Farewell Nexus - Nexus 4 General

@evleaks recently revealed that the Google Nexus program will be canned, with no further Nexus devices to be announced. In its place, Google will be launching the Android Silver range of devices, which is expected in February 2015.
Further details have now been provided by evleaks regarding the next Nexus phone. Previously expected to be the tentatively named Nexus 6, the successor to the Nexus 5 is said to be manufactured by LG once again.
The only other details known about this device as of now is that it will run on the Qualcomm Snapdragon 801 SoC (one of the first devices with this chipset) and will be available on Sprint in the US.
Google I/O is set to take place a month from now. We'll have to wait and see if Google has any hardware related announcements to make during the event. What are your views?
Source:
https://twitter.com/evleaks/status/467717597656399872

R.I.P Nexus

Tell you the truth I only use the nexus line for the latest OS! Now with the Google editions, instead of paying for a midrange phone on contract. Was thinking of going for something like a note 3 and just installing the google edition ROM! Think the nexus line has been great for Google. But unless your buying your handset! Your kinda losing out if your next handset is by contract. Be sad to see Nexus go! But I trust Google to keep pushing Android forward.
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Yeah but you can also buy the one plus one since its getting cyanogenmod updates for another 2 years i think and someone will make aosp ROM for it etc. But the screensize 5,5 inch is really top big.. But only 269 euro is really cheap you van buy like 2 or 3 phones instead of an Galaxy s5 or iPhone 5s.
Cant wait till 4.4.3 comes out i hope that they fixed the wifi issues then instead that we must fix it ourselves.
But there is always hope. If we still get Android 5 then we can make it further not fully working but yeah real life. Are you guys also noticing that the phones are almost more powerfull the an desktop if you watch to specs even if it cant have an big gpu like octacore phones.. For people who only browse Twitter or facebook and playing simple games. Do you guys also think then what you could do with such an powerfull device?
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wulsic said:
Are you guys also noticing that the phones are almost more powerfull the an desktop if you watch to specs even if it cant have an big gpu like octacore phones.. For people who only browse Twitter or facebook and playing simple games. Do you guys also think then what you could do with such an powerfull device?
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Its why I liked the idea of Ubuntu edge. Dock it in, get a full desktop PC.
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Its why I liked the idea of Ubuntu edge. Dock it in, get a full desktop PC.
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Yes i was also finding it an awesome thing sadly Ubuntu touch isnt still really good it still need to evolve like pokemons lol. But its an pretty futurastic option but i will keep it on Android since there are more apps and its more stable then Ubuntu touch on top of cyanogenmod
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They are mistaken...Nexus may be going away, but I think Silver is replacing GPE and Gold will be announced to replace Nexus.

Wasn't all that just a rumor?
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Wasn't all that just a rumor?
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It's still up in the air. I'd assume we will have to wait until Google i/o in June to find out the whole story.

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Any phone announced at CES that destroy the N4?

Like the title says, anyone see anything so far that completely blows away the N4? There are quite a few brands I am not familiar with and am wondering if they take as long to get updates like samsung, htc, etc. If a phone had significantly better specs but also got quickly updated would price be the only advantage the N4 had?
There are no major flagship phones being announced as CES. That really isn't the show for mobile.
What is the show for mobile then? I saw a few from CES that looked like it would be that manufacturers flagship.
Just the Sony Xperia Z. But everyone who's done a comparison with that phone vs Nexus 4 was a little :silly:
I dont think the Xperia Z will get any faster updates than the Nexus 4. It will promise the consumers, but in the end not provide them with the results.
Design looks cool for it. I still prefer the Nexus 4 over that. The camera sensors on Son'y phones aren't that great even pushing 13 megapixels.
The nexus 4 has been murdered by the new krait 400 that is 75% faster and the tegra 4 with 72 GPUs. These me chips make me want to sell this phone.
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Just the Sony Xperia Z. But everyone who's done a comparison with that phone vs Nexus 4 was a little :silly:
I dont think the Xperia Z will get any faster updates than the Nexus 4. It will promise the consumers, but in the end not provide them with the results.
