I'm sorry if this isn't the place for it, but it's time to say goodbye to the Nexus community. I have liked and disliked this phone. I loved the ROMs, the community, the endless entertainment of the Q&A section. I disliked the trolls, and the battery life. Overall, I loved owning this phone. Thanks to all the developers for their time, efforts, blood, sweat, and tears trying to make us happy. Especially big shoutouts to morfic for helping me with kernel issues, fitsnugly for his amazing CM10 kang, tiny for his epic kernel, and many others. However, I have sold it and tomorrow my Galaxy S III arrives. I only upgraded because I got a fantastic deal on both selling my Nexus and buying the SIII. So, peace out Nexus community. It's been real.
What was the deal?
-Brought to you by Marino's Galaxy Nexus-
Sold my Gnex and accessories for $300. S3 for $385.
You're gonna regret that.
I have a gnex, bought an S3 thinking it was the sh*t, now I'm selling it and going back to the gnex and bought myself a nexus 7.
I never should have left the nexus community.
Project butter doesn't work on the S3, Samsung won't release sources for the exynos processor so the cm team can't get project butter to work on cm either.
Codeworx is leaving, gokhanmoral is leaving and more.
Great devs leaving because Sammy are dicks.
Anyone else thinking of leaving for the S3 my advice is don't bother.
International version, should have said that earlier.
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ive used the gs3 plenty, not an upgrade imo. maybe if it was as wide open and available as the nexus it could be. its potential is there tho, hopefully it gets reached
Amphibliam said:
I'm sorry if this isn't the place for it, but it's time to say goodbye to the Nexus community. I have liked and disliked this phone. I loved the ROMs, the community, the endless entertainment of the Q&A section. I disliked the trolls, and the battery life. Overall, I loved owning this phone. Thanks to all the developers for their time, efforts, blood, sweat, and tears trying to make us happy. Especially big shoutouts to morfic for helping me with kernel issues, fitsnugly for his amazing CM10 kang, tiny for his epic kernel, and many others. However, I have sold it and tomorrow my Galaxy S III arrives. I only upgraded because I got a fantastic deal on both selling my Nexus and buying the SIII. So, peace out Nexus community. It's been real.
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So I guess we'll see you in about 2mths after the nexuses are released
You'll be back.... for the LG Nexus.
yyz71 pretty much said what I said.
Don't understand why OP did that but oh well, he'll regret it. His decision, GL with the S3.
nodstuff said:
You're gonna regret that.
I have a gnex, bought an S3 thinking it was the sh*t, now I'm selling it and going back to the gnex and bought myself a nexus 7.
I never should have left the nexus community.
Project butter doesn't work on the S3, Samsung won't release sources for the exynos processor so the cm team can't get project butter to work on cm either.
Codeworx is leaving, gokhanmoral is leaving and more.
Great devs leaving because Sammy are dicks.
Anyone else thinking of leaving for the S3 my advice is don't bother.
International version, should have said that earlier.
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Darunion said:
ive used the gs3 plenty, not an upgrade imo. maybe if it was as wide open and available as the nexus it could be. its potential is there tho, hopefully it gets reached
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So I guess we'll see you in about 2mths after the nexuses are released
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zephiK said:
You'll be back.... for the LG Nexus.
yyz71 pretty much said what I said.
Don't understand why OP did that but oh well, he'll regret it. His decision, GL with the S3.
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I understand that Nexus people are going to love Nexuses. But if you look at it from my perspective, it makes sense. First of all, there's still tons of developers like incubus, morfic, imo, etc. I like Nature UX. The VZW S3 does not use an Exynos Processor. AOSP ROMs are nearing completion, TW is stable. Battery life is fantastic, along with performance, same with the screen. I'm sorry, but you can't convince me that it isn't an upgrade. The LG Nexus is awesome looking, except if Google has half a brain, they won't let VZW get their hands on it.
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I understand that Nexus people are going to love Nexuses. But if you look at it from my perspective, it makes sense. First of all, there's still tons of developers like incubus, morfic, imo, etc. I like Nature UX. The VZW S3 does not use an Exynos Processor. AOSP ROMs are nearing completion, TW is stable. Battery life is fantastic, along with performance, same with the screen. I'm sorry, but you can't convince me that it isn't an upgrade. The LG Nexus is awesome looking, except if Google has half a brain, they won't let VZW get their hands on it.
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None of the US S3 use exynos, so for once we can't blame VZW, and it makes the comment difficult to comprehend.
That said, sgs3 is a nice phone, but I much prefer TW over CMIX or CMX.
By far.
An upgrade over the nexus prime? Big time. For gamers maybe even more than me
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morfic said:
None of the US S3 use exynos, so for once we can't blame VZW, and it makes the comment difficult to comprehend.
That said, sgs3 is a nice phone, but I much prefer TW over CMIX or CMX.
By far.
An upgrade over the nexus prime? Big time. For gamers maybe even more than me
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I think he was saying it doesn't use Exynos, so AOSP is near completion.
