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***Official Galaxy Nexus Pre-Release speculation thread**
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bouchigo
Android Expert
not sure if this has already been debunked, but i just checked out vzw under my line(currently eligible for an upgrade) and it still shows my prce as $249.99, so i hope the gnex does this too
I think that $50 difference comes from the "customer loyalty" discount.
I called about 3 weeks ago because there's been an "early upgrade" on my account ever since the Bionic was released. That early upgrade allows me to get a new phone for the subsidized price ($299.99), but if I wait until my "real" upgrade, which is in March of 2012, I will be able to get a phone for $249.99 because of the "customer loyalty" discount mentioned before.
zx10droid
Android Expert
aaaahhhh ok, is this something akin to what they have replaced the NE2 with?
bouchigo
Android Expert
bouchigo
Android Expert
It very well may be, I don't know.
cereal killer
Android Expert
Chief what have you been smoking in your peace pipe?Good morning Gnexers!
Is Verizon stuck in a real quandary here?
No doubt they wanted to push the RAZR as THE phone to get. Motorola being their preferred OEM, they were going to sink their marketing resources into selling RAZRs. But: now they have seen the absolute FIRESTORM of support and demand for Nexus from us, they're bewildered as to which one to market the most heavily! After all, they owe their stockholders money... and they HAVE to go where the money is, despite their desire for locked-down, controlled phones.
Now Verizon sees the mega-dollar signs hanging over Nexus and modest demand for RAZR, at best. And they're shifting gears in a hurry.
What has happened? We've all been waiting for the game-changer. Folks, it's looking more and more like we ARE the game-changer. I would like to think that our demand for this phone has Verizon reacting to US for once... not the other way around.
What think you?
I don't want to address everything in your post but I do want you to understand that even if the Nexus came with a 16GHZ Quad Core processor w/ 10GIGS of RAM it would still not out sell a heavily marketed device. They could market the heck out of a Single Core lap dog and still sell more units than a G Nex.
Until Google spends a lot of $$$ marketing the Nexus it will remain a niche device and then they have to make it appealing to the masses. Vanilla Android is quite boring to the average consumer.
red66charger
Android Expert
Passed on Gnex
CK, I sure hope you give us "semi-undecideds" a thorough and unbiased review of RAZR when you've played with it a while. It is going to be an awesome device with some great accessories. Enjoy!
huskerkate
Android Enthusiast
Kindred spirits, we are.
well then, you should seriously consider some life changes... LOL it's too late for me, but you might still have a chance.
vandyman
Android Expert
Thanks for the answer, i dont play that much on my phone, if i did that i would have stayed with the iPhone.
Now that i think about it the, the display on nexus will be awesome
And thats really what i care most about.
The way i see it now, it will be an awesome phone for me, as my first android device.
Chief what have you been smoking in your peace pipe?
Obviously not the good stuff that YOU'RE smokin'
CK, you have pre-ordered the RAZR. You're a RAZR guy. In a Nexus thread. And while I appreciate your opinion, I would remind you that NONE of us were smartphone experts when we first got shopping for smartphones. But people get smarter on them as they buy & use them.
If Verizon puts a Nexus alongside RAZR in the store, with equivalent pricing and specs displayed, I can guarantee you that many non-techies will be swayed away from the "heavily marketed" phone in favor of the "better" one.
(Disclaimer coming, and here it is: )
I'm not saying that Nexus is better than RAZR... it's just different in a good way. RAZR is more heavily constructed and comes with enterprise capabilities built in and a proven, mature OS. But Nexus differs in that it's "cooler" (no capacitive buttons) and has a newer OS out of the box. They're both snappy and will appeal to a lot of people... but I maintain that more people are going to buy Nexus than you may think.
Musings:
The developer/modder community really, really mostly wants the G-Nex, as reflected by the size of the particular new phone threads. The excitement and the enthusiasm resides squarely with this thread, mostly. Personally, I'm done with an encrypted bootloader.
Face it, however, we comprise only a small part of the general buying public. It will be very interesting how actually sales pan out. It will be very interesting how the user experience pans out, as well. I just can't wait to see this screen!
The developer/modder community really, really mostly wants the G-Nex, as reflected by the size of the particular new phone threads. The excitement and the enthusiasm resides squarely with this thread, mostly. Personally, I'm done with an encrypted bootloader.
Face it, however, we comprise only a small part of the general buying public. It will be very interesting how actually sales pan out. It will be very interesting how the user experience pans out, as well. I just can't wait to see this screen!
