Thinking Twice About Getting the GN

[Phadunkin]

Just get a Razr Maxx and be even happier with more faith in a quality product with no bugs.

 

[axne1]

You'll regret it if you don't pick up something with an Hd screen guarantee you'll be back in the store 4 months from now shelling out more money. Besides all of the quirks that you've heard about are a update away for most people. (I'm already on 4.0.4.) It really made this device a winner. Just look up people choice awards phonedog.com .

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[Mooem]

Well even if it were an upgrade, don't you still have a 14-day return period to exchange it for a new phone if it doesn't work out for you?

Anyways, in my experience, the Galaxy Nexus has been an absolutely solid phone and now doubly so after flashing custom ROMs. But of course that's not for everyone. I seriously think data drops on LTE depends on your location. Lately it's been a lot better for me but it does occasionally happen at some places in the city where I live (Orlando, FL). Then again, that occurred even with my Bionic and Thunderbolt so I'm not going to lay the blame on my Gnex as the problem.

The screen has been great (no scratches so far), sound is okay if albeit comparatively fainter on stock Android ROMs, ICS is an amazing OS, I love the button placements, and the camera takes good photos. My only complaint is how easy it so to scratch the bottom edge of the phone when inserting a headphone jack or the micro USB cable.

I've switched through 3 phones last year (Droid X, Thunderbolt, and then the Bionic). Now that I have a Nexus, I think I can finally settle down on my phone binge. I'm planning to keep this phone for the duration of my contract. It's unfortunate that Verizon may never get another Nexus; for some reason I get the feeling the whole debacle with it's release here in the US left a sour taste in Google's mouth.

 

[Dracolan]

I absolutely love my GN. The only issue i have had is a reboot once every 3 weeks or so which does not bother me. I also have 6 friends who have the GN and they all love their device. I have only had three phones, the G1, Fascinate, and now the GN and i will tell you i will not go back to a non-vanilla android experience. It is just so much cleaner.

 

[Ddust14]

don't get a Nexus you'll thank me later, trust me. You've waited this long why not just wait for the next batch of super phones coming out later this year?

 

[thebignewt]

I'm actually in Philadelphia. Not the first time the name has caused confusion
Losing signal is actually a big thing for me. I just hope its not too bad to point that it causes the phone to be temporarily unusable, as I've read with some others.

Yeah, you have to run around town using LTE and CDMA a bunch to see if the thing works like you want it where you operate. When mine is on LTE webpages load in like a second (vs 3-5 with 3G). But it depends on the coverage I'm sure. And don't put up with stuff hoping that an "update" to the OS will fix it. If anything's gonna fix it that will be Verizon, not Samsung. Some persons did probably get bad radios but you should be able to tell pretty fast about that.

 

[PhoenixMike]

Yeah, you have to run around town using LTE and CDMA a bunch to see if the thing works like you want it where you operate. When mine is on LTE webpages load in like a second (vs 3-5 with 3G). But it depends on the coverage I'm sure. And don't put up with stuff hoping that an "update" to the OS will fix it. If anything's gonna fix it that will be Verizon, not Samsung. Some persons did probably get bad radios but you should be able to tell pretty fast about that.

I get pretty good 3G and 4G here with my Bionic. I'm assuming that it's due to the great radios used by Motorola.
Just concerned because I see others who have another LTE device along with it and the GN isn't as strong.
In any case, I'll find out for myself tomorrow when I pick it up.

And to Mooem: Yes I'll have 14 days but there isn't another device that I want. At least none that are worthy enough to use my upgrade.

 

[Phadunkin]

So everyone here is enjoying the dropped calls, dropped 3g/4g, poor battery, plastic cover, and the draining of battery overnight?

 

[BuffaloMadMan]

Best phone out there and will be for a little no idea why you wouldn't

 

[Sooks]

So everyone here is enjoying the dropped calls, dropped 3g/4g, poor battery, plastic cover, and the draining of battery overnight?

I may be a lucky one but I have yet to have a dropped call nor any battery issues.. the "plastic cover" is fine. May look a little cheap but is really sturdy.

 

[TabGuy]

So everyone here is enjoying the dropped calls, dropped 3g/4g, poor battery, plastic cover, and the draining of battery overnight?

I can honestly say that since December I've not had a single dropped call. 3G is fine, 4G is a little iffy but, for the most part, I just leave it tuned exclusively to 3G. Battery, for me, isn't poor. I'm picky about the apps I install. Plastic cover? C'mon, give me a break. If that's an issue then the person doesn't buy it in the first place. Battery overnight? I dunno, I charge mine at night.

 

[BuffaloMadMan]

Don't listen to the haters 3g and 4g is good and 4.0.4 which you can flash manually makes the radios a ton better....I get the same amount of time from my Droid x as my nexus in terms of battery life...can it be improved sure but buy the 2100 battery and you will be fine....I don't know how people buy phones with crappy displays

 

[whiteshadow001]

Honestly the best phone I've ever owned. My buddy has an atrix 2 and his parents have the gs2 and they all want this phone.

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[Phadunkin]

I do want this device.. bad. But I've just read and heard so many bad things about this phone.

If it's hit or miss... should I pick it over Maxx.. see if it will be solid for me in my area [near chicago, il] then return if it fails within 14 day period?


I mean.. right now I have a Samsung Reality.. [don't laugh too hard] So anything will be a huuuuuuuuuuuuuuuge upgrade.

 

[YourMobileGuru]

I've been planning on picking up the Galaxy Nexus for a while now. (Paying off other things that came first)

After reading these forums, I've been second guessing my decision. I read about the data loss issues from the start and that didn't bother me too much ONLY because I read about the updates supposedly fixing this.

It's a lot easier to loose data when your reception is poorer in the first place. The average dBm in the GNex us significantly less than any other LTE phone on Verizon i have tested. Supposedly a fix is in the works but a phone is nothing if it doesn't get reception

The Razr (Max), and Rezound are a week or so away from ICS, wait some more time and then make a more informed decision. ICS on the Vivid (AT&T) got ICS last week and boy is it sweet now

 

[Snowcrash45]

The Maxx is a great phone. But, it is lacking one major thing that the Nexus has. ICS.. It also doesn’t look like it will get for a while.

MAXX gets ICS on Tuesday. Just ordered mine earlier today over the gnex.

 

[youngzayiles]

For the first time my nexus did something to piss me off. It deleted all my pictures out of nowhere. I'm beyond pissed about that.

From the best android phone PERIOD. Galaxy Nexus.

 

[Bob61]

So everyone here is enjoying the dropped calls, dropped 3g/4g, poor battery, plastic cover, and the draining of battery overnight?

I wouldn't like a phone like that, that's why I have a Nexus

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[Undertoad]

Were they automatically uploaded to your G+ account?

 

[mattatwar]

Google + upload u need a google + account and instant upload on