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Why is the galaxy nexus loosing so much value so fast?
People pay close to 800 not even half a year ago... really??
Now you easy get one brand new, sealed for less then 500. Its actually cheaper then the galaxy s2 (year old phone) and of course way cheaper the the note.
I really don't get it
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x4-FAo said:
Why is the galaxy nexus loosing so much value so fast?
People pay close to 800 not even half a year ago... really??
Now you easy get one brand new, sealed for less then 500. Its actually cheaper then the galaxy s2 (year old phone) and of course way cheaper the the note.
I really don't get it
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It's technology bro, there's always some bigger and better around the corner.
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It's technology bro, there's always some bigger and better around the corner.
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Not a good enough argument since the gs2 has been out much, much longer than the nexus but has still retained its value and as the OP mentioned, it's still somehow more expensive than the nexus.
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Not a good enough argument since the gs2 has been out much, much longer than the nexus but has still retained its value and as the OP mentioned, it's still somehow more expensive than the nexus.
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User base is more and Samsung have done their marketing rightly ...
On the other hand, Nexus is a developers device has a dedicated dev support and less user base hence the thing
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My nexus is still as tight as when I bought it.
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My nexus is still as tight as when I bought it.
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My galaxy nexus is TIGHTER than when I bought it. And tighter than yours.
iPhone. helping computer illiteracy become popular since 2007.
Idk but I'm glad the gnex will be my 1st nexus device due to the fact it's so affordable.ironically it's still $300 with a 2 year contract through Verizon yet for $130 more I am getting one for tmo with no contract.awesome.Plus I still have the s2 so with that and the gnex I'll have some bargaining chips if something better comes along.
I don't really see it dropping significantly anymore until its closer to the release of the next Nexus or after the SGSIII drops.
It will hover around the $400's and then probably $300's when almost at Nexus release.
It's only because of these random dailydeals that the price really started to go below $500
Orr.Penn.18 said:
User base is more and Samsung have done their marketing rightly ...
On the other hand, Nexus is a developers device has a dedicated dev support and less user base hence the thing
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Precisely...That's the primary reason, on top of that the GSM variant is not available in the US. If advertising was on that of GS2, would be a different story. Check out verizons site, the nexus is not their primary focus, MOTO Droid is, while you're there, check out the retail value on the Nexus....
I think it was about a month and a half ago since I last saw a Nexy commercial for Big Red...
http://www.verizonwireless.com/b2c/...t&action=viewPhoneDetail&selectedPhoneId=5801
Yeah I'd probably have to agree, I just bought a clean esn verizon galaxy nexus in great condition off craigslist for $300 (I think it's still 300 on contract from verizon too). I think that most people just don't care about the fact that its a nexus and the benefits that it brings. Plus the marketing for this phone has been almost nonexistent.
Its like a car. As soon as you use it it loses value. Even if you don't it will still use value.
Plus, we all know the only piece of technology that doesn't lose value are iOS devices.
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x4-FAo said:
Why is the galaxy nexus loosing so much value so fast?
People pay close to 800 not even half a year ago... really??
Now you easy get one brand new, sealed for less then 500. Its actually cheaper then the galaxy s2 (year old phone) and of course way cheaper the the note.
I really don't get it
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This is because it's a niche phone. It's not a phone that Samsung pushes advertising-wise, despite carrying 'Galaxy' name. Differently from Galaxy S series that Samsung carries throughout the year, most Galaxy Nexus sales come from tech-savvy early-adopters.
It's still the best phone out there for me, I've used it for months and I love it. I don't care at all how much it costs today, since I am not buying it today.
I've wanted a GSM one forever, I'm on AT&T. Just bought one for $490 ish the other day off Amazon. Hands down the best Android device and smoothest Android device I've used out of the box. I've recently had a Galaxy Note "AT&T" model,Galaxy S2 AT&T model.
I thought about getting a One X but I really don't see a need for a quad core phone currently. I only play dinky games like doodle jump, temple run etc. just so me and the 8 yr old can compete on high scores on my phone but leave the higher quality gaming to my Xbox and even tablet. Who knows I might pick up a AT&T one X come May as I have 2 upgrades due in May when it's appose to come out, than maybe sell it for a profit . I dunno never had a HTC or liked Sense. But the one X looks nice, not gonna hate or anything.
