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[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] martonikaj:
If its a Nexus, it won't be US only... The G2X wasn't a Nexus, and like you said the O2X was released internationally based on the same chassis.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] Anubis007:
all i know is i waited 3 month for that new Nexus and i am not about to take a pass on it just because it's LG. i enjoyed my G Nexus very much until i had to return it for its faulty camera. 16 GB is a bummer but for a Nexus device that has the best mobile chipset on the market, 2 GB of ram and a nice LCD display it can get away with it. the non-removable battery has become the norm these days. HTC, Sony or Motorola would've done the same. as for the design, let's just hope that's not final.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] -A-P-M-:
It is really funny to see how owners of current phones can't see improvement in successors. Similar was when Nexus S leaked, nobody liked it, but then everyone bought them. Same goes for many SGS2 users which saw SGS3 as a step backwards. Now I see most of them in SGS3 forum :D You can be sure that Google won't release Galaxy Nexus successor which will be a step backward. Times go on and now one year later Im sure Google will improve Nexus a lot.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] Army_Spec_Ops:
You won't be the only one. I'm sorry but I stay away from LG. The only LG that I ever owned was the original Lotus. HTC is my favorite manufacturer by far. I've never had a single problem with HTCs

Sent from hell using my GNex

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Haha I got mine for free :D the only thing I've paid for it was the $6.50 for the shipping of the extended battery

Sent from hell using my GNex
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] DynamicRam:
More pictures

if only the camera and the speaker are in the middle . . . . .

the white one if there is any will look bad with the black speaker grill

http://pocketnow.com/2012/10/10/lg-e960-nexus-pictures/

EDIT: a whole discussion is going on over there

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=1929142
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] Chad_Petree:
It seems like we might have a name for it : Nexus 4 and there'll be black and white versions ￼ now let's pray Google cancels that stupid 8 GB version and the standard version would be AT LEAST 16 GB

http://mobile.theverge.com/2012/10/10/3482664/lg-nexus-4-carphone-warehouse-listing
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] DynamicRam:
This is a good read

Why Nexus devices have no SD card

http://www.androidcentral.com/why-nexus-devices-have-no-sd-card
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] iPathik:
http://www.tmonews.com/2012/02/t-mobile-g4x-on-the-horizon-follow-up-to-the-lg-g2x/

Could this be the alleged G4x? Maybe they decided to ship it with 4.1.2?
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] StrizzMatik:
Everything is pointing to this being a Nexus.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] DynamicRam:
it sure is the next nexus, i am preparing to sell my GN and save up for a white 8GB NEXUS 4
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] bozzykid:
The 8gb version helps them sell it for cheaper on the Play Store. It is hard enough to get people to buy unlocked phones. That is why Google is pushing for small memory in the base phones/tablets on the Play Store. Plus, 99% of people don't even use 8gb. We are hard core users and are hardly the target audience.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] I Am Marino:
8GB is pushing it a little IMO. If only they could push it a little to 10GB for the price point.

-Brought to you by Marino's Galaxy Nexus-
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] :
agreed. It's the gateway nexus. I can only seeing them doing a 8gb nexus if they truly expect to see multiple devices though... maybe this will be the first of many Nexii in the year afterall, if it's truly only going to be 8gb. I suppose we will know soon enough... maybe these leaks are their way of finalizing plans... let the internet run crazy with speculation and collect feedback...
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] Ascertion:
Why would the gbex have a standard 16/32GB storage then Google goes backwards and throws in 8? It's kind of dumb on Googles part.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] crixley:
I dont buy that at all....

Look at iPhones as an example.

