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I have the Samsung galaxy nexus. I think its a decent phone but I expected it to be more. I don't like the 5mp pixel, no sd slot, and pentile screen. I feel its a bit sluggish time to time since its pushing such a high resolution.
I have someone that offered me his note for my nexus. I never thought of getting a note until this point. I know the phone is big but that's about it.
I know this is a note section and most people are going to say the note. Would any of you choose the nexus over the note? if so why? and if not why?
do keep in mind nexus is the first to receive updates and has a huge dev support. Oh and NFC.
first of all i dun like the looks of the nexus from backside...and the camera is too a 5mp....buttt i hate that my note doesnt show the white as it should be....its yellowish on the top....i advice you to check the note throughly for any screen defects before u exchange your nexus for it...
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jai147 said:
first of all i dun like the looks of the nexus from backside...and the camera is too a 5mp....buttt i hate that my note doesnt show the white as it should be....its yellowish on the top....i advice you to check the note throughly for any screen defects before u exchange your nexus for it...
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Thank you for your advise. I'm going to be extra careful making the switch checking benchmarks etc. ty.
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I have the Samsung galaxy nexus. I think its a decent phone but I expected it to be more. I don't like the 5mp pixel, no sd slot, and pentile screen. I feel its a bit sluggish time to time since its pushing such a high resolution.
I have someone that offered me his note for my nexus. I never thought of getting a note until this point. I know the phone is big but that's about it.
I know this is a note section and most people are going to say the note. Would any of you choose the nexus over the note? if so why? and if not why?
do keep in mind nexus is the first to receive updates and has a huge dev support. Oh and NFC.
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I had a Nexus before I bought the International Note. I didn't mind the Nexus camera when I had the phone. But when I got this phone I was blown away by how much better the camera was than on the Nexus. I miss the development from the Nexus group, but that's about it. I don't mind gingerbread as much as I thought I would. The screen on the Note is top knotch, typing is fantastic, the camera is wonderful, and the Note doesn't struggle to find reception in areas where my Nexus did. All in all I'm very happy with the International Note.. now all we need is ICS.
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Wow a trade for your nexus to his note is like $100 of value in your favor! He's not asking for additional $100 and the trade?
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The elephant in the room is why is he trading his Note for a clearly inferior phone and at a financial loss?
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The elephant in the room is why is he trading his Note for a clearly inferior phone and at a financial loss?
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I wouldn't say it's clearly inferior. Hardware wise it's not as nice as the Note, but the software on the Nexus more than makes up for that. For those that don't give a rats ass about hardware specs and think the Note is too big, the Nexus is a fine choice. Just sayin'.
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I lost my Galaxy Nexus last week. I went to my phone-store the day after to get a new Nexus, but a played a little with the Note and thought. What the hell! It is not THAT big.
So I ended up with a Galaxy Note, and I can tell you: I could NEVER go back to the Nexus. This thing is amazing. It is very very very much faster, fluid and responsive.
It runs gingerbread, but it doesnt even matter. I dont even miss ICS. And imagine when the Note gets official ICS. It will be game over.
I had the Nexus before, it whas time for my girl to renew her subscription and i told her to get the Note and we traded! I think the Nexus is a good phone but it's not really good overall, it only has 16gb the hardware is kinda not the best, and i didn't like the screen a lot. I would go for the Note once it has ICS it will outperform the Nexus in all departments
That was my choice when I made my decision and for the same reasons as you have identified I chose the note. Having since played with a nexus, I know I made the right choice.
I was between the two and got the note as it seemsled to be the better device in general. Sometimes it lags but it's huge battery and awesome screen make up for it. Also the camera is very good. I highly recommend it. It's great.
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One of my close friends has the Nexus and in all seriousness, the Note not only out-performs it but is a much better device in general. On a daily basis i use the AOKP build and LOVE it. It's very stable with only a few very minor bugs and when we start getting some ICS kernels the device will be blowing the competition out of the water. I use the on screen buttons but i frequently turn them off when gaming so i don't touch them (not to mention use the extra screen real estate which is fantastic). Choose which suits you best, but in all honesty you can't go wrong with the Note. Expandable storage, on-screen and hardware buttons, 5.3 inch screen, tablet or phone mode, it's the perfect device.
