yashsingh1/xdaforums huggingface dataset:
[Samsung Galaxy S (4G Model)] Labaznik:
It is not part of the *nix it's part of t-mobile. Open source based Roms like CM7/9 don't have CIQ. All KJ6 based Roms have it except probably Anton's Barebone. As I understand CIQ can be implemented different ways. It can be running on top of the Rom using some services and libraries. If done this way it can be detected and removed. Or it can be integrated into the framework like on our phone. This way it cannot be easily detected because there are no extra files nor services. There are still some detectable items like OnBoot permission to start a service that does not do anything because it is not needed but nothing else is detectable. Krylon removed only this empty OnBoot but he did not remove the meat of CIQ. On Barebone KJ6 Rom CIQ calls are seemingly removed from the system and CIQ agent files are completely deleted.
[Galaxy Ace S5830 General] Marem.29:
im using SGA miui rom.,., i can't set message centre number., error report says---> The app Messaging( process com.android.mms) has stopped unexpectedly. Please try again.,., any one please.,.,
[Galaxy Ace S5830 General] FinnAndJake:
baseband?? did u try reflash it twice?
[Galaxy Ace S5830 General] Marem.29:
do u mean re-install the zip file
[Galaxy Ace S5830 General] FinnAndJake:
yup. try it. ive use this rom. no bugs for messaging
[Captivate Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] MichaelAmrs:
Hey guys...

i am going toget a new samsung...

just wondering... what's your favorite samsung and why?

i had an Samsung N625 and learned to mod the heck out of it... i loved the phone, and now who ever stole it loves it i am sure...
[Captivate Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] viny2cool:
Everyone here will say they love their captivate, as its really really good phone....

I used Galaxy Note for some time...its really good too

And Galaxy S2 is best in its competition....So yeah pretty much samsung makes really good phones now...depending on your budgets and needs, you should get one of those dual core samsung phones...or wait for SG3
[Captivate Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Limitz Cash:
I had allot of samsung phones, and my captivate imo is the best that I used. I still have my S2, but I use my cappy. I think its allot more reliable and stable.
[Captivate Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] giongto500:
I dont know why but I think the samsung smart phones are getting really ugly. I think the best samsung phone now is the galaxy nexus. Captivate is nice except the part that no front cam and no flash.
[Captivate Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] brenton70:
I like my galaxy s and didn't bother upgrading as the sgs2 is just too big

I'm waiting to see what the sgs3 is before deciding on my next phone
[Captivate Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Limitz Cash:
I agree about the cam, but that's really not a big deal to me . Because if I want to take good pics ill just use a digital camera. I bought a phone to use it as a phone , not a camera. Lol
[Galaxy Note GT-N7000 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] fabianfred:
I see one member here modded his Note to take a normal sized SD card.... is there any advantage using the full-sized cards to the mini ones?
[Galaxy Note GT-N7000 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Akiainavas:
Go with MicroSD. There is no difference between them, except the fact that SD card won't fit and moddying the phone to force it in - is generally not a very good idea.
[Galaxy Note GT-N7000 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] thor2001:
Well, there are three differences:

1) Size: Regular SDXC available to 128 GB, mSDXC 64 GB only

2) Speed: Regular SDXC up to class16, mSDXC class6

3) Pricing: Regular SDXC are cheaper than mSDXC

It's your choice...I choose the 64 GB mSDXC from SanDisk (cos no modification is necessary)

Regards
[Galaxy Note GT-N7000 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] fabianfred:
so i take it that for the same class of card there is no performance benefit of full size SD over micro..

although his set-up does allow hot-swapping...not sure if there are any benefits to that though.
[Galaxy Note GT-N7000 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] jeffs99:
I thought microSDXC went up to class10. At least thats what I think I have
[Galaxy Note GT-N7000 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] mrfan:
I read somewhere there is no added benefit on using over class 10 sd card on a mobile phone. Actually Class 6 is more than enough according to some benchmarks. Sorry I cannot quote right now.
[Galaxy Note GT-N7000 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] safilo:
Would like to ask whether any significant performance different between Class 4 and Class 6 card. Last I check the price of a 32 class 4 / class 6 scandisk is nearly 40% price premium.
[Galaxy Note GT-N7000 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] f1nzup:
So I'm assuming you got the 64GB micro SD card to work in the Note? Anything special you need to do to get it to work? I know I had to format the card first in my Evo 3D. Thanks.
[Galaxy Note GT-N7000 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] thor2001:
@fabianfred

Yes, I did forget the hotswap possibility, cos you don't need to remove the battery.

