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Which as better battery life? Galaxy S3 or Nexus 4?

Which as better battery life? Galaxy S3 or Nexus 4?

that is very subjective to what you do with your phone and what setup you have in terms of rom, kernels.
also belongs in q&a now general

send me the s3, i'll check and let yaa know

munchy_cool said:
send me the s3, i'll check and let yaa know
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im asking because i wanna buy either s3 or nexus 4 but will choose the one that has better average screen on time battery life performance
so if i had s3 i wouldn't be asking the question lol

Probably s3 atm.. but with further software development i think the nexus 4 will be better.

djsynth said:
im asking because i wanna buy either s3 or nexus 4 but will choose the one that has better average screen on time battery life performance
so if i had s3 i wouldn't be asking the question lol
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Like zephik stated, this is all dependent on user actions. Unmodified though, I got better battery life out of the GS3's stock touchwiz vs the nexus 4's stock android. However, with rom and kernel tweaks, battery life is about the same on both.
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honestly it doesnt matter which has better battery life. both phones will last you through a day. if battery was your #1 priority, you wouldnt be looking at either of these phones, instead you'd be going with the Note II
it all comes down to the remaining factors: want latest updates and better development because it is a nexus device? nexus 4 is your obvious choice. but then again, good luck getting your hands on one
galaxy s4 is around the corner...

I've had both. With exact same usage for me, s3 got about 25% better battery life. I think for a vast majority of people, s3 will provide superior battery.
Of course the downside is that you have to deal with effing touch wiz.

S3 for sure. Maybe a future N4 software update will help this situation..
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Thank's guys for all the replies, I think given the price between the GS3 and N4 I'll just have to be more patient and wait till I can get a N4

Having had both the s3 def has better battery life but the nexus 4 is better in every other department and like others said will get you through the day
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If you base your decision on screen time, get the razer maxx
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Trade my Note 2 for new Nexus 4

Am I crazy for possibly thinking of trading my one month old Galaxy Note 2 for the Nexus 4 ? I have my N2 listed on CL I am will trade plus cash for a new in box N4.
My last three phones have been the Galaxy Nexus, Nexus-S, Nexus-One. When I couldn't buy the Nexus 4, due to bring sold out, I got the annual upgrade itch, and read so many positive reviews on the Note 2, I went for it.
Now four weeks with the N2, having second thoughts, if its a keeper.
Mainly the size, the N2, really is hard to handle one handed most of the time. I am so used to one hand texting, and just using my phones with ease one handed, the N2 is more if a two hander. Or can be used with one hand, but need to balance it just right cradled in your hand, to get your thumb all the way to the other side, or really stretch hard to pull down notification bar.
Buy the battery life is amazing, is super fast smooth phone, and the screen is awesome for YouTube and reading things.
I am running CM10.1, couldn't stand Touchwiz, and actually not using the S-Pen like I thought I would. I just forget its there, just not used to a stylus type device.
But worried about the Nexus 4, battery life, over heating, and other issues I read about.
Opinion ?
Selling my Note 2, I'd almost have enough for both, a new Nexus 4, and used Nexus 7 tablet.
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Since u have experience with previous nexus devices then go ahead and sell ur note.
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i love the nexus, no touchjiz and open source, dont have to worry about exynos chip, great stability out of the box. the build quality is good, theres alot of issues judging by whats in the thread but how many people post positive experiences, overheating isnt an issue, using francos kernel you can change the threshold.
the battery life is good, i spend 5hours daily reading from the display,glad i didnt get the s3 or note,
it will either be the nexus 4 or a xperia z

Pm sent
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i was really gonna get Galaxy S3. My brother got it first, and i got to play with it; installing custom rom. I didnt liked it much. Also, over the past years, I had bad experiences with Samsung and HTC products. Nexus 4 was my best option. I am happy choosing N4 . Love this phone. Battery life is awesome! recently updated to 4.2.2 with no issues. Its very fast!

Nexus is awesome. I'm sure you can sell your note2 easily.
Mytradeins.com could help if you can't sell to anyone...

