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[Nexus 4 General] paleocaveman:
Bumper for N4

Hey guys, I am looking to buy a good bumper for N4. I am based out of Chennai, can someone help with a link/webstore from where I can buy one?
[Nexus 4 General] zubin111:
I have been hunting for a bumper too but nothing good available for india... playstore bumper is outta stock and there is no one who would bring it back here as yet.. there is a poetic bumper case for N4 on ebay.com but he does not ship it to india, i have mailed him requesting him to ship for some extra charge... so lets see if he does... its listed for $9.95 something...
[Nexus 4 General] whosaysjohn:
go to amazon.com and search for Poetic Borderline, $9.95 + shipping to india...should be good....

http://www.amazon.com/Poetic-Border...=1356605602&sr=8-1&keywords=poetic+lg+nexus+4
[Nexus 4 General] zubin111:
Tried it first... but they dont ship...

Edit: They do ship!! but extra $25 for shipping!!!!!!! No way... Anyways i am currently evaluating the phone... might decide to sell it... lets see....
[Nexus 4 General] underlord1:
Any idea what that circle on the top right is?

Not able to select it and its not part of the wallpaper.
[Nexus 4 General] KaranKapoor:
^^ That looks like an empty folder.

If you're not able to select it, try clearing the launcher data.
[Nexus 4 General] karanits:
^^ no its ILLUMINATI :)
[Nexus 4 General] rhut_tiger:
guy i also was looking for this then ordered the same bumper via this one around 22 $=1238 rs including shipping from global ebay

i already ordered will update as i get it

http://geb.ebay.in/g/ImportHubViewI...Google-Nexus-4-Smart-Phone-E960-LG-Black-Gray
[Nexus 4 General] Harkunwar:
Empty circle for sure
[Nexus 4 General] paleocaveman:
I got a TPU case from a local ebay seller. Got it for 230 rs including the front screen scratch guard (the screenguard proved to be useless). The case if good. I am now looking for a good bumper case similar to the one on playstore :)

zubin, arent you happy with N4? if you are selling it please do PM me. I know ppl who might be interested.
[Nexus 4 General] kaushiknfs:
Buddy, can you pass the link you refer to, i wanna buy nillkin.
[Nexus 4 General] zubin111:
Its not that i am not happy but previously had Gnex and this is not as awesome an upgrade from that as i had believed... and my wife has S3 which although a tad slower (only if you benchmark it, not that you need that microseconds of lead) is overall a much complete multi media consumption device IMHO ;)

Some people would argue that build quality is far better than Gnex and all but i never complained about plastics... i like the phone light and anyways, i almost always have a case on, so whether it be titanium or plastic i actually dont mind... I dont have my phone for bragging rights, but it should fulfill what i need...

Yes would surely post if i wanna sell it on this forum...

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Below is the link that might help...

http://www.ebay.in/itm/110983894605...eName=STRK:MEWNX:IT&_trksid=p3984.m1439.l2649
[Nexus 4 General] addy37:
How will the customs part work here?? when we place an order on ebay.com and they say INTL shipping.

For example in this case. We order the Nillkin case from ebay.com who says FREE INTL Shipping. Please elaborate :good: thanks
[Nexus 4 General] zubin111:
Customs is applicable only if the item worth is over $25... i have ordered several items and it is delivered successfully everytime... yes it may take a long time say from 15 days minimum to over a month maximum... but these sellers have always refunded or resend the item if it is not recieved within their said shipping time... although i dont take any guarantees but it has worked out great for me till now...
[Nexus 4 General] addy37:
Thanks mate for the quick response. Kindly also update who ship it? Is it USPS or some courier company all the way till the delivery address or is that once it reaches India, its through India Post :crying:
[Nexus 4 General] zubin111:
Well it may sound disappointing to you but it ships through India Post once it lands in India and contrary to everyone's perception i think they are not as bad as they are made out to be...
[Nexus 4 General] karanits:
Its not that they are bad as such. It's just no one trust them with high Value Packages :)

Sent from my Nexus 4
[Nexus 4 General] addy37:
Correct... Its not that we have not been bearing their disgusting service till date... but i dont want that answer "we dont know where it is... probably lost in the mail" :mad:
[Nexus 4 General] bliizzz:
Will wait for the official launch
[Nexus 4 General] Maxxxxxxxxxx:
i can say u will have to wait long

since last nexus phone GNex was not released in India and nexus 7 at double rate they think Indians are fools

its going to be a long wait
[Nexus 4 General] depletion:
Gave them negative survey(cart2india)and guess wat they called in the eve and al these days they didn't even bother to call me or reply to my email.
[Nexus 4 General] karanits:
Hey guys can anyone repost the customs duty attachment post which specified the custom duties for different product categories?

