what's new in 4.0.4?? another thing that i don't like is the call voice quality. holy crap! i'm thinking it's Verizon but I read somewhere it's the phone. you guys have this problem? is there a fix?
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granted I got it for $25 but the extended battery has been great. I'm on LTE all day, moderate call and gaming, and I get 16-18 hours. Highly recommended
how much thicker?
basically instead of the back scooping at the bottom, it's a straight line from the top of the phone to the bottom. It's not much thicker at all.
Khalifa Jayy
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It completely alters the way this phone feels. I will never go back to the ext. battery.
Like The spot said. Basically, if you sit them on a table next to each other there is no difference.
Really?
With that standard battery, the phone was extremely light and I was afraid I'd drop it. When I attached the extended battery, I checked the profile out and couldn't tell any difference. I've never put the original battery back in, but I assume the profile must have been flat/curved inward toward the phone. With the extended battery, the curve of the back is natural and seamless. I expected there to be a noticeable bump like my Droid 2, but it looks and feels like how I anticipated the Nexus to look/weigh, so I'm actually happy with the physical difference.
Unknown Soldier
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I feel exactly the opposite. The extended battery adds much-needed heft and makes it feel more solid. With the stock battery it felt too ethereally thin and light. I was used to the tank-like heft and mass of my old Droid X though.
Bboy AJ
My dog was murdered by a 3.5mm audio port and I will not rest until the standard is dead
I too prefer the added heft. My OG droid was a brick. loved it.
ghostofsparta
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Anybody here have a gnex on Tmobile?
I've read that the gsm version isn't getting updates because it has some Samsung software or something like that? Is this true?
I've read that the gsm version isn't getting updates because it has some Samsung software or something like that? Is this true?
It's not getting updates because Google isn't releasing any updates. If you buy it retail unlocked, your carrier doesn't intervene on anything other than market app availability.
Digitronic TPU case on Amazon! $9. I don't always use it, but it's nice.
will have to check at the end of a day.
Right now screen on time is 1h 57m and the battery is at 74% at 4h 25m
and andrex, what are you using that drops your battery that much? I use google music and in my 45 minute commute it doesnt drop half of what yours does
ThatObviousUser
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Dunno but I have Twitter, Facebook, Google+, Google Reader and a bunch of other things probably syncing over 4G.
I check this thread pretty often, and I have to say that I'm pretty baffled at the complaints. My battery last all day on 4g EASILY with enough battery for me to play a game (lately gem miner 2) for like an hour or so before bed while listening to a podcast. It finally gets down to 5% or so around midnight. The only thing I have installed different from stock in launcher pro. I don't use facebook at all, but I do have twitter running, and I check it often throughout the day. I also text pretty often during the day at work, and I listen to a podcast for about a half hour a day not counting just before bed.
ThatObviousUser
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Yeah, seems like my battery will last around five hours, maybe six.
??? how the hell is that possible? What I described is around a 17 hour day by the way.
i have all the same things.
ThatObviousUser
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How do I check what apps have been using the network and how long the screen's been on?
Data Usage will tell you about the data--including background, and 'Battery' will you give the rundown there--including the time the phone's been on the battery and an app breakdown.
shinshoryuken
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did Google abandon the GSM version or something?
what ever happened to 4.0.5?
what ever happened to 4.0.5?
zero margin
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whoever was mentioning shitty call quality, mine can be pretty bad at times. As for cases I have the otterbox and I like it.
no one has it yet
ThatObviousUser
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You want to talk about "abandoned?" Us Verizoners are still stuck on 4.0.2.
Yea, I don't get how this 'nexus' is so slow with updates? Seems like all versions are struggling.
I'm rooted on 4.0.4 but would much rather have an official release.
Randy Lanzarote
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I'm pretty sure all Galaxy Nexus handsets are still officially on 4.0.2.
beat
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I used the screen a bit under 2 hours today and it got down to 13%. Today was unusual only in that I installed Draw Something today.
Bboy AJ
My dog was murdered by a 3.5mm audio port and I will not rest until the standard is dead
Wtf how is this even possible? Post battery screen shots please.
I wasn't doing much with the screen on. Music that's about it. I get a full day (14 -16 hours) out of my phone with normal use which is heavy 35 minutes morning and night on train to/from work and then some random checking throughout the day. On an extended battery
I think it's pretty much set that screen time for this phone is in the three-four hour range, regardless of everything else. I went a day with just 2g on tmo and still I only got 3.5 hours out of it.
