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

[HanSolo]

If cm9 is going to be available by January in don't think I will have any qualms about getting sgs2 tomorrow and waiting. Are they talking about stable version by January or an extreme alpha version

Don't know. When ICS was released on November 7, they said they would have it ready in 2 months. I assume at least a beta version by then.

 

[Reborn58]

In this order: Palmer, Moore, Tebow (man, I hate that guy), Freeman, Hassel, Rex, Tavaris, Fitz, Ponder. The first 3 are about even - Bear better rush defense and OAK fast WRs = more passing, Moore playing very smart, going against tough Dallas D but Dallas will score and Miami will have to score to keep up, and Tebow will inexplicably keep being above average against a SD team that is coming unglued - then the drop-off starts.

I would rather start my unborn daughter than Ponder, Fitz or Tavaris. Ponder has no AP, Fitz has no Jackson and going against the Jets, and Tavaris is, well, Tavaris.

Good luck.

You should pick up caleb hanie and use him.

 

[BabyBlues]

Yeah I was one of those waiting for the Bionic, but didn't like it once it came out. So I jumped into another line to wait again (>&lt Oh well I am patient my OG droid is slow but not dying.

I didn't even glance at Bionic due to the Motorola brand. But I was watching Vigor until I got swept into ICS fever with the rest of this crazy crew

 

[mthoren68]

Best. Facepalm. Ever.

Challengers:

(And I am no fan of cats.)

 

[AntimonyER]

Challengers:

http://t1.gstatic.com/images?q=tbn:ANd9GcTZ2ZQN-TvwT3rU-piPuCrcSEtVANod1o2eagdRbyuKhLvgJGE2

http://t1.gstatic.com/images?q=tbn:ANd9GcRKhE4HXALIMSCajibk72H91cxmq-17u8mfm8NCkkU3w4A5tLBw

(And I am no fan of cats.)

Close, but my analysis still stands.

 

[Steven58]

Good PSA:

I want to thank everyone for playing nice. You are a great group of friends. If I've PM'd some folks asking to ease, they were all nice and gracious in their responses. Keep it up!

This is the best thread ever and you are the best people! I mean that.

Sincerely,
Steven

 

[BabyBlues]

Look what I found in my secret candy stash.... Even I forgot they were in there.

 

[Old Member]

Challengers:

(And I am no fan of cats.)

And another challenger?

 

[MMcCraryNJ]

Don't know. When ICS was released on November 7, they said they would have it ready in 2 months. I assume at least a beta version by then.

For what it is worth, cyanogen himself posted on his G+ page a few days ago saying that ICS on the Galaxy Tab 10.1 was amazing, and to look for CM nightlies for it real soon.

Don't know how that will affect other devices, but as an owner of the Tab, this made me

 

[Basement06]

I don't understand how anyone on this board can go out and get a Rezound or Razr instead of waiting for the Nexus. How can you get any phone now that doesn't have ICS?

Well, technically that's the only thing we CAN DO right now. Unless you live in Europe or had a GSM dev-handset shipped over, you can't buy anything other than a phone with 2.3.5, 2.3.4...etc. since it doesn't exist for general sale in the US yet.

Now, if you know how one can buy a phone with ICS on it TODAY - please, enlighten the unwashed masses huddled here patiently awaiting the arrival of Lord GNex.

 

[Sandroidfan]

Perhaps because some people think the hardware on the Rezound & Razr may be better than that of the Samsung. Many people also feel that by the time ICS arrives on the Razr & Rezound early next year, many of the initial bugs will be worked out too. So they feel they'll have a better overall phone at that point.

Pretty sound logic IMO. I'm still weighing my options, but I can understand both sides of the equation.

Your logic is not sound. Any bugs on ICS will be worked out on Nexus first and will hit other phones months later. How long did it take for HTC, Moto to come out with first GB phone after first Gb release? 5~6 months and ICS is even bigger upgrade than GB was to Froyo.

 

[AntimonyER]

Good PSA:

I want to thank everyone for playing nice. You are a great group of friends. If I've PM'd some folks asking to ease, they were all nice and gracious in their responses. Keep it up!

