would put that on it being on 4.0.3, not on the hardware.
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Wirelessgirl said:
I did the opposite. I just bought a refurbished Nexus S for $215. I never owned a Samsung Android before so I thought this would be a good opportunity for me to try one out before jumping to the Galaxy Nexus. Do you guys think I made the right decision? Does the Nexus S still worth $200+?
Previous androids I've owned are all Motorola's or HTC.
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Absolutely, if only for ICS.
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Nexus S is a great phone.
If you're looking at upgrading to a GNex, get the unlocked GSM version and you'll be much happier.
Honestly, I'd just keep the Nexus S and upgrade it to ICS if it were me. The GNex is great, I love it, but that's because I came from a phone that wasnt so simple to update (Vibrant). My gf has a Nexus S that I upgraded for her to ICS and it works great. Certainly well enough (imo) that if I had also had a Nexus S, that I wouldnt have spent money on the Gnex.
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I've heard a lot of great responses to the ICS update on the Nexus S. People say its great so I believe you.
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I think the NS with ICS is less laggy than the GN...
I went from a Nexus S to GNex. ICS on NS is in some ways better than ICS on GNex. But I still prefer the Gnex. Better screen, better GPS, fast 4G. Notification LED. Plus its newer and not many people have it lol.
Nexus S does have the perfect screen size though. Hopefully the next Nexus will go back to a 4" screen with 720p resolution.. that would be killer.
It all depends on your budget. If I was in the same boat as you, I would wait until Google IO (I think its in June) and see what they have to offer. Or at least until MWC when it is rumoured that Samsung will be unveiling the Samsung Galaxy S3
Honestly, ive owned every Nexus phone on day one and i dont think i could buy any other device. Something about owning a Nexus that guarentees support from both Google and the community that i just couldnt sacrifice. Id honestly say the Galaxy Nexus is the ultimate device for me but the Nexus S would be my second choice to this day. You cant go wrong with a Nexus is what im getting at, haha.
reuthermonkey said:
Nexus S is a great phone.
If you're looking at upgrading to a GNex, get the unlocked GSM version and you'll be much happier.
Honestly, I'd just keep the Nexus S and upgrade it to ICS if it were me. The GNex is great, I love it, but that's because I came from a phone that wasnt so simple to update (Vibrant). My gf has a Nexus S that I upgraded for her to ICS and it works great. Certainly well enough (imo) that if I had also had a Nexus S, that I wouldnt have spent money on the Gnex.
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I'm loving the Nexus S so far. I guess what I'm trying to ask is, is it worth keeping the Nexus S which I paid $215 for when I plan on getting the GNex as well? I'll be buying the GNex from my carrier which is the GSM version. Money is not an issue. I was just wondering if the Nexus S is still worth keeping. I can still return it. Just thought I ask before the 14 days come up.
I was worried that going from a NS to a GNex would be too big of a step in screen size, the GNex is way bigger than the NS... but it's so thin and light, it's really fantastic. Performance is great, and now when I look at my NS and see actual pixels on the screen .. I'm glad I bought a GNex.
I kind of did went a round about way. I had a nexus s and loved it but it had an unfortunate accident so picked up an iPhone 4s. That was a mistake so bought a GNex and love it. I think it feels like a true update to the nexus s. I also think that I am going to stay with Samsung for my android devices I have tried others but the Samsung ones have been really good to me so far.
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I have Nexus S and software speaking GNex and NS are almost the same, ignoring the few advantages GNex has because of the hardware.
My sister got Galaxy S3 few days ago and now I want a new phone as well lol. Since I'm gonna dump a $***load of money, and I much more prefer Nexus dev phone rather than TouchWiz or anything manufacturer related, should I wait for the next quad core (and better camera, since that 2 things are bugging me about GNex) or buy this one.
I know how having a Nexus rocks, all the roms, tweaks, ports available for my Nexus S are just awesome, so I can imagine what to expect for this one or the future one!
I'm asking this because you guys have it and know it.
I almost ended up buying Note but stores jacked the price here, so no... currently GNex HSPA+ is around 300€ - 350€ here, unlocked. Thanks!
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Well if you can wait til Q4 I'd say wait for the next nexus, especially if you're signing a contract.
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Not very humorous.
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Hilarious actually. I upgraded from the nexus s, and other than the bigger screen I really don't notice a while back of a lot of difference with the nexus. Was already running CM9.
