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[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] malikadnanm:
Reading all these horror stories makes me feel good about buying my nexus several months ago for the higher price. I've bought 3 and none of them had any issues. Seems like the play store batch are flawed devices.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] thedudejdog:
Try Trinity or a kernel with adjustable colors? I mean I know you shouldn't have to blah blah but it worked for me. Turn the blue way up it makes the whites whiter.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] scoobdude:
Got mine and its purple. Not real bad but purple enough for me to complain about when compared to my sprint one. Since I am giving the sprint one to my wife maybe I should just swap screens. What do you all think about doing that?
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] @rbiter:
:thumbdown:

...of the people, by the people, for the people...
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] Oxirane:
Just got mine in the mail today! Bought it used of swappa for $300 and I am very happy with it.

Thankfully I don't have any of those tinting issues, screen seems beautiful and perfect. Now for the Otterbox case to arrive tomorrow so I can protect this phone!
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] grant3d:
My solution was returning it with a 15% restocking fee :/ I tried 1 replacement within my 14 days but it was more of the same. To my eyes this screen just seems to be inherently dim and tinted in all sorts of ways. Good luck to everyone!
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] chancy319:
Look what came in the mail yesterday. :)
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] ingenious247:
Yep, bad screen. I can tell on the box

(cuz it says Galaxy Nexus)

;)
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] Victor B:
I just got my replacement and it looks the same. The whites are yellow and it's just not vibrant. I want to return it, but if they are going to charge a 15% restocking fee for a defective screen they are insane. I"m going to call and see if they they will waive it. It's insane that they think this is normal. The fact that some phones are yellow and some are not means that they there is a defect, IMO.

I hope I an get the 15% fee waived or I'm keeping it. I'm not dishing out another $60 for that.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] tramane:
Just got mine delivered from Google!!
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] mrsbelpit:
Got mine on Tuesday night. I absolutely love it. So smooth and fast. My whites aren't great at low brightness, but it really doesn't bother me.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] Grey Ghost:
Nexus arrived yesterday, The screen is a tad on the "warm" side of the colour spectrum but it's not noticeable unless next to say a Captivate running custom Rom/kernel. I can't see any banding so that's a good sign defiantly!

And a matter of my own personal opinion, When set on Auto brightness the "lowest" it goes coupled with the ever so slight inherent "grain" of an AMOLED screen and the slight warmth bias, Reading the sample books on Google books was a real treat. I have pretty bad eyes and I didn't feel any of the usual strain I get. Part of me suspects this slight "papery" look may have been part of Google/Samsung's Aim for any biasing.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] Victor B:
Question for you guys...if I rooted my phone (no custom roms or anything, just ran the GNex Toolkit), do I have to unroot it before returning it? If so do I just use the unroot feature in the toolkit?

Anyone return their phone to Google rooted?
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] PoorNexi:
170-171-172 ueentl

I had this same dilemma.

Complete newbie at rooting (even with the toolkit I'd get to certain points that weren't clear), so when I went to send it back I was confused on how to flash the stock rom. I ended up figuring it out with a bit d stress though and I wouldn't chance it since in the email it says it has to be in "original condition" and I would assume rooted is te opposite of that ;)
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] Victor B:
So did you end up loading a custom rom when you had your Nexus? I haven't done anything but rooted it via the toolkit. I'm wondering if I just unroot it, if that would be ok.

