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[Nexus One General] mykenyc:
I sold my nexus and getting the samsung galaxy. More so because of the storage 16gb inside and most powerful phone out right now. I switch phone time from time so it doesn't bother me, but i can understand it being a issue for others. I think people need to think of how much sammy would lose if they didn't upgrade their flagship phone especially since its on all major carrers etc. The development community is there but we really not going to see no real outbreak until each carrier have its own sammy so far T-mobile and ATT will be out this week. Add on the Verizon and Sprint there will be a army of sammy galaxies.

Yes i agree i seen both of them in person and i think the nexus looks better, but IMO my nexie got so abused from trying to not use a case that i was surprised i was able to sell it at all. IMO i think phone looks and appeal(shell wise) is irrelevant if you plan on getting a case, and i know i am as soon as one is available to add on weight and protection.
[Nexus One General] dwang:
I can live without a front facing camera or the absence of flash, but no notification light is a deal breaker for me.
[Nexus One General] BoostedSR20:
Yea, that sucks big time.
[Nexus One General] ultima888:
It's quite obvious that new phones can be more powerful than the Nexus as technology advances, but if you ask me today I would still suggest a Nexus over the HTC Desire or Samsung Galaxy S simply because of the future software support. Nexus will most likely be thee first phone to get Gingerbeard, and this is a huge advantage over the others. I have to admit the Galaxy is better in spec, but Nexus is better as a package.

Sent from my Nexus One
[Nexus One General] Zenoran:
bla bla bla... another phone with subpar advantages over the nexus. In this case, with no flash or notification lights? Gimme a break. You guys are seriously giving up your nexus for this?

I'm yet to see another phone that tops the nexus. It isn't just about hardware it's about support as well and the nexus remains the only unbranded phone that a carrier doesn't have their greedy little hands all over with manipulation. Ya, u can wait months for hacked roms and potentially get the fully-intended functionality out of android form a developer community but as of right now the Nexus is the ONLY phone to get the best of the best the first.

I'm actually quite worried about how I'm going to be able to happily switch to ANY carrier phone after the Nexus... I absolutely love the fact that ATT has no control over my phone and Google sends us updates first. I hate waiting. Especially for something as significant as Froyo... it's like night and day faster, there's no way in hell I can even consider going back to 2.1 right now after having my hands on this thing.

I really hope google reconsiders their position on discontinuing the production of carrier-free phones. I think it was an amazing idea and sustains the concept of what android stood for to begin with. Carriers and phone mfgs are just hacking away at android now turning it into an inefficient mess of inadequate vanity. Leave the software design to the developers and market, leave the operating system design to google, leave the hardware design to manufacturers and carriers leave our phones alone period!

lol... sorry for the rant
[Nexus One General] Shahpur.Azizpour:
I absolutely agree. There is no device out there which could compete with the overall nexus one package.

I'm sure that Google will come up with another developer stock Android phone next year, so we will have some further options like the nexus one at some day hopefully.

Until then I will be more than happy with my nexus one running gingerbread, while others have to wait for their froyo update. :)
[Nexus One General] norazi:
i actually want the galaxy s over my n1 except 2 things:

- not open carrier/unlocked

- the original galaxy-s is ugly as sin, i only like the at&t version (captivate)

the s-amoled seems like the best screen on the market and the cpu/gpu seems to be more efficient (45nm?) so better perofrmance and battery life
[Nexus One General] norazi:
battery life should be better because of the more efficient cpu (45nm vs 55nm).. but then again the screen is larger (more power) so it could be moot
[Nexus One General] JoshHart:
I use my Flash on my N1 as a flashlight so often I wouldn't know what to do without it now. The notification light thing is just stupid, so easy to include I can't understand why they didn't. Aside from that I think it's a pretty good lookin phone, it definitely is fast, although it didn't feel faster than my N1, bout the same. The screen does look really nice. In all I think there are 3 things that will keep me from buying this phone for my second line that I'm currently using my G1 on.

Lack of flash, sure I have my Nexus for a flashlight and camera in the dark, but honestly, it just bugs me that it's not there.

Lack of trackball, I'm so used to it now I cant imagine going through forms or weblinks without using my trackball.

