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[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] :
Yes. It was worth it for me because

- I dislike Verizon, carriers and having to sign a 2 year contract

- I dislike early termination fees

- I am paying about half of what I did on Verizon for a comparable service

(even with extra price of getting the Nexus, I am still saving)

- I can shop around for the best GSM carrier each month if I want

- I get better signal and data in my area on StraightTalk ATT over Vzw

- The Rezound still doesn't have ICS because of Verizon

- The Rezound is bloated because of Verizon

- The battery life sucked on my Rezound because of Verizon's "LTE"

What I like about the GSM Nexus is

- its carrier unlocked

- it's slim and has a great form factor

- great screen size

- has a TI processor which I like better than the qualcomm

- no bloat what so ever

- gets updates straight from Google

- great battery on HSPA+

- great out-of-box phone
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] kookooktchoo:
I flashed the Trinity kernel, it has its own set of gamma corrections called Trinity Colors. It definitely balanced everything out, but I liked the way the colors looked using the stock settings. I'm colorblind anyway so stuff like "yellowing" doesn't really affect me much.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] runderekrun:
Sold me. Purchased.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] :
Great! I hope you like it as much as I do.

Sent from my Google Galaxy Nexus
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] dallastx:
I pass this thread all the time but i am up early and need something to do. I need a phone with USB 3.0, 5.6 inch screen, Flash on front camera, dedicated CPU's for process intensive apps, and stricter guide lines for Android market. Every app should be push technology and not drain more then a certain amount of battery. Phone has to last atleast 24 hrs with no matter what apps are running unless its not push technology. Also all apps must work on all phones rooted or not... Starting in 2013 as long build.prop has not been edited. Must be tested on all variants of phones 2011 and on AND WORK. Updates for faulty apps must be addressed withing 2 weeks orpulled form market. Lastly the option to turn off in app purchase in all apps without 10 different icons for their products and addons for a game.

Just my wish list.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] jxr94:
The crazy thing is, this will eventually happen.

sent from my 3VO
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] krazykeyur:
Keep dreaming.

I bought my Nexus last week.. got it in mail this Monday.. Got the TMobile SIM on Wednesday.. Ported my Sprint number to Google Voice.

EDGE speeds on TMobile are faster than the highest speeds I was getting with Sprint!

I'll miss the ultra cool SERO plan with Sprint ($30, 500 minutes, Unlimited texts and data, NightTime minutes start at 7PM).. but when you're stuck with a 2/3 year old and the only way you can get new phones is to bump up your monthly charge to $50 + tax, Nexus + TMobile Prepaid was an easy choice.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] Big Cam:
As a GNexus user on Verizon I agree, honestly the only thing about the SIII that is appealing ot me is 2gb of RAM, just because RAM is always in need.

But having to deal with Touchwiz and not having as good of support as the Nexus, no thanks.

Disclaimer: I know the SIII will have tons of support, but not being pure google is a tick against it for me.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] shev7chenko:
You and me both bud!
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] Bizdady:
Exactly reasons im jumping ship from Sprint over to monthly 4g Contracts.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] Nhan Lam:
I think GN is the best phone so far.

Quadcore ? I think dualcore cpu can handle most of tasks and apps.

Bigger screen ? I don't want my phone becomes a tablet.

More Ram ? 2 Gb of Ram should be good for multitasking.

Battery ? they should put 3300mAh battery like Motorola does with Razr Maxx.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] Archpope:
Here's another reason to be glad I didn't get the GS3. The pinout on the microUSB port is non-standard:

http://www.engadget.com/2012/06/09/galaxy-s-iii-incompatible-with-previous-mhl-dongles/
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] tylerdurdin:
WOW....you are reaching now. I guess the better and bigger Pentile and way nastier processor and better battery life as well as expandable storage can't make up for the MHL dongle... lol....Samsung really messed up not calling the S3 a Nexus....it seems that's all they would of had to do to get a ass load of fan boys on board.

