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[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] RaSanGo:
Pentile is probably the only way they could achieve 720p resolution on that size screen at the time of production. There will eventually be SAMOLED HD Plus screens with true rgb 720p resolution.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] KevinMArchibald:
Interested in that, too. You would think that if this were really included in 4.0x that it would be a major call-out in the presentation. I found one developer discussion thread that may eventually reveal some answers, too:

http://code.google.com/p/android/issues/detail?id=6914
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] Luxferro:
It has hardware acceleration, it's requirement to use ICS:

http://developer.android.com/sdk/android-4.0-highlights.html#UserFeatures

there is also a setting in the ICS sdk emulator settings to force hardware acceleration on all apps.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] SeaWo|f:
Idk about that I remember reading somewhere that the only reason why they went away from pentile was because they couldnt make the 4.5" gs2 screens with it. I thought samsung actually likes pentile for some bizarre reason.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] SeaWo|f:
I was thinking the same thing about quadcore, but I think we have the same problem on phones today that you had on pc a while back. The software to take advantage just isnt there. Looking at the road maps from the various SoC manufactures it looks like nvidia will be the only one pushing a quadcore anytime soon. I'm figuring that the nexus should be able to hold me over until quadcores show up at much higher clocks(~2ghz). Since even if the software doesn't use 4 cores effectively the increase in clock will help a bunch.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] KWKSLVR:
My God, when are people going to stop FLIPPING OUT over a phone that isn't even out yet. Several points:

1) 5MP vs 8MP. Megapixels means NOTHING if the glass is crap. How many of you have ever blown up a photo print of a picture taken with your phone? More megapixels doesn't mean more quality. Last thing on cameras, all an 8MP+ camera does for you is a) Take up file space. b) Make it an absolute pain to upload as an attachment.

2) No microSD. Maybe I'm missing something here. With 16GB onboard my Vibrant, I've never had a NEED for an microSD slot. With 32GB onboard, it's especially irrelevant. It would be nice, but the total number of times I've stuck a microSD card into an adaptor, into my laptop and copied crap over, and then put the card in the phone is maybe 3....since July of 2010. Also, LTE Devices require a 4G sim card.

3) Benchmarks: You guys are watching videos of people using benchmark tools optimized for Android 2.1/2.2/2.3 and making an irrational judgement call. Last I checked, the Galaxy Nexus runs ICS and those applications are not optimized for ICS. ;)

4) For the past 6 or 7 months there's been a rabid obsession with hardware in the Android Community when the focus should be on software. We're so far ahead of the game on hardware that it's basically sitting there as dead, unused specs. ICS should be what counts. Instant updates from Google should be what counts. Everything else is just sitting around, sucking your thumb, and hoping that your carrier/device manufacturer doesn't leave your "state of the art" top notch cell phone obsolete because they choose to not update it.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] qreffie:
+1

The other thing you have to realize is that in this current smartphone market, it's gotta be hard to convince a device manufacturer to completely leapfrog their own devices after spending so much on R&D them. Having a 2GHZ dual core GN would be awesome, but It's probably a tough sell for Google to get Samsung to do it considering that would basically obsolete all their current devices and probably the next phones they're planning on releasing next year. Not to mention getting someone to pay $400-$500 for with a contract and $800-$1K retail to cover the price of premium hardware would be a huge risk and most likely lead to loads of phone collecting dust on the store shelves until retailers greatly discount them to make room for something that isn't as good but cost a lot less.

