The Galaxy Nexus' only remaining trump card?

[GTaudiophile]

Over the SIII, One S, and One X...

Nothing before or since the Galaxy Nexus has had pentaband 3G!

I believe this still makes it the most network-versatile phone in the world.

Arguments?

 

[Bateluer]

Maybe, certainly a strength, but I don't think that is its only trump card. Is it still the only phone that runs stock Android out of the box, and already was the first phone to be upgraded to Jellybean.

 

[AstroManLuca]

It has a lot of advantages.

Pentaband 3G. Updates from Google (Jelly Bean, Key Lime Pie, maybe even whatever comes after that as well). An excellent deal for prepaid customers at $350.

The hardware isn't top notch but it's close enough given the price. It's still a dual core with a large screen.

 

[Kanalua]

It has a lot of advantages.

Pentaband 3G. Updates from Google (Jelly Bean, Key Lime Pie, maybe even whatever comes after that as well). An excellent deal for prepaid customers at $350.

The hardware isn't top notch but it's close enough given the price. It's still a dual core with a large screen.

+1. Pentaband was the deciding factor for me. T-Mo contract is up soon and I wanted a phone for me and the wife that gave us network options...

 

[soulcougher73]

Had enough plus' for me to order 2 this week. They should be here tomorrow for my wife and I. Gonig to the $30 T-mobile 5Gb data plan on both. We pay $160/m now with Verizon and now it will only be $60/m with no contract either. Cost a bit upfront but in the long run we'll definately save money.

 

[fuzzybabybunny]

I'm curious: is it really that hard to make a true global phone? Pentaband GSM and CDMA? People have done it in the past and if Google really wants that Nexus line of phones to be adaptable to any situation, this would certainly do it. One phone for basically any carrier.

 

[vshah]

i think its pretty great that a phone released EIGHT months ago still has trump cards over new phones today.

 

[Phokus]

My perfect phone: Swap the battery with the Razr Maxx's and swap the screen with the One X, leave everything else in the galaxy nexus.

DO IT GOOGLE

 

[theevilsharpie]

I'm curious: is it really that hard to make a true global phone? Pentaband GSM and CDMA? People have done it in the past and if Google really wants that Nexus line of phones to be adaptable to any situation, this would certainly do it. One phone for basically any carrier.

I'm sure most of the issues with making such a phone aren't a result of technological challenges.

 

[abaez]

Had enough plus' for me to order 2 this week. They should be here tomorrow for my wife and I. Gonig to the $30 T-mobile 5Gb data plan on both. We pay $160/m now with Verizon and now it will only be $60/m with no contract either. Cost a bit upfront but in the long run we'll definately save money.

Awesome. Good to see people leave the dark side.

 

[Yuriman]

My perfect phone: Swap the battery with the Razr Maxx's and swap the screen with the One X, leave everything else in the galaxy nexus.

DO IT GOOGLE

Better yet, give the One X an SD-card and removable battery, and stock Android with support from Google.

 

[vshah]

Better yet, give the One X an SD-card and removable battery, and stock Android with support from Google.

this. really, really hoping the next nexus comes from HTC again.

 

[ITHURTSWHENIP]

Better yet, give the One X an SD-card and removable battery, and stock Android with support from Google.

SD card support will most likely not happen with a Nexus device

 

[Chiropteran]

I'm constantly amazed by the performance of my Galaxy Nexus on T-mobile.

Friends were all saying I was nuts to leave Verizon, the coverage will suck with any other carrier.

Reality of it: the only difference is I can't use my phone in a subway tunnel.

However, that isn't really a huge negative- while I could get a few bars in the subway on Verizon, calls would inevitable fail or drop in the subways during rush hour, just because of traffic I'm assuming.

Very pleased.

Admittedly, I live in Arlington, very urban area, coverage my be worse out in the suburbs. Whatever, I don't care.

 

[ss284]

I would say a bug free stock build of 4.1 is the trump card no other phone (other than the nexus S) has at the moment, or will have anywhere in the near future.