Design looks cool for it. I still prefer the Nexus 4 over that. The camera sensors on Son'y phones aren't that great even pushing 13 megapixels.
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Sony has botched updates before. The Nexus 4 will definitely get updates first, if the Xperia Z even gets them.
Samsung didn't announce a new phone, I don't even believe HTC is there. Asus may have something.
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The nexus 4 has been murdered by the new krait 400 that is 75% faster and the tegra 4 with 72 GPUs. These me chips make me want to sell this phone.
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Current technology will always get murdered by newer technology.
Stick to one and buy the next new thing 1-2 years later.
The Nexus 4 will handle the next 3 updates easily as well as new games.
My Incredible is rocking 4.2.1 rom. Everything works on it, but i use it as a Google Music stream machine and the N4 as a daily phone.
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Sony has botched updates before. The Nexus 4 will definitely get updates first, if the Xperia Z even gets them.
Samsung didn't announce a new phone, I don't even believe HTC is there. Asus may have something.
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True, and they wonder why they are doing bad in the smartphone era. Maybe if they brought some of their high end lineups from Japan to other parts of the world, they'd be able to hold up to Samsung and others.
Asus i think has a new 7in tablet and something else i read.
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Current technology will always get murdered by newer technology.
Stick to one and buy the next new thing 1-2 years later.
The Nexus 4 will handle the next 3 updates easily as well as new games.
My Incredible is rocking 4.2.1 rom. Everything works on it, but i use it as a Google Music stream machine and the N4 as a daily phone.
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I'm planning on upgrading in 2014/15 but the power gap is much larger now than before. Tegra 3 to krait was like 360 to Wii u however s4 to krait 400 is core2duo to i5.
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I'm planning on upgrading in 2014/15 but the power gap is much larger now than before. Tegra 3 to krait was like 360 to Wii u however s4 to krait 400 is core2duo to i5.
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thought you were going to upgrade this year haha,
I mean, core2 duo isn't that bad vs i5. I can run all my design applications + 2012 Solidworks application easily.
2014 will be a interesting year for the smartphone wars. Sprint will go away and Softbank will enter US market w/ supposedly 2500mhz band.
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thought you were going to upgrade this year haha,
I mean, core2 duo isn't that bad vs i5. I can run all my design applications + 2012 Solidworks application easily.
2014 will be a interesting year for the smartphone wars. Sprint will go away and Softbank will enter US market w/ supposedly 2500mhz band.
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I love this thing too much to let it go. I much rather get a pc/console for gaming and wait for octocore or little.big phones.
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The nexus 4 has been murdered by the new krait 400 that is 75% faster and the tegra 4 with 72 GPUs. These me chips make me want to sell this phone.
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What phone has this chip? Or will? ....
I hate all tegra chips. I doubt the 4 will be anygood either.
Lets not even talk about the lack of games for Andriod. I still aint seen a game thats worth a damn, and none of them are graphically intense.....
But ok we all seem to need 50 core death phones. With fricken lazers on thier back sides.
Muwahahaha
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I'm planning on upgrading in 2014/15 but the power gap is much larger now than before. Tegra 3 to krait was like 360 to Wii u however s4 to krait 400 is core2duo to i5.
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Wait, what? Are you saying tegra3 to krait is a downgrade?
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What is the show for mobile then? I saw a few from CES that looked like it would be that manufacturers flagship.
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The show for mobile is Mobile World Congress scheduled on February 25-28.
Also some large manufacturers can host an individual event for a single flagship release.
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I haven't seen any real phones announced yet, but who cares it'll just be more carrier crap complete with locked bootloaders, outdated versions of android with skins. And the new snapdragons and tegra 4 are beasts but I have a hard time believing at this point you'd actually notice a difference, as everything is literally instant on the nexus 4
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I think I saw an XDA booth at the show?