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Facepalming cuz we get three of these things a day. Should I get a nexus.....
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Wait, not worth upgrading without subsidy unless you can find a used one for cheap. If you're on tmobile, change to the cheap plan and you can buy new phones off contract.
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Buy it now and sell it when the next Nexus comes out.
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Ngo93 said:
Buy it now and sell it when the next Nexus comes out.
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This
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People need to stop obsessing over quad cores especially when the newer dual cores are on par with them.
Because I can, and I was bored.
Correction: November through January.
Just get the Nexus. Then get the Nexus tablet when it gets out. :-D It's a great phone, why wait?
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Buy it now and sell it when the next Nexus comes out.
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That's what I did when I bought my gnex.
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I guess that's the cool thing about a Nexus phone, even when the next one comes out, this one will still be relevant.
It's not like the jump from dual core to quad will be as significant IMO as single to dual.
Such as the GNex can and will leave the N1 and Nexus S in the dust in the following years, the next Nexus will take much longer to leave the GNex in the dust.
Clearly under par GPU on nexus ...wait for the next one and hope its better! Then buy it
Note that the price of the new Nexus could be twice as much compared to the current price of Galaxy Nexus.
But if money is not a problem, buy this, then buy the next Nexus when it comes out
Just wait it out. As good as the GN is, it's not that big of a jump from your current phone.
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Haha you should just make that facepalm pic your signature for all posts
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I have Nexus S and software speaking GNex and NS are almost the same, ignoring the few advantages GNex has because of the hardware.
My sister got Galaxy S3 few days ago and now I want a new phone as well lol. Since I'm gonna dump a $***load of money, and I much more prefer Nexus dev phone rather than TouchWiz or anything manufacturer related, should I wait for the next quad core (and better camera, since that 2 things are bugging me about GNex) or buy this one.
I know how having a Nexus rocks, all the roms, tweaks, ports available for my Nexus S are just awesome, so I can imagine what to expect for this one or the future one!
I'm asking this because you guys have it and know it.
I almost ended up buying Note but stores jacked the price here, so no... currently GNex HSPA+ is around 300€ - 350€ here, unlocked. Thanks!
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If you're going to drop an assload of money like you're stating... You could buy the Gal Nex and get the next Nexus too .
Its not that your nexus s is completely behind. I'd wait till next nexus.
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Should I?
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I would def do it.
Do you want a SGSIII?
- If yes, get it.
- If no, keep your Galaxy Nexus.
Why do people constantly open threads like these. Why are you going to base your decision in someone else opinion?
My opinion....doesn't matter! Hell buy an iPhone for all I care.
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No.
Simba was moving too slow, so I told him to Mufasa.
Funny cause I just got an S3 for my wife about an hour ago. I haven't really played with it that much beside installing some of her apps. Me personally, I wouldn't be able to switch. There are some really neat features and the 2 gigs of ram is very nice but for me the nexus with jelly bean is still the better device.
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The gs3 is an awesome phone no doubt. I won't be buying another non Nexus device for myself though. The Nexus line is exactly what I want in a phone... An awesome development community for bleeding edge features that non Nexus phones won't see for many many months.
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Should I?
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Maybe!
eqjunkie829 said:
The gs3 is an awesome phone no doubt. I won't be buying another non Nexus device for myself though. The Nexus line is exactly what I want in a phone... An awesome development community for bleeding edge features that non Nexus phones won't see for many many months.
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Completely agree with this. Ive had an iPhone 4 for a year and before that an HTC Evo 4G. I grew tired of the iPhone so I decided to take a chance with this Nexus. I've got to honestly say as long as this device stays in working condition for the next few yrs, I won't buy another phone until they stop sending OTA updates to this phone. Which might not be for a loong time considering I bought this straight from Google.
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totally worth it. do it.
Why you downgrade to an SGS 3?
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Overall the S3 is underwhelming. AOKP running on both devices, the Nexus perform just the same. The S3 is faster in some tasks like installing apps and gaming, but for the most part its not a noticeable difference. And the Nexus have more up to date software and roms. I like the feel of the Nexus more, the S3 feel very flimsy.
I'm in a dilemma about which device I should sell, I can store more stuff with the S3 and take nicer photos, but for almost anything else I prefer the Nexus.
I do know for a fact that the T-Mobile of version of S3 will probably get Jelly Bean as its last official update, while the Nexus will get plenty more updates from Google in the future.
