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someone offered to trade me a white unlocked galaxy nexus i9250 + $150 for my black At&t Note......tempted....what to do , what to do.....
like the note...but want ics....and sometimes would like a smaller phone....but not sure....
I asked this in the galaxy nexus forum also...just trying to weigh my options..
Id say no but depends your needs. Ics wont change your life. Nice but not enough reason to lose sd expansion and a gorgeous screen. Ics is coming to note soon enough. Faster if you use a custom rom.
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You'd give up LTE as well, right?
NO WAY in hell I'd take that trade. Just my opinion!
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Id say no but depends your needs. Ics wont change your life. Nice but not enough reason to lose sd expansion and a gorgeous screen. Ics is coming to note soon enough. Faster if you use a custom rom.
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The galaxy nexus screen is impressive aswell...
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My opinion the note blows the galaxy nexus away only thing the nexus has is ics which well see on the note soon so I would say hell no to that trade
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Ics would be cool and all but this phone does everything I need without ICS. If I wanted ics that bad, I wouldn't have gotten this device, I would have gotten the nexus.
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Coming from a Galaxy Nexus I say pass. I loved the Gnexus but the Note walks circles around it. I do however miss the on screen buttons and vanilla ICS but having stock ICS will come when we get the official release.
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No external slot for memory in gnexus, so I will say 'No'
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There are leaked ics builds already out for the note that work just fine. Not sure why you'd still be waiting for something official from Samsung when it'll look exactly like gingerbread visually (touchwiz).
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someone offered to trade me a white unlocked galaxy nexus i9250 + $150 for my black At&t Note......tempted....what to do , what to do.....
like the note...but want ics....and sometimes would like a smaller phone....but not sure....
I asked this in the galaxy nexus forum also...just trying to weigh my options..
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Do it!
Haha jk. I've had a nexus... The Note blows it out the water.
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Hell no....
no explanation needed ...... just hell no
The Galaxy Nexus is an awesome phone, I've owned every Nexus phone except that one and even though I love the note, I still miss vanilla.
Having said that, just flash the ICS leak, it makes it a lot better.
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one028 said:
someone offered to trade me a white unlocked galaxy nexus i9250 + $150 for my black At&t Note......tempted....what to do , what to do.....
like the note...but want ics....and sometimes would like a smaller phone....but not sure....
I asked this in the galaxy nexus forum also...just trying to weigh my options..
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The three biggest advantages of nexus are
1. Software availability - they have full support of Google.
2. For me Google wallet is a big plus - that alone makes me consider a trade sometimes.
3. True penta band - if you are on T-mobile then this is a great thing too.
Hopefully over time all of the above will be available on Note (perhaps some alternative carrier backed payment system rather than the wallet and the modem from t-mobile Note) - but do you want to wait?
I love the note and don't want any of my friends to see this post but want to be objective here.
On the flip side, I've seen many Nexus users complain about lack of sd card, and the curved screen means you cannot get that cool glass on glass screen protector. Also no LTE for AT&T if you care about it. Tough call, sure
With alpha 2 ics ROM PLUS the tablet mod dagr8 just put out I would never consider it. I love the combination more then words could say
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There are leaked ics builds already out for the note that work just fine. Not sure why you'd still be waiting for something official from Samsung when it'll look exactly like gingerbread visually (touchwiz).
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Because once Samsung officially releases ICS, they will be forced to release source code which means we will start seeing REAL ICS development for the Note like Cyanogen or other AOSP projects.
Im personally still completely stock and unrooted because every rom out there for the Note is basically just a themed rom with a few tweaks. I want freedom.
Now, once a complete AOSP version of Android is available, the Note will look just like the Nexus except it will get better support than what Google offers (my brother living next door to me has a Verizon Nexus and is still on 4.02), receiving updates probably at least once a week if not even possibly nightly.
Oh, and my understanding is that Google wallet is still not working on the Verizon Nexus. As far as Google wallet working on the Note, Im not sure if this is a carrier related thing or software related. I know the Note can do NFC, maybe Google prevents it based on what kind of device you have (similar to the Chrome beta).
Just get both.
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I have a note and thinking of buying a nexus to so yea that's a great idea
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im thinking about get the galaxy nexus also...$399....tempting..
