Sup you guys, I'm thinking about trading in my Vibrant for a G2. Should I do it? I don't care about the keyboard as I wont be using it. Just love the build quality of the phone and that its a stock android phone. But if y'all had a vibrant, would you change for the G2?
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I made tmobile give me the g2 after having my vibrant replaced 4 times. Couldn't be happier
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Should I do it? But if y'all had a vibrant, would you change for the G2?
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Been there, done that and haven't looked back. So yes and yes.
Cool thanks I'll trade it then.
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For a second there I thought you said trade in a G2 for a vibrant.
I was ready to flame you so bad.
Lol naa. G2 Here I come!
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I traded my Nexus for a G2. Best decision ever.
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I am now a proud owner of the HTC G2! Man its awesome. Thanks guys.
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Congrats man! I too thought you were trading in the G2 and was thinking "This guy is dumb!"
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I also went from vibrant to G2, by choice, hands down G2 is the superior device
Man I am so happy with this G2. 1.8ghz overclock?? That's just bananaz. Has to be the fastest android phone I have owned and I have owned many of them. Vibrant, epic, captivate, Evo, nexus, G1, mytouch3G and now the G2. G2, to me, also has the best build quality too.
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bobbytomorow said:
I also went from vibrant to G2, by choice, hands down G2 is the superior device
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^^^ Same here! If the build quality isn't enough to persuade someone, all of the dev support (CM in particular) the G2 has and will receive, will push you over the edge. Hands down the best phone I have owned!! (My girl hates it though...)
Dooo eeeet
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Did it as well. Got my G2 two weeks ago in place of the Vibrant. I miss things (weight, thin-ness, SAMOLED display, 4" screen) but that's it.
Expected answers here
I have both in front of me right now. Comparing my vibrant running Nero (without lagfix) to stock G2 I prefer the bigger screen and multimedia playback as well as better speakers. Speed difference is negligible. The only thing better about the G2 is gps and notification led.
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I have both in front of me right now. Comparing my vibrant running Nero (without lagfix) to stock G2 I prefer the bigger screen and multimedia playback as well as better speakers. Speed difference is negligible. The only thing better about the G2 is gps and notification led.
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Meh...I had both (before I had to send the SGS back again for repair)...I would also add...
1. G2 for me has been WAY MORE dependable (I've had issues with my G2, but nothing like the ones with the SGS)
2. Again, for me - G2 was faster based on my usage (even with the slower processor)
3. G2 is much easier to manage from a software aspect. G2 drivers and device seems to be more responsive and easier to manage connecting to the computer. (Kies is a nightmare)
I too miss the SA 4" screen, sleek, lightweight form factor. but if I I have to get it replaced every week due to failed hardware or software - its not worth it.
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I made tmobile give me the g2 after having my vibrant replaced 4 times. Couldn't be happier
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TMO gave you a free G2 because you had your Vibrant replaced four times? I went through five MT4Gs before switching to the G2, but I didn't get mine for free. How in the hell did you accomplish that?
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TMO gave you a free G2 because you had your Vibrant replaced four times? I went through five MT4Gs before switching to the G2, but I didn't get mine for free. How in the hell did you accomplish that?
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You got to use your puh-puh-puh-puh-puh-puh-poker face.
Lawl.
I got it on the first try. Just had to do a little bit of "threatening" with the retention rep.
Haha
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lol you out of your mind
if you like the HTC G2 build quality keep the G2
there is no build quality at all to the vibrant
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The captivate was horrible!!!!!
Loving the bare android on this phone. It will take a few days,but I'm liking this so far.
Just wanted to say "hi".
Look forward to rooting this. WAIT whay? This has everthing the buggy captivate has once rooted and tweaked. LOL
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Welcome glad to see you ditched plastic over a real phone.
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Welcome glad to see you ditched plastic over a real phone.
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Thanks!
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welcome aboard -
i came to the G2 from the Vibrant - one thing you'll notice is the absolute absence of any GPS issues - uncanny
but there are a number of other upsides to the G2
enjoy
Yeah. At first I wanted the Vibrant as well. Went to the tmobile store checked out the G2 and the Vibrant side to side and G2 it is. The vibrant felt like a cheap iphone where the G2 was great looking and had that heft I was looking for.
I'm glad I got the G2, I had the G1 when it first came out also so its great. I just got the phone today and a upgrade from using my iphone 3G on tmobile, its a very big upgrade. The iphone can not match the smoothness of android os IMO.
I'm loving this phone, the keyboard is going to take some getting used to from the G1 I used to use before the iphone but its worth it. Now I just can't wait to root the **** out of this phone like I did to my G1.
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Ya I can't wait for the number port to kick in so I can play with a WORKING gps. Lol.
The samsung phones , IMO, are garbage. All the way down to the file system.
If rooting the captivate gets me on parr with G2 stock then wow look out! This G2 will rock socks!!
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So, I just traded my G2 for a N1 :/
For those that have considered this here are my notes.
N1 Cons, that stick out after switching.
- feels slower.
- NO WIFI calling without hacking.
- NO keyboard
- LOT less space, could not install all the apps I had on the G2
N1 Pros.
