Hi,
I have published some thoughts regarding the Nexus One vs. Nexus S and how the manufacturers handled the job. Would be great if you could give me feedback with your thoughts.
Which manufacturer can create the best Nexus experience?
http://smartphoneblogging.com/2011/...acturer-should-deliver-the-next-google-phone/
Ok, I'm not quite happy with what you've said...
Nexus one vs nexus s hardware.
Both are using different hardware. N1 using Qualcomm and ns using arm. If you compare both of them thoroughly, arm so much is better than Qualcomm. E.g. Fast, low battery usage.
Compare hardware and software isn't enough. You should compare camera, lens, video, screen colours, etc.
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I skimmed thru it... one flaw the nexus S has is Google Maps... when on the road I test both phones and surely enough Nexus One Was Always Connected.. have them both On AT&T
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YourMainDude said:
I skimmed thru it... one flaw the nexus S has is Google Maps... when on the road I test both phones and surely enough Nexus One Was Always Connected.. have them both On AT&T
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HTC has better WiFi, network and GPS chips..
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good write up! nexus s is more secksy
Cool write up but I strongly disagree on the super amoled vs super LCD. I think samoled looks much much better than any LCD technology out there. And most nexus s users here would agree
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obsanity said:
Cool write up but I strongly disagree on the super amoled vs super LCD. I think samoled looks much much better than any LCD technology out there. And most nexus s users here would agree
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I agree for sure. I rooted my friends evo last night and put miui on there and even his phone on full brightness my screen looks so much better its ridiculous. I will never buy another phone with out super amoled display.
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I say htc for looks and beats but samsung for hardware I mean they got Super Amoled HD, exynos 1.5ghz dual-core, and etc
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I say htc for looks and beats but samsung for hardware I mean they got Super Amoled HD, exynos 1.5ghz dual-core, and etc
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You can't be serious.
The wolfson DAC in our Samsung phones are the highest quality sound processors available in any phone.
Samsung is my new favorite phone manufacturer. HTC designs seem so played out these days. The Nexus S is still the sleekest phone on the market.
I wish I could see Johnny Cash holding a Nexus S. Black suit, shirt and phone.
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Ok, I'm not quite happy with what you've said...
Nexus one vs nexus s hardware.
Both are using different hardware. N1 using Qualcomm and ns using arm. If you compare both of them thoroughly, arm so much is better than Qualcomm. E.g. Fast, low battery usage.
Compare hardware and software isn't enough. You should compare camera, lens, video, screen colours, etc.
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Um...... Both companies use ARM based processors. In fact, every processor in every Android phone is ARM based. What you could say is that Samsung makes a better ARM processor than htc.
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While i have not ever handled a nexus one personally. I have however spent quite a lot of time with the HTC desire, which is more or less identical to the nexus one.
In terms of hardware, the nexus s is overall superior on paper and in practise. The 540 gpu in the nexus s is far more powerful than the adreno in the nexus one/desire.
The hummingbird in the nexus s again gives more performance than the first generation snapdragon in the nexus one. Both got good cameras in my opinion.
In terms of sound and music, i think the Samsung nexus s has the best audio output I've ever experienced as an mp3 player. With voodoo control the audio is amazing. No other word to use. Try it and see.
Build quality comes down to preference i think. Both use somewhat different materials. I like both.
When it comes to looks? No doubt in my mind...the nexus s is the most sexiest looking thing in the smartphone business. So God damn sexy its silly...lol
The display is again down to preference i suppose. But Super AMOLED is something real special. The colours are amazing again. With voodoo controls it gets even better with more customization. Just Wow. If i ever go to normal LCD displays again, how i will survive without super AMOLED i do not know. Its awesome.
Where the nexus one shines however is the inclusion of SD card input. That's the only real feature i wish the nexus s had. Also, although it has not been a problem for all the last 11 months I've had the handset, i do wish we had at least 1 gig of ram instead of the 512 mgb available.