If you need more than 59,46 GB for music, movies etc you should get a regular SDXC.

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@jeffs99

I've found the class16 at ebay, but I'm not sure if the speed is achievable.

Just google for sdxc class16 and you'll see.

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@f1nzup

Nothing special needed.

Just put it in your Note and format it in there.

Voila, you've got 59,46 GB to spam.

Regards
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] Gambler_3:
The nexus phones always seem to be missing some crucial features that prevent them from destroying all the competition.

The nexus S had 480p recording which was a shocker since every high end phone was coming with HD video recording. It also never had a 32GB variant which didnt make sense since there was no card slot. Isnt google competing with apple?

Okay now the situation is a bit different with the galaxy nexus. It brings forward the sharpest SAMOLED screen to date but it just couldn't do without those shockers.

It turns out its the dimmest SAMOLED screen on any phone, hurrah samsung this is supposed to have the greatest display. It could still be said to have but the brightness seriously puts a dent on it.

5MP camera anyone? And yes MP dont matter that much but the overall quality of the nexus camera just doesnt compare with the S2 and iphone 4S.

720p resolution but weak GPU in a world of android where game optimization is poor? Ya that one puts a nail in the coffin for me.

And then where is the 32GB galaxy nexus? A phone with 1080p recording is only 16GB with no card slot? Really google?

When apple upgraded the GPU for the new ipad, it showed me they plan things with applications as the priority. Google on the other hand slapped a regular chipset for a 720p pentile screen that isnt actually HD but requires the GPU to output a million pixels.

Dont mind me guys I know you are all happy with your phones. I am a nexus S owner looking to upgrade but it seems like I will have to sacrifice software support for my next phone for better hardware and performance.

So then who is to blame? People say samsung and it makes sense in a way. Samsung doesnt own the nexus brand and if samsung makes this killer nexus phone that goes on to be a best seller, google could simply ask some other manufacturer to make the next nexus phone as they are not tied to anyone. So some other company benefits from a brand name that samsung helped establish as a top one.

On the other hand is google really that powerless to not be able to just tell samsung what they want in their phone?? It could very well be the case that google itself doesnt want it's nexus to utterly destroy everything else like the S2 did. Google doesnt want to discourage other manufacturers. There is one big thing which google miss out in all of this, it's nexus phone doesnt dominate the iphone feature wise the way it really should.

So your thoughts?
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] reuthermonkey:
They're not *supposed* to be "destroying the competition". Nexus devices are meant to serve as an example for the direction they want Android to take. That's it.

No. Google is not competing with Apple. All they care about is that you (and iPhone users) continue to use google.com. Android serves that purpose. The Nexus serves as a guidepost for Android.

Um. Ok.

That's because Google wanted to emphasize a camera with instant photo capture. The Galaxy Nexus takes worse photos than my Nexus S 4g.

Ok, then get another phone. Easy solution, no?

The 1080p is only at 10mbps...

Either way, having limited space actually serves google's interests once again, as they want you to use Google+ sync for photos, and Google Music to stream music.

MTP so users don't have to bother mounting their phones' storage.

A modest GPU to show how much hardware acceleration can help the experience on even "older" chipsets.

You (and I) don't have to like it. Not at all. But them's the breaks. There are a LOT of other phones with better specs.

Cool.

Yes, yes you will.

You are to blame for owning a Nexus already, and yet not understanding the point of Google creating Nexus devices.

