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Help deciding which phone to get...

Should I buy a G2 or wait for the newest htc 4g that will come out next year.... carrier doesn't matter to me....
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G2 would be a step down from the Nexus one ... why not get the nexus s if you can't wait for the first quarter of next year?
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Idk abiut tht... i dont like the fact tht it doesn't have a sd card slot.... but im really considering the nexus s... isn't the G2 like the real sucesor of the n1????
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ronnyzilker said:
Idk abiut tht... i dont like the fact tht it doesn't have a sd card slot.... but im really considering the nexus s... isn't the G2 like the real sucesor of the n1????
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Wrong sub-forum? and I have a hard time reading the first three words of your statement =/
Also, I suggest waiting. Dual-Core phones next year look pretty promising.

Ok thanks...
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ronnyzilker said:
Idk abiut tht... i dont like the fact tht it doesn't have a sd card slot.... but im really considering the nexus s... isn't the G2 like the real sucesor of the n1????
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No the G2 is successor of the G1. Nexus S is supposed to be for the N1.
The G2 has a better chip than the N1 as it has the next gen snapdragon on it.

first of all you have put up a question in a developer forum . You have three choices right now :
1.T-Mobile G2
2.T-Mobile Nexus S
3.T-Mobile Optimus 2 by LG

You should try the Nexus S with hands on and compare it to the Nexus One.

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You should try the Nexus S with hands on and compare it to the Nexus One.
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I did, 8 hours worth at Best Buy
Two things stood out:
1. The Nexus S screen was excellent, both visually and multitouch support
2. The GPU was definitely better when compared on Asphalt 5 and Homerun 3D
But in the end, it wasn't worth the $529 sticker price. It's a good phone, but coming from the Nexus One, it wasn't enough to push me over the edge.

I am so sorry I put my questiooin the wrong forum....
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I haven't have a chance to test out the N2, but the spec of N2 just doesn't seem much improve over the N1 for an upgrade. But if you must buy now, I will still choose the N2 over the rest, if not you can wait till next Jan when companies will announces lots of news at the CES.
Yea..wrong place, Q&A please. Thanks

if you want a "High end" phone able to play Dungeon Defenders and future games, get the Galaxy S or Nexus S. If you don't play games at all or videos and multimedia are not your primary concern stick with the nexus 1. it's fine.

boodies said:
if you want a "High end" phone able to play Dungeon Defenders and future games, get the Galaxy S or Nexus S. If you don't play games at all or videos and multimedia are not your primary concern stick with the nexus 1. it's fine.
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IS the nexus s faster at flash video than the N1?

i don't know lol

I want a phone tht will let me play games like asphalt.... and also that will let me watch videos... i just don't know bout not being able to expand memory...
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I would definitely wait till HTC's release on dual core android device next year.
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Moving from the S3, to the Nexus 4

Hello all
Just wondering if anybody has switched their S3 for the Nexus 4? and what are your thoughts?
I am going to selling my S3 and obtaining a Nexus 4 simply because it looks amazing, and vanilla android is a bonus..
Your thoughts?

Try asking in the nexus 4 forum

Not the S3 but I did go from the S2 and yes it is an amazing device
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There are already a handful of threads about the very same subject.
Thoughts on selling S3 for Nexus 4
For people considering a switch to nexus 4 you might wanna check this.
Nexus 4 vs Galaxy s3
Reason not to sell the S3 for the Nexus 4

Good point, can a mod please move this to the Nexus 4 forum?

I have both. The nexus feels and looks better. Other than build quality I can't see why I'd keep the GS3. My nexus has a slight rattle. So it will swapped for a replacement.
The GS3 doesn't feel as nice to hold. Even the GS2 beats it for feel. The os is better and I prefer the camera on the nexus. I think it is quicker too. It feels sharper.
It is all down to personal preference. The GS3 is still amazing, maybe its the fact the Nexus is new is the reason I prefer it. The expandable storage is nice and the removable battery, but I find its not as important as I thought it would be so I'm not missing it.

