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Defects to watch out for

Mail ordered my nexus and wanted to know what defects to look out for that would warrant a return for another. (also, anyone know if replacements are refurbs? I refuse to shell out $300 for a refurb!)
My Watchlist so far:
Display tinting red, green, or blue in sections
Overwashed "linen yellow" whites
Speaker issues
Battery "awake time" bug
These seem to be specific to a "bad" device and would like to know other issues that mean I got a bum unit that should be returned...
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None of those you can do anything about.

spencer88 said:
None of those you can do anything about.
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Hmm, why do you say? These issues are not consistent across all units. Some have reported not having these issues, so it seems to vary unit to unit.

Some of those issues are user tolerance too.
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rabaker07 said:
Mail ordered my nexus and wanted to know what defects to look out for that would warrant a return for another. (also, anyone know if replacements are refurbs? I refuse to shell out $300 for a refurb!)
My Watchlist so far:
Display tinting red, green, or blue in sections
Overwashed "linen yellow" whites
Speaker issues
Battery "awake time" bug
These seem to be specific to a "bad" device and would like to know other issues that mean I got a bum unit that should be returned...
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I can say from personal experience that I've experienced all of those except for the battery bug. I've been through three phones so far, and all of them had different issues. My first phone had really bad screen banding, which is inherent to SAMOLED screens, but some are worse than others...and mine was the worst of all the phones I compared it to. The store agreed to replace it, but the next one I got had severe static over just the earpiece speaker. The store once again agreed to swap it out, and now the one I have has a ridiculous amount of red throughout the screen. At lower screen brightness (50% or less) anything that is supposed to be grey is completely purple (menus, widgets, etc). I've been told by a Verizon rep that this is something that will be fixed by a software update in the future, and is a known issue...but I think he was making it up to get me out of the store (please note that this was a different store than I had been dealing with from the start). The phone is completely awesome...as long as it's not broken!

Must have lucked out... Got mine at Best Buy on the 15th and have had NONE of the issues... Whites are white... no blue tint... After a few charges the battery has been fine... Right now my Nexus has been on for about 5 hours with light use and I'm at 88%. If i had the awake time bug it would be much lower...
Like i said, i lucked out. So for anyone with these bugs, replace it. These bugs are NOT on all units.

GinoSylum said:
Must have lucked out... Got mine at Best Buy on the 15th and have had NONE of the issues... Whites are white... no blue tint...
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I am happy with my whites, but they are far from white. When I first was checking out my nexus, I thought to myself, wow the whites look really good. Then, I compare my Nexus S with SLCD, Nexus S with AMOLED, and my GN. The Nexus S with the SLCD, whites are insane, almost pure white.

My first one had issues where the touch screen was totally unresponsive after coming out of sleep. Swapped it at the store the next day, and this new one has absolutely no issues. Connectivity is great, colors are great, battery is great (Extenged battery, been off charger for 4 hours, sufed a bit, a couple of texts, and quite a few phone calls, and I'm still above 80% for battery)... I love the phone.
The guy next to me in the office though -- He's on his second one, and is getting dropped calls, dropped connections, and it's overheating to the point of making his face uncomfortable on the phone... he's going back tonight for another one. his first one wouldn't connect to 3g or 4g, and they couldn't fix it in the store.

Just use the phone like normal. If you have to seek out a "defect", then it isn't a defect. Just use the phone and enjoy it.

are these issues for only the verizon version or the GSM as well because I am debating on shipping a GSM one but I'm iffy about it because I dont want to get a defective one and wont be able to replace it or have to wait another week to get a new one.

bykr_dude15 said:
I'm iffy about it because I dont want to get a defective one and wont be able to replace it or have to wait another week to get a new one.
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This is one reason I purchased direct from Vzw. Now I can go into any store and raise holy hell for a replacement off the shelf.

bykr_dude15 said:
are these issues for only the verizon version or the GSM as well because I am debating on shipping a GSM one but I'm iffy about it because I dont want to get a defective one and wont be able to replace it or have to wait another week to get a new one.
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I haven't heard of the issues on the GSM version. I'm sure the screen issues can be on all versions but have heard nothing on the other problems. I have an imported GSM version with 0 problems (besides still being on 4.0.1!)
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I had 2 with bars going down the display, easy way to tell is have all white or dark grey on the screen.
I have also noticed on my current device that if I put up an all black image, I have spots around the screen where there is darker black, almost like the glue on the screen or something.

