[Q] Upgrading from Nexus S with Slim roms. - Samsung Galaxy Nexus

I currently have a nexus s 4g that I run JB Slim rom on; my upgrade has finally come up, and I'm not sure whether or not I should use it. My choice would be between the Gnex or S3, being that they both are supported by similar custom roms. From personal experience, is a GNEX with Jelly bean really that much of an upgrade from an oced Nexus S 4g with Jelly Bean? That question will answer my other question.

yes, its that much of an upgrade from the ns. the ns is like a toy compared to the gnex.

simms22 said:
yes, its that much of an upgrade from the ns. the ns is like a toy compared to the gnex.
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Thanks simms. Love your Kernels btw.

It's a different world lol. Worth the upgrade
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androidkid311 said:
It's a different world lol. Worth the upgrade
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Yeah, I wanted the gnex last year, but alas stuck with the NS being that sprint didn't get it until Late Q2. I am not all too impressed with the Nexus 4, so I'd rather go to Galaxy Nexus.

Are these screen problems I'm reading about very common? And how are the galaxy nexus screens in comparison to the nexus s quality? I may have to sit in store and get the sales people to flip batteries, search for a c7 + build before I purchase one.

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Are these screen problems I'm reading about very common? And how are the galaxy nexus screens in comparison to the nexus s quality? I may have to sit in store and get the sales people to flip batteries, search for a c7 + build before I purchase one.
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It's pretty common. But in my experience I had grany screen and such only when I have the screen brightness low.
But why are you upgrading to Galaxy Nexus instead of Nexus 4? I'm not saying that this is bad, but Nexus 4 is really dirt cheap and I personally don't see a reason to get this instead of Nexus 4 except maybe hating the design or found deal for cheaper price
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kyokeun1234 said:
It's pretty common. But in my experience I had grany screen and such only when I have the screen brightness low.
But why are you upgrading to Galaxy Nexus instead of Nexus 4? I'm not saying that this is bad, but Nexus 4 is really dirt cheap and I personally don't see a reason to get this instead of Nexus 4 except maybe hating the design or found deal for cheaper price
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Well mainly due to my experience with past lg phones, and that I'm on sprint. I actually have a 1 year upgrade due to having vmobile in the past, so my choices are: wait for contract to go out, buy the next nexus in Nov 2013, or upgrade, stick with sprint and go with the galaxy nexus. It would be an easy choice if my city wasnt in phase two for LTE, due to be complete march 2013.

GNex have many issues but most are fixed with custom ROMs and kernel. I say go with new Nexus.

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GNex have many issues but most are fixed with custom ROMs and kernel. I say go with new Nexus.
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Well they're both new to me by this point. Looks like im going to be sporting the nexus s 4g until 2013 then.

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[Q] Galaxy Nexus from a Nexus S

