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

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BLD said:
Maybe just giving them all final hardware and software for one last everything in place gut check. Am in thinking just a bigger battery. Nothing that really affects performance. 32 gb was probably already there.
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iowabowtech said:
I'm thinking that makes the most sense. Perhaps they end up with a few different prototypes somehow and not everyone gets updated. Maybe this is the last hurrah to get all testers on the exact same page with the ..hopefully.. final product. If true, perhaps this individual is getting an enhancment that some testers have already experienced. This would keep everything on track date-wise and is therefore the explanation I'm going with. :D
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It could mean more features since last test they did, not since the announcement or release to production.

Almost anything is possible (within manufacturing reason) in this business tho.
 
pm1066 said:
Why is nobody looking at the immediate past? Does anybody really buy the Google/Nexus announcement was put off nearly two full weeks out of respect for a man who swore to destroy Android?

The 18 October rescheduled announcement timing had squat to do with Steve Jobs. Especially when the Google would much rather hype the GNex than the Razr, and you know the Google would love for this thing to be a sales buster when it is their "heart and soul". I'm suspecting this is a hardware/software issue (leaning towards hardware) that is going to cause a sliding release date. 17 Nov makes no sense. Black Friday timing makes no sense--too late. The masses are not going to line up the night before for anything but an *phone, not when there will be crazy deals on all sorts of other consumer goods. If this phone isn't out by 10 Nov, they got major development probelms, simple as that. The Google knows Big Red will be blitzing TV with Razr adds (count how many you see during Sunday's football broadcast), and if they hold off releasing the GNex, they could lose a pretty big wave of eligibles.
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You've gotta have more to back up your claim than "c'mon guys, it just makes sense!!!!". It'd be a pretty big PR hit if you were right, and I don't think Google and Samsung would take that chance.
 
Steven58 said:
I have a little more information. Not from The Source, but from a tester. The tester said that they received new handsets to test today. The person said that there was a slightly better spec in the new Verizon test handset.

I asked him what it was, s/he refused to tell me, even if I promised to keep it secret. :( So? I have a PM into The Source for more info, confirmation. We wait.
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I know this should make me happy, but I'd already come up with rationalizations that I convinced myself to believe for the published specs. Now the thought of something changing makes me uncertain, scared....
 
EarlyMon said:
It could mean more features since last test they did, not since the announcement or release to production.

Almost anything is possible (within manufacturing reason) in this business tho.
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I'm still sticking with my conspiracy theory that the google is not hapopy with Sammy hardware and they are running through some last minute changes. Which will then cause issues with reliability/hardware regression testing. Does anyone think the Razr, announced the same day, is going through last minute hardware changes?

I could go into the numerology I'm using to support this, but I think I've said enough.
 
BKayrac said:
looks like apple was awarded another ridiculous patent, that should make it irritating for google, and more importantly us users

Slide to Unlock? Patented! | 9to5Mac | Apple Intelligence
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I'm quite surprised that Apple didn't try to patent the "unlock" feature, period! Wouldn't it suck if only Apple users could actually lock their phones? :mad:

And then Apple has the NERVE to lift the notification bar from Android GRRRR
 
BLD said:
Maybe just giving them all final hardware and software for one last everything in place gut check. Am in thinking just a bigger battery. Nothing that really affects performance. 32 gb was probably already there.
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That makes sense since the version p3 droid had had a different back cover than the one shown at the google event in hong kong.
 
You guys read way too deep into things.

From want I've read on other pre-release threads, phones are probably already at Verizon distribution centers and can get last minute updates before shipping to stores, etc. It's not uncommon for last minute testing and new updates loaded onto the phone's.
 
The_Chief said:
I'm quite surprised that Apple didn't try to patent the "unlock" feature, period! Wouldn't it suck if only Apple users could actually lock their phones? :mad:

And then Apple has the NERVE to lift the notification bar from Android GRRRR
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the Problem is that apple and Microsoft know how to play the game of patent lawsuits google I think is an bit naive in that department
 
huskerkate said:
"bright light! bright light!!" [which movie, anyone?? :o]

ugh, all the white just nauseates me (even more than OTD's avatar (which is, strangely, kind of a turn on)). the new UI is really nice - just gotta get a dark theme on that beyaaaahhh!
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I already plan on dropping go sms on it to tone down the sms brightness. All we need other than updates for ICS is the Phandroid app to get fixed and give the ability to go into night mode.
 
pm1066 said:
I'm still sticking with my conspiracy theory that the google is not hapopy with Sammy hardware and they are running through some last minute changes. Which will then cause issues with reliability/hardware regression testing. Does anyone think the Razr, announced the same day, is going through last minute hardware changes?

I could go into the numerology I'm using to support this, but I think I've said enough.
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If they weren't happy with the hardware they would not have had an announcement showing off the device. I am sure they are working out any last minute bugs and maybe throwing a bigger battery in since the more mah the better when it comes to lte devices.
 
RadYOacTiVe said:
You guys read way too deep into things.

From want I've read on other pre-release threads, phones are probably already at Verizon distribution centers and can get last minute updates before shipping to stores, etc. It's not uncommon for last minute testing and new updates loaded onto the phone's.
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I agree, multiple times phones have gotten an ota on launch day or a day or two after (Evo 3d, droid charge, etc)
 
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