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[Galaxy S I9000 General] RambJoe:
I wonder if Samsung will be like surprise here's 2.3 for Galaxy S!

This is awesome I really hope it's not advancing in technology and has the same hardware as my Galaxy S. :P
[Galaxy S I9000 General] android53:
Google to the rescue! Please make a galaxy s clone with identical hardware for an easy port kthxbai
[Galaxy S I9000 General] Dopedangel:
Thats what I think Galaxy s currently is more or less the best phone hardware and it is available all over the world. Google would not want the name of Android ruined by the crap from Samsung so they are going to show them how things are done.
[Galaxy S I9000 General] GadgetCheck:
We will see about this on november 8 @ samsung's event XD
[Galaxy S I9000 General] Chad_Petree:
im really disappointed, apparently they're using the same CHEAP plastic found on the galaxy s, i was really hoping better materials like the omnia 7 design :(
[Galaxy S I9000 General] vijaykanth:
OMFG! If this is true then it's amazing! Samsung truly does make great hardware, but like all the other posts before me, I quote "They suck at software!"... OK, "suck" is a harsh term... they did reasonably well with the SGS. :P

Android 2.3 + Samsung is gonna ftw! To quote Engadget:

Can't wait for Nov. 8th!!! :D
[Galaxy S I9000 General] JimiJam:
please oh please oh please oh please
[Galaxy S I9000 General] kalpik:
Nexus 2/S by Samsung

Seems like almost the same as Galaxy S series! If the hardware is same, means no more worrying about updates for the Galaxy S phones! It runs or is supposed to run Gingerbread! Ports should be easy right? :D

http://gizmodo.com/5676008/hands-on-the-nexus-two-by-samsung

P.S. Not sure if this is better posted in the General section?
[Galaxy S I9000 General] mazroui:
With all this going on, don't you fellas think Samsung could up things a notch?

Should'nt they?

Probably with an additional Mic for clarity on recording?

Maybe even use the old 8Mp cam from the i8910 HD+ flash ? (since 5 is the standard nowadays)

More Ram?

A better gps?

Something more reliable?

Since its a Google experience, shouldn't it be at the top for a while? Why not make it a crazier beast with some better internals?

Won't this generate more money for them?

Won't both sides be happy?

I think Samsung should listen more to the consumer if they plan on being on the top of the list. I definitely appreciate what they have done the past year or 2 but there sure is a lot of room for improvement.

Just my 2 cents and hoping for the best
[Galaxy S I9000 General] pauernet:
it is posted in the general section already http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=821626
[Galaxy S I9000 General] TriC_101:
This is going to be sweet... its likely going to be the same hardware as the Samsung S since Samsung's new processor will not come out until 2011... this is great we will have a ported 2.3 in no time.......................!!!!! and 2.3 will likely scream on the hummingbird processor....
[Galaxy S I9000 General] kalpik:
Oops.. Sorry! MODs, please delete :)
[Galaxy S I9000 General] OrionTC:
Hopefully you guys are right and this means an easier port due to similiar hardware. In a way pray for rfs lol. Or maybr this is related to the fast rom rumours going around
[Galaxy S I9000 General] Tayutama:
Well this looks interesting.

If this is indeed true ill be getting it first thing.

Have been thinking about DHD but ill hold out till atleast the 8th to see what they have to announce
[Galaxy S I9000 General] android.francis:
since there will be no hard button in this still unverified Nexus two, can you all say that porting it to the SGS I9000 would still be relatively easy?

one future concern would be that even if someone would successfully port it to I9000, we would still lose some functionality like our hard button would no longer be functioning.

your thoughts?
[Galaxy S I9000 General] Tayutama:
Tb i would say that the hard button will still work as it does when i tried Eugene's Vibrant ROMs.

Remember the Vibrant doesn't have a hard button
[Galaxy S I9000 General] Maddmatt:
A good programmer will be able to fix that if it is a problem, since Samsung and Google make their source code available.

We are lucky to many experts who do stuff in their free time to improve our phones :)
[Galaxy S I9000 General] lokhor:
Porting the firmware from this device may be the only way we get Gingerbread.
[Galaxy S I9000 General] Bec07:
Great samsung unveiling on the 8th November! GLAXY S is NEXUS 2!

Yup, you read it right!

Galaxy S will be the next Nexus 2 device.

