VetteDude said:
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Galaxy Nexus is even more outdated.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.
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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.
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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.
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S2 has 4.3" 800x400 resolution. Gnex has 4.65" 1280x720 and 316ppi. Clearly a far better screen.
Battery is larger with a similar core product and a lighter OS(no touchwhiz). Gnex should definitely have the better battery life. (when comparing on same network and both have GSM and LTE variations)
Verizon version is on ICS as is some of the S2's. The difference isn't Verizon but LTE. The GSM Gnex has the 4.0.4 version. Plus, touchwhiz is a bigger hit than any minor version update.
If S2 gets touchwhiz 4, then yeah idk, I've read its far better than previous versions and that maybe mostly due to it being far less changes to the core OS.
Lack of SD slot is meh. It has a 32GB built in storage. More than enough. Especially when you include the endless free storage I have with Google services.
