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[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] resynx:
Getting updates straight from Google and having on screen navigation buttons... no temptation over here :)
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] ap3604:
As a Nexus devotee I welcome the galaxy s III with open arms :)

I hope the galaxy s III raises the bar even further and pushes the next Nexus to have even better stuff!

If someone has a higher spec'd toy than I do for 6 months until the next Nexus release then I'm happy for them and await an even better Nexus for myself in the future :D

No real temptation whatsoever though as its not a pure Nexus device...
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] zephiK:
http://www.engadget.com/2012/05/03/galaxy-s-iii-whats-changed/

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Iw01FABmU0M&feature=player_embedded#!

not that impressed.

specs are better than one x though,

http://www.engadget.com/2012/05/03/samsung-galaxy-s-iii-vs-iphone-4s-htc-one-x-lumia-900/
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] Wordlywisewiz:
Yeah not impressed at all I'm keeping my Nexus

The graphics might be sweet
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] zephiK:
The only big difference is the processor. But honestly, Android doesn't even need four cores. Is it nice to have? hell yeah it is. But is it something that I need to upgrade RIGHT now?! no not really. No games or apps (at this time) fully take advantage of four cores. Maybe games on NVIDIA Tegra Zone but I doubt it. There are also a few minor improvements on Galaxy S3 but in the end, it's not a huge enough upgrade from Galaxy Nexus.

Nexus 4 will probably be a advanced version from Galaxy S3. Plus, I'm not too impressed with the design of Galaxy S3. Looks cheesy compared to the Galaxy Nexus.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] miketoasty:
No onscreen nav buttons, and not hitting America until summer? Wow.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] boe:
I was seriously hoping for Super Amoled Plus but I still would much prefer the SIII over the nexus.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] zephiK:
That's how it always is. U.S. Carriers want exclusivity on their variants of the Galaxy S3.

Most likely their variants will include [my speculation + other rumored posts]:

- 4 On screen buttons [or 3]

- Replacing the Quad-core processor with a Snapdragon to support 41Mbps HSPA+ (terrible idea in my opinion)

- Bloatware (included carrier apps)

.. and more

The back layout for the Galaxy S2 and Galaxy Nexus were DEFINITELY better. The back cover of Galaxy S3 looks cheesy.

okay.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] cdkizzle:
Ugh what is up with that design, it's butt ugly IMO.

Makes me happy about my Nexus! :D
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] rayiskon:
lol i'm watching the live stream, honestly i expected a lot more even though i'm not a samsung fan...

4.8" samoled HD (Pentile matrix)

8mp camera

The handset is 8.6mm thin and weighs 133g

2100mAh battery

live voice recognition (obviously samsung's copy of siri) , probably it'll support only english language, so for the rest of us it won't be of any importance

the phone is white in color..

quad core 1.4 exynos , 1GB RAM

nothing impressive

Edit: lol , the sales manager is presenting the features, he wants to demonstrate how he can wake the phone with his voice, so he says "hi galaxy" , and the phone doesn't react, says it again, still no reaction, tries one more time and it works , and then u here a "well nothing in the world is perfect" , a truly epic samsung moment :D
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] stevessvt:
How yawntastic. Was really looking for something more ground breaking.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] zephiK:
I agree! the camera layout in the back looks horrendous compared to the Galaxy Nexus. I love the way how Galaxy S2 and Galaxy Nexus has the camera in the rectangularish shape.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] tgerbracht:
It will get no consideration at all from me if it doesn't have the quad exnyos. Disappointed about the display on it.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] miketoasty:
Oh **** guys the SIII has NFC! I smell a iPhone killer!
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] rubiconjp:
what temptation? GN with TW? Nah.

Yeah ok the 4-core Exynos is nice but TW and (snail pace) updates with carrier's blessing? Double nah.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] stevessvt:
After all the hype this phone has been getting for months now, thats it?

Feel like I just had sex with the prom queen, and she sucked.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] zephiK:
international version has it but.. who knows us carriers may want it out so they can use their 41mbps *cough* tmobile *cough* they did it for gs2
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] BeerChameleon:
AMEN!!!!

No 12mp camera

Pentile screen just like the galaxy nexus and barely bigger

The processor is nice but y do u need that much speed?

