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[Desire Android Development] Tsuneku:
You're asking me what I paid? 54 pounds from mymemory.co.uk :)
[Desire Android Development] woti23:
i think both your cards are quite normal and average:

the normal write speeds show pretty much what class/quality the card is

for db writes

you will not get much more over 30 db writes undepentend of what filesystem you use (ext2-4, btrfs, reiserfs), except

- about 54 dbwrites/s if you have /data/data in nand

- between 120-160 with ext4 and sync option for the partition where /data/data lives

- up to 200 with ext4 and sync and loopmounted filesystem image

but then your phone won't be magically 15-20 time faster

it depends also on

- which apps your using, how the manage dbwrites, cache/combine them themself

- how they use their data (store them in db or to sdcard or keep them in ram)

if found it useful to use swap, it gets used if you have a lot of programs open together
[Desire Android Development] Terepin:
Nice, I bought it for a little less.
[Desire Android Development] Tsuneku:
Nice for you, but not for me :)
[Desire Android Development] Terepin:
Considering fact my SD card is, according to you, average, performance feels low-end.
[Desire Android Development] Terepin:
My point exactly. :D
[Desire Android Development] melethron:
This is without live-on-the-edge?

Really ? With sync + normal mount?
[Desire Android Development] woti23:
yes i got between 120-160 with normal mount with sync option, but can't test again, because

i changed rom to 1.72.405.2 base robocik Z 0.6 test1

+ changed kernel

i have now 190 (with the other kernel that doesn't work on Z rom b/c of autogroups/groups/bfs combination config whatever: about 220) with loop and ext4 sync, but the neophyte test kernel with all the filesystems inside the kernel is slower than the kernel on the robocik HD rom before

+ 768M swap

188 dbwrite/s, db performance 491

current freq: 576000

current gov: ondemand

current read_ahead_kb SD: 128

current read_ahead_kb NAND: 4

current scheduler SD: noop anticipatory deadline [cfq] bfq

current scheduler NAND: noop anticipatory deadline [cfq] bfq
[EVO 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] mic.mayorga:
i have cm6.1.0, ive tried 6.1.1 and ive tried everything. i once used a verizon prl file and ever since i did that its been all effed up. i put a sprint prl on again and ran an RUU, ive done literally everything. why is it still showing no 3g
[Desire Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Chapell:
Hello guys. Is there a method to check a phone's original branding? I got my Desire here in Hungary but the ROM that was originally installed didn't have Hungarian language, only German and English so I suspect it is some grey import from Germany or I don't know.

I've rooted it, now i want to unroot it for warranty reasons, but can't install the stock WWE ROM because of customer ID error. This means it's not unbranded (or at least not WWE), but i bought it unbranded. So can I check somehow the phone's original branding? (from IMEI, S/N or I don't know)

The number next to the camera is HTW-EU-xxxxxx so I think it's definetly european.
[Desire Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] mikep99:
Have you tried to flash the WWE rom with a Goldcard?

If not, do a search and create a goldcard and try reflashing the rom.
[Desire Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Chapell:
Thanks, that's a good idea. But it would be good if I can prove somehow that the phone was branded or not an original WWE for the shop where I bought it. Or it's too late now to check what was the original branding?
[Desire Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] mikep99:
Im not too sure about that.

You may have to get in touch with HTC with the details.
[Desire Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] 3722:
He says he needs to unroot, though, so there is no need to try to flash a WWE ROM with goldcard.

As far as I am aware you cannot find out on which carrier you are branded.

The only idea that I can think of is to start flashing branded roms from shipped-roms and the one that doesn't give you a CID error is yours.
[Desire Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] mikep99:
But the goldcard should eliminate any CID issues.

Flashing the WWE RUU will leave the phone unrooted....
[Desire Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Chapell:
Meanwhile in this thread I find an answer:

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=831734&highlight=gold+card

Running fastboot oem gencheckpt gives the original Customer ID.

For me it's VODAP102 which is androidboot.carrier=VODA-Germany.

Great, got a branded HTC as an unbranded, time to go in the shop and have a nice chat with them.

Anyone knows if there is a stock RUU available for a german VODA branded phone?
[Desire Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] 3722:
Yes, it will be unrooted but not on the stock original ROM, since he's branded obviously, I meant.
[Desire Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] 3722:
Unfortunately there isn't one at shipped roms, only a french eclair and 2 UK, one of which is froyo.

