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HTC on X + , i say ! Go for it
I would take galaxy S3
They are equal in terms of hardware (well... similar) but other than touchwiz being ugly for some people, it's packing some realy helpful features:
-smart stay, smartphone, smart omfgwtfbbq.
-compatibility with various controlers (usb otg)
-better battery life + removable battery (and you can buy an extension with a case)
-MOAR STORAGE<- sd card up to 64gb
but i own an Ace,,, why do you even ask here? ;P
Go with the S3! Would be a way better choice! Cause of the extra storage!
SGS III i think...
HTC Ui is always difficult to work with...
Even when you're using custom roms
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If you prefer the design of the phone, choose HTC One X. But if you want better perfomance, go with Samsung Galaxy SIII
what are you talking about here?
i am in the same situation now. to chose from s3 and one x plus.
BUT
performance: s3 has quad core 1,4ghz, htc has quad core tegra 3 1m7ghz. here htc is faster.
both have same amount of ram.
both have the same 2100 battery but htc has a better battery life score on gsmarena.
are you guys sure you know what you are comparing here or are you comparing s3 with htc one x (non plus)
i am to decide these days so please reply.
s3
I think you should bye S3, It's very well supported by developers and Samsung Mobile.
give me more reasons to buy s3 tomorrow iwill place the order, and i am still not sure what to buy.
Samsung over htc:
better community support,
card slot ?!?!?! only 16gb stock(cheapest version)
maybe better app support (can anyone confirm this?)
htc over samsung
design, build quality,
extra headphones(urbeats by dre - i am using my 5 years old sennheiser cx-300)
64gb storage
smaller in size (a few mm do matter when you want to wrap it around a small arm like mine)
better hardware (1,7ghz vs 1,4ghz) but the same amount of ram
for me, they cost the same.
I would go for the s3. I think that touchwiz is not the best looking skin, but sense realy sux. Not to mention s3 got the note 2 suite with some cool features. Go for the s3!
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The one x+ had better build quality and better headphones for sure, but that is pretty much the only fields in which it beats the S3. You were talking about 64 GB of storage on the one x+, but the s3 has 32 GB internal AND an SD card slot.
So, using multiple cards, you potentially have unlimited storage!
The S3 has a faster processor, has same ram and is about to get updated to jellybean in about 2-3 months maximum.
Plus touchwiz isn't as bad as sense.
Also, S3 has a huge developing community. So you have new ROMs coming ever week! And kernels, themes and other great stuff.
Seriously, go for the S3. It's the only 'sense'ible choice.
now i bought the s3.
there could not be any crappier headphones than the ones included, so i must buy myself also a pair of headphones.
i hope it will raise to the votes received here.
Well.. I got the s3, UI pretty Damon awesome and gaming is awesome benchmark score of 5012
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S3.
1. It's samsung. Easily rooted and a lot of development for it.
2. Removable battery + SD card. (Even if you don't use either, they can be pretty handy.)
3. It's an S3. Come on dude. Why do you even ask?
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what are you talking about here?
i am in the same situation now. to chose from s3 and one x plus.
BUT
performance: s3 has quad core 1,4ghz, htc has quad core tegra 3 1m7ghz. here htc is faster.
both have same amount of ram.
both have the same 2100 battery but htc has a better battery life score on gsmarena.
are you guys sure you know what you are comparing here or are you comparing s3 with htc one x (non plus)
i am to decide these days so please reply.
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S3 has a Exynos 4412 Quad chipset.Now, Exynos usually has amazing performance but most developers doesn't like to develop for it because of various reasons
HTC ONE X+ has a NVIDIA Tegra 3 AP37 chipset ...Now, I am not a big fan of Tegra 3..Just because it has a higher clock speed doesn't mean that it is the fastest phone out there
In fact, the best processor in the market right now is the Snapdragon S4 Pro..It simply is the best right now.It is also the processor that comes with the N4
S3 vs One X+:
Both will stand toe to toe against each other, but I think S3 has a small advantage over here with its plethora of innovative features such as Smart Stay and Direct Call.
This is just my opinion anyway
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S3.
