Does the Nexus S have the Galaxy S Gps issue?

[anon(27512)]

Just curious if anyone would know.

 

[DroidXcon]

Just curious if anyone would know.

well it will be available for purchase in a couple hours so we will find out soon.....but strongly believe that it will be fine, because the gps issue was a software issue possibly happening from samsungs tinkering. so most likely it will be fine since minimum tinkering is happening with this phone besides the hardware to software interface

 

[anon(52425)]

I have read Gizmodo's recent review (it went up yesterday) and they are reporting that it does in fact have this problem

 

[anon(52425)]

From Gizmodo:

"It's apparently plagued by the same GPS bug as other Galaxy S phones; it took forever to get a GPS lock."

 

[scaots]

That would be a huge disappointment. I will test later today and return if it does not work well.

 

[LCW]

ready about the GPS and watching the video on gizmodo... i'm left rather unimpressed and disappointed... still seems laggy from that vid...

Samsung Nexus S Review: How to Build an Android Phone for 2011

 

[radiohead8989]

I purchased the Nexus S today at 8:00AM at my local Best Buy Mobile. I was the fifth person to purchase it, and there were two more people behind me. I paid full price, so it was fairly fast.
I used the GPS to get to my next stop, which was about 50 minutes away. GPS lock only took a few seconds. I had zero problems during my trip. This doesn't prove that the problem has been fixed, but so far so good.

 

[anon(52425)]

That is good to hear. Maybe Giz was trying to get a fix indoors. Who knows. My buddy down in LA says his GPS works great too.

 

[anon(27512)]

I read that Giz article too. If you look at their other Android reviews they are hugely biased to the iPhone. I haven't liked Gizmodo since that stupid iPhone 4 went missing at the bar. Since then their journalism skills have taken a serious hit. I'm glad to hear the device doesn't have the problem. I wouldn't think it would since it's a Google Nexus.

 

[sookster54]

I have read Gizmodo's recent review (it went up yesterday) and they are reporting that it does in fact have this problem

^ HAHA, this is going to bite Google in the butt pretty soon.

 

[font1975]

GPS Issue

anandtech.com's report says there is no GPS issue. I found another review on a UK site that backed it up, but I can't find the website at the moment. (It's on my home PC).

_Mark

 

[Jerry Hildenbrand]

GPS seems fine here. It's different hardware, so it should be OK.


*knock on wood*

 

[snookiesnoo]

I'm not having GPS issues at all.

 

[retnuh]

Remember, the Captivate worked fine right out of the box. It took about two weeks for the problems to become obvious. Hopefully it is fixed, but it's probably too soon to tell.

 

[Halcyon]

GPS is rock solid on mine. Zero issues even indoors.

 

[vamp07]

So far I can't get a lock even outside with a clear view of the sky. I guess I'll be exchanging the phone.

Sent from my Nexus S using Tapatalk

 

[vamp07]

I spoke too soon. I did get a lock eventually. It now seems to get the lock a little quicker. Maybe the first time you get a GPS lock on a phone it takes longer the subsequent tries?

 

[Smokexz]

Why the hell are you on Gizmodo? Go to Engadget. They are not as biased, and they don't complain "power button is on the side, that just sucks" a lot of people like it on the side, it makes more sense to put it on the side, no they are just used to tweeting on their stupid iPhone 5 that they found in a Starbucks. In other words, my GPS got me and my buddies from Lehigh Acres to Cape Coral, without a hitch. Rerouting was blazing fast and it already came with the proper software for the voice navigation.

Sent from my Nexus S

 

[anon(27512)]

Why the hell are you on Gizmodo? Go to Engadget. They are not as biased, and they don't complain "power button is on the side, that just sucks" a lot of people like it on the side, it makes more sense to put it on the side, no they are just used to tweeting on their stupid iPhone 5 that they found in a Starbucks. In other words, my GPS got me and my buddies from Lehigh Acres to Cape Coral, without a hitch. Rerouting was blazing fast and it already came with the proper software for the voice navigation.

Sent from my Nexus S

+1,000 for the Gizmodo hate. I have NO idea what happened to that site. It's like after that whole iPhone 4 fiasco they turned into d!cks. The articles suck, and the journalism skills just aren't there. Oh and biased is an understatement.

They review an android app "well but the on the iPhone version this button is here". They review an android phone "well, android still sucks in comparison to my iPhone but it's Meh I guess"

Not everyone wants an iPhone. Some people actually want MORE features.

/rant /off-topic.

sorry guys I had to get it off my chest lol.

 

[Low]

nope

gps works great
i have no clue what giz is talking about