I would hope that the GN had specs comparable to the S2......the S2 came out about 8 months earlier if I remember correctly..lol That's like a light year in mobile technology. And there was more than just one phone that gave the GN competition....I had the Razr that came out like a month before that I felt had a better camera and much better signal and gps.
My point is that the GN when it launched was fairly competitive with its competition. While the Razr likely has some things better, I am sure that it has some things worse also. No phone is perfect and companies generally trade off with certain features or specs. Motorola has always been known for their great radios so it doesn't surprise me its signal is great. In fact I've been hoping for a Moto Nexus and would love to see one next year for that very reason.
Again, all I am wanting is for Google to have an event every year like Apple does that promotes the new OS and the Nexus phone. I would like the Nexus phone to be top specs or at least match what is currently out...not a phone that was released 8 months previous and for God's sake put a darn camera in the phone that can at least match the iphone, which is in a much smaller package by the way.
What you ask is not completely unreasonable but if its not making Google money than it makes sense that they do not want to do it. I'm not saying its impossible that it won't happen, but judging from history its hard to see that road coming.
If they can't do this then I will probably just start considering a non Nexus phone and hack it.
There it is.......the ability of choice that Android offers. It's exactly the point of the Android OS and hopefully things will not change. Consumers have choice of carriers, skins, shapes, and sizes of all different kinds. Don't be upset if the Nexus line isn't up to your standards because someone else should be making something that is closer to what you want.
I mean, many people on Verizon had to root the Nexus anyway to get the update instantly so if the next Nexus comes to Verizon it will be a watered down version anyway.
Truth....But not exactly the fault of Googles.
I am not asking for google to become apple i am simply asking them to be pro consumer. If you read my last post I wasnt commenting on what google has done in the past I was saying what I want them to do in the future. They can still have some one else produce their products for them (RE: asus, HTC, samsung, LG) but dictate what specs they demand out of the final product. They can have another company build them top of the line specs for a nexus model. Having LG build a phone that has 16gb max, non LTE, non removable battery and a seemingly dodgy 13/8MP camera should not have met the standards google set for the phone. Lets hope the prototype has just scared us and it actually turns out to be awesome.
and P.S. nice droid bionic.
Understandable.....Does Google have the money to do what you want? Absolutely. But things have not gone well with Nexus launch's in the past. I srsly hope Google has learned and is growing the Nexus brand. But who knows if that turns out to be true or not? I'm sure last year you didn't have a bleeding heart for the 200 mil+ ppl who were left out of the GN because it was Verizon exclusive.
Google is very pro consumer based on software....not to much with hardware.
I agree with you in spirit but not so much in reality. If Google wants to branch out the Nexus name after failing 3 times before than I would LOVE to see it done correctly. They don't exactly need the best phone on the market to do it, but what they do need is to have it available to consumers. Sprint just 4 ish months ago? Got the GN. Thats about 6 months after launch and now likely won't even get this device because of the delayed launch of the GN.
Anyway....time will tell where they are heading with this.
Edit - The other thing I thought of that sorta gives me pause that Google will be launching this properly everywhere is the fact that the Optimus G is launching on AT&T and Sprint and from the looks of these rumors, they appear to be very close to the same phone.
I wonder if maybe T-Mo and Google will strike a deal up? Idk.