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Google Nexus 4 user reviews

Google Nexus 4

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markchecksfield's avatar
4.5 stars out of 5

markchecksfield 1 May 2013

Good: Screen, Processing, 3g Speed, Android

Bad: so slippery, no sd slot

Comment: Ok, I have had my Nexus 4 for some months now, one of the first successful purchasers from Play store. Before that I had a Galaxy S2, and Lumia 800 concurrently. The Nexus 4 is a fabulous smartphone in many respects, it is super fast, with a great screen which allows operation of desktop websites without too much hassle, of course my S2 could do this too but not so well. All the good points are well known so here are the bads from my perspective:
It’s a bar of soap to hold or even put down, expect to drop it.
The lack of an sd slot is a real pain. I know I can move things on and off and it’s easy from my NAS over home network, but I would have an SD slot please!!
The screen size makes this as big as I want a phone to get, no bigger!! I do hope that we will get top hardware in this form factor in future, and not be forced ever bigger to get. No more rip-off devices like S3 mini, which isn’t even a match for my old S2.
That’s about it, been using smartphones since my Orange SPVC600 and finally had my say!

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tranceazure's avatar
5 stars out of 5

tranceazure 3 April 2013

Good: price spec feel ability name

Bad: battery but all smartphones the same

Comment: samsung s4 is 600+ sim free.nexus 8gig cost me 240.nexus have android 5 months before Samsung or HTC or Sony.nexus is as powerfully as any mobile ever needs to be for years to come.720 screen looks amazing.full HD screen idea on a smartphone is stupid.720 is more than enough.camera is good.everything good or excellent on this phone.battery is just OK no more.Google have shown us the way.240 is perfect.anybody who buys s4 is rich or mental.this phone is the one to have.had s3.s2.note 1 and 2.all good.nexus beats all.no joke

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Constantine's avatar
4.5 stars out of 5

Constantine 2 April 2013

Good: Excellent speed, excellent screen, very good camera, very good sound

Bad: Cannot expand memory. Cannot connect to HDMI

Comment: I love it, after two months. The lack of storage capacity (16Gb in mine) is not really an issue, as everything I do is synced to Sugarsync. I also have a Nexus 7 (love that, too), an Airbook as well as my desktop (I know, I know), and they all communicate seamlessly.
The Nexus 4 is a great device, and I strongly recommend it

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Sachin Divakar Pai's avatar
5 stars out of 5

Sachin Divakar Pai 18 March 2013

Good: the screen, the processor, future Google updates

Bad: only 16 gb memory

Comment: the best phone i have ever used till nexus 5 launches

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Lucas Baker's avatar
5 stars out of 5

Lucas Baker 13 March 2013

Comment: @Ar Sham No, they will update the Nexus devices until they can not handle the version of Android

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Ar Sham's avatar
5 stars out of 5

Ar Sham 13 March 2013

Comment: what i heard about nexus devices is they get the latest version of software until 18 month. is that true? only 18 months?

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Daibach 12 March 2013

Comment: Both 8 and 16gb in stock. Expecting mine today!

Muhammad Adil Zulfiqar's avatar
4.5 stars out of 5

Muhammad Adil Zulfiqar 7 March 2013

Good: its google fone with latest android

Bad: design

Comment: i want it

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amottram's avatar
4.5 stars out of 5

amottram 6 March 2013

Good: Price

Bad: No 4G, though not really needed right now...

Comment: All round cracking phone, and incredible value.

I own it
Mathur Panangipalli's avatar
5 stars out of 5

Mathur Panangipalli 4 March 2013

Good: Everything

Bad: battery

Comment: One word..!

AWESOME

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