LG Nexus 4 announced. Google's next reference smartphone
29 October 2012 by Olav Hellesø-Knutsen LG and Google today announced the LG Nexus 4 smartphone. The 4.7-inch Android 4.2 Jelly Bean smartphone is powered by a 1.5GHz quad-core Snapdragon processor
A new Google phone will be available in stores for the Christmas shopping. It is one year since Google and Samsung announced the Galaxy Nexus Android smartphone. It is time for an upgrade, so Google joined forces with LG this time, and they have now unveiled the new handset. LG Nexus 4 is the name of the new device, and although the number 4 in the name is identical to the Nexus generation number, we believe it is a number describing the approximate size of the display. Google today also announce the Nexus 10, a 10-inch tablet made by Samsung and an updated Nexus 7. A 7-inch tablet with 32 GB internal storage and 3G. In terms of hot new hardware, the LG Nexus 7 is not a revolutionary phone, but LG/Google has done for Android what Nokia did for Windows Phone and introduced wireless charging in its smartphones This is something we expect to seen in many high-end smartphones next year. Nexus 4 has a 1.5GHz quad-core Snapdragon processor from Qualcomm which is currently one of the fastest chipsets available. The 4.7-inch display is of the True HD IPS type with Zerogap Touch technology which LG introduced with the Optimus G last month. Except for the wireless charging solution in the LG Nexus 4, the new Google mobile has similar features as those found in the two month old Optimus G. Two of the things Google has emphasized about the Nexus 4 smartphone is an updated Google Now service and the Photo Sphere camera. Photo Sphere is an advanced camera panorama function which enables the user to stitch together multiple images taken in all directions. We first saw this demonstrated by Scalado at Mobile World Congress back in February.
With the Nexus 4, Google releases Android version 4.2 Jelly Bean. The updated operating system adds a couple of very interesting features. The built-in keyboard will now detect swipe movements. Just like some third-party keyboards does. Google call this Gesture Typing. sadly, the new tablet only feature with multiple user accounts is not available on Nexus 4. LG Nexus 4 is a GSM/HSPA+ world phone and it will be sold unlocked without having its software changed by operators. Unless the specifications following the press release is completely wrong. We must say that the Nexus 4 has an impressive battery capacity. The 2100 mAh battery is capable of letting you talk for 15.3 hours. Standby time is modest 390 hours.          LG Nexus 4 highlights
The question now is which company Google has chosen for the next Nexus smartphone. HTC was first with the Nexus One. Samsung has made two Nexus smartphone. Nokia is out of the picture. Do you think it will be Sony or will Google choose its daughter company Motorola?
Alternatively post this in the Esato forum Please sign in to your Esato account to leave a comment regarding this article  Caspa12 years agoI'm sold. £279 for 16GB. Bargain. [ This Message was edited by: laffen on 2012-11-13 23:15 ] really liking this phone 16GB is best no use getting the 8GB to low memory would be hard to resell it.
16GB max!? Thats far too little, i hope there's a 32GB variant in the works. Other than the memory, great phone! 
 wow!! LG have come a long way and their recent Quad core devices have been said to have zero lag.
These are decent specs. I'm sure this phone is not quite high-end because Google wants to get this phone to a lot of people.
I'd be pretty happy with 16GB. I don't ask for much. Its design is amazing. Love its back. Well I live with 16 gig in my Lumia.
I love the photo sphere feature!
I don't like the design though,the back is horrible but again great specs
I like the design of the phone front and back,looks much better than on the prototypes
If I did not have the N7 it night have been my first LG. Now that I look at the design again, it remembered me the Prada. That's just me. Don't judge me.
Good features n LG Nexus is there. But as HDMI is not available. Connectivity problem ?
Great design, great price, solid features! LTE being as disparate in global areas; right choice to leave it out. Rather have battery life using this beaut than anything else. MHL supports HDMI via USB port on this device
PS: My IP5 is very envious right now. Anyone have a solid notes app that does NOT require internet connection to create new entries?! Main problem for me is it's Android 
@Bonovox: It seems you're faring well with WP. Is it that nice?... I'm thinking about a Lumia 920 but yet undecided.
Do Windows Phone have a decent black/whitelist app in the market? Yes I love WP & with WP8 now out it's even better. You'll never experience lag on WP. What you mean by black/white list?? The apps are now at 120,000 and growing everyday. Windows Metro UI is beautiful and amazing to use.
