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Will it be this... or the Galaxy Nexus?

This phone looks tempting... I look at it as a super sized Epic touch LTE! What do you guys think? Or are you aiming for the Galaxy Nexus on Sprint?
http://gizmodo.com/5885464/samsungs-super+sized-galaxy-note-changed-my-life

I go with the Nexus the galaxy note is just way to big of a phone
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mookiejr05 said:
I go with the Nexus the galaxy note is just way to big of a phone
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Depends on if they upgrade nexus like rumors say ....
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Epix4G said:
Depends on if they upgrade nexus like rumors say ....
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Word is no 32GB--that what you mean?
I can't live without an sd card slot

Radical-J said:
Word is no 32GB--that what you mean?
I can't live without an sd card slot
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No that's gsm has nothing to do with Verizon or sprint ... VZW already had 32GB one But international gsm will not have a 32GB version
Rumor is Sprint will have omap 4470 chip in it ....
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Word is no 32GB--that what you mean?
I can't live without an sd card slot
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No, he means 1.5Ghz as opposed tot he 1.2Ghz it originally shipped at, although that part's not rumor, it was in Sprint's own advertising. The part that's rumor is whether they're bumping it to a newer OMAP processor altogether. Considering the Quadrant results I got between my SGSII and the Galaxy Nexus, that bump would be needed.
Still, I'd agree the Galaxy Nexus is a better bet unless you need the special stylus functions. Overall just having stock Android is a big enough sell to me now.

I wont get the nexus if it has the 4460 in it just not enough of a jump over epic touch , but if they release soon with 4470 I will jump quickly..
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The only thing the galaxy nexus has that I really want is an HD screen. The thing is tho when you compare the HD vs PLUS display you notice the plus isn't outdone at all. Once the epic 4g touch gets 4.0 it will be the better phone.

JRECH said:
The only thing the galaxy nexus has that I really want is an HD screen. The thing is tho when you compare the HD vs PLUS display you notice the plus isn't outdone at all. Once the epic 4g touch gets 4.0 it will be the better phone.
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Yep, I had the GNex for a couple weeks, I actually preferred the E4GTs screen.

I would go with the GNex over the Note any day. The Epic is big. The Nexus is bigger, and the Note, well, that's in a league of its own.
I have sort of longed for the HD screen of the Nexus, but since the Epic has more sub-pixels than the Nexus, the two phones technically have the same number of total pixels. I have used LCD resolution, and changed my value to 160 (stock is 240). I have the look of an HD screen, with almost no down sides. Some icons look a little fuzzy, and I had to change out my launcher, as the Touchwiz launcher doesn't play well with anything other than stock resolution. But it makes the phone look so much better. And once I have HD resolution set up with the ICS update, it will be that much sweeter

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Yep, I had the GNex for a couple weeks, I actually preferred the E4GTs screen.
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So you left Verizon to come back to Sprint?
Also does anyone know if the camera on the Nexus is better or in par with our Epics?

Jess813 said:
So you left Verizon to come back to Sprint?
Also does anyone know if the camera on the Nexus is better or in par with our Epics?
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Well I still had Sprint, was testing out Verizon before I cancelled my Sprint account. Didn't like the GNex and didn't like Verizon so I returned the phone.

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Well I still had Sprint, was testing out Verizon before I cancelled my Sprint account. Didn't like the GNex and didn't like Verizon so I returned the phone.
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WOW... so in other words once it comes to Sprint, this is a phone you will pass on?
What was it about it that made you say "nah"?

Jess813 said:
WOW... so in other words once it comes to Sprint, this is a phone you will pass on?
What was it about it that made you say "nah"?
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Well I have since left Sprint for AT&T (just hanging around here cuz I like you guys so much) but even if I was still with Sprint I would for sure pass on it. ICS is the ONLY reason to get the Gnex, but I would much rather have a more powerful device with an older OS version, ie. the E4GT. ICS is cool, but it doesn't make up for the GNex's sub par hardware. ICS really isn't even the end-all be-all that everyone is making it out to be.