My phone makes it from 9 to midgnight, or 9 to 9, depending on whether I use it more. Screen time always clocks in at 3-4 hours.
dat 720p.
My phone makes it from 9 to midgnight, or 9 to 9, depending on whether I use it more. Screen time always clocks in at 3-4 hours.
dat 720p.
ThatObviousUser
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More like dat 4.65 inches (lol.) That's what's doing most of the draining, although the 720p doesn't help either considering the CPU/GPU have to work a bit harder to push those extra pixels.
hmm I get 5-6hr of on screen time 7-8 if I push it beyond the beyond
lowest brightness to auto brightness, all radios off, except wifi or 3G only Screen filter app
optional Data off when screen off
HotplugX Governor turns on CPU core off to save battery life when screen off or low cpu usage
undervolt and underclock to 180mhz min and 700 mhz max
switch on Force GPU rendering undervolt and OC GPU
AKOP build 28, Lean kernel 2.7.1 EXP 2 180mhz
Black exdous theme
all black wallpaper
extended verizon battery of course 24.99$
srsly google should hire these rom/kernel developers or @ least adopt some of there stuff I noticed no perfomance lost with these tweaks
basically I just went MAD with the sole goal of extending battery life GO ALL OUT OR GO HOME
BOOM 24 -48 hr battery life FUCK YEAH
The Nexus is a trainwreck for me for two reasons:
The battery life sucks ass - had the Verizon version for a few days.
The thing is awkward to use in one hand because of the size - constantly
felt like I was going to drop it.
Couldnt be happier with the Razr Maxx I got after returning the Nexus.
The battery life sucks ass - had the Verizon version for a few days.
The thing is awkward to use in one hand because of the size - constantly
felt like I was going to drop it.
Couldnt be happier with the Razr Maxx I got after returning the Nexus.
I don't know, turning off data while the screen is off? Might as well not even have a smartphone. That's the second biggest battery hog, and that I won't concede on using.
I've also never messed with cpu overclocking etc, other than whatever came standard with CM9, which has always made a different I will agree on.
well... I still get phone calls but it just auto turns off data if I don't use it after 10 minutes or a set amount of time or so and auto turns back on once the screen is on
idk tbh battery tech in smartphones has got a long ways to go
I fear quad core phones and 1080p screens in the future...
pretty much FML in terms of battery life.
ThatObviousUser
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I'll echo those complaints but for me they pale in comparison to the hardware (screen in particular) and stock ICS. Wouldn't trade them for the world.
GN isn't the perfect phone (needs a far better battery and camera, for starters) but it is the best option yet, going off spec sheets of course.
ThatObviousUser
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Lol, download some apps from Google Play while charging over USB... Battery goes down 2%.
Definitely agree about the battery tech. I don't mind too much cause I'm almost always near a power source.
Eh I dont really care about ICS that much and even if I did its coming to the Razr Maxx anyway.
As far as the screen the Nexus is definitely nicer but the Maxx is pretty good as well.
I dont really use for my phone for videos anyway - just the occaisional youtube.
The one thing I really like about the Maxx is how fast it gets a gps lock with the satellites.
I have had:
Motorola Droid
Motorola Droid2Global
Galaxy Tab 7 Original
Galaxy Tab 10.1 Currently using this
and the gps lock time was at least 30 - 60 secs on each one - sometines much longer.
The Maxx rarely takes longer than 5 secs to get a lock - love it!
In fairness to the Nexus I didnt keep it long enough to mess with the gps much.
I have had:
Motorola Droid
Motorola Droid2Global
Galaxy Tab 7 Original
Galaxy Tab 10.1 Currently using this
and the gps lock time was at least 30 - 60 secs on each one - sometines much longer.
The Maxx rarely takes longer than 5 secs to get a lock - love it!
In fairness to the Nexus I didnt keep it long enough to mess with the gps much.
The GN is usually fast but lately it has seemed slow for me. It's weird as I've never experienced this; I've only had HTC before and they always locked more or less instantly. Seems strange that there can be such a difference.
ThatObviousUser
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Yeah even I've noticed the GPS is slow sometimes.
ThatObviousUser
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It is (and I use NextBus too), it's just sometimes the icon appears in the Notifications bar, and sometimes it takes about 10 seconds or more to get a signal. It doesn't seem like it's constantly maintaining a signal, which may be a battery life thing.
I've noticed this too. Most of the time, the GPS is just stupid fast and this is with 3G. I rarely use 4G
Exactly the same experience for me. Was razor quick when I first had the Tuna but now its fairly slow and cannot keep up.
Didn't the Galaxy S have major GPS issues?
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