Overall i think Samsung did a terrific job with the nexus s. Their hardware overall, and I'm not just speaking of Smartphones, are more often than not simply excellent. Quality through and through.
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Um...... Both companies use ARM based processors. In fact, every processor in every Android phone is ARM based. What you could say is that Samsung makes a better ARM processor than htc.
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HTC is not making CPUs ... They are using Qualcomm's chipsets as far as I know
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Both got good cameras in my opinion.
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Everything else is fine, but I can't agree with this. Desire has very very bad camera in my opinion. Camera in Nexus S is not great, but it is way better.
The things you mentioned have been covered by a lot of reviews. I wanted to look from different angles.
Regarding hardware: I had the Nexus S and Nexus One side by side for some time. Both running gingerbread, and the Nexus S wasn't faster than the Nexus One. Only games are better and more fluid. I even had some instances where my Nexus S would freeze, never had such issues with the Nexus One.
In the end benchmarks don't tell anything, because the real life usage counts, and there is no big performance jump from Nexus One to Nexus S.
melvinchng said:
Ok, I'm not quite happy with what you've said...
Nexus one vs nexus s hardware.
Both are using different hardware. N1 using Qualcomm and ns using arm. If you compare both of them thoroughly, arm so much is better than Qualcomm. E.g. Fast, low battery usage.
Compare hardware and software isn't enough. You should compare camera, lens, video, screen colours, etc.
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Yep. HTC is clearly better in this regard.
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HTC has better WiFi, network and GPS chips..
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Yeah, the whole lcd vs. AMOLED issue is a matter of personal taste. Some people prefer AMOLED colors, others LCD clearness.
Since Samsung introduced super AMOLED plus (without Pentile matrix) the AMOLED screens have perfect text too. Finally no fuzzy text.
obsanity said:
Cool write up but I strongly disagree on the super amoled vs super LCD. I think samoled looks much much better than any LCD technology out there. And most nexus s users here would agree
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Tenhi said:
Everything else is fine, but I can't agree with this. Desire has very very bad camera in my opinion. Camera in Nexus S is not great, but it is way better.
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Well...I haven't really compared the cameras to a great extent. They both seemed fine and good enough cameras but i guess it stands to reason the nexus s would be better as it was released almost a year after the first nexus.
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Hmm what's so special about the Nexus S hardware design? The Nexus One was really unique. Yes HTC used the Nexus One base for nearly any other phone, but at the time of the release there was no phone looking like the Nexus One.
irishrally said:
Samsung is my new favorite phone manufacturer. HTC designs seem so played out these days. The Nexus S is still the sleekest phone on the market.
I wish I could see Johnny Cash holding a Nexus S. Black suit, shirt and phone.
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While i have not ever handled a nexus one personally. I have however spent quite a lot of time with the HTC desire, which is more or less identical to the nexus one.
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Hardware specs are nearly identical, but the Nexus One has better design, trackball and the very cool charging contacts as well as noise reduction with the second mic. The chassis is also different.
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In terms of hardware, the nexus s is overall superior on paper and in practise. The 540 gpu in the nexus s is far more powerful than the adreno in the nexus one/desire.
The hummingbird in the nexus s again gives more performance than the first generation snapdragon in the nexus one. Both got good cameras in my opinion.
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I can confirm that the Nexus S performs much better with graphic intensive stuff like games. But on regular usage the Nexus One is not slower than the Nexus S. That surprised me as I was expecting the Nexus S to be generally more snappy.
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In terms of sound and music, i think the Samsung nexus s has the best audio output I've ever experienced as an mp3 player. With voodoo control the audio is amazing. No other word to use. Try it and see.
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Very possible, I only use quite cheap headphones so its hard to tell a difference.
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Build quality comes down to preference i think. Both use somewhat different materials. I like both.
