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[General Topics] SaneinOne:
Umm, maybe post this in an Apple forum?
[General Topics] dsafety:
I think you missed the point. I love my GTab and now have the new iPad to compare it to. There is lots to like about the new iPad but I am keeping my GTab. This is just an educational post.

Bob
[General Topics] Eddie Bombay:
We don't have an Apple forum
[General Topics] SnowWaltz:
I had been wondering how it'd compare... Thanks for the thread.

Just curious, how does the 10.1 display fare against the "revolutionary" ipad3 display?

ICS will soon be rolling out for the 10.1 and it will be as smooth as butter~

Currently running ICS on my GS2, it is amazing - as smooth as IOS but alot faster!

Currently on the 10.1v which is running on normal TFT LCD, im thinking of comparing it with the the 10.1 PLS/IPS LCDs... it's a great tab but i just feel deprived of pretty colours...
[General Topics] dmmcd:
Thanks for the comparison. Apple makes good products, and they certainly have the marketing down.

I thought this was kind of funny.

http://gizmodo.com/5894094/we-people-an-ipad-2-told-them-it-was-the-new-ipad-and-they-loved-it
[General Topics] dsafety:
I know that the iPad screen is better but the GTab is still pretty darn good. Based on my observations, the GTab screen is probably somewhere between the older and new iPad. Please keep in mind that there is no noticeable difference until you get into viewing photos or high-def movies.

If it were me, I would not have spent the extra money for the New Ipad, choosing instead to pick up a discounted older model if I had to have an iPad. I cannot see much difference between the new one and the iPad 2.With my wife, there is the "Coolness" factor to be considered so that is the direction we went.

Those of us who have gotten used to the freedom that rooted Android tablets offer can sit back and smile knowingly when the iPad fanboys and girls go all giggly about this new version. While I was forking over $540 for my wife's new toy, I asked the very helpful girl at the Apple store if there was an app for the iPad that would turn it into a GPS device that would work when not connected to WIFI or 3G. She said no and then gave me an incredulous look when I showed her the CoPilot app running on my GTab.

Apple products are great but it would be a mistake to make the assumption that they are always better than the competition. If my wife asked me to trade my GTab for her new iPad, I would have to turn her down.

Just one guy's opinion.

Bob
[General Topics] adamski123:
Funny u say that

Cos im considering selling my gtab for the ipad 3 :L and yes i have tried ics on the tab, and yes its pretty awesome. But i prefer the ipads web browsing and screen. :L
[General Topics] nikzDHD:
I've got a Gtab and got the new iPad on order I'll get it on Tuesday will post my thoughts on it as well later next week.

As much as I adore my Gtab its the lack of quality tablet apps presently on android that let's it down, the openness of Android is far superior than the closed eco system of iOS but jailbreaking it allows some extra useful tweaks, had an iPod touch before and jailbreaking it opened it up a little with customisation of icons and such.

Running aokp on the Gtab and it flies!
[General Topics] mj0528:
Agreed
[General Topics] adamski123:
Agreed

This is tempting me to an ipad aswell. Also the screen ofc ;)
[General Topics] nikzDHD:
If you've got Tesco credit card you can get it for 6 months interest free, done mine that way so I can always flog it in a few months and get most my money back if I get bored of it.

Will have a good play one of them will be sold either the iPad or the Gtab. I've always been a fan of Apple products as well as Android love my SGS2 and will never get an iPhone.
[General Topics] adamski123:
Ooh that sounds tempting. Its just getting a gd enough price for my gtab off ebay :L
[General Topics] adamski123:
But yeh gimme ur thoughts.
[General Topics] nikzDHD:
Will do fella, eagerly awaiting a jailbreak to unlock its full potential don't think it's too far away though.
[Galaxy Ace S5830 General] Bofu:
This seems almost utterly pointless, prove me wrong?
[Galaxy Ace S5830 General] ace_viknesh:
+1... I don't understand the point.. Why take a longer way when the shorter way is faster, efficient and trustworthy...
[Galaxy Ace S5830 General] matts95:
Sorry, which way is this shorter more trustworthy way?

The point of this is listing the methods I believe to be

compatible with linux

(and by extension mac)

I am new to Samsung phones and do not possess one myself, but understand that using Odin is restricted to Windows.