Only thing that's hard for me to say do it is the camera, this 8MP is gorgeous. I don't know why Samsung put a 5 MP camera in the nexus when they have already had a great 8 out. This by no means it's a replacement to a dslr, but when I do use it, I'd like it to look good, already better than my old Evo's 8+5. I saw it for sale direct from Google for 400 and pumped the brakes when I saw that. They carefully word around it like 1080 and HD, but I don't want high definition blocks. Even this camera to an extent doesn't look GREAT on a 55".
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I know there was another thread on this - but that was old.
So here's another one!
What's your next phone?
Going for a Huawei?
Going for Samsung again?
Going over to HTC?
LEMME know!
Galaxy S III
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S3 no doubt I'm due for an upgrade so I'll be in line as soon as its available
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I'm hoping to still get several more months, maybe a year, out of my Vibrant, so that's TBD right now. But if it died on me today I'd pick up a Galaxy Nexus since they're (relatively) cheap without a contract.
S III. Going to get an upgrade on October, so might as well, unless a better phone comes out during then (not planning to get an iPhone any time in the future.)
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S3 no doubt I'm due for an upgrade so I'll be in line as soon as its available
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Same!
My 2 years are officially up in August. I'm hoping there will be some sort of leak for the next Nexus phone because I'm not blown away with the S3. :/
I think I could get another 6-8 months out of my phone but I'd rather upgrade to a phone that actually allows me to get 4G data and fully functional GPS.
Next iPhone
One x
Note 2
Or one of the next Nexus phones.
I'm waiting for the padfone myself.
Already have the GSM Nexus, but I switch off every other day with my Vibe. I just love the Vibe!
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Also plan on getting a Note when they solve the emmc bricking issue. I am tempted by the GS III, but I need to play with one first.
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So far all indications point towards me getting a GS3
I got a GSM Nexus Prime.
So far, I love everything about it. Especially the lack of bugs (and abundance of features) in AOSP based roms and kernels!
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Already have the GSM Nexus, but I switch off every other day with my Vibe. I just love the Vibe!
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I'm curious what it is about the Vibrant that you like over the Nexus that keeps you going back to it? Been looking at the Nexus, but still really satisfied with my Vibrant and don't want to invest in a phone that's not a significant upgrade.
Got a one s. I thought the lack of removable battery and no sd card slot would kill it, but I don't see it bothering me much. Galaxy s 3 would have been my choice but I heard its gonna be watered down anyway.
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Sounds like most of you are going for either the Galaxy SIII or the Galaxy Nexus.
My only worry in this regard is the screens.
The screen is what draws you to the device and Super AMOLED HD screens (minus the plus) just don't do it for me.
But yeah my phone is just dying. So glad I didn't keep that Moto Cliq around though... THAT would be a nightmare.
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So I guess you've decided it for me!
I'm going with Samsung again and getting a Galaxy SIII!
Snapdragon S4 processor is ok,
2GB RAM will put me in a haze,
Let's just hope battery life better than the Vibrant's graze.
Hi! I was thinking of getting a Galaxy S3 (coming from Galaxy Nexus) and I was wondering whether it was worth getting now, as I read that an S4 was going to be released at the begining of next year (Febuary). As I am trying to decide between the N4 and S3, if a new Galaxy S4 is coming soon, I would rather get an N4 so I'm curious whether its going to be released soon or not. I know know one knows what's going to be released other than Samsung but if anyone has any opinions it would be of great help. Also, just another question, is it harder to build roms for the S3 than the Nexus ?
Thanks
I would wait if i were you, the price of the Galaxy S3 has held pretty solid given its such a good phone, I'll probably get the Galaxy S4 when it comes out assuming it's a major upgrade (it has to be worth it) to I'd get a Nexus 7 4 myself but Only if they release a new 32GB version and price dependant too, but the GS3 is still an amazing phone
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I went ahead and got a N4 Thanks for the reply
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Ok starting off I'm very indecisive, I mean extremely indecisive... that being said i need help picking. I have the LGO, I traded my note 2 for it, I can go back anytime I want... so it's tempting to go back... but I really like the screen,so much better than the Samsung. I also love the speed.. even with LG all over this is thing, but I miss jelly and I don't know how I really feel about this thing.. so that being said what should I do.. if you could have not buy but have one or the other... which would it by and why?
