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So who's considering buying the Nexus S from Sprint? I was going to buy an Epic until the Froyo debacle that Samsung or Sprint doesn't have a clue how to release a device without breaking something, crippling or bloating up a phone.

Yes, I know that dual core phones are around the corner and quad core possibly by years end, but how long before that power is actually used? Developers most likely aren't going to make programs for only a handful of these devices or they risk only a handful of sales. So I'd think it would be a safe bet that the Nexus S isn't going to be sluggish for at least a year (if that) and by then, the newer versions of Android should be more easily portable to the crowds after the manufacturers gain more experience with customizing it. At least the Nexus S will be updated consistently through the next few critical upgrades of Android and now that Flash and better Bluetooth support are already present, they just need to get multi-core, higher res and OS optimizations in place and we'll be sitting pretty. The only thing I'm concerned about is if the Nexus S suffers from similar problems that the Nexus One did when they tried to use it on TMobile. I hope a good amount of product testing was used to certify the phone because it would suck if it suffered the same problems that the newly released Epic had since the hardware is practically the same...

I thought I even saw somewhere that the non-contract price of the Sprint Nexus S was a mere $399. Not too shabby, contract price or not, this looks (to me at least) the way to go for the next year and re-evaluate the offerings in mid 2012. Also should be nice to have a reference phone with all the Android fragmentation going on in the market. No point in having all this dual/quad core power if there isn't much or anything to take advantage of it. I see software support being necessary in 2011 and raw power in 2012, when the OS hopefully stabilizes.

Anyone else with thoughts on this topic? Agree/Disagree?

Already having an Epic, with perfectly working Froyo for months now, I'm not interested. Looks like an Epic minus the qwerty, not sure on the FFC. Bought my Epic in November for $200 on craigslist.

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I just got on the waiting list yesterday for my Nexus S. I have an upgrade and don't want to lose it. The Evo 3D is going to be a fast phone, but it's not for me. I'll use the Nexus S for a year and upgrade when the latest and greatest comes out.

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I am tempted by the fact of the Nexus S being bloatware-free and more Android friendly. I am a little bothered by it being a Samsung (not a fan) phone, and am leaning toward the 3D....

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not a samsung fan

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I have an EVO since launch day. I'm running Cyanogen 7 AOSP rom on it. What a difference without the bloatware and garbage HTC Sense UI on it. It's like a different device.

I can only image the bloated porkey 3D interface HTC is cooking up to take a dual core phone to it's knees.

A Nexus S with dual core would be my perfect phone.

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I had a Samsung Moment and it was atrocious, lost data signal often, I took a BIG chance on the Epic and it has NOT disappointed! Hands down Best phone I've used!

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I hate the screens on the epic... White looks light blue... My eyes can't adjust to that...
So for that reason... I did not get the epic and will not get the Nexus.

Besides... My upgrade is coming right after CES next year. We'll see what's out there.
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It depends on what your screen is tinted..some had tinted blue...some yellow..and some nuetral..mine was neutral...thing about Nexus S is Its not Pen-Tile..

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I'm getting it, google's flagship franchise device bottom line. We should be happy sprint made the cdma nexus happen. Hopefully this relationship (sprint&nexus) is healthy and last a long time. I was in the verge of switching to tmo just to have a nexus one and s.

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gotta tell you, and we talked about it, i'm not really sold yet...i kind of wish htc made this one...they've gotten better, i don't know about samsung...

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I would have preferred HTC too..

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There was a point a few months ago where I would have said the same thing. Then my gf got the G2. That got me over my HTC crush.

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I don't understand why you'd want HTC to make it....Google is doing the software and Samsung the hardware.. according to most people thats the ideal as people praise samsung for hardware and criticize software..here your getting the best of both worlds...

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i've got a bunch of htc cables :D!

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All of them wont work anyways due to the microusb swap over miniusb lol..so youll be forced to buy new ones on meritline for $1 anyways..

I pre ordered one from best buy for the wife, will be picking it up Sunday. I will hang on to the Evo until a quad core comes around to sprint, or possibly a tempting dual core.

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I hope the EVO 3D runs smooth but you're probably right.

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Just walked into the Sprint store this morning and used my Sprint Premier annual upgrade and bought the Nexus S to replace my EVO (no I'm not getting rid of the EVO...just want to compare the phones) and so far I love the Nexus S but the EVO is still better hardware wise and the Music player works better on the EVO for what I need. EVO has the HDMI port, removable memory, the .3" that makes the screen look better and most importantly the kickstand (oh how I need the kickstand at work). One issue I've noticed on the Nexus S, is the same issue I see on the Honeycomb tablets, is the connection to the Market loses connection quite often (no matter if I'm using 3g, 4g or WiFi). Also hate the headset jack on the bottom of the phone.

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The Nexus S 4G has better hardware hands down...

umm..what do you need? That said, wait till voodoo fix for the audio...the nexus s 4g has one of the best audio chipsets available..it just needs proper drivers..hence the voodoo fix...

Give community some time and theyll get usb->hdmi working and full tv-out via 3.5mm

This is the only thing that sucks..

