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hey gusy i have the opportunity to change my 2months old galaxy nexus against a brand new htc one s without paying something.
would you change it or would you keep your gnex ?
The only thing that will pry this phone out of my hands will be the next nexus.
Unlockable bootloader, updates from Google, latest software, great developer community, no bloat, first to get new features...
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Me personally I wouldn't switch. Maybe a one x, but not one s. Honestly I like my nexus enough where I wouldn't change regardless.
The One S is a mid-tier phone, why would you want to do that?
i had a sensation xe before i bought the gnex and know i really miss sense, so there are few advantages of the one s, like the new processor, it's thinner and so on ..
as is sad before i love sense and therefore i considered changing my gnex
Trade for the one s and sell it and then buy a new gnex
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Check out this side by side comparison. I had the same dilema too but a pure google experience is reallllllllllllllllly important to me (my current phone is a Nexus S).
My hubby has the SGSii-TMobile and HATES it. He hates the bloatware on the phone. I don't have that problem. He is still waiting for his ICS update. I don't have that problem. I know you said you miss sense but is sense enough to give up a pure google experience? In my opinion... it wasn't. I can't wait to get my gnex, I ordered it today!
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a pure google experience is reallllllllllllllllly important to me
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This. I don't care if the hardware is better (speaking about phones generally here), if it can't run an AOSP based ROM with full functionality out of the box, then I won't buy it.
Edit: is your husband's t-mo SGSII an I9100, or other? CM9 is very complete at this point for the I9100.
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... is your husband's t-mo SGSII an I9100, or other?
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His SGsii is the T989 model. We'll check out CM9. When we rooted his phone it wasn't ready for everyday use yet. We'll try it again and thanks for the heads up.
other opinions ?
everyone says that the pure google feeling is important but i am sure that there will be enough custom roms for the one s like cm9 or just ice cream sandwich without sense ..
that shouldn't be the problem
I am trying to figure out if I should go for Nexus at $400 bucks or One S
"Vanilla is great"....well is just crap, I haven't been using vanilla android for like 5 years now......ANYTHING thats not vanilla android is better, be it CM9, AOKP, Touchwiz, or Sense.
I hate the fact that HTC used another pentile SAMOLED in One S, but in all reviews I read people say its a really good and well calibrated screen (I heard different about Nexus though, would like anyone to comment on this). Obviously design and built quality goes to One S, camera is also better, Sense 4 is a big improvement and without even using it I am pretty sure its great and is based on ICS. CPU without any questions is better, more power efficient, and faster. Then there is BeatAudio (whatever that means) and Bluetooth 4.0, and GPS I think supports GLONASS
My biggest concern about One S is the screen and development.....(not Google updates, those are crap as well until the new OS is out and even then thanks to XDA it can come to other devices even faster then Nexus-brand )
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hey gusy i have the opportunity to change my 2months old galaxy nexus against a brand new htc one s without paying something.
would you change it or would you keep your gnex ?
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HTC seems to be on the downslope, and Samsung is really taking the lead. I think sense has seems it's best days.
GNex All Day
Personally, I have no real desire to switch. That said, the One S/One X do both look like nicer pieces of hardware than the GNex. While many will rightly point to quick updates and an excellent developer community for the GNex, I have no doubt that the One S/One X will have solid communities as well. HTC's commitment to providing bootloader unlock tools further cements that.
going to check out both devices tomorrow. they will be the same price for me, One S easier to get and exchange if something will be wrong.....
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other opinions ?
everyone says that the pure google feeling is important but i am sure that there will be enough custom roms for the one s like cm9 or just ice cream sandwich without sense ..
that shouldn't be the problem
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Don't be so sure. As far as I know the HTC Rezound still doesn't have a fully functioning AOSP ICS Rom, so that should give you some indication of the wait on these devices. If you're willing to wait for the updates, then go for it.
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Saw One S today.....great phone, haven't noticed any pixelation on zoomed it text in browser, very slim, and probably the 1st phone to have a design and built quality like or even better then Nexus One
kolyan said:
"Vanilla is great"....well is just crap, I haven't been using vanilla android for like 5 years now......ANYTHING thats not vanilla android is better, be it CM9, AOKP
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Those two are technically still vanilla android.
