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[Q] Should I buy the Nexus S?

looking to buy a SNS currently own a galaxs s i9000m
hi guy i own a samsung galaxy s i9000m from bell in canada and wanting to move to SNS mobilicity anyone have any advice? should i? any problems with the phone like SD card failiure and such? any hardware problems? any ad updates from samsung that renders the device useless?

updates are from Google directly, not Samsung.
Samsung provides the hardware, nothing more.

Galody said:
hi guy i own a samsung galaxy s i9000m from bell in canada and wanting to move to SNS mobilicity anyone have any advice? should i? any problems with the phone like SD card failiure and such? any hardware problems? any ad updates from samsung that renders the device useless?
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the SNS is safe, unlike the I9000M
no internal SD issue
it works great in either Wind or MobilityCity
no external SD, is very hard to go a day without it
it can get buggy with 2.3 is not that smooth, there are many apps that are not 2.3 ready, and FCs
updates are OTA direct from google
in SNS you will lose all the cool multimedia features from SGS
no MKV, no DivX, no AVI, no etc....

[Q] Planning to buy one?
Is the Nexus S good? I planning to buy one, cause im tried for Wildfire which it can play 3D games. Noticing that Singapore just released Nexus S, so simple question is Nexus S good?

Definitely. Its way way better den wildfire. You won't regret your choice

navlem said:
Definitely. Its way way better den wildfire. You won't regret your choice
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Ok, thanks... I'll buy one next week... Another Question, can it able to root? Able to get Cyanogenmod 7 on Nexus? Sorry if i have too many question...

Rooting a Nexus device couldn't be simpler. Check the Dev section and I even spot a CM7 nightly thread!
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conqu1stador said:
Rooting a Nexus device couldn't be simpler. Check the Dev section and I even spot a CM7 nightly thread!
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Thanks... I already ordering one. But one last question whats the difference with Amoled and SLCD?
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dax4182 said:
Thanks... I already ordering one. But one last question whats the difference with Amoled and SLCD?
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They're two different sceens. The Nexus S has 2 variants. None of them use "AMOLED"
I9020 Nexus S: Super AMOLED
I9023 Nexus S: Super LCD
And in my opinion, I9020 > I9023. Pretty sure the large % of the crowd would agree.
And yes, rooting is SO SIMPLE on the Nexus S. All you do is fastboot oem unlock, fastboot flash recovery recovery.img and flash a su.zip and you're rooted. The hardest part is installing the drivers and 2.3.X SDK etc etc.
And yeah you can get CM7.

zephiK said:
They're two different sceens. The Nexus S has 2 variants. None of them use "AMOLED"
I9020 Nexus S: Super AMOLED
I9023 Nexus S: Super LCD
And in my opinion, I9020 > I9023. Pretty sure the large % of the crowd would agree.
And yes, rooting is SO SIMPLE on the Nexus S. All you do is fastboot oem unlock, fastboot flash recovery recovery.img and flash a su.zip and you're rooted. The hardest part is installing the drivers and 2.3.X SDK etc etc.
And yeah you can get CM7.
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Though there are users who will swear by SLCD instead.
A simple way to differentiate the screen.
SAMOLED : More vibrant colours and deeper blacks.
SLCD : Sharper and more clarity
Both screens are awesome though. You won't go wrong with either one
But if you're buying it in Singapore, it's going to be i9023 version, which is SLCD.

thanks.. Sooner i will get one...

Hi, I'm looking to buy a phone pretty much for Android development. I'd be looking to experiment and play initially, not for commercial use yet. I'd be looking to do some augmented reality apps, both position-based and location-based.
I don't really use phones for.. calls, but I would be looking to have this as a long-term investment that I'd like to last for a few years. Looking at the specs for the S on paper, it's a little disappointing in terms of power, especially when compared to the likes of the Samsung S2 or the HTC pyramid/shooter. I'm sure dual-cores will go from speed to speed before hitting quad though, but at 1Ghz, the Nexus S is essentially still like a Nexus 1, with a few more bits and pieces.
Watching a video - the story of the nexus - on youtube.com/googlenexus, one google guy implied that there's more to come from them, and I've read in a thread around here that they tend to release every 6 months. I'd be really peeved if I bought a Nexus S only for a new Nexus to come out in a few months time.
I am interested in Gingerbread, and Samsung's touchwiz looks so incredibly crap, so, long story short, for someone who doesn't want to buy phones too often, and would use it mainly for dev experimentation with the odd phone call, would the Nexus S really be worth it? I'd be prepared to wait a month or two and pay a bit extra for a dual-core.
Looking forward to hearing your opinions. Thanks