Here is a new one, when the phone us vibrating something sound a like it is loose inside the phone ..not many reports of this one tho only seen 2 so far not including mine
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Returning Galaxy Nexus; Cosmetic Defect

So I received my phone yesterday straight from the Play Store. I started to use the Toolkit and everything went smoothly. I even put an XO screen protector on it.
Then this morning I noticed it. There's a marking on the bottom left corner of the side of phone. It's looks like a laser marking similar to those found on sheet metal. It doesn't affect the functionality of the phone but if I'm paying 400 for a phone I expect it to be in top notch condition. This could also affect the resale value of the phone. So I got in touch with Google. I was hoping to get some sort of credit (Google Wallet, perhaps), but the representative wasn't unable to do that and connected me with Samsung instead. They're going to send me a replacement phone and put a hold on my credit card while I ship this one back and they'll inspect it. I hope return process turns out okay. I've already removed the screen protector and flashed it back to stock.

I returned two phones with faulty screens(one had a whole column of pixels die day 3) but I would've kept them if that little mark was the only problem.
Slap a case on it and you'd never know it's there, though as it is it's not a bad little birthmark anyway. I doubt that very slight defect will effect its resale value very much. The perpetual deluge of new phones coming out will be doing that.

In my personal opinion, if that was the only thing wrong with the phone I would keep it, especially when a lot of warranty returns result in refurbs (not certain if that is the case with the Play Store). In fact, to me that would be like a birth mark and add character to the phone. To me it actually looks kinda cool, but that's just me.
It's like a sexy birthmark on a beautiful woman. Or freckles. Don't know why those things bother some people.

I have a mark in the exact same spot only its a straight line not an "s"
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I personally wouldnt return it for that as long as it was working perfectly. The replacement might act up, you never know.

Mmmm... Samsung's RMA department still hasn't contacted me yet to get my credit card info. I'll ask if the replacement is refurbished. I'll keep the phone if it is.
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Yeah, you have a chance of getting a replacement with a bad screen, bootloops, broken usb port, or other issues, which is way worse than that mark.
Still, you're entitled to a replacement if you're not satisfied. Hope you get a good one.

Wow, I didn't realize there was a high rate of defects with the Galaxy Nexus, especially with actual issues. I feel like such a prima donna now.
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monstah_rain said:
Wow, I didn't realize there was a high rate of defects with the Galaxy Nexus, especially with actual issues. I feel like such a prima donna now.
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Not really high. One percent of a million phones shipped is still 10,000 units that slipped through quality control.
It's just that as soon as someone comes across an issue, they immediately post it here (like you did). So we pretty much know ALL the problems this phone might encounter.

yea if the phone is perfect hardware wise i'd definitely keep it. they will most likely send you a refurb. you're going to regret it if you get a phone with a bad screen.
you're going to put a case on it anyway right? and if you don't you're going to get cosmetic defects from scratches anyway

monstah_rain said:
Wow, I didn't realize there was a high rate of defects with the Galaxy Nexus, especially with actual issues. I feel like such a prima donna now.
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What did you feel like earlier? Some of us paid over $700 for our phones.
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What did you feel like earlier? Some of us paid over $700 for our phones.
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Early adoption has it's price. I just bought a six month old phone that could be outdated in six months.
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monstah_rain said:
Early adoption has it's price. I just bought a six month old phone that could be outdated in six months.
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Im not talking about early adoption. I was inferring to the high nose @ $400.
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I guess I shouldn't have a right to complain because I paid 300 less than you. You can afford to buy a phone at 700, I don't. I'm sorry the price dropped after you bought the phone, but that is the cost of early adoption.

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I guess I shouldn't have a right to complain because I paid 300 less than you. You can afford to buy a phone at 700, I don't. I'm sorry the price dropped after you bought the phone, but that is the cost of early adoption.
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You still don't get what i am saying. Dude, you got a great price for a badass phone and there is a small cosmetic defect. Be happy with it if the internals are good. You could do worse and just get your nose caught higher up in the air. My sister piad for $400 for hers and she has a purplish screen. I haven't mentioned anything to her and she has been more than happy and glad she spent the $400. I am going to tell her in a couple weeks and show her my screen. My sister is pickier than me but i doubt it will bother her after she knows. If it does i will trade with her. Purple screen and all. It's a phone. Nit life or death and that scratch isnt going to ruin your life. Just your demeanor.
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You still don't get what i am saying. Dude, you got a great price for a badass phone and there is a small cosmetic defect. Be happy with it if the internals are good. You could do worse and just get your nose caught higher up in the air. My sister piad for $400 for hers and she has a purplish screen. I haven't mentioned anything to her and she has been more than happy and glad she spent the $400. I am going to tell her in a couple weeks and show her my screen. My sister is pickier than me but i doubt it will bother her after she knows. If it does i will trade with her. Purple screen and all. It's a phone. Nit life or death and that scratch isnt going to ruin your life. Just your demeanor.
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I've already acknowledged that my issue is extremely minor compared to others and I've already contacted Samsung to cancel the RMA because I don't want a refurbished phone. Regardless of what the issue I had with the phone, you make it seem like I have less of right to complain because I paid less for the same phone.

