So is the Nexus 4 the best android phone?

[maryjane2300]

Is McDonalds the best food on earth?


The only phone worth buying for me was the nexus 4. But it in comparison to the s3 is got better specs, marginally better resolution, better operating system in that it will receive updates. All of that I can live without, its that its carrier free device that makes it perfect for me.

Your comparing the s3 to a cheap fast food restaurant? Lol

Sent from my Sammy S3

 

[davidnc]

To say rather the nexus 4 is the best phone out there is kinda my second concern.The reason being my first concern is if I have a carrier that I can get service from in my area to be able to use that phone.In my case the answer is no there is no carrrier that can offer me dependable service for that particular phone in my area or the places I travel.Your results may varying depending on where you live or travel to. .So no for me the nexus 4 is along way from being the best phone for me.

 

[anon(394005)]

To say rather the nexus 4 is the best phone out there is kinda my second concern.The reason being my first concern is if I have a carrier that I can get service from in my area to be able to use that phone.In my case the answer is no there is no carrrier that can offer me dependable service for that particular phone in my area or the places I travel.Your results may varying depending on where you live or travel to. .So no for me the nexus 4 is along way from being the best phone for me.

This is my primary concern as well in considering a phone and since Verizon provides the best service where I live and travel, the Nexus 4 simply isn?t an option. That and a user-replaceable battery is a MUST have option for me. With a spare battery for my Note 2, I never need to worry about tethering to a charge ever, just swap and go anytime. That?s invaluable to me.

Also from my experience with my Nexus 7, I?m not a big fan of vanilla Android. It?s ok, but it?s too minimal for my tastes and lacks features native to skins such as Sense or Touch Wiz. I?m also not crazy about more frequent updates that have often left me feeling like a beta tester for Google. I just want a stable working device I don?t need to constantly mess around with. But that?s what works for me and may not for others. In the end as others have said, it?s very subjective.

 

[Chimpware]

N4 vs S3

Build Quality - N4
User Experience for a Novice - S3
Updates / User Experience for a non-Novice - N4
Battery Life - S3
Unlocked Value - N4
Locked Value - S3

Depends a lot on what a user is looking for. I recommend both depending on situation. User experience on S3 for people who do not want to make any changes is better for novices and has many features I added to N4 with tweaks, apps and widgets. I wanted a well built, cheap, unlocked Android phone to try out and N4 was obvious choice. If I wanted a contracted phone, didn't want to tweak it, was a novice and just wanted an easy experience then I might have gone for S3 (although plastic body is not great IMHO).

 

[xlDeMoNiClx]

The S3 is definitely not better than the nexus 4. The Note 2 may be but it's so close its just a matter of preference. I for one like my updates and software that's free from carrier filth. Note 2 can't do that. Besides, if your device is locked what makes it yours? It seems to me it belongs to Verizon or at&t.

It is if you want your phone to have more features, expandable memory or a removable battery.

This is from me, on my EVO 3D.

 

[friendscatdied]

You can always get AOSP/AOKP working on a Galaxy handset as a daily driver.

You can never get expanded storage, a quick battery swap or USA-legal LTE on a Nexus 4.

I think the faults of the Galaxies are negotiable (even if with difficulty).

The Nexus 4 would have been more manageable in a time preceding tiered data plans and capped data.

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[llamainmypocket]

Your comparing the s3 to a cheap fast food restaurant? Lol
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Sent from my Sammy S3

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No. I was illustrating the flaw in your line of thought that the S3 could indicate it was better phone by its sales numbers. There's no need to be defensive. This isn't politics and your not going to lose an argument.

The S3 is a fine phone, but I wouldn't own it out of principal. The same is even more true for the iPhone. Im not implying that your principals or preferences are wrong. Just that mine are different. Perhaps there is no best but many, and s3 is one.

 

[llamainmypocket]

I could say the specs are better for the n4, the updates are seamless, and its not violated by the phone carriers. All of those are good facts to establish quality but perhaps those are more important to me than you. One cannot prove the correctness of a preference. It is a notional concept.

 

[xlDeMoNiClx]

For everyone saying the specs are better for the N4, it's true but the difference is negligible. The US version of the S3 matches the N4 with 2GB of RAM but only has a dual-core, and the International version matches the N4 with a quad-core processor but only has 1GB of RAM (why they couldn't put 2, who knows). Either way I find that you're not really gonna notice unless you actually make it your mission to compare them as precisely as possible, if not then they're both gonna perform amazingly.

