*Official Galaxy Nexus Pre-Release speculation thread

brandonhutch · Nov 23, 2011

gapi said:
Well we seem to have the time to kill.

The link below is a helmet cam view of a 1768 foot transmission tower climb to the top that will put your heart in your mouth if you view it full screen.

I used to be a crane rigger in my youth but never made a climb like this one. With age I have lost my ability to stomach climbing. I never seen a old guy climber anyway.

1768 Foot Tower Climb

It never fails ... every time I watch that video, my nuts shrivel up and I feel like I'm gonna have a heart attack for that guy! It's crazy what some people do to earn a buck. No way on Earth I could ever do something like that.

I can't believe towers like that don't sway more with the wind. I'd expect it to be moving pretty good up there.

rivera02 · Nov 23, 2011

Verizon announced 4g is going live in my town on December 15th, which turned my thinking about switching from sprint into looks like it's time to rent a razr and wait for the nexus. Gonna be a good December

jbdan · Nov 23, 2011

brandonhutch said:
It never fails ... every time I watch that video, my nuts shrivel up and I feel like I'm gonna have a heart attack for that guy! It's crazy what some people do to earn a buck. No way on Earth I could ever do something like that.

I can't believe towers like that don't sway more with the wind. I'd expect it to be moving pretty good up there.

That is amazing. That last part standing up by the light FREAKY!

I was an avid tree climber as a kid and monthly now find myself atop 30 foot ladders. That's good by me

And I know that tower is swaying (big time), it's the pov/camera position that doesn't show it.

Steven58 · Nov 23, 2011

3:05 am. Stomach pain/indigestion woke me up. I had a dream that was so weird that in my dream, I thought. I gotta tell this to the folks in the thread about it when I wake up. It's really funny. Truth. .... I need a vacation.

Supraman21 · Nov 23, 2011

Anybody disappointed in the camera? I'm just really curious to know why Google didn't let Samsung put their SGSII 8mp camera in the Nexus.The Galaxy S2 came out around 7 months ago, why put a lesser camera in a newer phone? This is honestly the only thing that's making me consider waiting to see whats in store at CES.

skater57 · Nov 23, 2011

I'm really considering not getting this phone now and just getting a ps3 with my money so I can do something now and this phone is getting in the way of my life

EDIT:just changed my mind I'm back in I was gonna just wait til ces but then I thought to myself this is a phone why would I need 2 GB of ram a quad core processor on 1080p I think it's pointless right now I just need a phone that doesn't delete all my system apps in me and is fast

EllieN · Nov 23, 2011

Thats it. Im going to get a job at verizon just to get to the bottom of this and report to you all 24/7

Russellmaniakw · Nov 23, 2011

I call shenanigans on the Browser benchmark. Just look at side by side Browser comparisons for the Razr vs. the Galaxy S2. The Razr loads pages slightly faster in some cases, but the S2 is much, much smoother. I really don't see the point of BrowserMark if its results don't seem to translate to real-world performance.

Steven58 · Nov 23, 2011

Big (good) News!!!!

Google: Galaxy Nexus Volume Bug Is Not Hardware Related - Software Fix Already On The Way

Stretlow · Nov 23, 2011

Ok, not been following the thread as much since I got mine saturday (this isnt a gloat post).

Had it for four days and an consider myself your

Bklynchildxbc · Nov 23, 2011

lovebyte21 said:
Wow, still no Nexus but the main page did change to now advertise Black Friday deals.

and i especially love how they dropped the rezound off the main page which in my opinion is the better phone. More evidence on where vzw is really focusing their attention.

BlueBiker · Nov 23, 2011

Supraman21 said:
Anybody disappointed in the camera? I'm just really curious to know why Google didn't let Samsung put their SGSII 8mp camera in the Nexus.The Galaxy S2 came out around 7 months ago, why put a lesser camera in a newer phone? This is honestly the only thing that's making me consider waiting to see whats in store at CES.

With no exaggeration, this topic has probably been discussed in at least a dozen conversations in this thread alone...