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You still don't get what i am saying. Dude, you got a great price for a badass phone and there is a small cosmetic defect. Be happy with it if the internals are good. You could do worse and just get your nose caught higher up in the air. My sister piad for $400 for hers and she has a purplish screen. I haven't mentioned anything to her and she has been more than happy and glad she spent the $400. I am going to tell her in a couple weeks and show her my screen. My sister is pickier than me but i doubt it will bother her after she knows. If it does i will trade with her. Purple screen and all. It's a phone. Nit life or death and that scratch isnt going to ruin your life. Just your demeanor.
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u're not getting his point
anyways, if u buy something, even if it costs 10$, it should be as described and without any defects (whether purple-ish screens or like the one OP got). he paid for something according to a description, and when it arrived it didn't meet the descriptoin they advertise it upon. he has the right to get a replacement, and not a refurb, but a brand new device.

HTC One X build quality is abysmal.

I have no idea how any of you guys have a flawless HTC One X. Seriously.
I have had 10 phones. TEN!
How HTC can send this pile of rubbish out is just beyond me. Sure, the screen is lovely. If it's not covered with yellow splodges, or a faulty digitizer. Or the case surrounding it doesn't creak or flex.
I updated my latest and unfortunately not the greatest 10th phone to sense 4.1. And it's great they have got rid of the three dots.
But whatever they doing at their factories, they are not doing much quality checking. Or perhaps they are sticking the screens down with chewing gum.
If anyone asks me "should I buy a HTC One X". Guess what my answer is going to be?
Sure, if you want to spend the next 2.5 months sending your phone back for replacements, spending over £160 in doing so in line rental, telephone calls to your supplier and postage to send it back. Go for it. It's really fun.
So how did you do it guys? Seriously? Or am I thinking that some of you have actually got slight flaws, but are living with them.
I honestly feel like I could get a crate of HTC One X's and there would be 5 or 6 in it that were without any kind of flaws.
I don't need to put on a flame proof suit. I'm sure I'll get jumped on for this post. However, I genuinely do not believe for one moment that there is such thing as a flawless HTC One X.
People can't seem to understand why Samsung is charging ahead with such success with badly designed phones compared to HTC.
Well, now you know why. Because as much as the design of the Samsung is pants, I imagine their build quality is light years ahead of HTC's.
So it depends if you want your phone to look good, or to actually be without build quality issues.
I know which I would rather have. And let me tell you, it's lesson hard learned.
What a pile of crap.

The reason why you're getting so many bad ones is probably because, unless you are going to a store and personally picking your phone out of the new ones, it's probably a refurb. HTC likely doesn't do much QA for refurbs, so you're sorting through phones that have been returned for the same reasons why you returned your phone. In all likelihood, the defective Samsung phones never even leave the factory.
It sucks, but what can you do?

Sorry to say the obvious, but you've had some really really awful luck with your devices if you've managed to go through 10, and all of them with faults that are worthy of a replacement.
If my device has any issues, it's that there is a slight gap around the screen bezel, enough for 1 tiny spec of dust to get stuck in, and tbh, that's the sort of issue I expect from any phone I purchase, I know Samsung don't do any better with gaps between joins in their design, Apple definitely don't. Guess I have a godly HOX or something?

My HOX has one slight issue as far as im aware, and yes im LIVING with it. Its the fault where if I hold it with my Left hand (WHICH I USUALLY DO) I completely or mostly lose WiFi, I can't be bothered doing the squeeze test etc, as this makes it worse. And I know I have the issue, but 10 phones worthy of replacement? Sounds like your more unlucky than the devils *****.
But canI ask a question?
WHAT IS THESE 3 DOTS EVERYONE IS ON ABOUT?!

I know those issues with a big german service contractor of O2. Not HTCs fault directly but very annoying.
They replace broken phones with refurbished ones and save the QC.
First One X had a faulty digitizer after 3 month -> Swap
Returned one had a gap at the bottom where the light shone through, the black plastic around the screen stood up a bit, a rattling vibrator and a bright 2 cm strech where the bottom backlight is situated. -> Swap
Third one now seems technically ok. I can push the glass out if I like to, because it does not really sit tight which is ok as I am a tinkerer anyway and the SIM card holder looks like somebody chewed on it.
They don't want to swap the card holder alone and want the whole phone returned.
I think I will keep it as I guess it can only get worse with a new one. Chewed holder is nothing compared to most complaints here
@Wilks3y
The 3 dots are a big bar for the menu at the bottom on the screen that show up with some applications that are not yet optimized for Android 4. It's annoying and takes space, but nothing else.

HTC said they solved all the quirks in PRODUCTION. You're getting replacements from your carrier, and you're getting the phones which have been manufactured long time ago (before june or july), because they always hand over the older devices first. They know that some people aren't so aware of the problems and device will eventually find an owner which does not care or know about problem. What you got caught into is the cruel business model.
And that's the reason everyone should insist on picking your phone in the store. I always tell them to show me 5 devices out of the stock and I will inspect them personally (that's a costumer right) for any faults. HOX is not the first device with QC problems, and two owners and friends of mine have zero problems. and if you think samsung is any better, my friend got one in June and chrome plastic around screen started peeling already with his phone always in protective case! plus he cannot get it replaced on warranty because "he himself damaged the device by dropping it".
scam is everywhere mate.

