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So I was one of those that got the nexus s when it first released. Ordered it online from bestbuy.
At the very beginning, the back button was not sensitive enough. I thought that it was a software problem, but I did read somewhere on this forum that you can tighten the screw at the back of the phone. Now I am not sure if it is the tightening or software updates, enter it was problem free for almost a year.
In the last month, however I have started to notice that the back button has gone the other way, and that it is now either freezing or flashing randomly. I have tried many roms and also 2.35 2.36 and also 2.37 and the problem is always still there randomly.
My conclusion is that it is hardware, now I can have the whole screen and digitizer replaced or I can just sell the whole thing. The biggest problem is that Samsung Hong Kong where I am does not want to help to replace, which means that I will have to do it myself. I have never done it before and think that I might fudge it up. Should I just sell it or try the replacement myself?
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suomaf said:
So I was one of those that got the nexus s when it first released. Ordered it online from bestbuy.
At the very beginning, the back button was not sensitive enough. I thought that it was a software problem, but I did read somewhere on this forum that you can tighten the screw at the back of the phone. Now I am not sure if it is the tightening or software updates, enter it was problem free for almost a year.
In the last month, however I have started to notice that the back button has gone the other way, and that it is now either freezing or flashing randomly. I have tried many roms and also 2.35 2.36 and also 2.37 and the problem is always still there randomly.
My conclusion is that it is hardware, now I can have the whole screen and digitizer replaced or I can just sell the whole thing. The biggest problem is that Samsung Hong Kong where I am does not want to help to replace, which means that I will have to do it myself. I have never done it before and think that I might fudge it up. Should I just sell it or try the replacement myself?
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have you tried talking to best buy? also did you buy any chance buy their replacement plan? In either case I would talk to best buy and see what they tell you.
is there not any mobile-repair shop around you ?
i have the same exact problem!!..i got my ns4g bout 2 weeks ago...it started it the day after i got it...it hasnt done it since i flashed matrix rom or when i was running ics...but i went back to stock yesterday from a back up n it started again...im back on matrix rom n havent had a problem since..im thinkin it maybe a software issue on some devices..
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The main problem is that I am no longer in the states so no best buy for me. The repair shops here are all quite dodgy. I would not trust to keep my phone with them over night. They would strip it for parts. I really like this phone and I got lots of accessories that go with it, don't really want to sell it.
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suomaf said:
The main problem is that I am no longer in the states so no best buy for me. The repair shops here are all quite dodgy. I would not trust to keep my phone with them over night. They would strip it for parts. I really like this phone and I got lots of accessories that go with it, don't really want to sell it.
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try flashing to a different rom...im using matrix rom n havent had the problem at all...i only have the problem on stock
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neo_x22000 said:
try flashing to a different rom...im using matrix rom n havent had the problem at all...i only have the problem on stock
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Yeap, I tried a couple. Brain masters miui rom, the ics port, root stocks. I think mine might actually be a hardware problem. I even tried loosening the screw behind the back button. All no good. I will try what you suggested tho.
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suomaf said:
Yeap, I tried a couple. Brain masters miui rom, the ics port, root stocks. I think mine might actually be a hardware problem. I even tried loosening the screw behind the back button. All no good. I will try what you suggested tho.
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ok let me know...i found that only matrix rom n ics rom stopped the issue
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ok tried it and there seems to be none so far, but honestly I have not been using it much today. I will flashed it back to brain masters miui and it seems to be fine now. Will report back again after I use it a little more.
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Call Samsung.
suomaf said:
ok tried it and there seems to be none so far, but honestly I have not been using it much today. I will flashed it back to brain masters miui and it seems to be fine now. Will report back again after I use it a little more.
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it is a strange thing...i flashed back to stock earlier 2day n got the back button problem right away...went back to matrix rom n it went away n no problems since...i dont get it...lol
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neo_x22000 said:
it is a strange thing...i flashed back to stock earlier 2day n got the back button problem right away...went back to matrix rom n it went away n no problems since...i dont get it...lol
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Its weird isn't it, seems to be the case for me too. Well, that means another few more months on my nexus s then
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Its weird isn't it, seems to be the case for me too. Well, that means another few more months on my nexus s then
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im just stickin with my current rom....as long as i dont have to go back to stock....im good with it...lol...
