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The next Nexus might be the Galaxy Nexus Plus. Here's the rumored specs.

When it comes to Samsung, they seemingly have a never ending supply of Android devices, blanketing the the smartphone market with phones in every spec, shape, size, and color. I guess that’s why this story makes a lot of sense. It’s been rumored since earlier this year that Samsung could be cooking up a refreshed Galaxy Nexus, to update the aging Nexus’ spec sheet. The boys at SamMobile got their hands on this spec sheet for the Samsung GT-I9260, with a model number fitting the device square between the current Galaxy Nexus (I9250), and the Galaxy S3 (I9300).
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The spec sheet goes onto to list some upgrades to some the specs that many have felt held back the Galaxy Nexus from true greatness like it’s poor processor, horrible camera sensor, and lack of expandable memory. As you can see from the above spec sheet, an updated 1.5GHz (unspecified processor) A9 processor has been listed and could be the higher-end OMAP 4470 with beefier PowerVR SGX544 GPU. Also listed is an 8MP rear camera with 1.9MP front facing camera which, if bringing along with it an improved camera sensor, could mean drastically better picture quality. The display is also listed as matching that of the Galaxy S3, improving the quality of the original. The most shocking update is the inclusion of an SD card slot, something die-hard Android users have been vocal about the Galaxy Nexus lacking (along with any other new Android device launching without).
Exciting? Most definitely (if true). I guess the next question is, when will this Galaxy Nexus Plus be released and if it’s possible to have too many Nexus phones out at one time? Nah…
http://phandroid.com/2012/08/21/spec...xy-nexus-plus/

I doubt there will be an SD card.
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I agree. Google has been pushing the cloud so hard, they aren't going to give in and include an SD card.
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Wdustin1 said:
I agree. Google has been pushing the cloud so hard, they aren't going to give in and include an SD card.
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I don't understand why google and apple are doing this knowing that phone companies are offering less and less data with their plans.
I did happen to get a 6gb plan at a good price, but these are few and far between. Many people only have like 1gb of data per month

Give me a quad core, a physical keyboard, and an sdcard slot and i'd ditch my gnex in a minute.
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Hope the next Nexus doesnt get SD Card And if this rumors become true, i will not change my nexus just for some little improvemnts =/

I want a Nexus with an LCD like the one from the One X. That's the one thing I really miss from my One X. Well, the camera too.

What if they were to release two Nexuses?
Galaxy Nexus Plus, which is the cheaper model and a more expensive one with better specs?

carloscarvalho said:
Hope the next Nexus doesnt get SD Card
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Why lol?

woot_galaxy_nexus said:
Give me a quad core, a physical keyboard, and an sdcard slot and i'd ditch my gnex in a minute.
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Quadcores are overrated. Core to core dual cores are faster. And not very many things are optimized for more cores. Keyboards add bulks and on screen is much faster. And sdcard slot wouldn't be bad but your already living without one...
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Coming from a Desire HD, the specs of this "Galaxy Nexus Plus" don't look too bad. However they don't seem to be that much of an improvement over the current Nexus. Even so, my next phone will definitely be the next Nexus.
Although I would like one, an SD card slot nearly certainly will not be included.

did anyone notices that this 'Plus' version comes before its successor?
samsung made the advance/plus version of their previous devices after they announce and sell their current flagship (S Advance, S2 Plus) why not on this one?
looks like the 'Real' next Nexus wasn't made by samsung..

woot_galaxy_nexus said:
Why lol?
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just because i dont like sdcards. Personal opnion.

I would love the bump in specs I just hope they keep the on screen buttons. Can't wait to see the design. Also glad Samsung is building the Nexus, I think Sammy makes some sexy looking devices I just wish they would use slightly higher end materials to make their phones. But regardless the Nexus plus (if that is legit) will dominate.
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The processor in the gnex now runs 4.1 buttery smooth. Compared to my previous Motorola and HTC products I could not be happier, I wont deviate from the nexus line in the future.

In terms of design, it'll probably take cues from the GSIII. I foresee a flat back for the first time ever, and the continuation of on-screen buttons.

Just before the Nexus 7 was released, there was a picture that leaked where people claimed it could be the new nexus 7. All the websites (cnet.com, slashgear, etc) published this rumor even though it was obvious from the pictures that it was a phone and not a tablet. It was an ASUS device, and I had suspected that it could be a nexus phone from ASUS. So maybe there will be other options for the next nexus? My personal request is that the external speaker be loud and crisp. HTC phones always seemed to have WONDERFUL external speakers. I got kind of spoiled from my last few phones in this regard, lol.

