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[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] Vcolassi:
You won't be disappointed. I bought a "AT&T" note. My area was appose to get LTE in June but it's not anymore until 2013. So having a LTE note was pretty pointless for me. I've always wanted a nexus since it was released but didn't want to out out $600 at the time. The note was great but for me it was kinda redundant as I use a tablet at home. I wouldn't say it was too big it's just "different" carrying it around and doing one hand tasks with it. And I have big hands.

So long story short I sold my note and was gonna get a one X but decided to go with the Nexus. Glad I did, out of the box the phone is friggin awesome! 10xs better than my AT&T note on touch wiz yuck! I thin the 4.6" screen is perfect as a phone. The note works better with my GF as she does not use or have a tablet.

You will love the Nexus it's a beautiful phone software and hardware. Don't let Quadrant scores fool you!

Anyway I got my nexus from Amazon for $505 overnighted the other day. Loving it so far! I don't need Tegra 3 on my phone I do my gaming on my tablet and my Xbox :)
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] barondebxl:
Amen to that brother! It's funny cause I think the same way you do. I play on my ps3 so don't really care for games except words with friends, don't care about quadrant, love 4.65 inch, excellent software and hardware.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] windmill_81:
Quadrant scores are just numbers. :) In fact the real feel and user experience on the GNex are really awesome.

Any lagging could be and it's been fixed trough software updates.

The battery life it's now (after 4.0.4) really good and the Super Amoled HD screen it's a real beauty.. if you need a good top ranks phone not messed up with modified UIs go for it without even thinking.

Inviato dal mio Galaxy Nexus usando Tapatalk
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] wouwout:
+1

I truly hated my sensation. No more HTC for me.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] DaLoona:
First its 4 months old, second if you think thats old, well good for you..

Get serious, thats NOT a sellingpoint for me, getting Jelly Bean the first, IS on the other hand.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] Sean88:
I hope you don't have any problems with your screen good luck
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] SouthernEvo:
Im sticking with the Nexus for a while . I have had two HTC's in the past . I had the Evo 4G and really loved that phone..............after I stripped sense out of it and loaded aosp on it ROFL . The HTC 3D lord that phone blew , Battery hog (typical of HTC) and had to return it numerous times before I got one that didnt have data connection issues (unrooted) . Granted some will argue Samsung has its downsides as well , but I would rather take Samsungs issues over HTC . Also the rooting process of the HTC 3D when I did root it was a pain in the ass , using HTC unlock tool .
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] ray3andrei:
Tegra 3 eats less battery than your average dual core..

Sent from my Samsung GNexus <3
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] Fasinationinmotion:
I doubt it eats as little battery as mine does. Im running Droidth3ory patient zero with franco kernal. Conservative max cpu at 800mhz with one core disabled. Really smooth no lag and it lasts a good 2 days normal use
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] adrynalyne:
I don't buy that for one second.

First, 800mhz is smooth with no lag, on one core? On conservative, no less?

Let me guess, you are also on 3g the entire time?

Either its not smooth and you are mostly idle, or pigs are flying out of my arse.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] io53:
Say hello to the pigs from us on xda! If android was lagging with a 800MHz omap4 (even with one core) there would be something very wrong. Especially since ICS uses the GPU to render the UI.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] Valynor:
Try actually using the quad cores with a game (and not only the 5th/companion core) and come back at me again. ;-)

It's "still" 40 nm technology and having 4x 40 nm cores in use will eat your battery dry in no time.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] Fasinationinmotion:
Its perfectly smooth. I get small amounts of lag in certain areas but nothing to freak out about. And no im either on wifi or on 4G. Im never on 3G unless I dont have access to 4G.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] greeced:
To me, no matter how fast a phone is, how better it is on specs, or what have you, you'll never have me go to a Non-Nexus again.

After having carrier-branded phones with Android, it ticked me off that the "Android Experience" was not what it should have been because of all the delays in getting updates.

One only has to look as far as a comparison of the Samsung Galaxy S and the Nexus S. Two identically spec'd phones, but one got ICS while the other didn't. Why? Because of TouchWiz, or so they say.

I loved my Galaxy S, but hated the lack of support.

