Opinions needed!! Coming from a motorola milestone should I upgrade?

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Hi All,
I currently have a Motorola Milestone (international version of the droid) and I was wondering if I should update to the Galaxy Nexus. Acknowledging the fact that I can only classify my phone as "usable" if I have a rom which runs Froyo and is overclocked from 550mhz to 1GHz (The Froyo Mod by 89luca89). As a result of these tweaks and the overclock, my phone only lasts about 6-7 hours with a considerable amount of usage which is far to little for my expectations. I live in Canada and if I were to get a new phone it would at least be on a 2 year contract on Bell. Looking at the specs of the Galaxy Nexus it doesn't compare too much above the competition, and in terms of raw specs I believe that some competitors could easily surpass the performance of the Galaxy Nexus which essentially means that eventually, it won't be as great and would compare to other products (e.g. iPhone 2G against iPhone 4).

Okay, so at this point it seems as though I have made my decision to wait for longer but....

Although the Galaxy Nexus compared to a lot of the other competition seems to have underwhelming specs, it is still the first ice cream sandwich phone which Google and Samsung collaborated upon which means that the software would be tailored specifically for the hardware and vice versa. Also, I believe that the developer base would probably be extremely huge because of the number of consumers purchasing this product and the huge interest for developers with the newest version of Android. ( I mean look at the Nexus One!) Now another probem that I see with the Galaxy Nexus is that the GPU is 4 years outdated so it might not be the best phone to get but then again how many games do you really play on your phone? (I think the GPU is identical to the GPU in the Nexus S but apparently the processor is more-so tailored for multitasking and better performance, but not gaming)


As you can clearly see I'm at cross-roads and I seriously need some opinions.

My question to you guys is:
Should I get the Galaxy Nexus (on Bell's network) when it comes out in Canada or should I wait for a successor or a faster alternative such as the Samsung Galaxy S3.
Thanks, and your opinions are greatly appreciated

every person will give you a different answer/ reasoning behind that answer, in the end it would be do you want to spend the money. Im a Nexus fiend so I will say yes get it

If you wait for a while the droid RAZR is coming out and the specs are pretty awesome

Originally Posted by Shadow_Android

If you wait for a while the droid RAZR is coming out and the specs are pretty awesome

specs are only part of a phone, motorola likes locking down their phones pretty tight, and god knows how they will provide updates

Originally Posted by slowz3r

every person will give you a different answer/ reasoning behind that answer, in the end it would be do you want to spend the money. Im a Nexus fiend so I will say yes get it

I don't mind spending the money at all but I'm just afraid that it will get outdated too quickly because of the specs

Originally Posted by Shadow_Android

If you wait for a while the droid RAZR is coming out and the specs are pretty awesome

The specs are pretty similar to the Galaxy Nexus, and I'd assume that the Galaxy Nexus would have much more developers which is good for me because I love mods, themes, roms, etc. Also I honestly don't want to wait that long to get ice cream sandwich and also motorola might ruin the entire experience if they add blur.

Thanks for your opinions guys, I think it is fairly evident that I am heading towards the Nexus Prime I probably have to wait for a very long time though since I don't think a GSM version with LTE will be available on Bell's network that fast

Originally Posted by Shadow_Android

If you wait for a while the droid RAZR is coming out and the specs are pretty awesome

As a fellow MS owner looking to upgrade, MOTO can take the RAZR and shove it. Never again will I buy a MOTO phone after dealing with the whole droid = unlocked, ms = locked. And MOTO has said they will lock down the RAZR, so forget that.

I'm getting a nexus prime or a xiaomi M-1

Originally Posted by SophT

As a fellow MS owner looking to upgrade, MOTO can take the RAZR and shove it. Never again will I buy a MOTO phone after dealing with the whole droid = unlocked, ms = locked. And MOTO has said they will lock down the RAZR, so forget that.

I'm getting a nexus prime or a xiaomi M-1

This.

I am also a Milestone owner. I will NEVER buy another motorola product again. Locked Bootloader, sold as a "flash ready" phone with 2.1!?! Finally updates to 2.2 8 months later and the build is soo bad the phone practically can't be used (DSI Errors).


Really my question now is, Nexus or GS2? I was really hoping for the exynos in the nexus.

Originally Posted by SophT

As a fellow MS owner looking to upgrade, MOTO can take the RAZR and shove it. Never again will I buy a MOTO phone after dealing with the whole droid = unlocked, ms = locked. And MOTO has said they will lock down the RAZR, so forget that.

I'm getting a nexus prime or a xiaomi M-1

Yeah now I'm like 95% sure I'm going for the HTC Rezound or the Galaxy Nexus

Originally Posted by drae52

This.

I am also a Milestone owner. I will NEVER buy another motorola product again. Locked Bootloader, sold as a "flash ready" phone with 2.1!?! Finally updates to 2.2 8 months later and the build is soo bad the phone practically can't be used (DSI Errors).


Really my question now is, Nexus or GS2? I was really hoping for the exynos in the nexus.

I wouldn't get the GS2 though I would rather go for something like the Rezound just because it seems like old news now :P But I'm now debating whether fire power is more important or a higher developer base (in terms of both apps and roms) and newer OS

search for my post on the sub par hardware thread in the GN general forums. u will be convinced.

If you want a phone that doesn't get outdated fast, the Galaxy Nexus is the choice because you are guaranteed to get the latest update directly from Google in a timely manner.

The NS will surely lasts you 1.5 to 2 years and it will be one of the first phones to get the next version of Android next year.

The Nexus S is still one of the best phones out there with the latest software while other older high spec phones are crying to their manufacture for updates.