Hi everyone
Has anyone or would you pay the money to go to a Galaxy Nexus from a Nexus S or stay with the Nexus S?
Thanks for any input
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Hi everyone
Has anyone or would you pay the money to go to a Galaxy Nexus from a Nexus S or stay with the Nexus S?
Thanks for any input
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I did. got a nexus s for sale now. lol I love it! I use my phone alot for browsing and media so i figured it was worth the cost.
Sold my NS yesterday...toying with GNex now
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Nexus S to Galaxy Nexus owner here... never regretted or looked back (although the gf is enjoying ICS on my old NS too).
GN feels and behaves like a generation ahead of the NS... like a PS3 to PS2
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Count me in, Was Nexus S user before.
Only thing that I don't like in GN is, it really hot(warm) when in heavily use compare to NS.
me too!!
i came from nexus one then nexus s and now galaxy nexus
Got fed up with my 5th iPhone, sent off to Mission Repair to get fixed again.
Decided I was done with Apple products, so I sold iPhone 4, iPad, and MacBook Air on eBay.
Went to Best Buy to make the switch to Android with a AT&T Nexus S.
Bought GSM Galaxy Nexus from Newegg sold Nexus S on eBay.
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I must be the only one to almost prefer the Nexus S with ICS over the GN...key word..almost.
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I must be the only one to almost prefer the Nexus S with ICS over the GN...key word..almost.
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I've heard a lot of great responses to the ICS update on the Nexus S. People say its great so I believe you.
I did the opposite. I just bought a refurbished Nexus S for $215. I never owned a Samsung Android before so I thought this would be a good opportunity for me to try one out before jumping to the Galaxy Nexus. Do you guys think I made the right decision? Does the Nexus S still worth $200+?
Previous androids I've owned are all Motorola's or HTC.
It took me a few days to get used to the size, still like the NS form factor. Won't give up the screen resolution though, it is night and day. One odd thing though is the camera from lock screen on the NS is significantly faster. I would put that on it being on 4.0.3, not on the hardware.
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Wirelessgirl said:
I did the opposite. I just bought a refurbished Nexus S for $215. I never owned a Samsung Android before so I thought this would be a good opportunity for me to try one out before jumping to the Galaxy Nexus. Do you guys think I made the right decision? Does the Nexus S still worth $200+?
Previous androids I've owned are all Motorola's or HTC.
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Absolutely, if only for ICS.
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Nexus S is a great phone.
If you're looking at upgrading to a GNex, get the unlocked GSM version and you'll be much happier.
Honestly, I'd just keep the Nexus S and upgrade it to ICS if it were me. The GNex is great, I love it, but that's because I came from a phone that wasnt so simple to update (Vibrant). My gf has a Nexus S that I upgraded for her to ICS and it works great. Certainly well enough (imo) that if I had also had a Nexus S, that I wouldnt have spent money on the Gnex.
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I've heard a lot of great responses to the ICS update on the Nexus S. People say its great so I believe you.
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I think the NS with ICS is less laggy than the GN...
I went from a Nexus S to GNex. ICS on NS is in some ways better than ICS on GNex. But I still prefer the Gnex. Better screen, better GPS, fast 4G. Notification LED. Plus its newer and not many people have it lol.
Nexus S does have the perfect screen size though. Hopefully the next Nexus will go back to a 4" screen with 720p resolution.. that would be killer.
It all depends on your budget. If I was in the same boat as you, I would wait until Google IO (I think its in June) and see what they have to offer. Or at least until MWC when it is rumoured that Samsung will be unveiling the Samsung Galaxy S3
Honestly, ive owned every Nexus phone on day one and i dont think i could buy any other device. Something about owning a Nexus that guarentees support from both Google and the community that i just couldnt sacrifice. Id honestly say the Galaxy Nexus is the ultimate device for me but the Nexus S would be my second choice to this day. You cant go wrong with a Nexus is what im getting at, haha.
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Nexus S is a great phone.
If you're looking at upgrading to a GNex, get the unlocked GSM version and you'll be much happier.
Honestly, I'd just keep the Nexus S and upgrade it to ICS if it were me. The GNex is great, I love it, but that's because I came from a phone that wasnt so simple to update (Vibrant). My gf has a Nexus S that I upgraded for her to ICS and it works great. Certainly well enough (imo) that if I had also had a Nexus S, that I wouldnt have spent money on the Gnex.
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I'm loving the Nexus S so far. I guess what I'm trying to ask is, is it worth keeping the Nexus S which I paid $215 for when I plan on getting the GNex as well? I'll be buying the GNex from my carrier which is the GSM version. Money is not an issue. I was just wondering if the Nexus S is still worth keeping. I can still return it. Just thought I ask before the 14 days come up.
I was worried that going from a NS to a GNex would be too big of a step in screen size, the GNex is way bigger than the NS... but it's so thin and light, it's really fantastic. Performance is great, and now when I look at my NS and see actual pixels on the screen .. I'm glad I bought a GNex.
I kind of did went a round about way. I had a nexus s and loved it but it had an unfortunate accident so picked up an iPhone 4s. That was a mistake so bought a GNex and love it. I think it feels like a true update to the nexus s. I also think that I am going to stay with Samsung for my android devices I have tried others but the Samsung ones have been really good to me so far.
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anyone here who owned GS3 and gave it up for the nexus.