I have both right now, the GNex on T-Mo and the GNote on Straight Talk, both 100% stock. The only time I ever even touch the Nexus any more is if I happen to be in an area where the Straight Talk (AT&T) service is bad.
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I would go with The Note hands down. It's the better hardware, and as far as updates and dev support go, the Note already has a variety of ICS roms to choose from and this is before the official ICS update has been released. There's a healthy dev community for the Note and I expect it to only grow. You won't be missing out with the lack of NFC, especially if you're in North America, as there's been little use of it by companies and we probably won't be seeing its full potential being realized for another couple of years, at which point you'll be ready for a new device.
I purchased the note...few weeks later, I was kind of "hm...the nexus could do the trick as well" and sold the note for a nexus.
7 Days later the Nexus had to leave...and buyed a note again
+ camera is WAY better (my Sony HX9V gets bored in my locker)
+ better screen
+ microSD
+ SPen
+ much faster GPS fix
+ superior Internet experience
+ better headphone sound quality (this is warground...just my impression
- bigger (?)
if it suits your needs, get it. and this goes both ways for nexus or note. if you are a firmware freak who wants to get the pissing right to say you have the latest android version, go get the nexus. but if you only want to run stock and the hardware compliments your mobile life, get the note.
i am inclined to get a nexus sometime soon. camera pixels? i got my dslr to handle that department.
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Note you can't get better phone at the moment! Before Note I've owned HD2 and that phone has ICS just like Galaxy Nexus. Belive me once you will have such a big phone as Note you won't want enything that's smaller from Note!
I was so going to grab a nexus still might just bc I dont think the next google phone will be from sammy........sigh but seeing all this has made me wonder about the gsm note......anyone picked up the lte gsm note ? pricey but yeah lol.
I believe the note screen is also pentile like the nexus, correct? Only reason i prefer the nexus is higher pixel resolution looks sharper since both screens are same res, note is just larger. Both are pentile.
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I purchased the note...few weeks later, I was kind of "hm...the nexus could do the trick as well" and sold the note for a nexus.
7 Days later the Nexus had to leave...and buyed a note again
+ camera is WAY better (my Sony HX9V gets bored in my locker)
+ better screen
+ microSD
+ SPen
+ much faster GPS fix
+ superior Internet experience
+ better headphone sound quality (this is warground...just my impression
- bigger (?)
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Haha, I did the same except I couldn't hold for 7 days, 4 days and came back to the lovely note
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How many switch from a gs3 ? Are you all still happy ? Ive mess with my cousins nexus 4 and I did a few test on the camera and honestly ,to me it looked like it took better pics , I enjoy taking pics so I'm really thinking of getting one, but I'm still not sure so I'm trying to get different opinions of people who made the switch, , thanks for the feedback
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I had the S3 on Verizon and T-Mobile and I an very pleased with my decision to switch to the N4. The S3 had a few cool features like flipping the phone over to silence it by to me nothing beats vanilla Android. What ever the S3 had I can probably get an app or widget or ROM to to on the N4. And I'm on stock 4.2.2. The carrier S3 won't have it for a while. The fact that my N4 cane out the box unlocked AND only cost me $350 + shipping and tax was a no brainer for me.
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I too came from a T-Mobile GS3 and I've got to say that I do not regret the switch at all. This phone has longevity , in terms of Android updates, compared to the GS3. Yeah the screen is smaller but honestly HD videos look deeper and more to real life than they did on the GS3. And the on-screen buttons don't bother me as much as I thought they would. If you have a wallpaper with a black bottom, they'll blend right in! And if you are worried about the fixed storage there are programs that'll make the Nexus 4 an external media device so you can drag, drop, copy, and paste. You'll like the phone I promise.
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Yea , that's almost the only thing trying to hold me back is the storage, but I know eventually external storage wont be a option in the future.
