Samsung Galaxy S3 thread

[VetteDude]

superchunk said:

VetteDude said:

Galaxy Nexus is even more outdated.

You are recommending hardware without knowing what SoC is? Its the System on a Chip, the main chip that includes the processor, GPU, and sometimes the RAM and cellular modem. The GNex uses an older OMAP SoC which has never been bleeding edge, especially compared to Samsung's own Exynos or Qualcomm's Snapdragon chips. The Exynos Dual in the GS2, the Exynos Quad in the GS3, and the Snapdragon S4 or Nvidia Tegra 3 in the HTC One series are VASTLY superior chips.

GNex has a slightly worse CPU/GPU and cameras... yes.

However, it has a better screen, better battery, better software (no touchwiz).

Even if S2 was on Verizon, I would have picked it over the S2 any day.

Same number of pixels, just the GS3 has a bigger screen and doesn't have a funky curve. The battery size may be bigger but we don't know the battery life yet. The Exynos 4 is a 32nm part, the OMAP 4 is a 45nm part and the Gnex has a power sucking 1st-gen LTE chipset. Software is definitely a plus of the Gnex, but the Verizon version still doesn't get timely updates and Touchwiz is the best skin, and the new GS3 version of Touchwiz is a lot more stock-y than previous versions, just adds more color to Android. 

 

And the Gnex doesn't have a MicroSD slot.