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

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HanSolo said:
Guys, gotta admit, this looks nice!

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Actually I don't like the look, especially the 4 corners (Photon-like). I don't want that hump in the back either; I know my X has that hump, but I think I've had enough of it :D
 
BlueBiker said:
Was just wishful thinking on ban-proofing by way of mod-flattering. :rolleyes:



The 4460 tech ref manual describes a half dozen registers/features as included for backwards compatibility w/4430, and I'm sure you're right about improvements for heat dissipation.

But we did have a poster some dozens of pages ago who seemed highly plugged into the industry and reported that TI confirmed immediate volume shipment of 1.5GHz 4460 w/o any delays.

There were indeed Archos G9 delays due to unavailability of 1.5GHz 4460, but the poster implies that doesn't affect Nexus shipping.



Eh, looks Greek to me. [/American educational system]
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Maybe the Nexus is why Archos is not getting them when planned, but strange why TI never refuted' Archos assertions. Perhaps more sensible for TI to just say "whatever" and take Samsungs money.
 
AntimonyER said:
Well gotta give it to Moto, when they find a design they like, they stick to it.
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I think that is probably a good thing. I know that I am sick of having to buy the same accessories for every new phone I get. That is one thing that Apple has over everyone else, consistency.
 
AntimonyER said:
Well gotta give it to Moto, when they find a design they like, they stick to it.
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And they just LOVE smacking their stupid logo on the front in huge type, instead of making the screen a bit bigger. :rolleyes:

bouchigo said:
Actually I don't like the look, especially the 4 corners (Photon-like). I don't want that hump in the back either; I know my X has that hump, but I think I've had enough of it :D
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I like the corners. Makes it look Star Trek-ish.

And the Galnexusaurus will have a hump too, remember. Just on the bottom instead of the top.
 
Just spoke to the guy from Verizon at the Independent kiosk at the mall. He gets his information from android Central. I tried to convert him. I think he thinks I'm a clown. I told him who I was. He seemed extremely underwhelmed I guess I'm a legend in my own mind. Life goes on.
 
HanSolo said:
Guys, gotta admit, this looks nice!

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That's the bestlooking Motorola phone ever. Can it beat the Galaxy Nexus though? Nope. It comes up short.

No Ice Cream Sandwich
It has physical buttons
It doesn't look any thinner than the GNex, to me.
It doesn't have a Samsung screen, and doesn't have 720p resolution
(I think I covered most of it's shortcomings)
 
Steven58 said:
Just spoke to the guy from Verizon at the Independent kiosk at the mall. He gets his information from android Central. I tried to convert him. I think he thinks I'm a clown. I told him who I was. He seemed extremely underwhelmed I guess I'm a legend in my own mind. Life goes on.
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Maybe it was the sweat dripping off you from your jog?
 
Nashdroid said:
That's the bestlooking Motorola phone ever. Can it beat the Galaxy Nexus though? Nope. It comes up short.

No Ice Cream Sandwich
It has physical buttons
It doesn't look any thinner than the GNex, to me.
It doesn't have a Samsung screen, and doesn't have 720p resolution
(I think I covered most of it's shortcomings)
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Agreed. And who knows bootloader situation, etc. But if Verizon screws us on the Galnexusaurus and we don't get it (I'm 99% sure I'll be happy tomorrow evening, but nobody does the take-a-dump-on-your-head bit quite like Verizon), at least there's a nice fall back option.
 
OfTheDamned said:
That is a really sexy phone. ICS is drawing me closer to the Nexus though.
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and updates straight from Google ...and an unlocked bootloader..and possibly a better camera

however that Moto is a nice looking phone. I've always been a Moto Fanboi but that is starting to change.
 
Namrak said:
Is anyone else disappointed with the supposed plastic back? I was really hoping for metal this time. the gnex is going to be "futuristic plastic" lmao what does that even mean?
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Might some outfit create an aftermarket metal back? Maybe?
 
Steven58 said:
Just spoke to the guy from Verizon at the Independent kiosk at the mall. He gets his information from android Central. I tried to convert him. I think he thinks I'm a clown. I told him who I was. He seemed extremely underwhelmed I guess I'm a legend in my own mind. Life goes on.
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You should've mentioned your Love Tunnel, Steven!
 
As an aerospace engineer, I LOVE the carbon fiber look though. But man can it give you a rash. (Carbon Fiber that is, can't tell you about the phone yet).
 
Nashdroid said:
That's the bestlooking Motorola phone ever. Can it beat the Galaxy Nexus though? Nope. It comes up short.

No Ice Cream Sandwich
It has physical buttons
It doesn't look any thinner than the GNex, to me.
It doesn't have a Samsung screen, and doesn't have 720p resolution
(I think I covered most of it's shortcomings)
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Agreed mostly. But rumors said its screen is qHD SAMOLED, probably from Samsung. Odd thing is Sammy never used qHD SAMOLED yet in their phones.
 
So if I am up for an upgrade, and for some reason VZW DOESN'T subsidize the Nexus... if I bought it from them it wouldn't use up my upgrade?



binary visions said:
You're looking at it the wrong way.

Signing a two-year contract is your payment for that subsidizing of the phone.