1. It's samsung. Easily rooted and a lot of development for it.
2. Removable battery + SD card. (Even if you don't use either, they can be pretty handy.)
3. It's an S3. Come on dude. Why do you even ask?
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Yes, good idea like what I want to say
I must say I am not that impressed by this. Coming from i9000 cm9.1 I was expecting a lot more. Stock 4.1.1 is very laggy when unlocking. Each action must be done a few times to become fluent. I am very disappointed in the software development from Samsung.
I just installed cm10.1 to get a little more accurate responsiveness.
I really thought quad core was going to make a big difference but... Meh...
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I just watched this interesting video.
youtube.com/watch?v=YRpzR6gONXE&list=UUB4dWKbwgl3U3ohBmrT7k3w&index=5
It shows the galaxy s3 running smoother frame rates on grand theft auto, which is odd as on paper the Nexus 4 should be faster.
What are your thoughts guys?
Its gotta be 4.2 android. Gs3 does not run 4.2 and both the n4 and n10 have very low heat thresholds. Google needs to fix these issues.
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It's called not being optimized for android 4.2 add well as the processor and gpu
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S3 = $549
N4 = $349
Is it $200 better? Probably not.
Nexus 4>other phones.
S3? DNA? RAZR MAXX? Note 2?
None of them. In terms of value per dollar, hardware and software performance. Not to mention when you consider that for the most part a smartphone is only as good as the software it's running. With all things considered there won't be a "better" phone till the next Nexus is released.
The Galaxy Nexus is still much "better" than most phones around because of the reason stated above. Sure it's hardware is a bit "dated" but it's software is still worlds above many current top phones "old" version of Android, with their ugly overlays.
Probably doesn't support the Adreno 320 yet that's all.
They should test it with an Optimus G, see if it's software related or thermal throttling.
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[DISCUSSION] Google Nexus 4 vs any other phone
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Is nexus 4 close to or better than the galaxy s3. if so what is the reason i know it has wirless charging but other than that what else can it do better?
Galaxy s3 also has wireless charging. Both are good phones. The nexus 4 has a better processor, father updates, etc. The gs3 on the other hand has 4glte, an arguably better camera, and if you're a contract guy you have to get it.
Can't go wrong with either.
Also there is already forums for this I'm pretty sure...
My Nexus 10 is better than your tablet. Hah.
Hi,
I had the S III for about 6 months and I have the Nexus since 1 week (before I had a Samsung Galaxy Nexus).
In short Nexus... it's Google: updates, no bloat (no crappy overlay like Touchwiz) pure Android, it's a Qualcomm / Adreno hardware (but Samusng RAM LOL), like the Samsung Galaxy Nexus (TI-> Texas Instrument), more source etc, take a look in the GS III forum about Exynos source's... you'll be disapointed.
It mainly depends of your needs, pure Android experience, with a lot of new ROM with diferent features, kernel, sources ("stock Android", AOSP, CM, a mix, etc...) go the Nexus Line...:good:
If you want multiwindow, pop-up play, smart-stay buit-in and a Samsung device with, in fact good hardware, go for Samsung. But you'll stay ... "sur ta faim" (sorry )...
If you want all the "after market" features, I mean devs , go the Nexus! I owned a Galaxy Nexus then a S III... Back to the Nexus :silly::fingers-crossed::laugh::laugh:
And yes there are thread here and in the S III forum about comparison... After that bigger screen for the S III (not that much) but in hight light like sun it's not terrible, diferent design, 4g / LTE (it depends of your country), extanted storage, etc... and wirless charging for both like b4silver said.
Hard choice... give the Nexus 4 a try not the S III for now...
There's already a thread for this... http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2021559
I just traded my galaxy s3 for a Nexus 4. The camera on the s3 ALOT better. The nexus 4 camera isn't bad though. On custom Roms the s3 battery sucked. Nexus 4 wins in this department. I hatred touch wiz on the s3. This was the main reason I switched to the nexus 4. I can also see a big difference in the snappiness of android on 4 cores on the nexus compared to the two on the s3.
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The fact that the Nexus does not have a card slot or any easily replaceable battery is enough for me to say no. Also the only LG phone I've ever had was a huge POS. Although I do have a nice LG TV that has been pretty good to me.
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The fact that the Nexus does not have a card slot or any easily replaceable battery is enough for me to say no. Also the only LG phone I've ever had was a huge POS. Although I do have a nice LG TV that has been pretty good to me.