When it comes to looks? No doubt in my mind...the nexus s is the most sexiest looking thing in the smartphone business. So God damn sexy its silly...lol
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Nexus S is feeling somewhat cheap. Especially the back, the front is quite cool. The Nexus One is heavier but also provides better haptics and feel IMHO.
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The display is again down to preference i suppose. But Super AMOLED is something real special. The colours are amazing again. With voodoo controls it gets even better with more customization. Just Wow. If i ever go to normal LCD displays again, how i will survive without super AMOLED i do not know. Its awesome.
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I love the black on AMOLED and thanks to AMOLED plus pentile matrix is history (which was the biggest setback of AMOLED). I hope the Galaxy Nexus will sport super AMOLED plus.
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Where the nexus one shines however is the inclusion of SD card input. That's the only real feature i wish the nexus s had. Also, although it has not been a problem for all the last 11 months I've had the handset, i do wish we had at least 1 gig of ram instead of the 512 mgb available
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I never had any RAM issues with 512 MB yet.
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Overall i think Samsung did a terrific job with the nexus s. Their hardware overall, and I'm not just speaking of Smartphones, are more often than not simply excellent. Quality through and through.
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I'm very happy with my Nexus S, but honestly I think HTC would create something with more uniqueness and character. Nexus S doesn't have innovative design, the Nexus One had.
Hmm... To design innovation...
Nexus One comes with a colored chassis, with physical buttons and colored trackball and deep, sunk LCD display.
Nexus S comes with fully black chassis with fully black LED display with unique curved display and white haptic feedback touchkeys.
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Well it's been a good run....But it's time to let go!
I have a nexus s and I'm trading this phone for a g2 because theres no reason to keep two phones with such similar features.
Perhaps, if the powers that be allow it (craigslist) I shall return!
Until then, it's been great guys have fun and take care.
. bye
Mistake, sell the ns
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Mistake, sell the ns
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You'd be surprised how good the n's is. Amazing screen and great performance. And I gotta say, the nexus s has a much slicker look.
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You'd be surprised how good the n's is. Amazing screen and great performance. And I gotta say, the nexus s has a much slicker look.
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Wait you are trading G2 for MT4G? WTF? are you crazy? Also NS is nothing special other than having SGX540 and SAMOLED. Far as SGX540 goes its slightly better than AMD Z460 regardless of what the Hummingbird fanboys want you to think. Far as performance goes has that POS device able to play full 720p videos yet? I just find it odd a phone that can score (via leak) 4000+ on quadrant with TrinityOC kernel can't even play video feed which says alot as synthetic score never translates in to real world performance. I mean only thing I hear people talk about when they say NS is THE update directly from Google. So? thats why we have AOSP and we get it better than official stock in month or two full working port.
Welcome to the nexus s family bro u will love it!!!
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You'd be surprised how good the n's is. Amazing screen and great performance. And I gotta say, the nexus s has a much slicker look.
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The myTouch 4G's huge advantage in RAM alone makes it a better phone than the Nexus S. With phone's like the Atrix now released (1GB RAM), the Nexus S' small 512MB RAM makes it seem ancient. I'll take the MT4G's 768.
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The myTouch 4G's huge advantage in RAM alone makes it a better phone than the Nexus S. With phone's like the Atrix now released (1GB RAM), the Nexus S' small 512MB RAM makes it seem ancient. I'll take the MT4G's 768.
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Ya I didn't want to start Hummingbird SoC vs Snapdragon SoC war so I let that go but the fact is regardless of the synthetic benchmark the NS fanboy are so fond of MT4G is superior and no the POS SGX540 has nothing to do with it as it won't even be factor. With ext of 2GS and 768mb DDR in MT4G it will out do NS clock per clock. Far as Atrix goes yeah its using 1GB RAM but its DDR2 in this case as with higher latency with dual bandwidth is same as DDR1 as I thoroughly covered on AF forum. MT4G is better than NS regardless of what these fanboys tell you these are the same people who rely on Google for updates lol which says enough.
Mistake in two ways... Especially trading for g2...
