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Hello,
Im searching for a new phone and I picked the Galaxy Nexus and a HTC Sensation ( xe + xl) . I read there are so many problems with the Nexus. Screen isn't good, build quality is bad etc. Is it really that bad? Im just trying to figure that out.
Thanks,
Lars
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I received my nexus yesterday, it has the most current software release on it, so no sound bug. Display is brilliant (coming from a HD2) and touchscreen is very responsive.
Also I haven't noticed any lag and ICS has some nice features.
Only thing I am not so amused of is the battery cover. It's pure plastic and doesn't look very stable. BUT it fits perfectly so no problem at all.
Good to read a positive reaction. Thank you.
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LarsAussems said:
Hello,
Im searching for a new phone and I picked the Galaxy Nexus and a HTC Sensation ( xe + xl) . I read there are so many problems with the Nexus. Screen isn't good, build quality is bad etc. Is it really that bad? Im just trying to figure that out.
Thanks,
Lars
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Where you hear all this rubish? an Apple forum?
Every phone has its issue but right now the galaxy nexus is the best android-phone/phone money can buy.
So far so good!!!
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I received my nexus yesterday, it has the most current software release on it, so no sound bug. Display is brilliant (coming from a HD2) and touchscreen is very responsive.
Also I haven't noticed any lag and ICS has some nice features.
Only thing I am not so amused of is the battery cover. It's pure plastic and doesn't look very stable. BUT it fits perfectly so no problem at all.
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I agree. Everything is good. Only thing I noticed is it rotates a lil slow (compared to the sgs2) But I have to admit that i am still keeping the sgs2 because to me it is a beast!
I read that stuff here on xda. I think i'm going to buy this phone. Its so nice and slick. I love the led light en the new buttons which are part of the screen.
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LarsAussems said:
I read that stuff here on xda. I think i'm going to buy this phone. Its so nice and slick. I love the led light en the new buttons which are part of the screen.
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You also have to ask yourself how important the camera is, because after using the iphone 4s, I feel the GN is pretty horrible. You may say, well I don't really use my phone for the camera ( I said that) and then when you need it you get poor quality pics. Just my opinion.
also keep in mind you will need a good data plan, or restrict yourself to WiFi only
The phone is amazing. Screen looks beautiful (especially coming from my Nexus One). Having a 720p display is so great. Fluid and fast. And the build quality is great. Even though it's plastic, it feels almost as good as my N1 to hold. The only downside is the camera quality - but even that is much better than my N1.
Coming from a Nexus One
This touchscreen is excellent. I am able to using the turn by turn navi while sending emails or text messages without the touchscreen going haywire. In the past, my N1 would registry incorrectly and I had to restart the phone! So much for multi tasking!
It maybe not a HTC build but it looks very well made and how thin it is. Also this phone seems to grab a hold of a 3G signal much stronger. My N1 would go to EDGE all the time even if I had 1 bar of 3G!
As for the GNEX, I've only seen it go to EDGE once but quickly back to 3G.
I actually came from a HTC sensation, and the galaxy nexus is definitely the best smartphone I've ever owned (and I've had them all, even iPhone 4 ) . The screen is so crisp and clear , colors are very warm, and can get very bright. The OS itself is super speedy , comparable to an iPhone, with very fluid animations. Battery life was a bit bad at first but gets better after about a week. Also charges extremely fast from what I've noticed. The camera quality isn't bad. I think its damn good, and zero shutter lag, I can't complain. Seriously , if you are debating between the sensation and the galaxy nexus, do yourself a favor and pick the nexus . You will not be disappointed. Another thing I forgot was build quality, the first time I picked it up out of the box my jaw almost hit the floor because of how thin this device is.its amazing to say the least. And even though the entire phone is made of plastic it definitely feels like a premium built device , doesn't feel "cheap" by any means .
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I actually came from a HTC sensation, and the galaxy nexus is definitely the best smartphone I've ever owned (and I've had them all, even iPhone 4 ) . The screen is so crisp and clear , colors are very warm, and can get very bright. The OS itself is super speedy , comparable to an iPhone, with very fluid animations. Battery life was a bit bad at first but gets better after about a week. Also charges extremely fast from what I've noticed. The camera quality isn't bad. I think its damn good, and zero shutter lag, I can't complain. Seriously , if you are debating between the sensation and the galaxy nexus, do yourself a favor and pick the nexus . You will not be disappointed. Another thing I forgot was build quality, the first time I picked it up out of the box my jaw almost hit the floor because of how thin this device is.its amazing to say the least. And even though the entire phone is made of plastic it definitely feels like a premium built device , doesn't feel "cheap" by any means .