All in all the Nexus has been my most pleasant butter smooth experience on a Android so far. Touch wiz got old fast on my other devices. Vanilla ICS is king and more importantly so is a bloatfree and carrier brandingless phone! Although my lock screen still says AT&T lol.
Because there's to many phones coming out lol
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Because it was brought through the Gray Market and flooded the US. Negrielectronics said it's its highest seller, and they had a monopoly along with a couple of other importers. Now that everyone's importing them, price is falling way down and since the US isn't regulating it through BestBuy and such, it's crashed the value. Sucks, but that's just the way it is. Blame Google for no BestBuy launch at $560ish like the Nexus S.
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I've wanted a GSM one forever, I'm on AT&T. Just bought one for $490 ish the other day off Amazon. Hands down the best Android device and smoothest Android device I've used out of the box. I've recently had a Galaxy Note "AT&T" model,Galaxy S2 AT&T model.
I thought about getting a One X but I really don't see a need for a quad core phone currently. I only play dinky games like doodle jump, temple run etc. just so me and the 8 yr old can compete on high scores on my phone but leave the higher quality gaming to my Xbox and even tablet. Who knows I might pick up a AT&T one X come May as I have 2 upgrades due in May when it's appose to come out, than maybe sell it for a profit . I dunno never had a HTC or liked Sense. But the one X looks nice, not gonna hate or anything.
All in all the Nexus has been my most pleasant butter smooth experience on a Android so far. Touch wiz got old fast on my other devices. Vanilla ICS is king and more importantly so is a bloatfree and carrier brandingless phone! Although my lock screen still says AT&T lol.
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I don't like phones that are branded.
Last year I had the HTC sensation that I bought with the money I made selling my nexus s... big mistake man.
Don't get the x. You will miss the galaxy screen, unbranded phone, vanilla ics, sense gets old and there won't much apps or games at the moment for quad core.
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Over here in the UK the galaxy SII is still the 'go-to' device. Why? Because the advertising has constantly been rammed down people throats for a year. Samsung knew what they were doing with the marketing and its worked a treat. Up until a month or two ago, the only nexus adverts were in major towns and cities. If you asked a core of average phone users to name a Samsung device, I reckon 90% would name the SII, it all comes down to marketing.
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Good, let it keep going down because i will soon pick one up and i am 100% i will not pay anywhere close to $500
The main selling point for the G-Nexus was ICS. now that the GS2 and other devices are getting it the price value dropped because it's main selling point is now nfc and a big screen that is no longer the biggest with the new htc phones coming out. I don't think the price drop is because it's not a good phone it just doesn't have anyone backing it for advertising so it gets the short end of the stick.
I'm happy, I bought the nexus because its a developers phone and got it for only $430. I know its awesome and that's all that matters
Let it keep dropping. I'll buy one for the wife to replace her sgs4g. Price drop only has a negative effect if you plan to re sell later on. And even down the road I would still keep it as a good back up device.
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Hi Everyone!
I'm thinking of getting a new phone.
My work allows me to replace my phone every two years at a steep discount. Currently, I can buy the Note 2, for 380$ before taxes.
However, I am also thinking maybe I'll buy the Nexus 4 at 309$ for the 8gb one.
So do I buy the Nexus 4, and buy the Note 2 to flip for a profit or just buy the Note 2 and forget the Nexus 4.
Had I not tried the Note 2, I would not be having this dilemma, but after trying it, I'm kind of enamored by it.
What would you do and why?
You know what im having the same dilemma myself and I currently own the note 2 and iam struggling to decide if I should return it and take the leap and get the nexus 4...its all really down to wat your looking for...which phone are you leaning more towards
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I've always had phones that were running some variant of Android with a skin.
And I've always rooted and loaded some variant of CM. Was hoping to go Nexus this time around, so I can get the latest and greatest before all other phones.
However, what you get with the Note 2, it's form factor, power, battery, expandable mem, removable battery... ugh...
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I've always had phones that were running some variant of Android with a skin.
And I've always rooted and loaded some variant of CM. Was hoping to go Nexus this time around, so I can get the latest and greatest before all other phones.
However, what you get with the Note 2, it's form factor, power, battery, expandable mem, removable battery... ugh...
