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[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] diogofd8:
GN sucks? Off course if you are comparing it to a 2 year newer phone with much better specs... Compare the Galaxy Nexus with Galaxy S2 (similar hardware) or even with newer phones but without those overwhelming specs and GN still rocks.

Maybe not everyone is rich and can affort paying up to 300$ per 2 years for a new phone... We all know that Nexus 5 is better than Galaxy Nexus in everything, I would like to say "Thank you mr obvious".

The point is, I'm happy with my GN, it has poor batery, awful speaker sound and s*tty Wi-Fi antenna but aside that it is a great phone which doesn't lag at all if you equip it with a good kernel and a stable rom. Well, it lags in heavy games or apps but I'm sure a bad optimized app will also lag in the Nexus 5.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] AnnS:
I agree with Rayaxe. Of course the Nexus 5 is a much better phone in every aspect, but why does that suddenly mean the Galaxy Nexus sucks?

And I can say, aside from games (I don't really play very demanding games, so I wouldn't know), my phone with KitKat and Mpokang flies. It hasn't lagged at all, not once, and I can multitask without problems (in 4.3 it was painful, compared to 4.4). So I also agree that with a good ROM and kernel that's not an issue.

I still want to get a Nexus 5 (which at the moment is a bit difficult for me, because of my country's massive currency devaluation), but certainly not because I got tired of my GN or feel that it's old/sucks, etc.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] RedDeadDorito:
but the Galaxy Nexus does suck.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] lonestrider:
I'm agree with your comparison. Nexus 5 is much much better than GNex.

But I think it's rude to say GNex sucks.

When GNex just launched, it's also great, isn't it?
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] kaushikd:
Nexus 5 will be in a same position I believe, when the newest Nexus will get launched in the year 2015!
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] manujis:
I still love my GNex. Gonna use it for 1 more year.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] TiltedAz:
My wife is still under GN contract and the GN is still nice and getting it done.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] sciacallo010:
This is like the most stupid sentence you could write.

It's like, I remember, when the Game Boy Advance came out and in the shop where I went to buy it a guy told me for 10 minutes how it was the best console ever, how awsome it was etc.

Two years after the Game Boy SP came out and the same guy told me that this was the best console ever and blablabla.

I mean, it's obvious, the upgrade of a phone has to be better than the old version (if it wasn't what kind of upgrade would it be?!), but this doesn't mean that the previous version then sucks.

And maybe you were saying the same about the N1 when the GN came out...
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] iulipepe:
Thank you all for the support of GNex in this forum. I have also switched to N5.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] mrgnex:
Are you serious? I have a newsflash for you: the Xbox one is better than the Xbox 360. This is just dumb to say dude, no offence. I still love my gnex, it rocks. Its flying and of course it wont play asphalt 8 on max. But its a 2 year old phone.. This is a stupid comparison and a bad conclusion. Sorry to say that.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] Fast-Droid:
I think you should buy an I-Phone 5S
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] diogofd8:
o.O, I can play Asphalt 8 with graphics on Low without any lag (in medium it laggs a little bit) and I don't notice any difference in graphics (maybe some lights but irrelevant), the gameplay isn't affected even a bit so why should I care? I am not playing in a TV to tell the difference, in a small screen with a large resolution for its size (like GN) the graphics will always be good for the eye (at least for me and I'm not blind).

Asphalt 8 with Low Graphics > PSP Graphics... so, our Galaxy Nexus can preform really well in gaming, it's not that crap.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] alpha-niner64:
I think it's hypocritical to be a fan of the Nexus philosophy and upgrade every year cause of the specs. The original intent of the Nexus line was to show that it isn't about the hardware but the software ultimately delivers. That's why every Nexus phone up to the Gnex had subpar specs, and why people chose to buy Nexus devices cause of the philosophy. The only way I'm changing phones is when this one croaks and I haven't felt limited enough to ditch this phone for my uses. Especially over specs when realtime usage besides gaming is only milliseconds apart from $150 phone vs a $350-$700 phone. Anything, KitKat shows there's still potential to tap. Our brothers with the Nexus S, the HD2s would agree as much.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] Afwasmassi:
This thread is stupid. Gnex<3
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] akash3656:
I bought this phone due to it's hype. And frankly the S2 I feel is a better phone till today. And from launch this phone had lag issues on ICS and also grainy displays.

