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

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cggorman said:
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Well, since i got a welcome email from both verizon and google, i guess i might as well come out of hiding....

I'm the lucky guy that got a non-corp store to sell him a GNex.
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congrats! And I love your puppies!
 
jdduncan11 said:
The updates do come from Google, tested by Verizon, and then released. 2 useful carrier apps and a log in don't count as "Bloat" in my book. Again - all comes down to your perspective :):)
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I agree 100%, I have not seen one person that can signify to me what part of the "Google" experience they aren't receiving
 
eibook said:
Backup Assistant maybe...ICS has all of the data tracking options built into it so don't know if I really need My Verizon
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The data tracking built in to ICS will be a great way to check VzW's math, but the VzW mobile meter will be the official gauge for those without unlimited plans.
 
eibook said:
But a Nexus device is supposed to contain zero bloat. I'm just making the point that there is no reason that app HAS to come pre-loaded on the phone.

It is much easier for you to goto the market and download the app, if you really want it, than it is for me to root and remove it.

Again, My Verizon Mobile is not needed to make the phone function...it is merely a convenience.
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Show me where it states that a Nexus device should come with no bloat? Other than dev and fanboy sites proclamation of such.

The bootloader is not encrypted, you can do whatever you want to the phone. That's Nexus enough for me.
 
LurksMoar said:
Do we have a single piece of HARD evidence pointing towards a 12/15 release? Unless I see some leaked internal documents, I have no more faith in Verizon.
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No hard evidence. At this point I'm 60/40 that we'll see it before Xmas. If it stalls past Xmas, I'm 95/05 that we'll see it next year.
 
cggorman said:
Well, since i got a welcome email from both verizon and google, i guess i might as well come out of hiding....

I'm the lucky guy that got a non-corp store to sell him a GNex.
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Excellent!

What are your real world impressions of the phone radio strength? Will it hold signal in weaker areas?

How does the GPS work? Is it slow to obtain location like many sammys in the past?

Is the camera as bad as has been shown on reviews?

Review?

Thanks!
 
pcriz said:
I agree 100%, I have not seen one person that can signify to me what part of the "Google" experience they aren't receiving
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And I quote from Wikipedia http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Google_Nexus

"The Nexus is a series of Android smartphones produced by Google in co-operation with selected hardware companies. The purpose of the Nexus phones is to offer a "pure Android experience", in which the phones come free of carrier or manufacturer modifications and with an unlockable bootloader [1] to allow for further development and end-user modification."
 
jdduncan11 said:
The updates do come from Google, tested by Verizon, and then released. 2 useful carrier apps and a log in don't count as "Bloat" in my book. Again - all comes down to your perspective :):)
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True, the "bloat" I wish I could remove are the Facebook and Twitter app. I don't use Facebook and I have TweetDeck for Twitter. And maybe the YouTube app. You cannot truly remove any of them, just their updates.
 
lennydude said:
Agree 100%

I for one, because of VZW and the way they create an environment that makes their employees blatantly LIE to potential customers about the Nexus status, will NEVER get this or any other phone from VZW.

It will not matter to them at all but will to me! As soon as my contract is up i will pay the price for the equipment i want on the network at that time. NO contracts!

2 year contract buying a phone that is outdated in 4 to six months? And folks.............the Nexus has lost at least 1 to 2 months of that unique time frame. No way will i purchase this "soon to be outdated" phone.

A couple of months from now, ICS will be widely released and in use and the Nexus will be unfortunately an outdated piece of equipment.

Darn it...................I HATE all of this but HATE VZW the most !!
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VzW appreciates the extra profit from your line when you go unsubsidized. The 'free agent fee' is pure profit.

There are pluses and minuses to subsidized/unsubsidized, but neither sticks it to VzW.
 
eibook said:
And I quote from Wikipedia Google Nexus - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

"The Nexus is a series of Android smartphones produced by Google in co-operation with selected hardware companies. The purpose of the Nexus phones is to offer a "pure Android experience", in which the phones come free of carrier or manufacturer modifications and with an unlockable bootloader [1] to allow for further development and end-user modification."
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And the argument is that adding an app isn't modifying the OS, thats the whole thing. It is still a pure ANDROID experience. What it isn't is skinned in BLUR, Sense, or Touch Wiz.
 
bradm77 said:
So, since I have a good buddy who is a Manager at my local VZW Corporate store, I stopped by this afternoon and spent twenty minutes playing around with "The God Mighty Nexus" (her term, not mine).
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Thanks,
Seeing your Avatar says Ohio Valley Photo, I presume you knew enough to have wiped the finger oil off the lens eh?:) Not saying you did not, I am just reminded of how I first discovered what happened to a few of my pics one day.:eek:
Just a couple comments, questions....
Cons:
Even with 32GB on board, I HATE the lack of an SD card. I wouldn't buy a computer that couldn't accept a bigger hard drive, after all....
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I agree with your feelings there...
This is where they begin steering us into the clouds. It's Google remember? Look for more of the same in the future. Phone MFG's wanting to be competitive and have no "cloud" investments will hang on to the SD Slot.
I am KEEPING my HTC ReZound.
I just think the HTC ReZound is a better phone, or at least a better phone FOR ME.
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Did you stroke ringtones and notice any volume level weaknesses?

Thanks
 
Kelmar said:
Don't know if this was already posted or not... but XDA is running an article about how the Nexus that Verizon will be releasing isn't a REAL Nexus.

Interesting read for sure!

Linkie

Edit: NVM, was already posted
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So we'll be getting VZ-approved updates.

Wonderful.
 
eibook said:
And I quote from Wikipedia Google Nexus - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

"The Nexus is a series of Android smartphones produced by Google in co-operation with selected hardware companies. The purpose of the Nexus phones is to offer a "pure Android experience", in which the phones come free of carrier or manufacturer modifications and with an unlockable bootloader [1] to allow for further development and end-user modification."
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Wikipedia??? Seriously? :rolleyes:
 
OMG! My local BJs has a sample GNEX! My bloody PARENTS got to play with it. Guy said no idea on release date... he thinks they're trying to sell more RAZRs...
 
LurksMoar said:
Do we have a single piece of HARD evidence pointing towards a 12/15 release? Unless I see some leaked internal documents, I have no more faith in Verizon.
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you mean you had faith before? and no, theres no hard evidence, just like their hasnt been since the original announcement they would be carrying it, everything else is just fluff
 
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