There are small design changes but it looks like the hardware is the same as in the other S-series smartphones :D:D:D

Source: http://gizmodo.com/5676008/hands-on-the-nexus-two-by-samsung
[Galaxy S I9000 General] anarchyuk:
If this is 100% it means we will be able to get gingerbread on it soon as the nexus 2 source is released!
[Galaxy S I9000 General] MOJO783010:
I agree that this might be far fetched but remember, IT'S A DEVELOPER PHONE, they dont want it to cost a gailion $.
[Galaxy S I9000 General] Rc-Blob:
Maybe they rolled out the current generation of galaxy S's having already made the deal with Google. That way they can suddenly upgrade 5million people to gingerbread...

Ok, back to reality. I do hope this doesn't cause them to forget about all their current generation devices, like Archos does at each new product iteration.
[Galaxy S I9000 General] Bec07:
OMG I'm as excited as a child waiting for his christmas gift!

Also I hope it doesn't have a flash or else I'll desperately want to trade it for a nexus 2 :((
[Galaxy S I9000 General] Cyberdyne systems:
Roll on Nov 8th! (though with the current track record of dates coming and going who knows if that will happen on that day! :p)
[Galaxy S I9000 General] GadgetCheck:
Yup it is true but it is almost identical to the i9000
[Galaxy S I9000 General] tiger4j:
I agree with you. In their release of the new orion processor they stated that out would be made available to select customers at the end of 2010. As with their samoled technology I don't see them not using it themselves before they sold it to others. As for Google, one year ago they were getting ready to set a standard for the year to come with the release of the N1. With so much talk of dual cores on the horizon I would think that they would again set the standard for the upcoming year. I dont believe Google would put out their flagship and dev phone with technology that did not rival the likes of the phones currently available such as the MTHD or the Desire HD (concerning RAM). Just my take on it, I might be wrong though, would not be a first :) I do hope any firmware could be easily ported though.
[Galaxy S I9000 General] superchango:
screenwise and shape also is almost identical, however no info about inner hardware... how can the OP say that the galaxy s IS the nexus 2?
[Galaxy S I9000 General] dehem333:
Hope this so much , makes sense after they pulled back froyo all of a u sudden and no beta froyo relradrs after it...
[Galaxy S I9000 General] Soniboy84:
I thought it's going to be dual core. If not, than it's a big disappointment for me... :(
[Galaxy S I9000 General] Logicalstep:
I hope it's true, but I too feel it's not a big enough jump for a Nexus 2.

I read somewhere it might come with a 1.2 Ghz version of the hummingnird, but thats not much of a jump considering all the dual core and Tegra system due very soon.

I also find it hard to believe that Samsung would spend so much time on 2.2 when they knew they would be releasing 2.3 on very similar hardware, it doens;t make sense....unless of course Google has had Samsung and HTC in competition for the Nexus 2 and HTC just couldn't currently compete with Samsungs hardware.

Who know, finger crossed it's true and finger crossed the hardware hasn;t changed much if it is.

Logicalstep
[Galaxy S I9000 General] omaga:
That would be nice, then perhaps we can use the Nexus two rom in our Galaxy S for those who want the clean andriod rom without samsungs Touchwiz.
[Galaxy S I9000 General] EarlZ:
Wait for 2011, its gonna be a flood of dualcores by that time. Also samsung said they wont be releasing another flagship device upto 18months from the release of the Galaxy S, but im guessing they will release/announce a new one this march 2011
[Galaxy S I9000 General] t1mman:
Also, if the OS is optimised for the hardware of the SGS (wich is basicaly the best around) it won't need the DualCore for a while! ;)
[Galaxy S I9000 General] neil85ae86:
Dual core! Who needs it.

Maybe for a gaming phone but seriously for communicating, surfing the web, listening to music and watching the odd movie a single is more than enough and will give you twice the battery life.

Here's hoping the hardware remains the same and were all running reference ginger in a few months.

Neil
[Galaxy S I9000 General] cantIntoCode:
I like TouchWiz however I'd love a full vanilla ROM
[Galaxy S I9000 General] celtichazard:
The hardware need to have chancge to show all the new stuff of the 2.3 like hig res display support. I think the only change in the new nexus 2 is a samsung gs hardware with new samoled screen
[Galaxy S I9000 General] RambJoe:
Is it time to show the real power of the Hummingbird?
[Galaxy S I9000 General] xan:
And that's a shocker!