Cor-master said:
I haven't seen any real phones announced yet, but who cares it'll just be more carrier crap complete with locked bootloaders, outdated versions of android with skins. And the new snapdragons and tegra 4 are beasts but I have a hard time believing at this point you'd actually notice a difference, as everything is literally instant on the nexus 4
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:silly: that's why you buy it unlocked instead of buying a branded carrier locked model
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:silly: that's why you buy it unlocked instead of buying a branded carrier locked model
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Not in the states. At least not for a reasonable price.
At any rate for any real good phone ever get announced at CES? Usually ces guarentees a bust. The xperia ion was a big phone at CES last year, but by the time it came out, it was old news and much weaker than the competition. IMO the best phones come out in the second half of the year, the filler crap gets announced at CES
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They did announce a phone with some sandpaper taped to its back.
Word on the street is it has the potential to destroy the N4.
Factor in price and constant updates and I don't think anything comes close. A faster processor and other things like that are less important.
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They did announce a phone with some sandpaper taped to its back.
Word on the street is it has the potential to destroy the N4.
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He he he
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Curious

Anyone else really happy they got the nexus 4 instead of S4 or ONE ?
Pure android aside'.
I'm saying this cause all the issues & what not that the S4 & ONE seem to be having.
Just noticing a lot of issues with both!
Neither have lived up to all the hype about them!
I wanted the one . but didn't want to wait so i got the N4 ...
Note that I have held the one in my hands , it's a nice phone, its aluminum . but just seems cheap. Not nearly as cool or nice as what 'I' expected.
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I've always wanted a nexus because of it being pure Google Android. I'm happy I finally got one. I love the phone.
It's kind of early to say the one and s4 have "a lot" of issues. The s4 from at&t has an unlockable bootloader, that's a bummer but not a shocker. It was said to be locked before it was released. I haven't heard of issues with the one. But that's just me.
Every phone has its "issues". It really boils down to if you personally like the hardware, looks, and software
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myturbo1 said:
Anyone else really happy they got the nexus 4 instead of S4 or ONE ?
Pure android aside'.
I'm saying this cause all the issues & what not that the S4 & ONE seem to be having.
Just noticing a lot of issues with both!
Neither have lived up to all the hype about them!
I wanted the one . but didn't want to wait so i got the N4 ...
Note that I have held the one in my hands , it's a nice phone, its aluminum . but just seems cheap. Not nearly as cool or nice as what 'I' expected.
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I really strongly dislike the buttons layout and skins on both so I'm glad to have my nexus 4 until something better than either comes out
myturbo1 said:
Anyone else really happy they got the nexus 4 instead of S4 or ONE ?
Pure android aside'.
I'm saying this cause all the issues & what not that the S4 & ONE seem to be having.
Just noticing a lot of issues with both!
Neither have lived up to all the hype about them!
I wanted the one . but didn't want to wait so i got the N4 ...
Note that I have held the one in my hands , it's a nice phone, its aluminum . but just seems cheap. Not nearly as cool or nice as what 'I' expected.
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I do like my Nexus 4 but in my case its all about updates and support. Here in Brazil its common to NEVER receive updates. When the updates are supposed to be released the brand already have another new phone that they want you to buy instead of just update your phone.
Most of the people here does not even know what a Nexus is. When people asks me about my phone is funny because when I say "Nexus 4" I can see the "wtf is that" face.
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S4 and ONE are like iPhone mania, Nexus 4 is the real deal, pure android for Android Nerds an Maniacs...
sent from somewhere in time.
So happy, I have 8 GB too cloud works flawless for music and movies, I have all apps I need and have nearly 4gb free...
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I am returning my HTC One as soon as my New Nexus 4 gets here. Hopefully tomorrow. Had is a week and miss pure android.
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I am returning my HTC One as soon as my New Nexus 4 gets here. Hopefully tomorrow. Had is a week and miss pure android.
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Lol nice.. I littery just realized last night I'm not happy with any other phone.. I played with a bunch of androids , iPhones, windows phones yesterday .
They had cool features . some have a cool design. But for me that's as far as it went. I was bored within 5min of each.
I know I won't have the whole 'experience' within 5min . but that's all it took for me.