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I guess you've never had a Nexus 4, your input was quite valuable I'm sure.
I'd have to recommend the Nexus 4 for the price, buying the S3 now is like buying an iPhone in the summer, if you don't go with the Nexus, wait for the S4.
Galaxy s3 : 8 megapixes
nexus 4 : 8 megapixes
Camera department it can go either way and truth betold s3 might look better but the min u put in pc and take both pic without saturation both look the same
galaxy s3 1080 p hd
nexus 4 1080 p hd
It the same
Graphic card
Galaxy s3 : adreno 225
Nexus 4: adreno 320
Nexus 4 is better graphic
Processor
Galaxy s3: Dual-core 1.5 GHz (usa)/
nexus 4 :Quad-core 1.5 GHz Krait
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.epicgames.EpicCitadel heres a good benchmark runs smoooth @max :good:
Nexus more fluid. S3 is good though but feels cheap. S3 Got better camera btw
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I guess you've never had a Nexus 4, your input was quite valuable I'm sure.
I'd have to recommend the Nexus 4 for the price, buying the S3 now is like buying an iPhone in the summer, if you don't go with the Nexus, wait for the S4.
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A phone with fixed memory, battery and no LTE support is way too much like an iPhone to me.
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I love my nexus 4. I had the s3 and I like the build quality of the s3 better. The nexus 4 looks good but the back cover is horrible. Its the noisiest cover of any phone I've ever used, well I had the lg optimus g and it was the same way. Its so load I actually woke my wife from her slumber while handling the phone. I've managed to take some of the creakiness out by ree removing the back cover and putting tape in the spots that are mushy. Other than the back cover being terrible, I like the nexus 4 better. Hopefully when my bumper comes I won't notice the creaking anymore.
Some of you will think I'm abusing my phone but I'm not. Before I put the tape on the inside edges, just grabbing the phone to pull it out of my pocket I could hear it creaking, it was driving me crazy.
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Galaxy S3 pros:
SDCard
Replacable battery
better camera
S2 cons:
Bloatware
cheap feel
expensive
slow(ish) update cycles (not as bad as some thou)
Nexus4 Pros:
Stock Android, more consistent.
VERY affordable, great price performance
Photosphere
prompt updates
Great build quality
Great looks
Smaller than S3 but decent size display still
Better display.
Nexus4 Cons:
Glass back makes it feel slippery
Fragile, so don't drop
No SD Card
add119 said:
Galaxy s3 : 8 megapixes
nexus 4 : 8 megapixes
Camera department it can go either way and truth betold s3 might look better but the min u put in pc and take both pic without saturation both look the same
galaxy s3 1080 p hd
nexus 4 1080 p hd
It the same
Graphic card
Galaxy s3 : adreno 225
Nexus 4: adreno 320
Nexus 4 is better graphic
Processor
Galaxy s3: Dual-core 1.5 GHz (usa)/
nexus 4 :Quad-core 1.5 GHz Krait
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You should never compare camera's picture quality based off the resolution specs... I mean we had 8mp cameras on many phones and even digital cameras before but they're all different... You can't just say they both have 1080p so it's equal. It's like saying a coby tv is as nice as my Samsung tv.
Anyways, I have both phones, simply, nexus is the faster smoother phone. Whereas the s3 is fast also but.. there is always that stutter here and there.
I too was kept away from the nexus because no sd slot but, after using the nexus for a week it's definitely the better phone. Btw a custom Rom on the nexus 4 is equivalent or better than the s3. Many early comparisons around the forums or on those review sites may differ... but that's probably based off stock. Custom rom on the nexus 4 blows any other phones away. Yes our camera loses to the s3, ip5, one x/+, I wouldn't even be surprised if we lose to the razr hd maxx. But it's still a good camera...think in between s2 and s3
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Sgs3 con.
Forget about enjoying the screen in open summer daylight. Grrrr.
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Just to put my two pence into this; in my experience, I've found that the Nexus 4 is more responsive to the touch/smoother. That being said, I can't deny the speed of the International GS3. Despite the Nexus having superior hardware, I consistently find that the S3 loads most things quicker. Especially when it comes to browsing, both running the same browser, S3 wins EVERY TIME, without fail - when I test, anyway. It doesnt make sense to me either, the Nexus 4 should theoretically far outmatch the S3 in speed, but it doesn't.
