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[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] mr mystery:
If specs rumored are true heck ya I'll be grabbing a GS3,

If it has AWS HSPA ;)
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] bimmerboii:
I will probably sell my gn and get the sgs3. But when the new nexus comes out, ill sell the sgs3 and get the nexus. This is what i have been doing since the sgs1.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] yiannisthegreek:
No questions asked. As soon as the SGSIII is out this Nexus is going BYE BYE. The specs of the SGSIII are just too good to pass up as far as Im concerned and I never use Touchwiz anyways and am sure that there will be MANY "vanillaISH" ROMS available for it from the great Dev's here at XDA.

Dont get me wrong. The GNEX is an OK device but truth be told... I like my SGSII much better than this and the only thing that is keeping me using the GNEX as my Daily Driver is the screen.

Call me crazy but I dont think Google put enough thought into this device as it is NOT "cutting edge" by ANY means and the only thing it has going for it is the fact that it runs 4.0+ ICS and will be the first (remains to be seen) device to get regular updates.

I think Google missed the boat on this device much like they did with the Nexus S and for those of you who are going to say that its Samsung's fault... Its not. Google gave Samsung the specs to work with / build the device and thats what Sammy did.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] heo_con184:
I sell my GNex and get the SGS3, and when the GNex 2 comes out, I'll sell SGS3 :D
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] spencer88:
You mean "the New Galaxy Nexus" ;)
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] lazaro17:
What makes you think the Gnex won't get Jellybean? Every nexus phone has gotten more than one major update. What will most likely happen with the announcement of jellybean will come a new nexus phone. Everyone will have to wait several months due to delays of new nexus phone while the jellybean will end up eventually pushed to galaxy nexus first. Same thing that happened this last time around in regards to gnex and nexus s.

Also regarding updates I'm sorry to inform you but google doesn't push updates on a monthly basis for you.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] beekay201:
I "read" this thread on fast forward.

No, I wont be changing phones when sgs3 comes out. Why should I? Go back to samsung leash? Sorry but no, i'm staying in the aosp side of android.

Specs? Special traits of the gn? Well, for example, do you know Wifi-display? I never seen that anywhere in a phone or a device, pretty bleeding edge for me (the web is too big, what can i say?).

On this very nexus, I will enjoy AOSP' sauce and try to run my own. I imagine Google's internal tree must be pretty busy these days.

As for Jellybean, we'll get it probably at almost the same time than nexus s. Lol.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] cordell507:
Google's not going to release it until it's damn ready, it's a nexus that means you get the official updates first, it does not mean that you get alpha and beta builds from google.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] haydonxda:
"Damn ready"? I really don't feel like the ICS that's currently released is ready. One thing I always disliked about Android is that I never felt any release worked "right" or was what I consider stable. I really think Google has lost the plot. (But there sure are tons of phones based on the OS...)

It feels like the Android releases that come out are just a "best effort" from their hot shot "A-team" developers. After release this team moves on to develop the next big release. And then the "release" platform gets turned over to the second string which is left to clean up the A-team's mess.

I don't have insight into how things actually work in Google but having experienced the software industry this is what it feels like to me.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] Simer03:
What is wrong with ur phone that makes it "not ready" is what I'd like to know

Sent from my Nexus Prime
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] OniV2:
The specs will hardly matter: 'OH MY GOD THE TEXTING APP OPENED UP .2MS FASTER!'
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] Aridon:
I love Google but let's get real they haven't had a product ready for release since....ever.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] NIK516:
Nice to see so many comments. Don't understand all this hate about touchwiz? I personally just has a custom launcher installed .

And honestly its only now that most apps are becoming available for ics so I feel like it just is not important anymore to have the latest software.

If gs3 is running a stable version of ics I'll be happy, also very upset about the speaker quality.

I do hope the gs3 charges as fast as the gn and has a similar form. Love the look and feel of my gun. But they say the gs3 will have ceramics so this should feel great.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] ragnarokx:
Go back to finding exploits for root access and dealing with proprietary files that make it difficult for developers to put out amazing ROMs and kernels? No thanks.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] dario3040:
Except for the fact that the Nexus hardware is better?