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I REALLY REALLY REALLY like the One's design. Will probably get it if the next Nexus isn't made of metal, and root to run stock Android. I can't stand Sense
Super happy and excited for the new updates + pa cool stuff coming soon!!!
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I'm happy with my choice, I bought the N4 just some weeks ago. I simply love stock-Android, the looks, the feel about it. The phone is a tad to big for me though but even bigger phones I simply wouldn't buy.
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Only thing I don't like is the Holo theme. Lol
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Happy with the Nexus. I've learned that I don't need gimmicky features which add no real value.
Nexus is fast, reliable and free of bloatware,
It's at the cutting edge of software thanks to updates direct from Google and it's the basis for custom ROM development.
Those were my main reasons for choosing it.
Maybe for average people the S4 or One would be a better fit, they are more practical in some ways such as having more storage and battery life. Samsung's and HTC's software does add value for some people but not for me, I just see gimmicks and stuff made to look pretty.
Samsung's smart pause and smart stay are cool innovations though.
The S4 and One are almost twice the price of a Nexus 4, but are they twice as good? Absolutely not. The Nexus 4 has more than enough power for most people, and you won't have to worry about whether the manufacturer will abandon it to focus on other devices.
The storage capacity is a bit of a bummer, but if you're clever, you'll find a way around it. I built a little server to house my music collection and use Subsonic to stream it. Other people I've seen use online music services or Internet radio. People are always coming up with new solutions in the Nexus community, and that's what I love about it - we've got a lot of bright minds here! :laugh:
Not that the other devices don't have their fair share of good developers, but Nexus devices are meant to foster experimentation.

Trading their nexus by DEC.

So many phones looking forward too.
1. HTC ONE MAXX/T6
2. NOTE 3
3. MOTO X PHONE.
4. A possibly revamped s4 with a snapdragon 800
5. HTC ONE AND S4 Google edition.
Just wondering who is trading their nexus 4 for what phone and for what purposes?
Just curious
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bodom_hc said:
So many phones looking forward too.
1. HTC ONE MAXX/T6
2. NOTE 3
3. MOTO X PHONE.
4. A possibly revamped s4 with a snapdragon 800
5. HTC ONE AND S4 Google edition.
Just wondering who is trading their nexus 4 for what phone and for what purposes?
Just curious
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I ain't trading shizz!!! I just bought this phone 4 months ago, and I did so with the intention of using it until it's a dinosaur (EOL), or Google signs Sony to make a Nexus...whichever comes first
i wanna trade but idk i love this phone so much
Getting the next Nexus. Hopefully made by HTC or Sony.
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Don't think the Nexus 4 has enough trade value to do a one for one trade for the phones you mentioned.
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i wanna trade but idk i love this phone so much
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I know, I love it too....that's why the only thing that'll make me get a new one before N4's EOL is a Sony Nexus. I absolutely love their hardware! I'm actually kind of impressed that LG did as well with this one, too...I've never exactly been a fan of anything LG makes, but man do I love this phone
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Don't think the Nexus 4 has enough trade value to do a one for one trade for the phones you mentioned.
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i know not a direct trade and no one would trade those phones for a nexus 4
but i meant trade as in sell/ trade w/cash , etc.
hp420 said:
I know, I love it too....that's why the only thing that'll make me get a new one before N4's EOL is a Sony Nexus. I absolutely love their hardware! I'm actually kind of impressed that LG did as well with this one, too...I've never exactly been a fan of anything LG makes, but man do I love this phone
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yea i was a bit iffy about LG making this at first, but im very impressed with it.
And yea sony nexus would be nice
and most phones now pretty much have all same hardware (as far as flagship devices) sony makes some sexy looking devices
only thing i wish is the nexus had a 5 inch display :/
I will never buy another phone that isn't in the Nexus line as long as Nexus is being made. I came from the iPhone 4 to the Nexus 4 with zero experience in any Nexus device, or even Android in general, and I can tell you that pure Android is the best Android. I have a bunch of friends who hate Android solely because they bought a low-end phone that was running an outdated version of Android and had low specs.
