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[Nexus 4 General] Chochiwpg:
Here's another unboxing and review from Slashgear. Just a heads up though, it doesn't even seem like the reviewer knows how to use the phone or use an Android device. Just putting that out there first before you have a look. I had to do a face palm a couple times during the review :laugh:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=j1Pt9FSyqek&feature=g-hist

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Here's a review from Engadget:

http://www.engadget.com/2012/11/02/nexus-4-review/
[Nexus 4 General] jaju123:
http://www.gizmodo.co.uk/2012/11/google-nexus-4-review-yes-you-want-this-phone/
[Nexus 4 General] Chochiwpg:
CNet Review:

http://reviews.cnet.com/lg-nexus-4/
[Nexus 4 General] heat361:
Here s an unboxing of the nexus 4 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6GR39igdZ-Q&feature=youtube_gdata_player
[Nexus 4 General] Chochiwpg:
ABC News Review:

http://abcnews.go.com/Technology/video/nexus-review-17621863
[Nexus 4 General] FISKER_Q:
Haha yeah, it was kinda funny to watch, especially the part where he struggles launching the slashgear app(though to be fair, Google Now did have trouble getting the slashgear part), i think it was the fact he used "Launch SlashGear App" instead of just "Launch SlashGear" that made it not work though.

Was also funny how he allowed siri to interfere when looking for the weather, i wonder if he even noticed :D
[Nexus 4 General] nks2105:
Reviewers who are *****ing about the lack of LTE should actually ***** about the ****ty 3G signal from ATT.

TMO-US here, I'll be happy.... The rest of the world will be happy as well...
[Nexus 4 General] munkustrap:
Are they reviewing the same device? such as the Loudspeaker?
[Nexus 4 General] haloimplant:
If that's true then Ontario is much further along, LTE has rolled out in even smaller cities like Kingston, Peterborough and Thunder Bay heck even Hunstville has it on Bell (poulation 20k!).

Looking at the Bell map I do see a gap all the way from Thunder Bay Ontario (100k) to Medecine Hat Alberta (population 60k).

Does that have to do with the companies that build the networks in Manitoba and Saskatchewan? I think Bell and Telus use Sasktel or something, and Sasktel is not as aggressive with upgrades?
[Nexus 4 General] tulongest:
TechCruch Review is up. Still complains about the lack of the microSD slot and 5.5 hour battery life under heavy usage.
[Nexus 4 General] asasione:
Annoying American reviewers are so focused on LTE they forget the rest of the world doesn't care, and its not really a con, the verge review stunk cause of this, not to mention he made a big deal of a crack yet they lavished the iPhone with praises and downplayed the glass, hypocrites
[Nexus 4 General] jimbob_me:
The number one issue i have with the reviews so far is that they are not reviewing this phone when compared to other phones of the same price. For the price, this is eassssssily the best phone you can get. But they hardly ever mention the price. Very annoying!

Im in the UK so i dont care for the lacking LTE, as the UK wont have a stable, widespread, affordable 4G network for atleast another 12-18 months
[Nexus 4 General] spvnexus:
I totally agree! This phone is stunning value for money and I will order on the 13th. 18m for LTE in the UK is optimistic when 3g is something I can only dream of living on the Suffolk coast :)
[Nexus 4 General] asasione:
^^I'm in Kenya and I don't give a **** about LTE neither does 90% of the world, I really don't like the double standards review sites have, making noise for something which even in their own country isn't widespread enough to be enjoyed by ALL users, yet when Apple didn't include it they made excuses
[Nexus 4 General] jimbob_me:
Yeah ive only just got 3G down in a sleepy South Wales village! I hate how people are having a go at the glass panels. Everybody creamed when apple stuck glass on the iphones, now android has a go and gets poked for it. Dear me
[Nexus 4 General] Chochiwpg:
Roger's is currently building their LTE network here in Winnipeg from my understanding, but Telus doesn't have any plans in the works as of yet. Bell is now available here since August or September? Their service is new in the Province, so I don't know about LTE coverage.

MTS apparently just started their LTE service, so again it's just starting to roll out. But since I am on contract with Telus for another 2 years I can't take advantage anyway, so doesn't bother me really.

