[T-Mobile, Samsung Galaxy SIII] anokaba:
Just my two cents

I recently bought two Nexus 4 phones for my wife and I and given my S3 to my mother-in-law. I believe both are great phones.

My thoughts on the Nexus 4 is that its on par with the S3 which each of its pro's and con's. I believe the Nexus initially had a washed out IPS screen but it had a more natural feel. The S3's screen, to me, is much more saturated in color. To each their own regarding tastes. The Nexus 4 colors can be adjusted with different kernels/software to fit the need of the user. Regarding hardware, I don't really see any difference in speed. Both phones are snappy in responsiveness and met the demands in daily use . The battery and SD card issue, the battery is actually easy to access on the Nexus 4, not as easy compared the S3 of course.

The lack of an external SD card really depends on the user. Personally the 16gb space is sufficient for me as almost everything can be streamlined for my needs (which I don't use). The S3 definitely wins for users to must have direct access to all their media. I believe battery life on both phones are ALMOST the same, but I do notice more screen time on the Nexus 4 on stock and custom ROMs, mainly Paranoid Android. The screensize is obviously larger on S3, the Nexus 4 does lose space due to the nav bar, but depending on what ROM you use, it can be compensated for. Also, I believe the images are much more crisper on the N4.

Software wise, I personally used TouchWiz on the S3 but also tried CM10.1 AOKP, and mainly Paranoid Android on the N4 or modified stock. Touchwiz most definitely has more bells and whistles for features, but for me I believe these are extra that I can live without and barely used. Media wise I believe the S3 is slightly better, as I was able to play higher quality videos without any issues compared to AOSP software which caused the same video to become choppy. Sound quality I believe are on the same page as I don't notice any difference using S4 Klipsch headphones. Now regarding screen usage, I am able to expand the desktop and hide the status bar and nav bar. I mainly use PIE controls for navigation as it allows me to do multiple things using one thumb. This could also be used on the S3 using LMT software but the hardware buttons make up the slack. So to each their own on preference.

Initially rooting the phone was easier on the S3 for me than on the N4 as I am still learning the ADB methods/commands. Both phones have great devs for support. I still browse the t999 forums just to see what features they've recent added.

Camera wise. I rarely use it but when I do, I don't. It's a camera phone. There are threads on both forums pertaining pictures users have taken with their phone. Some show the use of filters, lighting, etc.

The phones itself, I do enjoy the glass on both sides on the phone. Benefit on the N4 is that the gorilla glass also covers the camera lens. I'm not to sure on the S3 though. A downside to the N4 is that its very slippery without the bumper or case. I do like the style of the S3 also but the plastic feel didn't give the luxury feel to me personally.

There is one benefit though that the T-mobile s3 doesn't have and that the Nexus 4 does, the 4 Band LTE hardware.

Personally the N4 will hold me over till the S5 or S6. Or even the next Google phone.

Now if someone were to ask me which phone I would recommend, on the safe side on every corner I would recommend the S3. But of course those who want the Vanilla Android experience and latest updates, the N4.

And I believe the thread is sharing our opinions not judging them. Its kinda like saying Ryu is better than Chun Li or vise versa. Its how you roll pwn with them is what counts. Thanks!