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on t mobile with the one s any issues I should be aware of? should I get something else?
I'm loving mine. 4.3" is the perfect size screen for, and It's very fast.
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So I'm guessing no problems to report
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On some tests i see that Tmobile One S has inferior battery life than the international one.
That's due to the bloatware they put on it. Rooting fixes that though.
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No disrespect--just curious
Why would you be "new to the One S" and now asking if you should get something else and wondering about issues. If you mean you don't have it yet then there are many threads and posts on the forum already. And as far as I can say, it is perfect if you are OK with no SD Card and 9.3gb available internal memory--I am. Some complain on Multitasking--I have no issues. Although, all that is individual needs and opinions--and is covered extensively in various threads--
Highly recommend starting to read the General and Q&A sections for a wealth of info--
Whatever your currrent status is with the phone--enjoy it if you got it--and you will enjoy it, if you buy it--
Ken
I love the phone only thing I've noticed is multitasking, and signal. With regards to multitasking what happens is let's say you're web browsing or playing a game whatever then you do something else like check xda app. When you go back a lot of times instead of those apps continuing where they left off from it has to start up back again. It actually does it for xda app also. With the signal cell tower signal I just get a lot of fluctuations between bars dropping and coming back.
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Battery life, random signal loss, & low memory (9.93GB)
One more day until my one s arrives! Ill take it the phone is pretty awesome considering the limited responses? Might check out the gs3 after using the one s for a week to see how I like it.
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davwman said:
One more day until my one s arrives! Ill take it the phone is pretty awesome considering the limited responses? Might check out the gs3 after using the one s for a week to see how I like it.
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Mine arrives tomorrow as well!
Only problem I had was wifi calling is horrible. I can't hear part of what people are saying. Its not my internet I have 16 mbps connection. Lot of people have same problem
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baby281 said:
Only problem I had was wifi calling is horrible. I can't hear part of what people are saying. Its not my internet I have 16 mbps connection. Lot of people have same problem
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I actually thought it was pretty good... maybe because it was so bad on the amaze
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glacierguy said:
I actually thought it was pretty good... maybe because it was so bad on the amaze
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Haha this is true ^
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I flashed Trickdroid and Axiom S and wifi calling still not usable. I have turrible reception in parts of my house.
I wonder if the crappy wifi calling quality has its root in an buggy radio, if another ROM is also suffering from it? Anyhow, that is really the only "defect" I can find with this model. Otherwise, it's good! I wish it would have a removable SD card, but I recall reading somewhere in the forums that it is possible to mount external drives and such on this phone, but you need a USB Y cable (since the phone can't power the external device), or at least that's what I remember. One might also need a ROM to use the phone as a USB host. The possibility to do this makes me a little less upset over having just 16 GB of memory (or on TMob US only 10GB because of all the junk it comes with).
GS3 FTW!
Earlier today I received a notification that said I needed to get a newer sim for WiFi calling. I'll stop by the T-Mobile store tomorrow(today).
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Mr.Mischief said:
Earlier today I received a notification that said I needed to get a newer sim for WiFi calling. I'll stop by the T-Mobile store tomorrow(today).
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so they have newer micro sim cards? lol thats odd.
Might go to the gs3 the more I think about it. Expandable storage is necessary considering I use the camera on my phone as primary and I have a 7 month old daughter. Is the storage on the one s accessible in any way?
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Go for g s
3 if you don't mind the size imo
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Hello comunity i just want to check if somebody esle at this point where our phone is locked and is kind of hard to get all the goodies that you can get with full root and unlock phone, think on return the phone and get the Samsung Galaxy Nexus, this is just curiusiti and also get some recomendation
Edit: ps: We can get the Nexus for
1 cent from Amazon Wireless. Wich is a big save
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juancaperez2000 said:
Hello comunity i just want to check if somebody esle at this point where our phone is locked and is kind of hard to get all the goodies that you can get with full root and unlock phone, think on return the phone and get the Samsung Galaxy Nexus, this is just curiusiti and also get some recomendation
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Well chap,
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XsyLBxY-Sik
In my personal opinion I think that would be foolish when we are almost about to have full aosp and Adam, along with the community, is working very hard on cracking the bootloader.
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I would keep it. Radio is better. Only by a little. Also i get 5+ hrs of screen time with s3 vs 2.5 on nexus.
