Samsung Galaxy S4 Google Edition vs Nexus 4: Who is better?

Google I / O 2013 has turned out rather meager at Softpedia news. A lot of things were done for the web services, but we have not seen the new Nexus, Android 4.3, and anything at all is that you can touch... with the exception of the "new» Samsung Galaxy S4. About him we'll talk.

What it is?

So, what is the original SGS4? This is Samsung's flagship masthead with a very powerful filling, beautiful design, quality performance body, incredibly cool screen branded chips Samsung, which is very nice in this video are played (Apple users should be prepared before watching fire extinguisher).

And what of the new SGS4 shown at I / O 2013? This is the same smartphone. Absolutely. The only difference is the program stuffing. It is worth to clean, the default, the latest Android from Google. Exactly the same as it stands on the Galaxy Nexus, Nexus 4, Nexus 7 and Nexus 10.

We call it Samsung Galaxy S4 Google Edition, although I would like to say SGS4 Nexus. But is not the point. The bottom line is that this miracle will cost $ 649, will be in the US Google Play in June, and actually seen the killer's flagship Nexus 4.

What for?

That creates Google? Why kill your same product, and to do this the enemy forces monopoly, which at the moment they are fighting in an attempt somehow to flood the market from other manufacturers android?

Only one option: Google is afraid that Samsung gashes own services to your Android with TouchWiz and will clean out all guglovye services that brings Google money.

Output for Google: introduce your stock Android in Samsung devices, thus guaranteeing the presence in them (devices) of their applications. Why did Samsung do not mind? And Samsung is now there will be the latest version of Android, which is nice and useful for both companies and users, Google and calm for the fate of their applications for Android smartphones Samsung (which, recall, nearly 40% of the total market Android). Albeit only on the flagship, but still. Here's a symbiotic relationship.

So who is better? SGS4 GE or Nexus 4?

It is time to analyze the advantages and disadvantages SGS4 Google Edition before Nexus (here and below we summarize Nexus Galaxy Nexus and Nexus 4).

pros

In SGS4 Google Edition has a slot for SD memory cards, while the Nexus does not. For some Nexus One reason was the last representative of the Nexus line, which gives the user the ability to expand the memory of the device without buying a new device. Google says it all for us, silly users who do not know how to operate the two stores. Facepalm. More talk about the problems with support for multi-client and now it sounds more than sanity. In any case, at the Nexus is no memory card, while SGS4 Google Edition is, and this is a big plus.

In SGS4 Google Edition replaceable battery, but the Nexus 4 did not continue the good tradition of Galaxy Nexus, abandoning a removable battery. From a practical point of view, removable battery is always better, because it allows hard Reload smartphone in case of total freezes, yes banal and replacing the battery will not be problems (and yet we remember how cool to have 2 batteries for smart phone in case of emergency situations).

Always up to date version of the operating system. Yes, it is a more specific point, and many do not care what version of Android on their device, but still - SGS4 GE warrants receive all updates as soon as possible, and in this respect will disappear Nexus last argument in favor of its users devices.

A bit of history: Android 4.2 was announced on October 29, 2012. November 13 users Galaxy Nexus and Nexus 7 have received this update (and later the rest of Nexus model). The first device that is not representative of the Nexus line (ie not containing the stock Android), but get the version 4.2 - is the Transformer Pad 300 the Asus, and flew to update it through the full 3 months after all Nexus has already received 4.2.

Open bootloader. This is even more specific, but fans will appreciate the custom firmware.

Minuses

Of course, SGS4 Google Edition has disadvantages, and first of all is the price. SGS4 GE 2 and a half times more expensive than starting your Nexus 4 (in this article we are not talking about the iPhone 5, ok?). For the same money you can buy two Nexus 7 tablet. Expensive, very expensive, but so cool ...

That's all. No more disadvantages. All the characteristics SGS4 powerful Nexus 4, and, if not the next point, the question of superiority would have been closed.

The most important question

Revise again infomercial. All functions are demonstrated in it (except for the NFC), are not organic to stock Android. All these multisomki, remote for Smart TV and the most important and amazing - contactless smartphone management - the development and achievements of Samsung.

Main question: Whether Samsung will release a set of applications for SGS4 GE? If not, then pay double the price in just a few more powerful device is senseless, it's better to buy an original and enduring SGS4 TouchWiz.

If a set of these chips will pack for SGS4 GE, it remains one thing to kill a toad, buy the best Android smartphone with the best software of the existing filling and sell your Nexus. Sad but true.