Also S3 factory firmware is unusable for me, very bloated and slow, I guess once you're spoiled by stock Android everything else feel slow.
Yes, then sell the gs3, buy a new nexus, and pocket the difference.
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Why didn't I thought of that?
Yes! Sell it for $450-500, then buy the Play Store GNex for $350. Pocket the difference
EDIT: Got beaten to it by Yuhfhrh
I would hold out for windows eight phone
It has avatars that flashlights
Why am I here
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Pocketing the difference feels great.
traded my iPhone 4 32GB + $100 for a 4S back in January off craigslist. The dude couldn't wait for jailbreak any longer and valued a bit more cash.
Flipped my iPhone 4S (that I got an AT&T sanctioned unlock for as soon as they started doing that) three days after playing with my GNex for $550.
Pocketed $170. Almost enough to cover iPhone "5" since I'm eligible for an upgrade. Might do that and flip it for Nexus 2 when the time comes.
Either way, in a great spot and happier than I could imagine with my Jelly device
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I guys , i was thinking buying the gnex for 329 euros for christmas, is a good deal? How long i will get the ota updates? PLS aswer me guys
Thank you
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Fnac ftw huh?
Well, forget about ota updates, the question you should be asking is " how long do you think gnex will have aosp support?"
At least 2 or 3 major versions, but don't take my word for it.
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I guys , i was thinking buying the gnex for 329 euros for christmas, is a good deal? How long i will get the ota updates? PLS aswer me guys
Thank you
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If your going to spend that much you may as well get the nexus 4 its about the same price and its newer. And yes the galaxy nexus is definitely a good phone
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if you got the play store where you live buy the n4, if not get the gnex.. and dont quote me on this but i think the gnex will supported for another year
Is Gnex still a good phone ?
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no.
its still a great phone
Its still a great phone but Nexus 4 would be a better purchase unless you can get a good deal on a gnex.
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Had the Galaxy s3(i9300), traded for a Galaxy Nexus and I think this phone is Excellent and have potential!
I very recently upgraded from a HD2 to a Gnex. It feels like the very best thing I've done for a while! The Antutu scores are more than double also every JB rom I've tried runs fluid on this phone.
I did consider the Nexus 4 but to me the option of changing to a bigger extended 3500mah battery is important to me, so I got the Gnex. I use my phone as a GPS on my vehicle and my work involves me being away from a power source and just generally putting a lot of use on my phone.
If Nexus4 didn't have a sealed battery I would of bought it in a heartbeat.
in my country there is no playstore (portugal) and the nexus 4 will come out for 400-450 probably so i think the price of gnex is quite good
It's good. But nexus 4 will be better. Also i think that my gnex is lack of juice
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in my honest opinion get the nexus 4 if possible but if not get the galaxy nexus , once you use a nexus you can't really look at other phones the same , S3 ,one x and all those phones are great but my friend's s3 seems so much laggier compared to my nexus which is a lot cheaper ,oh and the nexus gives insane bang for the buck but the if have a rather lackluster camera though =(
Hello Gnex owners!
I've been using my Nexus S for some time now and I believe it's time for upgrade. I was thinking Gnex because it is cheap but I need your opinion. If there are any previous Nexus S users here, you do know that after Jelly Bean arrived, NS became too laggy to support it and it was terrible. People reverted to ICS.
So,
1. How fast is your phone today on 4.2.2, how often does it lag, crash and so on...
2. How fast is it compared to Nexus 4 and Galaxy S3?
Selling my Nexus S and adding not a lot of money does get me Galaxy Nexus, so I'm pretty excited. Or get Galaxy S2/Note 1? Thank you!
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1.Phone is as fast as i need it to be. It lags occasionally if i play a game like gta iii, but I'm not a big gamer.. Doesn't ever seem to crash, unless i'm experimenting.
2.As far as side-by-side comparisons, The nexus 4 is only about 4 months old; the galaxy siii is about 11 or twelve months old, and the gnex is about 16 months old; Things change quickly in the phone world. So you have to keep in mind the time frames.
If you're seriously considering a galaxy sii, I'd go for the galaxy nexus. Why haven't you mentioned something like the htc one x, etc.?
All in all, I think I'll be quite happy with this phone for another year or so.
No lags on a daily normal usage for me. Even when there is lag while running a lot of apps it‘s nothing that‘ll make you crazy.
None of the games like NFSMW or GTA III lag or slowdown noticably.
