[theshabster]

I'd probably consider the Galaxy S2 if those specs are genuine. Still can't persuade myself to purchase an iPhone, purely due to overall contract price.

[David 8]

I'd be very happy with this spec and I think it will give Android OS the power it needs for the forseeable future. The 5mp camera on the Nexus S is fine for my needs. 32gb storage would also be fine for me.

[Zone]

Originally Posted by the porter

im surprised sammy have dropped the camera resolution if true unless they are saving a 12 mp for the sg3

And the mega pixel myth continues

[jg213]

Originally Posted by theshabster

I'd probably consider the Galaxy S2 if those specs are genuine. Still can't persuade myself to purchase an iPhone, purely due to overall contract price.

I cant bring myself to buy an iphone either, thought about it but using itunes and all the locking down that Apple does just puts me off, plus I want a bigger screen than 3.5" they offer. The price also puts me of, you can get a phone on par ( the SG2 )to the iphone 4s from here secondhand for £300 half the price or brand new from £380 or £390.

I watched the drop test video between the two phones, guess what phone came out the worsed for wear? The videos in here if you want to see the results http://www.avforums.com/forums/mobil...l#post15626444

So much for that more durable feeling that iphone users have.

btw, cant wait to see what the next nexus is like tomorrow, or should I say wednesday?

[theshabster]

Originally Posted by Zone

And the mega pixel myth continues

I wouldn't mind a sensor on par with the 4S, or a xenon flash camera like my old Satio :-)

[Deepus]

Originally Posted by theshabster

If those specs are genuine, how many people would still purchase the handset upon release?

Epic fail for me if that spec is true. I won't be getting it and will wait for the new SE offering early next year, Nonzi or whatever it is called!

[Zone]

Originally Posted by theshabster

I wouldn't mind a sensor on par with the 4S, or a xenon flash camera like my old Satio :-)

Still....

The 4s has a 8MG camera utilising a 1/3.2" sensor, that's a sensor size approx 4.5 by 3.5mm

That is a awful lot of pixels crammed onto something with a surface area so small!

You need to quadruple pixel density to make a discernible difference to image quality and I'm afraid trying to cram so many pixels onto such small sensors leads to nothing, so personally I applaud a manufacturer for going the opposite way.

Lenses and software also make a huge difference to image quality but in cases such as these I suspect they do more than one would expect.

[theshabster]

I've still yet to see a camera within a phone that surpasses the Satio. Admittedly it contained too many pixels, which was an obvious selling tactic for Sony, but at least the product produced quality photos for a phone.

[David 8]

Originally Posted by Deepus

Epic fail for me if that spec is true. I won't be getting it and will wait for the new SE offering early next year, Nonzi or whatever it is called!

what did you want?

[Deepus]

Originally Posted by DG83

what did you want?

Spec at least as good as the SGS2 or better. Considering it's meant to be a flagship device, and will no doubt come with a flagship price, the *rumoured* spec is far from flagship......

Of course, the rumoured spec could be wrong, all will be revealed in a few hours!!

[c man]

Originally Posted by dobbs

What a pointless update. Same CPU (or worse !!, OMAp not been very good), same RAM, worse camera, maybe not even SD card. Just crazy big screen?

No thanks.

Not really a 'crazy big screen', because this time there are no hardware buttons, the 'big screen' incorporates soft buttons. So the device shouldn't be any bigger than your typical 4.3" device [admittedly this is a little bigger than I'd like!!].

If the rumoured specs are true I too would be a little disappointed.

Flagship handset means flagship!!

[theshabster]

I'd love to stay awake, but unfortunately it's a school night. Fingers crossed we wake up to some juicy Nexus news :-D

[dobbs]

Originally Posted by c man

Not really a 'crazy big screen', because this time there are no hardware buttons, the 'big screen' incorporates soft buttons. So the device shouldn't be any bigger than your typical 4.3" device [admittedly this is a little bigger than I'd like!!].

If the rumoured specs are true I too would be a little disappointed.

Flagship handset means flagship!!

Could live with 4.6 edge to edge screen but looks like a lot of black border around there

Flagship should be that not something that seems like one yeaar ago. Maybe the leaks got mixed up lol.

Anyway, what I really really hope is they announce the release of the ICS update for my SGS2 without any stupid delays.