The reason I'm buying this phone and the reason I originally switched to the Nexus branded phones is still the same. Direct support from Google. HTC left us G1 owners out in the cold when it came to updates and my Vibrant didn't get much by way of updates either. I'd have gone crazy had it not been for the XDA community helping me make my phones better. I chose to get the Nexus (full retail mind you) because it represented peace of mind knowing it would continue being supported. The NS will be the first to receive the ICS update because of that support and it'll receive the next major update too as long as the phone is capable of running the next OS. You know for sure that they'll even try to get it running on the N1 as well and if they can't they'll at least give you a reason why instead of leaving you guessing. That's peace of mind that you can't get with any other brand of phone. Yes I wish it had a SD card slot but it's not a deal breaker, 32GB is more than enough for me. It is a better phone. I remember last year when everyone was having this same discussion about the NS. While it took forever and ever to get Netflix or Skype Video or whatever random app of the moment to get support for a particular "it" device, it always worked on my NS from day one, and for that reason I'm going to worry free be purchasing the GN.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] KWKSLVR:
If it doesn't come to the Nexus One then I think it'll be because of storage limitations. 512MB of onboard storage is pretty tight. One thing we do know is that Google would be making a mistake to bring ICS to the Nexus One if it won't be a good user experience.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] pachi72:
I think the sound on GS2 is awesome.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] heahmad:
as a GS2 user i have some question.

what will happen to the physical button?

will the resolution of the active screen became 480*798?

how does app that design for 480*800 will work on 480*798 or 720*1198?

thank you
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] pachi72:
The physical buttons will work just like the back button. ANDROID has a way of up scaling or down scaling resolutions.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] heahmad:
does that mean that i will have both physical and virtual key/button :confused:
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] Darktori:
I guess, you won't have the virtual buttons on a device that has physical ones?

But then again, we don't have the "app switcher" button on old phones.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] heahmad:
can't they replace the function of the key (i.e. change the option to app switcher)
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] Darktori:
But then what about the old apps that use the 'menu button' ?

maybe something like this:

If the phone has physical buttons, the "menu" button will work as the "app switcher".

If a app requires the "menu" button, it can be activated by long pressing the menu button.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] gokpog:
The "recent apps" have always been on the home button (via long press) and I don't think they'll change that. My guess, the buttons all remain their original functions.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] safeplayer22:
Some people are saying they won't get this phone because it does not have the Micro-sd. But think about it, how many of us really use more than 32gb? Plus with the future in cloud storage, I think 32 gb is good enough for the next year or so.

ps: i have a N1 with a 8gb micro sd card only and its plenty enough for me. I'm not as tech savvy as some of you are.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] Jsunn:
How do we know this will be on T-Mobile??

I want this to be true!

-Jason
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] AllGamer:
think about it... you can't use cloud where there's no reception ;)
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] kanariya:
32gb is hardly enough for most of the people with a collection of HD porn
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] Bilbao92:
You can get a replacement battery... NFC isn't build into the battery. Its in the back cover... Any replacement battery the same size will allow NFC to stay functional.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] pachi72:
I guess they all have to be updated for ICS.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] pachi72:
I put lots of music on my phone. Also I shoot alot of HD videos and pictures.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] AllGamer:
it's build into the battery

you're mixing it up with old nexus s
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] slowz3r:
where do you see built into battery ?
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] Tjotte:
In first post, also in the official spec from google, cant provide a link at this moment. :)
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] ygvuhb:
is the bettery size same as galaxy s2???

---------- Post added at 04:34 AM ---------- Previous post was at 04:31 AM ----------

Micro USB 2.0 (port with HDMI and USB host compatibility, requires MHL adapter )

usb host means it have OTG???
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] Vegas863:
I completely agree with your sentiments regarding the DAC and would have loved for the GN to have a Wolfson. Now that we know what will be included in the GN, I'm curious how the Texas Instruments TWL6040 will compare.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] pspCaracas:
It looks pretty amazing!!
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] Tom Servo:
The TWL6040 is just a power management interface to which you hook a DAC up. It's not the actual DAC.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] Vegas863:
Yea, I realized that after stumbling upon another thread. Glad to see there are others that are interested in the DAC for this device as well.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] SeaWo|f:
What we need is for someone to figure out a way to output digital audio over the micro usb so that we can go from that to a mirco usb to usb cable and to a dac/amp combo like the fiio e7
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] Fasinationinmotion:
I love all these people that are whining about the 5mp camera. MP have nothing to do with image quality it has to do with how big the picture is. Its all bout how good the sensor is and this one is the best put into a phone to date. Learn what your talking about before you bash on something.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] vaxick:
Most consumers are completely clueless and that includes many members here. Mega pixels were a great marketing term to use and consumers eat it up so when people see a lower MP, they automatically think the camera is weaker. I bought a camera for over $1,000 that is 12mp. The competitors camera was 18mp. I chose mine because of the quality of the images it took. The quality of the sensor and the optics used are much, much, much, much, much more important than the number of mega pixels a camera has. In fact, the quality of the optics is the most important aspect of a camera.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] bufodill:
You are right, but in terms of mobile phones, I think sensors are just as important, as "optics" can only do so much of the job in such a limited space.

