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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  • AnonD-96274
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  • 03 Jan 2013

I have my N4 for 2 weeks now and it's great! I don't understand some negative comments here. The phone's great, advanced CPU and GPU and other hardware make it a bang for the buck. Go, see it for yourself! :)

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    • almosthonest42
    • AGL
    • 03 Jan 2013

    battery is fine, and memory space is fine when you utilise cloud storage and streaming like spotify or pandora(my FAV) runs like silk and isnt as expensive as an s3, i find also that it is an amzing feel in the hand and layout is pitch perfect. Couldnt be better! finaly an android that is both spec savey and classy feel and design wher as every other android is cheap design and lacks a personality

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      • Anonymous
      • 3Yb
      • 02 Jan 2013

      Even with all negative comments about nexus 4 phone nexus will always remain the google iPhone just for one reason the first phone in whole Android phones geeting updates on time and this more than enugoh reason why nexus till popular.

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        • AnonD-25258
        • nxj
        • 02 Jan 2013

        Every site I go on I see a lot of negative comments about this phone and I really don't understand why? This is CHEAPER than the galaxy nexus and is WAY better in every aspect. I live in UK where LTE is expensive for little coverage, the ONLY thing that I don't like on this phone is ltd storage but will adjust so I can get this badboy, I sold my year old galaxy note to fully fund this purchase, AMAZING :-)

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          • Anon
          • nFd
          • 30 Dec 2012

          Scoobydooby, 12 Dec 2012And Optimus G is better than Xperia.. Don't know why anyone... moreThe LG Optimus G is not released in Europe and by the time it will be it will be last year's news given the promised 5" Full HD screens that will be on offer from HTC (Butterfly), Sony Xperia Z, Samsung GS4 etc. In the here and now it is either HTC One X+, Xperia T or Galaxy Nexus 4!

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            • Anonymous
            • ut9
            • 22 Dec 2012

            Any news about when the US playstore will be restocked?

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              • djoek
              • n3u
              • 18 Dec 2012

              to bad for nexus :)

              But they dont sell it to the netherlands.
              And if you want one, you can buy it in Germany for €450,- thats about $600,-

              shame on google :)

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                • AnonD-50372
                • mBc
                • 17 Dec 2012

                AnonD-90376, 17 Dec 2012I want to know the release date in India....when it wil com... moreif u read the last 2 comments u wouldnt bother ask for battery again.. check previous comments please some1 posted a link for battery test from GSMARENA.

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                  • AnonD-90376
                  • U@K
                  • 17 Dec 2012

                  I want to know the release date in India....when it wil come to all commercial showrooms....waiting for it....and what about battery...

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                    • Industry Insider
                    • M3s
                    • 17 Dec 2012

                    Why cant GSM arena wall trolls all just get along. This is a place of sharing and love. Buy your phones and be happy. We all want different things...
                    Although you entertain me, my delightful bunch of little tools!!!! hmmm
                    iPhone 5 is better than all android handsets... Discuss
                    xxx

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                      • Anonymous
                      • nHR
                      • 16 Dec 2012

                      AnonD-84025, 16 Dec 2012What's up with the promised battery test? Have you lost the... moreThe results were up ages ago its on the blog section of the gsmarena and here is the link http://mblog.gsmarena.com/google-nexus-4-battles-through-our-battery-test-see-if-its-better-than-the-galaxy-nexus/

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                        • AnonD-84025
                        • 3@f
                        • 16 Dec 2012

                        What's up with the promised battery test? Have you lost the battery or what? Come on, post the battery results already.

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                          • peter
                          • 0By
                          • 16 Dec 2012

                          AnonD-18125, 12 Dec 2012Android is beautiful and most stable. But not stock android... moreare u stupid or what? You know, there is something called google play - you can download there mx player app, which can play any video format. That's it. I have resolved your virtual problem.

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                            • Anonymous
                            • nUV
                            • 15 Dec 2012

                            Scoobydooby, 14 Dec 2012Yes, this is a North American website.. which makes my LTE ... moreGSMArena's main offices are in Bulgaria, to my knowledge. Doubt you even know where that is.

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                              • John Ong
                              • iba
                              • 15 Dec 2012

                              The Nexus 4 aside, how come the Galaxy S2 posted such excellent benchmark? It trashed its successor S3 in every one of it. The scores been appearing in a few review already but they are different from what is reported in the original S2 review or the earlier S3 vs S2 review.

                              Did it receive Jellybean and gain an ultra boost to its performance? Or is that the new S2 Plus running on dual Krait?

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                                • g52
                                • Kxw
                                • 15 Dec 2012

                                I have this phone and its fast! Battery is average. Not terrible for me. Standby time is very good. 16gb is good enough for me which has 12gb free. LTE is not great here in singapore so its not a big deal for me. Bought it $500 from a guy which is far from $350 on google playstore but it was worth the cost considering it had to be imported and the demand of the phone was great. Im lucky to be the one of the first nexus owners in the world... A happy camper.

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                                  • Scoobydooby
                                  • 4At
                                  • 14 Dec 2012

                                  AnonD-73093, 13 Dec 2012Again with the LTE. Good thing this is an American website ... moreYes, this is a North American website.. which makes my LTE comment completely justified.. considering how hard companies here push LTE and how much faster it is than its predecessors, I would say not having it on a brand new phone is quite lame.
                                  What do I care what other countries have it or not? I don't live there.. I live here, in NA lol

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                                    • AnonD-74931
                                    • jx8
                                    • 14 Dec 2012

                                    Please post battery info.

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                                      • AnonD-50372
                                      • mBc
                                      • 14 Dec 2012

                                      Claudia, 12 Dec 2012Not all people have access to unlimited data plans or Wifi ... morewho said im from the usa :D
                                      anyway this phone might be good for some people and for other its just not suitable for their needs,
                                      for me it really suits all my needs and i dnt care about storage, LTE , bla bla
                                      for the price we are getting it its just awesome, i dnt wanna spend 200$ more to get sgs3 which is flooded with TouchWiz stuffs which gonna be slow after a while, No Thanks. i preffer pure google experience no crappy polish's.

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                                        • Anonymous
                                        • Iat
                                        • 14 Dec 2012

                                        No word on battery life at all? Why?