You aren't paying twice for the phone. You're either paying the full price, or paying the subsidized price PLUS locking yourself into a contract. Haven't you ever signed a contract or seen pricing for other businesses? Cable companies do this all the time - lock into a two year agreement and we'll <give you something/discount your bill/whatever>. That's because they're not really subsidizing it - you're paying for it by giving them a guaranteed revenue stream for two years, which is a LOT different from having a bunch of capricious customers who could walk away at any time.

Accounting and revenue numbers look MUCH better when you have guaranteed revenue. So they're willing to give up something for that. Conversely, paying full retail for a phone is the payoff for the ability to own your phone and walk at any time. You aren't paying twice - you're either paying once for the phone, or taking a discount but trading off your options.
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trophynuts said:
this guy has Batman Arkym City on reserve at Game Stop. I can't wait. Arkym Asylum was a great game.

...i'm just trying to figure out if i want to get it on the PS3 or Xbox.
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My oldest son is trying to weasel out of school tomorrow, so can go to the launch and then play the game all night. Nope. Good game, but still nope.
 
mthoren68 said:
General question: For those of you out there who have had a Sammy, an HTC and a Moto Android phone, what would you say are the 1-2 biggest pros for each? I have a Dinc right now and like pretty much everything except the phone. That is going to weigh heavily in my decision re: Prime or RAZR, if either has a markedly better phone. Any other key hardware or other pros endemic to each brand?
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I have had a lot of experience with HTC and Sammy, and I've played around with a friend's Photon and Bionic. I have the SGS2 (Sprint) right now and I had an Epic and HTC Evo last year. Here's what I gathered from each company.

Samsung - Pros: Screen, Processor/Speed, Screen, Form Factor, Screen, Camera, Screen, Lightweight build, Screen, Unlocked Bootloader, Screen, Battery Life... Did I mention the Screen?
- Cons: Sammy Update speed/reliability (Won't be a problem for GNex), Plasticky build (Not at all a problem for me), GPS, Signal issues (On Original Galaxy S and Nexus S, but fixed on SGS2)

HTC - Pros: Update Speed/Reliability (For the Most part), Build Quality, Dev Community, HTC Sense (I Like TouchWiz 4.0 better), Recent Cameras (MyTouch 4G Slide & HTC Amaze)
- Cons: Battery Life, HTC Sense (Resource Hog, Slows down phone), Snapdragon, Screen (qHD kinda fixed that)

Motorola - Pros: Build quality, Battery Life, Radio Strength, Update speed/reliability (In the middle)
- Cons: Form Factor, Design, MotoBlur, Camera, Screen, Locked Bootloaders (Hopefully changed in future devices)
 
Sandroidfan said:
Agreed mostly. But rumors said its screen is qHD SAMOLED, probably from Samsung. Odd thing is Sammy never used qHD SAMOLED yet in their phones.
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Why would they? With in-house 720P SAMOLED goodness on tap, qHD LCD is so... three months ago :cool:

Edit: Whoops, see you mentioned qHD SAMOLED, I wasn't aware of that... but still... :D
 
nj02vette said:
But past performance doesn't necessarily translate into current performance. For example, HTC relies on Snapdragon SoC, which are horrid on battery life, but if they switch to something else, or Qualcomm comes up with a better version, then the story will be different.
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Thunderbolt does not equal all Snapdragons.

EarlyMon said:
Dual core and bloatware removal to the rescue.

I easily exceed a day's use and I'm running Sense 3.

Don't expect this trying for nonstop 3g browsing or 3D game playing, but on a day of light / medium use, I go 18 hours with 50% battery left.

Leaves plenty of room for overclocking and still exceed a day's use.

Buddies with the SGS2 report similar.

Just saying. ;)
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I submit with dual core, and decent user configuration management, battery life for a decent day's work isn't an issue with any of the dual core SoCs.
 
Nashdroid said:
I TOTALLY get your point here, and I agree, usually. However, the Bionic basically being replaced by a full touchscreen phone of the same form factor that is basically exactly what the Bionic SHOULD have been, in just a couple months, that is blasphemy. I honestly can't believe Motorola/Verizon did it. I think it's shameful.
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Well no argument here, Moto screwed the pooch on Bionic. For a phone that was delayed so long (and migrated to a completely new Targa platform when the original proved unworkable), you'd have expected something better.

But I'm not convinced that a late and only moderately impressive debut of Bionic means that Moto should delay their future devices so they'd be less competitive w/other manufacturers' phones.

But whatever. I understand the angst. :(

rushmore said:
Maybe the Nexus is why Archos is not getting them when planned, but strange why TI never refuted' Archos assertions. Perhaps more sensible for TI to just say "whatever" and take Samsungs money.
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Good questions. FWIW, I found the poster credible about the plentiful 1.5GHz, but it's not fact until the phone actually arrives clocked that way.

AntimonyER said:
As an aerospace engineer, I LOVE the carbon fiber look though. But man can it give you a rash. (Carbon Fiber that is, can't tell you about the phone yet).
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CF causes rash?! I know it can be lethal to manufacture w/o proper ventilation, but I hadn't heard about rashes.
 
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