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There a lot of threads just like this that should help you reach your decision.
The Note 2's screen is too big for my tastes.
S4 Pro > Exynos 4412.
The Note 2 has way better battery life and the battery is also removable.
These are just off the top of my head.
I'm stickin' with my OG and I would have had I been in your position.
JB has nothing to add speed wise. Maybe some gestures but you won't feel significant difference speed wise.
Hardware is as close as it can be with Nexus 4 so soon will have a Nexus 4 with microSD support.
Patience my young padawan
Battery life is also noticeably better on ICS. I actually prefer it over JB. Especially since you can easily get all of the JB features on ICS when rooted.
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I considered, and did a lot of research on, all the top phones for AT&T and chose the OG. Nothing I've seen so far has made me regret my decision even a little bit. Thanks to the devs on here, it does everything I want it to do, and has nearly all the JB features of my Nexus 7. Couldn't be much happier.
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There a lot of threads just like this that should help you reach your decision.
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Welcome back, Murasakii. I thought we'd lost you. :good:
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Battery life is also noticeably better on ICS. I actually prefer it over JB. Especially since you can easily get all of the JB features on ICS when rooted.
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I tend to get much better battery life on jb. No proof on it at the moment, but I'll post screenshots later if I remember. Also Google now works much better than the hacked ICS version, and the expanded notifications are very nice to have.
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On thing I'm thinking of when I use this device is how amazing fast it is.. but same thing with all LG devices will we get support.
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Welcome back, Murasakii. I thought we'd lost you. :good:
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I ain't goin' nowhere. (;
tacotino said:
On thing I'm thinking of when I use this device is how amazing fast it is.. but same thing with all LG devices will we get support.
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It's just a risk you'll have to either stray from or deal with. We have devs accomplishing great things but who knows what they'll be given access to. Could take time.
I'd you aren't planning on rooting your phone and installing custom ROMs and care about having updates in a moderately-timed manner, switch.
Otherwise, stick with the LG Original Gangsta. This is the smoothest phone I've ever owned and battery life is great. Screen is absolutely beautiful. I don't need to to the specs because I assume you've read them.
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I thought about going to the note 2 coming from a S3 to LGOG but I can't let it go ..I'm bored of touch wiz and its roms and honestly q slide is better then pop up video player..The heating of the LGOG still gets me thinking though but I know its smoother then the S3 in my opinion
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I have both the LGOG and the Samsung Galaxy Note 2 and I like both of them very much. I used the LGOG for about a month and have used the SGN2 for 1 week, so here are some of my observations:
The LGOG seems slightly faster, but it has a non-removable battery. The battery life is good with the LGOG, I can typically get 15-16 hours between charges and still have about 35% battery left. Not sure how LG is going to support the OG, wished that it had been released with JB on it.
The SGN2 has a removable battery, which is a BIG plus to me. The battery life on the SGN2 is better than the LGOG, after about 15-16 hours the battery is usually at about 50%. I actually like the bigger screen and the S-pen is a nice feature, but I don't know how much I will be using the S-pen. The 8mp camera on the SGN2 is markedly better than the one the LGOG, hands down. We have had several Samsung phones and I think Samsung will support the Note 2 and the S3 a lot better than LG will support the OG, meaning that Samsung will release updates quicker than LG.
Another area of concern is accessories, while you can find Cases for the AT&T LGOG, the selection can be a little slim and you have to be careful because the Sprint Cases will not fit on the AT&T version. Cases and accessories for the SGN2 are abundant.
Again, this is just my 2 cents. In the end you have to figure out what is important to you and figure out which phone best meets your needs. Once you make your decision, stick with it and be happy about it (don't look back.)
Good points, imarek3. The Note 2 is a great phone by all accounts. It definitely appeals to a certain market. That's why I love Android. It's so versatile in what manufacturers can do with it. Very democratic, as opposed to Apple's dictatorship. "You want choices? Alright, your phone can come in black or white."
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=37711462
Asked in another thread, got this... amazing.. ps your guys answers we great, can see still rocking the lgog!!!