Telus has much better 4G coverage in Saskatchewan than it does here in Manitoba.
[Nexus 4 General] spvnexus:
The moaning about glass is irrelevant! You can bounce any phone, that's what insurance is for! More concerned about the under performance issues. I just hope its due to 4.2 per release issues.
[Nexus 4 General] GiantJay:
I have Sprint and even if this phone had lte it would be useless since it only available in a handful of cities. I'm switching to t-Mobile and getting this because I'm sick of 100kbps usually less download speeds. And promises of the network is being fixed and upgraded so just keep giving us money till then.............
[Nexus 4 General] 3DD:
I can sort-of understand the critisim of the lack of LTE, seeing as most other high end android smartphones have it. However, LTE and 4G is largely irrelevant in the UK, with only one network having such capabilities.

I will still be getting the sim free version of the device, if not for the low price and the fact I can stick to my network (3).
[Nexus 4 General] jimbob_me:
Im guessing the performance issues are due to the android version being a pre-release version. A few of the reviews mentioned that features such as lockscreen widgets were not on the reviewers version, but will be on retail versions. Thats pretty much proof that its not final software. So hopefully the final retail version will address these issues. Especially the battery issue!
[Nexus 4 General] eep2378:
I just update our All-in-one thread with many of the reviews that came out earlier today :) http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?p=33522293#post33522293
[Nexus 4 General] Galactic2:
The Verge Review http://www.theverge.com/2012/11/2/3589280/google-nexus-4-review

8.3/10

I don't pay attention to benchmarks and the such. I already know about all the common issues (no sd, no removable battery). Honestly the only thing that worries my about this phone, at this point, is the glass front/back. I can live without LTE, SD Card, removable battery. I just refuse to be one of those people with cracks all over their phone lol. Granted, I keep my phone wrapped in a case from day one....
[Nexus 4 General] :
I'll be buying skinomi but might consider otterbox if its released quickly, hate to buy something without safeguards in place in case sh*t happens. I'm still not understanding the benchmark performance concerns, its as if guys gain a bigger e-d*ck by having great scores, the only things that matters is day-to-day performance
[Nexus 4 General] manlisten:
CNET: http://reviews.cnet.com/lg-nexus-4/

Just wanted to post this sexy photo.
[Nexus 4 General] munkustrap:
This is a big day in gadget review industry...With all these contradictory reviews, the only way to find out the winner is to see who post the "The curious mess over reivews of Nexus 4" first. lol
[Nexus 4 General] AdamUpNorth:
22 fps video capture? OMGWTFBBQ!

My only real beef with my GNex was the camera so I love that the N4 has an improved module. But the engadget review says that it captured video at a rate of 22fps (probably locked at 24fps). That the same crap they pulled on the Gnex. There's no comparison between 30fps video (iPhone, GS3) and 24fps. 24fps looks terrible. Great for movies but garbage for home videos. I can't figure out why google would do that. Even the Optimus G does 30fps so why are they forcing 24?

End of rant.
[Nexus 4 General] bozzykid:
If this phone has terrible batter life like most are reporting, then it will be a deal breaker for me. I know it is a pre-release version of the software. But I'm not so sure we will see any major improvements on the final version.
[Nexus 4 General] JoeBruin32:
The engadget review was super disappointing to me. Poor benchmarks, including battery? Ugh.
[Nexus 4 General] Audioboxer:
For benchmarks wait till the final hardware and software are out - You guys know the hardware specs of the phone, on XDA you really should know better that the review results will be higher in final.

Look at how bad the One X was with benchmarks on the craptastic and buggy firmware HTC released it with.

Same goes for battery, it's 2100mah, higher than the Nexus, once we have final software we'll have a better indication (and then custom ROMs/Kernels will improve even further).
[Nexus 4 General] rabbit140:
New Nexus 4 Video :D

Hi guys!

I've just registered there to send you a link to a totally fresh video from Androidcentral.

I really don't know how did they manage to do it, but it's an... unboxing video! Just type "Google Nexus 4 unboxing 2012" in the search bar on Youtube and there you have it; enjoy! :)
[Nexus 4 General] JoeBruin32:
I was expecting to buy on day 1, but now I feel like I should wait, and that's really disappointing.
[Nexus 4 General] munkustrap:
From when do people begin reviewing devices without mentioning "pre-release"? These phones are definitely running different softwares:

Engadget:

TechCrunch:

edit: Andoid Central:
[Nexus 4 General] Audioboxer:
The software/firmware we are running day 1 will be different from what the reviewers currently have. Think about the time it takes for Google to package up the hardware for reviewers and then ship it out to them versus the public release date we will experience.

