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[Nexus 4 General] snapper.fishes:
1) Price

2) Price

3) Price
[Nexus 4 General] maguz:
Guaranteed and quick updates. This is the only thing i really like about Nexus family.

Inviato dal mio Nexus 4 con Tapatalk
[Nexus 4 General] altqq:
mainly price and the idea of quick update. My gf also got a note 2 at the time and learned to hate samsung's Touch wiz.
[Nexus 4 General] FalenDemon:
Well, kinda love Nexus series. Aaand hardware with such price.
[Nexus 4 General] Spdr142:
Unlocked, price and specs.
[Nexus 4 General] N4ever:
Because I had the money, and my phone at the time sucked.

Sent from my Nexus 4, the only phone approved by Patrick Star
[Nexus 4 General] rahulmaheswari:
Price for specs value proposition.

And..... I just loved loved loved LOVED the glittery back thingy.

Very cool very smart very sophisticated :thumbup:
[Nexus 4 General] omaga:
Sheep price, great performance and pure Google, that was why i choose N4 and i get the os updates first.
[Nexus 4 General] diegozz:
Unlocked, insane value, Nexus updates and AOSP, and the freedom to flash whatever I want and not deal with locked bootloaders
[Nexus 4 General] zakoo2:
i dont really get the question, as every aspect of this phone speaks for, not against it. people keep whining about the lack of lte, i dont care about that, i have 25/1.5 hspa+, more than enough.

and its nexus. and its cheap (relatively). and its high-end. and the build quality is superb, its beautiful, its elegant. what more do you need?

maybe my only concern with this phone would be a slightly disappointing battery life, although from what i get here on xda i have a subpar battery, as i have never been able to achieve 3 hrs of sot, while others have 4-5 hrs easily. oh well, thats why i have an external battery, and im hoping google would fix this issue with the nexus 5 :)
[Nexus 4 General] machoman1337:
Why I chose the N4:

1. Price - Can't beat that. I know some people who got their first taste of Android on the N4 because it was so cheap.

2. Update guarantees - no carrier BS.

3. Full AOSP support so CM roms can work to their fullest potential. On other devices, even with unlocked bootloaders, components like the camera tend to get limited in CM due to certain drivers being closed-source. Coming from an Optimus 2X with Tegra 2, the N4 was a huge relief.

I originally did swear "never LG again" due to the crap support for the Optimus 2X, but given that Google does have total control over the Nexus 4's software, I decided to relax my stance a little. Still boycotting LG for non-Nexus phones though.

I'm also one of those who didn't care about LTE (though I did enable it since my carrier supports it). My office Wi-Fi is fast enough and doesn't eat into my data plan.
[Nexus 4 General] Wololo7:
When I realised I used CM10.1 on my S3 for 90% of the time.
[Nexus 4 General] galaxys:
AOSP and the Developers on XDA!
[Nexus 4 General] daryllh:
Price, specs, developement, style and it wont be the same phone all the soccer moms have.
[Nexus 4 General] Crude Dude:
Same here.

Enviado de meu Nexus 4 usando o Tapatalk 2
[Nexus 4 General] regP:
The price

ROM updates and stability
[Nexus 4 General] aanonymoushuman:
Price!
[Nexus 4 General] Cellvin Chin:
Price, spec, Pure AOSP, comfortable size, much more custom rom( coz i like flashing)
[Nexus 4 General] fujitsujeff:
Price, specs, stock android, updates directly from google
[Nexus 4 General] tiru.adi13:
Limits on my pocket money ;)
[Nexus 4 General] mackster248:
Because there's only one Nexus.
[Nexus 4 General] zackvh:
Materials of the phone (glass back love), design of the phone (glass curving on the sides), price, stock android and good guts inside. You literally cannot go wrong.
[Nexus 4 General] Drøid:
-specs

-prize

-'clean'.. aka no funny Sony/Samsung/HTC stuff

-front glass (one wipe and my fingerprints are gone.. :good: )

