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***Official Galaxy Nexus Pre-Release speculation thread**

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Boondoc said:
ok.... this time FOR SURE is the probably most likely the Nexus Prime going through the FCC i give you, the GT-I9250

Looks like it has freqs for Att maybe t-mobile? can't see nfc? anyways check it out

edit: No Att/Ver LTE 700 freqs

edit 2: https://fjallfoss.fcc.gov/oetcf/eas...me=N&application_id=150400&fcc_id='A3LGTI9250'

link for those that want to pour over it themselves
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and this is it? no LTE in gsm-verison? kinda disappointed, but one question..

how can the FCC (which is clearly in North America) check on all frequences?

i mean, come on, you guys there do not have a single operator that offers GSM LTE (only WiMax / HSPA+ / ...); verizon is the only LTE-operator and it uses CDMA not GSM...

i probably think that the nexus Prime gsm-version will have LTE support, but the FCC just wasn't able to test it...

here in germany we're using GSM LTE @800MHz & @2,6Ghz... hopefully we'll get to see a GSM-LTE-nexus prime..
 
Nashdroid said:
I'm really starting to feel strongly that there is ONLY ONE phone. One. That's it. I think the phones that have been leaked are test devices, and Google/Samsung are keeping tight wraps on the final device. They aren't even letting the majority of testers see the final device or use it. They are letting testers test on a device that is kinda like the Galaxy SII, but the device they are testing on IS NOT the device teased in the "Something Big Is Coming" video. There is one device. It's the one coming to all carriers. It will release on Verizon first and then the same device will release on the other carriers a month or two later. It will be the exact same Nexus phone for all carriers, except for radios, just as they've always done. The reason some people are thinking there are two devices is because of the test hardware phones that testers are using. They are simply test devices, they are not going to be mass produced. The final build will be, and that is the "beast" that is super sexy and polished and was teased in the CTIA video from Samsung. The. End.
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People said the same thing about the G1. There was a massively epic thread on TmoNews about how the G1 pictures that leaked were not the actualphone that would launch. Software and hardware must be tested in congruence with one another in order to get the final package as perfect as possible. I believe the newer leaked phones and the nexus in the Samsung teaser are one and the same. They'll never get it right if they test the hardware and software separately.
 
g_patrick15 said:
People said the same thing about the G1. There was a massively epic thread on TmoNews about how the G1 pictures that leaked were not the actualphone that would launch. Software and hardware must be tested in congruence with one another in order to get the final package as perfect as possible. I believe the newer leaked phones and the nexus in the Samsung teaser are one and the same. They'll never get it right if they test the hardware and software separately.
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I agree with this. If they're going to be released together, they've got to test together, and extensively.

I believe the phone we saw in the leaked video is the Nexus that everyone (US and rest of the world) is getting. The profile wasn't shown off, you can't really tell the curve of the glass, and all we saw was a giant screen.

I, for one, wasn't surprised by the look of it. There have been reports before about how it looked like a bigger Nexus S. That's what it looked like to me.

Edit: Remember guys, there's going to be pros and cons to this phone. It can't satisfy everyone, because we all have different tastes. I like curves on the corners, others like ugly boxy angles like the OG Droid. (Although I wouldn't mind the angled look in the Spyder).

I'm even betting that some people might walk into Verizon, play with the Nexus, and be underwhelmed and go a different route. There is no end-all be-all phone, and there never will be.

I'm getting the Prime because of screen, no capacitive buttons, and hopefully a great experience in OS. Others won't be able to get over the form factor.

C'est la vie
 
Boondoc said:
AHA!! so after doing some more research it looks like it's going to be an ATT/Tmobile freq single phone. i wasn't aware that tmob used the 850/1900 for it's GSM/2G/Edge speeds (although i should have) so the 1700mhz is their HSPA+ freq.

i wonder if its going to be 21 or 42mbps?

also it technically could still have nfc. i just went back and looked at the docs for the i777 and the only place it said RFID was at the bottom of the page under EUT Type which listed most of the relevant specs of things that broadcast. i was under the impression that on the radio diagram they listed the RFID radio also but turns out they didn't so....
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I'm not the one to research frequencies and you seem to have the knowledge to do this, I saw you posted the info you found above regarding this device and it's ability to work with AT&T and T Mobile but doesn't T Mobile need both 1700mhz and 2100 mhz to work on their network?

Does this device has those capabilities?

If not would that indicate that T Mobile will not be getting the Nexus device?
 
Ahhh! I've been touched, I've been touched!

vz_wired just posted a public message on my profile!

Ahhhh! I feel so tingly!!
 
kastleberg said:
So, Han, could you recap what your sis has been able to verify for us?
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I was just about to!

She has said that it is stock (No Touchwiz), will release november 3 (she'd heard Nov. 17 before, but now says 3rd), and that it will replace the Charge.

I can't remember if she said anything else important. Also, note that he says she was right "at the time".

So we're back to square one. Damn you VZ!!!

:D:mad::(:)
 
HanSolo said:
I was just about to!

She has said that it is stock (No Touchwiz), will release november 3 (she'd heard Nov. 17 before, but now says 3rd), and that it will replace the Charge.

I can't remember if she said anything else important. Also, note that he says she was right "at the time".

So we're back to square one. Damn you VZ!!!