Jess813 said:
So you left Verizon to come back to Sprint?
Also does anyone know if the camera on the Nexus is better or in par with our Epics?
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from what I seen (and used in the Verizon store) the gnexus has a subpar camera... But who knows they may pack a new sensor in it for sprints variant
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_MetalHead_ said:
Well I have since left Sprint for AT&T (just hanging around here cuz I like you guys so much) but even if I was still with Sprint I would for sure pass on it. ICS is the ONLY reason to get the Gnex, but I would much rather have a more powerful device with an older OS version, ie. the E4GT. ICS is cool, but it doesn't make up for the GNex's sub par hardware. ICS really isn't even the end-all be-all that everyone is making it out to be.
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I was afraid of that, I am hoping that ICS is what its suppose to be. From the looks of it I dont like it, it seems like they are going for a more user friendly look and feel ( iOS) but the icons are bigger and I dont know if I am a fan of it. Now as for the functuality of it, that I am interested in! But I am looking into the GNex for my next phone, simply due to the updates and it'll probably be easier to root than the galaxy s 3 or whatever.

I am sensing some sarcasm in the article.
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I've got to say, the Nexus just looks & feels better than the skyrocket...but having said that, from what I understand... the skyrocket is a better phone..... the BIG plus is being able to add an external SD card!
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Answer is easy Epic!Nexus=S Amoled
Epic=S Amoled Plus
If you dont care about the screen i would go with Nexus
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TurboFool said:
No, he means 1.5Ghz as opposed tot he 1.2Ghz it originally shipped at, although that part's not rumor, it was in Sprint's own advertising. The part that's rumor is whether they're bumping it to a newer OMAP processor altogether. Considering the Quadrant results I got between my SGSII and the Galaxy Nexus, that bump would be needed.
Still, I'd agree the Galaxy Nexus is a better bet unless you need the special stylus functions. Overall just having stock Android is a big enough sell to me now.
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Im sure alot of people upgraded from original Epic for S Amoled Plus-Nexus aint got that.
With them Nexuses they always fck up somewhere,all they had to is put led,samoled+ and sdcard and i would have got one.
But lately all Nexuses fall short in some category.

shaggyskunk said:
I've got to say, the Nexus just looks & feels better than the skyrocket...but having said that, from what I understand... the skyrocket is a better phone..... the BIG plus is being able to add an external SD card!
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16GB is more than enough for me specially now that I have all my music uploaded to both Amazon Mp3 and Google Music, I would need memory for custom roms but i tend to run on no more than 2 so I am good with 16gbs! I havent touched a GNex but I will and I guess I would go from there.
From What I have read the Epic Touch has a BETTER cameran and no not because of the megapixels either.

Galaxy S Blaze 4G = inferior version of T989

http://www.phonedog.com/2012/02/22/...set-to-hit-t-mobile-in-late-march-for-149-99/
It turns out that the Blaze 4G is nothing more than a downgraded version of our phone. I thought it was going to be similar to the Skyrocket HD and get a Super AMOLED HD screen. This is good news for us. I didn't want us to have an outdated phone already.

The blaze is a whatever phone which makes me happy that I'm not gonna have phone envy and have to buy another one.
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Tmobil is selling quite a few t989's. they would be stupid to introduce slightly upgraded models so quickly.
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jordanishere said:
Tmobil is selling quite a few t989's. they would be stupid to introduce slightly upgraded models so quickly.
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They have done it before, Vibrant and Galaxy S 4G.

Good news thanks for posting.
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Krzysiek_CK said:
They have done it before, Vibrant and Galaxy S 4G.
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But that was almost a year after they had been selling the Vibrant.

So basically it's our phone, but without the flawed screen. Funny to see them go back to the smaller screen, most likely because they know that ours has issues.

