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[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] RogerPodacter:
If you aren't feeling it then maybe you should switch to the sgs3. I guess try the nexus then return it if you don't like it.

I know many of us nexus owners are here for a very specific reason, and the nexus could have a CPU from 2009 and they wouldn't care. Its the aosp clean experience and always having fully released code at your disposal. The whole package.

I feel your pain with a tough decision. Today I finally played with a one x at ATT. Did lots of comparison tests with my nexus like scrolling, web page scrolling, and it definitely made me enjoy the one x. But it also didn't blow away my nexus either which makes me content with my nexus. I couldn't get the one x to stutter even a single time on any web pages. My nexus stuttered about once per page, often way less. Both phones didn't stutter a single time pinching and zooming. Nexus was just as responsive with no delay or anything.

So with all that I'm happy with the overall package. If that doesn't speak to you then you may not care as much to have the nexus over the latest hardware.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] schueyisking:
well the One X is a definite no for me...simply because of the built in battery - thats a complete fail for me.

plus ive currently got a htc desire and ive just built a dislike for htc. its slightly irrational but there you go, theres something about it...lol.

the reason why im dithering is because the S3 just seems like an upgraded nexus. But yeh - i dont care about the camera. I've read everywhere that the quad core of the S3 won't be utilized and so performance running apps is negligible.

I want to experience a stock android experience without any mess.

And i like the fact that the gnex will get updates first (i remember one of the reasons i hated my htc.....when they announced they wouldnt put 2.3 on it)

i just have this feeling lurking in my mind that the s3, because its more future proof, will be able to do things the gnex can never do. I dont know how correct this will prove to be?

I just dont want to be in the same position as i am with the htc desire - where after 2 years its totally outdated...and not capable of the latest android versions - that completely sucks.

I want this gnex to be fully competent for at least 2 years..

when i got the htc desire, it was such a massive leap up from my ipaq 614, i thought 'oh yes i wont need to bother upgrading for years and years'.......

then htc said it wouldnt get 2.3. Then i discovered the memory problems. The battery draining problems. The screen simply isnt big enough for comfortable web browsing etc...

what kind of user am i? well a noob buy xda standards, but i deffo want to get into installing kernels and roms, which is why im on here. i mainly use the phone for web browsing whilst travelling, web chat. No games, no photography, no watching video (apart from video streaming)
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] xdp:
You can get the Nexus, and if you're feeling gadget envy a year from now, sell it and buy the next Nexus. You'll recoup a bunch of your money. If you did this every year for eternity you would definitely end up spending more, but maybe the next Nexus would be your two-year keeper in that case.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] rayiskon:
After owning a desire for almost a year i guess i can understand ur arguements. But htc ended up giving us 2.3 right? And they released kernel source code after we pressured them and spammed their facebook page. The htc desire hd is also getting official ics support. Unlike samsung, they ditched their first big flagship device, and even when devs managed to get a working cm9 port, with only camera problems, they mailed samsung to at least release camera drivers so they can get their ics to work as it was meant to, but samsung didn't even react. Knowing that the arc series got official ics support from sony, and they're about the same hardware. Nways, i also owned a samsung galaxy s plus i9001, which also was exluded from official ics support even though it was a relatively new phone. It suffers from terrible wake lag just as all samsung phones including the sgs2 (deep sleep issues) , adding to that the terrible touchwiz experience, and scrolling lag, all in all the s plus was my worst android experience so far. My best friend and his brother both have the s2 (unrooted and completely stock), and they keep whining about wake lag and slowdowns. On gnex u won't have such issues (even though it's a samsung made phone), everything works just great out of the box, if u decide to tweak it further or flash a custom rom, u'll be doing it for ur own joy, and not for fixing something that samsung screwed up in the first place. As a conclusion, htc offers way better customer support, desire hd got the 2.3 update before s1, htc sense kills, and believe me, murders crapwiz, with all the widgets, animations ,options and funky stuff sense provides, tw stands no chance. U must also understand that the desire was a limited device, with the first snapdragon procesor, adreno 200gpu, the digitizer had an issue when 2 axis would come close to each other, laggy and choppy 720p recording etc... anyways u get the point, u were expecting a lil too much out of it. Looking at the gnex now, providing pure vanilla android, great support from google, a big xda community, u just can't go wrong with it. If u ask me, even if samsung now releases s10 with deca-core cpu and 8gb ram i wouldn't care less, not going back to the samsung misery ever. From now on it's only nexus all the way.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] BlackDraka:
I don't get it. As everyone said in previous posts, owning a GNex is like having an Iphone. You will get updates sooner than the others and ICS runs very smooth. Why do we need Nature UX? I am proud to be a ICS user and stock ICS is what Nexus represents in this period. So why ruining it? :)
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] stevessvt:
Verizon gnex owner still waiting for that update. My wife's razr has had 3 updates so far. I'm starting to think she will have a newer ics than I will soon. Utterly ridiculous.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] Ragnar:
Really Verizon gnex are on which version? 4.0.2? Is it google thing or a Verizon issue? Do the Verizon versions come bare bones google only? No Verizon add ons?

