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Samsung Nexus S coming December 16th

But we already have it with a keyboard but no gingerbread
http://www.google.com/nexus/#!/index
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And it's seriously making me consider leaving Sprint already, in spite of the fact that I just signed with Sprint on Epic launch day. I'd take stock gingerbread with no keyboard over this broken GPS, no-froyo-having, bulky keyboard pos a thousand times over. Nexus S seriously has me jealous. Why can't we just have all the phones on all the carriers in the states? Damn you, stupid carriers.

cant wait for this

I was hoping it came to sprint
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It will be ported quick from the look of things
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I would LOVE to have a Nexus S. I understand Google might have difficulty programming every network type but I still think it would be profitable for them to have it on all the networks. I think Android has finally hit the point where they have the power to tell the networks what they want, not the other way around.

It should be easy to port too. All of these phones are galaxy s class phones including the Nexus S. Touchwiz is not like HTC Sense which chews up some memory and performance

I have a Nexus One and I like it. I was about to order one on the 16th until I heard that there is 16GB internal memory but NO microSD slot!?
SD makes things easier, such as keeping ROMs and adding, say 20GB worth of music on a 32GB chip.
Being stuck with a 16GB and needing a cable for data transfer is giving me pause...

snovvman said:
I have a Nexus One and I like it. I was about to order one on the 16th until I heard that there is 16GB internal memory but NO microSD slot!?
SD makes things easier, such as keeping ROMs and adding, say 20GB worth of music on a 32GB chip.
Being stuck with a 16GB and needing a cable for data transfer is giving me pause...
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Seems like Google is pulling a Steve Jobs on us..
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acer1096xxx said:
Seems like Google is pulling a Steve Jobs on us..
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No, because with this one your always holding it right...
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bubby323 said:
No, because with this one your always holding it right...
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Haha..thats true. At least the nexus s has an internal antenna.
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What's the timeline looking like for the port?

If u could have ANY phone what would it be?

If u could what phone would u choose thats currently out?

nexus s ? or vib 4g or iphony or amybe htc

I wish the tilts would come back, but with android and a better processor.
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xriderx66 said:
If u could what phone would u choose thats currently out?
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I would love to try the Droid X if they had a GSM version for T-Mobile.

Sony "Zues 1"

Definitely Evo.I know it's on the lowerside when compared to the hardware and amoled screen of our vibrants,but still it's a gorgeous phone.
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Probably the evo.
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Probably the nexus s. Strictly for the sole reason that the nexus s will have the best support from google and will always be one of the top/first phones to get an update. Upcoming phone would either be the Atrix or the Lg optimus 2x.
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TheAggression said:
Probably the nexus s. Strictly for the sole reason that the nexus s will have the best support from google and will always be one of the top/first phones to get an update. Upcoming phone would either be the Atrix or the Lg optimus 2x.
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I think I would rather have a phone that's been out a little longer due to rom support. Plus I am still waiting for the official froyo upgrade for my nexus one thats been sitting in my closet since mid last year.
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toss up between ns and vibrant. i don't care about sd (i have 5+Gb free on my vibrant with the stock sd card so space doesn't matter to me), but 720p video recording is nice, and i don't really care about strict vanilla android, but i would prefer to have gb and know i will be getting 2.4 or 3.0, whichever is honeycomb for phones.
otherwise, i don't think another phone thats out compares as a complete package. sure they may linpack higher, or the iphone 4 has a better screen (debatable?), but the vibrant can oc well, has the samoled, has good sound, good dev support, etc. though hspa+ would be a benefit, it's not something i care about right now cause tmob hasn't even launched hspa+ in my area, yet.
upcoming phones i'd be interested in are the lg x2, atrix, and vibrant+. i won't get any of them, i'll wait for the next round, but those are probably the front runners coming soon. and the atrix won't be tmob, which is a downside cause tmob is cheap and even regular hspa in my area is widespread and very fast.

nexus s.
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MyTouch 4G

Moto Atrix!
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I am considering the LG Optimus 2X or the LG Black. Seems as if they are the only two phones other than Vibrant + and Nexus S that will possibly be coming to T Mobile that I have any interest in.