One reason why Google did not release a dual core nexus when they could have done it, is because Android OS was not optimized for dual cores yet. So even when other manufacturers starts to push dual core models. It won't really work as well as Nexus S until Google release a dual core Nexus in future.
Hummingbird is a still considered a huge upgrade over the 1st gen Snapdragon processor which the Nexus One had in terms of graphics capability. Thus making graphics intensive applications/games and UI enhancements such as live wallpapers a much smoother experience.
You can of course wait for the next Nexus to be out. But in terms of technology, you cannot finish waiting. After you get a dual core Nexus a quad core Nexus might be out in future. It depends on how you see things and whether you think the Nexus S would be worth the buy.
To me its well worth the buy.

Ahh, thanks for the reply. OK, so, I had a basic play on the Nexus S today. No internet or connectivity though, and only stock apps. The people in CPW didn't really know much about it Overall the phone feels very responsive. I previously had a Desire, which I sent back because it had a cracked case, and it felt sluggish at times. It's nice to see an Android system like its supposed to.
The Nexus S in UK is £429. The 16gb S2 is down for £530ish. It's hard to think that for a little bit more I'd be getting dual-core so that even though Android isn't yet ready for dual-cores yet, it would be in later versions. The problem is the Samsung UI though,
I don't want to buy one of the latter single-core phones only for it to vanish in the power of dual-cores. For example, experimenting with augmented reality - 3d models on screen as opposed to info boxes - I'd imagine would be pretty intensive.
The Nexus S seems to be a basic prototype of where the new phones should head.
I don't know. I'm getting itchy fingers!

MarkusPO said:
Ahh, thanks for the reply. OK, so, I had a basic play on the Nexus S today. No internet or connectivity though, and only stock apps. The people in CPW didn't really know much about it Overall the phone feels very responsive. I previously had a Desire, which I sent back because it had a cracked case, and it felt sluggish at times. It's nice to see an Android system like its supposed to.
The Nexus S in UK is £429. The 16gb S2 is down for £530ish. It's hard to think that for a little bit more I'd be getting dual-core so that even though Android isn't yet ready for dual-cores yet, it would be in later versions. The problem is the Samsung UI though,
I don't want to buy one of the latter single-core phones only for it to vanish in the power of dual-cores. For example, experimenting with augmented reality - 3d models on screen as opposed to info boxes - I'd imagine would be pretty intensive.
The Nexus S seems to be a basic prototype of where the new phones should head.
I don't know. I'm getting itchy fingers!
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i too have itchy fingers. although i feel that the nexus and evo 3d arent significant enough jumps to make me switch from my evo. i would like the speed of the evo shift's cup/gfx and/or the hummingbird but the form factors that they are available in dont really do it for me. almost 100% decided on sticking with the evo for a little while longer...a brand new one at that

[Q] Knowing what you do now about the ns, if you could do it all over again would you

Like the title says, with all you've learned so far about the ns and it's quirks, would you buy it again if you didn't have one anymore. Make up any reason for your current phone disappearing. Let's say you can afford getting another phone, would you buy another ns?
This is someone that is trying to pick your collective brains before the big day for us few sprint customers, which is in a week and a half or so.
Please share your opinions
Thanks

I would most likely get the nexus s again. Although dual core devices are coming out, based on consumer reviews, it seems like the OS's are not quite efficient for dual core yet. I currently have my nexus @ 1.3Ghz and I really can't imagine needing a phone any faster than this, other than for intense gaming. Browsing renders very quickly. I would probably only contemplate on getting a cheaper device than the nexus s that has more development going on (if I "lost" it), but with Sprint nexus users jumping on board, things are bound to change very quickly in the development section.
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No I wouldn't get another. I'd invest in a galaxy s 2 unfortunately the international version doesn't support T-Mobile 3g bands so I have to wait till it hits tmoble.
But if you're wondering if ns is with it...yes it's a very good phone
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I have to say, I LOVE IT! I think its fantastic, havent seen any other phone hit 5000 in quadrant, i know quadrant isnt reflecting user smoothenes and so but still its one tweakable sucker.