*EDIT: Also, does anyone have pictures of what the Galaxy Nexus looks like with color correction on a custom rom setup? Just curious to see if it makes a big difference with the yellow tint.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] emuneee:
I got my GN delivered on Wednesday after using a Galaxy Nexus on Verizon for each past 6 months. Its the same experience to be honest, which was already pretty good. However battery life is much improved even though its smaller.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] sarni84:
Dude I think all these phones come with that warm beige look. Some will vary though..... I do not have any pics don't think they will do it justice but u should try morfics kernel it was kind of a blue hue to me but it was because I got used to the puke stock colors. I can definitely say that whites are whiter also if u are rooted why don't u install the voodoo display apk from supercurio in themes and apps section....set it too cool.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] C0dy:
Just ordered my Galaxy Nexus just now. Can't wait :D. Kind of sucks that mail isn't delivered this Monday, but I'll live. Just a quick question, how long did it take everyone here to get their Galaxy Nexus in the mail?
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] Grey Ghost:
Google sent Mine UPS so it took two days altogether, was super speedy.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] mrsbelpit:
Ordered it last Thursday night, shipped Friday, delivered Tues. You should have yours on Wednesday. Congrats, if you love it half as much as I love mine, you're going to be very happy.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] harveydent:
Does UPS deliver on Memorial Day? You might not get yours til Tuesday. That is, if Google ships it out right now. If your phone gets caught up in "processing", they won't ship it til Monday and you'll get it Wednesday.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] @rbiter:
Ordered my sister one yesterday and got it today. Booyah!

...of the people, by the people, for the people...
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] bbgt2:
No UPS doesn't not deliver Monday Memorial Day.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] theROMinator:
Ordered my GSM white version from Amazon with Saturday shipping... oh yeah, what a graduation present :D
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] kevlars9:
Got mine a couple of weeks ago and I absolutely love it. Yeah my screen looked washed out and yellow when I got it but I really believe that has to do with the stock color settings. I threw the kernel, Trinity on my phone and now the screen is just beautiful (it adjusts the screen color). My phone also has some purple tint at the lowest possible brightness setting but it doesn't bother me because I rarely use it at that level.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] TAWoody:
That's weird.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] Victor B:
Do you think you could post some photos of what it looks like now? I'm curious to see what the difference is.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] CoronaDelux:
Well I'm a little bit disappointed, the two replacements I received still have the purple tint, even when just using auto-brightness in a dark area. Even with the subtle banding on my first phone, I feel it's still better than the other ones.

Unfortunately I'm past the 14 days so I think I'm just gonna stick with this one.

First phone is the original, and the 2nd and 3rd are the replacements.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] @rbiter:
Growing up is so hard with all these tough decisions in our lives.

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[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] scoobdude:
Mine has the purple tinit but also has a led that seems to be off center(yes it is as it shows more than one color in the circle instead of a converged look like on my sprint Gnex). I just don't want to have to deal with the hassle of returning it or putting up even more money just to have a working phone. ugg. I may just return it to google and reorder that way my 14 days starts all over again. small price to pay for 10 bucks in shipping i guess
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] CoronaDelux:
There's a 15% restocking fee if you return to google.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] scoobdude:
Even if its defective? I think returning it to them is also a good way to get the problems noticed
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] CoronaDelux:
These are legitimate issues with the screen, but it seems most people here would rather sweep it under the rug and say everything is fine instead of discussing it like adults.

I used to think apple fanboys were the king of condescending responses, but the peeps here are just as bad. And yes, I own apple products too.

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Supposedly you can talk to their customer service to get it waived, however YMMV.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] jlczl:
Some are but the vast majority are not. The above is a perfect example
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] @rbiter:
really? i am still waiting for my sister to say something about her nexus. i am willing to trade for it if it becomes an issue. she thinks the screen is awesome and she has the purple "problem". won't hurt my feelings if i have to trade. also amusing some of my xda acquaintances have said this or that about having a less than perfect screen long before someone even thought of this thread and all is still fine. fine as is a purple, pink, yellow, banding or whatever hasn't stopped them from getting the highest score in temple run or telling their boss they're coming out of the closet or breaking up with their girlfriend. you would think the multi touch issue or data drops would have much higher priority than purple, but now i digress. good day.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] soldierblue348:
So are people getting better screens now that the first US GSM batch or two is probably gone?
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] nbell13:
98% of the screens are fine. Anyone complaining about purple on the absolute lowest brightness setting is basically a crybaby wanker.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] C0dy:
Got my Galaxy Nexus today. I'm blown away by this phone. Everything about it is just so great. The screen, perfect ICS build out of the box, and no lag to be found anywhere. Easily the best first impression I've had from a phone.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] soldierblue348:
Thats not what I'm talking about. I had three, and all of them had either banding, image retention or an uneven screen tint. I still sorta want one, but I want to avoid those issues.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] nbell13:
Hence why I said 98% ;).. Has anyone considered the uneven tint could be due in some party to the screen being curved?
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] soldierblue348:
I don't think that was it. I'm pretty sure I trashed the pics, but it was definitely the panel. It was a strong yellow, rather than the blue or pink tint you'd get from viewing angles.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] IonAphis:
Tracking

