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Samsung teases with Nexus S Successor [video] [seconds 0.21 - 0.24]

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Kind of a side-note: I found this comercial very difficult to follow. Not sure if this is only on the web, or if it's on TV as well, but a casual observer (i.e. comercial is on the background, not really paying attention) will find it very difficult to follow the comercial's message. Two different pictures for each set, two different statements popping up and rotating. A lot going on in this comercial.

And this brings up a frustration that keeps growing inside of me. I bought the Nexus One the day it was released. I now have the Nexus S. I'm a Google fanboy most definitely. But after two years of evangelizing Android, Apple just keeps wiping the floor with Android. Take the new notification center, for example. It is a virtual copy of Androids, except it's gorgeous. Absolutely beautiful. In my opinion, Siri offers a better value prop now than Goog's voice recognition. All we have to brag about now is the turn by turn navigation? (Which is awesome, by the way). Even Apple's commercials are better! I was never jealous of iPhone owners, but that is definitely changing. Here's to hoping the Ice Cream Sandwich packs quite a punch.

iphone 4s was only announced yesterday. It is normal that the latest phone has the "best" features. The next Android will probably wipe the floor with the iPhone again.

I kinda liked it...cute, non-pretentious, but still promises something epic. The message is "Some things go great together.. something big is coming"

I don't mean to feed the rumor mill... but a lot of people see a second device in that footage. Perhaps a curved-screen tablet that the Nexus docks into.

But yeah if you just want a device that will make you feel like your peers envy/admire you.. then maybe get whatever Apple makes.

Or you could just disconnect a couple of wires of your ego from the collective opinion of your friends or acquaintances.

If he wanted a device that would make him feel special, wouldn't he just get an Android phone? The puerile discussion going on on Hacker News about the iPhone 4S seems to indicate that if you like iPhones, you're a blind idiot sheep and if you like Anddroid phones, you're a super cool elite master of technology.

ok breathe..i don't know what discussions are suggesting this nor do i have the time or willpower to judge strangers' personlities and IQ levels based on what piece of hardware they prefer. im just saying that he might get a more positive response to an iPhone which generally has more hype/marketing around it which gives it the social advantge of more people knowing about it and being intrigued by it.

I don't think there's more marketing around the iPhone than Android - I see more ads for Android devices these days - but it may be substantially more successful marketing.

Those three round contacts on the side have me intrigued. Some form of dock connector?

I have a Nexus One and I still love it; I was hoping perhaps HTC would build the next Nexus. I just couldn't go for the Nexus S due to it lacking an SD slot and a notification light. Looks like the SD slot is back but probably still no notification light (damn you Samsung, my multi-colour trackball is brilliant for alerts) I am getting excited though, I would like to upgrade to a new Nexus unit but honestly the Nexus One still doesn't feel old.

Your Nexus One should have very similar connections on the bottom and in that case they're a dock connector:

http://www.geardiary.com/2010/01/30/nexus-one-desktop-dock-m...

Perfect timing after Apple's keynote ;) I am a Nexus S user and I most admit that it is the most useful thing that I had in my pockets in all my life. I like everything of and in it, apart the battery life. Even when pulling it from the pocket I know by the grip where is bottom and where is top. I never thought I would use a phone for web - I think I surf more on the phone than on the PC since I have this thing. The curved display is great - I accidentally dropped my phone several times and it has not a trace. In comparison I know 5 people around me that had to replace their broken iPhone displays.

Slightly off-topic: If I buy a new Android phone, do I have to buy all the app again or are they migrated?

The apps are attached to your Google account, not the phone, so no you don't have to buy them again.

Thanks for the confirmation!

I will wait for the new Nexus to arrive in Europe, will read the tests and then check if I can get it subsidised if I switch to another provider ;)

The thing is, the new Nexus has to be really much better than Nexus S - I am so happy with it, that I kind of got attached to this thing.

If you're having problems with battery life, look at your apps.

I use my Nexus S ALL THE TIME, and in fact, am posting this message on it. I still get better than 12 aggressive hours of use out of it per day.

Before a couple of months ago though, I was lamenting its battery life too. I would be looking for a charger after about 6 hours -- then Words with Friends came out for Facebook, so I uninstalled it from my phone and started playing it there, and voila, my battery life shot _way_ up.

No, you won't have to repurchase the apps. On the new device tied to your old account, you'll see the apps you have already purchased available for download under "My Apps" in the Market.

Regardless of anything it MUST have better battery life than current phones.

And secondly why is everyone ditching buttons and especially the trackball which I LOVE and use a lot?

I have a Nexus One and I don't think I've ever used the trackball.

I use mine occasionally while browsing, to select links that my fingers are too fat to resolve correctly.

Really? I use it for editing quite a lot, emails, text messages or often Evernote.

I am excited about nexus prime or I may even consider samsung galaxy note. With ice cream on horizon, the diversity of choices amaze .

That curve is telling. I wonder if this is going to be the first phone with a bendable display. Samsung has been showing off this tech for a while:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kJEHp15Hoo0

http://ces.cnet.com/8301-32254_1-20027707-283.html

I heard it's going to be big, with 4.6" screen.

I'm an Android guy but I'm not sure I'd want to carry a device that big. I'd have to try it out first.

Precisely my concern. I feel that 4" is the goldilock size for high-end smartphones. I held the Samsung Galaxy S II the other day and I got the slightest hint of feeling that it was too big.

I don't know this for a fact so don't get upset with me for providing unconfirmed rumors... but apparently the phone will not have physical buttons on the front (one of the Ice Cream Sandwich abilities) so the entire front will be a screen. This would allow the device to be about the same physical size as the current Nexus S while having a screen as large as 4.6 inches.

I love this in theory but in practice I find I have a lot more problems with accidental taps on my Nexus S than I do on the iPhone 4... often just from the base of my thumb wrapping around around and touching the screen edge at the lower corner when I'm using the phone one-handed.

It can be as gorgeous as anything, but if it has as terrible of signal as my nexus s (sprint), then it is just an expensive ipod. Hopefully if this released on a CDMA network, Samsung will have gotten their act together and put out a decent radio.

"Something BIG", and a combination. Netbook / phone combination?

It could be a reference to the screen size.

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