Sent from my Nexus 4
[Nexus 4 General] :
So this sounds really interesting.

I am looking to RMA... BUT HAVE A QUESTION>>

Now google honors RMA where they will send the RMA device to you for 349$ . They will not charge the shipping fees but taxes may apply.

Once we receive the RMA, we have to ship our defective mobile within 21 days .. or else the AUTHORIZATION charge of 349$ will no longer be AUTHORIZATION and we will be charged.

Means that in 21 days we need to sent the device back to LG. LG will check the device and then if everything works out well, we will get 349$ back in our wallet.

Now question arises that if I dont ship the item to LG in USA. what will happen? I will in 10 days will have 2 devices, 1 old and one new RMA

. I can wait till it launches here and then repair and sell at a good price rather than serious losses that currently i have.

This maybe used by other people, to get ahead in queue. (Like I will request for an RMA for a fully working piece and get the device early). but i seriously don't know whether such things usually will happen..

People in threads say they are provided 100% brand new devices.

:laugh::laugh::laugh::laugh::laugh::laugh::laugh:
[Nexus 4 General] Maxxxxxxxxxx:
i just saw cart2inda banned on ebay.in
[Nexus 4 General] kaushiknfs:
this?
[Nexus 4 General] karanits:
@RAZOR good for you

anyways....

http://www.erodov.com/forums/showthread.php?p=822200 ... will just leave it here :)
[Nexus 4 General] ed10000:
Of course it is a brand new device.

No, they do not charge tax either, just $349.

They do not charge for shipping and tax under the assumption that you will be returning your "defective" device. Thus, shipping and tax from the original transaction will be balanced here.

Besides being completely unethical for two main reasons...

Let's face it, it was not a defective device, you bricked it by doing something very crucial wrong. :P

RMA stands for Return Merchandise Authorization. It's meant for returning the old device for repair/replacement. Not as a method to sneakily order a new device (and keeping the old one as well)

... there are a couple of major risks you are taking here

Firstly and most importantly, you're taking Google for fools, which I'm pretty sure they're not; in fact, they're overly clever in some ways, so watch out. ;)

Even if you DO send your old device back (which you say you won't), you will most likely be charged some amount for it because firstly, it was bricked by your fault and secondly, I'm assuming you've probably removed the back cover to try removing/reinserting the battery and if you've left behind any evidence of it (like, say, screws not being in perfect shape), your warranty will be void immediately and you will be charged the FULL amount.

If you decide not to send it back at all, I'm sure they will charge you an additional fee to cover tax and shipping for the new device, and perhaps an extra penalty over that. No one knows exactly how much they will charge because like I said, Google is very clever, and they do not document scenarios like this even though they will definitely be fully aware of scenarios like these where people try to misuse their services.

Just my honest thoughts. :)
[Nexus 4 General] vinayjaisingh:
Debit Card charged twice

Hey.

I ordered on the 27th of November. I was charged upfront (363$) using an ICICI bank debit card.

About an hour back, Google charged my account, again for a further 363$. Is this normal?

Regards...
[Nexus 4 General] ed10000:
Upfront charge is an Authorization charge (meaning the money is deducted from your account, but not yet claimed by the merchant, Google in this case).

When your device ships, they either claim the Authorized charge or make a new charge (they're only supposed to claim the authorized charge, but with all Indian cards it seems like they're making a new charge).

If they made a new charge, then congratulations, your device will be shipped very shortly. Also, your previously authorized charge will drop off on its own after a bank-specific HOLD period (I think it's 3 weeks with ICICI bank, not sure, call up and confirm).