"The spec sheet goes onto to list some upgrades to some the specs that many have felt held back the Galaxy Nexus from true greatness like it’s poor processor, horrible camera sensor, and lack of expandable memory."
None of these have held back the GNexus (For me).
Poor Processor - It is on par with most phones out there (Other than the recently released GSIII and One X). I would rather see improvements in the OS before I care about a Quad Core processor (Which Google delivered with JB).
Horrible Camera Sensor - Best camera I have ever used in a phone. I guess people still think more MP equals better quality. The fact that I can snap quick pictures is good enough for me, and unless I blow them up on a 55" screen they look great just viewing from a PC or on my phone / tablet.
Lack of Expandable Memory - I may be a little biased for this one being that I am still on unlimited VZW 4G LTE, but I also have WiFi everywhere I go (Work, Home, basically anywhere I eat, hockey rink), so this doesn't bother me in the least. I have never used the 32GB internal to even half capacity nor have I come close yet with my Nexus 7 16GB. Maybe that is just me, but I still haven't seen too many people argue differently.
I am not saying that the Galaxy Nexus blew me away with it's specs, but being that it is stripped to the core software wise, I don't feel that I need too much in terms of RAM, CPU, etc.

I hope they move to e-IPS or S-IPS LCD.

I doubt any of these "upgrades" would induce a discernible difference in the real world. In fact, I am 99% sure I would not notice any difference in perfomance during everyday use with this Plus version.

[Q] New phone - best quad core model

Hey, guys! I am owner of Xperia arc S (and developer of Jelly Sandwich, btw) and want to buy another phone in November. Of course I will still have arc S for development and other stuff, don't worry. I am thinking of one from these models: HTC One X, Samsung Galaxy S III, LG Optimus 4x HD. Which one is the best? Please, recommend something! LG tempts with its low price, but I don't really like its interface - even stock based custom ROMs will have this look. From the other hand SGSIII has its awesome Amoled screen and great support via custom ROMs (One X also does). Do you have any suggestions? I will choose 100% from one od these three phones - even latest Sony phones won't have quad core CPU. And, please... Don't try to make me thing dual core has the same performance as quad core. I just want my future phone to have 4-core CPU.
BTW, I like SGS3's light interface so for example Android Revolution HD ROM would be suitable for me :3
Thanks in advance for suggestions!
Cheers,
Max

It'd have to be the s3, if only because of its popularity. I've been thinking of a new phone for about 6 months, I've tried the xperia s, one x, s3, galaxy nexus and the note 2. The xperiaS was ok, but not a huge improvement on my arc. One x seems faster at first compared to the s3, but after 3-4 days use it felt laggy whereas the s3 actually felt faster. They're both on the large side though. Nexus is good but display lets it down. Note2 is f***ing huge!
I'll probably get the s3 myself, mainly as Samsung have actually put a bit of thought into the ui.

sinkster said:
It'd have to be the s3, if only because of its popularity. I've been thinking of a new phone for about 6 months, I've tried the xperia s, one x, s3, galaxy nexus and the note 2. The xperiaS was ok, but not a huge improvement on my arc. One x seems faster at first compared to the s3, but after 3-4 days use it felt laggy whereas the s3 actually felt faster. They're both on the large side though. Nexus is good but display lets it down. Note2 is f***ing huge!
I'll probably get the s3 myself, mainly as Samsung have actually put a bit of thought into the ui.
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Yup, UI is good even for custom roms :3
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If i had the money i would go 100% for a htc one x, the build materials are much better than s3, only for that

Gnavarroc said:
If i had the money i would go 100% for a htc one x, the build materials are much better than s3, only for that
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Oh, I don't care about build materials at all because I care about all my things, smartphone especially. I am very pedantic
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I would choose...
HTC One X.
But why?
Because I like the HTC Sense UI. But thats not the only reason and I think that doesnt rly help you.
Pretty good performance,
customizeable
materials (doesnt cares you, i know)
Even the S3 has got better ways for customization (popular, more private developers..) i would choose one X anyways.

