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[kcs7272]

Why do people who don't even have the phone post negative remarks??? Why post in a forum for a device you dont even own??? Oh, I forgot, they played with a demo for 5 minutes..... My bad......

That was just plain AWESOME SAUCE!!!!!!!!

 

[kcs7272]

Hahahaha....

Like I said, have a nice weekend...

Thank you for all the awesome insight and hands on knowledge you have shared with us....

And now back to our regularly scheduled program...

Can people who actually HAVE the device and have spent more that 45 seconds with it post their thoughts please???

LOLOLOL

I may do a review here later, haven't decided. I posted a review on Best Buy's site about my first impressions.

I have to say that I am really pleased so far. As far as Android these are the phones I have had.

G1
My Touch
My Touch 3G
Motorola Droid
Htc Nexus One
Htc Evo
Htc Desire
Htc Droid Eris
Motorola Droid X
Samsung Vibrant
Dell Streak
My touch 4G
Nexus S

I may have missed a few LOL

That being said I LOVE THE NEXUS S!!!!

Here are some +'s not all but some:

Sleek design
Beautiful display and nice size display
PURE ANDROID
Good battery life
nice fit and finish
great response from touch screen and processor

These are some improvements from the other Galaxy S models:

Feels a bit heavier and more solid
Ear piece and speaker volume greatly improved
Camera has a flash!!!
LOVE the curved display!
PURE ANDROID (again)
Better reception
Working GPS

A few I wishes but not deal breakers:

Slightly larger screen
Soft touch back for less scratches and finger prints
Micro Sd slot??!?!?!?
Dragon voice recognition like on the my Touch 4G
Hsdpa, Although I really don't miss it
FREE!!!!! LOL

 

[raqball]

I may do a review here later, haven't decided. I posted a review on Best Buy's site about my first impressions.

I have to say that I am really pleased so far. As far as Android these are the phones I have had.

G1
My Touch
My Touch 3G
Motorola Droid
Htc Nexus One
Htc Evo
Htc Desire
Htc Droid Eris
Motorola Droid X
Samsung Vibrant
Dell Streak
My touch 4G
Nexus S

I may have missed a few LOL

That being said I LOVE THE NEXUS S!!!!

Here are some +'s not all but some:

Sleek design
Beautiful display and nice size display
PURE ANDROID
Good battery life
nice fit and finish
great response from touch screen and processor

These are some improvements from the other Galaxy S models:

Feels a bit heavier and more solid
Ear piece and speaker volume greatly improved
Camera has a flash!!!
LOVE the curved display!
PURE ANDROID (again)
Better reception
Working GPS

A few I wishes but not deal breakers:

Slightly larger screen
Soft touch back for less scratches and finger prints
Micro Sd slot??!?!?!?
Dragon voice recognition like on the my Touch 4G
Hsdpa, Although I really don't miss it
FREE!!!!! LOL

So far, for me, it's an awesome device...

It's not the Holy Grail of smartphones, but it is a nice, fast, snappy, and a gorgeous device...

My only complaint is the lack of a notification LED on it... Other than that, I am seriously enjoying this Google bad boy!!!!!

 

[Roze]

I would like to remind everyone of the rules/guidelines here at AF. It seems that the discussion might be heading *south*. Please, if you argue/debate, debate the topic being discussed or what the person said and do not go on attacking the members themselves. Everyone is entiled to their opinion (if it's not degrading/hurtful/insulting) and are free to post what they want (except for spams and degrading/hurtful/insulting posts). With anything out on the market, there are some that likes it and some that don't based on their experience with the products.

Thanks,
-Roze-
Your friendly neighbourhood moderator

 

[amigoaloha]

I own a Nexus S running on AT&T for 7 days.
I used to have Apple iPhone 3G.

Nexus S has a lot of issues/problems, and I plan to return it.

