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Zapages · (10-08-2011, 01:58 AM)

Originally Posted by CF_Fighter:

Does rooting my device and installing the ROM of ICS when it eventually comes out create any kind of trouble for me on the carrier end in terms of insurance coverage and customer support?

I just got an GSII on AT&T yesterday.

Nulls your warranty from what I understand. :\

teiresias · (10-08-2011, 02:03 AM)

Still on my EVO 4G, but with all the LTE announcements from Sprint I feel I need to wait until the latter half of 2012 before getting a new phone - that is going to be PAINFUL!!

Though honestly, with Cyanogen on the EVO, I don't feel as if the phone is slow or anything. It definitely doesn't feel like it's chugging. I do just wish I had a phone with an OLED screen.

daoster · (10-08-2011, 02:04 AM)

One thing I wish they'd add for Google Music player is the option to control my playlist from the lock screen, like Amazon's music player....I mean, I can sorta do that with CM7, but it's not perfect (sometimes it'll control the Pocketcast player), and when I was running Nil's Business Gingersense, I couldn't even control the music on my lock screen!

nib95 · (10-08-2011, 02:05 AM)

Originally Posted by reKon:

mmmm

All over my everything!

But please please have good battery life!

Jamesfrom818 · (10-08-2011, 02:07 AM)

ICS might be the first time I don't use a 3rd party launcher.

jenov4 · (10-08-2011, 02:08 AM)

Thread subscribed! Go Android!

JCX · (10-08-2011, 02:11 AM)

Prime looks good. I want them to release a 4G LTE version next year on Sprint.

Jayayess1190 · (10-08-2011, 02:26 AM)

Why does Google not make a Nexus pmp, aka the Prime without the phone? Would be the best pmp, stock android for those with phones with skins.

Trouble · (10-08-2011, 02:30 AM)

Originally Posted by nib95:

All over my everything!

But please please have good battery life!

My greatest fear. Crazy 720p screen seems like it would suck down the juice.

RevoDS · (10-08-2011, 02:41 AM)

Is that picture a mockup or is it official?

If real, then goddamn, ICS is pretty. Screw Sense, I might actually go with an AOSP-based ROM.

Copernicus · (10-08-2011, 02:44 AM)

Originally Posted by jenov4:

Thread subscribed! Go Android!

By the time this thread ends, it's actually gonna be a Meego thread.

Originally Posted by RevoDS:

Is that picture a mockup or is it official?

If real, then goddamn, ICS is pretty. Screw Sense, I might actually go with an AOSP-based ROM.

Video of the phone and ICS in action.
http://phandroid.com/2011/10/07/nexu...rrycam-either/

rc213 · (10-08-2011, 03:17 AM)

ICS looking nice.

I still hate that Talk, Voice and Google+ are all separate apps.

jayb · (10-08-2011, 03:19 AM)

Originally Posted by Copernicus:

By the time this thread ends, it's actually gonna be a Meego thread.

Video of the phone and ICS in action.
http://phandroid.com/2011/10/07/nexu...rrycam-either/

hmmm, at the very end of that video when he opens the camera from the lock screen, it looked like the back/home/recent apps bar went away. how would you get back to the home screen?

kinggroin · (10-08-2011, 03:23 AM)

Originally Posted by jayb:

hmmm, at the very end of that video when he opens the camera from the lock screen, it looked like the back/home/recent apps bar went away. how would you get back to the home screen?

You cant see it in the video, but just like Honeycomb, the soft buttons become tiny dots that are still active. They turn that way so as not to become a distraction.

Copernicus · (10-08-2011, 03:28 AM)

Originally Posted by jayb:

hmmm, at the very end of that video when he opens the camera from the lock screen, it looked like the back/home/recent apps bar went away. how would you get back to the home screen?

Well, he did open it up from the lock screen...so they technically shouldn't have access to the to rest of the phone.

+1 Google.

Kaiken · (10-08-2011, 03:32 AM)

Originally Posted by reKon:

mmmm

Where did this come from?
This needs to release already!!!

Yoshiya · (10-08-2011, 03:45 AM)

Originally Posted by Kaiken:

Where did this come from?
This needs to release already!!!

A real pic of the Prime leaked out yesterday. That's how it actually looks.