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^ perhaps, but I would rather even use Sense then Stock Android ......especially Sense 4
now I am on CM7.2, used Sense 3 for a while too.....and Touchwiz
the only reason I disliked Sense 3 is the stupid launcher and if u use other launcher then all widgets become useless as well
With SGN u have better updates. Both have the same power and GN dont have any vodafone, orange, ... influence. And better development support
Im writing this post cause i havent 10. Im new in this forum but not in development Knowledge, and i consider its a stupid rule. Im sorry if i write any Irrelevant post.
Checked out Nexus today....and frankly speaking One S is a better over all phone. Its much thinner, you dont even feel it in pocket, its much better made due to AL body, they have the same 4.3'' usable screen too.
now the screen on Nexus phones i checked out in Verizon, one had burn-in, and 2nd one was a bit off white compared to One S. The 720p resolution is there, but colors on One S seemed better. I also haven't really noticed anything different when watching Youtube or viewing web.
So in the end it all comes out to development and ROM, do you want CM9 or AOKP on Nexus or Sense 4 on One S (maybe later it will get those 2 ROMs as well)
Hi!
I just wanted your opinion of choosing between those two.
So I just sold my Sony Ericsson Arc S. It was a good phone, but since I'm addicted to my phone, and do everything possible with it(I hardly use computer anymore!), I decided to buy a dual-core phone!(Yeah, I'm always on the later era) Arc was way too slow.
Basically Nexus is 30€s cheaper than S2, but that's not a game changer.
I like the design of Nexus more. On the other hand S2 is more powerful. Nexus has bigger and better screen etc.
But one thing I appreciate the most, is the community. I've had a couple of Android phones before, and I've been pretty active here on Xda lately. I love flashing new roms and so on. S2 is the second most sold phone in the world, so I bet it has bigger community here, but quality over quantity.
Nexus has roms like MIUI and Cyanogenmod too. Also I see hundreds of roms in XDA. Anyway, I can't compare those two by looking at the roms they have, that's why I asked you guys.
It's such a hard decision... Please help!
BTW: I'm too cheap to buy S3 or ONE
And I'm European so I'd be only interested in the international version obviously! (No T-Mobile or Verizon etc...)
EDIT: I read that Nexus has more powerful chipset while S2 has better GPU? Is that correct?
I have both the nexus and the sgs2. And I'd say go with the nexus. The SGS2 is now my spare phone. Although specs wise the SGS2 other than screen resolution. On this note the nexus 720p screen can be the real deal breaker over the wvga screen on SGS2.
People can debate about specs all day but the Nexus is definitely way more fluid. Also you get all sorts of custom rooms and kernels to tweak the nexus to get that little bit more.
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If you like a phone with an appealing UI with vanilla android and is super easy to install and try out custom ROMs on, go with a Galaxy Nexus.
If you want a phone with an ugly UI, Samsung's ****ty firmware yada yada yada, go with an S2.
The Galaxy Nexus also has HD resolution, bigger and better screen there's a ton of support ready for you if you ever need help. Also, pair AOKP with Franciscofranco's kernel and you won't believe how fast this phone is.
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I have both the nexus and the sgs2. And I'd say go with the nexus. The SGS2 is now my spare phone. Although specs wise the SGS2 other than screen resolution. On this note the nexus 720p screen can be the real deal breaker over the wvga screen on SGS2.
People can debate about specs all day but the Nexus is definitely way more fluid. Also you get all sorts of custom rooms and kernels to tweak the nexus to get that little bit more.
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Thanks for answer!
I thought myself that while S2 may be a bit more powerful, it doesn't mean Nexus couldn't run all those nice games, it is anyway a dual-core phone.
What about the battery life?
So far I think I'll go for GNexus... It's more... exotic! and I really like the screen. I just need to be very sure about it, I have bought so many phones just to get disappointed at them after two months... Though these two are pretty high-end phones(for me anyway!)
Thank you too, Theshawty! It doesn't mean that while S2 has more roms, it's automatically better. Nexus has pretty cool roms as far as I know
And I'm pretty damn sure Google's support is more reliable than Sam's
The SGS2 has a worse screen, but a better performance because of it. The Nexus on the other hand, has double the pixels, but a worse performance. SGS2 will run games smoother, but it won't look as good as when the Nexus runs it. Performance vs Great screen.
Dev support is good on both ones, but Nexus will be much better long term compared to the SGS2.
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Thank you too, Theshawty! It doesn't mean that while S2 has more roms, it's automatically better. Nexus has pretty cool roms as far as I know
And I'm pretty damn sure Google's support is more reliable than Sam's
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You're welcome! Yeah, the ROMs we have so far here are great, and they're starting to pile up to become even more since afterall, this phone has a "developer-flag".