Thats what I took from it anyway.
If AOSP ROMs were completed and I felt development could be at least 3/4 what it is here, I might have considered a switch, but nah.
I Am Marino said:
If AOSP ROMs were completed and I felt development could be at least 3/4 what it is here, I might have considered a switch, but nah.
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I had the chance to get it upgrade price... couldn't do it. Touchwiz is just glitter and butterflies. Sorry. Its crap. Your only hope is for Frankenstein'd aosp ROMs which is alright... but its not the same experience as on the nexus.
Anyways to the OP have fun enjoy the phone I hope you like it.
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ÜBER™ said:
I had the chance to get it upgrade price... couldn't do it. Touchwiz is just glitter and butterflies. Sorry. Its crap. Your only hope is for Frankenstein'd aosp ROMs which is alright... but its not the same experience as on the nexus.
Anyways to the OP have fun enjoy the phone I hope you like it.
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TW makes me cry.
It'd be hard to leave this phone behind anyway.
Why downgrade from Galaxy Nexus to SGS 3?
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Why downgrade from Galaxy Nexus to SGS 3?
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I did the switch from the GNex to the GSiii and I honestly don't regret it. In love my screen size and it looks beautiful. The home button isn't such a big deal. I'm able to turn off the menu and back button so you can't eben tell they're there. I really fast running PsranoidAndroid with lean kernel. I've had this phone since sept 5 and I've loved it. Oh yea, my data speeds are a lot better too.
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I did the switch from the GNex to the GSiii and I honestly don't regret it. In love my screen size and it looks beautiful. The home button isn't such a big deal. I'm able to turn off the menu and back button so you can't eben tell they're there. I really fast running PsranoidAndroid with lean kernel. I've had this phone since sept 5 and I've loved it. Oh yea, my data speeds are a lot better too.
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Thats were the problem lies, if i buy something that is on paper newer and better, and then i have to tweak the hell out of it to make it acceptable, well maybe i can just hang on to my nexus until a newer and better nexus comes along. Enjoy your s3.
S3 --------- 99.99 for 16gb, and 199.99 for 32gb at AmazonWireless right now Damn nice sale!!!
That awkward moment when OP posts a farewell thread but no one knows who he is... or cares.
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Today I Traded my wifes old MyTouch 4G for a GT-I9100 (The Real GS2) Unbranded and Unlocked. I Installed CWM & Rooted it. I installed VillanRom 3.0 and ran some Quadrants to see what this thing could do. I started off with 1.4GHz ondemand with SetCpu and first score was 3950 lol. The second one I bumped it to 1.6GHz and thru down 4750 Then it rebooted itself on the third, But I mean Damn this thing is fast.
To bad I can only get EDGE with it or I would keep it. This is going to make one happy AT&T user!! Craigslist or Ebay it goes soon, but I do want to play with it a few days. lol
Our T-Mobile Variant does'nt stand a chance against this Beast. LMAO
Where the heck did you trade for a gt9100?!
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Where the heck did you trade for a gt9100?!
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I had my Wifes MyTouch for sale on Craigslist for $225 Modded to the max. This guy text me and asked me if I could root his GT-I9100 because he could only pick up the EDGE Network. I told him that phone is the international version and he would not get 3 much less 4G. He asked if I would trade for it, I told him sure no problem that it would make me a great Dev Phone. we met and did the EVEN trade. Lol The I9100 is like new. Haha
let the flames begin
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let the flames begin
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Be Courteous Teo...
You got an excellent deal my friend! I thought the international would get 4g though?
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vabeach454 said:
Today I Traded my wifes old MyTouch 4G for a GT-I9100 (The Real GS2) Unbranded and Unlocked. I Installed CWM & Rooted it. I installed VillanRom 3.0 and ran some Quadrants to see what this thing could do. I started off with 1.4GHz ondemand with SetCpu and first score was 3950 lol. The second one I bumped it to 1.6GHz and thru down 4750 Then it rebooted itself on the third, But I mean Damn this thing is fast.
To bad I can only get EDGE with it or I would keep it. This is going to make one happy AT&T user!! Craigslist or Ebay it goes soon, but I do want to play with it a few days. lol
Our T-Mobile Variant does'nt stand a chance against this Beast. LMAO
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One its a god damn phone. They all run the same with enough tweaks and optimization. Two its a got damn benchmark. Quandrant means nothing which can be easily faked. Three I guess you lack confidence in real life somewhere to feel good about a benchmark.
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You got an excellent deal my friend! I thought the international would get 4g though?
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I wish it would, but I have been on the I9100 forums most of the day and everyone says it does'nt support 1700MHz or 2100MHz (Our 3g and 4g) but it does support AT&T HSPA+.
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One its a god damn phone. They all run the same with enough tweaks and optimization. Two its a got damn benchmark. Quandrant means nothing which can be easily faked. Three I guess you lack confidence in real life somewhere to feel good about a benchmark.