i got a nexus a few days ago since a friend of mine sold it brand new for $200. I had preorder the GS3 and it just arrive.
I love the galaxy nexus with jelly bean. i always dream having android running @ 60fps like iphone and wp7. Now, i have not turn on or open the GS3 cause i'm probably going to resale it but this phone is slick, much thinner than the Gnex and the screen is huge.
I hate the physical button and hate touchwiz (only seen videos). Love the Gnex in everyway except battery life.
My concern is the Gnex future proof with its processor and amount of ram it has. At least to hold me until the next Gnex phone, or should i just switch to the GS3
Play around with both and smack on JellyBean on the S3. The JellyBean version for the S3 has soft keys since it wasnt smacked on to look pretty and perfect. Just for the S3 ppl to test drive.
You can even use the GS3, there's a great community around this device.
You'll have a full Jelly Bean release in a few months, in my opinion :silly:
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You can even use the GS3, there's a great community around this device.
You'll have a full Jelly Bean release in a few months, in my opinion :silly:
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Yeah but he wants the soft keys and drop the physical keys.
then you guys recommend me to keep the GS3?
Nah lack of aosp and even then it will be an old OS I would consider it only if I didn't have to pay for it.
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I was 1 day away from getting to the galaxy s 3 until I thought about it and decided that the galaxy nexus was just the better decision at this point. I'm getting pretty tired of having to rom my device to get it where I want it to be. I bought the nexus yesterday and put jelly bean on it right away. It is amazing! I had 16 months left on my contract before I could upgrade to the galaxy s 3. I just didn't feel like it was worth it. I have to say that jelly bean is absolutely the best iteration of android ever!
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Have the international S3.. I can have soft keys if I want or not, we will have JB relatively soon after the release to AOSP I am sure. Either way it should be whichever you like more.
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I was 1 day away from getting to the galaxy s 3 until I thought about it and decided that the galaxy nexus was just the better decision at this point. I'm getting pretty tired of having to rom my device to get it where I want it to be. I bought the nexus yesterday and put jelly bean on it right away. It is amazing! I had 16 months left on my contract before I could upgrade to the galaxy s 3. I just didn't feel like it was worth it. I have to say that jelly bean is absolutely the best iteration of android ever!
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> Tired of having to rom my device to get it where I want it to be
> Put Jelly bean on it right away
What?
But in all seriousness, congrats on your purchase.
anton2009 said:
> Tired of having to rom my device to get it where I want it to be
> Put Jelly bean on it right away
What?
But in all seriousness, congrats on your purchase.
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I suppose I contradicted myself lol, because by flashing jelly bean on there, I have, in effect, ROM'ed my device.
I had a Galaxy S before and always had to flash custom ROMs for it to be any good. I was a loyal CM9 user (although AOPK was really excellent too).
But my point is that a Nexus device will always have the latest and greatest Android version. I haven't even rooted it yet.
Point is, I was struggling between the S3 and the Galaxy Nexus. Just my $0.02
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Leegalaxy said:
I suppose I contradicted myself lol, because by flashing jelly bean on there, I have, in effect, ROM'ed my device.
I had a Galaxy S before and always had to flash custom ROMs for it to be any good. I was a loyal CM9 user (although AOPK was really excellent too).
But my point is that a Nexus device will always have the latest and greatest Android version. I haven't even rooted it yet.
Point is, I was struggling between the S3 and the Galaxy Nexus. Just my $0.02
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i have both right now in my hand. i have not booted the GS3 cause it is still wrap in the plastic sealed just because i'm planning to resale it. but i find the Gnex so much more comfortable and cannot think of using the hardware button anymore. i know the GS3 is the best of the 2 hardware wise but jellybean is running like butter on the Gnex. i think i'll stick to my nexus and buy the next google phone when it comes out.
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I suppose I contradicted myself lol, because by flashing jelly bean on there, I have, in effect, ROM'ed my device.
I had a Galaxy S before and always had to flash custom ROMs for it to be any good. I was a loyal CM9 user (although AOPK was really excellent too).
But my point is that a Nexus device will always have the latest and greatest Android version. I haven't even rooted it yet.
Point is, I was struggling between the S3 and the Galaxy Nexus. Just my $0.02
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Hey, I remember you
Feels good, all the stuff you can do with this device, compared to i9000 huh?
I will also stick with i9250, we have cm and fugumod (too bad zach doesnt have one yet, glitch is working with a rom team i believe), but when changing devices again, i will surely be on the lookout for the nexus.
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I currently using the S3 right now, the wife has the Gnex, I have the Gnex on order for delivery from the play store this week.
After contemplating for a week, it was decided the Gnex. Everytime I would decide on keeping the S3, I had nightmares on how long the updates to JB were going to be; even with root and ported over; I realize that some of the feature might not run smooth or not make it on ported Roms. Samsung and ATT might not release an official JB update till 2013, June. so that made my decisions.
Oh yea, after using the S3 physical home buttons; the thing that annoyed me the most was that the side captive buttons would light up, while the physical home button did not glow or light up; if you are using it in the dark, its annoying.
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then you guys recommend me to keep the GS3?
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No. I recommend u play with both. And decide after spending a week with both in the pocket on AOSP ICS/JB.
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Nah lack of aosp and even then it will be an old OS I would consider it only if I didn't have to pay for it.
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ICS is still good. It still has nearly all the parts of JB.
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Hey, I remember you
Feels good, all the stuff you can do with this device, compared to i9000 huh?
I will also stick with i9250, we have cm and fugumod (too bad zach doesnt have one yet, glitch is working with a rom team i believe), but when changing devices again, i will surely be on the lookout for the nexus.
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Hey man! Yeah, I feel like I'm dreaming with this phone. It is the absolute best Android experience on the market ATM.
After putting so much time into my poor old i9000 I'm spoiled by this beast! 4.1 is unreal! Just the perfect enhancement of ICS.
I find I'm spending much more time using my phone and less time maintaining it.
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I was also on the fence with Gnex,S3 and Xperia S
It was the price that sold me into it(478Usd for gnex vs 639 XS and 969 S3)
But after having it in my own hands i feel like i made the best choice out of the 3 even if they all were priced the same
The gnex is amazing, feels amazing, is the sexiest, is the easiest less complicated android device, and the most up to date of them all
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Should I trade my nexus for a tmo gs3?! Help!

