I broke my iPhone the other day and wanted to try out Android again so I'm looking at buying a GSM Galaxy Nexus. The biggest annoyance for me however are stuck and dead pixels. My question is, can the Galaxy Nexus get stuck pixels? I've read that OLED screens are immune to that problem. Is there any truth to that?
And, what's the best place to buy a Galaxy Nexus? Will I be able to get it repaired by Samsung if there's a problem? I'm in the United States on AT&T by the way.
You buy it right from Google play store. And we haven't seen any dead pixel complaints so you're good.
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Hey guys
I waited for a long time for this phone. As I am living in Japan I am afraid that as usual the Japanese version of the Galaxy Nexus will be overlocked, with things missing, slow with updates, etc. For the Nexus one and Nexus S I always got them from abroad as in Japan they don't have any good phone (except the recent GSII). As this time finally they release the Galaxy Nexus also in Japan I am tempted to get it here, but I would like to know in what it will be different from the standard version.
Thank you for your time
Best regards.
I'm concerned about the same thing. The provider, Docomo, is notorious for being slow with updates as well as tending to keep things more locked down.
I really hope this will be a pure nexus phone, same phone as other regions.
As soon as someone knows what Japan's Galaxy Nexus is, please post!
The worst part of being a day 1 adapter is the lack of cases/accessories available at launch, so a few weeks in and I broke my screen already. I've found a screen assembly (parts4repair.com), but they sport the GSM model number rather then the Verizon LTE version.
Anyone know if they are compatible?
Thanks in advance.
I'm a Galaxy S user and I am currently thinking of buying a Galaxy Nexus (the international GSM model).
Is there anything I should know about the phone before I buy it? For example, what are "maguro", "takju" and "yakju"? Should I buy a specific model? Will there be a newer batch of models coming out soon with improvements? I remember one guy showing me a picture of his Galaxy S which had version 2 written in the settings somewhere (apparently it was Samsung's way of differentiating between when the phones were made). Is it like that with the Galaxy Nexus?
Sorry if the questions seem dumb. I'd appreciate the help.
DeadSOL said:
I'm a Galaxy S user and I am currently thinking of buying a Galaxy Nexus (the international GSM model).
Is there anything I should know about the phone before I buy it? For example, what are "maguro", "takju" and "yakju"? Should I buy a specific model? Will there be a newer batch of models coming out soon with improvements? I remember one guy showing me a picture of his Galaxy S which had version 2 written in the settings somewhere (apparently it was Samsung's way of differentiating between when the phones were made). Is it like that with the Galaxy Nexus?
Sorry if the questions seem dumb. I'd appreciate the help.
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1) maguro is the device name of the GSM nexus, toro is verizon CDMA and toroplus is sprint
yakju is the main official build of ICS for the GSM nexus. Takju is the same, except google wallet is baked in.
you can take any GSM phone and always flash takju or yakju and be just fine.
2) maybe, but i dont know
Thanks for the quick reply! It helped!
There won't be any Galaxy Nexus with improvements until the next Nexus device, no worries.
I just made the jump from the SGS1 to the Nexus. It is much snappier. I have the International GSM model and flashing roms is easy enough. As posted before, I don't think there is a new "batch" coming out, except in Oct/Nov when a new nexus will be announced or released. What I did was go to a verizon store and play with it to see if you like it. I thought it would be a big difference in the screen compared to my captivate but not too much. Still I have to get used to the size and weight of it.
Hello Guys,
I am currently living in Brazil and and after my n7000 crashed and damaged even the touch, I need to buy a new digitizer for it. It is impossible to get a new one in Brazil as Samsung created a policy that international phones will not be repaired in Brazil (not speaking of warranty, they don't accept even money for that). My mobile was purchased in J&R and is probably Chinese or Korean.
Can someone direct me to a place to buy a new one from Samsung ? I've searched e-bay and the digitizers there are of a generic brand and I am not willing to pay US$250,00 for a generic one.
Also, have anyone heard about any hardware issues with the N7000 ? I purchased another one from Brazil because of the problem above and it came defective, with some intermitent problems, like the screen getting green sometimes (similar to the visual effect when you break and LCD monitor) but it occurs only very rarely. Does anyone knows about any issues about the n7000 models ?
Thank you and best regards,
Amid
I bought a Sprint Galaxy Nexus a while ago because it was cheap and I needed an mp3 player (bad esn with sprint). Now I'm going on vacation and need an unlocked phone. I have a SGH T999 Galaxy S3 with T Mobile that is on 4.3 and apparently I'm not going to get it unlocked (I haven't spoken with TMo, but from what I can gather, it isn't likely to work). I was wondering if I could switch the LCD/digitizer from the Sprint G Nexus with one I purchase from ebay with a busted screen but is GSM unlocked (seems like the cheapest route, since I already have the phone). Is this possible, or should I just buy some cheapo unlocked phone for travel?
thanks in advance for read and replying =)
They have both the 4.65 in HD Super AMOLED with RGBG-Matrix (PenTile).
I have only the GSM unlocked version but searching on Internet I can't find differences on their screen.
I think it should fit.