Which one should I go with? I know that there are similar threads but now since S2 has ICS, is it still worth going with the nexus? Please help
Nexus of course. Fast update and nexus have 4.1.1 and its soooo smooth :good:
Go with the nexus: better screen, UPDATES, great processor, amazing dev community, no TouchWiz, and no contract.
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Android_Forever said:
Nexus of course. Fast update and nexus have 4.1.1 and its soooo smooth :good:
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Yeah, but is it worth the sacrifice of the better hardware on the S2?
Get the s2, faster updates, better camera, better processor
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pived said:
Yeah, but is it worth the sacrifice of the better hardware on the S2?
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Nexus is faster and smoother, but its your choice
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Get the s2, faster updates, better camera, better processor
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lolwut?
pived said:
Yeah, but is it worth the sacrifice of the better hardware on the S2?
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Most definitely. I have both and the nexus blows the s2 away.
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Should have posted in the phone comparison thread. This thread has been started like 100+ Times.
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Although they do have a point that there is a thread for this... it was hard for even me to find, not knowing the exact name of the thread.
No hard feelings at all but continue this discussion in this existing thread...
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1642801
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Hi folks! As you already know Sammy is going to show us something tasty in London, 3rd of May. And everything we know from rumoures and benchmarks shows that this boy is going to be hot thingy with quad core CPU outperforming Tegra 3 and A5 , HD screen , great 12 mp camera and all these packed in some sexy materials So , on the other hand it's obviously going to be bloated with Touchwiz stuff , no comparison with pure Google experience we have now , but something tells me that this sweetie is going to be even a bigger hit than SII so development is also going to be great for it. No doubts CM9 will find it's place inside the monster . What's your thoughts on this guys ? How do you feel on switching your Gnexy friend ?
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If it doesn't have soft keys then its a instant no. I probably won't get it anyways. If I get a new phone it will be the next nexus.
Its not a Nexus. Why would I want it?
im buying it.. n keeping my nexus.. but if the design isn't unique like the nexus was then ill just buy a HTC One X
What temptation?
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Its not a Nexus. Why would I want it?
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This.
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http://www.androidcentral.com/freshly-leaked-galaxy-s3-photo-seems-confirm-earlier-images
does that not look like a Galaxy Nexus with capacitive touch buttons? lol
the only downside, touchWiz and slow updates, I'll stick to the Nexus
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What temptation?
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It's going to be the most powerful android phone, man . And I'm sure Sammy understands that to beat one X, design and material of SIII should be great too
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There will be so much development on the SGS3 and the hardware is going to be such a step up above the Galaxy Nexus... I don't think a lot of people will be able to resist if the price isn't too steep
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http://www.androidcentral.com/freshly-leaked-galaxy-s3-photo-seems-confirm-earlier-images
does that not look like a Galaxy Nexus with capacitive touch buttons? lol
the only downside, touchWiz and slow updates, I'll stick to the Nexus
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Yeah but what about CM9 ? It's updating very often syncing with latest Google sources ? And one more . What all those updates have really brought to our nexus ? They just fixed a lot of stupid bugs, nothing more ... As a former user of GSII I know that the most part of it's firmwares were almost bug less
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No, I don't plan on getting it. But!!! it would be funny if this is true...lol
http://androidcommunity.com/galaxy-s-iii-may-have-dual-core-snaprdagon-in-the-us-20120426/
Go jerk off about it in a galaxy s forum. This has nothing to do with the galaxy nexus.
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Why even make a thread about it? You know there is a GSIII section now.
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Its not a Nexus. Why would I want it?
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What if one will look like nexus , be 4 times more powerful than nexus and has even more development perspectives . Just look in GS II thread man , smooth AOSP roms , hundreds of themes , kernels, ports and other stuff . We don't have it here
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What if one will look like nexus , be 4 times more powerful than nexus and has even more development perspectives . Just look in GS II thread man , smooth AOSP roms , hundreds of themes , kernels, ports and other stuff . We don't have it here
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There still is no point in having such a powerful device and I HIGHLY doubt it will have Jelly Bean or whatever before us. Plus, Touchwiz sucks hard.
I just read over on rootz that the sgs3 US lte version is getting the s4 snapdragon due to the quadcore having compatibility issues with lte.