iksPeria said:
HTC One X.
But why?
Because I like the HTC Sense UI. But thats not the only reason and I think that doesnt rly help you.
Pretty good performance,
customizeable
materials (doesnt cares you, i know)
Even the S3 has got better ways for customization (popular, more private developers..) i would choose one X anyways.
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Oh, well... In every test S3 wins, so... I don't know. I think I like it more

maxio
If you still havn't chosen I recommend to read the article
http://komorkomania.pl/2012/09/05/s...one-x-czy-lg-swift-4x-hd-ktory-jest-najlepszy
I already chose and I'll start playing with SIII (already ordered) in next week
pozdr
rafi

Being quite alot into design, few words from that point of view:
1. You are seriously qualifying Samsung UI as "good one"?
2. How could one go for such uninspiring (not to say ugly) and washed out design, after having sexy beast like arc S?
Bottom line. I would not go for quad-core untill Sony, or anyone else, release an originally designed, true quad-core killer. Also, these first quad-core "experiments" you mentioned as options, will probably be ridiculous by the time Sony release their quad-cores, and generally second generation of quad-cores. One more thing. Quad-cores will be there for long time for sure, and in half year from now (or a bit more), there's a big chance that you will have the weakest quad core phone, of all quad-cores.
Anyway, good luck with shopping.

I have news for you:
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S3 > One X > LG

Dude plzz don't stop arc s development because u rock man
3 ROMs so quick
Dude jelly sandwich is like heaven on a phone ...
And in my view s3 is the best in quad cores
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I think that maxio will not leave us as he wrote this also in topic.
BTW. maxio excellent job I love your ROM. I would like to thank you here as I still not able to write in dev section. Thanks mate :good:

Remember there is coming a one x plus
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XtremeSilencer said:
Dude plzz don't stop arc s development because u rock man
3 ROMs so quick
Dude jelly sandwich is like heaven on a phone ...
And in my view s3 is the best in quad cores
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Of course I will not stop arc development! Arc S rocks!
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That's the main reason I haven't gone for any new phone yet, the fact that the s3 and oneX are basically the first generation of quad cores. Plus as someone said previously, the s3 is pretty bland looking. I chose my arc over an s2 mainly due to its looks and actually think it's still the best looking smartphone, alongside the lumia 900.

many quad core phones are on its way..wait till Christmas if you can and you will have many options

5-Inch 1080p Quadcore HTC J-Butterfly Announced for Japan

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Expected to be launched sometime around December.
Specs:
5-inch 1080p Super LCD 3 Display
Snapdragon S4 Pro Proccessor
LTE
Android 4.1 Jelly Bean
2GB RAM
16GB Internal Storage
8MP Rear Camera
2MP Front-Facing Camera
2020mAh Battery
microSD Slot
Colors: Black, Red, White
Source: HTC

Holy cow. That thing is beautiful. Maybe they've been listening to the customers by bringing back the SD slot etc. The choice of colours is pretty nice too. Also, anyone have any clarification on what this "with Google" thing is about, is it something to do with the multi-manufacturer/multi-nexus information we had a while ago, or is it simply going to be placed on all android phones in future?

DrumJ86 said:
Holy cow. That thing is beautiful. Maybe they've been listening to the customers by bringing back the SD slot etc. The choice of colours is pretty nice too. Also, anyone have any clarification on what this "with Google" thing is about, is it something to do with the multi-manufacturer/multi-nexus information we had a while ago, or is it simply going to be placed on all android phones in future?
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"With Google" I suspect it is a branding that is gong to be coming to all devices running JB out of the gate going forward.
As nice as this device looks, is this supposed to compete with the Note 2? It seems to have no extra software tailored to use the extra real estate in any meaningful way over the One S even. Likewise 2000mAh battery on a 1080p screen? Unless the sharp screen technology is extremely energy efficient or I'd be surprised to see the device push 3 hours of screen on time at automatic brightness, which given its push as a media consuming / watching device because of its full HD screen is a bit woeful.
To me the device is a bit like 'the emperors new clothes'.... But damn they are sexy clothes.....

nookcoloruser said:
"With Google" I suspect it is a branding that is gong to be coming to all devices running JB out of the gate going forward.
As nice as this device looks, is this supposed to compete with the Note 2? It seems to have no extra software tailored to use the extra real estate in any meaningful way over the One S even. Likewise 2000mAh battery on a 1080p screen? Unless the sharp screen technology is extremely energy efficient or I'd be surprised to see the device push 3 hours of screen on time at automatic brightness, which given its push as a media consuming / watching device because of its full HD screen is a bit woeful.
To me the device is a bit like 'the emperors new clothes'....
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I think you're right, it's neither here or there in terms of size. If they were going to go direct with the Samsung they needed a bigger battery (at least 3000mah) and a 5.5 inch screen. I think this is just a "big phone", not a true phablet.