Why have you created a new thread for the same rant?
I understand your frustration though. I went through a very similar thing and only yesterday is it sorted. Unless the wifi issue comes back. I bought the phone on release.
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when you say build quality is abysmal it means all the one Xs they make are from the same kind of quality, for example very cheap plastic being etc or they all have a broken screen
this is not true, in fact a flawless One X is very fancy in terms of build and sturdiness
the issue you talk about is not build quality, its quality control, meaning some defected phones are being let out of factory
when you keep getting defected phones (like my luck when i first went to buy it) it means you should change your source

I have bought one x about 2-4 weeks after being released and had no problems with it so far. Probably some series of phone have been faulty or had low quality control .

I'm with the OP.
I don't think it's easy to quantify what the problems are with this phone - or is it indeed the manufacturer?
Here's my story.
First phone - yellow patch problem - wasn't sure about the wifi issue - but the yellow spots sucked.
Within the 28 day period, so got a straight swap with retailer - in my case Tesco mobile partner (2020mobile I think they're called).
In this time I really baby'd the phone - no drops, no hard knocks, no nothing. No screen protector admittedly - but - within this initial 3 week period, the Gorilla glass 2 (ROFL) still picked up fine scratches.
Replacement phone arrived - this one - less yellowing patches - but still enough for me to notice and not want on a phone which is meant to do me for 2 years. Also at this point I noticed the phone had the infamous wifi problem.
Again, really fine scratching appearing on screen.
So - sent back - outside 28 days, so had to be through HTC repair.
After 1st repair - looks like they'd replaced the screen, but not fixed the wifi - plus they'd managed to scratch the camera lense and body when it was in, so, back it went for repair.
It came back with new housing (ie no camera lense scratch or body scratches), but now I'm finding the wifi issue has clearly not been resolved.
This is just completely nuts.
And the fine scratches on my new screen are now starting to show, after about 3 or 4 weeks use - again with me babying it.
Seriously - this phone if it it didn't have these flaws would be great.
But in reality it seriously sucks.
End of my tether.

I also agree with OP
.. to many different and possible defects:
- GPS
- Sensors
- dead pixel
- dust under Display
- yellow spots
- WIFI issues
- Heating issue (differs from model)
- case and display - Quality (not instantly visible after unpacking)
- Bluetooth
... many more
i changed my phone also 9 times, important part:
- different shops
- different serial 23 to 27
and the best of allnce i sent my phone for repair and received a much worse model with two defects on the case
it defect rate is much better in SH /HT 27 but still a lack of quality...
Well, i think some of the defects are not visible to everyone because they don´t use/need the features !!
SGS3 was no option for me - i stick to the HOX - just want a model without lets call it "build" defects or lack of quality control.. the result is always the same for the customer. I messed around with all the problems and still love the phone ... i think for many "ex" HTC customers it was the last HTC phone for a long time ...
So HTC missed the spot - they invested a lot of money in "interesting" projects or companies instead of dealing with the core business - i am sure the managers who are responsible for this all are still earning a lot of money ... and a few thousand workers have been fired
Well done HTC

I changed my hox 4 times,every time different problem so then I changed to another phone make ,feels bad leaving HTC but when your QUADCORE phone becomes a source of a pain like in my case there is no point hangin about,can't wait to see what HTC will come up with comes Christmas or April 2013 really excited

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And the fine scratches on my new screen are now starting to show, after about 3 or 4 weeks use - again with me babying it.
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Clearly you have grit or something in your pocket then.
Remember - scratches are caused by a harder object, rubbing against the screen. This isn't a manufacturing fault. The screen is not anymore susceptible to scratches than any previous gorilla glass, nor any other standard glass screens.
Either get a screen protector, or find the source of your scratches, ie grit in your pocket and get rid of it. If you have a pouch, could be there is grit in that embedded in the inside fabric layer
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So if I go to a store and they give me 10 defective devices what would I do? Not go through that store.
Or maybe creating multiple threads will solve what common sense couldn't.
Why not merge your two whining threads together since you haven't said anything new.
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I don't know what the deal is, but it ain't the overall build quality.
I had ONE HOX and it's perfect build quality. Actually, best build quality I've ever had, and certainly WAAAAAY Better than my mom's SGSIII or my previous SGSII and SGS.

This is a fact that has been established. But still refreshing to see it pop up again . But I agree with the OP. When I said goodbye to the HTC sensation XL, the One X was on my priority list, for all the obvious reasons. But then I asked myself: do I really want to go through it again, given that everyone is going through with the One X. The answer is no. Half my "thanks" came from defending HTC in the early launch, but now when I see the complaining posts, I cant be bothered to defend anyone anymore.