- Slimmer, feels nicer in pocket.
- My battery is not eaten up by "Cell Standby", but rather the applications I use.
Umm yeah, I think I made a mistake
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Umm yeah, I think I made a mistake
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Agreed. Especially with the Nexus S just around the corner.
I have both phones and prefer the G2. I still love the screen on the Nexus, though!
I too have both phones, i use the G2 and my girl uses the N1. We will have to switch when Gingerbread hits.
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Why would you do that without consulting us first?
Is there any chance you can trade back?
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In a sense you did a good trade and in a sense you didn't. Nexus is still a great phone. Its just isn't up to par with the g2. Of course newer phones newer hardware. But you still have a amazing phone on your hands that's worth keeping. Its the official dev phone for a reason. So don't feel upset, it could be worse. You could have traded for a vibrant lol.
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Also the N1 only has two touch imputs (and they are terrible). I moved from the N1 to the G2 so yeah I really think you should have stayed.
Straight up?
If so you got hosed. Although the N1 would barely qualify as a downgrade.
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So don't feel upset, it could be worse. You could have traded for a vibrant lol.
[G2/HTC Vision]
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Exactly lol I traded my vibrant for this g2 straight up and I feel bad for the guy who traded with me lol. I loved my vibrant especially with a custom rom but this phone is so awesome. But hey atleast you'll get gingerbread first =)
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How are vibrants bad? The screen is one of the best ones available. So is the gpu and the hummingbird. Plus its slim and lightweight. It has its downsides but so does the g2.
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Its a samsung product. Enough said.
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tony597fitter said:
Its a samsung product. Enough said.
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Yeah... the Vibrant seems like a nice phone. Then you look at the brand and think to yourself, uhh... never mind.
Plus I wouldn't be crazy about an iPhone look-alike.
My wife has the samsung fascinate from verizon. Reaaly tight phone, amazing resolution, lightest phone out there
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lol anyways... back to original topic, I hope op got lots of cash with that trade lol
i traded a vibrant for my g2 also...i got the vibrant back 3 days later after the guy bricked. i gave him my hd2 for it...a friend brought the vibrant back on odin....i'm happy and i'm looking to sell my nexus one asap
Who cares if the G2 isn't getting Gingerbread first? Since when has SW stopped a phone from being awesome, when it already has awesome SW? The fact of the matter is, 4 input touch screen lol. I love it, the N1 could never do that, and the capacitive buttons on the G2 are to die for. The OC capability on this phone are endless and Steve Klondik(Cyanogen) is working endlessly to make a Cyanogen build that is awesome for the G2. Gingerbread will come, but I'd much rather have it after ol' Cyan has added the icing to it.
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Its a samsung product. Enough said.
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So if it runs like a ferrari but has a volkswagen logo its crap? Are you kidding me? Your judging a book by its cover.
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Alex530 said:
So if it runs like a ferrari but has a volkswagen logo its crap? Are you kidding me? Your judging a book by its cover.
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Well no, its more like runs like a ferrari but has a volkswagen logo but is built like a hyundai...
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Well no, its more like runs like a ferrari but has a volkswagen logo but is built like a hyundai...
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Hyundais don't have gorilla glass.......neither do g2's
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I went directly from an N1 to a G2, last week. I have not found one thing that makes me regret my choice. The G2 just feels like the N1's natural successor.
Besides, Cyanogen himself has a G2 and will, I'm sure, be all over Gingerbread.
I LOVE MY G2.
no hinge problems. fastest phone i've ever owned. android 2.2. tethering. it's just an overall sexy device.
anyone else feel this way?
I totally agree, coming from a blackberry, I couldnt be happier that I made the switch
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Im not crazy about the hinge design. Its a poor design... Ive used dozens of them and theyre all essentially the same. Compared to the G1 hinge its a downgrade. But I agree with everything else you said. Really enjoying my G2 and Froyo.
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sinistersai4d4d said:
Im not crazy about the hinge design. Its a poor design... Ive used dozens of them and theyre all essentially the same. Compared to the G1 hinge its a downgrade. But I agree with everything else you said. Really enjoying my G2 and Froyo.
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i've seen alot of people complaining about the hinge. saying its flimsy and poor made. but i've honestly had no problems with mine.
I seen a demo unit and the hinge wouldn't lock and it would freely open. the sales person picked up the phone and it fluttered about wildly.
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I love my G2 still kinda miss my Nokia N900 but over all the G2 was the better move. And I have yet to have an hinge problem.
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I love my G2 still kinda miss my Nokia N900 but over all the G2 was the better move. And I have yet to have an hinge problem.
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Same Here. I miss ms n900. But a modded g2 is the better phone.
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i guess the hinge on the g2 is kinda hit and miss. either you get a good one or you dont.
and im sure the g2s UI is alot more easier to cope with than the n900
I like it. The added heft of the phone but only wish it was a bit thinner, its good still I love it. I put the black case on, and I think it looks much better in black, just like the G1.
