Google Nexus 4 review: Royal road

07 December 2012
It's the next-generation Nexus and this time LG has the privilege. And when Google goes "My pleasure!", they most likely mean it. The Nexus 4 aggressively undercuts competitors' pricing as it sets out to wipe the floor with most of them in terms of speed and...

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  • Tridib
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  • 13 Jun 2013

Have been using the nexus 4 in India since March 2013 bought it from the America. It is an amazing mobile super smooth, smart, never stalls has a good battery back up on an avg abt 14 hrs with regular internet use on 3g network. On only WiFi lasts lasts abt 20 hrs with calls. The camera is good, far better than that of the galaxy S3, the flash is effective but, low light imaging is grainy. The screen is full HD very clear and the colours are more real than on most Super AMOLED screens
Am very happy and satisfied with the Nexus 4
Dr Tridib Goswami

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    • suray
    • Xuj
    • 28 May 2013

    Nice phone. For LG nexus 4
    L for life
    G for good

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      • Jay
      • XuG
      • 26 May 2013

      No external slot for memory card

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        • AnonD-144235
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        • 10 May 2013

        Got my Nexus 4 about a month ago on a whim as an upgrade from a Galaxy S (I9000) that I bought used a couple of years ago. Overall I'm pretty happy with the phone - the display is excellent, and performance is very smooth. It's definitely lacking in the battery life department, though. Lots of standby time, decent talk time, but doing anything with the screen on (web browsing, email, etc) drains the battery rather quickly. Add in anything CPU-intensive (games mostly) and the remaining charge drops like a rock. My Galaxy S was better in this regard.

        Still, not a bad phone, and I like the vanilla Android UI. I wish something like a Google Galaxy Nexus S4 existed - that would be the best of all worlds (can't stand TouchWiz). Or an HTC One with a normal (8-13 MP) camera and normal buttons (or ditch the buttons and just use soft buttons like the Nexus 4). I guess I will hold on to this one for a while, until something better without big drawbacks of its own comes along.

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          • rock.bond99@yahoo.co
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          • 06 May 2013

          AnonD-25258, 02 Jan 2013Every site I go on I see a lot of negative comments about t... moreI recently bought new nexus 4 but my WiFi direct is not working it is getting connected but I can't share anything anyone can help me plzzzz

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            • fuN
            • 01 May 2013

            Please, I got my phone Google nexus 4 since last year December. The issue is that some certain games don't work on it like fruit ninja, temple run, the sim, subway surfers, etc. I know people that have the same phone and they are not experiencing this problem.
            I am thinking that since I got the phone barely a month after it was released, maybe the manufacturer left out a few settings that were very important. Someone advised me to do a factory reset and update the firmware. Should I do it? Please, I would be expecting your reply. Thanks.

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              • Anonymous
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              • 30 Apr 2013

              This is a best buy smartphone

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                • HjC
                • 03 Apr 2013

                chintan, 22 Mar 2013I have bought nexus 4 from Saudi aribia . I m very happy wi... moresony MH1c.

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                  • chintan
                  • X0J
                  • 22 Mar 2013

                  I have bought nexus 4 from Saudi aribia . I m very happy wide the phn . but plz someone guide me that which headphone I should use.I m attaching Samsung original headphone but the sound is worst plz guide me......

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                    • Anonymous
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                    • 22 Mar 2013

                    Hi i just bought this phone yesterday then ownloaded wikipedia offline and batman on the playstore but i cant download gta vice city anymore :(

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                      • Someone
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                      • 14 Mar 2013

                      The nexus 4 memory is just for people that download a little games but they just buy it for these reasons - camera, processor, graphics, looks,display,battery,sometimes memory

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                        • Da Royal
                        • 7tM
                        • 11 Mar 2013

                        Its awesome I love it

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                          • vGM
                          • 06 Mar 2013

                          Good Detailed Report. Thanks GSMArena

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                            • drue
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                            • 05 Mar 2013

                            I so love this phone. Very cool. I want it to be on my side everytime. Thanks Google.

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                              • Anonymous
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                              • 26 Feb 2013

                              we r jst wtng for tht..........hope it will blast in india over galaxy series

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                                • Anonymous
                                • wiR
                                • 26 Feb 2013

                                we r jst wtng for tht..........hope it will blast in over galaxy series

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                                  • 16 Feb 2013

                                  Anonymous, 05 Jan 2013I love my nexus 4, used it for few weeks already. Its reall... moreWhere did you bought yours

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                                    • Anonymous
                                    • Sif
                                    • 11 Jan 2013

                                    The camera app does NOT ALLOW for ISO adjusting. Gosh, I read that for the third time in different reviews.

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                                      • 10 Jan 2013

                                      ...it's been over eight hours since the 100% charge on my Nexus 4. Made 10 mins of calls, read/sent a dozen emails and ten minutes online. Battery level is now 70%.
                                      So I'm very happy with my Nexus 4.

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                                        • AnonD-99213
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                                        • 10 Jan 2013

                                        Coming from a GSII. Nexus 4 is fantastic! Looks, feel, but will purchase a cover - afraid I'll drop it outside...

                                        HOW I STOPPED MY NEXUS 4 VIBRATING FOR EVERYTHING:
                                        For all mail and sms, I selected 'Silent' tone and set vibrate to 'Never'. I downloaded "Light Flow Lite" free from Android Market and used this to set tones, vibration, even choose colour of notification light!
                                        No more vibrate for my emails!
                                        HOW I INCREASED MY NEXUS 4 BATTERY LIFE:
                                        Force-closed and disabled EVERY Google app I never use (I only use Gmail and Google Play, and I surf with Opera Mobile) and uninstalled apps I don't need - some apps are sending info from your Nexus 4 all day, hence battery drain.
                                        Yesterday (before I disabled/removed apps) I left home 7.30am with battery charge 100%. By 1.00pm it was around 15% with average use.

                                        This morning (after apps were disabled/removed) I unplugged charger 5.30am 100% charge. It is now 10.30am. Battery level with similar useage is 84% HUGE difference!

                                        I had wifi and bluetooth off the whole time and I don't use my phone for music or watching movies.

                                        Yesterday, I was contemplating sending it back.
                                        Not now the battery's gone from W.T.F? to A.O.K!