Samsung's support is ****, in my opinion.
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If you like a phone with an appealing UI with vanilla android and is super easy to install and try out custom ROMs on, go with a Galaxy Nexus.
If you want a phone with an ugly UI, Samsung's ****ty firmware yada yada yada, go with an S2.
The Galaxy Nexus also has HD resolution, bigger and better screen there's a ton of support ready for you if you ever need help. Also, pair AOKP with Franciscofranco's kernel and you won't believe how fast this phone is.
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What a sad misconception. The S2 has AOSP roms just like the Nexus does. They have AOKP just like the nexus does, and they have awesome kernels as well.
What it really comes down to is screen size/resolution and size of the phone. Both will run ICS just fine.
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What a sad misconception. The S2 has AOSP roms just like the Nexus does. They have AOKP just like the nexus does, and they have awesome kernels as well.
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What I wrote first was basically if someone chooses to stay with the stock firmware and not use a custom ROM.
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What I wrote first was basically if someone chooses to stay with the stock firmware and not use a custom ROM.
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It would be true in that case, but he mentions community so one could be lead to believe that he will flash roms
Thanks to evrybody! I think I'll pick GNex... It's just such a hard choice... But it's a lil' bit cheaper and I really appreciate the bigger/better screen.
One thing that I wanna know the answer to, is, how long will Google support GNex? I reckon it'll get the next Android upgrade unless it's tablet-only, but what about after that? Time to move on?
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It would be true in that case, but he mentions community so one could be lead to believe that he will flash roms
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Ah, ok.
If you want a higher camera and you don't care about the os version or blah blah, go with S2
But I recommend you to get GNex! It's awesome!
Better screen quality, Stock Android OS, Will be upgradable to JellyBean, Lots of good roms, ...
After seeing the Atrix HD I loved the UI, was wondering if it could get ported over
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If you mean the home screen, then yes. There's a thread in the defy forums already. But if you're talking about the whole thing (SMS, dialer, camera UI etc), then no. You need the Motoblur framework.
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i think people have tried porting motoblur or whatever its called now lol, but the projects like that usually end up being forgotten or impossible ( probably not impossible just very difficult ). Some people will also probably come here and reply to you and be like oh its a nexus why would you ruin aosp lol, well to those people some of us like choices, anyways you can get a good cm10 moto theme in the theme section by a guy named vicino i think his themes are really good, and you could probably get the launcher like the guy above me said but the ui is a no go right now. Just remember tho this is a nexus and it gets a lot of development.
HERES THE THEME http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1829784
Anything moto is difficult to the nature of the phones odd resolutions which don't work well on most devices. I suppose it should work on our device?
bOx Stash - https://www.box.com/shared/d8a46b7252c38069deb1
I hated blur. There is no way I would even think about putting that on my gnex. The gnex is a pure google experience, don't screw it up with a moto ui. Find a nice theme instead!
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I hated blur. There is no way I would even think about putting that on my gnex. The gnex is a pure google experience, don't screw it up with a moto ui. Find a nice theme instead!
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The new ICS blur isn't bad actually. IMO, it looks better than Touchwiz and Sense. But, that may just be me...
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tatperson said:
The new ICS blur isn't bad actually. IMO, it looks better than Touchwiz and Sense. But, that may just be me...
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It's by far the "best" skin in my opinion so I share the same opinion. I've even contemplated picking up an unbranded Atrix HD as a spare phone. I'll do so even faster if Motorola gets a Jelllybean update out there within the next month or so.
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I've been wanting the nexus for a long time now and am able to buy it. But i'm in doubt to buy it because the next in the nexus series is coming around soon (I think?)
I live in Belgium and it takes a while before the nexus is available here and the thing is I'm quite unhappy with the Phone I'm using right now. It's slow and buggy and I want jelly bean.
In oktober the nexus 7 Will finally launch here and I'm planning on buying it as my first tablet. This might temper my wanting the nexus Phone But do you People think it Will be long before it's announced?
Many greets
Nounce
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Nobody really knows when the next phone will land. This phone is fine. If you can wait then wait and see in a couple months but for now we don't know about a new nexus.
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Yes.