Passed on Gnex
I am leaning toward the razr now also. I think the nexus may be a little to large. Plus some insiders said the razr has much better battery life than the nexus. Let us all know how you like the razr and how the battery life is please
Musings:
The developer/modder community really, really mostly wants the G-Nex, as reflected by the size of the particular new phone threads. The excitement and the enthusiasm resides squarely with this thread, mostly. Personally, I'm done with an encrypted bootloader.
Face it, however, we comprise only a small part of the general buying public. It will be very interesting how actually sales pan out. It will be very interesting how the user experience pans out, as well. I just can't wait to see this screen!
The sales are going to go the way marketing and (just as important) what the in store CSR likes (or is told to push) goes...
That said I haven't seen the much marketing pushing EITHER phone yet... (and by this I mean commercials where your masses learn about phones)
You'd be surprised... I think the CSR's are going to be excited about ice cream sammich.
Sandroidfan
Android Expert
Vanilla Android has been boring up to GB. But I think this is going to change with ICS. It seems to have pretty nice UI even in stock form. Basically it's heavily refreshed honeycomb designed to work on both phone, tablet. Most HC tablets come with nearly vanilla HC with minimal UI changes and I like stock HC on my Transformer. I think Google intends to do this on phones with ICS too. Plus if anyone feels boring with stock ICS, one can always put in any launcher app and customize it.
gapi
Android Expert
Prolly not, Its most likely those like myself still in the NE2 program.
My contract is up 1/1/12 and I have a NE2 & $50.00 LD pending. And am lucky enough to be grandfathered into unlimited data.
"We are living in the Good Ol'e Days Folks"
ENJOY Them!
ENJOY Them!
huskerkate
Android Enthusiast
this is one of the big things that keeps drawing me back to the GNex. while flashing roms isn't really NEEDED (cuz of all the improvements in speed and OS), and while i don't have a compelling urge to continue flashing roms, after spending 2 yrs with my OG, i don't know if i can go a whole 2 years without hacking the crap out of my phone!
I am leaning toward the razr now also. I think the nexus may be a little to large. Plus some insiders said the razr has much better battery life than the nexus. Let us all know how you like the razr and how the battery life is please
Could you please link to where these 'insiders' compared the battery life (and from sources that have actually handled both, please)
Steven's source said that the RAZR had a better battery, but IIRC he never had a RAZR in his hand to actually compare
kcs7272
Android Expert
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I am hoping that the Nexus is not over $600 full retail. I have to buy it outright. It never ends though, either you sign a 2 year contract with an ETF or you pay full retail on top of the expensive service. I always feel dirty and used in the end lol
http://youtu.be/xHKTE75dgE4
I am hoping that the Nexus is not over $600 full retail. I have to buy it outright. It never ends though, either you sign a 2 year contract with an ETF or you pay full retail on top of the expensive service. I always feel dirty and used in the end lol
http://youtu.be/xHKTE75dgE4
kcs7272
Android Expert
Chief what have you been smoking in your peace pipe?
Not cool I'm Native American......Luckily I like you
gapi
Android Expert
Obviously not the good stuff that YOU'RE smokin'
CK, you have pre-ordered the RAZR. You're a RAZR guy. In a Nexus thread. And while I appreciate your opinion, I would remind you that NONE of us were smartphone experts when we first got shopping for smartphones. But people get smarter on them as they buy & use them.
If Verizon puts a Nexus alongside RAZR in the store, with equivalent pricing and specs displayed, I can guarantee you that many non-techies will be swayed away from the "heavily marketed" phone in favor of the "better" one.
(Disclaimer coming, and here it is: )
I'm not saying that Nexus is better than RAZR... it's just different in a good way. RAZR is more heavily constructed and comes with enterprise capabilities built in and a proven, mature OS. But Nexus differs in that it's "cooler" (no capacitive buttons) and has a newer OS out of the box. They're both snappy and will appeal to a lot of people... but I maintain that more people are going to buy Nexus than you may think.
Heh! Thats I bet I would like to see. I guess the marketing data will show the answer soon. You guys need to set an amount and shake on it. C'mon, Do it....... Bet!!
And this one........ "NONE of us were smartphone experts when we first" ...I beg to differ because I see behavior from some of the Good/Bad and Ugly (Han) members here that exhibit as if they came from the "womb" with what they know about it -
-!I love it. CK ain't going anywhere I assure you.
Travillion
Well-Known Member
What's the difference between new every 2 and the loyalty discount?
cereal killer
Android Expert
I am leaning toward the razr now also. I think the nexus may be a little to large. Plus some insiders said the razr has much better battery life than the nexus. Let us all know how you like the razr and how the battery life is please
For sure. I usually don't judge the battery life until after a couple charge cycles and also because I don't put the thing down
But yes for sure. I'll give an honest assesment
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