I'm a huge fan of the Evo don't get me wrong... but I test drove the Nexus S a little while ago and I'm impressed. Seems like its alot cleaner and snappier overall. Most of all I like the anti bloatware campaign that the nexus is known for... kinda saves you the trouble of rooting in the long run. What's your opinion!?
Definitely. Plus I'm not big on the slide out keyboard. I feel like the phone loses beef under the hood when a keyboard is thrown into the phone. Plus I've had bad luck with sliders breaking :/
Gonna dump the Evo for this. I rooted it and got an extended battery. Downside is likely to be less battery life, but after messing with the T-Mo version at Best Buy, I like it. Form factor is sweet, screen is awesome and going through the phone seems much quicker. I only have the stock rom on my Evo, but I'm definitely gonna be pre-ordering this weekend. Would be nice to get this within a month as Sprint is gearing up there "No more mail in rebates" promo starting on Sunday. The release and this promo don't necessarily have anything to do with each other, just figured the phone would come shortly after since it was listing $200 rebate online.
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Dumping my 2 week old Evo for this. Man the Nexus S will be the 3rd phone I have had recently, dumped the Shift for the Evo, not the Evo for the Nexus S. Going to pick up a Evo off of craigslist so I can return this one form Sprint and have my device buy date reset. Should be able to sell the Evo for more than I bought it for which will turn out to be good - hopefully cover the $35 return fee!
Speaking of best buy... those guys are idiots. I had a 15 minute arguement with the guy about the nexus s 4G. He was trying to tell me I was wrong about it dropping on sprint soon. He said there's no way because of the cdma/GSM radios. I told him they just announced it and its on the website with the specs and he said its probably not the nexus but another galaxy device. -_- I work at a cell phone store idiot I know what I'm talking about. Meanwhile he's sitting there with his blackberry trying to tell me about the latest android. Please.
I'm actually tired of the bigger screen size with the Evo. I think 4" is the sweet spot, slightly bigger than the iPhone but smaller than the tablet (Evo) that I carry.
Combine that with the clean UI, google updates!, no SD card to jack with, and the gorgeous display....my EVO is not long for my pocket anymore.
I read a few places 20 hours. BUT that is without WiMax which will drain battery much quicker. I am hopefully batter life will be better than Evo by a bit. It will not dwarf it I do not believe, but be much better.
Speaking of best buy... those guys are idiots. I had a 15 minute arguement with the guy about the nexus s 4G. He was trying to tell me I was wrong about it dropping on sprint soon. He said there's no way because of the cdma/GSM radios. I told him they just announced it and its on the website with the specs and he said its probably not the nexus but another galaxy device. -_- I work at a cell phone store idiot I know what I'm talking about. Meanwhile he's sitting there with his blackberry trying to tell me about the latest android. Please.
Agreed. I called on Monday, no one knew anything about it. You'd think a company as big as BB would send out a communication to all employees (possibly they did, i just got the ones that don't care).
Anyone know of typical timing for Pre-sales on phones at BB? I would hope it's not more than a month out.
Agreed. I called on Monday, no one knew anything about it. You'd think a company as big as BB would send out a communication to all employees (possibly they did, i just got the ones that don't care).
Anyone know of typical timing for Pre-sales on phones at BB? I would hope it's not more than a month out.
I work at AT&T (don't ask about me having sprint and working for AT&T haha) but we got the info and the demo for the HTC Inspire about 2 months before it came out. I feel like best buy throws people in there to sell phones. The fact that he swore up and down that sprint will never get a nexus shows me that he has no idea what he's talking about. To make it all better he was the manager... talk about fail.
I will ditch my Evo for this. But I'm just scared that the good developers that are on the Evo won't get the Nexus S 4G, meaning that no *INSERT YOUR FAVORITE ROM HERE* will be on the Nexus. :/ But if we're lucky, some new, awesome developers with the Nexus will show off their developing skills.
I'm just scared that the good developers that are on the Evo won't get the Nexus S 4G, meaning that no *INSERT YOUR FAVORITE ROM HERE* will be on the Nexus. :/ But if we're lucky, some new, awesome developers with the Nexus will show off their developing skills.
With Vanilla Android I will not be so much worried about any roms. Right now with my Evo, and the Hero before that, I rooted to remove the bloat and Sense things. The only thing I want to be able to do on the Nexus is root and be able to have the hot spot for free.