Short answer: Megapixels mean very very little with respect to the quality of pictures that can be taken with a camera. Lens quality, sensor composition, low-light capture ability, focus speed, many things are more important. Nexus' 5MP camera is believed to be significantly better than many or most 8MP phone cameras.

So stop waiting, GNex has a fantastic camera!

Steven58 said:
Big (good) News!!!!

Google: Galaxy Nexus Volume Bug Is Not Hardware Related - Software Fix Already On The Way

That sounds encouraging, but I think the title is premature. Lots of hardware flaws can be ameliorated or worked around in software. In any case I hope the fix is real and imminent (heh), as the volume thing is a dealbreaker for me!

Supraman21 · Nov 23, 2011

BlueBiker said:
With no exaggeration, this topic has probably been discussed in at least a dozen conversations in this thread alone...

Short answer: Megapixels mean very very little with respect to the quality of pictures that can be taken with a camera. Lens quality, sensor composition, low-light capture ability, focus speed, many things are more important. Nexus' 5MP camera is believed to be significantly better than many or most 8MP phone cameras.

So stop waiting, GNex has a fantastic camera!

That sounds encouraging, but I think the title is premature. Lots of hardware flaws can be ameliorated or worked around in software. In any case I hope the fix is real and imminent (heh), as the volume thing is a dealbreaker for me!

Its already been reviewed that it isnt very good. Ive seen the camera photos and videos and they are not as good as the GS2 and others. I really think Samsung just did it to cut costs. Idk like you said its been discussed already watevs

BlueBiker · Nov 23, 2011

Supraman21 said:
Its already been reviewed that it isnt very good. Ive seen the camera photos and videos and they are not as good as the GS2 and others. I really think Samsung just did it to cut costs. Idk like you said its been discussed already watevs

You're right that some reviews haven't been impressed w/Nexus' camera, but one was posted recently showing a dramatic difference in low-light capability compared to (I think) the SGS2. I think the "instant focus" claim is a little bit overstated, as you probably will get blurry results if you click while moving.

FWIW, the SGS2 is a helluva nice phone and will be for a long time once it gets an ICS update. Rezound seems to be most people's 2nd choice in this forum, although I don't know anything about its camera's quality.

Mach Droid · Nov 23, 2011

Good Morning,I was just hoping for any news,I ll check in again later.

VJKotts · Nov 23, 2011

Read about iphone fans getting butt hurt over the Samsung ad!

Samsung mocks Apple iPhone users in Galaxy S II commercial | TiPb

breadnatty08 · Nov 23, 2011

VJKotts said:
Read about iphone fans getting butt hurt over the Samsung ad!

Samsung mocks Apple iPhone users in Galaxy S II commercial | TiPb

That ad is pretty awesome. Suck it iFans

nexusprimepls · Nov 23, 2011

puppeteer said:
Hmmm. I've been unplugging at 9am and generally by 7pm or so am down to 20%ish. I have a bunch of apps notifying, but I usually pull back the frequency.

That being said, I have the power saver screen setting on, as the display seems to suck up most of my battery usage.

Did you set the moto apps you're not using to autokill with task manager?

I have some night time rules and I use advanced task killer 4 or 5 times a day. We have Verizon repeaters every 2-300 feet in my office building, so signal strength is not an issue either.

yorcadon · Nov 23, 2011

Supraman21 said:
Its already been reviewed that it isnt very good. Ive seen the camera photos and videos and they are not as good as the GS2 and others. I really think Samsung just did it to cut costs. Idk like you said its been discussed already watevs

My understanding was that a lower megapixel was a necessity for the zero shutter time feature, which in my opinion could be well worth the trade off. Zero shutter time is one of the features I am looking forward to most. And as it's already been said, megapixels aren't everything. My Incredible has an 8 megapixel camera, and the pictures I've seen from the Nexus far exceed the pictures I take in quality. I could be wrong though.

nexusprimepls · Nov 23, 2011

Steven58 said:
3:05 am. Stomach pain/indigestion woke me up. I had a dream that was so weird that in my dream, I thought. I gotta tell this to the folks in the thread about it when I wake up. It's really funny. Truth. .... I need a vacation.

