[Nexus 4 General] kaushiknfs:
My nexus story - 7 days into the phone

My nexus story - 7 days into the phone

Me.

I'm not gadget guy, i choose to buy and run its lifetime.I tweak it for my needs but nothing unnecessary. Doesnt mean am a techdumbo , just that my interests lies elsewhere. I never hold two phones at once, I'm loyal to the one i own and expect the same back. ;). LG Nexus 4 is my 7th phone and second android phone.

The Ace.

Couple of years ago my old phone fell into a swimming pool. That was more than enough reason, i thought i'll try android and bought Samsung Galaxy Ace - rock solid till the day (a week ago) i sold the phone - has never failed me, through multiple falls , waterwashes. Although i was getting left behind the the general phone bucket and the aging phone, thats when i started looking for a replacement, I had my eyes set on Razr MAXX HD for its sure solid build and battery, however i was never able to land one.S3 was too common in my circle, i didnt like it much either, note 2 was too big. It was about time nexus 4 got released - midway november.

I looked out options getting it, and luckily landed on this forum topic. Thanks to many many folks out here i booked 2 on 10th dec. I cancelled that and booked again on 12th dec. Got it shipped by 13 dec and in my hands by 26th dec (SNS shipping really took a toll of 12 days), after 12 days to tracking and calling aramex.I sold the other nexus for a cover premium , sold my ace and switched my loyalties to the new arrival.

The Nexus

Unlike most others , Nexus 4 to me is a humongous upgrade, roughly

Gingerbread to Jelly Bean

167MB of internal memory to 16 gig.

256 MB RAM to 2 gig.

800MHZ processing speed to 1.5 quad.

Relatively small screen to a 4 odd inch.

and so on.

The upgrade is huge, which makes my older phone seem like egyptian clay tablet (i loved my ace nevertheless). Nexus 4 is a phone where the love goes beyond first sight.All first (and most of later) impressions were fantastic, probably skewed due to the fact the my old phone was Galaxy Ace. Bezelled edges, butter soft touch, the super resolution, blazing speed and the glassy back (which became more of a concern than goodess - given me). I did end up spending a lot of time with it, even purchased few fancy games to see how far it goes and it did go quite far. Many charming things are may be due to jelly bean itself, but also due credits to the awesome hardware supporting it.

On the fall side the fragility of the phone is scary, double sided protectors and a need for a case always ( to a casual user who drops his phone once in a while - like me) makes this phone glassy - glossy - girly. The battery despite 2300 mAh does'nt seem to cross the one day barrier - i'd have loved one which does.

I did drop my phone of 5ft once , poured some fanta over it :P . After these first hits, i rooted my phone and kept it at stock jelly bean - am liking it that way. Although i really have to look for a sturdy case.

But at the end of it, its just another phone, the latest , cutting edge, i like it lots - but still a phone. I honestly fail to understand the hype. I can understand the unlocked nature and the price is a big factor, but if people are going to pay more than double, price is no longer a factor and unlocked was never a factor in india. With all due respect to the sentiment of gadget lovers, but sorry i cant understand the craze factor. Also do not understand a craze for this phone when some of you guys have already a cutting edge phones like S3 or One X or note 2, no sarcasm truly i dont get that. Will this craze happen for every trendsetting device, did it happen with the previous nexus phones? will it happen for say S4 ? is this what called as Gadget Love? ;).

No offense meant guys, just my thoughts, forgive me if what i think felt offensive to any one. :)

a pic from my N4.