Holy crap!
That is amazing!
I'd trade in my HOX for that bad boy!
It has seriously good looks, has an MicroSD card slot, yes yes yes!
Onboard storage is lacking but I'm guessing that's to conserve space for the MicroSD slot, so meh...
I wonder how thin and light it is!

Its also called the Butterfly not the Butterly.

If you ask me, and you haven't, but I'll put my two cents worth in anyway! It just looks a little taller than the One X. Width and depth seem similar given the "impression" the pics give. Obviously HTC have more to offer than just a bigger screen unlike Apple with their iPhone 5!!!!

Pixel Density of 440ppi as opposed to the iPhone 5's 326ppi, take that retina display!

D: I hope this comes to Europe it looks amazing!
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Dear Santa......
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i KNOW hamdir is gonna go crazy when he sees this phone lol
1080p + s4 pro + 2gb ram + 4.1.1 jb
well, at least htc is improving their phones(which were already amazing, but now best by far)
now they only gotta work on their updates and customer service

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now they only gotta work on their updates and customer service
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massalami said:
i KNOW hamdir is gonna go crazy when he sees this phone lol
1080p + s4 pro + 2gb ram + 4.1.1 jb
well, at least htc is improving their phones(which were already amazing, but now best by far)
now they only gotta work on their updates and customer service
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And nagging devs to optimize games for Tegra3!
I'm almost annoyed I'm in a contract for my HOX now as I know I'm going to want that so hard when it's released!
So much for HTC not diluting the market this year!!!

This phone will also be waterproof, the nexus variant will be released when the LG nexus is announced. It says on the back of the device with google because it probably has the hardware specs that meet the standards of the Nexus program.
Their are a lot if people saying that this phone has with google because it runs jelly bean out the box not true. Their are many device being released with jelly bean with no with google on the back if it.
Another reason why I believe this is a nexus phone because surely when they unveiled it they would have talked about the hardware but they didn't, because if they do then what are they going to talk about when they unveil the nexus edition in the coming weeks. They also have sad this phone will be available during December so why announce it now.
This is HTC's way of hinting they will be releasing a nexus phone. It looks best in black because then the finish of it is not shiny. Another thing I have noticed is the charger port has a flap that obviously points to it being water proof. They have only spoken about the display ppi they haven't spoken about the screen tech. This will only be spoken about when the google nexus phones are unveiled.
This is certainly the best nexus phone coming out easily beating the LG nexus. The only thing I want from this now is a good battery life which I think will be the same as the one x U.S variant, but slightly better since it will have android 4.2 running on it
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But why still 8MP camera? Sharp announced 16MP already and I am expecting at least 12MP...
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http://www.theverge.com/2012/10/17/...nning-5-inch-1080p-j-butterfly-phone-in-japan

Albert Poon said:
But why still 8MP camera? Sharp announced 16MP already and I am expecting at least 12MP...
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I thought we had moved on from the megapixel myth. Bigger is not always better....

I hope it still has use of the HTC Image Sense chip.

Looks great, but I honestly still like the One X's design better. Also, that new Sense variation looks weird, what with those strange icons on the left.

^^^
It's probably customizable, those could be widgets.

When will we recieve a Desire Z replacement?

Year in and year out, we desperately wait for the Desire Z to be replaced by something better (we don't care if its from HTC, Samsung, etc).
When will be the time?
Personally, and based on what we see with the Moto X, it will be the Motorola Droid 5. Yes, I know the Droid 4 was a piece of **** for XDA but now that it is Google's company....Maybe we will see a change with the Moto X and Google's involvement.

No thoughts on this?

I personaly kinda gave up the hope for a better qwerty smartphone
In my opinion from specs the mytouch 4g slide was one of the best with h/w keyboard, but from buildquality no phone reaches the DZ
And the developement for the mytouch is, well, not dead, but very little (guess there are 3 ppl who can port and 1 or 2 who really can build a ROM, yet no one who can port/build sense ROMs :/ )
Greets Vauvenal7
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A QWERTY brother of the HTC One would absolutely be the best. The chances of such a thing: nil.

