Help! someone convince me why the Nexus is better again!

[ihyln]

BaloneyPony, never has a username been so appropriate. He rides into threads with his bullshiat lasso and ropes you guys into dumb arguments!

 

[qnet]

This phone basically has three things going for it that no other phone (other than the GSM Nexus) has:

1. It's the first device to officially have ICS
2. It's a Nexus device and the reference device for ICS so it will get updates first and faster, Will also be among the first to get Jellybean (Android 4.1 or whatever it ends up being numbered)
3. All reports show zero shutter lag on the camera

Other than these three things it is a nice device but nothing to write home about,

As for your description of the screen, everyone's perceptions are different. Both phones use variations of Pentile displays but on paper this one is better, but a lot can be said for perception.

It's your choice, no one is forcing you to trade your RAZR in for this. There seems to be an elitist attitude running through this forum (and Andrew's reviews) that people who actually choose something else must be crazy, but I say choose what you want and go with it without shame. The RAZR will be among the firs handful of device to get ICS early next year.

The Verizon fans seem to have a elitist attitude to me, much more than any phone forum I've been on.

 

[AZDROIDX]

Re: Help! some one convinve me why the nexus is better again!

Your eyes must be very broken..

Because you have seen them both already side by side? Damn people!

 

[CynicX]

The freedom to not be restrained by locked bootloaders and manufacturer ui is all the reason I need. Plus pure android being updated by google. Win....

 

[kidserious]

Because you have seen them both already side by side? Damn people!

I have seen the nexus, rezound and razr all side by side, and I have held and played with all three. Your point is?

Meh

 

[AZDROIDX]

I have seen the nexus, rezound and razr all side by side, and I have held and played with all three. Your point is?

Meh

It's simple, to each their own of opinion and choice. People judge others so damn fast, something wrong with his eyes? Come on? Because he doesn't see what you see? It's a 4.X" screen, nothing to wow over as far as I see it!

 

[kidserious]

It's simple, to each their own of opinion and choice. People judge others so damn fast, something wrong with his eyes? Come on? Because he doesn't see what you see? It's a 4.X" screen, nothing to wow over as far as I see it!

I see your point. However, just know that the nexus screen is astounding! There is not another screen on any smartphone that comes close to it. The closest I've seen to this is the (ashamed to say) iPhone 4-4s. I watched an HD video and it was like I was watching it on an HD flat screen. It's in a class of it's own.

Meh

 

[YourMobileGuru]

Re: Help! some one convine me why the nexus is better again!

sorry my Galaxy S Fascinate has a better screen than the razr when held up side by side watching HD videos...

Of course, it's a Super Amoled screen. At the time it was (arguably) the best screen on an Android phone (all the Galaxy S phones had the same screen) with the possible exception of the original hardware for the Droid Incredible.

 

[JkdJedi]

The HTC Rezound is the only HD phone out there right now and probably the best of the rest ..

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[YourMobileGuru]

While I had them both right there, I grabbed the rezound right next to it and I said "And a bunch of people are arguing and trying to say (I was referring to the people here in the forums) that this rezound has just as good of a screen and some are saying it's actually better than the nexus." Then I said "But look at them, I mean seriously c'mon." And they both agreed and said "no way man, no comparison."

Sales 101: Chapter 5: How to reassure the customer they are making the right one, once the customer has made a buying decision.

Maybe they genuinely agreed, maybe they didn't but I would not read too much into it.

 

[YourMobileGuru]

The Verizon fans seem to have a elitist attitude to me, much more than any phone forum I've been on.

How exactly was my post off the mark? It has a 1.2 Ghx processor when 1.5 is the high bar now and no matter how you swing it it is a pentile display. A very GOOD pentile display but still pentile. Will the average user be able to tell the difference? No. but that does not change the facts.

I have never said the Nexus is a bad phone. For the record I intend to buy one unless for some odd reason I really hate it when I see it (extremely unlikely, even if the device itself was meh ICS would probably be enough to get me to buy it). My rep is going to text me as soon as she gets the word of when she can sell it to me.