I'm gonna wait till next year's nexus. Between the SGS3 and the nexus 4 there isn't enough difference in hardware to justify a change.
You want to have android 5.0 when it comes out? Me too, and I will get it with the next nexus.
Similar screen, same battery, same camera, also quad core, etc. I'm very happy with the SGS3 right now.
16GB is definitely not enough for me.

The nexus 4 is indeed tempting, but the s3 now has some rather useful features in the latest 4.1.2 update. Multiwindow for example, is great for watching YouTube while browsing. Sure, vanilla android will probably get multiwindow eventually, but that wouldn't happen until Key lime pie, at least.

Believe it or not but I "require" some of these touchwiz features now, and these features are not in the market, they could be but don't nearly come to what the quality Samsung have.
Never thought I would say this but I love Touchwiz haha.

TheCraig said:
Believe it or not but I "require" some of these touchwiz features now, and these features are not in the market, they could be but don't nearly come to what the quality Samsung have.
Never thought I would say this but I love Touchwiz haha.
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No surprises there, after years of using third party launchers and most recently Nova Prime, I'm now using TouchWiz for the first time on the S3 after owning all previous versions.

Well I got the Nexus tonight, and I absolutely love it, still got my S3 but she is being sold tomorrow, I don't think I've ever loved a device so much.

Nexus 4 looks boring and breakable... glad the 4.1.2 update gave our s3 new features
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To tell you the truth the only thing I miss of my s3 is the screen I compare it next to each other and the colors look better but you get used to the nexus 4
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To tell you the truth the only thing I miss of my s3 is the screen I compare it next to each other and the colors look better but you get used to the nexus 4
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Colours on the S3 are overly saturated to me, I prefer the natural looking colours on the nexus.

Not even 1 year yet, my S3 good enough for this time, now target Nexus 7 tablet.
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I'm not moving but I've ordered a N4 just to see what it's like I'll keep both, it will be interesting to how much they are different, both have good and bad points.
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I don't need to read the Nexus 4 specs to know I'll never consider it, because Nexus = No SD slot and that's why I've crossed Nexus devices that haven't even been thought up yet off my list of possibilities.

Touch wiz features are amazing. I'd get a nexus as a second phone as I don't like pure android as much as jelly bean with touch wiz. Probably I'd use a lumia as a second device rather than a nexus though. The only bonus to a nexus is the extra smoothness gained through less bloat of unnecessary fat that I hope Samsung will trim away in the next few updates.
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junglebungle said:
Hello all
Just wondering if anybody has switched their S3 for the Nexus 4? and what are your thoughts?
I am going to selling my S3 and obtaining a Nexus 4 simply because it looks amazing, and vanilla android is a bonus..
Your thoughts?
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One man's food is another man's poison. And too many people comment merely based on hearsay. I have both and love them equally. I have been a CM user since CM 6 and N4 scores hands down there. Still, that may not be the clinching factor for you!
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I'm personally selling my N4 and intend to get a GS3. I find that I'm consistently worried about how fragile the Nexus 4 is. Not to mention I would really like to get expandable storage back, 16GB just doesn't give me enough.
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Nexus 4-5

I will get my nexus 4 in summer, maybe may or June, so should I wait for the n5 or just stick with the n4 ?
And isn't the hardware on the n4 is going to do great handling any apps or games without any problems for a few years ? I mean it's the best out there I think...
1 last thing what about the back glass cover does it crack easily? Even if I bought a grab or sth?
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Your search button not working mate?
There are 10 threads for each of your questions asked.
1.Yes.
2. Yes.
3. Yes.

Grammatically challenged I see
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Grammatically challenged I see
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Give him a break guys, he's using the xda app and obviously there isn't a search button. And it would have been easier to just answer him than try to be a mean mum.
To OP: You wouldn't regret getting a Nexus 4 mate. The hardware would undoubtedly be outdated in a few years, but it certainly won't fall behind by that much. And you wouldn't feel too far behind from new android versions since this is a nexus.
The glass I think is fragile but putting a case on the back would definitely protect it. But temperature changes (sudden ones) are rumored to affect the glass and cause them to spontaneously break without producing splinters. Based on the data though, one can assume that only a few units are affected by this condition (mine too, unfortunately )
Anyways, it's your decision. If you think you can wait, then get the 5, but if your hands are itchy and want to get a sexy device, get the n4
In my opinion though, wait till june. If the nexus 5 launches and you don't like it, then get the 4, if you do though, then obviously get the nexus 5.
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Im getting pissed off of people whining about using the search button rather than just answering. If everyone just used the search button you would quickly have a dead community.