So yes, it's perfectly normal. :)
[Nexus 4 General] vinayjaisingh:
Are you sure? So once my device ships, I could call ICICI and they'll drop the initial Authorization? And f***! Are you sure this means my device is gonna ship soon? EXCITED! :D
[Nexus 4 General] ed10000:
You can call them but they can't drop the authorization charge. It will automatically drop after the Hold period - all you can do is ask what their hold period for authorization (or sometimes called pre-auth) charges is.

Excited you should be. :D How are you getting it to India?
[Nexus 4 General] vinayjaisingh:
americanbazaar.in! He's a little expensive compared to hopshopgo and stuff, but he ships in a coupla days, takes care of customs, and gives you premium service, where he'll ship it to and fro in case the device is defective. :)
[Nexus 4 General] karanits:
@ people having some form of hardware defects like earpiece buzzing etc

Please post your hardware version and ur shipping date and what problem you having (if any). It is in generally like rev 10 ..11 etc

PS : To check power on phone in recovery mode
[Nexus 4 General] rubenswing:
rev. 11
[Nexus 4 General] karanits:
ship date?
[Nexus 4 General] bliizzz:
I can wait im a lg phone user i know how to wait:p we waited almost 1 year for official ics which is crap total crap and yeah if prices are doubled then wont buy :(
[Nexus 4 General] kaushiknfs:
this is after rooting?
[Nexus 4 General] trueblueram:
Movement on Nov 27,28,29 orders. Check out the main play store thread

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Still wondering why Google doesn't sell devices via play store in India?
[Nexus 4 General] yogeshmha:
Just wanted to share my experience on my nexus 4. This is truly masterpiece. Three days and I am already in love. True nexus love indeed. Buttery Smooth perf. Crisp text. Bright display. Battery was bad initially but later some tweaks solved it all. worth a price what ever you pay. Realized that I am typing all this with gesture typing. I have a tab Sgt 10.1 and was loving it till date. This nexus has changed almost everything. The way I type specially. Terrific. Games are marvelous

The wait and money both paid off

Will update about my experience on the device occasionally.

Till then over and out

From nexus with love :thumbup:
[Nexus 4 General] tempusviator:
I will also be using an ICICI Debit Card to purchase a Nexus 4 16gb, my query is what should be the balance in my account, should it be enough for charging twice(authorization charge and new charge) or just say $500.
[Nexus 4 General] kaushiknfs:
Nice.!!

Battery tweaks buddy? What are the ones you did?
[Nexus 4 General] depletion:
It doesn't show the variant whether it is for 8gb or 16gb ,How comes it gives You an link as SHOP NOW from play store as thr is no stock on play store-U mean to say they will give us the address and we can use once stock comes to play store and pay them $100 apart from device charge that we will be paying to google and it will be shipped to us?
[Nexus 4 General] depletion:
What does buy for me means in hopshopgo? does it mean they will make payments for me to the merchant and i have to pay hopshopgo once they get the product?
[Nexus 4 General] 3thman:
Guys im in Boston and I want a nexus 4 as soon as possible.. help me plz
[Nexus 4 General] atulalvenkar:
Play Store is not taking any orders as of now. So the only option left to you is buy it on ebay. Price will be about $50-$80 higher than Play Store

but you'll get it immediately.
[Nexus 4 General] karanits:
No its not required. Just press vol up+ vol down+ power together when starting phone

Sent from my Nexus 4
[Nexus 4 General] zubin111:
Seems you are having a great time... i am pretty underwhelmed as i posted earlier, so i think if you get it at the playstore price, there is no comparable phone, but if you remove the price factor, just phone to phone... i think S3 would take the crown.... not by a mile though but it would definately win... just my 2 cents...:p
[Nexus 4 General] yogeshmha:
yes i m having a great time..... well everyone got a different story with them. and about the price... it is a matter of ignore...s3 can no way take the crown....i couldnt have agreed if u said galaxy note 2. but no brother... nexus 4, the device which i am using if far above all. and i stand to it.

and yeah..after getting out by cart2indias blunder... i can truly say this 49 days of wait has paid off... this product is worth it!

most of them will agree with that :)

Update : The Samsung earphone of Samsung Galaxy Tab 10.1 which has a gold-white connector works flawlessly on nexus 4.