The fact that it's Samsung. I don't really have anything against Samsung on a brand level, but when it comes to phones, I just can't trust them after the Behold 2, hopefully they'll prove me wrong.

But when I've already got a great phone with the Nexus I'm going to wait for something I feel is a real step up before getting another phone for my other line.
[Nexus One General] Shahpur.Azizpour:
Don't believe the hype. It isn't. But if you like blurry text, then it might be the best option for you. ;)
[Nexus One General] michinohatoresu:
I personally think the Nexus One still gives the Galaxy S in any form a run for its money. I (along with quite a few other people) despise TouchWiz, it's nowhere near as polished as Sense in my opinion, plus the whole Behold 2 not even seeing Eclair when a weaker phone is going to be seeing Froyo thing is just not cool on Sammy's part.

Plus, back in the day, when I went through dumbphones like they were candy, all the Samsung phones I had seemed to break the easiest...
[Nexus One General] androidaddict23:
I'm going to get the galaxy s and keep my nexus then I don't like the galaxy s i'll sell put up the money for another high end phone.
[Nexus One General] Cuda1337:
So I just ordered my Galaxy S. For me there were a couple of factors.

1. Much better quality audio.

2. Better quality screen and bigger.

3. Seems to be better battery life as well.

4. Performance. It's pretty clear the Galaxy S is significantly faster.
[Nexus One General] plbelanger:
I just got back from the T-Mobile store and picked up a galaxy s for my gf. I will say the screen is absolutely beautiful. One thing I don't like is that it feels very plasticy and cheap like it could easily break. But the size feels very good in the hands.
[Nexus One General] NexusDro:
How blurry?
[Nexus One General] plbelanger:
There is nothing blurry about the screen. I have one right in front of me and it looks great.
[Nexus One General] RogerPodacter:
just ignore him. he is talking about the pentile sub pixel layout of the amoled screen.
[Nexus One General] kolyan:
Played with Galaxy today in store.....cool phone, just a bit bigger then Nexus and yet screen looks much bigger, screen is very nice of course. built quality is not there, while its very light and therefore probably will not get big damage if dropped, the plastics will most likely scratch very easy. i actually like the power button on the side, interface seemed nice at least during my 15 min. play. the lack of flash, trackball, lack of accessories (cases, screen protectors, etc.) stopped me from buying it for now.....(dont care about front camera)

Maybe I will end up signing a contract for 2 years in a month and give it a week test drive......
[Nexus One General] gthmcty1:
My impressions after about 3 hours with Tmo Vibrant

Quick Initial impressions

Build Quality:

The phone is extremely light compared to my N1, regarding the build quality I cannot say that it is built "cheaply" based off the weight of the phone but it is not flimsy.

Call Quality:

VERY good I was on the street making a call to my office and they said that the background noise was EXTREMELY low, I had no problems hearing the other person I like the way the screen is layed out after you make the call as far as the functions while on a call.

Speakerphone:

Again no complaints about that as well one thing I really like about it is that when call comes in the ringtone is very loud and clear even on the street.

Picture Quality:

I like the quality of the pics very colorful the screen "pops" with different colors, the screen on this phone is amazing, the options in the camera are endless. I have not been able to snap any night imagesbut I will report back.

Touch Wiz:

I have not noticed the "laggy" screens that has been talked about due to this interface the scrolling has been very responsive.

This a very QUICK first impression of the phone will report back later, there is a grip that I have with the regarding wake-up mode I hate the fact that you have to hit the side button to wake up the phone, I wish there was a double tap or something like that.

I still will keep my N1 to see if this is the right piece for me but so far I like it.
[Nexus One General] ericc191:
I love the weight of the N1. Makes it feel solid.
[Nexus One General] kolyan:
i am sure you can stick several grams under the battery to make it heavier :)

but yeah, Nexus weight is good and outside material is VERY nice.........Galaxy is just plastic....

oh yeah, i forgot to say, I actually ordered the phone over the phone from tmo, they gave it to me at full discount vs partial that i qualify for.
[Nexus One General] Shahpur.Azizpour:
yes, i'm talking about the pentile matrix. And this is probably no "big" issue as long as you haven't seen the good old motorola droid lcd display. After that you realize how a real wvga resolution is supposed to look like, and how perfectly the droid reproduces text and colors.