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I believe it's the best phone available Android or otherwise. I love mine!
Wow, good to hear these good reactions. Tomorrow I'm going to a store to check it out and I will probably buy it. Thank you for these reactions.
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Every time a phone comes out, "problem" threads begin popping up everywhere. If you pay attention to all the threads, you'd think that every phone that's released is a non-functional piece of garbage.
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also keep in mind you will need a good data plan, or restrict yourself to WiFi only
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You getting this phone too? It would be nice to see some familiar faces / dev from my previous phones.
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Best phone I've ever seen or used. Most beautiful display out there. And fast as f*ck!
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Coming from an HTC legend.... had the nexus a few days now... best phone ive ever had no problems with it what so ever.... its a tad on the large size but thats not the phones fault and i dont think that can be seen as a disadvantage really.
I got mine yesterday and no problems so far. The screen is really nice, nothing wrong with the build quality that I can see. The battery cover is a little flimsy but I will probably hardly ever have to open it so I don't think it's a problem. If those back covers start breaking for a lot of people I'm sure they will be made available for purchase or maybe some free replacements from Samsung.
The OS updates for ICS are nice. The phone app is annoying because the layout for finding contacts is totally different and the icons aren't obvious. There are no words to help you choose what icon to select. Even if you are completely confused by that, at worst it should take a week to get familiar with it so that's not a problem.
I am also a little worried about the screen being scratched. I used my Captivate for over a year without a case or screen protector, carried it around in my pocket and even dropped it a few times and the screen is scratch free. I planned on doing that with the GNex but after reading some posts here I'm waiting to see what happens once there are more widespread experiences with the screen quality. Right now I have the sstock screen protector on it still.
Man I love nexus constantly on it modding the **** out of it
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I got mine on Monday (GSM), coming from the Nexus S. I must say that this phone is outstanding in nearly every aspect.
My only gripes ( if you can call them that) are:
Non mettalic outer chassis
No native notification light for SMS ( must D/L app for customization)
I was blessed with a "non Google/Samsung rom ( South American import to US), which a simple flash took care of.
Other than that I giggle every time I use it......
Hi Guys.
What do you guys think of the photo quality? My front camera is fine but my back camera seems to have a serious problem focusing- the front actually takes clearer pics than the back. For some reason most if not all of my pics are coming out not completely focus with whitey haze to them - even the 1080 P videos are hazy. I have checked for plastic on the back several times as well as wiped off the lens. I have had just about, and I mean literally just about every superphone in the last four years and I know what a good camera looks like, this camera does not perform like it should and I thinks its not the phone but some issue that must/can be fixed.
I have read about every review of the phone and all indications are that this phone's camera should be great and rival the EVO LTE which I also have and takes gorgeous- stunningly sharp pics. This is the same on the GS3 and that is also very highly rated. It supposed to be better than the original note which I also had and its looks the complete opposite right now. Well my EVO LTE, GS2, and original Note makes this look like a pinhhole camera. It's obviously not the camera hardware as I think it might be software related or I might even possibly have a defective unit.
I googled the issue and found an interesting forum on the GS3 which seem to explain my issue to a T. The person said it was a software issue and the camera took excellent pics when using other camera apps from the playstore. I tried that and while I see an improvement, the pics still aren't remotely up to par for a camera with this pedigree. I called the Sprint store to exchange my phone but they are all sold out and I may be lucky to get one next week. I just wanted to know if no one else experienced this since I haven't heard any complaints. Thanks in advance for the feedback as this is a real bummer.
Remove the plastic on the lense?
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Is there a plastic film on the inside of the lens that wasn't taken off before assembly?
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First let me say i love almost everything about my Note 8, except the camera i understand its a tablet so the camera wasnt a main feature but coming from the Note 2 i did expect the same quality camera if not slightly improved, but my Note 8 camera is super slow at taking pictures and the quality of the images are not great and easily blurred, it also lacks all the slow motion features of the Note 2 video recorder and in general i find it poor
So my question is is there anyway to improve the Note 8s camera with software from the Note 2 or an app or any other tweaks people know of. Or is this down to cheap low quality camera hardware and im stuck with it?
Cheers
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I think it's the low quality hardware. I really thought I could use the camera to scan documents, but it's too bad for that.
