*Official Galaxy Nexus Pre-Release speculation thread

Medion · Oct 26, 2011

Steven58 said:
I'm thinking of getting this phone but am already depressed that in about 12-18 months I'm going to want the newer ones.

I'm fighting the urge. I'm waiting to see the Rezound, RAZR, and Nexus in person. I'm leaning towards buying my phone on Black Friday just in case they offer any deals.

Steven58 · Oct 26, 2011

Jol.E.Roger said:
Rumor Fodder: (mod deleted)

Someone hotlink, please.

I think it was already dismissed as a non-truth.

cavefishes · Oct 26, 2011

Jol.E.Roger said:
Rumor Fodder: (mod deleted)

Someone hotlink, please.

http://www.amazon.co.uk/Samsung-Galaxy-Nexus-Unlocked-Mobile/dp/B005XYU45E/

That is interesting, considering it's not a reseller, but Amazon themselves selling it. Seems legit. Of course, I'm not sure if that date means anything for people in the US, though.

pcj · Oct 26, 2011

Steven58 said:
I think it was already dismissed as a non-truth.

Yeah, that was a reseller. This is Amazon themselves selling it. Would they really release it in the UK before the US?

huskerkate · Oct 26, 2011

iowabowtech said:
Windows?

yes, sorry...

cereal killer · Oct 26, 2011

I just want a release date for you guys then I can exit stage right lol.

I can't leave until the end of this movie...

On the other hand I hope you all don't hear anything until I get my RAZR. It will keep me busy hahahahaha.

Nah I wish everyone the best but for my sake I need a distraction

EarlyMon · Oct 26, 2011

Jol.E.Roger said:
Rumor Fodder: tinyurl.com/67rswsf

Someone hotlink, please.

Link is to a specific vendor in the UK. The deal there is if the phone doesn't release by the date promised, you'll get it when it does come out.

Standard marketing practice, really.

Welcome to the forums!

iowabowtech · Oct 26, 2011

huskerkate said:
yes, sorry...

http://koushikdutta.blurryfox.com/G1/fastboot-win32.zip

This is all Koush, NOT iowabowtech ^^
Just want to be sure the credit is properly understood by all who view. Unzip the file, then place the .exe into the /platform-tools folder.

Also, if you haven't edited environmental variables yet, I HIGHLY recommend it. That way you don't have to cd to the /platform-tools folder each time. Instead, just open up cmd with phone hooked up and type and adb command. Done.

Here's a good tut for that purpose:
What Is ADB And How To Install It With Android SDK

Except when you're adding the string to the pathname, only use the last half of what they have listed there. In other words, skip the /tools portion and only add this to then end of the path:
;c:\android-sdk-windows\platform-tools

Add it right to the end of your existing path. DON'T delete anything that's already there.

EarlyMon · Oct 26, 2011

pcj said:
Yeah, that was a reseller. This is Amazon themselves selling it. Would they really release it in the UK before the US?

The link credited a seller - I corrected it.

iceman64 · Oct 26, 2011

What's the benefit of having an HD screen

Wow

cavefishes · Oct 26, 2011

EarlyMon said:
Link is to a specific vendor in the UK. The deal there is if the phone doesn't release by the date promised, you'll get it when it does come out.

Standard marketing practice, really.

Amazon is selling it now. I'll quote from the page: "Dispatched from and sold by Amazon.co.uk."
That seems more legitimate than the other seller: "KingOfGadgets," which is, as has been said, a reseller. The release date for the Amazon one is November 2nd, versus November 10th for the reseller. If there's something else I'm missing, yet me know.

Steven58 · Oct 26, 2011

cereal killer said:
I just want a release date for you guys then I can exit stage right lol.

I can't leave until the end of this movie...

On the other hand I hope you all don't hear anything until I get my RAZR. It will keep me busy hahahahaha.

Nah I wish everyone the best but for my sake I need a distraction

You are welcome, here, as long as you wish. It's a free count... uh.. forum.

ajdroidx · Oct 26, 2011

Steven58 said:
I'm thinking of getting this phone but am already depressed that in about 12-18 months I'm going to want the newer ones.

12-18 months? thats a long time! Me, perhaps 12-18 weeks before I would want an upgrade :eek:

The_Chief · Oct 26, 2011

WOW... I'm sure that one day our grand-kids would have chips in their heads and joking about our carrying cell phones around LOL but this dude starts the trend: a built-in phone! You go, big dog!

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/sciencetech/article-2053891/iRobot-reality-patient-gets-smartphone-built-artificial-arm.html

EarlyMon · Oct 26, 2011

cavefishes said:
Amazon is selling it now. I'll quote from the page: "Dispatched from and sold by Amazon.co.uk."
That seems more legitimate than the other seller: "KingOfGadgets," which is, as has been said, a reseller. The release date for the Amazon one is November 2nd, versus November 10th for the reseller. If there's something else I'm missing, yet me know.