Do we still expect the Transformer 2 with Kal-El to be the flagship ICS tablet? Nvidia has really fallen off the map in the second half of the year.

VanWinkle · (10-08-2011, 03:54 AM)

I wonder if it's actually that curved from the side, since in the teaser video there's kind of a curtain effect on the video so you can't see the whole phone.

I know a lot of people will disagree with me, but I actually kind of wish Google would make all the manufacturers use the stock ICS interface.

Also, I love that, at least from the new market, and the recently leaked music and google+ apps, the interfaces are cohesive! Thank the lord almighty!

ReturnOfTheRAT · (10-08-2011, 03:56 AM)

I like the folder look. Will that be a default thing? I created a Google only app folder on my Droid X, so I wonder if they'll be grouping their stuff like that from the onset.

bangai-o · (10-08-2011, 04:00 AM)

do any devices have an hdmi in? so as to connect a console to it and play videogames

Vic · (10-08-2011, 04:03 AM)

Originally Posted by bangai-o:

do any devices have an hdmi in? so as to connect a console to it and play videogames

It would be awesome to use a phone or a tablet as a monitor, but there is not such thing in the market at the moment. Hopefully this functionality will exist in the future.

Unknown Soldier · (10-08-2011, 04:10 AM)

Originally Posted by reKon:

mmmm

This is my next phone.

TAKE MY MONEY ALREADY!!

claviertekky · (10-08-2011, 04:12 AM)

Are the three buttons on the front side touch capacitive or physical?

If Samsung were smart, this phone should not be carrier exclusive.

VanWinkle · (10-08-2011, 04:13 AM)

Originally Posted by claviertekky:

Are the three buttons on the front side touch capacitive or physical?

They are embedded in the software. It's on the screen. If they're like Honeycomb, they're contextual as well.

Trouble · (10-08-2011, 04:13 AM)

Originally Posted by claviertekky:

Are the three buttons on the front side touch capacitive or physical?

Capacitive, that's part of the display.

Unknown Soldier · (10-08-2011, 04:14 AM)

Most people believe the 3 buttons are the bottom of the screen. This is similar to the Android tablets which have no physical buttons at all and the "buttons" are just screen overlays.

claviertekky · (10-08-2011, 04:14 AM)

Originally Posted by VanWinkle:

They are embedded in the software. It's on the screen.

Source?

That's a terrible design decision if true.

The Faceless Master · (10-08-2011, 04:14 AM)

Originally Posted by claviertekky:

Are the three buttons on the front side touch capacitive or physical?

If Samsung were smart, this phone should not be carrier exclusive.

those are software buttons, they're a part of the screen!

Husker86 · (10-08-2011, 04:15 AM)

Originally Posted by claviertekky:

Are the three buttons on the front side touch capacitive or physical?

If Samsung were smart, this phone should not be carrier exclusive.

They are part of the display. Portion of it is reserved for them like in HC tablets.

claviertekky · (10-08-2011, 04:16 AM)

Aside from the power button and probably a volume rocker, there are no other physical buttons on the phone?

I'm not so sure if I like that.

Copernicus · (10-08-2011, 04:16 AM)

Originally Posted by claviertekky:

Source?

That's a terrible design decision if true.

http://www.neogaf.com/forum/showpost...&postcount=161

Originally Posted by claviertekky:

Aside from the power button and probably a volume rocker, there are no other physical buttons on the phone?

Apparently not.

Husker86 · (10-08-2011, 04:17 AM)

Originally Posted by claviertekky:

Aside from the power button and probably a volume rocker, there are no other physical buttons on the phone?

Correct.

claviertekky · (10-08-2011, 04:28 AM)

I don't like the design of capacitive buttons. A physical button makes users feel secure that there's an escape key to exit the current session to return to a home screen. That feeling of a click is very satisfying.

Seems like a step backwards to me.

Maybe there's something we don't know about those buttons. Do they change shape/form according to programs running?

Copernicus · (10-08-2011, 04:31 AM)

Originally Posted by claviertekky:

I don't like the design of capacitive buttons. A physical button makes users feel secure that there's an escape key to exit the current session to return to a home screen. That feeling of a click is very satisfying.

Seems like a step backwards to me.

