QUOTE(abundai @ Jun 14 2012, 09:13 PM)
not sure bout you, but after having Gnex for more than 6 months now, i think Nexus is the best for me..
no more waiting/hoping for firmware upgrade like my old SE X10 (but it was a gr8 phone nonetheless)
even stock unrooted, i'm very2x satisfied with the performance...
with 1299 price tag, no need to wait la, just go n buy it.. cos by the time it goes below 1K,
it'll become too old to be a new phone alredi (if that makes any sense la)

nope, if u compare all the other phones, from android 1.0 to gingerbread, those are pretty much old.
why i say so, let me justify my thoughts.
-on basic hardware terms, the nexus actually made it to liveable and usable without rooting and changing roms.
the power n speed, efficiency and smoothness of the ui is what we can say the fencing between i)omg this phone lags, ii)itz fine, iii)it dun lag anyshit.
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take any phone living below and around gingerbread, it lags. (not mentioning the higher end around the s2 period) the boinic, the legend, the incredible, atix, name all the high end in elcair, cupcake, some ginger too. it lags, ram were insufficient and calling it a workhorse is just stupid.(sorry older gen platforms). a simple nokia beats all basic functions of these phones. call, sms, set alarm to wake up.
right now the nexus just steped into middle ground where it will continue to accelerate to complete no lags(i hope)
if u remain on ics updates n dun push to jellybean, i dare say it can match 1-2 years of phone scrolling and so, fluidity is there browsing is painless, and aslong as the apps loaded is not too heavy i think the processors can pretty much take the work.
conclusion- it will be old after 2-3 yrs further if u are tech savvy and want to feel the speed that u may not feel.
if u just use the phone to work, break the truth, it may last as long as the BB and nokias in ur dad n grandpa.