Lets hope the new device isn't any different hardware-wise (CPU, GPU, memory, internals)..
[Galaxy S I9000 General] EarlZ:
The hardware button should not be an issue, pressing the home capativite button sends the same data bits as pressing it on the hardware. Maybe a slight change in code is needed but nothing drastic I think.
[Galaxy S I9000 General] rajendra82:
I don't care if it's TouchWiz or Vanilla, just release the damn thing when ready instead of waiting three months.
[Galaxy S I9000 General] sundials:
This is all just rumour at the moment. I'm not holding my breath for any Samsung releases.
[Galaxy S I9000 General] xan:
Yes, they take their time. It is spent mostly eating bananas and jumping around offices, making jungle noise. No, not fixing, nor developing.
[Galaxy S I9000 General] MaelstromXC:
Dual core is going to drain the battery like crazy. The battery life isn't so good already.
[Galaxy S I9000 General] android.francis:
Samsung did take their time in 2.2 but do take into consideration that nexus 2 will be handled directly by google in terms of firmware.

Samsung will just provide the hardware.
[Galaxy S I9000 General] AllGamer:
more people are picking up on the rumoers

even PC Mag

http://www.pcmag.com/article2/0,2817,2371700,00.asp
[Galaxy S I9000 General] android.francis:
This article states that it may not be nexus 2
[Galaxy S I9000 General] t1mman:
from what I can understand, Nexus (#) is the concept of contract free device

Basicaly, what they did is release the Devs phone to sell it without contract.

What is said is that Samsung would be the next "provider" for the devloppers. So, next releast would be most likely optimized on the platform provided. Google might descide latter on to release it like they did for the N1
[Galaxy S I9000 General] omaga:
I don't like wiz att all, would use a clean android rom. Twiz is so bad copy if Ios so i prefer to use the original one
[Galaxy S I9000 General] djorkaeff:
if this will indeed be the nexus 2, and the hardware will be like de galaxy s, then we hit the jackpot. it sort of makes sense that samsung pulled 2.2 so sudden, but i'm afraid to dream... if it is true though, just think about this:

if google optimised the snapdragon in the nexus one and gave t a 2-5x performance boost with froyo, imagine what they would do with a firmware optimized for the hummingbird... just think about what galaxy s 2.1 was in comparison with nexus one 2.1... it just kills it. i think the pottential in the hummingbird is huge, just look at the advantage it had over all the other phones during the eclair era..

i think that if google writes a firmware optimised for the hummingbird platform (in gingerbread), and somebody ports it to the galaxy s, it will be, for us, LIKE BUYING A NEW PHONE!

dare to dream galaxy s owners :) it just might, i say again, MIGHT... be true
[Galaxy S I9000 General] RambJoe:
http://androidandme.com/2010/10/phones/samsung-nexus-two-gt-i9010-clears-the-fcc/

Much better hardware.
[Galaxy S I9000 General] AllGamer:
i recall people posting about this device a few months back

and everyone here though it was a fake / April's fool attempt

i wonder how credible that website is
[Galaxy S I9000 General] rasebo:
Even if it looks like the sgs, it doesn't mean it will have similar hw.

For example, RAM, cpu, etc. could easily be upgraded while keeping the same form-factor.
[Galaxy S I9000 General] rajendra82:
Here are the rumored specs (and a release date of November 11):

http://androidandme.com/2010/10/news/rumor-nexus-two-will-feature-1-2-ghz-cpu-headed-to-t-mobile/

Other than the processor bump to 1.2 GHz, sounds like any other GSM Galaxy S variant + FFC.
[Galaxy S I9000 General] AllGamer:
is funny if you read their source is gizmodo and PC mag which are also vague as hell

LOL :p
[Galaxy S I9000 General] rajendra82:
The article says five separate sources (or three new ones if you think the two previous blog reports are counted as part of the five). One of their sources supposedly has the phone for testing. Rumors I know, but that's how this comes out most of the time.
[Galaxy S I9000 General] celtichazard:
Yes remember when i see the beta developer of winphone 7 of samsung is like same a i8910 but inside other hardware . i think this happend to Nexus 2 same body but upgrated hardware at least de 4 SAMOLED to res. 1280 X 760
[Galaxy S I9000 General] opensourcefan:
Rumors outside of the computer world are usually just rumors but rumors in the computer world are usually information leaks that end up being true.
[Galaxy S I9000 General] rayarny:
Yup read it on gsmarena...and its gonna b da mos exciting news for a galaxy s owner :D... can smelll those new roms cooking already hehe :D
[Galaxy S I9000 General] ImraanK:
Well welll.... If you look at upcoming android devices in wiki... The up coming nexus 2 and i9200 S2 will have 4.3" screens...
[Galaxy S I9000 General] rajendra82:
Would you like me to update that for you?
[Galaxy S I9000 General] RambJoe:
Lol I noticed that. Rumors always end up being true. :S

Makes me wonder if the companies leak on purpose to get more press...
[Galaxy S I9000 General] Schmich:
Not really. One core could go to sleep and for the rest it will just get the tasks done faster. I can also assume it would have dynamic voltages so the cores wouldn't be a full power unless needed.