Hey guys I'm having issues tracking my UPS order. A friend ordered my GNex for me and he didn't give me the tracking number, only the Google Order number (useless since I can't log into his account) and now he's out for vacation, but he told me to track the order online and pick it up with his condo's guard/receptionist, although I can't track the order since i don't have the number. Do you guys remember what the UPS "Shipment Reference" was? With that and the zip code I can see if it was delivered (his house is pretty far away and I'm not gonna just drive there if the phone hasn't arrived).

According to the UPS website, Shipment Reference can be things like "Gift For Mom" or other pseudo-tags like that. I've tried Google, Galaxy Nexus, Google Galaxy Nexus, Galaxy Nexus HSPA+, the Google Order number.. And so far, no luck...

Thanks!
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] IonAphis:
anyone?
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] bbgt2:
U don't have tracking number u dont have any info, simple. If it was me I would drive and see if phone arrived and wouldn't be sitting typing questions that no one here can answer without hacking ur friends email account.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] IonAphis:
Wow, big help. You could have said you don't know, or don't remember. Actually you could have said nothing and it'd be better... My "drive" is about 1.5 hours, so excuse me if I don't.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] @rbiter:
Wow. Your life is so hard. How long would of a walk would that be?

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[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] IonAphis:
In case you need to know, I live in Detroit, and he lives in Kalamazoo... I just wanted some help, but if no one wants to actually help, it's fine...
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] malikadnanm:
I'd say you're SOL dude. You and your friend should've had better foresight. Hopefully you figure it out. And the other two guys weren't loved as kids so that's why they replied the way they did.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] thetrailofdead:
I must have the ****tiest luck, having just received my 4th replacement, all 4 phones were made in China in Feb and all had different problems. For you math types, that's .000016% chance (only counting the replacements)! Though to be fair, phones 1 and 4 had the same problem (ghosting), so there's some consistency.

By the curve logic, assuming the screen is uniformly curved, I can physically rotate the phone 180 degrees and the uneven tint, given the uniformity of the curve, would remain the same. Nope, rotate the phone and the defect is still visible in the same physical location which indicates a physical screen defect, not some optical illusion.

I must say, I am pretty disappointed in the quality control by Samsung in China. I understand that there are some unique characteristics of Pentile displays, but I'm not returning the device every time because I dont like those characteristics. I'm returning the device because it has significant ghosting, severe vertical banding (even at high brightness), or half the screen being a different tint (with a very distinct vertical line where the screen changes color, even at high brightness).

Come Monday, Samsung will hear from me again. Ridiculous
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] IonAphis:
Yeah probably should have played our cards better, but anxiety and the need to have something shiny and new got the best of me... Still, I can't find anything to use as reference...
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] harveydent:
Your friend has NO way whatsoever to check his email and send you the tracking no?
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] IonAphis:
If I could reach him.. He's in India, doing some spiritual cleansing thing, or so he says. He's been planning the trip for over a year now.. I don't think he took much tech gear (ie: laptop, smartphone) and I've sent him a couple of emails. Apparently he hasn't been online either....
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] bbgt2:
Hahaah, and I bet u were pampered and driven to school all the time and even had ur nose wiped a lot. Let's see, either spend 4.5 hours round trip going to see if my phone arrived or spend all night here. Take a chance, live.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] bobsbbq:
Really, I drive between 1 hour to 1 1/2 hour everyday to a job and the same drive back home. If it were me I would drive there to check, if it had been more than 3 business days. Or better yet call the office of the place and ask them.