-back glass and the complete haptic (weight, material and the shape in relation! i really hate those weak plastic batterycoverbacks..)
[Nexus 4 General] otariq:
Fast updates

Knowing that custom ROMs will be bug free or at least have everything working

Amazing specs (at the time)

Price
[Nexus 4 General] anwedr:
Because it was a Nexus device and I wanted to know why my next purchase should be another Nexus and not a Sony.
[Nexus 4 General] Drøid:
been there, done that and sold the xperia z after 2 Month!

okay.. i really miss the cam and the waterproofness of my old xz ;)
[Nexus 4 General] exb0:
GN was lagging very badly..
[Nexus 4 General] Neefy:
I liked the design but the main reason was because we were getting ubuntu os first and I was so hype, unfortunately nothing really happened..
[Nexus 4 General] Blur.:
Sound good recommends about the Nexus 4
[Nexus 4 General] N10AP:
In no particular order...

Awesome price.

Awesome specs (for price).

No manufacturer crap that doesn`t work with Talkback (my wife blind and we now both have them).

Google support.

Always latest version of Android.

Valued device in XDA circles. Well catered for.

Excellent resale value when the time comes.

My ONLY gripe with the N4 is the glass back cover. Lovely, but not a particularly good idea.
[Nexus 4 General] Liesse:
Because I was sick of using budget devices.

My first Android was a ZTE Blade. It was cheap, and opened up the world of a phone that could do more than text and make calls. Thanks to the Modaco forums, I started flashing new roms, and got to enjoy the process and community. After about two years though, the small screen and limited capabilities got on my nerves. The forum recommend a Huawei g300, which was a good buy at less than a hundred quid. Used it for a year and a half, but got frustrated by the manufacturer limitations. Official roms for it are terrible, athough the community has done a lot to make things better, it's difficult without things like officially unlocked bootloaders or sources. The thing eventually broke it's power button on me.

I thought about another cheap budget phone. But really a nexus 4 wasn't all that much further out of reach. A nexus 4 meant there would be a huge developer community providing support and new mods to try. Google means the phone will always have the latest android quickly and avoid all those problems I saw with the g300.

The phone is lovely. It runs everything I've chucked at it with no lag at all. My last phone made me love cyanogen mod, now I feel like I can run it as it was meant to be. :)
[Nexus 4 General] Tunderpimp:
I wanted a top notch phone, that was cheap, with lots of development.
[Nexus 4 General] silencerxo:
At the time, the specs were the highest end I could get in Canada and I simply loved the design (I like typical black curved phones and the glass back was just a bonus)

The price was Meh

The fact that it was unlocked sealed the deal.

The only things I don't care for are the battery, storage and the fact that it can't take standard SIM cards
[Nexus 4 General] hammer2007:
Price mainly and wanting a more premium built phone than my past samsung galaxies.Nothing else really.
[Nexus 4 General] Holzfehler:
Price, premium build quality with lots of glass, and instant Android updates.
[Nexus 4 General] MyETUO:
nice look~~
[Nexus 4 General] stremax:
I cane ftom a nexus s, fortunately choose on iPhone... After become flash addicted was natural forma me get another nexus, and build quality, and price and looking, seriously, the best cost/effectiveness phone in the market

And Xda!
[Nexus 4 General] randomnoob83:
My phone was stolen Lol had an HTC one s
[Nexus 4 General] Connor Baker:
Price Point. Nothing can beat it for it's off-contract price point.

Connor Baker

Plus I like having lots of ROMS :D
[Nexus 4 General] DeepMemory:
Chose the Nexus 4 because of the great price and it is a Nexus device. :highfive:
[Nexus 4 General] thelordofdarkness:
no lag

it's the only android phone (until now) that doesnt slow down or stutter or lag,you can see that the gsiv and the htc one lag sometimes in videos,and it's unique and elegant
[Nexus 4 General] alangrig:
Best price/quality/prime Google support
[Nexus 4 General] Chipsybg:
Dropped my Galaxy S3, broke the screen, the insurance company didn't have my color in stock and offered me different color or Nexus 4. Decided to give it a try and never looked back, twice faster than the S3 and feels more solid too
[Nexus 4 General] urmothersluvr:
Its a nexus lol
[Nexus 4 General] kinghu:
Not mine but bought to replace wife's Note 1.

