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[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] Smokeey:
Looking at videos of the HTC One S, it is a nice looking phone, but it's missing a couple things:

1. Removable battery and SD Card

2. NFC

3. Newer Screen

4. IT HAS SENSE NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO

5. Well it's an HTC phone.....it'll break!

6. I have a Galaxy Nexus, why would I want a bloated phone like that?

Basically, the One S is the phone with the MOST potential, it's asthetically the best, best screen size, best back (the oxidized back), but needs improvement.

COME ON HTC!
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] martonikaj:
I also think the S looks better than the X.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] droweed:
Regarding the topic:

well if I were to choose between a tegra 3 and and second gen s4, I'd choose the tegra 3 without hesitation!

I like looking at visuals :D

And about benchmarks, the s4 maybe more efficient in calculations and stuff, but its only by a margin, while tegra3 floors it in terms of gpu power..

for comparisons sake, my previous LGO2x rendered dungeon defenders more visually appealing than my wifes SGSII (i know you may say its tegra optimized, but still..., although S2's gpu can render more polygons, there are some exclusives that only nvidia can provide, pixel shaders, dynamic lighting etc.)

but then again, on htcs model, it has a non-removable battery, so that kinda sucks hard

but bottomline: having tried the nexus(which is btw my first nexus device), I'm never looking back!
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] arzbhatia:
I'm on Gnex's side.

But check this out - https://twitter.com/#!/PaulOBrien/status/173877005673172992
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] 15israellai:
Seriously I think other manufacturers are capable of doing that. Rumour has it that Atrix 3 will have a massive battery too. Now Motorola is outdoing every single other manufacturer - battery is so essential to a smartphone!
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] luffyp:
Good question. Also would love to know what to do when a phone with non-removable battery hardlocks? Since there doesn't seem to be any way to cut off the power, I'm guessing there's a small hidden physical button that will manually reset the phone.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] kgbkny:
Amen to that.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] ranova:
I don't get all the praise for the AMOLED screen. Blacks may look nice but the screen is not battery friendly (four-five hours of screen on time in a single charge is pretty abysmal, LTE version is worse). I would take Super LCD over AMOLED any day. Verge had said that it's screen is the best theyve seen so far.

Camera on the Nexus is junk. You can deny all you want, but its pretty much crap, focused or not. While I haven't seen the One X's picture quality; it seems that HTC is putting a lot of effort in the camera now (f2.0 aperture being a start).

That being said, I probably will not get the One X and stick with the Galaxy Nexus until the next Nexus phone comes out.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] casserly:
I dunno, but Im really liking the designs of the Htc One series (the V is a tad nostalgic ;)). I reckon that HTC's done a pretty good job this time around: the screen on the x is supposed to be fantastic, the build quality as well as the camera and software updates seem to be pretty good (considering its sense).

About the Tegra 3 vs dual core S4, I reckon the S4 will be a bit better. Sure the GPU on the tegra beats it but in terms of processing power the S4 does alright. Dual core is also more relevant atm than quad core since most apps arent 100% optimized to use the four (or 5, whatever) cores - correct me if Im wrong.

I will say that I won't change my Gnex though, its just not a big enough step between them for me to crave a new phone (especially since I LOVE my phone (although the camera could possibly be a tad better :p)
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] miketoasty:
I like the camera. Not denying anything, the thing takes damn good pictures, especially for being an add on to what I actually bought the phone for, a phone.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] zeke1988:
once apple release a 4g phone, im throwing my nexus into the wall.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] miketoasty:
Eh, I like to move forwards when I buy a new phone, not back.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] Simer03:
Why would u want an inferior phone? Makes no sense

sent from my Nexus Prime
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] dmmarck:
LOL! Well played.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] Ravynmagi:
I just bought my Galaxy Nexus 3 weeks ago. And I completely resigned myself to the fact that MWC would introduce a bunch of awesome quad A9 and dual A15 core phones that would put my Galaxy Nexus to shame in hardware specs.