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Hi, I posted the same thread at the nexus' page.. Now I would like to know your experiences with s3 mini, if it's better with galaxy nexus. I'm buying either one of the two in a few days so I really need to know..
Here are the stuff that I do with my phone:
- Games (if it can handle HD games, then that would be good.. But I mostly play casual games)
- Internet
- Take pictures (facebook, instagram, and print sometimes)
- Call & Text
What I like about S3 mini:
- Gorilla glass (since I have a tendency to break the lcd, I'm really considering this)
- MicroSD slot (I have a class 10 16gb microsdhc card lying around from my previous phone)
So, could you guys share your experiences with your S3 mini? A comparison of the two phones would really help me a lot. I've read in some reviews that s3 mini is kinda slow and tend to lag sometime. Also, how is the development going?
Actually the Gorilla Glass thing is not that clear... we think that our S3 mini doesn't have it. Still a good scratchproof glass,but maybe not gorilla.
However:
-MicroSD slot it's a great feature, I put a 16GB class 10 microSD and it works like a charme, with very nice read/write speed rates
-Of course it can handle HD games! I've tried Shadowgun, NFS Most Wanted, NFS Shift, Asphalt 7 and so on
-Good and smooth browsing experience with stock browser, at least in my personal opinion
About the lags: I've not had a lag for 2 weeks (I got this device few days ago); the only noticeable "lag" happens when in the app drawer you switch from the Apps tab to the Widgets one, but that's because the launcher needs to rebuild the cache
So definetely a good phone,smooth and perfect for everyday use. Also its size! I'm not a lover of gigantic phones and this one is a very good compromise (always IMO).
And as far as development is concerned: it started and it's growing step by step. Give us some time and you'll have many good ROMs :highfive:
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Actually the Gorilla Glass thing is not that clear... we think that our S3 mini doesn't have it. Still a good scratchproof glass,but maybe not gorilla.
However:
-MicroSD slot it's a great feature, I put a 16GB class 10 microSD and it works like a charme, with very nice read/write speed rates
-Of course it can handle HD games! I've tried Shadowgun, NFS Most Wanted, NFS Shift, Asphalt 7 and so on
-Good and smooth browsing experience with stock browser, at least in my personal opinion
About the lags: I've not had a lag for 2 weeks (I got this device few days ago); the only noticeable "lag" happens when in the app drawer you switch from the Apps tab to the Widgets one, but that's because the launcher needs to rebuild the cache
So definetely a good phone,smooth and perfect for everyday use. Also its size! I'm not a lover of gigantic phones and this one is a very good compromise (always IMO).
And as far as development is concerned: it started and it's growing step by step. Give us some time and you'll have many good ROMs :highfive:
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+1.
I never had a lag with S3 mini or I don't remember having one since 3 weeks now that i bought my mini. Is a great phone. better that S3 that is huge and looks like a thin brick.
So far I am very content with my S3 mini, which I'm using for about a month now. It's fast, no lags for me. The display is very responsive. The missing Micro-SD slot, inability to change the battery and the poor availability and the higher price were the main argument against Nexus 4 and pro S3 Mini for me.
I have a nexus 4 and just bought a pebble blue mini today for ££189.99 I like both phones nexus has its good points and bad so I am sure the s3 mini is on par as well will look forward to using it.
I never had a lag with SIII mini,i use it for 1 week!!!
I've had both phones and replaced my Galaxy Nexus with the SIII Mini because I wanted a smaller phone.
Performance wise the 2 phones are very similar, camera might be a bit better on the Nexus but I really don't use it a lot on either phone.
Go for the nexus 4. It's definitely better than mini a
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Ok, he didn't say anything about Nexus 4, he was talking about Samsung Galaxy Nexus.
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Ok, he didn't say anything about Nexus 4, he was talking about Samsung Galaxy Nexus.
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Gnex is almost the same price as the mini and the nexus 4.
So why not get the latest hardware?
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Gnex is almost the same price as the mini and the nexus 4.
So why not get the latest hardware?
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Says the guy who owns N4
Price differs from country to country.
Not everybody has the money to buy N4
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i've been using s3 mini since jan....the camera is the only feature i dont like in s3 mini...picture quality not as good as my older htc desire s and the phone auto focus is damn slow....u have to wait for 2-3 seconds to snap good pictures.....otherwise pictures is blurred....
