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

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huskerkate said:
+1!!

i would also like to implore vz_wired for some input. i've read, in 2 different places from 2 different people (both of whom are pretty reliable) that the Spyder is THE device that vzw is excited about. even with the Nexus coming, is that true??
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I would take an unlocked Prime over a locked Spyder/RAZR anyday.

It comes to a point where improved specs are merely incremental until software development can catch up.

That being said, if Prime is delayed until next year and Spyder is around the corner, that's a different decision to be made. My Incredible is on its dying legs (constantly rebooting), so I will probably only last until November before upgrading. I was banking on the Galaxy 2 to come to VZW and have been saving my upgrade since July, but have restrained myself from going to the Bionic (thankfully). I can't wait forever, though.

But yeah, head-to-head, I'd take the Prime at this stage of the game. Something tells me Samsung is going to announce it, then release it very shortly afterward. If they announced it now, it'd give Apple all the time they need to look over the hardware/software and prepare a legal battle to stop its sale.

Joy.
 
huskerkate said:
+1!!

i would also like to implore vz_wired for some input. i've read, in 2 different places from 2 different people (both of whom are pretty reliable) that the Spyder is THE device that vzw is excited about. even with the Nexus coming, is that true??
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Even if they announce Razr on 10/18, it won't be released until late Nov. Personally I don't see anything would sway me to it from Prime. qHD SAMOLED pentile screen, 1.2Ghz OMAP 4430, gingerbread, locked boot-loader, Blur UI, etc. It's not really on par with Prime, more like slightly improved Bionic.
 
magdelaine said:
If the Nexus and the RAZR are released within a few weeks of each other, I'm going to wait until I can compare them side by side...and compare reviews. I don't think that waiting a couple of extra weeks will kill me, even if I am using a Curve currently.

It's true that usually waiting for the next best thing doesn't pan out, but with so many great phones due by the end of the year, what's the harm?
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Mags you say that now but if RAZR drops next week it will be SOOOO tempting!!!!! I sat on my hands when Bionic rolled out and was glad I did but this will be too hard!
 
dr01d3tte said:
No. Just...no.
Sh*t.
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+ freaking 1


Edit: The lack of quad-core probably means it's coming early 2012.

I can't do this anymore, guys. I just can't.

It's been a great ride on the crazy train. I will miss you all.

Ta ta.

Forever.
 
vandyman said:
Top 5 reasons why the Nexus prime could be delayed;

1- Steve Jobs death

2- Hardware problems

3- Problems with ICS OS

4- Legal issues

5- Samsung and Google are parting ways....



Pick one....;)
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ok, im being 99% sure that this isn't the reason for their delay, but maybe samsung and google noticed how the leaked specs were disappointing for many of us / many of other forums / many of those who waited for it, and we're afraid that their announcement would be a 'fail' the the iPhone 4s announcement has been, so they decided to upgrate their hardware specs and postponed their announcement...

in this case the nexus prime given to the romanian techsite was real and the bgr-specs as well, but GSMArena mentions a tipster from inside google, so maybe that one has got the new hardware plans for the NP..

i know this sounds not very likely and also ridiculous, but it's possible, isn't it?
 
Sandroidfan said:
Even if they announce Razr on 10/18, it won't be released until late Nov. Personally I don't see anything would sway me to it from Prime. qHD SAMOLED pentile screen, 1.2Ghz OMAP 4430, gingerbread, locked boot-loader, Blur UI, etc. It's not really on par with Prime, more like slightly improved Bionic.
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You mean it's not on par with the Prime you dream of? We have no idea what the Prime will be. It could very likely have the same processor and it's rumored to have a HD pentile screen as well.

And why would it take them over a month to release the Razr? Typicaly when Verizon has a release announcement the phone is only a couple weeks away. If anything since we have no release information at all for the Prime it could be the end of Nov. That is if it's even coming to Verizon since all we have on that is rumor too.
 
