What makes Android 4.2 better than 4.0? I am thinking about getting a Galaxy S3, and wanted to know if I should wait from a Android 4.2 phone, or just get the Galaxy. I have no experience with any android phones.
I think that it really depends on what the phone features and how the software can make the most out of the hardware
apart from some neat tricks like multiwindow and better responsiveness, I cant really tell the differences between the 2 different software versions on the same phone and it would probably make more sense to compare the software on 2 different android phones instead
The jump from 4.0 to 4.2 is quite big. A lot smoother experience thanks to project butter which is the main reason to get at least the 4.1 update, a new lockscreen, notifications are revamped, wireless display capability, photo sphere, revamped camera and some other major and minor changes here and there.
I would wait for Galaxy SIV or buy another phone like the Nexus 4/Xperia Z, as the SIII is killed off by Samsung (update wise) after SIV comes out later this year.
Otherwise you could easily learn how to root and flash your phone with a custom ROM on the Galaxy S3 which will effectivly give you support for all the latest Android updates now and to come, give you better battery life, smoother performance, more features and more freedom (while also temporarily voiding your warrenty unless you flash it back to stock and relock the device before sending it to Samsung if ever needed).
I've used the S3 with both 4.0 and 4.1, and i've gotta say in my experience the diffence in performance isnt huge as the performance allready was great with 4.0. If want a great android phone the S3 is a good choise, especialy if you're into rooting and installing custom ROM. If you dont wanna root your phone and still keep up with the newest versions of android you should deffenetly look somewhere else. Samsung is in my opinion really slow in terms of pushing out updates even for their flagship device. I am not looking forward to see how slow updates for the S3 will be after the release of of the S4.
Thank you, and I have decided to just stick with my iPhone until the galaxies have 4.2 or better than