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If you dont have anything good to say... Shut the **** Up!! Dont you realize that some processors are better than others?? Retard!!
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Be Courteous Teo...
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lol, see it as a considerate warning
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If you dont have anything good to say... Shut the **** Up!! Dont you realize that some processors are better than others?? Retard!!
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whoa whoa whoa, watch the language, no need for name calling, but yeah you should expect replies like this especially since you are in the hercules forum... But yeah you shouldn't rely on benchmarks much.
awesome deal though
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If you dont have anything good to say... Shut the **** Up!!
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You made a flame bait thread and then you do not even want to hear the truth. Before you tell people to stfu you should learn not to start a flame thread. You can't even have normal conversation without calling someone a retard. It be different if it was a nice comparison between the actual two devices. I would of left this thread alone.
Then you start by showing how big you feel on the Internet. The difference between two products is hardly night and day. Not like I can't run android apps because I don't have a exynos chipset. My phone still makes calls and still does literally and what the other variants can do. Unless the other variants with the exynos chipset grants me the ability to fly then there is no difference.
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Teo032 said:
lol, see it as a considerate warning
whoa whoa whoa, watch the language, no need for name calling, but yeah you should expect replies like this especially since you are in the hercules forum... But yeah you shouldn't rely on benchmarks much.
awesome deal though
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Sorry for the cursing, but here he chimes in with GD Phone and quite frankly pissed me off. No I dont Rely on Benchmarks, but it is what it is. There were no shady mods done to boost #s. I own both phones and should be able to tell wich is faster. Clearly the processors on the GT-I9100 will Smoke Our T-Mobile US Versions.
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You made a flame bait thread and then you do not even want to hear the truth. Before you tell people to stfu you should learn not to start a flame thread. You can't even have normal conversation without calling someone a retard. It be different if it was a nice comparison between the actual two devices. I would of left this thread alone.
Then you start by showing how big you feel on the Internet. The difference between two products is hardly night and day. Not like I can't run android apps because I don't have a exynos chipset. My phone still makes calls and still does literally and what the other variants can do. Unless the other variants with the exynos chipset grants me the ability to fly then there is no difference.
Ok... Maybee your right. I did not mean to start a flame war, but mearly piont out what I had picked up and my experience with it.
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Sorry for the cursing, but here he chimes in with GD Phone and quite frankly pissed me off. No I dont Rely on Benchmarks, but it is what it is. There were no shady mods done to boost #s. I own both phones and should be able to tell wich is faster. Clearly the processors on the GT-I9100 will Smoke Our T-Mobile US Versions.
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lol, yeah i noticed you own both phones based on your devices, but this could be a better opener lol. You can actually do comparisons and stuff not just benchmarks... good luck with the thread.
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Sorry for the cursing, but here he chimes in with GD Phone and quite frankly pissed me off. No I dont Rely on Benchmarks, but it is what it is. There were no shady mods done to boost #s. I own both phones and should be able to tell wich is faster. Clearly the processors on the GT-I9100 will Smoke Our T-Mobile US Versions.
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I wouldn't even test both phones unless they are the same playing field. Both running cm 7 or 9. Both have different kernel optimizations.
A flag ship device with the same internals which has had tons of tweaks and optimization. For at least year compared to Samsung which probably work on this device for the most at less than three months.
Forgive me for coming off rude. But in all reality you can't compare these two devices unless everything is put on the table on a fair ground. All phones are different just because the does the best benchmarks does that mean anything no it doesn't. People have the galaxy s2 but are still selling their phone for ics and a galaxy nexus. As I see it now it not a difference maybe in the far distance like a year or two future processors will matter.
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I wouldn't even test both phones unless they are the same playing field. Both running cm 7 or 9. Both have different kernel optimizations.
A flag ship device with the same internals which has had tons of tweaks and optimization. For at least year compared to Samsung which probably work on this device for the most at less than three months.
Forgive me for coming off rude. But in all reality you can't compare these two devices unless everything is put on the table on a fair ground. All phones are different just because the does the best benchmarks does that mean anything no it doesn't. People have the galaxy s2 but are still selling their phone for ics and a galaxy nexus. As I see it now it not a difference maybe in the far distance like a year or two future processors will matter.
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I agree and I would'nt trade my T-MO GS2 for it. It will be up for sale on Craigslist Very Soon. I guess your right and I got caught up in some Quadrant #s. lol
GT-I900 HANDS DOWN NO CONTEST, Specifically in graphics performance
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I agree and I would'nt trade my T-MO GS2 for it. It will be up for sale on Craigslist Very Soon. I guess your right and I got caught up in some Quadrant #s. lol
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Yeah I apologize again all I see is why isn't ics here yet and vs threads. They start to annoy me. Cause the threads get made every day with the same questions.