The Nexus S was no trend-setter either. It was a GalaxyS but without an SD card. Why on earth would Google do that with the Nexus S? Because, again, their goals for the device were to showcase their new Gingerbread theme (which SAMOLED screens do best) and push manufacturers into making more cloud-centric devices (ie no SD card). They wanted a larger screen, and a "sexy" looking device to show that Android can have style.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] biffsmash:
Google are in the business of making money. The Nexus phone is a consumer device for ORDINARY EVERY DAY PEOPLE. It is NOT a developer phone for geeks!

All this nonsense about Google not caring about the phone competing is absolute complete and utter uninformed nonsense from people who are more than happy to champion poor, over priced, old tech.

Google would do very well to stop advertising the Nexus is it's just for developer geeks, because the adverts i've seen for the Nexus are incredibly similar to the adverts I see for the iphone.

Google dropped the ball on this phone, plain and simple, and only fan boys will argue otherwise.

I will say one thing, thank god for AOKP! The latest AOKP Rom is amazing.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] reuthermonkey:
Right. Because Google is *REALLY* pushing it hard on all 4 carriers in the US, huh? Really trying to get that market-share for the Nexus.

They still refuse to sell the GSM Galaxy Nexus in the US, some 6 months after release. They've dropped "official" support for the CDMA binaries for the VZW Galaxy Nexus, and have shown no signs of that changing anytime soon.

But yeah, sure, Google really cares a lot if this phone competes with other Android phones. No reason why they should care, since an Android phone is an Android phone.

Riiiight, if you say so.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] Gambler_3:
I said please dont mind what I am saying. I am not here to merely bash this phone but for a reasonable discussion.

I really dont mind the lack of SD card at all thats why I have a nexus S. I also dont really mind heaving inferior video recording, I'll much rather have an LED flash which the galaxy S didnt have.

What I do care about is the still picture camera and gaming performance, 2 areas the nexus S was up with the best for it's time but the galaxy nexus isnt. The nexus S didnt bring in a new screen but it was still the best you could get. It didnt bring in a new chipset but again it was the best you could get(yes shortly bested by the tegra 2) but it was still more than adequate for 800x480.

While the galaxy nexus would have superior screen to my nexus S, it would have inferior sunlight legibility which is an unfortunate compromise that shouldn't be there considering how bright the note is. While it plays all games fine for now you never know when it's time would be up due to how poorly optimized android games can be.

I agree with the above user google dropped the ball on this there is no way to go around it. The galaxy nexus unlocked is now cheaper than the galaxy S2, that shows how it has performed. The nexus S never became cheaper than galaxy S.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] Cmmts:
480p recording was an operating system limitation at the time. Vanilla android just didn't support HD recording. People are giving manufacturers boatloads of crap for skins, but the reality remains that they add functionality that the underlaying OS wouldn't otherwise have. My 2010 HTC Desire had HD recording because of Sense, but my Nexus S didn't have because of vanilla android.

The FM radio that is inside both Nexus S and Galaxy Nexus? Vanilla android doesn't support it so we don't get to use it. Also I believe skins have added quite a bit of HW acceleration to their devices before the OS itself had it in any meaningful way. Android is quite barebones OS in itself, though now with ICS things are looking much better.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] Andie00:
Well said.

From Google:

"...Nexus, is designed to allow enthusiasts to install custom operating systems. Allowing your own boot image on a pure Nexus S is as simple as running fastboot oem unlock."

From Engadget:

"Google's purebred Android phones are by nature developer-friendly and ship with a painless ability to unlock their bootloaders."

Again from Google:

"As part of the Nexus brand, Nexus S delivers what we call a “pure Google” experience: unlocked, unfiltered access to the best Google mobile services and the latest and greatest Android releases and updates."

From ZDnet:

"The Galaxy Nexus will be the next Google flagship phone, insuring owners will always get Android updates, and in a timely fashion."

From Gottabemobile:

"The “Pure Google Experience” phone skips all of the bloatware (pre-installed apps that nobody asked for) and custom UIs that manufacturers and carriers commonly tag onto Android phones."

