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The White Galaxy Nexus is now available on NegriElectronics for a cool $651.50. I'm personally still waiting for a stateside release for the warranty, but here's a video of the unboxing of a white one I found.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kdb-QTx_jjI
UPDATE: Much better video now on Engadget, here's the link: http://www.engadget.com/2012/02/13/white-galaxy-nexus-hands-on-a-taste-of-vanilla-flavored-ice-cre/
Worth it? For the price, you can get the CAN Version with the extended battery and cover...
EDIT: Woohoo! This thread was featured on Droid-Life : http://www.droid-life.com/2012/02/13/video-white-galaxy-nexus-gets-brief-unboxing/#more-61225
Only you can decide if its worth it. Its $52 more than the grey version from Negri. That's the price of an extended battery + cover.
Also, there are already many threads on this lol.
No audio. It's the same phone, just different colors.
hard to tell but it looks like it has a smooth cover instead of textured. Might make it easier for those who want to put back protection on it like a zagg.
Wish they made the front white too.
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swiftden said:
Wish they made the front white too.
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thats what I thought at first too, but when you consider that the UI is very dark and the top/bottom bars are completely black, it plays better with a black bezel as you can't really tell where the UI starts and the bezel ends.
Completely agree . I like white in front too bit in the end it does end up looking better cause of the ui.
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thats what I thought at first too, but when you consider that the UI is very dark and the top/bottom bars are completely black, it plays better with a black bezel as you can't really tell where the UI starts and the bezel ends.
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I'll wait for the 32GB version instead.
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I'll just wait for the white rear housing to hit ebay or parts4repair.com and swap it onto my current phone.
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I'll just wait for the white rear housing to hit ebay or parts4repair.com and swap it onto my current phone.
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I actually think the black-grey-white combo could look nice.
Looks pretty nice. Really wish they'd make a 32GB GSM version though.
I liked they put a North Americian power charger in there. Gah, I hate my Euro charger with the adapter, such a PITA it comes unplugged all the time.
I will be ALL over this once CDMA drops.
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I actually think the black-grey-white combo could look nice.
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Well I'd imagine they will offer the white battery door cover as well. They currently have this combo available for the standard GSM Nexus for $36:
http://www.parts4repair.com/samsung-galaxy-nexus-middle-housing-battery-door-cover/
I'd imagine the white rear housing and battery door will be similar in price.
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Well I'd imagine they will offer the white battery door cover as well. They currently have this combo available for the standard GSM Nexus for $36:
http://www.parts4repair.com/samsung-galaxy-nexus-middle-housing-battery-door-cover/
I'd imagine the white rear housing and battery door will be similar in price.
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This seems like a much simpler alternative to what I was originally going to do. Can't wait to see if it shows up there.
Updated with new video (much better thankfully).
Had my One X for a week and already I have a couple scratches on the camera lens... I'm ultra careful with my devices too!
This is simply from just sitting my phone down as it rests on the lens..
Careful out there!
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Had my One X for a week and already I have a couple scratches on the camera lens... I'm ultra careful with my devices too!
This is simply from just sitting my phone down as it rests on the lens..
Careful out there!
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yeah until i can get my case, ive been resting my phone's lens area on a wad of napkins lol
Squirrels said:
yeah until i can get my case, ive been resting my phone's lens area on a wad of napkins lol
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I'm thinking now that I'm going to have to order a case... I hate putting cases on my phones... Especially the one x as it's pretty huge as is..
What case did you order?
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My only gripe with this phone is that there is no protective ring around the camera.
You need a case with this phone unless you want scratches on the camera lens. Kind of a bummer cause I prefer my phones naked.
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I'm thinking now that I'm going to have to order a case... I hate putting cases on my phones... Especially the one x as it's pretty huge as is..
What case did you order?
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i didnt order one yet, at&t around here is getting the One X(L) the 6th of May which is coming up so once that comes in i'll get a case from there. Amazon retailers had ugly cases and they said 18-26 days shipping to the states. F that noise.
p.s. i hate cases too, i might have bought a case when i acquired the phone but i figured the lens was set inside the metal ring more and that the gorilla glass would hold up but after seeing someone on these forums with a shattered screen already, i am not taking any chances.
There appear to be two protector screens on the market that come with a protector for the lens. I tried ordering both. The Nillkin from piyobaby on fleabay has been a noshow since being ordered on April 13 despite an email to the vendor and I will probably have to dispute payment. The Martin Fields came through Amazon and seems fine to me, though I did see an allusion to failed application elsewhere on these boards. So ymmv, but I think trying to keep the lens from scratching is worth the effort.
