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Droid life article on Gnex what is your opinion

I have to admit I have been a bit miffed at what Verizon has done with the Galaxy Nexus. I think it is a great phone but I think Verizon has stripped allot of what was special about being a nexus from the phone.
Apparently someone from Droid Life feels the same way. Here is their article on Verizon and the GNex
http://www.droid-life.com/2011/12/30/verizon-needs-google-opinion/
What are your thoughts?

This person is also wrong.. they complain about google wallet not being included but it isn't included on the GSM nexus.. it isn't part of AOSP. Also.. the only differences between Verizon and GSM include two semi useful apps that you can remove, a battery cover without Google, and no free tethering. It's not even a big deal.. most of the comments on that article bash the author anyways because he doesn't appear to know anything.
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I still think the Galaxy Nexus is the best phone out there. It just seems like it is becoming less of what I thought a Nexus was. Maybe I had the wrong impression of what a Nexus was in the first place. I am no dev, I've just had the feeling it is headed in the wrong direction... slowly

Best phone I have owned.
Compared with the htc hero , desire HD , iPhone 4 , htc sensation and log optinus 3d I have owned.
+ points :
Screen , amazing simply. Colours are bright and vibrant , text and outlines are crisp. Can really tell a difference over the other phones.
Speed. No lagg what so ever , plays gta 3 perfectly whilst listening to music . Can have a little slowness if I am using a heavy live wallpaper.
Honeycomb inspired apps are fantastic. I own a Motorola Xoom which I have been totally impressed with , the music app especially are brilliant , as well as icons and multi task bars. Having it ported over to my mobile has blown my mind.
Battery life : there has been a fair few complaints but as I posted in a battery thread mine will last a day with heavy usage (will include screen shot at the end)
Quality , granted its plastic but it feels like a premium product. Doesn't have the look of the iPhone 4 but the full glass front , no button set up gives the phone a real sleek look. Back plate is flimsy but once its on it feels well built.
Camera: decent picture quality , zero shutter lagg is great . Haven't taken that many photos so I won't comment to much.
Connectivity , GPS and Bluetooth have all worked seamlessly as expected.
Only downsides :
Apps: some are still incompatible which is annoying , its new software so I wouldn't really count this as a issue as it will be fixed.
That's it really , bought this sim free for £529.99. Was unsure and really hoped I wouldn't be disappointed after I had spent that kind of money. I am happy to report that it is the best tech purchase I have made. Well done Samsung & Google , thoroughly impressed
J
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that reporter from droid life needs to crawl out from under the rock...he is clueless!

The biggest compromise, imho, had nothing to do with Verizon, but was made by Google to Texas Instruments: the TI OMAP processor. The Samsung-made Exynos processor from the SGS2 is widely viewed as the best smartphone processor on the market, so why did Google force Samsung to compromise with the TI OMAP? Nothing against Texas Instruments (they have great products, by most accounts), but Google should have let Samsung make this phone with its own chips imho.
Yes, I definitely despise Verizon's treating of this phone as the ugly stepchild of its Android lineup (like they also did with the Fascinate), but, hey, we still have a top-shelf Samsung product on a reliable network, and with (not so reliable, but still better than HSPA) LTE to boot. Plus, it seems to me that Verizon's handling of the Gnex (and the Fascinate) is more a knock against Samsung than Google...
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The biggest compromise, imho, had nothing to do with Verizon, but was made by Google to Texas Instruments: the TI OMAP processor. The Samsung-made Exynos processor from the SGS2 is widely viewed as the best smartphone processor on the market, so why did Google force Samsung to compromise with the TI OMAP? Nothing against Texas Instruments (they have great products, by most accounts). Yes, I definitely despise Verizon's treating of this phone as the ugly stepchild of its Android lineup (like they also did with the Fascinate), but, hey, we still have a top-shelf Samsung product on a reliable network, and with (not so reliable, but still better than HSPA) LTE to boot.
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Lte is part of the reason. Exynos doesnt play nice with lte. Yet at least. And ti offers a better chipset overall than exynos mish mash of components.
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Lte is part of the reason. Exynos doesnt play nice with lte. Yet at least. And ti offers a better chipset overall than exynos mish mash of components.
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Hmmm... I learn something new every day... Thanks for pointing that out about the LTE issue Hey, maybe Samsung will have that matter resolved by the time they release the *cough cough* Continuum 2
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droidstyle said:
that reporter from droid life needs to crawl out from under the rock...he is clueless!
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Go back to covering cough cough Motorola phones, Droid Life
He is right about one thing, though... the U.S. carriers are given way too much leverage over manufacturers (on the other hand, good luck with getting that subsidized upgrade overseas ).
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Whiney article is whiney.
Maybe he should stick to teh iphonez wit da bigger gb's.

