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

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Well.. I spent most of the day normally. No androidforums. It was weird to have a day off from F5 F5 F5. :p

Back to the grind tomorrow. Tonight? Going to bed. :) Nite!
 
he is senior vp of product innovation at samsung..


Actually, according to his LinkedIn page he is Senior Director, Android User Experience at Google. I would think he knows what he's talking about regarding ICS and native resolution.

Matias Duarte | LinkedIn


I stand corrected. It was the Samsung guy who made the resolution statement not Matias. Regardless, I think either guy has the credentials to speak on a device their companies created together.
 
This is THE best thread ever.

Went into a Verizon store today and the Rep said Nov 10. Gains of salt...I know.

Anyway, gotta be at work in 4hrs. Night. :)

jmar
 
For Verizon purchasers: Get ready for the screen scratch scare talk and how they really think you should put the crappy Verizon screen protectors on. Also, maybe they will try and sell you undercoating.
same goes for best buy purchasers. and if you think they are different. Boy are you wrong.
 
From Eweek.com:


That Verizon would be the first U.S. carrier should come as no surprise. The company passed on selling a version of Samsung's high-end Galaxy S II Android 2.3 Gingerbread handset, which has sold over 10 million units worldwide.


jimbo1mcm: I wonder how many Nexus Samsung/Google expect to sell worldwide ?
 
Nothing about the Nexus/Verizon on the Samsung website. Guess no one works on the weekend. Also nothing on the Verizon Wireless page. They should be glad I'm not running their companies. Do you think Apple would have had a product up on their page in the same circumstances?
 
Due respect, but let's look at the whole picture on this resolution thing.

First, they've confirmed that the Nexus S is getting ICS. It's therefore totally doable to accomodate lower resolutions.

Second, will it likely look better on a bigger HD screen? Yes, how not?

Third, beyond those facts, does it really matter who said what?

Side note - if you want a screen protector, avoid the smudge free ones and make sure that you price shop.

Many will swear they are not required. Do what's right for your situation, instincts and experiences. Sand comes in many flavors and each user has their own habits and habitat. ;)
 
Due respect, but let's look at the whole picture on this resolution thing.

First, they've confirmed that the Nexus S is getting ICS. It's therefore totally doable to accomodate lower resolutions.

Second, will it likely look better on a bigger HD screen? Yes, how not?

Third, beyond those facts, does it really matter who said what?

Side note - if you want a screen protector, avoid the smudge free ones and make sure that you price shop.

Many will swear they are not required. Do what's right for your situation, instincts and experiences. Sand comes in many flavors and each user has their own habits and habitat. ;)
 
Nothing about the Nexus/Verizon on the Samsung website. Guess no one works on the weekend. Also nothing on the Verizon Wireless page. They should be glad I'm not running their companies. Do you think Apple would have had a product up on their page in the same circumstances?

The Apple website has always been well managed. They were on target in the dot com days giving away email addresses, websites and reaching out to move products from their Store. Later it expanded to support the whole iTunes thing. Gotta give it up to them for that.

Then, there's the web mismanagement that is Samsung. After corresponding with them, I came to pity the poor devils working it. Like most big corporations, management above web IT believes that they accomplish things with a crappy web and putting the whole operation at the end of the food chain.

Srsly, I think Samsung has a working website in spite of upper management.

You're 100% right, and the situation is sad, really.
 
Maybe the difference ( trying not to sound like a Apple butt boy ) is that Apple realizes they are in a war and want to absolutely destroy their opponents, while Samsung/Google think they are just selling consumer products.
 
Maybe the difference ( trying not to sound like a Apple butt boy ) is that Apple realizes they are in a war and want to absolutely destroy their opponents, while Samsung/Google think they are just selling consumer products.

Is being a manufacturer not about selling products and not being in a fight? Is it not totally childish to destroy your competition nowadays? It is obviously not going to happen, if you think you can destroy your competition, you must be delusional and should see a doctor.
 