Smartphone users use their phones just as much as a media centre as a phone. I have a TON of music on it, and most other people I know with smartphones do as well.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] StrizzMatik:
Just reminding everybody that the test Galaxy Nexus seen on the web before release was an 8GB as well. These are test devices designed to make sure the hardware and software work well so it's entirely possible it's only equipped with an 8GB for placeholder reasons.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] DynamicRam:
it all depends on how successful the 8GB nexus 7 was compared to the 16GB, and if there is indeed an HTC nexus 5 they will cover the price range from 300$ to 600$
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] Ieatnoobs:
I am not sure why you all complain about storage size. Google gives you an additional 5 gigs on Google Drive plus you have box and all those cloud storage apps. I am I'll be interested to know what you store in your phone that you can leave it home computer.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] crixley:
why be required to use up your data to do everything?

It's stupid imo...

If you aren't going to give us an sd slot at least give up the choice of having more storage space.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] DynamicRam:
Another rumor for announcement on October 29th this means shipping at the end of November almost like the GN

http://www.theverge.com/2012/10/10/3484466/lg-nexus-4-announcement-october-29-rumor
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] albundy2010:
The cloud is in the cloud.

1. Steaming your stuff uses data. Potentially a lot of it. Cell plans for the most part suck with data caps etc.

2. It is not on the device of course. If you don't have the net you're screwed. More importantly the toll on battery by constantly pulling in data over you cellular radio is huge. Watch a movie on YouTube with streaming. Watch the same video with the new watch later offline feature with your cell data off. Do the same with music etc

3. Apps are bigger. You only get roughly 5 and half GB with a 8 GB device. Add a game or two. A reasonable amount of music ( 200 songs, not a lot by any means) photos and some video you take with the camera and its used up.

Could storage is nice to have but it is not the answer for media and files on a mobile device. Nand storage is cheap. 16 GB ( which all isn't available to the user ) should be the bare minimum on a modern smart phone. The cloud is a added bonus. Not a replacement for on board storage.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] bozzykid:
99% of Android users do not even know how to put music or videos on their phone. Considering there is no official tool to sync content from your computer directly, it isn't surprising. Google Music solves that problem for music. I think more people are using music streaming services except the hardcore users.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] crixley:
do you really think that?

I strongly doubt 99% of android users don't know how to drag and drop.

people can use thumb drives, etc....

I'm sure they understand that concept in other areas as well
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] albundy2010:
Please. Plug in device and it opens up as a thumb drive, drag and drop as stated above.

Instead of installing the google music software. Uploading your crap to it etc.

People know how to put stuff on storage. Did it fine with blackberries / all the other forms of removable storage over the years.

Its the other way around. People don't stream their music collections.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] pfmiller:
No notification light? No SD card? I did and still do think the Nexus S was a step back in functionality from my N1. If the GN didn't have a notification light I don't know what I would have done, there wasn't another phone on the market I would have wanted to buy.

I'm not going to assume anything, we'll see.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] peachpuff:
Where's the "No Thanks" button?
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] donnyp1:
Who needs a tool when you can just copy/paste? Ill never buy my kids ipods again because its much easier to put music on devices running android. I could teach a 4yr old to load songs in 5 minutes on my nexus.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] bozzykid:
Yes, it isn't hard. But people still don't know how to do it. So how do you edit your music by dragging and dropping? What happens when you add a new song to your library? Where do you find it to put it on your phone? iTunes is the only thing people know. Outside of that, if you can't add it to your library on your computer and it sync automatically when plugged in, people aren't going to do it.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] albundy2010:
ITunes may be the only thing people under 15 years old know.

The rest us are the opposite. We can't/ couldn't stand using that crap to get music on our devices. It drove and still does drive people nuts.

Again maybe if you are extremely young and that's all you ever known is that awful system it may seem confusing for a minute at most. Drag/ drop done.

The entire I need to use some bs software on a computer to get songs on a device really really pissed people off when it came out and still does.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] I Am Marino:
Most people don't see no notification light as a downgrade, same with SD card.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] bozzykid:
I don't use iTunes and I'm not young. This forum is not representative of the rest of the world. We are all hardcore users. I never said I would buy another 8gb phone. But I understand Google's strategy because I also realize I am not their target audience.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] amaddux:
In reference to the notification light, how is the removal of an existing feature not a downgrade? If you take away a feature more people use than don't, its a downgrade by definition.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] albundy2010:
I was talking about the idea that the general public does not know how to get music onto a nexus/android device.