I will be switching to the Nexus s 4g when it comes out. I have a rooted Evo and I'm just looking forward to a stock android experience (without having to root). Also I want to try out an android phone made by someone other than HTC.
With Vanilla Android I will not be so much worried about any roms. Right now with my Evo, and the Hero before that, I rooted to remove the bloat and Sense things. The only thing I want to be able to do on the Nexus is root and be able to have the hot spot for free.
I want to root to increase performance, but if the stock Nexus' performance is better then the rooted Evo's performance, I would only root it for the free hot spot, and for the other root-needed apps.
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I will be switching to the Nexus s 4g when it comes out. I have a rooted Evo and I'm just looking forward to a stock android experience (without having to root). Also I want to try out an android phone made by someone other than HTC.
I am also looking forward to the stock Android experience. I think that that would be fairly fast, especially without Sense.
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The Nexus S 4G will be a great phone, no doubt, but the hardware is a little dated compared to the EVO 3D. So EVO fans will be hard pressed to pick up the Nexus S when they have the 3D available as an option.
I want to root to increase performance, but if the stock Nexus' performance is better then the rooted Evo's performance, I would only root it for the free hot spot, and for the other root-needed apps.
I am also looking forward to the stock Android experience. I think that that would be fairly fast, especially without Sense.
There should be plenty of roms for it, I have the original Nexus S and i have plenty of choices of roms, and kernels. Rooting imo is a must, just because i couldn't live without the sound quality of Voodoo Sound Control. I mean at least root it and still use the stock rom and install a voodoo kernel. The amp in the Nexus S is friggin mind blowing, after experiencing the sound quality i sold me ipod because i had no use for it anymore.
Plus if you were ever a fan of the Mattedblues theme for the Evo. Jabbawakkee has ported his theme to the Nexus S. And i don't see why it wouldn't work on the Nexus S 4G.
Also the Nexus S is blazing fast, I switched from an HTC Magic and let me say i don't know what the word "lag" means anymore. I'm loving mine with CM7 RC4 and the 1.3.0.2 Netarchy Kernel with BLN.
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There should be plenty of roms for it, I have the original Nexus S and i have plenty of choices of roms, and kernels. Rooting imo is a must, just because i couldn't live without the sound quality of Voodoo Sound Control. I mean at least root it and still use the stock rom and install a voodoo kernel. The amp in the Nexus S is friggin mind blowing, after experiencing the sound quality i sold me ipod because i had no use for it anymore.
Plus if you were ever a fan of the Mattedblues theme for the Evo. Jabbawakkee has ported his theme to the Nexus S. And i don't see why it wouldn't work on the Nexus S 4G.
Also the Nexus S is blazing fast, I switched from an HTC Magic and let me say i don't know what the word "lag" means anymore. I'm loving mine with CM7 RC4 and the 1.3.0.2 Netarchy Kernel with BLN.
actually it wouldnt be a good idea to flash that theme.. as the frameworks between the ns4g and the nexus s should be a bit different due to the 4g stuff being added in.. give it some time and they will be running the same rom tho
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The Nexus S 4G will be a great phone, no doubt, but the hardware is a little dated compared to the EVO 3D. So EVO fans will be hard pressed to pick up the Nexus S when they have the 3D available as an option.
Dated hardware or not, I ran the Nexus S on 4G with my Evo and it was plenty fast. Even graphics heavy websites fully loaded in seconds and 5-6 minute HQ Youtube videos lunched right away with no buffering. What more do you need? I am dropping my Evo for the Nexus s 4G mostly because I am tired of waiting for Sprint to decide if my new phone will be updated and then waiting for months to do it. Gingerbread has been out for nearly 6 months and my Evo is still stuck on Froyo, I am over it.
I wouldn't exactly say 'blows the doors off', but it's a bit better as far as hardware goes. For running on stock Android, no matter what, that's always a plus, unless you're a die-hard touchwizz (I don't know WHY on this one) or Sense (I just don't like sense at all) fanatic.
The updates are nice, though if you're like me those don't matter so much as does the community behind the phone. Many many roms are gonna be out for this one, and it's easy to manage as far as rooting and flashing. Well, hell, almost all Android phones period are easy to root now days.
I'm particularly interested in this just due to the form factor and hardware that's in it. The Galaxy S hardware always made me drool just a bit, but it being from Samsung made me forget about ever wanting one. **** me once, shame on you. Again? Hell, I'll just go slap myself in the face with a red-hot skillet before I let that happen again. The only reason I kind of trust this one is because Samsung has NOTHING to do with the updates. They can't dig their crap-crusted fingers into this one and jack it up. At least, not as far as I know, it being a 'Google' phone, from the ground up.
