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How good is this phone still?

Hi,
About a year and a half ago I went from an iPhone 3 to a Galaxy Gio (my first android phone) and I've been happy ever since with Android. But the phone is on it's last legs, so time for a new phone.
Now with the arrival of the Nexus 4 I was really excited about it and was thinking about getting one.
But the issues with delivery, the fact it can't be found in the Netherlands and the fact that no retailer sells it for the 299e it's supposed to go (LG told a big Spanish retailer to sell it for 599 I read yesterday, MediaMarkt in Germany sells it for 395) made me look for an alternative.
I don't want to spend too much, so my budget is around 300 as I recently bought an iPad for the "heavy" things such as games.
I purely want a phone with a large screen that is able to play games you play for a few minutes. Stuff like Temple Run, racegames etc etc.
I'm now leaning towards the Google Nexus, my question is how future proof is this phone? Will it be able to run games that come out, say, the next year or so? Will updates after 4.2 also appear for the Galaxy Nexus?
I found a brand new one for 249e, is it still worth the money? Many thanks in advance.

Definitely worth it . Over a Year old and its still one of the best phones on the market . It has no problem with any current games and I don't see that changing for some time. Dual cores are still on top! a quad core is almost pointless ....for now. They still put the dual core chip sets in the galaxy Slll.
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Android addiction said:
Definitely worth it . Over a Year old and its still one of the best phones on the market . It has no problem with any current games and I don't see that changing for some time. Dual cores are still on top! a quad core is almost pointless ....for now. They still put the dual core chip sets in the galaxy Slll.
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They put dual core S4 in the American S3 because of LTE not playing well with Exynos Quad. Same for the HTC One X/S.

I just bought my second one. It is a very very capable device. Personally I don't game on my phone aside from the occasional Bad Piggies or GTA Vice City when I'm bored at work, I use my Nexus 7 for all my gaming needs, but when it comes to every day computing it is still a top performer. Due in large part to the Project Butter enhancements that make it super speedy. Switching between applications or multi tasking is a breeze.
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People still underestimate the dual core processors, the Snapdragon S4 dual core is still a beast processor.
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It's aight, still haven't found a phone worthy to upgrade to

Why not the Nexus 4 when it comes into stock? Same price, and next version of the phone.

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Why not the Nexus 4 when it comes into stock? Same price, and next version of the phone.
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A lot of us feel the LG Nexus is a step down in terms of build quality and the cost isn't really worth the benefits. Yeah it has more ram and processors but the camera is just as sad compared to the what it could/should have been. Its just not worth that extra cost. For instance I bought a mint GSM Nexus about 2 weeks ago, it is 6 months old and I got 4 OEM batteries + charger, and 7 cases including a SGP Neo Hybrid and a mess of screen protectors for 299. I would have paid no less then 399 w/tax & ship for a Nexus4 with nothing else.
It would be better for most of us to keep on chugging with the Gnex until the next Nexus device comes out that should be a good sized leap from the N4. Phones have that 2 cycle evolutionary leap. Like how the first HTC phones were great and the 2nd series (sensation....) Sucked pretty bad. But the OneX is great and the OneX+ isn't a huge improvement. Same thing with the Nexus phones. The Nexus One was spectacular. 1GHZ processor when 550 was unheard of. 512 ram, when 256 was normal and a S-AMOLED screen. The Nexus S was moderate. A curved screen, NFC and 1gb ram ( I could be wrong about the ram) were the only major improvements. But then the Galaxy Nexus introduced a dual core processor, huge 720P HD screen, on screen keys and a lot more.
I think the next Nexus will be huge
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This phone rocks and I love it but recently 4.2.1 has been giving me issues and I feel like a beta tester for Google. Don't say flash factory images, I did and I factory reset a few times. Hoping on 4.2.2 to fix the issues otherwise this phone is still extremely capable and does everything I need it do and can easily last me another year.
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altimax98;35670839 The Nexus One was spectacular. 1GHZ processor when 550 was unheard of. 512 ram said:
A. The Droid had a 600mhz TI omap processor, same as the Palm Pre so 550mhz was definitely "heard of".
B. The Nexus 1 had a regular Amoled display.
C. The Nexus S had 345 RAM. Advertised as 512 same as the S1.
D. The GNex didn't "introduce" anything but the 720p display.
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altimax98 said:
I just bought my second one. It is a very very capable device. Personally I don't game on my phone aside from the occasional Bad Piggies or GTA Vice City when I'm bored at work, I use my Nexus 7 for all my gaming needs, but when it comes to every day computing it is still a top performer. Due in large part to the Project Butter enhancements that make it super speedy. Switching between applications or multi tasking is a breeze.
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That's how I want to use it too. Mostly for browsing, communicating and a game from time to time.
Plus it's very customizable with all the ROM's and kernels I saw here. .
I guess you guys will have a new member on your side soon .

