Google Nexus 4 review: Royal road
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- 08 Dec 2012
Pavel, 08 Dec 2012My XPERIA TX perfomance!: Quadrant-5677 Vellamo html5-173... moremy Nexus 4 Antutu result is 17700,start beliving on Snapdragon and 320 graphic. Nexus 4 is best choice guys,
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- AnonD-77443
- 2G5
- 08 Dec 2012
Apart from only having 16gb and no sd card the nexus 4 doesnt have usb OTG.
This rules out the phone for me... I would still consider for my wife but the sgs3 it better.
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- eldberg
- nT@
- 08 Dec 2012
Was thinking of exchanging (trading) the S3 vs Nexus 4, especialy since now i also have a Nexus 7... will still test the N7 for a month, to make up the mind... if the S3 camera in my view is poor, than N4 is what (based on review).
Benchmarks also dont give a clear clue...
Thanks for the review, but in my decision - no help :)
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- Shinigami
- 3mF
- 08 Dec 2012
What competitors we have? Lets see:
Samsung Galaxy S III, who can't match LG Optimus 4 price
LG Optimus G, who can't match LG Optimus 4 price
HTC One X, who can't match LG Optimus 4 price
Um... maybe its better to also compare to devices in a similar price class or slightly higher?
It would be hard to find a device with similar price and similar internals, but what if we forget about 4-core CPU and try to find a similarly speedy offer with Android 4.0 or more recent OS version, with 4.3" or bigger screen? There are many more phones on sale, other than flagships, and they, too, deserve attention.
IMO: flagship device with 4.7-inch HD screen should have more than 16gb memory, for me its a deal breaker.
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- AnonD-45523
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- 08 Dec 2012
AnonD-53700, 08 Dec 2012Nexus 4&10 come with Chrome instead of standard aosp br... morechrome is not laggy on the nexus 4
but yes on other devices(especially those with 512mb RAM)it might lag since it consumes just too much RAM(more than any game or any other app in playstore)
I am better off with dolphin browser or UC browser.
as far as sync is concerned I don't like all sync and data from chrome since google chrome (even on desktop) steal data from page history,cache etc.(not any secure info like passwords) to better serve ads and search engine predictions....its a bit infringing on privacy.
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- AnonD-53700
- 0Cb
- 08 Dec 2012
Nexus 4&10 come with Chrome instead of standard aosp browser. Chrome is good if you want your browsing history and favorite pages to in sync between all your devices. BUT IS NOT THE FASTEST ANDROID BROWSER or the best. It's lagging while scrolling, zooming, etc.
The fact that despite being warned all reviewers are still using chrome, and more, they act innocently like "what's with this bad performance" when in fact they know the answer ... it's the proof of bias that most of the tech sites have in the favor of Apple.
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- AnonD-43357
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- 08 Dec 2012
AnonD-751, 08 Dec 2012The only thing appealing on android to me is Google Now. An... morewell than stick with your apple or go to WP8. you are the kind of customer they are looking for.
and talking about apps and apps quality. specialy on WP8 you won't touch your phone to often becuase there are no apps.
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- AnonD-85611
- L4x
- 08 Dec 2012
peter, 08 Dec 2012Because Android 4.2 UI is so great and polished... YOU S... moreThese on-screen buttons shows how "great and polished" Android is...
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- Anonymous
- dMC
- 08 Dec 2012
AnonD-87066, 08 Dec 2012This phone looks like exactly like Galaxy Nexus. How will m... more1st difference in the front above the screen is in the position of the earpiece.
2nd the difference from the back of the phone is huge as you can see :
http://www.gsmarena.com/showpic.php3?sImg=reviewsimg/lg-nexus-4-e960/phone/gsmarena_005.jpg&idReview=860&idPage=2
I am with you that the front of phones are so look alike but considering the difference from the back I suggest that you just show them the phone from the back to your friends.
Also there is the micro sim from the side that you need a special tool to open it can be something to prove to your friends that it is the New Nexus.
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- Haniii
- dMC
- 08 Dec 2012
AnonD-85335, 07 Dec 2012As an apple fan I have to say this phone is a must have for... moreSo you are an Apple fan who has HTC ONE X phone and say that if you were loving the android you would buy Nexus.
Well I wonder if you were an android fan would you say that you have Iphone 4s and if you were an apple fan you would buy Iphone 5.
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- pJm
- 08 Dec 2012
about the miracast tc out. it's not the same as dlna.
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- AnonD-87066
- gxI
- 08 Dec 2012
Yea find the differences on this picture.
http://www.gsmarena.com/showpic.php3?sImg=reviewsimg/lg-nexus-4-e960/phone/gsmarena_005.jpg&idReview=860&idPage=2
It's just my opinion.
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- Balraj
- Xuk
- 08 Dec 2012
poor benchmark results.....
u guys must re-do benchmark results after they get optimised for jelly bean 4.2
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- Anonymous
- uv1
- 08 Dec 2012
damn you google just launch play store in India
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- peter
- 0By
- 08 Dec 2012
Because Android 4.2 UI is so great and polished...
YOU SHOULD AVOID buying ANY phone with modified (read: BROKEN EXPERIENCE) Android from HTC, Samsung, and so on.
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- AnonD-71308
- uNV
- 08 Dec 2012
I like GSMarena for it's Unbias attitude and best of all reviews. Good review there.
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- Jin
- 3Yh
- 08 Dec 2012
I would love to see the optimus g with the nexus back cover + the wireless charger !
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- fwM
- 08 Dec 2012
AnonD-87066, 08 Dec 2012This phone looks like exactly like Galaxy Nexus. How will m... moresorry but i must say:your eyes need to be checked.
i didn't like the phone (camera,sound,screen)but the design is very unique.
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- boosook
- 0PF
- 08 Dec 2012
Fair review as always, except the camera department... you should retest the camera in good lighting conditions, otherwise it is an unfair comparison with other phones.
We cannot tell the real quality of the camera from your samples: we cannot evaluate dynamic range as this requires a brightly lit scene, and we cannot evaluate detail, noise and the noise reduction algorithm because in bad weather the phone is probably using higher ISO. Yes, the pictures are a bit noisy, but we don't know how the other phones would perform in the same conditions and we don't know how this phone would perform in good weather.
It is clear that you had to release the review and could not wait forever, but I think you should have suspended the judgment on the camera until you had the chance to take pictures in good weather.
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- AnonD-87099
- M3Y
- 08 Dec 2012
It is NOT Nexus 4 that doesn't support flash. It is Android 4.1 and up that are not supported. BTW one can easily sideload flash apk and there you go