I think only reason you would want a nexus device is to get the latest software. I think the note 2 is a better phone overall. Screen, sound and battery is bigger and better.
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i sold the note 2 for the nexus 4..
i shouldve stuck with the note 2 lol...
youll miss the 2 day battery life on the note

I own both phones... And while I love my Note II, I love my Nexus 4 as well, even though I've never cared for LG phones... There are features on my Note II that the N4 just doesn't provide, and while I still do have the option to flash an AOSP RoM to my Note II, thats where my N4 kicks in... IMHO if I had to only choose one, I'd keep my Note II any day of the week... But if your a purist, the N4 is the way to go...

Sure sounds like I should keep the Note 2 ? Might look back as a mistake later going for the Nexus 4 ? The battery life is amazing on the N2.
What about having both an, Nexus 4 + Nexus 7, vs just the Note 2 ? I could sell the N2, and pretty much have enough for both N4 + N7
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I would go with N4 !

Note 2 or Nexus 4 . I would stay with the Note 2. Now if you flip the Note 2 for a Nexus 4 and a Nexus 7 then do it. Basically you have a 2 for 1 deal.
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Owning htc, samsung, and other devices with manufacture overlays on top of android, I will never buy another non nexus stock android device again. Stock android is the place to be.

Just worried the loss of battery life, between the N2 and N4 ?
But if I can get both the brand new Nexus 4 and money left over for a used Nexus 7, I think that'd be worth it ?
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Zorachus said:
Just worried the loss of battery life, between the N2 and N4 ?
But if I can get both the brand new Nexus 4 and money left over for a used Nexus 7, I think that'd be worth it ?
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You WILL miss the battery life.
BUT in our lives we are now nearly always near a charger.
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the screen has been fixed. Now putting my N4 next to my wife's S3, I have to say that whites are now better on N4 (won't vouch for the other colors, it s a matter of taste, and while we are on the subject, you will feel you are missing some colors from AMOLED, but after a week or 2 you ll like the N4 screen too ).

[Q] Nexus 4 or galaxy s3 today...plz help guys

I m planning to buy galaxy s3 i 9305 or i9300 or nexus 4 but i am really confused.please help me. i have heard that almost everyone that owns a nexus has a yellow tint or yellow patch problems.are there any who got rid of it and moreover nexus has a battery life disaster and supports otg only with power.on the other hand s3 has less configuration,less custom roms and mods but is better with battery and screen issues.
Now the price is almost same for both the devices.
keeping the current issues and solutions in mind,please reply as i have to purchase one soon.
Regards

coolkakucool said:
I m planning to buy galaxy s3 i 9305 or i9300 or nexus 4 but i am really confused.please help me. i have heard that almost everyone that owns a nexus has a yellow tint or yellow patch problems.are there any who got rid of it and moreover nexus has a battery life disaster and supports otg only with power.on the other hand s3 has less configuration,less custom roms and mods but is better with battery and screen issues.
Now the price is almost same for both the devices.
keeping the current issues and solutions in mind,please reply as i have to purchase one soon.
Regards
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Battery life disaster? I'm getting excellent battery life. Of course I use a custom kernel. As for the yellow tint, you can use a custom kernel with a application which you can tweak the colors to your desire. Over here in the Nexus 4 forum, we have lots of developers working and updating their work for the community. There are always improvements. You can enjoy freedom or get clogged with a bloatware. The Nexus 4 is the way to go. You're going to love it.
I just want to add something. You have to keep in mind that battery life depends on your usage, if you play games on your phone very often you will have a short battery life. I'm not saying you shouldn't play. It's pretty much all common sense.

coolkakucool said:
I m planning to buy galaxy s3 i 9305 or i9300 or nexus 4 but i am really confused.please help me. i have heard that almost everyone that owns a nexus has a yellow tint or yellow patch problems.are there any who got rid of it and moreover nexus has a battery life disaster and supports otg only with power.on the other hand s3 has less configuration,less custom roms and mods but is better with battery and screen issues.
Now the price is almost same for both the devices.
keeping the current issues and solutions in mind,please reply as i have to purchase one soon.
Regards
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my nexus 4 didnt have a yellow tint .... it has WARM colors yes so whites for example are closer to yellow instead of that blue COLD color, but i havnt heard of a tint , i ordered mine in february if it makes a difference.
EDIT like above post said , with a custom kernel you can tweak the colors , so its not even bad