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external storage isnt really an issue for me but i have to say I switched from a tmobile white S3 and I love the nexus 4 WAYYYYY better. I was never crazy about the s3, even now the s4, the whole bubbly plasticky design and weird colorful gingerbread looking theme.. It's alright and I found it weird that I wanted to sell it because it did everything I wanted to and had a great screen but it had no "pull". The nexus 4 however, the minute I opened that box, i was like wow, this look and feels better than all the 1080p youtube review videos i watched. It's so much nicer, sleeker, feels better in the hands.
I know the s3 is a popular phone so it has good dev or community but think the nexus 4 has more and with the Paranoid Android and pie controls, it has the same real estate and usability screen size as the s3. The s3's colors are brighter and has a little bit better outdoor visibility but the nexus 4 has much better call quality and what seems like faster gps lock on. Plus it has 2 gb of ram and i think with the dev community has a lot more potential, if you can go without the extra storage.
I switched fro note 2.. I do miss the size of screen and spen a bit, but all other is amazing on N4
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Unless there is something about the GS3 that you really dislike then it is not much of an upgrade and isn't worth buying it as an upgrade. Might aswell wait for the next nexus phone. Just slap some CM10.1 or AOSPA on the GS3
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Unless there is something about the GS3 that you really dislike then it is not much of an upgrade and isn't worth buying it as an upgrade. Might aswell wait for the next nexus phone. Just slap some CM10.1 or AOSPA on the GS3
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+1 to this. While I prefer the N4 to the GS3 there's really very little difference and it's not enough of an upgrade to be worth buying. You won't notice any significant difference in speed or performance between a GS3 with CM10.1 and a N4 running stock, and I'm pretty sure the camera on the N4 is worse than the GS3's.
Thanks to everyone that has taken the Time to reply , it's not that I dislike the s3, but what I do hate is the really slow updates , so I doubt the S3 will get klp,, and like I said I take lots of pics and to me , from few pics I took , the ones from the N4 looked to had better color , on the s3 they looked wash out compare to the N4,,,, this where indoor pics btw . Decisions, decisions, ,,,,,,,,,.....:banghead:
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Last few phones I had, Galaxy Nexus, HTC international One X, Galaxy Note 2, now the Nexus 4.
Nexus all the way. Nothing beats the simple and minimalist design of a Nexus. Nothing flashy or fancy, just a cool black slab of a phone, with a light OS.
I have owned a ton of phones over the years, every Nexus phone too, and lots of phones in between each Nexus. But I kept each Nexus the longest. Just love the minimal design and understated look of the phone.
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I switched from a gs3 to a nexus 4 and after playing with my old s3 for a few days it seemed a lot slower then the nexus
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It would be a nice upgrade for u!
I did since this phone came out and I do not regret.
i came from a GS3 and the only thing i miss is the superb camera quality of the S3. The Nexus 4 is not on par with the S3 in this regard but destroys the S3 at every other thing
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Unless there is something about the GS3 that you really dislike then it is not much of an upgrade and isn't worth buying it as an upgrade. Might aswell wait for the next nexus phone. Just slap some CM10.1 or AOSPA on the GS3
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Definitely wait.
Imho its not worth the "upgrade".. Gs3 has the better camera.. Especially in low light..
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Got mine 2 days ago, after 2 years with Samsung (s2 + s3)
Gotta say, I love the nexus so far, but the battery life and camera quality really is a downgrade from the s3...but we knew that, and I thought it would be a price worth paying for a true Google experience....only time will tell if I am right or not, but I'm going to enjoy the speed and smoothness for a while before making my final decision on which device to sell.
Quick question...are any of you guys experiencing weird battery behaviour? Mine sometimes drops 20% after a reboot, but then goes back up. Cheers all :beer:
Again, thanks to all the replies,
I went ahead and order it,
I wasn't really looking for a big "upgrade " but also i dont want to take a "step back", so i wanted to know if it was worth the switch, , I really hope the camera is not to bad, I know a lot of people saying that its a downgrade from a gs3,,, but the pictures I took indoors , to me they look really good, , Im just tired of spending money buying new phones because the carriers/ manufacturers don't update them, so from I read, Google supports at least 2 yrs on nexus phones so I should be keeping this one for at least 1yr or even 2yrs ,, thanks again to everyone
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I love my N4, but the S4 definitely shows up with some tempting features. Should I wait for the N5?
