![]() ![]() If you're a pre-paid user then the Nexus 4 might make more sense. They might baulk at buying the Nexus 4 outright when they can get what seems like a "free" phone when they renew their plan (although handsets on plans aren't really free). This is still how many people buy their phones, so the Nexus 4 might not even be on their radar. Perhaps the biggest hurdle to buying the Nexus 4 is that your telco of choice won't sell it to you on a plan. Such a price tag would have been unthinkable not so long ago, just as you'd say about the Nexus 7 tablet, and it will be interesting to see how the Android competition responds. If you're purely talking value for money then the Nexus 4 is quite possibly the best phone on the market right now. So what's the verdict? Is the Samsung better than the Nexus 4? Yes? By much? No, not really. The Samsung's camera also produces slightly better results and those who place the highest value on a phone's camera might want to think twice about the Nexus 4. It still has the faintest of blue tinges, which hampers the contrast when outside, but the trade-off is more vivid colours than the Nexus. The Nexus is blessed with an IPS LCD screen, which I tend to prefer, but the Samsung's impressive Super AMOLED has come along way from the early AMOLED horror stories. ![]() You might argue this is a benefit in that it lets the buttons rotate when you turn the phone to portrait mode, but it's a benefit most people would forgo in order to use all of the 4.7-inch screen.īoth handsets do a good job of handling outdoor glare, although the Nexus' whiter whites make text slightly easier to read in direct sunlight. You'll notice the same permanent soft button issue on the Motorola Razr HD running Android 4.0.4. It doesn't sound like much but you'll certainly notice the difference if switching from a 4.7/8-inch phone which lets you use the entire screen. Once you take the Nexus' permanent software buttons into account the Samsung's screen is almost a full centimetre taller than the Nexus. You're also stuck with the Google search bar across the top of every home page. They're a permanent feature, even when applications are open. But those dreaming of expanses of screen real estate will be disappointed to discover that the Nexus' 4.7-inches includes the permanent back, home and app switcher soft buttons across the bottom of the screen. ![]() It features more pixels than the 1280x720 Samsung, which is also forced to spread them further at 4.8-inches. The Samsung certainly wins this round but the Nexus 4 is no slouch and should still satisfy all but the most demanding of users.Īnother key talking point is the Nexus 4's impressive 4.7-inch 1280x768 IPS LCD screen. The Samsung excelled in CPU, I/O and 2D performance but the Nexus outshone it in terms of memory and 3D performance. Turning to the Quadrant benchmarks, the Nexus 4 scored 4624 while the Samsung pulled ahead with 5369. I disabled as much bloatware as possible on the Samsung to make it a fair fight, but if you tend to leave it all running then the Samsung would have less of an advantage. The Samsung actually refused to complete the Rightware Browsermark 2.0 using its default browser, so I installed Chrome and ran it there. It's worth noting that the Nexus 4 runs the Chrome browser and is a vanilla version of Android with none of the bloatware which can bog down some phones. Under the new Rightware Browsermark 2.0 it scores a respectable 2023, compared to 2097 on a Telstra-issued Samsung Galaxy S III 4G running Android 4.1.1 (we're still waiting on a 4.2 update). In terms of benchmarks the Nexus 4 can certainly hold its own. Highlights include 4.7-inch 1280x768 IPS LCD screen Gorilla Glass 2 Android 4.2 "Jelly Bean" Quad-core 1.5 GHz Qualcomm Snapdragon S4 Pro processor 2GB of RAM 1.3 MP front and 8 MP rear camera 1080p video capture 802.11 b/g/n Wi-Fi (2.4 GHz & 5 GHz) Bluetooth 4.0 Near Field Communications Wireless charging 2100 mAh battery (non-user-replaceable) 139 gm, 9.1 mm thickĬonsidering these credentials I think it's fair to pit the Nexus 4 against the Samsung Galaxy S III 4G, keeping in mind the Samsung costs more than double at $899 outright. Run your eye down the spec sheet and you'd be forgiven for thinking the Nexus 4 was an $800 handset. ![]()
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