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The only thing you can do is try and hold it's hand. Such as making sure there is plenty of ambient lighting to compensate for the tiny aperture.Something like Sony's clipon camera's in theory but not likely worth the effort/cost vs just using a point'n'shoot and packing a card reader/usb otg cable.
It's very basic hardware, at best equal to the Galaxy Nexus or worse than that.
Manufacturers have unfortunately relegated the cameras in tablets to being pretty crappy ones. Likely to keep costs down. And also probably for the fact that most folks will use their phone for their "snapshot" camera much more frequently than their tablet. And even though the Note 2 is a "phablet", its really more phone than tablet in form and function.
Likely not a lot you can do about image quality. You can try a 3rd party app, to see if the result is any better. But the culprit is likely the low cost camera module.
Ah well, cheers for the replys i did think that i was unlikely to beable to improve it with software, ill just have to get my girlfriend to stand more in the light when im taking pics of her in her undercrackers
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Try other camera like the focus camera from cyanogen Mod available on play store
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Hi guys, I'm looking to get a new tablet and the G Pad seems to be exactly what I'm looking for. It is a similar size to the Nexus 7 but with a much larger screen. I have a couple of Nexus 7 2012s and they are excellent, with lots of great development tools and ROMs but the G Pad's bigger screen, thinner bezel and SD card slot are very attractive.
The 8" galaxy tab has the same but lower spec hardware.
My only reservation is LG - they were a bunch of pricks with support for the Optimus 3D. Do you guys like this tablet? Or should I get something else? To reiterate, I want something with up to date specs, SD card preferably, a small form factor and a device that doesn't give any hassle with rooting and flashing.
Have you guys run into any problems with your G Pads?
Edit: I've read issues on this forum such as unlockable boot loader (with workaround), yellow hue screen, frying SD cards, poor audio etc. Are these genuine issues?
Thanks
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LeighR said:
Edit: I've read issues on this forum such as unlockable boot loader (with workaround), yellow hue screen, frying SD cards, poor audio etc. Are these genuine issues?
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The non-unlockable bootloader isn't really an issue since it's been bypassed with Loki, which gets used for everything that needs to get by the bootloader. The yellow-toned screen is an issue for some people, but not others. It can be balanced out with screen tweak apps if you do have a yellowish screen. I've only seen one or two instances of sd cards getting fried, so I don't think that's a real issue. The speakers aren't great, but they really aren't any worse than any other tablet.
Apart from that, the screen brightness is lower than some other tablets, but that's only an issue if you like running a Nexus 7 on 100% brightness. Also, there's the blue line on the screen that a lot of people see. For most, it's extremely narrow and barely noticeable and doesn't seem to affect performance at all.
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Apart from that, the screen brightness is lower than some other tablets, but that's only an issue if you like running a Nexus 7 on 100% brightness. Also, there's the blue line on the screen that a lot of people see. For most, it's extremely narrow and barely noticeable and doesn't seem to affect performance at all.
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by a point against which nobody speaks (I must surely be the only one to have noticed ...) are very average battery life: standby no problem, like it several days, but I can not exceeded 4 hours screen on.
(brightness max 60%)
whereas with my samsung tab 7.7 I easily like 7:00 with the brightness at 100%.
this is the only thing that really disappoints me about this tablet
Cheers for the responses. I'm also thinking about the very similar Asus Memo Pad 8, if anyone has any input?
Things like a black border on a white tablet don't bother me but I think a blue line would get annoying.
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LeighR said:
Cheers for the responses. I'm also thinking about the very similar Asus Memo Pad 8, if anyone has any input?
Things like a black border on a white tablet don't bother me but I think a blue line would get annoying.
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How would the Asus Pad be very similar???
Except for the size there's no competition.
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LeighR said:
Cheers for the responses. I'm also thinking about the very similar Asus Memo Pad 8, if anyone has any input?
Things like a black border on a white tablet don't bother me but I think a blue line would get annoying.
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Huh? It's barely visible. You have to work hard to be annoyed by it.
Asus is an 8 inch tablet with a 1.6ghz quad core processor, thin bezel, SD card slot etc. Has the stuff I'm looking for.
I have not seen the blue line but will take your word it is barely visible. In that case, all the issues seem pretty minor and I'll get one. Thanks for the advice guys.
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Huh? It's barely visible. You have to work hard to be annoyed by it.
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Not only that, but it's only noticeable on black backgrounds. It's one of those things that people love to complain about and nitpick about, but in reality it's no big deal and unless you're looking for it you can't see it.