Nothing can make that screen look better...its not even 24bit color...I mean they could have at least used super lcd on the Evo...you cant compare the Evo screen to the Super AMOLED screens...

you can get a kickstand in a case/back cover..kickstand in a phone itself is pointless and takes up space...thats why they took it out of the Evo 3d..thats what cases are for...

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Let me begin by saying that my review of the Nexus and EVO is not meant to be used as an official review of both devices. I'm just stating why I prefer the EVO over the Nexus S. Nexus S is a very sexy device but it just doesn't have the stuff on the EVO that works for me. Now my official response to gTen (with the utmost respect).


I was talking about the location of the hardware. I hate how the headset port is on the bottom.

On the EVO when I'm using the music player it shows up on the locked screen when I hit the power button. I use this function a lot when I have the phone paired up to my car's radio via bluetooth.


I use the HDMI port daily so this is a must for me.

I never talked about the resolution of the screen just the fact that the .3'' makes it easier for my fat fingers (or maybe it's just the EVOs keyboard layout that makes me enjoy it more)

I never use a case for my phones because when I need to connect it in my car or dock it the case makes it unusable.

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I've been waiting for a version of the Galaxy S without the keyboard for Sprint. Time for me to pull the trigger.

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Thats understandable..I just wanted to clear up some stuff..


I see, you just said "hardware is better" so it was a little vague...usually that means specwise..but understandable..

Hmm..its probably due to it being asop..you can load up a custom ui with that feature or download an app..

Yeah I also hate how they choose to lock out features..the Galaxy S has it working...(international version)..but the US variants and Nexus S seem to have it locked for some reason :/

The resolution is the same on both phones..thing about the EVO is for some reason HTC chose to go with low quality lcds :/...but yes, some appreciate the real estate..

well remember its connected to the back cover..so if an alternative cover becomes available its possible...

personally I would love if they had choices of back covers to do things like this so that you can say have an attachable keyboard whenever or a gamepad or a kickstand ...all on same phone..but I guess we can only dream :/

@ kingsfan are u trying to sell nexus s since u don't like or what

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I never said I didn't like the Nexus S. I just stated that the EVO was more to my liking. I'm still going mess around with the Nexus as a WiFi device.

OK then cool enjoy BC ima want one soon

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Its kickass man! Deff better than the evo no doubt.

EvO 4G---> Nexus S 4G

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The sns 4g is for sure an enjoyable experience. Navigating speed I don't see any major differences. I love the rounded 4" contoured high resolution touch screen. I can live without htc sense easily, I miss the large sense calendar, 8mp cams. But the total build quality of the nexus s is superior hands down. No tender charge port, power button and battery door. Made in Korea btw not north Korea lol.

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Do you have to pay the extra Sprint 4G fee with this phone? I think I'll wait... does not look like many are buying this one.

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Yeah the $10 premium data is required. And the Nexus family is the crown jewel of Google and only for the Android purist. ;)

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I just ordered one to replace my HTC Touch Pro (Yes, the original touch Pro not the Touch Pro 2) kicking it at "wish it were more impressive" 3g speeds so I am sure the $10 extra is going to feel worth it. Not to mention the faster CPU... the sluggishness was getting to me. But after 4 years it was a decent phone and never had to be repaired/ replaced.

As far as the mention of the lack of the replaceable SD card, I am OK with it as I had a 16Gb on my Touch Pro and never filled it up. If I need more space I will connect it to my laptop so I transfer in and transfer out. Since it can be used as a wifi port I wonder if I can just connect to the device and transfer wirelessly. That would be even more convenient that swapping SD cards.

Also, does anyone know if I can transfer my contacts from the HTC Touch Pro to the Nexus S 4G? That was the only thing keeping me from going android... but I did it anyway for the lack of bloatware!

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You can export your contacts in outlook to a CSV file and import to your gmail account.

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You can also sync your contacts on your phone to your google account. No need to export to a CSV file.

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Hotmail is another option... It just depends on what email account you use.
I use the hotsync option of hotmail and love it. I can sync my calendar on the fly with the one on my EVO and the one on Hotmail on the cloud.
Good luck bro. That phone looks very sweet.
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Thanks for the help - got the contacts transferred. First experience with Android and it seems pretty sweet. I am definitely digging the customizing with the apps being so readily available. So many to sift through too!
My only beef with this thing so far (only had it a couple days) is the 4g doesn't seem to connect very often and I know it's there because I have Clear also. I am also only seeing a couple bars of Sprint where on my Touch Pro I consistently got full bars. I updated the PRL already, any suggestions?

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What about visual voicemail??? Is there an apk to be able to use vvm so I don't have to dial in to check vmail

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Nexus displays data signal reception and not voice signal reception like the tp2 or evo for example.

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I started to look for this but ended up using Google Voice instead. It's free, a cleaner interface, and transposes the messages to text (or tries to, lol). But in the end you get the same features, a list that shows the person/number that called and message playback without dialing in.

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Can anyone tell me about the processor of the phone? I am trying to compare it to the EVO 3D.


Will