We're talking weeks of difference here. If you know software/coding well, weeks can make a huge difference, especially for a powerhouse like Google.

Review units in this case, for all intents and purposes, are not finalized. What we see later this month will be.

edit: See the post above mine
[Nexus 4 General] Cusa:
Yeah, Google probably has a performance update rolling out soon to fix this issue.
[Nexus 4 General] digweed4me:
It boggles my mind how can people on xda trust reviews from CNET, Engadget, and the verge they all have stock on Apple. Judge it when U get the phone
[Nexus 4 General] asdf916:
but people like myself use these reviews as a guide on what to buy. i would rather not buy something blindly only to find out it's crap.
[Nexus 4 General] iWannaBeAdored:
The Verge is awesome and Josh is a fair reviewer. He's American so LTE is important and the majority of site visitors will be American. The whole point in doing his review is to write about his opinion on the product and that's what he done.

As long as they include good photos and videos of the product I'm happy - which they have! Also, The Verge website is delightful to browse on an iPad.
[Nexus 4 General] Simer03:
They're constantly benchmarking and the thermal throttle kicks in and makes benchmark scores low, let alone its all pre released software

Sent from my Nexus Prime
[Nexus 4 General] Fr33L4nc3r:
I do hope the wording "perf" in kernel name does not mean performance, that would imply it was their best one at that time :silly:
[Nexus 4 General] jimbob_me:
Whats everyone's thoughts on the blacks that this screen displays? My two previous smartphones (nexus one and sgs2) have AMOLED screens the blacks are just awesome, and I love it. But with this display the blacks won't be so deep.

May sound trivial to others but its quite a big deal to me. I'll still buy the phone simply because its so cheap, but I just hope the PPI makes up for the lost blacks!
[Nexus 4 General] munkustrap:
Worse scenario is that refers to "perfect":p
[Nexus 4 General] chrisjcks:
What you lose in blacks, you gain from every other colour including brightness :)
[Nexus 4 General] ste1164:
Shame the screen still isnt on par with the One X D:
[Nexus 4 General] jameslfc5:
It's exactly the same for me here in the UK regarding LTE ... And as for the bad points on theverge its ridiculous! I read it and I was really angry with the score and "bad points" so to see if they was being fair, I searched for the iPhone 5 review and this is what I found! ...

Nexus 4 BAD STUFF:

• Screen a bit washed out

• Glass backing breaks easily

iPhone 5 GOOD STUFF:

• Incredible industrial design (chipping and ridiculously easy to scratch combined with a screen thats easily broke must not concern them when coming up with this line!)

• Gorgeous display (bit small tho as apposed to but washed out)

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Exactly! The "Whites" are beginning to offend me now with AMOLED screens, so much so that I wouldn't be getting the Nexus 4 if it was another Samsung AMOLED
[Nexus 4 General] manlisten:
I've had AMOLEDs and LCDs -- personally, I'll trade the inky blacks for more accurate whites and better overall brightness. I was fine with AMOLED until I took a look at an IPS panel. I just can't go back to the inaccurate color tones and grayish-bluish whites. I find the experience of LCDs more pleasing overall.
[Nexus 4 General] Ashley568:
I quite like it only if you get senses on it I buy it
[Nexus 4 General] Tijmen:
First post updated!
[Nexus 4 General] manlisten:
From Tech Radar

Review - http://www.techradar.com/reviews/phones/mobile-phones/google-nexus-4-1108999/review

Overview vs GS3 - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=h5Z9LEYG-8g

Edit: Actually more of a hands-on than a review, they say the review is forthcoming.
[Nexus 4 General] iWannaBeAdored:
Price

I think reviewers need to really stress how great the phone is for the price. £279 for a 16GB smartphone with it's specs is incredible. It's being compared with smartphones that are twice the price!
[Nexus 4 General] Cusa:
If the phone was $600 then I would be complaining all day non stop about the lack of sd card slot/LTE/camera/glass breaking easily but the thing is that it's not, it's only $300 so stop whining and get over yourselves.
[Nexus 4 General] onthecouchagain:
http://www.anandtech.com/show/6425/google-nexus-4-and-nexus-10-review

Anandtech's benchmarks and battery tests don't show good results.