Now, lets say HTC becomes the new Nexus provider next time... Makes an identically spec'd phone as the OneX but calls it the Nexus X. Down the line there is going to be a Jelly Bean update, or a Kreme or whatever...and lets say the only thing preventing those updates on your One X is HTC Sense. You'll definitely hate the day you ever decided to buy an android, let alone your One X.

Nexus changes all that... its pure google and doesn't have any of this manufacturer/carrier bloatware that you don't want.

Speed is one thing... granted... but its like having Windows XP on a quad core. Whats the point?

Nexus's are somewhat future proof. The only thing that would ever be in the way of an update to your phone is if the HARDWARE specs can't support it. Not because a company refuses to remove their bloatware from it.

Sure you can install ROMS, but I haven't come across one ROM on my SGS that wasn't buggy. I always reverted back to the Stock ROM because it just ran better. Not saying that the Stock ROM wasn't buggy or laggy, just saying that it ran better.

So you'll always be stuck with Custom ROMS to get what Google gives us in its purity.

Personally? A manufacturer can have a new phone make me a steak dinner with one touch of a button. I still wouldnt buy it if it didn't have the word "Nexus" attached to it.

But to each their own.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] adrynalyne:
Tell me you aren't that naive.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] doctahjeph:
+1 for the Plymouth reference.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] Razer(x):
Just done the same, we'll see ;)
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] juliano_q:
Phone Arena made an awesome comparison between One X and GNexus:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=A3a2s9xRbK0

After seeing it I am more than happy with my Nexus, overall better phone and we will have stock Android 5 :)
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] azn android:
Jesus, OP sounds like he's on cocaine or something.. calm down.

Anyways, I'm glad you decided to get the Gnex. I myself was deciding between the One x and the Gnex and decided I'd stick to my Gnex because of the fact that it has a removable battery and is very mod friendly/has a great community.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] norazi:
i want the htc one's backlit camera sensor with the gnex AMOLED screen.. krait/tegra3 would be nice as well but it will not be noticeable in day to day use
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] wendellc:
Still loving my GNex! Never will I buy another phone with a nvidia chip again, I gave my g2x to my son and they still haven't released their drivers. Nvidia sucks! My next phone will probably be the S3 and then the next Nexus.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] Vcolassi:
Wanna see bad check the one X video stabilization. Here's a link.

http://m.youtube.com/watch?v=igtKoEzJTGw
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] Adan.Mejia3:
Vanilla Android for the win!! I think I will stick with the Nexus line until Google does something I don't agree with, otherwise not getting sucked into a phone with top hardware who will not get support and have some crap UI.

Sent from my Galaxy Nexus
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] Annihlist:
I'm getting a One X tomorrow. Gonna swap my nexus with my dad :). Might take it back after a while hehehe
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] barondebxl:
I came from a galaxy note that I sold about a month 1/2 ago. Got my galaxy nexus this morning so when i unboxed it I was like " wow it's not as big as people said it was" but then again I'm coming from a note so nothing will be. Went to work got off and rooted that sucker. Flashed android rev HD and Franco's kernel. This phone is freaking amazing! I mean when I turned the screen on at work my boss and co-workers were just blown away seriously. So was I as a matter of fact lol. ICS stock is awesome, the Internet is ridiculously fast, blazing fast. The build quality is excellent I love the plastic material seriously. I owned an I9100 that I've dropped a million times and no scratches so I'm all for that plastic baby. I have the white one and I'm hanging out with friends as we speak and they are playing with the phone cause they love it so much too and they need to let go of it cause i wanna play with it damn it! Seriously, not cause this is a nexus forum or anything but this is a great phone with great software. Deuces!
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] jonathan3579:
Well for anyone who's curious... here's a screen (color) comparison of the Galaxy Nexus and One X.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TBYDj68fiRM&feature=youtube_gdata_player
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] barondebxl:
And it charges very fast too. Reply my on post!
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] The Nexus Project:
A sudden realization that the GNEX is the best device out and will be until the GS3 drops. HTC One series does have dominant specs but development won't show up for awhile. Im good with my GNEX til the Nexus 4 drops and if it's by Samsung with the same ****ty plastic housing i'm gonna grab the next big thing by HTC. I love the nexus line but hate what verizon did to the US version so I grabbed the GSM. Google should go back to HTC they had it right the first time. Sure Samsung displays are lovely but..