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I'm switching from my EVO which I've had from launch. Works out well because I just dropped it and shattered the screen. $125 for a screen replacement vs $125 for the Nexus S with my $150 Premier discount + $75 for EVO buyback (even with the broken screen). It's a wash. I will miss the EVO, it's a real workhorse and I actually enjoy rooting and trying out new ROMs so that was never a negative for me. That being said It's a year old and I like upgrading whenever possible. Nexus S looks awesome, nice to have a pure Google experience device. Also has a nice developer community so I can still try out new ROMs. Particularly looking forward to this one:
Basically a port of CM7 with multi codec video support built in. Straight up hardware acceleration and handle's all wrappers (MKV, etc..) No more audio sync issues or choppy video playback of HD files with software acceleration (Rockplayer, Moboplayer). This is gonna be fun. Just wish there was HDMI out. Anyone know if they make a Micro USB to HDMI adapter? Curious as to how i can play files on my TV.
Many impulse buyers itching for something shiny and new will have buyer's remorse once the Evo3D goes on sale in 5-6 weeks.
I don't think this has to do with impulse much, because the Nexus S isn't new. Just added 4G. It's just people being a Sprint customer and now have the chance to have a Pure Google Phone. They wouldn't change carriers to get it when it came out in Dec. Otherwise I'm sure they would wait until June for the Evo 3D.
Many impulse buyers itching for something shiny and new will have buyer's remorse once the Evo3D goes on sale in 5-6 weeks.
I have an Evo and I am getting my Nexus tomorrow, not an impulse buy at all. I am tired of waiting for Sprint to update my phone I paid good money for and having to hack my phone to get it is unacceptable. I also want better battery life, a higher quality screen and a smaller phone. The 3D wont be out that soon either BTW. Looks like the Kingdom will be out next and then the 3D later this summer. The Evo 3D owners are going to have Android remorse when ICS comes out and they are still running GB while wondering if their brand new phone will ever see an update.
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I have no doubt some people are getting the Nexus S because they really want a 100% Google android phone with fast updates.
However, I can guarantee you that there will be plenty of Nexus S 4G's for sale the first week the Evo3D drops, and a slew of threads with titles like "I should have waited for the Evo3D"
Evo owners are accustomed to owning a flagship phone with a big screen, LED notifications, MicroSD slot, 720P video etc etc etc; the Evo3D builds upon that and gives much more, while the Nexus S is no where near as well featured.
Some people will be able to make the adjustment purely for the sake of 100% Google. There will be an equally big contingent that wont make the adjustment and they know it but will get the Nexus S anyway just because it is out now.
led notification is taken care of with BLN kernels, it picks a pixel on your screen and flashes it.. just like a notifiable led
HD recording, the nexus s has the hardware we need the software, android google is already adding it in with 3.0, once we start to get a new flavor like ice cream i imagine it may be in it
evo has a 4.3 inch screen, the nexus has a 4 inch screen.. big deal...
also as a flagship phone owner evo owners must be accustomed to other things like slow updates, big battery sucking lcd screens, slow battery sucking cpu's, laggy bloated sense (seriously take any htc phone with sense and remove it the phone gets like 2x faster).
the evo had the first gen snapdragon, it had horrible power management, was so much slower then the msm series (second gen) want proof? the evo can overclock to what 1.2 stable 1.3 max? my epic handles 1.45ghz no sweat my old g2 run 1.9ghz like a champ. now your expecting qualcomm to have their FIRST gen dual cores figured out in terms of power and speed... sorry but from the specs and benchmarks im not impressed.
they had a 1.5ghz dual cores snapdragon with the 220 in a benchmark it got 11 frames per second more then the nexus s. a single core 1ghz. you are talking about a 50% boost to the cpu and then double it, but only get 11 fps? screw that look at the benchmarks on the sgs2 the oirion chipset is where the power is gunna be
No matter how one chooses to spin it, the Evo was the super phone of 2010, and remains Sprint's flagship phone till the Evo3D drops.
Moving over to the Nexus S might seem like a great idea, but I would think twice if I was an Evo owner. It's your money, but don't say you weren't warned 5 weeks from now.
