LG Nexus 4 Vs Samsung Galaxy S3 - Choosing Between Two Best Smartphones

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After LG and Google released Nexus 4 in India, it is bit tough task to choose a smartphone especially between Nexus 4 Vs Galaxy S3. Both are decently powered and priced almost similar. The selection of smartphone between these two purely dependent on the requirement of each individual. Because each has its own pros and cons. Let us have quick comparison between Galaxy S3 Vs Nexus 4.
Nexus 4 Vs Galaxy S3

Comparison between LG Nexus 4 and Samsung Galaxy S3

Design and Build Quality
  • Nexus 4: Measures 68.7x133.9x9.1 mm in size and weighs 139 grams
  • Galaxy S3: 70.6x136.6x8.6 mm and weighs 133 grams
When comparing the design, S3 is slimmer and lightweight compared to Nexus 4. However, look wise Nexus 4 performance better with its glass finish as compared glossy plastic body of Galaxy S3. Overall this section both perform equally.
Processor, RAM and Graphics

  • Nexus 4: Quad-core 1.5 GHz Krait processor with Qualcomm APQ8064 Snapdragon chipset and Adreno 320 GPU, 2GB RAM
  • Galaxy S3: Quad-core 1.4 GHz Cortex-A9 processor with Exynos 4412 Quad chipset and Mali-400MPGPU, 1GB RAM

Nexus 4 has much more powerful processor and a higher RAM size. Though international variant of S3 comes with 2GB RAM, the available model in India comes with only 1GB. Performance wise Nexus 4 much better. It provides smother and lag free user experience. Whereas Samsung Galaxy S3 tends to lag at times.
Display

  • Nexus 4: 4.7 inch True HD IPS Plus capacitive touchscreen, 16M colors, 768 x 1280 pixels
  • Galaxy S3: 4.8 inch Super AMOLED capacitive touchscreen

Both Nexus 4 and Galaxy S3 has more or less similar quality display screen. Both are equally good and differentiating between the two is very difficult.
Camera

  • Nexus 4: 8 MP primary camera with LED flash and auto focus, 1.3MP front facing camera
  • Galaxy S3: 8MP primary camera with LED flash and Auto focus, 1.9MP front facing camera
This section is ruled by Galaxy S3. It takes much better snap and videos compared to that of Nexus 4. The camera of Nexus 4 is not bad but not as good as Galaxy S3.
Battery
  • Nexus 4: Li-Po 2100 mAh battery with standby time upto 390 hours and a talk time upto 15 hours
  • Galaxy S3: Li-Ion 2100 mAh battery with standby time upto 580 hours and upto 16 hours of talk time
Though both has same capacity batteries, Galaxy S3 has a better battery management. It provides a longer usage time compared Nexus 4.
Storage
  • Nexus 4 : 8/16GB internal storage and no memory expansion option
  • Galaxy S3: 16GB internal storage and supports microSD card upto 64GB.
As you can see from the above specs, Galaxy S3 has upper hand in this section too.
Operating System
  • Nexus 4 : Android 4.2 Jellybean
  • Galaxy S3: Android 4.1 Jellybean with Touchwiz user interface
LG Nexus 4 has the edge here. It will get the latest Android updates before Galaxy S3. As Nexus 4 provides raw Android experience it is much faster and butter smooth. It is also questionable on performance of Galaxy S3 when it gets updated to Android 5.0.
Price
  • Nexus 4: Rs. 25990
  • Galaxy S3: Rs 27500
The price of Nexus 4 is approximately 1500 rs cheaper compared to that of Galaxy S3.

Overall we have seen the specification wise comparison between Nexus 4 and Galaxy S3. It is upto you now to decide which is your prime requirement to buy the phone. Based on that you can choose the phone. Below is the summary of the comparison.

Advantages of Nexus 4 over Samsung Galaxy S3

  • Powerful processor and 2GB of RAM
  • Unique and stylish glass finish design 
  • No Bloatwares
  • Smooth and lag free user experience
  • First to get latest Android updates
  • Much more affordable in terms of price

Advantages of Samsung Galaxy S3 over Nexus 4

  • Better camera performance
  • Longer battery life
  • More storage options
  • Does not heats like Nexus 4 while playing high end games