[Nexus 4 General] Kenneth131:
I just wanted to put up a little impressions post as I'm just back from an o2 store where I got hands on with the nexus 4 while I wait for my LL3 to resolve itself.

I have a a really really good eye for flaws and things and did work for Samsung for the last three years so I would notice any niggles of the handset.

So my hands on time with the phone the only things I could find that others have griped about were;

Yes there is a rattle from the phone and I can confirm it is the camera module. If you tap the top left or right on the back it makes a noise the same as the Gnex this is normal .

The screen sensitivity is a little lower than that of the gnex so a tiny bit slower on the texting. Although the vibrate feedback is not as harsh as that on the gnex or other sammy handsets so it feels like its the key pressing that is less responsive. I tried typing full speed with predictive on and it didn't miss any words at all. It missed one back key stroke. I actually felt the softer vibrate was the main issue as it threw me off as I felt like I wasnt hitting keys. I doubt this will be an issue and more just something you will get used to very quickly so not to worry.

The screen is much more natural in color reproduction. The colours do initially look washed out but when comparing it to the gnex you can seen the extra PPI at work and the screen looks very very nice.

Under the bright halogen lighting in store you could actually see deeper than the screen and the approx 15 vertical rows of dots that lie under the screen. I don't think anyone else has mentioned this. Again its not a flaw its the type of screen you get this on all LCD screens but i did notice it.

The earpiece is nice and smooth on the one I tried not like other people that said its sharp glass. This was completely smooth and flush very nice.

The speaker was not as well finished rather than being rounded off at the edges like the earpiece this is left with a square edge so you can feel it. Minor issue but may allow for more lint collecting in the cut out.

The big pain for me was as mentioned before actually the imei sticker. WTF. Why would you put it on a sticker on the OUTSIDE of the glass. Unlike the iPhone which is etched on or screen printed on this is just a sticker. I tried peeling this off and it was surprisingly easy. This will peel over time I imagine quickly and I imaging it will detract from the look since they have printed a rectangle where the sticker should go. So remove the sticker and your left with a blank box. Crazy.

Beyond that the buttons were very well made no movement other than in and out. With a positive feedback not so much an audible click but you can feel the click which was nice.

Over all a really nice feel of the phone I was really impressed just a shame about the sticker. I didn't get to try the earpiece for continual noise as it was too noisy in store.

The touch test was continually around 0.55 PRS using the dev menu. My gnex is typically around 0.37 when texting so not a huge difference but just in case anyone wants a comparison.

Anyway I'll sit and wait for tomorrow to come and see what limbo level I'm left in then woohoo LL3 :(

Sent from my Galaxy Nexus