Re: S3 vs Nexus 4 vs One X
I just need to say that's a great choice of handsets. I have had both the HTC one X and currently have a S3. I had the one X first and while I loved it great screen fast phone and I do like the sense skin they put on Android I had one big problem Battery!
Everyday I never made it home from work without charging and after awhile this did get on my nerves a bit. If you get a one X you will love it feels great in your hand and works so well but for me swapping for the S3 was a great choice. It's a great phone as fast as the one X screen maybe not as good but the radio is definitely better so you get better data speeds on 3G. The best thing though is the battery life, I hammer my phone its my music player (3 hours a day min) I make a lot of calls and emails every day and get home with battery to spare. I am tempted to buy a Nexus 4 to see how it fits with me, but if you end up with a S3 I know you won't regret it. I hope this helps a bit.
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Re: S3 vs Nexus 4 vs One X
Can anyone give me an idea of Samsung's history of releasing software updates for their phones?
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Can anyone give me an idea of Samsung's history of releasing software updates for their phones?
The issue here is not Samsung releasing the updates, because they do a good job at that.. Is the carriers that take FOREVER to push the updates. When you take a non Google branded phone its about a 3 step process. First Google puts it out, then the OEM pushes it out and then the carrier pushes it out. With a nexus 4 you'll be cutting down the middle man. Of course there is always the option of root and custom roms. I currently have a galaxy s3 on 4.2 jelly bean thanks to CM 10. If I were stock I would be in 4.0.4 because at&t has yet to push the update out
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The issue here is not Samsung releasing the updates, because they do a good job at that.. Is the carriers that take FOREVER to push the updates. When you take a non Google branded phone its about a 3 step process. First Google puts it out, then the OEM pushes it out and then the carrier pushes it out. With a nexus 4 you'll be cutting down the middle man. Of course there is always the option of root and custom roms. I currently have a galaxy s3 on 4.2 jelly bean thanks to CM 10. If I were stock I would be in 4.0.4 because at&t has yet to push the update out
What if I purchase an unlocked handset that's non-carrier tied? Would I be able to directly just get the OEM updates?
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What if I purchase an unlocked handset that's non-carrier tied? Would I be able to directly just get the OEM updates?
Yes, the international version of the GS3 (I9300) already has jelly bean.
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Yeah that's exactly what I'm using here in the UK. If you buy it unlocked you will be able to plug it into Kies or do a OTA soon as you turn it on to get jellybean.
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Re: S3 vs Nexus 4 vs One X
The onebx plus is going to havebabgiant battery and a quad core I'm holding out for it and 64 gigs of internal storage the one x plus will have jelly bean out the box
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One x +!
Touch wiz sucks and the s3 with Jelly bean is too laggy HTC sense is 100x better then touchwiz
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Re: S3 vs Nexus 4 vs One X
since u dont wana stream music and the htc doesnt have an external storage slot, the s3 is your best option mate
s3 got JB before One X
camera and screen are better on one x.
one x looks better imo.
if u can afford it then go for the gt-i305 (s3 with quad core, 4g and 2gb ram)
or the one x+ :)
s3 has far more accessories as its so popular and dev's will prob support it for longer.
play with both :)
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Did you not see the 64 gig storage option in the one x +??
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Did you not see the 64 gig storage option in the one x +??
INSPIRE AOKP ICE COLD SANDWICH ROM ;)
Storage is not the OP's only concern. Battery life is also a requirement, and reviews I've seen of the X+ place it's life even lower than the X. And I will admit, the battery life on here isn't something I'd write home about.
EDIT: In this case, OP, S3 is your best bet.
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Did you not see the 64 gig storage option in the one x +??
INSPIRE AOKP ICE COLD SANDWICH ROM ;)
@whom? ;)
global s3, UK. Ask me anything and ill reply even if its just an intelligent (or stupid) guess ;)
Re: S3 vs Nexus 4 vs One X
Thanks for all of the responses!! I've decided to go with the S3. Going to get it next week.
To be honest I really like the Nexus 4 because of its price and frequently OS updates, but 16GB just won't cut it for me unfortunately. The One X+ definitely looks nicer and has a better UI, but it appears that battery life isn't that great according to the reviews, let alone it's non-removable.