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I picked up a case for this very reason. Got a shell case on Amazon for $5.00 and it seems to do a great job protecting the nipple,
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Yeah i'l ultra careful with my phone too and i place it on a soft surface everysingle time and still got the scratch, it's crazy.
At home i rest it on the leather couch arm
At work i rest it on a notepad
any other time its in my pocket
In the car i have one of those non slip gel mats.
Had mine 6 weeks now and, touch wood, nothing done to it.
This is my biggest fear as well.
I dont care about the non-removable battery or no sd-card, neither if the SGS3's Exynos processor wipes the floor with Tegra 3.
But this Camera Design is really off the charts. I received my One X yesterday and only carried it in my really clean jeans pocket without anything else. Tiny scratches already. Think that a screen protector will noticeably lower camera quality in various situations.
I thought I had a scratch the other day but it came off.
When I put my phone down it is always on top of my official htc leather case, seems to be doing ok so far, touch wood.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1577895
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http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1577895
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Thanks for sharing this!
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http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1577895
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Interesting conversation, but my Martin Fields protector seems to be doing fine re the lens. Just a couple of points: this is an 8 mp phone camera. No special claims about the lens glass quality,although one aspect that very much attracted me is that it shoots at f2. The software is not Lightroom quality and even if it were, the camera makes no pretentions to shooting raw. Even on a supposedly high-quality camera like my Leica, with not exactly cheap lenses, you would shoot raw to maximize the possibility of achieving a high quality output. If shooting in a dark environment and using a flash, your photo can still come out looking unevenly lit, hazy, etc., depending on a lot of factors. If you choose to shoot without a flash, well, not all cameras do well at their highest claimed ISO, which is one reason that people use tripods with a lower ISO and slower shutter speed.
I prefer not having to deal with a scratched lens that could end up ruining every photo to occasionally dealing with some of the effects of glare/flare, etc. Which is one of the reasons I finally caved and decided a couple of my Leica and dslr lenses needed protective filters - and purists will often tell you that even the best "interfere" with the lens.
Try shooting without the flash whenever possible. At f2, this little phone camera can do more than you think and actually produces better (imo) colors.
there are cases on ebay (uk) for £1.25 free p+p that stick out just above the camera so it wont touch anything.
http://goo.gl/rgAO5
my friend has it and it's real nice going to be ordering it soon.
treebill said:
there are cases on ebay (uk) for £1.25 free p+p that stick out just above the camera so it wont touch anything.
http://goo.gl/rgAO5
my friend has it and it's real nice going to be ordering it soon.
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After a month of use I too have a few scratches on the lens glass around the rim. Nothing to compromise the capture quality yet, but it is clear that this issue will progress without protective measures.
I have been quite careful with the device, carrying it in my pocket without anything else, and now and then putting it on a table. Seems like in incredibly bad engineering solution to make both screen and back cover scratch resistant, yet let the camera lens be compromised so easily, plus placing it right where the phone inavitably contacts any surface it rests on.
I have scratches on ly lens as well. I now put a bit of protection foil over it, which I can replace.
I have scratches as well. I have been really carefull with my phone. The scratches are just from setting it down and thats it. It amazes me that they made the lens design like this. Having the Ring stick out a tad further would have prevented all of this.
I just started using a pouch as I dont like the normal cases. Sometimes I still need to set my phone down and dont want to put it back in the pouch if its going to be for a second.
Thinking about buying the the HTC flip case. Unfortunately they only have it in white and I have the black phone.
Guys are you sure you have a scratch in the camera lens or just a light reflection from inside the Camera because this what I used to think for the past three weeks until last night I was cleaning My Hox and I realized its not a scratch its just a light reflection coming from inside the camera I even told my brother to check it and he said the same thing.
Check out this lens adapter. I ordered one. The best part is, it should work with your next phone too. I posted in the Galaxy S3 forum, but I think it is probably more of a general accessory. I don't normally post, but I thought this was very interesting!
http://kck.st/QfDkHL
Can you post some pictures on and on the phone???
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Very cool idea. Most lens implementations so far have depended on a case or a lack thereof, or were built with only one device in mind. I'd only be worried about the pressure of a clothespin on the screen, but then I handle my phone like a piece of fine china.
no way...