---------- Post added at 08:11 AM ---------- Previous post was at 08:06 AM ----------

The Nexus phones aren't for people like you.

You apparently don't realize how much work Google put into every one of these devices.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] OniV2:
Too bad that doesn't change the rest of the phone's interface. A custom launcher only, after all, changes the launcher and maybe the app tray.

See: 'hype'.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] Smokeey:
pssh.

No.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] Sailor Saucy:
Nope. I stuck with a Blackberry for 2 years until I got my GNex - so using this phone, I still feel like I'm 50 years in the future!
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] dario3040:
Ohh sorry, I completely missed that.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] NIK516:
that's fair to some extent but what else do you need to change? If I make a dock with three icons just like ics and get them to link to the apps I want , then it is the same . The only change would be the drop down tray ? And I like having the toggle widget in the drop down?
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] zephiK:
It's a Nexus device, a developer's phone. Nexus devices are for early adopters. Buying a Nexus device is a flagship Google device. You can't expect things to go smoothly for release.

Honestly, this isn't even just Nexus devices. Usually every product release (whether it is a phone, game, console, whatever) always have some kind of problems on releases. Nothing really has a perfect release because there will always be a group of people who will be unhappy with their purchase.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] Nebucatnetzer:
I learned my lesson with the SGSII when I ditched the Nexus S for it.

As said before. Once a Nexus always a Nexus.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] cloney:
Went from Blackberry Bold 9700 to a Galaxy Nexus, i can never look back. I'm satisfied with this phone for at least 1 to 2 years.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] OniV2:
These APK are also changed on most devices with a custom skin, and most definitely Touchwiz 4.0: Dialler, SMS/MMS, Contacts, Email, Browser, Calendar, Weather, Calculator, Camera, Gallery, and Music. Not to mention the settings menu is skinned and changed around a bit as well. So, no, using a custom launcher won't make a SGS2 with Touchwiz 4.0 the same.

Sent from my Galaxy Nexus
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] yiannisthegreek:
Really? And why do you say that? Because I have an opinion that the SGSIII is going to be better than the GNEX is (specs wise at least)? Thats just the truth my friend.

Like I said... I like my GNEX and its also not my first Nexus device either. I also owned a Nexus S which I also felt "missed the mark" and my point to that comment is that fact that it is Google who gives the specs for building the Nexus devices to Manufacturers (HTC for G1 and Sammy for NexS and GNEX) and they build the devices based on those specs.

Seriously... dont you feel a bit cheesed off when you look at the specs of the SGSIII and wonder why Google couldnt even give their FLAGSHIP device a better Camera let alone QUADCORE, and so on and so on?
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] Smokeey:
Don't you feel a bit stupid when you realize that have 2 more cores doesn't necessarily mean better performance?

The phone isn't slow IN ANY WAY and any other phone I have EVER used (including the GS2 and Sensation) feels almost exactly the same. The only reputable difference is in benchmarks.

I'm honestly getting tired of people complaining about the specs of phones.

Google chose the TI OMAP over every other SOC for two reasons, the BEST HD decoder and OPEN SOURCE BLOBS and if you wanted a phone with an exynos soc you should have bought a GS2.

Now regarding the camera, another annoying thing people have been complaining about...like seriously? It takes the same exact quality pictures as a Sensation just smaller....AND YOU'RE STILL COMPLAINING?

Also hTc only did one Nexus device, the nexus one. The G1 was a flagship, not nexus.

/rant

Tldr: Stop complaining. PLEASE and enjoy your phone.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] lazaro17:
If the galaxy nexus was quadcore then we'd still be waiting for it to release just like the rest of the upcoming quadcore phones. You're comparing a phone that released late last year to one that hasn't even been announced yet. I bet you the next nexus that's announced late this year will have quadcore chipset in it. Given the time the phone was planned which I'm assuming was way before the actual date it was released we can safely say the specs were some of the best at the time of it's creation. Unfortunately the amount of delays the phone suffered makes us take those specs for granted because it just so happened to be released shortly before major announcements at CES & MWC.

This is just how fast mobile technology is moving now.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] Smokeey:
-claps- He stole the words RIGHT out of my mouth. :D
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] ericshmerick:
No way am I selling my GNEX. I refuse to be "Samsung'd" again with their hollow promises and slow updates.