ItIsLikeThat said:
Ohs nos!

Is this the Samsung Galaxy S III? Further Details Leak on Samsung’s Next Flagship

1.8 gHz! 2GB Ram! Thinner than Galaxy S2!! Exynos 4212!!! 12MP!!! OH NOSSS!
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i don't think so... in my opinion the galaxy s3 has to have quadcore, qualcomm and nvidia will be offering quadcore q1 2012, so i don't see any reason why samsung won't...

but if this is in fact true, the original exynos 4212 is clocked @ 1.5GHz, the SGS3 is listed with an exynos 4212 clocked @ 1.8GHz, so there's the chance that we'll see other devices coming with the exynos 4212 clocked at 1.5GHz (as the original one was announced)... NP? :D
 
HanSolo said:
+ freaking 1


Edit: The lack of quad-core probably means it's coming early 2012.

I can't do this anymore, guys. I just can't.

It's been a great ride on the crazy train. I will miss you all.

Ta ta.

Forever.
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Come back from the ledge, Han. We've all been there before. We'll get through this again.
 
rrhartjr said:
Time marches on.. the SGS2 seems cutting edge, but it reality its been out for 7 months..

EDIT: Also note that there are several problems with the image. Typos (COPIYING), factual errors (SGS using Exynos).. so probably fake..
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But this makes it seem like more phones might come out after the prime???? I thought it was the phone to end all phones?
 
r4yN said:
ok, im being 99% sure that this isn't the reason for their delay, but maybe samsung and google noticed how the leaked specs were disappointing for many of us / many of other forums / many of those who waited for it, and we're afraid that their announcement would be a 'fail' the the iPhone 4s announcement has been, so they decided to upgrate their hardware specs and postponed their announcement...

in this case the nexus prime given to the romanian techsite was real and the bgr-specs as well, but GSMArena mentions a tipster from inside google, so maybe that one has got the new hardware plans for the NP..

i know this sounds not very likely and also ridiculous, but it's possible, isn't it?
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Is it possible? Yes. But not if it's coming on 11/3. I have to imagine that they've got at least hundreds of thousands of these already built and ready to ship if they're going to release it both here and in Europe (Vodafone) on 11/3. They're not going to just scrap all of those because we're throwing a hissy fit on the blogs regarding a processor that no one has ever even tried before.

BLD said:
And why would it take them over a month to release the Razr?
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It's motorola, man. How can you tell when Motorola is lying? Their lips are moving.

In all seriousness, if they can actually announce it officially next week, then yes, we could probably expect a release within 3 weeks.
 
darkestred said:
I laugh when you have people over clocking i7's for what reason? To get 137fps over 133fps in a video game? Or to do a task 2 seconds faster?
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Well I have to laugh at myopic viewpoints that can't conceive of usage patterns different from their own. :p

Yes, if you can reduce the time it takes to render some complex scene from an hour to 45min, or speed up some complex analyses from 8hrs to 6hrs, then the overclocking could give a healthy increase in productivity.

And not everybody is gaming on low-resolution monitors, so maybe overclocking the CPU and/or GPU means the difference between playability and a slide show on someone's beautiful 30" LCD. Not to mention, maybe they have an older system and can't afford new hardware, so the only way to get decent frame rates is by overclocking.
 
I'm reminded of the fact that black_man_x has repeatedly said that October would be an awesome month in the tech industry. I suppose he was talking about one awesome announcement after another. iPhone, RAZR, Vigor probably. I just hope that Prime is one of them.

VZ_Wired, drop that burrito and start typing!
 
vandyman said:
We all knew that Verizon and Moto are good Buddy's. And with Google owning the Rights to Moto mobile. That we had are doughts about the Prime being the the first ICS cell because of the merger.(Google/.Moto).

This new Moto Razor looks like the start of the end for other cell companies.
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Google has already publicly addressed this. That won't happen. They are not going to piss off their partners.
 
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