I've had no issues with yellow tint or screen.
Faster than s3 ,better graphics (andro 320) better screen (IPS display)
But has only 2 models 8 & 16gb no options for micro SD card.
To me the nexus 4 feels high quality like an iPhone does in your hand.
Battery life is not that bad see attached img
Also keep in mind s3 probably won't receive any more updates (if that's a concern to you)
Feel free to pm me if you have special questions or whatever.
Sent from my Nexus 4

but what about otg with power and non-removable battery
myturbo1 said:
I've had no issues with yellow tint or screen.
Faster than s3 ,better graphics (andro 320) better screen (IPS display)
But has only 2 models 8 & 16gb no options for micro SD card.
To me the nexus 4 feels high quality like an iPhone does in your hand.
Battery life is not that bad see attached img
Also keep in mind s3 probably won't receive any more updates (if that's a concern to you)
Feel free to pm me if you have special questions or whatever.
Sent from my Nexus 4
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it does not supports otg witout power i.e u cannot connect usbs on the go.more over batter is non-removable ,it will not last longer say 2 or 3 years as if i spend 400$,its 2 much for me,i cant afford another phone in 2 years.
And regarding yellow patches,are there any still suffering from that or its cured for all?.coz i m only worried about that thing.i don't want to rma again and agan mates.

coolkakucool said:
it does not supports otg witout power i.e u cannot connect usbs on the go.more over batter is non-removable ,it will not last longer say 2 or 3 years as if i spend 400$,its 2 much for me,i cant afford another phone in 2 years.
And regarding yellow patches,are there any still suffering from that or its cured for all?.coz i m only worried about that thing.i don't want to rma again and agan mates.
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Just dumped a GS3 for N4 today in fact. My rule has always been don't buy any Android devices except Nexus devices. I broke that advice with the GS3 and regretted it for 3 months. Loving the N4 so far, You can't go wrong with a Nexus, and with 5.0 on the horizon in May, it's one more reason to avoid the GS3.

Why post this in general and q&a?
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You can remove the battery. It's just more difficult than say a gs3 ..
Also don't belive anyone is still suffering from yellow patches .. At least with the newer rev:11 model. Or update to 4.2.2
Also why do you think it will only last 2-3 years ?
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Double post.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2191040
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myturbo1 said:
I've had no issues with yellow tint or screen.
Faster than s3 ,better graphics (andro 320) better screen (IPS display)
But has only 2 models 8 & 16gb no options for micro SD card.
To me the nexus 4 feels high quality like an iPhone does in your hand.
Battery life is not that bad see attached img
Also keep in mind s3 probably won't receive any more updates (if that's a concern to you)
Feel free to pm me if you have special questions or whatever.
Sent from my Nexus 4
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Yeah, this battery is great. No charging and here are the results

coolkakucool said:
it does not supports otg witout power i.e u cannot connect usbs on the go.more over batter is non-removable ,it will not last longer say 2 or 3 years as if i spend 400$,its 2 much for me,i cant afford another phone in 2 years.
And regarding yellow patches,are there any still suffering from that or its cured for all?.coz i m only worried about that thing.i don't want to rma again and agan mates.
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I'm on the same boat of having to stick to one phone for a couple years too, the nexus 4 is great, by 2-3 years you're gonna wanna upgrade trust me, even if your budget doesn't allow it, also the battery is removable you just need to open it up, it's extremely easy to remove the battery once you have it open. the nexus 4 reminds me of back in 2010-2011 when one of the smoothest phone on gingerbread was the mytouch 4G oh man I loved that phone and then I upgraded to the nexus 4 no regrets at all, I kinda miss HTC sense (I had it rooted so it had sense 3.5) but idk I adjusted to vanilla android it's a lot cleaner, oh and like someone previously stated the gs3 is cluttered with bloatware and I was never a fan of touchwiz

Its personal preference, you will have to use both phones to be 100% sure which one you like. For me I vote for nexus 4, battery and screen color issues was fixed with custom kernels (have been using franco). And also I prefer IPS screen over gs3 screen. GS3 has removal battery, memory card, otg and has touchwizz, if these are important to you than you could consider the gs3. However, I'll personally go with a note 2 over gs3. There are issues with every phone, iphone 5, gs3, and nexus 4; no phones perfect. Good Luck.

