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Nexus S vs Nexus 3?

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Iskyerdo

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I've been wanting a buy my first android for a while now. I really like the idea of vanilla android. I'm stuck on AT&T so the newest Nexus is the 3G Nexus S. Is this phone outdated, or still worth a 2 year contract? I don't know much about the theoretical next Nexus, but would it be worth waiting? I'm willing to wait out the rest of 2011, but not much more.

Thanks,
Alex
 
The Nexus S is getting a bit dated, but it's still one of the best choices for an Android phone. Is it worth a two year commitment over? Eh...tough call. You should be able to find it for free (plus agreement), which certainly sweetens the deal, but if you're planning on spending ~$200 on a contracted smartphone anyway, you might be better off waiting.

Currently, AT&T has pretty slim picking when it comes to good Android devices. Most of their phones are single core and have yet to be updated to 2.3 Gingerbread. There's the Atrix, which looks great on paper, but has turned out to be quite the letdown for many users.

Rumor has it that the Nexus 3 (likely to be called the Nexus Prime) will be out in October, so you might not have that long to wait. However, it is VERY unlikely that it will come out on AT&T before next year, so if you want to stick with AT&T, you might be waiting for a while.

The Galaxy S II (expected to be called the Attain for AT&T) might be your best bet. It could be out as early as the end of the month, and the Galaxy S II has already proven that it's one of the fastest phones yet. It'll have Samsung's TouchWiz and various little bloatwares, but if you're feeling adventurous, you could always root it and install a custom ROM to give you more of a Nexus experience.
 
I currently have an I9020A and SGSII. Love them both, not sure which to keep.

Whatever the case, the instant the Nexus Prime is released, my current phone is for sale.
 
quantumrand said:
There's the Atrix, which looks great on paper, but has turned out to be quite the letdown for many users.
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These "letdowns" have completely vanished with the Gingerbread update. Unfortunately it hasn't gotten the publicity it should since that update so everyone still thinks of it as the original, sloppy Froyo version. It now performs exactly like it looks on paper.
 
I honestly thinks the Nexus S is the best phone out right now.

The top 3 phones are probably the iPhone 4, GS2, and Nexus S.

They all have the best screens - Retina/SAmoled kick every LCD on HTC's phones a**, and most other devices have some major flaw.

Compared to the iPhone, Android may be the better choice, and the larger screen is much better.

Compared to GS2, GS2 may be faster BUT I honestly think it is *too* large, and the OS is Samsung-based, I love Nexus S' vanilla android, plus it is going to receive an update soon, as it is straight from Google.

I really think the Nexus S has all the packages - it is not really missing anything!

That said, you can wait for the N-Prime but from what I see, it is only going to have soft-core advantages. These would include the typical small camera upgrade, a bit of screen resolution, 1GHz to 1.5GHz, maybe single to dual core, a bit of RAM, and that's about it. Both will run the same OS, and from what I read - the Prime won't have soft buttons anymore - a bummer.
 
OnlySkillz said:
I honestly thinks the Nexus S is the best phone out right now.

The top 3 phones are probably the iPhone 4, GS2, and Nexus S.

They all have the best screens - Retina/SAmoled kick every LCD on HTC's phones a**, and most other devices have some major flaw.

Compared to the iPhone, Android may be the better choice, and the larger screen is much better.

Compared to GS2, GS2 may be faster BUT I honestly think it is *too* large, and the OS is Samsung-based, I love Nexus S' vanilla android, plus it is going to receive an update soon, as it is straight from Google.

I really think the Nexus S has all the packages - it is not really missing anything!

That said, you can wait for the N-Prime but from what I see, it is only going to have soft-core advantages. These would include the typical small camera upgrade, a bit of screen resolution, 1GHz to 1.5GHz, maybe single to dual core, a bit of RAM, and that's about it. Both will run the same OS, and from what I read - the Prime won't have soft buttons anymore - a bummer.
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Come on ...these are just roumors ,be optimistic !!!
I choose to wait and see rather than believe him or her ,i do wish it will pack a 1.5 dual cpu and that new HD Super Amoled screen :-) ...buuut ,i think google will give us a gs2 instead ,like it did with the NS :-(

And to be on-topic ,you should wait for the next nexus ,there is no point in buying a "allmost 1 year phone" right now .
 
razvan06 said:
And to be on-topic ,you should wait for the next nexus ,there is no point in buying a "allmost 1 year phone" right now .
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The Nexus S is barely 8 months old. It's not outdated in terms of usefulness, it is outdated in terms of marketing ;-)
 
razvan06 said:
still ,it's not a good idea to buy a NS now ,I for one would wait for the next one
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Why? atm the Nexus S is $0 on a 3 year. The Prime will probably be about $150+ on a 3 year. As good as the Prime will be you'll still have to wait 3-4 months and pay more. Though my situation was different, I couldn't wait as through no fault but my own, killed my Desire. The Nexus S was my best choice given my timing and budget.
 
andruoid said:
Why? atm the Nexus S is $0 on a 3 year. The Prime will probably be about $150+ on a 3 year. As good as the Prime will be you'll still have to wait 3-4 months and pay more. Though my situation was different, I couldn't wait as through no fault but my own, killed my Desire. The Nexus S was my best choice given my timing and budget.
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Understand that we [or almost all of us] live in different countries and do not have the same data-plan prices ,that's why i would go for buying a Nexus Prime[3] ,unlocked ,than to buy a Nexus S now [be it for FREE],for me it seems like a waste of money if you do not buy it on a data-plan.
 
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