Ergo, you are so right about having fewer megapixels might be better, it is actually probably way better, if the sensor is good.

It will lead to bigger individual sensor elements, which will lead to less noise in the picture. WIN!

Also, who prints poster sizes from their mobile anyways? And if they think it will make a difference for ie pics uploaded to facebook, check what is the highest supported resolution on facebook, and check your resoulution on your screens...
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] Deltido:
It's already been done, look at the iPhone 4's camera compared to many 8MP cameras. It looks just as good and in many cases better (Infuse 4G AT&T, Droid X) than 8MP options. I'm

completely

satisfied with my iPhone 4's camera and personally don't need anything more. My Samsung Fascinate is pretty good too, just slightly below the iPhone 4 in quality (also 5MP), but sucks with focusing.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] Kazzemi:
I'm actually stoked for this release.

I'm not upgrading to the sg2 from my Captivate because it wasn't a good enough jump. The rogers version has a bigger screen but isn't dualcore.

However, when I heard about the GNexus I was all over it.

-Bigger Screen, curved and AMOLED is major important to me, I like my blacks, BLACK.

-5mp is awesome enough for me, it'll be better on battery life. I think 5 is a great in between for quality and battery draining. No lag is the biggest excitement for me, besides ICS. I miss my Sony Ericsson k850i, that beast was 5mp and had xenon flash 4 years ago! I used it as my camera and printed pictures from it. Amazing quality. Now my cappy has no flash and slow optics.

That's a question, does the GN just have LED flash? I didn't see...

-No microSD is something I can get over. I JUST bought a 16gb for my cappy to start putting music on there. Got tired of streaming over YouTube or using my ipod(that i got for free). But the 32gb option is enough space I'm sure.

-Dualcore and ICS. I might even keep it stock for a while. Though I do like my custom ROMs. Now just to wait for it to come to Rogers... might take a while.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] s.m.knipe:
Headphone/audio jack on the bottom?

Looking at the oblique shot of the GN on O2's website (in a lot of the write-ups today about the release date), it looks like the headphone jack is on the bottom of the device near the micro-usb port. Does this seem awkward to anyone else? I run with my phone (listening to music while tracking the workout) and I know I can just dump it into the holder upside-down, but it just seems unwieldy to peek at quickly or modify something in the app... It just seems like an odd design choice- like a regression in an otherwise progressive device...

Maybe the Nexus 1 has just spoiled me, or maybe I just need to look into bluetooth headphones...

Even so, this is the sexiest-looking phone I have seen for a while, and the ICS design elements will only compliment it...
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] berkmanmd:
Hey man, the NS has its headphone port on the bottom as well. I thought it would be weird at first, but it doesnt bother me at all...no worries :)
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] s.m.knipe:
Yeah, I hope it will grow on me. I'm super-psyched about the no-lag camera
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] bufodill:
Personally I think it makes just as much sense that the jack is at the bottom. Just place it upside down in your pocket, and it will turn out to be correct in your hand when you fish it up.

I really don't give the camera too much thought, as I rarely use other things than my dslr for pics, but if I really wanted a change, I really miss the xenon flash from my old nokia N82, that kinda makes a difference.

