***The Official LG Nexus 4 Thread***

My order is also still "pending" apparently, but yeah I've also got the "Delivery Estimate 15th".. I've never ordered a physical device from Google before so I don't know if this is normal or whatever but I think I'm going to stop worrying about it for now and have a beer, play some Borderlands 2, etc...

I'll start worrying about it again tomorrow :P
 
Tweaker said:
I thought these forums had a minimum level of decorum, but the way people are paying for these phones, how they are scrounging the money together is truly pathetic, get a grip guys, it's just a phone.
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By selling their other phones? I don't see the problem if that's what people want to do.
 
Tweaker said:
I thought these forums had a minimum level of decorum, but the way people are paying for these phones, how they are scrounging the money together is truly pathetic, get a grip guys, it's just a phone.
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I've been working 16 hour shifts for the past 2 months for mine, plus birthday money and my allowance from mum and dad, come at me
 
Nexus18 said:
It doesn't take much longer at all or much effort to take 3 screenshots and upload them to imgur etc. (1 for the on screen time, 1 of the apps usage and 1 for the history showing wifi, awake time etc.) and to write a quick summary stating rough usage i.e. 40 minutes of browsing, 15 minutes of games, 20 minutes of phone calls, weather syncing every 2 hours and emails as well as facebook etc. syncing every 1 hour and brightness set to auto (or in the case of manual control mostly, 30% and 0% at night time for like 1 hour)

All the info. on battery life is just so pointless, for all I know these review sites could be using their phones similar to what I am on my S in which case 14 hours is exceptionally poor or they could be absolutely hammering them with 70% brightness, playing only games, weather etc. syncing all the time in which case it would be superb.



If you look at it like that, then you could also say the exact same thing about benchmarks for performance, all the hardware detailed info etc.
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Yes, it is all pretty pointless, including that which you ask them to post. A better idea is by comparing it to something else you've used in a similar manner and commenting on whether it lasted a bit better or a bit worse, much like the guy did comparing it to his similar use on his iPhone 5.

As has been said, even just the area you're in, the network you're on and the radio ROM your using are much bigger factors than how many text's you sent. With battery, you just can't be that accurate/specific.

Seriously, surely you've notices how two people how would appear to have very similar usage have wildly different results?
 
Tweaker said:
I thought these forums had a minimum level of decorum, but the way people are paying for these phones, how they are scrounging the money together is truly pathetic, get a grip guys, it's just a phone.
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I agree, its actually putting me off looking at these forums lately. Its just a phone - and its actually quite depressing to read how people seem to be focussing so much of their energy into a phone.

Meanwhile the PC scene looks dead as a dodo at the moment
 
Can you imagine when the US sales go live...if it was this bad for the UK I really do feel for those ordering in the US now.
 
Antony101 said:
I accepted the offer from Envirophone for my S3, I have 18 days to send out my phone and the price they offered me will not go down. I assumed the price offered would drop after the launch of the Nexus 4 so accepted before hand. This means I'm guaranteed a Nexus 4 for no extra cost. So if I manage to get one within the next 14 days, I can mail off my S3 and I'm sorted. I also only need the 8GB as I do not use more than 1/2GB on my phone and prefer to keep it as empty as possible.

I've thought it through, many people haven't though it seems.
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So how much did you get for your S3. Im guessing its as much as an 8GB Nexus 4 will be. What a downgrade. And if youre still in a contract with the S3 that is what you are still paying for the N4. If I had been lucky enough to get an N4, I would gladly exchange it for a GS3, straight swap.

Are you sure you thought it out.
 
AndyCr15 said:
Have to say I would agree. I've not looked into it a great deal, but I don't think the Nexus 4 will be as good technically as the S3. I'm a little surprised so many are happy with a sort of straight swap to the N4, I hope they don't regret it.
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Well there you go, you openly admit to not looking into it a great deal yet state that it's not as good technically.

The screen is on par if not better (I'm not a fan of amoled, yes blacks are superior but my s3 in sunlight on 100% brightness is beyond awful.)

The CPU is considerably better (s4 pro) along with the adreno 320 gpu which smacks the pants off the mali gpu in my s3.

The build quality? Well it's a matter of preference but the s3 is one of the cheapest quality flagship phones I've ever owned. Reviews seem to praise the nexus 4 for it's premium quality materials.
 
AndyCr15 said:
Have to say I would agree. I've not looked into it a great deal, but I don't think the Nexus 4 will be as good technically as the S3. I'm a little surprised so many are happy with a sort of straight swap to the N4, I hope they don't regret it.
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I don't see how the S3 has better hardware/is better technically than the N4?
 
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