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Hi All,
I currently have a Motorola Milestone (international version of the droid) and I was wondering if I should update to the Galaxy Nexus. Acknowledging the fact that I can only classify my phone as "usable" if I have a rom which runs Froyo and is overclocked from 550mhz to 1GHz (The Froyo Mod by 89luca89). As a result of these tweaks and the overclock, my phone only lasts about 6-7 hours with a considerable amount of usage which is far to little for my expectations. I live in Canada and if I were to get a new phone it would at least be on a 2 year contract on Bell. Looking at the specs of the Galaxy Nexus it doesn't compare too much above the competition, and in terms of raw specs I believe that some competitors could easily surpass the performance of the Galaxy Nexus which essentially means that eventually, it won't be as great and would compare to other products (e.g. iPhone 2G against iPhone 4).
Okay, so at this point it seems as though I have made my decision to wait for longer but....
Although the Galaxy Nexus compared to a lot of the other competition seems to have underwhelming specs, it is still the first ice cream sandwich phone which Google and Samsung collaborated upon which means that the software would be tailored specifically for the hardware and vice versa. Also, I believe that the developer base would probably be extremely huge because of the number of consumers purchasing this product and the huge interest for developers with the newest version of Android. ( I mean look at the Nexus One!) Now another probem that I see with the Galaxy Nexus is that the GPU is 4 years outdated so it might not be the best phone to get but then again how many games do you really play on your phone? (I think the GPU is identical to the GPU in the Nexus S but apparently the processor is more-so tailored for multitasking and better performance, but not gaming)
As you can clearly see I'm at cross-roads and I seriously need some opinions.
My question to you guys is:
Should I get the Galaxy Nexus (on Bell's network) when it comes out in Canada or should I wait for a successor or a faster alternative such as the Samsung Galaxy S3.
Thanks, and your opinions are greatly appreciated
every person will give you a different answer/ reasoning behind that answer, in the end it would be do you want to spend the money. Im a Nexus fiend so I will say yes get it
If you wait for a while the droid RAZR is coming out and the specs are pretty awesome
Shadow_Android said:
If you wait for a while the droid RAZR is coming out and the specs are pretty awesome
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specs are only part of a phone, motorola likes locking down their phones pretty tight, and god knows how they will provide updates
slowz3r said:
every person will give you a different answer/ reasoning behind that answer, in the end it would be do you want to spend the money. Im a Nexus fiend so I will say yes get it
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I don't mind spending the money at all but I'm just afraid that it will get outdated too quickly because of the specs
Shadow_Android said:
If you wait for a while the droid RAZR is coming out and the specs are pretty awesome
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The specs are pretty similar to the Galaxy Nexus, and I'd assume that the Galaxy Nexus would have much more developers which is good for me because I love mods, themes, roms, etc. Also I honestly don't want to wait that long to get ice cream sandwich and also motorola might ruin the entire experience if they add blur.
Thanks for your opinions guys, I think it is fairly evident that I am heading towards the Nexus Prime I probably have to wait for a very long time though since I don't think a GSM version with LTE will be available on Bell's network that fast
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If you wait for a while the droid RAZR is coming out and the specs are pretty awesome
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As a fellow MS owner looking to upgrade, MOTO can take the RAZR and shove it. Never again will I buy a MOTO phone after dealing with the whole droid = unlocked, ms = locked. And MOTO has said they will lock down the RAZR, so forget that.
I'm getting a nexus prime or a xiaomi M-1
SophT said:
As a fellow MS owner looking to upgrade, MOTO can take the RAZR and shove it. Never again will I buy a MOTO phone after dealing with the whole droid = unlocked, ms = locked. And MOTO has said they will lock down the RAZR, so forget that.
I'm getting a nexus prime or a xiaomi M-1
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This.
I am also a Milestone owner. I will NEVER buy another motorola product again. Locked Bootloader, sold as a "flash ready" phone with 2.1!?! Finally updates to 2.2 8 months later and the build is soo bad the phone practically can't be used (DSI Errors).
Really my question now is, Nexus or GS2? I was really hoping for the exynos in the nexus.
SophT said:
As a fellow MS owner looking to upgrade, MOTO can take the RAZR and shove it. Never again will I buy a MOTO phone after dealing with the whole droid = unlocked, ms = locked. And MOTO has said they will lock down the RAZR, so forget that.
I'm getting a nexus prime or a xiaomi M-1
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Yeah now I'm like 95% sure I'm going for the HTC Rezound or the Galaxy Nexus
drae52 said:
This.
I am also a Milestone owner. I will NEVER buy another motorola product again. Locked Bootloader, sold as a "flash ready" phone with 2.1!?! Finally updates to 2.2 8 months later and the build is soo bad the phone practically can't be used (DSI Errors).
Really my question now is, Nexus or GS2? I was really hoping for the exynos in the nexus.
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I wouldn't get the GS2 though I would rather go for something like the Rezound just because it seems like old news now But I'm now debating whether fire power is more important or a higher developer base (in terms of both apps and roms) and newer OS
search for my post on the sub par hardware thread in the GN general forums. u will be convinced.
