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Why I chose the Nitro (for $50 on-contract!) over Galaxy Nexus/Note

First, here's how I scored my Nitro for $50 (on contract).
Currently AT&T (instore and online) is selling the Nitro with an instant $100 off.
If you go to http://www.retailmenot.com/view/att.com and click through their AT&T Promo link that's another $100 off. So now the phone costs $50 (plus tax) and free 2-day shipping.
As you can see in my signature, I'm a Nexus One user. The very MINUTE the phone was available for order on their site, I did.
I was a devout Nexus fan (actually, still love my Nexus One), I love the notion of no-bloat and completely open ended system. When the Galaxy Nexus was due, you can imagine my excitement. Now imagine my complete frustration with the constant delays and misinformation. I was also quite disappointed that Google decided to put the 1.2GHz Exynos CPU in their supposed "Hardware platform pusher" phone. Blah!
But during the time I eagerly awaiting the GNex, I see a new offering from Samsung in the salacious Galaxy Note! a 5.3" beauty with all the guts of the GNex (actually, a FASTER processor with 1.4GHz Exynos) and a stylus with Wacom certified screen!...But dammit!, no US version! The International GSM version will work on AT&T, but NOT 4g LTE! And the Note's Verizon LTE version would have the snapdragon with the Adreno 205 GPU in it (OLD, WEAK GPU!!).
Too many strikes against the front runners and too many yummies for the Nitro underdog!

Are you able to upgrade a line using this, or is it just New Customers/Add a line?

I'd imagine this is for New Customers only...At least for the extra $100 from retailmenot:
*Offer requires online activation via att.com/wireless on qualified rate plans $39.99 or more with a two-year agreement. iPhone, GoPhone, netbooks, and certain other devices not eligible. Certain devices require a minimum data or messaging plan. Discount will be automatically applied to your shopping cart. Credit approval and other restrictions apply.

I can't get any of the discounts to show up, at least over a week later.

Sadly that RetailMeNot discount could be regional. I've heard quite a few others had issues getting the discount to work in other areas (I'm in the NJ area).

Another good reason to choose the Nitro over those two - no screen burn-in.

There are more to processors than the mhz rating. the 1.2 A9 in the gnex absolutley destroys the nitro's 1.5....Also take a look at the development between both, enough said!

Just curious, was/is Glaxy Nexus expected for AT&T network?

[email protected] said:
Just curious, was/is Glaxy Nexus expected for AT&T network?
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Yes, based on leaked FCC specs 3G only, no LTE. But this is kind of speculation only.

droidstyle said:
There are more to processors than the mhz rating. the 1.2 A9 in the gnex absolutley destroys the nitro's 1.5....Also take a look at the development between both, enough said!
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"absolutely destroys" the Nitro's 1.5? Really? Any actual proof of that? And I'm not talking about specsheet comparisons, I mean actual benchmarks.
Seriously though, I've been searching the net and can't find any decent benches for comparison between these 2.

Namuna said:
"absolutely destroys" the Nitro's 1.5? Really? Any actual proof of that? And I'm not talking about specsheet comparisons, I mean actual benchmarks.
Seriously though, I've been searching the net and can't find any decent benches for comparison between these 2.
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The Snapdragon APQ8060 is just naturally slower then the 1.2GHz OMAP4 in the GNexus, because it's Cortex A9.
Qualcomm used a modified Cortex A8 design for more battery efficiency, but you sacrifice horsepower.
Now the 1.2GHz Exynos chip... that is a battery drainer, but the amount of horsepower that thing has is just godly.

droidstyle said:
There are more to processors than the mhz rating. the 1.2 A9 in the gnex absolutley destroys the nitro's 1.5....Also take a look at the development between both, enough said!
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nitro destroyed by galacy nexus:
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nitro destroyed by galacy nexus:
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Time after time benchmarks have proven to be inaccurate. The Galaxy Nexus's processor is much faster than the Nitro's.

