Galaxy Nexus HELP please - Samsung Galaxy Nexus

Hi all nexus users..i am planning to buy a new phone.. i am looking towards Galaxy Nexus) i would like to know can i use this in heavy graphical tasks?is it smooth in games and full hd videos?.. one thing is stopping me from buying it. No sd card problem. is there any differencies between 16 and 32 GB version? google supports the 32Gb one?
Sorry for such many questions)..Thanks in advance

32GB is limited to the vzw and sprint nexus versions
16Gb is the GSM one and the one sold at the google play store (assuming you're in the US)

The only time I've ever seen any lag or had to adjust graphical settings was in the game Dungeon Defenders: Second Wave. It ran really smoothly at about 30% graphics (which still looked good), but bumping it up much above that made it laggy when there was a lot going on on the screen. Every other game I've ever played and every video I've ever watched worked just fine.
I have the 16GB version and come close to the size pretty frequently so I would recommend the 32GB one if you can afford it. If you're interested in flashing ROMs and things you'll want the extra space so you can keep nandroid backups and things around without worrying about it.

I am not in america.. does 32gb supports Gsm?..thanks for.reply
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Nice reply bro)..is it possible to play heavy game like modern combat 3 smoothly?..32gb version is Nexus LTE??
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Nightwish sgsl said:
Nice reply bro)..is it possible to play heavy game like modern combat 3 smoothly?..32gb version is Nexus LTE??
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You can't use the LTE version on any other carrier other than sprint or Verizon. You only have the 16gb GSM version
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I am not in america.. does 32gb supports Gsm?..thanks for.reply
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I'm pretty sure the only gsm nexus's released were 16gb. google now has lots of cloud options. G+ instantly uploads pictures, Google play music keeps music in the cloud, videos from play can be streamed or downloaded. Google drive can take care of everything else. 16 is usually sufficient.

Nightwish sgsl said:
I am not in america.. does 32gb supports Gsm?..thanks for.reply
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32GB is CDMA. You get it from Sprint or Verizon.
16GB is GSM. You can get the American version from Google Play. There are some baseband differences between this and world models, best described here: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1405345
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Taboobat said:
I have the 16GB version and come close to the size pretty frequently so I would recommend the 32GB one if you can afford it. If you're interested in flashing ROMs and things you'll want the extra space so you can keep nandroid backups and things around without worrying about it.
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The 32GB version would require an expensive plan from Sprint or Verizon. (It wouldn't work in his country anyway). The 16GB version can be used on prepaid plans as little as $30/mo. This particular plan includes unlimited data, so as long as you're in a city and can stream media then it eliminates the need for storing it on the SD Card. That makes the GSM a much cheaper option, even though yes, 16GB sucks. I have a few nandroid backups on mine and it's almost always 80%+ full and I have to shuffle some stuff off to my computer.

Hmm.then i can buy only gsm 16gb version...and if i locate all my videos music in clouds then it will charge data when i play them?
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Nightwish sgsl said:
Hmm.then i can buy only gsm 16gb version...and if i locate all my videos music in clouds then it will charge data when i play them?
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Yes, streaming from the cloud will count against data usage. Or free with wifi, if available. Sorry, I kind of assumed most people get either a large or unlimited data plan.
Either way, this is the only model available to buy in the USA that has a chance of working in your country.

Ehm. Okay bro.thanks. i hace another question)if i buy from amazone will i get warranty? If no then what will i do if i get it bricked or some hardware problem ? Will the native samsung centre solve the issue?
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32 GB Verizon Galaxy Nexus?