Read reviews on here and elsewhere and it seemed best price/performance phone available. Must say as a Note 2 user, the N4 is the most lag-free phone I've ever used. It really does fly and is crazy smooth.

By contrast my brother has just bought a used, SIM locked iPhone 4S, out of warranty and featuring scratches front and back for the same money, despite my imploring him not to. A most catastrophic decision when you put them side-by-side.

-- From my N7102
[Nexus 4 General] Devin Cuthbertson:
My HTC vivid died a software death and I got tired of using Samsung and HTC phones so decided to check out the nexus and have no regrets
[Nexus 4 General] kkh786:
I have been through a reasonable amount of phones in the last year.. including an earlier version of the N4.. sold it for a decent profit when the stocks were depleted in December.. got my second one in May and am loving it.. HTC One and Galaxy S4 don't excite me at all.. the rumoured Motorola X sounds good though especially if it has the trademark build quality and battery life..

Nevertheless.. the N4 has been the best smartphone I have owned by far.. :rolleyes:

Sent from my Nexus 4
[Nexus 4 General] bleuwave:
So many ++++1. This is the reason. End thread.

Sent from my Nexus 4
[Nexus 4 General] bust1337:
Price, Spe

Nexus 4
[Nexus 4 General] stevemw:
It is the newest Nexus with the latest hardware and features.
[Nexus 4 General] jtwlbz:
Its nexus
[Nexus 4 General] frigidazzi:
1) Newest Nexus

2) Price

That said. I hope next nexus has at least 32gb storage...
[Nexus 4 General] jkenny23:
Great customizability, great specs (though only decent camera) and definitely best value since I'm planning to go with straight talk once my contract is up with Verizon.
[Nexus 4 General] PANTERA56:
I am a ghetto Tehk-g33K lol Naw seriously though build quality, price point, Overall specs , Unadulterated Android!!! And a plethora of ROM's kernels AOSP's at its very best and standard software and updates for a long while coming!!! Official Support and my new home

N4 Xda developer's!!!
[Nexus 4 General] leventccc:
Fast updates, good specs, awesome developer support and roms and nexuses never die!
[Nexus 4 General] mariosraptor:
Specs, timely updates, huge community and the price.

I got the 16 gigs for 270€ brand new sealed in box.
[Nexus 4 General] culaterout:
Real Reason I got a Nexus 4 was running a 2 year old phone and wanted an upgrade to latest Android 4.1.1 at the time. It was unlocked carrier, could tether and to my surprise it is almost un- brick - able ! Advantages of some of the better ROMS is battery life. Only real down side is no sd card slot!
[Nexus 4 General] dhurk:
Updates,but im dissappointed
[Nexus 4 General] rthisp:
Because it's a Google phone !! What, in a Android world, can be wrong when you have this phone ? ( except BT... :rolleyes:)
[Nexus 4 General] qpqpqp:
The price, the specs,and the latest updates from Google.

Sent from my Nexus 4
[Nexus 4 General] maurocds:
price/spec/pure android

the phone has great spec, 2gb + quad + screen was deal for me

pure android, i can´t live if i don´t have the latest version of something, i can´t wait 6 months for an update that will be the last one (lol sony noobs), and lg, samsung, htc, keep waiting 1 year for 4.22 while 4.3 has been released
[Nexus 4 General] zephiK:
Because its a Nexus and its pricing is too good to pass up.
[Nexus 4 General] gotzaDroid:
It's a nexus, plain and simple. I want Google's latest and greatest software asap and I don't want carrier/manufacturer BS bloat ware on my phone or being stuck on older software.
[Nexus 4 General] kBTWOFOUR:
I wanted pure Android without any skins and I did not want to buy a Samsung phone because of their build quality history. I made the correct decision in the end because I don't think I can use anything other than AOSP.