8mileroad said:
Time after time benchmarks have proven to be inaccurate. The Galaxy Nexus's processor is much faster than the Nitro's.
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i was replying to the following poster's request for a benchmark, i provided one. you are free to interpret it anyway you choose, even discount it entirely, it makes no difference to me. I interpret it to correspond to my real world use of the nitro. as experience proves time and again, it's not always a faster processor that makes a fine performing phone.
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"absolutely destroys" the Nitro's 1.5? Really? Any actual proof of that? And I'm not talking about specsheet comparisons, I mean actual benchmarks.
Seriously though, I've been searching the net and can't find any decent benches for comparison between these 2.
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Longcat14 said:
The Snapdragon APQ8060 is just naturally slower then the 1.2GHz OMAP4 in the GNexus, because it's Cortex A9.
Qualcomm used a modified Cortex A8 design for more battery efficiency, but you sacrifice horsepower.
Now the 1.2GHz Exynos chip... that is a battery drainer, but the amount of horsepower that thing has is just godly.
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This is yet more conjecture. After more digging I've attached an image I found from one of Anandtech.com's articles, showing a comparison chart between the ARM Cortex A8, A9 and our Nitro's Qualcomm Scorpion.
Indeed while searching for more technical information on the architecture of the APQ8060 chip I found some info that it's based on the ARM Cortex A8, but if you look at the attached image...The Scorpion is mostly equal to or HIGHER SPEC than the A9, such as in pipeline-depth and NEON.
Now, since we're talking about System-on-Chip here, let's not forget what GPU the GNex is using vs. the Nitro... PowerVR SGX540 vs. the Adreno 220 in the Nitro. Doesn't take much searching to find the Adreno 220 is superior to the SGX540 and here's a few benches showing the Nitro higher on the performance results vs. GNex:
OpenGL-ES 2.0 graphics performance benchmark:
http://nena.se/nenamark/view?version=2
As to the remark that benchmarks are inaccurate...Well I certainly agree that I've seen my fair share of benches being debunked or showing inaccurate info based on outdated software, but at least their TESTED results and not just opinions based on spec sheets.

OpenGL-ES 2.0 graphics performance benchmark:

i have a few more days before my 30 days is up with the nitro, seriously debating whether or not to return it and just get an SGS2, because the nitro doesn't seem to be selling in volumes enough to get real dev support

Thinking about a Nitro?...Compare to other 720p phones!

A prevalent question on these Nitro forums is whether or not to buy it...As compared to <whatever> phone. I think the most common comparison is with the Samsung Galaxy S2.
The problem is, the GS2 is an 800x480 resolution phone. To get an idea of why that doesn't make sense, go ahead and set your laptop's screen resolution to 800x600. How's that look to you? Now walk over to your computer and set it to 1280x800, how's that?
Not exactly a controlled and scientific comparison right? Different systems, different screens, different just about everything.
IMHO, if you're considering the Nitro and want to compare it to something?...Then there's really only 1 other phone (in the US, anyway); the HTC Rezound which has the exact same CPU/GPU chipset and 1280x720 screen (LCD though, not IPS). You could also compare with the Samsung Galaxy Nexus, there's a LOT of variances there too but it's one of the only phones that also has the 1280x720 screen.
I stress the commonality of 1280x720 because not everything works properly (or even at all) when trying to display at this resolution and also there's potential draw delays to compensate. So make sure you're looking at the other phones that could share this same hurdle so you set your expectations accordingly.

good points, thanks!

To add two more 720P phones were announced at ces coming to AT&T. The Sony Xperia Ion and the Samsung Galaxy S II Skyrocket HD.

@Namura: Appreciate the "cold water" treatment. might make others think twice both for flaming the P930 and the comparison to other units.
@Kindawack: prototypes/announced phones don't figure into what he is talking about, as they are not market launched yet.

Knock it off all stay on topic and stop arguing, doesn't belong on xda!!!

Only 2 720p phone on market at this time.

MoreYummy said:
Only 2 720p phone on market at this time.
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I think it's like 4.
-Galaxy Nexus
-LG Nitro HD (duh)
-HTC Rezound
-Samsung GS2 HD (my dream phone)

I meant the ones are actually on the market for sale.

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I meant the ones are actually on the market for sale.
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GS2 HD IS on the market. Just not the US market. But if you want to talk about internationally, i think Sharp/Toshiba has got 720p phones too

Can't say how this site is accurate, but I like how you can set the parameters for search and how it shows the table:
http://pdadb.net/index.php?m=pdacom...&id4=3215&id5=3233&id6=3109&id7=3271&id8=3064