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No disrespect, but I was playing with the Nexus S at Best Buy last week and was actually laughing out loud! All I could think of was it was a re-badged Galaxy S phone (which I did own).
I also have to agree on the choice being bad, I have a Nexus One, Nexus S, and the MT4G, there are only two things I miss about the Nexus S that the MT4G doesn't have, I loved the screen, and the weight.
The MT4G has a better camera, its faster (OC'd to 1.5ghz right now), compared to the NS 1.3), the ram (even if its only a bit more).
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No disrespect, but I was playing with the Nexus S at Best Buy last week and was actually laughing out loud! All I could think of was it was a re-badged Galaxy S phone (which I did own).
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But....but....but.....
The screen is CUUUUUURVED!!!!!
Had a vibrant ....had a g2 had a nexus s .......kept the mt4g and so happy with it .....if u feel like it has a slicker design than that's cool but to me it felt like cheap plastic and couldn't deal with that specially dishing out $400 for it .....but once again pointless post trade ur phone keep the nexus s and enjoy and stop making dumb posts that make no sense .........use whatever makes u happy ....
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Wow some ppl on these threads reallly take their hatred and fanboyism to heart a little too much
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Wow some ppl on these threads reallly take their hatred and fanboyism to heart a little too much
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That's because some of us actually has deep history in this fiasco that you can't even begin to comprehend. I mean when you are correct and have actual data to prove it regardless of the delusional placebo effect faced by 90% of the Hummingbird fanboys.
Then again its not your fault you properly use your phone for some girly chitchat, but some of us actually has MT4G connected to a cluster making it one of the vNodes thus able to swift and swing proc task via wifi taking the whole mobile computing to the next level.
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carmeng4evr said:
Wow some ppl on these threads reallly take their hatred and fanboyism to heart a little too much
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No fanboyism or hatred on my part. Read my post, it wasn't about opinions or loyalty, but about actual numbers that translate into a faster device and overall better performance.
Nexus S better? You haven't tried the MT4G with a Faux123 kernel have you... Good luck anyway.
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Wow some ppl on these threads reallly take their hatred and fanboyism to heart a little too much
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I don't know if we are reading the same thread but I don't see hate,i see facts
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I don't see fanboyish from my part either .......I always like phones and don't talk or judge them till I own them.......been from razr v3 modded them to blackberry to windows to iPhones and almost every android phone on tmobile Usa .......since my rzr v3 to my g1 to now the mt4g I change phones cuz I love phones and like to have the phone that is better than the next ....its like having a nexus one and going to a Motorola cliq xt just makes no sense for me to downgrade ....I see specs read and buy my phone and judge for myself if it doesn't work out then I sell it and buy the one better than the one I had .........as of now mt4g is good for me nothing out there to top it as of yet but when something better comes out then ill sell this and on to the next adventure ......but to each is own IMHO ........
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Just to be clear she didn't indicate any of you she meant that only for me but failed in her attempt to be vague but then again I don't blame her its not actually her fault she does not understand it as normal home user like herself no need to know the technicalities as they just want it to work for whatever myspace or fing whatever she does. But for some of us its serious business as its interconnected to critical systems.
I fail to see the quality in an iPhone. I never played with one until today and I gotta say its slow and lame. Screen looked dull compared to my g2x and about a little better compared to my g2. It is nicer than the mt4g tho colorwise. Overall I just don't see they hype about iPhone.
G2x with CM7 and faux kernel. NONSENSE!!!!
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I fail to see the quality in an iPhone. I never played with one until today and I gotta say its slow and lame. Screen looked dull compared to my g2x and about a little better compared to my g2. It is nicer than the mt4g tho colorwise. Overall I just don't see they hype about iPhone.
G2x with CM7 and faux kernel. NONSENSE!!!!
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The iPhone 4 is the one with the nice screen, not the 3gs.