I bought the Galaxy Nexus because it's a Nexus foremost. While all these phones will ship with ICS and some harsh skin and bloat, then get maybe a few updates over a year if they are lucky, they'll eventually become old news as the manufactures and carriers try to put out newer models.

I got the Nexus because it'll almost certainly continue to be supported well after these phones are forgotten. I'm almost positive my phone will get the next major Android release, I definitely can't say the same for most of these phones.

My hardware may be obsolete, but my software won't be. :)
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] dreamhunterr:
This.

I mean, did you guys really not antecipate this would happen? It was the next logical step and in no way HTC went over what was expected.

The SGN still lacks some optimization for smoothness (yes, I know I'm nitpicking), but it will surely come. It has the hardware "good enough" to perform like a champ for a long time!
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] nmyeti:
it really doesn't floor it in terms of GPU power. The AnandTech article linked in this thread shows that in a lot of GPU situations the Adreno in the Snapdragon outperforms the Tegra 3.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] Aridon:
I'm more interested in the Samsung Galaxy S 3 than anything else. The quad core HTC is nice but not coming state side in that form. The smaller chip is probably better on the battery anyway with minimal performance loss. The people needing the epeen boost of quad core might think otherwise but its not that big a difference.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] NICEGYPT:
The fact. Galaxy Nexus is so damn fast so what I need more? The screen is amazing what I need more? The camera is pretty awesome I really don't want more than this. The phone is very skinny. A LOT of support. I am really happy with my nexus and I wont change it for a while. I don't have any problem at all with my GN.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] Nexcellent:
Sense sucks, no matter how many cores you have.

GED devices are FTW.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] arzbhatia:
Oh god how better can a screen be! Reviews say that One X's screen is much much much better than the Gnexuss'. And btw, is the Nexus's screen LED?
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] zephiK:
Not impressed by HTC design. Although it does resemble bits of the "Nexus One."

Still think they could of came up with a better "brand name" for their phone rather than "One."
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] case0:
http://www.anandtech.com/show/5563/qualcomms-snapdragon-s4-krait-vs-nvidias-tegra-3
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] vapotrini:
What about the Xperia S, what do people think about that phone?
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] inc_jack:
So far, I think only one reply in this thread has mentioned that one of the big features of the Tegra3 is the battery savings afforded by the fifth core. I can only surmise that the S4 achieves battery savings on LTE compared Tegra 3. The new Asus Transformer is also going to use the S4 for LTE models.

Anyone read the white paper Nvidia put out about the Tegra3?

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Ugly. I didn't even bother checking the specs.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] dario3040:
You will be able to tell the difference because of sense.

I image this phone being a nightmare to use, multitasking would be impossible, the launcher would get killed almost immediately..

Not too excited about the Tegra 3 version, but I imagine the Krait version being good.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] martonikaj:
The issue is that Tegra 3 doesn't support LTE. That's why the LTE version for AT&T has a Snapdragon S4.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] daewond3r:
I recently made the switch from a Sensation to a Nexus. One of the reasons why (probably the biggest) is because of HTC lagging on releasing updates/drivers. People commenting on here saying Sense doesn't matter because we're just going to root and flash anyway, I beg to differ. While most of us on XDA can and will root and flash a custom ROM, the devs can't build a proper, fully-functioning AOSP ROM without the device drivers from the OEM.

I for one like the look of the One S and One X, but knowing that it won't get a proper AOSP ROM until several months after it's release takes it down a few notches.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] captain67:
The one x has 1GB of ram, not 512 MB. And the new snapdragon in the lte version is a much better overall chip compared to the exynos, or the tegra. A lot of reviews said the screen is one of the nicest they've ever seen as well.

Sent from Asgard
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] Simer03:
Unfortunate since all these carriers want u to take advantage of their data speeds that you'll never reach....they have to use inferior processors! Not that we need quad cores and such anyway, in my opinion

sent from my Nexus Prime
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] krichek:
I'm pretty sure Tegra 3 does support LTE now. It just didn't (or wasn't ready)at the time this phone was being designed.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] captain67:
A tegra will support LTE if you have an LTE radio chip attached on the same board, iirc. The snapdragon S4 however, has one on-die, which is more efficient in terms of battery life.