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You need to make that decision for yourself. I personally am never leaving nexus because I can't stand the crap HTC and at&t put me through, and updates from carriers are extremely slow and unlocking your boot loader voids your warranty, etc. I'm done with it. I can tolerate no LTE and slightly older hardware if it means being the top dog and getting catered to by Google.
In the end, only you can make the choice. There are pros and cons for each device
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A typical S3, S4 shopper doesn't know what and Android is, they just buy what they are told to be the other phone that is not an Iphone, the words "operation system" makes them bertstare at you, do you want to be associated with them?
At this point in the game, no matter how powerful phones will get, the N4's hardware will be good for years, we're overkilling our needs currently in my opinion.
It may be behind in synthetic benchmarks and will get left in the dust from now on but seriously, a quad core krait, Adreno 320, and 2GB of RAM? It'll be fine for a while.
Remember, most apps and even probably most games only use/need a basic dual core and a gig of RAM for functioning.
Imo, if you're into AMOLED, then go for the S4. I love Nexus devices, I love theming for them and what not. S3 didn't really wowed me much but the S4 managed to do so, I used it yesterday and I fell for it! Mainly because I'm very much into AMOLED and I love that crisp 1080p display.
If you asked us whether to jump off the bridge or not and we told you yes do it, would have you done it?
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Personally, I'd go back to a dumb phone before buying a non-nexus. I will be sticking with my n4 until the 6th generation Nexus phone comes out though.
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Personally, I'd go back to a dumb phone before buying a non-nexus. I will be sticking with my n4 until the 6th generation Nexus phone comes out though.
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My thoughts exactly. I'll be sticking with this n4 until the dubbed "nexus 5" is released. The. Current n4 to the new n4 is essentially an HTC one X to an HTC One X+.
Its not a major upgrade, but its there for people that need to upgrade.. Or just want to
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Saw a review of the n4 vs the s4. Obviously didn't pass the s4 in processing power . but they pointed out that most apps don't even take advantage of the speed that the n4 possess. Hardware wasn't that much different. Yes the s4 will have a few magical features like eye scrolling, whoop de do! But the plastic cheap body is still there.
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I don't know why anyone would get s Samsung with their excessive bloat and Gingerbread ui
Im sticking with nexus phones once i went nexus i cant see myself going back to a galaxy phone
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Stick with N4 and wait for N5, forget about Samsung and the galaxy s3s I meant galaxy s4..
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I will probably stick with the N4 at least until the N6 is released. Our device will not be slow anytime soon, and I don't think in half a year there would be apps our device can't run smoothly.
I can't stand amoled.
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Woohoo
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Programs are getting more lightweight and I/O's are getting the same way and more efficient. N4 will crush for a few more years
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I can't stand amoled.
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I've owned 3 devices with SAMOLED and all of them have had issues. My SGS died and went green, My SGS II would go orange/Yellow at medium brightness and the GNexus had a slight blue tint. Switched to the N4 and love the screen.
My N4 will be with me for a long time yet. Looks amazing up against more plasticy phones
look at the HTC one before looking at the S4, im getting the One myself tonight.
I'm going to have to agree with most replies posted already. I'm sticking with the Nexus 4 for another year, then maybe getting a Nexus 6 (or whatever that next Nexus device will be called). The phone is so insanely cheap, yet packs the latest and greatest hardware. It's perfect. Yeah, the newer phones coming out like the S4 will have slightly better hardware, but it's been 6 months since the Nexus 4 got released. That happens with every cell phone in the history of cell phones. Heck, the Nexus 5 will probably have better hardware than the S4 when it finally comes out.