G1ForFun said:
So basically it's our phone, but without the flawed screen. Funny to see them go back to the smaller screen, most likely because they know that ours has issues.
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seriously? most people don't notice the flaws untill you put it under certain conditions.
I think this is because all the people who dislike large screens such as the galaxySII, nexus, note but want high end specs. Think about it. How many phones under 4.3" have specs that can compete in 1Q 2012?

jessejames111981 said:
seriously? most people don't notice the flaws untill you put it under certain conditions.
I think this is because all the people who dislike large screens such as the galaxySII, nexus, note but want high end specs. Think about it. How many phones under 4.3" have specs that can compete in 1Q 2012?
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You're absolutely 100% correct. My commnet was more of a poking fun at our phone's screen comment.
T-mobile currently has a couple high end phones and a plethora of mid grade phones. This falls in the middle.

Longcat14 said:
But that was almost a year after they had been selling the Vibrant.
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7 months.
/10 char

Lol did someone edit the title of the thread?

I noticed that as well.

The phone has all our specs minus the camera and that one wud actually fit in hand -_-
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I work at the store. Everyone including myself believes the galaxy s ii is superior.
The specs are almost exactly the same as the gsii, but with a smaller screen.
Lame
Check out the HTC ville and HTC the one. Those are going to be the next cool phones.
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rob010 said:
I work at the store. Everyone including myself believes the galaxy s ii is superior.
The specs are almost exactly the same as the gsii, but with a smaller screen.
Lame
Check out the HTC ville and HTC the one. Those are going to be the next cool phones.
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I beg to differ. HTC is good in their own respect. After coming from mostly owning HTC devices, I really love Samsung and how easy and fluid everything is. HTC locks down every aspect and really load it up with proprietary crap. Sense may be eye candy but it gets old quickly. The only thing IMO that the new HTC devices has on Samsung is the beats audio, that's only because I have the beats studio headphones. Still isn't anything you can't achieve with playerpro. The galaxy s3 is what you need to watch out for
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rob010 said:
I work at the store. Everyone including myself believes the galaxy s ii is superior.
The specs are almost exactly the same as the gsii, but with a smaller screen.
Lame
Check out the HTC ville and HTC the one. Those are going to be the next cool phones.
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Lmao no removable battery and no expandable memory. Unless tmobile changes those two aspects those phones are garbage unless they are going to stop throttling because cloud storage doesn't make up for the lack of memory on these phones. All it takes is to be in a bad area and upload to dropbox to have drop box in a infinite sync then bam throttled speeds. Unusable smart phone. Till you get wifi or wait till tmobile removes throttle.
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Lmao no removable battery and no expandable memory. Unless tmobile changes those two aspects those phones are garbage unless they are going to stop throttling because cloud storage doesn't make up for the lack of memory on these phones. All it takes is to be in a bad area and upload to dropbox to have drop box in a infinite sync then bam throttled speeds. Unusable smart phone. Till you get wifi or wait till tmobile removes throttle.
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Thats pretty much why im against cloud storage. throttleing sux.
Device mfg's love the idea of cloud storage because it means they can make their products thinner and lighter. also, a device that doesnt accomadate an sdcard has more room for a bigger battery.
The mobile carriers both love & hate cloud storage because, while they can sell higher priced data plans, it puts more strain on their networks.
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jordanishere said:
Thats pretty much why im against cloud storage. throttleing sux.
Device mfg's love the idea of cloud storage because it means they can make their products thinner and lighter. also, a device that doesnt accomadate an sdcard has more room for a bigger battery.
The mobile carriers both love & hate cloud storage because, while they can sell higher priced data plans, it puts more strain on their networks.
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The problem I have with those phones the HTC one S has only 16 gigs. Music and videos will easily take up half of that. I can tolerate the non removable battery but at least put a reasonable amount of space like 32 gigs and 64 gig internal memory.

I thought they were shipping them with 32gb, well at least the HTC one or x. whatever it's called lol

actually tmobile doesn't have to change those aspects because its based on the manufacturer to start pushing these new technologies to the customers. im sure many companies want to start a new trend like samsung is doing the galaxy note and im sure other companies will follow. as you know iphone don't have removable battery and external memory cards and they are doing just fine.
just my though...

