With all the issues the Galaxy Nexus is having, why is it being proclaimed the best?

[twright86]

Nice! I'm real close to flash'n that rom!

Haven't had any problems with it.

I just changed from the kernel Gummyjar came with, kind of experimenting right now.

 

[caspruction]

Sorry that I overlooked an at&t phone. Buying a phone, I'd like one that I can actually talk on without worrying about dropped calls or no service. I'll take a Nokia 5160 on Verizon over an r2d2 or whatever that thing is on at&t.

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[metalspring]

You're also forgetting that the Skyrocket(SGSII) screen resolution is a lot lower than the Nexus, therefore in a benchmark the Nexus will always lose because it's pushing a higher resolution, which lowers scores dramatically. Until all phones use the same resolution, benchmarks like quadrant are fairly useless. That's why in the computer world we all use the standard 1280x1024 resolution during benchmarks like 3D Mark Vantage. If we didn't, our results would be pointless and unhelpful to those looking for comparisons. Also the Nexus' CPU is better than both the Rezound and SGSII, the GPU is where it's lacking.

yeah, a much better test is linpack or cf bench or rl benchmark

 

[Briankbl]

Also the Nexus' CPU is better than both the Rezound and SGSII, the GPU is where it's lacking.

The Sprint SGS2 cpu (Exynos) is far better than the GNex cpu (OMAP). Pretty much everyone agrees on that fact. Why in the world would you say otherwise?

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[Briankbl]

Sorry that I overlooked an at&t phone. Buying a phone, I'd like one that I can actually talk on without worrying about dropped calls or no service. I'll take a Nokia 5160 on Verizon over an r2d2 or whatever that thing is on at&t.

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Sorry for punching a gaping hole in your argument.

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[caspruction]

I guess I should be clearer for some. I thought it was obvious that I was talking about Verizon phones.

 

[Liderc]

The Sprint SGS2 cpu (Exynos) is far better than the GNex cpu (OMAP). Pretty much everyone agrees on that fact. Why in the world would you say otherwise? Sent from my Galaxy Nexus using Tapatalk

The 4460 uses ARM Cortex-A9 architecture, just like the Exynos. As I said, the GPU is where the Nexus is lacking, you're incorrect about the CPU. The Exynos is also overclocked on the Skyrocket, therefore reducing battery life and increasing heat production while not increasing real world performance.

 

[Crazed_Z06]

Why are well-respected phone information sources like wirefly and phonedog highlighting the Nexus as the best phone on the market when there are numerous issues with it? The Rezound has better specs all the way around, yet the Nexus is better?? I don't get it. Does the fact that it has factory ICS completely make up for the issues of the phone? Seriously... a phone with reception and signal issues is the best??

How long you been around Android phones?

Just about every phone has "All these problems" .. Ive had the Droid X, Thunderbolt, Bionic, and Nexus. Every single one of them was deemed a failure when they came out because of "OMG ALL TEH ISUESS!@*#!" .. Honestly, the GNex has been the most solid out of all of them for me. In fact, I have had zero issues with the GNex lol. Dare I say, it's almost iphone like in it's smoothness and reliablity.

I understand my experience has nothing to do with other people.. just saying.. Ive had a number of these "high end" Android devices and this one is EASILY the best.. EASILY.

 

[metalspring]

How long you been around Android phones?

Just about every phone has "All these problems" .. Ive had the Droid X, Thunderbolt, Bionic, and Nexus. Every single one of them was deemed a failure when they came out because of "OMG ALL TEH ISUESS!@*#!" .. Honestly, the GNex has been the most solid out of all of them for me. In fact, I have had zero issues with the GNex lol. Dare I say, it's almost iphone like in it's smoothness and reliablity.

I understand my experience has nothing to do with other people.. just saying.. Ive had a number of these "high end" Android devices and this one is EASILY the best.. EASILY.