If you want a phone that doesn't get outdated fast, the Galaxy Nexus is the choice because you are guaranteed to get the latest update directly from Google in a timely manner.
The NS will surely lasts you 1.5 to 2 years and it will be one of the first phones to get the next version of Android next year.
The Nexus S is still one of the best phones out there with the latest software while other older high spec phones are crying to their manufacture for updates.
I would just say this for a point of view as a Nexus S users
If you spend time hacking and rooting your phone to rip off what ever manufactured skinned into your phone get the nexus
If you like speedy updates with new OS's get the nexus
The nexus s dev section might look slow to some people, but thats cause everything doesnt need to be fixed, its been a treat not to have the feeling to flash a rom to update a bug, its great.
I dont think I will ever buy another android phone that is not a nexus line, think about all those cool feature baked into ICS that you will probably not see if say Moto removed the lock screen and puts in their own dialer and such just saying
BrianDigital said:
I would just say this for a point of view as a Nexus S users
If you spend time hacking and rooting your phone to rip off what ever manufactured skinned into your phone get the nexus
If you like speedy updates with new OS's get the nexus
The nexus s dev section might look slow to some people, but thats cause everything doesnt need to be fixed, its been a treat not to have the feeling to flash a rom to update a bug, its great.
I dont think I will ever buy another android phone that is not a nexus line, think about all those cool feature baked into ICS that you will probably not see if say Moto removed the lock screen and puts in their own dialer and such just saying
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But from a hardware perspective the Galaxy Nexus isn't very strong. I wanted to get something along the lines of the new Exynos processor and certainly not that 4 year old gpu which I doubt could render games at such a high resolution. I might be looking to get the new Samsung galaxy s 2, the one with LTE and apparently theres an new one with a 1.6GHz exynos processor I think. Nonetheless, thanks for your reply
kanariya said:
If you want a phone that doesn't get outdated fast, the Galaxy Nexus is the choice because you are guaranteed to get the latest update directly from Google in a timely manner.
The NS will surely lasts you 1.5 to 2 years and it will be one of the first phones to get the next version of Android next year.
The Nexus S is still one of the best phones out there with the latest software while other older high spec phones are crying to their manufacture for updates.
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It might get outdated fairly quickly though as the gpu is fairly bad and the processor isn't the greatest and the competition is exponentially rising
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But from a hardware perspective the Galaxy Nexus isn't very strong. I wanted to get something along the lines of the new Exynos processor and certainly not that 4 year old gpu which I doubt could render games at such a high resolution. I might be looking to get the new Samsung galaxy s 2, the one with LTE and apparently theres an new one with a 1.6GHz exynos processor I think. Nonetheless, thanks for your reply
It might get outdated fairly quickly though as the gpu is fairly bad and the processor isn't the greatest and the competition is exponentially rising
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It's all up to you for what you think is more important.
I would take the pure Android experience, guaranteed timely updates over better spec on paper. The real world performance might be differ as ICS is optimized for the OMAP instead of the Exynos.
I would still take my Nexus S over any non Nexus device out there on the market today.
There is a reason that samsung has sold more android phones than motorola.
Better Hardware, better software.
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There is a reason that samsung has sold more android phones than motorola.
Better Hardware, better software.
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Not sure about Samsung against Motorola but Samsung's software generally sucks. That's the reason I want to avoid Galaxy S2 and get a Galaxy Nexus.
Dragooon123 said:
Not sure about Samsung against Motorola but Samsung's software generally sucks. That's the reason I want to avoid Galaxy S2 and get a Galaxy Nexus.
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Agreed. I really do hate TouchWiz with a passion.
I flashed CM7 on my SGS2 and loving it over the stock TW rom, also if there are some bugs (like BT sleep problem, and headphone volume that don't go higher than 50% closed source thinghs) but is blazing fast and customizable.
I will never go back again on stock Sams rom, that's why I'm getting a Nexus also if I'm disappointed on the hardware part.
For sure the sgs3 will be a kick ass, but sgs2 buyer's know that some battery eating bugs was solved from developers, after several months (Android OS process).
Well these is my opinion I can be wrong against some of you for sure, but as someone sayd I prefer flexibility and customisation over pure power, and I don't play games on a phone, so for me the Nexus is a must this year.
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Screen is MUCH better, no batt issues, SD card slot, fixed camera, excellent radios, and ICS by Jan 1 they say.
The more I play with this Nexus, the more I see it's just a cluster of technical concessions with a nice screen.
other than hardware buttons, the LG is worth looking at. (besides, I don't want my available screen taken up with buttons anyway)
LG sure has an awful track record with phones though
Having on screen buttons will not be an issue once all the devs figure out how to hide the buttons in full screen apps.
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LG says ICS by Jan 1.
Ok
mmmmmm
hahahaha
anyone who is comparing the galaxy nexus to some other dual-core phone with better specs shouldn't be considering the galaxy nexus
Vanilla Android vs LG
LG phones have awful battery life and fugly skins.
buckwheat.phd said:
Screen is MUCH better, no batt issues, SD card slot, fixed camera, excellent radios, and ICS by Jan 1 they say.