I don't get why people think of selling there SIII for the nexus 4

I don't understand why people will sell there galaxy S III for the nexus 4. Galaxy S III comes with a with micro sd slot, bigger display, better front facing camera, and LTE.
I understand that the LG nexus is a nexus phone and always get update faster, wireless charging, and quad core. But I don't think it still outweighs the SIII. I think the SIII is still superior.
For those people that don't have either phone yes it be more difficult to choose mainly because the Nexus 4 Price is amazing for what it offers. but for those people with SIII how is this even debatable.
Is there something im missing?

much better processor. hspa+ 42meg compatible. no bloatware. possibly a better screen. wireless charging. I think you pretty much answered your own question. lol. not having lte isnt a huge deal breaker for me since I am near wifi almost always. Tradeoff is the 4 will probably have outstanding battery life. 16 gig is enough storage for me.

The fact that the nexus 4 doesn't have lte is a deal breaker for me. I didn't think lte was a huge thing until it finally came to me are, and now there is no way I would ever consider a phone without it.
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iceman4357 said:
much better processor. hspa+ 42meg compatible. no bloatware. possibly a better screen. wireless charging. I think you pretty much answered your own question. lol. not having lte isnt a huge deal breaker for me since I am near wifi almost always. Tradeoff is the 4 will probably have outstanding battery life. 16 gig is enough storage for me.
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CPU is a quad core which is nice I agree but most the stuff on android don't utilize it, so its pretty pointless until later. No bloatware, we can already use custom roms or titanium to get rid of it. Not sure what to say about the screen I never seen it personally not going to judge it either. Wireless charging is cool I guess, but I doubt it charges faster then a direct connection. We can toggle off LTE and get pretty amazing battery life with the SIII both devices are both the same size battery. I agree16 gb is enough for me, but I like the fact that the SIII allows us to add more storage if we ever choose to. Maybe its because its new and its over hyped, i must admit at first I was like I want it. But I really thought about it and I realize its not worth it.
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The fact that the nexus 4 doesn't have lte is a deal breaker for me. I didn't think lte was a huge thing until it finally came to me are, and now there is no way I would ever consider a phone without it.
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Thats how I feel.

LTE is great. Those that say its "not ready for prime time yet" must not have it in their area or haven't tried it yet. I'd love to get the N4 but 21mbps HSPA on ATT in San Diego nets me all of 1mbps down and that's a no go. If its 42 mbps then maybe.
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yamahakid said:
The fact that the nexus 4 doesn't have lte is a deal breaker for me. I didn't think lte was a huge thing until it finally came to me are, and now there is no way I would ever consider a phone without it.
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+1 no Lte no way,16gb no where near enough space for me, shoot my 32gb sd card is almost full, no bloat not even an issue can be easily removed with titanium backup, my s3 dual core/2gb ram loads everything just fine, in my opinion I have yet to see another android manufactures phone screen that looks better than the s3, I have a nexus 7 and screen looks washed out compared to my s3, only other phone worth considering selling s3 for right now is the note 2 if you can deal with the size.
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The nexus 4 is nice and all, but it doesn't really do anything the s3 can't . And with the dev support we have here, we really don't need to wait for updates.
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If I wasn't getting the note 2 tomorrow, I'd be on the nexus 4, such a good price
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The fact that it is an lg phone should be plenty enough to keep me and it gets away. No thx
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3 main reasons I wont switch to a Nexus 4
1- I need 32g minimum
2- Its made by LG
3- Glass on the the back ? WTF ! I hate scratches.

Well it's a quad core.
Nexus line means direct support. First to get updates. Maybe I don't have to flash roms to get better battery life. Stock Android look.
Beautiful design. Cheap price. Don't use lte that much.
Better screen than s3
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expertzero1 said:
Well it's a quad core.
Nexus line means direct support. First to get updates. Maybe I don't have to flash roms to get better battery life. Stock Android look.
Beautiful design. Cheap price. Don't use lte that much.
Better screen than s3
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Lol. First to get updates always makes me laugh. Hours after source is released which is when the nexus line gets their updates I have ROMs released for whatever device I own. So I guess in a way I'm first to get updates too.
1.) Its made by LG. That says enough I would think. I can most here all the complaints a month or two after releases about this not working, this is broken, etc..
2.) Better screen? Not sure how you can state this unless youve personally held the phone in your hand. Spec sheets arent always as they seem . Just remember which company is known for producing the best screens out there.
3.) It really all boils down to personal preference either way. But I'm sure we've all learned that newer isn't always better.