Also drain the battery fast even with that giant 2100 battery.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] gubshi:
All things that got me impressed are software-based. I guess we need to steal them for our beloved GN.

other than some software-features and the big battery... meh.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] davidstech11:
The camera without doubt will be an improvement over the Galaxy Nexus. It looks fine to me. Not sure if I will get it yet.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] zephiK:
Are you really going to ask that? Before quad cores came out for computers, someone probably had the same thinking as you. They simply do it because they CAN and its innovation to be further ahead of their competition.

Drain faster with 2100 battery? So if we get a Galaxy Nexus with a 3600 mAh battery that'll drain our battery? No. Again this is innovation with a increased mAh battery life. Especially if the phone has LTE.

12 MP? really, this is a PHONE.

PenTile. theres nothing wrong with it.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] Mele:
Galaxy Nexus is a much better looking phone...Nuff Said
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] kgbkny:
A few days ago, there was an article on tmonews.com, stating that the US versions will come with dual core Snapdragon S4 processors. That, coupled with the facts that the rest of the phone isn't much different from the GNex and that there will be no timely updates, only goes further to cement the fact that I'll be holding on to my GNex.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] Stretlow:
@ NGO93 Think this swings it for me, really important now with the bezels getting smaller

@ zephik What makes you say that, our beloved Nexus isnt an advance version of the s2, pure android is important to a lot of us but hardware wise the s2 is better (only slightly) but it is
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] miketoasty:
That's exactly what I was thinking while watching the release. The phone itself is bland but the some of the software looks pretty cool.

Luckily, the software is what we can port to the Nexus.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] zephiK:
Because it was rumored that Samsung will be making the next Nexus phone once again. Take a look at Nexus S vs. Galaxy S, Galaxy Nexus vs. Galaxy S2.

They build Nexus devices starting with their flagship Galaxy S device as a prototype and build it from the ground up based on that.

All Samsung does is provide the hardware. Google does the software.

So yes, the Nexus device is a ADVANCED version of Samsung's flagship Galaxy S device excluding Nexus One because that was done by HTC. HTC then took this idea and pretty much remade Nexus One into "HTC Desire."
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] :
Watching the live stream , touchwiz still sucks, design of the one x/s and GNex is much better, but it has many really good features.

PS: it just failed selecting the best photo out of a burst shot :D
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] onthecouchagain:
Color me disappointed.

And TouchWiz... it's... it's hideous.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] JaiaV:
AT&T did the exact same thing for their LTE. Samsung could make the Exynos processor compatible with AWS spectrum HSPA+ and LTE in the US, but they haven't, so the US gets different CPUs than everyone else does.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] zephiK:
Yes, exactly. This is why Nexus devices rule. Because they pretty much sell the devices as a "world phone" and carriers can't do a thing about it.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] @rbiter:
Lol. Only a mali400mp. That too is disappointing. I! thought for sure it would have a 604. Better luck next time.

let it be.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] gubshi:
But - just the features, stay away with touchwiz :cool:
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] zephiK:
On the upside it'll have wireless charging,

full listings of specs. it's still a good phone regardless. a lot of innovation in most fields. it's a hybrid of a ICS (again) announcement. pretty much, but definitely not worth upgrading from a galaxy nexus. most of these features will be in nexus 4 anyway.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] randomnameftw:
I have zero reason to pick up the s3. The phone is a disappointment. You're better off waiting for the next nexus.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] soldierblue348:
The S3 looks kinda bad.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] ap3604:
Galaxy Nexus $400 with U.S. warranty TODAY :D > Galaxy S III (without any real improvements over Nexus) for $600+ sometime later in the summer for U.S. :(
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] zephiK:
they just updated the processor, screen size a little bit. most of it is from the software perspective. that is why most of us aren't impressed, but for the general public, it'll probably be good news for them since they most likely never even heard of ics.

but definitely prefer stock over touchwiz
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] @rbiter:
Missing some. I believe it is just quad band and mali400mp. Disappointed no penta band and no t604. Everything else is good.