Everybody I know that knows absolutely nothing about tech knows how to drag and drop files. And it is what was expected.

Comment has nothing to do with a 8gb phone.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] Jayrod1980:
I think most people are a little hysterical about the specs shown. If this is just an engineering mock up we should be fine. To think they would come out with an 8gb model as default when even the nexus S had 16 is just folly. We know we get the s4 pro, 2gb ram, etc. The real version will be more polished. I love the samoled screens from the gnex and s before it but to be honest I'm happ about the change to LCD. If it is one x quality or better... which is likely because lg makes great panels, it will have its own advantages over amoled. I hate the blue/purple/green hues and areas prevalent on amoled screens and the burn on infuriates me. Those stark blacks are awesome but in any other situation the screen eats battery like no other. The LCD will have better color reproduction and better battery life. I compared my gnex even with trinity mélange and the one x and I loved that LCD panel. I think the official unveiling will please many of you that are sour about what you think has been leaked. I could be wrong but that's my take.

Having said all that, I have questions for any nexus release. One, will this be the only nexus released or is the multiple manufacturer rumor true? Also, fixed battery or not, will screen on battery life improve significantly? Those are my primary concerns. With the gsm nexus and extended Korea battery Google hit it out of the park. I'll still take the gnex over any currently released phone. Its specs have proven more than adequate and jelly bean just pushed the phone into a category of its own that even better hardware phones without job can't touch. I love the exterior design of this phone too. Bezel design is a million times more scuff and scratch resistant than the nexus s. Its a pretty phone even. This will be a near flagship performing phone for at least another year, unlike the s which was a little old from the beginning.

Also, with true full rgb 720p, what's the benefit of more than 300ppi? I have great eyesight and don't see pixels even with pen tile. On LCD its even harder to see.

Sorry for typos... harder to type well on the 7
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] I Am Marino:
But how do we know more people care that don't?

-Brought to you by Marino's Galaxy Nexus-
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] Serious_Beans:
I hope there isn't more than 1 Nexus, my bank is going to be very very low if there are multiple Nexii ;(
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] phewizzo:
Thr LG Nexus specs are amazing. Why is everyone have so much hatred towards LG? You will have Pure Android with a phone with amazing specs. I just think Google should let us know if there is gonna be more then 1 Nexus this year... but im sold with the LG Nexus.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] I Am Marino:
I just don't how LG build quality is some kind of Samsung inspired copy.

Might as well been a Samsung again.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] Shinyhead:
I sort of hope moto releases a nexus.....
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] dandroid13:
Better LG than HTCrap...
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] gavin-phelan:
http://tech.onliner.by/2012/10/11/lg-google-nexus-3
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] albundy2010:
Google dictates what type of design they want. Samsung did not make the gnex on their own. The nexus phone line has had similar lines from its introduction.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] Livebyte:
Believe it or not, I think the LG Nexus looks like it's having a very high build quality with its glass back.

It does look more rigid somehow than the Nexus

EDIT: Google owns the design not Samsung. You don't see any Samsung phones other than the Nexus that looks like a Nexus.

Sent from my Samsung GALAXY Nexus
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] DynamicRam:
no more pogo pins i assume its replaced by the 2 holes at the bottom
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] albundy2010:
I love the idea of pogo pins but screw them if they are not going to used.

What I mean is it seems all the devices the launch with them never have any accessories that work with them at launch. Or in the immediate feature following the launch. Example the nexus 7. Is there anything out yet or even announced that uses it?

Ever you're not going to be releasing things that use the pins with the device then don't even bother putting them there in the first place IMHO.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] DynamicRam:
i don't like them because they disturb the minimalistic look
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] amaddux:
Same way that your original post knew that more people didn't care than did :p Either way, its the removal of a useful feature, therefore the very definition of downgrade.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] Dragn4rce:
How do u guys feel about the design vs current design???

