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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  • 070coffeeshop
  • n%j
  • 08 Dec 2012

lmfao why do people bias device performance on f*king outdated benchmarks, you're an idiot, I can get higher scores with my outdated S2. Becuz benchmarks are pointless. Even Android 2.3.7 will give higher scores on Antutu. The nexus 4 has full VSync Triple 60 FPS, it's 100X faster then Optimus G & every other device on the market and never laggs through swiping, gaming etc. Maybe the device is heating up because of GPU rendering, all androids without VSync & JB patches it's most of the time CPU rendering, which is why it laggs.. Probably JB will hit LG optimus G in 21/12/2112

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    • Denzo
    • sy9
    • 08 Dec 2012

    What did I say all along, the GN4 is good for the money, but performance has been stated as WELL BELOW other S4 phones.

    Not just LG G, the PadFone 2 smashes it too. Subsidise my ass, this phone has some cheap ass parts running the show, that's why it gets smashed. No magic here.

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      • AnonD-77292
      • S0C
      • 08 Dec 2012

      for a 350$ phone this phone is amazing..
      dont expect too much for this..
      u want a high level phone with great UI buy Samsung but be preare for a big price everything has it downsides and upsides..
      this phone is amazing for me which why i own one :)

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        • Anonymous
        • 4QM
        • 08 Dec 2012

        AnonD-27765, 08 Dec 2012This phone is for people who can't afford a Samsung Galaxy ... moreNo

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          • AnonD-27765
          • Iwn
          • 08 Dec 2012

          This phone is for people who can't afford a Samsung Galaxy S III. A budget high-end phone. It has all features of a high-end phone but don't expect too much about the quality. I've got one but returned it after 4 days. Coming from SGS3, it's a downgrade.

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            • Anonymous
            • wYB
            • 08 Dec 2012

            Are you guys going to do a battery test for this?

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              • AJW
              • 81n
              • 08 Dec 2012

              LTE on AWS? It's like this phone was made FOR Canada! :o)

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                • AnonD-70078
                • m5f
                • 08 Dec 2012

                Pulling an apple

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                  • Jebander
                  • 00D
                  • 08 Dec 2012

                  Finally! Allez mujajin!!

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                    • AnonD-85335
                    • pJ@
                    • 07 Dec 2012

                    As an apple fan I have to say this phone is a must have for an android fan! I have an htc one x which is ok but for the price and stock android this is perfect. In fact for someone not particular bothered by super specs (even though this is a top of the range phone) but want a smartphone this is better than all the mid and low range handsets as its top line at a midrange price. If I loved android I would own nexus

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                      • AnonD-85611
                      • LpI
                      • 07 Dec 2012

                      16Gb of storage kills this phone.

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                        • AnonD-77443
                        • Xr{
                        • 07 Dec 2012

                        NOTE 2 is still the king :-)

                        I am really considering the 16GB version for my wife (to replace her iphone 4). She doesn't need much space so thats ok.

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                          • drue
                          • PT5
                          • 07 Dec 2012

                          wow. here it is! i waited this for so long. i want to have this phone. pls come here in the philippines. :)

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                            • Fuji
                            • 2CY
                            • 07 Dec 2012

                            The left side of the phone features the microSIM compartment (you'll need the SIM eject tool to open it)
                            Really original design...!

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                              • Saaj
                              • fwc
                              • 07 Dec 2012

                              Its not available in South Africa...and those that are importing it and making it available are charging almost double the bargain retail price it is available at....most disappointing.

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                                • Blankman
                                • nEt
                                • 07 Dec 2012

                                16GB Storage is simply not enough, the world has moved on. 32GB is standard now.

                                I'm afraid the screen and the lack of storage options will put people off.

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                                  • Dnx
                                  • LaG
                                  • 07 Dec 2012

                                  "It could be a driver issue as Google didn't have all that long to optimize the chipset for the Jelly Bean 4.2 platform or a matter of the benchmark developers optimizing their software for the new Android release.

                                  If the real-life experience is anything to go by, it's more a case of the latter as the Google Nexus 4 is a blazing fast smartphone. Hold-ups were absent throughout the interface and there was no lag to speak of either." then Note II, then HTC DNA/Butterfly then LG G.. >Samsung GS3...> OneX+

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                                    • AnonD-71790
                                    • PAm
                                    • 07 Dec 2012

                                    at last, you guys found enough time to write a review of the best phone in the world.

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                                      • peter123
                                      • 0ZA
                                      • 07 Dec 2012

                                      This review forgets that the price point of ~$300 is only available for few countries. Consumers from the rest of the world have to pay almost double of that price. And even in the countries with googleplay, if you buy the nexus4 in retail stores it's considerably pricier. It's not like everyone can go and buy the Nexus4 for $300...

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                                        • Jason Marlowe
                                        • t@N
                                        • 07 Dec 2012

                                        This is not much of an upgrade from the Nexus, what a waste and why do they put that dumb navigation bar on the bottom of the screen ??