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those are some basic tweaks like keeping the wallpapers black, dont use live wallpapers, remove system apps.. use auto app killers

and still going on... i only rooted the phone and am on stock.

games does get the phone bit warmer.. but i dont play games much... most of them are apps and editing

more letting you know when i am up to it :)

:highfive:
[Nexus 4 General] ed10000:
Just $500 is enough.

If you don't find any local Boston sellers on eBay, here are a few other choices:

http://boston.craigslist.org/gbs/mob/3496957274.html

http://boston.craigslist.org/bmw/mob/3503227985.html

http://boston.craigslist.org/gbs/mob/3460560054.html

http://boston.craigslist.org/sob/mob/3497778208.html

All of these seem like good deals. There are many more sellers if you want to explore.
[Nexus 4 General] yogeshmha:
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[Nexus 4 General] zubin111:
Well good if you feel that way... even i wished for the same but coming from a legacy of SNS, Gnex and now N4 with a secondary phone as S3, i still think there is a long way to go development wise for it to be an equally good as say S3... mostly my gripe is from the following 1) Camera : Why does each Nexus has to suffer from a bad camera? checked the S3 output and N4 one, firstly out of the box S3 blows N4 out of the water like by a mile... checked the EXIF info and there is something seriously wrong with the image processing engine of the N4, well lit situations shows ISO of 1600!!! ridiculous... S3 does it at ISO 400!!! 2) Whatever LG has used as in-cell technology for screen, it clearly is not working... coming from a highly sensitive screens of Gnex and S3, it just feels non-responsive, i know there has been some fixes on the xda but out of the box its just unacceptable for me.. 3) Audio quality, I am a pretty big audio enthusiast with me keeping the original Galaxy S i9000 just for its amazing wolfson sound chip with Voodoo, it was heaven... N4 audio on the RMAA tests is clean but stereo staging is nowehere close to S3 (let alone i9000 with voodoo) and its very quiet too, i have to use a portable FiiO amp to drive my high impedance headphones...

I am not dissuading anyone not to buy N4 or is a bad device but if anything of the above problems is in your list of most wanted... you might well want to research it more on those aspects and decide... To each his own.... PEACE!!!
[Nexus 4 General] aravindun:
can some one who received nexus 4 through borderlinx post the screenshot of DHL tracking. Just curious to know how long the transit time is.
[Nexus 4 General] addy37:
I couldn't agree more and I echo Yogesh's sentiments... This is surely a master piece.... People might come and go and say this is Bette than that.... But me coming to realizing that this is the far best phone available to for an Android lover... (That's my perception )

Coming to battery, with my internet always ON and fair amount of emails, calls and text... While I type this my battery is 90% after 3hrs...(this is with some tweaks almost what was said earlier)

Happy Nexus-ing :thumbup:

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I did... unfortunately can't get you the screenshot right away... But for me from Dayton OH to my place in HYD it took 4 days...

Hit thanks if i helped.
[Nexus 4 General] aravindun:
Did you choose express shipping ?
[Nexus 4 General] addy37:
Correct... That was Express Shipping ...
[Nexus 4 General] atulalvenkar:
Keeping the wallpaper black on an LCD screen isn't going to affect battery. It does help on AMOLED screen like the ones on Gnex/SII/SII/Note etc since the pixels are truly off when black is being displayed. In case of LCD the backlight is always on no matter what the color displayed. Only thing that makes difference in an LCD is the brightness.
[Nexus 4 General] ed10000:
I agree with all 3 points you've mentioned.

The first point (camera) doesn't matter much to me, I hardly use it.

The third point (audio quality), I can vouch for that. But it's still okay to me because now, after purchasing the N4, I use my SGS as a PMP in order to work around N4's battery life and storage capacity.

The second point - it totally annoys me as well. My SGS registers even the slightest touches, and that's how I'm used to operating my phone. N4 is nowhere near as responsive, you need to touch with intent for it to register. Especially the back/home/task switcher buttons - I find the phone not registering those touches too many times to not notice.

There are other minor things I'm not entirely happy with on the N4, like:

- The display seems a little too wide for my taste. Aspect ratio is supposed to be 15:9, but with the on-screen buttons, it's more like 14:9. I would've preferred 16:9, that would be perfect.

- I need to buy SlimPort adapters to be able to connect to my TV. MHL would've been a way better choice.