"Yeah, but you should buy those Google Edition phones! They're so good and still show off pure Android!"
Yes, but at the same time, no. It's what AOSP 'should' look like, but it isn't truly AOSP. The OEMs still have to input their proprietary drivers/kernels to make it compatible with that hardware, so it's still customized. Android is developed for the latest Nexus device, and Nexus is made to show off the latest Android. I will sincerely buy every Nexus device that will ever be made because it is so open (and cheap). The freedom granted to OEMs, or end-users, is ridiculous. One line of code to unlock the bootloader? For real? Why WOULDN'T you buy Nexus? Come on.
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I will never buy another phone that isn't in the Nexus line as long as Nexus is being made. I came from the iPhone 4 to the Nexus 4 with zero experience in any Nexus device, or even Android in general, and I can tell you that pure Android is the best Android. I have a bunch of friends who hate Android solely because they bought a low-end phone that was running an outdated version of Android and had low specs.
"Yeah, but you should buy those Google Edition phones! They're so good and still show off pure Android!"
Yes, but at the same time, no. It's what AOSP 'should' look like, but it isn't truly AOSP. The OEMs still have to input their proprietary drivers/kernels to make it compatible with that hardware, so it's still customized. Android is developed for the latest Nexus device, and Nexus is made to show off the latest Android. I will sincerely buy every Nexus device that will ever be made because it is so open (and cheap). The freedom granted to OEMs, or end-users, is ridiculous. One line of code to unlock the bootloader? For real? Why WOULDN'T you buy Nexus? Come on.
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Historically, not all nexii are as cheap as the N4. Just ask galaxy nexus, nexus s, nexus one and google one owners who bought devices from play. They paid an arm for their devices!! I love google's new subsidized price strategy, but it's just that....new I hope they keep it up, though, because I whole-heartedly agree with you!! I'll buy every nexus released as long as they are affordable in their prices.
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Historically, not all nexii are as cheap as the N4. Just ask galaxy nexus, nexus s, nexus one and google one owners who bought devices from play. They paid an arm for their devices!! I love google's new subsidized price strategy, but it's just that....new I hope they keep it up, though, because I whole-heartedly agree with you!! I'll buy every nexus released as long as they are affordable in their prices.
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I don't own a N4, but I do hope they keep the same price range as I will be buying a nexus for my next device come January. Hopefully there will be a N5 at that time with the same price I will jump all over that.
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Bought my wife the Galaxy S4 yesterday. I love my nexus too but dang that phone is RETARDED fast. I mean, I didn't really notice any lag in my phone until I played with hers but there is a hint here and there. Even with my animations and so forth turned to .5x
I could flash Cyanogenmod and be good to go. I mean I had the EOL idea too but now I'm rethinking it. And to think what goodies may come in the fall. The Galaxy S4 LTE-A with a 2.3ghz processor.... REALLY.? Omg.. I dunno we will see I guess. I do love my phone but it's hard to resist hardware like that.
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Bought my wife the Galaxy S4 yesterday. I love my nexus too but dang that phone is RETARDED fast. I mean, I didn't really notice any lag in my phone until I played with hers but there is a hint here and there. Even with my animations and so forth turned to .5x
I could flash Cyanogenmod and be good to go. I mean I had the EOL idea too but now I'm rethinking it. And to think what goodies may come in the fall. The Galaxy S4 LTE-A with a 2.3ghz processor.... REALLY.? Omg.. I dunno we will see I guess. I do love my phone but it's hard to resist hardware like that.
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For me at least I know I want the nexus cuz I don't want to pay for all the extra stuff that I won't use like waiving my hand around like a monkey to use my phone. Anyways if I were to get a s4 and use cm10.1 on it what's the point of spending twice the amount of a nexus for when I can have a better version of cm10.1
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Staying with the N4 till the N5 arrives...
Another vote for keeping the N4 until the next Nexus.