There battery life alone is enough for me.
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keep it, the nexus hardware is outdated or atleast wait for the next Google phone.
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ruvort said:
In my personal opinion I think that would be foolish when we are almost about to have full aosp and Adam, along with the community, is working very hard on cracking the bootloader.
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thank you, that what i like from XDA community always helping that one of the part that make me refuse my iphone and go back to android this place, thank you again
headcheese said:
I would keep it. Radio is better. Only by a little. Also i get 5+ hrs of screen time with s3 vs 2.5 on nexus.
There battery life alone is enough for me.
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Say what you will about the SG3 radio... But I have never dropped a call or had a 4G outage since I purchased it on launch day. My Nexus however was a completely different story. The Nexus will give you a new rom to play with every night, but the GS3 will give you fewer headaches in the signal and battery departments.
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omnia38 said:
Say what you will about the SG3 radio... But I have never dropped a call or had a 4G outage since I purchased it on launch day. My Nexus however was a completely different story. The Nexus will give you a new rom to play with every night, but the GS3 will give you fewer headaches in the signal and battery departments.
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i just rooted and start to play with my GS3 running CM10 so far so good, even is to late to return it, but ass soon i follow all the steps i can keep playing with it, im pretty sure official CM coul hit Verizon GS3 sooooon
Sell your Samsung s3 for $550, buy a Nexus for $250-325, profit? That's if you don't like it..
I'll trade you my brand new certified like new replacement nexus.
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Do what you feel. It's your decision.
ruvort said:
In my personal opinion I think that would be foolish when we are almost about to have full aosp and Adam, along with the community, is working very hard on cracking the bootloader.
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I totally agree. There's a large bounty for getting this thing unlocked. It will be soon. Just be patient. Speaking of, where did the bounty thread move to?
Good bye HTC Rezound, hello Galaxy S3!
Even if the bootloader dont get unlocked, ill be happy using the kexec method...other than the extra 30 seconds boot time, I see no difference. Also our current flashig methods dont trip the flash counter since were Not flashing non-stock firmware in odin!
1heffer said:
I'll trade you my brand new certified like new replacement nexus.
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Also willing to trade my near brand new Nexus (no scratches or marks on it as it was cased and screen covered) for an SIII. All original materials included.
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Also willing to trade my near brand new Nexus (no scratches or marks on it as it was cased and screen covered) for an SIII. All original materials included.
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Cash on top?
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Cash on top?
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like?
I had an Epic Touch (on Sprint) and went to a Galaxy Nexus (on Verizon) then a S3 and IMO it's a huge upgrade. I absolutely love this phone and wouldn't even consider going back to a GNex. The only thing I don't like is the physical home button but a stable AOKP will resolve that. As for the locked boot loader I was a little concerned too but with Kexec it's irrelevant. They already have CM9/CM10/AOKP running on this phone. I'd rather just use Kexec knowing I can return to stock then void warranty with a bootloader unlock. JMO!
Both are great phones, I have the GS3 and my old man has the Nexus. Touchwiz isn't too bad if you get use to it.
Before I put my foot forth and my wallet would like to know how you guys enjoy this phone. I was reading around about this SOD is it really that bothersome and common??
Also I had previous experiences with Samsung phone do you have to backup EFS folder with this one too?
Also how brickable is this phone, Samsung phones usually are easier to brick than HTC or LG.
Thank you for the input this community looks promising.
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Just buy an s3
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daxecutioner24 said:
Before I put my foot forth and my wallet would like to know how you guys enjoy this phone. I was reading around about this SOD is it really that bothersome and common??
Also I had previous experiences with Samsung phone do you have to backup EFS folder with this one too?
Also how brickable is this phone, Samsung phones usually are easier to brick than HTC or LG.
Thank you for the input this community looks promising.
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Pretty hard to brick, great phone for the price. Cwm makes easy nandroid and allows you to select how you want it saved. Sods are almost non-existent anymore. On ICS I don't think there is any sods. But I've been running test kernels for a week now for jellybean based ROMs and I think there's light at the end of the tunnel. All in all get it if you can't afford an s3. I personally like it better than the s3 because of the size.