Never will I own another non-Nexus device, even despite google being mum on 4.0.4. It's coming way faster than any Touchwizy phone, that's for sure.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] OniV2:
Touchwiz includes a launcher and a skin. ;)
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] wilsonlam97:
Nexus is built to be modded. Best thing ever.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] Devhux:
I might upgrade, but only if Samsung puts a good audio chipset in the SGS3. The SGS2 was absolutely horrible in this department.

With regards to timely updates, it's not like I've seen this much on my GNex, so I don't see much of a benefit to this phone so far.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] spencer88:
I agree with all points. I only wish they would release an update to actually fix my phone so I can successfully make phone calls from start to finish. That's all I ask.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] thephoneguyusa:
+1

sent from my GSM Galaxy Nexus
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] wiki_warren:
Same here, brotha! The 9700 was my last BB EVER! I would never use my own money to pay for a BB again. But if I was issued one at my job, then I'd gladly accept it lol
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] EniGmA1987:
Why waste your upgrade now when phones way more powerful will be out by years end?
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] zephiK:
And when the year's end hits..... the next wave of phones "will be more powerful." It's a neverending fight. What's important is developer support and with a "nexus" branding to the phone, it is without a doubt one of the strongest developer communities. Take a look at the Galaxy S2 development for specific carriers, it's not looking too good.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] claud_face:
The only way I'd upgrade is if literally ever single part of the phone was what I wished for it to be which never happens.

People will be dissapointed with parts of it like every other phone and therefore I shall stay happily :-)
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] KWKSLVR:
The point of the comment is that conversations typically go like this:

"I don't like TouchWiz/Sense/MotoBlur"

"Yo duuuudz, downlaodz a kustum launcher"

"O, Kthnx, all betar"

As if you can just turn off manufacturer's framework (which is more than just a launcher and a "skin"). It's incorrect, misleading, and besides the point.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] skynet99:
I had the SGSII and Iphone 4 and then I opted for the Galaxy Nexus. Lots to love about this phone. No question about it. However, it's clear that the SGS3 will offer better and more powerful specs. Would I consider getting it? It really depends on what it offers and how the phone looks. My hope is that given the popularity of the SGSII and worldwide hit, Samsung now has more firepower behind making this an even better phone, knowing full well consumers will be let down if it doesn't perform to expectations.

My Nexus sucks with sound and I know someone here already addressed why it's buggy, but it doesn't take away from the overall annoying user experience. I paid nearly $700 to get a phone that's going to work. ICS is quite buggy, laggy and google music is a piece of crap. I've disabled it because it shuts down and screws around with my vehicle's bluetooth. I'm still stuck on 4.0.1. No matter what anyone says, if google has an official 4.0.3 out for SGS2 or Original Nexus, then god damn release it already for this damn phone. Now that's my rant. This phone is nice and impressive, but doesn't live up to it's christ-like status that some people on here make it seem.

Now that's my 2 cent rant...
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] twitceh:
I really dislike Samsung, especially after using the SG2. Maybe I'm an 'advanced' user but I really don't understand why Samsung believe their customers like TouchWiz. And TW WILL 100% be on SG3. I think hardware wise, you would only really want a Quad Core and super graphics if you like to play 3D games on your phone, and the fact is if you do, then you're not going to have any battery left to do what your phone was initially intended to do.

I love my Nexus, and I doubt I will be upgrading. Costs of phones have shot up, and now it's so ridiculously expensive to buy any phone. Costs of Cameras have been dropping year on year, but phone prices have shot up 3 times a year. For the price of a SG3, you can buy a really fast PC.

Also I now find the SG2 screen tiny, but the Samsung Note far too big, so in that respect the GN is perfect.

My main gripe with the GN is I wish Draw Something would stop crashing... But that's a joke anyways.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] OniV2:
Hence 'includes'. :rolleyes:
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] G1-8701:
nope i won't be selling for the GS3, yea it'll be a nice phone but my nexus has everything i need in a phone, i don't even miss my sdcard slot in my GS2 that's sitting on my dresser collecting dust, not saying it's a bad phone, i just have no use for it now
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] KeithRVA:
No, because I prefer a Samsung built Google phone, to a Samsung built (insert carrier's name here) phone.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] ArmanUV:
something tells me samsung won't use the same touchwiz they released for sgs2 on the sgs3. kinda similiar to htc did: save sense 4 for One devices and release ics with sense 3 for older devices.