Is Verizon and the Nexus good enough to leave Sprint and my Epic 4G Touch ?
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(on the other hand, good luck with getting that subsidized upgrade overseas ).
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What do you mean by that? Subsidies in Europe are way better than the US lol. They often 100% subsidize the phone (even top-tier devices) for only a 2-year contract, and the service still costs 1/2 of what we pay in the US. AND the non-contract options are still amazing.
Don't kid yourself. We have it worse in every way here.
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Is Verizon and the Nexus good enough to leave Sprint and my Epic 4G Touch ?
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Been discussed everywhere. That's your personal call man. There are A LOT of factors, and its not worth trying to de-rail this thread to get an answer...

martonikaj said:
What do you mean by that? Subsidies in Europe are way better than the US lol. They often 100% subsidize the phone (even top-tier devices) for only a 2-year contract, and the service still costs 1/2 of what we pay in the US. AND the non-contract options are still amazing.
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Hmmm... I didn't know that... I had read before that most European carriers didn't subsidize... Two derps in a row for me today
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@rbiter said:
Lte is part of the reason. Exynos doesnt play nice with lte. Yet at least. And ti offers a better chipset overall than exynos mish mash of components.
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Exactly, that's why the T-Mobile Galaxy SII, came with a different processor, to allow their crazy 40+MB/sec modem. The Exynos wouldn't do that.
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People help me decide. Galaxy Nexus or DROID RAZR MAXX

The reason I am having difficulty choosing between both is because of comments on battery and reception on the GNex. Give me your input on battery life and reception, for the LTE version, so I can make my final decision.

its pretty obvious.. RAZR MAXX has a bigger battery life but is running on a older version of Android.... if you want more battery life, it's definitely the razr maxx.... if you want the best possible android experience, definitely galaxy nexus.

Please use the search button. There is a similar thread floating around here.
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What zephik said
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BeardedB said:
The reason I am having difficulty choosing between both is because of comments on battery and reception on the GNex. Give me your input on battery life and reception, for the LTE version, so I can make my final decision.
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Galaxy Nexus all the way. Stock android 4.0 is the biznuts. Motorola even though they have been bought out by google i dont think they will get updated as fast as the Google branded Nexus.
With all the priority updates our developer community on xda has an abundance of talented developers that make this phone so awesome.

Bear this in mind: I've had two different Samsung phones now (Sprint Epic 4G, Verizon Galaxy Nexus), while my best friend has had two different Motorola phones (O.G. Droid, RAZR*) on Verizon. We both upgraded/switched at roughly the same time, within a week or so. He has almost always had better reception than me.
I don't know if this is well-documented on the interwebs or not, but I suspect Motorola generally has better reception than Samsung. I could be wrong, it might just be a fluke with those particular phones and carriers in our hometown, but it's something you might want to look into.
FWIW, he loves his phone, and I love mine. They're both great phones - it's more a matter of which features /specs / OS version & support are you leaning towards?
Oh, and if you haven't heard, Motorola/Verizon have officially announced the RAZRs will eventually get upgraded to 4.0/ICS.
* He doesn't have the Maxx, but the only significant difference is the battery, I believe.

For pure Android Experience (Which is amazing) = Galaxy Nexus
For amazing battery life = RAZR MAXX
I'd go for the Gnex, and I did :-D

Well, if you're looking for better battery AND better reception the Droid Razr Maxx. Motorola has far superior radios, but you will be using Blur instead of Stock ICS. Up to you.

If you were asking about the gsm version i would say nexus for sure. But the lte version just has too many radio complaints. So i say the razr.
Of course i personally take nexus anyday...

