What people fail to mention is the extra plus you get with the note is the s pen. It has its own set of functions on the note that include handwritten data entry.
It is a throwback to the days of stylus based smartphones. A major plus in my opinion, as I cut my smartphone teeth on PDAs.
Might I ask, why not the newly released note 2 or nexus 4? I could see if it is a money issue, but with the newer devices, you get the better processors and Jelly Bean OS which is the latest out there (the nexus having a newer version than the note 2 as of now).
Although, as mentioned earlier, it will all depend on the use of the device as well as your carrier of choice. If you are in the US, the note only works on at&t and t-mobile due to GSM, but the galaxy nexus has those two plus verizon. Not sure if sprint carries it or not.
The same issue applies to the nexus 4, as not all carriers have it right now and can only be used on GSM carriers at&t as well as t-mobile. The note 2 is on all carriers now and is widely available.
I have a note 1 and a note 2, and have friends with the galaxy nexus, and some things my phone will do better and some things theirs will do better. Just depends on location and cell signal.
Horsepower for the galaxy nexus and note are pretty similar with the nexus having a slight edge due to no carrier software installed possibly slowing the device down a degree. The nexus will also get updates before a carrier branded phone as google controls the updating, not the carriers for the nexus.
Also, don't feel afraid of Android. If you used BB for a long while there will be a learning curve, but if it was easy to learn, then that would just get boring rather quickly. Might as well just get an iphone if you want boring. Just my 2 cents.
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