Battery life was also rubbish from day 1. I didn't feel it back then because I had no data plan. Speaker is also another lousy aspect of this phone. I've also had stock 4.0.1 totally made me go into a bootloop.

I went through 2 screen replacements, a battery and motherboard replacement. And today my phone reboots after using 3-5 GB of space. Does it suck? I'm afraid it sucks hard.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] fux0r99:
I came from an iPhone 4 to a gnex when it first launched, I have to say I loved the large screen of the gnex at first because iPhones always feel tiny an narrow in comparison an still do to this day but everything else sucked about gnex.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] BinkXDA:
Wow. I didn’t expect all the negativity and blind support for the GN, but I’m glad to see many here also agree with my assessment of the GN’s performance. My intention wasn’t to create a “GN sucks” thread, but, rather, to share my experience as a GN owner and enlighten my fellow GN owners as to how taken aback I was and how much better the smartphone experience is with the N5. I didn’t realize how good Android could be/how poor of a performer the GN is until I received the N5. Yes, one should expect the latest and greatest to perform better than an older model, but I chose to share my experience with the community because I am a part of the community and I wanted my fellow GN owners to know how significant this was for me, a GN owner.

As for the GN zealots, I apologize if I insulted you—feel free to keep your legacy device/I won’t make further commentary on this—but, again, the smartphone experience of a GN, compared to the N5, well, sucks, and after using the N5 I feel I was fortunate to have the display of my GN crack. Maybe you’ll get lucky as well ;) .
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] naturalblue:
you're comparing the n5 to a 2-year old phone. of course it will suck in comparison to the n5. the n5 will probably suck in comparison to whatever device is released this time in 2015.

on a tangent, though, i really wish these phones wouldn't get so big. i'd actually like a high-end phone that's not 5" or some craziness like that. i really wouldn't want to have to get an iphone just to get a high-end phone that is around the size i prefer.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] BinkXDA:
If I didn’t get the N5 I would have gotten the Moto X, which it probably as close as you’ll get to a modern Nexus with a smaller screen.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] naturalblue:
yes, that's true. i wish the htc one mini and s4 mini were actually high end phones with smaller screens. not just riding on the coat tails of the more powerful devices.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] jsgraphicart:
The Galaxy Nexus definitely doesnt suck. Mine is running perfectly on KitKat. Especially for a two year old phone. No other two year old phone probably runs this well on the latest version of Android.

I did get a chance to play around with a Nexus 5 last weekend and yes, it is 100X faster and smoother. It made me decide that I am going to switch to T-mobile and get it the next time I have some extra money. Probably in the next couple months.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] RoadToNever:
My GNex flies with CM11 Nightlies. Don't feel compelled to upgrade at all.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] Afwasmassi:
"Blind support"? How about I like the Gnex because ive had good experiences with it.

Ofcourse your experiences may differ, and that is fine.

But comparing a Gnex to a N5 still doesnt make any sense. Ofcourse the N5 is superior.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] alpha-niner64:
If I were to plan a future upgrade: I would most definitely consider the Moto X cause of its innovation and one-handed friendliness. I wish the price would come down a bit though, $500 is hard to swallow when I normally buy off-contract for around $250-$300.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] RedDeadDorito:
Dude, no, the GN sucks.

I have friends with the iPhone 4s, a phone that the Nexus was made to rival against, AND came out literally at the same time as the GNex, and their 4s still flies. It's miles ahead of my GNex. Seamless transition between apps. zero lag. Awesome animations while i'm sitting here with a ROM that I installed 3 days ago that can barely open google search when I say "Ok Google".