Sent from my Nexus 4
[Nexus 4 General] progosu:
updates, but I'm a little disappointed. I don't know if it was a good idea, the rear speaker is so bad it makes me wanna throw it out of the window, not that much of an upgrade from my arc s...
[Nexus 4 General] chiewable:
New Nexus for $360 and lte

Don't see anything else on the market that justifies the 300+ premium

Sent from my Nexus 4
[Nexus 4 General] ManOnTheMoon:
Price, development, and Franco's kernel.
[Nexus 4 General] NeKr0MAtiK:
Good price for a good phone. I HAD to get rid of my G2X... Worthless pile a sh.....
[Nexus 4 General] adv1sory:
The reason why I switched to the Nexus 4 was because it was the only smartphone that I could afford outright to work on Wind mobile network in Toronto. Luckily, EVERYTHING else worked out.

Pros:

Great specs (quad-core, 2gb ram)

Excellent developement

Quality build (comparable to iphone)

Perfect screen size (Coming from the Note n7000, was a change but perfect now after a week)

Excellent battery life (more than my note ever saw of screen on time, w/ custom rom and kernel of course)

Wireless charging (got myself the google lg orb from local classified for cheap)

The only phone that is supported on Wind, Mobilicity and the Big 3 in Toronto out of the box.

Cons:

No expandable memory (I had a 64gb microsd that I had to give my girlfriend since she has an S3, I did however realize that I didn't listen to even 20% of all the music I had on my phone any ways so the 16gb on the Nexus 4 is perfect. I'm not even using 5gb with all my music, photos, etc)

The camera isn't as good as the Note n7000 that I had. Not a huge difference, but the clarity is a little poor on the N4 with long distance shots.

As you can tell, the pros outweighed the cons for me and I'm glad I made the transition from the Galaxy Note n7000 to the Nexus 4. From a 5.3" screen to 4.8" screen was a huge change for me. What I didn't realize while I had the Note was that 1 handed operation is such a great convenience that l'm pretty sure most large screen owners don't realize they miss until they go back to a smaller screen.

Hope this helps.
[Nexus 4 General] PJcastaldo:
I came from an S2 T989. For me it was the pure Google support.. No wondering when driver will be released to get the camera working..

Also not to mention its a pretty premium device. Fast as balls even when I compare it to my wife's Note 2.

Granted the lack of expandable memory seemed like a problem at first. But between drop box and drive I have plenty of space open.
[Nexus 4 General] z0phi3l:
It's a Nexus, tired of waiting on the ****ty providers to update, this is the best solution
[Nexus 4 General] culaterout:
You must be a troll! Every Youtube phone review gave it 4.5 out of 5 stars most didn't love the glass or no sd card slot. Everyone of those reviews loved the response of screen and preformance of the phone!!!!
[Nexus 4 General] jimmeth:
Bang for buck, definitely!

Not sure about the next phone, might go for something more performance based.
[Nexus 4 General] RecklessTurtle:
1) Pure Android. I HATE the bloatware that HTC/Sammy/Motorola/Sony is filling their devices with. Even built-in Facebook is bloatware for me. Why the hell can't I uninstall these programs? I don't want to disable it, I simply don't wanna see it anywhere.

2) Updates. I've been back-stabbed by manufacturers long enough. Their business model revolves around how many phones they can sell, not how they can improve customer experience.

3) Smoothness. No other phone (even the S4) is not as smooth as the N4. I suspect pure Android at work here. Probably AOSP Galaxy S3 would work similarly but why must I go all the trouble of unlocking bootloaders, flashing kernels, custom ROMs etc when there is a phone that already does all that out of the box?