The only reason I'm considering it is because of the price. I would love the freedom of being eligible for an upgrade because att will bend over backwards to keep you. Before I upgraded to the gs3 I was considering moving to Verizon and att pretty much gave me $50 off my bill for the next 6 months and sold me the gs3 for $99.
But without a micro SD card I don't see no need to switch
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thirsty1258 said:
The fact that it is an lg phone should be plenty enough to keep me and it gets away. No thx
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This...
I'm sure it is a great device, I don't think Google would sully the nexus name with a bad piece of hardware, but the reputation that lg has is not the best in the game.
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I'd have to agree with the few that have noted LG - enough said. They have never been the brand I look to for phone tech - Samsung, HTC and Motorola are the only ones to consider.. The few LGs I've used/played with have been less than impressive.
Addition: Google has stated that they are releasing multiple Nexus devices, so if I were to give up my S3, I'd wait for the next Motorola or Samsung device.

I find it silly that people would sell their GS3 for this Nexus 4. No extra storage, no removable battery, no lte, no thanks.
It's great for anyone that doesn't live under LTE coverage and can't get out of their contract/don't want to upgrade and sign another contract.
I also find it funny that these same people who are praising the Nexus 4 are the same ones that knock the iphone (remember when the 4s came out?) Heavy on the fact that it doesn't have a removable battery, no expandable storage and no LTE. All of a sudden it's cool now? Get out of here...

Lg has crappy software support but with this being a nexus that's no longer an issue. Samsung is taking forever just to release 4.1.1 do y'all realistically see Samsung pushing out 4.2 this year? Even then we would wait for att also. There's not doubt that the phone will get this update eventually with cyanogen.

+1 on no chance of getting it because it doesn't have micro sd or removable battery. I could probably handle the battery, but not the lack of micro sd.
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I would be willing to go out on a limb and give LG a try for a Nexus device but...no removable SD is a complete deal breaker for me. Cloud storage is not a good substitute for local storage yet. And 8GB or 16GB just isn't cutting it anymore. I hope the SGS4 has a 32 & 64 GB version with removable storage. I love my 50GB dropbox (thank you Samsung) but it just isn't the same as direct attached storage.

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2.) Better screen? Not sure how you can state this unless youve personally held the phone in your hand. Spec sheets arent always as they seem . Just remember which company is known for producing the best screens out there.
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Technologically, it is pretty much undeniable that the screen is better. It can't produce as much vibrancy, but it is so much better on color preciseness. I don't notice it that much on my S3, but when I stick it next to a relative's One X it's pretty obvious that the whites aren't white and some other colors are slightly off as well. In day to day use, I don't care. But, seriously... dat screen...

[Q] Nexus 4, don't you think LG screw it up?

Hi there,
So my question is, what do you think of the nexus 4?
Personally i think in the front it looks ferocious but in the back part, it looks like shiny and LGfab (disgusting) style, they should put a mirror in there also.
Also, do you think that the rumors of a GN2 or a GN+ will become true?
Plz god YES.
I think nexus phones HAVE to be from HTC or (now) samsung!!!
Will I buy it!?
Yes, cause its google's so the expectation can be above the sky! I dont think that it is better than our beloved GNexus.
Thank you

I personally think it looks fantastic. But to each his own. I've always had Samsung phones including both Nexus' made by them. Although I wish Samsung had another run with it Lg isn't stopping me from buying the nexus 4.
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I still love my galaxy nexus no need buy nexus 4.

I love it, I think the glass construction will make it feel much more premium and better in the hand than the GNex.