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True I see where your coming from on that...the truth is nexus development wise seen as mecca whereas the galaxy phones sometimes are little behind...I think you should goto a t-mobile store and play with both and see what you like...run a few tests... like do multiple tasks at once and see how battery life trickles down....see which phone gets hot and which one doesn't...feel the textures of the of devices (especially the nexus since its back is made of sum sort of glass) and etc... I love the note 2 but...I feel like the updates are going to be hot/cold, its hella expensive (for just the phone itself) , and development wise.. idk cant predict that one...but the positives surpass the very few negatives...the main argument with the nexus is its lack of LTE /glass back and supposedly the battery is kind of whack...but thats all reviewers speculation and comments...the best thing for us might be to physically see the devices and go with what we can use daily and satisfy us for however long we intend to use them...because think about it you have a choice...either choice in my opinion is a win but I think this will all fall down to what we prefer
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balla786 said:
I've always had phones that were running some variant of Android with a skin.
And I've always rooted and loaded some variant of CM. Was hoping to go Nexus this time around, so I can get the latest and greatest before all other phones.
However, what you get with the Note 2, it's form factor, power, battery, expandable mem, removable battery... ugh...
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Get the Note II... the Nexus 4 is 8GB... without any expandable memory (dumb idea Google). You'll burn through that 8GB in about 3 minutes (rocking 16GB + 64GB microSDXC)
Well if lack of lte and micro sd doesn't bother you don't think further get the nexus !
And one more thing if the above guys calculations are good then your note 2's 16+64 gb will get exhausted in approximately 26 minutes of usage not to mention that it'll only last only 6 minutes if you don't bother buying a 64 gb memory card
Don't get me wrong,I really like the Nexus 4 but it's really got nothing on the Note 2. It's on par with the Note on a few aspects and does have us beat on some astetics but in terms of functionality and features it's no better the the Galaxy Nexus.
Only reason to get it over the Note is for the software updates, but (and 2 years ago I never thought I'd say this) Samsung has been doing just fine with it's software updates and there are sure to be plenty of options to get the latest and greatest on the Note here on xda.
Also without external storage you're not going to get much use out of the S4 Snapdragon, have more then 1 HD game and a couple hundred songs and you're out half the available memory. Not to mention that you don't get the full 8 or 16 gigs to use, you lose quite a bit to the OS between the data, cache, and system partitions. All that power with nothing to use it on is disappointing.
Just my thoughts. LG made a killer device, but without the expandable memory or 32 gigs of internal space like the AT&T and Sprint ones, the Nexus 4 is kinda the runt of the liter.
noted for future reference on my Note 2
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Don't get me wrong,I really like the Nexus 4 but it's really got nothing on the Note 2. It's on par with the Note on a few aspects and does have us beat on some astetics but in terms of functionality and features it's no better the the Galaxy Nexus.
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This is such an excellent point.
balla786 said:
Hi Everyone!
I'm thinking of getting a new phone.
My work allows me to replace my phone every two years at a steep discount. Currently, I can buy the Note 2, for 380$ before taxes.
However, I am also thinking maybe I'll buy the Nexus 4 at 309$ for the 8gb one.
So do I buy the Nexus 4, and buy the Note 2 to flip for a profit or just buy the Note 2 and forget the Nexus 4.
Had I not tried the Note 2, I would not be having this dilemma, but after trying it, I'm kind of enamored by it.
What would you do and why?
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how is that a steep discount? the note is $420 with a $50 mail in rebate =$370 and the nexus 4 is being sold on the playstore for $300
its a steep discount when you compare the note 2 to its retail price but considering your company is upgrading and renewing a 2 year..its actually costing you $10 more...they are just passing the savings onto you
secondly...if i were you...i'd buy the note 2 and then decide whether or not you actually want to keep it..you can easily sell it for $600+...so you would kinda be getting the nexus 4 for free if you flipped the note 2 then bought the nexus 4
The note 2 available to me is 380$ no contract. They're giving the phones at cost price to us. So I'm not locked into any contract.
Yeah. I'm going to wait a bit till someone has a nexus 4 at work and will try it out.
My plan is either buy note 2 and flip it and get nexus 4 16gb or keep it. We shall see.