Now I feel extremely lucky, having a phone with none of these defects. SH23.
One X to rule them all.

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I don't know what the deal is, but it ain't the overall build quality.
I had ONE HOX and it's perfect build quality. Actually, best build quality I've ever had, and certainly WAAAAAY Better than my mom's SGSIII or my previous SGSII and SGS.
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Yeah, I think the OP meant 'quality control' or 'reliability'. Not 'build quality' - I'd say if anything, the quality feel of hTCs higher end devices in the hand is second only to Apple. It's my big issue with Samsungs, really - they charge £450 for a device that is made of exactly the same materials, and has had exactly the same amount of thought into the design as a £90 ZTE Blade. Incidentally, my HOX is 'perfect', at least for now - they do exist.
However, for the bootloader unlocking/warranty invalidation nonsense hTC have been preaching, even if I hadn't heard so many bad things about the One X, I'm never going to buy another device from them or advise others to. Kind of a shame when devices like the Desire and Desire Z were so damn good.

I bought my hoz, from singapure, using eBay. Its perfect, but I will choose all my entery life a broken hoz than a good sg3. A lot of my friend from my country got 20 time their sg3 back, and still changed it, broken glass inside the Box, no light bottons, others dont turn on and so on. As they dont speak english, and as they use sg3 app phone, no modding at all. I will start writing for then in sg3 Forum talking about Samsung sg3 broken glasses and defect software quality.
So that will be a lovely Forum. It will be a good action, cause a love my friends and to help them. I think every hoz uswrs with friends with sg3 problems should do the same.
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I have a March-build HT23 and it was perfect when I got it and its still perfect now. Go figure.

[Q] Is this phone good?

Sorry that i'm posting this if there has been other threads like this, Search was down.
Anyway, is the GPU 'PowerVR SGX540' bad for 'HD' games? Such as GTA 3 or Modern combat 3, etc.
I'm wanting to buy this phone between now to december as i have a planned overseas trip in december. This phone appealed to me due to it's sleek-ish design and the curved unusual screen. How great is the camera quality? I've been on gsmarena.com for quality checks however i can't really tell the differences (tested with galaxy s3 and one x cameras).
Also, is the battery life good enough for moderate usage (a bit of gaming, texting, browsing) throughout the day? (I usually charge my phone whenever i go to sleep)
Wanting to switch from Galaxy 551 to Galaxy Nexus. Originally i wanted to go for HTC One S but they do not sell that model in New Zealand.
Is this phone worth buying now? Or should i buy another different phone - similar specs/price would be nice (in NZD)
Thanks in advance
EDIT - Will this phone still be supported in.. lets say 2 years? (2014/2015). I can get this phone for around $550-$600 since i cannot shop online.

Yes it will be supported for years.
By Google, XDA, and everyone else.
Look at the dinc. Still has development and has JB.
If you can wait for next month for the next Nexus. But I must warn u.
If you wait.
1.) Development will be strong but there won't be much till 3-5 month later.
2.) Price may be high.
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Yes it will be supported for years.
By Google, XDA, and everyone else.
Look at the dinc. Still has development and has JB.
If you can wait for next month for the next Nexus. But I must warn u.
If you wait.
1.) Development will be strong but there won't be much till 3-5 month later.
2.) Price may be high.
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Development sounds good - My current phone has hardly any development as it's not a popular one.
The Price shouldn't really increase in my country, may stay the same but definitely not increase (If that's what your stating)

this phone very nice...fast updater..simple phone..:good:

I wouldn't recommend you buy this phone. Actually, this is the best phone I've ever had, the hardware is amazing and there is a lot of development for this model, BUT there is a massive manufacturing defect, a lot of Gnex starts having issues with charging and battery drain because a problem with the Micro USB port, this makes the phone unusable and Samsung is not responding about the problem, sometimes they even say that it is not a manufacturing defect so you have to pay for repair...
So, buy another phone, this one is not worth it.

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I wouldn't recommend you buy this phone. Actually, this is the best phone I've ever had, the hardware is amazing and there is a lot of development for this model, BUT there is a massive manufacturing defect, a lot of Gnex starts having issues with charging and battery drain because a problem with the Micro USB port, this makes the phone unusable and Samsung is not responding about the problem, sometimes they even say that it is not a manufacturing defect so you have to pay for repair...
So, buy another phone, this one is not worth it.
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I just looked up some reports about this... It seems like the usb hardware is bent when it happens

Those issues are not as common as they seem.
Like the Death Grip for the iPhone 4. Only 1% complained. Even though it seemed like a global complaint.
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Yes it still is good. Despite of its age its still up there with the heavyweights.
Look here :
http://www.phonedog.com/rankings/smartphones/
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i'm sorry, but i just had too:
my device is great. probably won't switch until development for it dies, or something drastic happens *knock on wood* (lol)
note: gta 3 runs great, btw
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Hey galaxy nexus is just great (coming from a Defy) and it got enough power hardware wise to be quite future proof.