Starting to get the picture of what Nexus is all about? Nexi are Google's flagship phone not Samsung's, not HTC's, not Sony's or anyone else.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] Gambler_3:
What are you talking about? The nexus S still doesnt have HD video recording with ICS.

If it really was an OS limitation you didnt think someone here at xda would have long been able to find a hack??

And GB nexus S is one of the smoothest if not the smoothest single core android phone I have used.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] Smallsmx3:
But the nexus is a consumer phone not a dev phone....quote all u want
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] Cmmts:
Can't seem to find a reference at this point, but I have been told this. BTW HTC Desire still remains my smoothest single core android phone to this day. I really wasn't that impressed with Nexus S.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] zapek666:
So let's see. You (OP) criticizes the GN because you think it has a weak GPU even though you admit it runs all current games fine. If the screen lacks brightness, you know this is configurable. As for the SD card slot, Google finds it is a nuisance because it splits the filesystem in half and you need to juggle where to put stuff.

Most of the camera problems were fixed with firmware 4.0.4 and it is definitely comparable with the GS2 (I own one too so I know).

The GN is a well designed device and comes with the best Android stock experience, not some skinned nonsense.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] LuffyPSP:
As some said, its a base for other devices. :D Kinda like a minimum requirement for future phone. whatever other device makes, i don't care. I'm happy cuz Android is that powerful and has varieties. of course, i'll be staying with Nexus. :D
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] Kalavere:
I'd be inclined to agree, having a Desire for almost 24 months. However, the girlfriends Desire S is also single core and faster, she would never let me take Sense off of it but I dare say it could well have been better.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] Cmmts:
Here's a discussion where a number of users state that the 720p issue is because of the OS.

http://androidforums.com/nexus-s/238837-why-doesnt-nexus-s-record-video-720p-30fps.html
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] Smokeey:
TlDr but I got bits out of it.

The nexus doesn't need a super gpu for 720p rendering the 4460 OMAP has the best HD decoding in the industry. The screen is fine. The camera is sub par in the amount of pixels it can fit in a square but the quality is fine. It does the job. Its a phone ffs.

Honestly all I can say is to read my signature.

Also, this phone was never meant to compete with iOS or other Androids. It was meant to help set an industry standard for the next generation of Android hardware.

Please, can we stop making threads about how the Nexus isn't everything you wanted it to be? There's plenty of other phones you mentioned, so go use em and stop cluttering our General.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] Gambler_3:
Galaxy nexus does HD video and nexus S is running the same OS so what does lack of HD has to do with OS?

And I have found the nexus S app drawer to be as smooth as iphone, cant get smoother then that. And home screens are pretty smooth as well without too many widgets. Ofcourse other phones could be just as smooth.

So where does it say that the pure google experience gets hampered if you put the latest tech inside a phone? Seriously what is this ridiculous argument that just because it is dev phone it isnt about hardware. :confused:
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] Gambler_3:
2010 dude this is 2012. Obviously it has nothing to do with OS as nexus S is now running an OS that does support HD video.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] reuthermonkey:
Who said it's a dev phone?

We (and Google, and the entire tech industry) has stated that the phone is a guidepost for Android. It's a reference phone.

Now, it's quite normal for developers to prefer Nexus phones because... well... they're the reference. But no one ever said it wasn't a consumer phone. It's just not going to be the latest and greatest of everything. It's not meant to be - never was.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] Gambler_3:
Which is the question of the thread why the hell cant it be the latest and greatest when the greatest company samsung is making it??

Why should they leave out features that dont need any rocket science to put into? Why cant those who love the reference phone have all the greatest features when the company making it is clearly capable of delivering them?
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] adrynalyne:
And some phones with ICS support UMS, yet we support MTP. The OS does have to do with it, considering it likely has checks in it, and/or the Nexus S specific overlay LIMITS it to 480p.

The Nexus S has 320mb of usable ram and a single core CPU. Do you expect it to record in 720p like a boss? I know my Droid Incredible had 720p enabled in an update, and it was a joke.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] adrynalyne:
Read the thread again, and I think you will understand.

