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vivmak
12-29-2011, 04:45 AM
Hi

Wondering if there are any users or someone who has experienced/usd GALAXY Nexus and have any views reviews, I am looking at buying another phone along with n900.

thanks
Hurrian
12-29-2011, 05:05 AM
It is inferior to the Galaxy S II (which will be just as loved by XDA, even if the Galaxy Nexus is a Google Experience device)

Why?
The glass is curved. It's NOT comfortable.
There is no SD card slot.
The screen is RGBG (yuck!) Pentile. (This will be the first thing you notice!)
ammyt
12-29-2011, 05:35 AM
It is inferior to the Galaxy S II (which will be just as loved by XDA, even if the Galaxy Nexus is a Google Experience device)

Why?
The glass is curved. It's NOT comfortable.
There is no SD card slot.
The screen is RGBG (yuck!) Pentile. (This will be the first thing you notice!)
Wait,I did not understand. What do you mean? Is it better than the SGS2?
asim786
12-29-2011, 10:23 AM
Wait,I did not understand. What do you mean? Is it better than the SGS2?

Once the Samsung Galaxy S II does get Ice Cream Sandwich, it will be better than the Nexus, that's for sure.
vivmak
12-29-2011, 04:27 PM
I read on various blogs that ICS will be available on SGS II In first quarter 2012 but I believe it does not have NFC
Hurrian
12-29-2011, 11:34 PM
Wait,I did not understand. What do you mean? Is it better than the SGS2?
I said that the Galaxy Nexus is worse than the SGS2.
ammyt
12-31-2011, 05:01 AM
I said that the Galaxy Nexus is worse than the SGS2.

I still prefer OMAP over any other chipset however...if it only had a better than that SGX540 GPU *sighs*
Kangal
01-01-2012, 03:29 AM
SGX 540 is a VERY POWERFUL GPU.

It just needs the right settings (kernel, driver, and overclocking). For instance the first 540's gave a performance that wasn't much greater than the 535's but the latest is close to Mali-400 performance.

I also prefer (trust) OMAP SoC's but Samsung's in-house units have proven to be just as good!

Btw, I prefer the curved display, its a small detail but it really is genious addition to the experience though some (a small *cough* minority) dont like them.
The 720p screen is dense enough that you hardly notice the Pentile layer (using the SGNOTE), though a SAMOLED+ with qHD resolution yields the same result.
The 4.6in size is perfect much better than 4.2in, but I prefer the 5.3in NOTE since my hands are LARRRRRGE!
Hurrian
01-01-2012, 05:25 AM
This is rather interesting. http://www.gsmarena.com/ti_omappowered_samsung_galaxy_s_ii_i9100g_pops_up_ quietly-news-3371.php
Jordi
01-01-2012, 06:28 AM
Battery test, disappointing.
http://blog.gsmarena.com/samsung-galaxy-nexus-battery-life-fully-tested-results-come-out-disappointing-test/
Kangal
01-01-2012, 11:37 PM
It feels like anything with a dualcore A9 is too powerful for a phone, and anything with an A8 is too weak, and neither is good with battery life.

Feels like the sweet spot/compromise for the gen-pop is something with a:
4.6 inch display
960x540 SAMOLED+
solo Cortex A9 (1.2GHz) + solo Cortex A7 (0.6GHz)
1GB RAM + 1800mAh
....efficient use of idling/power/OS

But for power users (and large handed) people
The SG NOTE is the best combination: max screen, max power, max battery = max experience with good battery life!
Cue
01-02-2012, 01:00 AM
I have a Galaxy Nexus. It's a really good phone. Has NFC, a very high resolution screen and is lightning fast. The only fault I have with the screen is uniformity at low brightness. If you have any questions, ask away.
Kangal
01-02-2012, 02:01 AM
^ Does yours suffer the Green-tinge problem? What can you say about the gloss?

I've turned off Auto-Brightness and fixes the green, but the gloss really really deteriorates the experience :(
cloudstrife1ph
01-02-2012, 03:40 AM
^ screen burn-in?
ibrakalifa
01-02-2012, 04:55 AM
sigh n9 just single core and use old chipset but the prices is more than gs2, wth is wrong with nokia, =='
Kangal
01-02-2012, 06:18 AM
^ screen burn-in?

No...apparently on some (many) units, the screen would change colour into a greenish-hue. Its on both the Gnex and the NOTE.

I think they both use the *same* screen (SAMOLED, HD, <6in) or more likely they use the same drivers on both screens.
I have it, I disabled Auto-Brightness and it seemed to fix it.
Cue
01-02-2012, 08:16 AM
^ Does yours suffer the Green-tinge problem? What can you say about the gloss?

I've turned off Auto-Brightness and fixes the green, but the gloss really really deteriorates the experience :(

I don't have a green tinge (yet?) but at low brightness colours do look kind of washed out.
The gloss on the screen? seems OK, not too shiny I think it has an antireflective coating (since I see purple in the reflection).
Cue
01-02-2012, 10:27 AM
Decided to take a picture of screen and back gloss. To show what I mean.

Notice the reduced direct reflection of the camera flash in the Galaxy Nexus and the purple/blue glare around it.

http://img560.imageshack.us/img560/356/p1020058f.th.jpg (http://imageshack.us/photo/my-images/560/p1020058f.jpg/)

If you were talking about the gloss on the back here's a comparison (a bit blurry, sorry)

http://img408.imageshack.us/img408/1130/p1020060f.jpg (http://imageshack.us/photo/my-images/408/p1020060f.jpg/)

Screen on (should have taken this in a dark place with the flash off but against the sunlight and direct flash the visibility held up pretty well)
http://img832.imageshack.us/img832/5209/p1020059m.jpg (http://imageshack.us/photo/my-images/832/p1020059m.jpg/)

It's pretty thin too compared to the beast (my main phone N900)
http://img256.imageshack.us/img256/4296/p1020061i.jpg (http://imageshack.us/photo/my-images/256/p1020061i.jpg/)