Sent from...... Somewhere In Time.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] :
The Nexus, One X, GS3, GS2, Razr, iPhone 4s, Sensation Models (Rezound is sweet), etc are all good phones. If it has a dual core and 1gig ram one is set for a long time. It boils down to a matter of preference. I like software updates and a device that performs as it should out of box.

Sent from my Google Galaxy Nexus
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] eman3316@optonline.net:
Lets face it, a lot of us will have a little envy of the SGS3 otherwise we would not be talking about it so much. IT is a great device and their is no reason to knock it. Just because a lot of us will not own in because we are not eligible for upgrades right now does not mean we need to put the device down to feel better about our Nexus.

If our Nexus had all the specs of the SGS3 I do not think one person here would have knocked the Nexus because of it.

The one thing I am really jealous of is the larger screen without on-screen buttons taking anything away from it and the much better camera. Do I want the SGS3? I wouldn't mind it all and you know that CM9 and AOKP will be up and running on it it know time. Will I be getting the SGS3, probably not but that doesn't mean it is a bad device.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] dallastx:
Yea if it was at least 5 inch screen I would of been sold. Other wise i have a sg2 and a Galaxy Nexus that i think are still comparable. When i start seeing apps in the market saying not compatible because i need 4 cores "like next yr" I will get the sg"4". Now i will get a iphone 5 if the screen is over 4 inches. Technology doesn't stop at android for me. I get pissed off when i see a iphone app that's polished and works excellent.... but hardly works on our Androids... Anyhow to each his own.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] doeboy711:
The US version does not have 4 cores, it has the S4 Krait which is a dual core processor. What it does have that is great is 2gb of ram. That's a big factor when it comes to all the other phones available right now. It has one of the most powerful cpu's and a good gpu backed by 2gb of ram. As long as there is a development community, which there will be, this phone will be great for a long time.

Apple doesn't need as much ram as android because it shut's the program off after each use. I like the fact that the android operating system does not do this as long as there is available ram. I hate reopening app's over and over in a day.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] RogerPodacter:
I've read that the extra 1gb of ram is needed for the qualcom gpu graphics just to match the exynos setup and that because of that the majority of that extra ram won't be available to the user and it will be just as if you're using a 1gb device in terms of app multitasking. Don't know how true that is though.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] doeboy711:
Well the guys with the exynos have the same problem that the S4 krait owners are having. Check out the SGS3 thread and read more about the complaints. I have been looking at a lot of phones and reviews by members trying to make my decisions. I would really like to see what Motorola has with the Razr HD, but Motorola locks their crap down tighter than HTC, so that's a big turn-off.

Also, 2gb of ram is going to make the S3 a good phone to have for a longer time than any other phone out currently if the developer support is there IMO. The S4 might come close to maxing out 1gb of ram on the newer phones, but doubling it will basically free it up and run like a champ that it is!
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] Ensifolk:
My Experience - GNEX No.1

I'm an X S1,S2,Note owner. And I can tell you all by far, this is the best device I have had among the four. I ran AOKP/CM9 on all, and the Nexus handles ICS in the best way possible. The Galaxy Note had a pretty good battery life for me, 4 hours of Onscreen time, but I'm getting it on the Nexus as well.

I think I'd only leave for another Nexus. As well as nothing better than on the go updates, and HUGE dev support ! Jelly Bean knocking doors. Cheers.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] rayiskon:
since this is the thread where we compare our gnex and it's software to any other phone, i'm posting this here :p http://gizmodo.com/5917550/ios-6-hands-on-all-the-cool-new-superpowers

i was discussing with a friend who is a hardcore apple fanboy, he's probably bought every single apple product released in the last few years :rolleyes:

anyways, he's putting these statuses on fb about their new iOS6, and how it's bringing a lot of new stuff in. basically in the link above u can see what the "big" changes are. i mean, "better siri" , "better integration of facebook", "a gmaps clone" , do they really consider these as big updates?? was it really necessary for them to go from iOS5 to iOS6 for that type of stuff, instead of packing an update to the current OS, a 5.something version :rolleyes:
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] :
My family and friends that have iPhones don't even care about updates. They think Siri is ridiculous. I think that only hardcore iOS fans really care about these updates. And yes I do agree that the iPhone is slipping behind Android for us techies. But my parents like the iPhone though because its simple, its for people that want a simple phone.