Thanks for the laugh. This is the one and only. LG Google Nexus⁴.
Take it or leave it. The "GNex+" is the Touchwiz NatureUX Samsung Galaxy Premier. It just simply has the gut of the GNexus smashed into a Touchwiz phone.
IMO the N⁴ is the most beautiful Nexus made so far. Finally a Premium feeling device. And iPhone 4S has a shiny apple logo smacked right on the middle of the back, still a best sellermad:Nexus should be). So yeah.
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I believe no matter how popular it is LG is a bad phone manufacturer. Point blank. They get a phone slap their ui on it and call it flagship......noooo. HTC is the way to be. Literally they should have taken over after Samsung.
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How can anyone say without touching one? The phone hasn't even been released yet. No regular users (or even reviewers) have had quality time with it.
As for the GNex+ or GN2, those phones don't exist and never will exist.

I know I'm probably speaking blasphemy here, but the only two attractive features of the Nexus 4 are the Snapdragon S4 Pro and 2GB of LPDDR2, and honestly, Android is so piss-poor at managing multi-core and RAM that those specs won't make it any faster than an iPhone 5 or any of the upcoming WP8 devices until, I'm gonna just guess here, but probably Android 5 or 5.1.
Hard truth.

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I still love my galaxy nexus no need buy nexus 4.
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I still love my galaxy nexus no need buy nexus 4.
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Me, too.

I think putting a quad-core in is a stupid idea unless you severely underclock it. A good dual-core S4 like the HTC One S (which performs better than the quad-core One X in most situations due to the smaller resolution) would have been largely sufficient. Thumbs up for the memory upgrade, though.
I remain doubtful w.r.t. the IPS screen. I'm the first to admit that the Super AMOLED in our Galaxy Nexus has wonderful contrast, homogeneity and sharpness, but the gamut + default color profile suck and there is hella ghosting. I hope the new screen will be an improvement.
It's good that they managed to fit a 2100 mAh battery in there but if it comes at the expense of not being able to carry backup batteries, then I don't like it. I always have a spare battery when travelling and it would feel quite wrong for me to use a monolithic phone. Bleh.
Still no micro-SD slot though it was one of the many complaints about the Galaxy Nexus.
Europe is quite slow with true 4G deployment so why no 42Mbps DC-HSPA+?
What about the build quality of other LG phones? How are they?

faelnor said:
It's good that they managed to fit a 2100 mAh battery in there but if it comes at the expense of not being able to carry backup batteries, then I don't like it. I always have a spare battery when travelling and it would feel quite wrong for me to use a monolithic phone. Bleh.
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Um u could just buy an external battery that charges it. Like how iphones do it. You charge the battery, and u connect it to the Port and it charges. So that is not an excuse why someone wouldn't want to upgrade.
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This is a stupid regret full buyer of LG. I have a few words to say. Whatever they did to this, will be awesome. Why? Google shall support it in software and LG does the hardware...
Now Let me tell you this. LG promised my phone(Optimus Black) ICS at the third quarter of this year. Guess what? Sorry, we still don't have any updates of the ICS. UP TILL NOW. So, u really should buy it LG has everything good except user support. And now, Google collaborates with LG and that solves everything!
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Android isn't the only culprit that can't manage multi-core, we've had single core for so long that getting proper dual-core optimisation will take at least another 2-3 years.
The jump from dual-core to quad-core was a much smaller leap than from single-core to dual-core.
The truth is that most apps don't scale well.
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I think that Google picked lg. I wonder if Google has their own forum, where they make threads wondering if their customers are retarded? Come on, the phone isn't even out yet. Any complaint has been refuted a dozen times in any of these dozens of threads. Google birthed the magic box (gnex) everyone here loves so dearly, and now they made a new one. I apologize for my bluntness, but it's ****ing GOOGLE, and I'm gonna go ahead and presume that they known how the hell to oversee their flagship device's production. The phone is probly awesome. Buy it, don't, or make your own phone.
Pink pony Gs2 i777
Pure Google Gnex i9250
Pink stallion Gs3 i747
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Cmoore0965 said:
I think that Google picked lg. I wonder if Google has their own forum, where they make threads wondering if their customers are retarded? Come on, the phone isn't even out yet. Any complaint has been refuted a dozen times in any of these dozens of threads. Google birthed the magic box (gnex) everyone here loves so dearly, and now they made a new one. I apologize for my bluntness, but it's ****ing GOOGLE, and I'm gonna go ahead and presume that they known how the hell to oversee their flagship device's production. The phone is probly awesome. Buy it, don't, or make your own phone.
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kenjimovic said:
I still love my galaxy nexus no need buy nexus 4.
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And well i'll buy it, but i'll be hoping with all my soul for the GN+!!