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I loved my i9 but because I had to switch to T-Mobile, I needed our t989
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From what I seen the original Samsung Galaxy s2. Started at 2.3.1. Gingerbread and. Pretty much Samsung start optimizing till 2.3.7 which was a year. They also have advantage of having an international phone which brings developers from around the world to work together and optimized each other's stuff. When you have dozens of people tweaking the same things they start to get refine. Then performance starts to show.
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I currently own a T-Mobile G2x and plan on picking this baby up in a few days from the playstore.
A friend of mine showed me his and I completely fell in love with the screen. I'm also hopeful about the updates being pushed by Google for another year or so.
With that said, is this phone still worth getting with other devices already out like the ONE series and Samsung's S3?
I was intially going to purchase a HTC One S, but can't bring myself to do such a big gamble because of all the hardware and software issues I've read about.
for all that is holy and right, god yes.
i could ramble on what rocks about this phone, but ill keep it small.
its a nexus, so direct updates from google. Large dev community. freaking beautiful screen and physical phone dimensions. oh did i mention kick ass software and dev community
i came from the sprint epic 4g and they were doin some crazy stuff with that phone. with the nexus, i hope to see some awesome stuff.
again so much to put into words. the nexus is worth every cent
I got mine yesterday. Short and sweet, yes!!
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http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1719198
tl;dr: yes
I'm a former G2x owner, and the Galaxy Nexus blows the G2x away in every aspect. Not only that, it's hell of a lot more stable.
Do it. It's totally worth it.
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http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1719198
tl;dr: yes
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This one too.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1673845
if i can pick again, no thanks.
Its two issues that keep this or any nexus phone on top
1- direct (fast & unbloated/restrected) updates
2- a huge development base (other phones may have big dev bases, but they cant even compare)
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Yes. Good phone.
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Of course it's still worth buying. This is still the best Android phone out there. Galaxy S3 and One X may both be faster, but if you're a casual developer or tech guy, then Galaxy Nexus is the best you can get in terms of software.
Quad-core is overrated on phones and I don't like Galaxy S3's hardware decisions (the hardware keys). Galaxy Nexus has on-screen keys, which are just amazing, I could not go back to a phone without them. I don't like the bells and whistles of Galaxy S3 and One X either (which won't be a problem if you root of course). Their usability features are an overkill and don't work at all times.
Since Galaxy Nexus does come with the best version of Android - native, non-bloated one - and has very good hardware to run anything you throw at it today, then yes, it's the phone to get and the one I've suggested to fellow developers. One of the young developers I know bought it just last week and is loving it.
As everyone else had already mentioned, yes, do it - you won't regret it. I've had mine only a month now and it's freaking amazing. Fast and unbloated, beautiful screen, effortless to root, great battery life.
Best of all we will be first to get jellybean, my friend with the sgs 3 will be on ics until sometime next year. Hehe.
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I would say no, if i were to start over this minute... I would get a Razor Maxx over this.
I think a new phone of this caliber and price range should ROCK right out the gate and that the modding community should only (need to) make it even better... in this case it takes the modding to make it close to right with still spotty reception and CRAPPY battery life.
Is the screen beautiful... is the phone fast and with rooting and a lot of extra software does it get the job done? Yes.
But so does the RMaxx without the radio issues and it has boat loads of battery.
I would much rather have a few less bells and whistles of a newer OS and have battery life & radio reliability. I feel the bells and whistles are a lot easier to add on later than the other way around.
I like the phone... don't flame me please... but it has shortcomings
I get excellent battery life... i have never had any issues with the radio either.
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I would say no, if i were to start over this minute... I would get a Razor Maxx over this.
I think a new phone of this caliber and price range should ROCK right out the gate and that the modding community should only (need to) make it even better... in this case it takes the modding to make it close to right with still spotty reception and CRAPPY battery life.
Is the screen beautiful... is the phone fast and with rooting and a lot of extra software does it get the job done? Yes.
But so does the RMaxx without the radio issues and it has boat loads of battery.
I would much rather have a few less bells and whistles of a newer OS and have battery life & radio reliability. I feel the bells and whistles are a lot easier to add on later than the other way around.
I like the phone... don't flame me please... but it has shortcomings
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Ahh you have the LTE version huh? Quite a few people seem not so happy with that one. However the GSM doesn't have as many issues as the LTE seems to..
I would say do it as well man. It's a much much better device than the G2x and you'll really enjoy it.
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Personally, I wouldn't get the Motorola. I'm a developer, and it's giving us a ridiculous amount of trouble when compared to the GS2 or the Nexus.
The nexus is a great terminal, and since they lowered the prices it's hard to beat in the quality/cost ratio.
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if i can pick again, no thanks.
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veloslave said:
I would say no, if i were to start over this minute... I would get a Razor Maxx over this.
I think a new phone of this caliber and price range should ROCK right out the gate and that the modding community should only (need to) make it even better... in this case it takes the modding to make it close to right with still spotty reception and CRAPPY battery life.
Is the screen beautiful... is the phone fast and with rooting and a lot of extra software does it get the job done? Yes.