This is the best thread ever and you are the best people! I mean that.

Sincerely,
Steven

Well this is the best forum ever, and you all are the best Mods, and I mean that!

 

[burntorangefan]

You should pick up caleb hanie and use him.

Cough, cough. Is VY available against NE? Those dudes play NO D. VY FTW...

 

[lovebyte21]

Here's a pretty good article (it seems; haven't read the whole thing yet) about LTE and how it differs from DSL, etc.

Verizon LTE torture test: Why 4G can't replace your DSL (yet) | The Verge

That really was a great article. I just read the whole thing. I can't wait until they finish the full round of testing on the Razor and Rezound so we can see them in comparison to the rest. Even better if they eventually add the Nexus too.

 

[loda7]

Perhaps because some people think the hardware on the Rezound & Razr may be better than that of the Samsung. Many people also feel that by the time ICS arrives on the Razr & Rezound early next year, many of the initial bugs will be worked out too. So they feel they'll have a better overall phone at that point.

Pretty sound logic IMO. I'm still weighing my options, but I can understand both sides of the equation.

While I understand the logic, I sometimes think that we forget that while the bugs are worked out, the custom UI tweaks will delay things further. It may have been my particular Droid, but the majority of my custom ROM flashings were buggy or unstable in one way or another and I really don't want to depend on that before the device is even available.

P.S. Considering some people still call the Galaxy Nexus the Droid Prime (or Nexus Prime), can we make sure to mention Asus or Transformer when talking about the Prime (tablet)? "Prime on Dec 9" topics are getting my heart going for nothing.

 

[AntimonyER]

Your logic is not sound. Any bugs on ICS will be worked out on Nexus first and will hit other phones months later. How long did it take for HTC, Moto to come out with first GB phone after first Gb release? 5~6 months and ICS is even bigger upgrade than GB was to Froyo.

Right, Google works out all the bugs in ICS via Nexus, but HTC, Moto, and Sammy will have to work out all the bugs induced by slapping their skins on there.

 

[HanSolo]

Guys, just got back from the future using Stewie Griffin's time machine.

Bad news.

Remember when we thought it would come out on December 29? Ah, we were so blissfully ignorant back then.

Sigh.

 

[mfecik]

Thickness Comparison: LTE vs. GSM Galaxy Nexus – Droid Life: A Droid Community Blog

That kinda looks a lot thicker!

 

[AntimonyER]

And this deserves a seperate post...

CONGRATS ON 10K THANKS STEVEN!

 

[EarlyMon]

*cough* Steven sets new forum record with 10k thanks. *cough*

 

[Crashumbc]

Sigh, I've resorted to harassing Samsung on their Google+ page some post about a fridge and I commented...

"That's nice now where is the Galaxy Nexus USA release?"

sigh ;/

 

[burntorangefan]

Your logic is not sound. Any bugs on ICS will be worked out on Nexus first and will hit other phones months later. How long did it take for HTC, Moto to come out with first GB phone after first Gb release? 5~6 months and ICS is even bigger upgrade than GB was to Froyo.

Actually, your logic isn't sound. You literally reiterated to Ken7 what he was saying. Bugs will get worked out. They will get worked out on the Nexus. When they do, ICS will be better for it. When the improved ICS gets pushed to HTC and Moto, they will have better starting points. That's essentially what Ken7 said. The big question for many is this: Is the Nexus fundamentally better than the other 2 R phones? If ICS is the ONLY thing that makes it better, it's possible that one of the other 2 phones will be better in the future. I don't have the answer, just suggesting that it's a valid point.

 

[Sandroidfan]

Right, Google works out all the bugs in ICS via Nexus, but HTC, Moto, and Sammy will have to work out all the bugs induced by slapping their skins on there.

Actually Sammy was the first one to come with gingerbread phone in SGSII after Nexus S. That's the advantage of nexus manufacturer.

 

[BrknKing]

Guys, just got back from the future using Stewie Griffin's time machine.

Bad news.

Wrong machine, you used his cloner..I know thats you "Evil Han"!!!

 

[HanSolo]

Thickness Comparison: LTE vs. GSM Galaxy Nexus