:D:mad::(:)
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Yeah, Its good to know that there's agreement though. I want so much to take all of this as a good sign. I wonder what sort of sacrifices best please the phone gods...
 
GoogleFanBoy said:
Bingo. The major feature of ICS is ICS. It's a major UI overhaul for users and, more importantly, developers. It's an operating system that is smart enough to know if it's a phone or if it's a tablet. Developers only have to write an app once and the user gets to enjoy it in it's most optimized form whether on a phone or a tablet.

This is extremely innovative compared to the iPad which runs identical software as the 3.5 inch iPhone. Developers have to write a separate app if they want it to be tablet optimized. Apple is content with blowing up phone apps and running them on a 9 inch screen. I am not.

This strategy is working for Apple, for now. The more Google tries to innovate and create new things, the more little things will go wrong. This is why non techy consumers are turned off by Android because it's "buggy"... well, yeah, but it's trying to be something special. Everyone knows things have to get worse before they get better, and this is the update that I believe will make everything better.

We have many posters in here claiming to be weary about ICS. They expect it to be buggy because it's a new OS. It's not a new OS. This is version 4.0. Android has come a long way, and it's not slowing down. With Apple fanbois actually upset about the iPhone 4S, actually contemplating switching to Android.. we're on the verge of a revolution.

Let's just hope it's not with Windows Phone :-P
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Actually you are really wrong about most of this. iOS reports the device so a developer can leverage that how they see fit. Most developers use that to force tablet users to double dip for a "tablet optimized" version. Even in android currently a developer can change things about the app if it is running on honeycomb, gingerbread, or any previous version.

ICS isn't a new OS. It's an evolution of android. They don't rewrite the OS from scratch each time. New feature are added, old ones removed, refactored, or left alone.


Every piece of software is potentially buggy, and trust me, iOS is buggy as hell too, just like iTunes, and the horrible IDE apple forces devs to use (X-code).

Apple just had a very good snake oil salesman for years.
 
kastleberg said:
Yeah, Its good to know that there's agreement though. I want so much to take all of this as a good sign. I wonder what sort of sacrifices best please the phone gods...
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I'm going to take one for the team and offer up my cat. Wife won't be happy, phone gods probably won't care, but I'll sure be a lot happier for a while. Its encouraging to know that we have the right specs somewhere. I can't say that I would be disappointed in the slightest at any of the predictions/leaks.
 
HanSolo said:
I was just about to!

She has said that it is stock (No Touchwiz), will release november 3 (she'd heard Nov. 17 before, but now says 3rd), and that it will replace the Charge.

I can't remember if she said anything else important. Also, note that he says she was right "at the time".

So we're back to square one. Damn you VZ!!!

:D:mad::(:)
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Dates square with what P3 has said for a month or so and lines up with the BMX "poem." Sorry BMX, love your tweets, but keep your day job!

Also squares with P3 saying that the phone was stock Android - no TW - so either way I'm happy with some corroboration!
 
The_Chief said:
SUMMARY: There could be two phones, there could be one. Testers may have gotten a fake phone to test on, while the legendary REAL one is locked in a vault until reveal and in armed guarded warehouses waiting for release. We Verizoneers have been assured we'll be VERY HAPPY. The reveal was delayed, but not release: which could happen anytime between October 27th and November 17th... most likely November 3rd. I think that pretty much sums up the last 50 pages or so :)
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Yep. And there will likely be one of several processors, possibly 1.2 and hopefully 1.5, camera specs are up in the air and nobody's really sure on the battery. Essentially, we know what we did on page 10. :D
 
Okay. So we are taking it again from the top?

I've been lurking this forum for quite some time now, and felt I should finally speak up...
 
Steven58 said:
1] I can solidly confirm the November third date.

2] I can solidly confirm this phone to be a game changer.

3] I am being advised to tell you guys to hang in there because you will be very happy.

Steven58
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That sounds like you've been paid a visit...I am stoked, now it's time to relax and enjoy the weekend watch some football and wait!

Thanks Steven58:cool:
 
Steven58 said:
1] I can solidly confirm the November third date.

2] I can solidly confirm this phone to be a game changer.

3] I am being advised to tell you guys to hang in there because you will be very happy.

Steven58
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What about us Tmo people....is the HSPA frequency band post from earlier right????? That if it doesn't have both 1700 & 2100, the 19250 can't be a tmo device...fcc says only 1700 &1900?
 
So after waiting it out on the bionic since CES, once July rolled around and it still didn't come out I figured I may as well just wait on this bad boy. After googling "nexus prime" every night for weeks I eventually just ended up lurking this thread as well... any relevant info or links were already posted right here anyway. So after following this massive beast for weeks I just decided to hop in.

I don't have anything to really add here except my excitement for this phone. Having used a blackberry storm and storm 2 for 3 years I'm so ready for a major major upgrade that I've been holding on to since November!! It's Prime or bust for me man!!!
 
coach26 said:
What about us Tmo people....is the HSPA frequency band post from earlier right????? That if it doesn't have both 1700 & 2100, the 19250 can't be a tmo device...fcc says only 1900 & 2100?
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Sorry. No clue other than what I already said.
 
Steven58 said:
1] I can solidly confirm the November third date.

2] I can solidly confirm this phone to be a game changer.

3] I am being advised to tell you guys to hang in there because you will be very happy.

Steven58
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Can you vaguely reveal a source for your solid information?
 
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