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It's not a smart move. The phone is laggy, no micro-sd slot. I'm one of the owner of Samsung Galaxy Nexus and hated it so much.
hierarchy666 said:
It's not a smart move. The phone is laggy, no micro-sd slot. I'm one of the owner of Samsung Galaxy Nexus and hated it so much.
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Hahaha laggy? Are u kidding..with jellybean this things a beast...one of the fastest phones I've used... including s3....
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hierarchy666 said:
It's not a smart move. The phone is laggy, no micro-sd slot. I'm one of the owner of Samsung Galaxy Nexus and hated it so much.
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You're doing it wrong. :laugh:
SD cards, even the highest performing ones, will never perform as fast or as stable as internal storage. That's the reason Nexus devices don't include one. Whether you think it should have one or not, Google does know what they are doing. I've never experienced any lag, either. I run stock 4.1.1 build JRO03U. Sprint variant. My battery life is also phenomenal.
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SD cards, even the highest performing ones, will never perform as fast or as stable as internal storage. That's the reason Nexus devices don't include one. Whether you think it should have one or not, Google does know what they are doing. I've never experienced any lag, either. I run stock 4.1.1 build JRO03U. Sprint variant. My battery life is also phenomenal.
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You actually managed 4h+ screen time using a CDMA device, wonderful!
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Hahaha laggy? Are u kidding..with jellybean this things a beast...one of the fastest phones I've used... including s3....
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You're doing it wrong. :laugh:
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Nah i tested from AOKP, to AOSP to CM10 to stock. Tested with Apex, Nova, Stock Launcher, Go Launcher EX any goddamn launcher available. From ICS all the way to jellybean. Didn't beat S3 in many ways. My old S2 works better than this thing im currently holding. Didn't want to hurt your feelings but this piece of device does lags even with stock kernel. Don't mention franco, faux, lean, fugumod, i tried it all. Am i doing it wrong? S3 is on my right hand S2 is on my table and Samsung Galaxy Nexus is on my left hand. I tested this device for two weeks already. Maybe im doing it wrong? On the other hand Samsung other devices running on JellyBean too especially S3 with microsd slot for my own mp3 collections. Didn't lag and response fast without the need of custom kernels. Tested 1 to 1 with Samsung S3 stock Jellybean with stock kernel... better wayyyyy better in battery life than this piece of crap im holding. Run any benchmark tools in the market you will see it yourself Samsung Galaxy Nexus is nowhere. Go to Google Play download an app, minimize, open up another app. It lags like hell when Google Play is installing the app. Many more i couldn't be bothered to say. Don't waste money on this device.
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Nah i tested from AOKP, to AOSP to CM10 to stock. Tested with Apex, Nova, Stock Launcher, Go Launcher EX any launcher available. From ICS all the way to jellybean. Didn't beat S3 in many ways. My old S2 works better than this thing im currently holding. Didn't want to hurt your feelings but this piece of device does lags even with stock kernel. Don't mention franco, faux, lean, fugumod, i tried it all. Am i doing it wrong? S3 is on my right hand S2 is on my table and Samsung Galaxy Nexus is on my left hand. I tested this device for two weeks already. Maybe im doing it wrong? On the other hand Samsung other devices running on JellyBean too especially S3 with microsd slot for my own mp3 collections. Didn't lag and response fast without the need of custom kernels.
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Whatever you say. I'm sure your one personal bad experience with the Gnex must be truth, all the peoples that are happy with the Gnex, including ones that have tried both s2 and s3, must be complete morons. Because of course what you believe is always cold hard fact.
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Nah i tested from AOKP, to AOSP to CM10 to stock. Tested with Apex, Nova, Stock Launcher, Go Launcher EX any goddamn launcher available. From ICS all the way to jellybean. Didn't beat S3 in many ways. My old S2 works better than this thing im currently holding. Didn't want to hurt your feelings but this piece of device does lags even with stock kernel. Don't mention franco, faux, lean, fugumod, i tried it all. Am i doing it wrong? S3 is on my right hand S2 is on my table and Samsung Galaxy Nexus is on my left hand. I tested this device for two weeks already. Maybe im doing it wrong? On the other hand Samsung other devices running on JellyBean too especially S3 with microsd slot for my own mp3 collections. Didn't lag and response fast without the need of custom kernels. Tested 1 to 1 with Samsung S3 stock Jellybean with stock kernel... better wayyyyy better in battery life than this piece of crap im holding. Run any benchmark tools in the market you will see it yourself.
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0/10
Its the hunter, not the gun.