yahoowizard said:
Why not the Nexus 4 when it comes into stock? Same price, and next version of the phone.
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Because nobody sells it for 299 in Europe. The 299 version goes for 395. Black market at the moment is 500e.
Plus there is a 7 week waiting time for the people that already ordered. It will take well over 2 to 3 months before it will be widely available. Who knows how long it will take before it's available for 299.
Maybe in a year or so I'll upgrade to the 4 .

E. I'd love to hear how the gnex "introduced" a 720p display.
063_XOBX said:
A. The Droid had a 600mhz TI omap processor, same as the Palm Pre so 550mhz was definitely "heard of".
B. The Nexus 1 had a regular Amoled display.
C. The Nexus S had 345 RAM. Advertised as 512 same as the S1.
D. The GNex didn't "introduce" anything but the 720p display.
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Yep gnex is still an excellent device. Before I got my nexus 7 I was playing dead trigger and nova 3 on my gnex with no problems, only game my gnex ever struggled with was gta3. As far as web browsing and phone purposes, works like a phone is supposed too.
I intend on using my gnex at least until the next nexus is released, maybe longer.
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squidder said:
E. I'd love to hear how the gnex "introduced" a 720p display.
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Find a phone that had one before it.

My friend asked the same question. It's old and it may be dropped by Google (look at the Nexus S).

063_XOBX said:
Find a phone that had one before it.
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Rezound...
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squidder said:
Rezound...
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he shud hav said a 720p samoled display. 720p LCDs are **** compared 2 that. I had seen a rezound b4 buying my gnex in Nov 2010. It literally blew.

squidder said:
Rezound...
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GNex - October 2011
Rezound - November 2011

Apparently it's still this good: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2052339 :good:

Should I buy the Galaxy Nexus?

Hey guys,
I am looking at getting a new phone and my requirements were:
1GB RAM
4.3+ inch screen
720p display.
The Galaxy Nexus caught my eye as it has all those things. I don't have a huge budget (£150, or €175, $225)But I am slightly concerned. Firstly because it is an old piece of kit. Now, that doesn't bother me if it performs well and gets the latest updates, but that's what I am worried about. Secondly because of Dev Support. I need a phone that will be supported for at least a year.
Please tell me what I should do. I am willing to buy a used device. If you think I should get something else, please let me know as to what device you are thinking.
Thanks!

Don't buy this phone.
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Extend your budget go for a Nexus 4 or maybe wait for the next Nexus. Galaxy Nexus is a great phone but let's face it, it's been around for a while... And I doubt if it'll get official updates for the coming year
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If you want it, then buy an extended battery with it and IMHO one should also buy the charging port flex board which may stop working anytime.
Whether or not it gets official updates, it will receive the custom ROMs. But then again why would you go for a 2 year old product?
Get the n4 or the n5 when it releases

Get the s4 or wait for new nexus at end of year.
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Go for nexus 4.....though I'm not saying that Galaxy Nexus is not good, but it has now become somewhat old and won't get support from Google as Nexus 4 will get. Though you always will have support from the custom ROMs....but not stock ROM from Google itself.....so go for Nexus 4 rather than GN.
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Screw n4 and its iphone-ish glass back