But if samsung does use the same touchwiz, people would be crazy to buy it over gnexus, even if the hardware is god.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] nosit1:
What's the purported specs of the 'GS3'!
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] ArmanUV:
4.8" 1080p display, quadcore 1.5 cpu, ...
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] OniV2:
Basically the wet dream of a 13-year-old.

Sent from my Galaxy Nexus
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] zetsumeikuro:
Idk bro Nexus is pretty damn smooth for me. But to be fair... S3 will blow anything out of the water dat quad exynos.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] nosit1:
Hmm. If they can include a micro HDMI port so I can get full charging capabilities, I'm down. Always upgrading up. That and good developers.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] lurchie85:
No, i don´t change to the sgsIII because i hate samsung and touchwiz.

My next Phone will be the Huawei Ascend D Quad.

or maybe i will stay with my GN and buy the Huawei Mediapad 10 FHD.

The Phone and the Tablet are directly from Hell, Quadcore CPU,1GB/2GB RAM,64 Bit RAM Technology, Full HD Display on the Tablet. HD-Ready on the Phone and the best, it´s with Vanilla Android.

The only thing that can destroy this Phones is the Processor produced from Huawei.we will see it with first tests and i hope huawei do good work on it
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] flakz0r:
I'm going to sell my GN... for the One X. F#%k Samsung. :)
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] OniV2:
I would... If Sense wasn't a greater abomination than Touchwiz. All over the place it is.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] flakz0r:
That's not an issue when you have XDA. It's not a dealbreaker. :)

Also, it appears that Sense4 is very light. Even HTC recognized that Sense became a big, fat monster.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] miketoasty:
I picked the Galaxy Nexus for a reason, and that was pure ICS. No way in hell would I give that up for a Sense bloated phone.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] Buddy Revell:
Check out the Touchwiz version of ICS: http://www.theverge.com/2012/3/13/2867950/samsung-galaxy-s-ii-android-4-0-video
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] miketoasty:
Look's like they took Gingerbread, changed the Android version in the build prop, and added some ICS like features.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] Buddy Revell:
Agreed. Personally, I'd take vanilla ICS on my GNex any day of the week over that.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] miketoasty:
Completely agree. :D
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] OniV2:
Then why buy the phone?

Using rooting and custom recoveries to install a modded ROM (or just mods) based on the stock ROM included with the phone makes sense, but to buy a phone and then flash an AOSP-like ROM to try and emulate the experience on a phone you already have? That's dumb. Heck, if you're going to go for a custom ROM, you should base your purchase on the custom ROMs and kernels available- not things like the manufacturer (unless we're talking about radios/modems).

Sense4 looks to be very bland. AOSP ICS with all the fun taken out of colour scheme.

Sent from my Galaxy Nexus
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] Simer03:
HTC phones are a ***** to root...why would u buy a phone that you're gonna root to run the same software as the phone u already have that is actually supposed to run that software?? U must be rich...

Sent from my Nexus Prime
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] emarkd:
Not a chance. I'm much to attached to my vanilla Android experience to go back to a manufacturer's theme. If the 3 comes with an unlockable bootloader I'll revisit the decision, but at this point I'm not interested.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] flakz0r:
HTC lets you unlock the bootloader, just like you did to your Nexus, so no problems there.

It's not all about software, this was my first Samsung phone, and having previously owned an HTC, i can safely say it will be my last too. Build quality is not comparable.

And i didn't say i'll install an AOSP rom as soon as i buy the phone, it's just nice to able to do it if i want it - that's the beauty of Android.

Also, i'm not rich. I've pretty much already sold my GN by the same amount the One X will cost me. ;)

On my old Desire i still used Sense for around 6 months untill i got fed up with it. I haven't seen Sense4 in person yet, but it seems to be way better than the old Sense 1.9 on my Desire. As i said above, i will flash an AOSP rom if I feel Sense4 is crap.