Thanks may be an option too. I'm excited to see what the future of Google and Motorola may be also.. I think the point of putting Cyanogenmod on Galaxy S4 would be the better specs of the S4.
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Why isn't the iPhone 5S on this list?!
....jk
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Why isn't the iPhone 5S on this list?!
....jk
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Well.... If I could get cyanogenmod on the 5S then.......
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In my opinion the n4 is the best phone available especially since it will get official/unofficial updates for 3-5 years or so,
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Well it seems that the S4 and the HTCone are not going to get their updates at the same time as us Nexus owners, Google says
On background, we will be working very closely with Samsung and HTC on future software updates for these devices and they will receive software updates shortly after a new version is released.
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This makes it one more reason why I will stay with a true Google device.
Source: http://goo.gl/2hm5t

Next OEM for Nexus discussion

Who do you guys think will be the next OEM for the nexus 5 being that LG has made 2 devices already I think their turn is over and Google needs to select another OEM
What I hope it to be is either Motorola or HTC as both of them make really nice quality phones looking at the HTC one and the Motorola droid Maxx
If it is indeed HTC or Motorola (lenovo) I hope that they will push out a really nice high quality nexus device made of some premium materials. And for the low end they could beef up 2 phones like how apple did with the iPhone 5c and 5.
Let's face it corners had to be cut to make that $350 baseline model but most of us especially in the USA are willing to pay a premium for a high end nexus phone.
So what do you guys think? Let me know this is just my opinion and it isn't right but it seems right to me.
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To be honest, I would like Samsung to make it again. They have really come a long way in build quality. yes they use plastic, but they use plastic because it so much easier to repair and Samsung parts go for cheap online. You can get a digitizer for under 10 bucks. You cant even get it a digitizer for the Nexus 5 with out it being attached to the screen. Mainstream is better. Samsung is mainstream.
I think LG has done a very good job and would love to see them make the next Nexus. Likewise Asus has done a great job with their 2013 an 2012 Nexus 7, why change what isn't broken?
I for one would hate to see a Samsung device again. Samsung is not the Samsung that made the old Nexus devices anymore. See Galaxy S4 for reference.
Apple.
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For an affordable next generation Nexus they will more than likely go with a manufacturer like Huawei, Asus or probably even Blu.
Company's like Samsung, HTC, Sony etc will charge a very high premium and Google seems to be going in the direction of "affordable, high end".
Whoever makes the next generation Nexus I will definitely buy it! I hated LG for the random reboot issues I had with the G2x and I also hated Samsung for the GPS issues I had with the Vibrant. After all that I still owned the Nexus S, Galaxy Nexus, Nexus 4 and now the Nexus 5.
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Already released it will be Lenova-Motorola for the 6, the next 7 will again be Asus, and the 10.2 will be HTC.
http://au.ibtimes.com/articles/538072/20140210/google-nexus-6-release-date-specs-features.htm
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I hope HTC has nothing to do with nexus. They lost their mojo just look at the m8 http://www.engadget.com/2014/02/11/htc-m8-leak-flagship/?ncid=rss_truncated
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I hope HTC has nothing to do with nexus. They lost their mojo just look at the m8 http://www.engadget.com/2014/02/11/htc-m8-leak-flagship/?ncid=rss_truncated
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Lost what I still would buy it
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Lost what I still would buy it
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U got that thanks for free. But anyway idk I honestly find ugly with the curved glass and metal frame not to mention it would most likely be in the 700$ rage or more. This is coming forming who had an white HTC glacier ( gorgeous phone ) and then HTC one s. I just feel the m8 doesn't have that Industrial look that I known and loved. But on that note I'm excited to see what lenovo will bring to the table,I mean have u seen the k series?
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U got that thanks for free. But anyway idk I honestly find ugly with the curved glass and metal frame not to mention it would most likely be in the 700$ rage or more. This is coming forming who had an white HTC glacier ( gorgeous phone ) and then HTC one s. I just feel the m8 doesn't have that Industrial look that I known and loved. But on that note I'm excited to see what lenovo will bring to the table,I mean have u seen the k series?