I was in the same boat in the beginning of the month. My friend got the Maxx and I played with it. Then went to mess with the Nexus.....
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If you learn to use the search feature, the GN.
If you like to post new topics to ones that already exist, the Rarz Maxx.

don't get the galaxy nexus, most of people reporting radio failure (including me)

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don't get the galaxy nexus, most of people reporting radio failure (including me)
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i have 8 friends with gnex,me too,and never had any issues with radio..i have always 1\2 bars of signal but it's only for the fact i use h3g (italian carrier)and in italy is the less powerfull carrier about signal power..but it's another facts,all smartphones gave me 1\2 bars in the last years..solded galaxy note days ago..same receptions bar signal...(tried all baseband\rom)

I see. Well here is my say day usually is. I work in the morning and two days out of the week I go to school after work. Most of the time at work, I have my phone on Airplane mode (since I barely get reception in Grand Central Terminal), and taking the train I have it on Airplane mode. In school its on full service though.

Get one, I say the GN first. If it doesn't work for you exchange for the other one. If you get the GN, you most definitely need to get the 2100mah extended battery.

Gnex is the best because of 4.0
But Razr will get 100% working AOSP 4.0 roms for sure.
And 4.0 is not that dealbreaking for me. But it is to most people.
I lost my Gnex and got the Note. I dont miss 4.0 a bit.

well, as everyones said: the MAXX will have awesome battery life, prob lasting 3 days (max) with moderate usage. The gNex (GSM) will comfortably take me through the day with moderate usage - meaning a few shorter calls, some surfin the web, a little gaming and some music, and even a little of youtube (but you have to control the light source level on the phone mayeb chose a good rom/kernel if you plan on rooting).
I must say though: the galaxy nexus is the ****, I have never been so happy with a phone as this one, and if you're rooting and flashing stuff, this EASILY beats the RAZR considering the amazing dev community and moto's policy on bootloader unlocking....
Anyways, sure you'll be happy with either phone and have fun

Galaxy nexus runs on ICS. Period.
Even with the stock experience it feels so right. Holo scheme reminds me of CM colors sometimes tho.
Go to a Verizon store and play with GNex. I'm on ATT and I still went to Verizon store, played with GNex LTE and bought the GSM one from amazon last year. I love the design of both phones, razor and GNex, but ICS is the clear winner.
My phone has lasted full 24 hours and more several times.
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I think razor will have better battery life but I always return back home everyday to sleep and charge my phone at night before going to bed.
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if you are getting the verizon LTE version avoid it like the plague... 3 months and no fix for voice quality or reception issues.. if they dont fix it by the end of the month I'm gonna request a MAXX from verizon and get rid of this POS phone..
EDIT: Also google no longer directly supports the LTE model.. so it is no longer a pure google phone.. fyi.

VinceT3 said:
if you are getting the verizon LTE version avoid it like the plague... 3 months and no fix for voice quality or reception issues.. if they dont fix it by the end of the month I'm gonna request a MAXX from verizon and get rid of this POS phone..
EDIT: Also google no longer directly supports the LTE model.. so it is no longer a pure google phone.. fyi.
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You do realize not everyone has reception or voice quality issues? I have never had a call drop, and I think the bug where the person on the other end can't hear you has happened to me once within the three months of owning this phone. I am always between -95 and -70 dBm (2-4 bars) and have never experienced the "triangle of death." This is on 4.0.4 radios (although they all act the same to me). And that is not true, the LTE model is still going to receive updates from Google:
Hello! This is a quick clarification about support for CDMA devices.
For various technical reasons, recent CDMA Android devices implement core telephony functionality in .apk files provided in binary form by the carriers. To function correctly, these .apk files must be signed by the so-called “platform” key. However, when an individual creates a custom build from the AOSP source code, they don’t use the same signing key as these CDMA flies were signed with.
The result is that these files don’t work properly, and pure AOSP builds running on these devices can’t place calls, access mobile data, and so on. Because we aim to make sure that we are as clear as possible about the degree of support that devices have, we updated the docs over at source.android.com to reflect this reality.
We will still make available as many as possible of the closed-source binaries for these devices, and Nexus devices will continue to have unlockable bootloaders. And, of course, GSM/HSPA+ devices are still supported, as are any other devices we’re able to support. We’ve simply updated the documentation to be clearer about the current extent of CDMA support.
We are of course always working to improve support, and we’ll keep everyone updated as we make improvements. Thanks as always for your interest in AOSP!.