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I just read over on rootz that the sgs3 US lte version is getting the s4 snapdragon due to the quadcore having compatibility issues with lte.
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This is already known. It's not necessarily "compatibility" issues per say, but rather Samsung's lack of LTE support outside of its own Korean chip that uses different frequencies.
if it has the exynos, it'll be damned hard for me to resist. either way, i'll be keeping my nexus, but i'll hold out to be sure that
1) it's got the proper hardware
2) clean ICS/non-touchwiz roms start coming out immediately
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Go jerk off about it in a galaxy s forum. This has nothing to do with the galaxy nexus.
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Skip this thread and don't post here if you don't like it . If you can't see the connection between this topic and nexus phone it's your own problems.
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Why even make a thread about it? You know there is a GSIII section now.
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Yes I know it . Please read the OP and try to see how it's related to nexus forum. I know a lot of people who have a hard time deciding whether to stay with nexus or move to s3. This topic was made to help such people to see all pros and cons and make a right decision
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Hi, I want to buy a new phone and I'm choosing between the Galaxy Nexus and S III. Which one do you recommend? I like how the Nexus looks, and getting updates first. I like the specs in the S III but I'm not a big fan of how it looks and I definitely don't like the TouchWiz UI. Where I live there is not much difference in price. What would you recommend? Thanks in advance!
What carrier?
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S3 then sell it and buy a nexus and profit (if you are going on contract) i actually had achance to test the s3 and on 4.0.4 it seemed pretty descent ... you could go with the s3 for sure either phone will get huge amount of support and i guess s3 is more future proof on specs so up to you
If on Verizon get the Gnex. If on any other carrier the S3.
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Unlocked phones. Where I live carriers do not sell locked phones.
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Hi, I want to buy a new phone and I'm choosing between the Galaxy Nexus and S III. Which one do you recommend? I like how the Nexus looks, and getting updates first. I like the specs in the S III but I'm not a big fan of how it looks and I definitely don't like the TouchWiz UI. Where I live there is not much difference in price. What would you recommend? Thanks in advance!
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Nexus. I've had both phones and just sold my s3 plus 280 in return for nexus.
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Fstall303 said:
Nexus. I've had both phones and just sold my s3 plus 280 in return for nexus.
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Well only one has the new Jelly Bean.....
That was my reasoning. By the time the s3 gets jelly bean Google will have a new nexus device out with an update. If I was Verizon I would not be happy with googles timing of jellybeans release. Especially with them collaborating on the nexus
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U wont need s3 godly hardware with our buttery super smooth JB powered nexus~
Totally nexus device for me
This forum its crowded with threads about ppl regretting about sold gnex to buy s3 and hello guys I'm back sold my s3 for a gnex+xxxxx dollars.. Gnex Rox etc etc x.x
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This is a GALAXY NEXUS forum. What do you think we're going to say?
chancy319 said:
This is a GALAXY NEXUS forum. What do you think we're going to say?
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Exactamo
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Get the HTC One V lol
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I know it's the nexus forum and as you can see, many people gave constructive advice and didn't find it funny or weird
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I know it's the nexus forum and as you can see, many people gave constructive advice and didn't find it funny or weird
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Get sgs3 since it is better hardware than nexus. You can change the software but not hardware.
Flash CM10 on sgs3 and you should be good.
I have a galaxy nexus because I bought the unlocked gsm for $350 which is a good deal and use it as a secondary phone
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Get sgs3 since it is better hardware than nexus. You can change the software but not hardware.
Flash CM10 on sgs3 and you should be good.
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absolutely nothing is stable like stock, especially on phones which don't come with aosp natively ( i.e everything except nexus).
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S3 then sell it and buy a nexus and profit (if you are going on contract) i actually had achance to test the s3 and on 4.0.4 it seemed pretty descent ... you could go with the s3 for sure either phone will get huge amount of support and i guess s3 is more future proof on specs so up to you
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:good:
ditto
GNex over SGS3. Who needs a quad? Only the krait version is interesting but i would still take the nexus
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iphone 5s
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Get out
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Hey guys so a bunch of New ports from different phones are coming out but they mostly seem to be compatible with only touchwiz. im asking if anyone knows of a touchwiz port that I could use because the previous ones I've used have not worked and have force closed over and over
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lol
If I understand your question correctly, never going to happen. Ever. There's a reason people buy the Nexus.
