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Old 06-12-2010, 16:24
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http://www.google.com/phone/detail/nexus-s

http://googleblog.blogspot.com/2010/...ngerbread.html

More details as they come!

Released in the UK on the 20th.

Those with a N1 can get the update now apparently.
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Old 06-12-2010, 16:41
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That is one ugly handset.
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Old 06-12-2010, 16:45
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http://www.google.com/nexus/#!/index
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Old 06-12-2010, 16:50
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O god we know have the Contour display, no doubt soon to be known as the Cuntour.
To compete with that cRetina display.

I can't work out which is the most stupid banal invention.
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Old 06-12-2010, 16:52
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Seems to have that rough plastic back that was popular in the 90's.
http://www.google.com/nexus/images/gallery/big-5.jpg

Also. . .on the main site it says "pure Google". . .but on the back case it says it's made by Samsung.
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Old 06-12-2010, 16:53
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When do people on other devices get it, such as the HTC Desire HD.
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Old 06-12-2010, 16:57
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Nexus One - metal casing, very well designed, made by a manufacturer with a decent track record. Cool features like hardware noise cancellation.

Nexus S - cheap plasticky casing, crap design, made by a manufacturer with a distinctly dodgy track record (on one of their North American models, you have to warm the phone up to get it to go into recovery mode!). The only thing it really has going for it is the CPU/GPU.

I think I'll be sticking with my N1.
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Old 06-12-2010, 17:16
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When do people on other devices get it, such as the HTC Desire HD.
It'll be a while, HTC have to now modify it to work with HTC Sense.
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Old 06-12-2010, 17:19
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Was hoping this would have a dual core processor, but since it hasn't I'll give it a miss.
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Old 06-12-2010, 17:23
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Flash memory by the looks of it so they are getting rid of the SD card, something all other android phones have. Must be something wrong there but the Google page says 16GB internal memory.

Only interested in the software tbh, cant wait to have it on my phone.

review here: http://techcrunch.com/2010/12/06/google-nexus-s-review/
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Old 06-12-2010, 17:25
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Nexus One - metal casing,
Nexus S - cheap plasticky casing,
Plastic casing overall have better shock absorption when dropped.
In fact some of the renowned phones rate quite abysmal here.

My cheap plastic WIn CE GPS used on my bicycle survived happily bouncing downhill at 30 mph. (ejected by a pothole)
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Old 06-12-2010, 17:35
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Look at the buttons at the bottom too, they've been moved around again! What are they playing at?! Nowhere near a better order either.

http://www.google.com/phone/image/medium/709001
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Old 06-12-2010, 17:47
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Nexus One - metal casing, very well designed, made by a manufacturer with a decent track record. Cool features like hardware noise cancellation.

Nexus S - cheap plasticky casing, crap design, made by a manufacturer with a distinctly dodgy track record (on one of their North American models, you have to warm the phone up to get it to go into recovery mode!). The only thing it really has going for it is the CPU/GPU.

I think I'll be sticking with my N1.
I love my Nexus but was looking forward to upgrading it once the new one was announced ... but this just has left me with a great big 'so what' feeling!

Not a huge advance and what the hell is with 16Gb of memory and no expansion slot? I already use the vast majority of a 32Gb microSD card so I am now being asked to effectively downgrade? Forget it.

I will wait for the next 'Google Experience' device. In the meantime I'm going to see if I can go and find Gingerbread now.
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Old 06-12-2010, 17:53
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I love my Nexus but was looking forward to upgrading it once the new one was announced ... but this just has left me with a great big 'so what' feeling!

Not a huge advance and what the hell is with 16Gb of memory and no expansion slot? I already use the vast majority of a 32Gb microSD card so I am now being asked to effectively downgrade? Forget it.

I will wait for the next 'Google Experience' device. In the meantime I'm going to see if I can go and find Gingerbread now.
I believe the Galaxy S basically uses an SD card for its own internal memory - perhaps it is related to this.

My main reason for not buying this is because it is Samsung, and it is based on the Galaxy S - a truly awful phone (IMO) with a slightly different case, mildly different hardware and (presumably) a unlocked bootloader and unmolested firmware.
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Old 06-12-2010, 17:53
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Plastic casing overall have better shock absorption when dropped.
In fact some of the renowned phones rate quite abysmal here.

