[Nexus 4 General] OverTheBelow:
Thought it might be useful for us mobile gamers to post the sort of performance we get on the Nexus 4. Might even make a few of you eager beavers even more excited about getting a Nexus 4 if you haven't already.

Don't know the difference between 30fps and 60fps? Lucky.. try and keep it that way if you can help it.

In short - 60fps is the most ideal framerate; the most lacking in "lag". 30fps is also an ideal framerate, but it isn't as smooth as the former (alot of people don't notice the difference). Most console games run at 30fps, for reference.

So far, the Nexus 4 is capable of playing ALL Android games smoothly, with exception to those that are (temporarily) incompatible with 4.2

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After some testing, here's a little idea of how some games run on the device. I also briefly tested a few with different processor speeds too so I'll note down my findings there too.

*if you haven't played with your CPU frequencies then don't worry about my babbling about CPU speeds - the game will run fine if stated so and won't change if you haven't messed about with processor power saving*

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3D games:

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Max Payne Mobile - 60fps:

Seems to be a trusty 60fps on highest settings; brilliant graphics for a phone. I don't recall it ever slowing in performance at all on Roscoe Street station (first level after the prelude) or the tutorial level. Runs and looks much better than GTA3.

Minecraft Pocket Edition - 60fps:

60fps solid on Fancy graphics; doesn't seem to heat up the phone too much either which implies it isn't too demanding and thus should stretch the battery a bit longer. I could be wrong in that assumption, though.

Grand Theft Auto 3 - 25-30fps:

Somewhat disappointing performance. Runs acceptably smooth on default graphics settings (medium everything) at around 30fps, though with some drops in framerate. Also heats up the phone considerably, so expect throttling after 10 minutes. On highest possible graphics settings it stutters quite alot; I'd estimate it hovers around 15-25fps but it's really not pleasant.

Bus Parking 3D - 60fps:

Smooth as can be.

Temple Run - 60fps:

Yep, smooth and responsive as can be again. Still playable down to around CPU @584mhz, but will introduce a bit of stuttering ofc.

GnarBike Trials (free and pro) - 60fps:

Solid 60fps, but will still hiccup a tiny bit when a large number of explosion barrels are set off. You can disable these in the options if it really bothers you.

X-Plane - 60fps:

You guessed it - completely flawless performance again.

Dead Trigger - 30fps:

Capped at a solid 30fps if I remember right. Never drops below this on max settings; completely smooth.

Contract Killer 2 - 50-60fps:

Seemed more than playable. Didn't have it installed for long though so that's all I can say; around 50-60fps if memory serves me right.

Survivalcraft Demo - 50-60fps:

Was a little bit stuttery on highest settings, but only when walking around. This was probably just because the map was still generating around me as I explored, so should be nothing to worry about.

Asphalt 7: Heat - 30fps:

Slight stutter in cutscenes at the start of each race, but it looks like this game is capped at 30fps (difficult to be sure but it seems that way by my judgement). Stays completely smooth at that framerate throughout the game though.

Riptide: GP - 60fps:

Solid 60fps, very smooth and very pleasing graphics.

Chaos Rings - 30fps

d u o XIV: "I just checked Chaos Rings on my N4 right now. Works like a charm. Just to be clear, I started up the game, danced around the menus for a bit, ran around as the main character, and fought in one battle. It all worked flawlessly, and it all seemed to work at 30FPS."

Final Fantasy III - 60 fps

credit: dcarpenter85

Chrono Trigger - smooth as butter

credit: dcarpenter85

Theme Park - 60fps

Trial Xtreme 2 - 60fps

Need for Speed Most Wanted - smooth:

Need to test again, the consensus is that it does run smoothly.

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2D (pretty much all run flawlessly):

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Gameboid Emulator - 60fps:

Runs Pokemon Emerald and Fire Red as if you were playing it on a real GBA. No frame skipping whatsoever at a lovely 60fps.

GBCoid Emulator - 30fps?:

Runs games as they were intended. Not sure if the older Gameboy games ran at 60fps, it looks more like 30fps. Still, that's how it's meant to perform so no problems here.

Hill Climb Racing - 60fps:

Completely smooth at all times. No change in performance whatsoever, even on lowest 384mhz power saver CPU setting.

Osmos HD - 60fps:

Great looking 2D game and runs at a solid 60fps. No problems with lag here as you'd expect.

Doodle Jump - 60fps:

Smooth as butter. Clocking the CPU below 584mhz will cause a little stutter every now and then but still playable.

Bad Piggies HD - 60fps:

I noticed an occasional stutter here and there but it's nothing to lose hair about, it seemed to only happen at the start or end of each level. Otherwise, completely smooth.

Cut The Rope - 60fps

Angry Birds - 60fps

ChuChu Rocket - 60fps

[I think it'd be a challenge to find a 2D game that does lag on this phone to be honest, so i'll leave it at that]

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If you guys have any requests for games to test then I'd be happy to give it a go for you, provided I can acquire them. Feel free to share your experiences with any games here as well.