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Personally i think the HTC One S and HTC Glacier look decent But the M8 looks great
We all have our own personality taste some plastic some metal but majority would go for metal M8
Based on your traits you prefer devices such as the iPhone 5c,Nexus 4,Nexus 5,Nexus 7,Oppo Find 5,Galaxy S4
Based on my traits i prefer that brushed aluminium such as iPhone 5,HTC One
Samsung would be my first choice. No HTC plz..
markdapimp said:
Personally i think the HTC One S and HTC Glacier look decent But the M8 looks great
We all have our own personality taste some plastic some metal but majority would go for metal M8
Based on your traits you prefer devices such as the iPhone 5c,Nexus 4,Nexus 5,Nexus 7,Oppo Find 5,Galaxy S4
Based on my traits i prefer that brushed aluminium such as iPhone 5,HTC One
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If you look at the leaked photos, and the specs, the m8 must be tall as hell. 5 inch screen, huge HTC bar under the nav bar that looks thicker then navbar itself, and the dual speakers. That's my only gripe thus far, plus aluminum is slippery. Add that with massively tall phone, one handed use may become quite difficult. We shall see.
As for OP topic, lg has done a good job and wouldn't mind seeing another. Moto would be cool though. In reality it really doesn't matter much to me, most all nexus phones have looked and run pretty damn good in there time regardless of the OEM.
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errr its already confirmed that Lenovo is making the Nexus 6, aiming to launch it in the summer.
oastjc said:
errr its already confirmed that Lenovo is making the Nexus 6, aiming to launch it in the summer.
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Cite your sources
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oastjc said:
errr its already confirmed that Lenovo is making the Nexus 6, aiming to launch it in the summer.
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Nothings confirmed till its announced. And why do people keep thinking its going to be the "Nexus 6". Do you all really want a 6 inch phone?
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Google it. Sorry I cant post outside link yet, not over 10 post =(
This make sense, thats why Google sold it to them. For android to spread into China for the mass market. A way to compete with Apple while they just signed a contract with one of the biggest carrier there.
oastjc said:
Google it. Sorry I cant post outside link yet, not over 10 post =(
This make sense, thats why Google sold it to them. For android to spread into China for the mass market. A way to compete with Apple while they just signed a contract with one of the biggest carrier there.
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ibtimes is not an accurate source as it claims to be. Plus their website is a peice of sh*T it plays video ads with audio without you interacting with the ad.
Until some legit source cites this such as Android Authority or The Verge we don't know yet for all we know it may not be called the nexus 6
I thought the numeric designation of the Nexus line refers to the screen size.
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I thought the numeric designation of the Nexus line refers to the screen size.
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Not necessary. Look at the Nexus 7 1st Gen then they released another Nexus 7 2nd gen or (2013)
a hardware revision doesn't mean a number bump up. they decided to name it nexus 7 2nd gen so people wont get confused with a Nexus 8 that's 8 Inches
Nexus 5 would prob be called Nexus 5 2nd gen or (2014) or so, unless they license the name Nexus 6
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Not necessary. Look at the Nexus 7 1st Gen then they released another Nexus 7 2nd gen or (2013)
a hardware revision doesn't mean a number bump up. they decided to name it nexus 7 2nd gen so people wont get confused with a Nexus 8 that's 8 Inches
Nexus 5 would prob be called Nexus 5 2nd gen or (2014) or so, unless they license the name Nexus 6
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You just agreed with me.

Nexus 6 and Nexus 8 spotted in Chromium Code

Nexus 6 and Nexus 8 hints.
Source: https://plus.google.com/u/0/+FlorianKiersch/posts/5ZH5pVA41QJ
Moar:
https://codereview.chromium.org/350...r/devtools/devtools_adb_bridge_browsertest.cc
https://codereview.chromium.org/208013003/diff/150001/chrome/test/data/webui/inspect_ui_test.js
https://codereview.chromium.org/257...s/device/adb/adb_client_socket_browsertest.cc
This is really interesting but one cannot believe this completely. Someone could have replaced the code and anyone would believe it.