My cheap plastic WIn CE GPS used on my bicycle survived happily bouncing downhill at 30 mph. (ejected by a pothole)
Depends on how good the plastic is.

Having felt and used the Galaxy S, it looks and feels so cheap, Not a high-end expensive phone feel.
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Old 06-12-2010, 18:01
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Some rumours have the iPad using glass fibre.
Personally I sense a few cracks in that rumour.

I'm probably a minority in preferring function over form.
However Acer have years of effort in moving plastic downmarket.
I also think those early Dell Vostros bargain laptops had 'ugly' in the design print in order to sell pretty expensive ones.
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Old 06-12-2010, 22:57
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Nexus One - metal casing, very well designed, made by a manufacturer with a decent track record. Cool features like hardware noise cancellation.

Nexus S - cheap plasticky casing, crap design, made by a manufacturer with a distinctly dodgy track record (on one of their North American models, you have to warm the phone up to get it to go into recovery mode!). The only thing it really has going for it is the CPU/GPU.

I think I'll be sticking with my N1.
What about it having a Super AMOLED screen, I thought every one loved that. HTC are always criticised for having SLCD, although it's not really their fault, as Samsung makes them and theirs not enough left over, to guarantee a regular supply for HTC. That's what I read anyway.
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Old 06-12-2010, 23:02
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Flash memory by the looks of it so they are getting rid of the SD card, something all other android phones have. Must be something wrong there but the Google page says 16GB internal memory.

Only interested in the software tbh, cant wait to have it on my phone.

review here: http://techcrunch.com/2010/12/06/google-nexus-s-review/
Maybe Google should stick to what its good at, search, e-mail and Android.

ChromeOS is already being written off as pointless. The common question is, why do we need that when we have Android. Google answer, well ChromeOS is for keyboards, i.e. netbooks and Android is for touch screens. The answer then comes back, well netbooks are yesterdays product as every one wants tablets and Windows 7 is more that adequate.
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Old 06-12-2010, 23:21
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Maybe Google should stick to what its good at, search, e-mail and Android.

ChromeOS is already being written off as pointless. The common question is, why do we need that when we have Android. Google answer, well ChromeOS is for keyboards, i.e. netbooks and Android is for touch screens. The answer then comes back, well netbooks are yesterdays product as every one wants tablets and Windows 7 is more that adequate.
Well there's stuff google is good at and stuff it isn't, however no company should stop innovating and trying new things, because even though they will have failures some will be a success.

It's a badged Samsung anyway that's what I don't get, it's not made by google or anything.
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Old 06-12-2010, 23:24
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Depends on how good the plastic is.

Having felt and used the Galaxy S, it looks and feels so cheap, Not a high-end expensive phone feel.
But the screen!! The S-AMOLED screen. I've seen the galaxy S in person, I much prefer HTC UI skin, but the bright, over-saturated screen works really well for a phone.
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Old 07-12-2010, 06:44
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I don't like the look of that at all, anyway every Samsung product I've bought has packed up.
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Old 07-12-2010, 08:25
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But the screen!! The S-AMOLED screen. I've seen the galaxy S in person, I much prefer HTC UI skin, but the bright, over-saturated screen works really well for a phone.
If you're lucky to find a Nexus One with AMOLED screen then there isn't a whole lot of difference.

Personally, I'd take SLCD if it meant having a phone that isn't made by Samsung. In fact, I have - my Nexus One is an SLCD version, and aside from the not quite so black blacks, it is fine. Won't get "screen burn" at least.
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Old 07-12-2010, 10:47
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ChromeOS is already being written off as pointless. ........ The answer then comes back, well netbooks are yesterdays product as every one wants tablets and Windows 7 is more that adequate.
Those will an Android tablet and a Windows laptop will no doubt gravitate back towards the laptop.

I wonder if Chrome OS could become the 'Instant-On' of choice. As a secondary operating system to Windows.
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Old 07-12-2010, 11:40
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Its strange that Samsung can go from making a beautiful and solid phone like the Omnia 7 to such absolutely fugly, cheap and nasty phones such as the Galaxy range and now this.
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Old 07-12-2010, 12:51
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What happened to make the worlds highest rated Android phone so antipathised?
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