Steven,

Please take some time off as soon as you get your Nexus.

Sincerely,

The Forum

Ken7 · Nov 23, 2011

EarlyMon said:
I've seen Samsung Galaxy S owners all over the map - GPS sucks - no you suck, GPS is great (infraction for name calling) - etc etc etc.

One thing is clear to me - last year, Samsung's PR department was in the news, quoted as saying they had a GPS issue and an update fix was coming in X weeks.

Then it didn't show. And then it did, and the flame wars started all over again - complete with lots of stories hereabouts about unhappy customer returns, "why I'll never buy Samsung again" ad infinitum.

I expect that Samsung MUST have learned from that PR nightmare and has simply fixed it now.

And with the barometric altimeter (I really couldn't resist) in the Gnex, the largest source of error on a small aGPS unit - elevation - is reduced, aka improved.

I think there's nothing to worry on with it.

And note well - when you get your Gnex, test the GPS even if you're not a big GPS user. It was my first indication that my new HTC phone was in trouble - turns out my GPS and 3G radios were both hosed.

Lemons happen with _every_ new product, so test everything when you get yours.

I wish I had your faith in Samsung. Consider this, the GPS on their phones were broken model after model, year after year. During that time they got considerable bad press and tons of rants from owners. Yet they still put out phones with lousy GPS hardware. Hell, even their first LTE phone had broken GPS hardware.

So I'm not moved by the argument that bad press gets Samsung to do anything. Think about it, every other manufacturer has no issues with GPS and yet Samsung can't figure it out, or worse, doesn't care enough to figure it out.

I'm currently playing with a Rezound and get near instant locks. My former Bionic also got near instant locks.

I remain concerned about Samsung hardware and strongly advise everyone to fully test all aspects of the Gnex hardware during thei return period. I just think it would be naive to assume that Samsung 'listened' and got it right this time. They haven't listened in the past.

I've got my fingers crossed, but ICS or not, if the Sammy hardware isn't up to the level of the Razr or the Rezound, I'll return it and stick with either the Razr or Rezound and wait for ICS.

Ken7 · Nov 23, 2011

X24 said:
grrrrr the further this release gets pushed back (well maybe pushed is the wrong word), the more I feel like I should've settled for the Rezound or I should wait for the next super phone. Google is the only thing keeping me on this crazy train... with their promise of updates and such-forth.

You may not be 'settling' with either the Rezound or Razr. With both scheduled to get ICS early next year, you may well wind up with better hardware and the same OS the Gnex will have. If I were a betting man, I'd bet in the end the Razr and Rezound hardware will be better than the Gnex.

We shall see.

AntimonyER · Nov 23, 2011

Good Morning GNexers! So, I had my first GNex dream last night, just dreamed I was at the store picking it up. I think that would qualify as a good dream

. Congrats everyone on 1,000,000 views! Also good to hear the UK version volume bug is software related. Hopefully they get that knocked out soon, so the iFanboys out there stop having an easy target. Is today the day we surpass the Incredible thread? We are only a little more than 2k away!

AntimonyER · Nov 23, 2011

Ken7 said:
You may not be 'settling' with either the Rezound or Razr. With both scheduled to get ICS early next year, you may well wind up with better hardware and the same OS the Gnex will have. If I were a betting man, I'd bet in the end the Razr and Rezound hardware will be better than the Gnex.

We shall see.

That is a bold statement. While the on paper specs might be better, I think Google really worked hard to integrate the hardware and software with this phone, so there is that factor that will always need to be accounted for when comparing the phones, even after the R phones get ICS.

aimetti · Nov 23, 2011

well mine should be delivered today.

usually i sleep through the night without interruption , but last night i woke up 3 times and proceeded to check the tracking lol.

just awful, like a kid and Christmas

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