The only reason I didn't get nexus 4 (we are talking about n4 not galaxy nexus, right?) is that wasn't available in December and my 2year contract was expiring.. So I got my self Sgs3 mini. The only thing that I don't like about n4 is the small storage, every thing else is better than the mini. So after all is all up to you. If I would buy the phone now it will be the n4.
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I think he is asking about galaxy nexus not nexus4.
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Well then sgs3 mini.
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Hi all
I'm debating on buying either of these two phones
I play a lot of hd games so is the s3 LTE's gpu good enough (compared to nexus 4)?
The only reason i don't want to buy a nexus 4 is because of the paltry storage.......
In terms of performance does the s3 LTE match the nexus 4?
The S3 LTE is approx. 40$ more than nexus 4 where i am going to buy it and will the S3 LTE get android 5? (or even further)?
I would appreciate a quick reply as i have to buy either by tomrrow....
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i dont mind lack of lte in nexus 4 my main worry is storage on nexus 4 and performance on s3 lte
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i dont mind lack of lte in nexus 4 my main worry is storage on nexus 4 and performance on s3 lte
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Nexus 4. Get a big one and storage shouldn't be an issue, else you're using it wrong. I base this recommendation on your posting this on XDA, I assume you were at some point going to flash a non-standard ROM on your S3 LTE, yes? You will never get a completely stable AOSP-based ROM on an S3 LTE, this means ParanoidAndroid, AOKP, CyanogenMod. They will run, but they might drain the battery more than usual and certain features will probably never work on them due to lack of source code from Samsung. Same goes for the Exynos-based S4.
Get a Nexus 4, Sony Xperia Z or HTC One... Or buy my S3 LTE for a good price?
Lol sorry man can't buy yours but i do plan to have 3-4 hd games and considering this takes up around 8-9 gb the remaining 2-3 gb on nexus 4 isn't sufficient......
Have you tried any hd games on ur s3 lte? How do they perform? And yes like you corectly concurred i will be running cyanogenmod if i buy an s3......
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Nexus 4 support only 3g network, of cause you should not by nexus 4.
4G network is the trend, you should buy galaxy s iii lte
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I had the same dilemma and my choice was i9305. Development is slow and painful but other than that it's great phone. 2GB of RAM and LTE on board makes it more future proof than N4. Expandable memory is a MUST so N4 looses again.
I've played few new HD games on it and there's no lag or anything, smooth and crisp graphics. Brightness half way up and you can play up to 4hrs non-stop!
Removable battery is a good thing if you want to play games on it.....
Price is going down as well, here in UK, you can get new one from eBay for less than £300 so it cost the same as N4.
It's really up to you but I'll suggest S3 LTE.
If I hadnt been given a 4G S3 as a replacement by insurance when my orig S3 broke I would have gotten a Nexus 4, Not a fan of samsung anymore they are far to closed to development on there hardware. My friends with the Nexus 4 dont mind the lack of LTE as its plenty fast enough and with so much Wifi I guess it depends on how important LTE is to you
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Lol sorry man can't buy yours but i do plan to have 3-4 hd games and considering this takes up around 8-9 gb the remaining 2-3 gb on nexus 4 isn't sufficient......
Have you tried any hd games on ur s3 lte? How do they perform? And yes like you corectly concurred i will be running cyanogenmod if i buy an s3......
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I agree with the others, the S3 LTE is a good phone. But it is a terrible choice if you plan on running CyanogenMod.
Rekoil and co - how is it a 'terrible' choice.. Come on dram queens.. CM10.1 is working a treat on my I9305 don't kno wwhat your on about.. Stbale, feature rich (sure a few things not present) and development is nightly just like the rest of the game.. So I ask again.. Sure the kernal tweaks/modding is where we're lacking but with the right tools you can can very good battery life and performance is blistering..
All in all only negative is the scope of development presently - this isn't to say things won't change with respect to kernal.. In short nothing critical is missing and development is churning along nicely.. A few features i'm sure you'll miss if your looking but makes up for in performance/multi tasking imo .
Lack of ROM choices is another issue sure - but if your talking CM then not really as they're all pretty much on par..