The more I play with this Nexus, the more I see it's just a cluster of technical concessions with a nice screen.
other than hardware buttons, the LG is worth looking at. (besides, I don't want my available screen taken up with buttons anyway)
LG sure has an awful track record with phones though
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1) IPS screen will be nice, I'm not sure I'd go as far as to say it's "MUCH better". I'm not even sure I'd say it's better. Personally I prefer amoled tech over ips.
2) How do you know there are no battery issues?
3) How do you know about radio performance?
4) ICS by Jan 1? lol you really believe that? Just like when the g2x came out they said gingerbread would be out for it in a few weeks. Well a few weeks turned into several months.
5) It's made by LG. That's enough to turn me off from it right there. LG still needs to demonstrate that they can make a functional high end device. As of right now, their track record shows they cannot. Why should I believe this phone will be the exception?
6) LG overlay? LMAO you can keep that garbage.
7) Did I mention it's made by LG? *throws up*
8) The processor in it is a scorpion. Thanks but no thanks.
9) Have you seen the back of that phone?! It looks like they put a church sock over the back of it. HIDEOUS!
10) It's made by LG! Automatically disqualified from contention.
Have you ever owned an LG phone? Jesus the g2x was the worst mistake I ever spent money on. LG promised gingerbread and when it came it was rushed, half done, and made my phone slower than on froyo. Good luck with any LG phone. After haveing both nexuses, a g2x, a Sensation and vibrant this year I wont spend any more money on a non Google phone. Google updates are worth more than any micro SD slot lol IMHO.
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Exact same here. Bought several phones this year, and won't be buying anything but Nexus in the future. My G2x was the most unreliable smartphone I've ever used. LG is terrible on the software front. G2x came out on 4/20 and LG promised gingerbread within a few weeks of launch. Update began rolling out July 26. LG Nitro could be quad core and I wouldn't even bat an eye. Every dual core phone I've used has been wicked fast, the main difference between them? Software. I bet when LG finally shoehorn's ICS on a phone it will be a half assed attempt, and probably wont happen any sooner than summer. On CM7 the G2x was tolerable, but battery life, reboots, disappearing apn's, etc etc really killed it. I'm sure the Nitro's 720p IPS display is gorgeous, but enjoy the terrible software, lack of dev support, and quality control issues.
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Exact same here. Bought several phones this year, and won't be buying anything but Nexus in the future. My G2x was the most unreliable smartphone I've ever used. LG is terrible on the software front. G2x came out on 4/20 and LG promised gingerbread within a few weeks of launch. Update began rolling out July 26. LG Nitro could be quad core and I wouldn't even bat an eye. Every dual core phone I've used has been wicked fast, the main difference between them? Software. I bet when LG finally shoehorn's ICS on a phone it will be a half assed attempt, and probably wont happen any sooner than summer. On CM7 the G2x was tolerable, but battery life, reboots, disappearing apn's, etc etc really killed it. I'm sure the Nitro's 720p IPS display is gorgeous, but enjoy the terrible software, lack of dev support, and quality control issues.
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Exactly, the dev support on the nexuses are worth getting one alone.
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I think op made a wrong click somewhere and has little wee wee syndrome.
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mysterioustko said:
1) IPS screen will be nice, I'm not sure I'd go as far as to say it's "MUCH better". I'm not even sure I'd say it's better. Personally I prefer amoled tech over ips.
2) How do you know there are no battery issues?
3) How do you know about radio performance?
4) ICS by Jan 1? lol you really believe that? Just like when the g2x came out they said gingerbread would be out for it in a few weeks. Well a few weeks turned into several months.
5) It's made by LG. That's enough to turn me off from it right there. LG still needs to demonstrate that they can make a functional high end device. As of right now, their track record shows they cannot. Why should I believe this phone will be the exception?
6) LG overlay? LMAO you can keep that garbage.
7) Did I mention it's made by LG? *throws up*
8) The processor in it is a scorpion. Thanks but no thanks.
9) Have you seen the back of that phone?! It looks like they put a church sock over the back of it. HIDEOUS!
10) It's made by LG! Automatically disqualified from contention.
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I think you forgot one important reason to not get this phone. It's made by LG
Flippy125 said:
I think you forgot one important reason to not get this phone. It's made by LG
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umm... that was his #10. lol.
martonikaj said:
umm... that was his #10. lol.
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I think he was making a joke lol. It being LG is also my #5 and #7 lol. lol Nobody deserves to have to use a LG phone.
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umm... that was his #10. lol.
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Oh, thanks. I didn't see that there
mysterious, i thanked your post just so I could be your 100th thank
lol thanks.
Friends don't let friends buy LG phones...
I agree. LG really screwed the pooch. Buggy as hell launch FROYO and a severely delayed quasi-buggy GB update that bricked 1\3rd of the phones.
I love my G2x and it is a beast but no thanks to LG. XDA bailed me out this time and really fixed it up. Won't be doing that again.