Pr.TOSHIBA said:
A QWERTY brother of the HTC One would absolutely be the best. The chances of such a thing: nil.
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Yea, I'd love to see a QWERTY keyboarded version of an HTC One - however I seem to remember reading somewhere that HTC has tossed in the towel on QWERTY keyboard phones...

Yah, Still going strong with DZ, And i wouldn't want HTC one with qwerty, unless it also gets removable battery and a memorycard slot. Right now the only upcoming and current phones I'm interested in is the Jolla, and maybe Adaia. Then there is ubuntu edge, that's not going to happen imo.
But Adaia is probably going to be too much on the expensive, in the woods type of a phone with hot swappable batteries, and satellite phone capabilities, running android. And no idea if there will be a hw qwerty.
Really interested in Jolla and Sailfish tough, with better multitasking, since on android only some apps have it. (you can't leave youtube video running in the background when checking mail or something) Also was hoping for a "the other half" with an slide out qwerty, but since looks like the back is only using nfc, and doesn't have a physical connector, it would have to be nfc qwerty with its own battery.
Then there is Samsung note series, my dad got a note 2. It's pretty big, but the stylus is great, somewhat interested in a phone with proper stylus. But i dont like the front button layout on the galaxy line, why mix capacitive and a physical button, its just, eeew.
Also read about a new samsung android FLIP phone with hw dumbphone keypad, and dual screens, could be good. Even Apple added dumbphone on screen keypad on the latest iOS, since turns out lot of ppl prefer it, and can type faster on it, than a qwerty.
Pics of this just popped up on engadget: http://www.engadget.com/2013/08/04/samsung-galaxy-folder-live-photos/
Anyway for now, Jolla is my number one choice for my next phone. Definately if they come up with a qwerty back cover for it.

It would be amazing if someone made a phone comparable to the G2. But I have a feeling no one is going to release a high quality QWERTY phone ever again as there is so little demand (except for us!), such a shame.

Giving up the ghost next month and going with the S3 and buying a sliding keyboard case as an attachment.
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Probably the best we can do for now!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pGb49dKJIss

I imported a Galaxy S Relay 4G from U.S.
Snappy 4-row QWERTY keyboard, Jelly Bean, 1.4 GHz dual-core Snapdragon. Only letdowns are the WVGA pentile display and 5 megapixel camera which are definitely not high-end.
Compatible with GSM networks after unlocking and has fairly stable CM10.1 port if you absolutely hate TouchWiz. Here's video review to see the phone in action.

83nn0 said:
Giving up the ghost next month and going with the S3 and buying a sliding keyboard case as an attachment.
Probably the best we can do for now!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pGb49dKJIss
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Wow that is cool, this would be the replacement option when my DZ dies. Do you know if there's a QWERTZ version?
Cheers, Ralf
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Although it's rather fat. Maybe a phone plus an external keyboard when travelling would be better?
Just thinking. Cheers Ralf

Samsung is coming out with a flip phone. Try that

Well, some pictures of a Droid 5 just leaked. Now with Google in control, we can HOPE the bootloader is not as locked down as the Droid 4 and some good ROM work can come to it.

HTC One is Only HTC I liked after DZ. I think it will be my next phone

The new droid with the keyboard looks good, but we would need it to be GSM, and Verizon is CDMA. Hopefully Motorola will make a GSM version.
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bradley_e_smith said:
The new droid with the keyboard looks good, but we would need it to be GSM, and Verizon is CDMA. Hopefully Motorola will make a GSM version.
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It wouldnt make sense to release a CDMA only version. The development and production costs would outweigh their gainings.
I am troubled though about both a europe and a US version. Did the Droid 4 get released in europe?

Anyone jumping to Nexus 5?

Hello!
So now that Nexus 5 is officially available...anyone jumping ship :laugh:
I am thinking but the bigger battery(also replaceable) and bigger screen are making me think twice.
Things going for Nexus 5 are the "updates" ....so thinking and waiting for reviews...
I don't care much for the faster hardware as i usually don't play games much and 16 GB would be enough for me as my usage never exceeds 5 GB.
p.s. just thinking loud and sharing my thoughts ...please don't go ballistic on me

cynosure4sure said:
Hello!
So now that Nexus 5 is officially available...anyone jumping ship :laugh:
I am thinking but the bigger battery(also replaceable) and bigger screen are making me think twice.
Things going for Nexus 5 are the "updates" ....so thinking and waiting for reviews...
I don't care much for the faster hardware as i usually don't play games much and 16 GB would be enough for me as my usage never exceeds 5 GB.
p.s. just thinking loud and sharing my thoughts ...please don't go ballistic on me
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I doubt that I will. There's just not a compelling enough reason, and I bought my LG OG Pro with all it's features and 32GB internal memory, etc. for far less than the N5 16GB model!
No, it's nice, but not worth it.