What's with this early test model they put out to reviewers? I'm hearing rumblings of un-finalized software and battery leakage? Are these benchmark apps not optimized for 4.2 yet? Any additional info on it? I'm still catching up on the forum threads.

And how can there be such a huge disparity between the Nexus 4 and the LG Optimus G when they're essentially the same phone? The one with the better software should theoretically be doing even better, no?
[Nexus 4 General] supersain08:
^ Yes every reviewer is getting different results. Not sure what is happening. Look here

http://www.ubergizmo.com/2012/11/google-nexus-4-review/
[Nexus 4 General] BaronInkjet:
I think I have read (at least skimmed) all the reviews so far, and a lot of the news stories too, and I have yet to see anyone who "gets" what Google is doing with this. Personally, I think it is a brilliant move but we shall see over time.

The low-price, high-quality phone is a step in gutting the "smoke and mirrors" game the phone cos have been running. Straight Talk and others started the ball rolling, and Google has jumped right in.

There is a huge market for HSPA+ in the US. Many, many places don't have LTE of any kind. I live in Dallas, but work at home and am on wifi 95% of time. And don't watch videos on phone when I am out anyway. Have not got close to the limit on my $20 AT&T data plan, not even once. And I know LOTS of people just like me. So why should we care about LTE to check email and download google maps every so often? Same AT&T (non-LTE) network for half price via Straight Talk makes total sense. Will be doing it when my contract is up.

LTE is the only significant issue (OK, memory card too) vs iphone, GSIII, etc., and for those of us who never really use it... (Personally I would never give up my Swiftkey to get an iphone anyway, but that's a different topic. ) The phone companies give you the phone at a discount, and then make a mint charging prices based on new phones every two years... and many never upgrade. Mark my words, this "smoke and mirrors" is going to come unglued.

The "bring your own SIM" articles have already started popping up, and things like Nexus 4 will only accelerate the process.

So Google is helping to cut the phone companies out of the deal. And to a certain extent, Apple too. (At some point, even iPeople are going to stop and ask why they are paying twice as much for essentially the same thing.) This is a delicate game for Google, however. Certainly, they could create a phone that would blow everything else out of the water. But where does this leave their partners? This is the brilliance: They have carved out a market with huge potential, without being too adversarial to the partners. If you want LTE and expandable memory, you have to get a partner's phone. But if you can live without...

Now if we could just get a decent review of the dang thing's audiophile music potential!!!!!! ;)

Cheers!
[Nexus 4 General] onthecouchagain:
Okay, I've done more research and a lot of reviews are pointing toward the unfinished software build of their early review units as the culprit behind the puzzling benchmarks (that should match the LG Optimus G which has the exact same specs, but don't), and the wide range of battery results (some reviews say poor, others say great).

If this is truly the case, I think it might have been a big mistake by Google/LG to send out such early units.

The average person doing quick research will only see "poor battery" and be turned off. With Google trying to push the idea of unlocked devices to the consumer (make no mistake, that is their goal), this is a mistake they can't afford to make. Unless all these review sites update their reviews with new benchmarks and edits to the writing, the layman will not know (or frankly care) about early builds and unfinished software. They'll just simply be turned off by the bad reviews.

If Google wants the Nexus smartphone to take off, and to eventually leverage and forge relationships with the carriers to release CDMA and LTE versions, or just to get subsidized versions, they'll need the Nexus brand to sell well.

I'm still going to get the device as I know Google will have the final software build by release date, but this is an early misstep for the branding.
[Nexus 4 General] omersak:
As per anandtech the poorer benchmarks are due to overheating issues - the CPU throttling down etc. That would explain the drastic drop in battery too, as compared to the Optimus G. Hope the overheating isn't totally a hardware issue.
[Nexus 4 General] Pragmata:
Um, just read this and I think that no matter what has been said about biased reviews, I think we all can agree this one is stained with kool-aid...

http://thenextweb.com/mobile/2012/11/02/the-beautiful-powerful-nexus-4-proves-that-google-now-is-the-future/

If I were an iPhone user I'd probably be ashamed of that one...
[Nexus 4 General] yahyoh:
WTF all reviews made by i sheep's

another **** :
[Nexus 4 General] chrisjcks:
Holy crap, this is the biggest isheep review I've ever read.

