Samsung Galaxy Nexus is being sold officially in India for Rs. 25900

[Sushubh]

does it change anything? the phone was being found on sale at a samsung store.samsung changes their own position. i bet the 'official' launch would take place in a matter of weeks. this after they promised the launch of this phone for months (i waited for the launch as they had promised it would be launched in india). and eventually tweeted that they have no plans to bring it to india. hate this company.

 

[LordSpymaster]

Why would you wanna buy this? Spend 5k more, get an Xperia.Spend 10k more, get a S3/HOX.So they might not have JB, but that's just software. Their hardware is light years ahead of the Nexus.

 

[Sushubh]

xperia is still a dual core phone right? and 5/10K is a pretty huge price difference when you are talking about a 25K rupee phone. you are talking about 20-40% extra money for marginal improvement in hardware. and for a lot of us, software is more important than the hardware. onex/s3 are definitely not 'lightyears' ahead of Galaxy nexus. of course there is a difference in performance. but galaxy nexus is a fine phone for this price especially with jelly bean.look at how many people here are using custom ROMs. look at how many people here are stuck with phones running gingerbread or even froyo.i replaced one x with a galaxy nexus phone. i miss the display of course. but it's not like i have switched from a core2duo computer to a celeron powered machine. performance different is noticeable not does not really affect what i do with the phone. stock android is important for me. and i do not like to wait for 6-12 months to get a software update.

 

[Bobbyguitarist]

So they might not have JB, but that's just software. Their hardware is light years ahead of the Nexus.
Tell this to iPhone fanatics!

Both software and hardware are important. Hardware is more or less same with every phone company. Its the software that matters

 

[LordSpymaster]

My point was that some might be willing to shell out 5k more if they're already spending 25K. I didn't mean that the Nexus was a bad phone, just meant to look at other options...Yeah Xperia is Dual core.Also Google might launch the new Andriod (KLP?) next year. So maybe a new Nexus might come out too. Therefore this nexus could become outdated by end of next year maybe.... the S3/HOX won't get outdated so fast. Hence my reply Running Gingerbread and Froyo, there's no one to blame but Google for not being strict about implementing rules about Android fragmentation. And i myself am frustrated with my HOX since Jb came out for you nexus guys...:'(

 

[Sushubh]

people can also spend 10K more and get an iPhone 4s. it's not like they do not know the options. people going for nexus devices usually go for them for a very good reason. and a new nexus phone should definitely launch later this year or early next. it still does not change the fact that Galaxy nexus is still a good buy that should get software updates for another year or two. you are missing an important point. dual core smartphones are not going to get outdated so fast. android phone hardware has finally become powerful enough that it should be able to support future android upgrades for a longer period of time. it's not like android would require dual core devices as the bare minimum in the near future. this would kill the budget segment market for android manufacturers. they cannot really keep on releasing gingerbread powered devices forever. and google is doing what they can to prevent the so called fragmentation. they have made android ics/jb beautiful enough that people have started criticizing the ugly skins offered by manufacturers. things were not like this 2 years ago. before gingerbread, android looked like a messy product in its stock form. and google still cannot force any of the manufacturers to ensure that updates are delivered for all the devices in a reasonable period of time. putting limitations would only drive manufacturers away from the android ecosystem. it's not like there is a shortage of alternatives in the market. android is technically speaking an open source platform. google cannot put too many limitations on it. otherwise, samsung would do what Amazon did. fork their own version breaking away to create their own ecosystem. they are already pretty close to that. they are launching features that are restricted to their own devices. it would not surprise me if samsung would eventually discard the official android builds and focus on their own fork similar to what amazon and B&N are doing with their own devices.

 

[LordSpymaster]

Chill man.I never said that dual core devices will get outdated. They'll be driving the low cost sales in a few years.Choosing stock Android or a manufacturer's version is purely a personal decision IMO. No one can go wrong with both.And it's MY opinion that Google should enforce updates.

 

[Sushubh]

your opinion is factually wrong. google cannot enforce anything. they already have some restrictions if the companies wants access to google branded services which are not part of the open source android. other than that they can do little about the android ecosystem. they have stated in the past that they would ask the companies to support a device for at least 18 months. even that does not change the fact that a budget segment phone launched today might not be able to support software updates released 1.5 years from now. google themselves did not release the ICS/JB update for the Nexus One. even though the third party modding community has been able to release ICS ROMs for it. google android is very different from iOS and Windows Phone.i mean i want htc to sell a version of one x with stock android. but that is not going to happen. htc gets to decide what they want to do with their own phones. one x running stock android jb would be the best smartphone on this planet in my opinion.

 

[LordSpymaster]

An opinion cannot be factually wrong, cause it's what I WANT, doesn't mean I'll get it.And I guess I am entitled to my opinion, aren't I? Or does everyone's opinion needs to match yours?Plus you like stock Android with timely updates. I respect that.I like HTC's sense and Sony's UX. I can wait a few months for an update. Please respect that.

 

[Sushubh]

i am not saying that you are not entitled to your opinion. i am just saying that your opinion is not exactly implementable. so it is more of a wish. i also gave my own wish.

also, stop quoting posts when it is not needed (in this case, replying to the latest post in a thread). that is neither an opinion or a wish. it is essentially a rule on this forum.