If I were you, coming from the Nexus S I‘d have upgraded to the Nexus 4 than the GSIII or even the Galaxy Nexus.
for the right price def do it!
I made the switch from Nexus S to Galaxy Nexus because of the JB lag you mentioned, and I couldn't be happier. I never even considered getting a Nexus 4 because my phone works so well.
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Former ns4g user here. I was in the exact same situation as you and made the leap back in December. Speed and smoothness are fine for me (don't play games). I think for the money/android experience, there's no better way to play it than to annually upgrade to 1-gen old nexus devices. I'm generally happy, but must say that I thought the ns was the ideal form factor. I even went back to my ns4g on a slimmed down Rom for a while before finally deciding to sell it. I just use web,email, maps, and a few apps, so the larger screen didn't add much to my user experience. Whatever though, I digress ... if you get the gnex, you'll be happy with 4.2.2
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I'll be honest and say that i do miss my Nexus solely for development purposes. You'll always be ahead in the game with the Nexus. I have a S3 now and the only complaints I have are development community, I wish it was bigger. There is a ton of pros and cons though so you have to go with what suits your needs not everyone else's. My main reasons for getting rid of it were camera and no external SD card but I should have kept it around to mess with. All around it was an awesome phone though and if for some reason my S3 broke and that's the only phone I could go for I would be just fine with it.
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I like the phone so much I just bought an used one for the wife.
personally my opinion is that if you plan to keep the phone for about 2 years or so, spend extra 100 and get a Nexus 4. The reason is that while the Galaxy Nexus is fast enough, with new software update, it can bring it down a little bit. I have used Galaxy Nexus and feel it is a bit slower than the newer Snapdragon S4 based phones due to the CPU. In addition, the Nexus 1GB RAM is fine now but with next round of OS update, it may not be.
It is no doubt that Nexus 4 should support the upcoming Key Lime Pie (or whatever is called) and probably so would the Galaxy Nexus. While Galaxy Nexus will run KLP fine, I think you may possibly ended up feeling that it is a bit too slow once the software hits while the Nexus 4 won't. In addition, with N4, you would also be able to keep it a bit longer and enjoy the future software updates.
if you're on verizon, gnex is a good bet to switch. i was in verizon yesterday and none of the phones they have interested me. if you're looking for a gsm phone, nexus 4. i'm on verizon so nexus 4 is not in my future, but i'm very happy with my gnex being over a year old already.
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if you're on verizon, gnex is a good bet to switch. i was in verizon yesterday and none of the phones they have interested me. if you're looking for a gsm phone, nexus 4. i'm on verizon so nexus 4 is not in my future, but i'm very happy with my gnex being over a year old already.
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Verizon has nexus 4
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I got my phone around November 2012 for free with Verizon. Though a year old I have to say that it is still blazing fast. If your looking for a great looking phone, this is it. There is a bunch of phones that are much faster than the Galaxy Nexus but don't let this deter you. It runs 4.2.2 super smooth under clocked. I'm sure it will run the next update just as fast. The nexus 4 is a great phone but depending on what you do, the extra speed is a little overkill.
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Nope, I'm in Europe, so I'm one of those who have to buy unlocked phones, no contracts or anything. Personally, my Nexus S is pretty fast, but after using my sister's S3 for a while the screen became to small, the phone itself became too small. I gave it a thought and I don't think speed will bother me that much on it. I won't play any games except Temple Run or something like that, I use Nexus 7 for high quality games like Real Racing or Deadzone.
I can sell Nexus S for 150€ and get new Galaxy Nexus for 260€. Nexus 4 is only sold by retailers here, and you can imagine how big the price is. At least 400-450€, Note 2 and S3 are cheaper! Evil retailers. Second hand Galaxy Nexus is no more than 220€.
So yes, thank you all for replying!
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Verizon has nexus 4
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Asking if it does or stating it does? Because Big Red in fact does not support the N4.
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Just bought the gnex for 240 in perfect condition.
Gsm unlocked 16gb. Good deal IMO
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Coming from an OG dinc this thing is amazing. Got it off craigslist for 175 so it was a no brainer. Development for nexus devices is top notch!
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Buy the Gnex,dont even think about s3 or even s2,hell naw. Nexus 4 is...meh. But Gnex is a true shot.
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S4 it has 8 cores an a 13 megapixel camera cant argue with that.
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Go for Galaxy Nexus... for the right price... Happy shopping....
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