I picked up my galaxy nexus the other day. I looked at my internal storage, and noticed that I had 30 GB of memory left. I thought that the 32 GB LTE version was discontinued. Anyone else recently get a GNEX and get a 32 GB LTE version recently?
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2GB is used for Android OS / partition / etc...
It's like when you buy a hard drive / flash drive.... it retails as 8GB/16GB/32GB/64GB... but it's not the full size.
your phone is proper.
No.
...of the people, by the people, for the people...
I think the OP is saying that he expected to get a 16GB unit and wound up with a 32GB one instead
I bought mine yesterday and have 32gb of storage.
Coflropter said:
I picked up my galaxy nexus the other day. I looked at my internal storage, and noticed that I had 30 GB of memory left. I thought that the 32 GB LTE version was discontinued. Anyone else recently get a GNEX and get a 32 GB LTE version recently?
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It was never discontinued.
The 32 GB GSM version was cancelled.
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Ngo93 said:
The 32 GB GSM version was cancelled.
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Oui oui!
adrynalyne said:
It was never discontinued.
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+1
VZW store manager beeteedubs
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I got mine a week ago and it was 32
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Ah, I guess I was misinformed. Thanks!
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I went into my Verizon store to upgrade to one of these today and they said they no longer carry the phone, at all. I guess it was a problematic phone? It makes me angry since now the only option I have left is the Razr... meh.
SimplySweetness said:
I went into my Verizon store to upgrade to one of these today and they said they no longer carry the phone, at all. I guess it was a problematic phone? It makes me angry since now the only option I have left is the Razr... meh.
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They still carry it. Your local store may not, but they do in general still carry it.
You can order it online as well.
http://www.verizonwireless.com/b2c/...t&action=viewPhoneDetail&selectedPhoneId=5801
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They still carry it. Your local store may not, but they do in general still carry it.
You can order it online as well.
http://www.verizonwireless.com/b2c/...t&action=viewPhoneDetail&selectedPhoneId=5801
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Yea, I just checked to make sure it was still online. Strange my local stores aren't carrying it anymore. Too many problems, they said.
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Yea, I just checked to make sure it was still online. Strange my local stores aren't carrying it anymore. Too many problems, they said.
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Are they VZW Corporate stores, or 3rd party retailers?
If its a REAL Verizon store, they're basically forced to carry it.
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Last i checked (vz site and samsung), there is no 16gb vzw gnex. There were rumors about a white 16 back in march/april around when the droid 3 was released, but only 32 on vz.

Imagine how much more it would of sold...