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The note 2 available to me is 380$ no contract. They're giving the phones at cost price to us. So I'm not locked into any contract.
Yeah. I'm going to wait a bit till someone has a nexus 4 at work and will try it out.
My plan is either buy note 2 and flip it and get nexus 4 16gb or keep it. We shall see.
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Not 100% certain why people are ga ga over the nexus 4. There are so many detractors, from microsd slot, to LTE, to removable battery... etc. If it's the unlocked bootloader, or no carrier bloat, just snag a Galaxy Nexus. (and to the guy who said Galaxy phones were behind, uh, the Galaxy Nexus is still far AHEAD of many phones out there. I think you meant the S3 and Note2, which are still AHEAD of most phones out there) At the end of the day, you will miss your roomy microsd, your battery, your S-Pen, etc.
Now if people would just root your phones and tinker more, instead of waiting for the next rom guy to package it for you, we would all be in a better place.
Hi all,
i currently am using a galaxy nexus and wish to upgrade my phone. I am debating between the Galaxy note 2 and the nexus 4.
I'm a fan of the pure google experience but am intrigued by the galaxy note 2's stylus functionality.
Which do phone do you think is the worthier upgrade? In the past, the N4 would have been a no brainer upgrade but horror stories about the glass cracking and difficulty getting a unit has led me to consider the Galaxy note 2 which has been getting rave reviews.
Appreciate your thoughts!
With closed eyes a nexus 4... BUT, yes there is a but , i don't know about the build quality of lg. Build quality of sammy is good
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I would say go with Nexus 4.
I don't have an issue with the glass cracking. In fact, I don't have a single scratch / crack on it and I've had my phone for a week. It should be fine as long as you don't drop your phone or knock it onto something.
This is just a rumor... but you shouldn't put the phone on a cold surface while the phone is warm to the touch. It may be one of the possible cause of cracked glass. ( ??? )
Oh... and I personally don't like phablet(s)... it's just too big to use as a phone... but that's just my opinion.
Ordered the Note 2 on Monday, cant wait for it to get here!
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I would say go with Nexus 4.
I don't have an issue with the glass cracking. In fact, I don't have a single scratch on it and I've had my phone for a week! It should be fine as long as you don't drop your phone or knock it onto something.
This is just a rumor... but you shouldn't put the phone on a cold surface while the phone is warm to the touch. It may be one of the cause of cracked glass. ( ??? )
Oh... and I personally don't like phablet(s)... it's just too big to use as a phone... but that's just my opinion.
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I would invest in the bumper case also, I bought an iPhone4 when they first came out. I thought the rear glass panel was Gorilla glass and it got scratched all to hell ended up looking like crap so I just put some fake carbon fiber film on it. I was not a fan of phone cases, I thought they are too bulky.
As for the warm glass on a cold surface thing goes there may be a possibility. One night we were going to dinner at a friends house I set a warm glass Pirex dish on the Sunroof of my car. On the drive home I could hear a lot of wind noise coming from the sunroof. I slid back the sunshade and saw that the glass had shattered. Did the warm/hot dish do this or some punk with a bb gun I'll never know?
I just bought the Mrs. a Galaxy S3 and it's kinda of the large side for my taste, the note seemed even bigger.
LG seems to have good build quality it's been a while since I have owned one though.
^ Yeah. If you do go with a bumper case, it's recommended to get a back protector such as http://www.clarivue.com/lg-google-nexus-4-ultra-clear-screen-protector.html ~
I am still trying to get Nexus 4 myself... and it is a pain in the rear to get it... If you don't want that, I would go for Note 2 but since I love pure Android and I am on budget, I am going for Nexus 4
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Same dilemma here, think I'll give the N4 until end Jan to be available in Play store and if not I'll go Note 2.
You have a Galaxy Nexus already right? Assuming that, buying a Nexus 4 would make no sense. You're paying $350 for the same experience, albeit "faster" and more refined. Honestly, get the Note 2 or wait for MWC in February. Its a bad time to buy a phone right now. The A15 hasn't really hit the market en masse just yet and most of the phones on the market right now will mean nothing when the 2013 lineup comes to be at MWC.
Oh and you'd have to deal with Googles horrid purchase experience for the Nexus 4. Come on Google. You can do better.