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MyTouch 4G
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The mytouch 4g won't any more updates than the vibrant probably. Remember the slide, came out earlier than the vibrant and still no froyo.

Thinking about selling my vibrant to get a blackberry curve 2. (Just for the bbm)
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The galaxy s 2has been announced and I'm sure it has the super amoled 2 and the samsung orion chip= ps3 graphics on the best screen in the world.

The phone that started it all...
http://www.google.com/m/search?site...oid-hms-tmobile-us&q=zachary morris phone#i=0

Def.. take the Motorola attic any day!!!! I like the nexus one b/c that's old school fashion android but the attic looks very sexy!
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Attrix* stupid auto correction.. lol
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Nexus S vs Galaxy S

hi there,
i know there are a lot of users here for Nexus S, but i'm still considering my options between a Nexus S and a Galaxy S, both under 300 euros.
what would you recommend?
thanks a lot.

Probably Nexus S. It gets all the android updates first, but the galaxy S has 720p recording. Otherwise they're identical pretty much.
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Remember CyanogenMod is now available for both units. Ota is the past. You won't needed if CyanogenMod keeps supporting it.
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edited after doing a little googling
after searching the internet I have found these links:
1. http://www.shaswatpatel.com/google-nexus-s-vs-samsung-galaxy-s-which-one-should-you-choose/
2. http://www.pocket-lint.com/news/37148/samsung-nexus-s-vs-samsung-galaxy-s
3. http://www.brighthub.com/mobile/samsung/articles/100386.aspx
and the best conclusion I found here:
4. http://androidforums.com/samsung-galaxy-s/234858-galaxy-s-nexus-s.html
"to be honest, it boils down to 2 things.
1. Do you want massive amounts of memory? Nexus has 16gb max,Galaxy has up to 48gb max
2. Do you want faster updates? [then go for Nexus]
The rest is just little things that aren't massively important "

sl8125 said:
Remember CyanogenMod is now available for both units. Ota is the past. You won't needed if CyanogenMod keeps supporting it.
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OTA are more stable.. I used to run CM on my EVO/N1 (don't even bother with the NS) but it was never as rock solid as a stable Google release. Experienced this both on the NS4G and N1.
Not too bad on Nexus devices but its flaky on devices that don't have completely compatible kernels.
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sl8125 said:
Remember CyanogenMod is now available for both units. Ota is the past. You won't needed if CyanogenMod keeps supporting it.
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You do need OTAs. The Manufacturer has to supply the source for the kernel for that new Android OS. Otherwise, you'll be stuck using the stock kernel which will limit development.

zephiK said:
You do need OTAs. The Manufacturer has to supply the source for the kernel for that new Android OS. Otherwise, you'll be stuck using the stock kernel which will limit development.
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Ota will be always be floating around. Once it's out there will be custom roms too.
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sl8125 said:
Ota will be always be floating around. Once it's out there will be custom roms too.
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I'm not talking about that OTA of stock ROMs. I'm talking about the KERNEL SOURCE of that Android version. If you're using a Samsung phone and a internal leak is made for Samsung Galaxy S for Android 2.5 (making it up). You can make a custom ROM out of it but you CANNOT use the previous kernel source because it will be incompatible. You will be forced to use the stock kernel.
Samsung will not release source for pre-released kernels.

Nexus s for sure. I have both and have to say. The specs are almost identical but nexus s is updated regularly where the galaxy s doesnt recieve any...
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I have both, l like NS more than GS.
More responsive.
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I have both
I have a Galaxy S and a Nexus S. My Nexus S is not the AMOLED variety despite being told it was when I was purchasing it... Readon to find out why I kept it anyways.
The AMOLED screen experiences pixel wear or burnout or whatever you want to call it. After owning the Galaxy S for several months, I read about a keypad code that could generate different color screens for testing pixel coloration. That is when I saw my battery symbol and some other screen elements had an image burned in. It was very light and a custom launcher that allowed the main screen to rotate freely solved the issue of burn-in but apparently, the pixels still fade, just not in an obvious pattern now.
The Nexus S does not come with a SD card slot. At first, I thought that would be an issue... But I only really needed five gigs or so of music at any one time anyways.
Meh. Both phones are great. I prefer my Nexus S because I can unlock it if I want to and I really appreciate the slight curve to the glass. I gave my Galaxy S away after being satisfied with my Nexus S. You should not end up regretting either phone.