Should I?
Thanks!
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I would def do it.
Do you want a SGSIII?
- If yes, get it.
- If no, keep your Galaxy Nexus.
Why do people constantly open threads like these. Why are you going to base your decision in someone else opinion?
My opinion....doesn't matter! Hell buy an iPhone for all I care.
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No.
Simba was moving too slow, so I told him to Mufasa.
Funny cause I just got an S3 for my wife about an hour ago. I haven't really played with it that much beside installing some of her apps. Me personally, I wouldn't be able to switch. There are some really neat features and the 2 gigs of ram is very nice but for me the nexus with jelly bean is still the better device.
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The gs3 is an awesome phone no doubt. I won't be buying another non Nexus device for myself though. The Nexus line is exactly what I want in a phone... An awesome development community for bleeding edge features that non Nexus phones won't see for many many months.
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Should I?
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Maybe!
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The gs3 is an awesome phone no doubt. I won't be buying another non Nexus device for myself though. The Nexus line is exactly what I want in a phone... An awesome development community for bleeding edge features that non Nexus phones won't see for many many months.
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Completely agree with this. Ive had an iPhone 4 for a year and before that an HTC Evo 4G. I grew tired of the iPhone so I decided to take a chance with this Nexus. I've got to honestly say as long as this device stays in working condition for the next few yrs, I won't buy another phone until they stop sending OTA updates to this phone. Which might not be for a loong time considering I bought this straight from Google.
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totally worth it. do it.
Why you downgrade to an SGS 3?
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Overall the S3 is underwhelming. AOKP running on both devices, the Nexus perform just the same. The S3 is faster in some tasks like installing apps and gaming, but for the most part its not a noticeable difference. And the Nexus have more up to date software and roms. I like the feel of the Nexus more, the S3 feel very flimsy.
I'm in a dilemma about which device I should sell, I can store more stuff with the S3 and take nicer photos, but for almost anything else I prefer the Nexus.
I do know for a fact that the T-Mobile of version of S3 will probably get Jelly Bean as its last official update, while the Nexus will get plenty more updates from Google in the future.
Also S3 factory firmware is unusable for me, very bloated and slow, I guess once you're spoiled by stock Android everything else feel slow.
Yes, then sell the gs3, buy a new nexus, and pocket the difference.
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Why didn't I thought of that?
Yes! Sell it for $450-500, then buy the Play Store GNex for $350. Pocket the difference
EDIT: Got beaten to it by Yuhfhrh
I would hold out for windows eight phone
It has avatars that flashlights
Why am I here
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Pocketing the difference feels great.
traded my iPhone 4 32GB + $100 for a 4S back in January off craigslist. The dude couldn't wait for jailbreak any longer and valued a bit more cash.
Flipped my iPhone 4S (that I got an AT&T sanctioned unlock for as soon as they started doing that) three days after playing with my GNex for $550.
Pocketed $170. Almost enough to cover iPhone "5" since I'm eligible for an upgrade. Might do that and flip it for Nexus 2 when the time comes.
Either way, in a great spot and happier than I could imagine with my Jelly device
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Is it worth buying a Nexus today?

