How long until we get ICS after it's revealed?

[djw39]

Seeing how long the original Nexus took to get Gingerbread, I wouldn't expect us to get it for a few months after the Prime is released.

My hope is that that delay had something to do with the N1 being an HTC device, where Gingerbread was launched on a fairly different piece of hardware from Samsung. This time, since ICS is launching on another Samsung device, could be easier/quicker to get it onto the Nexus S.

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[BlackHawkA4]

My hope is that that delay had something to do with the N1 being an HTC device, where Gingerbread was launched on a fairly different piece of hardware from Samsung. This time, since ICS is launching on another Samsung device, could be easier/quicker to get it onto the Nexus S.

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Could be possible. But more likely it's the marketing scenario. People who bought the Nexus S not knowing if it's going to get the update. People who want ICS so bad and can't wait for there Nexus S to get it. lol. People new to android wanting the latest and greatest phone. Have a choice between the Nexus S and Nexus Prime which look identical. Sprint rep tells them well t his one (at twice the price) is running the latest android. "I'll take it".

Instead of well they are both the same but this one has dual core. "Huh, what's that?"

 

[Makinola]

The wait would be two weeks because lets face it they are trying to compete with the new ios 5 and the media hype of siri...even though android been have it for a while now. The samsung delay of the prime is a huge blow i feel because its back to the drawing board in incorporating more things to make it beat the iphone down even more

 

[BlackHawkA4]

The only thing the iPhone does for us is get more people to pay for our new network.

 

[feoysolo]

The wait would be two weeks because lets face it they are trying to compete with the new ios 5 and the media hype of siri...even though android been have it for a while now. The samsung delay of the prime is a huge blow i feel because its back to the drawing board in incorporating more things to make it beat the iphone down even more

I doubt that. The details of iOS5 have been out for a while, and SIRI? Android has had excellent voice recognition since its inception.

Samsung and Google delayed the release out of respect for the death of Steve Jobs. Nothing more.

 

[BlackHawkA4]

I doubt that. The details of iOS5 have been out for a while, and SIRI? Android has had excellent voice recognition since its inception.

Samsung and Google delayed the release out of respect for the death of Steve Jobs. Nothing more.

As much as it's nice to see respect: I don't think Jobs himself would have done the same. It's almost as if he held on just long enough to die a day later to say F you to everyone one last time.

"You don't like our phone; you wanted a 5 and not a new 4; you wanted ICS and the new Nexus? Well, now you can wait! And see what happens when I'm gone".

As much as I hated Jobs: Without Jobs there's no arrogant front man to hate anymore. Without hate there is no competition.

 

[6tr6tr]

My guess would be Nexus Prime is out for 1-2 months before Nexus S gets ICS. I hope it doesn't take that long, but I think they'll want to help sales of Nexus Prime.

 

[dawgbookman]

everyone has been talking about the nexus phones, i have a samsung facinate, had it just at a year...purchased shortly after it's release, any idea when/if ics is coming to the facinate?

 

[vnv01]

Could be possible. But more likely it's the marketing scenario. People who bought the Nexus S not knowing if it's going to get the update. People who want ICS so bad and can't wait for there Nexus S to get it. lol. People new to android wanting the latest and greatest phone. Have a choice between the Nexus S and Nexus Prime which look identical. Sprint rep tells them well t his one (at twice the price) is running the latest android. "I'll take it".

Instead of well they are both the same but this one has dual core. "Huh, what's that?"

Nobody walks into a cell phone store looking at software. I think your scenario is fact- backwards.

 

[6tr6tr]

Nobody walks into a cell phone store looking at software. I think your scenario is fact- backwards.

Agreed. And it ignores many other differences: Nexus Prime shoots 1080p, has a bigger screen, HD screen resolution, is thinner, faster processor as well as dual core, no crappy capacitive buttons, no slip back, more powerful battery and LTE.

 

[HipHopSince1980]

We will probably get a watered down version of 4.0.........after the reveal of the specs for the Nexus, I cant see how everything will function equally amongst all of these different devices that could potentially receive an update.

BTW, some of the specs on the Galaxy look real nice, however......a 5MP camera seems underwhelming compared to everything else under the hood

 

[6tr6tr]

Watered down? No. Obviously it won't be dual-core capable, but it'll still have GPU acceleration and all the other functionality (save for 1080p video).

 

[StealthTH]

We will probably get a watered down version of 4.0.........after the reveal of the specs for the Nexus, I cant see how everything will function equally amongst all of these different devices that could potentially receive an update.

BTW, some of the specs on the Galaxy look real nice, however......a 5MP camera seems underwhelming compared to everything else under the hood

I don't think it will be watered down at all. Judging from the videos, there really isn't anything that couldn't be done on the Nexus S. Android 4.0 is a UI overhaul, and the new gestures certainly don't require dual core. The one thing that may be up in the air is whether or not it will be as smooth as shown today, and that we won't know until we have it in our hands.

 

[grantheppes]

http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/andr...be-announced-nov-9-ics-existing-hardware-year

Based on this I bet we will get it before the year is out, and when i mean we will get it, I mean that the source will be released and there will be some AOSP roms put out.

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[S_C_B]

I doubt that. The details of iOS5 have been out for a while, and SIRI? Android has had excellent voice recognition since its inception.

Samsung and Google delayed the release out of respect for the death of Steve Jobs. Nothing more.

Just cuz they said that doesn't make it true or false. I just read, on TIMN, that they delayed it for his death and to alter features that were involved in the patent dispute.

 

[feoysolo]

Just cuz they said that doesn't make it true or false. I just read, on TIMN, that they delayed it for his death and to alter features that were involved in the patent dispute.

Um, what features could they have altered in two weeks time?