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[Q] Opinion on buying a Galaxy Nexus

I wanted to buy a mobile with decent dev support, camera, nfc and music player.
Confused between LG L9, Xperia L and Galaxy Nexus (all are selling at the same price point of 275$, Galaxy Nexus has no warranty though,as it is not launched in my country (India))
What are your opinion on buying a galaxy nexus, is it worth buying it or should I have to go for L9 or XL or any others?

tutysara said:
I wanted to buy a mobile with decent dev support, camera, nfc and music player.
Confused between LG L9, Xperia L and Galaxy Nexus (all are selling at the same price point of 275$, Galaxy Nexus has no warranty though,as it is not launched in my country (India))
What are your opinion on buying a galaxy nexus, is it worth buying it or should I have to go for L9 or XL or any others?
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Buy the Galaxy Nexus then. I will be selling mine soon, not because it sucks, I just want to upgrade to a 2 GB RAM phone.
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Forgot to mention, Skyrocket is also available without warranty at the same price point, so, it is also an option that I am considering.

In my opinion, LG is crap (except for the great Optimus One )

Kustaa said:
In my opinion, LG is crap (except for the great Optimus One )
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I checked LG L9 on store.
Screen size is fine looks are ok.
Camera is below average and it doesn't have LED notification.

Galaxy nexus is better...
Even i m thinking to buy Gnex
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tutysara said:
I checked LG L9 on store.
Screen size is fine looks are ok.
Camera is below average and it doesn't have LED notification.
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I had an LG L7..I cant speak about L9...L7 was soooo slow...and Ive heard people who got an L9 and they're selling it quickly...my vote is for nexus obviously. Always talking about buying it new, with warranty, because also there is many GNexus with USB/Power button issues...I personally trade a Nex with broken usb...and luckily the person had another one without the problem so I change it. I'm from Argentina, GNex is not sold here, there is no SAT, no nothing haha...but if youre lucky that in your country does, then buy it new, with warranty.
There is a development matter too..if you wanna try custom roms, kernels, etc etc...I'd definitely go for GNex, its like...even recommended by AOSP guys for developement, or something like that.
About Sony...I don't know that model.
Hope this help
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Kustaa said:
I had an LG L7..I cant speak about L9...L7 was soooo slow...and Ive heard people who got an L9 and they're selling it quickly...my vote is for nexus obviously. Always talking about buying it new, with warranty, because also there is many GNexus with USB/Power button issues...I personally trade a Nex with broken usb...and luckily the person had another one without the problem so I change it. I'm from Argentina, GNex is not sold here, there is no SAT, no nothing haha...but if youre lucky that in your country does, then buy it new, with warranty.
There is a development matter too..if you wanna try custom roms, kernels, etc etc...I'd definitely go for GNex, its like...even recommended by AOSP guys for developement, or something like that.
About Sony...I don't know that model.
Hope this help
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^^^ we don't have warranty or service center support even here(India). True, hearing lot of issues about USB charging and power button. Don't know how bad it is and if the parts are still available in market.

If there is official support for the Nexus, then go for it. My nexus died last week and without official support, I am left with no option but to buy a new phone.
Looking to buy the xperia sp.
But its not final yet.

Who needs official support anyways? We have gr8 devs here that can deliver
so i say go for it
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Seraz007 said:
Who needs official support anyways? We have gr8 devs here that can deliver
so i say go for it
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I know about the awesome dev support.
Bit concerned about hardware faults and availability of spares.
Been considering the Nexus 4 as well, since it has official support (Hardware service from LG India).
But Nexus 4 is costlier by 150$ and , but again the 8MP camera is no that great .
Really confused now.

I would go for the xperia zl , sony's hw and manufacture is really great plus it haves amazing specs , screen and camera for example
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Lg nexus 4 has India lg warranty...
Galaxy nexus has no warranty..

If you want an Android phone then a Nexus phone is the only one to have if you want customization and flexibility.
If you can swing it get the LG Nexus 4. Faster phone and better features than the Samsung Galaxy Nexus.
I have a GNex and been using it since released, I have put more custom ROM's on the phone than I can count.
Any Nexus phone has a great developers community and great support.

