Note II vs Nexus 4

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#128701 20-Aug-2013 18:58

What one do you guys recommend? I'm looking for a new phone as my s3 was water damaged.

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#881713 20-Aug-2013 19:03

Which note II?

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#881722 20-Aug-2013 19:11

Note 2 just make sure you get the DC one

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#881723 20-Aug-2013 19:12

What ones are on sale in nz? I'm on Telecom XT.

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#881725 20-Aug-2013 19:15

Vodafone sell the Dual carrier / 4G model

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#881728 20-Aug-2013 19:19

would depend on what you want your phone to do, going from S3 to nexus 4 you sacrifice removable battery and ext sd card for quicker updates and 2gb ram so not much between them. With both id be waiting till Note 3 is announced next month as prices should tumble on Note2 but it would be my pick if you didn't mind the bigger screen.

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#881729 20-Aug-2013 19:19

Well XT can't take advantage of any of that at this stage can they? So a N7100 would be fine for XT correct?

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#881731 20-Aug-2013 19:23

I can't wait that long haha.

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#881751 20-Aug-2013 19:37

Note 2. I have one and love it. Nexus 4 is nice, but in my opinion it just doesn't compare.

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#881753 20-Aug-2013 19:41

Looking at https://price.geekzone.co.nz/product.aspx?pid=886943200 theres a huge price difference between them all. Why's that?

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#881764 20-Aug-2013 19:58

XT is a Dual Carrier network - but it all comes down to what you're doing on your phone. DC HSDPA is faster but you won't notice it if you're just doing Facebook, Twitter or light tasks on your phone. Personally, I don't think you'll notice much difference between the Note 2 and the DC version in real world tests unless if you're doing speedtests.

The Nexus 4 is extremely good and was one of my more favourable phones I have owned. Again, comes down to what you're wanting to do, both are excellent devices, might be worth even looking at the Galaxy S4 since for you it ticks all boxes and as-long as you don't liquid damage it then it's futureproofing you a bit more.

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#881766 20-Aug-2013 20:01

XT actually has some tri carrier sites as I understand but the 3rd carrier is not bonded

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#881822 20-Aug-2013 21:10

Thanks for your help guys. I think I'll go with the note.

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#881928 21-Aug-2013 01:46

I think that you should take nexus 4. Better hardware, more support, and better OS.
The only thing Note 2 is better than Nexus 4 is that has a longer battery life, and a slightly better camera. That's it.
Note 2 has pixelated screen and is a very big device. I suggest you try them both if you have the chance, and make the decision.

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#881942 21-Aug-2013 07:41

Something to think about: note 3 shouldn't be too far away as well

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#881973 21-Aug-2013 08:45

They say that Nexus 5 is near too. :D
So yeah best thing is to wait.

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