Funny i dont see verizon/google running around like crazy trying to fix reception issues on other high end phones
the top 3 phones are so close that there really isnt one that beats the others...razr= fast, slim form factor, decent battery life, but locked bootloader; rezound= not quite as fast as razr (both stock), incredible camera, awesome display (some say slightly better than gnex), beats audio; gnex= unlocked bootloader with lots of dev support, ics, nfc, but with signal issues

 

[Crazed_Z06]

Funny i dont see verizon/google running around like crazy trying to fix reception issues on other high end phones
the top 3 phones are so close that there really isnt one that beats the others...razr= fast, slim form factor, decent battery life, but locked bootloader; rezound= not quite as fast as razr (both stock), incredible camera, awesome display (some say slightly better than gnex), beats audio; gnex= unlocked bootloader with lots of dev support, ics, nfc, but with signal issues

Yea, the reception problem is definitely an issue for people. I recognize that. It's been great for me in San Diego, so I can only speak to that. The other phones have their pluses, but the thing I really like about the Nexus is it feels like a complete, coherent package. It's hard to explain, but It's one of the reasons the iphone is successful. Like the iphone, everything seems to flow on the Nexus with ICS. On Moto and HTC phones, everything seems disjointed with Motoblur and Sense on top of everything.. like someone took a nice car and tried to modify to be better but just ended up with a gaudy looking ricemobile. ICS and the GNex is like a clean, sporty BMW from the factory

 

[SSHGuru]

Same here. Moved from Bionic which is great to the Nexus which is spectacular.

The problems are not big and will be addressed. It just came out.

I'm an absolute nut about this stuff.. This is by far the best phone I've met/used. My previous favorite was the Bionic and this thing makes the Bionic look pretty dated. I have no issues at all. Great battery life, signal etc.

 

[gtofan350]

I was having signal issues on my GNex. It would drop lte then take 30-40 sec to get on CDMA then drop cmda for 30-40sec to connect to lte. I went to local verizon and after spending a hour and half there while the rep was talkin to tech support about the problem they finally gave me another brand new one and I haven't had any problems with it. Battery life sux but what would u expect from a 4.6" 720p screen with a LTE antenna?

 

[Big Ry]

NFC, little bigger battery and ICS basically, the rezound has slightly faster cpu, better camera and beats audio...i'd say the specs even out

IMO, beats audio sounds like crap. Wow...they jacked up the bass...cool. the equalizer settings are a joke and the beats ear buds are inferior to the Sammy buds. I was actually pleasantly surprised by the sound quality of the Sammy ear buds, and I'm quite the audiophile

Also, am I the only one who actually thinks the GNex takes excellent pictures? Sure, its no professional grade camera and the Rezound's is slightly better, but it takes some high quality shots that put any Motorola camera to shame! Below is a picture I took of a load cell I used in my research. You can zoom in pretty far on this picture before it starts getting pixelated (assuming the image hasn't been compressed by the host).

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[Crazycatlady]

I haven't personally had any issues with my GNex. There have been a few 4g outages since I've had it, but that's obviously not a phone problem, and it switches to 3g quickly. Actually, this phone does everything quickly! The only slight lag I've noticed is in screen rotation. The battery life is as good, if not better than my Droid 2, and considering the screen size and resolution of the GNex, and the fact that it's a LTE device, that's saying a lot. I've also experienced no problems with reception or dropped calls. Overall, I'm glad Verizon chose not to release the sgs2, because it led me to this beauty!!!

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[samiusmc]

I was having signal issues on my GNex. It would drop lte then take 30-40 sec to get on CDMA then drop cmda for 30-40sec to connect to lte. I went to local verizon and after spending a hour and half there while the rep was talkin to tech support about the problem they finally gave me another brand new one and I haven't had any problems with it. Battery life sux but what would u expect from a 4.6" 720p screen with a LTE antenna?

I'm having the same problems. I was going to exchange it for the Rezound but I think I'm going to try a new one first. I just hate the way Verizon identified a known problem with the 4g reception on the GNex and turned around and pulled an Apple by saying there wasn't an issue.