The advantage of Nexus S - think about it before you complain

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I understand that after spending so much money on a phone (many of us probably got it at the unlocked, no contract price - I did) it is easy to complain about problems a phone may have. However, no phone is ever perfect; Nexus S is not an exception to the rule: It has its fair share of issues.

I just wanted to create this thread to remind people the real advantage of the Nexus S and probably one of the biggest reasons why people are getting it. Nexus S may have its problems - like any other phone - but before you decide to moan about how terrible of a phone this is, how you are disappointed, how Google/Samsung cut corners in hardware, etc. keep in mind why you (probably) got it in the first place: Vanilla Android and fast updates. With new versions of Android bring new goodies, getting fast updates often beats out hardware. The original Nexus is testament to this; almost a year old and it still runs with the latest and greatest.

Who's with me?

Originally Posted by darkagent

i understand that after spending so much money on a phone (many of us probably got it at the unlocked, no contract price - i did) it is easy to complain about problems a phone may have. However, no phone is ever perfect; nexus s is not an exception to the rule: It has its fair share of issues.

I just wanted to create this thread to remind people the real advantage of the nexus s and probably one of the biggest reasons why people are getting it. Nexus s may have its problems - like any other phone - but before you decide to moan about how terrible of a phone this is, how you are disappointed, how google/samsung cut corners in hardware, etc. Keep in mind why you (probably) got it in the first place: Vanilla android and fast updates. With new versions of android bring new goodies, getting fast updates often beats out hardware. The original nexus is testament to this; almost a year old and it still runs with the latest and greatest.

Who's with me?

arg!!!! Ay! Matte ay!!!!

Too bad the nexus one is getting outdated fast, mainly because it has dual touch and not multi. Google maps 5.0 is a good example of the limitations. I hope this won't happen to the nexus/galaxy s after 1 year.

It will, but then i have a new phone to play with.

Originally Posted by androidsjonnie

Too bad the nexus one is getting outdated fast, mainly because it has dual touch and not multi. Google maps 5.0 is a good example of the limitations. I hope this won't happen to the nexus/galaxy s after 1 year.

The key is getting outdated one year later. Any smartphone that can still run with the newer models a year later is doing something right.

Of course, it is worth mentioning the Nexus One was released when 1 Ghz processors were just getting started. Nexus S was released with a 1 Ghz right at the eve of dual-cores...

I am SO with you!! The Nexus one is a year old and I STILL use it as my main phone. With Googles backing the phone will always have updates first which means we will have all the cool things to show off and use as others wait for their carriers/manufactures to push an update which can take at LEAST 8 months or longer (cough cough Galaxy S) It's hardware isn't anything to be super duper about but still.. what other phone is going to hit these quadrant scores and be this snappy right out of the box all while having Googles full support? The only thing keeping me away from me using this as my primary line is the lack of any sort of tri-color trackpad\led... My N1 has spoiled me lol

Originally Posted by DarkAgent

The key is getting outdated one year later. Any smartphone that can still run with the newer models a year later is doing something right.

Of course, it is worth mentioning the Nexus One was released when 1 Ghz processors were just getting started. Nexus S was released with a 1 Ghz right at the eve of dual-cores...

Lol what, the Tegra2? It'll be a while before snapdragon dual core and the Orion come out. Tegra2 has a worse GPU than the Hummingbird.

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