According to you, two of the hottest Android smartphones on the market are the Google Nexus 4 and the Samsung Galaxy Note II.  It's understandable, as they both bring some unique features to the table.  The Nexus 4 is the latest Nexus smartphone and features a stock build of Android 4.2 Jelly Bean, along with a 1.5 GHz quad-core Snapdragon S4 CPU, 4.7-inch IPS HD display, 8-megapixel camera with 1080p HD recording, and a 2,100 mAh battery.  It starts at $299.99 full retail, which is an incredible price sans-contract (if you can find it).

The Samsung Galaxy Note II is a wildly successful "phablet" that's available on Verizon, AT&T, T-Mobile, Sprint, and US Cellular.  It packs a 1.6 GHz quad-core Exynos CPU, 5.5-inch Super AMOLED HD display, 8-megapixel camera with 1080p HD recording, a giant 3,100 mAh battery, 4G LTE, and Android 4.1 with TouchWiz.

The Galaxy Note II packs an incredible amount of features, while the Nexus 4 brings vanilla Android to the table in a beautiful package.  Which one is the best?  Part 1 of 2.