I ordered one to replace my aging Galaxy S Captivate. At this point I'd settle for a phone that is simply 100% functional out of the box.
Galaxy Nexus now on sale in Google Play
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#72Anyone know if this takes standard SIM cards or micro SIM cards? Seems Verizon's Nexus takes micro, but I thought I heard the non-LTE uses standard SIM. Just want to make sure I know which to get for this...
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#73Wow. I ordered an HTC One S a few days ago but it hasn't shipped yet. It was $549- $399 is a lower enough price that it is sorely tempting. And it's a Nexus device. The only issue I have is the size of the thing. Hmm. Are there any GNexus owners our there that can tell us about the size of the device? It's the one real sticking point I have with it. EDIT: For anyone else that's wondering, I looked up the refund polic…
I have one and prefer the size. The screen is unbelievably beautiful, and I love watching Netflix on it while at the gym. The _only_ size related gripe I have is when I am using it one handed and need to reach the upper left corner with my thumb. That's kinda tough. That and it doesn't fit in my skinny jeans.
I've played with a 4.3" Galaxy S2 recently (I have a 3.2" phone right now), and I it didn't feel large at all to me. It seemed pretty normal. I could probably go for one that is a bit bigger than that.
Also the "theory" that everything above 3.5" is too big for one-handed actions is completely untrue. I have average hands, and I could easily use the GS2 with one hand, even up to the top.
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#74Earlier quoted context omitted.
You can get a Nokia Lumia 710 for less than $200 unlocked without a contract in the UK. Why the the iPhone 4S/Galaxy Nexus cost what they do I don't know...
Because the 710 is basically 2 year old hardware. It's absurd to compare it to modern flagship devices.
Why?
Does the same stuff quite happily.
Much as my 5 year old laptop does the same stuff quite happily as a modern flagship device.
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#75Which network does this work on, for 4G? And what are the other GSM providers in the US?
Anyone have a sense of whether this will run better on T-Mobile vs. AT&T for the data network? This used to be a no brainer, but T-Mobile's new HSPA+ rollout seems like it puts them on top.
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#76When I go to the link in the article I get the famous "We're sorry, the document you requested is not available in your country." from the Play Store. I encounter this page so often it's not even funny anymore. Even worse, google keeps sending me emails about music albums in the Play Store and all the links in these emails show me this error.
And then there is Google's insistance of showing their interfaces in the languages that happen to be your outward-facing IP address. Sigh. (For search, hitting up https solves this, but G+ keeps switching languages on me.)
Add the language you don't want to see to the preferred content languages in your browser settings and then make sure it's the last one in the list. Works with most Google services and many others to stop the automatic language selection based on IP.
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#77Here's to hoping that unlocked GSM Galaxy Nexuses purchased from other vendors finally get Google Wallet, too.
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#78Earlier quoted context omitted.
You can get a Nokia Lumia 710 for less than $200 unlocked without a contract in the UK. Why the the iPhone 4S/Galaxy Nexus cost what they do I don't know...
Because the 710 is basically 2 year old hardware. It's absurd to compare it to modern flagship devices.
Even though gouranga is being downvoted for saying the same thing I'm about to, it bears repeating. Specs matter in the Android world. The faster the phone, the better your experience. This is a tradeoff of an open, general purpose mobile OS. In iOS and Windows Phone, the software is catered directly to the hardware. Faster hardware does not mean you're going to ever notice an increase in speed inside the OS.
So when people say "yes, but can it match my dual core, 1.5Ghz, whatever else flagship Android phone?", the answer is simply "it doesn't matter". That's not a cop-out, that's not a defense, that's the truth. Windows Phone and iOS are built for their hardware and always run at a constant speed. It doesn't have bleeding edge hardware, but it doesn't need it in order to run as fast as a flagship Android phone.
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#79Is this being sold at a loss? An unlocked 16GB iPhone 4S is costs $650. If not, I'm impressed at the price point Samsung is able to achieve given the Galaxy Nexus's feature parity with the iPhone 4S. Which begs the question, why not spend an extra ~$150 per unit to really blow it out of the water, specs wise?
why not spend an extra ~$150 per unit to really blow it out of the water I think that's called Galaxy SIII. There should also be a new ~$500 Nexus this summer running Jelly Bean.
[citation extremely needed]
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#80Now it's pretty obvious what everyone going to Google I/O will get...
I'm not so sure about that. They didn't give away the Nexus S (or any phone for that matter) last year, and I believe the Nexus S was launched around roughly the same time as the Galaxy Nexus was, relative to the date of the conference.
If they're giving away any phone at all, I'm guessing it might be a Galaxy S III, just because that's the only major phone that I'm aware of that's launching around the same time as the conference...