Better worse or same. My brother thinks it's ugly, So does my mom. But I'm on both sides. It's gorgeous but kinda ugly.

Curved glass seems like a thrown out idea. :(

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[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] BennyJr:
I can say this now, if it doesn't have a good camera im not buying it. I realize i take so many pics and i need a phone with a goood camera.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] msavic6:
The front looks great, and then you see the back of the phone in its prototype form and it looks like crap. Hoping they change something on the back otherwise it will look like a cheap FisherPrice phone with its glossy back.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] :
someone's late to the party...

new shots of the phone my good sir....

http://www.gsmarena.com/the_best_pi...one_so_far_show_all_the_details-news-4931.php
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] bozzykid:
The body doesn't look final at all. With all of those screw holes, it is either a shell case hiding the real phone or not even close to a final revision.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] AlexFG:
I hope the rumors are true and there is more than one Nexus device this year, otherwise I'll probably skip the next Nexus. There is no way in hell I'm buying an LG phone- LGs are the KIAs of the smartphone world. I don't understand why would Google allow them to be part of the Nexus line.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] msavic6:
You don't see the "Revision 1" text on the back? I saw those images and the back ruins the phone.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] NexusDro:
I agree with the first part of your post but have to disagree with your last statement. Like what others have mentioned, users only get around 5.5 GB to play with out of the box. It's a ridiculous exaggeration to say that 99% of people don't even use 8gb. 99% of the general smartphone users will at least install a few apps and will definitely take a lot of pictures and videos overtime, not to mention music files. I believe many, not just 1%, of the general users will install at least a game or two. Even some free games out there take up ~2GB of the storage. After 2 games, the phone will have no storage left. You said that more people will use music streaming and other cloud services? That's only for your so-called hardcore users with large data caps, definitely not for the general public.

I have to respectfully disagree again. Are you saying 99% of Android users know about Google Music? Afraid not. Remember, 99% of them don't live in the States. They don't have access to this service. I will leave the music editing to the "hardcore" users.

My tech illiterate parents have never heard of cloud services or iTunes but they do how to drag and drop files into a USB flash drive. I don't know the stats but I do think my parents are pretty representative of the many smartphone users out there.

I understand that the 8GB storage is probably only in the prototype for testing purposes. I just wanted to point out several things in bozzykid's arguments, no offense. Perhaps we have different definitions of the term hardcore users.

OT: I still dislike the speaker grill being on the back of the phone, not very ergonomic especially when I want to use the speakerphone when watching videos. I want the sound to be directed towards me, not the other way.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] phewizzo:
What are you talking about? Do you know anything about LG phones? People dont buy LG phones because of the horrible skinned Android OS they put on their phones, I never heard anyone complain about their build quality, and go ahead and pass on a phone that spec wise is way better then our current galaxy nexus.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] Livebyte:
People here in my country don't buy LG because it's an LG.

People here think LG sucks in terms software, design, build quality and there's completely no cool factor about LG.

People associate LG with budget phones.

But I see a change starting with Optimus G. Outstanding software, the lockscreen is actually cute which will make people buy.

The build quality based on videos looks really rigid.

And LG is trying to recreate the Galaxy S II wow factor by putting in the most powerful hardware ever.

I mean comeon. The fastest quad core out there, a 13MP camera (for Optimus G), and that gorgeous screen which is probably the same as iPhone 5 but superior.

They suck in software updates, but if all these goodness hardware is in a Nexus. It would be a total gamechanger. :victory:

True fact. S2 was a gamechanger for the Android ecosystem.

Will the LG Nexus become popular enough to be mainstream?

Definitely has the potential.

Plus, I asked alot of my so-called "cool" friends, they love the design.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] AlexFG:
As a matter of fact i do. I'm in the cellphone business. When it comes to build quality LG is nowhere near HTC, Samsung or even Motorola. At my store customers only purchase LGs when they cant afford anything better.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] albundy2010:
I love how Samsung can go from the I hate this cheap feeling plastic toy feeling OEM to a having a quality build quality. Sounds like pure fanboy jargon to me.