Sent from my i9250 [GSM) Galaxy Nexus
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] kwiggington:
Um for the most part it did

Sent from my Apple Mac 2 in 1983
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] adrynalyne:
Then our definition of "for the most part" greatly differs.

The Nexus S has had ICS far longer than the Vivid.

Lets see:

December 16th for NS:

http://phandroid.com/2011/12/16/google-begins-android-4-0-rollout-to-gsm-nexus-s/

March 22nd for Vivid:

http://www.phonearena.com/news/AT-T...-which-other-phones-have-ICS-incoming_id28355
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] japaneezy:
Glad you decided on the Nexus (hope you have it by now!) I hemmed and hawed over the GNex or the SGS2 for a little bit but went for the GNex in January. I was on the fence for about a month (the size, among other things) but as it stands, I'm absolutely in love with this device. There's nothing it can't do and the development and support here and on other forums is absolutely incredible. I've never paid/donated so much money... lol. I ran with HTC up until this point and it was my first Samsung. Personally I'm fine with the build quality. My HTC phones wouldn't last the duration of my 2 yr contract before I started having hardware problems... Also, I'm so glad to have the pure ICS experience. Never again will I get anything with bloatware that I HAVE to root. I'm so jealous you got it in white, though!!!
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] barondebxl:
Lol thanks man! The white one looks so beautiful. But I'm so impressed by the nexus browser. It is RIDICULOUSLY FAST!!! I mean wow seriously it plays flash in a heartbeat and renders pages in no time. The curve display looks excellent and again the white one looks just perfect. When I was on the fence of buying this or the one x I wanted a white phone and went for it. I paid a total of 535 USD that includes the white nexus, 1 box wave tpu case that came with a screen protector plus 3 extra screen protectors that I ordered and all in one day shipping so I'm very happy. The one X is plagued with so many bugs right now. I know most phones ship with some bug but the one x being the first quad core plus HTC trying to make a come back, it doesn't look too good. Galaxy nexus FTW!
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] claud_face:
Seriously...by the time sg3 or HTC one x get a stable stock rom the new nexus will literally be around the corner making it a an easy choice without headaches. Nexus every year.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] juliano_q:
It is not even a question for me anymore. Android = Nexus. Follow this simple rule and be happy :)
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] barondebxl:
Well I love my nexus like I said and that's a keeper. BUT the Galaxy SIII is just gonna mop the floor with everything. I'm not dissing the nexus or anything, I just have a feeling that Samsung is gonna pull out a secret weapon that is just gonna kill every other phone on the market.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] fifarunnerr:
The S3 will definitely be a great phone, but I'm not sure if it'll be better than the Nexus. For specs, ofcourse. It'll have a quad core CPU, but that's it.

Have you seen TouchWiz on the S2? It's ugly, they re-used the ugly TW-2.3 apps, instead of creating new ones for ICS. If they aren't going to recreate TW from scratch, TouchWiz will be ugly as hell. There are no Live Effects in the Camera on the S2, I guess because Samsung uses the old 2.3 camera app.

And have a look at the One X. In my opinion, the new Sense is ugly. I don't liked it that much on older versions of android, but Sense just ruins the ICS interface. I've watched a Sense 4.0 demo on the One X, and Sense was slow. The One X has got a quad core processor, but Sense makes the phone slow. I prefer my Nexus.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] barondebxl:
Yea sense on the One X keeps crashing and reloading and lags. But I think its normal that Samsung kept touchwiz 4.0 on the galaxy s 2 with the ICS update since it is almost certain that a new version of touchwiz will ship with the Galaxy S III. I had the galaxy s 2 and I actually liked touchwiz 4.0 it was very light and offered some cool Widgets and cool UI. But stock pics is the best right now. But we shall see what Samsung has to deliver in the next few weeks.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] Vcolassi:
Touch wiz is the reason I sold my AT&T Note and bought a Galaxy Nexus. Sure you can change the Rom but the development for the AT&T note is still in its baby stages unlike the international version. And i was not very fond of the ICS leak for it. Touch wiz isn't horrible, it just feels old. Prob because I was used to it with my S2.

