The Official LG Nexus 4 Thread

kona786 · 28 Dec 2012 at 19:20

reflux said:
That's interesting, my N4 also has the same backlight bleed blotch top right.

that round thing on my 1st pic top right?

That's the power sign on the factory screen protector.

rp2000 · 28 Dec 2012 at 19:31

kona786 said:
that round thing on my 1st pic top right?

That's the power sign on the factory screen protector.

Top right of the N4 screen in the second picture, you can clearly see backlight bleed.

Also, unless the other 2 phones still have the factory protector on, could that not distort the colours and viewing angles? Not saying they don't exist, just saying the picture is not a true reflection or fair comparison.

rp2000

Sumanji · 28 Dec 2012 at 19:39

Re. Kona's pics....

Ewwww, LCD black levels are gross

makes me want to cancel my order and buy a phone with an OLED screen asap!

Nexus18 · 28 Dec 2012 at 19:40

I have a dell U2311H monitor and love it to bits, however, I think when we get 24+ 1080P SAMOLED monitors (with a RGB pixel arrangement) I will be jumping over to one straight away

Just love the saturated colours, deep blacks etc. too much, overall it just makes the display for images, videos etc. much more pleasing to the eye IMO.

ntemples1 · 28 Dec 2012 at 20:06

Mine arrived went straight on ebay, nice phone though but I much prefer the note 2 now

kona786 · 28 Dec 2012 at 20:20

rp2000 said:
Top right of the N4 screen in the second picture, you can clearly see backlight bleed.

Yeh I see that now - it's not soo bad compared to the other monsters out there.

rp2000 said:
Also, unless the other 2 phones still have the factory protector on, could that not distort the colours and viewing angles? Not saying they don't exist, just saying the picture is not a true reflection or fair comparison.

edit: read that line again - IMO it wouldn't make worse than it is. My mates getting his one soon and I'll check his out w/o s.p. I only left mine on 'cos I decided to sell it.

The only truly excellent lcd phone screen I've seen is the IP5 for viewing angles. Not seen the HOX in real life (supposed to be excellent too) other than a shop so couldn't fully test.

kona786 · 28 Dec 2012 at 20:26

Nexus18 said:
I have a dell U2311H monitor and love it to bits, however, I think when we get 24+ 1080P SAMOLED monitors (with a RGB pixel arrangement) I will be jumping over to one straight away Just love the saturated colours, deep blacks etc. too much, overall it just makes the display for images, videos etc. much more pleasing to the eye IMO.

I love a SAMOLED monitor too - but when SAMOLED's get to monitor size I'd want more accurate colours.

I don't mind over saturated colours on a phone/tablet - however for me, on a big screen it would be too much. Would love the perfect blacks/contrast/viewing angles though

Nexus18 · 28 Dec 2012 at 20:30

We would have full control over it with the built in monitor and GPU settings though!

Dread to even think of the price tag for a 24" 1080P SAMOLED monitor

kona786 · 28 Dec 2012 at 20:33

Very true to both points

R.O.S.S.I · 28 Dec 2012 at 21:19

That is one thing I did notice when playing with a GSIII and a N4 side by side is the colours/display looked a lot more vibrant.

I deffo thought the N4 looked a bit 'washed out' as it were. Not enough to put me off buying one though!

_Jimlad_ · 28 Dec 2012 at 21:33

i used to think that, but after 2 weeks of the N4 i find the S3 and GN is over saturated and that is everdent when you look at the whites.

rogueblade · 28 Dec 2012 at 23:00

Is there no timer mode for the Nexus 4 camera? Had it for a month now and just realised I couldn't set the camera to wait 2-10 seconds before snapping the photo....
:confused:

lamboman · 28 Dec 2012 at 23:07

_Jimlad_ said:
i used to think that, but after 2 weeks of the N4 i find the S3 and GN is over saturated and that is everdent when you look at the whites.

Definitely true, though at least the S3 and GNex aren't oversaturated to the level of the GS2!

The N4's display is definitely still washed out, and to be honest the quality is pretty varied. On my fifth now and not a single one has had a perfect display. First was massively washed out, third was very blue, fourth was warm (and had insane backlight bleed) with poor colour uniformity. Number 5 has backlight bleed at the top where the status bar is, however luckily it is barely noticeable in normal use (and otherwise, it is very good).

Build isn't perfect, few small gaps and bits here and there, but nothing worth fussing about.

mcwildcard · 29 Dec 2012 at 09:58

I set my S3 to standard screen mode for a few weeks before receiving my N4, and the transition was pretty much seamless. In fact the N4's greater resolution gave it the edge in my eyes, but then I'm not a great coveter of the blackest of blacks.
Apparently the correct word for that is; Melanophile.

deano1863 · 29 Dec 2012 at 12:29

Received my 16GB today

anksta · 29 Dec 2012 at 13:02

Anyone know of anywhere with these in stock?

R.O.S.S.I · 29 Dec 2012 at 13:23

anksta said:
Anyone know of anywhere with these in stock?

Think carphonewarehouse, phones4u and normal high street shops have them in on PAYG but for £390+ ridiculous prices.

kmax86 · 29 Dec 2012 at 13:27

or the bay. its slightly cheaper compared to cpw and network stores

anksta · 29 Dec 2012 at 13:28

R.O.S.S.I said:
Think carphonewarehouse, phones4u and normal high street shops have them in on PAYG but for £390+ ridiculous prices.

Right on all counts, ridiculous that, aren't they supposed to be under 250?

Fallen god · 29 Dec 2012 at 13:33

R.O.S.S.I said:
Think carphonewarehouse, phones4u and normal high street shops have them in on PAYG but for £390+ ridiculous prices.

They all need to make a profit on the phone unlike Google. They have also been forced by LG to sell it at that price. Likely enough we can buy it from Google, instead of some other European countries.

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