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

Phases said:

I have no idea why, but I can't see your avatar without thinking about MC Hammer.

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I'm a Systems Engineer and also a Developer. I deal with things like this every day.

What we have here is indeed a hardware issue, in that the radio interference is coming in through the radio hardware.
However things like this can be fix fairly easily in software. It's called debounce.
When you monitor an electronic input like the buttons on a phone there is always noise and flutter even when you just press the button. If testing by Google has shown that they just need to turn up the debounce time (the time which an input must exceed for it to be determined to be a genuine press) then it will more than likely just work and no one will ever see ti again.

Like I said I deal with this kind of thing every day, it's not a big deal as long as your debounce time is not excessive. But noise happens down on the order of 1 to 40 ms, real inputs when you press a button last from 100 or 200ms if you tap the button, up to seconds if you hold it down.

This is nothing like Apple and the iPhone 4 antennae problems that could not be fixed in software. I'm sure everyone will see in due time, the problem will be fixed, and the dust will blow over.

And people will be saying "wow, I was wrong, Google rocks!"

Cheers,

Lee.

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EarlyMon said:

No worries here, nothing to forgive.



Really?

Wow - I never heard that, but probably others feel the same way. I only do so my "mod" posts stand out from my just-Early posts.

I'll try to think of another catchy color for friendly announcements and the like.

In general, if I forget and do the red thing again - if you do NOT see one of these -



And instead see these -



Then it's just a friendly announcement.

Would you rather see something like this?

Tap thanks to vote yes otherwise, let me know what works for people.

And, honest, I am so sorry for giving you such bad feelings like that!

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HanSolo said:

Seems like Prime is coming December 9. Interesting.

Droid Life - Prime release date December 9

Verizon, you have until the 8th. Get it done, idiots!

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HanSolo said:

Seems like Prime is coming December 9. Interesting.

Droid Life - Prime release date December 9

Verizon, you have until the 8th. Get it done, idiots!

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EarlyMon said:

Tap thanks to vote yes . . . .

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EllieN said:

So is black friday still in the cards for anyone?

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HanSolo said:

I have never in my life seen such blatant begging for thanks.

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Tap thanks if you want the Nexus.

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EllieN said:

So is black friday still in the cards for anyone?

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EllieN said:

So is black friday still in the cards for anyone?

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xs301 said:

Well, my fellow Nexus family members, I just got out of surgery. Where is the first place I come, here with you guys to see if there is news about the phone. Unfortunately, I find nothing new. Darn!!! Oh well, at least I got you guys and gals.

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xs301 said:

Well, my fellow Nexus family members, I just got out of surgery. Where is the first place I come, here with you guys to see if there is news about the phone. Unfortunately, I find nothing new. Darn!!! Oh well, at least I got you guys and gals.

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xs301 said:

Well, my fellow Nexus family members, I just got out of surgery. Where is the first place I come, here with you guys to see if there is news about the phone. Unfortunately, I find nothing new. Darn!!! Oh well, at least I got you guys and gals.

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HanSolo said:

I have never in my life seen such blatant begging for thanks.

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BabyBlues said:

Surgery?? I hope you are okay!

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HanSolo said:

Hope everything's okay.

And it's probably for the best. If we had a release date for you, you'd probably bust your stitches.

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xs301 said:

Well, my fellow Nexus family members, I just got out of surgery. Where is the first place I come, here with you guys to see if there is news about the phone. Unfortunately, I find nothing new. Darn!!! Oh well, at least I got you guys and gals.

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how not?

EarlyMon said:

No worries here, nothing to forgive.



Really?

Wow - I never heard that, but probably others feel the same way. I only do so my "mod" posts stand out from my just-Early posts.

I'll try to think of another catchy color for friendly announcements and the like.

In general, if I forget and do the red thing again - if you do NOT see one of these -



And instead see these -



Then it's just a friendly announcement.

Would you rather see something like this?

Tap thanks to vote yes otherwise, let me know what works for people.

And, honest, I am so sorry for giving you such bad feelings like that!

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HanSolo said:

I have never in my life seen such blatant begging for thanks.

Spoiler

Tap thanks if you want the Nexus.

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Stigy said:

Hit the Thanks button below if all you want right now is release date from Verizon.

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blastbeats said:

I went to a Verizon store today and was at the register with a Rezound, literally reaching for my credit card before changing my mind.

My Eris chose to go into another reboot fit this morning and I decided I had enough of this F'ing phone. I spent all day [at work ] re-reading reviews for the Razr/Rezound/Nexus and honestly I am beginning to lose a little bit of excitement for the Nexus. The sound issues, the questionable Samsung GPS/radio, the lack of SD card slot... the phone isn't perfect. ICS is a big selling point but the Razr/Rezound will have it eventually, and the fact I can still get new roms for my 2yr old Eris leaves me with a lot of faith in the dev community.

I prefer S-Amoled screens to the S-LCD and even though the Rezound's screen is incredibly sharp, to my perception the Razr had more vibrant colors. However the removable battery is a must so that put me towards the Rezound.

FWIW, I did run the browser benchmark on the Rezound (it's not on the chart in the first post) and it scored a 57823. I also ran the benchmark on the Razr and it scored significantly lower then that chart at about 67k, so I would bet a non-display model would fare better. While browsing on the Rezound, it did lose internet connectivity for about a minute even though the 3G appeared to be passing data around.

I asked the sales associate if I could hold them without the security locks attached to their back because it makes it impossible to truly gauge how it feels in my hand. She brought me out one of each phone to hold and the width of the Razr did make it feel awkward to hold. The Rezound was only a little wider then my Eris but noticeably longer which wasn't really an issue. I'd say I have average to slightly above average size hands (giggity).

The sales associate brought me to the register with the Rezound and I started having seconds thoughts. If I bought it, there would be 2 outcomes:

1. I would have to pay the $35 restocking fee to 'borrow' a phone for (hopefully at most) 2 weeks because the Nexus will come out and be every bit as spectacular as we all originally thought, or​

2. The Nexus falls short and I end up keeping the Rezound that I paid $300 in store for, that I could find online for $220 easily.​

Also influencing this decision was when the saleswoman brought out 3 cases for me to "pick from" without mentioning they cost extra (I'm no rube). When I said no thanks, she then went on to threaten that if there was any scratches to the phone I would have to pay $300 for any warranty issues that would require replacing it.

I also had to educate her on the return policy. She said 14 days, I said no actually I have till Jan. 15, she said I was wrong, then we looked it up and I was right. Between that and the misinformation I heard the sales people giving perspective customers I felt like I should get a name tag and start working there.

When I got home, I entertained (bored) my girlfriend with this story. Her response was "Just go watch that Hitler video again, that always cheers you up"... and I just want to thank this forum for giving me a place in my life where someone can say that phrase and it not be the terrible thing it sounds like.

The weird part? She hasn't seen the Hitler/Gnex video...
(jk)

Well I hope my rambling gave those of you bored at work like I was something to read. If not,

TL;DR version: Verizon sales people are idiots, and if your considering getting a phone now and don't care about the double data promotion, you may as well just wait for the Nexus to be released even if you end up getting something else.

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