If Samsung put in
32gb on GSM version or 16gb with microSD slot......
I would of definitely would of picked up one with 32gb or SD card slot..
pachi72 said:
If Samsung put in
32gb on GSM version or 16gb with microSD slot......
I would of definitely would of picked up one with 32gb or SD card slot..
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And it would have cost much more then $400. I'm not pulling the trigger for more then that really.
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*Have
10 chars.
Onboard storage is irrelevant when you live in the cloud. Just like Google wants you to. I have 9GB free. Most of my space is taken up by backups and ROMs.
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El Daddy said:
Onboard storage is irrelevant when you live in the cloud. Just like Google wants you to. I have 9GB free. Most of my space is taken up by backups and ROMs.
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Same here. I dont miss sd card slot at all.
Except the cases whčn i need to film a lot (vacation).
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I only miss the SD card because I have several Android devices and I'd like to be able to take one out and put it another one in for purposes such as music, etc.
32gb would have been nice so I could keep more than 2 roms backed up at once on my galaxy nexus plus allow for all my games,apps an music, 16 gb really doesn't go that far for me, I find myself uninstalling a lot of stuff an keeping apps an games backed up with titanium backup so I can easily get it back quickly if I need to so I have storage space.
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slayr76 said:
32gb would have been nice so I could keep more than 2 roms backed up at once on my galaxy nexus plus allow for all my games,apps an music, 16 gb really doesn't go that far for me, I find myself uninstalling a lot of stuff an keeping apps an games backed up with titanium backup so I can easily get it back quickly if I need to so I have storage space.
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Free "Thanks" I did not mean to thank you.
But anyway, I have like 10 back ups + music + HQ movies. I honestly don't see a difference in sells if Google were to add additional storage to this phone.
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Maybe sales may even have gone done because the price would have to be a bit more.
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Flash is $$$$
I really love how I just bought this phone brand new in box off contract from Google for $399
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I totally agree that I'd have liked to see a 32GB option and/or a slot for a microSDXC card, like the Galaxy SIII has. I don't want to depend on cloud storage for my music files. And I'd rather use my own music app rather than the Google Play music player. A 64GB microSDXC card in the GN would be perfect.
As it is, I bought a 64GB flash drive that I mount on my GN via USB OTG and Stickmount. Not ideal, but it works.
pachi72 said:
If Samsung put in
32gb on GSM version or 16gb with microSD slot......
I would of definitely would of picked up one with 32gb or SD card slot..
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Would of?
What the hell does that mean?
Would've, while sounding like "would of" is in fact short for "would have"
Together the two words show timing and intent, but could be used apart:
I would buy.
I have bought.
But the same is not true of your use of the word "of."
I of bought.
Simple mistake based on tricks our ears play on us.
No offense intended.
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tonker83 said:
And it would have cost much more then $400. I'm not pulling the trigger for more then that really.
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It would of been $100 more just for 32gb ans SD slot.
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pachi72 said:
It would of been $100 more just for 32gb ans SD slot.
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lmao. Grammar police just schooled you son.
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lmao. Grammar police just schooled you son.
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Lmao
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Sorry. Pet peeve. About once every few years I end up posting someplace about "would, should, could of".
Sorry you had to see this, it won't happen again for about 3 years.
Carry on.
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Well states wise, how much they would have sold, if Google had a unified launch of launch product. as i remember the release date from Verizon was foggy at best. Then they offered no way buying in the stateside besides Ebay/Amazon, till whatever exclusivity deal expired with Verizon. Then Google finally offered directly and Sprint got the phone.
I could only imgine that this phone would have sold well, if it had any amount of marketing, and unified launch besides one carrier in the states
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I have an 8gb card in my phone now and 1.1gb left it's safe to say that 16gb will be okay for me. I'm looking at price point of the phone. Not the memory.
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Hotshot205 said:
I have an 8gb card in my phone now and 1.1gb left it's safe to say that 16gb will be okay for me. I'm looking at price point of the phone. Not the memory.
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Sorry I had to
pachi72 said:
If Samsung put in
32gb on GSM version or 16gb with microSD slot......
I would of definitely would of picked up one with 32gb or SD card slot..
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You really think it would have sold any more units with 32GB storage? I find that hard to believe. If you choose your phone based on 16GB vs 32GB storage, and are willing to give up having a Nexus because of it, you clearly don't get it. I still have yet to understand why anyone would need that much storage.
And MicroSD sucks. Partitions and UMS are just a pain in the ass. Don't expect Google to ever use them again in a Nexus device.

Nexus 7 16gb is OOS...

Guess Google didn't expect people to pony up the extra $50 for the already limited storage. But that is a good thing. Hopefully we will see more 32gb nexus devices soon.
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Guess Google didn't expect people to pony up the extra $50 for the already limited storage. But that is a good thing. Hopefully we will see more 32gb nexus devices soon.
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16gb is so not enough.
I don't know how GSM GN users manage it.
adrynalyne said:
16gb is so not enough.
I don't know how GSM GN users manage it.
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I dont know about everyone else, but I cry myself to sleep every night.
adrynalyne said:
16gb is so not enough.
I don't know how GSM GN users manage it.
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Extremely easily. I could fit in 8gb.
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Extremely easily. I could fit in 8gb.
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I guess I use my devices for more media. I can't afford to keep more than 1 nandroid at any given time on my Nexus 7.
That is with no movies or music stored locally.
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I dont know about everyone else, but I cry myself to sleep every night.
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martonikaj said:
Extremely easily. I could fit in 8gb.
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Same here.
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I guess I use my devices for more media. I can't afford to keep more than 1 nandroid at any given time on my Nexus 7.
That is with no movies or music stored locally.
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I have my slew of apps, a few big (250mb or so) ones, and several hundred mb of pics/wallpapers. Other than that I'm using Google Music / Pandora / TuneIn Radio for my music and I'm not one for movies.
I've still got 10.2GB available on the device.
I came from a HTC Desire so I am used to having very little storage (although I loved that people were able to figure out how to make EXT4 partitions make the phone believe it had more internal storage)... I really don't mind the 16GB, it is more than I will ever need. I only keep apps and data for them on the phone so it's not that bad... I have other devices for music/video.
And now back to your regular GALAXY NEXUS programming........
I won't buy a Google tablet till it comes in 64g ;/ I use 56 GB (music not included thats 42 GB) on my iPad 3... I hope googles 10 inch tablet would let me make the jump to pure android across my devices
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Isn't part og the point with this tablet that it's supposed to be cloud-sentric? Kinda like the chrome os?
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I mainly use my tablet on airplanes or long car rides when I'm not driving to watch videos or play dead space online is something I am not
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Lost? Here ya go: http://forum.xda-developers.com/forumdisplay.php?f=1674
Please talk about the Nexus 7 over in that forum.
I would move this thread over there, but there are already discussions about the pros/cons of 8GB vs 16GB and whether it's enough
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[Q] Is the Galaxy Nexus a good choice?

