Switching to the Nexus 6

[JustusIV]

My life long goal has been to get back onto a nexus devices, since i left the Galaxy nexus. Just wondering who else is switching.
I am really excited we got bump for the G3 but unfortunately i will be gone before i can even use it. I did just read the XDA article Android L is for Lockdown and that scares the hell out of me with the future of these devices with locked bootloaders.
I will be stalking until the N6 release, but wish the best rom-wise for you guys.

Anyone else excited/switching for the N6

My one hope is the camera is half as good as the G3

 

[pbedard]

Have fun with no SD card lol

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My life long goal has been to get back onto a nexus devices, since i left the Galaxy nexus. Just wondering who else is switching.
I am really excited we got bump for the G3 but unfortunately i will be gone before i can even use it. I did just read the XDA article Android L is for Lockdown and that scares the hell out of me with the future of these devices with locked bootloaders.
I will be stalking until the N6 release, but wish the best rom-wise for you guys.

Anyone else excited/switching for the N6

My one hope is the camera is half as good as the G3

Nope never lol no SD card no buy lol

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[gorillaz1]

I would probably switch if it wasn't $650.

I do love that my Nexus 7 2012 gets updates so quickly even 3 years later.

 

[Mahapederdon]

Maybe stop back here and let us know how it is.

 

[JustusIV]

Maybe stop back here and let us know how it is.

Will do.... We are all in this together!

 

[meyerweb]

Too big, no SD, no removable battery, no notification LED. It's a no for me.

Yes, I know about the cloud, but I also like to store things locally. I don't always have connectivity.
Yes, it's got a big battery, but over time batteries lose capacity.
Yes, I know it has Motorola's Active Notifications, but I had a similar app on my last Samsung, and while it's cool, and useful, it's an adjunct to the LED, not a replacement.

I'm sure its a very good phone for people who don't care much about these things.

 

[nexus6R3plicant]

Have fun with no SD card lol

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Nope never lol no SD card no buy lol

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Don't need sd card when you can get a usb otg drive or adapter and its just fine

 

[2fastkuztoms]

I would test the n6 before leaving the G3, i sold my n5, so if i like that much the n6 the g3 would be my spare phone.

 

[MBCO]

Minus the 805 and GPU they are similar in specs.

Plus once the G3 gets AOSP 5.0 it will be hard to compare to the N6 IMO.

I got the G3 due to it's hardware and will be holding onto it for 2 years. I just now felt the need to upgrade from my S3. The S3 with AOSP is a great device.

 

[JustusIV]

Minus the 805 and GPU they are similar in specs.

Plus once the G3 gets AOSP 5.0 it will be hard to compare to the N6 IMO.

I got the G3 due to it's hardware and will be holding onto it for 2 years. I just now felt the need to upgrade from my S3. The S3 with AOSP is a great device.

I feel like the N6 will be more stable on the AOSP side of things. I just cant have my phone crashing etc
I ran the G2 with AOSP for the first month or so and it was known stop crashing issues. I am sure they have resolved now, but it was super sucky while it was going on, and ultimately made me get a new phone.

 

[stas333]

im thinking about swithing, but not having the sd card is huge dissapointment for me. ill have to wait for it to come out and test it out before switching. The plus for g3 is that soon there will be a bunch of roms and maybe a kernel or 2. if this happens, ill stick with the g3 and optimize it like hell.

 

[JustusIV]

im thinking about swithing, but not having the sd card is huge dissapointment for me. ill have to wait for it to come out and test it out before switching. The plus for g3 is that soon there will be a bunch of roms and maybe a kernel or 2. if this happens, ill stick with the g3 and optimize it like hell.

I always say the same thing then never put anything on it ever. Removable battery had me a bit worried but I will deal for a nexus.

 

[alexguitar]

I'm tempted but I really seem to be liking some of LG's add-ons... I like being able to use things like the Google launcher and keyboard while still having neat little tricks like Qslide and split screen... We'll see once it comes out. Plus I have like 3 batteries with the charger and a 64gb SD card that would be useless on the N6...

 

[JustusIV]

I'm tempted but I really seem to be liking some of LG's add-ons... I like being able to use things like the Google launcher and keyboard while still having neat little tricks like Qslide and split screen... We'll see once it comes out. Plus I have like 3 batteries with the charger and a 64gb SD card that would be useless on the N6...

Split screen is solved with roms.

 

[Henri Blanche]

Not really happening for me... I like the replaceable battery and my entire music collection resides on a 128GB miniSD card. I could always eBay the card but the collection simply wouldn't fit on the Nexus 6. The Cloud really isn't an option here. And I've already played with a prototype (I work at one of the Big 4) and it really is a little too big for me. I guess I need bigger pockets. That all said, I'm sure it will rock and I wish everyone who switches the best of luck.

 

[JustusIV]

Not really happening for me... I like the replaceable battery and my entire music collection resides on a 128GB miniSD card. I could always eBay the card but the collection simply wouldn't fit on the Nexus 6. The Cloud really isn't an option here. And I've already played with a prototype (I work at one of the Big 4) and it really is a little too big for me. I guess I need bigger pockets. That all said, I'm sure it will rock and I wish everyone who switches the best of luck.

I wish the big 4 would announce dates.

 

[alexguitar]

Split screen is solved with roms.

Yeah but the only custom ROM I really trust is CM which doesn't have that. Is it omni rom that has split screen?

 

[JustusIV]

Yeah but the only custom ROM I really trust is CM which doesn't have that. Is it omni rom that has split screen?

They are all built off of CM. What do you not trust?

 

[alexguitar]

They are all built off of CM. What do you not trust?

I've tired quite a few different AOSP roms with quite a few different devices over the years and I've always had the best overall experience with CyanogenMod in terms of stability and features. That's why I trust them.

 

[gaspricessuckk]

I loved my nexus I had last year after I smashed my s4. Rooted them both and got 4.4.2 on it since it was stuck on 4.1.2. I hope after a few weeks to switch to the n6 after people don't like it. Offer my g3 for trade plus cash. I've been watching this phone for a year. Even though the higher end android phones are coming out next year.