Lesbinhonest, guys, any Android that came out circa early 2012 and before are pretty crappy. The Galaxy S2 is meh. Even as a flagship phone, it still suffers the same fate as the Galaxy Nexus.

I am looking forward to my next quad core android as I've heard that they never lag.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] seth4u:
Same for me.

I'd only upgrade if I felt I'd get something out of it. A better, but still bad, battery life and so-so camera does not qualify as I have no issues with the overal speed and responsiveness of my GN.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] Dameon45:
The gnex was released as a simple, easily rootable, customizable and kickass phone. It can take KitKat and most new phones won't see that for a bit still. It can run multiple OS's like Ubuntu and Firefox. I'm reading Apple fanboys and cries about the S2. This phone has been rooted and given the best since day 1. Always had a case and screen protector and still mint after 2 years. If you take care of things then they don't break. Do you change the oil in your car regularly? Best Nexus I've owned and will own. I've had a G1, Nexus 1, Nexus S and now Gnex. The Nexus 5 is unbelievable but if it makes phonecalls and syncs my day to day who cares if I get 40 seconds back in my life from screen lag. Just realize that this phone was made perfect and everything that some thought wasn't was hacked to make perfect.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] fux0r99:
If you like small screen then get an iPhone, but you will soon wish you had a bigger wider screen after playing games an watching video or media on your phone.Watching video or pics on a iPhone is like watching them on a iPod nano compared to today's larger screen phones.If you have problems holding a 5 inch phone in one hand you either a midget or under the age of 5.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] forever_lol:
I've always been amazed how easily people were called iPhone fanboys or suggested to get one jest because they dared to criticize not even a gnex as such but anything sligtly related to it. It's called "open mind" here :D
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] naturalblue:
i don't do much mobile gaming, and i have a tablet already for watching media. any video i watch is short and i don't see the need for the very large screen.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] fux0r99:
I have a iPad mini but I still prefer a larger screen phone when im out as you can't carry your iPad in your pocket, a tablet is just not something you would carry with you all the time.My gf has the iPhone 5 an its tall like a regular large android phone but so narrow it just seems so unatural for viewing an everything seems cut off on the display or shrinked down to fit.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] alpha-niner64:
Why amazed? 2 years ago, a screen the size of the Gnex was unheard of. 2 years later, 4.7-5" became the norm. It's almost expected the next Apple phone is going to follow the 4.7" trend to stay competitive. (granted, last year people said the same thing about the IP5 and were almost correct - 4" from 3.5" instead of 4.5")
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] forever_lol:
Yes that can happen but it wasn't my point :)
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] fux0r99:
Increasing the height of the iPhone screen on iPhone 5 an iPhone 5S but still keeping the same original width as every other iPhone beforehand is just stupid, I don't see why apple would choose to do that, apple are just to scared to venture away from their original design or try to be innovative anymore other than a slight chip or camera upgrade.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] naturalblue:
i actually prefer the size of the iPhone 4S to that of the 5. my original point, though, was some of us prefer Android OS, but the size of the iPhone. I don't see why they can't make a high end Android device that caters to that market. the s3/s4 minis aren't really high end at all.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] hsypsufan:
I was so ready to pull the trigger and get an N5 but I am on verizon so I would have to leave them. I just put on FML and it has made my GN feel like new again!!! yay!!! So I am going to hold out a bit longer.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] IFLATLINEI:
To all those who jumped to criticize the op just take it easy. We all know damn well the Gnex was a polished turd. Especially if your with Verizon. Maybe if anything its only the Verizon version that was a turd. I can't speak for any of the other versions because I'm a Verizon customer.

1 Battery life is an absolute joke and only gets worse the older it gets. It well documented the battery was too small and the hardware was too power hungry. Every round of app updates gets worse as new features are implemented asking for more power from a battery thats not getting any better.