Sent from a phone...
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] stevessvt:
Yes, the latest official Verizon is 402 still. There have been a couple leaks, but nothing official so far. I'm actually on the latest 404 leak, but my radios still suck, and battery life is absurd. they have a few apps unique to Verizon that are not removable.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] Ragnar:
Well gotta hand it to Sprint on that one, ours are already 4.0.4 no Sprint bloatware whatsoever, pure google on the Gnex. Now we just need Sprint to get the LTE network up and running. I figure a year from now this phone will be great and if a new version rolls out I will jump on it. My favorite thing was the pure google aspect, I did expect to maybe have something from Sprint on here but to my surprise it was clean.

Sent from a phone...
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] craagz:
I got the N1.. and it has been more than two years now..I was looking forward to getting the SGS3, but I think the way people are commenting on the TW, I might just go for the GNex now. And maybe run with it for another couple of years!
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] mfsr98:
With LG thats rough...
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] darrendm:
Lost my Galaxy Nexus on Wednesday, still have 4 months remaining on my 18 month contract and I'm really looking forward to all these new phones mentioned such as the Galaxy S4 and Optimus G2. Will be a tedious few months reading all the rumors for the upcoming devices while having a cheapo £10 phone!!
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] ciquta:
ZL is stunning but I counldn't cope with a LCD display once I come from an AMOLED. Plus it's a Sony so very bad support.

I think Gnex with a decent battery would be still the best for the years to come.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] crixley:
Yeah Sony phones are horrible...

I owned an x10 before, worst phone ever
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] hashibahoohaa:
Do you mean using a 2100 battery instead of the stock 1700 one?
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] Nosia:
brace ourselves

brace yourself galaxy nexus users, better phones are coming to haunt our choices
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] zerocool79346:
Nope. Though I will say it's probably different for GSM users. Even with the 2100 battery it falls extremely far short of the S3. Which is why I'm test driving this S3 for the next few days.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] crixley:
I got an s3 for dirt cheap and flashed a Rom with multi window, tbh I'm loving it.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] zerocool79346:
Can't quote you for some reason.

Yeah I did the same except I'm running CM10.1, I don't really need multi window. So far I'm up in the air about it...except for battery life, easily 2 times as good on LTE as my Nexus was. Speed wise it's pretty negligible, and I hate the physical keys but I'll honestly probably keep it just for the battery life.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] crixley:
I find it much faster than the nexus...

actually ludicrously fast.

I love the multi window and I find the screen beautiful.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] zerocool79346:
Hmm I might have to try out a Touchwiz ROM. The screen is definitely an improvement, much more realistic as far as colors go. I think it is probably a bit faster the more I mess with it, but not enough for me to justify having bought it.

This:

(don't know what's going on with AS yet, I haven't been able to pinpoint it, but as good as the battery life is I don't know if I care.)