[Q] Epic Touch+Icecream OR Galaxy Nexus+JB

ok , first up phones will be used on a normal 3G network , not LTE and stuff.
right i am confused atm , using a S1.
used a epic touch for a few hours and loved it ,
but now i am in a dilemma over which phone to get from among Galaxy Nexus and Epic Touch.
can you guyz help me decide , my usage will be normal , No gaming or once a while may be , loads of surfing , emails , calls , smses , need decent battery life .
i am still inclined towards S2 epic touch owing to following observations ( i may be wrong so gimme some margin of error )
first up didnt find nexus as appealing in looks as is s2
its screen space is far lesser as compared to s2 as a lot of area is taken up by the nav bar in nexus
also the nexus screen looks smaller in width as compared to s2 despite being bigger in size ( atleast to me )
the processor of s2 is superior as compared to the type of processor in nexus , there was visible lag on home screens on nexus while a live wallpaper was being used
the camera quality is better in epic and i need camera coz i like to take snaps every now and then of my kids.
battery is abysmal on nexus ( at least thats what i have heard ) , and as far as JB is concerned when you are rooted you can install JB in a jiffy on S2 too
thanks for reading
waiting for responses.

Epic touch plus GB.
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Thanks no better combo than epic touch and EL29

I had a Sprint Nexus for a little while, but I sold it and came back to my E4GT. I've run Calk's 3.0 GB ROM on it for a long time, but the latest CM10 JB ROM seems stable enough now. Get the Epic Touch and you can run GB, ICS, or JB - best of all worlds!

Epic 4G Touch all daaay!
e4gt+cm10 jb.. ridiculous speeds-. boot up time is like 18-21sec., google chrome is retarded fast, gps locks in seconds.. crazy crazy good phone

This thread is likely to be biased, you are in the epic forums after all.
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I too would go with the e4gt over a CDMA nexus... I'll take a gsm nexus over both all day though....
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cp320703 said:
I too would go with the e4gt over a CDMA nexus... I'll take a gsm nexus over both all day though....
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Really? May o ask why?
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Why not just wait for the Note ll? Jb right out of the box.
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Really? May o ask why?
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Because the CDMA nexus receives updates via carrier due to the proprietary CDMA blobs needed, hence they do not have official aosp support from Google. The difference being an update to jb the day after Google io for gsm nexuses compared to the sprint one which got it what, late last week... personally if I'm getting a nexus device I want my carrier out of the update picture, and official aosp support so it'll be super easy to compile my own aosp/cm/aokp/etc... roms...
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Depends on how you feel about touchwiz compared to aosp.
My mom got the galaxy nexus for t-mobile and at first I was envious but then I used it and was unimpressed. Sure it was fast but Samsung has spent a lot of time making the OS easier to use and google has less experience
If my phone were more of a toy than a tool I might feel differently but I most definitely need it as a tool.
So I vote e4gt.

I don't hate touch wiz as much as many of the users do, and I agree its pretty simple as well. So no aversions there.
I did my own research and found that nexus's hardware ain't good as s2.
I am now totally inclined towards PS2 as well.
I know its kinna kiddish to ask but why do people say that black s2 works better than white. What's the basis of this comment apart from the fact that white gets scratched quickly.
Regards and thanks to all for chipping in.
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I sold my epic touch and have a gsm galaxy nexus and a straight talk sim on the way. Tired of sprints horrible network and the epic touch not being officially supported by cyanogenmod. I know the devs work hard but I am looking forward to having a true aosp device.