And that's why I replaced the link with the one that's guaranteed Amazon direct.

The other references in the link were spammy, that's all, nothing personal.

And I've bought from Amazon, I think many of us have - they're pretty good - but dates are subject to change until the product is in stock, that's their standard deal.

No surprise that they are targeting the Nov 2. Confirms our rumors for the 3rd in the US.

Jol.E.Roger · Oct 26, 2011

"Mod Removed", that's one Hell of a welcome.

Shortened URL was due to my inability to hotlink.
[Making it easier for said linker].

If Amazon is not credible and my status brings about swift
dismissal, then I have nothing to contribute here.

EarlyMon · Oct 26, 2011

Jol.E.Roger said:
"Mod Removed", that's one Hell of a welcome.

Shortened URL was due to my inability to hotlink.
[Making it easier for said linker].

If Amazon is not credible and my status brings about swift
dismissal, then I have nothing to contribute here.

We simply have a rule that doesn't allow linking on your first post.

And the hotlink to the Amazon site for that deal with that info - you said it was about info - is retained. So - your message got out. You could have just as easily said, Amazon UK is promising a date...

Why so serious?

iowabowtech · Oct 26, 2011

Great time to regrip and start anew.

callmeox · Oct 26, 2011

I've had my Dinc since launch and I've grown accustomed to the core set of apps that I use everyday. Is anyone else worried about leaving a fave app behind while the devs transition their wares to ICS?

jasaero · Oct 26, 2011

EarlyMon said:
Link is to a specific vendor in the UK. The deal there is if the phone doesn't release by the date promised, you'll get it when it does come out.

Standard marketing practice, really.

Welcome to the forums!

I wouldn't be surprised if unlocked carrier independent versions of the GNex COULD hit well before carrier sponsored ones. Pretty sure a carrier being involved in a phone release can do nothing but make it take longer rather than hit earlier. As long as no carrier was promised an exclusive on this international version vendors can probably ship it as soon as they can get supply from Samsung.

Samsung is really just the hardware vendor and Google is probably fine pushing final release ICS update after handsets start shipping. Some software bugs will probably not get picked up on well until a somewhat broader release happens anyhow. In the USA we expect perfection from initial release of products, but many vendors release stuff earlier other places BECAUSE of lesser such expectations and use them as beta's for new stuff. Even happens with cars, Europe and Japan had direct injection gas engine cars WELL before the USA as they made sure reliability was matured to be passable for the US market.

AntimonyER · Oct 26, 2011

Steven58 said:
I'm thinking of getting this phone but am already depressed that in about 12-18 months I'm going to want the newer ones.

That's actually amazing, I feel like that every 4-6 months.

EarlyMon · Oct 26, 2011

callmeox said:
I've had my Dinc since launch and I've grown accustomed to the core set of apps that I use everyday. Is anyone else worried about leaving a fave app behind while the devs transition their wares to ICS?

A great app that helped me thru my 800x480/Froyo and qHD/Gingerbread transitions is Spare Parts +, free in the Market. You can use it to set/unset the compatibility mode flag for the system and that helped many apps look and play right until the dev updated.

Hopefully that or something like it will come to the rescue. Dev of that app seems like a prince to me, in their approach to just helping with this kind of stuff.

iSyntac · Oct 26, 2011

Here's a question for you guys. How do you think the GNexus will handle SHADOWGUN? The game looks pretty demanding, not to mention the description says its optimized for Tegra 2.

EarlyMon · Oct 26, 2011

jasaero said:
I wouldn't be surprised if unlocked carrier independent versions of the GNex COULD hit well before carrier sponsored ones. Pretty sure a carrier being involved in a phone release can do nothing but make it take longer rather than hit earlier. As long as no carrier was promised an exclusive on this international version vendors can probably ship it as soon as they can get supply from Samsung.

Samsung is really just the hardware vendor and Google is probably fine pushing final release ICS update after handsets start shipping. Some software bugs will probably not get picked up on well until a somewhat broader release happens anyhow. In the USA we expect perfection from initial release of products, but many vendors release stuff earlier other places BECAUSE of lesser such expectations and use them as beta's for new stuff. Even happens with cars, Europe and Japan had direct injection gas engine cars WELL before the USA as they made sure reliability was matured to be passable for the US market.

No argument, but the flip side is those release-day OTA updates many (not all) of us have seen.

I agree with you - as long as the quality is there, that's the thing.

Jol.E.Roger · Oct 26, 2011

EarlyMon said:
Why so serious?

Serious is what I do.

I provide information for others to discern.

Making a generic, or anecdotal, statement helps no one.

Maybe there is another thread where speculation, quasi-facts and opinions is allowed.

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