4) Price, but not so much. I'd happily pay a full fat 600$ for the N4.
[Nexus 4 General] mclisme:
Value for money plus it's a Nexus phone as my last 3 ones have been.

Best phone I've played with ever, by far...
[Nexus 4 General] Robin_216:
Price

Looks

Specs
[Nexus 4 General] Lt.Win:
^ This, except point 4 because it isn't exactly cheap in India. Got it as a gift from my parents for good exam results! ^_^
[Nexus 4 General] a g bell:
Specs,semaphore kernel
[Nexus 4 General] ponkz:
Price

Spec

Looks

Nexus
[Nexus 4 General] donwhall70:
Because I'm a cheap bastard ;)
[Nexus 4 General] thephantom:
chose it because it's a nexus. no more, no less
[Nexus 4 General] k3mik4l:
Pure Google experience was my main reason for getting every nexus that has dropped so far, love that nexus will always have amazing Dev support with countless Roms to dabble with. Plus having the latest and greatest android OS first is a no brainer!
[Nexus 4 General] forever_lol:
specs/price ratio and lcd screen (I was little tired with pentile amoleds)

I was pretty much ok with gnex and going to wait for N5. Since my gnex died recently I had to get a new phone...and didn't have unlimited budget. Who else can offer such well supported device with 2gb of ram, quad 1,5 snapdragon pro for that price. Buying N4 was simply the most rational choice at the moment. Couldn't afford to pay almost twice as much for S4 /HTC One. I think I can survive performance difference between snapdragon 600 and snapdragon pro on the other hand ;) N4 has everything I need and much more so far I noticed :)
[Nexus 4 General] dhurk:
I dont care which review or silly youtube channel gave it how many stars.I'm just disappointed because i can't connect my schools network,google can't fix a simply wifi connection error.They always said next update next update,as they said 4.2.2 will fix it,but not fixed it.So what do you think? Do i have to be satisfied?
[Nexus 4 General] qwahchees:
Good price, awesome specs and developer support.

This beat the Galaxy S3 at the time by a long shot, I mean double the processing power + Adreno 320!
[Nexus 4 General] 3UR0TR45H:
I bought the Nexus 4 for the community. This is the ONLY place to be if you're an Android enthusiast.

Also, because I am on a prepaid carrier, this phone embodies that same philosophy: the best technology is affordable and accessible. If I don't like my service, I can change it tomorrow without penalty. If I don't like my phone, I can completely change the interface and setup to whatever I want.

Believe it or not, the Nexus 4 replaced my personal computer completely. I've been PC free for 4 months and it feels great!
[Nexus 4 General] corwest:
For the development, being a Nexus device, the phone aesthetically looks awesome. No branding, its sleek and feels nice. No hype over software gimmicks.
[Nexus 4 General] monkeypaws:
At first I thought it was for the development, but mainly it was because I had to get off the Samsung train. Nothing against their phones but the sgs4 just disappointed me . I sold my s3. Got a n4 and never looking back. Going to to stick to nexus family from now on. Even if I don't root this thing I know I won't be behind on updates and the Roms won't be buggy or broken
[Nexus 4 General] Fedburin:
Samsung Vibrant...
[Nexus 4 General] daewond3r:
Pure Android, great (though not the best at the time of purchase) specs and price.
[Nexus 4 General] snak3ater:
My hatred towards iphone :D
[Nexus 4 General] flaviofavila:
1. Price

2. Timely OS Updates
[Nexus 4 General] Prydar:
Amazing price, great specs and I've heard lots of good reviews, since I've had it, it has lived up to those reviews, best phone I've had
[Nexus 4 General] ammurad:
1. Virtual buttons

2. Screen white blip when you press power button

3. Timely updates

4. To not be a sheep like the iPhone and s3 people
[Nexus 4 General] djluis48:
There are a lot of things:

1) Stock Android.

2) FAST updates.