Next Nexus?
Next Nexus... Please send me some links as I badly want to get rid of my S3 because I miss my Nexus... except for the camera... The S3 camera is fantastic, the Nexus camera was a disaster in my opinion...
Thanks for showing me the light

I've somehow persuaded my parents to allow me to buy online.
Should i get Galaxy Nexus or HTC One S?
I really like One S's hardware but i like Nexus's software... tough choice really (Both similar price online, S4 Krait cpu)

ifrit723 said:
I've somehow persuaded my parents to allow me to buy online.
Should i get Galaxy Nexus or HTC One S?
I really like One S's hardware but i like Nexus's software... tough choice really (Both similar price online, S4 Krait cpu)
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Of the two, nexus, hands down. $350, and top notch development, for a very long foreseeable future. Hardware wins after 2-3 years. Software wins every other time.
I777 gets it done, gnex just for fun

sooo i used and tested a lot of phones in my life.about 3 months ago i started to check the top class. my colegues at work had oneX, oneS, S2, S3, iphone4 and 4s and a GNex. OneX was the firmest, the feel of the materials was great i personaly dont like those capacitive buttons on any phone but, whatever, it had NO battery cover so when something happens you're f****d. S2 was and still is a classic but it was getting old. still good but as i said its old. S3 should be the bomb, it was called the best phone yet. yup its big and what not but that ****ty button and the overall feel of it was a disaster. it was so poorly built for my taste. it was too much plastik, too round i dont know. then i tested the nexus!
oh man first of all the feel of it in the hand. the ballance it gets, with that thicker part it made it feel like a part of the hand. the power button is on the right side and on the RIGHT (HTC). The the first thing i notice is there is no physical button. simple thought for me was less **** to get damaged, so great. when i saw the nav buttons it were the same from my transformer and then it came to me that they were integrated in the scren. well not integrated, but the part of the screen. if you watch a movie or a picture the would go back and it would be the movie/picture. like all phones today they get greassy, when i tourned it back i saw the cover. it was ok. nice pattern but a strange way to take it off and back on. everytime i think something would break. i think it's not a phone for people who change SIM cards often. it was awesome.
but still blah blah blah S3 has 4cpu, 2ram bigger screen. oneX is great almost the same as S3. So i wanted finally a S3 cuz of the bigger screen i watch movies on my phone and tablet and a lot of web. but then i thought it was to damn expensive. 4cpu for what??? Photoshop, 3d moddeling, hard core gaming...hm get a pc or something else for games like psp. cuz a game eats battery like crazy. so insted after a lot of thought for half the bucks i had an awesome phone.
dude buy it i don't know any better phone right now not cuz of this forum or something like that it's cuz the price and what u get us phenomenal!!!
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I've seen some threads/posts relating to Galaxy Nexus's screen and how it shows these 'lines' or 'dots'. Is this normal for a pentile screen?

Quite a nice device
When it comes to an Android, the GNex is still at the top IMO. The fact that google supports it directly is very nice, and while it may be a bit behind others in stats, it performs quite admirably. The build quality of the device is on par with other samsung devices such as the S3. The camera is probably its weak point, with only 5mega pixels and run of the mill optics, its not going to win any awards for its pictures. However, it is in line if not better than many other smart phones. The only ones that beat it by a large margin are the s3, iPhone 4s/5, and the OneX. Also, I've noticed that when recording 1080p it can occasionally have the odd stutter. I typically use 720p for space constraints, so it doesnt really bother me, but it is something of a bummer. This is seemingly corrected when using a custom kernel and overclocked a bit, but I typically just run the stock rooted ROM now, as the pure "google" experience is what drew me to the phone in the first place.
it offers a smooth ui with JB that is easily as good as the iPhone 4s, and beyond any other android device i've used, bar none. The battery is *decent*, and by that I mean that I have killed it in less than 10 hours, but I use it quite heavily. 95% of the time it goes from 5:30AM to 11pm-ish and has 25% or so starting at 100.The back speaker that serves as the ringer / notification / speaker phone is not up to snuff IMO, leaving a lot to be desired. In some data centers I am unable to hear it when in my pocket, however the otter box w/ belt clip fixed that pretty quick. The proximity sensor occasionally will allow the screen to come on during a call, but the case interestingly enough solved that too (I think it had to do with adding the bulk to the phone, changing how I hold it.)
The ear buds included are quite satisfactory for both music and phone calls, and are very clear, and have a good range for music, most notably the lower end for bass. As to the USB problem, I do notice that it has a hard time with some of the cheaper car chargers, and acts as if it has a short as it wont stay charging until you wiggle the plug just right. But using a decent car charger fixed that. (Dont buy the 5 dollar wal mart special, I use a motorola cable that came with my Atrix 2 and my car stereo's USB port to charge it and it never screws up)
Thats the only USB related issue I ever had, and it seems to be on the chargers end. The bluetooth radio is quite a bit better when compared to anything else I've used, as typically my ear piece when worn on my right ear with my phone in my left pocket would get a poor quality connection, but this has never been the case with the gnex.
As far as signal strength goes, its antenna is quite decent, however if you are (and it appears you are NOT) in the US and using AT&T, a UG baseband brings it in line with the S3 for signal strength (in dBm) as well as band preference, which with the stock XX baseband 1900 seems to be the preferred band, which in a lot of places wont matter, but in the mountains it can introduce some voice quality / data speed issues when it is clinging to that 1900mhz band like glue when it gets 10x the signal on the 850 bands. The screen is fantastic, and I've never noticed any little dots on it. I've never seen it struggle with any video related app or game, but I have a limited array of games on my phone, not really my thing.
About the only thing it doesn't do (but probably can be made to do) for me is AT&T visual voicemail. I have it on my plan but dont get to use it since the gnex, Also, while it has a pretty good list of APN's, be sure to get the correct one from your current phone if keeping the same carrier, just in case you need to manually create it.
A word on customization: If you plan to do anything with this phone, I recommend doing a fastboot oem unlock right out of the box, THEN set the phone up. unlocking the bootloader requires it to completely wipe itself, which is annoying if you played with the phone for a week and THEN unlock it since at that point you're stock and have no decent tools available yet. Also its really hard to brick the thing, but not impossible: Do some searches, backup the efs, dont use odin and you should be good for all the playing you want to do.
Happy trails and hope you enjoy it as much as I have!