Is more than enough to justify it. That's all 100% on LTE too.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] crixley:
I got 270 on Linpack lol

I know benchmarks don't mean a lot but that is huge lol
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] l.Urker:
Due for an upgrade in about 6 months, fingers crossed for a Sony or Motorola with good dev support and unlockable bootloader, that overrides warranty imo.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] YOLOSWAG:
In the same boat as thou.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] crixley:
Not gonna lie, I love my s3 more and more every day. I haven't touched my nexus in a while
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] zerocool79346:
Yep. Gave myself till tomorrow to make a decision, looks like my Gnex is going up on Swappa tomorrow afternoon.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] Minato04:
till Google assures me updates, i found no reason changing my Gnex. SGS3 is the best smartphone around at the moment (i consider note2 a "phablet"), but i would go mad knowing that there's a new version of Android and i don't have it :/

I think when i will change my phone, i'll get another Nexus xD
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] Aur3L:
I think I just tend to think the same, my S3, even with its exynos processor is getting dusty these days, I keep switching between the two devices but the Gnex with Xylon, no on screen buttons - I use lmt instead- is getting my preference.

On the other hand, the S3 has a better camera, but the Gnex is still capable of good shots, and the multiwindow on the S3 is quite nice indeed, but to my needs, its screen is not big enough to take advantage of this feature, but I like the fact that I can invoke all my apps swiping from on edge. But that's about it. I might even sell the S3 at some point, and save for next generation nexus . /end of off topic.

On topic now, I m curious about what Sony is going to do with updates, and development, either that, the X Phone, or next nexus.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] crixley:
If 4.2.1 actually offered real benefits I might feel this way...

I actually prefer 4.1.2.

Not to mention there is tons of development for s3,not just the same Aosp roms over and over
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] chazhammer:
Hello,

I've just been given a Samsung Google nexus phone.

I was wondering if it was worth keeping it or simply selling it off and out the money towards a Google Nexus 4.

Is it really that much better?

I imagine it will take some time before it has much development done and ROMs on offer..

On paper it seems clearly much better.

My question is : is it really?
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] kuba144:
If you don't have problem with getting Nexus 4 in your country then sell Gnex and get Nexus 4.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] nathan96:
No reason to go through all this mess of selling, adding money and buying a Nexus 4 just for a quad core...they are almost the same bro.

Im staying with my gnex for the next two years :)
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] chazhammer:
Quite a few people seem to be of this opinion, which is what makes me hesitate to go through with the hassle....
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] dxh3378:
I plan on keeping mine, I have just over a year before my contract is up, the development scene is so strong that there are more ROMS out there than I time to try, and that's for toro. Besides to update now, I think, would be just a half-step compared to what will be available then. Sure things are looking quite interesting these days, but not so much so that I am willing to pay full price for
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] ayo234:
Is anyone going for the new BlackBerry devices ? Just curious
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] crixley:
not me...

the gestures are cool but crappy app selection and the limited multitasking turn me off.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] SahilC:
I agree with crixley.

Limited apps (will come with time)

I didn't like the multitasking too much.

But. The gestures *.* Love em!

Basically for me,

Android >>>BB10 >iOS>WP

I think BB will easily take third place.

But I'm not leaving my GNex for anything else yet <3
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] austriker27:
Yes!

sent from my mobile (HTC G2)
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] forrestcate:
Embrace the hump. Get a 3100 battery
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] memert:
Yes the app selection sticks, but the gestures on the playbook were awesome.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] nonoperez:
Gnex is on the top

It's been a year since I bought my gnex and I feel that this phone is still on the top.

I had to take a decission between iphone 4 and gnex and I´m very happy i chose gnex!!!!
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] mrtraveler:
I miss my GNex, I'm almost sorry that I gave it to my nephew when I got the Nex4... The size is good but not happy at all for the screen.

Anyone want to trade? :D
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] PaKii94:
:good: me
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] kuba144:
Odp: Upcoming new phones and their comparison to the Galaxy Nexus Specs.

