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[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] DirgeExtinction:
The only issue I've had with my Gnex was signal dropping. That was within the first week of purchasing it(Vzw version). Exchanged it that same week and have had no issues whatsoever. The whites didn't bug me as much as with other people here. The speaker volume was decent. Camera was good. But c'mon, this was one of the first 720p screen phones out there(Rezound). I actually don't see any pixels unless I stick my face right up against the screen, though who would really be dumb enough to do such a thing?

As for the GPU, it plays anything I throw at it. My only complaint with my Gnex is the battery life, though I'll chalk that up to LTE. For the record, I've owned a few android phones throughout the years, so this isn't my first one. I've usually had what was considered to be the best of Verizon since the OG Droid.

Just because someone doesn't have the issues as some of the folks here, it doesn't mean they're blind, stupid, ignorant or foolish. They just don't have those issues, that's all. If you do, then that sucks. And if those issues really bug you that much, sell your phone and get one you like. There's no use complaining about things that can't be fixed by software updates. It's one thing to be a complete fanboy and say one phone has no issues whatsoever for anyone. It's another to acknowledge that SOME users do have issues but theirs don't.

Before some people start bashing me saying that that's what a forum is for, let me say that I don't believe this is what these forums are for. These forums are for our benefit, not to rant about things beyond our control. These forums help us acknowledge our phones have imperfections, but give us the opportunity to attempt to remedy these imperfections.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] squidder:
Omg I guarantee this dude annoys everyone he comes in contact with in real life. I'm sure everyone refers to him as Mr know it all. Your a sad Individual bud.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] crazyjimbo:
My GNex has taken a beating and its still in better shape than my month old N4. The screen isn't the best, no. But it's definitely not the worst 720p display... that title belongs to Sony's IMHO. The phone is fast, still, and I have the friends who still run on stock and only stock and they love their phones. The radios I've never had any issues with. And again, the build quality is better than two HTC and a few other devices I've had. The phone is attractive (especially in white!), the curved glass makes it unique, and the thickness and overall shape is perfect for me. But it's all a matter of opinion!
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] EddyOS:
Unfortunately I can't agree with the WiFi statement. I've had 3 HTC devices and the WiFi was inferior to the Galaxy Nexus on 2 of them (the Sensation and the One X). And this was with all of them on stock. I can say, with confidence, that through my own tests the WiFi is just as good on my GNex as any other phone I've owned.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] :
Wow, it's really a "well argued reply". Just because someone is critical towards your beloved cellular device and moreover he's trying to discuss using arguments (you may agree with them or not, depends on you) you think you know how the person acts and is considered in real life? Congratulations!

I haven't tested One X, but I had Incredible S (also manufactured in 2011 as far as I remember) and it was my worst mobile phone so far. I confirm what you posted in regard to HTC. I read actually plenty user opinions about One X issues with WiFi, something that I've never experienced with GNexus. In my case it was just slightly worse than on S2 or Razr.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] vinfletcham07:
I only recently started to get into developing, but besides battery life I have never had one problem with this phone.

I'm not bashing anyone who has problems with this phone, since experiences of anything amongst a group can vary, but I've never really understood people complaining about pixels. You can see every single pixel? Really? Do you guys have your eyeballs pressed up against your phones?
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] Deekayy:
The only bad thing about my CDMA version is that it has terrible battery life. I can never get over 1.5 battery life and lasting at least 10+ hours. Whoever claims to have anything over this is taking of their ass. Oh, this means measuring statistics in real life. No "always" connecting to WiFi or turning off data when you don't use it.

I can easily get 1 hr screen and 24 hours over WiFi if I'm sitting at home all day. Not gonna happen once I step outside the door. LTE eats this thing.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] Nephilim:
Actually I get way better battery than that with normal everyday use, no auto brightness, all apps auto update normally, gps and 4g are never turned off etc. I get about 16 to 23 hrs standbye and between 2 1/2 to 3 1/2 hrs of screen-on. Try AK kernel before making your false statements about battery life please.