Hello,
How are you?
As I have said in previous threads, I currently have a Galaxy Note.
I am wanting to switch to a bit smaller phone with better handling with one hand on the go.
I've though about the HTC One X and Samsung Galaxy S3, but I think the support in regard to updates is just slow.
So, I am thinking about a Nexus.
My question is with the Nexus running older, is it still worth the purchase today? It is a fairly bit cheaper than the S3 or HOX.
ALso, the camera is an important feature to me.
I don't carry dedicated cameras with me no more, so I rely on my phone to take some casual snaps.
How is the camera on the Nexus in comparison to my Note, in regard to general image quality?
Hope you can help me out.
Thank you.
Best wishes.
Some references:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1843976
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1841776
If I were you, I would wait a month or two to see which handsets that will be released.
The spec's on the Nexus is 9 months old so it is not the best out there anymore in regards to hardware, but it is without comparison the best handset when it comes to updates and community support.
The camera on the phone is OK, not the best out there but it manages for my use. I don't know how it compares to the Note's camera since i've never tried it.
if the camera is important to you and is a higher priority rather than the software updates I'd go with something newer. Having gone from a GS2 to a GNex I can say the picture quality is down and is noticeable. I'm guessing they use the same 8mp sensor in the Note as the GS2
I have the post-ban Gnex GSM.
In the last year, I've used One X (awesome screen, awesome camera, but that's it. Sence is stupid), Nokia 900 (awesome hardware, meh camera, meh screen, terrible app store), GS3 (awesome everything except touch wiz), Galaxy Note (hate touch wiz, good camera, good screen, unique), and of course the iPhone 4S.
Today, when my friends ask what phone to get, I direct them to GS3. I'm not a fan of touch wiz, but it's hard to deny the awesome hardware that thing has in it.
If you put the Gnex software with the S3 hardware, you would have the best phone in the world today. For me, software is more important than hardware which is why I support the nex.
Yes, it's worth it.
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Thank you all for the replies.
Is the Nexus too much of a downgrade in terms of hardware from my Note?
Also, If I install a rom like CM10 on my Note, I will almost get that stock ICS feel on the note, or even an S3, right?
Those kinds of roms are not that much ate in time after the original Google updates, are they?
Cheers!
The Nexus is always worth it especially for development.
The Nexus is always the way to go if you like flashing ROMs.
No jelly bean for Verizon or sprint Gnex yet. International s3 getting official jelly bean next week. S3 over Gnex was an easy decision for me.
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I own the Nexus VZW and S3. I prefer the S3 for the hardware but I love the nexus for roms. I will probably flash the S3 today.
When it's said that the nexus is better to install customs ROMs, what is the difference from a HOX or S3?
Does the nexus have a bigger development community and better support?
Cheers
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No jelly bean for Verizon or sprint Gnex yet. International s3 getting official jelly bean next week. S3 over Gnex was an easy decision for me.
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Official nothing. You buy a Nexus to have the choice to not wait for the carries. All versions of the Galaxy Nexus have stock and custom ROMs built on 4.1.1 source. I run stock 4.1.1 on my Sprint Galaxy Nexus and it runs just as well as any other.
Development on a Nexus device is always easier than any other, has more potential, and a larger development community. Your GS3 may see 4.1.1 but may get left in the dust for the next version while my Nexus will remain up-to-date, regardless of whether the "carrier" releases it or not.
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I went from the Note to the Nexus yesterday. I realised that the Nexus is a better size for me but the Note lives on with my wife and it is an awesome peice of kit. Also for me as much as I messed around with TW roms I always craved vanilla Android. The problem is that CM and AOKP always had issues despite the devs hard work. My advice to the OP is to buy the GNex now and swap it next year for a new Nexus next year when prices of those have dropped. That's what I will be doing. In 23 months of Android I have had 6 different phones, but this is easier to do in GSM land.