The interface straight sucks on the iPhone amongst many other things, but the iPhone has its merits. It gets updates right away, its dependable and it works for everyday uses. About 90% of Android phones can't achieve this. Google achieved this with the Nexus...and that's why if I am buying Android, I'm buying Nexus.

Sent from my Google Galaxy Nexus
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] eberaldo:
why buying a Nexus is the best idea...

There have been so many intelligent remarks and ideas, as to why to buy a nexus phone. so i skip all of these. the things i like about it most are rather minor details, but it's the details that matter, isn't it? ;)

the first thing is, it is one level above the other phone concerning smartness and that's because of the missing hardware keys. in software they are better anyway, just look at how much people like to tweak them, rearrange or change them. apart from that it looks way cooler, with that clean front, no signs no buttons. just one piece of glass.

the rounded edges give the phone a perfectly nice fit in the hand. i don't even recall it being that huge as i thought it would be in the beginning. compared to my friends' orange san francisco phones, which barely fit into the visible screen area of the nexus...

the final point is, it is a dev phone. which means it incorporates several aspects, that are just for our better: the active community, the official developement of new versions and tweaks (think linaro in CM9 now :) ).

as i read a recent article on the verge about software and hardware being totally seperable, as opposed to the silent unisone agreement of all OEMs, that are trying to sell us their own special treatment to the very same thing.

i highly agree that software is completely separable from hardware and that we have the right hardware and software :)

you want the galaxy s3 software? wait for some of the features that interest you to be ported or port them yourself, you already got a good phone :)

it is not galaxy exclusive, it's all android, it's interchangable.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] rori~:
Well said! (..which is rare here!)
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] micflair:
Has anything actually been leaked/announced about the next nexus phone yet?
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] boe:
I was thinking about dumping the GN to get the SIII but I've decided a want a bigger screen. I sincerely hope the Note2 will come to Verizon as soon as it is released to the rest of the world.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] thephoneguy206:
The Gn all the way. ive had most of the newer flagship phones, and honestly, the GN has it pretty good. Smooth interface, not so bloat filled. screen is the perfect size. I had the note before, and well, i got tired of that quick. if you want such a large screen, why not just carry your tablet around with you? we all know everyone has on ;)
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] boe:
I've had the last top of the line HTC phone and the ET4G/GSII. Frankly I liked the ET4G better than the GN. I also actually liked the skin - I liked knowing how many voicesmails, net emails, text messages I have by looking at the same large icons I click to review them.

As for the screen size, I can easily fit it in my front pocket but a tablet I could not. I never hold my phone to my head as often support calls can last hours so I use a BT headset.

A larger screen would be better for me in a number of ways along with the better battery life and better radio as even the 4.04 verizon update did not completely fix the GN issues that we've had for 6 months now.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] thephoneguy206:
ill admit, the GN does have a few bad quirks, but dont all phones? some of the GN ones make me grind my teeth, but, what can ya do?
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] BBowermaster:
How is this any different from using Apex or Nova launcher with notification? Just curious.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] boe:
I couldn't say - I could say however it was already working on my phone - not requiring any effort. I realize that on the GN forum saying anything that is good preconfigured as everyone insists the skins get in the way, slow your phone down... Frankly to me the GSII was every bit as peppy as the GN is -so I don't notice any of the horrors of having a skin.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] dan96815:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LdU4jFmUGtA
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] jxr94:
Aside from bloat, some people don't like the way the skins look. I, for one, really couldn't see myself using touchwiz, and I'm getting fairly tired of sense. HTC said the "debloated" sense 4, but all they really did was debloat the look, sense 4 is like the biggest version so far. O ordered a gnex to replace my evo 3d because I like the way stock ics looks. I get you on the functionality without effort part, skins do that right sometimes. But as a whole, they tend to be in the way for most. To each his own though!

sent from my 3VO
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] eman3316@optonline.net:
I have Sense 4.0 running on wife's rezound and it looks and feels exactly like the prior version with a transparent top bar and nicer clock plus new wallpapers. Not exactly sure where they debloated it. Funny thing is reviewers agreed with HTC. Would love to see where they think HTC made things less...