Project Sammy has widgets and icons and sounds from TouchWiz on the GalNex. That's it though.
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Project Sammy has widgets and icons and sounds from TouchWiz on the GalNex. That's it though.
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OK thank you guys!
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You should've bought an S III.
IM TEMPTED TO GET ONE. but I can hold back. Need to keep the software. The hardware will be old news soon on the SIII.
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You should've bought an S III.
IM TEMPTED TO GET ONE. but I can hold back. Need to keep the software. The hardware will be old news soon on the SIII.
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Hey the Galaxy Nexus hardware already is old news.
The nexus is still a high end phone i don't think it is "old news" however I am extremely tempted to get the note two!
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Hey the Galaxy Nexus hardware already is old news.
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It's not really old news when the phone is highly fast with continuing development from developers on XDA.
The phone itself is running the latest firmware whereas phones coming out today are being released on Ice Cream Sandwich rather than Jelly Bean.
Most of the apps we use don't even utilize quad-cores. Yet alone, they might not even need dual-cores. Not even close to being outdated.
loganthered said:
Hey the Galaxy Nexus hardware already is old news.
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Software wins out over hardware always. There's a reason the phone that must not be named performs so smoothly on weaker hardware (not the newest one which is much superior hardware wise).
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=26458969
S3 TouchWiz Jelly Bean Addon (Update 1.3.3) (Launcher Update LIB)
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loganthered said:
Hey the Galaxy Nexus hardware already is old news.
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Yeah IK. but were miles ahead on software. ^_^
Also I did say(indirectly) that I don't care bout Hardware in my last post. I want the Software.
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loganthered said:
Hey the Galaxy Nexus hardware already is old news.
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The hardware is old news, but the software is miles above any other phone. (read: non nexus)
You can pump all the newest hardware into a phone, but the newest and best hardware doesn't do anything if the software side of things is crap.
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Man I knew I should have waited..
http://www.google.com/nexus/4/
8gb or 16gb
Same price as the galaxy nexus too.......
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Cool story bro
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Eh, besides the camera and processor, there isn't much of a difference.
Is it just me or does it look ugly compared to the galaxy nexus?
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Eh, besides the camera and processor, there isn't much of a difference.
Is it just me or does it look ugly compared to the galaxy nexus?
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It looks just like a Galaxy Nexus, LOL.
As for the not much difference comments, that is malarkey. You haven't even used it yet and can make such claims?
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It looks just like a Galaxy Nexus, LOL.
As for the not much difference comments, that is malarkey. You haven't even used it yet and can make such claims?
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Well from the front it does, but I was talking about the back side..
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Well from the front it does, but I was talking about the back side..
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Do you use your phone from the back side a lot?
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Do you use your phone from the back side a lot?
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Yea, the touch response is terrible! :silly:
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Do you use your phone from the back side a lot?
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Yes, I do
I think it's time to buy a new phone! I'm currently using a HTC Sensation, rooted and running Bruce's CM10 ROM.
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Eh, besides the camera and processor, there isn't much of a difference.
Is it just me or does it look ugly compared to the galaxy nexus?
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It comes with 2gb of ram ...
I was just on the phone with Google getting ready to get a refund 4 it since I just got it Tuesday.. but then I got cold feet.. not to sure about lg. Plus I got a otterbox defender case and an extented battery com in in the mail.. so I'll just wait for everyone else to b the Ginnie pigs with the nexus 4
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Dual core ,quad core.. just having snapdragon make a huge difference in my opinion
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biscuitownz said:
Eh, besides the camera and processor, there isn't much of a difference.
Is it just me or does it look ugly compared to the galaxy nexus?
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I personally am only enjoying the look of the back.
The back is awesome yes! The glass grey dots..... f uckingggg awesome
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I'll hold off and wait until next year. Galaxy Nexus is still solid...LG not a huge upgrade.
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I personally am only enjoying the look of the back.
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I'm actually loving the look of the back too. Much more appealing than the current Nexus' backing.
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Do you use your phone from the back side a lot?
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sometimes I put my co.... nm
The Nexus 4 has a better processor and supposedly a better screen and camera. Plus the 2GB of ram vs 1GB ram in the Galaxy Nexus. The kicker is the Nexus 4 is 350.00 (16Gb) or 300.00 (8GB). I wonder if Google is gone drop the price of the Galaxy Nexus from 350.00 down to 275.00 or 250.00.
