Readers who are considering the LG Nexus 4 and the Samsung Galaxy S3, here is a specs comparison between the two devices. The information could help readers make an informed decision.

Design and Display:

The LG Nexus 4 comes with a 4.7 inch True HD IPS Plus capacitive touch screen, rendering 768 x 1280 pixels resolution. The Samsung Galaxy S3 comes with a 4.0 inch Super AMOLED capacitive touch screen, rendering 480 x 800 pixels resolution.

The LG Nexus 4 comes with 133.9 x 68.7 x 9.1 mm dimensions and weighs 139 grams. The Samsung Galaxy S3 comes with 121.6 x 63 x 9.9 mm and is slightly lighter, weighing 111.5 grams.

Hardware and Operating System:

The LG Nexus 4 comes with a 1.5 GHz quad core Krait processor and Qualcomm APQ8064 Snapdragon chipset. It comes in 8GB and 16GB internal memory variants and no Micro SD slot for additional memory.

The Samsung Galaxy S3 comes with a 1 GHz dual core Cortex-A9 processor and NovaThor U8420 chipset. It comes in 8GB and 16GB internal memory variants, which can be expanded by up to 32GB using a Micro SD card.

Both the devices run on an Android operating system. The LG Nexus 4 comes with 2GB of Ram where as the Samsung Galaxy S3 comes with 1GB of RAM.

Camera:

The LG Nexus 4 is equipped with an 8MP primary camera with features like auto focus and LED flash. The secondary camera on the device is 1.3MP. The Samsung Galaxy S3 is equipped with a 5MP primary camera with similar features and the secondary camera on the device is a VGA camera.

Battery:

The LG Nexus 4 comes with a non-removable Li-Po 2100 mAh battery, which allows users a talk time of about 15 hours on 3G. The Samsung Galaxy S3 comes with a Li-Ion 1500 mAh battery, which allows users a talk time of about 7 hours and 10 minutes on 3G.

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Price in Australia:

The LG Nexus 4 8GB variant is priced at around AU $349.95 and the 16GB variant is priced at around AU $379.95. The Samsung Galaxy S3 16GB variant is priced at around AU $429.95 and the 32GB variant is priced at around AU $449.95.