Seems like a bunch of HTC bs.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] boe:
I'm not sure if that is part of the skin or not but I really miss on my old SII was there was a button along with BT, GPS, etc. to enable and disable 4G - so much easier than having to go into settings, .... just to turn it on and off.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] adrynalyne:
Custom roms have had this for forever. No need to switch devices for that functionality.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] boe:
Thanks, I guess unlike most people on this particular forum, I have little interest in uploading custom firmware, rooting my phone or doing anything fancy. I'd like my phone to have all the functions I want on it when I power it up for the first time. If I have to add software fine - but frankly I think adding VLINGO to all my new phones shouldn't be necessary. My 5 year old WM phone still does a much better job with voice dial than Android does natively. I only load about 20 apps and widgets which is probably a joke to the hardcore people out there but they are the only apps I'll use on a regular basis. I understand android not having ipcalculators or wififofum native but I think lack better voice dialing was the biggest let down for me of ICS.

That being said - bring on the Note 2. I've just dropped 2 phone calls at my desk (to landline phones) where I get 3-4 bars and yes, I have the OTA update. The GN still sucks as a phone IMHO if it doesn't work reliably as a phone. For those who say they haven't experience - are you on verizon and do you make 2-3 hours of calls on your phone each day?
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] rayiskon:
U're generalizing, u can't say a phone sucks just bcoz u r using some crappy operator's service with crappy coverage. Why don't we guys from EU (well most of us) have these problems we're reading about here... :rollingeyes:
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] RogerPodacter:
I only use a few apps too. But I think you're kinda missing the point of custom roms. Google purposely makes the code fully available as a base just for the purpose of having people build from it, and they let the nexus boot loader unlocked so those changes can easily be loaded. Stock isn't supposed to be the end all, its actually the beginning. And some of the enhancements here from our devs are professional grade code, so its quite an exceptional experience. There is no line between "stock" and "custom" roms on the nexus, the line is blurred. If I want a button moved over 1 inch, or a different color, I can compile that change and post it as my custom rom. That's the idea, but taken to a whole other level. Most roms here aren't a hack or buggy, they're literally stock level quality and higher.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] boe:
I'm generalizing about the only phone I know of that sucks on Verizon. All my friends with Verizon phones don't have issues other than those with the GN. I'm not saying that all GNs suck - just the verizon version. You don't have those issues because you have a good version of the GN. Frankly for those of us on Verizon - going to this forum can be frustrating because in many ways I might as well go to an iphone forum as there is a huge difference between your GN and the Verizon one - namely the GSM one works well as a phone. In so many threads you would see someone complaining that there phone drops calls (and you can tell they are on Verizon and someone posts from overseas saying I'm not having that issue - as if that is somehow helpful. I envy many things about your cell phone system over there - nothing carrier specific is fantastic but since I do live over here I'm going to concentrate on issues specific to my phone on my carrier.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] yeahmon:
Well, I have caught up in this thread, and I figured since I have used my GN heavily now for about a week and a half, I would come back to report my experience. I switched from the GNote International to the GSM GN from the Google Play Store.

The GN is flat out a sexy device. I enjoyed using the Note, and the extra size made it a lot easier to read, however, it was nearly impossible to carry conveniently. But that's the ONLY negative I have to say about the Note. It is a fantastic device.