For internal memory, I only have a 8GB card in my N1 right now, so I guess I wont be crying over that either. Who carries around their movie collection in HD anyways?
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] DarkVasyaK:
We just need the battery life comparisons with SGS, SGSII

It's deal breaking...
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] pachi72:
Unless it's a 2000 mah or higher, it's the same.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] mcgon1979:
It probably is similar, but how can you be so sure without knowing how the OS uses the battery. It could feature significantly more efficient usage. After all the OS and phone were designed to compliment each other in this case.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] DarkVasyaK:
I can't live always looking for the nearest charging place with my Captivate.... The same is going be with SGN :(
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] aoprea:
unfortunately:

- NO gorilla glass

- NO sd-card

- NO radio fm

- 1,2 CPU and a slower GPU for that screen resolution

http://www.androidcentral.com/no-ga...-gorilla-glass-and-no-doesnt-mean-phone-sucks
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] kms108:
The nfc is not in the battery or the battery lid, i think it's on the left of the back camera underneath the black patch.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] AllGamer:
specs update again on page 1
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] Maddmatt:
Just because it is not using Gorilla branded glass does not mean it is not using some kind of strengthened glass and/or coating. It may even be something better like Dragons Trail.

Gorilla Glass is not good enough to go without a screen protector in my experience, my SGS has visible scratches.

I'll just stick a screen protector on it.

I'm more worried about the sound quality and how much better this camera really is in low-light.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] wu_wei_lion:
True but they chose the OMAP because the SOC has optimizations for HD. They have a dual channel memory controller for example. I think google had a clue what they were doing when they chose the 4460. I just wish they had upgraded to the OMAP 4470. It has the sgx 544 I've heard. I'm still getting this phone. I'm clocking this puppy to 1.5 ghz as soon as possible. To hell with the battery life. I have chargers everywhere.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] Chirality:
What is this trying to say? Why do the two types of models in the parentheses each appear twice? And why is GT-I9250M listed twice in each set (four times total)?
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] kms108:
could be a typo error from the original source, febycv probably just did an copy and paste.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] febycv:
The Galaxy Nexus has different versions and is designed according to the Communication Systems in a particular region.

The specifications vary with different models, that's why it's represented like that.

I got the specification from NTT DOCOMO, JAPAN datasheet.

I just wanted to give you the technical details of the Communication Systems employed in the Galaxy Nexus.

So, don't get confused, you will get it in both LTE & HSPA+ versions, that's all........:D
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] Chirality:
That doesn't quite explain why each model appear twice in that list, except for one model which appears four times...
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] xManMythLegend:
Is the zero shutter lag feature an ice cream sandwich or galaxy nexus feature ?

Since Tmo doesn't appear to be getting it the 10th like Verizon the Amaze seems like what I may desire. Just wondering if other phones will experience that amazing shutter speed with ics.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] Maddmatt:
It may not have gorilla glass but it is some kind of "fortified" glass:

http://www.engadget.com/2011/10/27/samsung-galaxy-nexus-confirmed-to-have-fortified-glass-not-go/
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] CoNsPiRiSiZe:
Galaxy Nexus only I believe.

I feel like I can wait just a few weeks more, plus I want to be the one with the phone everyone envys for the OS hahaaha
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] xManMythLegend:
The wait sucks.... waiting for aosp for ics to be ported will be worse. But can't do a unsubsidized purchase. Galaxy tab hogged up my gadget allotment .

Seriously hoping for subsidized Tmo version soon but it's looking grim.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] febycv:
You are right, It's now officially confirmed from Corning twitter post. See the updated 1st post.

No Corning Gorilla Glass !!!!

After reaching out to Samsung about this issue, they were not able to say much.

They basically mentioned that instead of choosing Corning Gorilla Glass, they had chosen to use another type of fortified glass.

So may be we can expect a fortified glass similar to Corning Gorilla.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] GatorsUF:
The zero shutter lag is only in GNex and comparable devices. Droid-Life has ICS on their NexusS and there is definitely shutter lag in that phone. It actually FCed, likely because its and SDK port.

there is speculation of:

Dragontrail Glass or Corning Lotus Glass

I doubt its Lotus as Corning would have said so, or atleast left some doubt in thier twitter post.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] KWKSLVR:
Zero shutter lag is thanks to hardware acceleration.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] CoNsPiRiSiZe:
No I believe it has more to do with the fact that they "sacrificed MPs" with the more advanced camera with 0 lag.