Had mine since the day it was released and there's still no other phone I'd rather have. Yeah it has its quirks here and there, but what phone doesn't. I would definitely buy one again!

No, I have fun putting these mods, trying something new... that's why I am getting a G1, it may be have been used but I am definitely going to put all the quirks, CM6, overclocking, themes, custom kernels, and I might even try some sense ports, I really like doing something NEW, if I do the same again (oh boy trust me, I did it... TWICE cause I was too bull headed to make a NANDROID backup on CWR) it's going to be a chore.
Now if you gave me enough money and asked me for my next MAIN device? Samsung Galaxy S2 all the way, the best specs, the best software, the best everything and you cannot beat the display. Hell let's just put it this way:
My Motorola Xoom:
Tegra 2 @1ghz
10.1inch screen
1gig of RAM
5mp rear camera with dual LED flash capable of 720p recording
2mp front facing camera
Samsung Galaxy S2:
Tegra 2/Exynos @ 1.2gz
4.3inch screen
1gig of RAM
8mp rear camera with single LED flash capable of 1080p recording
2mp front facing camera
Basically a tablet in your pocket! Though if you are looking for the best modding experience, Nexus S even in 4 months, Nexus S will remain the most plain vanilla device, perfect for fooling around with.

Would I do it all over again? Yes, I would and I am. I own an NS for tmo and when its out for sprint I'll be getting it again

There is not a single phone being sold today that I would rather haalve than the Nexus S. So.... yes!
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I have no regrets selling my SGS for the nexus s, would do it again.
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[Q] Which phone to buy between 20-25K rupee or 500$

I am planning to buy a new smartphone. After a heavy market research, i settled on sony xperia S. But i came to know, that it is a pretty old phone. Its been in the market for a more than past 8 months. What i hear from others, is sony does not let out firmware updates on the right time.
It perfectly fits into my criteria, a 12MP camera,1.5ghz processor and a big screen.
so i am a little worried about the support for it from sony.
whats your call guys ??
Thanks in advance

Try looking at Flipkart.com
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Nexus 4 maybe?
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nexus 4
go for nexus 4 it is the best mobile equivaent to galaxy s II

Honestly id pay the little extra hundred or so and try and pick up an sIII or Note 2 I have the Note 2 and it is flawless if you can't afford it then defiantly an s2 or nexus 4

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go for nexus 4 it is the best mobile equivaent to galaxy s II
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I think you mean SGS3
Anyway, Nexus 4 no doubt. I don't see why you'd pay extra for a worse processor, worse screen, cheaper feel in hand, less RAM, ugly TouchWiz etc. There are obviously some benefits to the SGS3 like some of TouchWiz's great features and the far better storage options (with SD slot) but neither of these are worth the extra money.

I will suggest you HTC One S. it's a best smartphone by HTC because it comes with 4.3 inch screen display, 4.0 android operating system, 8 mega pixel rear camera with auto focus & 1.3 VGA front camera, Dual-core 1.5 GHz processor, 1650 mAh battery capacity. You can read full review here:
themobileindian.com/handset-guide/details/HTC-One-S

If you can still wait till January, how about oppo find 5. It got a looks of xperia but with the latest hardware.
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Have been in doing some search for phones myself, as I have almost lost hopes of getting a NX4 in the near future.
In the range you have specified, I would stick with a NX4, provided you get it from US. Otherwise, I would suggest the call is between a HTC One S (Seems to be stockout in most websites) and Xperia S. By the way, HTC One S available in Asian markets has an S3 processor compared to the S4 processor available in other markets. So again, you might want to check that out also.
Don't think there is any point in buying a SII now.

Thanks for all the reply.
It helped me a lot. I think people are talking about nx4 a lot here.
And yes, I am planning to get one from US. But if in case, it doesnt workout, i cant wait for it to get released in india.
That's why i am looking out for another alternative. Can anyone, tear down xperia S for a complete review.
As i asked previously, can i expect JB and other updates for it. Seeing Xperia SL in market, i think sony will wrap up xperia S soon.
so is it still worth buying

kamendra said:
I will suggest you HTC One S. it's a best smartphone by HTC because it comes with 4.3 inch screen display, 4.0 android operating system, 8 mega pixel rear camera with auto focus & 1.3 VGA front camera, Dual-core 1.5 GHz processor, 1650 mAh battery capacity. You can read full review here:
themobileindian.com/handset-guide/details/HTC-One-S
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None of those specs are even remotely close to newer flagships. Again, if you can get better (the Nexus 4) for less, then why bother with an older phone? I doubt it's going to be that easy to find one either.