I bought my g-nex a month ago for $370...would have waited but I needed a phone and I didn't think Google would sell the new nexus for so cheap!
I do prefer the look of the galaxy nexus though...or maybe that's just my mind's defense mechanism to keep me from getting depressed =(
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If Google drops the price of the galaxy nexus down to 250 I'd buy it instead!
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Guys help me please I really want to know if buy a nexus 4 is advantage or don't change much of galaxy nexus?
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Not much of a difference
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Guys help me please I really want to know if buy a nexus 4 is advantage or don't change much of galaxy nexus?
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Better keep your money for next new nexus model. Not much different.
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keep ur money and wait for the new one.
Not much of an upgrade....save your money for the NX5/Moto X
The N4's glass back will give you heaps of worries
If I had fully working gnex perhaps I would wait until n5 or maybe go for s4 or HTC one. But since it died and I didn't had unlimited funds I went for n4...and I am really happy, I would never downgrade. It's blazing fast, screen is awesome. Even voice quality (in call) seems higher. Of course it has its flaws, but which device hasn't? Wifi and data signal are as weak as on gnexus. Yeah glass back but that's what cases are for. Maybe it's not a huge upgrade in terms if camera (still very average) but it is a noticeable difference overall . For me N4 feels like Gnex on steroids. Exactly what I was looking for and I don't need much more.
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duduzinho15 said:
Guys help me please I really want to know if buy a nexus 4 is advantage or don't change much of galaxy nexus?
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Hey man. I recommend you keep your current phone and wait for the next Nexus. The N4 has a problem registering touches and can be frustrating. A lot of owners will deny it, but if you have someone else try it out they will notice.
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If you want to buy a device which really makes a difference and shows even more ambition in supporting custom roms, have a look at the oppo find 5.
It even features the custom roms:
link to the oppo forum linking back to xda http://www.oppoforums.com/threads/poll-which-3rd-party-find-5-rom-is-your-favorite.2867/
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If you want to buy a device which really makes a difference and shows even more ambition in supporting custom roms, have a look at the oppo find 5.
It even features the custom roms:
link to the oppo forum linking back to xda http://www.oppoforums.com/threads/poll-which-3rd-party-find-5-rom-is-your-favorite.2867/
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I'm from Brazil, I can't buy oppo find
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Thank you guys
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NO LTE!!!!! IM in Indy and LTE works great. would be a dead no go for me
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Guys help me please I really want to know if buy a nexus 4 is advantage or don't change much of galaxy nexus?
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Huge advantage. I have the 16gb n4 and its amazing. Sleek build quality with a quad core processor that blows away the gnex. The extra gig of ram is nice too. Side by side my n4 is 4x as fast as my gnex
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I've had the GalNex for about a year and I recently jumped to the N4. I can tell you that you WILL notice a performance jump. I'm not sure why but GN lags when it's running 4.2.
If you can stand the GN, keep it. If you can't, get the N4.
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I've had the GalNex for about a year and I recently jumped to the N4. I can tell you that you WILL notice a performance jump. I'm not sure why but GN lags when it's running 4.2.
If you can stand the GN, keep it. If you can't, get the N4.
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i'm not sure why people say the gnex lags when it's running 4.2.2
no lags here :silly:
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i'm not sure why people say the gnex lags when it's running 4.2.2
no lags here :silly:
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Yeah. I'm not sure if it's a device related or what.
My phone will take 5 minutes to start an app after running CM10 for about 3 weeks. It lags so badly I have to wipe it every month.
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Yeah. I'm not sure if it's a device related or what.
My phone will take 5 minutes to start an app after running CM10 for about 3 weeks. It lags so badly I have to wipe it every month.
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lolz hang in there :highfive: :good:
recently bought the gnex and i gotta say it is rocking on 4.2.2
only con i can think of is the battery
other than that its gr8 ! :good:
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lolz hang in there :highfive: :good:
recently bought the gnex and i gotta say it is rocking on 4.2.2
only con i can think of is the battery
other than that its gr8 ! :good:
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haha well the gnex was good while it lasted. now it's just gathering dust .