But if they sold it to you, as you said for unbranded you should talk to them about that.
[Desire Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Chapell:
Thanks for both of you, i'll try to flash the WWE ROM with a gold card. Not the original branded but better than a rooted ROM :) And I'll go in the shop and ask why I have a branded german phone...
[Nexus S General] tintingkc:
Interested to hear the likes and dislikes of the NS from those that have had a little time with it.

I know I am hatting the call quality, poor battery meter and radio reception. Hope its just a matter of getting updates to correct these things.

Love the phone overall aside from some left out givens from the galaxy S line. Would like the phone to replace my Vibrant but the call quality so far is killing it for me. Knowing the phone will be first on the next update seems like a plus but at the cost of a few nice features.

Thoughts?
[Nexus S General] slowz3r:
I personally have not had any call quality issues, whats it like for you?
[Nexus S General] BlackOtaku:
Here are my thoughts: http://xdaforums.com/showpost.php?p=9870794&postcount=108

My only issues:

-Charges somewhat slowly (but it has great battery life)

-Gets hot when you charge it (biggest con for me)

-Maybe it was only because of the large amount of files I was copying, but when I mounted the USB storage it lagged quite a bit.
[Nexus S General] Smokexz:
Yeah it lagged for me too, only when I was transferring though, safe to assume it was just that. As for the call quality, I find it very good, no complaints here.

Sent from my Nexus S
[Nexus S General] azzeh3:
My only problem would be the touch sensitivity on the left and right side of the phone....when landscape texting my thumb naturally hits the edge of the glass and dosent register =/ the vibrant does register but not the MT4G...

anyone else with this thing??
[Nexus S General] Darrien13:
I think it is AWESOME!
[Nexus S General] android_geoff:
coming from a nexus one

LOVE

4" SAMOLED screen especially outside

speed

TRUE multi touch

seems like it has better building penetration for reception

HATE

no notification light

no 2nd microphone for noise cancellation
[Nexus S General] tintingkc:
Calls sound digitized and buzzy. I sound find to the other party but my side sounds too processed. My Vibrant and N1 are clear with no artifacts. Will swap it out when stock is back up and give it a second chance.
[Nexus S General] nxt:
Poor reception in my area at the house. AT&T full bars, on T-Mobile, my bars go from full to 0 to 3, it's just weird, I can just sit here and see it move around.

3G not so great here either. Both these issues is with Cell Coverage, so not really phone related.

No Notification Light is still a big annoying. noLED helps a little but that software needs some major tweaking/options for me to completely like it.

Gingerbread 2.3 keyboard: Stock 2.2 you can swipe left to right to engage voice, no such feature in 2.3, and the mic icon (if you want voice) replaces the comma button :(, if you turn off the mic icon, comma appears, but now you can't engage voice :( sigh. Bring back swipe for voice please Google.

Screen is incredible. 100x better than Nexus One. Even in daylight. Only complaint is that it's TOO DAMN BRIGHT.... fixed with the app Screen FIlter.

Web browsing zooming in/out is a bit laggy and not as smooth as I'd like.

No issues on call quality to and from.

I like that the power button is on the side. The external speaker is amazing, huge upgrade form the Nexus One. So much louder and fuller.

I'm coming off a CyanogenMod Nexus One, and happy as heck the Nexus S got rooted first day. I've running everything I need/want on the Nexus S right now. No hiccups from switching from Nexus One CM6.1
[Nexus S General] Anderdroid:
I'm having this same issue lol. I'll adjust though. >.<
[Nexus S General] azzeh3:
same here its not a defect I think lol its just that the keyboard is soooooo low in landscape mode lol
[Nexus S General] Anderdroid:
I think I'm gonna try haxxing the keyboard and making it higher lol.
[Nexus S General] azzeh3:
Yeah if you work it let me know man pm me or something lol
[Nexus S General] Mactagonist:
Go somewhere noisy. Make a call and the person you are talking to will be lucky to hear half of what you say. The NS is absolutely amazing at picking up every noise but the ones coming from your mouth.
[Nexus S General] WilliamStern:
I've had no issues with mine at all. This phone has been pure winfor me!
[Nexus S General] ddgarcia05:
My dad is on his second NS. Everything he moves (walks or driving) while on a call the person on the other end will start hearing the call being choppy.
[Nexus S General] unremarked:
So far, my phone has been great.