Back to the GN. I went to the campground last weekend, and there is an ATT tower directly across the lake (approx. 1 mile away from site). My GN would barely connect to it during the day, rendering the data side 100% unusable. At night, I would get one skimpy H+ bar on occasion, and it would constantly switch back and forth between H+ and 3G, but at least I could check up on my incomings. My wife has an iPhone4. It never left 4 bars of 3G. Ever. I would set the devices next to one another in the same spot, she would have awesome signal, and I would have none whatsoever.

To me that says my GN has a radio issue, at least a weak signal problem.

That to me is a HUGE downer. What good is a smartphone device if you cannot access data? None. I also had my Note. I would get 2 bars of H+ in the daytime, and at night mostly 4 bars of H+. It worked fine.

So, I contacted Google support, and their first recommendation was to make sure my APN was set correctly. I had already installed 2 additional APN's when I got the GN, and tried them all. One worked better than the others, but it was the one I was able to get minimal signal on. The others would get nothing at all. Even the one that was stock.

Even in my home, which is also within a 1 mile range of a tower, I only get 2 bars of H+. My Note gets 4.

At this point, I am extremely disappointed, and not too sure if I am going to keep my GN or not. I bought into the Pure Google thinking I would get a premium device without having to MOD the sh!t out of it, and it seems I got a lemon.

I am awaiting Google's second response, and will exhaust all options before I send it back to them and await the SGIII instead.

I feel like I have been crippled with my GN.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] spiritcrusher33:
Having used both unlocked and att notes. skyrocket,,etc etc.. the galaxy nexus to me fits so much better.. the notes I loved. i hated trying to carry them around.. to bulky.. the skyrocket was perfect. cept the screen issues. and waiting a year for an update to happen.. the galaxy nexus is the perfect balance of size and software and looks for me. havent felt the need to root or do anything to it.. running stock and havent had one single issue.. gonna buy another as a backup. and ride out the year as nothing screams gotta have it atm...
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] dan96815:
Hi, did you make sure your RIL matched with GetRiL app?
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] yeahmon:
It matches.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] dan96815:
maybe try a different radio
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] yeahmon:
I haven't done that yet. It's unfortunate that I would have to change it.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] beekay201:
Why?

I'll get back to you.

Well...Sure, there are and there will be even more devices that will more powerful than our device. I'm an early adopter. That wasn't why I bought it. I bought it mainly, first of all, because it's a Android Flagship device. AOSP support = Vanilla Android. 1 repo sync everyday, makes the pain go away! I wasn't waiting on OTAs, I knew what I wanted to do. As soon as it arrived, it was hooked up to the pc, while pulling aosp repo and building for it.

You say this is a smartphone. I say it can be. If you are not ready to have hardware/software fail on you, accept it, and buy a different device, one that works 90% of the time. If you don't want to try different combos until you've exausted every possibility, buy a different device.

I own a maguro. I have 0 issues currently. I am allowed to return my phone to warranty, since here there's an understanding that hardware issues are not related, in 90% of the cases, to software malfunction.

Sent from my tf201
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] anton2009:
I'm on Verizon and have never had a problem with my first GNex or my recently refurbished GNex (did something stupid to my first one and wouldn't boot up). Both have had 3-4 bars of constant 4g, and have never dropped a call or experienced the "one-way" issue.

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Also, I'm just glad to have had the unarguably best phone for 5-6 months, and here in a couple months the next Nexus will come out and will destroy everything again. :D (Or even if you don't upgrade, our GNex's will at least get the A5.0 update)
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] boe:
I average 3000-4000 minutes per month - perhaps you don't make as many calls?
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] adrynalyne:
I don't have issues with dropped calls or other call problems either. Any problem I have ever had has stemmed from data issues with LTE growing pains or the general weakness of the radios (for data).
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] boe:
Again - perhaps that is due to the quantity and length of your calls. I could shut off my neice's voice service and she wouldn't know. She makes about 300 text messages a day but no calls.

I could say I never had any text issues with the phone but I wouldn't know as I make about 3 a week - hardly much to go on.

Also since you don't mention what carrier you are on in your profile - hard to tell if we are comparing the same GN.