Re: Any Galaxy S3 users get a Nexus 4? What are your impressions?
I wouldnt take the N4 if I was paid to.
Almost everything is better on the SGS3 over the n4 except battery. The main reason for that is not Google Now, it is the LTE/HSPA difference.
Some things from the long post from ChrisXe:
TW at this point is better than "pure Google". Yes it is bigger, but I also have TONS more room on the sgs3 than the n4. The old adage that tw slows down the phone is gone. Now it is all about the features that are added with TW as compared to how bare AOSP is. That is ok, AOSP is supposed to be bare.
SGS3 will see 4.2 pretty soon. The premium upgrade that is coming is 4.2. It is already going out in some places I believe. When is the issue. I would say Q1 of 2013.
If the screen is better, I don't see it. is it the DNA's screen...nope but neither is the N4. There are differences between the two but they are jsut that. Both have pluses and minuses.
The camera on the SGS3 is leaps and bounds ahead of the n4 in every category..
Again, you couldnt pay me to take a N4
This post is hilarious. We're all glad you like your GS3, Pizzadude. I very quickly gave the GS3 to my gf as it perils in comparison to
my LTE gnex on a 4.2.1 linaro build(well, it wasn't this back then, but no matter), in
my real world everyday situations. It really felt like a slightly slimmer downgrade. Don't get me wrong, it's a great phone (especially @ $50-$100) and my gf LOVES it, but it felt like a slower, slightly slimmer gnex even on CM. It's no myth TouchWiz bogs the phone down, it just does, a whole lot when you're used to AOSP based roms WITH all of the good TW features and more (and none of the garbage). Also you can easily add any "TW features" (that they borrowed from custom devs and built into their rom) to plain jane vanilla Android, and not bog down your device. GS3 has a great camera, but I've learned to take some good pics on my gnex in the not so often times I need or want to. So the N4 would only be better. Point is you have an opinion. I have an opinion. At least mine is made with both devices in my house. I can only imagine how badly the N4 will stomp, with it's clearly superior hardware advantage, once the devs really start pumping out their solid work. Of course I'll see it with my own eyes one way or another.
Oh, and I always see non-Nexi owners trolling the Nexus forums and rarely the other way around. Says something...
Edit: read a few more posts...no need to start a new thread but those of you who think running AOKP/CM on a non AOSP supported device (GS3) is the same experience as running them on a Nexus are either inexperienced or have at least had different experiences than myself and other crackflashers I know in the wild.