Hello guy's! I currently have the G2x but I want to change it because I have a lot of problems with it. I was wondering if the Galaxy Nexus is still a good choice because it is only 280$ (approx.) on swappa and it would fit my budget. I have no problems buying an used device. If the galaxy nexus isn't a good idea, can you guy's recommend me something else?
(PS: Is there a way I can buy a new (in the box) GNex?)
I bounce back and forth between my GNex and HTC One S (cost $300).
I like the Nexus better. Bigger screen, pure android, huge development community, removable battery... However, it is a couple years old. Have you thought about the Nexus 4. Not much more cash and definitely a better phone. I bought one for my wife as a gift. It beats the GNex in all categories and you can get an 8 gig for 300.
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npiper05 said:
I bounce back and forth between my GNex and HTC One S (cost $300).
I like the Nexus better. Bigger screen, pure android, huge development community, removable battery... However, it is a couple years old. Have you thought about the Nexus 4. Not much more cash and definitely a better phone. I bought one for my wife as a gift. It beats the GNex in all categories and you can get an 8 gig for 300.
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No 4g on the nexus 4 though right?
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npiper05 said:
I bounce back and forth between my GNex and HTC One S (cost $300).
I like the Nexus better. Bigger screen, pure android, huge development community, removable battery... However, it is a couple years old. Have you thought about the Nexus 4. Not much more cash and definitely a better phone. I bought one for my wife as a gift. It beats the GNex in all categories and you can get an 8 gig for 300.
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I listen to a lot of music, and even 16gb wouldn't be enough for all the stuff I have. I want to be able to play games, listen to movies etc. I guess I could put everything in the cloud, but over here in Canada, mobile internet price are ridiculous. That's why I thought about the GNex, it has a sd card slot.
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I listen to a lot of music, and even 16gb wouldn't be enough for all the stuff I have. I want to be able to play games, listen to movies etc. I guess I could put everything in the cloud, but over here in Canada, mobile internet price are ridiculous. That's why I thought about the GNex, it has a sd card slot.
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No, it doesn't have a sd slot.
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No, it doesn't have a sd slot.
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No sd slot but there is a 32g version, that's what I have.
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AW: [Q] Is the Galaxy Nexus a good choice?
If you want to save all of your movies/music/pics... on your phone than you will get trouble
I would save more money and buy a nexus4 (32gb) or a phone with a external sd card
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Dude, you can always buy an OTG cable and carry your movies/song/whatever on a plain old usb stick. Just install stick mount app and you're good to go.
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If you need SD I would say maybe look for a GS3. I would love an SD slot on my nexus devices but I'm personally willing to give up that feature for the nexus experience. Since I also have a nexus 7 that I use for movies music and more serious gaming my 16GB gsm nexus works fine for me with about 6GBs free.
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My main issues:
- terrible battery life: LTE really drains it
- hard to hold on to 4G reception: in many parts of LA, I notice my phone switching to 3G and back, sometimes dropping the data connection completely (this probably is Verizon's fault, though; YMMV in other areas)
- Verizon doesn't update as frequently as GSM carriers
Other than those, it's been great, but the data connection thing really kills me. I'm guessing once LTE is rolled out completely, it shouldn't be an issue anymore. That being said, I think I'm going to jump ship once the next Nexus comes out!