It froze on random occassions 5 times in the last 7 days.
The screen will turn off when I am on the phone, and won't turn back on when I hold it away from my face.
The battery won't last until 9PM.
The android keyboard is not as good as iPhone keyboard because it doesn't have a big built in dictionary. It doesn't know the word Manoj
The capital lock key can auto lock up if you double click, hence you cannot quickly un-shift.
The keyboard won't always automatically capitalize first letter of a new line.
The keys are smaller than iPhone keyboard.
The browser is not as fast as iPad. It will download a new page, but won't display it until 3 seconds later, on some pages.
The Nexus S cannot work on AT&T 3g because the frequency is locked by the phone.
Viewing a picture just taken is slower than iPhone 4.
Switching between Edge and Wifi can take about 30 seconds or longer, so you will have to wait until it finds a signal to load anything.
That also means it cannot dial using Google Voice when it is switching between Wifi and Edge.
The speakerphone is on the back plate. So when you lay the phone on a tabletop, the speakerphone is muffled.
Since the keyboard is harder to type, you need to rely on voice recognition. But voice search requires connection to Internet. But it has problems switching between Edge and Wifi, which often renders the phone useless for 30 seconds.
The build quality definitely feels like plastic and very light weight, so you have to like the slipperyness when typing on the keyboard.
The select word feature is not sensitive because you have to zoom in into the text so your finger can pinpoint on the exact letter.

Nexus S good sides
Fast
Light weight
Android flexibilities
Amoled (keyboard doesn't know this word)

 

[chaz_uk]

Been using mine for over 24 hours now and seem to be having no issues so far.

Performance wise it has blown me away compared to the Nexus One but ill see how much of that is down to Gingerbread or the hardware when Gingerbread drops for my Nexus One.

I didn't have the pleasure of trying a demo model as I bought mine online so I can't say how a poor demo model would have affected my thoughts on the thing but real world experiences are good so far!

 

[quantumrand]

It froze on random occassions 5 times in the last 7 days.

Android 2.3 is still very new. Many developers haven't updated their apps for it. The same thing happened with the iPhone 4 (and 3G and 2G and etc). Give it some time and the Nexus S will be the best choice for almost any app.

The battery won't last until 9PM.

When I first got mine, the battery came at about 85%. As per usual, I like to run the battery all the way down for the first use. I got the phone at ~6PM, let it sync all my old apps, and used the GPS to find my way back home (a 1.5 hour drive). I of course fiddled with it most of the night as well as the next day. The battery lasted until late the next night.

The android keyboard is not as good as iPhone keyboard because it doesn't have a big built in dictionary. It doesn't know the word Manoj

For starters, Android offers a crap load of alternative keyboards (something the iPhone is certainly lacking). In terms of the built in dictionary, it only takes a single tap to add a word to it. Even thought I'm not a particular fan of the stock keyboard, it's pretty well agreed upon that it is far better than the iPhone's.

It seems the majority of your complaints are about the keyboard, which I find odd, considering that most professional reviews comparing the Android keyboard to the iPhones heavily favor Android's. I think you've just gotten too used to your iPhone and are having a hard time adapting.

The browser is not as fast as iPad. It will download a new page, but won't display it until 3 seconds later, on some pages.

Not sure why you're comparing the iPad to the NS (maybe because the NS has a 1GHz processor vs the ~800Mhz of the iPhone?). Two things come to mind here: the NS will load flash content, and EDGE is much slower than 3G.

Also, the browser did suffer from some bugs which caused some lag. The latest OTA update from Google appears to have sorted that out.

The Nexus S cannot work on AT&T 3g because the frequency is locked by the phone.

I think you have slightly misunderstood this point. The Nexus S doesn't have "locked" frequencies. The hardware is just built for specific frequencies (the iPhone is the exact same way). It's disappointing that the NS doesn't support AT&T's 3G frequencies, but that's not something you can really hold against the phone. I just don't get carrier loyalty, especially with a carrier as crappy as AT&T.

Switching between Edge and Wifi can take about 30 seconds or longer, so you will have to wait until it finds a signal to load anything.
That also means it cannot dial using Google Voice when it is switching between Wifi and Edge.

Again, an issue with AT&T, not necessarily the phone.

The speakerphone is on the back plate. So when you lay the phone on a tabletop, the speakerphone is muffled.

Agreed, but is that really such a big deal? Lol. Just set the phone down on its face. The screen is curved for that exact purpose.

Since the keyboard is harder to type, you need to rely on voice recognition. But voice search requires connection to Internet. But it has problems switching between Edge and Wifi, which often renders the phone useless for 30 seconds.

Again, the problem lies with being on AT&T.

The build quality definitely feels like plastic and very light weight, so you have to like the slipperyness when typing on the keyboard.

