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Re: Nexus 4 Review: Beautifully Crafted, Premium Android Phone

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Post by dasil003 »

potatolicious wrote: post #10
thomseddon wrote: post #5

After my blackberry died around 4 months ago I've been grappling with the issue of what to replace it with. I really enjoy my Transformer Prime tablet and am 100% sold on Android, but the major issue for me is phone size. Why on earth is every decent phone so bloody big? Now, I've never had a "large screen" phone before so my concerns may be unfounded but I feel that as I don't carry a handbag/manbag and my phone res…

I tried switching from an iPhone to a Galaxy Nexus and I couldn't. Not because of the software mind you, but because of what you mentioned: the bulk. I'm used to being to hold the phone easily in one hand, and thumbing through some random trivia on the train to work. I found this difficult, or at least precarious feeling, on the Galaxy Nexus because of just how damned big it is. I heavily disliked how the phone pract…

That's funny because when I try to switch from my Galaxy Nexus to my wife's iPhone 4s, I get annoyed with the smallness of the screen for reading, and the sharp edges are less comfortable in my pocket than the Nexus. I suspect it has a lot to do with what you're used to.

Re: Nexus 4 Review: Beautifully Crafted, Premium Android Phone

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Post by smacktoward »

davidw wrote: post #7

> The other complaint I've heard is that this phone has a glass back, and it will break if you drop it. This is true, but guess what? Every phone will break if you drop it. Electronics aren't made to be dropped. Say what you will about their recent problems, but Nokia made phones that were solid. I dropped them on numerous occasions without problems. I've been pretty happy with the Samsung phone that replaced my Noki…

> Electronics aren't made to be dropped.

And yet people drop them, all the time. So the philosophy of "build it as if it will never be dropped" may be worth re-examining.

Re: Nexus 4 Review: Beautifully Crafted, Premium Android Phone

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Post by runevault »

lbotos wrote: post #49
timeshifter wrote: post #48

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Why funny? Android is finally getting some hardware design love, and as a happy Droid 2 owner, I think it's about time.

He's drawing a parallel to an iPhone 4s and the negative hype Android users gave it at the time.

I will say at least in my case I'm not thrilled by the lack of SD card and no removable battery. As I already am on TMobile HSPA+ is better for me, however. But with Android it seems like every phone is trade offs, and to get good battery life, latest version of android, and the nexus experience, I'll give up those things.

Re: Nexus 4 Review: Beautifully Crafted, Premium Android Phone

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Post by denniedarko »

digitalclubb wrote: post #41
thomseddon wrote: post #5

After my blackberry died around 4 months ago I've been grappling with the issue of what to replace it with. I really enjoy my Transformer Prime tablet and am 100% sold on Android, but the major issue for me is phone size. Why on earth is every decent phone so bloody big? Now, I've never had a "large screen" phone before so my concerns may be unfounded but I feel that as I don't carry a handbag/manbag and my phone res…

The 4" Galaxy S3 Mini might be the phone for you. With the smaller size and packing the same punch as the main S3, it's a clever move by Samsung to cater for individuals such as yourself, at the other end of the market.

The S3 Mini packs nowhere near the same punch as the main S3.

480 x 800 resolution vs 720 x 1280 1 GHz Dual Core vs 1.4 GHz Quad Core 5 MP camera vs 8MP

It's very poor value for the money in my opinion, not even matching the specs from the S2 last year.

Re: Nexus 4 Review: Beautifully Crafted, Premium Android Phone

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Post by metatronscube »

eggbrain wrote: post #38

Am I the only one that finds it somewhat funny that a phone with no LTE, non-removable battery, no SD card slot and glass front and back is the most talked about Android phone to date?

Yeah for instance when Apple did this design a few years ago it was mostly unacceptable among Fandroids and HN crowd. Now its good, because its Android. Its no secret that HN is heavily biased against Apple (and to some extent MS). I don't know, must be all the Google employees here or something. Its always interesting to watch how these conversations turn out. Its been getting a lot more noticeable over the years on here.

Re: Nexus 4 Review: Beautifully Crafted, Premium Android Phone

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Post by digitalclubb »

juliano_q wrote: post #50
digitalclubb wrote: post #41

Earlier quoted context omitted.

The 4" Galaxy S3 Mini might be the phone for you. With the smaller size and packing the same punch as the main S3, it's a clever move by Samsung to cater for individuals such as yourself, at the other end of the market.

That's incorrect. The S3 Mini has not the same punch as the S3, actually it is much weaker. "First off the Samsung Galaxy S3 has an Exynos 1.4GHz quad-core processor (1.51GHz Snapdragon dual-core for US variants), 4.8-inch Super AMOLED touchscreen display with resolution of 1280 x 720 and 306ppi, LTE (regional), 1GB of RAM and16, 32 or 64GB internal memory expandable via microSD to 64GB. It also has a very decent 8-m…

I stand corrected, but for anyone wanting a smaller phone the Mini might be the phone for them. I'm all for 'bigger is better' and will be getting the Nexus 4 when it comes out - at that list price, you can't really go wrong.

Re: Nexus 4 Review: Beautifully Crafted, Premium Android Phone

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Post by bryanlarsen »

Nursie wrote: post #6
AndrewDucker wrote: post #4

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I have a Galaxy Nexus, and I find I don't miss the SD card at all - if I want the data off of it I use a cable, and photos automatically sync over Dropbox. If you _need_ more space than it comes with, then you'll want something with an SD card, but otherwise I wouldn't worry about it. Frankly, at this point I wouldn't have any Android phone that wasn't a Nexus. So when I replace my Galaxy Nexus (another year or so) t…

The only reason I like to have a huge capacity is to carry a whole bunch of music (~40GB) and/or some movies to watch on the plane. Spotify is replacing the former use case for me (Google Music is currently not available where I am), but the second stands. --edit-- Also I'm loving the phablet form factor, which is keeping me on non-nexus at the moment.

How often do you fly? You should be able to hook up a USB key to the Nexus 4 with a USB OTG adapter. Not pretty or horribly convenient, but a it works for occasional use.

Re: Nexus 4 Review: Beautifully Crafted, Premium Android Phone

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Post by niklas_a »

eggbrain wrote: post #38

Am I the only one that finds it somewhat funny that a phone with no LTE, non-removable battery, no SD card slot and glass front and back is the most talked about Android phone to date?

It's in a different price range than phones with LTE and SD slots - $350 unlocked which is insanely cheap.

Re: Nexus 4 Review: Beautifully Crafted, Premium Android Phone

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Post by silon3 »

davidw wrote: post #7

> The other complaint I've heard is that this phone has a glass back, and it will break if you drop it. This is true, but guess what? Every phone will break if you drop it. Electronics aren't made to be dropped. Say what you will about their recent problems, but Nokia made phones that were solid. I dropped them on numerous occasions without problems. I've been pretty happy with the Samsung phone that replaced my Noki…

For me, HTC Hero is the most solid phone I've owned. I dropped it at least 5 times and there's nothing but paint scratches. At least 2 of my Nokias chipped the plastic at the corner on first drop (and not more than that).

I'm looking for a new Android phone that's as good as the Hero.

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