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I went from the Note to the Nexus yesterday. I realised that the Nexus is a better size for me but the Note lives on with my wife and it is an awesome peice of kit. Also for me as much as I messed around with TW roms I always craved vanilla Android. The problem is that CM and AOKP always had issues despite the devs hard work. My advice to the OP is to buy the GNex now and swap it next year for a new Nexus next year when prices of those have dropped. That's what I will be doing. In 23 months of Android I have had 6 different phones, but this is easier to do in GSM land.
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That's helpful.
Can you please give me your impression of the camera on both phones? Is it a dramatic difference?
Also, any kind of regrets on the swap?
I'm still over thinking... I can get the Nexus for a sweet price and still make some profit in selling my note, but I am afraid of regretting it...
Decisions...
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To the OP- I have both phones. I got the G note at the beginning of the year, but switched to tmobile and it was not too reliable then. I got the G nexus 2 months ago and love the smaller size.
I have recently gotten to test out both cameras with the ustream app- Trying to catch a mouse popping out of my stove- Arghhhh!!!!
This ustream app sends out the camera as a live feed to your computer. I used both phones on 2 different nites. I am sorry to say there is a significant difference. The G Note is a great picture. The G nexus is a step down in clarity. I can't say its blurry, but there are more details shown with the g Note. In still pictures, it seems to be fine. I wouldn't have known the difference is I didn't see it with my own eyes.
I now switch off between the phones. the radio problem has been fixed for the note on tmobile. I really love my Note, but at times the Gnex is more practical to carry around. I was able to sell an old iphone and infuse to pay for my gnex, so I could keep both
Tough decision! Good Luck!
Sorry I have not had enough experience yet with the GNex camera, but that is not so important to me and my wife can take the pictures on the Note. No regrets for me.
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When the next nexus arrives, do you think the current nexus will hold it's value better than the note? The note 2 will be announced the coming week, and it might pull the note's value Down. It does have the uniqueness of the screen tough...
Cheers
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gdourado said:
When the next nexus arrives, do you think the current nexus will hold it's value better than the note? The note 2 will be announced the coming week, and it might pull the note's value Down. It does have the uniqueness of the screen tough...
Cheers
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I think nexus will hold its value much longer than note, thanks to timely update from Google.
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Zeinzu said:
Official nothing. You buy a Nexus to have the choice to not wait for the carries. All versions of the Galaxy Nexus have stock and custom ROMs built on 4.1.1 source. I run stock 4.1.1 on my Sprint Galaxy Nexus and it runs just as well as any other.
Development on a Nexus device is always easier than any other, has more potential, and a larger development community. Your GS3 may see 4.1.1 but may get left in the dust for the next version while my Nexus will remain up-to-date, regardless of whether the "carrier" releases it or not.
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^^^ This is the chief reason why I kept my Sprint Galaxy Nexus rather than returning it before my 14 days were up.
I still have my HTC EVO 4G LTE, but love the Nexus. I find it much more appealing design and it feels better to hold for long calls that I can't use speakerphone on. I consider myself to be very demanding of my phones and, like every other handset I have had, I have found things with the Nexus that need to be tweaked to my liking. This is the best part of this phone. I can do that if I dig into it and learn about the design and programming. Lack of carrier "sh_tware" is an extra bonus, but that can be removed from any rooted phone with TB.