_________________ Material things don't matter,but Rock n Roll does!!!! Nokia Lumia 800 White [ This Message was edited by: Bonovox on 2012-11-16 01:30 ] I mean a blacklist and/or whitelist app for calls, ala Sony Ericsson A200 software platform, or more recently Android apps such as Root Call Blocker Pro.
Such apps are really useful to me [ This Message was edited by: Lightspeed_x on 2012-11-02 21:01 ] Heh, shame you wont be getting WP8 then unless you change phones.
I like this phone but i think they would have been better suited to sticking with Samsung. The total lack of large capacity storage ruins the phone entirely. I filled up my SGS3 internal memory recently. Without its SD card i'd be in a very difficult situation. Yeah I will get the new features and home screen in 7.8 anyway. Am looking to get WP8 soon enough. Video sample from Nexus 4. Noisy distorted sound
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=M4CbYXKxj6I&feature=g-all-u [ This Message was edited by: Bonovox on 2012-11-02 21:22 ] I can imagine it being rather poor. You'd spend so much time uploading and downloading to and from dropbox with such limited storage.
On 2012-11-02 22:00:52, Lightspeed_x wrote: I mean a blacklist and/or whitelist app for calls, ala Sony Ericsson A200 software platform, or more recently Android apps such as Root Call Blocker Pro. Such apps are really useful to me
[ This Message was edited by: Lightspeed_x on 2012-11-02 21:01 ]
This app is for hongkong users http://www.windowsphone.com/e[....]c4-be81-469e-87bb-acc05087e86c Still Windows Phone 8 offers limited options for apps and things most tech savvy users require that their used to on S60/UIQ/Android. Still, I find this Nexus4 to be a solid product. Comparison with previous generation:
http://versusio.com/en/google[....]4-vs-samsung-galaxy-nexus-16gb 37% smaller semiconductor size/newer CPU: 28nm vs 45nm 2.5x faster CPU clock speed: 4x 1.5Ghz vs 2x 1.2Ghz 20% more battery power It can be charged w/o any plugs and wires similar to electric shavers or toothbrushes (as extra) 1.0gb more RAM memory It can automatically shoot pictures with an higher dynamic range (HDR) On some displays, especially AMOLED, two pixel share one subpixel like green; screens w/o sharing are crisper _________________ Material things don't matter,but Rock n Roll does!!!! Nokia Lumia 800 White [ This Message was edited by: Bonovox on 2012-11-16 01:31 ] On 2012-10-30 02:26:27, Caspa wrote: I'm sold. £279 for 16GB. Bargain. why £279? i thought £217($349) for 16gb? To be honest i think all the app stores are about the same. I know people will say Apple has the most closely followed and about to be overtaken than Android, but to be honest you wouldnt know because theres simply more apps than anyone would ever get time to use.
So i agree, app counts are pretty pointless. On my devices i find usually i install 50 apps or less. But i dont think the Microsoft Marketplace does itself any favours with app enthusiasts with how its laid out. It offers only a small amount of apps per screen and even then you have to click through links to open more. _________________ Material things don't matter,but Rock n Roll does!!!! Nokia Lumia 800 White [ This Message was edited by: Bonovox on 2012-11-16 01:32 ] The Nexus 4 is showing in O2 store brochure
On 2012-11-04 06:20:40, Hardened wrote: On 2012-11-02 22:00:52, Lightspeed_x wrote: I mean a blacklist and/or whitelist app for calls, ala Sony Ericsson A200 software platform, or more recently Android apps such as Root Call Blocker Pro. Such apps are really useful to me
[ This Message was edited by: Lightspeed_x on 2012-11-02 21:01 ]
This app is for hongkong users http://www.windowsphone.com/e[....]c4-be81-469e-87bb-acc05087e86c Still Windows Phone 8 offers limited options for apps and things most tech savvy users require that their used to on S60/UIQ/Android. Still, I find this Nexus4 to be a solid product. Indeed, although, IMO, id say its more tech savvy functions than apps that are missing in WP. The lack of Instagram and Flipboard are part of the reason that make me not even consider WP yet for my next phone, but the bigger things for IMO is lack of Bluetooth file transfer of any media, lack of "true" multitasking, lack of customizability, lack of a wider range of codec support, no notification center and no Mass Storage (WTF Microsoft!??) amongst other minor things. Anyway, im hoping there are 32GB and 64GB variants of this coming, with a CPU+GPU like that this thing is ready for some serious gaming and media consumption. [ This Message was edited by: Bonovox on 2012-11-16 01:34 ] |
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