[Nexus 4 General] Narhim:
Jeez get over it, there are people in this world who don't share your opinions.

To the first post:

What I wanted to say - to be really precise - I don't like the new Nexus 4 because of several practical reasons.

I can't add a microSD to expand my storage.

No replaceable battery w/o opening the phone and therefore loosing your warranty in most cases.

The back is made out of glass (can break) - this one is purely personal, I like carbon and industrial plastic.

The great thing is pure android with fast updates - really like that feature, but what is the point of great software when the hardware does not fit my needs..?

This might probably explain why an average user doesn't know much about the Nexus brand - an average used does not care about pure android experience, he cares about being able to add a microSD card and about being able to replace battery (because those are the things that die first) and as long as the phone runs smooth, fast and for a whole day with moderate use, an average user won't care at all about the OS version.

I don't know why Google let LG build hardware the way they did, but in my honest opinion that was a fail. Its not bad for the money, has a nice design, but the Nexus 4 feels like an iPhone with a bigger screen, running pure android (you will probably rage on this, go on if you like. this is my opinion and I live in a country where it is allowed to say what you think). It is an oooooh and aaaaah phone.

The advertising from Google is also not good (at least in Switzerland and Czech Republic I did not see many commercials) and when an average user reads the hardware facts he probably chooses Samsung or HTC or Sony because he KNOWS them already and because those have microSD and batteries that are often larger and can be replaced. Stupid reasons? Yes m8be they are, but not many care about the 2 being in the second position in the OS version (4.2.1) instead of it being switched as for 4.1.2.

There is a minority of people who enjoy modifying their phones, most of average users don't even care about what android version that phone has as long as it fits their needs (and for most TW or Sense is good enough). For the moding community - just flash MIUI, CM, Slim Bean, LiquidSmooth or any other ROM you like.

You are talking about a dream of everyone having unlocked (non-branded) phones. That is quite a normal thing in Europe. I don't know anyone who has a branded phone. I have a contract, but I bought the phone for a small fee and can do with it whatever I want. This is the usual way in Switzerland. Probably in other parts of the world (I assume you live in USA) this is unusual, but that is more of a political problem backed up by a huge lobby as well as people who get tricked into contracts (which is illegal here) because they lack the informations on things being possible elsewise.

As far as I know rooting your phone is not illegal in EU, so if that is an issue in USA and you will loose your warranty when you root, you face another political problem (I don't know the legislations of US so enlighten me if I am wrong).

Last but not least - T-Mobile spend 20 billion to improve their mobile network in USA, compared to NASA with a years budget of 19 billion USD. I assume that if NASA can show us HD pictures of mars taken by a little Wall-E, T-Mobile should be able to handle an increasing amount of mobile phones and data transfers. :P *just joking here*