What do the galaxy nexus owners think of the nexus 4?

Specs look great, but no late, and base mod comes at 8 gig storage. My lte 32 gig actually still looks good
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ncvikingx97 said:
My lte 32 gig actually still looks good
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Thinking about it 350$ is great I would get 8 but no expandable storage I may pick one up if the battery is great and reviews are positive then I'll sell my galaxy nexus
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Honestly not bad at all, but except CPU changes and induction charging, what are the better points compared to the GNEX ?
Unless a Verizon version launches later (like always seems to happen with Sprint Nexus devices), I'll be hanging onto my LTE Gnex until the next Nexus comes out late next year. I like my LTE, I like 32 GB of storage, and let's face it, Verizon has the best network in the country. That's pretty much indisputable.
Eh. I'm sorry, but after getting 4G LTE on my nexus I will not buy another phone without it. I'll get 4.2 on my current nexus and that will hold me over until a better device comes out. I really kinda hate LG. . .
The new device looks awesome. I think I'm jealous of the camera and new version of Android. Oh yeah. And that quad core S4. Lol. We still have a cool phone. We will have 4.2 soon enough.
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Other than the big brother spec bump, bringing nexus hardware back to relevancy, Lifespan, is probably the main, albeit undersold, reward in buying the new nexus. Will the gnex still be adequate by the time nexus 5 rolls around? Maybe. But whatever the life of this phone, the 4 will far exceed it. And longevity is one of the key reasons Joe phone user purchases the nexus.
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RoyJ said:
Eh. I'm sorry, but after getting 4G LTE on my nexus I will not buy another phone without it. I'll get 4.2 on my current nexus and that will hold me over until a better device comes out. I really kinda hate LG. . .
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Amen to that.
Right now I'm going stir crazy without a 10" tablet! I sold my old Nexus S and my LTE Motorola Xoom so I could have the cash to buy a Nexus 10. Since they aren't available until November 13, I'm going to go crazy without it! That Nexus 7 is great for reading in bed, but for doing anything productive, I needs me a 10" tablet. My laptop is going to get more use the next two weeks than it has in 2 months!
There's no comparison. Not even close. N4 is the best spec'd phone available on almost every component and costs the same as the Galaxy Nexus. If you bought a GN in the last 29 days, return it immediately. With all that said, the Galaxy Nexus is still an excellent phone.
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There's no comparison. Not even close. N4 is the best spec'd phone available on almost every component and costs the same as the Galaxy Nexus. If you bought a GN in the last 29 days, return it immediately. With all that said, the Galaxy Nexus is still an excellent phone.
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I'd almost rather have a Galaxy Nexus for the Super AMOLED screen alone. Given the choice between LED or IPS, I'm taking LED any day of the week.
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Other than the big brother spec bump, bringing nexus hardware back to relevancy, Lifespan, is probably the main, albeit undersold, reward in buying the new nexus. Will the gnex still be adequate by the time nexus 5 rolls around? Maybe. But whatever the life of this phone, the 4 will far exceed it. And longevity is one of the key reasons Joe phone user purchases the nexus.
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That is basically always the point. Also, considering the nexus s still gets updates I doubt we will stop getting them for a while. Also, the galaxy nexus can play whatever games I want it to, and it has the same GPU as the nexus s ( I am talking nova 3 , NBA 2k13( which stutters a little bit), and dead trigger on high).
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oldblue910 said:
I'd almost rather have a Galaxy Nexus for the Super AMOLED screen alone. Given the choice between LED or IPS, I'm taking LED any day of the week.
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I'll wait until I see the screen to decide that. After two Samsung Nexus in a row I'm ready for someone else and even a different screen tech.
The camera will be the main selling point for me. Absolutely love my GNex, but I find it funny whenever I see apologists try to act as if the camera isn't sub par.
Wireless charging, even though I like it, is only a gimmick (much like the curved screen of the GNex to be fair).
I have no plans on upgrading; that being said I also don't have insurance on my phone. If I had to replace it, I'd definitely spring for the N4 if I was going brand new instead of eBay/ CL.
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I'll wait until I see the screen to decide that. After two Samsung Nexus in a row I'm ready for someone else and even a different screen tech.
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Yeah. I'm just comparing between the LED screen on the Galaxy Nexus and the IPS display on the Nexus 7. That IPS display is no slouch, but it's no LED.
Unless my gnex breaks, Ill wait, however I'm sure others are very excited about this device. Its definitely a deal. Quad core s4 for the price of the gnex u bought from the play store yesterday
Being on prepaid wireless, I couldnt give two ***** about LTE. Gnex in NYC gets over 10mbps down on tmobiles network.
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That is basically always the point. Also, considering the nexus s still gets updates I doubt we will stop getting them for a while. Also, the galaxy nexus can play whatever games I want it to, and it has the same GPU as the nexus s ( I am talking nova 3 , NBA 2k13( which stutters a little bit), and dead trigger on high).
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Uh, the Nexus S doesn't have a GPU that's even close to the one in the Gnex.
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DirgeExtinction said:
Uh, the Nexus S doesn't have a GPU that's even close to the one in the Gnex.
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I was pretty sure I read that some where, but my bad.
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Uh, the Nexus S doesn't have a GPU that's even close to the one in the Gnex.
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Really? I was pretty sure it was the same exact GPU but clocked slower
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I'd almost rather have a Galaxy Nexus for the Super AMOLED screen alone. Given the choice between LED or IPS, I'm taking LED any day of the week.
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My galaxy nexuses dismay hurts my eyes a little bit after a while of use. Although the nexus 7s screen is definitely washed out, it looks much sharper to me
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