Okay, popular opinion suggests that the N4 is my choice. Is there anywhere I can pick it up within my budget?
Thanks!

rajatpatel2009 said:
Go for nexus 4.....though I'm not saying that Galaxy Nexus is not good, but it has now become somewhat old and won't get support from Google as Nexus 4 will get. Though you always will have support from the custom ROMs....but not stock ROM from Google itself.....so go for Nexus 4 rather than GN.
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The n4 is old as well, considering the new nexus will be out in a few months, the n4 has been a blunder from day one an forgotten about due to its terrible launch an unavailability, so people just decided to boycott it an skip it altogether, lg have even said themselves it wasn't on the list of priorities to get that phone out, I don't think google would bother asking lg a second time to make another nexus with that kind of poor effort or attitude.
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So here I am.
I have been watching a load of videos comparing it to Samsung flagships, HTC flagships and some weird devices made by a fruit company. The hardware has EVERYTHING I want for my upgrade. Almost double every spec to my current phone. My only concern is updates. Does this device have 4.2.2 Officially? Will there be 4.3 and 5.0 for it unofficially, if not officially? I need it to last for a year.
If you can answer my questions, I will be extremely grateful. My other option is the Xperia S, but it costs too much, bigger camera then I need and no official 4.1
Thanks Again!

Android 4.2.2 is officialy suported on the galaxy nexus and 4.3 will normally be that too but for 5.0 nobody knows.
And yeah I love the phone and it's getting old but it is still a good phone
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victor00100 said:
Android 4.2.2 is officialy suported on the galaxy nexus and 4.3 will normally be that too but for 5.0 nobody knows.
And yeah I love the phone and it's getting old but it is still a good phone
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Thanks man that's the answer I was looking for. I am looking for a Specs upgrade, not a date upgrade.
Do you know anywhere that would sell a used GNex at a low-ish price?
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I buyed mine used too in november last year on a that's like ebay but not so big it was just for belgium were I live so you should just search on such sites.
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Strike_Riku said:
My other option is the Xperia S, but it costs and no official 4.1
Thanks Again!
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Not true, it has official 4.1.2 and unoffial, pure 4.2.2 AOSP (where everything but 1080p recording works).
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Can anyone suggest:
An extended battery
A case (Gel Case, but hard and protective)
A screen protector
I would like these to be low cost and high quality. Thanks!
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Strike_Riku said:
Hey guys,
I am looking at getting a new phone and my requirements were:
1GB RAM
4.3+ inch screen
720p display.
The Galaxy Nexus caught my eye as it has all those things. I don't have a huge budget (£150, or €175, $225)But I am slightly concerned. Firstly because it is an old piece of kit. Now, that doesn't bother me if it performs well and gets the latest updates, but that's what I am worried about. Secondly because of Dev Support. I need a phone that will be supported for at least a year.
Please tell me what I should do. I am willing to buy a used device. If you think I should get something else, please let me know as to what device you are thinking.
Thanks!
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I bought mine a few months ago for exactly the same as your budget and I am more than happy with it yes it's old but not everyone can afford to get a nexus 4 and to be honest it's a bit to much like the iPhone with it's glass back the gnex gives you plenty of bang for your buck IMO
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If you don't need the good cam, HDMI and so on, go for a GNex. As far as dev support's concerned there's no need to be worried, even the Google Nexus S (maybe the WFS too?) will get Android 5 (unofficially).

kevtrysmoddin said:
I bought mine a few months ago for exactly the same as your budget and I am more than happy with it yes it's old but not everyone can afford to get a nexus 4 and to be honest it's a bit to much like the iPhone with it's glass back the gnex gives you plenty of bang for your buck IMO
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Thanks have you bought either a:
Case
Screen Protector
Extended Battery
..,For it? If so can you tell me the make
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I've had mine for about 6 months and have tried just about every ROM and kernel out there for it and it's been great. I think you would be fine with it for a year or so with the support it has here.