I will be flashing CWM Recovery to a Galxacy Ace soon and will try methods that have been tested (friend's phone)

If you know of other methods or if one of the listed methods does not work, I will update the post

Also if anyone can confirm heimdall to work with the Ace this would be the first time on xda (searching I've found only people saying it may work) the Ace is not on its supported list, however as it uses the same protocol (right?) it should work?

If however the mods believe this post to be useless or irrelevant, they are welcome to move it to the appropriate location :)
[Galaxy Ace S5830 General] Prashanthme:
Point 1- Hopefully useful for Linux and Mac users.

Point 2- If on Windows its much easier and takes very less time..

Also u told about ROM Manager (reported unstable),... Dude leave unstable it bricks our phone... mAking it unusable...

Best way to root is to put the upd.zip in rooting section and flashing in recovery... Can thr be any other way better than that?
[Galaxy Ace S5830 General] iandol:
I use OS X exclusively and this was a very useful post, and at least well written and clear. Most guides blindly assume we all use Windows, not everyone does!!!

For context, owning OS X I originally used the upd1.zip method, flashed via original recovery and it worked, which I suppose is the fastest method you don't cover.

I certainly didn't know about heimdall, great to see an open-source cross platform alternative to odin! Don't need to use it just yet, though testing will be invaluable for future use...

So thanks to the OP for writing clearly about alternative options.
[Galaxy Ace S5830 General] dragonnn:
But instaling CWM isn't rooting, you can have CWM without root.

Wysłane z mojego GT-S5830 za pomocą Tapatalk
[Galaxy Ace S5830 General] madman:
actually speaking in case of SGA you don't need a PC to root or to anything except heavy logcat
[Galaxy Ace S5830 General] ASHLEY117:
What restrictions using odin on windows are you referring to?
[Galaxy Ace S5830 General] iandol:
Restriction: it doesn't work if you're not using Windows is the restriction... ;-)
[Galaxy Ace S5830 General] matts95:
Thanks, I wasn't sure of this as on my Desire I had to unlock the bootloader (s-off it) due to security features (and this was closely related to the rooting process). I use the term rooting as it seems the most generic, if anyone suggests a better word I will gladly consider changing the title :)

I've updated the post advising against using ROM Manager, thanks :)

Thank you for this, I will get some details and update the post shortly to include this :)

Edit: I added the root.zip method

btw, I may rework the post to reflect whether current ROM will be rooted, recovery installed, or both and then list methods for each outcome.
[Galaxy Ace S5830 General] rees397:
Anyone tested Heimdall yet?
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] ihateu:
The red light stays on all the time. And when I turn the phone off it the battery icon says its charging ...its acting weird says 100 % sometimes and its not
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] ihateu:
I should say that when I don't have a charger plugged in it says that its charging when the phone is off
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] iniquiTrance:
Are you running a custom ROM?
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] ihateu:
Yep
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] my1zamboni:
I had the same problem.

See here

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=1430197
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] ihateu:
So I ultimately have to get a replacement ?
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] ihateu:
how can i flash back to stock if the pc cant regonize my phone???
[Galaxy Note GT-N7000 Themes and Apps] ChodTheWacko:
It was busted for age, giving parsing errors.

Theres a new update out on Amazon and etc
[Galaxy Note GT-N7000 Themes and Apps] anjath:
which is the latest version? 1.05.25?
[Galaxy Note GT-N7000 Themes and Apps] kuroshn:
link plz

Nice news, could you give the link plz!
[Galaxy Note GT-N7000 Themes and Apps] ChodTheWacko:
It's 1.05.25

When you run Tubemate it should notify you that a new version is available. Otherwise you can go to amazon app store and search for Tubemate
[Galaxy Note GT-N7000 Themes and Apps] AdzUK:
That's odd, I've been using Tubemate for weeks on the Note with no problems. I recently updated to version 1.05.25.168 which also works fine, like the previous 2-3 versions.
[Galaxy Note GT-N7000 Themes and Apps] zviki:
It was banned only from Market...
[Galaxy Note GT-N7000 Themes and Apps] ankydu:
U can also use tubex, works great for me. Can download from tubex.me.
[Galaxy Note GT-N7000 Themes and Apps] juggies:
Hey guys,

What are you downloading from youtube. There has never been anything I've seen on there that I wanted to save..
[Galaxy Note GT-N7000 Themes and Apps] Zamboney:
Yeah, most would just add the video to favourites if they wanted to see it again.
[Galaxy Tab 7.7 General] shazoom:
I'm in the process of modding now. I've dissembled the keyboard without damaging anything and I can post a few pictures of the internals and some tips on how to try opening it. It's a bit of a bugger, plastic tabs locking everything together as well as the obvious screws.