I only have two complaints about the Nexus S:

- I wish they had used some kind of text coating on the casing to give it a bit of extra grip. The phone, when I first handled it, was really slick.

- There's the ever so slight separation between the glass and casing at the edges that can, will, and does attract dust/dirt/whatevs.

And just one general rant: Stop rearranging the god damn capacitive buttons. Pick an order and stick with it. Google/the OEMs can change the pictures or icons if you like, but please pick an order. It's not fun to relearn a phones buttons every time you get a new one.
[Nexus S General] azzeh3:
They just want to keep your mind sharp hahahahaha
[Nexus S General] unremarked:
I know it's a relatively minor complaint and I adjust quickly but still. Lol.
[Nexus S General] Mactagonist:
It might seem minor, but it really drives people up the wall. My girlfriend decided against upgrading from her N1 to the NS solely because "What? They changed the key layout? Why would they do that?" :D And she is no dummy, (PHD in organic chem) she could easily adapt in a day or two. But ppeople really value consistency. The proper button order should be part of the Android specs and not left up to the whims of every 2 bit company using Android.
[Nexus S General] nxt:
Actually that is pretty dummy. That's like saying you don't want to get a new car because the knobs for the radio/temperature/vents/etc are at different locations.
[Nexus S General] Rayman0625:
+1 to that. Im not saying she's dumb, just that the reasoning is.
[Nexus S General] n1kki6:
Overall I like the phone but I can't justify its price so mine is most likely going back today.
[Nexus S General] kjy112:
Same here I have small hand and right handed hard to reach thumb across
[Nexus S General] Mactagonist:
If people were perfect automations of rationality and reason then this wouldnt be an issue. But they are not, and when designing a product it is important to make your users comfortable and lower the barrier to entry where ever possible.

Especially when we are talking about something that costs nothing to standardize on. Honestly, what is the benefit of changing the button layout? Differentiating your Android phone from your competitors by annoying your buyers? :) It is silly. Imagine if HP's windows PCs had the windows key in a different place then Dell's. And Lenovo, Aus, Acer, et al each had it in still different places. Easy to get used to? Maybe. A good decision? Clearly not.

If changing the button layout adds no value to the product then if it influences even one buyer's decision it is a net negative. Standardize and move on.

I dont see carmakers putting radios in side vents and temperature controls under the seat for no good reason, do you? Shifting controls around doesnt benefit the manufacturers in any way. It can only hurt sales to users coming from another Android device.
[Nexus S General] southeastbeast:
Coming from nexus one.

Like :

-Gorgeous screen

-Precise touch input

-boot time (fastttttt)

-Feel of screen. Its so slippery. Fingers glide!

-capacative buttons that work every time

-capacative button layout

-black ninja look. Can't tell where screen ends it all blends in. Sexy.

-ffc

-perfect screen size

-loving the deep black

Dislike:

-Plastic feel. I have an n1 and gf has iphone4. Love the solid feel.

-weaker wifi signal that nexus one. 10db difference according to wififofum with both phones next to each other

-notification light. Ffffuuuuuuu

-capacative buttons. I love physical.

-no second mic for noise cancel

-CPU pegged when installing apps. Takes ages for them to install. Browsing while installing apps? Forget it. Very frustrating.

-no increase in performance over nexus when browsing (yet). Feels slower to load pages and navigating. Porn still choppy on load like n1 and smoothens out

- no trackball. Screw optical pad. I use remote Droid to control HDMI out to Sonya bravia in room. Trackball allows me to scroll web pages AND resize pages by pressing down and scrolling. Hulu anyone? >;]

-battery door cover. G1 called they want their door covet back.

-line across ffc and speaker. Hard to see. Trivial really but I have ocd.

Some of my dislikes (pegged CPU slow installs) will probably fixed by software. But seriously google? Why give it the OK if its not smooth experience out the box like n1 was? Confused. Glad I didn't sell my nexus one. Going to return this soon. 30 day no restock fee at best buy if u bought full price.