Galaxy Nexus Dual-Core Performance

Hey guys. I'm thinking about buying a new android phone. I have to chose between Galaxy Nexus, S2 and Htc SeNSATION.
I want to for Galaxy Nexus. but I'm wondering which will be the best for me.
I will use the phone mostly for gaming.
Which one should I choose ?? S2 has better performance for gaming but there is a big difference between it and GalaxyNexus, should I trade the little performance for the HD Display ?

AndyTimE said:
Hey guys. I'm thinking about buying a new android phone. I have to chose between Galaxy Nexus, S2 and Htc SeNSATION.
I want to for Galaxy Nexus. but I'm wondering which will be the best for me.
I will use the phone mostly for gaming.
Which one should I choose ?? S2 has better performance for gaming but there is a big difference between it and GalaxyNexus, should I trade the little performance for the HD Display ?
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Out of those three the galaxy nexus performs the best. It is the smoothest of the three.
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I think you should galaxy nexus is indeed a superb phone in that field
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shevich said:
I think you should galaxy nexus is indeed a superb phone in that field
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It is possible in future for Gnex to receive an Android 5.0 update or the hardware is too out-dated ?

AndyTimE said:
It is possible in future for Gnex to receive an Android 5.0 update or the hardware is too out-dated ?
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well all the phones you listed, the GN will prolly be the only one to ever see it officially

AndyTimE said:
It is possible in future for Gnex to receive an Android 5.0 update or the hardware is too out-dated ?
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Google would never abandon their baby. They're practically like a lioness, left the Nexus S to wander and grow on its own and will come back for it when KLP comes out. As for 5.0? Sammy and HTC can kiss updates goodbye, permanently. Those would probably never see the light of it.
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Misledz said:
Google would never abandon their baby. They're practically like a lioness, left the Nexus S to wander and grow on its own and will come back for it when KLP comes out. As for 5.0? Sammy and HTC can kiss updates goodbye, permanently. Those would probably never see the light of it.
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Nexus S is not getting official KLP

AndyTimE said:
Hey guys. I'm thinking about buying a new android phone. I have to chose between Galaxy Nexus, S2 and Htc SeNSATION.
I want to for Galaxy Nexus. but I'm wondering which will be the best for me.
I will use the phone mostly for gaming.
Which one should I choose ?? S2 has better performance for gaming but there is a big difference between it and GalaxyNexus, should I trade the little performance for the HD Display ?
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GNex for sure
Reason: Its a Nexus device okay?

i'd agree that the Galaxy Nexus is the best choice among those 3, and the only one that will see 5.0/KLP. i will say that the processor is showing its age a little bit, but i'm not the biggest TI fan.

No brainer bro, get the GN! Heck, I'll sell you mine. Just got a brand new one from Verizon cuz my old one's charging point went out (2 years old).

AndyTimE said:
It is possible in future for Gnex to receive an Android 5.0 update or the hardware is too out-dated ?
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Anyone who claims to have an answer to this is purely speculating. No one knows whether the GNex will see 5.0 or not. I hope yes... but after the Nexus One got abandoned, I'm not so sure the GNex will see 5.0

nexus s was abandoned already with android 4.1 (maybe because of 512 mb ram?)
so we already lucky to get 4.3
I don't have so much expectations to get 5.0..google is focusing a lot on nexus 4 / 7 / 10 ...our gnex is 2 years old, and the gpu is 3 years old, it's not slow, but useless to support..this is my thinking..we will see when 5.0 come out

Hey man, I'm interested in The Gnex, Do you think its still worth buying it? If so, i think youve got alot of knowledge, and im stuck with a galaxy Y, i want to change. Will the nexus be a good choice now? In Mid 2013? And if i get it, how long can it last with me being bored of it?
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Gnex is very good. Especially considering that you can get it for less than $200 out of contract on eBay.
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andQlimax said:
nexus s was abandoned already with android 4.1 (maybe because of 512 mb ram?)
so we already lucky to get 4.3
I don't have so much expectations to get 5.0..google is focusing a lot on nexus 4 / 7 / 10 ...our gnex is 2 years old, and the gpu is 3 years old, it's not slow, but useless to support..this is my thinking..we will see when 5.0 come out
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It was abandoned because 4.2 introduced the multi-user /0 folders. The Nexus S would need a full wipe (sd included) and they didn't want to push it out due to this. If it wasn't required to full wipe it during the OTA, it would've gotten it officially.

