Google ’s newest platonic paragon of Android Phoneness is here , and it is maybe the most powerful smartphone you ’ve ever held . The software is wondrous - the new , more refined Android ever . But why the Scheol , in pretty much November 2012 , does it not have LTE ?
Holding It and Looking At It
There ’s nothing extra about the feeling of the Nexus 4 . It ’s of medium weight , of no singular thinness , and has a 4.7 - inch screen , which I suppose is the new normal . It ’s about as comfortable as a telephone of this size can be .
The 1280 × 768 IPS exhibit is beautiful , laconic , and accurate . Pixels are n’t detectable . What else do you require ? That ’s all you should require .
Every straight centimeter of the 4 is glossy . I can imagine slippage being a problem , particularly with a telephone of this … girth .
The back is handsome with a plain Nexus logo and a fulgent sparkle polish that spend a penny the whole thing search like a disco roof when give at sure angles . It ’s alternately fun and exceedingly trashy . I care it .
The new clock app is beautiful . So beautiful . Beautiful without looking like anything else , and a snap to determine an alarm or commemorate a new lap time .
The side bezels are right thin . Nothing dramatic .
Using It
The Nexus 4 - presented as Google ’s vision of the expert of all potential Android phone humanity - doesn’t have LTE . And it will never have LTE . I asked Google if they expect anyone to purchase this phone when almost all of the competition ( even the lagger iPhone 5 ) now pack the speediest connection . Google did n’t offer much of an solvent beyond pointing to how much of a pain in the neck it was to make international LTE versions of the Galaxy Nexus , claiming that LTE was n’t a big deal to most people outside of “ us techies , ” and point to other purportedly nerveless features of the 4 like radio set charging . Right . This is a giant letdown , and a baffling supervising . Unless you exist in a rural arena or just do n’t manage about wandering data ( who are you ? ) , I ca n’t think pass money on a brand new phone that does n’t have LTE . There ’s no good expert understanding why this could n’t have happened , and it ’s really enough to disqualify the Nexus 4 from recommendation - or at least give you major pause .
Jelly Bean 4.2 is identical to the last interpretation of Jelly Bean in almost every individual way - simply , if you ’re acquaint with the last Nexus , you ’ll have no trouble best up the 4 .
Not that the Galaxy Nexus was any slouch , but LG ’s Nexus is probably the snappiest Android handset I ’ve ever used . And with a quad - kernel processor and 2 GB of memory within , it has no excuse not to be . That aver nothing you utilize is probably hold up to make much purpose of this .
The touch screen is perfectly responsive - zero lag . This is probably the single most of import timber in a concealment
tv camera figure of speech quality seems decent - indoor exposure offer more noise than you ’d find with an iPhone , but the camera user interface on 4.2 is perfectly crack .
Apps load near - instantly - with the exception of some book stuttering when I tried loot through their pages as fast as possible . But that ’s not something you ’re in reality ever going to do , so who care , really .
Google Gestures , Google ’s Swype clone , is fantastic . Even short words are picked up with zero wrongdoing , and a preview of the presently foretell floats along with your fingertip . This is as good as every pull - off feature should be - better than the master .
Photo Sphere , Google ’s Photosynth clone , works splendidly . In short : move your phone all around your - up , down , side to side - and create a Street View - style , zoom - able , scroll - able image dome . you may share it with a Quaker who ’s also on 4.2 , or really add it to Google Maps .
Google ’s Siri Clone ( that ’s much well than Siri ) now answer your vox questions with answer pick from internet site consensus . Example : “ How old is Buzz Aldrin ? ” The result ( 82 ! ) will come up , perhaps with extra contextual information ( a la Wikipedia bio ) , and like a diligent scholar , Jelly Bean 4.2 cites its sources , say you which websites it scan to give you that answer .
Wireless charging is very keen ! The orb ’s surface has a grippy quality to it , which means you may slap down your sound and it wo n’t slide off . saddle begins within a second of contact between the two surfaces . Too bad it ’s sold separately .
Pricing and accessibility , via Google :
8 GB for $ 299 ; 16 GB for $ 349 ; useable unlocked and without a contract on 11/13 on the Google Play entrepot in the U.S. , U.K. , Australia , France , Germany , Spain and Canada . The 16 GB rendering will also be available through T - Mobile for $ 199 , with a 2 - year contract bridge
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