Nope.. Let's see when Nexus 6 is released.. For now OG Pro is perfect for me.

Dat 5.5" screen + 32gb internal + external SD slot is what's keeping me from the Nexus 5.. Same as with the Nexus 4 and LGOG. My internal is half full and about half of my 64gb card is half full so I definitely need the storage space lol.
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I'm staying with the pro for now. I'm eager to try kitKat but I'm sure we will see some roms before long so I'm gonna stay with this beast for now. I love screen size removable battery SD card and battery size.
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I think it's worth it. Given that it has the latest Android version, the latest proc. The camera has OIS. And the dev community for Nexus devices is huge.
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yes i agree the dev support will be no doubt huge......actually i have another motivation as well....
i have the Korean version F240K so dev support for it is very low for it....but what can i do i live in Korea :silly:
mostly i am waiting for battery tests as 2300mAh is small....or maybe LG OG Pro's replaceable battery spoiled me :angel:

Just buy a great powerbank, and you're good to go.
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5 in screen can't do it to small 5.5 is perfect
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I have the F420L, and it makes me sad that there are very few developers working on the OGP and fewer still want anything to do with the F420 variants. The Nexus 5 has great software support from google and the dev community, but its hardware isn't that much better than the OGP to justify purchasing it right away.

Not really. Had my white (unbranded) OGP for only a month and loving it (looks and speed). The N5 just looks too plain for my taste and in white it doesn't look any better; Zebra complex.
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N4 same rear pattern as my OGP with the non-branded batter cover

Obviously just can't tolerate LG's late updates.

I really do miss the various roms I had on my S4. In addition, some kernels allow you to have 2 roms installed!
Mainly I miss development, and I sorta like how it looks (N5).
I am planning on buying one, then I will sell whatever I don't like :angel:

Would get an N5 if I didn't get the G Pro recently. I was coming from an Nexus 4. The 2300 battery might be an issue on the Nexus 5.
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The OGPro has too many advantages and like the others above will pass on the Nexus 5. I love my OGPro!
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Well, I took G Pro for his big screen, perfect for watching tvshows and movies... so my answer is : no
Micro-SD slot is mandatory for me, or at least, 64gb internal memory !

I finally received my LG Optimus G Pro today, so all my previous comments have been based on speculation. I finally have had the chance to really use the device.
While I did enjoy the stock UI more than I anticipated, I ended up with CyanogenMod installed, which is what I had planned to do with the device. Coming from AMOLED devices in the past, I am extremely impressed with the LG's screen. I much prefer it, so for me, IPS is my new default standard. The color is far more balanced and reading on it (which I do quite a lot of) isn't as taxing on the eyes.
The sum of its parts makes the LG OG Pro the unsung gem in the smartphone world, IMO. I'm extremely pleased that I sold my S4 and even with the extras, such as the AT&T case that activates the phone when flipped open and sleeps the screen when closed (works fine on CM, btw) a dual USB car charger and some screen protectors, I still have $150 left over from the sale of my S4, and I doubled my internal storage capacity in the process.
If this device had a fully unlockable bootloader, I don't think I'd ever sell it. The S4 has cheap plastic trim, but it looks to me like the OG Pro has real metal. The camera shutter and flash works faster on the OG Pro than the S4.
All in all, there's not much compelling me to look at the N5. It costs more and gives me less of what I wanted.

Actually in my opinion there is no reason to jump to Nexus 5 until Dev support continues for this phone....saying that anyone has any estimates/predictions as how long will Cyanogen support will continue foe this nice phone? :highfive:

cynosure4sure said:
Actually in my opinion there is no reason to jump to Nexus 5 until Dev support continues for this phone....saying that anyone has any estimates/predictions as how long will Cyanogen support will continue foe this nice phone? :highfive:
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I don't see any reason why it would stop being supported. With Loki, we can continue to work around the bootloader, so I don't see any problem with future development, but there may be a major change in something that screws that up. If/when the bootloader is patched to prevent the Loki exploit from working, and if the bootloader is tied to major functions on the device, as it is in Samdung's S4, then we could have a problem.