Plus we all know about their IPS screens (backlight bleeding?) Pass. Sadly, Samsung and Asus (Asus can have my money any time) is the only manufacturer really stepping up lately. Hopefully HTC will wake back up.
LG G2x - 2.3.7 CM7
Asus Transformer - 3.7 Revolver OC/UV
mysterioustko said:
10) It's made by LG! Automatically disqualified from contention.
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And no one should underestimate the impact of this. The G2X/O2X are as cursed a phone as ever unleashed on the masses. While the h/w seemed OK, LG is totally clueless about s/w. It took them six months to release 2.3 for the G2X and even then they left the kernel on 2.2. The reboot issues, funky radio implementation, screwed up power usage, and LCD screen bleed are all legend among former owners. Maybe someday they'll take high-end smartphones seriously but after my G2X experience I wouldn't even buy an LG toaster.
If there is LG Nexus, I would try =]
Lg nexus. Lifes googly my friend with lg. I think i would pass on that too.
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Simply cuz I've read nothing but how jelly bean is gonna be the next HC. Tablet special ya get me?
But either way, I feel that Google may just not even update our Gnex to key lime pie either...
Nexus S and the 4g model barely got away with getting ota ICS. which I didn't believe we'd get either.
Guess I wanna see others opinions and sources if any that jelly bean may or may not be tablet specific.
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It's way to early to speculate, but I can can almost guarantee you that Google will not release another tablet or phone specific OS. The whole point of ICS was to unify the OS across the phones and tablets. Doing something like 3.0/Honeycomb again would be a complete regression back into Developer hell, so Google has no incentive whatsoever to do something like that again. The only reason they made Honeycomb in the first place was just so they could get somewhat competitive in the tablet market because 2.3 or older on a tablet was just horrible.
I can also (almost) guarantee you that the Galaxy Nexus will see at least one major software update. I don't see hardware taking off more than it has the past couple years to the point that the GNex can't keep up for at least the next 18 months or so. But it's way to early to accurately speculate so I wouldn't even worry about it right now anyways.
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Simply cuz I've read nothing but how jelly bean is gonna be the next HC. Tablet special ya get me?
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I'd like to see where you read that? Makes absolutely no sense. All anyone has said is how big of a failure Honeycomb was an how ICS is made for both phones and tablets. Why in the world would they throw all of that away and go back to 2 different OSes for tablets and phones?
I'd say, with 1GB of RAM, dual 1.2Ghz processor and a 4.65" screen; the Galaxy Nexus will be able to keep up with innovations for a while as hardware can't progress much further without a new battery technology being developed to power the dual quad core processor, 1GB GPU, 4GB RAM, 128GB flash memory and 1080p/i screens for example.
martonikaj said:
I'd like to see where you read that? Makes absolutely no sense. All anyone has said is how big of a failure Honeycomb was an how ICS is made for both phones and tablets. Why in the world would they throw all of that away and go back to 2 different OSes for tablets and phones?
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It was a tweet from I believe phonedog a week or so ago,
They just said they think it might go that way.
Also another tweet led me to another write up by Idk who that they wouldn't be surprised if jelly bean just never hits phone status.
Which is kinda how nexus s went from 2.3 to 4.0 ya know? Like they would just skip jelly bean all together and jump right into KLP
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sookieball said:
It was a tweet from I believe phonedog a week or so ago,
They just said they think it might go that way.
Also another tweet led me to another write up by Idk who that they wouldn't be surprised if jelly bean just never hits phone status.
Which is kinda how nexus s went from 2.3 to 4.0 ya know? Like they would just skip jelly bean all together and jump right into KLP
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Our Nexus will most likely if not definitely get at least 1 software upgrade (the supposed Jelly Bean Update). The reason Nexus S didn't get HC was because HC was a tablet-OS and it would be counter-intuitive to port it to smaller screened and less powerful devices.
Unlawful said:
Our Nexus will most likely if not definitely get at least 1 software upgrade (the supposed Jelly Bean Update). The reason Nexus S didn't get HC was because HC was a tablet-OS and it would be counter-intuitive to port it to smaller screened and less powerful devices.
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Oh yeah totally. They did try to get HC ported but to no avail. I kinda hope we do t get jelly bean though. I have a feeling we'll be skipped right to KLP. I came from a nexus s 4g and let me tell ya, I absolutely LOVED that damn fone. When they gave ns4g gummy rom, that was the ****. By far was the smoothest and functional rom available. There was no need for an OTA.
now I hope the same thing happens for gnex. If we get a crazy awesome aosp rom build of either JB or KLP ILL be ecstatic.
Gotta love developers. Wish I had the nogin to contribute.
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I'm perfectly happy with ICS and could care less.
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Wasnt Jellybean an April fools hoax???
DaLoona said:
Wasnt Jellybean an April fools hoax???
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Jellybean ISNT a hoax. The Supposed leadked release on 1st April, unsurprisingly, was.
ICS is barely even out and you wanna talk about JellyBean? Really? Be thankful of what you have. and no, if google releases another tablet only android os it'll be ruining what they worked so hard on for ICS, unifying tablet and phones.