- Video codecs in-built are poor. Very bad battery life playing HD mkv videos, or videos in general.

Considering all of these points, I can say that the Galaxy S3 is overall equal to, if not better than, the Nexus 4. Granted it doesn't have an S4 Pro chipset or 2GB of RAM, but it's still very powerful. This is why I can't wait for the S4 - it's going to be the best of both worlds!

Nevertheless, the Nexus 4 is an amazing device. It will continue to be the best device for those who prefer the pure Google experience. But otherwise, there are other options as well.
[Nexus 4 General] Hrithan2020:
Right.

However, @yogeshmha, please let us know the screen on time you are getting on average and at what settings? [Brightness- Auto? ]

Also, are you planning on undervolting your device? Do check the binning of your CPU if possible.

I have finally asked my relative to ship the phone to India via hopshopgo. Hopefully, I should be able to get the promo code for free shipping and get it by Jan 1st week :) Can't wait!!

I would love to get a device with an amazing camera. SGS3 wasn't much of a step up from SGS2 which I own, and was quite underwhelming for me in other aspects. I hope this N4 has a camera quality at least similar to SGS2 [and hopefully slightly better with tweaks]

Considering the already poor audio quality of SGS2, I think Nexus 4 would be a step up?

That's too bad. Do the tweaks mentioned in xda actually make a significant difference [if you have tried them?]

Fortunately I don't play too many videos. Usually youtube for me. But, this is one thing which I had to forgo switching to CM10/10.1 for my S2.

S4 is going to be hell of a device. Likely top of the line with great camera [ low-light photos hopefully dramatically improved] and hopefully with a good design.. [hated the S3 design - both UX changes and physical and the whole designed for humans farce] With an option of Note 2 like battery, it would blow most of the other smartphones out of the water[at least an option of 3100 mah battery should be available on release]

However, one area where S4 might not lead is the display because of limitations of AMOLED [ RGB 1080p AMOLED for less than 5" device would be quite difficult, I feel. Most likely they would have to compromise. ]

Can't agree more. If not for the price, Nexus 4 shouldn't interest the layman much even without considering the normally considered cons such as lack of LTE, lack of storage options etc. Hopefully, some of the other points against it [battery life, camera] can be partially improved.
[Nexus 4 General] yogeshmha:
No Nexus Play

screen on time i am getting any where from 25 to 30.. doesnt cross 33 though.... and brightness is not auto..its kept lowest in which i can view :D

i donot plan to undervolt my device.... i already saw the binning part of the cpu and mines is showing fast... unless i dont get any issue with my device i wont play with it :)

oh all the best... for your nexus... surely u will realize that the wait has paid off.. its a wonderful device indeed

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well its working for me... and keeping brightness lowest does work

and i have been using it on my tab for the same... the stock ics on gt10.1 battery drains like water.. nonetheless its all what you are experiencing it !

and black does make an effect on brightness overall and is a part of basic tweak..

and yeah i see you dont have ur nexus yet ...
[Nexus 4 General] NishantM:
Where did you get it from?
[Nexus 4 General] yogeshmha:
my friend arranged me for both of us from a fellow xda member
[Nexus 4 General] Hrithan2020:
Didn't get you? By 25 to 30 , you mean hours? By screen on time, I meant the time the display is shown an on under the battery use settings, when you click on display.

Ok. Thanks :)

Strange. Putting dark wallpapers would technically have a very negligible battery improvement if any. But, don't understand how keeping the lowest brightness doesn't help. It should've def increased your battery life [probably at the expense of visibility, your strategy of keeping the brightness the lowest which you can view is probably the best]
[Nexus 4 General] yogeshmha:
i m talking about the percentage of screen on time under the battery section so it is between 25 to 30

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it works.. :fingers-crossed:
[Nexus 4 General] aravindun:
Just got a call from cart2india asking me to remove the negative feedback i gave them. in a dilemma now as to what is to be done. Did anyone else receive calls or removed the feedbacks ???
[Nexus 4 General] m0h1t:
I just received my Skinomi Full-body skin protector today. I got a spare one if anyone is interested
[Nexus 4 General] zubin111:
I might be interested... send me a PM....
[Nexus 4 General] ImSherlocked:
Where did you order it from?