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Can't say how this site is accurate, but I like how you can set the parameters for search and how it shows the table:
http://pdadb.net/index.php?m=pdacom...&id4=3215&id5=3233&id6=3109&id7=3271&id8=3064
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Yeah, I wonder about the validity of their info as well. Considering the Samsung Note LTE for AT&T was only announced yesterday at CES...With the only confirms being 1.5GHz Qualcomm chipset (but no verification as to which model) and availability as "in the coming months"...Whereas that pdadb shows it as releasing in Feb and has the same APQ8060 chip as our Nitro.

man, i am way past waiting for the next kick ass phone to be released. I had been waiting since the droid bionic announcement (the 1st one ;-0) prior to getting this nitro.
not playing the *let's give it another month and see what's released* game no mo!
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Yup, I agree. I spent 5 months waiting for nothing..... as each day passes I'm more and more pleased with the Nitro.
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I am constantly hoping for a CWM breakthrough for our phone but then I remember that I am actually 100% satisfied with my rooted, debloated, blue icon and battery mod, go launcher ex Nitro, then I don't worry about CWM as much.

Same here. As long I am rooted, debloated, custom launcher (zean) and sim unlocked I am good. Custom roms would nice but a lot of time, they are a pain to keep up.
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I know benchmarks dont mean squat, but I am surprised how Nitro HD fairs well in any 3D benchmarks especially with 720p screen and sub-optimised soft. See attached Antutu benchmark. Barely behind Galaxy Nexus with ICS.
I just fired up Shadowgun and it does drop a frame here and there. No Tegra afterall but 4.5 inch 720p is looking better than I remember playing on Atrix 4G.

LMAO
IPS is just one type of LCD,
IPS, MVA, PVA, ASV are all good screen types,
the only bad screen is TN, which is never used on high end android devices.
AMOLED sucks IMO, over saturated, and your vision killer. Dont even mention most of the AMOLED on the market is pentile display.

theoski said:
I know benchmarks dont mean squat, but I am surprised how Nitro HD fairs well in any 3D benchmarks especially with 720p screen and sub-optimised soft. See attached Antutu benchmark. Barely behind Galaxy Nexus with ICS
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look here http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=20564401&postcount=30 'tis even way ahead of nexus being reset and debloated

Billy Madison said:
look here http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=20564401&postcount=30 'tis even way ahead of nexus being reset and debloated
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scores well eh. got a bit better score just now

The score is about same when you compare the top 3.
Not much differences.

Galaxy S III CPU details leaked (Exynos 5)

This seems to align with my earlier statements that the GSIII will more likely be a dual-core CPU at 2-2.5Ghz rather than a quad-core at 1-1.5Ghz.
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Did the murmurings about a quad-core Galaxy S III this morning leave you feeling a bit... meh? We don't blame you. Sure, four cores and integrated LTE sounds great but (and this is a big "but"), Cortex-A9 is old hat. What we really want to hear about are those upcoming Cortex-A15 chips. Well, this should get your blood flowing -- a slide has leaked, allegedly loaded with detailed Exynos 5 specs. Looks like initial entrants will have a pair of A15 cores running at 2GHz, backed up by a quad-core Mali T-604 MP4 GPU. All of that will supposedly be built with Samsung's new 32nm High-K Metal Gate process. We've been unable to independently verify these details, but they are in line with what we've been led to expect. Still, until some Sammy PR comes down the pipeline we're taking everything with a grain of salt.
- Engadget
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I'm more excited for this than the quad-core.
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What are the advantages of a15 over a9? smaller and higher clock speed? Anything else?
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Gotta love the rumor mill. It may also come with wireless charging capabilities.
http://phandroid.com/2012/03/19/samsung-galaxy-s-iiis-secret-weapon-is-wireless-charging-rumor/

All I know is only that phone can lure me away from this one

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All I know is only that phone can lure me away from this one
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master acehole said:
All I know is only that phone can lure me away from this one
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Lure isn't the word for it. That phone could coerce me into jumping into a pitch of fire. Lol.
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i too would prefer the enhanced dual core over the quadcore at 1.5 each core. Who needs quadcore on their phones when dualcore hasnt even been fully optimized yet, ya they say it helps with battery drain but they said that about dual core as well on the g2x which has extremely terrible battery life.
I still love my g2x for its incredible display and nvidia gpu but this epic touch 4g just pwned it lol
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If this phone is less than a 4.5 inch screen, I can't do it. Can't go back. I need NOTE size if anything.

globalninja said:
What are the advantages of a15 over a9? smaller and higher clock speed? Anything else?
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I don't know the intricacies of the architecture, but it's made with (I believe) a 32nm die instead of the 45nm Cortex-A9s, which usually means less power consumption and more performance. There are also new instructions supported by the CPU which allow it to perform tasks more efficiently. Other than that, I don't quite know. But it's smaller and faster. The A15s are going to blow all A9-based chips out of the water. I'm interested to see how the new A15s stand up against the S4 Krait processors from Qualcomm. That thing got 218mflops in Linpack... nearly shat my pants.
If this is real and Sammy puts it in the SGS3 you can bet your sweet ass it's going to be the fastest phone ever made.

