[Nexus 4 General] pottersam:
I have owned the Droid DNA for about a week now and really love it. But I can't help but be drawn back to wanting a N4 again. A couple reasons are that I feel the N4 will be more future-proof, and I can jump ship to a newer phone anytime by going contract-free. I still have 8 days to return this phone and wait for a N4 if I so choose. Below I have Pro's and Con's of each phone, but I have not used a Nexus 4 so if you could help me out on this and give any extra input that would be excellent! I am also more than happy to answer any questions about the Droid DNA.

Nexus 4 Pros:

-Unlocked bootloader, huge dev community

-Most recent software + updates

-Power button on side

-Cheaper. 350 + 45/mo x 24(1080) = 1430 for Straight Talk

-No Contract

-Resells well

Nexus 4 Cons:

-Touch screen sensitivity (doesnt register light touches, pinching+scrolling delayed)

-Issues with 4.2

-No LTE (yet, has Band 4 which is coming to Tmo soon and likely the new Google/dish network)

-Nav bar can take away screen real estate on the homescreen and some apps

-Light buzzing sound in earphone

DNA Pros:

-Taller 1080p screen, thin bezel

-Capacitive buttons

-4g LTE

-Mifare Classic NFC chips work

-Minimal amounts of software and hardware bugs, 4.1 is more stable

DNA Cons:

-Likely not to have as many ROM options. No S-OFF yet

-2 year contract! Verizon.

-1080p can result in pixelation or small icons in some games/apps

-More expensive 200 + 90/mo x 24(2160) = 2360 for 2 years(90/mo for a line + 5gb data)

-MicroUSB cover (not a huge deal with wireless charging)

-Power button on top isnt the easiest to press, bad position too

-4.1 and won't get updates as often

Shared Attributes:

-Can be rooted, bootloader can be unlocked

-LCD Screen

-16gb Internal/No microsd

-Wireless charging

-Battery life ~4.5hrs screen-on time

-Great build quality (matter of opinion here, both are excellent in their own way)

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Update #1

Got my N4 yesterday and here's my initial thoughts on the phone and comparison to having the DNA:

Things I like on the N4:

-The N4 is much smoother + snappier, likely from the lack of sense bloat and lower res screen.

-The N4 is a more comfortable size, power button + volume rocker are 10x easier to use, build quality is excellent. Looks nicer w/o DNA red accents.

-The N4 has much more options with custom roms (duh)

-The monthly payment on this phone is half the price, and I'm still consistently getting 15mb/s on speedtest using Straight Talk Tmo

Things I miss on the DNA:

-Wide angle front facing camera! I will miss this the most :(

-Placing the phone face down automatically turns speakerphone on, picking it up switches back to normal.

-While the glass back on the N4 is stylish, I still prefer the rubberized feel of the DNA on the back. But the sides of the N4 is more comfortable, and when I hold the phone that's usually all my hands come in contact with.

Side notes:

-The N4 sensitivity is not nearly as bad as I thought it would be. I have to try really hard for it to miss touches. The DNA was more sensitive since it was impossible to miss touches on. I think the N4 smoothness outweighs the DNA's touch sensitivity though.

-The difference between the 1080p screen and 720p screen has not been noticeable.

-Mifare Classic NFC tags from Tags4Droid still work on the N4, for some reason..

I can give more updates in the future

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Update #2

Here's another update:

First I would like to mention that I have a 2nd run Nexus 4. I have no idea if any of the previous issues are fixed because of this, but I thought I would just put that out there.

The N4's on screen buttons are much easier to press than the DNA capacitive buttons. The hit box for the DNA buttons were pretty much right on the icons whereas the N4 buttons take up sections and are customizable in size. Another benefit is having the Settings dots show up in the nav bar rather than making a new bar for the settings button like on the DNA.

Addressing some of the N4 Con's previously listed before I owned the phone in the OP:

-Touch screen sensitivity (doesnt register light touches, pinching+scrolling delayed)

Touch sensitivity is great, it's REALLY hard to get it not to register a touch. pinching to zoom is still delayed in some apps though.

-Issues with 4.2

Haven't experienced one of these yet. Bluetooth is great, paired and streamed music seamlessly in my car. No instability or reboots, it's hands down the smoothest phone I've ever used (especially when you reduce or turn off animations). Battery life seems to be fine, maybe its Franco's kernel. Charges fine. December exists.

-No LTE (yet, has Band 4 which is coming to Tmo soon and likely the new Google/dish network)

Not only is LTE band 4 rolling out to Tmo soon, but I'm getting consistent 15 mb/s speedtests on HSPA+. The last thing I care about right now is LTE.

-Nav bar can take away screen real estate on the homescreen and some apps

After having the phone a few days I got Paranoid Android and use the "Phablet UI" which cut my nav bar and notification bar size in half which is perfect for me. I usually have the notification bar hidden via Nova Launcher most of the time anyways. Not having the DNA's settings bar show up in apps is nice as well. The DNA still has more real estate overall because of the longer 5 inch screen, but the N4 has no problems with usable space.

-Light buzzing sound in earphone

Sound quality is excellent, loud and clear, no buzzing noticed as of yet. I may not be capable of hearing it though.

I can have a more wrapped up review of the 2 phones in a week or so that combines all these updates.