2 LTE is worthless and for over two years now I'm still only using 3g. Why? Because LTE sucks the life right out of my phone.

3 we all know Verizon screwed us in regards to updates Nexus owners are supposed to receive so we are forced into a game of wack-a-mole trying to find a suitable updated ROM.

4 GPS lock has been horrible. Still to this day its extremely inconsistent regardless of ROM or kernel. Many times needing a reboot to get it working again. Even with my habit of rebooting nightly just to be safe.

5 Lag lag and more lag. Even when you think your new ROM is running beautifully I'll pull out my phone to show off some new feature and Bam Lag. Sometimes a freeze and a force reboot. Leaving iPhone users in laughter.

6 No freaking car dock. In fact Verizon offered almost nothing in regards to accessories. 3 littles tabs for charging easily by dropping it into a dock never offered here in the states. Verizon only offered a manual one for 50 bucks. What a slap in the face.

Best thing I can say about the Gnex now is that is sure does charges fast. Almost as fast as it drains. Woke up this morning pulled off charger at 100% check the weather, sent 4 texts, updated 2 apps and I'm sitting at 70%. Wow. 10 minutes of charge and I'm back to 100. This is why I have USB chargers all over the place. Mobile device my ass.

I still don't know who I'm going to sign with next. I hate Verizon but AT&T is basically as bad if not worse. T-Mobile and Sprint should be forced into bankruptcy with the **** service they offer and I'm not the cricket type customer although maybe I should be.

The worst part of all this is I spent 300 on this crap at launch. Times 2 confidently telling my GF this was our savior after my failure picking us up a droid eris for each of us.

On a more positive note I may venture into getting one of those really big extended batteries since it still may be awhile before I figure out my next move. Anyone got a recommendations?

Happy New Years all!
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] Exnor:
I see no reason to ditch my gnex... i love it and does everything i need.

Sent from Asus MemoPad FHD ME302C
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] fux0r99:
I couldn't agree more, you basically sumed up everything I hate about this phone.Now that its officially been abandoned prematurely by google makes this gnex even more of a turd an I will be upgrading to iPhone 5S.

I have suffered the last 2 years with the gnex to the point everything google or android just leaves a bad taste in my mouth.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] TacticalDesire:
The amount of tweaking the Gnex takes to get to an even remotely functional state is absurd. I don't know why it was such a dud. I'll probably get flamed up the ass for this but LG and Google did a MUCH better job with the Nexus 4 and 5. Battery isn't fantastic but still MUCH better than anything the Gnex could even hope to get. I get no lag with the N4 and it's running faster than the day I got it thanks to 4.3 and 4.4. I don't feel at a disadvantage to my fellow iphone users at all and oftentimes the opposite.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] alpha-niner64:
I think if you're on a MVNO, boasting about LTE capabilities is kind of a moot point considering most MVNOs aren't allowed on LTE networks. Between the Nexus 4/5 and Galaxy Nexus: one will be faster but both will have bad battery life. At least you have a user-replaceable battery for the Gnex. And the differences in speed is really miniscule unless you're looking for that "iphone response" which then yeah those miniscule-difference will matter to you.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] chevlar:
I'm on sprint, and can reiterate that the CDMA gnex experience did not live up to expectations from launch, and the disappointments just kept on coming.

After a week of use I ended up picking up a few OEM extended batteries and got in the habit of carrying them around for when my battery died (this is my rec instead of a big extended battery, BTW). Samsung poorly engineered the implementation of lte, and this aspect of the phone sucked from day 1.

The long term suckiness of CDMA gnex came in the form of NEVER getting timely updates as promised. Sprint was better than Verizon, but it still really pissed me off when other sprint phones would run newer software than my nexus. Sprints official 4.3 release went out with a buggy 3g/4g handoff that requires toggling data to fix. Unacceptable.