3) SMOOTH, like REALLY SMOOTH. No lag. Unless you are using very experimental/beta software.

4) Lots of custom roms.

5) On screen buttons

6) Gorgeus screen.

7) Gorgeus design. Love that whole black front and the texture in the back.

8) Glass. It does have the con that it breaks easier, but dam, its just stunning.

Hmm pretty much thats it. Only two things im missing here are a good camera (this one sucks) and SDcard. Also a brigther led wouldn't hurt anyone, but this one does the job.
[Nexus 4 General] Soldier 2.0:
Good to see you here buddy. :thumbup:

Sent from my Galaxy Nexus using Xparent Skyblue Tapatalk 2
[Nexus 4 General] calyxim:
Design

Speed

No bloatware (I sometimes miss my HTC contacts app though)
[Nexus 4 General] TwinkyOfHope:
Being a Nexus device it has the best Developer support and made for tinkering. Easy to unlock and root. AOSP.

Also, $350 off contract made me buy it immediately.
[Nexus 4 General] pautena:
Because my Nexus 4 it0s a great phone at a great price
[Nexus 4 General] paul c:
For me, quite simple:

- features (ie, processor, RAM, screen etc)

- cost

The stock Google bit, doesn't worry me since the first thing I did was root it and install a custom ROM.
[Nexus 4 General] namurt:
i was on a family plan with verizon with two other lines belonging to my fiancee and her sister. i had a thunderbolt, my fiancee had a droid incredible 2, and her sister had a realllllly old and barely functioning lg env touch. my fiancee and i had grandfathered unlimited data. they both wanted to upgrade to iphones and refused to pay off-contract prices for them. so there went my grandfathered unlimited data, and i followed shortly behind it.

now i have a 16gb black 303k running on solavei. couldn't be happier!
[Nexus 4 General] ultrapirate:
Specs, price, look and basically the nexus 4 scene right here.
[Nexus 4 General] monkeypaws:
This....http://m.androidauthority.com/galaxy-s3-and-galaxy-note-2-android-4-2-2-jelly-bean-updates-225220/

Got tired of this kind of news on every galaxy series I've owned.
[Nexus 4 General] tory13579:
The fact it is a Nexus... And..... Umm.. Yea, that's the only reason I got.
[Nexus 4 General] Illumiii:
I was always fascinated by my best friend's Galaxy Nexus, which in turn made me decide to buy my first ever android phone, the Nexus 4, coming from an old black berry.
[Nexus 4 General] navegaamorim:
price,design, built quality, hardware specs, and of course stock android... like every one
[Nexus 4 General] Yadro:
Had an iphone 4 for about 2 years.got tired of it and switched to nexus due to great price and of its great hardware specs.i am glad i switched.the phone is so much supported by devs :D

Sent from my Nexus 4
[Nexus 4 General] OrbitalDroid:
Low price. Great screen HW specs. 1st on updates. NFC. Looks/feels great. Stock Android. Build quality (perfect)
[Nexus 4 General] Kendaihou:
Also came from an iPhone 4. Was disappointed in apple and their lack of new features. iPhone was slow, boring and non customizable. Then I got my Nexus 4. Great price, awesome specs, stock android Google phone and first one on updates. Couldn't have made a better decision in my life.
[Nexus 4 General] xTremePower:
Low price, no hardware buttons on front, éditable softkeys, powerful and the most important : totally tunable and changable os, kernel, and all
[Nexus 4 General] loukalok:
because of its cool outlook
[Nexus 4 General] W0jt1:
because it was cheaper than s3 and note 2, and its much, much faster

also because it is nexus after all, and its very unlocked (sounds bad :D) and dev friendly, so many roms and other os like ubuntu

after two years with modding zte blade, nexus 4 is a must have ^^ its power is amazing :eek:
[Nexus 4 General] cervantesjc:
I didn't want to renew my contract, the price point was really amazing, and the fact that Google is taking care of updating the phone sold me.