I'm a bit disappointed in the sturdiness of the phone as well, and it is definitely a bit slippery to hold onto. I have a Zagg shield on the screen which helps considerably.

The select word feature is not sensitive because you have to zoom in into the text so your finger can pinpoint on the exact letter.

I feel that the iPhone's text selection is awkward and inaccurate. This new text selection method on 2.3 is great. This seems like another point where you're just too used to your iPhone and can't adapt.

I'm not attacking you personally, just pointing out that it seems you kinda had your mind made up about this phone before you really even tried it. When I switch from one phone to another, I'm generally excited about the upgrade, but I always manage to find little functions that it either lacks or handles differently that I don't like; regardless, after a week or two, I get used to it enough that it feels the way it should be.

 

[Roze]

Nice explanations quantumrand, couldn't have said it better myself

@amigoloha, you knew when you bought the phone that the NS won't work on the AT&T's 3G frequency. To use that as a 'con' is quite ignorant. Edge will always be slower than 3G and comparing it to something that has access to 3G and saying 'this phone is SLOW' because of that shows the flaw in your review/argument to why the Nexus S is a 'bad' phone.

 

[Sphagnum]

@amigoaloha Try using it on the network it was released on, T-mobile, and you'll get a much different impression. Most of your complaints are because you're running it on AT&T. It'll WORK that way, but soooo much better/faster on T-mobile (as long as you have good reception where ever you happen to live/work/play, which I do)

I've had this phone for 5 days and it's fast, coverage is good, no lockups... Battery life was enough on the first day to get through the day barely, but after the first day and the battery goes through one or two charge/drain cycles, it now gives me 15 hours of solid usage at work (podcast streaming, webpage browsing, couple dozen phone calls every day) so I couldn't be happier!

 

[falconeight]

I smell fanboy in here. Nexus s is nothing like samsungs devices with touchwiz. Stink with your apple products and hope you don't have any problems choosing between the many different models in their arsenal. Flew to the UK to buy a phone?

You're clueless.

If you read, I would LOVE to be able to dump my iPhone for something better. I bought and returned the Android Galaxy S after owning it for 3 weeks, just wasn't good enough. Was literally going into the store today to buy the Nexus S, but played with it for a half an hour and the experience was ALMOST identical to the Galaxy S, as many others have pointed out in reviews.

A. Can't afford it

- Considering I was in the store to buy it as a SECOND device to use alongside my $975 UK Factory Unlocked iPhone 4 that I FLEW TO THE UK JUST TO BUY, that's a pretty stupid comment. In all aspects the iPhone is a more expensive device to buy and subscribe to, so not sure your observation makes any sense. Selling an iPhone 4 would net enough to buy almost 2 brand new unlocked Nexus S, lol

B. Are drinking the Jobs kool aid

- There's a reason people like kool-aid and Shasta is kinda the gross alternative people who only have a quarter can buy in the machine in front of walmart. ;-)

C. Are fan people of whatever device they are carrying and want to put every new device down that comes out

Yeah, I currently carry iPhone, but like I said, I WENT TO BBY to BUY THE NEW DEVICE and changed my mind after playing with it... it's not like I wouldn't drop my iPhone if something better was available. One could say the same about you, clearly u have preference to Android devices, but they're not as mainstream as iPhone TODAY.

D. Spent a few minutes of quality time with a demo

Yeah, doesn't take an all-nighter to realize the Nexus S is a bad fu@k... lol.

Bottom line, cut the crap... you can't argue that it's a top notch device when every store in the area has them in stock on launch day and nobody's lined up to buy them, and the flagship store in SF hadn't sold one by NOON on launch day. I agree Android is a good OS and is going to gain popularity, but it's NOT going to be through a device on T-Mobile, and it's NOT going to be because of the Nexus S.

 

[Packet]

Honestly, aside from the obvious (Android 2.3), the thing I've noticed most about the Nexus S is that the haptic feedback has the most satisfyingly solid-feeling 'thunk' of any phone I've ever used. This is particularly noticeable when tapping the back button.

I've been very happy with the phone otherwise. I do mobile development for my day job and so have Way Too Many Phones, and the Nexus S has actually nudged the Motorola Droid out of the spot of 'Android device I carry with me.'