I think there are gonna be two variants one a15 dula core 2ghz and other quadcore a9.
What would ppl choose battery or performance?
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Hmmm I don't think this is slated for the GSIII, but rather Samsung's 2013 device lineup. The GSIII is expected to run a quad A9 SoC.

Hey, how about this for something. Maybe there is going to be multiple variations of the SGSIII that will each satisfy the rumors? Just a thought lol

Dchibro said:
Hmmm I don't think this is slated for the GSIII, but rather Samsung's 2013 device lineup. The GSIII is expected to run a quad A9 SoC.
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That makes no sense. Why follow up a quad core with a dual core.
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stumpyz9 said:
That makes no sense. Why follow up a quad core with a dual core.
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Because more cores doesn't always mean better.

Or how about forget all the rumors and we just wait till Samsung tells the world about it. It might not even really be ready yet.

The world would be a boring place without rumors. If you don't like them don't comment on them.
A quad-core Cortex-A9 GS3 would make me a sad panda. There are going to be a lot of kickass A15 and Krait-based phones out this year. If Sammy goes with A9 it's going to lose its competitive edge.

All I know is that I don't want it to be called the within on sprint
The "epic win" or "samsung emperor" would be much better names
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gtuansdiamm said:
All I know is that I don't want it to be called the within on sprint
The "epic win" or "samsung emperor" would be much better names
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Samsung emperor sounds like a penguin lol

Dchibro said:
Because more cores doesn't always mean better.
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Yes, well a majority of consumers arent technically inclined and automatically think more cores equals better performance.
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New SGSIII Rumor - Super Amoled HD PLUS (non-Pentile) screen

Hot off the rumorpress: http://mobilesyrup.com/2012/04/12/r...4-6-inch-super-amoled-hd-plus-release-in-may/
319 ppi. That puts ppi right there with the iPhone 4S, but on a much larger AMOLED display. If the form factor is sexy, and the rest of the specs line up right, I'm going to have a hard time not throwing my wallet at this device.

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Yea I might have to buy me two.

watch crapple pull some kind of a lawsuit out of their ass if this is true...

Definitely pumped for this but Idk if I'll get it right away the quad core just fills like a scam to me lol
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I am a huge fan of the galaxy series. Once I got the Mesmerize and now the Epic 4G Touch I have to say I will be a galaxy customer for a long while. All I can say is hopefully it drops soon enough for the price to drop a little but they time my upgrade comes. Unemployment sucks. But based on Sammy's past history I have to believe the GS III will be nothing less then Epic on many levels.

With all of these rumored specs that seem to blow any current phone away... I am so happy my upgrade is in the next few months. Although the price will most likely reflect the quality, I'm prepared to sell my arm and leg for this phone

If and when I dump the S2...The only reasons will be for LTE and Quad Core which is what Ive heard the S3 is supposed to have...I like the Note but the screen is a little too big...Had it in my hand in Best Buy Mobile...But I think Id stick to the 4.7 hopefully what the S3 will have... and stay with Sprint for the Unlimited...

What? only 4.6 inches? I rather get the evo 4g LTE.

Ok, a bit confused. I was pretty sure I read an article that said we won't see quad core phones til 2013? Due to LTE compatibility.
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kbizzle said:
Ok, a bit confused. I was pretty sure I read an article that said we won't see quad core phones til 2013? Due to LTE compatibility.
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http://www.androidauthority.com/samsung-to-provide-exynos-4412-to-other-oems-70880/
While the exact Exynos 4412 specs are yet to be announced, it is estimated that the new SoC from Samsung will be built using the 32nm manufacturing process and will feature a quad-core processor based on the ARM Cortex A9 (the same architecture behind the Tegra 3 CPU, but Nvidia uses a 40nm process) clocked somewhere between 1.5 – 1.8 GHz. As for the GPU, rumors claim that the Exynos 4412 SoC will feature an ARM Mali-T604. In addition, the 4412 will also feature integrated LTE and WCDMA radios. Please keep in mind that these are only rumored specs.
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Bolded the part that is relevant to your question. Nothing is concrete yet, but the Exynos 4412 rumored to be going into the SGSIII may be the first quad core LTE compatible SoC.
Edit - Another article on the subject: http://www.koreatimes.co.kr/www/news/tech/2012/03/129_107204.html

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watch crapple pull some kind of a lawsuit out of their ass if this is true...
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I'd love to see them do that. Samsung makes their own screens. There's nothing saying that they can't make a screen close to or better than iPhone's "retina display".