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I've been struggling with the same question and I concluded that I truly want a note 2, and I would only be settling for a nexus because it's so much cheaper. Then I decided that because I would feel like I was settling, I'm better off keeping my gs2 and seeing what next year brings.
Disclaimer: I'm also waiting to see if someone gets voice activated on a nexus 7, so I'm clearly in love with size
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You have a Galaxy Nexus already right? Assuming that, buying a Nexus 4 would make no sense. You're paying $350 for the same experience, albeit "faster" and more refined. Honestly, get the Note 2 or wait for MWC in February. Its a bad time to buy a phone right now. The A15 hasn't really hit the market en masse just yet and most of the phones on the market right now will mean nothing when the 2013 lineup comes to be at MWC.
Oh and you'd have to deal with Googles horrid purchase experience for the Nexus 4. Come on Google. You can do better.
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I should tell you that I have upgraded to the new Nexus every year since the Nexus One. The Nexus 4 will not be a big upgrade but it'll be part of my annual upgrade tradition.
And yes Google messed up big time with the Play store fiasco/Nexus 4 launch. Because if it had launched smoothly I would have ordered one and never considered the Note 2 and this thread wouldn't exist.
For many years now, I've played in the safe Nexus environment and that is why I am looking at other phones. The Note 2 seems like the craziest phone to get hence why I am thinking about it.
nexus 4 if you want the latest updates.. note 2 if you dont care about updates
Wrong forum? Galaxy Nexus here, not Nexus 4 or Galaxy Note
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Wrong forum? Galaxy Nexus here, not Nexus 4 or Galaxy Note
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Not really. I am a galaxy nexus user looking to upgrade to one of those two phones. If I asked this question in either the N4 or Note 2 forum..the responses that I get will be pretty biased!
I've had a Galaxy Nexus and upgraded to the Note 2 because I couldn't get a GN4. Now luckily we changed our work phones over from tmobile to Verizon so I had an excuse to go back and buy another gnex. (Note 2=personal, Galaxy Nexus=work phone) I also just bought a gn4 for my wife. Here's my opinion:
The Note 2 is awesome! It's so fast, it's the first phone I've never considered rooting and installing a custom ROM, (even though I'm not a fan of TW, I just installed ADW), the screen real estate is irreplaceable, the s-pen features are useful to me on a daily basis, and I stopped using my tablet the day I bought this phone.
The downside really is the size. Although I quickly got used to taking calls on it, when I take it to the gym, or listen to music while I'm running, it's really too big. Don't misunderstand, for me the benefits are worth the few, FEW, drawbacks caused by the larger size.
The price really shouldn't be an issue either if you are seriously considering both phones. What I mean is, if you can afford either one, then don't base your decision on the cost- if you can't afford the Note 2 then don't buy it, get the GN4 and you will be happy I'm sure.
Originally I planned on using the Note 2 until I could get my hands on a GN4, but now that I've had it for a month, I won't give it up.
I am glad though that I have an excuse to get another Galaxy Nexus, it's still my favorite phone I've ever had
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Get a Nexus 4 and Nexus 7 instead
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Hi Guys,
First up I'm from India and have no way of getting my hands on the nexus 4 anytime soon ( with US stocks apparently refreshing on 20th , i doubt ill beat ppl to it ) so i was going to settle for the galaxy nexus instead. I'm getting it for around Rs 22K ( ~ 400 US$) .
The only reason i was going for this is because of the great number of devs for the phone and a good screen. ( Basically the only 2 things i'm looking for - good screen and custom roms). My other options are :
-The Xperia S/SL or ION which i'm also getting for 400$ ,
- Galaxy S 2
- Used galaxy S2 i1900 for 12k( ~ 210 $ about 1/12 years old)
The HTC One X is about Rs 30k( 550$) and the S3 which is quite high as well (600$)/
So is it worth getting the galaxy nexus now
I've had mine for about a year and have no desire to upgrade. The fact that the development community is so active with this device will prolong its life longer than the average phone.
I'm also from India looking to buy Gnex! And I heard that you can get it in Mumbai for 18 k very good deal!
Is absolutely still a superior phone and i highly recommend it still.