All this coolness garbage and my friends think nonsense. You're friends are idiots. A phone is not some damn fashion symbol or a expensive name brand status symbol. This is the type of talk I always here from the apple fanboys. Sacrifice function for eh.. its a iPhone logic.

Lg is like kia eh. News for ya. Kia's new cars are actually good.

Look at in perspective. Let's say the rumours are true. S4 pro. 2gb ram. 4.7 true ips hd screen and all the other monster hw specs. Add in the fact it is freakin nexus. You end up with one of the best if not the best android phones out. But nope. I won't buy it because my friends think lg is junk and not cool. Smh.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] TonyTurboII:
Exactly.

Basic LG phones are okay, but I would never by a LG smartphone.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] gavin-phelan:
New 360° look

http://tech.onliner.by/2012/10/11/google-nexus-4
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] Jasonhunterx:
Specs aren't everything give me a average phone with 32 GB and SD card and I'll be happy HD display of course over a beast of a phone with 8gb of storage or that can't make a proper call
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] I Am Marino:
I like the look actually.

-Brought to you by Marino's Galaxy Nexus-
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] mark manning:
Ya its growing on me but I'm hella afraid I am going to be SOL on Verizon
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] Dragn4rce:
Yup. True. Who cares bout brand, who cares about how it looks(at least look descent).

And kia does make good look looking cars now. And kia did make an optima( LG optimus) Lol.

And I asked a girl I know why she thinks iPhones are the "Beast" and she said, Cuz u can download apps on it and music and download anything u want and it looks better.

I stared at her and I was like.... no just no. U can't download files from a 3rd party unlike android and if u want looks, buy a One X(most gorgeous android phone IMO)

Majority of iPhone users are stupid.

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[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] I Am Marino:
Same, so I'm gonna make the most out of my Nexus before I leave VZW in a year or so.

-Brought to you by Marino's Galaxy Nexus-
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] albundy2010:
What you fail to mention is how there really was no high end lg phones for sale in the us competing against the HTC Samsung phones etc.

They had budget phones for sale. And guess what. People who wanted a budget phone got one of them.

The entire idea that lg is crap cause they made a budget phone for those not wanting a 200 buck device is just dumb.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] JoeM01:
Needs 16gb min, and LTE. If they're in the actual release, I couldnt give a flying frog's fat ass that LG isn't as popular. I'm on it like white on rice.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] Slacker101:
Honestly I'm still betting it's the G4x since it says with Google. Regardless I would buy it if it was the new nexus and the only thing that would annoy me is the lack of a notification light because I use color coded notifications constantly.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] :
This 8GB thing might be a ploy by these share everything plans so people buy more data. All the more reason to buy it full retail baby!
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] phewizzo:
You really think the final version is gonna have 8gb storage? Only a fool would believe that, they were giving out test LG Nexus to everyone.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] msavic6:
My next phone has to have LTE and no don't pull the *battery life will suck cuz of LTE* look at the note2 and people getting 9 hours of screen on time. Give me 5 hours screen time and LTE with 16Gb and make it look the same as the galaxy nexus and you can take my money.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] bozzykid:
I must be a fool then. Google has shown with the Nexus 7, they will keep the memory low to try to make the device a reasonable price. I'm sure carrier branded versions of the next Nexus will have bigger memory options. But for the unlocked GSM version on the Play Store, I think 8gb is still a possibility.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] I Am Marino:
Show me 9 hours of screen on time with LTE.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] krazie1:
I really wish we get a glimpse or rumor of a 32gb version. That 8gb & 16gb aint cutting it, for the specs though their going to be great. Like all of you I want to know how the battery is going to hold up. And i'm doubting it'll go to Verizon, but i really hope it does. If it dont is there a way to use the gsm one on Verizon?