Also, the new snapdragon is on a 28nm process, whereas the tegra is 40nm. Smaller manufacturing process = less power usage.

For me, battery life is a huge concern, so the snapdragon is a clear winner in my books.

Plus, take a look at the article by anandtech. According to their benchmarks, the snapdragon is a better performer on most situations, especially for general use.

Sent from Asgard
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] RogerPodacter:
512mb of ram? Doesnt ICS use 324mb of ram currently on our device, it increased from previous android versions. Graphics changes etc.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] sofia-captivate:
After having 3 HTC phones I got tired of them. I hate sense. I think it's boring and rooting HTC phones are pain in the ass.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] Officebob25:
Completely disagree. what HTC has done with there new line up is hands down impressive. Yes phones will have quad core yes they will have high def screens, so where do you need to differentiate yourself. In design and build quality, no one does that better than HTC. In multimedia experience, wicked camera set up, nothin close to them, sound with beats. And sense is a thing of beauty. Love it or hate it sense is a main reason I switched to android.

Gotta add wife has galaxy nexus, minus the 720p screen it wimpers compared to my EVO 3d and its half year old.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] :
Not to play down your thoughts on HTC phones, I actually like the design too, but this particular feature is just a marketing trick to make people think they actually did something to "improve" the sound. The Beats sound is just a built in bass oriented EQ and can be done with any 3rd party music player that has an EQ, such as Poweramp or Winamp to mention a few. I suggest reading this article and specifically the end which has a quite extensive review on beats.

Aside from that, I like how the new One X is looking and I also like the specs but I'm starting to tilt towards the Padfone myself.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] Yetamedi:
When people are sceptical about the HTC having a "much better display" than the Nexus, it should be noted that its display is a Super LED 2 (non pentile) type display. I am not even sure exactly what improvements it makes upon existing Super LED tech, but apparently from reactions to people who have seen it it is something to behold. This is something that seems to have been overlooked when it comes to the display on the HTC One.

Further I can't believe all the comments I have read where people are bemoaning what we could possibly do with more cores, or how they can't see what we could possibly want with a "faster" phone for. Imagine a time when your power up to fully usable time is instant. Picture desktop style apps that run smoothly and seemlessly, not a stripped down "mobile" version. Imagine games that are compareable to todays or even better than todays current consoles as opposed to settling for ports of games from a decade ago (PS1 era stuff) or games with simple 2 dimentional sprites. Some might say, yea but touch screens for games kinda sucks. How about a home system where you have a base connected to your tv and you dock your phone in the cradle and there is your console system complete with wireless controller. Another non-gaming application could be an app that uses your camera to take a couple of photos of an object from different angles and models a 3d image of it in real time.

They already have docks that let you use your phone as a desktop replacement, so some of these ideas are not too far off base or in the far future. Open your mind to possibilities beyond what you are doing right now.

All that being said, I think I prefer my nexus for the time being. The galaxy s 3 will be the true bad boy to keep an eye on. Just my opinion of course.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] miketoasty:
Design - I sort of agree with you here, all the devices sort of look the same, but that isn't a bad thing as they all look good.

Build quality - Terrible, especially when they are introducing new technology. Go check out some of the TBolt forums for a wonderful display of HTC's build quality.

Camera / Beats|Sound - Camera is okay, some neat features and what not but not at all why I buy a phone / Sound is pretty good but beats, really? If you hadn't heard that beats is a gimmick then you have been living under a rock.

Sense - I don't like it, others may but I certainly don't. Would much rather have Motoblur but in the end plain Android beats out everything.

Screen - What do you mean by "wimpers"? Do you mean speed, the above points, what?
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] ranova:
the One's optional wireless Media Link HD addon is quite amazing.

watch the video of it in action:

http://www.theverge.com/2012/2/28/2830350/htc-media-link-hd-will-stream-drm-movies-from-htc-watch

Its HDMI mirroring, minus the wire to your phone and you can continue to use your phone while media is playing (even make a phone call)
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] gogreenbay07:
Almost every gas station in my town plus every Mc Donald's and a couple places in our mall have a nfc thing so I guess I'm just lucky or something
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] angusbrasil:
If you use a different home screen like Nova Launcher, you can avoid most of the Sense bizarre features, and still have a phone that will not have a lot of "burn-in" after a year of use.