[Mogli]

Not that impressed with the spec - but lets see what happens, only a few hours to go.

Link below has a pic on the samsung www

SEARCH SAMSUNG

[jerryq7777]

Google, Samsung unveil Ice Cream Sandwich-powered Galaxy Nexus | News - Wireless - CNET News

[theshabster]

Looks like the leaked specs were indeed true. A price would have been nice, but I suspect it will cost between £400 & £500 upon release.

[WildgooseUK]

Originally Posted by Mogli

Not that impressed with the spec - but lets see what happens, only a few hours to go.

Link below has a pic on the samsung www

SEARCH SAMSUNG

Very disappointed to see that it only has a 5MP Camera. But still, be interesting to see how it compare to SG 2 - knowing that it can record in 1080P.

Despite the specs, Ice cream looks very impressive. Where did I put that Flake.....

[David 8]

The big selling points for me are the 720p display and ICS optimized for dual core.

However I will wait to see how ICS performs on my Nexus S before making the decision to buy.

[theshabster]

Zero shutter lag on the camera is a nice addition, but image quality remains to be seen. Looking forward to some hands on demos in real life scenarios.

[dobbs]

What a joke Slower than the S2 and the iphone 4s?

Samsung Galaxy Nexus (Prime) revealed: Slower than iPhone 4S, Galaxy S II | ExtremeTech

Is this flagship?

ICS looks good, but no comment on updates to current (higher performance) phones, or even if source code will be released. ***?

[Deepus]

Glad I'm not the only one that is a little underwhelmed by the spec of a supposed flagship phone.

I guess the big advantage of this phone is the vanilla Android and introduction of ICS.

I read somewhere this morning that Phones 4 U will have this phone free on a tariff costing £46 per month - pretty expensive I think! (Will post the link when I find it!!)

EDIT: Pricing info towards the bottom of this review

[David 8]

Originally Posted by dobbs

What a joke Slower than the S2 and the iphone 4s?

Samsung Galaxy Nexus (Prime) revealed: Slower than iPhone 4S, Galaxy S II | ExtremeTech

Is this flagship?

ICS looks good, but no comment on updates to current (higher performance) phones, or even if source code will be released. ***?

I don't think there has been official word on the GPU yet.

[dobbs]

Originally Posted by DG83

I don't think there has been official word on the GPU yet.

its the PowerVR SGX540

Google Galaxy Nexus - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

released in 2007!

[RobM]

Graphics aside, which are a shocker in this day and age, performance should be a decent improvement over previous Android Gingerbread handsets as ICS can finally make use of both cores properly, something Gingerbread cannot.

Absolute proof that hardware is nothing without software, so looking at paper specs alone tell you nothing without the context of the software running on it. ICS will make better use of current hardware than Gingerbread, so there will be a performance in the OS.

[David 8]

well graphics shouldn't be a problem for me as I hardly ever play games on my phone, just a bit of Office Jerk now and then.

[dobbs]

but why make a new flagship phone worse than whats out there ?!?!?

Sure ICS on the S2 will rock, but why not give us an update date right away? apple gets their updates out to old phones even before the new model. Google said it would change with ICS but it seems its back to its old ways.

prolly move to microsoft next year lol

[jonneymendoza]

Might as well get a sensation

[RobM]

The difference, dobbs, is Google don't control the hardware. Apple can do this, as they control both the hardware and the software as well as all the services around the outside. Google don't, they just control the OS itself, it's then up to individual manufacturers whether they implement it on older hardware or not.

It makes a mockery of the claim that ICS will put an end to the fragmentation that has plagued Android for so long, as you can guarantee that not every Android handset will be upgraded to ICS, adding yet another firmware version to the list of current versions running on current hardware.

It's just something you have to learn to accept when you buy an Android handset, you have to be happy with the very real prospect of your handset being dropped from current support when the next Android release lands. There are many more positives that make it worthwhile.

[jonneymendoza]

But if u root your device then its a none issue. im running gingerbread on my htc desire atm and i bet i will be able to run ICS in a months time on my htc desire

But i do understand where your coming from

[RobM]

I try and keep rooting out of it, since it's not something everyone is happy to do (certainly not your average Joe on the high street), but you're right - the homebrew community will always find a way