I'm not sure I would want to pinch that thing onto my phone either. Let us know how it works if you get it
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so i just checked out mobi-lens..
FINALLY a photo attachment i can USE with my Android that doesnt use those damn magnets.
this looks legit, love the idea of clothespin, very adaptable so im in $60 for a combo pack!!
I noticed on their final product images, the clips have foam on the tip and the coils on the spring doesnt seem like it has much pressure. Its like a chip-bag clips spring.
The photos on their KS page look solid, even with a case on still looks decent.
I cant say it enough how i love the idea of being able to use it on anything. I own a Galaxy S3 and a Galaxy tablet and now I can use this clip on lens for photos and not lug my DSLR for daily hikes and bike rides.
:good::good::good:
Got my lenses today
Got my lenses today. I got the combo pack. They are awesome and really work as advertised. Can't wait to really get out and shoot some pics. So far they work on my cases great. Love that I don't have to take my phone out of the case to use them. The part that actually touches your phone is soft silicone like material. Not worried at all that is will damage my phone. Now I can use these on all my devices!!! So awesome.
Here is their website now. Since Kickstarter promo is finished.
http://mobi-lens.com/
$30? I ordered a similar product from eBay for around $8... haven't got it yet, so it might be garbage.
I wonder how they will compare.
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Ok so I got this case off eBay http://www.ebay.com.au/itm/ws/eBayI...ssPageName=ADME:L:eek:C:AU:3160#ht_2990wt_754 and she just arrived today. I previously owned a tab 8.9 and had an official Samsung case for it, and this one is of exact build quality, obviously though this one has the spen and ir sensor exposed with the lid closed. It also has a small amount of magnetism where it locks close. If anyone wants some better pics let me know and I'll take some with a dslr.
Made my day, $16AUD and now my tabs not naked!
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Hi there thanks for sharing, you have a nice one there. I also have a case but I think the price is a bit of a rip-off, cost me $36USD...well my brother bought it on my behalf without telling...hope u don't mind me sharing the picts, it's a rotating case.
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Ok so I got this case off eBay http://www.ebay.com.au/itm/ws/eBayI...ssPageName=ADME:L:eek:C:AU:3160#ht_2990wt_754 and she just arrived today. I previously owned a tab 8.9 and had an official Samsung case for it, and this one is of exact build quality, obviously though this one has the spen and ir sensor exposed with the lid closed. It also has a small amount of magnetism where it locks close. If anyone wants some better pics let me know and I'll take some with a dslr.
Made my day, $16AUD and now my tabs not naked!
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This is the first Ebay seller I have seen who is actually selling what he has pictured, e.g.. flap on bottom. I ordered two black ones with flap on top as pictured from this ebay seller but I receivd two white ones with flap on bottom. LOL
reconchrist said:
Ok so I got this case off eBay http://www.ebay.com.au/itm/ws/eBayI...ssPageName=ADME:L:eek:C:AU:3160#ht_2990wt_754 and she just arrived today. I previously owned a tab 8.9 and had an official Samsung case for it, and this one is of exact build quality, obviously though this one has the spen and ir sensor exposed with the lid closed. It also has a small amount of magnetism where it locks close. If anyone wants some better pics let me know and I'll take some with a dslr.
Made my day, $16AUD and now my tabs not naked!
Sent from my effing awesome Note 10.1
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I have the same one. Bought from ebay aswell not same seller mine was $13USD , there is another seller as i was searching that had those as well but in green, pink, white blue and black.
Got the black myself.
sidenote. the case in the first post has a "silk" like front cover that scratches by virtually anything.
Nice, OP. I was thinking of getting one for my Note, but I didn't really like the stand. I prefer one that's a bit more stable, I guess.
I have it in white. Very very good case!
Can you share seller?
Can you share seller of yours?
kiotu said:
Hi there thanks for sharing, you have a nice one there. I also have a case but I think the price is a bit of a rip-off, cost me $36USD...well my brother bought it on my behalf without telling...hope u don't mind me sharing the picts, it's a rotating case.
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Guys,
I am in the process of buying the SGN II - the best smartphone available these days, now I am in sort of limbo.
- The Titanium Grey Devices have a distinct gap which gathers dust around the screen, I noticed on approx 10 devices at different stores.
- I read on several blogs that the White device / body of samsung SGN II would turn yellow in about 3 months or so...!!