Sent from my AOSPA Galaxy Nexus
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] jfcooley:
I can second this. Only under very heavy use does my battery die. Keep everything synced without issue and barely use wifi.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] :
why false? If I understand correctly we discuss stock experience in this thread. And thus custom roms and kernel tweaks shouldn't be taken into consideration here.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] Nephilim:
If I understand correctly you just want to start arguments about anyone or anything opposed to your opinions. If you really need to know, I can pull 13 to 17hrs standbye and 2 to 2 1/2hrs onscreen with stock battery. That's still more than the individual

I was actually talking to

claims can be done. Please stop trying to stir the pot, you and one other are the only two people that keep trying to force your opinions on everyone else. I will not admit the flaws you two insist are true just because you two say they are. I have not one single issue you guys are claiming. None of these so-called hardware flaws are visible in any way on my device. As I have said at least 3 or 4 times now, my WiFi is great, I have an excellent display that you can not visibly see a single pixel on, as far as ringtones and notifications go my device speaker is fine, my vibrations work just as they have on the last 5 htc devices I have owned, my battery life is not bad at all for an LTE device, it's not bad for a non-LTE device to be honest, the durability of my phone as a whole is excellent, I love the lightweight yet sturdy feel of this phone. Bottomline is, just because you two dislike your phones or just feel the need to point out the hardware flaws you two have with your devices does not make these issues true with all galaxy nexus devices. You cannot account for any phones but the ones you have possessed. As I have already pointed out, this thread is predominantly people opposed to what you have to say, that being said I would say that statistically, based on this thread, you two are the ones if any that are incorrect. I am not calling anyone wrong or right though, ultimately these are all opinions. Please try to remember that when you and your buddy keep trying to force yours onto us as though it's fact. ;)
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] AndyGnex:
This phone by itself is only "above average".

With all the developer support and being a Google phone, it rises to "quite awesome" realm.

But saying that it is "quite bad" like in the title is something i cannot agree upon, though it is definitely acceptable to say that without developers we would be missing so much by just depending on Google for improvements.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] Nephilim:
Sorry if I got a little snippy, thanks for the response.

Sent from my AOSPA Galaxy Nexus
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] CADude:
If you google "galaxy nexus wifi" you'll see hundreds of threads from people on a dozen different forums including this one where they ask why the Wifi range on their Gnex seems to be worse than phones like the iPhone. I'm not saying the iPhone is a good phone, but I've personally compared the Gnex to several other phones on my router such as the iPhone, Lumia 920 and Razr Maxx HD and they all outperformed my Gnex when it comes to Wifi signal.

That being said, it still connects acceptably to my home wifi so I don't care that much, but I fully understand what people like the OP of this thread are saying when they point out that the Gnex has a lot of issues. Everybody who visits this forum on a regular basis should have looked at the OP's list and said "yeah, those are weaknesses that exist because I see people mention them every time I come here " but nope, people here seem to want to entirely deny those issues exist just because they think the OP is somehow "trolling".
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] miketoasty:
Not that I don't agree with your statement that "LTE eats this thing" but I very rarely am in an area where WiFi isn't available. Obviously when traveling I don't have it, but at work I have it throughout my building, when I go to lunch whether it is Subway or McDonalds or anywhere else I have it, I have it setup at home. To say that "Always" being on WiFi isn't a real world scenario is slightly untrue. Like I said when traveling I don't have it but for me that is only about an hour of my day so very realistically I can be on WiFi for 95% of my day.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] :
My friend, you couldn't write more wrong post. You completely misunderstood my intentions. Please read my posts once again and you'll see that you were very unfair with this judgement cos I was actually more praising Nexus than criticizing it in general. Just because u don't consider your phone the best in every single aspect doesn't mean it's bad, faulty or disliked. I thought it was obvious. Be less emotional, take it easy...hehe :)