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HTC One S has JB and Nexus 4 will keep you ahead in Android Game! Xperia S is good and since it has got AOSP Support it will give you good upgrade path. How about Sony Xperia Ion? Not Bad considering screen size.

Is Nexus S still a Good buy?

I'm planning on buying a new phone this April after my exams.
My budget is real tight, and it goes upto INR18000-19000 tops ($350 approx by today's rate). I have found A nexus s for real cheap, in new condition on a site. Should I go for it, or should I wait for the s3 mini? Nexus S is a great phone, and as long as it gets the KLP (5.0) update from CM, I have no problem with it.
Please advise me. Thanks a bunch in advance!!
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I say no!! Find a nexus atleast! Just search around a bit in ebay . U will get it for like 20k
life!

Lifehacker7 said:
I say no!! Find a nexus atleast! Just search around a bit in ebay . U will get it for like 20k
life!
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GNex? Nah, new ones are around 28k. I looked for GNex first.
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Tyr Fifteen said:
I'm planning on buying a new phone this April after my exams.
My budget is real tight, and it goes upto INR18000-19000 tops ($350 approx by today's rate). I have found A nexus s for real cheap, in new condition on a site. Should I go for it, or should I wait for the s3 mini? Nexus S is a great phone, and as long as it gets the KLP (5.0) update from CM, I have no problem with it.
Please advise me. Thanks a bunch in advance!!
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Get a Galaxy S2 i9100. It's around $300 and a much better buy. If you can afford it, get a Note N7000. 16GB storage, plus MicroSD card slot, SAMOLED Plus display (Non-Pentile), Dual-Core Exynos 1.2GHz, 1GB of RAM (very important, as the Nexus S only has 512MB), 8MP camera that is known to be amazing.
It's a better phone. I would pick the S2 i9100 over the Nexus S, or even get the AT&T Galaxy S2 i777. It's the same exact phone as the i9100, except it also has NFC and a slightly different button layout (all capacitive keys instead of a physical home button).
THE AT&T VERSION IS ONLY $200-300. Some are even going for $200! Definitely get it. It's an amazing device that can run i9100 (same hardware) with a few tweaks. It has tons and tons of development.
http://www.ebay.com/sch/i.html?_sacat=0&_from=R40&_nkw=i777&rt=nc&LH_BIN=1

Product F(RED) said:
Get a Galaxy S2 i9100. It's around $300 and a much better buy. If you can afford it, get a Note N7000. 16GB storage, plus MicroSD card slot, SAMOLED Plus display (Non-Pentile), Dual-Core Exynos 1.2GHz, 1GB of RAM (very important, as the Nexus S only has 512MB), 8MP camera that is known to be amazing.
It's a better phone. I would pick the S2 i9100 over the Nexus S, or even get the AT&T Galaxy S2 i777. It's the same exact phone as the i9100, except it also has NFC and a slightly different button layout (all capacitive keys instead of a physical home button).
THE AT&T VERSION IS ONLY $200-300. Some are even going for $200! Definitely get it. It's an amazing device that can run i9100 (same hardware) with a few tweaks. It has tons and tons of development.
http://www.ebay.com/sch/i.html?_sacat=0&_from=R40&_nkw=i777&rt=nc&LH_BIN=1
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Thanks for the input. Sadly, we don't have AT&T in India
I'll check S2 on eBay India.
Edit: 25k, out of budget. Note is too costly here, again no.
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Tyr Fifteen said:
Thanks for the input. Sadly, we don't have AT&T in India
I'll check S2 on eBay India.
Edit: 25k, out of budget. Note is too costly here, again no.
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It doesn't matter. Just get an unlock code for it for cheap. It's a GSM phone just like any other.

