***** The Official Galaxy Nexus Thread *****

[Charlie Bravo]

Whats wrong with txting?

 

[bastic]

First UK network to announce it... 3

http://www.threemediacentre.co.uk/Press-Releases/Samsung-Galaxy-Nexus-coming-soon-to-Three-282.aspx

they dont do 12month contracts do they?
So sim free phone for me then if 3 is the only one in which I dont believe

I hope they will announce release date soon as I can get a new phone now

 

[kona786]

Height/Width/Thickness

NEXUS - 135.5mm/67.8mm/8.9mm 135 grams
SGSII - 125.3mm/66.1mm/8.5mm 116 grams

 

["andy"]

Whats wrong with txting?

Picture messages and texts from abroad arent exactly cheap

 

[bastic]

Height/Width/Thickness

NEXUS - 135.5mm/67.8mm/8.9mm 135 grams
SGSII - 125.3mm/66.1mm/8.5mm 116 grams

and ?

 

[BoomAM]

Looks good.
Best phone out there IMO by a mile.
Hoping it comes to Orange so I don't have to change provider.

 

[bastic]

can someone change thread title as it isnt Prime anymore ?

 

[Trifid]

there is. its called gtalk ;p

And more people use Whatsapp (that I know of).

Whats wrong with txting?

Can't do group text messages and the cost of sending pictures.

 

[Begbie]

So the screen is pentile?

Was expecting a bit better, but still looks pretty damn awesome.

 

[BananaDunka]

WhatsApp is the way to do it...

Anyway the screen looks amazing whether it is pentile or not I don't really care, you can see it's not an issue quite easily.

 

[Richdog]

It is all looking rather nice.

I wouldn't worry about 'only 5mp'. I would almost guarantee, the people that moan about this have never used more than 2mp when they actually use their picture. The sensor quality is more important.

Can anyone confirm for me, I see this 'zero shutter lag', I assume this means and instant picture? That's far more valuable than an 8mp picture.

You wouldnt worry about the 5MP? According to Wired its distinctly average for smartphones nowadays, nothing special at all in terms of IQ that would compensate for the 3MP less resolution than the SGS II.

 

[molinari]

Oh, I'm slightly disappointed with the phone specification on paper . Is there any info on how this will compare to the SGSII & i4s?? The device doesn't look that great either. Was really looking forward to this but at the moment I don't see why I'd get rid of my Desire which for the last 18 months has been fine.

 

[kona786]

Height/Width/Thickness

NEXUS - 135.5mm/67.8mm/8.9mm 135 grams
SGSII - 125.3mm/66.1mm/8.5mm 116 grams

and ?

its a bit of useful info; whats your problem.

 

[kona786]

You wouldnt worry about the 5MP? According to Wired its distinctly average for smartphones nowadays, nothing special at all in terms of IQ that would compensate for the 3MP less resolution than the SGS II.

that wired 'review' was a bit crap - I would wait till proper reviewers like gsmarena and anandtech post their pieces.

 

[POB]

On paper asides from the high res screen, is it about the same spec / speed as the SGS2?

It looks it but I could be missing something.

 

[NuclearWinter]

that wired 'review' was a bit crap - I would wait till proper reviewers like gsmarena and anandtech post their pieces.

The pictures taken by Engadget look pretty poor to me, though not taken in great conditions:

http://www.engadget.com/2011/10/19/samsung-galaxy-nexus-camera-and-1080p-video-samples/

 

[Cosimo]

Demo of the Andriod Beam:

http://www.engadget.com/2011/10/19/android-beam-takes-us-to-the-future-of-close-proximity-data-exch/

It appears that The NFC circuitry is built into the battery.

 

[straxusii]

I hope ICS allows full screen mode for video etc, would be a real shame if you couldn't watch a 720p video with 1:1 pixel mapping on this phone.

 

[kona786]

The pictures taken by Engadget look pretty poor to me, though not taken in great conditions:

http://www.engadget.com/2011/10/19/samsung-galaxy-nexus-camera-and-1080p-video-samples/

I agree they don't look great - however I'm waiting for some reference picture testing from gsmarena.

I hope ICS allows full screen mode for video etc, would be a real shame if you couldn't watch a 720p video with 1:1 pixel mapping on this phone.

yes; it allows full screen for video.

On paper asides from the high res screen, is it about the same spec / speed as the SGS2?

It looks it but I could be missing something.

Pretty much - however the key features are ICS/Sleek design/Gorgeous screen

 

[straxusii]

kona great news on the full screen, do you have a source for that info please?