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I would get the optimus g best phone I ever had just wish there was a aosp ROM or cm10.1 or aokp. I know there are building a aosp right now but not sure how far they have gotten, it seems every one is so busy with work lately which is a good thing its just makes this phone ROM development a little slower. Thanks again for all the devs hard work
Own Galaxy S3, Galaxy Nexus
Owned note 1, note 2, HTC one x+, galaxy s2, captivate, nexus
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I had iPhone 3G as my first phone, following by 4s then i switched to Galaxy s3 in April 2013. I've learned a lot, i've flashed many custom roms, kernel etc.
After seeing Samsung delaying updates and transporting regional lock along with kitkat update are the reason that i come to decision that i will sell my galaxy s3 for Nexus 4 (cant afford n5 yet).
I need your help guys
How good is the battery on nexus 4 compared to galaxy s3?
Idc about storage
This is a q&a thread, so it also belongs there. But to answer your question. Comparing stock of both devices, the s3 definitely wins. Samsung is good at creating a good battery life, even with touchwiz
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You endured once in a blue moon updates in iOS, but you can't in android, which there is an update almost every week?
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S3 wins hands down. Tho I would recommend getting sony because don't delay the update
I disagree.
Bells and whistles like smart stay that doesn't even work properly after the jellybean update or a maybe slightly better camera (though I don't find much difference) doesn't outweight not having proper multitask. Also, neither touchwiz nor aosp have the nexus smoothness. Even my dad's former galaxy nexus feels slightly better than my s3.
If you can live with not having an sdcard or a removable battery, I'd say the n4 provides a better user experience (did try it for about a month). The only reason I'm not getting the n4 is because I'm waiting out the n5.
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This thread would be best off in the Nexus 4 section, most users who browse the S3 forums still have and use the S3.
inferol said:
I had iPhone 3G as my first phone, following by 4s then i switched to Galaxy s3 in April 2013. I've learned a lot, i've flashed many custom roms, kernel etc.
After seeing Samsung delaying updates and transporting regional lock along with kitkat update are the reason that i come to decision that i will sell my galaxy s3 for Nexus 4 (cant afford n5 yet).
I need your help guys
How good is the battery on nexus 4 compared to galaxy s3?
Idc about storage
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This is a joke, right? S3 is in overall better then the nexus 4. S3 will get 4.4. Regional lock can be removed. Also SD-Card and removable battery is essential for a phone in my opinion. (Plus, the N4 is an Lg device ) So if you don't plan to go from S3 to N5, stick to the S3!
well i am curious how long samaung/other custom devs will continue support galaxy s3 in 2014
cuz S4 still havent recieved 4.3 and 4.4 is already rolling out for Sony flagship device soon, which means this is my last samsung device >.<
And isn't mali 400mp old tho?
i will buy N5 in April then
thanks for the replies
inferol said:
well i am curious how long samaung/other custom devs will continue support galaxy s3 in 2014
cuz S4 still havent recieved 4.3 and 4.4 is already rolling out for Sony flagship device soon, which means this is my last samsung device >.<
And isn't mali 400mp old tho?
i will buy N5 in April then
thanks for the replies
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Duuuuude....4.4 has not even rolled out to Nexus devices. Hell, it hasn't even been announced. No way can it roll out for Sony devices any time soon.
Sorry i worded that incorrectly but i hope you see my point; Im disappointed with samsung updates. I should have went for n3 in the first place, i'd have saved £40 anyways.
How the hell are you disappointed with Samsung updates?!?! They are right behind Google when it comes to updates. LG and HTC suck at updates.
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How the hell are you disappointed with Samsung updates?!?! They are right behind Google when it comes to updates. LG and HTC suck at updates.
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I'll have to disagree with the HTC part. My HTC one just got 4.3. I own a note 2 and an s3 and both are still stuck on 4.1. HTC seems to be improving their update speed.
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Wait for the new nexus I'm sure you can wait a month or 2 max
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Except if your aiming to the n4 for its price. I seriously doubt the n5 will have the same price the n4 has. The n4 is, at this time, the best bang for the buck around. And I suspect it will continue to be for a good while.
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Except if your aiming to the n4 for its price. I seriously doubt the n5 will have the same price the n4 has. The n4 is, at this time, the best bang for the buck around. And I suspect it will continue to be for a good while.
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Only problem is getting one :S
Lucky Goldstar, enough said.
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