Even if it isn't official...I'm sure we'll get a port.
I came from the DInc which came originally with Froyo. By the time I got my GNex I was already running ICS with hardware accel for a few months....
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It's way to early to speculate, but I can can almost guarantee you that Google will not release another tablet or phone specific OS. The whole point of ICS was to unify the OS across the phones and tablets. Doing something like 3.0/Honeycomb again would be a complete regression back into Developer hell, so Google has no incentive whatsoever to do something like that again. The only reason they made Honeycomb in the first place was just so they could get somewhat competitive in the tablet market because 2.3 or older on a tablet was just horrible.
I can also (almost) guarantee you that the Galaxy Nexus will see at least one major software update. I don't see hardware taking off more than it has the past couple years to the point that the GNex can't keep up for at least the next 18 months or so. But it's way to early to accurately speculate so I wouldn't even worry about it right now anyways.
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i think hardware is different... the newest nexus the gallery is outdated as it is only duel core and not quad core like htc has. But i do wish that the nexus line would be the top of the top with experimental hardware such as the first phone with hexacore cpu, quad hd screen, 1tb of onboard storage (for games and movies) 32gb of ram and 64gb of rom and eye tracking for the security along with voice security to unlock and facial as well as both must match to unlock. also 3d heads up display...
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JunyuT. said:
ICS is barely even out and you wanna talk about JellyBean? Really? Be thankful of what you have. and no, if google releases another tablet only android os it'll be ruining what they worked so hard on for ICS, unifying tablet and phones.
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i always want the newest thing which is why i also duel boot with windows 8 cp. its the see i got something first... oh samsung said i cant run ics on the of epic 4g??? well CM9 runs.... take that sammy.... but i do miss some things like the dialer from tw. as i could just swip to dial and text real cool.
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i think hardware is different... the newest nexus the gallery is outdated as it is only duel core and not quad core like htc has. But i do wish that the nexus line would be the top of the top with experimental hardware such as the first phone with hexacore cpu, quad hd screen, 1tb of onboard storage (for games and movies) 32gb of ram and 64gb of rom and eye tracking for the security along with voice security to unlock and facial as well as both must match to unlock. also 3d heads up display...
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There are not many mainstream devices running that hardware and you would like to see that in a phone? Those specs set you back a few thousand dollars in a PC so even if they squished half that in a phone it would be 1st Gen car phone size, probably $50k and you'd have to carry the battery on a dolly or segway.
bow chicka wow wow.
JunyuT. said:
ICS is barely even out and you wanna talk about JellyBean? Really? Be thankful of what you have. and no, if google releases another tablet only android os it'll be ruining what they worked so hard on for ICS, unifying tablet and phones.
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ICS has been out for 6 months.
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i think hardware is different... the newest nexus the gallery is outdated as it is only duel core and not quad core like htc has. But i do wish that the nexus line would be the top of the top with experimental hardware such as the first phone with hexacore cpu, quad hd screen, 1tb of onboard storage (for games and movies) 32gb of ram and 64gb of rom and eye tracking for the security along with voice security to unlock and facial as well as both must match to unlock. also 3d heads up display...
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They already have such a device....its called a notebook/laptop/desktopcomputer...
You obviously don't have a clue about hardware...
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sookieball said:
It was a tweet from I believe phonedog a week or so ago,
They just said they think it might go that way.
Also another tweet led me to another write up by Idk who that they wouldn't be surprised if jelly bean just never hits phone status.
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First off,
haven't you ever heard you can't believe everything you see on t.v. Well the same holds true for the internet. Google iPhone 5 rumors and look at all the photos of design ideas that "most people" believe, or at least want YOU to believe, that it will in fact be the next iPhone.
Second,
You're actually listening to a guy who calls himself Idk, aka, I don't know? I mean, that's a dead giveaway right there.
sookieball said:
Oh yeah totally. They did try to get HC ported but to no avail.
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I'm sure some adventurous developer did try to port 3.0 to a phone but there is a reason it was unsucessful, IT WASN'T DESIGNED FOR PHONES!
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Smokeey said:
I'm perfectly happy with ICS and could care less.
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+1 running Liquid's finest and haven't looked back since
JunyuT. said:
ICS is barely even out and you wanna talk about JellyBean? Really? Be thankful of what you have. and no, if google releases another tablet only android os it'll be ruining what they worked so hard on for ICS, unifying tablet and phones.
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Not entirely accurate is it?
there is no way google is going to go back to one OS for phones and another for tablets....just doesn't make sense.
and i have a very good feeling we will get JB, and at least, unofficially, KLP or whatever they call it.
Unfortunately for those on Verizon, with how long it's taken them to push out 4.0.4, I doubt we'll officially see many updates let alone the next Android OS
A rumor just came out saying LG Optimus G fighting for nexus and the only (rumors) announced device running for nexus.
http://www.talkandroid.com/134858-r...long-with-major-changes-to-the-nexus-program/
Rumour: Android 4.2 coming November with LG Optimus G Nexus
4th Oct 2012 | 07:38
Rumours abound of a new Nexus smartie from LG, plus updated Jelly Bean
Google will announce Android 4.2 next month at an event with LG, where the latter will unveil the LG Optimus G Nexus, according to rumours.