Hi guys. So I have the Nexus S and I'm kind of tempted on buying one of these Galaxy Nexus thingies. My Nexus S is only a year old, and overall it's OK on stock JB, but it can be really annoying. 3D games like Modern Combat 3 are completely unplayable and launcher redraws and system hangups occur quite often with on half a gig of RAM.
What would you do? Stay with the old Nexus and get the next model in a year or get the GNex. Where I live the thing costs roughly 380$. Do you think I could send the NS, if yes, for how much?
Thank you for your thoughts!
Sent from my Nexus S using xda premium

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When it comes to an Android, the GNex is still at the top IMO.
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Thanks i read your whole paragraph. I have extra cables for charging from previous phones that used micro usb and they havent really broke my devices. Also thanks for all your info, it made me want to get the nexus even more, I'm getting it after my exams next month!
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Hi guys. So I have the Nexus S and I'm kind of tempted on buying one of these Galaxy Nexus thingies.
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I would believe the GNex would be a great phone, however i do not own one so i cannot say. But by the looks of reviews and comments people have posted - it's a great supported phone by google which will last for a while, maybe until Nexus 2

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I've somehow persuaded my parents to allow me to buy online.
Should i get Galaxy Nexus or HTC One S?
I really like One S's hardware but i like Nexus's software... tough choice really (Both similar price online, S4 Krait cpu)
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One S doesn't have as much development and will be left die on 4.1 since the next flagship is coming back up soon.
CM will probably keep it going for a year though.
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Streaks on display noticeable in sun.

Has anybody else run into this?
I noticed it the other day when I was out in the sun. It is more prominent when viewing a white background. It looks similar to a phone screen that has suffered water damage, but my phone has never been exposed to water.
There are streaks of grey and white swirls in long squarish patterns. I looked it up and this has also been an issue for some note 5 users. It looks perfectly fine under normal conditions, but at certain angles with the brightness up or under the sun specifically, it is very noticeable.
My guess is uneven coating of glue on panel to glass maybe? I'm returning mine. They (tmo) at first tried to argue that I was past my 20 day deadline. I argued that this isn't a matter of preference but rather defect in workmanship or materials. Then they said to call insurance. Escalated it repeatedly until they agreed to send me a new one under warranty and I also refused to pay the 5 dollar fee, so they waved it. So if anybody else experiences this, just be firm and persistent. Still love t mobile. But business is still business.

Soured Lie said:
Has anybody else run into this?
I noticed it the other day when I was out in the sun. It is more prominent when viewing a white background. It looks similar to a phone screen that has suffered water damage, but my phone has never been exposed to water.
There are streaks of grey and white swirls in long squarish patterns. I looked it up and this has also been an issue for some note 5 users. It looks perfectly fine under normal conditions, but at certain angles with the brightness up or under the sun specifically, it is very noticeable.
My guess is uneven coating of glue on panel to glass maybe? I'm returning mine. They (tmo) at first tried to argue that I was past my 20 day deadline. I argued that this isn't a matter of preference but rather defect in workmanship or materials. Then they said to call insurance. Escalated it repeatedly until they agreed to send me a new one under warranty and I also refused to pay the 5 dollar fee, so they waved it. So if anybody else experiences this, just be firm and persistent. Still love t mobile. But business is still business.
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Everyone has that issue... it's annoying to say the least and I make sure to tell everyone who has something positive to say about this phone that it has this issue because Samsung seems to think it's okay to release phones like this into the wild.

