I'm sure google could integrate these items if the XDA community is able too.
Nope. XDA isn't held to the standard Google is. While a custom ROM or mod might pass even with a broken feature or bug but Google can't handle the bad PR.
I'm sure google could integrate these items if the XDA community is able too.
Nope. XDA isn't held to the standard Google is. While a custom ROM or mod might pass even with a broken feature or bug but Google can't handle the bad PR.
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With that said, the new Nexus has to be legitimately different in looks and style than any other phone made by the selected manufacturer. The Nexus 4 is a copy of the Optimus (or close enough), while the GNex was different than the other Samsungs (eg. no home button).
I will only buy a newer device if it has a distinctive advantage over the GNEX. Slightly faster speed (as in waiting on my GNEX a second longer to do something) wouldn't be enough for me to change.
The new Nexus would have to have a Wow feature that would be pretty much unusable in the GNEX to have me switch.
With that said, the new Nexus has to be legitimately different in looks and style than any other phone made by the selected manufacturer. The Nexus 4 is a copy of the Optimus (or close enough), while the GNex was different than the other Samsungs (eg. no home button).
Finally, to the point made about Google growing some "balls" and forcing all device makers to only make Vanilla phones would be suicide for device makers. There wouldn't be anything to differentiate one brand from the other as they will all look and operate the exact same when the screen turns on.
While this isn't a big deal for the XDA community as you can customize it to your liking, a non-XDA user who walks into a store will see 15 "Nexus's" with no real reason to choose one over the other. Really there's no need to have that many phones that have different shapes and sizes if they all operate the same.
Part of the appeal to non-XDA users is going to a carrier store and seeing TouchWiz, or Sense, or what have you, and buying one as per your personal preference. Non "Power" users don't know Sense and TouchWiz stink (IMO), just like the way it looks.
To that end, I truly hope Google doesn't do the Regional Phone Nexus's again like they have ours. A Nexus should be a Nexus. All updated by Google. Everyone on Yakju or whatever they will call it... Not Yakjuux or Yakjuus or whatever. Everyone should have the same Nexus experience, at the exact same time.
I may have mispoke on this, I only restated what I've read, not actually looking at both devices.But... speaking about the shape LG Optimus G and Nexus 4 look almost totally different. All Nexus devices have this typical rounded -(egg-like) shape while Optimus G is perfectly rectangular (more like galaxy S2 than any nexus). The glassy back is the only thing that makes both devices resemble one another. Specs are quite similar indeed, but I cannot understand how it can be considered as a disadvantage. Optimus G is hardwarewise probably the most powerful device on the smartphone market now. (Quad-core S4 kicks quad Exynoss 4xxxx fair and square.)
Moto X will not be a nexus programme, no direct aosp support and stock fastboot images, but a very close vanilla rom so quick upgrade path from Moto(<fingers crossed>)
Gotta be a Moto for me to want it. After the radio issues with Sammy and the let down on the camera and sound...gotta be a Moto!
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A phone with an unlockable bootloader right out of the box... that would be a first for Motorola.
I won't be buying a Nexus if Motorola makes it, i'm still angry at them that they went back on their word of making the european version of the Droid Razr unlockable.
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But... speaking about the shape LG Optimus G and Nexus 4 look almost totally different. All Nexus devices have this typical rounded -(egg-like) shape while Optimus G is perfectly rectangular (more like galaxy S2 than any nexus). The glassy back is the only thing that makes both devices resemble one another. Specs are quite similar indeed, but I cannot understand how it can be considered as a disadvantage. Optimus G is hardwarewise probably the most powerful device on the smartphone market now. (Quad-core S4 kicks quad Exynoss 4xxxx fair and square.)
if its by lg and samsung not me , i want some good quality body like by moto and sony :good:, had enough of plastic since nexus s, miss my moto milestone so much