I have a black and my wife has the white. There is NO difference other than color.
As far as the OP, I've messed around with my bosses VZW nexus, it doesn't compare to the E4GT. And don't listen to the gingerbread nazis. There is nothing wrong with ICS. JB on the other hand isn't quite there yet for daily driver status.
I'm not going to argue the merits of ICS here, just saying it's not as bad as a small group of very vocal people make it out to be. Lots of very good roms are available for ICS, where GB development is pretty much totally dead.

ok
got to compare both the phones today.
all i can say that apart from a moderately better screen , the galaxy nexus is nowhere near S2, and i am saying this after trying out many things on both the handsets.
Didnt like the look and feel of Nexus , too bland ,
S2 is pretty sleek and sexy
ran a live wallpaper on both and did home screen scolling , lol exynos processor kills the T whatever processor is there in nexus.
and those who are betting on a fast update , LOL the updates are pushed via sprint if i am correct so they can never hit the phone before 2 or 3 months
so I am done : S2 that too white for me.
thanks guyz , love the XDA community

lord dredd said:
ok
got to compare both the phones today.
all i can say that apart from a moderately better screen , the galaxy nexus is nowhere near S2, and i am saying this after trying out many things on both the handsets.
Didnt like the look and feel of Nexus , too bland ,
S2 is pretty sleek and sexy
ran a live wallpaper on both and did home screen scolling , lol exynos processor kills the T whatever processor is there in nexus.
and those who are betting on a fast update , LOL the updates are pushed via sprint if i am correct so they can never hit the phone before 2 or 3 months
so I am done : S2 that too white for me.
thanks guyz , love the XDA community
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Why not the S3? Better than both of those.

good point , but somehow if i wanna go to S3 then would rather go to Note 2.
and S2 am getting for the right price as well

My GF has the Verizon Gnex with Codename(Android) JB 4.1.1 on it. I just got this Sprint E4GT and I'm running CM10 alpha 5.3.
The question comes down to hardware or software. The Gnex with CNA 4.1.1 ROM is amazing. You can do so much with it and it's rock stable. Its CPU/GPU combo aren't as fast as the E4GT but you said you're not playing games.
The 720p SAMOLED on the Gnex is really nice to surf on.
Plus, you don't have to worry about any Odin crap when flashing and updating. It's so much easier and less complicated.
Go look in the Gnex forums, they have 3-5x the developer support of this phone. I also have CNA 4.1.1 running on a Nexus S and pretty dang smooth considering how old the hardware is. You can't beat the software future-proofness of a Nexus phone.
I also used to own an HTC Evo and HTC Evo 3D. Both HTC were easier to flash than the Galaxy line. You could easily interchange kernels and ROMs without any complexity or worries about bricking your phone (on both HTC and Nexus). What is up with this Odin thing?
But, if you want better CPU/GPU, the E4GT is better, but the screen isn't as good as the Gnex 720p screen.
My ideal phone would be a 5" Nexus. C'mon Santa Google, ring in the new year and shove it up Apple's bunghole!

hmmm.. now i donno i am havin second thoughts , although i justy love S2 , but one thing constantly bugging me is that i am gonna buy an older phone i guess just about a year older.
as far as hardware is concerned well , i want my phone to be super smooth , with 0 lag , i mean i would hate lag even scrolling thru the youtube videos
larger screen is a myth in nexus as the nav bar effectively negates the 4.6 size , may be makes it a little lesser than epic T.
the other thing that is making me think is the display quality , i know that SAmoled Plus is better any day , and Gorilla glass makes it super awesome in Epic T ,
whereas the higher resolution is the only advantage i can see in Nexus , but without the PLUS and with oleophobic coating it loses the points that it scores. ( as far as my thinking goes )

Although i have taken the plunge and got s2
but a few of my pals are in the same boat and i am not able to convince them.
Post your views about my query folks
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P.O.S. GPS!!

Some days I can overlook crappy hardware and sometimes I can't. Why do we have to make this tradeoff?
GPS sucks on this phone. It blows big donkey balls!
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Works great for me. It does exactly what I would expect of GPS in a phone. It may not get a lock indoors but I'm doubting most phones can, keyword "phones"
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Just reboot my phone, fired up the GPS Status app, and got a lock within two seconds. The GPS service on the Gnex has always been great to me. Are you using a stock ROM?

jzero88 said:
Some days I can overlook crappy hardware and sometimes I can't. Why do we have to make this tradeoff?
GPS sucks on this phone. It blows big donkey balls!
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weird when u say that , c my gps lock outdoors
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i even get a lock indoors but on a very weak signal !
m on cm10 stable rom

Anyone that complains about the gps on the nexus never had the crappy gps in the old vibrant... I think this gps is real good.
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Works great on mine and my wife's GNex. Running stock 4.2.1. Get's a lock in our single floor home too.