I would recommend you to read in the forums about random reboots on the GN. Mine has 6 months old and after I upgraded to 4.2.2 it started to lag a lot and randomly reboot, making it almost unusable. After that i've been jumping from ROM to ROM and kernels just to see if any take care of the issue, but everything i've tried at this point has been useless.
So, i would tell to think it twice!

elcampeondelrodeo said:
I would recommend you to read in the forums about random reboots on the GN. Mine has 6 months old and after I upgraded to 4.2.2 it started to lag a lot and randomly reboot, making it almost unusable. After that i've been jumping from ROM to ROM and kernels just to see if any take care of the issue, but everything i've tried at this point has been useless.
So, i would tell to think it twice!
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ohh scary thing.
Many were talking about USB and charging issues, people had ordered parts from ebay and had serviced their phone themselves (in places like my country where samsung doesn't provide hardware support)
Haven't heard of anyone fixing this reboot issue

caronaakk said:
Lg nexus 4 has India lg warranty...
Galaxy nexus has no warranty..
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they still sell brand new galaxy nexus there ?
its pretty hard to get brand new galaxy nexus in indonesia.
go for it :laugh:

skoolkaholic said:
they still sell brand new galaxy nexus there ?
its pretty hard to get brand new galaxy nexus in indonesia.
go for it :laugh:
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No brand new galaxy nexus is not available in India
Its used or rebuild models on ebay.in...
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Would you buy the OP3 again ?

Just sold my edge plus and ordered this.
If you could pick again would you pick the OP3 or a different phone?
Thanks for any feedback as I will cancel the order if it's poor.
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I actually did buy it again! But this it was for my brother. The phone is awesome, there's not much to dislike it's fast in every aspect software, fingerprint, charging, and so on. It's been a while since I've been this impressed by a phone. The build & feel quality is amazing.

I sold my S7 Duos for this and have no regrets whatsoever. I can't wait until the dash charging sources are released to hop on some of the ROMS here.
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I would like to buy new op3 replaced old one.

bencozzy said:
Bought another one for the wife
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Ditto here
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Instantly sir. Love the OP3. Sexy AF phone. Best phone purchase I've ever made. Killer battery.

I am trying to find ways to purchase either the red or gold version. I need to sell OnePlus one or moto x pure first.
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Absolutely.
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I would probably buy it again. However, I've used the OP3 for a while now but for me its hard to operate the phone with one hand like i used to do with the P7. Also its hard for me to get used to the OS. Although many people hate the EMUI/MIUI interface, i love it. So i really hope MIUI will be available soon. But when looking at the specs and the price i think this is the best deal at the moment. Also i am really happy with the build quality.

Thanks guys will definitely keep my order
Thanks again

Upgrade to 5X

Guys i need a little help ! so this is offtopic i`m a samsung s4 owner so i whant to move to nexus 5x ! sugestions ? reviews ? tnx and sorry for offtopic

jabarel said:
Guys i need a little help ! so this is offtopic i`m a samsung s4 owner so i whant to move to nexus 5x ! sugestions ? reviews ? tnx and sorry for offtopic
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I just got one . its nice mobile camera is v good , finger print , size , ability to custom ROMs because stock ROM is very primitive . nexus 5x has a different taste in shape and usage. I bought it because I felt boring from Samsung and it's software. But I advice you to watch some YouTube videos to decide by your self if you are going to like or not, and to see in depth Nexus details. Generally Samsung screen is a little better and mobile structure is more stronger. Try to try Nexus 5x In some showroom or with a friend. If you liked it and matched your taste go ahead and buy it . no big problems in Nexus 5x
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nesoor1230 said:
I just got one . its nice mobile camera is v good , finger print , size , ability to custom ROMs because stock ROM is very primitive . nexus 5x has a different taste in shape and usage. I bought it because I felt boring from Samsung and it's software. But I advice you to watch some YouTube videos to decide by your self if you are going to like or not, and to see in depth Nexus details. Generally Samsung screen is a little better and mobile structure is more stronger. Try to try Nexus 5x In some showroom or with a friend. If you liked it and matched your taste go ahead and buy it . no big problems in Nexus 5x
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tomorow will arrive samsung don`t make updates and my s4 its 3 years old, old baterry , no more drivers for cm13, du, resurection a lot of bugs and i`m pice off ! i will never buy a samsung

I came from an S5 and even from that it was worth getting the 5X. At first no, cause of software issues but over time it's gotten much better. And even now, I'm running Android N Beta and it's the best it's run.
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You made a good choice. The Nexus 5X is one of my top 5 favorite phones ever. Mainly because of no Touchwiz, Sense, etc... If you choose to unlock it's bootloader, I would recommend switching to Android N ASAP. Anyway, have fun! ????

Go for it don't think about it the device is really cheap and has tones of development

I had the s4 as well, although 5x is also plastic, it feels much much more premium than the s4 and it also feels sturdier (my s4 broke twice in my pocket while sitting, was lucky warranty covered repairs). The camera is awesome, though video is shaky, you can easily enable eis though if you're rooted which fixes it.
The software is also faster and not so bloated, it will definitely feel like a big upgrade.
I swore never to buy samsung phones after the s4 though so maybe my opinion is biased.

