Depends on the species of IPS. The IPS panel on the One X is brighter, crisper and more color accurate (all at once) than any display out there.
How this one will fare will depend on a number of factors but the potential is there.
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Galaxy Nexus vs Lg Nexus 4?
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Depends on the species of IPS. The IPS panel on the One X is brighter, crisper and more color accurate (all at once) than any display out there.
How this one will fare will depend on a number of factors but the potential is there.
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CodeMonkey
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I'll be ordering a 16gb N4 as soon as possible to replace my GSN GN.
Why?
1. Gorilla Glass - I've managed to pickup some minor marks on my screen that I cannot unsee despite being a careful owner.
2. Wireless charging - I use a device independent dock for the bedside at home but rely on a cable at work. I've come close to damaging the port a few times when plugging / unplugging in a rush.
16gb isn't an issue for me. With enough music for use at work and 120 apps installed I have 3+GB free at the moment.
LTE isn't an issue either as it will be years before it's rolled out near me in the UK.
Why?
1. Gorilla Glass - I've managed to pickup some minor marks on my screen that I cannot unsee despite being a careful owner.
2. Wireless charging - I use a device independent dock for the bedside at home but rely on a cable at work. I've come close to damaging the port a few times when plugging / unplugging in a rush.
16gb isn't an issue for me. With enough music for use at work and 120 apps installed I have 3+GB free at the moment.
LTE isn't an issue either as it will be years before it's rolled out near me in the UK.
kilasix9
Android Enthusiast
Glad the details are all out and I can make a decision. I'm staying with my GNex. The big thing for me was LTE compatibility which we aren't getting. The upgraded hardware is nice, no doubt but I don't think its worth me returning my GNex by this Friday and being without a phone for 2 and a half weeks.
finndo77
Android Expert
Not sure why everyone still complains about no SD card. don't you guys read the news?
SD cards use fat formatting, this is patented by Microsoft, this is one of the main patents Microsoft got the Android handset manufacturers on for patent infringement. Google devices cannot infringe on others patents, nor use any that require licensing. To do so would require Google to charge others to use Android, making it no longer free.
It would also open them up for litigation by both the patent owners and the Android OEMs
SD cards use fat formatting, this is patented by Microsoft, this is one of the main patents Microsoft got the Android handset manufacturers on for patent infringement. Google devices cannot infringe on others patents, nor use any that require licensing. To do so would require Google to charge others to use Android, making it no longer free.
It would also open them up for litigation by both the patent owners and the Android OEMs
ankh
Well-Known Member
Wasnt there going to be several Nexus devices. 1 from sony, samsung, htc and lg? Im sure i read that somewhere. Overall im disappoint in the lg as i was looking forward to the next best thing but its just as good as what i already have. Im not sure what i will be upgrading too next july.
But to be fair, the CNet "reviewer" has clearly had no more contact with the real device than I have
tispectrum
Member
no 4G, end of dicussion.
Im still happy with galaxy nexus after 3 month of use. LG Nexus seems like a cool phone but ts not going to make user experience better or worse. I dont play games so quad isn't important.. The phone still rocks!!! But i will try to get rid of it for 300 if there is fool whos going to buy it ill get that LG
2nd, no LTE is a skip.
Sandroidfan
Android Expert
Keep in mind this is global version, so no LTE radio is understandable to me. It may seem like trivial now. But it's very difficult to make LTE radio compatible with all the network carriers around the world with different LTE frequencies. It's got 42Mbps HSPA+ instead. I believe carrier specific LTE version will follow some time later and hope Verizon is one of them.
No LTE LG Nexus 4 brings Google back to its roots
No LTE LG Nexus 4 brings Google back to its roots
Jay3
Android Enthusiast
I'd probably try to get it if it was LTE.
Is it me, or is that a pretty cheap price for a brand new phone, off contract? We may be approaching a golden age where we don't have to sell our souls for a new phone. I could consantly get a new one, and move the "hand me downs" through the family (wife and three kids).
Is it me, or is that a pretty cheap price for a brand new phone, off contract? We may be approaching a golden age where we don't have to sell our souls for a new phone. I could consantly get a new one, and move the "hand me downs" through the family (wife and three kids).
breadnatty08
pain rustique
The reasoning behind no LTE was problems with the battery life. Whelp, the Razr Maxx HD is whole .2mm thicker and has no problems with sustaining plenty of battery life.
AntimonyER
CHANGED FROM AF ADDICT MIKESTONY
I still can't believe that Moto seems to have a monopoly with massive stock batteries. I am strongly considering a MAXX as my next phone so I don't have to worry about battery life.
Actually, per the Play store, the Nexus 4 is only HSPA+ 21. Some are saying that the T-Mobile version, sold in T-Mobile stores, will be HSPA+ 42 (based on the press release saying it will work on T-Mobile's HSPA+ 42 Network).
carracerz14
Android Expert
There aren't actually 4 processors...
I just read somewhere, can't remember where, that it is +42. Sorry can't remember where. And not just TMobile version. Even if it is +21 that is TMobile version of 4g and I've heard it's pretty fast...for those of us that don't download huge files was stated before and don't want to take out a loan to pay for the next 2 years.
Edit: sorry I sound like a prick. If you're already on Verizon and have lte I can understand why you wouldn't want this phone. But I haven't used lte so I'm not jaded yet. I probably wouldn't go back either.
Edit 2: here is just one of the a articles that says it is 42. This week's sidebar poll: Are you buying a new Nexus? | Android Central
Sandroidfan
Android Expert
The reasoning behind no LTE was problems with the battery life. Whelp, the Razr Maxx HD is whole .2mm thicker and has no problems with sustaining plenty of battery life.
Battery life was just one of them, but not the major reason I think. Probably the main thing was issues with dealing with CDMA carriers due to their proprietary radio and controlling every software on it.
As for Maxx HD, it's not just its massive 3300mAh battery but also much lower power consumption from 28nm S4 chip that makes great battery life. So going forward, I don't think battery drain from LTE radio will be big issue like it was before.
I agree, it's important to watch semantics.
There are 4 Krait cpu cores on a single SoC (system on (a) chip) processor.
Efficiency of that is governed by the kernel task scheduling efficiency as well as the parallelism (threading) incorporated by apps. Some apps can be distributed in a parallel fashion, some can't.
Either way, the S4 Pro processor is no slouch.
Will everyone see the difference? Not really, as we all know, our mileage varies for each of us.
carracerz14
Android Expert
I agree, it's important to watch semantics.
There are 4 Krait cpu cores on a single SoC (system on (a) chip) processor.
Efficiency of that is governed by the kernel task scheduling efficiency as well as the parallelism (threading) incorporated by apps. Some apps can be distributed in a parallel fashion, some can't.
Either way, the S4 Pro processor is no slouch.
Will everyone see the difference? Not really, as we all know, our mileage varies for each of us.
Yeah, just wanted to put the misconception out there as many people think quad core or dual core means there are 4 processors
Yeah, there are and there aren't.