I guess what I'm trying to say OP, is make that decision for yourself. All phones have their pros and cons. If I were in your shoes, I would try to wait for the N5, but I can see the appeal of getting the S4. It's a darn-good phone, and you don't have to wait for it to be released. Actually, I was in your shoes a few weeks ago. I ended up getting the Nexus 4 because it's still a solid phone, and I don't have to wait for the Nexus 5 to come out, plus I can get it off contract for close to the price I'd have to pay for the S4 on-contract. There are multiple things you have to consider when making that decision. Some things that helped me make my decision and will help you makes yours is some comparison articles. Google something like "Nexus 4 vs Galaxy S4". The article will be comparing the Nexus 4 instead of the Nexus 5, but it will still be helpful because they usually touch on things like pure Android vs company-customized Android and the pros and cons of each, among other important things.
Actually, depending on how time-sensitive your decision is, I would wait until Google's I/O event to see if they will be revealing a newer version of the N4, or maybe teasing the specs of the N5. That should help your decision.
For me software plays a big part and with a nexus device we will see 4.3 soon, and key lime pie after that. The sgs4 and others will still be on older software.
Sure the Samsung has a better camera, expendable storage, removable battery if those things are important too you then purchase the Samsung. For me 16gb is enough for my needs, the battery lasts me a day without having to recharge, and the camera takes ok shots I can live with that until the next nexus.
Decide what you need out of a phone, only you can decide that, handle the Samsung and see how you feel with it.
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Selling my S3, if I do I'm getting this phone. I know a new Nexus might be around the corner, but the N4's price and specs are pretty fine with me. Just wanted to ask, is battery life good? And will it work with T-Mobile no hassle?
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eggydrums said:
Selling my S3, if I do I'm getting this phone. I know a new Nexus might be around the corner, but the N4's price and specs are pretty fine with me. Just wanted to ask, is battery life good? And will it work with T-Mobile no hassle?
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Sell your s3 now, wait October, add 100 bucks and buy new nexus. Don't get me wrong, n4 is still the beast (my gf has s3 and nexus is so much faster, they can't really be compared), but if google continues with this aggressively low pricing of nexus devices, I think it's better deal. It's your call though
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defffizz said:
Sell your s3 now, wait October, add 100 bucks and buy new nexus. Don't get me wrong, n4 is still the beast (my gf has s3 and nexus is so much faster, they can't really be compared), but if google continues with this aggressively low pricing of nexus devices, I think it's better deal. It's your call though
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Yeah that's the thing, I don't have the money. I'm saving up for PC parts and I've been delaying it for some time, so I won't wait any longer. Plus, I have the new N7 which is pretty portable and I really don't need a 1080p phone which is what I guess will be the next Nexus 4?
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defffizz said:
Sell your s3 now, wait October, add 100 bucks and buy new nexus. Don't get me wrong, n4 is still the beast (my gf has s3 and nexus is so much faster, they can't really be compared), but if google continues with this aggressively low pricing of nexus devices, I think it's better deal. It's your call though
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Nexus 4 it is then believe me you won't regret it. There is no faster phone out there in terms of UI smoothness. It's literally lag free. One thing though :maybe it will take you some time getting used to n4 display, it's very different than sgs3's amoled screen, because it provides more natural and realistic colors, and its utterly better in my opinion build quality of n4 gives more premium feel than s3 does with its plastic body. You won't be disappointed trust me.
Edit: lol I quoted myself by accident
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defffizz said:
Nexus 4 it is then believe me you won't regret it. There is no faster phone out there in terms of UI smoothness. It's literally lag free. One thing though :maybe it will take you some time getting used to n4 display, it's very different than sgs3's amoled screen, because it provides more natural and realistic colors, and its utterly better in my opinion build quality of n4 gives more premium feel than s3 does with its plastic body. You won't be disappointed trust me.
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I have desire hd which I still really like (thanks to many great developers STILL working on that heavy beast). I just bought an N4 fully realizing that the next gen will be out soon.