I agree the blue line is not an issue. I think I may have seen it twice in the almost 2 months I have had mine, to me my tablet is perfect I have no complaints at all. The screen is plenty bright enough for me and the colors looks great I don't think mine has the yellow tint issue if it does I don't notice it.
One of the most overlooked phones of 2013, darn shame because it is one fine device.
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Huh? It's barely visible. You have to work hard to be annoyed by it.
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How would the Asus Pad be very similar???
Except for the size there's no competition.
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Nice. Form factor seems great. I have a Nexus 7 so it seem unlikely I'd get this though....
I have not had any issues with mine. I really like it a lot. My screen is nice and I get about 7hours of my use with 40percent brightness which is my normal level inside. Mine runs smoothly and the screen really is a big difference to my old eyes coming from a seven inch screen.
Only things I have been disappointed with is the included remote being very limited and no third party one worrying with the ir blaster. And the fact that you cannot move apps to the SD card without rooting.
One of those is pretty minor to me and the other can be worked around by rooting when I need to. Overall I really love this thing.
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Wish apps to sd card works best with easiest management
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The new galaxy pro 8.4 tab samsung introduced today spiked my interest. What do you guys think ? If the price is right it should be a go for me but I don't know with those specs it could be pretty expensive. Lol my gpad is supposed to come tomorrow
http://www.gottabemobile.com/2014/01/06/samsung-galaxy-tab-pro-lineup-revealed/
http://www.engadget.com/2014/01/06/samsung-galaxy-tab-pro-series-2014/
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That galaxy tablet does look very nice, although pretty similar to the V500.
I bought the G Pad 8.3 about 10 days ago and absolutely love it. Very glad I chose it over the nexus. Perfect size for games and comics etc.
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I'm in the same boat as the OP. Trying to decide. Does the back get noticeably warm to anyone? The display unit at BB got pretty warm near the camera area after I was on it for a while..didn't know if this was normal or just bc of display unit use/aluminum conductance
I'm between this and the n7 (2013) coming from a n7 2012
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If you wanna have a bigger screen the G Pad is just the right for you.
Otherwise the N7 2013 would be equal and costs a bit less.
Moreover knock on feature would be pro G Pad and the IR blaster.
I am. Coming from a nexus. 7 which I lost. Decided to replace with something larger add I felt the 7 inch screen was not different enough compared to the note 3 own. This tablet is the perfect size and still usable in one hand. It is much better for reading. Browsing and especially PDF. The only negative compared to the nexus was the dinner screen but I use my tablet indoors mostly and the brightness had not been an issue as I rarely go above 60%. Price wise was 65$more than the nexus 7 16 gb but truthfully would have to buy the 32 no expandable storage on nexus. So then price is only 20$different
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I'm in the same boat as the OP. Trying to decide. Does the back get noticeably warm to anyone? The display unit at BB got pretty warm near the camera area after I was on it for a while..didn't know if this was normal or just bc of display unit use/aluminum conductance
I'm between this and the n7 (2013) coming from a n7 2012
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In my experience, if you use any device while charging it, it will get warm. When mine's not charging, it doesn't get very warm.
Currently have the Nexus 7 2013, thinking of exchanging for the G Pad.. Not much for quantity of Roms over here but in the end it is quality and not quantity. All I need is one good ROM. Hope I don't regret exchanging . Like the other poster I also have a Note 3 and see myself grabbing it more than my Nexus.
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Well i just bought a Nexus 5x. Took a few selfies with it. And they turned out utter-crap compared with my Galaxy s6. Heck even my LG G2 produces better results???
Is my unit faulty or what?
Well, the frontal camera's quality is good but the colors are a little bit flat and that doesn't look beautiful. + the HDR is bad too.
Crap? I don't think so especially with HDR+ on. It's the only front facing camera I've used that can get faces with a bright background like a sunset, yet neither is over or under exposed. Highly recommend using HDR+ every time.
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Well i just bought a Nexus 5x. Took a few selfies with it. And they turned out utter-crap compared with my Galaxy s6. Heck even my LG G2 produces better results???
Is my unit faulty or what?
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Yes your unit is faulty. The device is fine.
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I don't go for that hypothesis often but it might be a faulty unit. I've had the S6, (even the S7) and the 5X front camera is way better. In any situation. In low light, you' ll have a little bit noisier image but way more details than with the over sharpening that Samsung does.