Finally!

Ok we finally get out own forum section. First let me start by saying that this device is amazing for the price. It is fast has good hardware and the speakers are amazing.
OK to get this started what does everyone think of this Lenovo tablet and what can Lenovo make better with the same price point?
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In my opinion, they should let the user use all of the internal storage space (except some gigs that android OS use).
Lenovo
MirXas said:
In my opinion, they should let the user use all of the internal storage space (except some gigs that android OS use).
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it's used in the recent time but not as a phone , We should fix the problem and use all the internal Memo and make calls too
Alredy Done!
amr7san said:
it's used in the recent time but not as a phone , We should fix the problem and use all the internal Memo and make calls too
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Both of these requests (call feature and Fuse partition) are made available by the ROM posted by "azam 426" HERE
By the way "kuwari 316" how many moderators are here?!!
I'm getting one of these delivered tomorrow. Looked like the best value for money on amazon. I could of got a galaxy tab 3 7in for same price but the specs didn't seem any better than my current phone galaxy s2. Hopefully we can get an official cm11, good to see source code available.
It said a3000 is the h model one with calls and does it come rooted out the box. I got a a3000f btw
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brainbeatuk said:
I'm getting one of these delivered tomorrow. Looked like the best value for money on amazon. I could of got a galaxy tab 3 7in for same price but the specs didn't seem any better than my current phone galaxy s2. Hopefully we can get an official cm11, good to see source code available.
It said a3000 is the h model one with calls and does it come rooted out the box. I got a a3000f btw
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I don't remember if it came rooted out of the box, but I think no, cause I remember using framaroot to root it.
Yeah mine wasn't rooted debating whether to do as I had experience with Chinese firmwares before, still got a momo8 bird that boot loops if you try and change io from noop to anything, funny thing is it was originally cfq but when I used supercharger the first time it reccomended noop now when I flash from PC still noop,
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good news。but the developers are seldom now
brainbeatuk said:
I'm getting one of these delivered tomorrow. Looked like the best value for money on amazon. I could of got a galaxy tab 3 7in for same price but the specs didn't seem any better than my current phone galaxy s2. Hopefully we can get an official cm11, good to see source code available.
It said a3000 is the h model one with calls and does it come rooted out the box. I got a a3000f btw
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Mr. Azam is developed rooted ROM http://forum.xda-developers.com/lenovo-a3000/development/rom-lenovo-ideatab-a3000-h-call-t2441135
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good news。but the developers are seldom now
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no worries. i am sure there will be a lot of ppl working on lenovo MOD soon.
This Is A Great Tablet Experience
Just have to say, I have had this tablet for over a year and I love it. Stock. It runs circles around my ASUS Transformer Infinity TF700t (which I had wanted for some time) but it is slow and clunky compared to my A3000. Highly recommend the A3000. I use it for social media, personal email, and news apps. I put movies and music on a 64GB microSD card for travel. Works awesome.
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Just have to say, I have had this tablet for over a year and I love it. Stock. It runs circles around my ASUS Transformer Infinity TF700t (which I had wanted for some time) but it is slow and clunky compared to my A3000. Highly recommend the A3000. I use it for social media, personal email, and news apps. I put movies and music on a 64GB microSD card for travel. Works awesome.
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I've been using stock rom for about 2 years, IMO it was a bloat malware injected.
You'll see the huge difference of internet data usage when u start using @Olivier 's CM11 relatively.
But u should manage to gain root another way from framaroot cuz it wont work in cm11 & find a workaround to get ~16gb partition back.
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