PS. Statistics can be useful tool indeed but it's not always very adequate. You know that statistically has been proved that the number of sold radios was positively correlated with the number of newborn babies with DS in Great Britain 1960-70. :) Thus, I would be more cautious using it as tool in disputes ;)

EOT here. These "discussions" take definitely too much time and nerves and will never lead to consensus.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] mroyes:
Only problems I had with Galaxy Nexus was a weaker WiFi signal, and 1 dead (red) pixel which appeared after a year of use. Great device.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] geronimogman:
Only problem i had with my nexus ever, was sometimes dropping signal when recieving lots of multiple texts from users at once, and recieving messages over 160 characters in a diffferent order.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] CADude:
I wouldn't say "quite awesome" because while devs can fix the screen being a yellow mess, they can't fix the weak Wifi, the tiny speaker or the weak vibration.

The problems with this phone are entirely hardware based, but people keep ignoring the hardware entirely in this thread and just resort to saying "but the software is so great which automatically makes this phone great!" which is inane because its a Google developer phone so of course the community would make Google's software good no matter what.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] Sveke:
I don't disagree with this but the xlouder mod by misledz really helped my volume issues.

Sent from my Galaxy Nexus
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] CADude:
Yeah I'm using the Minco ROM for volume issues myself.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] Nephilim:
I actually thanked your last response and apologized to it if you look one page back. ;)
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] :
It's ok. No big deal :)
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] Nephilim:
I've actually stated that I have none of the hardware issues you have brought up. You keep claiming nobody is listening to you but you don't seem to listen to anyone else. I have said more than once that my Wifi and Data is perfect, My vibration is fine, My speakers are loud enough and the quality of my device in whole is very good. Please, I will say this once again, just because you have issue with your device, whether it be software, hardware or both,

does not mean we all do!

Your opinion is just that,

opinion.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] miketoasty:
I actually prefer this vibration to other phones. My Thunderbolt had a very strong vibration, that could be heard, and as others have said is not how vibration is supposed to work.

The GNexus has a very subtle vibration that works really well when typing and using it in vibration mode.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] CADude:
You're clearly not listening to me, because:

1) I keep saying that your or my opinion of this phone doesn't matter because objectively, this phone has considerable, verifiable, and measurable flaws compared to other phones, making it a good, but NOT great handset overall.

2) I never said I have an issue with this phone. In fact, I've said many times that I don't have an issue with this phone. I'm merely saying that there are some things this phone is BAD at compared to other phones, as the OP has stated.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] protegemini:
Its a low budget phone from google they probably barely made anything out of selling this phone. And their key factor for nexus devices is that its affordable at low costs. Meaning they have to use cheap parts or parts that don't cost so much money to produce. Its only $350 factory unlocked contract free. What did you expect? Seriously?
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] crixley:
just let it go...

His head is obviously so far up his own ass that he is a lost cause
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] Vendroid:
Its your opinion againt ours, if you dont like the phone, go ahead and find the right for you, is that simple.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] Nephilim:
wow...just WOW....Ladies and gentlemen, the award for the most uneducated comment on xda goes to.......
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] miketoasty:
So then what makes a great phone? Please explain, because my Galaxy Nexus get's comparable WiFi and LTE/3G signal strength as other phones. The camera is at least on par with all of the current phones and the GPS is the same as every phone that has had GPS for two years now (Except the Stratosphere which I heard had TERRIBLE GPS reception).