Mostly Ill miss this sexy screen and touch input precision. =( I can type at 45 wpm on my nexus one in portrait mode with smart keyboard pro. I can probably do 50-55 on this phone with stock gingerbread keyboard.
[Nexus S General] DebauchedSloth:
Coming off a Nexus One.

Likes:

* Screen is 10000% better. No comparison better.

* Phone feels a bit snappier. (Gingerbread?)

* Faster download speeds (clocked 5MB down; never saw that on the N1)

* Sound quality greatly improved (night and day), in all ways.

Dislikes:

* No notification LED. Dammit! This is stupid! Worst thing about the phone. Google, you are not stupid. This was STUPID. NoLED is not a replacement. Stupid, stupid, stupid, stupid, stupid.

* Lack of an SD slot. OK, so this is not a deal breaker. But it is annoying.

* Aforementioned signal drops. Radio needs an update. Generally, signal is the same or better than the N1, but it occasionally fluctuates, and I've seen it drop where the N1 would never drop. Maybe switching towers when it should not?

* Slick plastic back is annoying when compared to the silky smooth N1.
[Nexus S General] unremarked:
delete10char
[Nexus S General] ap3604:
LoL well I'm glad you made sure to test this very important feature out on both phones before making a decision ;)
[Nexus S General] Cheeze[iT]:
This is what I am deciding about. Is it worth spending the extra $279 from my mt4g. I'm going back and forth. its so hard to decide.

Screen is definately amazing, and I like the overall feel of it. Just missing a few things so we will see how it works out.
[Nexus S General] profanum429:
Coming from an N900 prior I'm liking this phone. It might be because I've never owned an N1, but I don't mind the construction of the S. It feels good in my hand and I barely notice it in my pocket unlike the N900 which is a brick by today's standards.

I was waiting for a stock/close-to-stock Android phone and came close to picking up a G2, but I really didn't want a physical keyboard; those being my main two requirements, so the S fit what I wanted.
[Nexus S General] unremarked:
Should be able to get more around 350-375 maybe as high as 400(though I doubt it) for the MT4G. I've been seeing those prices pop up on the Dallas craigslist. It's a pretty popular phone, especially since T-Mobile is advertising the **** out of it.

Take note, Google/Samsung!
[Nexus S General] Cheeze[iT]:
Anyone else notice the phone doesn't have a zoom feature for the camera?
[Nexus S General] blix247:
One thing I noticed that I didn't see anyone mention is that the oleophobic coating makes the screen much more slippery. Users of Swype will find it works *much* better than the old N1. My typing speed is considerably faster with Swype.

I do kind of miss the trackball, both for rolling text selection and notifications.

Battery doesn't last as long as my N1's did, but it can still make it through a day under heavy use.

Overall in comparison to the N1 the phone is a great upgrade. Two days later and I'm still happy with it.
[Nexus S General] plmiller0905:
I received my NS earlier today and I like the phone. The build, the weight, the speed and oh yes the screen. What I'm disappointed with though is the T-Mobile cellular service in my area. before I made this purchased I contacted T-Mobile and they specifically told me that their service was good out here including their data service.

Long story short, i get the phone and all seems good. I go into my basement to use the computer and what..."No bars...then No Service" is displayed on the screen.

Then I go to the store a couple of blocks away and the data says 2G..no 3G..what the hell.

I checked my Evo and and I had 4 of 6 bars in my basement and fast 3G service away from home.

Right now I'm thinking on if i want to return the NS. I will weigh everything tomorrow when I get to use the NS Maps program and if GPS starts to act up..I'm definitely returning it.

Although it possible could be a radio issue so an update might fix it
[Nexus S General] thepoetvd776:
Personally I really like the phone. It's very fast and sleek.

However I wish it had 4G and also notification lights. NOLED works pretty good, but seems to sometimes want to force close.

The good thing is the BB has a 30 day return policy. CES is in 18 days so that leaves a brief window to return the NEXUS S if anything better is to be announced.

Is anybody else thinking about doing the same?
[Nexus S General] JohnnyFeet:
I am coming from a CM N1.