What are you going to take after the G4?

Hey guys so this is my last day here at the G4 forum. Ditching my phone for an Oneplus 3.
I Wanted to create a thread where u can share information about your next device and why u leaving the G4.
For me it's clear. I have a sn 506 which thank god never bootlooped. I sent my phone after 12 months of usage in because of crazy screen burn in and they replaced me Motherboard processor and PCB. And it did get worse after that. Phone got unusable and the lack of Updates made my choice in direction to the OP3.
Goodbye Guys

I'm still using my LG G4 and I'm loving every bit of my experience with it. My next phone, when I replace it would be either LG G5 or LG V20.
Motorola are good phones, Samsung is great, I've used different models of those. But there is no other phone like LG when it comes to Androids. Best experience ever.
They aren't good at marketing their products like their competitors which makes them loose the market to less quality products out there. Otherwise, LG makes great phones. Remember the time when LG released LG Viewty? The whole world had that phone on their wish-list. They still make extraordinary phones.
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Steering clear of any LG phones. The G3, G4, G5, and V10 all had bootloop problems. No thanks.

I am an Android fan and modder since 2013. I love(d) Android. So much customization, and I still like my G4 (except the fact if i hit it very weakly or it accidently jumps down the battery connection loses and it turns off). Few months ago I bought an iPad Air 2. I have to tell you, iOS is awesome. Lag? Not even a micro. Weaker hardware than G4 and runs much smoother. I also love iOS animations. Sorry Android, but.....
My new phone will be probably an iPhone 7 Pro/Plus, or a 7S.

ClasherPat said:
I am an Android fan and modder since 2013. I love(d) Android. So much customization, and I still like my G4 (except the fact if i hit it very weakly or it accidently jumps down the battery connection loses and it turns off). Few months ago I bought an iPad Air 2. I have to tell you, iOS is awesome. Lag? Not even a micro. Weaker hardware than G4 and runs much smoother. I also love iOS animations. Sorry Android, but.....
My new phone will be probably an iPhone 7 Pro/Plus, or a 7S.
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You were a modder and now you want to go into iOS jail?! Mah...
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One thing is sure..i will never buy any phone from LG,G4 is the worst phone I've had so far,for LG is best to produce dishwashers instead of smartphones,with my G4 i have problems with :red colored retention on gray colored parts of display,poor call quality ,call volume too low and distorted,terrible battery life,overheating,phone is 505 series it has has problems with everything except the camera ,and the damn thing does not want to die (bootloop issue) so I can get a new phone because I still have a year warranty on damn thing,never more LG smartphone ,next phone will be most likely iphone 6s plus or new coming iphone 7 i am just to tired of tweaking android so i can have a normal phone

My next device would either be a HTC or Nexus. I saw how the G2 and G3 had the bootloader unlocked eventually so I thought the same would happen. I then realized how much I truly needed it, life without AOSP feels so.. Slow.
HTC always seems to be spot on with their devices on the software level. Their camera need work but I'm not a photographer anyways.
Nexus is like a blank canvas and can be tuned to your liking. I'd probably go nuts with the options available.

Looking forward for V20,
Own att G4 with 506 serial and so far so good for my daily usage...even with my front camera have focusing issue but i'm not a selfie person.
Feel sorry for those who had bootloop issue with their device

I love the G4 but my confidence in it is basically shot. I've had it about nine months and it has had to go back for warranty repairs three times. Twice for screen issues and once for bootlooping. Add to that my non-carrier H815T is still on the January security patch, which is crazy. It's disappointing because my two previous phones (Nexus 5 and Nexus 4) were both also LG devices and were really good. But now every time my G4 has the slightest bump, stuff that I would normally just ignore as a quirk, I find myself sweating that it's about to start bootlooping again or get some other crazy hardware issue.
I'm going to wait and see what the new Nexus device is like when it's released in a few weeks. If that doesn't tickle my fancy then I'll have a serious look at a Samsung Galaxy S7.

