Nexus One vs Samsung Galaxy S

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#72635 30-Nov-2010 09:26

I'm in the fortunate position at the moment of having both those phones in my possession at the same time.

The Nexus One is a rare one....supporting the Telecom XT 3G frequencies of 850MHz and 2100MHz. It's stock and un-rooted, running the latest Froyo Android v2.2.1 "FRG83D". It updated, over the air, in my hand about 20 minutes after I turned it on. It will probably be the first phone to get Gingerbread (Android v2.3).

The Galaxy S is running Froyo JP6, rooted with z4root and using the (essential) One Click lag Fix (OCLF).

I'm going to sell one of them.....and I thought it was going to be the Nexus One.....but I've been using it the past 24 hours and it runs sooooo quickly and smoothly. In many ways that matter to me the Nexus one is the better phone.

The Samsung is very close once it has been "fixed". But I think that's exactly what's bothering me about it. Out of the box the Galaxy S is second best to a Nexus One running stock Android. Yes, the Galaxy S has more internal storage and a much more richly-featured camera. Both of these things matter to me a lot. It has a bigger, awesome screen. It's lighter, yet powerful. Froyo has been slow to come to the Galaxy S. Nexus One got it in May. Kiwi Galaxy S owners via Vodafone are still waiting. How long will we wait for Gingerbread? I hate Kies. HTC / Nexus One's OTA process is *much* better.

But the bottom line is the Galaxy S just doesn't run as smoothly as a Nexus One. I can feel it. This matters to me.

More later.

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#411028 30-Nov-2010 09:32

I compared my Samsung Galaxy running 2.2 to a Nexus One running 2.2 and found my Samsung outperformed the Nexus with quite a few tasks.

Also, the Samsung Galaxy's Hummingbird Chip has 3x the graphics power than the Snapdragon, so to me it's a better suited phone for Gingerbread when it comes out.

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#411032 30-Nov-2010 09:39

michaelmurfy: I compared my Samsung Galaxy running 2.2 to a Nexus One running 2.2 and found my Samsung outperformed the Nexus with quite a few tasks.

Also, the Samsung Galaxy's Hummingbird Chip has 3x the graphics power than the Snapdragon, so to me it's a better suited phone for Gingerbread when it comes out.

Yep! :-)

It is utterly subjective and entirely dependent on what you do. I may feel different tomorrow or this afternoon.

I'm torn both ways - they are both awesome phones. Haven't made my mind up....but the Nexus One feels so good....

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#411033 30-Nov-2010 09:42

Linuxluver:

It is utterly subjective and entirely dependent on what you do. I may feel different tomorrow or this afternoon.

I'm torn both ways - they are both awesome phones. Haven't made my mind up....but the Nexus One feels so good....

The Samsung is a much better phone, just go with that :) - I had been waiting it out with my Magic until the right phone came out, and I feel this is the Galaxy S.

But let's see what I am saying when I get my HTC Desire HD, they can have a little fight.

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#411038 30-Nov-2010 09:56

michaelmurfy: But let's see what I am saying when I get my HTC Desire HD, they can have a little fight.

Desire HD .......yum......

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#411110 30-Nov-2010 12:02

The nexus one was the best phone for a long time - however, ginger bread is likely going to be the last / 2nd to last iteration for nexus you can get before new hardware requirements for better performance come in that will be hard for the nexus to match even hacked.

Next version of nexus is a samsung galaxy s thing, with 2core chip. It'll be wicked fast. You're better off keeping the samsung since there will be better hardware on it going forward that can hope to match the newer android os.

I don't know why, but samsung seems to work nice for me all the time with it's software keyboard. But with nexus one , sometimes after typing a few times, it will start to get wonky with the entries : ie : clicking in one place, but another completely random button being pressed ( not anywhere close ) - this is not an isolated issue . It's a known defect that you have to turn off automatic rotation of the screen to get a bit of handle on the issue at all.

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#411156 30-Nov-2010 13:04

Doesn't matter if Google drop support for the Nexus. As long as the hardware is able to run newer android OSes it will be available thanks to the huge community following. But same can be said of the Galaxy S as it also has a big community of developers behind it now. Galaxy is definitely more powerful in graphics and since it has a SAMOLED display, it looks much better too, the screen.

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#411177 30-Nov-2010 13:38

nappa32: The nexus one was the best phone for a long time - however, ginger bread is likely going to be the last / 2nd to last iteration for nexus you can get before new hardware requirements for better performance come in that will be hard for the nexus to match even hacked.

Next version of nexus is a samsung galaxy s thing, with 2core chip. It'll be wicked fast. You're better off keeping the samsung since there will be better hardware on it going forward that can hope to match the newer android os.

I don't know why, but samsung seems to work nice for me all the time with it's software keyboard. But with nexus one , sometimes after typing a few times, it will start to get wonky with the entries : ie : clicking in one place, but another completely random button being pressed ( not anywhere close ) - this is not an isolated issue . It's a known defect that you have to turn off automatic rotation of the screen to get a bit of handle on the issue at all.

Yep! The next development phone looks like being a Samsung. I'll be buying that one when it appears. :-)
As for the Nexus One keyboard, I can reproduce that behaviour more or less at will by lying on the bed and tipping the phone forward from vertical and using the keyboard. It doesn't like being used by people lying down.

Provided I don't use it in that attitude, I have very few issues with the N1 keyboard.

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#411180 30-Nov-2010 13:42

Yeah, I've had that "lying down" keyboard issue with my N1 too. I was trying to do a Sudoku puzzle in bed the other day (to try to induce sleep!) and I pressed one of the cells and it decided that I'd hit the "reset" button and wiped out the whole board. Yay.

That reminds me; I should suggest to the developer that they add a confirmation message to that button!

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#411307 30-Nov-2010 18:12

I'd hold with the Galaxy S. I have a strong suspicion that as soon as the Samsung Nexus S is released, it'll be a matter of weeks (maybe less) to get the software ported and stable on the Galaxy S. Once the main port is done, further updates will be fast. Finally, we'll be free of Samsung's software process.

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#411310 30-Nov-2010 18:16

For me the sound quality of the Galaxy S is the thing, on top of its other pros, that still puts it at the head of the Android pack... Hopefully the next-gen of Android phones also have good DSPs, thats certainly one area the Desire HD disappoints in.

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