I can't remember which manufacturer it was but there is a triple core processor in development where two cores are high end and the third is a smaller battery conservative for the every day tasks.
[Galaxy S I9000 General] rasebo:
Marvell's Armada 628: http://www.slashgear.com/marvell-un...ocessor-for-smartphones-and-tablets-23103920/
[Galaxy S I9000 General] TriC_101:
its Wiki... anyone can put that up...
[Galaxy S I9000 General] ickyboo:
Don't want to spoil it but looking into it I might be a EPIC 4G variant , Meaning its a 4G without Keyboard and GSM. Epic 4G HAVE NO LAG/FS problems as it uses dif Nand/RAM to our SGS's . I blame our problems on Samsung using OneNAND/MoviNAND to give us the extra 16gigs or so internal memory. I'm guessing the new phone won't be have it as Samsung would have learnt from their mistakes (Thats what they did with the EPIC 4G). Also 4G seem to have a decent GPS
[Galaxy S I9000 General] mobydeek:
With the rumours now pointing towards a dual-core 1.2GHz and a different sized screen...

I take it that a port to the SGS will be much more difficult?
[Galaxy S I9000 General] hensk:
аs i read before,dual-core 1.2GHz-A9 will be on phones available 3/4 of year 2011 for
[Galaxy S I9000 General] Kel Ghu:
Good business strategy from Google. They must drive the Android phone market and set standards to follow.
[Galaxy S I9000 General] kalpik:
FAIL? http://www.samsunghub.com/2010/11/01/samsung-denies-nexus-two-phone-rumor/
[Galaxy S I9000 General] psp888:
why would the nov 8th event be about the Nexus 2 when rurmors are saying it will be launched in the UK first, why hold the event in the US if that is the case.
[Galaxy S I9000 General] Croolis:
Samsung Nexus 2 ... not happening :(

I've just read on a blog that the rumor that Samsung is producing the Nexus 2 has been confirmed as untrue by Samsung themselves ..

seems the chances of Samsung coming up with timely OS updates that work is getting slimmer and slimmer ..

still .. hope dies last!
[Galaxy S I9000 General] t1mman:
Without reliable sources, this is as much of a rumors than anything else...!

evenmore from a blog :|
[Galaxy S I9000 General] Maddmatt:
"A blog"? You can't even tell us which blog? This thread has zero credibility.
[Galaxy S I9000 General] Croolis:
I can't paste URLs, but it is :

technology.automated.it/2010/11/01/samsung-reports-nexus-two-rumour-untrue

just add the http bits at the beginning ..
[Galaxy S I9000 General] Maddmatt:
Hmm. Still, no solid sources there. Seems even less reliable than the rumours themselves :p

Time will tell...
[Galaxy S I9000 General] EarlZ:
No reliable source, lets just wait till Nov 8th.
[Galaxy S I9000 General] rajendra82:
Or Nov 11th.
[Galaxy S I9000 General] Maddmatt:
Phandroid now says the same thing...

http://phandroid.com/2010/11/01/samsung-denies-nexus-two-rumors/
[Galaxy S I9000 General] Schmich:
So they would be fast on commenting on rumors but commenting on real phone lag/terrible I/O they just ignore?
[Galaxy S I9000 General] Fatherboard:
http://www.gsmarena.com/samsung_denies_nexus_s_rumors_preps_continuum_for_8_november-news-2046.php
[Galaxy S I9000 General] marty1976:
Anyway, saw CM6.1 booting on i9000 so "the better FroYo" isn't far away anymore...
[Galaxy S I9000 General] SupremeBeaver:
For those waiting until November 8 for the N2 announcement, you'll be really disappointed because it is most likely the Samsung Continuum being announced.
[Galaxy S I9000 General] t1mman:
All of this is speculation, they might anounce that they are Visitors from outa space as far as we know...
[Galaxy S I9000 General] HelloH:
Nexus "S2" rumor wars

androidandme.com
[Galaxy S I9000 General] AllGamer:
just 7 more days to find out really what is all the fuzz is about :)
[Galaxy S I9000 General] salmanslick:
Samsung denies these rumours. November 8th samsung condum or contiminum cumz out aaaaah aaah arrrrrgh.lol
[Galaxy S I9000 General] sosa:
[Q] Next Google's Nexus (Two) built on Galaxy S platform?