let it be.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] davidstech11:
lol. Yeah, its “Nuff" said.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] Stephen289:
I AM SO GLAD I STUCK WITH MY NEXUS :D form factor does not really good on the new s3, I have faith in the nexus lineup :D
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] zephiK:
they most likely didnt have it as pentaband for certain reasons... us carriers like to strip features away from its international version, but yeah. it would of been nice. hopefully nexus 4 will follow with a improved camera (~8 MP at least), bigger screen (~4.8), quad core.

nexus 4 should be the phone of 2012 for sure especially if its using gs3 as a "model" hopefully it'll look a lot better. not a fan of gs3 design at all. maybe its because they're missing a black color? white/blue looks weird.

can't wait to see if some of these features can be ported though. some of them do sound interesting :)
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] Gimik:
Dual-core in US, no software buttons, touchwiz - I'll be keeping my nexus for a while yet.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] Stretlow:
I dont think I understand what your saying (please take no offence)

I dont think I'll buy another phone that isnt from google as I like the pure android but hardware is of course important.

The GN screen is better than the s2 but practically everything else hardware wise is inferior so how can it be advanced if its got an inferior gpu and camera etc?

So saying the nexus 4 is going to be a more advance version of the s3 has no basis whatsoever in my opinion
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] rubiconjp:
The SIII pretty much shoots down any argument that Samsung gimped the GN.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] hev88:
All this hype for the s3, I must say im not very impressed at all. Looks a lil funny too lol
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] rabidfurball:
I don't see any reason to upgrade from the Nexus. The hardware is pretty much the same. Some improvements, but nothing I can't wait a year for the next nexus to have... Maybe if the US version had quad core and screen buttons...

Some of the new Samsung software features are pretty cool though, but I assume some of them will be ported to nexus roms pretty quickly. Pop up play, S-beam, and the new camera software would be pretty nice to have on the nexus... Eye-tracking sounds pretty cool too, but that might require some special hardware... I also wonder how much battery is wasted leaving the camera on all the time...

I just hope that Samsung will get some accessories out there for the nexus now that it has designed so many for the very similar SIII...... pogo pin car dock, wireless charging, multimedia hdmi dock... we can only hope.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] zephiK:
Galaxy S2 came out first. The Galaxy Nexus was then designed. Take a look at Galaxy S1 and Nexus S, notice the differences? Galaxy S2 & Galaxy Nexus... notice the difference? talk to me in 6 months. Nexus 4 and Galaxy S3... notice the difference?

It's not that difficult to put together. I'm agreeing with you, after purchasing the Galaxy S1 (T-Mo Vibrant) I only stick to Nexus devices because they'll never disappoint.

The point of a phone having 'Stock Android' and carriers not having any influence on what the phone's hardware should be before launching on their network makes it more advanced. Basically, more freedom. A phone can have the TOP OF THE LINE hardware, but when it's being crippled by it's software that's a problem. By the time, Jelly Bean comes out, we'll have it asap.

Galaxy S3? ... see you in like 5 months or even later. Who's more advanced now?
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] Archpope:
Welp, expect this thread to get flooded now that we know what the GS3 looks like and does. It's a nice phone, but I'm glad I didn't wait for it. My GNex is 80-85% of the GS3, and about 10% of the difference is software that will likely eventually trickle down to other phones. I'm sure it will cost about twice as much for the international version, and when the US carriers eventually get their hands on it, it will either be dual-core or stripped down in other ways.

Though the unpacking event was entertaining to watch with all the bollocks about nature.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] Stretlow:
The s2's camera is better than the Nexus
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] Serious_Beans:
Well it's definitely more powerful than our phones, but the design is complete and utter ****. I don't know WTF Samsung was thinking, but IMO the design is ugly as hell. I'll be sticking with the Nexus because to me it's still the nicest looking Android phone out right now and will have the best development. Guess I'm waiting until the next Nexus.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] SupaDupaFly24:
hmmm ok, I am not here for this new Galaxy S! The design is pretty ugly..
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] zephiK:
Agreed. Not even sure what's up with the color schemes. Blue and white?! really?

The screen uses a HD Super AMOLED display. It should be utilizing more darks, but when they announced the phone it was coming out with blue and white colors leading to higher battery usage.

The white I don't mind so much. But the blue color really looks bad. They need to bring back black. The back of the phone also doesn't look very good at all.

People can criticize Galaxy Nexus camera all they want but the design of the camera and its placement is beautiful. Speaker on bottom? perfect.