Is anybody interested?
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] BeardedB:
The reason I am having difficulty choosing between both is because of comments on battery and reception on the GNex. Give me your input on battery life and reception, for the LTE version, so I can make my final decision.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] zephiK:
its pretty obvious.. RAZR MAXX has a bigger battery life but is running on a older version of Android.... if you want more battery life, it's definitely the razr maxx.... if you want the best possible android experience, definitely galaxy nexus.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] thephoneguyusa:
Please use the search button. There is a similar thread floating around here.

sent from my GSM Galaxy Nexus
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] Rem3Dy:
What zephik said
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] darkmanx2g:
Galaxy Nexus all the way. Stock android 4.0 is the biznuts. Motorola even though they have been bought out by google i dont think they will get updated as fast as the Google branded Nexus.

With all the priority updates our developer community on xda has an abundance of talented developers that make this phone so awesome.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] AmericanJedi001:
Bear this in mind: I've had two different Samsung phones now (Sprint Epic 4G, Verizon Galaxy Nexus), while my best friend has had two different Motorola phones (O.G. Droid, RAZR*) on Verizon. We both upgraded/switched at roughly the same time, within a week or so. He has almost always had better reception than me.

I don't know if this is well-documented on the interwebs or not, but I suspect Motorola generally has better reception than Samsung. I could be wrong, it might just be a fluke with those particular phones and carriers in our hometown, but it's something you might want to look into.

FWIW, he loves his phone, and I love mine. They're both great phones - it's more a matter of which features /specs / OS version & support are you leaning towards?

Oh, and if you haven't heard, Motorola/Verizon have officially announced the RAZRs will eventually get upgraded to 4.0/ICS.

* He doesn't have the Maxx, but the only significant difference is the battery, I believe.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] arzbhatia:
For pure Android Experience (Which is amazing) = Galaxy Nexus

For amazing battery life = RAZR MAXX

I'd go for the Gnex, and I did :-D
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] Smokeey:
Well, if you're looking for better battery AND better reception the Droid Razr Maxx. Motorola has far superior radios, but you will be using Blur instead of Stock ICS. Up to you.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] RogerPodacter:
If you were asking about the gsm version i would say nexus for sure. But the lte version just has too many radio complaints. So i say the razr.

Of course i personally take nexus anyday...
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] JobberMP:
I was in the same boat in the beginning of the month. My friend got the Maxx and I played with it. Then went to mess with the Nexus.....
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] eman3316@optonline.net:
If you learn to use the search feature, the GN.

If you like to post new topics to ones that already exist, the Rarz Maxx.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] thegost4u:
don't get the galaxy nexus, most of people reporting radio failure (including me)
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] sert00:
i have 8 friends with gnex,me too,and never had any issues with radio..i have always 1\2 bars of signal but it's only for the fact i use h3g (italian carrier)and in italy is the less powerfull carrier about signal power..but it's another facts,all smartphones gave me 1\2 bars in the last years..solded galaxy note days ago..same receptions bar signal...(tried all baseband\rom)
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] BeardedB:
I see. Well here is my say day usually is. I work in the morning and two days out of the week I go to school after work. Most of the time at work, I have my phone on Airplane mode (since I barely get reception in Grand Central Terminal), and taking the train I have it on Airplane mode. In school its on full service though.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] eman3316@optonline.net:
Get one, I say the GN first. If it doesn't work for you exchange for the other one. If you get the GN, you most definitely need to get the 2100mah extended battery.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] offenberg:
Gnex is the best because of 4.0

But Razr will get 100% working AOSP 4.0 roms for sure.

And 4.0 is not that dealbreaking for me. But it is to most people.

