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  • I hate to burst people’s bubbles, but was there any other sort of ‘confirmation’ or leak that suggests Google is marketing a Nexus type tablet other than the TRANSLATION from an Italian newspaper?

    Schmidt talks in maths to begin with, being interpreted from a foreign newspaper doesn’t give me any indication there will be a Nexus tablet. I still don’t believe Google cares all that much about tablets (yet).

  • Google Tablet will be quad core, ICS, 1 GB RAM (maybe 2?) 16 GB on board with MicroSD card support, NFC, wifi, 5 MP rear camera 2MP front 1080p 10″ with a retail price of… $399.

    Now THAT is an iPad killer.

  • voice technology to compete with siri, windows 8, sgsIII, droid 4, maybe new moto phone with better camera and hd screen ?

  • I think Samsung is gonna slam dunk this chart come spring. Unfortunately, it will be the unlocked and rooted SIII that is going to silently kill all the Nexus and Motoboys dreams. The SIII looks to have a 2ghz quad core chip, 2 gig ram, 10MP camera with 1080p, will ship with ICS on board, and has officially announced they will be pushing it at CES in Feb. Some rumors think it will sport the flexible Super Oled display. I doubt that. Either way, it is gonna blow the doors off the Nexus which has allready blown the doors off of MOTO.

  • I expect Motorola to show off an amazing phone that make all current phones look like old news.  Verizon will finally release it ten months later right before Google releases a new Nexus.

  • I can’t believe Tim put in the BS chart showing that everyone bought a nexus. That poll was so skewed its not even funny.

    • Just so I know, what do you think is skewed about it?

      The newest of the two had 20,000 votes. 
      The one from Sept. had 15,000 votes. 

      Is that how it was skewed? I just want to be on the same page with you. All we did was take the data we accumulated and then assembled it in the little pie charts. 

          • Nothing–I own a GNex and I’m quite happy with the phone.  I was being sarcastic and poking fun at the whole thing.  I figured “!!1!1!!!!one!!1! :s” was enough to get that part of the post across.  Guess not.

        • First, how do you know they voted two or three times? Second, I voted for the Nexus once because it is my current device.

          • Sorry, I thought “!!1!1!!!!one!!1! :s” was enough to show sarcasm and poking fun at the original commenter.

      • It was skewed just like most of these polls can be skewed by people voting more than once just to drive the numbers up but when the voting was done there was absolutely no way all the voters for the gnex actually had one in their hands.

        • Whether the people that voted physically owned one or not is irrelevant. The question could have easily been worded as “What’s your favorite current phone?”. In Dec 2011 the GNex had the highest votes.

          What difference does it make? Did the device YOU OWN have to be #1? Why are non-GNex owners so upset??

          • Your last question is the same thing I’ve been trying to figure out.  It’s absurd that so many people are angry over the phone.  It’s just a phone.  Popularity of the device certainly doesn’t make the owner any better or worse off in life.  What’s important is whether the owner of the phone is happy with his or her purchase.  If you own a GNex and you’re happy, great.  If you own some other phone and you’re happy, great.  If you don’t get why some other phone is popular, what does it matter?  Not a whole lot.  For that matter, what does showing the response to polls matter?  It’s just fun data at the end of the day.

          • Exactly – I didn’t see catch on to your sarcasm – so I guess we agree.

            Who cares – any poll that involves a phone to choose is always going to be the best phone available at the moment. Take another poll in 4 months and see how many choose the GNex then. Who cares?

          • Now that was the answer I was looking for. People take these polls as gospel yet they are just for fun or just to see what is on everyones minds. Everyone seems to think these sites speak the truth yet jump on kellex when he gets something wrong. I almost think every article should have a rumor tag on it to make sure people don’t think it is true.

          • But it wasn’t. Thanks for proving my point. Everyone just voted for it because it was the nexus, not that it was their current phone. Hell reading the comments on the post should prove that from people saying they voted for it yet didn’t have the phone yet.

            No, my phone had no chance of being on top and I really don’t care who wins….I just care when Jed is trying to pull another fast one in FL.

          • Okay, and again I ask – so let’s say people voted because it’s the most popular (for argument’s sake) – what’s the difference? Why is it a problem??

          • I don’t get how this is pulling a fast one.  Let’s assume for a moment that the entire poll was a sham.  What harm does that ultimately cause in your life? 