My only problem with GN is how the burn-in will be after a long time.

A phone with fast updates with a low life time...
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] hp13:
yes htc, samsung, lg are coming out with quad core processors and more ram.. but Galaxy Nexus is superior since its the first with ICS.. i mean in real how fast you want the phone to be? dual core with 1 gb ram is sufficient and its just human perception to be greedy and want more... i mean galaxy nexus is fast and does all the task fairly well.. so why bother? we just need to be happy with our devices..
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] Nebucatnetzer:
I had one Android phone outside the Nexus serie. Never ever again. Sure you have many custom roms on all this phones.

But I saw how they created custom roms for SGSII. Sure it's solid work but nothing what they could achieve with the good sources of a Nexus device. I mean the GNEX is out since 4 months and look what we already have.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] angusbrasil:
But in 4 months of use, the superior android version vs a defective screen is acceptable.

I just dont know how its gonna be in one year of use.

600usd for a phone that the screen is burning to death, and maybe will not survive to the next android upgrade is not a good deal.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] hotleadsingerguy:
Except the TEGRA3 (quad-core) version isn't releasing stateside...You could always import one, but it wouldn't come with LTE capability.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] frank21cn:
I've been using DHD for more than half a year before, with Sense. After i switched to Gnex, i feel so refreshed for the interface. How do you say!

PS. Sense 4.0 does NOT erect me at all.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] htc6500uk:
I'd be very wary of the battery life on a powerful phone that also wants to be used as a media player and camera.

1800mAh from a non removable battery, no card slot and no mention of Xvid/divx/mkv media capabilities rings alarm bells for me.

I am in the UK and had to choose between a Galaxy Nexus or Galaxy Note. The 2500mAh removable battery, microsd card slot and inbuilt codecs made me go for the Note despite media reports of it being 'too big'.

I really like the size which took a few days to get used to - something most reviewers don't have the time for. Really pleased I chose the Note and feel sorry for HTC who take three steps forward and two steps back. I really would not consider a phone that did not have a removeable battery and a card slot.

Despite all the great features, they have shot themselves in foot as far as I'm concerned.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] RogerPodacter:
The burn isnt really a big deal. Every amoled screen phone has this issue, nexus one, all galaxy phones, etc. I'm good with it since its not really noticeable anyway.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] AdamHart612:
I absolutely love my Nexus, and won't be upgrading until the next Nexus. But it sounds like a lot of conjecture here....have any of you even used Tegra3?

I've been using my Prime for a few months now, and lemme just say that the average user absolutely, definitely, will notice the difference between the current crop of dual cores (Nexus) and a Tegra3. I can only assume the S4 will be similar. If my Nexus on AOKP and the newest Franco is at a smoothness factor of 9, my stock Prime is at 18. There is literally never a stutter, never a slowdown, no matter what you are doing or how quick you do it. I've never seen the app drawer lag, no matter how fast I scroll. Have never seen the task switcher even minutely lag, even when jumping out of a GPU intensive app. Live wallpapers don't seem to have any effect at all. The entire UI is just far, far more fluid. My GalNex is still smoother than any other phone I've used, but don't naysay new hardware just because you "don't think there will be a use for quad core." My GalNex feels positively slow in comparison.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] Hemlocke:
The S4 has already smoked the Tegra3 at AnandTech, so I imagine the AT&T version will be pretty speedy. I'm not interested in it, because I hate capacitive buttons and ODM bloat, as well as AT&T bloat, but the One X seems like a fine device, and possibly the best Android device to date, with great specs (S4 Krait, 1GB RAM, etc) and great build quality.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] captain67:
Apparently, the snapdragon s4 is going to get a later version with an updated Adreno 3xx series gpu. I've decided to wait until some phones are released with that one. Rogers wants me to pay a huge early upgrade fee, and although the One X is a very powerful device, the updated gpu later on will be something truly amazing. Upgrading now doesn't seem worth it with better technology around the corner.