PMSL

No wonder I've never heard of this website.
[Nexus 4 General] wurzelsepp3:
What kind of game is Google playing?? It almost seems like the Nexus 4 they tested has a different firmware, the Antutu score is higher (still lower than you would expect) than in every other review I have seen so far.
[Nexus 4 General] eep2378:
Wow, sounds like a presidential candidate...........completely bi-partisan :D;)
[Nexus 4 General] heat361:
What an idiot "Oh, and Micro USB is terrible. I don’t care how universal it is, it’s an awful connector and I would gladly pay Google $20 per cable for a month of Sundays if it could come up with something that feels as good as a Lightning connector."

Clearly an isheep, who cares how a connector feels. Does one just stand there feeling their phone connector?:confused:
[Nexus 4 General] wngmv:
Somebody commented:

But I do enjoy reading the iSheep review though. Makes me wonder why Google sent their units to THEM, not me. You know, did Apple sent their beautifully craft machine to Android Central/Police?
[Nexus 4 General] dwd3885:
That review is crazy. Must be the ONLY person in the world who thinks Android's phone app ecosystem is lacking. I really don't like iOS users reviewing Android phones, especially the Nexus. Get someone who knows what they're doing. The NBC News review is very similar, android-bashing city.
[Nexus 4 General] barondebxl:
wow nice find mate, interesting.
[Nexus 4 General] qnet:
I'm American and agree. The best I can do is just try to look at the phone while they're reviewing it and judge for myself. From what I can see in the vids, the screen really looks nice and I like the look of the phone very much. I can't wait to get my hands on my own N4 and do a review.
[Nexus 4 General] Lockeskidney:
another thing im noticing while browsing google + is that the photo spheres people are uploading are only coming in around 700 or so kb. I found a guy who works at google posting them and they are 3.74 mb

that makes a huge difference when doing this movable pans

https://plus.google.com/photos/109711299858829363764/albums/5616665476726226129/5805926855214083794
[Nexus 4 General] kindiboy:
Slashgear, Cnet, The verge, Telegraph, and another one I can't remember now...those reviews were garbage, but the only one I had a higher regard for was The verge review and josh, he totally dropped the ball on this one, he reviewed the phone out of the context of it being a Nexus device. It's like he got back stabbed by Google for not including LTE in the device, he doesn't realize that not having LTE is a feature when it comes to the Nexus at this time with this market. I mean just going back 9 months and check what Verizon did for example with the Nexus program should make it totally clear.
[Nexus 4 General] MadFerIt2011:
If Josh was to do the review in the context of a Nexus device that would be displaying an unacceptable level of bias, and it would result in the site losing it's level of respectability when viewed by individuals who are not Android junkies like us. Regardless of the device being Nexus or not, it's still a smartphone. In fact, it's a smartphone which is part of the same ecosystem (Android) as many devices which do have LTE.

Now I will point out my big issue with the Verge review (and others like it), the price factor. Not pointing out how big of a deal this no-contact price is, and barely factoring that in the score is a huge mistake. The Verge review barely mentions it, and comes across appearing "elitist" as a result. This is the number one reason to compromise and purchase a non-LTE N4, the specs/features you get at $299. I'm from Canada so this is an even bigger deal, we only have 3-year contracts and off-contract prices are ridiculous. In fact, LTE is more common here than the US so we have even more reasons to be pissed :P. Personally I'm buying it day 1, there is no equal for that price.
[Nexus 4 General] :
Good post, but I take issue with this, its a Nexus and its circumstances HAVE to be taken into account. Nexus devices are meant to uphold higher standards when it comes to software experience and updates. LTE is not important, Even in America only limited markets have it, you should thank Verizon and Sprint for not having it cause of their tactics. If all products were on a level playing field you would be right, but objectivity should be used when reviewing and personal preferences should be left out. Does not having LTE affect MOST people that would buy this phone? NO! You even get better battery life on 3G. Galaxy pocket is also part of that same ecosystem, it caters to a different user. Why would they go through all that hassle putting CDMA radios and dealing with carriers, not to mention the extra costs incurred yet they aren't guaranteed sales, it doesn't make business sense to commit to a market which has proved poor