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The iphone 4 is still a pretty decent phone considering the specs. It IS pretty quick, and doesn't have huge issues. Also, apple made one type, so if it experiences issues you'd better believe you're getting an update in a reasonable amount of time that'll fix it. Its not a dual core beast, but still manages to be competitive.
I have a work issued 4th gen iPod touch and it handles games quite well that look equivalent to what's available for my g2x. I'd never purchase an apple product just in spite of them, but they do build great products.
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I have a second gen ipod touch that's feels the same as my buddies 3gs it's just a little thicker and could make phone calls easier but nothing special..
I also havent touched my Ipod touch in a year lol I need to charge that thing
But all in all the only plus I see to an Iphone is itunes very easy to sync media to an average user.even my wife could use itunes and that says alot. I would choose android every time.
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I dunno. I phone sucks. Screen transitions are just lazy. Smooth but lazy. Not impressed at all
G2x with CM7 and faux kernel. NONSENSE!!!!
Up until 2 months ago I had an iPhone4. Actually had the iPhone since the first release day a few years back. Having gone through all life cycles of the iPhone I can say the 4 has the best screen.
In comparing the iPhone 4 screen with my G2X, the iPhone wins as far as higher quality images. But it severely lacks in screen size. With the screens being different in size it really is hard to do an honest comparison of quality. But I do love the G2x in regards to being a more responsive better handling machine. Kind of like comparing a 68 VW Bug to a 68 Camaro. The bug isn't gonna keep up with the Camaro by a long shot
Just my .02 worth
IPhone is all hype. Period. I ****ing hate the iPhone, ipad, ipenis it whatever other icrap they push down the sheep's throats.
G2x with CM7 and faux kernel. NONSENSE!!!!
The iPhone 3Gs is outdated... Screen Resolution was 480 x 320... 600MHz processor, and 256MB of RAM. iPhone 4, although single core, has a better screen by far. I have a G2X, and I love it! But I give props to apple for creating an amazing screen.
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The iPhone 3Gs is outdated... Screen Resolution was 480 x 320... 600MHz processor, and 256MB of RAM. iPhone 4, although single core, has a better screen by far. I have a G2X, and I love it! But I give props to apple for creating an amazing screen.
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Apple doesn't even manufacture it
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yea i think he might have meant the iphone 4, the screen is nice it has that retina display, real crisp and sharp. but for the g2x not having retina display or even qhd for that matter it definitley holds its own big time i love my screen been rockin it without the screen protector for a month now and it is beautiful, not one scratch! but i will say when iphones usually come out they stay near the top of the competition for a while even after coming out 6 months ago, and that is pretty cool , cuz we all know how fast phones get phased out, oh and one more thing my brother has the iphone 4 and dude the animations are on point u cant say there not, even just turning the phone into landscape mode for typing, **** is super smooth, thats about the only things i really notice that take the g2x a little
Besides the apps, the iPhone battery has always outlasted my android devices including g1, mytouch 3g, Samsung vibrant, mytouch 4g, g2x, without heavily configuration my battery isn't even close, that's one thing I wish the developers would work at, I could play fieldrunners for hours and still have awesome battery this was with the iPhone 3g, I could only imagine it would be better on the 4, regardless I still love my g2x.
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FatalityBoyZahy said:
The iPhone 3Gs is outdated... Screen Resolution was 480 x 320... 600MHz processor, and 256MB of RAM. iPhone 4, although single core, has a better screen by far. I have a G2X, and I love it! But I give props to apple for creating an amazing screen.
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Not to sound stupid, but I think Samsung makes the retina screen. I could be wrong though
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im almost 90% sure iphone 4 has the retina display
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im almost 90% sure iphone 4 has the retina display
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Go ahead and make it 100% because the iPhone 4 has the retina display.
LG makes the retina screen. Would have been nice for the g2x to have a higher resolution screen. But I would take g2x over iPhone 4 anyday. IPhone is boring and last one I had was 3gs.