On another note, although Beats is really just an equalizer gimmick, the headphones it comes with sound pretty nice.

Sent from Asgard
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] Serious_Beans:
The new One series looks pretty damn nice IMO. I'm getting my girlfriend the One S when its released. As far as people saying more cores is better....yeah in a sense it is, but not if nothing is made for more than 2 cores, I doubt many apps are optimized for dual core yet alone quad, so a dual core for now is still more than enough.

Honestly I think its the gpu that matters more at this point, which is why tegra 3 is beast....forget its 5 cores, makes no difference.

Computers have had multi core for nearly 10 years and still not even most desktop programs are multi core capable. S4 Krait core is powerful enough and until stuff starts getting made to take advantage of every core, don't need more than 2.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] onthecouchagain:
There's a rumor that Tmobile might get the quad-core One X (not S) later this Summer with... wait for it... stock ICS!

http://androidandme.com/2012/02/sma...e-to-get-stock-android-4-0-and-quad-core-cpu/

If true, would be pretty epic. (But looking ahead, there's no guarantee for Jellybean)...
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] skynet99:
Bottom line is this: The HTC one x will make the Gnex look horrible. Better speed, better hardware specs all around, and far better well rounded phone. Just my 2 cents
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] CongBroChill17:
No disrespect to anyone here, but why are people surprised and shocked when newer tech comes out that trumps older tech? I'm not specifically saying the One X makes the Nexus outdated, I haven't researched it much, but isn't this the way tech works? If you're worried about it go out and buy the hot new thing, I'm sure looking forward to the 5.0 Nexus.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] hnakhi:
honestly, tegra 3 is good. But from what I know the Samsung exhynos quad core will "laugh" at tegra 3

The above is not an answer to your question so hear this: no. Because I love my Sammy device ( gnex of course) and it's a nexus fgs! People just seem to forget that
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] hnakhi:
This ^^^
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] lazaro17:
Exactly...and those who get the One X will be making a thread a few months later with "______ vs One X"

You guys should watch Transcendent Man with Ray Kurzweil on Netflix. Basically says since we are always using the latest (better technology) to create new technology the speed of our innovation is constantly accelerating faster than before.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] ethan3686:
I find it funny when people here say that they got VANILLA ICS and that They wud get jellybean down the year....I mean cmon everyone knows HTC ONE X [which is already rooted] will be getting all those through custom ROMS and will definetly be smoking GN...only diff is urs will be official...and btw most GN users use Custom roms only! :D

And again those saying SGS3 will beat ONE X...seriously?? without even knowing about its specs and how it will perform in REAL WORLD? :confused: That is just an assumption...Also the build quality comes into consideration and sammy [SGS 2 , GN] hassnt been good lately..PLASTICKY! but i m not assuming SGS3 will be the same...just like how some are assuming it wud smoke ONE X :P
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] j.go:
There is a huge difference. Nexus custom roms use official drivers whereas htc one x/sgs3 aosp custom roms will be using drivers for sense/touchwiz HACKED to work on aosp, if they are able to use it at all. The original sgs was an exception because it was the hardware twin of the nexus s. As for the one x "smoking" the GN, well that will probably be true for the newer games, but in other more practical aspects like web surfing, email, calls, sms, music, etc, I suspect there won't be any noticeable difference.

Now that I've had a nexus device, I don't think I'll ever go back to touchwiz/blur/sense. I'm only waiting for the nexus tablet to be released so that I can give google my money. :D
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] GoogleFan:
I am only buying nexus devices from here on out.I have T-Mobile and I have been burned by both Samsung and HTC in relation to software updates I also hold T-Mobile responsible to share the blame. And I do prefer aosp over touchwiz or sense. While you can argue that the said device get aosp builds through custom roms it often take months and initially in alpha and unstable condition due to manufacturer/carrier not providing source in timely fashion and devs needing to work around the way the software is built around the said hardware manufacturers GUI.