Or on a sad note maybe your friend has your new shinny nexus with him in India and why you haven't heard from him.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] malikadnanm:
Nah I took the bus. And not the short one like you.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] bbgt2:
No bus route in ur neck of the woods, let's get back on topic. My apologies if i have offended someone. Take it to PM if u feel the need.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] IonAphis:
Still no one answered my question...
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] harveydent:
If you ignore the snarkiness, he already answered your question:

There is no "shipment reference" anywhere on the Google shipping email or on the UPS tracking site.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] IonAphis:
Here is the UPS Tracking site...
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] harveydent:
Google probably never bothered to fill that in:

http://wwwapps.ups.com/ietracking/tracking.cgi?tracknum=1Z7F382V0200041803
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] nitrogen618:
Hey, since you are in VA, how much tax did google charge you? And how much was shipping?
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] harveydent:
I paid $429.45 for everything.

Shipping & Handling (Two Day Shipping) :	$10.50

Tax (VA) :	$19.95
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] nitrogen618:
That's alot... :|

I'm thinking of just getting a Galaxy Nexus from Ebay for about $380.. New 16GB.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] @rbiter:
I recommend taking the lighter wallet route in case of need to exchange or return. And possibly warranty even though samsung isnt stellar in that department. Amazon, negri or expansys are good places to pay a little more for peace of mind. If money in your wallet is more important then by all means, choose ebay.

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[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] Zorachus:
Hopefully next week the Play store can sell the Nexus again. I wonder if Jellybean is ready and will be per-installed stock ? Of course some BS code to appease crApple.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] Screwhead24:
got mines today! whoot whoot!
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] drlogan714:
Ordered mine on monday night from the play store. It came in today. I was worried they werent gonna get to send it because the day after they took it down from the play store. but got the email they said they shipped yesterday. And got it today. So is jelly bean out for this yet?.. im a nexus noob.. ps FU Apple
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] MikeyMike01:
Got mine yesterday. :)

Sent from my Galaxy Nexus
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] dullknives:
got mine on monday - loving it. i don't see myself going with anything other than google/nexus devices from here on out...
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] burhanistan:
I also got mine yesterday. I decided that I'm not going to root or flash anyone's silly ROM. I've done my time in the trenches doing that. Treat me well, Google.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] I Am Marino:
Silly ROM? There's some amazing work here.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] crea78:
Got mine on Tuesday. It's already been unlocked, installed CWM, and then flashed JellyBelly with franco kernal. So far I am very pleased with this phone coming from the Atrix 4G.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] Lavman72:
Just got mine today. Sold my Samsung Infuse on Ebay for $225 to help with the cost. So far, so good. Probably will wait a bit before rooting and installing a custom ROM. Battery life is a big thing, so if anybody has any suggestions, feel free to forward them along.

Glad to be on the Nexus train.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] [hfm]:
I agree. Contrary to what some people say, the reason I buy nexus is so I DON'T have to root.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] cole_himself:
While you don't actually have to root your Nexus, doing so anyway gives complete control of your device. No custom ROM, no special tweaks for optimization or anything. Just stock AOSP.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] Thegodfather156:
Awww snap
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] MDP04:
Got mine yesterday. It's now oem unlocked, has CWM touch, rooted, and on Jelly Bean 4.1 all without using the toolkit. I'm coming from a myTouch 4G and damn! My Nexus completely destroys it.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] expl0it4:
Yup got mine today. Unlocking and rooting tomorrow.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] Screwhead24:
Just rooted!!! BAM! Feels good :good:
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] bhowanidin:
Bought mines off a friend for $250, in mint condition. Guess he didn't know how much these sell for...

Sent from my Galaxy Nexus
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] wngmv:
Got mine yesterday. I had to wait a full 5 days after delivery since I had to travel and missed the phone by half an hour.

Already rooted, CWM installed, and enjoying Jelly Bean. Screen looks ok.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] KelvinJet:
Hi, good afternoon guys. I'm kinda new over here.

I have a couple questions about buying the Galaxy Nexus from the Play Store. I have read all the 73 discussion pages and I think I didn't saw the answers.