I read this on Gizmodo http://gizmodo.com/5676008/hands-on-the-nexus-two-by-samsung.

Hands on the Nexus Two by Samsung

The Nexus Two is real. It's made by Samsung, and a friend of ours got to play with it. It's not going rock your face like the Nexus One did. But it will record it with a front-facing camera.

"When I first saw it from 10 feet away, I thought it was the Galaxy S," says our source, who got to handle one. "I was a little surprised it was the Nexus Two," because it's so different from the Nexus One.

It's black and shiny, built with glossy plastic. Up close, though, it's "got this curve to it." While the screen, which our source thinks is the same 4-inch AMOLED affair from the Galaxy series, is flat, the front is "sort of concave" with hard edges. And the back is curved. The tapering makes it feel thinner than Galaxy S, though it might be about the same thickness. "It feels really similar to the Galaxy S in a lot ways." (Note: Our mockup is very approximate.)

Externally, the main difference from all of the current Galaxy S variants in the US is that it's got a front-facing camera, and it's running a stock build of Android that was still "really buggy." (Update: Forgot about the Epic 4G, which has a front camera.) Our source wasn't sure if the internals were any different. Google's supposedly trying to build video chat into Gingerbread, using the same protocol as Google Talk. So it makes sense that the flagship phone for the next year—the one that most Googlers will probably be developing on—comes with a front-facing camera, even if video chat doesn't quite make it into Gingerbread.

At first blush, it's a little disappointing that Google possibly isn't pushing things forward in the same way they did with the Nexus One, since it seems like the Nexus Two is a refreshed Galaxy phone. On the other hand, it says a lot that the Android ecosystem is so stocked with high-powered phones, from the Evo to the Droid X, that even Google won't radically jump ahead of its partners with a new flagship. Hopefully their plan for selling it is a little better.
[Galaxy S I9000 General] Mokurex:
It's not a nexus two, samsung said it themselves.
[Galaxy S I9000 General] fulcrum1971:
Its not Samsung. Btw. It was just a rumor which was set aside by Samsung.
[Galaxy S I9000 General] nchc:
Because i want this so bad, i still have hope. therefore, i read Samsungs statement as a confirmation that the 8th of Nov is to release the Continuum i.e. not a denial google will have its way with a SGS.

If it is a 1.2 ghz, it'll just be an overclocked Hummingbird.

To me it makes sense for Google to release another nexus like phone, they have to show what gingerbread is capable of and motivate manufacturers to upgrade android on current handsets quicker.

Fingers crossed, I wouldn't be surprised if it does or doesn't happen.
[Galaxy S I9000 General] EarlZ:
If its a 1:1 hardware from the SGS, I wonder how google will deal with the file system and the latency it offers..
[Galaxy S I9000 General] nitzanj:
Same hardware, not necessarily same software.

Even though the hardware is blamed for the laggy file system choice (due to the >2gb internal storage requiring a special file system solution), a file system is still software, so in theory Google could've implemented anything they want there...

That is if any of this is even true. Personally, like nchc, I too feel the Samsung denial is about the November 8th event, so anything can happen :p
[Galaxy S I9000 General] nchc:
techcrunch.com (not allowed to post link-sorry) state that it has been delayed because Google discovered a major hardware flaw.

The list is too big to even start considering what it could be, but hopefully it won’t be too dramatic that it makes porting difficult or not beneficial.
[Galaxy S I9000 General] andrewluecke:
Don't believe a word of what they say.. I used to sell Apple products and the reality is, rumor sites ALWAYS make up rubbish. The iPhone claim was retracted half a dozen times at least until it became reality due to random reasons (until it eventually became real), and most rumors are based on assumptions.

When you start tracking rumor sites, you'll notice that after the announcement was expected, there is ALWAYS some "last second hardware change" or other major issue
[Galaxy S I9000 General] garyHal:
So are you saying there is no such thing as a hardware issue or that there is no such thing as a Nexus Two?
[Galaxy S I9000 General] nchc:
He's just saying there is a lot of BS flying around at the moment to keep readers and galaxy S owners excited and therefore keep going back to their sites for 'updated' info.

there is no evidence for or against this rumor, its just rumor on top of rumor and we are biting like Parana's