***Official Galaxy Nexus Pre-Release speculation thread**

[Dubbin1]

I am curious though how this will effect you getting a GNex if they do a web only presale. Will you have to pay full price and then eventually credit your account?

Notice how I said "if I buy a phone" I don't plan on getting anything before the GN but thought I would have them put that on my account just in case.

 

[Steven58]

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Is being in love with a phone perversion and sick?

 

[altimax98]

I took a look at the "Galaxy Nexus: Getting Started" videos on YouTube. They have one for both the US and International versions of the phone. The US version has a different looking battery and the Verizon logo on the back, so I think it is fairly safe to assume that it is LTE.

Both versions look pretty much the same to me color-wise. Although the silver edging is much less pronounced than previous GSM version pictures.

I did the best I could to capture screenshots of the phones from a side view. The images aren't perfectly clear due to the speed in which they turned around the phone, but I think we can get a decent idea from them. I also tried to overlay the two images. The angle wasn't exactly the same though so it makes the US version look bigger than I think it actually is.

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I kinda like the burnt look to it. It actually looks to me like the SR-71 of Smartphones. Thin, Long and Fat in the back (giggity) Im really hoping it looks like those renderings, i really dont like the greyish.

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[TeeJ911]

Notice how I said "if I buy a phone" I don't plan on getting anything before the GN but thought I would have them put that on my account just in case.

Ahhh ok I am corrected but that scenario is still valid....I would think it would make preordering/web ordering more dificult none-the-less.

 

[altimax98]

Ahhh ok I am corrected but that scenario is still valid....I would think it would make preordering/web ordering more dificult none-the-less.

That and if i damage or scratch the phone, im screwed. (buying on contract)

 

[Dubbin1]

That and if i damage or scratch the phone, im screwed.

Yeah that's the reason why I don't plan on getting a loaner. I have been tempted though.

 

[nexusprimepls]

Let's nip this in the bud now. The store is called "A Wireless", which is a premium re-seller, NOT a VZW corporate store. They're able to just print out any price for any imaginary unit they want to "pre-order". It's not a true pre-order.

I'm not saying the guy who ordered it like that won't get it, but there's no release timing information we can glean from it. All they're basically saying is that at whatever point in time in the future the SGN is released, you'll get yours from us. One of our folks in this thread actually did the same thing with a different retailer. I think it was sweatyBeef.

Thank you, that's exactly what I was trying to say in the original post.

Edit: Actually, I think that is the same exact invoice, but I could be mistaken. A barely skimmed through that series of posts, because I never believed it until we confirmed it was an authorized retailer, and all of them can let as many customers preorder as they would like to, they just can't guarantee a delivery date.

 

[HanSolo]

I'm not sure if this has been posted yet since I am still heavily medicated and laying in my hospital bed, but I will give it a shot....

This is some thread.

 

[altimax98]

Yeah that's the reason why I don't plan on getting a loaner. I have been tempted though.

Thats how my wife talked me out of it though.... although I am buying her a RAZR tonight through that penny pincher sale amazon has. It was a tough choice, and she got upset at me last night when i was talking to her about the differences between the Rezound and Razr, but when we went to Verizon today to choose, she couldnt decide. She has a Inc now, and she likes the ease of use on the Rezound and the feel and screen and camera. But the screen on the razr and the thinness (and her first phone was a razr) won her over. Im overall happy about her choice...

*she isnt a canidate for the Gnex... like I said she has a Inc and it just got GB a week or so ago... she doesnt let me touch it lol

 

[SolidOrange]

for the 1000th time, the return policy lasts until Jan 15. you have 14 days from the time you activate your device to cancel your account, but that 14 days has nothing to do with you returning/exchanging a device. this is what was stated to me by the VZ rep WITHOUT me asking when i got my razr. he even circled the date on my receipt and noted it on my account. anyone telling you that it is 14 days to return the phone is either just trying to avoid you "renting" one or is misinformed.

 

[MacroPlanet]

I found this interesting.

Samsung announced December release month for Galaxy Nexus

Basically Samsung said to Business Insider that the Galaxy Nexus will not see a November release, but a December.

 

[Wilfred B]

Oh one more thing, anyone who uses or plans to use Google Books on this phone is in for a real treat.

 

[Martimus]

Now, what really floored me was the RAM in the Rezound (admittedly didn't look at the Razr's RAM usage). I stumbled upon Sense's app manager (or whatever) and was shocked to see almost 700MB of RAM in use. The browser was using 100MB and there were a couple dozen other things running so I hit the Kill All button.