Nexus S is so outdated - please don't buy it. Google has stopped support for it and also similar hardware you can get better phones for ~10K rs. If you don't want much developer / ROM support, there are many options:
AT&T Pantech Burst - get through eBay Global Easy Buy - my current phone, just awesome and available < 10K from GEB. (I got mine used for $75 through a friend coming from USA)
Huawei Snapdragon S2 models - IDEOS X5 / Honor / IDEOS X5 Pro - most are very good and are great value for money in ~10K
HTC One V - another Snapdragon S2 model with ICS - great phone, but a bit expensive at ~15-16K
Xperia models based on NovaThor dualcore in sub-15K are also good.

I have my Nexus S for about a year and a half. With some custom rom, in my opinion it's still comparable with most of the other stuff out there.
Anyway I would rather take the GNex and in a year, there will still be some developer whos building some great rom for your phone.

Nexus 4, HTC one or galaxy s4?

I'm due an upgrade now, and can't decide which to upgrade to. From what I've read so far, it's looking like the s4 would be the best one to go for, but does anyone know if the 8 core version will be out in the Uk?
Which one out of the three would you go for and why?

I'd take Htc One for its materials, I never liked the plastic of the galaxy!! Alternatively would take the Nexus 4 for its price and updates Sorry for my bad English

HTC One IMO , i think HTC did a great job with this one .. the amount of detail and little thing like the speakers for example just making it more attractive then other devices like the N4 and S4 .

Must say I do like the sound of the HTC one having front facing stereo speakers.

all will be great.. look on what you want in smartphone..
update first will be nexus phone
s4 new generation cpu n fast
htc one camera using ultrapixel

Looking at the reviews on GSMarena the HTC one camera is terrible compared to the s4. But other reviews for the one state it's good?

Anyone got any experience with the HTC one camera yet?

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Anyone got any experience with the HTC one camera yet?
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It is crapppy.
Couldn't even win against note 2, forget s4. ( see the video by pocketnow on YouTube.)
And the octa core version won't be available in UK. It's only snapdragon 600 quad core.
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Depends what's important to you.
Want updates first and don't want to spend much? Nexus 4
Want premium build quality and solid build? HTC One
Want expandable storage and swappable battery? S4
*disclaimer: I have an HTC One. The camera is fine, but I came from a Galaxy Nexus. If all you do us upload to FB/Twitter it's more than good enough, and Zoe is actually quite fun.

I saw all of these specs, s4 was fine...

I just read that Samsung have ditched their stock keyboard for swiftkey4, is that right? That's a chink in the armor then, as I need the t9 layout and can't stand that swiping rubbish. I could always install another keyboard, but the user dictionaries never seem to work as well for some reason.

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Depends what's important to you.
Want updates first and don't want to spend much? Nexus 4
Want premium build quality and solid build? HTC One
Want expandable storage and swappable battery? S4
*disclaimer: I have an HTC One. The camera is fine, but I came from a Galaxy Nexus. If all you do us upload to FB/Twitter it's more than good enough, and Zoe is actually quite fun.
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This is the only logical response. They're all great, buy the phone based on your needs.
Nexus 4 is the best bang for buck but lacks LTE if you care for it.
HTC One has the best battery life but limited storage options
Galaxy S4 will the best performing phone (camera, benchies) overall but the priciest. IMO, it looks very ugly in comparison with the other two. Honestly: It looks like a bar of soap.

Galaxy s4 for it's rock hard performance
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the thing is we really don't need performance that s4 have, htc device have some problems with rooting, custom roms and stuff soo nexus 4 all the way

The one's performance won't be far off the s4's performance since it's the same processor and gpu. Granted the s4 has been overclocked to 1.9ghz instead of 1.7ghz, but that's easily sorted if you root it. They both have 2gb of ram too, although the s4 has ddr3 instead of ddr2, won't make a huge difference though, so I think it'll come down to which ui is the most bloated.
It's only the octa core version of the s4 that should be a decent improvement, but that's apparently not even coming to my side of the pond.

Well I had a play on a note 2 today and was impressed, the display was brilliant and touchwiz wasn't anywhere near as ugly as I'd remembered on earlier Samsungs. So, decision made, a black galaxy s4 will be at my door on launch day! Thanks for the input guys!

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well nexus 4 is d best of alll:good:

The nexus 4's hardware isn't as good as the other two, and it also seems to be the least sturdy when dropped.

I'm more like the Samsung. Even despite their poor support.

s4 has 5", htc one "only 4,7" at the same size
samsung has the new edge to edge