The Nexus was never intended to be latest and greatest. It hasn't been like that since the Nexus One. The Nexus One was unique in that it came out at the right time, when technology really ramped up in the mobile CPU department.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] Tarzanman:
Money, time. Some combination of the two.

While Google is a big player in the mobile phone business, they are not a hardware manufacturer.

My guess is that they have a very limited number of firmware engineers (as opposed to Samsung, who probably have hundreds or thousands of them on the payroll).

With a single new device coming out every year, I imagine that the bill of materials and hardware spec on the devices has to be decided upon early enough for Google to make the latest+upcoming revision of Android function on it properly.

If you are Samsung/HTC, are you going to deliver bleeding edge components with limited time being tested that not even your own engineers have been yet fully familiarized themselves with? All for a very limited market phone that may or may not receive carrier subsidy?

Probably not. Instead, you will probably opt for top shelf parts that everyone is more familiar with that will deliver similar performance to the bleeding edge stuff, but with less surprises.

I imagine that Google learned their lesson with the Nexus One. Their phone lines and support forums were ill equipped to handle the customer service load that ensued when that device developed an issue. Most people thought that Google might even leave the branded phone business after that one.

We all love the Nexus phones, but the aim there is stability and robustness. Super hot new features get you super hot new hardware issues (see the Razr Maxx battery life issue, or the Samsung Vibrant GPS chip issue).
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] Gambler_3:
Those phones dont have unified storage thats why they have UMS.

The galaxy S records pretty good 720p video.

So does the xperia arc and iphone 4 with similar specs.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] ZeroBarrier:
This.

/endthread
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] thanasisc4:
Wow I am so sick of this question of why the nexus was "gimped." From before the phone came out and even to this day I can't believe we are still hearing this same silly question after people have been able to actually hold it and use it for 6+ months.

While I appreciate the counter-argument that the phone isn't supposed to have the "greatest specs" (whatever that means) and is rather a reference device, I gotta say I wholeheartedly disagree with both sides of the argument in this thread.

The Nexus is not gimped, and the when it came out it had (and still has) one of the best hardware configurations around. This phone was NOT made with sub-par hardware under the auspices of being a reference device. While it is true that the Nexus is a reference device for ICS, I don’t see where google and Samsung held back on hardware prowess for this reason.

-The display was by far the best when it came out and has just now only been bested by the One X.

-The OMAP 4460 had just come out before this phone was released. Which SoC should they have used? Should they have somehow travelled into the future and included an unreleased SoC in the Nexus?

-The camera is arguably sub-par but takes photos instantly and does what it should for a phone.

Having said all that in defense of the specs, if you’re still not convinced, hold the Nexus in your hand and then use it as your daily driver for 6 months. You will be hard pressed to find a better experience anywhere else as far as I’m concerned.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] tylerdurdin:
Wait... OP doesn't even own this phone...???? That piece of crap Nexus S is in little league. Seriously dude, go buy one and then come back and tell everyone how much better the S is. Give me a break.

And BTW... dominate? What and for how long.... When it launched there were no phones that really even compared to it except the S2. Even at that... in the next few months we are ALL riding dinosaurs to work.... There is something new coming every month so it wouldn't have lasted anyway.

killing is my business, and business is good.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] miketoasty:
What did they leave out? This phone is basically up to date with everything else that is out there (Other than the One X).
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] rusty815:
These threads are getting ridiculous. I think we should have a rule against these type of threads.

The truth is the nexus is everything it was meant to be, a reference device with up to date hardware, it had a dual core cpu, 1gb of ram, hd screen (which at the time hadn't been done before), and no shutter lag camera, which wasn't done before either. There is absolutely nothing wrong with the nexus (except for the 4g reception issues, but I won't get into that), if you want the gnex then get the gnex, if you're going to keep on crying about it, get something else.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] adrynalyne:
xperia arc and iphone 4 are not running the same CPU or GPU. THey also have more usable ram.

Tell me, is the SGS recording pretty good 720p video due to Samsung, or Google?

Vanilla does not mean more features than custom software.