Some people will regret anything. But I for one would not have gotten the evo if the nexus had been available. Because I've always felt it was superior.hell If I could have gotten the nexus one I would have gotten it instead of the evo. The nexus phones are what android should be. The sense phones are what HTC wants android to be. In 5 weeks I wont regret anything because I regret getting the evo or I wouldn't be getting the nexus.
I dropped the EVO for the Nexus S and so far no regrets, but it's only been a couple of days. EVO may be Sprints flagship phone but Nexus S is Google's. Besides it's not that hard to sell your phone and buy the next thing (EVO 3D or whatever comes after). I've done it for years. People will pay a lot of money for phones so they don't have to sign another 2 yr contract.
I'm tempted to buy me one... not sure now after the presented (though few) issues that've popped up here.
The weak 3g radio in it being a major concern.
Evo had it's own issues at first. They all have them. I remember returning 2 launch day Evo's because of the screen separation at the bottom. It also had weaker 3g signal than my previous phone. Once all the kinks got worked out. Battery life was excellent and phone was fast thanks to Cyanogon and SavagedZen. So anyway I think that the 3g reception will be improved.
No matter how one chooses to spin it, the Evo was the super phone of 2010, and remains Sprint's flagship phone till the Evo3D drops.
Moving over to the Nexus S might seem like a great idea, but I would think twice if I was an Evo owner. It's your money, but don't say you weren't warned 5 weeks from now.
The Nexus S 4G is a much better phone than the Evo. Better form factor, better battery life, better onscreen keyboard. It's a much tighter, faster package than the Evo. The only thing I prefer on the Evo is the screen, to be honest.
My wife and I got married back in October. I was just waiting for my ATT contract to run out before I jumped on Sprint. The plan pricing is better for us with Sprint than ATT.
I am coming from an iPhone 3G that I have had for 2 years. It's been a good phone. The battery is starting to get weak and I historically have replaced my phone at the end of the 2 year contract, so it was time.
So then I got to looking at the phones that were available and I was pretty sure I wanted an Android phone. After talking to a couple of my friends that are more up on current phones I decided to that I wanted a Google phone. The NS4G is the only Google phone on the Sprint plan, so that narrowed it down.
I must say my first pick was the EVO. I like that it has an SD slot and the NS4G does not. I like the exterior looks of the HTC better as well. The NS4G video recording is limited by the software at this time. I am not sure if that is a big deal or not for me. My 3G didn't record video. <shrug>
After I ordered my NS4G I found out that I could have gotten the HTC EVO for $120 at Amazon. Not sure if that would have swayed me, but it might have. Ha!
One thing I am sure of, if I had either phone I would just wait until the contract was up to get something different rather than pay $400+ for a freakin' phone. I just don't see it. I paid $199 for my iPhone, then the 3GS came out 40 days later, just outside the exchange limit and with more memory for the same price. Then again I never filled up my 3G's 8GB of storage.
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My wife and I got married back in October. I was just waiting for my ATT contract to run out before I jumped on Sprint. The plan pricing is better for us with Sprint than ATT.
I am coming from an iPhone 3G that I have had for 2 years. It's been a good phone. The battery is starting to get weak and I historically have replaced my phone at the end of the 2 year contract, so it was time.
So then I got to looking at the phones that were available and I was pretty sure I wanted an Android phone. After talking to a couple of my friends that are more up on current phones I decided to that I wanted a Google phone. The NS4G is the only Google phone on the Sprint plan, so that narrowed it down.
I must say my first pick was the EVO. I like that it has an SD slot and the NS4G does not. I like the exterior looks of the HTC better as well. The NS4G video recording is limited by the software at this time. I am not sure if that is a big deal or not for me. My 3G didn't record video. <shrug>
After I ordered my NS4G I found out that I could have gotten the HTC EVO for $120 at Amazon. Not sure if that would have swayed me, but it might have. Ha!
One thing I am sure of, if I had either phone I would just wait until the contract was up to get something different rather than pay $400+ for a freakin' phone. I just don't see it. I paid $199 for my iPhone, then the 3GS came out 40 days later, just outside the exchange limit and with more memory for the same price. Then again I never filled up my 3G's 8GB of storage.
wirefly has the nexus s 4g for 99 bucks on new contract >.>
Take Google's second specially made Android Phone (Nexus S) and add a 4G radio on Sprint and what do you have? The Nexus S 4G. The phone officially launched on May 9th, 2011 and gives Sprint customers a great opportunity to enjoy the full Andro... Read More
Will you ditch the EVO for the Nexus S 4G?