So Kernal once again.. This is the big miss with the phone.. Anyway just eager for kernal releases if possible.. Otherwise i'll still be content until the next big thing comes my way and th ephone still rocks hard core
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If I hadnt been given a 4G S3 as a replacement by insurance when my orig S3 broke I would have gotten a Nexus 4, Not a fan of samsung anymore they are far to closed to development on there hardware. My friends with the Nexus 4 dont mind the lack of LTE as its plenty fast enough and with so much Wifi I guess it depends on how important LTE is to you
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hm, imagine when all your friends are watching youtube hd video using lte network, getting a 40 to 100 mb per sec download speed without lag and wait time for start and you are still using around 10mb download speed. waiting the video to load up , hahaha
I think at that time your would regret buying a 3g phone at the beginning.
and the truth is at some point of time in near future ( actually it is happening now in Hong Kong), the mothly charge for a 3G plan is equal to a monthly charge of 4G plan. Would you think you are stupid when you are paying a 4G plan while using only 3G network simply because you are using a damn phone that can only support 3G network?
And for the wifi, come on, be realistic, in a coffee shop , 30 people sitting there sharing the network, how fast can you get from that wifi network?
Thanks for all the input guys......sat down and calculated how much storage i would need after all the games and music and excluding videos i will have used around 12.4 GB. Considering the nexus 4 has only 12.9 GB storage available to the user I will mostly be going for the s3 LTE.....
I'm sorry if I'm coming off as annoying but rekoil is cyanogen really that bad on s3? That would be a major put-off......because I can't stand touchwiz.....and right now on my mini almost every custom ROM like AOKP and CM has one problem or the other....
Oh and anguslaw 4G doesn't really matter to me we don't even have it yet here in india :-/
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Rekoil and co - how is it a 'terrible' choice.. Come on dram queens.. CM10.1 is working a treat on my I9305 don't kno wwhat your on about.. Stbale, feature rich (sure a few things not present) and development is nightly just like the rest of the game.. So I ask again.. Sure the kernal tweaks/modding is where we're lacking but with the right tools you can can very good battery life and performance is blistering..
All in all only negative is the scope of development presently - this isn't to say things won't change with respect to kernal.. In short nothing critical is missing and development is churning along nicely.. A few features i'm sure you'll miss if your looking but makes up for in performance/multi tasking imo .
Lack of ROM choices is another issue sure - but if your talking CM then not really as they're all pretty much on par..
So Kernal once again.. This is the big miss with the phone.. Anyway just eager for kernal releases if possible.. Otherwise i'll still be content until the next big thing comes my way and th ephone still rocks hard core
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And what about the graphics glitches in keyboard and other places that will literally never be fixed? TV out will also never be fixed.
I'll be honest, I'm going off what I've seen on my friends non-LTE device (I9300, pretty much the same device apart from the modem), I personally cannot run AOSP-based on my device because if I run anything other than Perseus kernel my baseband doesn't find an IMEI, perhaps this has pronounced my dislike for Samsung (in my opinion, something like the modem configuration shouldn't be so easily breakable/writable). But everything I've said is true, all the good developers want nothing to do with the Exynos4 platform, codeworkx happened to have ported to I9300, making I9305 very easy to support, but he wont even accept a free I9305 at this point, because he is fed up with Samsung.
I will mention this again because I feel it is an important point. I very much like the hardware, it is simple in design and feature rich, this is a phone I would have stayed with for several years... if Samsung had released source code for the platform in a timely manner. At this point I am probably going to sell my I9305 soon and use my old Desire S until I can get ahold of an Xperia Z or something. All the sources for that device were released BEFORE the device even hit the market, now THAT is good support.
And... "development is churning along nicely"? This is literally all that is happening in terms of development for AOSP-based ports. If you know anything about programming you can tell that those commits are not development so much as fixing configuration mistakes and applying code loaned from other devices.
Although this is interesting... apparently the Galaxy S4 in my market will not be using the Exynos Octa, but rather a Snapdragon 600. This might be a pretty good contender in that case! At the moment I'm personally considering HTC One, Xperia Z and Galaxy S4 (but ONLY if it comes with Snapdragon 600).