I thought about getting a One X when it comes to AT&T to go along with my Nexus but I dunno I'm iffy on Sense 4.0. Never used Sense before and it just seems cluttered, cluttered but cool at the same time. It's the design and camera that intrigues me.

Using my Nexus for a week feels refreshing, almost too refreshing! It's sooooo smooth compared to any Android phone I've ever used, and I've used a lot. I seriously think I have had one force close in the week and a half I've had it, unreal. It still unrooted on stock rom. Majority of the reasons I root USA versions of a phone is too remove bloat ware and enable wifi tethering. That was done for me already out of the box.

Sure high specs look nice but the Nexus and even the iPhone for apple fans are proof that you don't insane specs. I personally think quad core phones are overrated currently. I'd rather have a 2.4ghz dual core lol. And the problems I've had with Tegra 3 on my Prime..... No thanks!

Nexus is proof that a good combo of hardware and software equals good phone. Google knows what they are doing. I guarantee Google could have made the Nexus more powerful, but they are gonna ride Apples wave and add what's only technically necessary or have become standard in mobile devices. I wouldn't say that's a bad thing either.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] barondebxl:
Yea I totally agree. I also was intrigued by the one x design. It definitely looks great and also the camera feature looks cool. But like you said I went for the less spec more reliable phone in the nexus. It is ultra smooth and I'm rooted with a custom from and kernel

Multitasking is amazing. I will keep this for sure and also will buy a galaxy s 3. Then when the next nexus comes out I'll sell my galaxy nexus.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] juggaknot77:
Hahaha the ol HTC Sensational duster, worst piece of crap phone I ever purchased. I went through 3 of them with the same issue, never again will I purchase a HTC device, I'm sooo happy with my GNex.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] uranis:
I ordered the nexus :-) I'm sure I'm going to love this phone. Can't wait!
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] Vcolassi:
Deff report back being you will have both. I thought about getting a One X to buddy up with my Nexus. :D
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] alcaloide_:
Hahaha I imagined myself 50 years from now showing off the Galaxy Nexus to my gran-gran-chinldren "Look kids this was my first Nexus and it still works" :o
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] uranis:
Will do. If I like it more than the one X I will easily part with it. Be sides the design its not that special
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] vash1053:
And yet, the OneX will become unsupported long before the gnex.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] player911:
I agree. Once jelly bean hits....

Asus TF101 ICS 4.0.3
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] uranis:
I have to say from using the one x to using the nexus, the nexus wins hands down. Overall user stock experience is outstanding and I don't get why companies ruin android with touchwiz, motoblur, sense etc. This is how android should be and being an iPhone user I never got use to all these skins. But stock is a whole new experience in itself. Nexus beats the one x in speed which is weird cause its quad core, shows that it means nothing. Everything I through at both phones the nexus handled it faster, smoother, and more efficiently.

My only gripe though is while using the phone I noticed around the camera it starts to get pretty warm, is this normal? Also I got a docomo version and not sure if I should replace it with the 9250. Everything seems to he working fine and I would hate to send it back and wait for shipping again. Should I return it for the 9250 version or does it really not matter?
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] barondebxl:
As far as I know ( or think), the docomo version is the same exact phone with just their logo on the back. But if it makes you feel better to have an unbranded nexus and it doesn't cost you anything then why not.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] uranis:
Does yours get a bit hot during normal usage? Thing is I already got a sim card for it and HTC one x uses micro sim. I don't wanna go through all the hassle for another phone etc
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] barondebxl:
Mine doesnt really get hot. I browse the web a lot and I'm never worry about the heat as its not that bad. I came from a galaxy note which was getting really hot by the camera area ( I believe that's where the processor and the whole central unit is) when I was browsing the web. When the phone was charging and I was using it, it was blazing hot. You can download the battery widget app from google play and it tells you the temperature of the phone. With the note I literally had to use a fan to cool it down while it was charging and I was using it. But to answer your question it's normal for the phone to get a little warm around the camera area but if you have to use a fan to cool it down or you think it's too hot than try to get another nexus.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] uranis:
Yea its not that hot but its something new to me. Taking a look around the forums I see its quite normal.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] RogerPodacter:
Yes mine gets extremely hot sometimes, but only under very rare situations. To give you numbers to compare, my temp gets to 119F at its hottest point pushing the device hard. Often its around 105-110F though while charging and browsing.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] throwbot:
Yeah, mine gets hot, particularly during phone calls. I always thought it was the radios getting hot.