Maybe there's something we don't know about those buttons. Do they change shape/form according to programs running?

My current capacitive buttons on my N1 don't offer any "click", so pretty much nothing has changed except that now I can hide those buttons.

Yes, the good thing about that "area" is that it's software driven and can change depending on situations.

Notrollious · (10-08-2011, 04:32 AM)

Dat Prime :B

Cipherr · (10-08-2011, 04:33 AM)

Originally Posted by claviertekky:

I don't like the design of capacitive buttons. A physical button makes users feel secure that there's an escape key to exit the current session to return to a home screen. That feeling of a click is very satisfying.

Seems like a step backwards to me.

Maybe there's something we don't know about those buttons. Do they change shape/form according to programs running?

Thats eerily similar to what people said about onscreen keyboards and the initial iPhone. And the capacitive buttons that have dominated for a while now are giving a click really.

Jtwo · (10-08-2011, 04:33 AM)

Yeah, permanent software buttons is a great idea.

The Faceless Master · (10-08-2011, 04:33 AM)

Quote:

Samsung Nexus Prime (GT-I9250) Passes Through FCC With T-Mobile/AT&T Bands

As if things couldn’t get anymore confusing surrounding the impending Nexus Prime launch, the Samsung GT-I9250 has just passed through the FCC today adding a little more fuel to the “two different Primes” debate. As you can see from the above picture, this GSM version — I9250 — is supporting both AT&T and T-Mobile bands but sadly no LTE.

http://phandroid.com/2011/10/08/sams...bileatt-bands/

Cipherr · (10-08-2011, 04:34 AM)

Originally Posted by The Faceless Master:

http://phandroid.com/2011/10/08/sams...bileatt-bands/

Good news, to hell with exclusivity.

Zombie James · (10-08-2011, 04:34 AM)

Yes, AWS :D

Fletcher · (10-08-2011, 04:36 AM)

gah. I have 30 days to return my gs2. Just hurry and let me know if it's going to be on AT&T and when!!

Copernicus · (10-08-2011, 04:39 AM)

Originally Posted by The Faceless Master:

http://phandroid.com/2011/10/08/sams...bileatt-bands/

Googs came through!

If I was Jtwo, i'd be calling over my bootycall and celebrating.

Jtwo · (10-08-2011, 04:41 AM)

I'm really anxious for things to just become official, I don't want to be disappointed.. but everything is just turning out to be so perfect. Just waiting for the catch.

claviertekky · (10-08-2011, 04:41 AM)

Originally Posted by Jtwo:

I'm really anxious for things to just become official, I don't want to be disappointed.. but everything is just turning out to be so perfect. Just waiting for the catch.

Hopefully the battery is user replaceable, and the phone doesn't have that remote turn-off switch.

Zapages · (10-08-2011, 04:42 AM)

sweet. If Nexus releases on AT&T... I will get it for sure. but a 4.65 inch screen is quiet large.

Hopefully it comes with 8 MB camera instead of 5 MB one. :)

wario · (10-08-2011, 04:43 AM)

i'm not seeing 2100 mhz frequency which i believe is necessary for t-mo 3g?

claviertekky · (10-08-2011, 04:47 AM)

Originally Posted by wario:

i'm not seeing 2100 mhz frequency which i believe is necessary for t-mo 3g?

I thought it was 1700 MHZ.

1900 MHZ is used for the cell radio.

I think T-Mobile USA operates with both 1700/2100 MHZ frequencies for data depending on area.

Zapages · (10-08-2011, 04:47 AM)

Originally Posted by wario:

i'm not seeing 2100 mhz frequency which i believe is necessary for t-mo 3g?

Maybe then it'll launch for AT&T and Verizon... Then for others later on?

Cudder · (10-08-2011, 04:49 AM)

Originally Posted by The Faceless Master:

http://phandroid.com/2011/10/08/sams...bileatt-bands/

DOES THIS MEAN IT WILL WORK IN CANADA ON ROGERS, SOMEONE TELL ME

Copernicus · (10-08-2011, 04:49 AM)

The 2100 is the shared band, so it's there by default.

Also dual band wifi 2.4ghz AND 5.0ghz wifi?

Holy shit, Google is going all out.