Talk:Nexus S/Archive 1

Archive 1

RAM?

So does anyone have a source for how much RAM this beauty has? --Brian Fenton (talk) 19:49, 6 December 2010 (UTC)

Remove Line?

"The Nexus S will also be sold in stores unlike the failed sales model of the Nexus One, which was viewed as a great phone even though it had low sales. Even if the Nexus S does not sell, it will still have a great impact because it will show other manufacturers what specifications Google is looking for in its top level phones."

Is that really needed? — Preceding unsigned comment added by 216.245.13.34 (talk)

No, this kind of commentary is only valid in an article if it's from a reliable source, not from an editor. Dcxf (talk) 21:57, 13 December 2010 (UTC)

picture

just wondering why the image was removed, to my knowledge it was released into the public domain by google (which is why it is basically the only image of it available on the internet) —Preceding unsigned comment added by 99.255.58.85 (talk) 12:14, 19 December 2010 (UTC)

It was deleted because it lacked licensing information, see speedy deletion criterion F4 for details. Do you have a source for the release into public domain? If so, it can probably be restored. If not, we have to wait until someone creates an image from their own device and releases under a compatible license. Regards SoWhy 12:39, 19 December 2010 (UTC)

Processor SoC part nr

Judging from the source folder name in the Linux Kernel used on the Nexus S, the part number for the processor is "s5pv210": http://android.git.kernel.org/?p=kernel/samsung.git;a=tree;f=arch/arm/mach-s5pv210;h=74d5591a56b5f7a1f5909659d26bc8d09851de7f;hb=HEAD —Preceding unsigned comment added by 213.115.10.98 (talk) 11:18, 27 January 2011 (UTC)

This teardown[1] says "S5PC110A01" so we have to go with that, drawing conclusions from looking into source folders is original research I think. The S5PV210 is the larger non-mobile version of the same chip so is probably not in the Nexus S anyway.[2] Dcxf (talk) 14:03, 27 January 2011 (UTC)

Reboot critical bug

The reference to the critical reboot bug has been removed.

I think it is important to keep this reference:

Android Issue 13674: Phone reboots during an active call (Nexus S)

so people know the phone is not working as intended.

Why not keeping the reference for the bug? —Preceding unsigned comment added by 83.57.222.75 (talk) 17:49, 15 January 2011 (UTC)

That's not a reliable source that we need for inclusion in an article. There are tons of bugs with any new device and we cannot include them all. In order to be included, they have to be notable, i.e. it has to have received significant coverage in reliable, third-party sources. A bug-report does not count as such a source since everyone can file them. If you have any good sources for this (like magazine articles or coverage on journalistic webpages (not private blogs)), we can consider adding it. Regards SoWhy 18:46, 15 January 2011 (UTC)

Is it a good source if Google acknowledges it? Because this one has been acknowledged by Google and you can see it on the status. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 83.57.222.75 (talk) 18:49, 16 January 2011 (UTC)

Personally, I don't think it's necessary to include bugs like that on Wikipedia - most products have issues, and given that Google has acknowledged and reproed it, the bug will be fixed soon. So who cares? The G1 initially had a bug that caused it to reset whenever somebody entered "reboot" on the keyboard, but nobody spoke of that anymore a few weeks after it was fixed. Given the initial wording and location of the statement, it seems apparent that the anonymous author was just looking for a place to vent. I have no problem keeping this piece of information on the site, I just don't see its significance. EboMike (talk) 02:50, 17 January 2011 (UTC)

http://techd.in/software/google-nexus-s-to-get-the-random-reboot-bug-fix/

(Google Nexus S to Get the Random Reboot Bug Fix)

"The problem apparently only happens to a select few and it doesn’t impact all handsets"

http://www.intomobile.com/2011/01/28/google-nexus-s-reboot-bug/

(Google Nexus S random reboot bug fix coming soon)

"In our review of the Google Nexus S, we didn’t see the random reboot bug and we found it to be the cream of the Android crop … for the moment."

http://mobile.engadget.com/2011/01/28/nexus-s-reboot-bug-could-be-fixed-within-one-to-two-weeks-sez/

(Nexus S reboot bug could be fixed within 'one to two weeks,' sez Google)

"Some percentage of Nexus S units in the field are afflicted with random reboot"

It is not widely reported case.

http://www.ubergizmo.com/2011/01/google-to-offer-nexus-s-update-for-random-reboot-fix/

(Google to offer Nexus S update for random reboot fix)

"While this issue is not a guarantee with every Nexus S, it has happened to some of the early adopters, so Google has announced that they will be fixing this issue with an update in the coming weeks although there was no mention of a release date."

this is not the widely reported case.

Wikipedia:Tendentious editing

"Tendentious editing is a manner of editing which is partisan, biased or skewed taken as a whole."

VeritableTruth (talk) 06:45, 2 February 2011 (UTC)

I removed the text about the reboot bug, not so much because it has now been fixed, but because it did not belong in the 'reception' section. I'm happy to add it back, but I'm not sure what the new section should be called - "issues" perhaps? Is there a general template for articles about smartphones? Speaking of which, I also changed the section title 'reception' to 'critical reception' since the term 'reception' is ambiguous in the context of a wireless device. — Preceding unsigned comment added by Qwavel (talk • contribs) 15:29, 25 February 2011 (UTC)

The SLCD version is for Europe, not for India

Yeah, you get it from the title — Preceding unsigned comment added by 217.194.59.192 (talk) 14:16, 12 August 2011 (UTC)

Untitled

Can we get a picture please? The thing's on sale now, there ought to be a picture someplace!

Is it fair to say: "This phone is equivalent to a rooted phone?"

As the Nexus S is running pure Gingerbread, and only Gingerbread, is this then equivalent to another android phone, say an HTC EVO 4G, that has been "rooted"? --TMH (talk) 20:05, 24 May 2011 (UTC)

No, since the Nexus phones are just running a stock Android ROM but the device itself and the ROM are both locked down. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 217.194.59.192 (talk) 14:19, 12 August 2011 (UTC)

But as far as I know, they are designed to be easily unlockable using official/legal methods. --SF007 (talk) 03:24, 24 November 2011 (UTC)

True. See http://source.android.com/source/building-devices.html. Anomie⚔ 04:28, 24 November 2011 (UTC)

Camera Shortcomings

I added this section to the article as I felt it was a major enough of a design issue to be considered a characteristic of the phone. As such, it warranted inclusion into the Encyclopedia Article. Yesurbius (talk) 18:30, 29 August 2011 (UTC)

Any versions still not being upgraded to ICS?

Is the statement "The Nexus S 4G, I9020A, D720 and M200 variants have not received the update" still true? A Google search seems to indicate that the 4G received the 4.0.4 update a couple a weeks after the rest.--Per Abrahamsen (talk) 08:47, 10 July 2012 (UTC)

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