That being said, I also have a Bionic, Razr, Rezound, and most of the other best Android phones on Verizon in the last two years (and a couple from AT&T). I've also spent time playing with live demos of almost every Android device launched in the last two years on both carriers. I'm not emotionally invested in this and don't feel the need to defend my purchase decisions. I simply call them as I see them.

The original Nexus One was the bar setter. At the time of release it was far and a head the best phone on Android. PERIOD. Newest OS, fastest processor. In retrospect I really wish I had gotten one but a full retail purchase was not in the cards at that time. The Nexus S was meh (not bad but not amazing either) and this one appears to be somewhere in the middle. By all accounts it is a very nice and solid device, but at least hardware wise there are several devices out already that are better: GS2, GS2 Skyrocket, HTC Vivid and yes HTC Rezound, and apparently the LG Nitro (no first hand experience with that one yet) to name a few.

People who are not like me (new phone every few months) need to set aside the hype, think about what is really important to them personally, try put all of the devices and decide what is best for them. The vast majority of users are going to be perfectly happy with any of these phones. All have great specs and all will get Gingerbread the first quarter of next year thus leveling the playing field for most people.

 

[chevyman29]

well i have seen both the razr and the nexus side by side cause i own both . i bought the gsm version from exspasys got it this week . i just watched the same video side by side at the same time and can honestly say the nexus does look a little better but not enough to sway me one way or another . the camera is defintly better on the nexus . but one thing i havent seen talked about is the low quadrant scores from the nexus . i just ran it three times in a row and never broke 2000 with the nexus . while i averaged over 2500 with the razr. im sure the 720 screen has something to do with this its still disappointing to say the least.

all that being said i do love ICS and cannot wait till it comes to the razr.!

p.s one insider thats very reputable over at HOFO says the verizon nex will be a dissapointment as in poor signal and a general let down .

 

[mjhubbard]

The guys on endgaget I think were saying that they think the low quadrant score was because it does not yet take into account the changes in ICS.

 

[YourMobileGuru]

The HTC Rezound is the only HD phone out there right now and probably the best of the rest ..

Sent from my DROIDX using Tapatalk

You do realize that HD only refers to the pixel resolution (in this case 720) and has absolutely nothing to do with color right? The discussion in this thread has mostly been about color vibrancy and one has nothing to do with the other.

 

[YourMobileGuru]

The guys on endgaget I think were saying that they think the low quadrant score was because it does not yet take into account the changes in ICS.

Which, if true, would kind of shoot the whole "this phone was designed to run ICS" argument down for those using it as a reason to get it instead of a current phone and wait for the updates.

 

[mjhubbard]

I think the thing about designed to run ics is ion reference to the screen with no buttons. It uses the digital buttons ics was designed for. That argument still holds water.

 

[YourMobileGuru]

I think the thing about designed to run ics is ion reference to the screen with no buttons. It uses the digital buttons ics was designed for. That argument still holds water.

Yes but only to degree since the hardware buttons still work just fine in ICS. And I do think most people read more into the statement than there is.

 

[chevyman29]

EXACTLY . this is a very nice phone but its not the leap forward that some people would have you believe . other than a slightly better screen and a somewhat better camera its really got nothing on the razr but ICS.

 

[jerrod6]

well i have seen both the razr and the nexus side by side cause i own both . i bought the gsm version from exspasys got it this week . i just watched the same video side by side at the same time and can honestly say the nexus does look a little better but not enough to sway me one way or another . the camera is defintly better on the nexus . but one thing i havent seen talked about is the low quadrant scores from the nexus . i just ran it three times in a row and never broke 2000 with the nexus . while i averaged over 2500 with the razr. im sure the 720 screen has something to do with this its still disappointing to say the least.

all that being said i do love ICS and cannot wait till it comes to the razr.!

p.s one insider thats very reputable over at HOFO says the verizon nex will be a dissapointment as in poor signal and a general let down .

With the Nexus lower quadrant score, when you use the Nexus and then the Razr which functionality(s) have you seen impacted by this lower score.... and how? What area of performance impact related to quadrant score, have you experienced when using the GN? Slower....not as good....What?.. Compared to the Razr?

 

[JoeNM84]

I played with both the Razr and Nexus today and both were pretty smooth and fast. I don't think performance is an issue with either phone.