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Hi dear,
I'm going to soon get Nexus S
I'm currently using iPhone 4 and I just want to know what advantages are on Nexus S.
and does anybody change from iPhone 4?
Please share your experience with me
i m using nexus S from 1 month and i dont think iphone is better than nexus S
i have used both phones but i feel nexus S is much better and powerfull
nexus S wont disappoint u
jorkobe23 said:
Hi dear,
I'm going to soon get Nexus S
I'm currently using iPhone 4 and I just want to know what advantages are on Nexus S.
and does anybody change from iPhone 4?
Please share your experience with me
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i compared the colours of the screen! my friend with iphone4 was very angry, because mine was way better!
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I moved, I like my NS WAY BETTER, but I'm a nerdy tech geek, so I like the ability to mess with the phone.
But I think overall, for the average consumer, iPhone is better.
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i compared the colours of the screen! my friend with iphone4 was very angry, because mine was way better!
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Is your one Super Amoled display? Around me, they only sell super clear LCD version so..
Spittal said:
I moved, I like my NS WAY BETTER, but I'm a nerdy tech geek, so I like the ability to mess with the phone.
But I think overall, for the average consumer, iPhone is better.
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Thank you for reply. But how can you judge for average consumer iPhone is better?
Why do you think like that?
Im not a tech geek but like to flash roms and change kernels etc..
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Is your one Super Amoled display? Around me, they only sell super clear LCD version so..
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I got the amoled one, but if you like natural colours the SLCD is the right one! the samoled colours are overpowered compared to the reallity!
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I am planning on getting either phone.
Which phone do you think is better and WHY?
Nexus s. Pure Google experience. Get updates much faster, such as Ice Cream Sandwich. G2x seems very problematic from what I have heard. The screen on nexus is better, the only thing going for the g2x is the processor and slightly faster data speeds.
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I have heard nothing but bad things about G2X.
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G2x is galaxy S 2 rite?
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I've had the G2x i traded to the Nexus S
They're about equally matched
The G2x doesnt have reboot issues anymore (after update)
at first, when dual-core was bleeding edge, it had some problems
The screen is slightly curved on the edges
1080p video
Dual-core tegra 2 (my Nexus S outscored the tegra 2 in Quadrant Video subsection)
Screen is average
Less plasticy then the Nex
Speaker is not loud at all
LG doesnt give the best tech support
The Nexus S will get updates faster
No Micro SD (16GB built in at high speed)
NFC (Google Wallet+MasterCard/PayPass)
No 720p video
Screen is amazing, pentile may look funny the first 2 days, but i cant even tell the difference anymore..
Curved glass feels nice on your fingers
Minor WiFi reception problems
It all depends on what you want. I traded a used G2x for a new in-box Nexus S. I just love the AMOLED screen, you cant tell where the screen ends, that's how good the contrast ratio is
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G2x is galaxy S 2 rite?
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No, its an LG Optimus G2x.
The Galaxy S 2 is a GS2.
But thanks guys .. still wondering. Its hard when you want a phone thats going to last you a bit.
Heres how I see it:
nexus s: Better battery, better screen, nicer design.
g2x: Better performance, more powerful phone, better build quality.
So here i am trying to get convinced lol.
Wow i have had both phones & j was happy with my g2x after i learned how to root n upgrade to g.b. but the nexus is kind of faster. I think either phone is good but there's more dev & mods on the g2x.
This is because the nexus s everything works out the box.
Plus you know were gonna be 1 if the 1st to get ics.
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shawayne21 said:
No, its an LG Optimus G2x.
The Galaxy S 2 is a GS2.
But thanks guys .. still wondering. Its hard when you want a phone thats going to last you a bit.
Heres how I see it:
nexus s: Better battery, better screen, nicer design.
g2x: Better performance, more powerful phone, better build quality.
So here i am trying to get convinced lol.
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Come back in six months when your G2x still does not have ICS. Why not wait for the nexus prime?