But let's hope it is what we see? Nice find. If this thread becomes a discussion. I can already see the threads future.
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I highly believe in this thread being correct about the Nexus 6 and 8. All signs have pointed to it for a while now. If we're to believe the Android Silver news then these will be the last "Nexus" devices.
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Definitely some great possibilities...
I think I heard the OnePlus One hype train derail...
rickyx32 said:
I think I heard the OnePlus One hype train derail...
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It died when they mentioned they partnered up with Cyanogenmod. As much as we love what CM has done for the community it's not what it used to be.
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TheLastSidekick said:
It died when they mentioned they partnered up with Cyanogenmod. As much as we love what CM has done for the community it's not what it used to be.
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Yes, that bothered me too. What killed it for me though was all the stupid hype. I snapped when they touted the fact the their phone was the first phone with right side mounted stereo speakers. Who the hell brags about such an asinine feature... lol
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It died when they mentioned they partnered up with Cyanogenmod.
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I disagree. Although CM isn't my choice and I never run it on any of my devices, we all know how much easier it is to develop for a device that is also supported by Cyanogenmod. This makes it an interesting prospect for me and other people who are into ROMs etc. Trying to get that first pure AOSP build is going to be much easier, providing the fundamentals CM use are open sourced / blobbed etc
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It died when they mentioned they partnered up with Cyanogenmod. As much as we love what CM has done for the community it's not what it used to be.
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Yes, Cyanogenmod isn't what it used to be, but don't you think it is better than atleast touchwiz/xperia/sense ? OPPO have a ****ty ColorOS(tried N1 and it didn't have the performance N5 have). I'm sure with cyanogenmod, this is the best we can have.
I heard a lot of people saying the Nexus 8 might be an HTC tablet.
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I heard a lot of people saying the Nexus 8 might be an HTC tablet.
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Yes, it is assumed that is what the device called htc/flounder in AOSP is referring to. At this point it is more than a rumor.
Will be interested to see what Google has up their sleeves for the rumored final Nexus phone, and what it will be called (isn't Nexus 6 copywrited?). I'd love to see a smaller footprint device, with a 5" screen, like what you would see if the Moto X had a 5" screen. The device would probably be Galaxy Nexus sized.
If OnePlus makes a smaller phone, I'll probably start going with those (assuming Google stops the Nexus line, and no longer offers subsidized phones), since the support should be incredible, and the price would be right where we would expect a Nexus device to be.
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Will be interested to see what Google has up their sleeves for the rumored final Nexus phone, and what it will be called (isn't Nexus 6 copywrited?). I'd love to see a smaller footprint device, with a 5" screen, like what you would see if the Moto X had a 5" screen. The device would probably be Galaxy Nexus sized.
If OnePlus makes a smaller phone, I'll probably start going with those (assuming Google stops the Nexus line, and no longer offers subsidized phones), since the support should be incredible, and the price would be right where we would expect a Nexus device to be.
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I hope that OnePlus succeeds, I've read articles about how they can't even provide phones or accessories to the 100 contest winners. Some got an empty box, while others got the phone wrapped up in bubble wrap without anything else...
It does seem that the OnePlus One hype has died down and fast. Maybe this was proof that super cheap flagship phones cannot be done reliability.
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rickyx32 said:
I hope that OnePlus succeeds, I've read articles about how they can't even provide phones or accessories to the 100 contest winners. Some got an empty box, while others got the phone wrapped up in bubble wrap without anything else...
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Only one person got an empty box, and that was because it was stolen by an employee of the shipping company. OnePlus swiftly turned another phone around for him.
Source: Android Authority
As for the bubble wrap and no accessories:
As much as we would have preferred one of our first Smash the Past winners to have shared the unboxing of the One with everybody, we didn't have the boxes and accessories ready at the time we had to ship the phones to our warehouses in Europe and the US to be right on schedule. Since we didn't want our fans to wait any longer, we notified all our 100 smashers that they would receive the entire package later this month.
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Source: OnePlus forum

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