I know you can access the notifications shade from the lock screen, but can you jump directly to whatever app the notification is telling you about?
 
Is being a manufacturer not about selling products and not being in a fight? Is it not totally childish to destroy your competition nowadays? It is obviously not going to happen, if you think you can destroy your competition, you must be delusional and should see a doctor.

BBC News - Steve Jobs vowed to 'destroy' Android

I'm going to destroy Android, because it's a stolen product. I'm willing to go thermonuclear war on this.
I will spend my last dying breath if I need to, and I will spend every penny of Apple's $40 billion in the bank, to right this wrong.
 
I know you can access the notifications shade from the lock screen, but can you jump directly to whatever app the notification is telling you about?

That's what the unveiling video demonstrated. They also said music controls would be in the notifications menu, which would, effectively, give us lockscreen music controls. It would be really nice if the lockscreen wallpaper defaulted to album art if music was playing, though I don't think that will happen.
 
Maybe the difference ( trying not to sound like a Apple butt boy ) is that Apple realizes they are in a war and want to absolutely destroy their opponents, while Samsung/Google think they are just selling consumer products.

I think it's simpler than that. One company learned how to capitalize the web, one did not.
 
BBC News - Steve Jobs vowed to 'destroy' Android

Quote: I'm going to destroy Android, because it's a stolen product. I'm willing to go thermonuclear war on this.

Quote: I will spend my last dying breath if I need to, and I will spend every penny of Apple's $40 billion in the bank, to right this wrong.

Seems like he did not do it, as sad as it is, he is dead.

Besides, let's look at th facts:

Android Doubles iPhone in New Smartphone Sales | PCWorld

Android dominance of worldwide smartphone sales goes on, says Canalys | Technology | guardian.co.uk

As long as Android is represented by a multitude of devices ranging from the cheapest to the more exensiveones, Appl can only dream about beating Android.
 
Interesting stuff, I wonder if Apple's focus on lawsuits will slow a little with Steve no longer around.

Not a chance.

With the release of the iPhone 4s they've clearly spent more time and money on litigation than innovation. Suing in hopes of cutting off the competition is their only option for staying on top at this point.
 
It was a joint samsung-google event. If one party said it, it's agreed upon by both.
The fact is, the creators of the device, closely teamed with the creators of the OS, said that ICS has a native resolution of 1280x720. It may be marketing, but it was said, and it shouldn't be discounted entirely.


Since when the native ressolution of nexus changed???? It has a display of 1280*720. But his resolution is 1196*720. Dont get thrilled and missunderstand things.
 
Not a chance.

With the release of the iPhone 4s they've clearly spent more time and money on litigation than innovation. Suing in hopes of cutting off the competition is their only option for staying on top at this point.

Yeah, Apple is doomed. :rolleyes:

:D Forgive me, but I have a feeling that the company is fine, and that the heads there will come around to some screen size changes for their iPhones, just a tweak larger, and maybe even a removable battery on a model or two in order to draw even more interest from Android users.

Stuff like that.

Meanwhile.. yay for Nexus. :p
 
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:D Forgive me, but I have a feeling that the company is fine, and that the heads there will come around to some screen size changes for their iPhones, just a tweak larger, and maybe even a removable battery on a model or two in order to draw even more interest from Android users....

Dream on....
 
Not a chance.

With the release of the iPhone 4s they've clearly spent more time and money on litigation than innovation. Suing in hopes of cutting off the competition is their only option for staying on top at this point.

Well history shows that is not an option for staying on top. Problem with patent law in our rapidly evolving world, eventually your patents become irrelevant. In the world of electronic gadgetry, that time comes quickly. Suing only encourages the competition to innovate quicker, to overcome those patents. And if what you say is true (and by all accounts, 4S is a major disappointment in the "innovation" realm) Apple's tactic will fail miserably, and along with it, Apple itself.
 
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