I personally feel like my Nexus S' internal speaker is not on par with the N1. The volume of my phone calls seems much lower. Has anybody else experienced this?
[Nexus S General] Kubernetes:
Doesn't it zoom through the volume buttons?
[Nexus S General] seriouslyjeff:
lol No kidding!!! I HATE that every single one of my android devices has a different arrangement of the cap buttons!!!
[Nexus S General] Anthony44:
I have little to complain. I am getting much better reception now than when I used my N1. I loved my N1 but the spotty 3g and the psychotic touch screen issues. I lived on edge at home with my N1 the NS has never left 3g at home and speed test has increased. Wow

I miss my track ball quite a bit.

I know its a light weight next to the N1 but after a few days it feels fine

I have 30 days to play with it as of now I'm in 100%
[Nexus S General] barmanham:
Its not worth it IMO I had a mytouch4g for a few days I liked it I had the bad screen tho I tried to exchange it 2 times and all of them had the ****y screen so I said the hell with it and got a nexus s.If I had gotten a good screen on mytouch I would have stayed with it i think.Coming from a vibrant the washed out screen of mytouch4g was just not gonna happen
[Nexus S General] barmanham:
wtf you had the screen on for 7 hours straight then it died?I must be reading this wrong
[Nexus S General] JRFogarty:
The more I play the more I like, especially now that I took off the screen protector. I know its not gorilla glass but I would prefer to enjoy the phone than add something that makes the device unresponsive.

The one thing that will make me bring this back is if T-Mobile doesn't fix the MMS pic resolution in 25 days.
[Nexus S General] unremarked:
More or less.

I did turn the screen off a few times for probably no longer than 5-10mins because I was concerned about the phone getting hot with all of that running.
[Nexus S General] dinan:
Agreed with your review completely! It's exactly how I feel about the Nexus S coming from a MT4G as well (and Vibrant and Nexus One). Thanks for your review!
[Nexus S General] gogol:
Yupe, I prefer my phone naked. I do that on my current HTC Desire.

No screen protector ...

No case ...

No shell ...

Just a soft pouch ... And I always keep it on the pouch when I don't use it.

After several months, it is still clean ... still sexy ... still responsive ...

Too bad, I will sell and buy this Nexus S :D

Can't wait! I asked my friend to buy one for me from UK.

But looking into this snow ... I don't think we can get it before Xmas.

Damn snow!

However, I do want white Xmas !!!!! LOL :)
[Nexus S General] RogerPodacter:
You prob are used to the audio hack from cyanogen on your nexus one. I use it too and it makes the nexus one much better than factory.
[Nexus S General] DKYang:
I came from the Vibrant and the Nexus S is much smoother. Even after restoring 80+ apps, this thing still runs smooth. I sold my Vibrant for $280 after fees so I basically made an $80 profit from selling it and paid the rest with my money.

I wished I have seen that $20 certificate that was posted on my account before I bought the phone. Damn you best buy for posting it the night before release day!
[Nexus S General] JoePR31:
I just left Best Buy, and to my great disappointment, without a new Nexus S. Prior to the launch, if you had told me that I would willingly pass on this phone, I would've laughed at you.

Why does Samsung insist on using such crappy materials??! This is not an upgrade in comparison to my Vibrant...especially not once Gingerbread gets ported over. It's not faster than my Vibrant, it doesn't look better, and it doesn't feel any better. If anything, it feels worse to me. The Vibrant's ridiculous thinness kinda made up for the cheap, toy like feel and the use of low grade plastic for the back cover. The Nexus S felt like a somewhat chunkier Vibrant in my hand.

The screen is glorious, but it's the same screen as on my Vibrant except for the addition of the very subtle curve, so that's a wash. I don't really care one way or another about ffc's nor about that other new scanning tech(can't recall the name right now).

So, after holding the phone and playing with it for about 10 minutes, I was left with no compelling reasons to buy it. I really wanted to like it, but I guess I'll just hang on to my Vibrant for a while longer and look forward to the January addition of cut/paste for my WP7 (some people aren't bothered by that missing feature, but it does annoy me several times a day; other than that, love WP7!)

Google, why did you let Samsung get away with such an underwhelming offering (relatively speaking)? And Samsung, don't you know that stepping up your game when it comes to hardware materials would probably make you the undisputed smart phone king?
[Nexus S General] DarkAgent:
I am surprised at hearing your call qualitt issues. I found the call quality on the Nexus S to be a lot vetter than my Vibrant.