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I agree with the others, the Gnex is a great phone still. The development community is its greatest asset. As long as I have the latest firmware I am content. The Galaxy S series has good development too.
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I've had mine for about a year and have no desire to upgrade. The fact that the development community is so active with this device will prolong its life longer than the average phone.
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Is absolutely still a superior phone and i highly recommend it still.
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If you get a good price. It got quite a outdated SoC, but that's alright if you don't care about gaming. Another positive thing is that it will get Ubuntu in the coming weeks, that's actually the only thing that keeps me from getting a new phone (N4/note2) right now.
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No "S". Just Galaxy Nexus. The Nexus S is totally different and a lot of places mix up the names.
Just got my Galaxy Nexus (VZW) right after Christmas off eBay (mint condition, for $170). I kept my unlimited data plan, and couldn't be happier. I have never flashed/modded/tinkered with a phone more than the Nexus, and that's 1000% because of this forum and developer community. I love it!
Is it the fastest, most competent phone available today? No. But it's so much damn fun playing with!
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No "S". Just Galaxy Nexus. The Nexus S is totally different and a lot of places mix up the names.
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The S Means Samsung.
With your options get gnex . best in Dev and software !
PS I'm from the sub Continent too
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Great device but I wouldn't pay $400 for it now. I got mine for about US$300 6 months back when a shop was running special deals. Wait a bit, prices might drop on those other devices, CES and all the new announcements will mean S3 etc might get cheaper soon.
Yes it's worth getting it. I had the galaxy note running cm10.1 and then I bought the galaxy nexus and I am just loving it.
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Phone is outdated, better alternatives available. I wouldn't recommend it coz the price is quite high for what you get.
This is still a great phone to use although is 2013, the development community will continue for a time even Nexus 4 was out!
Recommend u grab a Galaxy Nexus XD
P.S. I still using one and do not got any desire to change it
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Just bought mine!!!
rishi_storm said:
Hi Guys,
First up I'm from India and have no way of getting my hands on the nexus 4 anytime soon ( with US stocks apparently refreshing on 20th , i doubt ill beat ppl to it ) so i was going to settle for the galaxy nexus instead. I'm getting it for around Rs 22K ( ~ 400 US$) .
The only reason i was going for this is because of the great number of devs for the phone and a good screen. ( Basically the only 2 things i'm looking for - good screen and custom roms). My other options are :
-The Xperia S/SL or ION which i'm also getting for 400$ ,
- Galaxy S 2
- Used galaxy S2 i1900 for 12k( ~ 210 $ about 1/12 years old)
The HTC One X is about Rs 30k( 550$) and the S3 which is quite high as well (600$)/
So is it worth getting the galaxy nexus now
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Look, is very simple (for me) I bought the phone because: Is a samsung device, 1st to get upgrades, Decent speeds, good looking screen and resolution, unlocked. The only downside I see, and really see, is that the phone does not support external SDCARDS, for me thats a bummer since I dont have unlimited data, so streaming for me is not an option, I like having my stuff saved on a SDCARD. I had 20GB of pictures and music on my Galaxy skyrocket but now on my nexus I can't. For me that's the only mistake with this phone.
If I were you, try to get those 200.00 more an get the S3 (only if is the GT-i9300) if you don't care about always being up to date with the software. But I think your paying to much for the phones, I bought my nexus for 290.00 (e b a y) , and the galaxy S3 is arround 460.00. Those prices are for MINT condition phones. I can also find the S3 new for about 500.00.
Do not get the nexus s under any circumstances you won't get ota updates. I would recommend either the galaxy nexus or LG nexus 4.
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I would suggest you wait till Jan end! I spoke to a few ppl who said that the Nexus 4 is going to launch in India and it's under 30k or so.. Wouldn't be surprised if it launches in mid Jan also at 27k maybe.
Galaxy Nexus is a good phone and is aging really well but the SOC just manges to keep up. The Nexus 4 development had just picked up pace and will get only better! I prefer to use a phone during its early development stages to its mature stages. That way it's more fun and you really get to know your phone
Yesterday I almost traded a guy for a galaxy s3, but I played with them side by side an honestly found the galaxy nexus snappier and apps worked better. There are faster phones out there in benchmark scores and gaming but for day to day use I still find the gnex the smoothest and most consistent experience. BTW the guy wasn't surprised I didn't trade because he uses his dads gnex and realised it just works better without all the bloat that the gs3 has. My phone also runs better then my wife's optimus 4x for everything but gaming. Only phone that will replace my gnex is a newer nexus device. Is it just me or did the camera become really good after 4.2?