.. at least the battery is removable unlike the one x.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] Stretlow:
I love my nexus and wont be getting this but there are arguments (you only have to read these forums) of the pro's and cons of Nexus v SGS2.

Its very very close and like everything android, a personal preference but to say the nexus is more advanced than an S2 is narrow minded in my opinion, again please take no offence
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] zephiK:
What are you talking about? I'm saying the NEXUS is more advanced than the Galaxy S in many ways, especially for people on the XDA forum. Nexus phones are built in mind with a developer and ROM flashers. Easy to unlock, AOSP supported, and so many more. If that idea doesn't sell you that it's a more advanced phone for XDA users.

Nexus is BUILT off the idea of a Galaxy S and that is a CLEAR fact but more of a AOSP aspect kept as a priority.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] soldierblue348:
Ugh, god, it's got a pentile display... wtf.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] nonione:
agreed about the design, nex looks way better! also i love softkeys and AOSP, is samsung really using the green battery with ICS touchwiz? lol

i liked the put your phone in your ear while typing a message to call that person feature tho and the movable video
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] @rbiter:
Yep. Samsung took everybody to a galaxy far far away. A nebula of disappointment. That's what happens when you try and bring the hype. The design is kind of meh. I like it still. The gnex is sexy. But for a man and woman. The gs3 is kind of more chic. Btw, what is up with 9500 and 9800?

let it be.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] Serious_Beans:
Yeah that back looks like it's from 2005. It's like they took a step back from the GS2, which looked pretty damn good at the time and still looks decent today, but after HTC announced it's One series which looks phenomenal imo, Samsung should've put a little more into R&D for the design. Though they have these new "SMART" features built into their Touchwiz, but regardless of how smart they are, Touchwiz brings it down. This is definitely a pass for me, I've learned my lesson with non AOSP devices.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] randpost:
I was hoping for a phone that would stave off the urge for me to upgrade, and thats most likely what I got.

I like the design, it's not ugly, but I honestly have no desire for hardware buttons. I love the face of the GNEX, its clean. I was also expecting a better screen, instead of the same one I already have. The only pluses for me hardware wise are the camera, and processor which I have doubts that the VZ model will even have the quad core CPU, thats if VZ gets it at all.

I haven't tried it yet, but I'm guessing most of those software features that they showcased will have their fair share of problems.

If the US doesn't see a quad core model, I am 100% sure I wont be getting it.

Anyway, I find the phone to be very interesting and can't wait to see the phone being thoroughly reviewed.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] Emama:
To me the only difference is just the CPU, not worth changing

(Also won't buy any Samsung brand again except Nexus)
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] adrynalyne:
Hahaha, nice.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] randpost:
Seems kind of gimmicky to me and error prone (cant say for sure). I can already just press the phone button when typing a message to call.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] BlackDino:
Same here, I am kind of unsure what to do right now. I honestly love my nexus but the camera is incredibly bad. (so much noise in every shot)

I have an upgrade but I think I may wait till the next nexus
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] Jiia:
I will never buy a phone with Sense/TouchWiz/Blur. I once bought an SGS2 just to find out that CM7 and other custom ROMs couldn't utlilize the hardware decoding of media and hardware acceleration of the browser. That's only because Samsung didn't bother releasing source code for their own software.

So Android phone with anything else than Vanilla Android is a no go.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] CMNein:
I'm a slut for brushed finishes. Where do I sign up for the Touchwiz experience?

Seriously though, slut, brushed finishes.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] Mrcojocaru:
Lol @ Samsung going full hippie retard on this one

[Youtube]D683O1YeozY[/YouTube]

Do you guys think the next nexus will be announced soon?
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] Stretlow:
Every new phone that hits the market gets its share of XDA, ASOP roms are widely available on a multitude of devices.

Here's another way to look at it because you cant grasp what im getting at.

If the S2 enjoyed the same software releases from google so no touch wiz (even though there are 4.0.4 roms for the S2) the The only thing the Nexus has over the S2 is a better screen. So there is an argument for the S2 being a more advanced phone. Not saying it is or isnt but at least I can have an open mind instead if looking through "my purchase is better glasses".