W...T...F...

With the RAM "cleared" out, this phone is using 484MB out of the gate with 343MB available. Are you kidding me? Is Sense THAT much of a pig, or is Android really using THAT much RAM? I sincerely hope this isn't the case in the SGN. This is exactly why I don't like bloating up the phones with custom UIs. Yeah, they're nice, but you can't remove them and putting a custom UI over top of it only serves to suck down more memory. Just my 2 cents.

On my Razr, with a whole bunch of tasks running in the background (including Google Music, the phandroid App, Tasker, a few widgets, and Touchdown), I have 347mb of RAM in use. My old Droid X with almost nothing active anymore (since it presently has no network access) is running at around 230mb of RAM in use.

Considering how much more I'm asking my Razr to do at the moment I don't see that increase in memory as significant...

Almost 700mb of RAM in use initially on the Rezound? Hmm... either someone installed something that really chews up memory or there has gotta be something not kosher with that particular handset!

 

[zx10droid]

the fields getting crowded over at vzw....

DROID 4 Scheduled to Launch December 8, Same Day as the Galaxy Nexus? – Droid Life: A Droid Community Blog

 

[xs301]

This is some thread.

And here I am recovering from surgery, dreaming about having a Nexus in my hands. Well, the doctor did say to relax and think happy thoughts.

 

[altimax98]

the fields getting crowded over at vzw....

DROID 4 Scheduled to Launch December 8, Same Day as the Galaxy Nexus?

 

[SolidOrange]

the fields getting crowded over at vzw....

DROID 4 Scheduled to Launch December 8, Same Day as the Galaxy Nexus?

 

[The_Chief]

Hi fellow Gnexers!

I would like to congratulate everyone on ONE MILLION + views and now we're only 1200 posts away from becoming the #1 thread in AF history. And we've done it with great civility and rare good grace, thanks to Steven58 and the other Mods.

Have I missed anything while in real life all day? Likely not

Great excitement in the air, turkey tomorrow, records to break and a great Black Friday/Cyber Monday weekend coming up will help time fly as we wait for Nexus to come out.

So what do we have left? A mere 15 days?

 

[Deleted User]

the fields getting crowded over at vzw....

DROID 4 Scheduled to Launch December 8, Same Day as the Galaxy Nexus?

 

[Gravytrain]

depends who you talk to. a friend of mine who works at the local vzw corporate store stands firm that the return policy only allows for return of phones that have not been activated(something bought as a gift), and that regular purchase and activations are still subject to the 14 day return window

Your friend is wrong.. Fortunately. The 14 day window is ONLY if you want to cancel the line, has nothing to do with the device.

VZW employees are about as credible as my 2 year old pug.

 

[Steven58]

Hi fellow Gnexers!

I would like to congratulate everyone on ONE MILLION + views and now we're only 1200 posts away from becoming the #1 thread in AF history. And we've done it with great civility and rare good grace, thanks to Steven58 and the other Mods.

Have I missed anything while in real life all day? Likely not

Great excitement in the air, turkey tomorrow, records to break and a great Black Friday/Cyber Monday weekend coming up will help time fly as we wait for Nexus to come out.

So what do we have left? A mere 15 days?

no big news

 

[Dubbin1]

for the 1000th time, the return policy lasts until Jan 15. you have 14 days from the time you activate your device to cancel your account, but that 14 days has nothing to do with you returning/exchanging a device. this is what was stated to me by the VZ rep WITHOUT me asking when i got my razr. he even circled the date on my receipt and noted it on my account. anyone telling you that it is 14 days to return the phone is either just trying to avoid you "renting" one or is misinformed.

You can say it as many times as you want but the non believers will not listen

 

[Gravytrain]

You can say it as many times as you want but the non believers will not listen

People are making this way harder than it really is... It's there in black and white for us. I will keep my rz flawless and will return it when nexus is out, if my local store denies the return, Ill go above them until they get it right.

 

[Crashumbc]

Your friend is wrong.. Fortunately. The 14 day window is ONLY if you want to cancel the line, has nothing to do with the device.

VZW employees are about as credible as my 2 year old pug.

Agreed, I have seen about 6 chat logs posts showing you have till jan. 15th (moved from jan. 9th) to return/exchange your device. I haven't seen one stating anything about activation date being a condition.

 

[callmeox]

So. We still just killing time?

This killin' time is killin'me
Drinking myself blind thinkin' I won't see
That if I cross that line and they bury me
Well I just might find I'll be killin' time for eternity