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i used tge G2x and currently now im on Nexus S. These are the reasons i didnt like G2x:
-Battery Life is not as good as Nexus S.
-The LCD is actually really nice and bright, how ever the pixel density and image quality are no where near as good as Nexus S.
-To be really picky, the phone is awkward shaped and proportioned, its too tall for its screen size
+every other reason people have mentioned, HOWEVER i didnt have a single known issue problem with mine
hope this helps
Rem3Dy said:
Come back in six months when your G2x still does not have ICS. Why not wait for the nexus prime?
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Im looking to put it on Simple mobile and am not going to pay 500+ for the prime lol.
Hmm, I got a better idea, Even though i am leaning more towards the Nexus S, Im going to buy both and try them, then sell whichever i like less.
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Im looking to put it on Simple mobile and am not going to pay 500+ for the prime lol.
Hmm, I got a better idea, Even though i am leaning more towards the Nexus S, Im going to buy both and try them, then sell whichever i like less.
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shawayne21 said:
Im looking to put it on Simple mobile and am not going to pay 500+ for the prime lol.
Hmm, I got a better idea, Even though i am leaning more towards the Nexus S, Im going to buy both and try them, then sell whichever i like less.
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Dude, I did the same thing –bought a G2x and a Nexus S on Craigslist and have been playing with them for about week now. G2X, rooted and ROMed, is fast, stable and a nice looking machine. On the right ROM, the battery can last all day, evening with streaming music, calls and texts, and still be half full. The camera is fargging great, too. There are two complaints I have. One is that the G2x feels a little awkward in my hand, especially compared with the curved Nexus S, which fits perfectly. The G2x is just a millimeter or two too wide for a comfortable grip for me. The other is the ICS situation. I’m sure the G2x devs will get ICS onto the phone via Cyanogen or whatever, but because LG won’t be open with certain drivers it’s uncertain whether ICS will be able to take full advantage of the phone. Oh yeah, and the comment about the sound issue is accurate, too. Although sound clarity is great, the speaker is quiet – if you’re in a crowd or noisy room, it can be a little difficult to hear who you’re talking to.
Basically, you can’t go wrong with either phone. I’ll probably hang on to both until it becomes more clear how the ICS situation plays out and then sell one of them.
Honestly, I dont even care about ICS lol .. I just want an all around better phone.
shawayne21 said:
Honestly, I dont even care about ICS lol .. I just want an all around better phone.
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See that is why ics is so important. The UI will be hardware accelerated giving you the smoothest experience possible. Hardware acceleration on a single core will blow away a software accelerated dual core.
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If I were getting a new smartphone on tmo I'd get the sensation 4g.
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I was in the same position as you a while ago. I got a Optimus 2X (AT&T bands) with CM7 and it just wasn't good. Short battery life, GPS problems, reboots and some other small stuff that made it not worth it. Switched back to my CM7 Nexus One and remembered Nexus is always the way to go and waited until I could get meee Nexus S
kenvan19 said:
If I were getting a new smartphone on tmo I'd get the sensation 4g.
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Change sensation to Amaze.
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I hate seeing articles like this to kill all the excitement.
http://www.extremetech.com/computin...evealed-slower-than-the-iphone-4s-galaxy-s-ii
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I don't see how this is true if it hasn't even been announced yet, much less released.
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mkarps said:
I hate seeing articles like this to kill all the excitement.
http://www.extremetech.com/computin...evealed-slower-than-the-iphone-4s-galaxy-s-ii
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Reviewers are never happy. It is a freaking sweet, sweet, phone. Faster than droid bionic and slightly slower than SII.
1. It hasn't been announced or released yet, as stated above.
2. It's going to be available for multiple carriers, so processors/GPUs/radios will vary (ex: The SGS-II on T-Mobile has the OMAP, rather than Exynos because the Exynos SOC is incompatible with T-Mobiles 42Mbps HSPA+ modem).
3. See #1
Any "details" at this point are pure speculation until tonight's announcement.
