While I have never before owned an Android phone, I have made up my mind to leave iOS - I already made that decision. What I am not too sure about is should I wait for the inevitable Galaxy s3 (or some other phone) or get the Galaxy Nexus. I rarely use the camera on the phone and the (apparently) poor design does not bother me. Are the future phones coming out going to be considerably better? I know, for example, that they will likely have better processors, but will the change really be worth the extra 6 months of waiting?
Tegra 3 quad-core phones will probably be out by next year, but I don't expect them to offer a huge performance boost over dual-core. Single-core phones are still more than capable (look at the iPhone 4, Galaxy/Nexus S, etc).
I personally prefer the pure Google experience to buying one from a manufacturer, so I would go for it (it ensures that you get the quickest updates and that you're free from bloatware, and they're factory unlocked). Cellphone technology moves fast (too fast), so anything you buy will be outdated within a few months.
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Tegra 3 quad-core phones will probably be out by next year, but I don't expect them to offer a huge performance boost over dual-core. Single-core phones are still more than capable (look at the iPhone 4, Galaxy/Nexus S, etc).
I personally prefer the pure Google experience to buying one from a manufacturer, so I would go for it (it ensures that you get the quickest updates and that you're free from bloatware, and they're factory unlocked). Cellphone technology moves fast (too fast), so anything you buy will be outdated within a few months.
Are the skins (such as Sense and Touchwiz) better than the stock, or is it usually just a matter of taste.
Are the skins (such as Sense and Touchwiz) better than the stock, or is it usually just a matter of taste.
I personally really dislike Sense, but that's entirely personal preference. In any case, you can always install custom launchers (there are hundreds of skins available for them) if you don't like the look of your device (you don't need rooting for that). I use Go Launcher myself and it looks awesome, much better than any of the stock themes.
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The reviews seem to indicate the Galaxy Nexus is the best smartphone by far. So based on that I would think you would enjoy it. Android is an amazing operating system, and as an user of iOS, I do prefer Android.
Mostly just taste. Go to a store that has working display models and check them out for yourself.
Sometimes more than just taste. I've talked with an owner of an HTC phone, his Sensation I think can't make video calls over 3G without using an app, and the phone on the other line also needed to have that app installed. With a Samsung, heck you can video call even a Nokia feature phone over 3G.
Mostly more additional features are also added to the interface. Personally, I like TouchWiz apps better, even if I dont like the launcher itself. LOL.
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Maybe the video is lagging because much of the comments I heard from watching those videos always mention smooth, very smooth and buttery smooth.
Having said that, with HD resolution, even with graphics acceleration, you're not going to get a high frame rate. The phone screen has a higher resolution than most PC displays, and the GPU is still that of a mobile chip, not a PC level GPU. iOS displays nothing but icon --- widgets do have a higher overhead because of their animation --- while WP7 is just tiles and running at a low resolution (WVGA 800x480). Also iPhone still has a more powerful GPU than the Galaxy Nexus. One reason why the Galaxy S2 itself looks and feels smoother than recent dual core HTC and Motorola phones is because the Galaxy S2 runs at a lower resolution (800x480), while the competition is running at a higher resolution (960x540). Then on top of the lower resolution, the Galaxy S2 has a faster GPU than both the Motorola and HTC phones. The Nexus is running at an even higher 1280x720 display and has the same GPU the Motorola RAZR uses. [[All this means, ICS can run even smoother and faster on these other phones like the Galaxy S2 and the RAZR than with the Galaxy Nexus]]
Should be noted that the Galaxy Nexus out benches the iPhone 4S on Javascript benchmarks and is more than 3X faster than the latest WP7 phones on browser benchmarks like Sunspider and Browsermark.
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You should wait, The Galaxy Nexus is a nice phone but new stuff will be released within 6 months that will perform allot better, it's not even the fastest android phone available now.
If you can't wait then go for it, but you may regret it.
You should wait, The Galaxy Nexus is a nice phone but new stuff will be released within 6 months that will perform allot better, it's not even the fastest android phone available now.
If you can't wait then go for it, but you may regret it.
6months from now, when the SGS3 rolls out and he asks about that, you could post that again and tell him to wait another six months and cycle goes on again. If you need a phone NOW, get the best one out NOW.
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6months from now, when the SGS3 rolls out and he asks about that, you could post that again and tell him to wait another six months and cycle goes on again. If .
Nope, real jumps in performance come round once every year, everything inbetween those releases are just minor speed bumps and not really worth much attention.
Time it right you can have a phone for a whole year which is arguably the best or least very competitive, time it badly and you have a phone that within 6 months looks dated.
Should I buy the Galaxy Nexus?
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