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

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Grandmadroid said:
Isn't this the time of morning when Steven magically appears and soothes us with words of wisdom and comfort????? Hmmmmm......
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He probably got his hands on one and forgot all about us :eek:.
Steven, you know your supposed to share. Here let me see it for just a second, I promise i'll give it back....
 
Sorry guys, got busy at work and didn't have a chance to post this earlier.

On the Gorilla Glass topic, I posted this somewhere, don't remember where, maybe 5,200 posts ago, but I originally got it from xda.

One more thing:
a common misconception is: 'make something sharp and it will scratch'. it's wrong. you can make your fingernail or your key as sharp as possible, it is still softer than the glass and it will not scratch.
So, no, keys wont scratch it (steel), but anything harder than 7 on the scale will with no problem. So anybody that has no scratches obviously hasnt made contact to the screen with anything harder than a 7 on this scale.

Hardness Substance or mineral
0.2–0.3 caesium, rubidium
0.5–0.6 lithium, sodium, potassium
1 talc
1.5 gallium, strontium, indium, tin, barium, thallium, lead, graphite
2 hexagonal boron nitride,[10] calcium, selenium, cadmium, sulfur, tellurium, bismuth
2.5 to 3 magnesium, gold, silver, aluminium, zinc, lanthanum, cerium, Jet_(lignite) (lignite)
3 calcite, copper, arsenic, antimony, thorium, dentin
4 fluorite, iron, nickel
4 to 4.5 platinum, steel
5 apatite, cobalt, zirconium, palladium, tooth enamel, obsidian (volcanic glass)
5.5 beryllium, molybdenum, hafnium
6 orthoclase, titanium, manganese, germanium, niobium, rhodium, uranium
6 to 7 glass, fused quartz, iron pyrite, silicon, ruthenium, iridium, tantalum, opal
7 quartz, vanadium, osmium, rhenium
7.5 to 8 hardened steel, tungsten, emerald, spinel
8 topaz, cubic zirconia
8.5 chrysoberyl, chromium, silicon nitride
9-9.5 corundum, silicon carbide (carborundum), tungsten carbide, titanium carbide, stishovite
9.5–10 rhenium diboride, tantalum carbide, titanium diboride, boron nitride, boron [11][12][13]
10 diamond
>10 nanocrystalline diamond (hyperdiamond, ultrahard fullerite)
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Everything in black won't scratch Gorilla Glass. It's physically impossible.

Everything in red will. It's physically impossible that it won't.
 
HanSolo said:
Sorry guys, got busy at work and didn't have a chance to post this earlier.

On the Gorilla Glass topic, I posted this somewhere, don't remember where, maybe 5,200 posts ago, but I originally got it from xda.



Everything in black won't scratch Gorilla Glass. It's physically impossible.

Everything in red will. It's physically impossible that it won't.
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You forgot Reese Witherspoon's chin my dear friend. That is the pointiest object on earth and will scratch anything. Just like Sarah Jessica Parker's face can break anything it is reflected in :eek:
 
Rhystatic said:
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Love it! Reminds me of an old joke from the DOS days.

zulucap said:
If NP does not have Lizard glass that's a deal-breaker for me.
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Ask and ye shall receive.
 
Is anyone planning on monitoring the Google earnings call today? I can't imagine google facing their investors without offering some insight/resolution for this botched Nexus announcement.
 
HanSolo said:
Another great point. I'm all for open-source, but I did agree with Steve Jobs when he kept talking about how Android was too fragmented. It is. The reasons our phones don't work as well as the iPhone is because we're all running on different specs with different versions of the same OS. Add the UI garbage like Motoblur, Sense, Touchwiz, etc., and it's not a wonder a lot of us deal with freeze-ups, lags, and random reboots on a far more frequent basis than Apple users. My wife has never had a freeze up or a reboot on her iPhone, and I've had about 2 freezes per day, at least.
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Apple and their iFans love to talk about Android fragmentation, as if it doesn't exist in iOS devices. They can show you all the charts they want about their iOS version distribution, but it doesn't change the fact that not every device supports all of the functions and features of each iOS version. The most recent example is Siri not working on anything but the 4S. While they could show that iOS 4 ran on the 3G, it certainly didn't support some of the main features like multi-tasking, bluetooth keyboards, or even homescreen wallpapers.

I totally agree that Android is fragmented, but what isn't? Apple is fragmented to some extent, and so are automobiles. Hence the reason there are 3 different fuel grades (4 if you include that E85 garbage), and diesel.

If Android wasn't fragmented, we wouldn't be talking about the Nexus Prime. There would be some one-size-fits-all device coming out on a pre-determined date, and it would probably end up being some mediocre update that didn't even deserve a new model number. They would just stick an "S" on the end of the old model, and have some dirty little slut tell you how the NASDAQ is doing or if you need to wear a raincoat today.
 
BlueBiker said:
Eh, I'm not buying it. I'll take the Android freedom to innovate and differentiate over the closed Apple ecosystem any day. I think the freezes are due to people rooting, poorly written apps, and some phones rushed to market before they've been shaken out -- none of that's due to fragmentation.