On a side note, LONG LIVE THE NEXUS! Can't stop loving this phone.

.•°I love my little girl, Bella°•.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] uranis:
105 is about exactly what I'm getting. Good to know its not just my phone then lol
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] ebhsimon:
I just hope you weren't using the performance governed... my note got to a maximum of 48 celcius after running cf bench on performance about 5 times.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] barondebxl:
Just let

No I certainly wasn't using any performance governor. I never mess with the cpu I just let it do his thing. But yea it was crazy hot at times like 50+ degree celcius.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] xCurtisx:
Going from D2

My Nex arrives tomorrow and I am moving from a Droid 2 to the Nex. I am, needles to say, very excited. I have been running liberty on my droid and its been MONEY but I feel like I bought real sports car now.

:D
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] rockr4Christ:
The one looks phenomenal. The nexus is phenomenal. I picked the nexus because I love to flash I love stock android. Some people love sense, but honestly its not for me. So the choice was easy. Plus I came from the HTC amaze where they still haven't figured out how to get soff...I value that.

If you want the latest and greatest and love sense to death and don't care about having soff in the foreseeable future and are OK waiting for a while for the source and drivers come out, then definitely go with the one x and enjoy. It looks like a great phone. However, with me, a lot of what I just listed are deal breakers and one of the biggest reasons I have a nexus.

Not bashing the one. To each his/her own :)
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] fenjen:
I can't believe the number of thanks you got for such a retarded comment.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] adrynalyne:
Probably because it is true. Marketing's sole purpose is to drive you to buy something and make you think it is better and a must-have. Whether it is true or not.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] Valynor:
Envy much, Mr. zero thanks? :p
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] daneurysm:
That, right there, is why I'm getting the GNex even though I have the Sprint SGS2 which is nearly identical in most ways and clearly superior in others.

IF it is unlockable, IF it is rootable. IF it ever gets the next update.... with the a Nexus device there is almost no question about that. Sure, the NexusOne isn't getting official updates anymore, but, it will get every single update that someone can figure a way to hack on to it--far past it's prime. The OneX might need some clever dev to just to hack the next update onto it.

When I went through the Evo3D debacle I vowed to never get a non Nexus device ever again. But the GNex was so far away and I had to get a current generation phone that wasn't the Evo3D and the SGS2 was very compelling...it still is. But even while Touchwiz isn't as fat of a pig as Sense it still isn't vanilla Android and AOSP roms are all currently alpha--though very usable alpha. The Nexus devices come vanilla and fully unlockable right in the box.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] fenjen:
I'm not saying that isn't true, it's just that it wasn't even remotely true in the given context.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] Valynor:
My post was a tongue-in-cheek comment on what the poster before me wrote.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] Smokeey:
On-Topic:

The One X is better than the Nexus, yes, however, I much prefer the feel of Stock Android 4.0.

I also prefer AMOLED to SLCD and I like soft-buttons. The position of the buttons and MHL port bugs me too. Not to mention, the irremovable battery, but for my friends looking for an Android on AT&T I will recommend them the One X over any other phone.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] Amphibliam:
And you can't root it. Kinda kills it for me.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] OniV2:
What?
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] Amphibliam:
LOL I meant you can't root the AT&Terrible one.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] martonikaj:
AT&T just isn't allowing HTC to give users the bootloader unlock tool.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] rayiskon:
just took a look at the one x section, baadnewz, Leedroid, coolexe, doomlord are just a few of the devs i've met on previous devices and that are developing for one x now. so all i can say is that people who own or plan to get a one x shouldn't worry about any lack of development, those had been the biggest names in "sense" developing sections for the last 2 yrs.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] fenjen:
Yes that may be but he was only stating some facts. As I said in the given context your comment was just a bit stupid imo.