 

[dagamer34]

I'm curious: is it really that hard to make a true global phone? Pentaband GSM and CDMA? People have done it in the past and if Google really wants that Nexus line of phones to be adaptable to any situation, this would certainly do it. One phone for basically any carrier.

There is zero incentive to create a CDMA phone that isn't explicitly asked and approved by Verizon and Sprint. Also, they won't let phones on their CDMA network that weren't originally provisioned by them (MEID numbers and that mess), so there's no point in trying. Besides, most of the world is on GSM anyway.

Once Verizon push VoLTE and finishs rolling out LTE to wherever it have service now, we might be able to re-visit that discussion. Sprint can go screw itself since it decided that embedded SIMs was the way to go.

 

[ponyo]

this. really, really hoping the next nexus comes from HTC again.

I hope not. Motorola would be nice but I know that won't happen for awhile because of the Google ownership. LG or Sony would be pretty cool. Both companies make decent hardware but terrible software. Both could use the help.

Pentaband is killer feature for the US market since TMobile and AT&T are on different 3g bands. Next week I'm dropping TMobile and going with Straight Talk AT&T permanently and that's only possible because GNex is pentaband. It wouldn't have been possible with any other smartphone.

I think Galaxy Nexus is the best smartphone on the market even now.

 

[ITHURTSWHENIP]

I would go with LG or Sony aswell. HTC One X has an incredible screen but the quality control on that device was essentially on the same level as the chinese iPhone knockoffs if not worse

 

[Chiropteran]

What is wrong with Samsung? Is it just assumed Google will switch manufacturers with each new Nexus device?

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[vshah]

What is wrong with Samsung? Is it just assumed Google will switch manufacturers with each new Nexus device?

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not assumed, but they've gone with samsung 2 years in a row now for the phones (gnex & nexus S). before that was motorola for the xoom and htc for 2 years (g1 and nexus one)

samsung makes good phones, but they insist on using plastic bodies/shells. the HTC made nexus one had awesome metal construction.

 

[s44]

I'd bet on the "pile of Nexi" rumor myself. With any luck it becomes an annual holiday tradition.

 

[QueBert]

What is wrong with Samsung? Is it just assumed Google will switch manufacturers with each new Nexus device?

Sent from my Galaxy Nexus using Tapatalk 2

Samsung's phones feel like crap in your hand, how sturdy they are means little when they feel cheap. My Galaxy Note would creak every time I pressed on the back while it was in my hand. Having a removable battery is great but not at the expense of the phone just feeling like junk. Since Motorola can make a phone with a removable battery that doesn't feel like a complete toy, you'd think Samsung could to. But every one of their phones I've used just lacks solidness.

 

[jiffylube1024]

My perfect phone: Swap the battery with the Razr Maxx's and swap the screen with the One X, leave everything else in the galaxy nexus.

DO IT GOOGLE

Uh if you're making a perfect phone you should probably swap that old/slower 40nm SOI in the nexus for any of the new 28nm ones (the quadcore from the international SGS3 or dual core from the US/Canadian one), which have better battery life and are faster. Plus, replacing the weak/old GPU inside the Nexus is a good idea too. Plus have Jon Ive from Apple design the chassis .

But I get the thrust of your point; The GNex is a very solid phone, and stands up pretty well by today's standards.

 

[Chiropteran]

Samsung's phones feel like crap in your hand, how sturdy they are means little when they feel cheap. My Galaxy Note would creak every time I pressed on the back while it was in my hand. Having a removable battery is great but not at the expense of the phone just feeling like junk. Since Motorola can make a phone with a removable battery that doesn't feel like a complete toy, you'd think Samsung could to. But every one of their phones I've used just lacks solidness.

People actually use naked phones still? Can't say that my Galaxy Nexus feels unsolid through it's hardcase.

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[KentState]

People actually use naked phones still? Can't say that my Galaxy Nexus feels unsolid through it's hardcase.

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I have and will continue to. I hate the idea of adding additional bulk to a phone. The HTC and Motorola phones I've had can stand up on their own. I know they do more damage to hardwood floors than to the phone itself.