If it were not for these issues I would happily soldier on with my gnex running a couple hundred milliseconds slower than the latest and greatest for another year or more. The reality is that this device cannot reliably provide:

1.power through a full day of use, or

2.a connection to my data network,

without me actively managing the situation, and that SUCKS.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] Wolfsksie:
I've had the GSM Gnex for about a year and a half now, came from a blackberry 9700, and i have to say, while the specs are outdated the phone still works great.

I'm not saying it doesn't have any drawbacks, while on older android releases it worked flawlessly for me, ever since 4.2.2 it became somewhat sluggish and i had some really annoying lags on 4.3, moving to CM10.2 and franco kernel partially solved them and had a few nice additional features over stock.

A couple of days ago I've flashed CM11 with mpokang kernel and so far so good, works like a charm.

I've also had the chance to compare it to a relatives' SGS3 and Nexus 4 (both on stock: 4.1.2 touchwiz and 4.4.2 respectively) and I have to say that while that while the N4 shows comparable performance (maybe slightly better, but i didn't really notice) the SGS3 simply wasn't as good.

As for battery life, again, I might be a minority on this, with my usage of the phone - mostly browsing the web, watching videos and the occasional phone calls and games, battery holds for around a day and a half - the original battery.

I'd agree that gps performance isn't that good (even my dad's galaxy s advance is better) it's still good enough to get me from a to b accurately.

I just had to post my experience with all the negative talk going on around here.

First post, long time lurker.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] the901:
It's true that the 5 is awesome. I paid for the phone but switching from vzw is saving me money. In fact, the savings pays for the phone in ten months and then I'm just saving money. No contract is nice, as well.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] basisforbart:
I would love to get on the N5 wagon but TMO and AT&T coverage stinks in my area. With that being said my galaxy nexus has never felt so fast and new as it has with the kit kat roms. Sure there are still some bugs but I have been using nightly's as my daily driver for the last month and have had very few problems. Just my two cents.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] rootyourdroid:
I just got a GNEX to retire my old HTC Thunderbolt. I've had the TBOLT rooted and running a custom rom and its been fast enough for my browsing the web and listening to music. I mainly just went to the GNEX based on I found one used with 3 extended batteries for $85, and my TBOLT screen is cracked and would of been $100 to replace through insurance. So even though to some this is an old phone, to me this is an upgrade.

My question is, can someone please recomend the best rom/kernel set up for the GNEX. I read a few people here saying that with their custom rom that their GNEX is running plenty fast. I don't do gaming on my phone, I mainly use it just to browse the web and listen to music. My only concern is it being quicker when loading up web browser or Facebook. Any other tips from people who have owned this for a while, please fill me in.

Thank you.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] drwasilew:
Running LiquidSmooth 3.0. Tons of features, pretty stable, and runs well. Used CM nightlies and found them to be pretty flawless as well. Kernel-wise I'm using Mpokang. Haven't used a custom kernel in a long time cause I found that most did very little for my applications. This one helped CM and LS run much better and a lot quicker.

As for the thread discussion, I want an N5, just cause my GNex is getting up there in age, but 4.4 is helping me wait out the last four months of my contract.
[Nexus 5 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Ev1L4o:
Hi cannot seem to find the app that was smth like Adblock but wanted root and for Android. Can smb help me please ?
[Nexus 5 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] jd1639:
Adaway
[Galaxy S III Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] TechMennis:
Hi there,

My S3 has a problem with the motherboard where something between the charging port and battery is broken and the phone cannot charge via cord. I have been forced to take the battery out every night and charge it on a battery charger. After recent googles I have seen wireless chargers are available for the S3 but I'm not quite sure how they work. I know the receiver is connected to he battery, but I need to know if this method charges through whatever is broken in the motherboard or if it charges directly to the battery?

If someone with good knowledge or experience of this could answer that'd be awesome!

The charger is a QI branded one on eBay.

Thanks in advance!