ssmr2t said:
Everyone has that issue... it's annoying to say the least and I make sure to tell everyone who has something positive to say about this phone that it has this issue because Samsung seems to think it's okay to release phones like this into the wild.
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I got my replacement yesterday. This one has minor* blotches, but nowhere near as bad as the device I swapped for. I can live with this one, though I shouldn't have to.
This phone is fantastic, but I'm not so sure about any future devices. At least not amoled. My note 4 had uneven colors, and was very yellowish. I'm really not impressed with Samsung panels.

Okay now that the snow has cleared up and Denver is getting real sun... this isn't much better. Disappointed in QC. They should offer returns for other devices no questions asked. This is absurd considering the price. I love very thing about this phone, except this particular issue. It could indeed be my last samsung. Between this and the issues with SIM on the S4. Next time I think I'm going to go for a nexus.

Soured Lie said:
Okay now that the snow has cleared up and Denver is getting real sun... this isn't much better. Disappointed in QC. They should offer returns for other devices no questions asked. This is absurd considering the price. I love very thing about this phone, except this particular issue. It could indeed be my last samsung. Between this and the issues with SIM on the S4. Next time I think I'm going to go for a nexus.
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I suggest you have a look at the nexus 6p forums, they are plagued with issues. From wifi, Bluetooth and the thin tin foil build quality aka bending. You ll be running back to Samsung lol

malek777 said:
I suggest you have a look at the nexus 6p forums, they are plagued with issues. From wifi, Bluetooth and the thin tin foil build quality aka bending. You ll be running back to Samsung lol
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Damn. I just want a flagship that is by merit worth the money. I'm looking at the S7 edge. But I'm for sure going to have to take it outside and look at it before I purchase.
These phones are way too expensive to have issues like this be so prevalent. That's just crazy.

Soured Lie said:
Damn. I just want a flagship that is by merit worth the money. I'm looking at the S7 edge. But I'm for sure going to have to take it outside and look at it before I purchase.
These phones are way too expensive to have issues like this be so prevalent. That's just crazy.
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I'm still debating whether to upgrade or not. The s7 edge and the s6 edge plus are way more similar than different. I wish google would make a phone that has the same build quality as the s7 edge or s6 edge plus with vanilla android. Phones are getting way too expensive. The s7 edge in Canada is 1000 dollars lol

malek777 said:
I'm still debating whether to upgrade or not. The s7 edge and the s6 edge plus are way more similar than different. I wish google would make a phone that has the same build quality as the s7 edge or s6 edge plus with vanilla android. Phones are getting way too expensive. The s7 edge in Canada is 1000 dollars lol
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I went and played with one. I think I'll be upgrading.

Soured Lie said:
Has anybody else run into this?
I noticed it the other day when I was out in the sun. It is more prominent when viewing a white background. It looks similar to a phone screen that has suffered water damage, but my phone has never been exposed to water.
There are streaks of grey and white swirls in long squarish patterns. I looked it up and this has also been an issue for some note 5 users. It looks perfectly fine under normal conditions, but at certain angles with the brightness up or under the sun specifically, it is very noticeable.
My guess is uneven coating of glue on panel to glass maybe? I'm returning mine. They (tmo) at first tried to argue that I was past my 20 day deadline. I argued that this isn't a matter of preference but rather defect in workmanship or materials. Then they said to call insurance. Escalated it repeatedly until they agreed to send me a new one under warranty and I also refused to pay the 5 dollar fee, so they waved it. So if anybody else experiences this, just be firm and persistent. Still love t mobile. But business is still business.
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I am so glad someone else pointed this out, as I was driving myself crazy trying to think if I had done something to it. It is truly unfortunate that they would consider this satisfactory build quality.
In a weird way, this thread has provided me with a scintilla of closure. I love this phone, but I -- like you -- cannot justify the price with the workmanship.

Higgs_Boson said:
I am so glad someone else pointed this out, as I was driving myself crazy trying to think if I had done something to it. It is truly unfortunate that they would consider this satisfactory build quality.
In a weird way, this thread has provided me with a scintilla of closure. I love this phone, but I -- like you -- cannot justify the price with the workmanship.
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I thought maybe I did something to damage it as well until I got a second and third one. So no, you aren't crazy, nor did you do anything to it. Just an amazingly absurd QC issue on Samsung's part. I blown away by the lack of quality control and that they would even release these. Its sad because it is a beautiful phone.

I noticed the same thing with my device in bright sunlight! It's really only noticeable outside, which is very weird. Anyway, it didnt bother enough to make a fuss about it, but I'm getting the S7 edge today, so... water under the bridge at this point