BUT at this price it's hard to say no, what happens if your phone breaks out of contract? New contract or new phone? Either way it costs more than the n4 so even if you don't really need one you might as well buy it and consider it a kickass backup phone / cheap insurance policy.
This will be my new love until March when the thrill of the N5 has died out. I can't wait for n4 and n5!
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I have desire hd which I still really like (thanks to many great developers STILL working on that heavy beast). I just bought an N4 fully realizing that the next gen will be out soon.
BUT at this price it's hard to say no, what happens if your phone breaks out of contract? New contract or new phone? Either way it costs more than the n4 so even if you don't really need one you might as well buy it and consider it a kickass backup phone / cheap insurance policy.
This will be my new love until March when the thrill of the N5 has died out. I can't wait for n4 and n5!
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Yeah, desire hd had (and still has) great developer support. I am in about same situation as you, bought n4 couple of months ago and will keep it certainly until March or April next year
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defffizz said:
Nexus 4 it is then believe me you won't regret it. There is no faster phone out there in terms of UI smoothness. It's literally lag free. One thing though :maybe it will take you some time getting used to n4 display, it's very different than sgs3's amoled screen, because it provides more natural and realistic colors, and its utterly better in my opinion build quality of n4 gives more premium feel than s3 does with its plastic body. You won't be disappointed trust me.
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I've used it before thankfully I prefer it actually, amoled colors are too saturated IMO. It happens to me daily when I switch between the Nexus 7 and the gs3 the colors are very different. However when it comes to display, I'm excited to have a "retina" display-level screen, the gs3 is too pixelated because of its pentile matrix
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See I'm opposite.. Just got a gs3 after 7 months of n4 and the gs3 ruined the n4 screen for me.. It was so bland..
I just ordered the 16gb nexus 4 and I can't wait to get it. The only bad thing I've read after doing loads of research is the glass back. I have front and back screen protectors and case on the way. I know the next nexus is only a month or 2 away but I figure I'll probably be able to get most of my money back selling the device on ebay seeing as it seems to be going more than the new price from google. Then I'll get the next one. I'm in need of a phone now and I wont be in any rush to upgrade from the nexus 4.
I got $130 on ebay for my sprint galaxy s2. I'm guessing you could end up with some money left over after buying your nexus 4 if your sgs3 is in good shape.
Worth it, especially if your on t-mobile. You can root and flash older radio for LTE. For $200 +tax,etc. I cant think of any other phone more bang for the buck right now.
Still good and plenty of XDA support!
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Still good and plenty of XDA support!
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You've made a very good choice in buying the Google Nexus 4, it's a badass phone, trust me I've only been using it for about a month now, and it's really slick, the battery life is pretty dang good, the screen is very sharp you will not be disappointed that's for sure! I suggest you downloading Wug Fresh's Nexus Toolkit if you plan on rooting your phone or restoring back to stock, make life simple, its noob proof.
Don't wait too long or they will be gone.
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I just got mine in the mail today, upgrading from my Galaxy S2, and it's been awesome
The price and the specs compared to other phones is ridiculous...
Is anyone here upgrading their nexus 4 to a nexus 5? Why or why not?
NOOOO..
1- nexus 4 , still has the top tier hardware , only smapdrgon 800 , Apple A7(gpu is stronger , cpu is weaker) and tegra 4 chipset are above it , s600 is slightly faster with same gpu..
2- nexus 4 hardware to software compatibility is really good , qualcomm wont abandon s4pro like, TI did for omap ..so software isnt a problem ..
3- personal reason , bought nexus 4 just a few months back , so i still love it , really like the glass , however n5 desing is also good , but if you try to sell n4 and n5 to some person without telling the hw specs , hell definately pick n4
... but still most people want top most hardware .. its ur choice
No, phone is buttery smooth, blazing fast, has a great community, always latest android version, still one of the best phones so no reason to upgrade for me.
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i traditionally always purchase the newest nexus phone to be released... however, i feel that this time the upgrades are only marginal. sticking with my nexus 4.
I am keeping the N4 but I get my N5 Tuesday, so I will have and use both.