And I've said it before, I have zero sympathy for programmers who can't write code to accommodate different screen sizes and other stuff like that. Blame it on incompetent devs, not on the rich variety of resources they've been given to play with.
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Again, whether you call it fragmentation, dev stupidity, idiot rooters, or whatever, the point is that the user experience on the iPhone is generally more fluid, smooth, and problem free than anyone on a given Android device. The nature of the Android market is such that devs constantly have to tweak and update their apps in order to run on constantly changing phone specs, software, etc. A developer for iPhone's app store has to make 1 app, and tweak it only very little. They almost always come off much more polished than in our market.

Our app developers have to make 1 app, and then tweak it to no end to make sure it works fine on a million different devices. That, to me, is the definition of fragmentation.

I'll always stick to Android because it's innovative, not afraid to slap on a big, beautiful screen, and is not afraid to take hold of 4G and beyond. I just wish that it was a much more cohesive and consistent unit as a whole. I believe it's possible to be innovative and cutting edge, yet be consistent. Elimination of all manufacturer skins and optimization of Google's vanilla Android would be a great start.
 
UBRocked said:
Yeah, Blur is slowing it down and I know that is a part of the lag. I'd root it but as my work phone, all of our outside guys carry the same phone, so I need to be able to help troubleshoot their problems (so I want the same software).
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That's a drag, almost as if you didn't get the phone you paid for. Wish the manufacturer skins had options to turn off the features causing the most overhead.

Grandmadroid said:
Isn't this the time of morning when Steven magically appears and soothes us with words of wisdom and comfort????? Hmmmmm......
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Last I remember he was gonna post & wipe. He's already posted, so maybe he's still working on the other part. :eek:
 
ckeegan said:
Apple and their iFans love to talk about Android fragmentation, as if it doesn't exist in iOS devices. They can show you all the charts they want about their iOS version distribution, but it doesn't change the fact that not every device supports all of the functions and features of each iOS version. The most recent example is Siri not working on anything but the 4S. While they could show that iOS 4 ran on the 3G, it certainly didn't support some of the main features like multi-tasking, bluetooth keyboards, or even homescreen wallpapers.

I totally agree that Android is fragmented, but what isn't? Apple is fragmented to some extent, and so are automobiles. Hence the reason there are 3 different fuel grades (4 if you include that E85 garbage), and diesel.

If Android wasn't fragmented, we wouldn't be talking about the Nexus Prime. There would be some one-size-fits-all device coming out on a pre-determined date, and it would probably end up being some mediocre update that didn't even deserve a new model number. They would just stick an "S" on the end, and have some dirty little slut tell you how the NASDAQ is doing or if you need to wear a raincoat today.
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Yes, Apple is fragmented, but only to a slight degree. Over all, Apple takes care of their customer base. Who here, who bought an OG Droid, ever saw an official update to Gingerbread? No one. It's possible to run it on the OG Droid, because I'm doing it as we speak. But the manufacturers and carriers leave you high and dry because they want you to buy new and higher-spec'd phones. Apple is pushing iOS 5 to all devices as far back as iPhone 3GS. And that's voluntary.

I just wish that Android was as united as Apple. I hate Apple's business practices, iTunes, physical design of their phones, etc. But they have a lot good, too. They wouldn't be where they are if that weren't true.
 
HanSolo said:
Sorry guys, got busy at work and didn't have a chance to post this earlier.

On the Gorilla Glass topic, I posted this somewhere, don't remember where, maybe 5,200 posts ago, but I originally got it from xda.



Everything in black won't scratch Gorilla Glass. It's physically impossible.

Everything in red will. It's physically impossible that it won't.
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I didnt see Adamantium on that list.
 
HanSolo said:
Sorry guys, got busy at work and didn't have a chance to post this earlier.

On the Gorilla Glass topic, I posted this somewhere, don't remember where, maybe 5,200 posts ago, but I originally got it from xda.

5.5 beryllium, molybdenum, hafnium
6 orthoclase, titanium, manganese, germanium, niobium, rhodium, uranium
6 to 7 glass, fused quartz, iron pyrite, silicon, ruthenium, iridium, tantalum, opal
7 quartz, vanadium, osmium, rhenium
7.5 to 8 hardened steel, tungsten, emerald, spinel
8 topaz, cubic zirconia

Everything in black won't scratch Gorilla Glass. It's physically impossible.

Everything in red will. It's physically impossible that it won't.
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So what you're saying is it's okay to carry uranium in the same pocket w/the phone as long as it has GG.
 
HanSolo said:
Yes, Apple is fragmented, but only to a slight degree. Over all, Apple takes care of their customer base. Who here, who bought an OG Droid, ever saw an official update to Gingerbread? No one. It's possible to run it on the OG Droid, because I'm doing it as we speak. But the manufacturers and carriers leave you high and dry because they want you to buy new and higher-spec'd phones. Apple is pushing iOS 5 to all devices as far back as iPhone 3GS. And that's voluntary.

I just wish that Android was as united as Apple. I hate Apple's business practices, iTunes, physical design of their phones, etc. But they have a lot good, too. They wouldn't be where they are if that weren't true.
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I agree with most of your points. I also don't like Apple's attitude, business practices but they do manage their iOS devices, eco-system very well. I think Google needs to make Nexus line like iPhone of androids appealing to masses, not just for tech geeks, and always receiving updates from them. Nexus One and S were somewhat their experimental devices, but Nexus Prime can be huge seller if they market it better properly I think.
 
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