I dont know whether the S3 has the new Exinos chip in it.... the S2's Exynos chipset and Mali-400MP GPU is better than the Nexus's TI OMAP 4460 chipset with a PowerVR SGX540.

The S2 was released before the Nexus so why put an inferior chip in it? Do you see why im questioning your "advanced" statement?
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] BlackDino:
usually announced every fall
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] Smokeey:
Not impressed at all with the GSIII. Ya it has an impressive SOC, ya it looks DECENT, but it brings nothing new or amazing to the table, just some fancy Samsung marketing terms. The phone looks a bit generic and TouchWiz is at is ugliest. Also, I noticed that it has a very similar screen to the Note and our phone (pentile) and it's not even using Roboto font. I'm very disappointed. I'll definitely be sticking with my Nexus and recommending people the One X/S. I just like Sense more than TouchWiz....oh and HTC didn't throw away Google and rename everything. (Just imagine "S-Android")
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] randpost:
Only problem I have with the GNEX camera is the low light shots. I find it adequate outdoors.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] JoeM01:
I have two upgrades due on AT&T (myself and my wife). I was going to get a One X or the SIII. I ended up with a Nexus off contract.

I can honestly say I'm not sorry I didn't wait. I still like the One X. I think touchwiz looks dated, the sIII design is a bit meh for my tastes.

I love the design of the One X, but the non-removable battery was a sticking point. hell, even sense has improved dramatically. and when compared to touchwiz? come on. it looks like a cartoon next to Sense 4.0

Considering this is my first Nexus device, I can only hope that AT&T ends up with the next incarnation.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] jimmyz:
noob question: what defines pentaband- are we sure that the s3 is not?
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] zephiK:
When I meant supported by AOSP I mean https://developers.google.com/android/nexus/images -- that means true AOSP support. Sure, anybody can compile AOSP for their phone. But it's not 100% supported due to driver / kernel limitations. Especially if the manufacturer haven't released source / OTA for the newest version of Android for that phone.

S2 would never get the same releases from Google because Samsung wants to diffierentiate their device from other manufacturers by incorporating the TouchWiz UI. That's just realistically speaking, and it never will come out with stock. Oh wait, that's where it did come out... that's called a Nexus device with a few bumped up (or down) specs.

The reason why Galaxy Nexus came with TI OMAP instead of Exynos is because of pentaband but more particiarily towards TI OMAP being certified for HD content http://androinica.com/2011/07/netflix-hd-certification-goes-to-ti-omap-4-first/ to fully utilize the 720p HD display with 1280x800 resolution.

The Galaxy Nexus (or Nexus devices) is simply a advanced version of Samsung's flagship Galaxy S series. They don't start the Nexus design from scratch but they build upon the fundamentals of "Galaxy S" take a look at Nexus S/Galaxy S and Galaxy S2/Galaxy Nexus. I'm done having this conversation because you are obviously close minded and don't know what I'm talking about. I'm not using the terminology of "advanced" as its better but it's a phone that is BUILT off the core of a flagship Galaxy S device.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] adrynalyne:
Yes, and no. In that order.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] adrynalyne:
That and Exynos doesn't support LTE.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] BlackDino:
s3 does not have pentaband
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] randpost:
anyone else get a chill up their spine when you first heard the words "designed for humans" and to a lesser extent "inspired by nature"?
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] Stretlow:
Beat me to it :)
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] Enhanced:
Purchasing a Nexus is looking like a very good investment.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] zephiK:
Yeah. It's a way of unifying the phone for LTE and HSPA+ devices. It was a smart move by Google to incorporate the TI OMAP instead of the Exynos in my opinion. If Samsung can incorporate pentaband and LTE within Exynos then I don't see why not the Nexus 4 wouldn't include this. Exynos is a great processor but it does have it's limitations, if Samsung engineers can work around this and improve in that area. Then Nexus 4 will be a great device.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] haki.gr:
No, the SIII is only quadband in 3G, which means 850/900/1900/2100. It does not operate in the fifth 1700(2100) band that the GN has. This means (mainly) no T-Mobile in the USA.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] :
This mornings breakfast. I can taste it because I threw up in my mouth a little bit when I saw physical buttons on the SGSIII. Eww, gross.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] CMNein:
I took note of my surroundings at that point knowing that it was my generation's Kennedy.