It'll also mark a change in how the Nexus brand is positioned. At the moment it's for Google's flagship devices, like the Nexus 7 and Galaxy Nexus. But - if the rumour is correct -Google will let any manufacturer release devices as part of the Nexus program. All they'll have to do is stick to strict standards laid down by Google.
We have to stress these are all just rumours at the moment, but they make interesting reading.
The tip came from "a regular source who has provided accurate information in the past" but wishes to remain anonymous, according to Android and Me.
In order to qualify as part of the Nexus family, companies will have to make devices that use stock Android and 64MB of secure memory for faster media streaming. Though they can add custom UI skins as part of a new "customisation centre" Google will introduce.
Then there are more hardware requirements to make sure devices support Android 5.0, which is due next autumn.
The LG Optimus G Nexus
LG has been rumoured to be working on a Nexus smartphone for a while now. The name is said to be LG Optimus G Nexus, which seems a bit of a mouthful.
It could follow up the quad-core LG Optimus G,which was announced last month.
Earlier this week,we heard about a potential new flagship device coming from Google this month. Though as this story supports, it's likely to be running Android 4.2 (a new version of Jelly Bean) rather than Android Key Lime Pie.
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Key lime pie for optimus g
Seriously if LG is going to make the next nexus phone for Google... not sure if it will be a good or bad thing. Irregardless of whether update and patches is going to improve because of google, I might not even want to risk... Might just go to Samsung or HTC if google is having lg make their next nexus phone.
LG does make good hardware, as long as they don't pair with Nvidia for tegra (actually, maybe, cause the nexus 7 has tegra 3)
It's LG and its software that is screwed up, but if they make the nexus phone, google would make the software perfect. Fastest updates cause it's a nexus.
rumors also suggest that there will be multiple nexus devices AND that the nexus program itself will be revised to a "meet the requirements and join the nexus" sort of thing. This rings quite a few alarms in my head, since it apparently still gives manufacturers some room in terms of OS skinning. I hope Google stays faithful to the nexus devices in terms of upgrades, otherwise this will be just another slew of devices where you have to wait an eternity to get updates.
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Seriously if LG is going to make the next nexus phone for Google... not sure if it will be a good or bad thing. Irregardless of whether update and patches is going to improve because of google, I might not even want to risk... Might just go to Samsung or HTC if google is having lg make their next nexus phone.
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Tehloy said:
LG does make good hardware, as long as they don't pair with Nvidia for tegra (actually, maybe, cause the nexus 7 has tegra 3)
It's LG and its software that is screwed up, but if they make the nexus phone, google would make the software perfect. Fastest updates cause it's a nexus.
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Hardware has never been LG's weakness and anyone who has used the 4X HD knows not only does it have excellent build quality, but LG's UI has come such a long way to the point that in many ways feels like stock ICS give or take a few tweaks. LG is also already using the Nvidia Tehran 3 chip (quad core) in the same 4X HD. Its a beast. I can only imagine what the G or Nexus would be like if they made it .I'd be all in.
The androidandme article on this is saying that there will be a customization centre and in short they can skin android as they please but the user can switch back to vanilla if they want. Sounds all well and good but with the option of skinning I worry they still have to make the skins work even if you opt out of using it.
Will wait and see in the change in nexus programme though, under the current one the lg nexus would be a force to be reckoned with but it looks like the updating that makes the nexus series what it is might be handed back to manufacturers.
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Dont know man. Maybe its too early to say, but if the skinning thing required lg's action, then I am out... no way, bye bye... but if lg just need to to provide the hardware and the updates and patches will depend solely on google, then like what you guys say, lg make fantastic hardware, might not be a bad thing...
It should be, one nexus phone for LG, samsung, htc motorolla. SO we can choose screen size,design etc. Optimus G looks good. But not with LG logo.
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It should be, one nexus phone for LG, samsung, htc motorolla. SO we can choose screen size,design etc. Optimus G looks good. But not with LG logo.
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From what I saw from a playinfinte youTube vid there will be a LG Nexus, new samsung Nexus and a sony Nexus.
This is the optimus 2x forum, this isnt the area for other **** lg phones.
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This is the optimus 2x forum, this isnt the area for other **** lg phones.
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This is the general section so we can talk about anything related to that here.
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If the moderator feels I was wrong to create this thread, then feel free to delete it but I just felt it is somehow related because having all the ****ty experience we had with this ****ty 2x phone, if lg was granted permission to create a nexus phone, it will be a real hard decision to make...
But if like what some guys here mentioned, 1 samsung nexus, 1 lg nexus and 1 htc nexus or etc... it will be real interesting... it might become like a battle to see which brand is more popular...
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If the moderator feels I was wrong to create this thread, then feel free to delete it but I just felt it is somehow related because having all the ****ty experience we had with this ****ty 2x phone, if lg was granted permission to create a nexus phone, it will be a real hard decision to make...