OP there is no need to have 3 thread on the same subject/topic please keep it to one thread, Thank You.

Worth the upgrade from a nexus 4?

I own a nexus 4 but I'm one of those people who always has to have the best but im short of the 630€ i need to buy it so im thinking of switching to pay monthly with vodafone for 35€ a month and get the s4 for 159 euro?
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Damn buddy stick like I with ur N4 why you wanna switch From The N4 to the Galaxy S4?
I Loving my Nexus 4 and definetly dont wanna switch To a close sourced plastic phone
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rocklee80 said:
Damn buddy stick like I with ur N4 why you wanna switch From The N4 to the Galaxy S4?
I Loving my Nexus 4 and definetly dont wanna switch To a close sourced plastic phone
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But aint the s4 just amazing
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If you can stomach the short battery life and mediocre camera on the S4, you should stick with it. Right now Samsung is deeply into the lag eliminating stuff so it is worth waiting a couple of weeks to see where things stand, but the S4 obviously has boatloads more extres much better screen, battery life, camera plus new sensors, IR blaster... currently coming with some fluidity compromises. Hold on to it until the dust is cleared.

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But aint the s4 just amazing
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yeah sure but i dont like it the hardware specs are awesome no regrets but i dont like the build quality and the slow updates and the closed source from samsung -.-

BoneXDA said:
If you can stomach the short battery life and mediocre camera on the S4, you should stick with it. Right now Samsung is deeply into the lag eliminating stuff so it is worth waiting a couple of weeks to see where things stand, but the S4 obviously has boatloads more extres much better screen, battery life, camera plus new sensors, IR blaster... currently coming with some fluidity compromises. Hold on to it until the dust is cleared.
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True true! Il do just that. See what the common problems are
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It is always worth waiting to see how much progress manufacturers can achieve, Samsung has the largest resources to deal with issues, so I'd expect responsiveness to improve vastly by June. The Nexus 4 should help easing the wait.

I switched from an N4. My main reasons for switching are:
1) The N4's camera was hopeless in low light, as The Verge put it, its better to 'just use your memory'.
2) I had a massive delay when receiving push notifications on WiFi and 3G. There was a Google support thread where ppl basically identified a faulty driver, which even now has not been fixed. Some ppl say they have no problem but I certainly did.
3) The S4 has 4G!
4) After the latest update the N4s battery life improved dramatically. But the S4 is better still, despite using it like a new phone it still surpasses the N4 in battery longevity.
Arguably the N4 is slightly smoother in some operation. When changing tabs on the S4 there is a slight delay before anything happens. But this can be solved by simply switching to Chrome.
The screen smearing on the S4 makes it seem more laggy but in reality its not.
Hope this helps you decide.
/edit Almost forgot to mention, I miss photosphere from the N4

The Galaxy S4 has a better camera by a mile then the Nexus 4 and the battery life is also a lot better. Plus you get a bigger screen, faster processor. Over all the S4 is a way better device.
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gavin-phelan said:
I own a nexus 4 but I'm one of those people who always has to have the best but im short of the 630€ i need to buy it so im thinking of switching to pay monthly with vodafone for 35€ a month and get the s4 for 159 euro?
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Go for it! It's pretty much the best Android out.
-Powerful CPU/GPU (especially the Octa)
-Excellent Camera
-High memory variants PLUS MicroSD support upto 64GB
-5.0" HD1080P SAMOLED display with 440PPI
-Huge 2600mAh battery
-USB OTG
-Native support for almost all Audio and Video formats
-Multiview Multitasking
-Capacitive display usable with gloves
-A whole lot of sensors
-Wolfson DAC (in the Octa)
-IR Blaster
...the list goes on, it pretty much whipes the floor with the N4 in everything except updates, but this being a Samsung, it will get updates for atleast 20months like the GS2.
This thing is a lil machine