The Prime's biggest selling point is not actually the hardware, but the software(for once).
Let's just hope the AMOLED HD isn't a letdown. I heard it's going to be pentile, and we all know how ****ty that looks(Bionic)
after watching the broadcast i think that ICS is cool but the phone is just basic run of the mill crap other than the screen and the ram... i suspect that the htc vigor will be a better phone and will have less flaws than the samsung devices
mannnnn at least i better see an 8mp cam in there since we might not see the 1.5ghz.
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mannnnn at least i better see an 8mp cam in there since we might not see the 1.5ghz.
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It's 5mp, but mp aren't everything. The camera is supposedly extremely good, much better than the Droid Charge.
mtmcghee said:
after watching the broadcast i think that ICS is cool but the phone is just basic run of the mill crap other than the screen and the ram... i suspect that the htc vigor will be a better phone and will have less flaws than the samsung devices
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Samsung only flaw is laggy ass TW launcher...this Samsung phone will be pure google...so in reality it should have less flaws then the HTC Vigor which no doubt will come with sense (which I do miss)
blarrick said:
The Prime's biggest selling point is not actually the hardware, but the software(for once).
Let's just hope the AMOLED HD isn't a letdown. I heard it's going to be pentile, and we all know how ****ty that looks(Bionic)
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Pentile at 720p (Galaxy Nexus) is not going to be as noticeable as pentile at qHD (Droid Bionic).
Honestly, even with my relatively extreme far-sightedness and high visual acuity (if I sit closer than the halfway mark in a digital theater, I can clearly see the individual pixels on screen), the pentile SAMOLED screens don't bother me one bit. I could see it on my Fascinate, but it wasn't a problem for me.
jager420 said:
Samsung only flaw is laggy ass TW launcher...this Samsung phone will be pure google...so in reality it should have less flaws then the HTC Vigor which no doubt will come with sense (which I do miss)
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Actually I think the charge's biggest flaw is the RAM. Second would be the outdated piece of crap launcher, but it would still run smoothly with more RAM.
JihadSquad said:
Actually I think the charge's biggest flaw is the RAM. Second would be the outdated piece of crap launcher, but it would still run smoothly with more RAM.
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It could certainly use a bit more RAM. 512MB available would be great. At least we got 45MB more available as of EP1W.
The launcher doesn't bother me much. I don't really like any of the manufacturer's launcers, so that's the first thing I replace.
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It's 5mp, but mp aren't everything. The camera is supposedly extremely good, much better than the Droid Charge.
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I agree 100% that megapixels don't mean much in a camera phone but the Charge has a fantastic camera (as far as phones go), I doubt it will be "much better than the Droid Charge"
~John
blarrick said:
The Prime's biggest selling point is not actually the hardware, but the software(for once).
Let's just hope the AMOLED HD isn't a letdown. I heard it's going to be pentile, and we all know how ****ty that looks(Bionic)
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I think I read on Gizmodo that the Galaxy Nexus has an HD Super Amoled Plus display.
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DirgeExtinction said:
I think I read on Gizmodo that the Galaxy Nexus has an HD Super Amoled Plus display.
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Not +, just SAMOLED HD. The plus refers to the subpixel arrangement. + is standard RGB, where the regular is pentile.
In this case, I think most people will barely notice the pentile, if at all with the 720p screen (316ppi, just short of iPhone's).
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Not +, just SAMOLED HD. The plus refers to the subpixel arrangement. + is standard RGB, where the regular is pentile.
In this case, I think most people will barely notice the pentile, if at all with the 720p screen (316ppi, just short of iPhone's).
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Pentile will always look different than a screen using a normal sub-pixel layout, and it will always bother some people.
Indeed, there is always going to be a contingent that will ***** about it constantly.
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Where is everyone getting that it will be pentile?
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Where is everyone getting that it will be pentile?
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From the specs of SAMOLED HD
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Just being pure google.... I'm going to probably surf craigslist once its released.