But so does the RMaxx without the radio issues and it has boat loads of battery.
I would much rather have a few less bells and whistles of a newer OS and have battery life & radio reliability. I feel the bells and whistles are a lot easier to add on later than the other way around.
I like the phone... don't flame me please... but it has shortcomings
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As you'll see, a vast majority of the people saying "don't get it" are those with the Verizon LTE version.
To be blunt, the CDMA version of any nexus is going to be an afterthought.
Moreover, LTE is a battery-drain in comparison to UMTS/HSPA+.
If you get the Galaxy Nexus, get the HSPA+ one from the Google Play Store.
I currently have the LTE version of the Galaxy Nexus. Does my battery tend to get drained fast? Yea, although most of the time it's not an issue, I work in an office where I get to keep it plugged in most of the time. If I am planning on being out all day I always keep an extra battery, it's really not that difficult to carry one.
Does my signal tend to suck? Yea, sort of. I hardly ever make calls so I can't really notice there, although I do tend to get a lot of dropped calls but i never know which side they are coming from. My data is amazingly fast when it works right but too many times it says 4G but nothing is going on, so I have to turn the data off and back on to get it working again.
With all that said, I've had this phone since December and I still absolutely LOVE this phone! I still look at the screen and think "wow that's cool". I still show it off to people, I still love using it to pay with Google Wallet.
However, I have recently decided to get rid of it. I will be giving it to my friend, because I just ordered the GSM one from the Google Play store! I'm so sick and tired of Verizon so I want to try the whole prepaid services thing till I find something that works best for me with a service that doesn't treat me like I'm trying to steal from them because I have the unlimited data package THEY gladly offered me years ago. What ever happened to treating older customers better??
There are a few of us that jumped ship from the G2x here now, I don't think we made the wrong choice.
Plus we'll be getting Jelly Bean soon!
Just like you, I think the screen got me. That and stable ICS. I loved my G2x but after hanging around my friends with 4.3 or 4.5inch screens... I felt... inadequate...
Haha, just kidding, but I did want a bigger screen. I'm really happy with this phone now and I think I will be for a while.
kristovaher said:
Of course it's still worth buying. This is still the best Android phone out there. Galaxy S3 and One X may both be faster, but if you're a casual developer or tech guy, then Galaxy Nexus is the best you can get in terms of software.
Quad-core is overrated on phones and I don't like Galaxy S3's hardware decisions (the hardware keys). Galaxy Nexus has on-screen keys, which are just amazing, I could not go back to a phone without them. I don't like the bells and whistles of Galaxy S3 and One X either (which won't be a problem if you root of course). Their usability features are an overkill and don't work at all times.
Since Galaxy Nexus does come with the best version of Android - native, non-bloated one - and has very good hardware to run anything you throw at it today, then yes, it's the phone to get and the one I've suggested to fellow developers. One of the young developers I know bought it just last week and is loving it.
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Software keys to me are a waste of screen real estate. There is no advantage to having them. I remove them and use LMT because I want the extra screen space. Using LMT is not as quick as having the buttons there but worth the sacrifice.
The GNEX has the space at the bottom of the device to fit keys there and I wish they would have or added them as well and given the choice to use on which one we want to use.
I think I might be off to the gnex I can't take the bad battery on cm9 anymore and JB and pretty much once LTE is available I'm only buying nexus devices from here on out. Tired of samsung and htc crap skins and waiting for everything. Much thanks to all the devs I just feel bad they have to work so hard to make these phones how they should of been in the first place.
Anyway the loss of 4g is the only issue, I really don't use it much but once in a while I'm somewhere and 4g really makes tether my laptop or table better. Not that I get really good 4g but 1-2mbps beats sprints 200k speeds. And to make it worse my gf nexus s always gets better 4g and 3g alot higher speeds. I think the epic never had a good radio, the only modem it worked well with was EL29.
Get a house phone. Use the Internet on your computer. Problem solved.
(my next phone is prob a nexus because of all the support)
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Nexus for sure i learned my lesson
Personally I would go S3. I love that phone. But I also like tw so that makes a difference.
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Doesn't the nexus have bad battery life?
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of course every phone forum I read has the usual battery life sucks rant http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=28344714
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I am torn as well. I want to switch to straight talk in the next month or two and can't decide which phone I want more. Is Google going to release another nexus phone this year or is the nexus tablet it?
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Waiting for the new Nexus. I'm hoping for a October release. Since every Nexus phone has been released 11 months apart.
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Honestly. By the time my upgrade comes around d the new Nexus whatever will be out and Samsung will be onto the new galaxy s variant. Most likely I will get the Nexus as long as it is a Samsung phone. I am a big Samsung nut. If it isn't a Samsung then I will go with the galaxy s variant.
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you do realize that samsung maybe not be able to sell nexus devices in the US anymore right?
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you do realize that samsung maybe not be able to sell nexus devices in the US anymore right?