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I'd love to see them do that. Samsung makes their own screens. There's nothing saying that they can't make a screen close to or better than iPhone's "retina display".
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not only do samsung make their own screen, they also make it for apple. apple is samsung's second largest customer after HP

The only thing I wish my E4GT had differently is a higher resolution screen. It's going to be awhile before any device makes me want to upgrade. Though, this is pretty lust worthy.

That sold my mother in law. She was going to get the SGSII from NTT DoCoMo until her daughter beat her to it. I told her to hold off a few more months to wait for this phone - glad I did. Now hopefully we'll see this to Sprint and my MVNO sometime next year, right around the time that we're eligible for upgrades! (I can wait a year, 4G isn't bad in Chi-town!)

I read something about Samsung doing a worldwide announcement for all markets, does that mean it'll be available for US carriers (Sprint specifically) when everyone else in the world gets it? I'd hate for the rest of the world to get it in say June and the US gets it a few months later like with the SG2.

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I read something about Samsung doing a worldwide announcement for all markets, does that mean it'll be available for US carriers (Sprint specifically) when everyone else in the world gets it? I'd hate for the rest of the world to get it in say June and the US gets it a few months later like with the SG2.
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I wouldn't hold your breath. Unless both Samsung and the carriers learned from last year and they're getting the carrier differentiation done now with less hang ups. I'm not in a massive hurry though. I still dig my E4GT, and the later the GSIII is released the further along Sprint's LTE rollout will be.
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At least the density of the new display will compete with the EVO LTE screen.

With the way they are marketing it, I hope that they release the US versions around the same time. I have a feeling samsung is learning, and is pushing for more unified releases. They know that the sgs2 dominated the smart phone market, so I would assume they also know the sgs3 will attract just as many, if not more customers. Especially with this much hype, and there own event to announce it. I would expect they would be smart enough to get it on as many carriers as they can, as soon as possible.

I always felt it was stupid that theres different release dates for phones based on where you live. And the fact that we were always last made it worst. If they start releasing their phones at once worldwide i think that'll be a good move and every other manufacturer will probably follow in the same direction. At least I hope. There's nothing worse then wanting a phone that's available in another country and not urs..
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The next Nexus might be the Galaxy Nexus Plus. Here's the rumored specs.

When it comes to Samsung, they seemingly have a never ending supply of Android devices, blanketing the the smartphone market with phones in every spec, shape, size, and color. I guess that’s why this story makes a lot of sense. It’s been rumored since earlier this year that Samsung could be cooking up a refreshed Galaxy Nexus, to update the aging Nexus’ spec sheet. The boys at SamMobile got their hands on this spec sheet for the Samsung GT-I9260, with a model number fitting the device square between the current Galaxy Nexus (I9250), and the Galaxy S3 (I9300).
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The spec sheet goes onto to list some upgrades to some the specs that many have felt held back the Galaxy Nexus from true greatness like it’s poor processor, horrible camera sensor, and lack of expandable memory. As you can see from the above spec sheet, an updated 1.5GHz (unspecified processor) A9 processor has been listed and could be the higher-end OMAP 4470 with beefier PowerVR SGX544 GPU. Also listed is an 8MP rear camera with 1.9MP front facing camera which, if bringing along with it an improved camera sensor, could mean drastically better picture quality. The display is also listed as matching that of the Galaxy S3, improving the quality of the original. The most shocking update is the inclusion of an SD card slot, something die-hard Android users have been vocal about the Galaxy Nexus lacking (along with any other new Android device launching without).
Exciting? Most definitely (if true). I guess the next question is, when will this Galaxy Nexus Plus be released and if it’s possible to have too many Nexus phones out at one time? Nah…
http://phandroid.com/2012/08/21/spec...xy-nexus-plus/