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It was abandoned because 4.2 introduced the multi-user /0 folders. The Nexus S would need a full wipe (sd included) and they didn't want to push it out due to this. If it wasn't required to full wipe it during the OTA, it would've gotten it officially.
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We got the same without full wipe.. Its not that
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Why are you guys telling the OP that the Gnex will get 5.0? Nexus devices only have 2 years of support.
As far as Google support, the Galaxy Nexus will get 4.3.X and no further. It's up to the community to put 5.0 on it.

CADude said:
Why are you guys telling the OP that the Gnex will get 5.0? Nexus devices only have 2 years of support.
As far as Google support, the Galaxy Nexus will get 4.3.X and no further. It's up to the community to put 5.0 on it.
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Well, to the custom roms!
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andQlimax said:
nexus s was abandoned already with android 4.1 (maybe because of 512 mb ram?)
so we already lucky to get 4.3
I don't have so much expectations to get 5.0..google is focusing a lot on nexus 4 / 7 / 10 ...our gnex is 2 years old, and the gpu is 3 years old, it's not slow, but useless to support..this is my thinking..we will see when 5.0 come out
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tru that its got old hardware but that doesnt mean we wont see 5.0, its al up to the developers ! if not official. im pretty sure we'll get an unofficial build

Galaxy Nexus for SURE dude.
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I finally dropped my beloved GN

I've had for almost two years, finally dropped it on tile floor. Yep, the screen cracked big time. It's a VZW phone, have had zero problems with it. Unlocked, rooted, my favorite ROM. The screen still worked, so had some time to explore options. Called around, going price to replace the screen was around $140. Didn't want to get new phone via new contract as I want to keep unlimited data. Started looking at other phones on ebay. Wife has a droid razr which I like, but don't like the non-replaceable battery, plus resale cost on droid razr is more like $200. As it turns out, GN on ebay is going for just a bit over $100. Took a chance, got a GN in near perfect condition for just over $100. Score, got another GN and my old GN is sitting the drawer as a backup. I know the GN is old and a bit tired, but I really like the phone.

this happened to me, 5 months ago
i brought a bad esn GN on craigslist and replace the screen myself
save me 15% on my car insurance lol
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I only bought my GNex 2 months ago for $150.. Best thing I have ever done. I like the design over the Nexus 4 and we know that the Gnex will get KitKat and then CM will support it. I mean the original Galaxy S still is being updated by CM.
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Vekhez said:
...I mean the original Galaxy S still is being updated by CM.
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...While many way more powerful phones got stuck at official CM9/CM10. Popularity and SoC structure matters a lot. But yeah since GNex is so widely popular, it will get KitKat officially or unofficially and I don't care exactly how.
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yupp, join the club.. amazon has a screen replacement for $120..