Great phones cannot be measured in hardware specs as no phone will ever be great for more than a week, maybe a month if it's lucky if we go by specs. A great phone is one that can do everything you need it to, and do it well, which for me is none other than the Galaxy Nexus, any other way you look at it can be considered flawed in one way or another.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] Nephilim:
Have you used Android 4.2 camera yet? The camera that came with Gnex was good as you said above but the one released with 4.2 is amazing, crystal clear pictures even in low light settings. :)
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] :
Actually battery time is not that bad in my case. Maguro, rooted stock, jop40d. WiFi, mobile data, autobrightness and autosync on. Pretty much the same that I had on s2 or galaxy r with smaller screens.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] AndyGnex:
Ok...so, "kinda awesome" maybe? :laugh:
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] masterkamon842:
I have to agree that this phone sucks for an end user. I see myself constantly deleting files from my phone to make space. build quality does suck, I've had to change the housing twice, and don't get me started with the display...

All these lines can be seen across the screen, and in low brightness everything looks distorted, literally sucks. And it's just not my phone, working in a phone store I've tested many GN devices and they all have that horrible screen. Yes the blacks are pure black, but whites are yellow, reds are purplish, everything is horrendous unless you have brightness settings to at least 50%. Burn-in is crazy. Sound is also horrible for audiophiles like me. AwesomeBeats fixes it, but for an end-user that normally would have it stock, the GN really does kinda suck.

Don't get me wrong I like the phone because I've learned how to root and tweak it to fix most issues, but for an average joe looking for a reliable, quality phone, this one just isn't it.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] crixley:
hahaha call yourself an audiophile then talk about beats lol....

Oh the irony
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] ciquta:
This phone has 2 main issues for the price target: speaker and battery life

Perfect phone doesn't exists and i'm not sure Nexus4 is so better overall.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] Nephilim:
These are all opinions, none are facts. Do everyone a favor and buy a "better" phone and stop acting like these issues pertain to all devices. Even before root I had none of these problems. The only real issue the Gnex has ever had hardwarewise out of the box is that some of them were shipped with faulty radios, I was one of the many that got one of those devices, it led to my phone never catching or hanging onto wifi or 4G for more than a minute or two. I returned my phone, it was replaced with a brand new one and I have had not a single problem since.

I'm sorry

your

build quality sucks, I don't have so much as a dent or scratch on mine and half the time it's in the same pocket unprotected with my car keys. My screen has never had a single line across it even now after a year of owning it, my colors are bright and amazing, even on the lowest brightness setting it's still almost brighter than the highest brightness on the last 3 HTC devices I have owned, I've never gotten burn-in in the year I've owned this device either and my device is not only set to 75% brightness but I tweaked the color multipliers to over 250. If you are using Awesomebeats on android 4.1 or above what you said about it is

completely false

, it's placebo Mr. Audiophile, it's been proven that Awesomebeats

does not

work with Jelly Bean. I suggest AC!D Audio, but I guess you wouldn't know the difference if you think Awesomebeats actually works.

Seriously, all of what you said about your device leads to 2 possibilities:

1. You have no idea what you are talking about

2. You have a faulty device causing these problems

Sorry man, not trying to be rude but I just do not have any of the issues you do and I didn't even before I rooted my Gnex.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] CADude:
A great phone is one that has few if any significant weaknesses compared to other phones on the market. The Gnex has several significant weaknesses compared to other phones on the market.

Some people, like myself, may say that the weaknesses arent enough to ruin the experience for them, but regardless, the fact remains that other phones out there do have less significant weaknesses than the Gnex, making the Gnex is no-so-great phone compared to other phones.

I wouldn't go that far. It's a reliable phone, but the effectiveness of the featureset and build quality of the Gnex has much left to be desired.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] jfcooley:
"Sweet profit you made there. The Galaxy Nexus is indeed enough for everybody except for people who suffer from the obsessive need to have the latest thing even if the latest thing is not really worth buying over what you already have."

That quote is one of your most thanked. (Source: your profile)

So when did your opinion change?

http://xdaforums.com/showpost.php?p=33468254

I find that these reasons you wouldnt buy the Nexus 4 interesting as well.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] zerocool79346:
Except I've owned 4 others. And have an S3 sitting in my house right now. Now move along troll, we've been through this before.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] CADude:
My opinion changed? I didn't realize that saying the Galaxy Nexus was "enough" to be the same as being "great" or even "good"?