You ARE doing something wrong if you think this phone is "a piece of crap". Of course, its all relative. I'm holding my gnex in my right hand and my friends s3 in my left hand. Home screen scrolling was more laggy on the s3, apps opened exactly the same on both devices. Tested s3 1 to 1 with gnex jellybean...wayyy better then this piece of crap I'm holding in my left hand.
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Whatever you say. I'm sure your one personal bad experience with the Gnex must be truth, all the peoples that are happy with the Gnex, including ones that have tried both s2 and s3, must be complete morons. Because of course what you believe is always cold hard fact.
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I didn't say they are complete morons like you do to backup your claim. It's really up to individual to write about the device they bought and tried and what they feel. Im sharing my part of story. Woudn't recommend anyone to buy Gnex and waste their money like i do. Im sorry if you feel offended. Besides, if this phone doesn't lag someone wouldn't make LAGFIX for this phone in the Galaxy Nexus Android Development.
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I didn't say they are complete morons like you do to backup your claim. It's really up to individual to write about the device they bought and tried and what they feel. Im sharing my part of story. Woudn't recommend anyone to buy Gnex and waste their money like i do. Im sorry if you feel offended.
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The point he's making is that your experience is not the same as the mass majority. Most love their Galaxy Nexus. I've personally seen A LOT of people announce on this forum that they returned their S3 and came back to the Galaxy Nexus because it actually outperformed it greatly in their opinions. Many, many people. You came in and announced based on your experience alone that it is a crappy device and the OP should not get one. Your experience is uncommon and shouldn't be the basis for his decision.
I am sorry you've had such a bad experience. I have personally pit my Galaxy Nexus against the S3, both on stock, and have first hand seen my device run circles around it. The only thing I see as a plus with the S3 are a few extra, albeit very nice features, but ones I do not see as enough to spend so much more for it than I did for my Galaxy Nexus.
My experience has been nothing but absolutely amazing. No fanboy, I promise. Complete honesty.
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The point he's making is that your experience is not the same as the mass majority. Most love their Galaxy Nexus. I've personally seen A LOT of people announce on this forum that they returned their S3 and came back to the Galaxy Nexus because it actually outperformed it greatly in their opinions. Many, many people. You came in and announced based on your experience alone that it is a crappy device and the OP should not get one. Your experience is uncommon and shouldn't be the basis for his decision.
I am sorry you've had such a bad experience. I have personally pit my Galaxy Nexus against the S3, both on stock, and have first hand seen my device run circles around it. The only thing I see as a plus with the S3 are a few extra, albeit very nice features, but ones I do not see as enough to spend so much more for it than I did for my Galaxy Nexus.
My experience has been nothing but absolutely amazing. No fanboy, I promise. Complete honesty.
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Well im a no fanboy of Samsung S2 or S3 too. As far as ROMS development of Galaxy Nexus i am very happy but my experience with it is really disappointing. Yes he shouldn't make his decision due to my experience alone. Im not forcing him either. Maybe i started off a little too harsh. I'm deeply sorry if i hurt anyone because of my frustration and anger with this device. Peace
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Better wait a little while longer as rumors of a new Galaxy nexus in the works from Google, maybe a refresh who knows theres nothing solid as far as the details of the new phone are concerned. If your looking for a solid phone thats fast on Jellybean but dont require a good camera then go for it.
The camera isn't "the best" but I wouldn't say it isn't "good". I think the camera is quite nice.
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Well I wasn't asking if it's smart to buy a nexus becaus, s3 outperforms it. Gnex will always be better than any other Samsung device for me cause of crappy touchwiz. Even when u root ur bothered with it.
I'm a Google fanboy and my question is if it's smart to buy a Gnex close to a possible release of a Gnex 2. I don't want no ugly s3 with the stupid stupid home button and 2 ugly touch thingies. I want the Gnex and raw android.
Go back to the s3 forum please. If I'd buy an other Samsung I'd buy the note 2 cause that's a decent phone.
So I see people here telling me to wait for a release and other say just go for it.
I love the phone and its only 400 euros. (s3 600+, note 2 700+) might just buy it I tink. Uless someone here can tell me not to because.. (only reason I accept is for a new nexus or other. Can't break down the nexus for me)
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Well I wasn't asking if it's smart to buy a nexus becaus, s3 outperforms it. Gnex will always be better than any other Samsung device for me cause of crappy touchwiz. Even when u root ur bothered with it.
