I have excellent vision, and I can't see the pixels on the 720p Nexus 4, nevermind the S4. I'm so sick of people in this thread claiming the S4 pentile 1080p S4 is better than a 720p display. When you double the resolution, you quadruple the number of pixels that must be rendered. This means that given the same CPU, your 1080p phone is going to be 50% slower in games and draw more battery power.
Give me longer battery life and better gaming performance over a meaningless spec. sheet number.
I tried to use android by buying a galaxy note before ICS and OpenGL rendering - it was awful. The same internals as the S2 with three times the pixels! I should have waited for the S3 for my experiment.
Re:Ubuntu Edge
by synchronise on Monday July 22, 2013 @08:39PM
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The Nexua 4 is a no brainer?
The lack of MicroSD expansion says otherwise.
The battery is also mediocre, at least with stock Android.
Not to mention the app selection for Android is unbeatable. Sure it didn't have many apps in the early days, but because it was one of the first to market, it will retain this lead. Look at HP's touchpad, BB10, and Windows Phone - they've had years to catch up and have failed.
The edge is a niche device and has it's place, but I'd say should be avoided by the average user.
For $305 the Nexus 4 is the no-brainer.