Nexus has camera flash
Galaxy has FM radio.

will Nexus S support and receive a great OS upgrade like, let's say (hypotheticaly) a 2.5 or 3.0 android ?

klaus76ro said:
will Nexus S support and receive a great OS upgrade like, let's say (hypotheticaly) a 2.5 or 3.0 android ?
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yes its a nexus phone.

I have a nexus s and I am very happy with it. Its definetly classier (looks and feels) than the gs. However things I think people have forgotten to mention is that the galaxy s (as I understand) has a video out (through the headphone jack?) Which us something u wish I could do. However saying that I wouldn't swap it for the gs! Also a smaller thing is that the NS has NFC, although I still haven't used it it seems it could come to shops in the very near future
Hope that helps good luck with the choice and infact I honestly think that you will be completely happy with either choice!
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What is your next smartphone after Atrix?

Which phone will you buy?
After suffer from long time, I would like to wait for next Nexus for better rom support and bootloader unlocked.
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A Nokia Windows Phone 8.
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Probably the GSM Galaxy Nexus, or whatever Nexus phone comes out next. They have good support, and will get updates fast!

nokia windows 8 at least dual core or the next nexus if its not too big

If the nexus had SD card support, I wouldn't hesitate but since it doesn't, probably the galaxy s3.
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something with the new qualcom krait

tatperson said:
A Nokia Windows Phone 8.
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I hope you don't need certain apps. Get ready for 3rd party apps that aren't allowed certain access either.
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andrew.cambridge said:
I hope you don't need certain apps. Get ready for 3rd party apps that aren't allowed certain access either.
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I don't really need so many apps... Just need a phone with good integration with social networks and emails so I can get work done but if the next nexus manages to get my attention, I might just stay with android.
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I'd like the Atrix HD next, but if Motorola gives it the same half-ass treatment as the 4G...I'll have to jump on the SGIII bandwagon--and oh how I hate bandwagons.

I will buy a galaxy nexsus

For me it will either be the next Nexus device or probably an iPhone. I love the versatility of my atrix but I just want a phone that works right out of the box. That and with the atrix I've learned that updates are a huge factor for me.

I am already splitting time with a SGSII.
There's no other phone besides these 2 currently out there that even remotely interests me.
SGSIII IMO too big of form factor and costs are not justified even if it was smaller.
Galaxy Nexus - Hardware inferior to the SGSII. (yes the Nexus has better screen resolution, but I've seen pages load up faster on the SGSII and GPS lock on the SGSII smokes the Nexus).
On top of that I REFUSE to buy a phone without external MICROSD support. If the next Nexus has that then I'm in, but without it is a complete deal breaker for me.
Like I said other than the Atrix and the SGSII, there's literally nothing for me iut there and I guess that's a good thing...
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Jumped ship a few weeks ago to the SGS3. haven't regretted a thing yet and dev support is great.
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next nexus

I went with the SIII. I love it, but I still use my Atrix. Thank goodness for the Micro Sim adapter ha-ha. I will admit that I only use my Atrix when I am out doing something where I could possibly break or lose my phone, but hey, I still use it and like using it.

HTC One X because it is the only high end Android phone that uses IPS instead of AMOLED/PenTile (which is a horrible, cheat of a screen that I will not get again). Otherwise, an iPhone.

I've already moved on. And I can't go back even if I wanted to since my Atrix was stolen fairly recently.
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The next nexus phone, sIII, or one x. I'm probably not going to buy another Moto phone after this.

Whatever it is, its not on the market yet. Nothing out there looks like a big upgrade over the Atrix. At least, not big enough for me to justify switching.

Whatever is considered high end by the time my cellular contract is up in another 1.5 years.
/Why yes I'm on a standard Canadian 3 year contract. How did you know?