Exactly, anyone ;)

If you are from Poland then let me know

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[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] tmb993:
You haven't played played with a Galaxy Note 2
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] zerocool79346:
Or GS3 for that matter. The Gnex was a great phone and I still love it, but it has definitely been surpassed multiple times now.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] tluley51:
I dont know...I think overall the GNex is still up there. Having to deal with Oden, lockedbootloaders and the MASSIVENESS that some people dont like of the Note 2 just doesn't seem like they are THAT much better.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] tmb993:
I don't know what you've heard about Odin but I've never had an issue with it once. It's one of the simplest programs I've ever used. And unless you're stuck with Verizon you don't have to worry about a locked bootloader. IMO the only thing the Gnex has over the latest Samsung phones is AOSP.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] tluley51:
Unfortunately, I AM stuck with Big Red :(, so in my case, the GNex is the best option seeing as it is the first (besides the OG) and will be the only Nexus on Verizon. Just the ease of everything makes it worth it to me. That combined with unlimited LTE, it will take one heck of a phone to make a lot of people upgrade.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] zerocool79346:
I've literally never used Odin once on the GS3 and the unlock process was just as easy as it was on the Gnex (granted I'm a late adopter).
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] hypersonicx:
This is a good phone but its deffinetly been surpassed by multiple phones.

In terms of Verizon... Galaxy S3 / Galaxy Note 2 / Droid DNA ...

I had a S3 and using AOSP was as stable as using AOSP on this Nexus.

I'm on this phone temporarily but my next phone will be the DNA or Note 2. I'm leaning more twords the note 2 since Samsung's usually have a bigger xda community behind it.

Any that thinks this phone is near top tier needs to get with the times! If its time to upgrade its time to upgrade.

CPU / GPU / Ram / Camera / Battery all outdated by other devices #FACT
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] jpkelly05:
Interesting. Nobody seems to point out the hugest difference of all. GNEX is on stock 4.2.1. All other phones are on stock 4.1.2 ish or maybe even 4.0. (Sprint). Hopefully Google and Sprint get along better this year for a new Nexus phone or Moto brings the X-phone to Sprint. And hopefully the phone that comes has LTE capability. I still wish Google would play nicer with Sim memory cards but Google Drive is great! BTW love the LTE I get in LA when I'm there- now just a small wait till OC gets it.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] :
I don't know how it looks with carrier branded S3 but international variants of galaxy hav never had locked bootloaders. Sammy is the only manufacturer that offers non-locked bootloaders out of the box.

About Odin...I've used that tool for about one and a half a year with no issues whatsoever.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] jusada:
I see what your saying but I kind of disagree. I own an s2, s3 and gnex. Though the s3 on paper is far quicker, I experience major lag sometimes for no reason. I read on line that the chip in the s3 is older tech and uses a lot of that extra power just making the phone work, I'm unsure how true that is and my s3 is only on 4.1.2 stock. As are all my phones currently, on stock this may be part of it too. But I need mhl so its my only option. This is just my experience and I'm sure people will shoot me down. But I wouldn't swap my gnex for an s3.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] zerocool79346:
Totally opposite of the experience I've had, but I'm assuming that you're talking about the international S3 and not the Qualcomm S3 from the states.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] jusada:
Yeah, I am. As I say, there's probable a lot of people who can prove me wrong. Its just personal experience.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] crixley:
I actually did trade my nexus for an s3 and it was the best decision ever.

the phone never lags at all and I get way better battery life

---------- Post added at 12:22 PM ---------- Previous post was at 12:19 PM ----------

Yeah too bad 4.2.1 was a massive failure.

when I had my gnex I even opted to stay on 4.1.2
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] jpkelly05:
I am fairly knew to the GNex & 4.2.1... why is it in your opinion that 4.1.2 is a massive failure? I kinda like it. It really isn't that much different, is it? The one thing I did like about 4.1.2 is the menu button on the pull down. Other than that I really wish this thing had a menu button along with the default 3 buttons (back-home-open windows). But I am nobody important.

On another note I like the camera- once I got used to it.

In my opinion you can't say it's a massive failure unless something is totally borked. For instance... he he... iOS 6 and the Maps. LOL

This is in no way- a disagreement, or meant as disrespectful.... I am just asking because I am new to this platform.