Nexus four just recently came out... Already talking about Nexus five?
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Crisisx1 said:
Nexus four just recently came out... Already talking about Nexus five?
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It's already announced with the specs on phone arena and other sites I can Google it and see for yourself; tegra 4, full hd display, 2gb ram and the price omg
And the specs are so promising, that's the reason why i made this thread.
And the rumored price is said to be around 300$
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anonymousss said:
It's already announced with the specs on phone arena and other sites I can Google it and see for yourself; tegra 4, full hd display, 2gb ram and the price omg
And the specs are so promising, that's the reason why i made this thread.
And the rumored price is said to be around 300$
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Who will it be producing it?
And does Google even know about this?

http://bgr.com/2013/01/17/nexus-5-release-date-nexus-7-7-294121/

anonymousss said:
It's already announced with the specs on phone arena and other sites I can Google it and see for yourself; tegra 4, full hd display, 2gb ram and the price omg
And the specs are so promising, that's the reason why i made this thread.
And the rumored price is said to be around 300$
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People making stuff up to drive traffic to their blog does not constitute an 'announcement'.
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I'd say hold out for the N5 if it were to be released around May. I doubt that since the N4 was released just a few months ago. Better yet, wait for that Moto X phone..

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People making stuff up to drive traffic to their blog does not constitute an 'announcement'.
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Exactly and also it mentions tegra 4? That outdated piece of garbage. Qualcomm is currently the best chip. Agreed tegra has better gaming performance but overall Qualcomm blows away tegra.
Anyway there won't be another nexus coming till October. May be they will have a Moto X phone or something but not nexus. That happens once a year during holidays.
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kirdroid said:
Exactly and also it mentions tegra 4? That outdated piece of garbage. Qualcomm is currently the best chip. Agreed tegra has better gaming performance but overall Qualcomm blows away tegra.
Anyway there won't be another nexus coming till October. May be they will have a Moto X phone or something but not nexus. That happens once a year during holidays.
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i agree with you about tegra, but the tegra 4 isnt outdated, it hasnt even been in a device yet...

anonymousss said:
It's already announced with the specs on phone arena and other sites I can Google it and see for yourself; tegra 4, full hd display, 2gb ram and the price omg
And the specs are so promising, that's the reason why i made this thread.
And the rumored price is said to be around 300$
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http://bgr.com/2013/01/17/nexus-5-release-date-nexus-7-7-294121/
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BGR might be the WORST tech blog for news. There is no way in hell Google would risk enraging everyone who just got their nexus 4 by releasing another phone in six months.
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mbucks911 said:
i agree with you about tegra, but the tegra 4 isnt outdated, it hasnt even been in a device yet...
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Haha... got confused with tegra 3
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joshnichols189 said:
BGR might be the WORST tech blog for news. There is no way in hell Google would risk enraging everyone who just got their nexus 4 by releasing another phone in six months.
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Agree not going to happen... But I'm not complaining if they release every 6 months. More fun more frequently
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Tegra 4 will be better than current s4 pro on n4 ofc but tegra 4 won't be better than snapdragon 800 for sure at last cpu wise
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Then i guess I will buy the nexus 4 then if n5 isn't released yet in May
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The glass on the back is pretty tough. Mine accidentally fell from a the second floor of my gf house and nothing happened to it. And the cover i had was no big deal, was an Sline.
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First time I don't feel like getting a new phone...

I usually switch phones every 4 months but since I got my nexus 4 I do not feel like getting rid of the nexus 4. Anybody else feels the same out there?
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I do too. Except for the limited battery capacity, the phone feels great. You get to do what you like with it, no oem restrictions and always the first to get software updates.

I too am that type of person but I'm really enjoying the nexus!
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Me too! I plan on getting a new one in 2-3 years but only if there'll be another amazing Nexus available

Pretty much this. I'll probably just stick with whatever the latest Nexus is.