I lost my Gnex and got the Note. I dont miss 4.0 a bit.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] casserly:
well, as everyones said: the MAXX will have awesome battery life, prob lasting 3 days (max) with moderate usage. The gNex (GSM) will comfortably take me through the day with moderate usage - meaning a few shorter calls, some surfin the web, a little gaming and some music, and even a little of youtube (but you have to control the light source level on the phone mayeb chose a good rom/kernel if you plan on rooting).

I must say though: the galaxy nexus is the ****, I have never been so happy with a phone as this one, and if you're rooting and flashing stuff, this EASILY beats the RAZR considering the amazing dev community and moto's policy on bootloader unlocking....

Anyways, sure you'll be happy with either phone and have fun :p
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] ceo.mtcl:
Galaxy nexus runs on ICS. Period.

Even with the stock experience it feels so right. Holo scheme reminds me of CM colors sometimes tho.

Go to a Verizon store and play with GNex. I'm on ATT and I still went to Verizon store, played with GNex LTE and bought the GSM one from amazon last year. I love the design of both phones, razor and GNex, but ICS is the clear winner.

My phone has lasted full 24 hours and more several times.

I think razor will have better battery life but I always return back home everyday to sleep and charge my phone at night before going to bed.

Sent from my Galaxy Nexus
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] VinceT3:
if you are getting the verizon LTE version avoid it like the plague... 3 months and no fix for voice quality or reception issues.. if they dont fix it by the end of the month I'm gonna request a MAXX from verizon and get rid of this POS phone..

EDIT: Also google no longer directly supports the LTE model.. so it is no longer a pure google phone.. fyi.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] anton2009:
You do realize not everyone has reception or voice quality issues? I have never had a call drop, and I think the bug where the person on the other end can't hear you has happened to me once within the three months of owning this phone. I am always between -95 and -70 dBm (2-4 bars) and have never experienced the "triangle of death." This is on 4.0.4 radios (although they all act the same to me). And that is not true, the LTE model is still going to receive updates from Google:

Hello! This is a quick clarification about support for CDMA devices.

For various technical reasons, recent CDMA Android devices implement core telephony functionality in .apk files provided in binary form by the carriers. To function correctly, these .apk files must be signed by the so-called “platform” key. However, when an individual creates a custom build from the AOSP source code, they don’t use the same signing key as these CDMA flies were signed with.

The result is that these files don’t work properly, and pure AOSP builds running on these devices can’t place calls, access mobile data, and so on. Because we aim to make sure that we are as clear as possible about the degree of support that devices have, we updated the docs over at source.android.com to reflect this reality.

We will still make available as many as possible of the closed-source binaries for these devices, and Nexus devices will continue to have unlockable bootloaders. And, of course, GSM/HSPA+ devices are still supported, as are any other devices we’re able to support. We’ve simply updated the documentation to be clearer about the current extent of CDMA support.

We are of course always working to improve support, and we’ll keep everyone updated as we make improvements. Thanks as always for your interest in AOSP!.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] kevinaminaator:
Not sure about 'failure' but my gnex's antenna does seem weak... In places where my old iphone 3G would get full bars, i often get 0-2 bars. (goes to 0 if I hold near the bottom of the phone, which is how I naturally tend to hold it).

Other than that I love my Gnex, but honestly the reception is terrible... P.S. I'm using the GSM version.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] eman3316@optonline.net:
I hate reading posts from people who have no clue what they are talking about.

Google still supports the phone even if this dude tells you otherwise.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] adrynalyne:
There are quite a few GSM complaints about radios as well.

This latest trend of blame the LTE version for everything in threads is worrisome.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] MarcMaiden:
I came from a Droid bionic this week to a galaxy nexus. ive had a nexus s, sgs2, pretty much every flagship phone under the sun.

the nexus s was my favorite out of all of them until i brought the gnexus into my life. I wouldnt trade this phone for anything.

that being said, the moto droid bionic had issues with lte connectivity. The same issue that some people report on the Gnex. I have been fortunate to not have the issue, but it took motorola 6 months to fix it. The bionic uses an "almost" identical chip set as the galaxy nexus, i think its the same dual core omap just one generation lower.

anyways,

I wonder if it can be fixed with the same patch motorola did.

anyways, I think you will be happy with either phone. If battery life is your biggest concern, go with the Maxx, other wise the galaxy nexus will be the best choice just because its what developers use to develop so you know everything works plus its a google device.

oh, '

if you plan on flashing roms on the maxx,

dont count on it.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] :
If you want/need to stay stock, I'm not sure I'd go with the GNex. It's potential (performance/battery/overall) is greatly increased with the various ROMs available.