I was getting locks in 45s - 1m and then I downloaded fastergps from the market (I'm lazy you can also just edit gps.conf) and my locks are now 10-20s

Be thankful you have GPS that works "sometimes". Some phones don't ever work like the vibrant. And for me, my GPS always worked and locked within 5 second.
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Anyone that complains about the gps on the nexus never had the crappy gps in the old vibrant... I think this gps is real good.
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Funny you say that because I did have the S And to me there is no difference. Maybe my phone is faulty. And I am no newb. and CM10 had great GPS. Stock does not
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Also I meant gps.conf not build.prop haha Just edited my post to fix that.

Most the time my GPS works good, but sometimes not so much. This morning it wasn't locking on and I got tired of waiting so turned on portable hotspot and linked my nexus 7 which locked immediately. Oh well nexus 7 props perfectly between my dash and windshield anyway, so it works excellently as a navigation device.
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jzero88 said:
Funny you say that because I did have the S And to me there is no difference. Maybe my phone is faulty. And I am no newb. and CM10 had great GPS. Stock does not
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Gotta be something screwy then, GPS on my S was so bad it said I was consistently on the other side of town...my gnex gets my location within a few feet in seconds. Much better IMO.
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jzero88 said:
Funny you say that because I did have the S And to me there is no difference. Maybe my phone is faulty. And I am no newb. and CM10 had great GPS. Stock does not
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If the GPS on your GNex doesn't paste your vibrant then your device is faulty. I get locks withing 30sec and i still have a vibrant which gets a lock in about 3 min with accuracy of like 200m and Gnex accuracy within 1-5m
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Very solid gps for me, much better than my epic touch. Locks quickly. No complaints.

moeahmad1995 said:
Be thankful you have GPS that works "sometimes". Some phones don't ever work like the vibrant. And for me, my GPS always worked and locked within 5 second.
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There are fixes that can be done. Putting small amount of solder on the GPS antenna gold contacts and flashing the latest GPS fixes, one of the Vibrant I had actually gets better signal than my Galaxy Nexus as a result, though the Nexus still lock slightly faster. Here is the link to the JellyBean patch for the Vibrant: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=33844820
Also update your baseband to the latest version.

I agree.
My previous phone was a Nexus One. I also had a t959 vibrant. My current phone is an i9250. Yes, the i9250 has "working" GPS compared to the Vibrant but it doesn't compare well to my nexus one.
During navigation, the nexus one will show me on the correct side of the road with an arrow pointing in the right direction. The i9250 will often show me on the wrong road (or sometimes neighborhood) and frequently thinks I've wandered off and changed direction.
While sitting at an intersection, my i9250 will frequently think I've suddenly made a u-turn or started driving. This does not happen with the nexus one.
I can not seem to get a fix on the i9250 without a data connection. This was a problem for me recently when I went to canada for 2 days. I can get a fix with or without a data connection on my nexus one. I've been an hour from cell service and could still use the nexus one for directions and google sky.
Overall, the i9250's GPS works poorly enough that I've given up using it for navigation, especially in unfamiliar places. I used my nexus one for navigation anywhere I went. I now just get directions on my i9250 and memorize them.
I did a side-by-side navigation test with my galaxy nexus and a friend's verizon galaxy s iii recently. The galaxy s iii had the same problems that my galaxy nexus has. Maybe it's a problem common to samsung phones?
I REALLY miss the in-call noise cancellation that the nexus one had. The galaxy nexus picks up everything around me. My friend chris has a galaxy nexus as well. It's very difficult to have a conversation with him if we are both in noisy environments. This also bugs me a little extra because the specs for the phone listed dual mic for noise cancellation, but it does not work. The other day my fiancee asked me what that loud ticking was. It took me a second, but it was my car's blinker clicking noise! She said it was loud!
Another friend has had his nexus 4 for a week now. It definitely has working in-call noise cancellation. I want to compare it to my nexus one, but it's a million times better than the i9250. the nexus 4 also generally trounces my i9250 in a dumb time-to-fix gps test. I'll post back here if I get a chance to do a side-by-side navigation test.
All that said, I still love my galaxy nexus. I've had it for exactly one year now and it does not feel old. The GPS is my biggest problem with the Galaxy Nexus, but it still kinda works. Then comes noise cancellation, but that's more a problem for the other end of the line. Then comes the recent liblights bug in 4.2, but that will get fixed. That's all I can complain about.