Unfortunately I don't feel the same way. This HTC One is calling me and I must get it.
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shook187 said:
Unfortunately I don't feel the same way. This HTC One is calling me and I must get it.
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Anything special about it? I read it has many production flaws + software will be two versions behind within 2 months when klp comes out. Still great phone though!
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LTavaress said:
Me too! I plan on getting a new one in 2-3 years but only if there'll be another amazing Nexus available
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Lol 3 years waiting for me would be a lot...
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Underground_XI said:
Anything special about it? I read it has many production flaws + software will be two versions behind within 2 months when klp comes out. Still great phone though!
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Let's see better battery life a 1080 p screen stereo front speakers a quality built to kill for.
Should I go on?

shook187 said:
Let's see better battery life a 1080 p screen stereo front speakers a quality built to kill for.
Should I go on?
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Please don't. I would run and go get it if I was you
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Underground_XI said:
Please don't. I would run and go get it if I was you
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I was drooling over the HTC One when I first heard of it. But then I thought "Mine is better cuz it's cheaper, *****es".
(I still secretly love the HTC One tho. Please don't tell it to myself or I'll regret buying the N4)

LTavaress said:
I was drooling over the HTC One when I first heard of it. But then I thought "Mine is better cuz it's cheaper, *****es".
(I still secretly love the HTC One tho. Please don't tell it to myself or I'll regret buying the N4)
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i do... abit for the Z

The Nexus 4 is the perfect phone for me, no doubt about it.
However, being the tech geek that I am there is no doubt in my mind I will grab the Nexus 5 about 6 months after it's released (I don't want to deal with launch-day drama and hardware issues which always seem to plague the initial Nexus releases)
I can say, however, that I will only be buying Nexus phones from now on since they have finally stepped up to the plate with decent hardware and specs. The Gnex was a massive disappointment to me, I sold it within four months of owning it.

Same for me. I had the one x for the last year but it has started giving me trouble by not recognizing the Sim card was in the slot.
I was torn between the nexus 4. HTC one and the galaxy s4.
After much deliberation I went with the nexus 4 and I'm so glad I did.
I owned the nexus one before so I am already accustomed to the nexus experience.
I honestly didn't expect the 4 to be so much better than the one x. Snappier. Better gaming performance and longer battery life.
I'm so glad I switched
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I don't know about you guys but I want a Motorola Razr.

shook187 said:
Unfortunately I don't feel the same way. This HTC One is calling me and I must get it.
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Good luck with HTC. I just sold my HTC OneX+ after 4 months only. Just can't stand anything except stock Android.

Same here, N4 is perfect for my needs.

LTavaress said:
I was drooling over the HTC One when I first heard of it. But then I thought "Mine is better cuz it's cheaper, *****es".
(I still secretly love the HTC One tho. Please don't tell it to myself or I'll regret buying the N4)
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Thank you, you just made me and my brother laugh pretty hard. In happy with my phone for now I'm waiting for the x or the next nexus
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I've upgraded from a BB Curve 3G, So as you could imaging this phone is one hell of a upgrade, So I won't be looking for a new phone anytime soon. Well happy with my Nexus 4
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[Q] Should I sell my Nexus 4?

I've been seeing all these rumours about the Motorola X. It looks amazing, and a lot of websites are saying it will undercut the Nexus 4 in price. Should I sell my nexus 4 before it comes out and buy the X when it does come out? Really not sure what to do

rafspeik said:
I've been seeing all these rumours about the Motorola X. It looks amazing, and a lot of websites are saying it will undercut the Nexus 4 in price. Should I sell my nexus 4 before it comes out and buy the X when it does come out? Really not sure what to do
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It hasn't even been announced. I'd wait.
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Jumping to a phone that isn't even announced is a terrible idea
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It hasn't even been announced. I'd wait.
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if i wait till the X has come out will i still be able to sell the nexus 4 for the same price as i would of been able to before it came out?