Got a Oneplus 3 on the way. Going to sell my G4 SN 506 EU H815 even though it has had zero issues and in brief been a fantastic device. Just can't really gamble on it not developing bootloop. Plus OP3 has fingerprint scanner, excellent development and just generally a very well rounded device.:good:

If I drop my G4, then I will get a HTC 10 or one of the new Nexus devices. Depends on the price of course and if I had the money...:good: (So I don't know if ever...student life without money ftw!:silly: )

Moto Z Play
Good camera, good battery, thats all i need

My actually device is the LG G4, it's a good Smartphone, but I think the G3 was a bit better, it was easier to root and flash then the G4, the design from the G3 is so much better.
My next device is: LG V20, G5 or Nexus 6p
Sorry for my ****ing **** English

Though I'm pretty happy with my LG G4, having heard of all these bootloop and other issues, I probably won't be getting another LG device. From a design point of view, the G5 does not appeal to me one bit. Pretty much the same goes for the V20.
Having used a few smartphones now, I began to lean more towards stock Android, so probably a new Nexus device is on the horizon for me. OnePlus might be an option as well.

My boat with LG G4 has sailed. I enjoyed this device and now I have given it away.
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I purchased the G4 on October 2015 and got the bootloop on December: so I sent it for repair before the holidays and they replaced the motherboard (IMEI and SN untouched), then I got it back on January. After this episode I've never had a single problem with this phone, I really love it, but at the same time I'm really disappointed about how LG (at least here in Italy) supports it (just a security patch after 8 months, when other phones get regular patches every month). Also, I red about many G4s that bootlooped again even if they were repaired the first time and now some V10s and G5s do the same thing too, so I'm a little bit afraid that bootloop might happen again. Patience, but I don't think my next phone will be another LG, I'm going to get an HTC (my One S was a really good phone and today for basic stuff is still OK) or an ASUS (I recently bought for my mum a Zenfone and it's fantastic) in the future. I usually change my phone every 3-4 years, so I have much time to think about this.

I love stability and camera quality in phones.
When I came back to Android I tied a few till I get at G4.
Loved Huawei Mate S and OnePlus 2.
But camera it's all G4, so ill stick with it till I get a better one.
For me it's only one bad thing about this phone, its the screen resolution - no point higher than FHD for a 5.5 screen and battery suffer cause of LG choice.
Rest I'm loving it.
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Guys...... Nexus is dead.
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shadavis08 said:
Guys...... Nexus is dead.
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What do you mean with that?
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imarcel99 said:
What do you mean with that?
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This, probably - http://www.xda-developers.com/google-pixel-and-google-pixel-xl-coming-to-you-on-october-4th/
I'm not due an upgrade for a year, but my next phone will most likely be a Nexus (or Pixel/whatever they call them).

is the nexus5x still worth it ?

Hi guys !
I was plaining to buy a nexus5x in the last 4 mounths , but I hesitated a lot especially after the bootloop problem that a lot of people are claiming to have on their phones.
the reason that I wanted a nexus5x is basically the low price , besides the fact that it's a great phone with amazing specs + I already had a Smsung Tab A(6)(free) so I tought it would be wiser to keep it and buy a nexus 5x, instead of sealling it and spend all the money on a galaxy s7 or somthing like it.
So what do u think is the best choice :
to keep the Tab + buy nexus 5x(just a 16gb is available , with no warranty so if it brokes I'm done !!!)
or
to buy the s7
and thanks to all

The answer to the question whether Nexus 5X is still worth it depends on the price you pay for it. I got mine last summer for just 240USD and I still think it was worth it. It has a bright screen with objectively proven accurate colors. It has a very good photo camera and an extremely fast fingerprint reader. It has a very lean ROM, and very frequent monthly updates. The Nexus 5X was the first smartphone to receive the Nougat update (along with other Nexus devices). Even today, the only device that can challenge the Nexus 5X in the price-performance ratio (in USA at least) is the Huawei Honor 8.

Compare it to what else you can get for the same price. I'm still enjoying mine after over a year but there are different options to choose from at this point.

I just got my nexus 5x 2 weeks ago. and if you ask me i will say you that go for it man, its amazing device with less money. S7 is great too but you have to pay more for that, and what i love abt nexus 5x is its stock android and frequent updates if u are a stock android lover and want your phone to be updated than nexus 5x is for you.

Its not worth it. Trust me, the parts to fix it are expensive, it heata up during summer like crazy. The back is made of crap material and overall battery life while active is terrible. Get the OP3 or OP3T if you can. I should have bought that, but I was impatient so I opted for this crappy device

As others have said, it really depends on what you pay. I'm loving mine. I've had no problems so far, battery is acceptable, and running Nougat without problem. I couldn't ask for more from a device which I paid only $300 USD for.

Check out http://forum.xda-developers.com/redmi-note-3
( Kenzo) The snapdragon variant. Lots of development.
Thanks
KnieveI

16GB isn't worth it unless you're getting it for like $100.
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