I'm a Google fanboy and my question is if it's smart to buy a Gnex close to a possible release of a Gnex 2. I don't want no ugly s3 with the stupid stupid home button and 2 ugly touch thingies. I want the Gnex and raw android.
Go back to the s3 forum please. If I'd buy an other Samsung I'd buy the note 2 cause that's a decent phone.
So I see people here telling me to wait for a release and other say just go for it.
I love the phone and its only 400 euros. (s3 600+, note 2 700+) might just buy it I tink. Uless someone here can tell me not to because.. (only reason I accept is for a new nexus or other. Can't break down the nexus for me)
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I've been using The Gnex for a few months now, the only reason i bought it is because of the developer support and the sexy design (without the home buttons). Even if i knew the Gnex 2 would be out in the near future, it doesnt bother me as its still a great handset to buy at the current price. If battery is an issue there is a 2000Mah OEM battery from Samsung with back case that should do the trick.
All in all your not losing out even if you buy now as the Gnex 2 is only a rumor and nothing solid has been mentioned from Google or Samsung.
I will also buy it soon. I think that even if the new galaxy nexus comes out it will be more expensive than 350$. so, even if you wait, you will pay more money.
So in my opinion, if money isn't a problem for you, wait for the new nexus, but if it is, buy this one because this is a great phone for this price.
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I didn't say they are complete morons like you do to backup your claim. It's really up to individual to write about the device they bought and tried and what they feel. Im sharing my part of story. Woudn't recommend anyone to buy Gnex and waste their money like i do. Im sorry if you feel offended. Besides, if this phone doesn't lag someone wouldn't make LAGFIX for this phone in the Galaxy Nexus Android Development.
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Lag..? What lag..? There is no lag. Never heard them,never see them. Plus, i have 2 friends, each having one x and s3, and still this baby is the smoothest among em. Of course hardware wise, i lose big time, but for the liquidity, u can always count on this.
Plus the lagfix is really kind of a 50/50 working. And its mostly for cm10 based rom,which i dont find any lag at all(my opinion). If u got the S3, they still use cm10 based rom mostly,so,still need the lagfix one way or another, but with the gnex, there is pure aosp if u dont really like cm10.
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I Wanted to see what many people think of of how galaxy's have developed since the vibrant.
Its funny to compare model devices to the galaxy's where as many of the other models ..htc moto, lg never really incorporated the cool tricked out Ui features the galaxy's have and the s4 mainly in general.
If you ever owned a jb iPhone and had to put the s4 rooted vs i5 jbroke which would u say has the most UNIQUE tweaks as far as ui tweaks go...Consider cydia when judging , not talking about the obvious two diff o.s systems ..just available mods and ui tweaks that compare between the two .Of course Samsungs are all stock features, as where iPhone doesn't allow unless jb.
Wether u have had owned a iPhone jb or own a ipod jb who thinks apple cydia tweaks are more unique or vise versa
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My first Samsung phone was the Indulge on MetroPCS. It was my first smartphone and I hated it. Mostly because of the battery life. I would go to bed with a fully charged unit and when I woke up it would be nearly dead. I had fits harrassing Samsung about the fact that they would not give me a straight answer about IF never mind when they would realease an extended battery and expanded door. So much grief in fact that Samsung gave me two brand new Epics....but that is a different story.
I sure hated that Indulge.
Besides the galaxy note and S4 the only other samsung device I had was the double flip phone that I adored because it was way cooler then other phones on market.
Samsung knows what it wants todo to innovate and prove to people its not all looks like apple....but they need to work on Implementation
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I still have a Hercules and 2 s3s.
I've been flashing the latest cyanogen nightlies for my mom who is using my main s3. The Hercules is running a dark side Rom (Tdj's). It's user has no complaints.
The s4 is by far the best phone on the market, and T-Mobile is by far the best provider.
I work on iPhones a lot and jailbreak them for money, but the closest I had was a touch iPod I miked and used for Skype type calls.
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Android_Monsters said:
I still have a Hercules and 2 s3s.
I've been flashing the latest cyanogen nightlies for my mom who is using my main s3. The Hercules is running a dark side Rom (Tdj's). It's user has no complaints.
The s4 is by far the best phone on the market, and T-Mobile is by far the best provider.
I work on iPhones a lot and jailbreak them for money, but the closest I had was a touch iPod I miked and used for Skype type calls.
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Wouldn't it be nice if tdj somehow started deving for the s4? That would be extremely nice.