Bluetooth seems to be a little wonky at times, but I hear 4.2.2 is suppose to fix some of that.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] FoleyRose:
In my opinion it's only over-exaggeration. Keep in mind though that I'm a light to moderate user, I don't spend every second of every day on my phone so I might not notice stuff that other users find irritating.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] crixley:
I said 4.2.1 was a failure, I loved 4.1.2...

ask the devs themselves, it was bug ridden and much laggier imo
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] iLeopard:
Where's the thread where we I can compare my cheap domestic car to an exotic sports car?

Seems like a fair competition to me...

Have I helped? Don't forget to make love to that "Thanks" button! :D
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] tylerdurdin:
You guys should love this phone with all your heart's....probably the last nexus Verizon is ever gonna see. Although with all the lack of updates I am not sure this phone can actually be called a Nexus.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] :
Have you guys seen it? HTC flagship for 2013 was announced today. HTC One is really a beast and moreover it's not bigger!! Screen size stopped at 4,7 " which is IMO perfect !!! I don't know how it's gonna be in real usage but on paper....everything looks just wonderful! Premium build quality, beast CPU /GPU, great camera, two front speakers, Full HD 1080 p screen. It's really tempting. If all 2013 flagships get bigger screens I guess it'll be my best option. With such specs + JB I guess I won't give a damn about the fastest software updates anymore....My only concern here would be manufacturer's uncertain future.

http://www.htc.com/uk/smartphones/htc-one/#specs
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] kuba144:
Odp: Upcoming new phones and their comparison to the Galaxy Nexus Specs.

And I would give damn about having ugly, unconsistance, not Holo HTC Sense. Oh and dont forget LED. Too small and only two colors. And maybe battery. 2300mah unreplacement seems to small for such device

But overall I agree that device is nice and specs are impressive

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[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] :
UI is a matter of taste. You can always flash cyanogen or any aosp based rom if you get bored with sense. I like to have options. I've never cared much about battery. Let's face it, battery time will never be impressive on smartphones. We'll see what other oems have to offer. I suppose I won't get rid of gnex anyway so there's no rush for me.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] dzel:
sounds like perfect size.but meh looks ugly..

no rush here too.see what other manufacturers brings in.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] kuba144:
Odp: Upcoming new phones and their comparison to the Galaxy Nexus Specs.

But i might lost warranty. I remember that a few newer HTC (one x?) phones have flash counter and it can be checked that I used custom rom

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[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] :
HTC devices have locked bootloaders. You can unlock it officially on their website but by doing it you accept that your warranty might be denied. That's the fact indeed. However I had permanent SOFF (done with xtc clip) on my Incredible S and got easily DOA and replacement. None even cared to look into bootloader. Of course there are many other factors that should be considered before purchasing a new handset (like whether HTC finally eliminated those ridiculous connectivity issues)

(Nie ma idealnych telefonow :) ) In case of HTC One i like tha fact I would get a device about my gnex size with such great hardware and I like the design. If any manufacturer release anything smaller than that (4,3-4,5") with comparable hw I'll consider that option too!
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] aaronagis:
Wow the HTC one is really on pre-sale for $433.00. ??? ...really?

Seems like a good deal...
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] jcarter241:
The Motorola X phone looks promising. After having issues with updates from Motorola before it was acquired by Google, Samsung, and HTC I will only get nexus devices. It's rumored the X phone will be the nexus 5 and I want it. I must say though I'm really happy I stumbled upon the gnex. I've learned a lot about android since then.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] PaKii94:
I bought my one x for 395 over break........ Fml
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] jaysckap:
I'm on the soff DNA and loving it, miss my gnex a little bit but this phone is a beast

Edit: gnex is my new mp3 player in the car
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] aaron13:
I decided tot buy the Nexus because of the price but since there is no wifi at work I'm missing the FM radio too much. If I knew that beforehand I had buyed another phone.

Besides that I like the rest of the phone's specs very much especially the super amoled screen.

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[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] :
I was just about to go buy the one x after I cracked my sexy gnex ): but HTC one looks flippin amazing. Especially the moving pictures and Zoe features.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] negrobembon:
thats one sexy ass phone, its a difficult choice between that and the Xperia Z for me.

but i might keep the gnex and wait till later(august, september) to get the next gen hardware or the new Nexus