I would go for a nexus 4. Brilliant processing and graphics rendering and no lack of roms or development for the next 3 years atleast. Also there is something called enjoying one game at a time. In my experience I have never liked playing more than one good game At a time on my phone. Nor would u b wasting your time removing the crap that Samsung puts on it's phones. Just my view, yours may be different
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Thanks for the input guys. I'm now decided I'm going to buy nexus 4. I'm also thinking because of lack of additional storage. But i have nexus 7. I can play all the games that I put there. My friend let me hold his note 2 and I was asked to root it and install rooms or kernel. I searched in xda and read threads. I'm a little disappointed because of few custom roms. I'm really looking for aokp rom but it's not stable on note 2 I think this applies to all Samsung phones except for Google edition?
If you're into tweaking and want custom roms, high performance phone go for nexus 4 and leave that additional storage, removable battery, LTE, and touch wiz!
Seems you made your choice. They are both equally good phones, just in different areas. The nexus 4 is faster, nicer and has a superior screen. As for stock android ... well I hate it - it is faster, but I guess it's a matter of preference. One advice - when you pick up your n4 take the phone as you would talk and listen for any noise from the earpiece - they tend to hiss a lot and if it does, ask for another one. Also look for a rev 2.0 N4 - they made some nice small changes in the design, google it.
Even if you will get a Nexus 4 i still think that S3 LTE is the way to go for what you need it, yes Nexus 4 has better development and better GPU, but S3 LTE you get more space, you can get a spare battery, better screen for gaming (the home buttons are a bit of a problem at first at least when playing some games).
So by me i'd say strictly for gaming:
Nexus 4: 1) better GPU (not that better in real games only in benchmarks).
S3 LTE: 1) more space (you will need it the more the game will evolve)
2) spare battery a must for gamers on smartphones (or a big battery)
3) games seem better on Amoled screens (but that's just my opinion, and no problems whit the buttons).
4) better sound if you use headphones
But if you want to mod the phone go for Nexus 4 v2.0.:fingers-crossed:
I would like to know how is the radio/antena quality of Nexus 4. Galaxy Nexus has terrible reception compared to S3. GPS chip is a second class (still talking about GN.) too. I got a feeling that they build Nexus devices to be crap intentionally, so that all software which is able to run on it, flies on other high end devices . Regarding Note 2, I am not sure what the guy is talking about. There are plenty of ROMs and support for it. It is a great peace of hardware IMO, and my favorite one. It always comes up to, what for do you actually need/use a device. I want to be able to work with it. For me that means writing emails, doing some system administration (I use PaderSync for ssh for example.), sometimes working even with Excel sheets, browsing the web, and making pictures of documents and singing them (stopped doing this.) and for all this I need a bigger screen and resolution, always good reception and decent camera. I also like colors of amoled screens .
So you decide depending on what is important for you, and check the value for money ratio, of course.
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But if you are not in a hurry, why not wait a little and consider other phones? Xperia Z has great support, sources are published, it's a nice device, HTC One and S4 will get Nexus like versions. So depending on how do you intend to acquire your device (contract or free/unlocked) maybe you will be able to get one of newer devices?
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N4 has good reception, high class gps and amazingly sharp screen. It's fast as hell , boots in seconds and loads apps instantly. UI is very responsive (butter) Camera is also decent, but not better than sgs3 and the led is weaker.
Only drawbacks are speakerphone, in call quality, lack of space and the terrible vanilla os with the onscreen buttons and ugly and very uncomfortable UI (personal opinion). Oh and that battery... Well it's not intended for gaming , it's a developer phone and ! If I was new to android I'd get the nexus, but the OEM skins actually make for a better usability ( s planner, better phone ui)
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N4 has good reception, high class gps and amazingly sharp screen. It's fast as hell , boots in seconds and loads apps instantly. UI is very responsive (butter) Camera is also decent, but not better than sgs3 and the led is weaker.
Only drawbacks are speakerphone, in call quality, lack of space and the terrible vanilla os with the onscreen buttons and ugly and very uncomfortable UI (personal opinion). Oh and that battery... Well it's not intended for gaming , it's a developer phone and ! If I was new to android I'd get the nexus, but the OEM skins actually make for a better usability ( s planner, better phone ui)
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You like TW ! I don't like S Planer because it forces you to use Samsung Calendar, and doesn't have 2 way sync with Google calendar, what I use for work too.
Speaking about launcher, Nova is my preference. Simple but powerful. Should be the Google stock one.
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