Erockk said:
yupp, join the club.. amazon has a screen replacement for $120..
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My GNex is bought days ago with screen cracked (at ~$60 it's still a nice deal), but here in China we have magical repair stations that replaces only the screen glass (they can do this for most Samsung phones) and costs merely ~$25. I will opt for this solution as soon as I have enough money. Too bad I've never heard of this available out of China.
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AndyYan said:
...While many way more powerful phones got stuck at official CM9/CM10. Popularity and SoC structure matters a lot. But yeah since GNex is so widely popular, it will get KitKat officially or unofficially and I don't care exactly how.
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Yeah. For example the Motorola Atrix. It was the world's most powerful phone. And it is stuck on Gingerbread. But it was what innovated Dual Core phones and 1GB of RAM.
The Galaxy Nexus will get it officially.. All nexus' have got 3 code names of Android but the Galaxy Nexus only has 2.
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Vekhez said:
The Galaxy Nexus will get it officially.. All nexus' have got 3 code names of Android but the Galaxy Nexus only has 2.
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Very good point there. Plus, even the Nexus One gets decent, bugless unofficial 4.3 ROMs now. Unofficial releases should never be a problem. Let's see when will the 1st Nexus die unofficially...
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AndyYan said:
Very good point there. Plus, even the Nexus One gets decent, bugless unofficial 4.3 ROMs now. Unofficial releases should never be a problem. Let's see when will the 1st Nexus die unofficially...
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Yeah. And the HD2. It's still rocking Android 4.3 ( and Sense 5?!) and it's not even an android phone!
Yeah. I used a Nexus S with 4.3 CM 10.2 and man. It was smooth. Not Galaxy Nexus/Nexus 4 smooth. But smooth none of the less. So I doubt the GNex will die anytime soon.
Why did you buy a Galaxy Nexus when you have a Nexus 4?
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Vekhez said:
Yeah. And the HD2. It's still rocking Android 4.3 ( and Sense 5?!) and it's not even an android phone!
Yeah. I used a Nexus S with 4.3 CM 10.2 and man. It was smooth. Not Galaxy Nexus/Nexus 4 smooth. But smooth none of the less. So I doubt the GNex will die anytime soon.
Why did you buy a Galaxy Nexus when you have a Nexus 4?
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BECAUSE I'M CRAAAAAAAAAZZZZZZZZZZY!!! (Think Crazy Dave)
To be honest, I bought relatively legacy devices at real cheap prices not for calling/internet, but for flashing pleasures and special perks, usually determining the devices' uses: e.g. I get outstanding performance (at the purchase time) and QWERTY with an Epic 4G, so it had served as my main gaming device back then; and I get 16:9 screen with onscreen nav keys (a big must!) with a GNex, so I can play PPSSPP without black borders.
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AndyYan said:
BECAUSE I'M CRAAAAAAAAAZZZZZZZZZZY!!! (Think Crazy Dave)
To be honest, I bought relatively legacy devices at real cheap prices not for calling/internet, but for flashing pleasures and special perks, usually determining the devices' uses: e.g. I get outstanding performance (at the purchase time) and QWERTY with an Epic 4G, so it had served as my main gaming device back then; and I get 16:9 screen with onscreen nav keys (a big must!) with a GNex, so I can play PPSSPP without black borders.
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Yeah. I really want to buy the Galaxy S... when I find one... my friend has one that I could buy... but I'll wait until he is ready to buy a new one.
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Vekhez said:
Yeah. I really want to buy the Galaxy S... when I find one... my friend has one that I could buy... but I'll wait until he is ready to buy a new one.
Swyped from my Galaxy Nexus using Tapatalk 4.
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Why the 1st-gen Galaxy S? It's fading out of mainstream these days... I am abandoning my Epic 4G myself (it has same internals as Galaxy S)
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AndyYan said:
Why the 1st-gen Galaxy S? It's fading out of mainstream these days... I am abandoning my Epic 4G myself (it has same internals as Galaxy S)
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Well really. I want to collect the whole Galaxy S line of phones. But the S is my favourite. Just really good to see that it is still supported and what not! I may ask this friend... don't want to pay to much for it... <$50 or less.. I'll see what he says... what phones have you got?
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Vekhez said:
Well really. I want to collect the whole Galaxy S line of phones. But the S is my favourite. Just really good to see that it is still supported and what not! I may ask this friend... don't want to pay to much for it... <$50 or less.. I'll see what he says... what phones have you got?
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My signature lists all phones I currently own. Unlisted are either sold (G1, Milestone, etc.), exchanged (N9, Xiaomi MI-1S) or too obsolete (N900).
Galaxy S is also one of my favourites, I just don't think it's worthy of paying ~$80 for it today (the price here in China), especially when I can have a far superior and valuable GNex at an even lower price!
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Did you not have insurance on your phone?? I learned a long time ago it's a must!!!
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Vekhez said:
Well really. I want to collect the whole Galaxy S line of phones. But the S is my favourite. Just really good to see that it is still supported and what not! I may ask this friend... don't want to pay to much for it... <$50 or less.. I'll see what he says... what phones have you got?
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Haha I have an original galaxy s captivate sitting in my nightstand drawer. I wouldn't even pay 50 bucks these days for it. Soo underpowered.
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Wdustin1 said:
Haha I have an original galaxy s captivate sitting in my nightstand drawer. I wouldn't even pay 50 bucks these days for it. Soo underpowered.
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It still can fly, you just haven't taken the time to prepare it for takeoff And I want a Captivate too.
Back on topic, no more legacy device trading...
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Kfool said:
Did you not have insurance on your phone?? I learned a long time ago it's a must!!!
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Actually, I did. I decided for a couple of reasons not to use. One, there is the $100 deductible. Two, when I found them on ebay for roughly the same price, thought I take a chance and be able to keep the broken phone (which still works). Now I have a backup that I can also try out different ROM's before committing to my DD. I have since cancelled the insurance..