faelnor said:
I think putting a quad-core in is a stupid idea unless you severely underclock it. A good dual-core S4 like the HTC One S (which performs better than the quad-core One X in most situations due to the smaller resolution) would have been largely sufficient. Thumbs up for the memory upgrade, though.
I remain doubtful w.r.t. the IPS screen. I'm the first to admit that the Super AMOLED in our Galaxy Nexus has wonderful contrast, homogeneity and sharpness, but the gamut + default color profile suck and there is hella ghosting. I hope the new screen will be an improvement.
It's good that they managed to fit a 2100 mAh battery in there but if it comes at the expense of not being able to carry backup batteries, then I don't like it. I always have a spare battery when travelling and it would feel quite wrong for me to use a monolithic phone. Bleh.
Still no micro-SD slot though it was one of the many complaints about the Galaxy Nexus.
Europe is quite slow with true 4G deployment so why no 42Mbps DC-HSPA+?
What about the build quality of other LG phones? How are they?
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I actually owned a few LG phones, and the quality is not the best! :/ i HOPE that the nexus get the best out of LG.
I will be buying the N4 but with the hope of the GN+, and only will because its google.

danfalcas said:
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And well i'll buy it, but i'll be hoping with all my soul for the GN+!!
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Why would Google make that....
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If I have helped you.... hit that sexy thanks button. ^_^

I like how it looks and i think IPS screen will look gorgeous, but why would i want to switch from my Galaxy Nexus? Performance is still snappy, dev support is amazing.
And i've ordered new housing for my phone for 20 bucks and it looks like new now. So i think i'll stick with it for another 6 months at least.

N4 vs GS3 vs Note 2

Have the GS3. I love it. Best phone I've ever had. I'm getting the itch though. I was seriously considering N4. Reviews dont seem to be as positive as I hoped, particularly from those coming from GS3. Which made me look at the Note 2. I love that phone. But is it too big? I don't think it is but I also have the N7, so do I even need the bigger screen? I rarely use my GS3 for anything other than phone calls and texts. Am I wasting my money? I'm thinking I am...but not sure. Anyone else considering either of these phones?
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IMO it's either the s3 or note2. The nexus only has 16 gb of storage with no chance of increasing, has a fragile back that will crack if dropped, and is made by lg which hasn't made many great phones. The camera is only average and also has a halo haze and its not that much faster in real world tests. As for the note, only you can decide if its too big, other than that its actually a little better than the s3.