But if like what some guys here mentioned, 1 samsung nexus, 1 lg nexus and 1 htc nexus or etc... it will be real interesting... it might become like a battle to see which brand is more popular...
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if that was to happen i think lg would win out in that regards since they will be all level in software but hardware/ design is where lg usually shines in
Nexus smartphones this year and the manufacturers working on next Nexus smartphones are HTC, Sony, LG and Samsung, reported Digitimes citing industry sources.
Digitimes might not be the most trusted source around, but tech blog Android and Me too had recently posted a similar report corroborating the launch of multiple Nexus phones.
According to Android and Me, Google is changing the way Nexus partners are chosen, and from now on any Android manufacturer will be able to partner Google for making Nexus smartphones, given it adheres to certain conditions.
These conditions include the obvious "use of stock Android", 64MB of secure memory for media streaming, and future-proof hardware to support next Android version, claims the blog.
There is also a surprise in the form of customisation center, which will allow manufacturers to include to their own software customisations in Nexus devices, which was not possible until now. However users will have no obligation to use them.
Google reportedly will allow branded vendors to set hardware specifications as well as looks of the forthcoming Nexus smartphones as long as the models are based on its latest native Android system, claimed Digitimes.
Next Nexus makers A previous report from WSJ and now Digitimes, both hint that HTC, LG, Sony and Samsung are working on the next crop of Nexus devices. We have however only heard about LG and HTC devices in the leaks till now. Samsung and Sony's alleged Nexus smartphones are more or less absent from the rumours and leaks till now.
Android and Me, which has got the information from credible sources, states that LG's Optimus G Nexus is going to be one of the next Nexus smartphones and it will come with 1,5GHz quad-core processor, 8MP camera, and will look different than the current LG Optimus G.
On the other hand, HTC's rumoured Nexus 5 packs a 1080p 5-inch display, 1.5GHz quad-core processor 64GB internal storage and 2GB of RAM.
When The latest rumours suggest the new Nexus smartphones are going to be launched sometime in early November, however we will see the next Android version 4.2 at AllThingsD's Dive into Mobile conference in October-end, where Android boss Andy Rubin is scheduled to speak.
@galaxyfitankit there was some leaks for the Samsung but it was less impressive. There was some photos online that were tagged as coming from a phone with a model number that is sequentially one up from the current nexus. There was also a spec sheet, I can't remember the exact details but if I rember rightly it was more like a galaxy nexus+ with a slight boost in specs but still dual core 1gb of ram ect
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ya, i remember too that rumors says samsung nexus is just a minor improvement over the current nexus... so ya, looking at the rumors, htc and lg nexus sounds impressive.
Ya bro this time there are much rumors for lg optimus g nexus...
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Ya bro this time there are much rumors for lg optimus g nexus...
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There certainly seems to be a lot of evidence pointing towards them 2 being the big nexus devices and maybe Samsung trying to hit the mid range market with theirs. The HTC and lg do sound very impressive
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Finally, a Nexus phone that's up-to-par with current devices! Every other Nexus after the Nexus One was just like any other Android device available at the time. I just hope that all carriers get to see this Nexus.
Google Nexus 6 Reveal Page
Android 5.0 Lollipop
According to the nexus 6 page on the very bottom it seems that it will be available on all 4 big carriers, Verizon, AT&T, Sprint, and T-mobile. Ofc; you can still get it from the Play store. The release date given by google is late october; no specification as to if it applies to just the play store or the carriers as well. I'm hoping it releases late this October because I get my upgrade late November. If I have to I will probably wait, I'm sure many of our dev's here will successfully port Android 5.0 to our devices. I'm more interested in the full release of the OS; the multitasking features and the uniform material design looks so nice.
So, thoughts? Is android 5.0 everything you have hoped for? Will you be upgrading to a Nexus 6 soon?
I somehow managed to delete my opinion on the the device, I'm loving the specs; the 6" screen is pushing me away though.
When I say I plan on upgrading to the Nexus 6 I'm not 100% set on it yet. I was planning on going with the HTC One M8 simply because of the screen size, but I have used a LG G3 in stores before and I love how amazing the screen is so I'm very torn. The LG OG was such a great device for it's time, shame it never got an official update past 4.1 but it's hard to complain with all the dev support we get with it.
I might go for it but I'm still hating Google's propensity to think that cloud storage can replace the function of a microsd slot. Also a 6-inch screen, why? The phone still has to fit in my pocket. At this rate the number of people on these forums with manbags is going to blow up. Also $649 unlocked... ouch. I honestly don't know what Google was thinking here. They might be pushing their luck a little too hard here but I won't really know until I can hold it in my hand. On paper the size of the LG G3 used to sound like an atrocity so we'll see. Regardless the price isn't much of an issue if you pay it out over the length of a contract anyways but honestly, I'm disappointed.
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I might go for it but I'm still hating Google's propensity to think that cloud storage can replace the function of a microsd slot. Also a 6-inch screen, why? The phone still has to fit in my pocket. At this rate the number of people on these forums with manbags is going to blow up. Also $649 unlocked... ouch. I honestly don't know what Google was thinking here. They might be pushing their luck a little too hard here but I won't really know until I can hold it in my hand. On paper the size of the LG G3 used to sound like an atrocity so we'll see. Regardless the price isn't much of an issue if you pay it out over the length of a contract anyways but honestly, I'm disappointed.