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When and if that happens it will be dealt with. I'm about sick of these android and **** is ending post. Yes there is a patent war going on. Its not just apple........sorry just puked..that's participating in it. I would hope that Samsung...who makes a majority of the chips and screens for apple....damn it got sick again...would figure out a way to retaliate at apple in a way that would make them reconsider their actions if it came to that. I know if it was my company. I wouldn't be selling them a damn thing since they make more from the sgs3 sales alone then they do from all of apples purchases
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When and if that happens it will be dealt with. I'm about sick of these android and **** is ending post. Yes there is a patent war going on. Its not just apple........sorry just puked..that's participating in it. I would hope that Samsung...who makes a majority of the chips and screens for apple....damn it got sick again...would figure out a way to retaliate at apple in a way that would make them reconsider their actions if it came to that. I know if it was my company. I wouldn't be selling them a damn thing since they make more from the sgs3 sales alone then they do from all of apples purchases
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Samsung does and is retaliating. Samsung is suing apple in multiple foreign countries. Also you ever wonder why iPhones aren't 4g capable? Because Samsung is the patent holder of about 90% of the technology. Going to be kind of hard to stay in the cell business that is evolving to 4g and you can't get any of it.
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take ti from me, I had the GNEX and development isn't worth the bad battery life and under powered hardware... I just traded my GNEX for an LTEVO (development on it sucks but battery and hardware are better).The screen on GNEX while it is 720p has a purple tint to it and can look grainy. If I were you I would go with the GS3 they already have cm10 preview buids and apear to be team douche phone of choice right now... it's a win win
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I think I might be off to the gnex I can't take the bad battery on cm9 anymore and JB and pretty much once LTE is available I'm only buying nexus devices from here on out. Tired of samsung and htc crap skins and waiting for everything. Much thanks to all the devs I just feel bad they have to work so hard to make these phones how they should of been in the first place.
Anyway the loss of 4g is the only issue, I really don't use it much but once in a while I'm somewhere and 4g really makes tether my laptop or table better. Not that I get really good 4g but 1-2mbps beats sprints 200k speeds. And to make it worse my gf nexus s always gets better 4g and 3g alot higher speeds. I think the epic never had a good radio, the only modem it worked well with was EL29.
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I've had both, and while I loved the pure google experience of the GNex, I chose to keep and use the S3.
Just a personal preference, it helps if you can try out both.
Anyone gonna hold out until the next note arrives?
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Samsung does and is retaliating. Samsung is suing apple in multiple foreign countries. Also you ever wonder why iPhones aren't 4g capable? Because Samsung is the patent holder of about 90% of the technology. Going to be kind of hard to stay in the cell business that is evolving to 4g and you can't get any of it.
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Nice. I hadn't heard about this. Glad to hear it.
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I had the Sprint Galaxy Nexus and it was easily the best Sprint phone I have used. I had it on Stock rom with auto brightness off and would get 15-19 hours of use with 3 hours of screen on time so I wouldn't say the battery is bad at all. I sold it because someone made me a good offer I couldn't refuse. I ended up buying a Evo 4g LTE after and multitasking sucked, phone needed daily reboot so I sold it and am back on a Galaxy S2 until I can get a S3. The Evo 4g LTE had the best battery life that I have experienced with a smartphone 20 hours of use with about 5 hours of screen on time.
I love how powerful the Galaxy S3 is so I am very interested in getting it and then will only know how it compares to the Nexus.
This right here keeps me from going to any LTE phone since it won't be in my area anytime soon
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I bought the E4GT because it was the best all around phone out at the time on Sprint and it still is due to the lack of LTE. My next phone will almost certainly be on a different network. Its not the phone its the carrier. I still have about a year on Sprint though and I cant imagine 'upgrading" to a phone that runs on vaporware and Sprint 3g during that time. At least wimax is fast when I can get a good signal. Home and work are both good but there are a few random spots around the city that are terrible.
I would prob consider the SGS3 but at this rate I'm waiting for the next devices with the 800Mhz support for LTE. I wonder who will make the next Nexus phone model? I didn't like the latest Nexus. It seemed to get very hot near the camera for no reason.
I just read this on CNET News:
CNET has confirmed that the phone will be a modified version of the Optimus G. Other handset manufacturers could also release their own Nexus phones as well. The phone will be announced at the end of the month, according to a person briefed on the matter. While it will run some of the same specifications as the Optimus G, it will be modified to fit into the Nexus program. Google and LG haven't yet come up with a name for the product.
Like the Optimus G, the phone is expected to come with Qualcomm's Snapdragon quad-core processor, 2 gigabytes of RAM, a 1,280x768 True-High Definition IPS display, an 8-megapixel camera, and a nonremovable battery. It will also have no microSD slot and only 8GB to 16GB of internal storage, according to Modaco.
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So, it looks like the 5 manufacturers for next Nexus project are Samsung, LG, HTC, Sony and Asus (tablet)?