It doesn't look like a serious upgrade from a nexus 4. The differences aren't huge so it would probably be best to wait. Also it's not a nexus device so you lose a lot of the good modding that you get on the 4 and probably has a locked bootloader
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It doesn't look like a serious upgrade from a nexus 4. The differences aren't huge so it would probably be best to wait. Also it's not a nexus device so you lose a lot of the good modding that you get on the 4 and probably has a locked bootloader
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sounds like it'd be a better idea to wait for the nexus 5

Yup, but noted who knows what the price might be on that one. Only the Nexus 4 was a cheap nexus phone. The previous ones were all full price phones. So we have to see what direction Google wants to head in
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sounds like it'd be a better idea to wait for the nexus 5
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just remember the numbers in nexus devices are not versions like Galaxy and iPhone, but inches

rafspeik said:
sounds like it'd be a better idea to wait for the nexus 5
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Probably. Sounds like you just want something new. The nexus 4 is on par with the top tier phones out right now (HTC One, GS4) as far as performance goes. My only gripe with the N4 is the camera, but its not enough for me to ditch it yet. We just use my wife's GS3 or our DSLR for that.
The X is nice, but I don't see its release causing the value of the N4 to drop to much. Only another Nexus device will affect its value.
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rafspeik said:
I've been seeing all these rumours about the Motorola X. It looks amazing, and a lot of websites are saying it will undercut the Nexus 4 in price. Should I sell my nexus 4 before it comes out and buy the X when it does come out? Really not sure what to do
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isnt the motorola x the 3 new droids that were announced? or are they different?

Yes sell it! If you want to downgrade. I don't think Google will sell the Nexus 5 for that much higher than the Nexus 4. Maybe 30 to 60 dollars more. I mean look at the Nexus 7, that thing upgraded like hell and the price only went up 30 dollars.
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VyktorJonas said:
just remember the numbers in nexus devices are not versions like Galaxy and iPhone, but inches
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all the rumours suggest 5 inches for the new nexus phone

rafspeik said:
all the rumours suggest 5 inches for the new nexus phone
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it's cuz it will be 5.3 inches, not 4.7" like Nexus 4

machoua said:
Yes sell it! If you want to downgrade. I don't think Google will sell the Nexus 5 for that much higher than the Nexus 4. Maybe 30 to 60 dollars more. I mean look at the Nexus 7, that thing upgraded like hell and the price only went up 30 dollars.
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yeah i don't think it would sell very easily if it was masses more than the previous model

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it's cuz it will be 5.3 inches, not 4.7" like Nexus 4
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So the Nexus One was 1"? Thanks Vyktor, but I think you're wrong.
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it's cuz it will be 5.3 inches, not 4.7" like Nexus 4
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looks like the nexus 5 is set to be quite a nice phone

lbingham said:
So the Nexus One was 1"? Thanks Vyktor, but I think you're wrong.
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So I'm wrong and you're ignorant, Google hasn't always been using this, just the new devices
see
Nexus 10=10"
Nexus 4=4"
Nexus 7=7"
Nexus 5=5"
now the Nexus 7 has a new version, called Nexus 7 II, not Nexus 8 (following your thought), and so will Nexus 10 (Nexus 10 II), if Nexus 4 gets a new version too, it probably will be called Nexus 4 II, and not Nexus 5, and this discussion is pointless since Nexus 5 is just a rumor someone random started

Don't sell your Nexus 4 now. Nobody has even seen the specs for the x-phone yet and according to the rumors the specs of the X-phone will probably be very similar to Nexus 4.
Wait for the Nexus 5.

But the current nexus 4 is closer to 5 inches. So why didn't they call it the nexus 5? Well I'll tell you b/c the nexus 4 is the 4th generation of the nexus phone.
The naming for the tablets is correct and if they do decide to make a 5" nexus phone next its likely they call it the nexus 5. Google pretty much backed themselves in to a corner with the phone naming. Seeing as they will not be able to call the 7th gen nexus phone the nexus 7.
So I agree with you and the naming, just not the nexus 4 naming.
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Yeah I've read its not gonna be crazy just a phone that they want to make sure its gonna work perfrectly. The specs did sound similar to the n4. But again that's just rumors.
There's no reason to sell the phone for one that its not even a year old and it will still get official updates for like another 3 years
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