            This post  only presents the raw data collected and offers up what Tim-o-tato surmised from the data .  There’s not even a statistical analysis to show any significance of the data collected.  All this data may statistically prove nothing (I’m not about to pipe all this into SPSS to figure it out).  At best, we can look at the data as anecdotal evidence that the readers of this site like phones with the latest OS that are easily hacked and cracked. I don’t see how this poll is so offensive.  I’ve read the post three times now and I don’t see anything that goes beyond suggesting that the readers of the site voted in a poll and the results say items X and Y scored higher than items A and B. 

            Why does the popularity of something make you so upset?  It shouldn’t.  It’s just a material thing and it’s popularity shouldn’t actually have any impact on your life unless you’re in the business of making or selling smartphones.

    • How is the poll skewed. I’m confused by your comment. There’s no way to skew it. It was a simple question – what is your current device. 42% of the 20,000 people who responded said they had a Nexus. It’s as simple as that and not the least bit surprising considering it’s the phone running the latest OS and is easily unlocked/rooted.

        • First, how do you know this? Did you visit the homes of every voter to confirm they own the Nexus. Second, why would someone want to lie just to drive up the numbers? What would this accomplish? Third, why does it matter so much to you? Are you upset that your phone didn’t win? Or are you jealous that you’re stuck with an inferior device? Lastly, why can’t it be that 8,000 readers actually bought the Nexus? Why is this so impossible that readers of this site – a site that writes often about rooting, unlocking, and hacking Android – would be drawn to the first device released in over two years to actually cater to the Android development community?

          • Because I have been in this site long enough to know that most of the people on here are whiny little kids that are just pissy that their mommy didn’t buy them the phone they wanted. If I believed that this was what everyone had, I would not say anything. The Nexus is a good phone and I don’t debate that, however it is not the end all, be all of phone technology that most seem to want to say it is.

  • CES:
    -I see Asus pushing the Pad Phone again at CES.
    -I see a lot of wearable Android
    -Maybe even some home Automation (Lighting Science, etc)
    -More car tech (networking)
    -More Thunderbolt (PCs)
    -Windows 8 tablets (sorry)

    • I just got my prime un the mail, I wouldn’t hesitate to trade it in for a worthy Windows 8 tab ( I own a Macbook air and a PC I built my self so im not by any means a fan boy)

      • WIn8 tabs will be better once they get rid of the traditional desktop “app” and expand upon metro

  • My prediction:  Nexus tablet specs will be officially released at CES, and then both the new Nexus tablet and the next gen Nexus phone hardware timelines will be announced at Google I/O.

    • Not sure on the mystical Nexus tablet, but I don’t think the next Nexus phone will be announced at Google I/O. 

      I/O is a developer’s conference. The only hardware you’ll see there will be the Nexus phones given out for free to the audience.

  • I wonder how the poll on screen size would turn out now.

    When the biggest screen people see is 4.3″, they’re going to hesitate selecting anything much bigger as better. Without people getting to experience a full range of sizes, they can’t know their true preference, if there were complete choice. Customers often don’t know they want something until they’re offered it.

    Considering that so many people switched over to the Nexus, a 4.5″ or 4.65″ screen isn’t a big deal, if not an asset in itself. 

    Personally, I’d love for Verizon to bring over the Samsung Note, a Galaxy II phone with a 5.3″ screen.  Maybe most people will decide that that is way too big, but it’s good to have options. I can’t stand people saying “4.5” is too big.” For who? Speak for yourself.

    • The only reason the 4.65 works for me at least on the Nexus is that when I’m doing something that should take the full screen like a video, the soft keys hide.  If I had a physical row of keys like the other phones, a 4.65″ screen on top of that would be too big IMO

      • I agree, I think they’ll move to a once a year update system. Especially with manufacturers pushing their upgrade dates so far out. 6 months is painful.

        • It’s painful but it’s also a huge reason for Android’s torrent evolution pace since 1.0. I think it would help OEMs – but then again, you don’t hear Google openly saying they ‘encourage’ skinned UIs of Android – of course it’s open-“ish” so they won’t reject it either (at least not publicly).

          But certainly if you’re a GNex owner you can just feel how much Google wanted to upgrade the UI. I can’t imagine OEMs would skin too much of it moving forward. So in a way I don’t see Google slowing down. 

          They can’t afford to slow down, they need to keep up the pace (IMO). 