Just one word: better battery

Yes, you will love the screen. :laugh:

May start saving so
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Would you recommend this device

OK so I will be getting a new device soon and I'm torn between this phone or the galaxy s4. So I'm wondering will this device be supported for a long time. And will it be just as fast.considering its snapdragon s4 vs snapdraggon 600
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Def you should get, no question.
From the Nexus 4000

Nexus 4 is 1000x times better than Galaxy S4
So go for it!

cannondaleV2000 said:
OK so I will be getting a new device soon and I'm torn between this phone or the galaxy s4. So I'm wondering will this device be supported for a long time. And will it be just as fast.considering its snapdragon s4 vs snapdraggon 600
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i'm sure you will love this phone. So far I've never found a phone with a better overall than nexus 4.
The design is classy and the processor is very good. battery life is good. and the front and the back of the phone is made by gorilla glass. camera is 8mp with flash supported. and there is front camera as well. Easy to customize and root. i've root a lot of phone before and this is the easiest. I root my n4 in <5mins. And the price is not really expensive as well. so this is really recommended. it's hard to find a better phone than n4 at its price.

I have had my Nexus 4 for two months now and am happy with the choice I made. I do recommend a good case or at least a bumper and screen protector. I would only consider the Google Edition Galaxy S4, and you will pay a $200 premium over the cost of the Nexus 4.

This phone will be supported for at least 2 years down the line with ota updates second to none. That alone makes it better than any other phone in my book. Plus most of the snapdragon 600's power is wasted on Samsung's touchwiz so the nexus 4 is at least as fast as the s4.

Posting threads like this get you a very biased opinion.
I will try to be as straight as I can without sounding like a device fan boy.
Decide what you are gonna do with the device. The nexus 4 is outstanding on the development side but lacking on features. Next decide how much time you want to spend messing with your device. Battery can be a bug factor. Next decide on memory. Nexus is limited there. Then choose the best device that suites you.
As long as it fits your needs there is no wrong device.
Wayne Tech Nexus

Yes and no. Depends on your usage patterns. Battery life on 4.2.2 was respectable. However with the 4.3 update a slew of problems have been found. My Nexus 4 currently has the: low battery life, camera flash bug, boot loader on power off bug, AOSP keyboard bug.
I would suggest asking around. If you need a workable phone (for now) get a N4 with 4.2.2 else go for 4.3 to save time
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cannondaleV2000 said:
OK so I will be getting a new device soon and I'm torn between this phone or the galaxy s4. So I'm wondering will this device be supported for a long time. And will it be just as fast.considering its snapdragon s4 vs snapdraggon 600
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I wouldn't recommend this phone cuz its almost a year old already I would wait for the nexus 5
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masterchung89 said:
This phone will be supported for at least 2 years down the line with ota updates second to none. That alone makes it better than any other phone in my book. Plus most of the snapdragon 600's power is wasted on Samsung's touchwiz so the nexus 4 is at least as fast as the s4.
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Yes while that's true I personally thing touch wiz is s*it and if I get the s4 I will be flashing cm and a customers kernel on it first thing. And I do spend a lot of time messing with my phone. Over clocking. Building customers kernels with extra features etc also a lot of time gaming and listening to music. And I'm not sure about the storage in the n4 because I do use a lot of storage for music pictures/video etc. And I do like the bigger screen of the s4 but I like the support the n4 will be getting. Even though I will be building/flashing custome ROMs/kernels on which ever phone I get. So that's kind of where I'm torn about it the storage and screen size of the s4 but the openness and support of the n4
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If ( You like to get most choices of ROMs || You like to **** around, brick your phone, come back alive, brick deeper next time, and die hard 4.0 || Must have latest version of android || Love AOSP || Hate Samsung )
Get Nexus.4;
Else If ( Don't trust LG )
Get Oppo.Find.5;
Else
Get HTC.One;
If ( You have extra cash to spare ) {
Donate -o my bank;
Get Samsung.Galaxy.S4;
}
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My 2 cents