Ignoring the fact the the pentile matrix is ugly is not the solution. But i understand that some people don't see this.

Not everybody can see the PenTile issues, but some people do.
[Nexus One General] ATnTdude:
Because it's not an issue. People are nit-picking. It's not a vision thing either. If I stare at the status bar from 8" away, I can see a dithered look to the gradient. However, if I'm staring at that gradient, I'm not really using the phone. I'm giving myself a vision test, something that can be accomplished with a 5 cent piece of paper just as well as a $500 phone. If I am actually using the phone, I don't notice it, because I'm busy using the smartphone as a smartphone. The AMOLED screen on my N1 is excellent for text and video use. It may not score well on some benchmark or right next to a phone I'll never own, nevermind compare on that level of anal retention, but that's not what I bought it for.
[Nexus One General] androidlicious:
I don't know if I can commit to either phones if I was a buyer, considering the number of options available now and coming soon. Personally, I think the Nexus One is a really nice phone in terms of software (stock Android, quick updates, both of which I love) but I find it really lacking in terms of hardware that I actually use daily. For example, there are better Android options out there that include a better camera. While the Galaxy S has some pretty nice hardware, its included software is a bit of a turn-off for me...
[Nexus One General] Shahpur.Azizpour:
Have you ever compared the droid/milestone display side by side with the N1? There is no need to stare at any point, you will see the difference very clearly.

In fact you will see that the difference is huge when you view a webpage in the fully zoomed out view. On the droid you can still read everything. Not on the Nexus One. Effectively you don't get a real WVGA resolution, so i don't know how anybody can say this is nitpicking.

With your logic there would never be any need for higher resolutions, because i could already read on my htc magician qvga screen. I could get the work done. But having a high resolution which is easy on the eye does help. The ever so slightly pentile blur does irritate the eye, especially on text. I don't have any problems with it in pictures or movies, but text and icons is where you can spot the difference.

As i said some people's eyes don't see that, but that doesn't mean that this is a small issue for those who can see it clearly. If you don't see the slightly grid-like look on text, than it's good for you. But i would have expected more from a flagship device like the N1 or the Galaxy S.
[Nexus One General] NexusDro:
The effective resolution of an AMOLED screen may be less than a real WVGA screen, and the text may not be as sharp, but the screen resolution of the AMOLED screen is still relatively high compared to what's out in the market. I wouldn't say the text is blurry at all. Worst thing you can say is that the text is just not as sharp as the Droid's screen. I can view this forum fine on my N1 without the need to zoom in.

Someone from this forum actually mentioned before how there is a way to render text properly on a pentile subpixel layout. The reason the text is not sharp on this layout is that the software is adapted to render text on a traditional LCD with 3 RGB subpixels.
[Nexus One General] irishrally:
The Samsung Galaxy S Pro (Samsung Epic 4G) that sprint will be releasing in the next month or two looks really nice, with slightly better specs than the standard Galaxy S, and it has a keyboard (unfortunately with unstaggered keys).

http://www.engadget.com/2010/06/29/samsung-epic-4g-preview/
[Nexus One General] RogerPodacter:
Yesterday I played with the t-mobile galaxy s and actually was quite happy with its build quality. Not as good as the nexus, but still good:-)
[Nexus One General] ATnTdude:
I stopped reading here, because in the first paragraph you made it obvious that you completely missed the point.
[Nexus One General] kindiboy:
I was trying to say this so hard and failed lol....you pretty much nailed it.:D
[Nexus One General] Shahpur.Azizpour:
What a cheap way to avoid talking about the real issue...guess you have run out of arguments. Pentiles don't bother you? Great! Be happy with the galaxy s, nobody wants to take that away from you. But stay with the facts. claiming that pentile matrix is no issue is just bull...

Sent from my Nexus One
[Nexus One General] leoni1980:
Yaddayaddayadda

The real issue for me is that i'm enjoying using the Galaxy S a lot more than I am the Nexus. I still like the Nexus- love the size, design, build quality.....but having upgraded to the Galaxy S PURELY with the intention of selling it i find myself in a position where Id rather sell the Nexus.

