I've got an upgrade coming my way soon, but I'm having a hard time figuring out what to get.
I know the galaxy nexus will be released in the next couple of weeks, and will be one of the most powerful and beautiful smartphones on the market. But as every android user knows, there will always be something better released two weeks later.
This is where my problem arises. The quad-core transformer prime will be out soon, which means quad-cores in phones will start appearing in the near future. My question is, is it worth waiting until the beginning of 2012 for these quad-core superphones? Will the benefits (battery life, speed, performance) heavily exceed those of a dual-core phone?
I'm a patient man, I can wait. But if the added benefits of two additional cores aren't really worth it, then I have no problem grabbing a GN for the next two years. I want your general opinion though.
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I just dont get why the manufacturers bother with spending so much money on developing a user interface and then keeping it relevant with the latest android versions.
People say that they do that to differentiate their phones. When I see samsung, HTC, SE, motorola and LG phones I can clearly distinguish them on hardware.
Does google not allow them to release a stock phone or what? Basically it will be like we have several different versions of a nexus phone. Look at LG what good does it give them to have their user interface? Nobody says anything good about their software, they are so late with updates. LG makes respectable hardware for the price but because of the software thing I will never consider their phone.
I honestly think it will actually give the manufacturers a competitive advantage especially struggling ones and the money they will save on software development they can perhaps use it to lower the prices or something.
The vanilla interface is a bit rough in my opinion, i'm glad my HTC has sense
i find samsung contacts and dialer much better than vanilla one, i really miss them in cm7
Alright, I will go over this issue again. The members of this community who like to hack and tweak their phone are the gross minority when it comes to the consumers. The average consumer does not understand the hardware or anything about the phone. They see a phone with a pretty clock that can open an app quickly. If the manufacturers didn't offer their personal touches, there would be nothing to differentiate themselves from their competition. Consider us lucky though, we have a great community offering us any flavor of Android we choose for our phones.
That's the reason why some people chose the pure google experience.You know the Nexus One, Nexus S, and now the Galaxy Nexus. It would be nice that other manufacturers would make phones without any costom UI and other things, and the updates would be rolling out from google over the air. Welcome to reality...?
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This was a thread for general discussion, there are many threads at the forum with a "?" in the end. This is the second time it's happened I really dont get it. I wasnt merely "asking" something for me but just something for general discussion.
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This was a thread for general discussion, there are many threads at the forum with a "?" in the end. This is the second time it's happened I really dont get it. I wasnt merely "asking" something for me but just something for general discussion.
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Yea, it is stupid. Some people don't understand the English language. The Q&A section is not meant for questions without a definitive answer...those questions are meant for discussion. Some of the mods are real geniuses though.
I think he just sees a question mark and moves it. Its happened to me before and it is kinda irritating.
Rather than having manufacturer skins forced down peoples throats, i'd like to see a unified Android Theme Changer integrated into the OS. Manufacturers could then release devices with their own selection of Themes, including an option for 'Vanilla'. That way everybody has a choice.
Any additional software should be released through the Market for those that want it. One Nexus release a year is not enough for those of us who like our Androids unadulterated.
What should I get? Or should I wait. Any new phones in the horizon that are worth waiting for?
Razr all the way man, the rezound is hideous.
well, the galaxy nexus is due sometime, i'm not exactly sure how long you're trying to wait however. im a res whore, so i'd get the rezound 1280x720 all the way
the rezound better than the razr in my opinion.
i actually love htc more than motorola...
the rezound have the beats option that is a killer feature for phone!
Next quarter has quad core phones
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You think it was a question, but really it was a discussion starter. A Razr vs. rezound comparison. Yeah, so don't go moving threads without getting the full story.
The Razr is in better shape both phisically and internally.
Looking to spend 250 on a phone and i'm wondering whats a good phone to get
post away and please provide some reasoning as to why you think it is a good phone.
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What carrier do you have? if you have verizon, I would wait for the Galaxy Nexus, thats what I am waiting for, it should be out any moment. Totally awesome phone, contracted directly by GOOGLE so no bloatware. Comes with Android 4.0
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What carrier do you have? if you have verizon, I would wait for the Galaxy Nexus, thats what I am waiting for, it should be out any moment. Totally awesome phone, contracted directly by GOOGLE so no bloatware. Comes with Android 4.0
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And only $400 over his price range.
Galaxy S Plus I9001
An improved version of the galaxy S I9000 with a 1.4 GHz processor.
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I can get the N9 on the cheap $29 plan here in Australia, but I am not too sure about the future of Meego, should I get this phone for the sake of this phone and assume Meego is dead, or will Meego have a future and I will be reward with N10?
go for it..its very smooth and stable..i tried it myself...and on the other hand there will be android apps on meego so they say.
http://www.knowyourmobile.com/blog/950992/android_apps_coming_to_meegopowered_nokia_n9.html
I think MeeGo hasn't got any future and it's a dead platform right now.
As I watched couple some videos, it's not stable. Many of the apps don't work normally, e.g. maps. Sometimes, the app crashes.
Multitasking issue: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=L1--...xt=C308ba9bUDOEgsToPDskIIjmiXM-MqVsXgFeC6id9-
Maps issue: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=L270...xt=C38f643cUDOEgsToPDskII8jBHbzI-HaMVBWhilE5D
May be there's a small chance that Android will be ported to N9
Save your money.
But it's only my opinion. It's for you to decide.
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Thanks I have decided not to take the risk, and stick with Android.
I have been waiting for this "quad-beast" for ages, I wonder what will be the first phone to carry it..
http://news.cnet.com/8301-1001_3-57...e-ready-for-quad-core-arm-race/?tag=cnetRiver
It says the processor is coming on the second half of this year. Though it doesn't mention if it will come already inside some new smartphone or if it will just make the processor available to manufacturers.
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It says the processor is coming on the second half of this year. Though it doesn't mention if it will come already inside some new smartphone or if it will just make the processor available to manufacturers.
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I am pretty sure that it will be released anyway by the time microsoft will release windows 8...
It's a Krait core not Cortex A15.