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hey what's up guys I'm Kay PhD here I'm back and this is the super Nexus project so a lot of people have been asking recently since the Nexus 4 came out if it's a good enough upgrade from the current Nexus which is the Galaxy Nexus and there are a lot of reasons actually make that a tough decision to make the Nexus 4 does have updated specs internally and it is running an updated version of Android jelly bean 4.2 jelly bean which has some new features but then again on the outside it does look very similar to the Galaxy Nexus especially on the front where you're using it so much and in the United States it does not have LTE so there is no 4G LTE version you will not be seeing a nexus 4 on Verizon so that being said do you spend the extra money to lose 4G possibly just to get the newest version of Android when you might get it later on the Galaxy Nexus well that's a tough decision so this is where the Super Nexus comes in and this is a definitive answer for people who want a definite upgrade and our big fans of Android so combining the best of the Galaxy Nexus and the Nexus 4 and more this is it this is the Super Nexus and let's go ahead take a look alright so on the outside the Super Nexus is indeed a black samsung galaxy s3 not the blue or white that was out before so that by itself is new and you can check this out at the link right below the like button in the description on this video and you can see that this is version on Verizon Rock in those 4G LTE bands that the Nexus 4 simply does not have in fact there are a lot of things awesome about the Samsung Galaxy s3 that make it an upgrade from the Galaxy Nexus like the 21 hundred million power battery the excellent quality 8 megapixel camera 2 gigs of RAM and a slightly larger 4.8 inch Super AMOLED display and the thinness of it all so all-in-all this is definitely a hardware upgrade from the Galaxy Nexus but it doesn't end there I mean we already knew the galaxy s3 was awesome it is pretty new phone but what really makes it a super Nexus is that this is a rooted galaxy s3 which has allowed me to flash the latest version of CyanogenMod 10 which is a rom based on stock android 4.1.2 jelly bean in order to gets an engine mod on your device you do need to be rooted and you can check the description for more information on whether your phone can run this rom or not but basically if you google it and you find instructions you are pretty much set CyanogenMod is awesome for a couple of reasons first of all it has a sweet new lock screen with the weather on the centered clock up top and you can add shortcuts to pretty much any application you want here on the lock screen when you unlock you'll see it gives this beautiful nice clean look of stock Android the way Google intended it to be and it looks great with the black galaxy s3 and a black notification bar and of course the black wallpaper and yes I will have a link to that awesome wallpaper in the description of this video furthermore CyanogenMod brings a few helpful features that actually add to this stock Android experience so things like the quick setting controls in the notification bar are a prime example one of the biggest features of CyanogenMod since day one I think this is even faster way to edit your Wi-Fi or auto rotate or brightness settings or whatever then you see in Android 4.2 which actually takes an extra click this Super Nexus is also really fast not just excellent in benchmarks and good looking on paper fast but it actually delivers a really buttery smooth user experience even if you're using a nightly version of CyanogenMod it's stable for the most part and for those of you worried about it being beta you can flash a milestone version of CyanogenMod which is tailored specifically to be daily driver material I've had pretty much zero crashes so again this delivers a nexus like experience with even more awesome hardware and add-ons all over the place and speaking of add-ons I have actually added a few things to this ROM that didn't come with it originally to make it even more of a Super Nexus so I flashed the Android 4.2 guest your keyboard that lets you swipe across the words to type I definitely have a video about some of these things coming up in the near future but you might have heard of the new keyboard it's very cool I also flashed the new Android 4.2 camera and gallery the new camera is definitely awesome I'll have more info again on this camera in a new video but what's really impressive is it lets you take much more in-depth panoramas and even this thing called photo spheres which are sort of like Street View when done properly very very cool the new gallery is definitely a lot faster than the old one and it also has some neat features that actually let you add Instagram like filters to photos on the fly if you're into that kind of thing and if you've taken a photo sphere and you hit that new photo sphere button in the gallery you can view and pan around the photo like you're standing there in real life and even share this exact Ariane's on Google+ which allows you to do the same thing like I said it's just like Street View very cool there's also a new Android 4.2 clock app and a few other minor updates and all of this on top of the LTE speeds that some of us just can't live without and you've got yourself a hell of a phone in the black Galaxy s3 also known now as the super Nexus so there you go guys is the phone that has been my daily driver now for a little while now still on Verizon Wireless it's the Super Nexus it's really flashy especially with this wallpaper you can kind of tell which one it is from afar I really like the all-black design and the look of it but let me know what you guys think and if you enjoy the video go ahead and +1 or leave a thumbs up down below and I'll definitely be reading through the comments or answering as many as I can about the Super Nexus again all the helpful links are in the description to get this going on for yourself 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