LG Google Nexus 4

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TameRacingDriver

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18,048 posts

271 months

Monday 29th October 2012
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I think if this thing has a half decent camera, decent SQ from the headphone port and is as fast as the Quad Core internals make you think it is, this will be my next phone.

The clincher? £239 for the 8 Gb model and £279 for the 16 Gb model. Yep, thats SIM free!!

Unbelievable value for a quad core beast like that.

I wasn't that bothered about it until I read the price.

http://www.pcadvisor.co.uk/news/mobile-phone/34077...

LCR265

1,222 posts

160 months

Monday 29th October 2012
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Looks like great value for sure.

Specs are up there with the best of them, and it will be nice to get updates direct from Google for the next couple of years.

The nexus 10 also looks like good value, the Play store is just missing the sort of selection of tablet apps that the iPad offers (and people constantly seem to say 'just wait, they will be along soon'.)

Edited by LCR265 on Monday 29th October 19:42

Piglet

6,250 posts

254 months

Monday 29th October 2012
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I've just bought a Nexus 7 32gb tablet today and I'm very tempted by the Nexus 4.

Might try and make do with the old Desire for a couple of months and see if contract prices come down...unless anyone knows of a cheap SIM only deal with decent (500mb+) data connection to run alongside the Nexus 4?

Complex

514 posts

174 months

Monday 29th October 2012
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I was just going to make a thread about it.

Having followed most of the leaks over the past month, I was set on getting this when it's upgrade time in December; I was prepared to pay £420 for the 16GB handset.

Considering the the high-end internals, 1280x768 screen and what I understand to be Gorilla Glass on the back, one would have thought the pricing of this would be nearer the figure above. The only reasons I can see for Google and LG to be running such slim margins on this phone are:

Google wants to make a splash in the realm of the average consumer market, rather than (like previous Nexuses) aiming this just at the nerd/power-users.
They've recently released their tablets and want to push people into the Google ecosystem and feel once they're in they'll be easily retained (a la Apple).

LG devices, despite being great pieces of hardware, haven't been able to penetrate the market against Samsung/HTC branded devices and therefore feel this is an opportunity to be pushed into the lime-light on the the back of the Nexus brand even if they don't make much profit from the Nexus 4 itself.

End result
: Google draw more people into the Nexus brand (and subsequently their online services).
: An LG device receives huge exposure and therefore sets their future handsets in better stead against the competition.

172ff

3,649 posts

194 months

Monday 29th October 2012
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That's great value!

I love my galaxy nexus and don't know why there are so few people who use them.

LCR265

1,222 posts

160 months

Monday 29th October 2012
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So is the Samsung Galaxy S3 really worth £130+ more than this?

My brother was just about to order one this evening, but now he's very confused!!

alex b

378 posts

209 months

Monday 29th October 2012
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Having bought a nexus 7 a month back, I'm seriously considering the nexus 4 over an iPhone 5 upgrade (from an iphone 4). Rather confused at the moment as to what to go for.

Crafty_

13,248 posts

199 months

Monday 29th October 2012
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LCR265 said:
So is the Samsung Galaxy S3 really worth £130+ more than this?

My brother was just about to order one this evening, but now he's very confused!!
I would say the biggest difference is the microSD card slot. I've got a 64gb card in my S3 to hold my music collection. If you were just going to use an S3 with its internal memory I'd inclined to say no, its not worth it.

TameRacingDriver

Original Poster:

18,048 posts

271 months

Monday 29th October 2012
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172ff said:
That's great value!

I love my galaxy nexus and don't know why there are so few people who use them.
Damn right.

LCR265 said:
So is the Samsung Galaxy S3 really worth £130+ more than this?

My brother was just about to order one this evening, but now he's very confused!!
I would say not. My girlfriend has the s3 and I've got the galaxy nexus. Despite the fact that the s3 on paper leaves the nexus in the dust, my nexus is faster in day to day use than hers even with the jelly bean update. This will be quicker again.

liller

1,151 posts

168 months

Monday 29th October 2012
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really, really good value

what is it with these manufacturers and their insistence on no SD storage? If your going to do that at least give us 32gb minimum - it's not like memory is expensive!

still, it looks like a really nice phone and definitely one to consider at this price

TameRacingDriver

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18,048 posts

271 months

Monday 29th October 2012
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I would have liked the sd card as well but at this price you can't complain really.

Complex

514 posts

174 months

Monday 29th October 2012
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It seems Google wants to push users to utilize their cloud services more rather than relying on internal storage. Though for people with poor 3G coverage (this has no LTE) and a limited data plan, that is easier said than done.

TotalControl

8,017 posts

197 months

Monday 29th October 2012
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Great value. I'm going to hunt for a cheap Galaxy Nexus to replace my desire now and purchase one of these LGs in new year for business use. Will go perfectly with my Nexus 7.

liller

1,151 posts

168 months

Monday 29th October 2012
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Complex said:
It seems Google wants to push users to utilize their cloud services more rather than relying on internal storage. Though for people with poor 3G coverage (this has no LTE) and a limited data plan, that is easier said than done.
exactly, even in central London you can't always get a good 3g signal and with data caps in place it's not a realistic option to shove everything in the cloud. Documents fine...music? video? it will eat your data plan alive!!

BenM77

2,835 posts

163 months

Monday 29th October 2012
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That does look smart, it will be interesting to see the contract prices if the handset is so cheap.

steedy27

662 posts

189 months

Monday 29th October 2012
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Will be ordering this when its available for preorder or shipping, £279 - £150 for my S2 is £129 thats amazing. Think i will go for the wireless charging device aswell, will anyone else?

LCR265

1,222 posts

160 months

Monday 29th October 2012
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Complex

514 posts

174 months

Monday 29th October 2012
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steedy27 said:
Will be ordering this when its available for preorder or shipping, £279 - £150 for my S2 is £129 thats amazing. Think i will go for the wireless charging device aswell, will anyone else?
Not 100% on getting a Nexus 4 but if I do then I will be getting at least one wireless charging pad.

ApexJimi

24,864 posts

242 months

Monday 29th October 2012
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LG are a bit of an unknown entity to me - what is the quality of their stuff like? Comparable to the likes of HTC etc?

ETA - and at £239..... strikes me as being worryingly cheap.

Edited by ApexJimi on Monday 29th October 22:35

Complex

514 posts

174 months

Monday 29th October 2012
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ApexJimi said:
LG are a bit of an unknown entity to me - what is the quality of their stuff like? Comparable to the likes of HTC etc?

ETA - and at £239..... strikes me as being worryingly cheap.

Edited by ApexJimi on Monday 29th October 22:35
http://www.techradar.com/reviews/phones/mobile-phones/lg-optimus-4x-hd-1088582/review/page:1#articleContent - LG's current flagship model.

Only real criticism of it is that it has just been released too late compared to the competition from HTC and Samsung.

The only real complaint I've heard of LG devices is that their software is sub par, considering this is running pure Google Android this won't translate to mean too much (hopefully, I think LG will still code the drivers).