So:

1) Have anyone bought the phone and have it shipped to Florida? How much did you pay for taxes? What was the total amount for the order? And now that is $349?

2) Those who have received the phone recently, is your screen bad?

3) I could realize that until a few days ago, it was shown as "ships in 1-2 weeks". Do you think maybe they were doing some inventory and took out all the defective ones?

Because I live in Venezuela, and it would be really annoying having to deal with a return, or even worst, the warranty with Samsung, they taking my credit card and holding the money as I have read here on the thread.

And finally

4) If Google Wallet takes my credit card -issued here in Venezuela- and verifies it by making the $1 charge, there shouldn't be any problems with the Play Store rejecting it, right?

Hope someone can help.

Good evening everyone.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] urinsane:
1- not sure. Why not start the checkout process and stop before submitting your order?

2 - cannot comment had mine 2 months

3 - they had to stop selling for a few weeks due to Apple being lawsuit happy with "their" patents. Google took out universal search I believe in order to start selling again. If you are planning on rooting and using custom ROMs this will have no effect on you. Perhaps they did some quality control at the same time but I wouldn't count on it. I bought mine through play store right after they started selling and have no issues.

4 - not sure exactly what you mean. Do you mean you already have a Google Wallet account? I thought this was US only. Maybe you mean Google Checkout? I am guessing you may have some issues if your billing address is in Venezuela but you'll likely have to find this out on your own.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] KelvinJet:
Because since I'm outside the US, I'd have to use a VPN conection or something like that to access the Play Store and start the checkout process, and I'm not sure yet how to get one, or proxies. I don't know, still working on that.

I don't know if I will root the phone or not, maybe waiting a few months before going there.

And no, I don't have a Wallet account yet but, the Google Wallet page sure does let me create a new account, and when I attempt to do it and have to input my personal information it is automatically in Venezuela, on the country field.

Or maybe trying with mi credit card but with a US billing addres? I don't see that working, but it has on other stores online.

In advance, I want to apologize for any mistakes with my written english, still learning the language.

Thanks urinsane so much for your comments.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] secondclaw:
1.

This was my order receipt:

Galaxy Nexus HSPA+	$399.00

Shipping & Handling (Two Day Shipping) :	$10.50

Tax (FL) :	$23.94

Total:	$433.44

2. Ordered 1st day it went on sale at Play store. Screen is total crap. Had it exchanged but replacement was worse.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] KelvinJet:
So my total order should be something around $383.44 (?)

Well, thank you for your comments.

I'll let you guys know if I'm successful with the purchase of the Galaxy Nexus.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] Nburnes:
Just bought mine earlier today

Galaxy Nexus HSPA+	$349.00

Shipping:	$10.50

Tax(IL):	$22.47

Total:	$381.97
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] LGSilva:
Got mine yesterday, within 30 min I broke the sim card connector using one of those stupid sim adaptors. I fixed it by soldering the one broken leg with a transplanted leg from a blackberry...

Today I got my first call and noticed the earpiece rattling... can't send it back now that I fixed it my way.

Overall a nice phone.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] @rbiter:
Might be abl to open it up and fix that.

butter and jelly please...
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] nitrogen618:
Hey, I ordered my second nexus on Sunday Morning...

Anyone know how long it will take for it to arrive?

It's monday afternoon right now.. Still no tracking #.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] Roxy:
It takes 2 business days to process your order.

You would probably get a tracking number by tuesday or wednesday. I ordered mine on 7/14, received a tracking number through UPS my choice on 7/18 ( midnight ), and got my phone on 7/19.

Sign up for UPS my choice at https://wwwapps.ups.com/mcdp?loc=en_US&WT.svl=PNRO_L1 to get your tracking number cause' google is pretty slow at updating your order status page.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] JonathanBarca10:
this is a shining example of why people should use the search function. i came into this thread wondering the same thing, saw this post, and now question answered. didn't have to ask in a whole new post or submit a whole new thread just to find out the information that is already out there!

thanks for the info.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] Roxy:
+1

No problem! :)
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] KelvinJet:
fiereop Impacts

Where did you have the phone shipped? How much $$ for taxes?