Also, i believe the One X will have a HUGE community here on XDA, gotta feed my mod flashing addiction :D

There's a very simple reason to make me switch to the One X.

It's true the GN is the best phone i can possibly have right now, but i was expecting a 10/10, not an 8/10. There are things on this phone that make me feel Samsung didn't give a crap about making the best phone possible because "it's not a Samsung phone, it's a Google phone".

So, seeing as i will not spend 1 extra € to make the switch, it's a no-brainer. :)

PS: this is my humble opinion, i'm not saying the GN sucks or anything like that, quite the contrary. It just didn't live up to my expectations. :)
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] zephiK:
HTC lets you unlock the bootloader via their website but this will FULLY VOID YOUR WARRANTY. This is unacceptable because let's say... your power button broke (as in... the button is still entact with the phone itself but its not turning the screen on) and you unlocked bootloader via their unlocker. Will unlocking a bootloader and rooting / flashing custom ROMs cause a physical problem with your power button? No.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] :
The only way I'll sell my Nexus is if you pry it from my cold, dead hands, or 12 months, whichever comes first.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] arvylas:
I will sell my Nexus for the nexus 4.I think this is the best phone to play around so i will trade it only for another google phone even though SGS III seems very promissing.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] NIK516:
Look no need to make my comment sound uneducated , I've used the galaxy s2 with a launcher and I used a different SMS app and different calendar. And no I personally did not notice touch wiz after that.

I got 2 hour screen on time and I was happy.

I'd say that touch wiz was OK for some things but not all. What I did not use was switched off or frozen.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] neotekz:
this is still a rumor is it not? i thought we have to wait until samsung's event to find out specs. i've read rumors that it has a 720p and others saying 1080p. i bet its going to be 720p. i will consider buying the gs3 if it does indeed have a 1080p super amoled plus.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] ArmanUV:
quad core and 4.8 is pretty much confirmed. but as you said 1080p is unlikely. NFC is also a strong possibility.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] borneanheadhunter:
Not planning on upgrading to any four core devices until there is a significant improvement in battery capacity, consumption, or increase in battery duration.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] OniV2:
From screenshots and 'hands on' videos, it's better, but still bland as all hell. At least they got rid of the HTC Hub button on the launcher. Sense's launcher was a waste of space.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] NIK516:
I'm almost certain that there is no need for 1080p on this screen size. Once you hit 300dpi you won't notice any difrence in resolution.

Also if you have more pixles the CPU and GPU have to work harder, that will drain your battery and that we surly don't want.

What's the point of 1080p if your phone won't last through a movie.

I'd say it will have the same screen as the galaxy nexus. Corning 2 glass.

Quad core CPU .

16gb internal memory with SD card support.

2g of ram .

Ceramic body.

And water repellent coating.

Camera will be a low light sensitive 12mp. They won't do 8mp because samy always puts in bigger and thinner.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] Buddy Revell:
I absolutely agree. Pixels on the Galaxy Nexus, iPhone 4S, and Rezound screens are already not noticeable in normal usage. 1080p on a phone screen is a waste imo unless all you're after is specs or you hold the screen right next to your eyeball all day haha.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] jordanprudent:
Not really my 12month contract comes up for upgrade this December, get the next nexus phone as it will be out around that point. Had to many phones these past few years from working for a Telecom company and not one of the has come remotely close to the nexus in any aspect. Besides quad core, gait enough but the games on android are crap bar gta and that runs fine on this phone with enhanced graphics checked on. Unless things dramatically change I don't see the reason I "need" quad core in my pocket

J
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] Backslash10:
I will only get it if its a brazzel less phone which I've been waiting for, for a while.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] jordanprudent:
Ow and no on screen buttons which is way to star trek to loose
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] ssglackey:
No reason to swap to SGIII for me. I don't play FPS games, for those purposes I have desktop. For my normal usage (mail, sms, browsing, watching videos) is GN sufficient enough. Don't think that SGIII will have much more real life benefit for me.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] fineazbro:
Release date anyone?
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] miketoasty:
November 22nd 2013.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] loveact:
i actually LOL'd at this :D