Using the N4 for GSM and the N5 for CDMA.
Gsm costs me $5 a month
CDMA $0 a month
I will be upgrading, as the camera is very important to me. The N4's camera while better than any previous phone I had, is pretty bad compared compared to the N5 from the samples I've seen. 1080p video was also horrible, especially the sound! If it weren't for the camera, I would probably keep the N4 as performance is great (unless you like games).
Got my nexus 4 2 weeks ago and is the best phone I've owned.. No reason to get the 5
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No, I'll certainly wait until the next nexus (nextus? ). The difference between the 4 and the 5 just isn't big enough for me. And the 4 is still more than good enough because of the reasons stated above (also, I think the camera of the nexus4 is good if you know how to use it, xda has lots of examples).
Its just that the past generations were really leaps apart, the n5 and the n4 aren't.
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Im sticking with my n4. Reason is I bought it with 2 years contract (couldnt and still cant make purchases in playstore in my country), so im waiting for the next nexus n4 will get more updates from Google so i have nothing to complain about
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Ordered my N5 a few minutes ago
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upgrading
well from the nexus 4 and 5 theirs not much new the newest thing is the android 4.4 which will be coming for the nexus 4 im going to wait .
Earlier post of me playing devil's advocate:
" This is absolutely the worst purchase a man can make.
Fellowmen, we are nearing the 3 score mark on the age of mobile phones. Is it too much to ask for basic things like week 2 day battery, or signal in buildings? How many lives must the farmer slain before the suits comprehend my pain? How elementary is it that demand is there for quality, but yet no one steps up to the plate?
This wreck of a device is exhausted with thermal issues, rinky dink speakers, and a camera worse than my ancestor's Polaroid. What is the world coming to when 4 cores lag?
Why, why is my agony ignored and embellished in the bliss of the sheep? O, I ask thy name be reverberated to clicks of fine course treats."
Hopefully this post will convince everyone to be innate with haste for the time being, for we know not the status of the supply chain.
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I don't think im getting the Nexus 5, I bought the 16 gig Nexus 4 in mint condition off Kijiji for $180 just back in June, and its still a beast and I like the glass design. Looks more premium compared to the matte finish on the Nexus 5.
Nope.
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Biggest reason in for me to upgrade is LTE ! (at&t)
Secondary reason would be a camera upgrade. Comparing pics of the two devices, the bezel looks so similar. Once 4.4 hits, the translucent notification bar and menu bar will make the screen real estate look HUGE on the Nexus 4.
Honestly the nexus 4 is still a sweet device, just wish it had LTE.
I suppose I would enjoy the better camera, but I have had my Nexus 4 for almost a year and have had little to complain about the camera, or just about anything else for that matter.
My only real beef is the cell reception... I get better with my old RAZR, especially when holding it. I ordered a Nexus 5 with the thought of trying Sprint via Ting to see if I get better service than T-Mobile, but I have seen remarks that Ting won't be able to activate it. I am rarely in an LTE service area so no benefit there.
So here I sit, on the fence so to speak... wondering if I should open the box when it arrives. Wondering if I'll be able to activate it on Ting... or if the radios will be any better on my existing T-Mobile service, and just how much better the camera and speakers are, and of course how many new device/OS glitches there may be to put up with.
Starting with the Nexus 4. I just don't see a reason for upgrading. It's been a great phone and it's getting updated. With no new innovations coming down the line (from anyone) I think I'm going to stick around for a while.
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I'm thinking of pulling the trigger for the N5 because of the 1080p screen and LTE.
I'm absolutely getting the nexus 5. I've had my nexus 4 from day one, and I've lived every minute of having it (still do). But in my opinion, the nexus 5 is leaps and bounds better. It's an all around upgrade. I purchased 2 of them
Got shipping notification early this morning so hopefully they'll be here on Monday or Tuesday.
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I have the four and also bought the 5 - although some say the hardware updates are marginal, having LTE without modding or hybrid radios will be nice.
will be keeping both N4 and N5 in my daily use rotation since they are both awesome phones.