Phones Anyone jumping ship to a Galaxy Nexus???

[thelookingglass]

Took a long hard look at the Galaxy Nexus and Note today before settling on the 4S. Just too tied into the Apple ecosystem now. Don't want to re-buy the same apps for a different platform. I use iCloud for email, contacts, calendar, bookmarks, photostream, etc. and it syncs across all my iDevices and Macs. Don't want to figure out how to sync all of that to an Android device. My entire family and most of my friends are constantly on iMessage. Got iTunes Match and love its simplicity and ease of use.

Apple's completely got me by the balls ...

 

[Rocko1]

Without the bashing, anyone interested in the Nexus should watch this. Leo is the most mild mannered tech guy out there with a hugely syndicated radio show every weekend. It's as non-bias as you can get.

http://twit.tv/show/before-you-buy/1

Skip to the 18:00 mark for the review.

 

[S.B.G]

Anyone jumping ship to a Galaxy Nexus???. I did and love it. My only winge is the ringer volume but "Volume +" fixed that, so all in all I am very happy with the switch................what about the rest of you??

Nope. I am quite pleased with my 4S, just as I was with the 3GS and the original. Good luck and I hope you enjoy your Galaxy phone.

I always say, get whichever phone you like best and don't worry about the rest.

 

[eNcrypTioN]

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Nope, couldn't be happier with my iPhone.

 

[kalex]

Took a long hard look at the Galaxy Nexus and Note today before settling on the 4S. Just too tied into the Apple ecosystem now. Don't want to re-buy the same apps for a different plan. Use iCloud for email, contacts, calendar, bookmarks, photostream, etc. and it syncs across all my iDevices and Macs. Don't want to figure out how to sync all of that to an Android device. My entire family and most of my friends are constantly on iMessage. Got iTunes Match and love its simplicity and ease of use.

Apple's completely got me by the balls ...

u are stuck forever

 

[sentinelsx]

Tried a galaxy Nexus for 3 days, returned it. Sorry, ICS still wasn't able to yank me off iOS. Went back to my iPhone 4.

 

[Neverbepeace]

Without the bashing, anyone interested in the Nexus should watch this. Leo is the most mild mannered tech guy out there with a hugely syndicated radio show every weekend. It's as non-bias as you can get.

http://twit.tv/show/before-you-buy/1

Skip to the 18:00 mark for the review.

 

[Peterg2]

If Leo Laporte The Tech Guy doesn't like it, I don't like it.

I have no axe to grind either way and he seems to have a nice personality and all that, but I hate generally video reviews which tend to be extremely superficial and take up *so much time*. His review falls in that category.

I far prefer to read something in detail - much more detail like this, for example, http://www.anandtech.com/show/5254/investigating-the-galaxy-nexus-lte-signal-issue and do it in less time.

 

[Rocko1]

I have no axe to grind either way and he seems to have a nice personality and all that, but I hate generally video reviews which tend to be extremely superficial and take up *so much time*. His review falls in that category.

I far prefer to read something in detail - much more detail like this, for example, http://www.anandtech.com/show/5254/investigating-the-galaxy-nexus-lte-signal-issue and do it in less time.

I agree. He just started the video review podcast and I only listen to the podcast. He has talked about the phone many times on his shows-sat and Sunday on most AM radio stations in major cities. He is the 'every man' tech guy. He doesn't go into deep technical aspects unless he needs to.

Many of the written reviews don't touch on the actual functionality of the phone as it seems they don't actually use it for long if at all. They seem to focus on specs, as you don't need much time or experience to do this. A knowledgeable articulate person + real time spent with a product = a good solid review IMO.

 

[FYDave]

I'm giving some serious consideration to trying one out. I love new tech toys.

 

[navindralr]

I just picked up a Galaxy Nexus unlocked... it cost a pretty penny, but I wanted something different, and I've had every iPhone since it was introduced. I'm still keeping my 4S, but since I'm studying medicine in England next year, I wanted an unlocked phone also, and my 4S is locked to AT&T. I'm supposed to receive my phone tomorrow, and I'm actually very excited. They're a lot of things I love about the iPhone, but honestly I get bored very easily, and after having iPhones for so long, I have a feeling I might like the Nexus more.