I am really confused now, I am even thinking if i should get the SGN II or not coz it's going to cost me 36K INR (approx. 654 USD).
Can someone please help me decide ??
Just the grey version gathers dust? Or the white as well, but you can't notice it?
chokxxi90210 said:
Guys,
I am in the process of buying the SGN II - the best smartphone available these days, now I am in sort of limbo.
- The Titanium Grey Devices have a distinct gap which gathers dust around the screen, I noticed on approx 10 devices at different stores.
- I read on several blogs that the White device / body of samsung SGN II would turn yellow in about 3 months or so...!!
I am really confused now, I am even thinking if i should get the SGN II or not coz it's going to cost me 36K INR (approx. 654 USD).
Can someone please help me decide ??
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I dont think this is true. I have the white one now going on 2 months now and its fine. If you look close at the White one you will notice that the white is actually not exposed at all. The white is actually coverd under a clear coat which gives it the shine that it has and the pebble smooth touch. So I would not give a penny to what or who ever you heard that from. Now on the back you have the battery door which is exposed and does not have the glass finish over it unlike the front of the phone. I have done this to get the best of both worlds. I have bought a carbon fiber/ Metal case that replaces the battery door on the phone and yes it has NFC built in the case. Does not really affect the signal for me as it replaces the door of the phone not just covers the phone completely and the OEM battery door. You whould check out this Ebay link to the case that I think will help you make up your mind.
Here http://www.ebay.com/itm/121005928205?ssPageName=STRK:MEWNX:IT&_trksid=p3984.m1497.l2649
Remember If I have helped you in anyway to hit the thanks button for me and also if you have anymore questions please ask.
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I have bought a carbon fiber/ Metal case that replaces the battery door on the phone and yes it has NFC built in the case.
Here http://www.ebay.com/itm/121005928205?ssPageName=STRK:MEWNX:IT&_trksid=p3984.m1497.l2649
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Damn that looks nice. Do you have any pictures of it on your phone? I might get one.
D3_ said:
Damn that looks nice. Do you have any pictures of it on your phone? I might get one.
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Unfortatly I just received this cover today and had not tested the NFC located on the back cover. I just now tested it to try and beam pictures from my Galaxy Nexus over to my note 2. With the OEM battery case on the beam works fine but with this one I listed above when I put the case on the beam does not work T.T sorry for the mis information on the case. Looks like its back to using bluetooth which for me NFC is not a deal breaker since I have a international Note 2 so Google Wallet does not work anyways also I perfer blue to to NFC for only when I move pictures from time to time. Again sorry everyone
FAKE NFC
D3_ said:
Damn that looks nice. Do you have any pictures of it on your phone? I might get one.
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Unfortatly I just received this cover today and had not tested the NFC located on the back cover. I just now tested it to try and beam pictures from my Galaxy Nexus over to my note 2. With the OEM battery case on the beam works fine but with this one I listed above when I put the case on the beam does not work T.T sorry for the mis information on the case. Looks like its back to using bluetooth which for me NFC is not a deal breaker since I have a international Note 2 so Google Wallet does not work anyways also I perfer blue to to NFC for only when I move pictures from time to time. Again sorry everyone
Guys, thanks a lot for your responses, I have bought a White SGN II and loving it. I bought a original Samsung back cover with front flap and it fits like a charm.....3 days with my SGN II and I am loving it. :good:
I think no, its made of plastic
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Luismauriz said:
I think no, its made of plastic
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And yet it does. Sure it depends if you smoke, but the backcovers lowest section will change to yellow after a while.
I also noticed that my note 2 at times has yellowish hue but it could just as well be the interior lighting.
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chokxxi90210 said:
Guys,
I am in the process of buying the SGN II - the best smartphone available these days, now I am in sort of limbo.
- The Titanium Grey Devices have a distinct gap which gathers dust around the screen, I noticed on approx 10 devices at different stores.
- I read on several blogs that the White device / body of samsung SGN II would turn yellow in about 3 months or so...!!
I am really confused now, I am even thinking if i should get the SGN II or not coz it's going to cost me 36K INR (approx. 654 USD).
Can someone please help me decide ??
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Yellow?! maybe it's just the moisture/sweat/grease off the hand, and over a length of time it builds up and stains the phone. Try cleaning it with some perfume that has ethanol in it. Makes your phone look brand new! and it has the feel of a new phone + smells nice. (but dont use too much of course - just a dab on a piece of cloth should do the trick.)