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

[Snax]

you base all this on one persons findings, all the other reviews have been postive, he could have had a dud phone... seriously calm down and wait for it to be released

Yes and no; youre right and this is speculation. However it is speculation based on;
- what happened with n7 (how did no one notice screens coming away over time; it was probably the 3 month development cycle).
- previous problems with lg (no reviewer picked up on the o2x problems; the reviews were glowing. In reality it was the worst phone i have ever used and it litrrally didnt work MOST of the time). These same problems have been spotted by one reviewer this time.

As i said, to me this speaks of google not having a full or final say on the production of these phones/tablets and that QC is left at the manufacturers' door. I would prefer for google to have the same anal QC apple have. Thus far Samsung and HTC have performed QC pretty well however it would be foolish of google to assume other manufacturers are as rigorous as samsung and htc.

 

[Sumanji]

The nexus 7 snafu with screen lift i hoped was a manufacturing hiccup but this repetition of manufacturers just being left to get on with it the production while google works with the software is clearly not working and detrimental...

Are there still ongoing issues with the Nexus 7? Looking to pick one up soon, but not if they are still shipping b0rked ones...

I'm not sure what to make of LG build quality. A lot of reviewers are praising the "premium feel", but based on my experience with LG, I'm not convinced. Also, the number of sprung contacts in the N4 are certainly not encouraging... solder ftw?

 

[sarge78]

Two things are consistently bad and will sting:

The camera
The screen

Washed our colours? Not very bright? Poor blacks? It will feel like a big downgrade from the One X screen...

The only complaint I've seen for the screen is minor colour calibration and mediocre outdoor performance. It's certainly one of the best screens around for a £500+ flagship, oh wait...

(It's the same LCD panel as the HOX with a different polariser btw, both have near identical blacks/brightness/colours)

Jeez, this thread is getting worse.

 

[_Jimlad_]

well for me, i will get one on day1, if i have any issues i will return it. i intent on keeping my galaxy nexus until at least xmas and then may give it away to someone.

 

[doodah]

Still no news when we can actually order or expect delivery?

 

[Bradmax57]

Coming soon!

Available for purchase on Tuesday, Nov. 13th

 

[rogueblade]

The only complaint I've seen for the screen is minor colour calibration and mediocre outdoor performance. It's certainly one of the best screens around for a £500+ flagship, oh wait...

(It's the same LCD panel as the HOX with a different polariser btw, both have near identical blacks/brightness/colours)

Jeez, this thread is getting worse.

I'd like to believe you, hopefully we'll see the screen compared directly somewhere

 

[mark43]

As i said, to me this speaks of google not having a full or final say on the production of these phones/tablets and that QC is left at the manufacturers' door. I would prefer for google to have the same anal QC apple have.

Or maybe Google themselves are not as bothered about QC as we might hope...?

 

[doodah]

Have I missed the boat about these possible thermal throttling/heating problems? Something over nothing? Or a genuine concern?

 

[_Jimlad_]

i applied for this job @ google

if i get it, i will sort out the retail side boys

http://www.google.com/about/jobs/lo...droid-global-business-development-london.html

 

[_Jimlad_]

Have I missed the boat about these possible thermal throttling/heating problems? Something over nothing? Or a genuine concern?

one person as far as i can tell, all reviews i have seen say 4.5 stars and only moan about the lack of LTE and storage space

 

[doodah]

Cool. Storage - yes but don't give a toot about LTE. HSDPA is fine for me/most people I would imagine and O2/3 will be bringing DC-HSDPA soon

 

[reflux]

i applied for this job @ google

if i get it, i will sort out the retail side boys

http://www.google.com/about/jobs/lo...droid-global-business-development-london.html

Hahaha, awesome, best of luck with it (and don't forget us yeah?)

 

[Cosimo]

i applied for this job @ google

if i get it, i will sort out the retail side boys

http://www.google.com/about/jobs/lo...droid-global-business-development-london.html

Good luck with that.

 

[rogueblade]

I applied for a couple Google jobs over the summer and never heard anything

 

[_Jimlad_]

i would not be surprised if i did not hear back. would love a interview though, i nail interviews, never not been offered a job after an interview... its just getting them i find hard (very dyslexic)

 

[TheCenturion]

So basically I've been forbidden from buying this phone, so I guess I'm going to have to continue with this DHD that has duct tape on it, and a battery that lasts about half a day

 

[Snax]

one person as far as i can tell, all reviews i have seen say 4.5 stars and only moan about the lack of LTE and storage space

My concern on the thermal issue is that this issue was necer spotted by review of the o2x. It became evident after a month or two of use. It seems that google may be using an aggressive throttling policy to protect against this.

 

[jubei]

one person as far as i can tell, all reviews i have seen say 4.5 stars and only moan about the lack of LTE and storage space

The problem is that the other reviews tend to just talk about aesthetics and the new version of jellybean, they dont run programs on the phones or really tax them.

 

[kona786]

My concern on the thermal issue is that this issue was necer spotted by review of the o2x. It became evident after a month or two of use. It seems that google may be using an aggressive throttling policy to protect against this.

My mrs had the LG Optimus 2X for about a 14 months - it was a crap phone, mainly because of the crap software - but it never overheated or got really hot.