If you're an AOSP whore = GNex, otherwise you may not be blown away with it in its current state

If you want reliable, stock performance = Other* (*can't speak for the Razr, not familiar with specs, etc...)

I can't not run a Nexus device now, but I fall into the "whore" category.

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You're our scapegoat, deal with it. The scapegoat is a highly revered animal in some cultures (maybe), you should be honoured, you LTE people are all the same ;)
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] adrynalyne:
As long as we aren't the sacrificial lamb, I can live with that, I guess.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] BeardedB:
Thank you guys for all your responses. I ended up getting the galaxy nexus. The reason behind is because I know about Motorola's boot loader deal and also that the Droid razor Maxx was back ordered for shipment on April 6. Downloads for me are great. I was downtown in NYC I got download speeds at 32.99 (33 basically) and 15.38 upload. So far soo good. I still have it on the charge that the phone comes with out the box and it has been running for 8 hours starting at 40%.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] eman3316@optonline.net:
Welcome to the club dude! You will love this thing...

If you didn't pick up the extended battery, Amazon has it on sale:

http://www.amazon.com/Samsung-ETC-I...P94O/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1332032257&sr=8-1

I know Verizon had it on sale on their site as well but I think someone mentioned it was out of stock...
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] MilkPudding:
If you are really worried about it then go with Razr Maxx. Battery life is alright if you've bought the extended battery but the signal problem seems to be a hit or miss.

It has a locked bootloader though, fyi.

Grab an extended battery only if it's on sale.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] :
Excellent choice, what benefits other phones may have hardware wise and performance potential out of the box, don't make up for the openness of a Nexus if that's your thing. You have chosen wisely.

33MB DL... :eek:
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] k.electron:
having just sold my wifes DX2 to get her a Nexus, I can say that moto phones are built well but are very ****ty from a hackability/crackability standpoint. moto also lied about unlocking bootloaders and forgets phones after like 6 months.

on the other hand, the nexus is going to have the latest software for atleast a year if not more.

so imo, go for the nexus.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] spbluffmaster:
Been thr done tht...... Gnex all the way with Extended Battery.....
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] BeardedB:
Thanks man, I would hit the Thanks button but it says that I am limited to 8 thanks per day.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] BeardedB:
Yea when I get my phone ready on its first charge i will put up a screenshot!
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] eman3316@optonline.net:
That is quite alright and appreciated. I was actually going to comment before how it was cool of you to thank everyone who helped you out in this thread.

Little things like that go a long way...
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] mohitrocks:
There are batteries available for only 10 dollars for the Galaxy Nexus!

8 dollar (I think CDMA) droid-life post here

I think the same battery for GSM review here (worth a look)

Honestly, I think anyone would be better off with the Galaxy Nexus than the Droid Razr Maxx. I mean all the perks of having a nexus device - latest updates, epic developer support, first-hand support by everything released by google - e.g. chrome beta (until the next nexus probably coming out in june after google io) , etc etc the list goes on and on - also the screen is amazing at higher brightnesses, but whites still aren't white (but with things like colorcontrol , etc its easier to reach white)

as for the reception, i can't really comment on it as I do not have the LTE variant, but the HSPA + GSM variant running on Telus and I get 5-6mb download and 3-4mb upload speeds which aren't too bad :)
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] zephiK:
One thing to note: those batteries don't have NFC capability so you'll lose NFC.

Galaxy Nexus is definitely a better phone. I don't trust Motorola when it comes to updates (or any manufacturer). Let's be honest, in the long run....

1. Ice Cream Sandwich for RAZR MAXX? Not there.

2. Oh wait.. CM for RAZR MAXX? (i dont know if there is but im just saying), where's the kernel!? this limits development.

3. Android 5.0 comes out..... RAZR MAXX gets it like 5-7 months later. Galaxy Nexus? won't even have to wait.