To be honest I dont really care so much about Froyo that Im going to lose any sleep: the Galaxy S outperforms the Nexus even with 2.1 and 2.2 HAS been promised for August. For once I think Samsung will be true to their word. As far as im concerned the major benefit of the Galaxy S is that Samsung have pushed the boat out and thrown some really great hardware into the Galaxy, whereas in comparison the Nexus internals seem to have been acquired from a christmas cracker: speaker, camera, screen, processor....all outshine the Nexus when I compare them side by side, and that is the important thing for me. I will almost certainly have a new device before Gingerbread comes out anyway as I like to upgrade every six months and I doubt Google will continue to treat the Nexus with the same reverencial upgrade policy now they've essentially discontinued it. My Galaxy came on contract completely unbranded and unlocked and that's good enough for me.

That's my opinion. N1 owner running FRF91 and I still prefer the Galaxy with 2.1. Maybe Im mentally ill.
[Nexus One General] Shahpur.Azizpour:
That's perfectly fine. If the galaxy s would have been an stock android device without any blur nonsense then it could've been more interesting. But at the end I'd still prefer the HTC nexus one built quality and trackwheel. The pentile issues are affecting both galaxy s and nexus one displays though. The nexus one will remain Googles own flagship until at least gingerbread. So this is one major pro in my opinion, because you better not expect to see gingerbread on galaxy s anytime soon.

Sent from my Nexus One
[Nexus One General] temperbad:
Having had the nexus one first and now the vibrant I can say that the vibrant (sgs) out performs the nexus in every way even without 2.2 and jit. When we do get it this device will fly so fast.... It's benchmarks are gonna be insane.... I loved my n1 and do miss some t hhings. But it just can't hold up to the vibrant any more..... Just wait till froyo hits this vibrant. Its gonna be so cool.
[Nexus One General] nephroid:
MyTouch 3G Slide > Samsung Vibrant???

I love my Nexus but I went to T-Mobile today to have a peek at the Samsung Vibrant to see what the fuss was about. Upon entering the store I noticed that there were no Vibrants on display, no nothing :confused:. The MyTouch 3G Slide was front and center. I asked one of the salesmen about the Vibrant and they had one but it was in the back so he went and got it for me. I asked how many they had initially (19) and how many they had left (15). After I was through playing with it I asked him if the Vibrant was one of their top end phones and he said that the Vibrant was 2nd to the MyTouch 3G Slide :eek:. I almost started laughing.

Then I realized how awful T-Mobile is for pimping the MyTouch instead of the Vibrant and how the Nexus One most likely would have been treated the exact same way. I feel really bad for all of those T-Mobile customers who listen to their staff and take their advice concerning Android phones.

If it weren't for the wonderful community here, I too may have been misled.

TL;DR I went to T-Mobile and the salesman told me the Samsung Vibrant isn't as good as the MyTouch 3G Slide.
[Nexus One General] AndroidZ28:
None of the Galaxy S phones have a trackpad or trackball...
[Nexus One General] kolyan:
I wonder how do u select text on a web page ?

I just tried the "dpad" on swype kb on Nexus and it doesnt seem to work....maybe its diffetent on Vibrant. It works well in text boxes, but not in browser. Ps swype from "swype" key to "sym" to access dpad and other stuff

If dpad on kb works 100%, then I dont really see the need for hardware
[Nexus One General] leoni1980:
Just select Menu, More and Select Text. Drag your finger over the bit you want to copy and it will highlight pink and copy to the clipboard.
[Nexus One General] kolyan:
dragging my finger over never gets accurate results. zoom glass on iPhone or some sort of dpad is a must here
[Nexus One General] BoostedSR20:
I just picked one up. Got it for $150 + $50 mail in rebate.

I'm going to hang onto my N1, if anyone wants to see any side by side comparisons, I can make good quality videos.

