Took delivery of my Nexus 4 a couple of days ago.. I currently have a Galaxy S3 which i've had since launch.
I was originally planning to sell the S3 and keep the Nexus 4. But...after playing with the Nexus 4 for a couple of days i've changed my mind.
Nexus 4 suffered WiFI problems as soon as it was out of the box...most downloads from Google play store fail with the error "Package File is Invalid". Download on 3G and this problem doesnt occur. Now the same issue does not occur on my Nexus 7 tablet or my Galaxy S3...
I prefer the look and feel of the S3 over the Nexus 4, build qiality feels better on the S3. Battery life so far has been rubbish on the Nexus 4. Needs charging every day. My S3 if im careful I will get almost 2 days..normally 1.5 days though.
Samsung touchwiz and other enhancments offer features Vanilla android doesnt..smart-stay, flashing LED notification/different colours..The latest update from Samsung has added multi-window, and gallery styles like the Galaxy Note 2.. Theres also bounce back on the app/home screens. The camera on the S3 is better than the Nexus 4 has more features like smile detection, burst shot etc..The Nexus 4 however has photsphere which the samsung doesnt..
All in all im a bit underwhelmed with the Nexus 4, I expected it to be better than the S3 on the basis of newer OS (Android 4.2), faster CPU, Double the RAM 2gb vs S3 1GB. But strangely the S3 seems more fluid through the menus web browsing is a lot faster on the S3.
Yes, I can probably install a few apps to add the same functionality to the Nexus 4 that the S3 has. Anyway for now I have a support case open with Google for thw Wifi issue..If they cant resolve it..The Nexus 4 is going back for a refund !
Big surprise for me im a fan of Vanilla android...while the Nexus 7 is a fantastic bit of kit..not so convinced with the Nexus 4..
I was originally planning to sell the S3 and keep the Nexus 4. But...after playing with the Nexus 4 for a couple of days i've changed my mind.
Nexus 4 suffered WiFI problems as soon as it was out of the box...most downloads from Google play store fail with the error "Package File is Invalid". Download on 3G and this problem doesnt occur. Now the same issue does not occur on my Nexus 7 tablet or my Galaxy S3...
I prefer the look and feel of the S3 over the Nexus 4, build qiality feels better on the S3. Battery life so far has been rubbish on the Nexus 4. Needs charging every day. My S3 if im careful I will get almost 2 days..normally 1.5 days though.
Samsung touchwiz and other enhancments offer features Vanilla android doesnt..smart-stay, flashing LED notification/different colours..The latest update from Samsung has added multi-window, and gallery styles like the Galaxy Note 2.. Theres also bounce back on the app/home screens. The camera on the S3 is better than the Nexus 4 has more features like smile detection, burst shot etc..The Nexus 4 however has photsphere which the samsung doesnt..
All in all im a bit underwhelmed with the Nexus 4, I expected it to be better than the S3 on the basis of newer OS (Android 4.2), faster CPU, Double the RAM 2gb vs S3 1GB. But strangely the S3 seems more fluid through the menus web browsing is a lot faster on the S3.
Yes, I can probably install a few apps to add the same functionality to the Nexus 4 that the S3 has. Anyway for now I have a support case open with Google for thw Wifi issue..If they cant resolve it..The Nexus 4 is going back for a refund !
Big surprise for me im a fan of Vanilla android...while the Nexus 7 is a fantastic bit of kit..not so convinced with the Nexus 4..