 

[DirkBelig]

Are people really still whining about the lack of an SD card? I've got about 150 apps loaded and 300 high quality Spotify tracks downloaded and I've got 7.84 GB free space left. O noes, teh hoomaniteez! Bah. You don't need your entire media collection of hentai on your phone 24/7.

I'm still evaluating 3G life, but the latest faux123 kernel based off 4.2.2 is delivering positively CRAZY battery life when on wifi. How crazy? How about nearly 40 hours with 3-1/2 hours screen time crazy. (My previous one-time best was 24 hours with about 2 hours screen on.) There's a known wakelock bug that Google's been slow about swatting with the N4 due to the way the radio and USB is wired or something. 4.2.2 brought a new radio, but faux says nothing was done with the HSIC bug, but the jump - make that quantum leap - I appear to be getting indicates differently. We'll see.

 

[fredwardnelson]

I wanted an android phone that kept me off of contract. I did not like being locked into a plan I couldn't change to my liking. I wanted options.

I'll never get a contract again.

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[llamainmypocket]

I wanted an android phone that kept me off of contract. I did not like being locked into a plan I couldn't change to my liking. I wanted options.

I'll never get a contract again.

Sent from my Nexus 4 using Tapatalk 2

I one upped you. No contract. No voice plan.

I got my 5gb of data, my Skype number, and my unlimited Skype minutes. 53$ a month and it covers my tablet and phone. I only have two issues with my setup. #1 I need to carry a mifi device. #2 I only use 3gb. I should only be paying 33$ a month.

Also. I don't know what speeds you guys get but I get 15-20 megabytes per second due to using a 4g mifi.

 

[MHH779]

Nexus 4 has the updates by google which is pretty nice.. But i would say my Note 2 is far better than my Nexus 4..

1. Bigger screen
2. Faster processor
3. Bigger memory (up to 128GB)
4. Huge badass battery
5. S pen
6. Some Samsung Features
7. Better TouchWiz than old one (i personally use Nova Launcher for the Launcher part)
8. And MANY more things i didnt mention.


The note 2 is more expensive than Nexus 4, so what nexus 4 has is good for its cheap price, also it has google stock latest updates which ia prettu cool..

But a phone for +2 years, i choose note 2..

Sent from my Galaxy Note 2 (GT-7100)

 

[anon5664829]

For everyone saying the specs are better for the N4, it's true but the difference is negligible. The US version of the S3 matches the N4 with 2GB of RAM but only has a dual-core, and the International version matches the N4 with a quad-core processor but only has 1GB of RAM (why they couldn't put 2, who knows). Either way I find that you're not really gonna notice unless you actually make it your mission to compare them as precisely as possible, if not then they're both gonna perform amazingly.

Stock android is much better then samsungs ty touchwiz and the n4 is much cheaper.

 

[xlDeMoNiClx]

Stock android is much better then samsungs ty touchwiz and the n4 is much cheaper.

Yes it is cheaper but whether TouchWiz or Vanilla Android is better than the other is personal preference.

 

[anon5664829]

Yes it is cheaper but whether TouchWiz or Vanilla Android is better than the other is personal preference.

Meh fair enough. I like the fact that I have a clean stock phone and I will get updates straight from google, maybe some people don't like getting updates instantly?

 

[xlDeMoNiClx]

Meh fair enough. I like the fact that I have a clean stock phone and I will get updates straight from google, maybe some people don't like getting updates instantly?

Or they don't care. ;P They find having the Samsung features or something else more important to them than having the latest version of Android.

 

[anon5664829]

Or they don't care. ;P They find having the Samsung features or something else more important to them than having the latest version of Android.

Or maybe they think gimmicks like multi-windows are actually useful:O (i kid, I kid I just prefer getting fast updates.)

 

[wheezy]

I would agree. Until the SGS 4 comes out those are the best. The N4 was just cheap

 

[Mellimel22]

You can always get AOSP/AOKP working on a Galaxy handset as a daily driver.

You can never get expanded storage, a quick battery swap or USA-legal LTE on a Nexus 4.

I think the faults of the Galaxies are negotiable (even if with difficulty).

The Nexus 4 would have been more manageable in a time preceding tiered data plans and capped data.

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Lol its as illegal to use the N4 lte as its as illegal to root it. Especially if T-Mobile is rolling out BAND 4 lte. Its nothing to change the baseband.

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