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@[email protected] Seriously?
Another rumor, geesh.
Seacrest out.
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Another rumor, geesh.
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I don't see how is a rumor, when is "confirmed". CNET will not post things like that just for fun.
Unless I win the lottery, not getting it so, good luck guys.
More disappointed about the overall Nexus program's movement towards anyone can make one.
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I don't see how is a rumor, when is "confirmed". CNET will not post things like that just for fun.
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"Confirmed" by an unnamed source. Self-checked confirmation isn't actually a confirmation.
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Unless I win the lottery, not getting it so, good luck guys.
More disappointed about the overall Nexus program's movement towards anyone can make one.
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I like the idea. If each manufacturer had a Nexus phone we could choose from whichever brand or tech we prefer, rather than stuck with whatever luck of the draw.
Wow Google, why would you let LG make this, sorry not buying the next nexus, this ones my fav right now
Unless they come out with a Samsung or Motorola nexus, I will be keeping my GN
HTC LG and Sony are utter sh**
Just my 2 cents
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I like the idea. If each manufacturer had a Nexus phone we could choose from whichever brand or tech we prefer, rather than stuck with whatever luck of the draw.
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Development will be split miserably IMO, which is the main reason I don't like it.
Not to mention, I enjoyed one Nexus phone being the top dog in terms of reference for all Android devices
If it's a non-expandable 16GiB, count me out.
Non-replaceable battery just makes it worse.
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If it's a non-expandable 16GiB, count me out.
Non-replaceable battery just makes it worse.
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Get used to it as that is what Google is moving to.
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If it's a non-expandable 16GiB, count me out.
Non-replaceable battery just makes it worse.
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Google is done putting SDcards in phones. Get used to it.
As for battery, I guess I understand some people want that ability, but I've never removed the battery in my phone to replace it or anything like that... If they can keep the phone thin with a large battery, and keeping it sealed helps them do that (it does), then I'm completely OK with it.
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Wow Google, why would you let LG make this, sorry not buying the next nexus, this ones my fav right now
Unless they come out with a Samsung or Motorola nexus, I will be keeping my GN
HTC LG and Sony are utter sh**
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Why hate on lg? I really don't get it. They seem to have high end device with currently probably the best hw out or coming out.
I don't have any bias hardware wise to a OEM myself. If anything Samsung has annoyed me with their source code crap. Htc as well. Moto and their damn locked bootloaders. And moto not updating a one year old device with a dual core to ICS. I kinda hope none of those OEMS get a nexus device on principal.
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Google is done putting SDcards in phones. Get used to it.
As for battery, I guess I understand some people want that ability, but I've never removed the battery in my phone to replace it or anything like that... If they can keep the phone thin with a large battery, and keeping it sealed helps them do that (it does), then I'm completely OK with it.
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If the stock battery was great, by all means, seal it in, I don't care.
I'm glad the GNex wasn't sealed though.
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I would really like the option of a removable battery. I don't care how big a non removable one is. Things happen and I would like a spare so if it dies or you're away from a charger you can swap it out.
Or until batteries can magically recharge in 5 mins
What happens when you get a sod and you need a battery pull?....anyways it'll be nice to have multiple nexus devices....the only thing I'm not a fan of on my gnex is the sampled screen.....its nice and vibrant but can be cartoony IMHO....I feel IPS is a good balance of screen types.....but other than that I'll wait to see what else come out......I had a gx2 and I thought it was a well made piece of hardware but with closed source code on drivers and such ICS never really ran properly....but cm7 was slick!!!
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What happens when you get a sod and you need a battery pull?....
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Devices with no removable battery will have a button combo (or a very long press on the power button) that does a hard reboot of the device. You don't need a removable battery. Google wouldn't make a Nexus that couldn't be reset in a bootloop or freeze.
Great phone, sh*t battery+storage, nice try though. Well before i get flamed, I like to swap out batteries rather than abuse my usb port
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Great phone, sh*t battery+storage, nice try though. Well before i get flamed, I like to swap out batteries rather than abuse my usb port
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Its a USB port... its not made out of diamonds.
There is one piece of information left out that applies to us all;
the next round of OTA updates begin to run 4.2.x soon after it goes on sale and who knows even the nexus s might get it too
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Devices with no removable battery will have a button combo (or a very long press on the power button) that does a hard reboot of the device. You don't need a removable battery. Google wouldn't make a Nexus that couldn't be reset in a bootloop or freeze.
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This I didn't know and have wondered about, thanks! My opinion has raised of build in batteries knowing if I need to hard reset I can
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The wife needs a new phone and since we have an upgrade available I was thinking of giving her my Gnex and getting myself a new phone.
Naturally I first though GS4 but Im starting to wonder. Is that an upgrade, downgrade or lateral move? I realize its newer hardware, but the Gnex seems to have a good development base behind it....not sure about the GS4 (havent really checked).