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Pretty hard to brick, great phone for the price. Cwm makes easy nandroid and allows you to select how you want it saved. Sods are almost non-existent anymore. On ICS I don't think there is any sods. But I've been running test kernels for a week now for jellybean based ROMs and I think there's light at the end of the tunnel. All in all get it if you can't afford an s3. I personally like it better than the s3 because of the size.
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Thanks, yeah I don't like phones higher than a 4.3 screen size. After that it feels like a mini tablet lol. So this is perfect with power, I don't think the s3 is all that necessary in Android yet. Plus I live in NY you always have to be looking if you know what I mean haha.
Any info on the EFS question if this phone has it? So I'll know to back it up
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I just checked at best buy and they currently have the s3 at 150 with 2 year agreement my question is have you guys ever tried buying through best buy? Does your plan change in any way after you guys have done this? Tmobile always tries to make it impossible for their customers that's why I ask these things. I see it as a good investment worse comes to worse down the line I can just opt out and pay 200 penalty and I would still have my s3.
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Got my s3 Ohhh yeahhhh glad I made right decision.
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The s 3 is nice and all... but honestly the next phone I'm going to get in a couple years would be Ubuntu phone. Or a phone that can run it. (When released.)
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Just out of curiosity, has anyone considered going back to the Galaxy Nexus? I have been debating it thoroughly these past few days. I understand that hardware wise the S3 is definitely a better performer but software wise? I'm kind of torn. Just asking for opinions is all. I like discussion and seeing what others think. I am not rooted or flashed yet if anyone asks I tried last week and ran into the activation bug that most were getting so I am back to stock with newest VZW update.
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Just out of curiosity, has anyone considered going back to the Galaxy Nexus? I have been debating it thoroughly these past few days. I understand that hardware wise the S3 is definitely a better performer but software wise? I'm kind of torn. Just asking for opinions is all. I like discussion and seeing what others think. I am not rooted or flashed yet if anyone asks I tried last week and ran into the activation bug that most were getting so I am back to stock with newest VZW update.
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Fwiw the TW camera is Muuuuuuch better than anything Aosp has to offer
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I don't own a nexus but the battery life alone would make me stay.
I am hoping they drop in price, I want to pick one up to play with.
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Came from a gnex and there is no way I could go back to it, and I really loved that phone. Battery life is abysmal and I enjoy not worrying about my battery all hours of the day. Definitely more development over there, but there are enough ROMs and such to keep me happy with the s3.
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I've been thinking of buying one only because I still have well over $100 worth of accessories for the nexus. Around here I could find one for a little over $100.
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I am thoroughly annoyed that the Nexus 4 didn't come to Verizon yet. That would obviously be my phone of choice.
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While I loved my Nexus, and we still have two in the family, I wouldn't go back. The developer support is awesome, but there is plenty for the S3 as well. The S3 out performs the Nexus in just about every other category, and blows it away, when it comes to battery life.
I had a Nexus for less than a week. After 3 sim cards and a total replacement, I returned it for the S3 and haven't looked back. Signal strength on the S3 still isn't all that great, but getting better. It is still hands down better than what I ever had with the nexus.
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Just out of curiosity, has anyone considered going back to the Galaxy Nexus? I have been debating it thoroughly these past few days. I understand that hardware wise the S3 is definitely a better performer but software wise? I'm kind of torn. Just asking for opinions is all. I like discussion and seeing what others think. I am not rooted or flashed yet if anyone asks I tried last week and ran into the activation bug that most were getting so I am back to stock with newest VZW update.
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After losing the MEID on my first S3 after flashing CM 10.1 (I found out too late how to repair and backup MEID), I thought about going back to the Nexus. The Nexus does not seem to have issues with MEID when flashing JB 4.2.1 or any other rom for that matter. The Nexus also doesn't have the silly trip counter either when flashing a custom rom. However, it has awful battery life and the radio doesn't seem as good. When I would use iHeartRadio via wifi, the stream would always cut out. This never happens with the S3.
There's an app that will reset the trip counter if you should ever have the need.
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Galaxy s3 is far superior.
Battery life is the WORST on galaxy nexus.
The only thing gnexus has going for it. Is it is first in line for Ubuntu software and there is a toolkit for most, if not all versions of the gnex.
Feel free to correct me.
But I believe those features will come with time as the gnex is a year older? If not more.
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