I've pretty much ruled out the N4 at this point. I'm going to check out the Note 2 tomorrow. If I get the note would that replace my N7? Enough to give me an excuse for getting N10??
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kingston73 said:
IMO it's either the s3 or note2. The nexus only has 16 gb of storage with no chance of increasing, has a fragile back that will crack if dropped, and is made by lg which hasn't made many great phones. The camera is only average and also has a halo haze and its not that much faster in real world tests. As for the note, only you can decide if its too big, other than that its actually a little better than the s3.
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I don't wanna start a flame war and I'm not trying to diss you but I'm just curious as to were you've been getting your info from. From all the people that have gotten the phone I haven't heard them say anything of what you just posted.
From all the reviews I have read, they say it's very smooth, the camera is very good, but not as good as the S3. The back is fragile but not as fragile as people seem to believe. The hardware is very good even though its by LG (it's pretty much an Optimus G) which is a very good phone by the way.
Oh yeah and the screen on that is much better than the S3. I believe the NOTE 2 has the same screen type as the S3 (correct me if I'm wrong)
The only thing that I really see as a downside is the damn storage. I just can't believe Google thinks that 16gb is enough now days. Even though there is the cloud, carriers restrict you on data.
Overall if you just use your phone for text and call I would go with the N4, since storage isn't a priority for you. I'm sure everyone prefers the pure Google experience with timely updates. Plus it's cheap without a contract.
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You bring up some valid points...especially that I'm only using my phone for calls and texts...N4 would be perfect for that. Pure Google...would love that. I guess I was hoping I'd use my phone for a little more. Hence Note 2. As far as the screen, I hear the AMOLED is too saturated with "fake" color. I love that screen to be honest. Fake colors or not, i think they are beautiful. I've yet to see N4 in person...or Note 2. Tomorrow I'm going to the T-Mobile store..hopefully they have both. Note 2 and GS3 both have AMOLED screens.
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I'm actually getting ready to switch to a Note 2 on Verizon as soon as it comes out. I love my S3, but I really want that huge screen, and extra battery life.
I've been with T Mobile for over 10 years, and their customer service is great, but I really want more reliable and consistent coverage. I'm actually rolling the dice on not being able to flash custom ROMs(or just having limited development) in exchange for a better network and LTE.
There's no way I would go with an N4, and that's only because of the 16 gigs of storage. I have a 16 gig S3 and had a 16 gig external SD card, and I still ended up having to upgrade to a 64 gig card. But if your not big into music, movies or games, then you probably don't have to worry about that.
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Why would custom ROMS be limited? Is it Verizon or the Note 2 in general?
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Warrior1975 said:
Why would custom ROMS be limited? Is it Verizon or the Note 2 in general?
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I heard VZW has locked bootloader and possibly hasn't been unlocked yet, could be wrong though
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N4 is a great device in my opinion. I love the vanilla Android and assurance of updates.
However, a lack of a removable battery and expandable storage is a big grippe to me. I like having the option to increase my storage capacities.
If you're worried about the size of the Note II, simply pick one up at the T-Mobile store or anywhere they would carry one. It's definitely a large device, it felt kind of awkward to me, but then again so did the GS3 when I first got it.
The N4 has the best price to performance ratio of any phone out there today, I believe.
That's a huge sweet spot to me.
I think that you'd be happy either way. All of these phones are great and should last you a while.

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Why would custom ROMS be limited? Is it Verizon or the Note 2 in general?
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Locked bootloader and even if it gets unlocked, my understanding is that there is less development on Verizon LTE phones. Might just have to do some research on porting my own ROM's, but I really think I could get used to running TW and just using a different launcher. Once we get root, we can at least do a few mods and use root apps.
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I like the note 2, its a very nice phone very fast, my coworker bought it and he loves it, I wish the s3 had the quad core processor like the euro did, that would make it even better. I kinda feel as if I got a gs2 with a bigger screen. If all you are going to do is calls and text then the note 2 is overdoing it. I would stick with the s3. I love the phone and can't wait to see what's next from samsung.
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I presume you have the money to upgrade. But let be honest, the N4 and Note 2 is not that different in term of overall quality compare to S3. I think you should wait till summer or so since by then something beastly and different will come out.

TJEclipse said:
I like the note 2, its a very nice phone very fast, my coworker bought it and he loves it, I wish the s3 had the quad core processor like the euro did, that would make it even better. I kinda feel as if I got a gs2 with a bigger screen. If all you are going to do is calls and text then the note 2 is overdoing it. I would stick with the s3. I love the phone and can't wait to see what's next from samsung.
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Correct me if I'm wrong but very few apps take advantage of dual core processing at the moment (let alone quad core) and the 2 cores on the US version are pretty fast (faster IIRC 1 for 1).
Hell tons of applications still come out for Windows that aren't multithreaded and multicore/multiprocessor systems have been around for many years now.

hardware wise
note 2>s3>n4
reality wise
s3>note 2>n4