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I mean, when you look at the specs, that's when you realize what all that money is really going to.
I just want the finished Android L roms to get ported to the LGOG. As long as i'm up to date and the roms arent too buggy, I can stick with my LGOG for another year if I have to.
We'll definitely get some L ROMs sooner or later. We have some amazing developers here for our phone, so be sure that once the major ROM devs update their sources, we'll get updated as well.
I think since the 6 is WAY too big for my personal use, I'm gonna jump to the Nexus 5 next.
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When I say I plan on upgrading to the Nexus 6 I'm not 100% set on it yet. I was planning on going with the HTC One M8 simply because of the screen size, but I have used a LG G3 in stores before and I love how amazing the screen is so I'm very torn. The LG OG was such a great device for it's time, shame it never got an official update past 4.1 but it's hard to complain with all the dev support we get with it.
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I have the G3 now and I love it. Battery life has been better for me than on the lgog, even with that amazing screen. The major downside to the G3 is development but we finally received twrp so the roms will be coming. But having root, freezing/deleting bloat(and there is a lot of it) and making mods have helped my g3 be lag free, last over 40 hours on a full charge and just be generally awesome. If you want something that is also awesome but has a ton of development - go with the m8. A lot of devs and themers who had lgogs grabbed the m8 so you will be in good company. Only a few of us from here have the G3 but Im happy with my choice. It's big but not unruly, the new nexus looks good but too big and still no sd card. And if 3000mah battery isnt big enough for you, zerolemon is selling a 9000mah battery you can swap right in. Just my two cents.
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I mean, when you look at the specs, that's when you realize what all that money is really going to.
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First off, how ya been buddy? Secondly - the nexus 6 looks great but I'm a little disappointed in a few things, size being one of em, still no sdcard and still not 64bit. The rumors made me have higher hopes - its still gonna be a great phone with an insane amount of support. I have no use for it but I am really impressed by the nexus 9(my nexus 7 is collecting dust). That processor, even being a dual core and only having 2 gb of ram is crazy fast, and it's 64bit!
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I have the G3 now and I love it. Battery life has been better for me than on the lgog, even with that amazing screen. The major downside to the G3 is development but we finally received twrp so the roms will be coming. But having root, freezing/deleting bloat(and there is a lot of it) and making mods have helped my g3 be lag free, last over 40 hours on a full charge and just be generally awesome. If you want something that is also awesome but has a ton of development - go with the m8. A lot of devs and themers who had lgogs grabbed the m8 so you will be in good company. Only a few of us from here have the G3 but Im happy with my choice. It's big but not unruly, the new nexus looks good but too big and still no sd card. And if 3000mah battery isnt big enough for you, zerolemon is selling a 9000mah battery you can swap right in. Just my two cents.
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First off, how ya been buddy? Secondly - the nexus 6 looks great but I'm a little disappointed in a few things, size being one of em, still no sdcard and still not 64bit. The rumors made me have higher hopes - its still gonna be a great phone with an insane amount of support. I have no use for it but I am really impressed by the nexus 9(my nexus 7 is collecting dust). That processor, even being a dual core and only having 2 gb of ram is crazy fast, and it's 64bit!
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I've been good man, how have you been? Glad to see you around these parts one more time
For me, I'm drawn to the N6 because I know it'll drop down to a decent price by time my upgrade is due (which would be summer of 2015), and, assuming I even get it, it'd be the most high-end phone I've ever owned, plus it's a Nexus, so development is guaranteed. I'm just modest If I were to get a G2, I'd be pretty happy with that.
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I've been good man, how have you been? Glad to see you around these parts one more time
For me, I'm drawn to the N6 because I know it'll drop down to a decent price by time my upgrade is due (which would be summer of 2015), and, assuming I even get it, it'd be the most high-end phone I've ever owned, plus it's a Nexus, so development is guaranteed. I'm just modest If I were to get a G2, I'd be pretty happy with that.
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Ha ha yeah I was checking on one of my bootanimations and saw this thread. Im good, biked more than I ever have so Im really sore but other than that Im good.
Nexus devices definitely have the best support but HTC is pretty solid(as is Sony, sadly we can't get xperia on sprint) and they come with other perks(removable storage, etc). I know HTC will be releasing another flagship(from some rumors, 2) before you're due for your upgrade and I have a feeling it will be better(and smaller) than the nexus 6. Biggest drawback to the HTC flagships seems to be the camera but that's also been an issue on Nexus devices. Nexus devices are still a great way to go. Their biggest selling point is having official updates before anyone else. My nexus 7 is solid, but between my phone and laptop I just dont have a need for a tablet. I wanted to hold out for the nexus 6 myself but now Im glad I didn't. Just too big for me and LG fixed my biggest issue with the lgog - sdcard support.
They're all great phones with pros and cons tho - really does depend on the user.