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Some good feedback here...
Glad to know the community is still strong for the Gnex since I just purchased one yesterday for $250.
Also, where is your source that says that American stock for the N4 will be refreshed on the 20th?
I personally got tired of waiting and that is the reason I got the Gnex.
GNEX is a good phone but its been in market for a year now, who knows wut would happen next year
when nexus 4 get good stock, many ppl may move to nexus 4 and leaving gnex less and less popular, its life maybe in question next year
but gnex still going healthy this year, imo, it depends on how long u want to use the phone for
Hi,
I was just wondering whether you think it is worth buying a Galaxy Nexus in 2014. There is a huge price gap between the Galaxy Nexus and Nexus 4/5 over here in Australia. $190 AUD for a Galaxy Nexus, compared to $400/450 for a Nexus 5. I would flash a rom on the Galaxy Nexus anyway, such as CM or Paranoid Android.
It would be great to hear your thoughts,
Thanks,
Joe :laugh:
Chipotleez said:
Hi,
I was just wondering whether you think it is worth buying a Galaxy Nexus in 2014. There is a huge price gap between the Galaxy Nexus and Nexus 4/5 over here in Australia. $190 AUD for a Galaxy Nexus, compared to $400/450 for a Nexus 5. I would flash a rom on the Galaxy Nexus anyway, such as CM or Paranoid Android.
It would be great to hear your thoughts,
Thanks,
Joe :laugh:
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Any thoughts?
Chipotleez said:
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hear are my thoughts, and this is coming from a unique perspective...
i owned one on verizon when it first came out, loved the phone, then got fed up with verizon and dumped my contract (paid my etf i was so mad)
switched to ting and rocked a epic 4g touch for over a year. then it broke, power button failure.
so now feb. 2014 i found a good deal on a lightly used sprint gnex on ebay and bought it, love the phone still. i'm on cm11 m6 without any 4g/3g issues running the ting apn's.
now with the back story out. are you a power phone user? are you always looking at the next thing? i've stopped when i quit verizon. i use my phone for some pandora, some facebook uploads, and a game (like kingdom rush) every once and a while. with the factory extended battery, it will last me a full day (12-16 hours) but i'm also near plug in's all the time. if you are just wanting a good functional phone that can still do all the modern things with android for a cheap price, its hard to go wrong.
I bought mine in October 2013 (used) and am still very happy with it, the only real annoyance is that 1GB RAM doesn't cut it when many apps are installed, I get Launcher restarts on both 4.3 and CM11...however, CM11 gave me so many of Kitkat's features that it felt like a new phone.
So, go for it!
If you want to play gpu intensive games this phone is not for you (it has the same gpu as the galaxy s, go figure). However if you just use it for browsing, social media and that sort of stuff then it will serve you well. When you flash a rom and a kernel and tweak it a bit, it becomes perfect imo. Its not a very powerful phone by todays standards but better than the majority of cheap phones today (similair to a moto g).
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Chipotleez said:
Hi,
I was just wondering whether you think it is worth buying a Galaxy Nexus in 2014. There is a huge price gap between the Galaxy Nexus and Nexus 4/5 over here in Australia. $190 AUD for a Galaxy Nexus, compared to $400/450 for a Nexus 5. I would flash a rom on the Galaxy Nexus anyway, such as CM or Paranoid Android.
It would be great to hear your thoughts,
Thanks,
Joe :laugh:
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GNex is a good phone but today with some years on its shoulders, cpu is dual core only can lag with some heavy apps (maps, tomtom, and similar).
Check the price of Moto G, it's the best buy today here in EU.
Swaying towards buying one, does anyone know how well the different colour variants (White or Grey) stand up to scratches, dings etc. I would imagine them to be far more visible on the white edition
EDIT: Went and bought a Moto G two moths ago....
Great phone, as good as I am sure a GNex would have been
I think you made a good choice, Moto G is no worse performance-wise, same screen size plus it has amazing battery life compared to the GNex.
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