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The N900 was a great phone just poor surport which sucked on Nokia end. But having a phone that just works and it can be rooted is a +
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i guess the hinge on the g2 is kinda hit and miss. either you get a good one or you dont.
and im sure the g2s UI is alot more easier to cope with than the n900
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Either its hit and miss or its the people that are reporting their hinge being perfect arent as picky and can tolerate a little wiggle
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i guess the hinge on the g2 is kinda hit and miss. either you get a good one or you dont.
and im sure the g2s UI is alot more easier to cope with than the n900
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Not really. It's just some people don't mind it and others do. Nobody's hinge is as sturdy as a Droid or G1. It's not designed to be that way.
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Coming from a BB 9700, the phone is just great. The market kills BB's, this phone is way faster stock. Thought at first the move to the G2 was going to be a little overwhelming, and to think 3 weeks later I would gather the balls to permroot it and run a custom rom is fascinating. This device is the coolest thing I've got my little grubby paws on to date.
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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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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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Hello,
I'm trying to decide if I should get a Nexus S while there on sale and just terminate my G2 line and sell it on Craigslist. Would this work or would T-Mobile catch on and charge MD or something also what do you thinking about the Nexus S compared to the G2 I mean j like the keyboard but I do type faster on the on screen Keyboard and I really only like the feel of it irk what do you guys think
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thelonealchymist said:
Hello,
I'm trying to decide if I should get a Nexus S while there on sale and just terminate my G2 line and sell it on Craigslist. Would this work or would T-Mobile catch on and charge MD or something also what do you thinking about the Nexus S compared to the G2 I mean j like the keyboard but I do type faster on the on screen Keyboard and I really only like the feel of it irk what do you guys think
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I got tired of the bulk of the G2, and I hardly ever used the keyboard. Swype deprecated it.
I am much happier now.
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when I saw leaked pics of the G2, I was like this is gonna be my new phone. Then I checked it out in person and was turned off by its bulk and clumsy hinge. It didn't feel smooth sliding out the keyboard..had to use 2 hands instead of 1. Anyways, good thing I waited for the Nexus and I love it! So my answer is YES.
Absolutely. You get true stock and a much faster and sleeker device. I thought about the G2 when moving to T-Mobile. So glad I got my Nexus S .
I came from a G2! I got tired of random data loss, poor call quality
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frenchy99 said:
I came from a G2! I got tired of random data loss, poor call quality
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This here. I had random signal loss a lot.
Dude definitely get the nexus s. If you want a new experience.
I would say as long as you have an android phone, n not an iphone your golden,
Personally, I have my G2 running CyanogenMod 6.1.1 with setcpu (overclocked when battery full to 1ghz and as the battery gets lower, I have it slowly clock down), and juicesaver (this kills having data on when the screen is off but it still alows googlevoicetexts to come through etc.) Also, memory AND battery expansions make this a good solid phone.
I also have the MT4G modded n such.
BUT,***** the nexus s is very sleek, the best samsung has put out so far imo. It has a fast proccesor, nfc, amoled, and gingerbread, off the batt to startt with, if you mod it, it just gets better.
Get and use what makes you happy, but just don't bite the apple. If you have had your G2 long enougj and want a new experience and get a good sale on your G2, go for it.
5stars
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T-Mobile doesn't care if you change your phone when you're in a 2year contract with a phone. You just don't get the 2-year discount.
It'll take a few days to get used to using a virtual keyboard than a physical but once you get used to it. You'll feel that physical keyboards are just a waste of space.
thelonealchymist said:
Hello,
I'm trying to decide if I should get a Nexus S while there on sale and just terminate my G2 line and sell it on Craigslist. Would this work or would T-Mobile catch on and charge MD or something also what do you thinking about the Nexus S compared to the G2 I mean j like the keyboard but I do type faster on the on screen Keyboard and I really only like the feel of it irk what do you guys think
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I traded my g2 for the nexus. Haven't looked back since. once you root it everything else is a no brainer. It beats out close to all phones on the market.
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thelonealchymist said:
Hello,
I'm trying to decide if I should get a Nexus S while there on sale and just terminate my G2 line and sell it on Craigslist. Would this work or would T-Mobile catch on and charge MD or something also what do you thinking about the Nexus S compared to the G2 I mean j like the keyboard but I do type faster on the on screen Keyboard and I really only like the feel of it irk what do you guys think
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Your original plan will work. And download swype you won't miss your keyboard
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frenchy99 said:
I came from a G2! I got tired of random data loss, poor call quality
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Dont have either issue
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I started my android ownership with a G1 because it was cheap, and there was a ton I could do to a $80 phone.
Before that I had an HTC Diamond for cost and "crap to play with" factor.
The Touch Pro just turned me off for it's bulk and subjective feel.
The G1 had some of the same issues, but I knew if this experiment worked I'd go for the Nexus S.
In between getting the G1, and later buying a Nexus S, I just found too much of the lingering turnoffs about the Touch Pro/G1 when I checked out the G2 as a cheaper alternative to the 2x cost Nexus S.
A guy I work with can't stand bar phones and what I like about the nexus S in general. He's always liked his TP2, G1, blackberries, Droid pos with keyboard.
Find a "good" Nexus S and just be happy, if that's what you subjectively "like".