Or should I just try to find a decent used Gnex for the wife too? I love mine, the fact its so stable on just about any ROM is what makes me feel comfortable enough to give it to her. I know she wont ever have any issues with it (her current Stratosphere is a total POS!)
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S4 is a gigantic upgrade. Do not even think for a second a GNex is going to match it in performance.
S4 development is just fine. Just take a look at the section... There are (what appear to be) very stable builds of both CM & PA (among others).
Thanks! Thats what i was thinking.
Our current contract is completely done in January. The wife says she can deal with her phone until then if she has to, but all thats going to do is make it harder to figure out what new phone since there will (presumably) be a lot more options.
Someone suggested going to Tmobile but Im not exactly thrilled with their network around here. I hate my VZW bill being so high, but I feel like "there is no other" since the service is usually excellent and even when its not excellent its at least still working.
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Thanks! Thats what i was thinking.
Our current contract is completely done in January. The wife says she can deal with her phone until then if she has to, but all thats going to do is make it harder to figure out what new phone since there will (presumably) be a lot more options.
Someone suggested going to Tmobile but Im not exactly thrilled with their network around here. I hate my VZW bill being so high, but I feel like "there is no other" since the service is usually excellent and even when its not excellent its at least still working.
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A new nexus will probably come out within the next 5 months, the S4 is a HUGE up.date from the GNEX.
I'd suggest the S4 if you need a new phone now or something but also the Motorola X might be out by the end of the year.
The GNEX is "OK", especially being released 1.5 years ago. Most newer phones are upgrades anyways. Decisions decisions huh...
I'm trying to hold out for the Note 3, myself. But the S4 is mighty tempting...
I am really eyeballing the HTC One ever since I found out you can flash it and convert it into an official Google Edition phone.
Edit, I just saw several ads about the Motorola X phone. Might get that instead.
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Never been a fan of Motorola.
The HTC one seems nice..... Friend of mine just dumped vzw and got the One on t-mo. I hate the internal only battery and am partial to anything Samsung just because of the open ness of their phones.
Tough decision. Worried waiting will make it even tougher
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I keep asking myself this very same question. What phone should I get next?
I'm utterly unimpressed with the nexus 4.. The white version was tempting, but its gone now from the play store.
Guess I'll stick with the gnex till it self destructs.
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Out of all the phones I have had, I must day I was most satisfied with Sony, and as of late they have been the most developer friendly phone there is...
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I am on the same boat-keep asking myself what should be my next phone....I think I will be waiting for Nexus 5 at this point and see what it has to offer. If it is in the same price range as the nexus 4 I am definitely going for it
Get the S2 I'm still rocking it.... Lol
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For Verizon, the S4 is your best option, but if you go to T-Mobile the nexus 4 is a great option and by then the next nexus should have come out
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Galaxy S4 is a very good phone, so is the htc one. If you're looking to spend a little less, then the note 2 is also an excellent device
was thinking of going note 2 when i move on from my gNex...
a part of me wants to hold off for the nexus 5 but its become so hard
I got a good deal for a S4 so that's where I went.
Overall, the S4 is a MAJOR upgrade compared to the galaxy nexus. The speed, Camera, LTE, battery life and the screen are all benefits of the S4.
Now that I have a card slot on my phone again I forgot how much I missed out on this feature with the Galaxy Nexus.
Regarding development, considering the S4 is not a nexus device, development is actually really good and will only get better as more people buy the S4. Sure, a nexus will have more development but the S4 has more than enough to satisfy you.
Consistently hitting 5 hours of screen on time and not worrying about chargers through out the day is awesome as well.
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hehe, theres always one!
I had another suggestion to go to T-mo, so for the heck of it I broke down what I would be paying.
Id need 2 lines, so a family package. Unlimited everything on both lines is 120/month. Plus the 20/month for each phone Id need to buy, looking at 160 per month before fees. Thats actually more than I pay on VZW, granted only one of my VZW lines has unlimited data (not sure if that will go away when/if I upgrade the phone).
I realize the 20/month for each phone goes away after 2 years on Tmo, but essentially its a 2 year contract. Im also not positive of the speeds I can get from them in my area....Open Signal shows it as a decent network but the average download is 4MB compared to almost 7 for VZW, so Im guessing its not 4G/LTE (yet)
EDIT: reading about the current state of unlimited data on Verizon, the line I have unlimited on is "month to month", can I swap a phone (not one I paid retail for) onto that line without losing unlimited?
There speed are decent near me. The only way id get an iPhone is if Google music was available on iOS.
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That moto x phone should be nice too.
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The S4 would be fine as long as you don't grab the i9500 "octa core" variant. Though, I hate touchwiz a lot.
I actually listen to music in phone speakers quite a bit, I would go for the HTC One instead of the S4. Moto X looks good if you are in the US. Hope they bring the new moto X outside of the US too.
The S4 Active looks awesome, but until it comes to Verizon I'll probably get the S4 or the next unlocked phone that's available on VZW.
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