I doubt there will be an SD card.
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I agree. Google has been pushing the cloud so hard, they aren't going to give in and include an SD card.
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Wdustin1 said:
I agree. Google has been pushing the cloud so hard, they aren't going to give in and include an SD card.
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I don't understand why google and apple are doing this knowing that phone companies are offering less and less data with their plans.
I did happen to get a 6gb plan at a good price, but these are few and far between. Many people only have like 1gb of data per month

Give me a quad core, a physical keyboard, and an sdcard slot and i'd ditch my gnex in a minute.
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Hope the next Nexus doesnt get SD Card And if this rumors become true, i will not change my nexus just for some little improvemnts =/

I want a Nexus with an LCD like the one from the One X. That's the one thing I really miss from my One X. Well, the camera too.

What if they were to release two Nexuses?
Galaxy Nexus Plus, which is the cheaper model and a more expensive one with better specs?

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Hope the next Nexus doesnt get SD Card
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Why lol?

woot_galaxy_nexus said:
Give me a quad core, a physical keyboard, and an sdcard slot and i'd ditch my gnex in a minute.
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Quadcores are overrated. Core to core dual cores are faster. And not very many things are optimized for more cores. Keyboards add bulks and on screen is much faster. And sdcard slot wouldn't be bad but your already living without one...
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Coming from a Desire HD, the specs of this "Galaxy Nexus Plus" don't look too bad. However they don't seem to be that much of an improvement over the current Nexus. Even so, my next phone will definitely be the next Nexus.
Although I would like one, an SD card slot nearly certainly will not be included.

did anyone notices that this 'Plus' version comes before its successor?
samsung made the advance/plus version of their previous devices after they announce and sell their current flagship (S Advance, S2 Plus) why not on this one?
looks like the 'Real' next Nexus wasn't made by samsung..

woot_galaxy_nexus said:
Why lol?
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just because i dont like sdcards. Personal opnion.

I would love the bump in specs I just hope they keep the on screen buttons. Can't wait to see the design. Also glad Samsung is building the Nexus, I think Sammy makes some sexy looking devices I just wish they would use slightly higher end materials to make their phones. But regardless the Nexus plus (if that is legit) will dominate.
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The processor in the gnex now runs 4.1 buttery smooth. Compared to my previous Motorola and HTC products I could not be happier, I wont deviate from the nexus line in the future.

In terms of design, it'll probably take cues from the GSIII. I foresee a flat back for the first time ever, and the continuation of on-screen buttons.

Just before the Nexus 7 was released, there was a picture that leaked where people claimed it could be the new nexus 7. All the websites (cnet.com, slashgear, etc) published this rumor even though it was obvious from the pictures that it was a phone and not a tablet. It was an ASUS device, and I had suspected that it could be a nexus phone from ASUS. So maybe there will be other options for the next nexus? My personal request is that the external speaker be loud and crisp. HTC phones always seemed to have WONDERFUL external speakers. I got kind of spoiled from my last few phones in this regard, lol.

"The spec sheet goes onto to list some upgrades to some the specs that many have felt held back the Galaxy Nexus from true greatness like it’s poor processor, horrible camera sensor, and lack of expandable memory."
None of these have held back the GNexus (For me).
Poor Processor - It is on par with most phones out there (Other than the recently released GSIII and One X). I would rather see improvements in the OS before I care about a Quad Core processor (Which Google delivered with JB).
Horrible Camera Sensor - Best camera I have ever used in a phone. I guess people still think more MP equals better quality. The fact that I can snap quick pictures is good enough for me, and unless I blow them up on a 55" screen they look great just viewing from a PC or on my phone / tablet.
Lack of Expandable Memory - I may be a little biased for this one being that I am still on unlimited VZW 4G LTE, but I also have WiFi everywhere I go (Work, Home, basically anywhere I eat, hockey rink), so this doesn't bother me in the least. I have never used the 32GB internal to even half capacity nor have I come close yet with my Nexus 7 16GB. Maybe that is just me, but I still haven't seen too many people argue differently.
I am not saying that the Galaxy Nexus blew me away with it's specs, but being that it is stripped to the core software wise, I don't feel that I need too much in terms of RAM, CPU, etc.

I hope they move to e-IPS or S-IPS LCD.

I doubt any of these "upgrades" would induce a discernible difference in the real world. In fact, I am 99% sure I would not notice any difference in perfomance during everyday use with this Plus version.