Help with nexus 4 :D

Hey guys ive just discovered nexus 4 and i think its an amazing device .. But im worried about the low price ... Is something wrong or something? :S
Please can someone who has a nexus 4 tell me everything and say how awesome this device is
Thanks

Price is low because you are buying the phone straight from Google and they are interested in you using their software rather than making money off the device like other companies. It's an amazing device on par with other flagship's.
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noobletsausecakebbq said:
Price is low because you are buying the phone straight from Google and they are interested in you using their software rather than making money off the device like other companies. It's an amazing device on par with other flagship's.
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Thanks for the answer hope to see morr comments

noobletsausecakebbq said:
Price is low because you are buying the phone straight from Google and they are interested in you using their software rather than making money off the device like other companies. It's an amazing device on par with other flagship's.
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Completely agree. +1
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I dropped the at&t s4 for this phone Cuz its has more development support and the at&t s4 had locked boot loader. And so far I'm loving this phone
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To me, the ONLY negative is the lack of SD card slot. So you are only limited to 16gb of storage, and that's not the entire amount available to you. And coming from a device with 64gb storage it was a hard pill to swallow lol. I figured I needed a "diet" of apps and data anyways. :laugh:
I absolutely love the phone and amount of love the devs have had developing for it thus far. I also still have my old Nexus one in storage .

kpjimmy said:
To me, the ONLY negative is the lack of SD card slot. So you are only limited to 16gb of storage, and that's not the entire amount available to you. And coming from a device with 64gb storage it was a hard pill to swallow lol. I figured I needed a "diet" of apps and data anyways. :laugh:
I absolutely love the phone and amount of love the devs have had developing for it thus far. I also still have my old Nexus one in storage .
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If you want a lot of storage on hand and not in the cloud this phone is not for you. You can use thumb drives but unlike other devices you will need a power source and a y-OTG cable. As stated before the low price is simply to get you to use Google software and in my opinion the limited storage is a not so subtle push to get you to use Drive. This is my first phone with an embedded battery and it's surpassed my expectations. I get over 24 hours with minimal usage and 8 hours with what for me is heavy usage, this includes streaming music for 2 hours for my commute and my data is always on. Like the previous poster said, this is a great device. To optimize battery life, root and buy SetCPU.
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Roobwz said:
Hey guys ive just discovered nexus 4 and i think its an amazing device .. But im worried about the low price ... Is something wrong or something? :S
Please can someone who has a nexus 4 tell me everything and say how awesome this device is
Thanks
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Like the past repliers, low price is there because google is focused on the software, rather than making a lot of money off of their phones. It's a really great device, and I plan on using for a very long time (unless I get a N5 when it comes out, of course.) It's well worth the cost if you can get one. Even the it isn't the best phone out right now specs wise, it's still one of the best overall. It may not have the best amount of memory, but I easily overlook that with dropbox and box.

godofwar762 said:
I dropped the at&t s4 for this phone Cuz its has more development support and the at&t s4 had locked boot loader. And so far I'm loving this phone
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Devs are the exact reason I buy phones like the nexus now. And I don't see ever buying anything but a nexus ever again!!!!
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Thanks for the replies buddys just one more question ... Do the n4 overheat alot ?

if you bought it from google store you get the subsidized versions , in countries where such stores are not present the phone is bit expensive

fahadsul3man said:
if you bought it from google store you get the subsidized versions , in countries where such stores are not present the phone is bit expensive
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I know bro . Google play doesn't exist in Sweden.... But what can I do? I'm going to buy it from a trusted store and I'm hundred percent sure that they bought it from the US
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Roobwz said:
Hey guys ive just discovered nexus 4 and i think its an amazing device .. But im worried about the low price ... Is something wrong or something? :S
Please can someone who has a nexus 4 tell me everything and say how awesome this device is
Thanks
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I was afraid about the low price as well but Google doesnt even want to make money on Nexus. They just want you to use their software and develop maybe!
So, just open your wallet and purchase one Nexus or two maybe! Then unlock it and flash custom ROMs and kernels!