You could purchase a BAD ESN phone off eBay for less than $100 and switch out the parts. Its looks pretty hard to replace the actual glass, but the device looks relatively easy to take apart. Like a micro computer.

InfDaMarvel said:
You could purchase a BAD ESN phone off eBay for less than $100 and switch out the parts. Its looks pretty hard to replace the actual glass, but the device looks relatively easy to take apart. Like a micro computer.
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I looked at that option as well, watched a couple of youtube videos of it being done. Was not for me, I'm not that good at working with small parts. With my luck, I'd end up breaking the screen trying to replace it.

[Q] Deciding on Tab3 8.0 or not

Hey guys,
I've been thinking about the 8 inch version of this tablet for about a month. Bought one in Australia for my Mum and she loves the pants off it (her first tablet).
There's a special on at the moment in NL which brings it down to 200 euros which is a fairly decent price, but I also have the option of picking up a 2012 Nexus 7 new for 170. I've read some really terrible things about the 2013 nexus 7 and a fair few complaints about build quality on the 2012 version. I'm a student and if I buy something, it needs to genuinely last for a good two years (preferably more) to be worth the cost. Have you guys been happy with the quality of your devices?
I have noticed that there isn't much development for this device. Is this just because root has only recently been found? Or is there not much interest because of the Nexus family? I've always focused on development in buying devices and it's helped me squeeze four years out of my HTC Desire bravo and three years out of a friend's Galaxy S i9000.
So essentially what I'm asking is, does it seem like development might pick up in the future, and if not, is the quality of the device high enough that it would be worth trading off development potential? Sorry to ask such a general question, but I'm tearing my hair out trying to make a decision while the nexus 7 2012 is still in stock.
Thanks in advance!

I'm looking for a 8inch tablet too trying to decide between the LG g pad or the tab 8.0 the LG has much better hd screen and a quad core processor
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craigels said:
I'm looking for a 8inch tablet too trying to decide between the LG g pad or the tab 8.0 the LG has much better hd screen and a quad core processor
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same here. I got the Tab 3 8.0 and I love it. But now I want the LG 8.3. I already have a plan to give my tab to my daughter since she plays with ti and get the LG. But I'll wait for a sale on it.

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Are there ANY roms other than AOSP? I can't even find a Cyanogenmod or AOKP for this device :/

I see that some customers are complain about screen brightness on the LG is dull. Compare to Samsung
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I had the Nexus 7 2012 and currently have the GTab 3 8.0. I had no problems whatsoever with the Nexus. It was a good tablet. I just found the screen dark and cramped. I love the GTab 3 8.0. So it's not "retina". Big deal. The screen is crisp and bright and looks great to me. The tablet runs smooth and fast.
Honestly between those two models it's between screen size and whether having an SD slot is important to you. They are both great tablets.

Would you change your tab 3 8.0 for a LG pad?
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TimjTech said:
Are there ANY roms other than AOSP? I can't even find a Cyanogenmod or AOKP for this device :/
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You know why? Because we can't just bring up a new ROM for every device that comes out we need to build that if You cant wait do it by yourself otherwise just wait!!!
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