Well the N4 use both aGPS and GLONASS so it will get better signal, I think there isn't a need of comparison due to that except to know how much it's improved. S3 have GLONASS as well and I didn't have any problem with it.
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I think if your location is drastically different from the last known location, the GPS goes all wonky.
Happens to me when i travel into another country, the GPS refuses to lock and i have no data connection. but after a while of trying, it started locking again, but when i come back to my home country, it refuses to lock properly even with data connection, seems like my AGPS is broken.. Should be ok after i flash CM10.1 when it comes out;p

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Anyone that complains about the gps on the nexus never had the crappy gps in the old vibrant... I think this gps is real good.
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Dude what he said. I can't believe they sold that thing. My very first smart phone. Due to Samsung's pathetic update procedure I will never own a non-nexus and will always modify them. Thanks Samsung?
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I've had a couple of different Galaxy Nexuses, the last of which had horrible issues with the GPS. My first one on Verizon was perfect and locked within 3-4 seconds, even indoors. Then my first play store one was similar. I ended up having to RMA that one for screen issues, though, and the replacement was a nightmare. It'd lose the GPS lock on an open road without a building or tree for a mile. I'd say for every 1 minute I used Google Maps, the GPS was only able to lock for 5-6 seconds of it. Navigation was painful at the very least.
TLDR: Consider RMA'ing your phone. This is probably a common issue, Samsung uses flaky GPS chips.
Luckily, my Nexus 4 locks even quicker then the Galaxy Nexus ever did (< 2 seconds) and has no such issues.

Oppo N1 has landed

Hi guys, managed to get hold of a Oppo N1 running on Color ROM Android 4.2.2
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Here is a slightly long unboxing and overview of the package
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=H4s8elQOdwQ
Let me know if you have any questions about the Oppo N1. Will have it with me for the next few days
Mods - There is no Oppo N1 forum currently. May be it is time to create one ?
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I've posted twice requesting a sub-forum for the N1 in the New Device Forum Request thread. Hopefully we'll have one soon.
I can post all kinds of crazy things from the N1, but I just don't want to do it here.

What's the big secret why the N1 don't have LTE?

Kevinik said:
What's the big secret why the N1 don't have LTE?
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International bands are a mess, China's band is their own unique one.

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What's the big secret why the N1 don't have LTE?
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Oppo is a small company, and until their international marketshare is bigger it is difficult to justify more than 2 variants (China and "rest of the world")
While the Nexus 5 made progress towards global LTE in a single device, it is still not possible to do so.
TL;DR - 5 HSPA+ bands in a single device can support nearly the entire planet, 9 LTE bands in a single device is still not enough.
Plus HSPA+ (especially DC-HSPA+) is no slouch. Most of the "it has no LTE! it sucks!" complainers are Verizon customers whose non-LTE service topped out at something like 4 Mbps.

No LTE isn't a deal breaker for me anyhow. None of my previous devices had LTE, I don't use much in the way of data per month (less than
2GB). LTE in my area, from what I hear my friends complaining about, isn't that fast, and I get enough via wi-fi on the odd time I'm watching
a video.
What will sway me is the price, the build quality, sound quality of the phone (I'm one of those it seems to be rare birds that uses around
1500 minutes per month as a PHONE), how well bluetooth works, and the camera. I use the camera almost daily.
Entropy512 said:
Oppo is a small company, and until their international marketshare is bigger it is difficult to justify more than 2 variants (China and "rest of the world")
While the Nexus 5 made progress towards global LTE in a single device, it is still not possible to do so.
TL;DR - 5 HSPA+ bands in a single device can support nearly the entire planet, 9 LTE bands in a single device is still not enough.
Plus HSPA+ (especially DC-HSPA+) is no slouch. Most of the "it has no LTE! it sucks!" complainers are Verizon customers whose non-LTE service topped out at something like 4 Mbps.
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I am one of the 10 OPPO n1 pioneers and I have been using the phone for 10 days. The mechanical quality is outstanding and ColorOS is definitely smooth. The battery was a pleasant surprise, I often arrive at home in the evening with more than 50 percent left. If you have any question I will be glad to answer...