Do feel free to explain how my description of the Gnex as "enough" changes my opinion though. I'd like to see what you come up with.

Is the Gnex an objectively better handset overall than the Galaxy S3? I don't see what point you're trying to make there. Unless you can prove that the OP's description of the Gnex's flaws are completely bogus and that the Gnex is indeed an objectively great handset compared to other handsets, I don't know what you're trying to say.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] jimmyco2008:
Rabbits are mammals.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] jfcooley:
From the link I provided:

9) I have my Galaxy Nexus rooted and running Minco with the latest Franco.Kernel. All of the issues with the screen and sound have been fixed with their optimizations, features, and patches. I get battery life that is good enough for me with it, and my phone just gets smoother and smoother every month using that combination. The Minco devs say they will continue to support the Galaxy Nexus for at least another year, so having my phone continue to improve with Android 4.2 and 4.3.X in the coming months will tide me over just fine.

#2 about no buyers remorse as well.

Believe the statement invalidates some of your own arguments.

Of course I'm sure you will beg to differ.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] CADude:
Again, its enough for me, but other phones have objectively better screens and objectively louder and higher quality speakers. My acceptable of these lackluster features does not invalidate the fact that other phones are objectively better than the Gnex. Plus, I paid 350 for this phone so of course I'm not going to have buyers remorse.

Heck, the thread you quoted is about me saying that the Nexus 4 is just a Gnex with upgraded internals but also the introduction of even more weaknesses like a glass back and a weak, non-removable battery, which is why I skipped it.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] jfcooley:
Just wow...
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] maliceomalice:
So do whales..
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] CADude:
Wow what? My opinion and my needs =/= objective fact. The Gnex objectively has flaws compared to other phones.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] zerocool79346:
No your constant whining has pushed your opinions and "needs" into to trolling for me. You lost any chance of me having a reasonable conversation/discussion with you when you refused to be reasonable in your lock screen thread. The only reason I don't have you on ignore is because I don't know how to do it from tapatalk.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] CADude:
Now you're just making things weirdly personal and going off topic about a thread that happened more than a month ago. Leave your drama out of here.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] DirgeExtinction:
Alright, here's the deal:

There are no "definitive" flaws. Some people received handsets with issues while others didn't. Someone received a Nexus with a weak WiFi antenna. I didn't. Some users received a handset with weak speakers. Mine is loud enough to hear from across a room. Some people find the 5MP shooter on this phone to be horrid. I find it to be just fine for my uses. As for whites appearing yellow, it's such a simple fix that I'm surprised Google hasn't done something about it. It's not even hardware related. Besides, if you've had more than a few Android devices in the past few years, chances are you're aware of rooting. If you're a user that just uses a smartphone normally, this phone should be fine.

So, please. Stop complaining about what you can't change and do something about what you can.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] masterkamon842:
Yes i am an audiophile, I use beats to custom equalize sound, like with dsp manager. Thanks for trolling.

I tested it myself and awesomebeats works for me, don't know what you're talking about. I'll try acid audio never heard of it. I'm not constantly lurking forums. My phone isn't my primary media player anyway.

Htc devices you owned must've been really bad. Cause this phone is known to have a bad screen, just look it up here in xda.

And build quality isn't bad you're right, but it also isn't good imho, it's just plastic. I'm not a fan of plastic.

Again I'm not saying i don't like the phone people, I'm saying it's not a phone for a normal end user. I love this phone, i can customize it to my liking and overall it's reliable, but it has its flaws.

People seriously need to stop being so devoted to a specific phone or company. Look at the phone you use, compare it to others, and don't be so blindsided.

Just because I comment on what i think is bad on this phone doesn't mean you have to criticize me, and it certainly doesn't mean i don't like it either, I am using it for a reason...