If I get enough interest, I'll make a separate thread and do whatever anyone wants to see.
[Nexus One General] spankee:
Use the trackball after selecting 'select text'. Move the curser where you want it, click the trackball and select what you want, click trackball again to finish.
[Nexus One General] kolyan:
the thread is about Galaxy.......:confused:
[Nexus One General] mafaesto:
Sir, this opinion right here, is what just completely turned me around. I am picking a SGS asap. I'm tired of the horrible hardware (besides gps works great though) the touch screen in my experience has been the biggest hurdle. It's terrible on my N1, it even works so terribly sometimes that I would sooner throw the phone, than keep it. I'll be putting it on ebay asap with the extras. Again thank you, but still I need to find out how to get the phone exactly. Are they all 16gb?

tl;dr thanks for the very similar opinion I have, I already see that I will enjoy the Vibrant very much
[Nexus One General] kolyan:
I used to have touchsreen problems on nexus almost dayily, but lately with addition of case and Froyo I noticed now its more like once a week.......maybe even once a month
[Nexus One General] boodies:
That's what I initially thought, until I tried it. With the huge screen, selecting individual text is not a problem.
[Nexus One General] androidlicious:
Can TouchWiz (Samsung's UI elements) be turned off? I read somewhere before the launch of the phone that it was possible, but so far I haven't seen anyone do this.
[Nexus One General] Mokurex:
You'd probably have to wait until someone port vanilla android over.
[Nexus One General] ccalbat:
It's also absolutely fantastic when your significant other decides to send you an extra *special* text/video message in the middle of your ummm..slideshow.
[Nexus One General] TheMan42:
I'll add my Input as a Die Hard N1 user - I passed the Galaxy S off as nothing here for TMO as the Vibrant - however after playing with it, I couldn't be more than impressed and amazed at the smoothness and beauty of the device - needless to say, I'd definitely consider it as a purchase worthy competitor of the N1.

The most impressive feature I'll note is the graphical prowess of the device, it handled all Live Wallpapers without stutter whereas my N1 with 2.2 is slower and screen changes aren't as defined and smooth.
[Nexus One General] boodies:
now there's an honest input. indeed, the SGS has tons of horsepower. I was playing with my friends droid today and thought it was frozen.... it wasn't. I am continually amazed by the SGS's performance. I can pretty much throw anything at it and it just gobbles it up. I can only imagine the mad dev support this phone will be getting world wide.
[Nexus One General] trunksta:
Display takes very little battery life. If your still disappointed with battery life with root and all the other moss and apps available you must be doing something wrong. Although I have heard good things about the hummingbird chips. If anything that's the biggest difference
[Nexus One General] boodies:
all you need to do is download a launcher from the market to replace the touch wiz. here is mine. I have black as my main screen and I can't describe with word how dark that black is. I can't tell the difference between the screen on and off. That's how SAMOLED's operate. If you don't have color, it's not lit. SAMOLED's are not backlit. Finally a black wallpaper that can do it's job of saving battery life.
[Nexus One General] androidlicious:
Ah, I see what you mean. I was hoping to have everything stock, such as the lock screen, apps, colors, etc. But as someone pointed out, I think I will need to wait until someone creates a vanilla version for the SGS.
[Nexus One General] androidlicious:
I think the most impressive aspect of the SGS for me is the camera. I have seen photo and video samples taken with the phone and it seems like they blow all of the other Android phones out there right now out of the water.

The camera on the N1 is absolutely horrible in terms of video capture.

How is the build quality of the SGS compared tithe Nexus One?
[Nexus One General] boodies:
the build quality is fine. I really don't get people who complain about how light it feels. Last time I checked, we want a light, durable and powerful phone. Here it is, and we're complaining. That's just the sad nature of being human I guess.

Anyway, I have mine covered with the Silicon ase sold by T-Mobile. With that on, along with the stock glass shield it came with, it is fully protected. The phone feels very solid stock but feels even more solid with the body case on. It's perfect.
[Nexus One General] RogerPodacter:
Many people equate heavier weight with higher quality in terms of how it feels in your hand.
[Nexus One General] nexus14:
Biggest con for me is not the phone itself. It's actually the fact that the Vibrant can't use T-zones whereas on my Nexus One I can. $3 unlimited data saves me more than 300 a year!
[Nexus One General] zizoty:
I'll definitely trade in ny n1 for vibrant if tzone work. Unfortunately, I save a ton of money with $5 tzone compare to $25 android plan.
[Nexus One General] boodies:
one of these days, you guys are gonna have to move on ^_^