I'm pretty sure I'll end up switching between phones every now and then just to "change it up." I am a phone whore btw

 

[abijnk]

When google starts feeding motorola new updates right away the other manufacturers will jump ship. Apples integration is a massive advantage as they can get upgrades out much faster than google and their partners

I don't think you understand how this works...

Google is not responsible for the upgrade cycle of the phones. They put the software out there for everyone, and it is up to manufacturers to push it out the door to their handsets. Carriers are also in there mix.

In addition, the subject of this thread is a Nexus phone, which means it is vanilla Android. It will be updated immediately upon Google releasing software updates. That's one of the biggest points of buying a Nexus line phone.

 

[nburwell]

I have no inclination to try out the Galaxy Nexus. My 4 suits me perfectly.

 

[NewYork88]

Will be considering droid incredible or Nexus S

Eliminated samsung focus since WP7 was attractive but like iOS, it is too simple and direct. Android ICS is the way to go.

The Incredible is complete garbage,had one for 2 long months. Junk battery life and signal.

 

[ap3604]

Love the screen size and battery life on my iPhone 4S... so I'm sticking with it

 

[vikingjunior]

As a Android fan boy I still find a certain jerkyness in Nexus ICS that is not in the iphone, but I still love Android OS better.

 

[Rocko1]

I don't think you understand how this works...

Google is not responsible for the upgrade cycle of the phones. They put the software out there for everyone, and it is up to manufacturers to push it out the door to their handsets. Carriers are also in there mix.

In addition, the subject of this thread is a Nexus phone, which means it is vanilla Android. It will be updated immediately upon Google releasing software updates. That's one of the biggest points of buying a Nexus line phone.

This is partially true. Gingerbread has many bugs that were never fixed by Google. Carriers can't update what they don't have. It's true, the skinning of any android OS brings many bugs and glitches that need to be addressed by the manufacturer then approved by the carrier. It's a horrible system and makes perfecting phones very difficult.

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As a Android fan boy I still find a certain jerkyness in Nexus ICS that is not in the iphone, but I still love Android OS better.

Yes it's there. Not as smooth. Kind of like the right swipe from home on IOS. It stutters a bit going to the spotlight search.

 

[lordofthereef]

ICS is actually fantastic. I would love to give the new Nexus a run for its money. Sadly the states haven't received a GSM version and I am unwilling to drop $850 (import) on a phone just based on principle.

My buddy has one on Verizon and the phone truly is fantastic. IMO ICS is the first Android OS to truly have a shot at giving iOS a run for its money.

 

[Rocko1]

ICS is actually fantastic. I would love to give the new Nexus a run for its money. Sadly the states haven't received a GSM version and I am unwilling to drop $850 (import) on a phone just based on principle.

My buddy has one on Verizon and the phone truly is fantastic. IMO ICS is the first Android OS to truly have a shot at giving iOS a run for its money.

The lack of consistent home, back, search buttons on the Nexus is horrible.

 

[TM WAZZA]

I would wait for the SGS3

RGB set up 720p
Quad core

 

[lordofthereef]

The lack of consistent home, back, search buttons on the Nexus is horrible.

Are they not always on the bottom left? Like I said, I have not had a chance to play with it much... I can say that I have CM7 (gingerbread) running on my HP touchpad, and the buttons are always there (when you need them). Of course, that certainly is no indication of how they are implemented in vanilla ICS as the CM7 implementation was added, by a third part, to an older flavor of Android.

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I would wait for the SGS3

RGB set up 720p
Quad core

if you are always waiting, you will never have anything.

 

[Rocko1]

I would wait for the SGS3

RGB set up 720p
Quad core

If it's pentile I will pass. Horrible.

 

[Yumunum]

Bad camera, bad battery life, lag is still there, stock Android is still missing necessary features...

I might just wait for the GS3 and buy the international version right when it comes out. It's pathetic how long it takes for these phones to get to the US. When they do, they're already outdated. And the current crop of smartphones don't satisfy. I know people will tell me I can't just wait forever, but I don't think that's what I'm doing here. With the current selection of phones it just puts me in an awkward spot.

 

[lordofthereef]

stock Android is still missing necessary features...

Like what?

 

[nraudigy2]

ICS to me is just a themed version of Gingerbread. Android Market is still too unstable for me. Apps crashing left and right. I still can't find an alarm app in Android that is trust worthy.