  • I wonder if a Droid Nexus will be in the works for 2012?
    Moto hardware with the power of nexus!

    • I doubt it – for one reason. Motorola doesn’t have the same global presence a company like Samsung does, particularly for Android handsets. You can even argue that Moto doesn’t even have a presence on non-Verizon US carriers, let alone globally.

  • Congrats Samsung Galaxy Nexus for winning the popularity contest. While the Galaxy wins for being  pure android the camera is lacking and it feels cheap. Verzion’s choice to push out a ASOP phone every two to three years is smart because first was the Motorola Droid which was amazing and they saw how much people enjoyed so they held off on pushing another non skinned phone for a while, so this one comes along and it wins the popularity contest by a thousand. Perhaps if Verizon would stop rushing and half assing phones they could actually have a solid phone and then people wouldn’t have to change their phones like their underwear. 

    • It feels better than my droid, droid x, thunderbolt, incredible 2, and bionic did. Have you actually used the phone for more than ten minutes or are you just going off of what people post in forums and blogs?

    • The GNex isn’t cheap feeling, at all actually. 
      The camera is decent, but why is a camera so important to everyone all of a sudden?

    • I really don’t get why you’re using the term “popularity contest.” It doesn’t really apply in this situation. It’s not being elected to any high held position or place of office. It’s a phone that people bought because it’s what they wanted. People bought it and love it even after hating other Samsung devices and saying they’d never own another. That has to say something about its quality.

      I think we all get it, you don’t like it. Maybe you do like it but you have to find a reason to hate it because your contract wasn’t up for upgrade and you don’t want to pay full retail. Either way, opening up your argument with a statement about how “cheap” it feels(which couldn’t be farther from the truth) make you seem bitter.

      • Bitter? No not bitter. More less tired of every month a new phone coming out and is all the rage until next month. All these phones seemed rush in one way or another. 

        • I can definitely understand that. I think most of that can be placed squarely on Motorola though.

          I agree with you that it’s a little out of control on the release dates lately but the Nexus phones can’t be held in the same category. They are always released yearly.

          EC8CH is right that the cycle is really short, I think there should be a middle ground where the products are developed a little more, and the components are a little more cutting edge for their release date.

          2 flagship devices per year per manufacturer(more if it’s slider vs slate, or just release the same device in slider and slate forms)

          When the second device is released the older one gets pushed down to 2nd tier, consumer market. 3rd level, entry devices, would be the ones that are a year old at least. It would make Android a better experience for everyone and it would help updates roll out in a timely manner.

  • impressive charts.
    think they get the picture ?

    dear moto.. no blur and unlock the bootloaders please.

      • No Blur, No locked Bootloaders, Stock Android FTW! Get it Moto, Thanks…

        Oh yeah, and don’t listen to Pedobear Kixofmyg0t

        • agreed Timoh!  I am sure I am in the minority here, but I actually enjoy blur on my Bionic, but it would also be nice to have it not ‘in the way’ when it comes to software updates if we could uncouple it from the OS, that way we might see “pure” ICS in 2 / 3 months, instead of the 5 /6 (predicted) if they could be tested and developed independently from each other. I would also prefer an ‘HTC’ like approach as well to give *me* the option of unlocking my bootloader as I see fit, I am an adult, allow *me* to decide if I want to void my warranty… feel free to track it, report it to Verizon, etc. just give me the option of doing it, I will take the consequences if I brick my device.

          • If the bootloader is unlocked, does Blur really matter?  I mean, we could just install custom roms with ease at that point, or at least a vanilla AOSP build. 

          • Custom ROMs are awesome but they have their own bugs most of the time. Plus some people do care about warranty issues. You should have to root to get stock android.

  • I wouldn’t mind seeing more manufacturers (eh-hem Motorola) unlocking bootloaders how HTC is doing it.  

    Some more feature enhancements to ICS would be nice in the forms of 4.1, 4.2, 4.3, etc etc.  

    Maybe another Nexus device on Verizon (wishful) to keep up with the hardware specs.  It doesnt necessarily have to be a brand new design, just bump the current nexus with a quad core and maybe  upgraded memory or something, just so we always have a pure google device to look forward to.

    • I will say, though – that Google responds very quickly to bugs. I opened a bug this morning and in a few hours it was already assigned to someone and we were exchanging notes on how I discovered it. That’s awesome. 

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