Not the acceleration because that would mean all phones with hardware acceleration will have no shutter lag.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] Tjotte:
I know it's a few pages late but, headphone jack at the bottom, why is that a problem? Just stick your phone in your pocket up side down and woala! Problem solved, and when you reach down to pick it up, it'll already be right side up in your hand so no need to thumb/indexfinger flick it to get it right.. it's a pro in my eyes :)
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] ptscon:
I would imagine it's a combination of hardware and software that makes it happen. They may have included some super fast buffer memory for the sensor to dump the image data into quickly ..which is then processed and moved to regular flash storage.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] aviatorarun:
SGN - Available at 20th Nov - Europe

As per the statements mades in the Europe Galaxy Note Tour, SGN will be available in the Europe from Nov 17th onwards :)
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] vikashhero:
SAMSUNG

Y U NO MAKE SD CARD SLOT?!

Seriously, this is quite a big factor for me, even though it shouldn't be, I suppose 16GB is enough, since it's a smartphone, but I've always liked the idea of removable storage. :( It's bad enough that Samsung make their phones all plasticity...

HTC's Nexus One looked brilliant, this, not so much.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] pachi72:
That's why I am not getting it. At least offer a 64GB version. Then I'll be happy.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] FISKER_Q:
Yeah same here, i always place the phone head-down into my pocket, makes it a lot less awkward when you take it up to use it, in my opinion atleast.

Though i must admit it may be the other way around if you store your phone over the waist :P
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] NexusDro:
I don't care where the headphone jack is located because I like using my bluetooth stereo headset :)
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] xManMythLegend:
Has anyone seen the notification LED in action?

No videos have it lighting up.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] vikashhero:
I'm guessing that could be released later on in a similar manner to the Sensation variants? Though that wouldn't seem very nexus-y... That sounds like an Apple/iPhone tactic...

I was really looking forward to this phone, hoping they'd hit every aspect, and they've make some huge developments, but I cant see a great deal of quality in the materials, and the lack of an SD slot is really bugging me...

This is a'sposed to be a flagship phone :'(
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] ElecEngineer1422:
possible Galaxy Nexus LTE specs from a Chinese techweb website I can't particularly read, but I did parse some data.

Size: Galaxy Nexus LTE版三围为135.5mm x 37.94mm x 9.34mm

Weight: 141.2g

Battery: LTE版容量为1850mAH

very minor differences, I like the additional 100mah for only 0.02" increased thickness and an additional 6.2grams.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] xManMythLegend:
HTC specked out the N1 but put in a miserable camera and awful digitizer.

Samsung made a beautiful device with no considerable spec upgrades for the NS.

Samsung now puts out a device that is essentially *all screen* as nothing else is remotely interesting or impressive in hardware. They also give us the most useless launch info humanly possible.

Here's hoping Motoroogle gets it right next Nexus device. But I highly doubt it as noone at Google seems ballsy or influential enough to get a true flagship phone released
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] android_master:
I am going for it but not for the 16gb version.......I will wait for the 32gb version.

Meanwhile Samsung has an event tomorrow in India,,it will mark the launch of Galaxy Note:) & also information regarding Galaxy Nexus:D
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] Chirality:
It's the first phone ever to use the OMAP4460 which just may have the fastest mobile CPU in any phone (until the Exynos 4212 , Snapdragon S4, and OMAP4470 come out next year) and possibly the second fastest GPU in any phone behind the iPhone 4S (depending on how the SGX540 scales at 384MHz). What more do you want?
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] sogrady:
just saw the the Galaxy S II Skyrocket, which has LTE support but is otherwise (IMO) an inferior phone. Seems safe to assume, now, that the Nexus isn't coming to AT&T.

Here's the question: obviously the HSPA+ version of the Galaxy Nexus isn't going to be LTE compatible, and the Verizon LTE version isn't likely to be compatible with AT&T's 4G LTE network.

But does the Verizon LTE version have any GSM support for overseas travel? Is it pentaband, by any chance, or CDMA/LTE only?
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] xManMythLegend:
There's forums full of folks disagreeing with your claims. Have not kept up with mobile processors for a year would be happy to look at some benchmarks. The gpu for certain won't be the second fastest.