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I am one of the 10 OPPO n1 pioneers and I have been using the phone for 10 days. The mechanical quality is outstanding and ColorOS is definitely smooth. The battery was a pleasant surprise, I often arrive at home in the evening with more than 50 percent left. If you have any question I will be glad to answer...
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Would you mind posting some antutu benchmarks?
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Would you mind posting some antutu benchmarks?
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There's comprehensive benchmark session on youtube, AnTuTu is 26k something if I remember correctly
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jYEWExg3ukU

How do you find the camera? Reviews are all over the place regarding it.
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How do you find the camera? Reviews are all over the place regarding it.
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In my opinion the camera works very well. I took a few pictures in the last week and posted them here
https://plus.google.com/photos/101082965118759686555/albums/5945705244839801841
Different users reported the tendence to overexpose pictures combined with a pronounced image noise. These two aspects are related and in my experience prevent from blurry images in low light conditions.
I will prepare a short analysis during the weekend.

No LTE is a deal breaker for me as I am on EE in the UK and it's a 4G network. No point me buying anything without LTE capabilities
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The camera is constantly being tweaked and modified. I've been testing it for two weeks now and have seen at least five or six modifications to the camera... both the apk and the various camera libs/modules. I personally love the camera though.

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The camera is constantly being tweaked and modified. I've been testing it for two weeks now and have seen at least five or six modifications to the camera... both the apk and the various camera libs/modules. I personally love the camera though.
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Harfainx which build are you usign?

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Harfainx which build are you usign?
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3706 :highfive:

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3706 :highfive:
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Noooo I need a download link!

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Noooo I need a download link!
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What are you on now? I went from 3574 (or 3589, don't remember which I flashed last) and downloaded a patch for 3706, but I had to edit it myself to get it to flash. It won't flash as-is when pulled from the server.
3574 is the last official build released to the pioneers and 3589 is the last full wipe build posted. 3589 really isn't worth flashing though.
I could put together a patch for you if you'd like. 3706 is a relatively small update (something like 17MB zipped), but it does include a few changes to the camera. I haven't really had too much time to test out what they changed/fixed though.

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What are you on now? I went from 3574 (or 3589, don't remember which I flashed last) and downloaded a patch for 3706, but I had to edit it myself to get it to flash. It won't flash as-is when pulled from the server.
3574 is the last official build released to the pioneers and 3589 is the last full wipe build posted. 3589 really isn't worth flashing though.
I could put together a patch for you if you'd like. 3706 is a relatively small update (something like 17MB zipped), but it does include a few changes to the camera. I haven't really had too much time to test out what they changed/fixed though.
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I'm on 3574 now, I came back from 3589 too. If it is not taking too much of your time I would like to test the new camera features!

Phone is very big, looking forward to CM11.
Just realize one thing, this phone is really big...awkwardly so. It's MUCH bigger than a 5" device. Where a 5" device you can pocket easily (at least for a guy), this one will completely takeover even the largest of pockets and you're going to feel it! I still cringe when I think of all the nasty "phablet" designations given to my good old Dell Streak, a device that is no longer big when compared to a device like this.
Nevertheless, the hardware is very well done...even better than OPPO's past efforts.
Also, not impressed all at by OPPO ColorOS but certainly looking forward to an official Cyanogenmod release, perhaps CM11.

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Just realize one thing, this phone is really big...awkwardly so. It's MUCH bigger than a 5" device. Where a 5" device you can pocket easily (at least for a guy), this one will completely takeover even the largest of pockets and you're going to feel it! I still cringe when I think of all the nasty "phablet" designations given to my good old Dell Streak, a device that is no longer big when compared to a device like this.
Nevertheless, the hardware is very well done...even better than OPPO's past efforts.
Also, not impressed all at by OPPO ColorOS but certainly looking forward to an official Cyanogenmod release, perhaps CM11.
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OMG! I want this device. I've been resisting the urge to just buy something to buy it... and it's pretty difficult. There's so many nice devices right now, but I have to wait for this thing. The N1 is (for me) everything I wanted in a smartphone, from everything I've seen.
How much longer do you think we'll have to wait?
Shut up and take my money, Oppo! :fingers-crossed: