Just curious, who's planning on getting the Nexus 4? Also, what are your thoughts on Google not adding expandable SD card slots to their Nexus devices? (I guess to push Google Drive) And also, no LTE chip.
For around $350?
I for one, (because I'm an Android fanatic), do plan on ordering one. (Despite some of the cons listed above) Because of it's specs. Just wanna get a feel for everybody else's thoughts.
Google Play store link: https://play.google.com/store/devices/details?id=nexus_4_16gb
Nexus promo video. YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=66-4uMQqerA&feature=youtube_gdata_player
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I can't believe there is no LTE radios crazy
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just because you're an android fanatic doesn't mean you need to short-sell yourself an android phone that lacks future-proof features...
if it's lacking an sdcard and LTE, then NOPE.
Don't forget it's a lg device
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I still think there's a chance we will see a multi nexus launch. However I'm still in the mind set that I need expandable memory and a removable battery, if it lacks either of those it's not for me.
No removable battery or external sd card slot is one thing, but no LTE chip is just ridiculous
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No removable battery or external sd card slot is one thing, but no LTE chip is just ridiculous
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Well my s3 has a lte chip, but not lte. Is there a difference lol....:silly:
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Well my s3 has a lte chip, but not lte. Is there a difference lol....:silly:
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It would be for us in cities with LTE.
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LG's lack of features is a breath of fresh air for me...In the way that, I'm not worried about upgrading from my GSIII for awhile. If they introduced a galaxy nexus 2, I would be upset!
LOL the nexus 4 is a poorly planned joke. All they had to do was listen to the community on this one. Obviously Samsung did that when designing the S3. Nonremovable batteries are a must. NO LTE WTF this isn't 2010, it's 2012! No sd card slot either?! .........
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No sd slot has been a standard of nexus devices since the nexus S right?
This is a sad story but it is lg and they are IMO the worst when it comes to smartphones.
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This is a sad story but it is lg and they are IMO the worst when it comes to smartphones.
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Quoted for truth.
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This is a sad story but it is lg and they are IMO the worst when it comes to smartphones.
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Even worse than Kyocera? Nah can't be.
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Even worse than Kyocera? Nah can't be.
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Pretty close lol.
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Even worse than Kyocera? Nah can't be.
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"Sprint and David Blaine are proud to present the Kyocera Echo. The only phone you would like to make disappear" -Dan Hesse
I was actually considering it, but if it really has no LTE connectivity, then they're definitely going backwards. Why can't one of the most profitable companies market something that's top of the line?
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"Sprint and David Blaine are proud to present the Kyocera Echo. The only phone you would like to make disappear" -Dan Hesse
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Funny I think I seen a commercial for it. A while ago l.
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Funny I think I seen a commercial for it. A while ago l.
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Yeah that thing bombed! LOL
WeWell if you think about it, for Google to be able to hit that magic $399 pricetag, some things need to get axed. The Galaxy Nexus was $399, and had a slow OMAP processor and lousy camera and cheapy build quality. Google and LG probably thought about it and moved their priorities around a bit. All those three things are being addressed. You get the latest S4 Pro quad-core, decent 8MP camera, and "much better than Samsung" build quality. The sealed battery and no MicroSD is Google's own deliriums, so you can't blame LG for that. That really only leaves the LTE chip that can be axed to save money, since they are still expensive. This is primarily an unlocked world phone that accepts SIM cards. Most of the world doesn't have LTE yet. The ones that do have spotty coverage. And honestly you will notice the faster quad-core browser rendering more than the increased data speed. A phone can only render so fast. I've had 20Mbps cable and 3Mbps dsl and for daily surfing purposes, they aren't that different, since websites are designed for that lower tier. On a phone, the faster browser would make the bigger difference. Not to mention the battery life saved. I think it's a smart move. Right now, I don't even have a data plan, so I Wifi hop everywhere and the $$$ saved from having to buy a $600+ LTE phone with the latest processor/screen combo is just a no-brainer. It caters to my needs especially.
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Who is jumping ship for the One S coming out this month?? I am thinking about it, but am afraid that the lack of an SD card slot is a deal breaker. Also worried battery life may not be that great.
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Who is jumping ship for the One S coming out this month?? I am thinking about it, but am afraid that the lack of an SD card slot is a deal breaker. Also worried battery life may not be that great.
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Being a previous owner of a Sensation and Amaze 4G, there's not enough going on with the HTC One to make the jump. Besides, it's a dumb-down version of the One X.
Do not want.
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Besides, it's a dumb-down version of the One X.
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I wouldn't necessarily call it a dumbed down version. The One S will have the new S4 Krait chip which though not quad core, handily beats the Tegra 3 (int'l One X) in recent bench markings.
Plus, it is built on 28nm process technology which will reduce power consumption.
I dont think ill be getting that phone their isnt enought new features on it for me to wanna upgrade from my S2 just yet,, also really dislike the fact their is no sd slot. I have also had the HTC sensation 4g and a Mytouch 4g slide. The One S just isnt different enough....
I'd wait to see if this rumor pans out or not: http://androidandme.com/2012/02/sma...e-to-get-stock-android-4-0-and-quad-core-cpu/
If so, I think I'll probably make the leap to the G4x.
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I'd wait to see if this rumor pans out or not: http://androidandme.com/2012/02/sma...e-to-get-stock-android-4-0-and-quad-core-cpu/
If so, I think I'll probably make the leap to the G4x.
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I don't think tegra 3 supports hspa 42 and I don't think that tmo would sell their flagship with only hspa 21
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With the material and screen issue... No. They stressed a lot on quality. But it doesn't seem so.
They dropped the ball completely with the Amaze.
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I don't think tegra 3 supports hspa 42 and I don't think that tmo would sell their flagship with only hspa 21
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You don't think. They don't either. Lol.
Not sure why I would fork out for a phone with very similar specs or waste an upgrade.
Also on a side note, benchmarks are dumb and pointless
If it has ICS and WIFI Calling I am getting one..
Yeah no hspa+ 42 until the Tegra 4. Still hoping it happens though.
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Plenty happy with the sg2 and will not upgrade until at least the sg3 comes out.
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Being a previous owner of a Sensation and Amaze 4G, there's not enough going on with the HTC One to make the jump. Besides, it's a dumb-down version of the One X.
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The s4 processor is [email protected]#king sick. It destroys the tegra 3. But still the non removable battery and no sdcard slot suck.
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Think most of us will be getting the galaxy s3 stats are lookin good
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If it has ICS and WIFI Calling I am getting one..
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The One S has both.
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Plenty happy with the sg2 and will not upgrade until at least the sg3 comes out.
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Same here!
Just like the Nexus...not having a SD slot is a showstopper for me. But that's me.
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Think most of us will be getting the galaxy s3 stats are lookin good
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Could care less about the S3. I will just get whatever good phone comes out around Decemeber
Never,it's a HTC
FROM A GALAXY BETTER THAN YOURS.
If it had an sd slot maybe because I want a higher rez screen but to me it's not much of an upgrade more like a slight improvement that sacrifices some key features people might not wanna give up.
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LG Optimus G is coming to sprint, who is jumping ship? I know I might, I held out on the S3 possibly for this.
Great specs big screen why not? If development gets going like the e4gt, LG's software might not be a problem. Let me hear from you
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Its got a locked bootloader, so I doubt it
Waiting for LG Optimus Nexus that'll be announced Monday
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Waiting for LG Optimus Nexus that'll be announced Monday
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But when will sprint get it??
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But when will sprint get it??
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Probably by Spring if anything like the last Nexus. Hopefully they speed it up before Christmas!
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What!! Really?? Why?? well I did say maybe my next phone
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LG? I pass... Unless it's a Nexus but will think it twice...
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definetly LG is stepping up in their mobile division as theyve seen a spike here in the states im definetly planning on getting either the optimus or the so called 2 ive yet to compare the specs though
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I was really really thinking about jumping to this device but then I saw it was a fixed battery, locked boot loader and if I remember does not have expandable SD slot? All of those are deal killers for me. Although there nexus device is supposed to basically have the same inards as the g minus the 13mp camera, but it will have key lime pay. But still same deal breakers for me as I listed above.
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I was really really thinking about jumping to this device but then I saw it was a fixed battery, locked boot loader and if I remember does not have expandable SD slot? All of those are deal killers for me. Although there nexus device is supposed to basically have the same inards as the g minus the 13mp camera, but it will have key lime pay. But still same deal breakers for me as I listed above.
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Sounds like the iPhone Android phone. EWWWWWWWW! Damnit I did not just say that!! D:
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But when will sprint get it??
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November 9 or 11 I can't remember i just inquired about this recently.
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I was really really thinking about jumping to this device but then I saw it was a fixed battery, locked boot loader and if I remember does not have expandable SD slot? All of those are deal killers for me. Although there nexus device is supposed to basically have the same inards as the g minus the 13mp camera, but it will have key lime pay. But still same deal breakers for me as I listed above.
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I agree.. Non removable battery is a killer imo.. Can't get a new one or do battery pull.. Once it dies.. it's a dead duck.. No good for this guy!
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November 9 or 11 I can't remember i just inquired about this recently.
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I agree.. Non removable battery is a killer imo.. Can't get a new one or do battery pull.. Once it dies.. it's a dead duck.. No good for this guy!
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If it is like the iPhone, a non removable battle might also mean you can not turn off your GPS.
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If it is like the iPhone, a non removable battle might also mean you can not turn off your GPS.
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Don't get me wrong. Specs on the phone aren't half bad.. And LG is coming up and making a very good product. But just can't get past the non removable battery.. (Had iphone long ago.. didn't care for it then) But still not a bad phone.
i thought most of us agreed a while back to stick to a nexus?
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i thought most of us agreed a while back to stick to a nexus?
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Supposedly the Nexus is going to be very similar... Along with non removable battery as well... Guess we shall find out in a few days)
I honestly usually never open my back cover. The SD card is an issue but I can always buy a tad more space. The razr in Verizon doesn't have a removable battery but everyone still loves it. However it would be nice to see a built in extended battery like the razr maxx
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I honestly usually never open my back cover. The SD card is an issue but I can always buy a tad more space. The razr in Verizon doesn't have a removable battery but everyone still loves it. However it would be nice to see a built in extended battery like the razr maxx
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Non removable battery is just a no go for me in general lol..rather be able to remove/replace battery if need be (cheaper then a whole phone!) battery life is a constant battle, But overall, i'm typically near a charger lol (have one in car and i work at a computer) so i can always find power! lol..
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Supposedly the Nexus is going to be very similar... Along with non removable battery as well... Guess we shall find out in a few days)
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There was a posting on engadget.com this morning of leaked info of the LG nexus thats come out. I hope that, thats not the only model cause according to the article it stated that it only had 8gb of internal storage and fixed battery and NO sd expansion. Total deal breakers! Also has the 8mp camera not the 13mp sony based lens that the optimus G comes with.
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There was a posting on engadget.com this morning of leaked info of the LG nexus thats come out. I hope that, thats not the only model cause according to the article it stated that it only had 8gb of internal storage and fixed battery and NO sd expansion. Total deal breakers! Also has the 8mp camera not the 13mp sony based lens that the optimus G comes with.
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Yeah. that's a no go for this guy!
I am still going nexus, either LG or a GN. Tired of the waiting and chase game.
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I hate to say it, but the Nexus 4 is REALLY tempting me. Even though I just got this phone 3 months ago and it is by NO means out dated, some part of me wants to sell my S3 and get the N4 without spending any extra money at all. Do you guys thing it's a problem that LG made it? I'm skeptical. Any of you guys thinking the same thing?
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I hate to say it, but the Nexus 4 is REALLY tempting me. Even though I just got this phone 3 months ago and it is by NO means out dated, some part of me wants to sell my S3 and get the N4 without spending any extra money at all. Do you guys thing it's a problem that LG made it? I'm skeptical. Any of you guys thinking the same thing?
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i'm switching. just put my s3 up for sale. im probably going to miss the sd card and all my music, but other than that it was an easy decision
i personally think its a downgrade.
S4 pro processor, true HD IPS display and one of the world's most advanced cameras...Google updates **** I'm getting one the s4 pro is mean
Lg left a bad taste in my mouth with the g2x. I said never again with a lg phone.
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i personally think its a downgrade.
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How so? At least for me it is not because I use Tmo so I don't use LTE, and I really do not need that much storage space.
Sorry, but no. It doesn't have a micro sd slot, and its not a big upgrade over the s3. I'll pass.
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Lg left a bad taste in my mouth with the g2x. I said never again with a lg phone.
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I said the same thing about Samsung, but they have seemed to turn things around. I was disappointed to see LG made the nexus 4, but maybe it will be a great device.
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Lg left a bad taste in my mouth with the g2x. I said never again with a lg phone.
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From what I've heard they are notorious for bad software, not necessarily hardware. I'm pretty convinced to get it, problem is the time I between I sell mine to get the N4. lol teenager probs
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Sorry, but no. It doesn't have a micro sd slot, and its not a big upgrade over the s3. I'll pass.
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Honestly the the biggest reason for me is the S4 Pro, none of the other things besides the screen matter to me.
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From what I've heard they are notorious for bad software, not necessarily hardware. I'm pretty convinced to get it, problem is the time I between I sell mine to get the N4. lol teenager probs
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+1
Gonna watch YouTube reviews first. I wanna see camera quality and hear about the battery life
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From what I've heard they are notorious for bad software, not necessarily hardware. I'm pretty convinced to get it, problem is the time I between I sell mine to get the N4. lol teenager probs
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Well Google is in charge of the software on the nexus, right?
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astromanic said:
i'm switching. just put my s3 up for sale. im probably going to miss the sd card and all my music, but other than that it was an easy decision
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I haven't caught up with the Nexus 4's price. Off contract its $300? How much are you putting your S3 for? I I have the 16GB version.
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Not at all.
removable battery (I have to switch battery three times)
SD card (I have a working 64GB card baby!!!)
exceptional call quality and speaker
and...wifi calling!
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i haven't caught up with the nexus 4's price. Off contract its $300? How much are you putting your s3 for? I i have the 16gb max versión.
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8gb $300
16gb $350
Does anyone know if the nexus 4 will sport the 42.2 mb modem or the 21mb modem like the Samsung galaxy nexus?
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8gb $300
16gb $350
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Why is it so cheap and Samsung phones go for $600-$700 when they released. This makes no sense?!
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Does anyone know if the nexus 4 will sport the 42.2 mb modem or the 21mb modem like the Samsung galaxy nexus?
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It's the 42MBPS one
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Why is it so cheap and Samsung phones go for $600-$700 when they released. This makes no sense?!
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They are selling it at little to no profit, and the standard pricing of phones these days is VERY inflated. The phone companies will not like Google very much for this haha
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It's the 42MBPS one
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Ok good. Thanks. Probably not lte equipped like the note 2
I was in a tmobile store the other day and the employee told me lte is coming in February
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S3 = $650
Nexus 4 = $300
I've read a bunch of comparisons but there is one major one that is always overlooked. Is the S3 a better phone? Yes. Is it's $350+ better? Definitely not.
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S3 = $650
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I've read a bunch of comparisons but there is one major one that is always overlooked. Is the S3 a better phone? Yes. Is it's $350+ better? Definitely not.
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so i think if this is where you stand wouldn't it be more appropriate to post this in the Nexus 4 forums? yep. i think so. Either way. I think you need to remind yourself that you are talking about about a company (LG) with a piss poor history of producing some of the worst devices around.
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so i think if this is where you stand wouldn't it be more appropriate to post this in the Nexus 4 forums? yep. i think so. Either way. I think you need to remind yourself that you are talking about about a company (LG) with a piss poor history of producing some of the worst devices around.
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Oh the reason I posted this here is because I have an S3 and will so for probably 3 years. This is where I'll be. You do bring up a great point. Not a fan of LG at ALL.
But the specs to me are mind blowing at the price point. If they had LTE for $50 more there'd be no reason to buy any other phone.
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Oh the reason I posted this here is because I have an S3 and will so for probably 3 years. This is where I'll be. You do bring up a great point. Not a fan of LG at ALL.
But the specs to me are mind blowing at the price point. If they had LTE for $50 more there'd be no reason to buy any other phone.
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Yeah. Its lacking quite a few things for me.
1.) No external SD card slot.
2.) LTE
3.) A reputation for building quality products.
4.) Yes its quad-core but it won't be able to fully utilized them to their full potential.
5.) The list goes on.
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Oh the reason I posted this here is because I have an S3 and will so for probably 3 years. This is where I'll be. You do bring up a great point. Not a fan of LG at ALL.
But the specs to me are mind blowing at the price point. If they had LTE for $50 more there'd be no reason to buy any other phone.
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I couldn't agree more. LTE is a must. Although here is Ontario LTE is only in the city, it is going to keep expanding and eventually be coast to coast. No clue why Google of all companies left that out. Its bad enough not having expandable memory.
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Yeah. Its lacking quite a few things for me.
1.) No external SD card slot.
2.) LTE
3.) A reputation for building quality products.
4.) Yes its quad-core but it won't be able to fully utilized them to their full potential.
5.) The list goes on.
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Fair enough. Maybe $300 is a lot up front but over three years having that LTE will prove much more useful.
Nexus 10 is the more interesting Nexus device to me right now. Definitely wouldn't give up the GS3 for an LG device.
Nexus 4 is nice but it's a LG . They lost my business after the God awful LG thrill 3d.
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troll be trolling!
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troll be trolling!
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Far from a troll.
Got mine 2 months ago for 475.. worth the extra 175 if you ask me. The nexus does look pretty sweet, except for the bedazzled back. Are they marketing to high school girls??
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S3 = $650
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I've read a bunch of comparisons but there is one major one that is always overlooked. Is the S3 a better phone? Yes. Is it's $350+ better? Definitely not.
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funny, I paid $599 the day it came out but with 16 gig and the $300 Nexus 4 has only 8 gig.
Get your facts straight if you are going to troll.
Oh, and also:
No SD card option
Cant remove the battery
No LTE
It is made by LG, think twice before buying this phone
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Yeah. Its lacking quite a few things for me.
1.) No external SD card slot.
2.) LTE
3.) A reputation for building quality products.
4.) Yes its quad-core but it won't be able to fully utilized them to their full potential.
5.) The list goes on.
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Just curious, why won't the quad core processor be utilized to its full potential?
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Only thing N4 has on the SGS3 are the updates and JB out the box. With Project Butter...I don't think it matters if you have dual or quad core for everyday use. I have the leaked ICS on my OG Atrix, and it flies without HW acceleration.
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The Nexus 4 could do my laundry, walk my dog, cook dinner, and clean my house but without LTE and a micro SD slot I would never buy it.
My 80GB (16+64) of memory say it is
Got mine pre ordered for 549... you'd have to try to buy one for more than 500 now, see them all day for 450 and a few for 400.
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nexus 4 sucks
I too love my 16+64
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Not sure when or if we will get LTE in my area. Before I moved to my new area I had it since it was released with Verizon. The performance you get for the price with the Nexus 4 is too good for me to pass up. If ever feel the need that I have to use LTE I will use one of my other devices with it if/when my area gets it.
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I just read about this thing, and I know we have leaks and such, but it worries me that we won't see JB. Why would they update ours and have a new one come out, and the new one is the same thing accept 8GB internal and runs JB out of the box. Anyone else at least confused on Samsung's thought process here?
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Same as s3 mini a smaller budget friendly version of a popular device. The plus will probably fall to the low mid range devices similar to the level of the transform or moment or galaxy rival etc.
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Same as s3 mini a smaller budget friendly version of a popular device. The plus will probably fall to the low mid range devices similar to the level of the transform or moment or galaxy rival etc.
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So with that said, do you think we'll still get some JB?
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So with that said, do you think we'll still get some JB?
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We will see JB. Just a matter of when.
(Sprint & Sammy aren't doing all these test builds for no reason...)
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So with that said, do you think we'll still get some JB?
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Yea what garwynn said, sammy isnt gonna put resources into a build just to abandon it before its released. They will either push it out as is or keep working on it til they're ready to release
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garwynn said:
We will see JB. Just a matter of when.
(Sprint & Sammy aren't doing all these test builds for no reason...)
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I didn't think they were, it just confused me as to why they would throw another version of the phone out with less storage, and JB out of the box, but I didn't think if it they way evil put it.
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E4GTUser94 said:
I didn't think they were, it just confused me as to why they would throw another version of the phone out with less storage, and JB out of the box, but I didn't think if it they way evil put it.
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I'm not sure why but it's probably because they got left over parts they never put to use so they probably just slap them together into a mid range phone and make whatever they can out of the parts they wouldn't be able to get rid of anyways. Just my thought... if you can scrap older parts or left overs into a device you can use to sell via a carrier on a contract for 50 to 100$ maybe even free, why not?
Maybe looking to corner the market on pre-paid carriers with the left-over parts as mentioned before. Also, with apple rumors on a lower cost iphone for overseas markets, maybe this will be marketed as the H2H competitor.
We got Jelly already anyway so who cares? I mean if FL16 isn't good enough for a daily I don't know what is.
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HTC did this with the Evo. Made the Evo Design, then dropped the HTC Evo Lte
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So why is this called Plus? Seems the same as the SII but with less storage? Same screen size, same camera's, both are dual core. Why would you go with this over a a SII?
I guess the positives of it rocking nearly the same hardware is that if the older S2 models don't get 4.2.x updates... the S2 + will be a sign of hope.
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Looks like the price will be around $450usd (if its priced similarly to other countries by exchange rate) so itll be a lower mid range device on par with s3 mini slightly higher price than s3 and lower than prevail. So on contract it should come in between $99 and free(if it goes to us carriers that arent prepaid)
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It also apparently has NFC
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E4GTUser94 said:
It also apparently has NFC
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Theres both an nfc and non nfc version according to samsung
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-EViL-KoNCEPTz- said:
Theres both an nfc and non nfc version according to samsung
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Why couldn't they do that with ours
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E4GTUser94 said:
Why couldn't they do that with ours
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Who the hell knows. Probably size constraints cdma devices have alot more crap inside them than gsm does. International phones have one gsm hspa+ 21 or 42 antenna vs cdma has a 1x/3g plus wimax or 1x separate 3g and wimax. Then theres all the other parts in there wifi antenna bluetooth SoC RAM etc nfc chips are actually quite big. The s3 has it built into the battery because of that and the note 2 has it built into the battery cover with connectors that press against leads on the back housing
Edit: it also has a very limited range like maybe 2" MAX so it cant be embedded in the device it needs to be almost at the surface to prevent interference from the other hardware. Its range is so limited it wont eve work thru some phone cases
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-EViL-KoNCEPTz- said:
Who the hell knows. Probably size constraints cdma devices have alot more crap inside them than gsm does. International phones have one gsm hspa+ 21 or 42 antenna vs cdma has a 1x/3g plus wimax or 1x separate 3g and wimax. Then theres all the other parts in there wifi antenna bluetooth SoC RAM etc nfc chips are actually quite big. The s3 has it built into the battery because of that and the note 2 has it built into the battery cover with connectors that press against leads on the back housing
Edit: it also has a very limited range like maybe 2" MAX so it cant be embedded in the device it needs to be almost at the surface to prevent interference from the other hardware. Its range is so limited it wont eve work thru some phone cases
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Ah curse cdma. The one thing I don't like about them is the fact that there is no sim card, that makes everything so much easier when switching phones.
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E4GTUser94 said:
Ah curse cdma. The one thing I don't like about them is the fact that there is no sim card, that makes everything so much easier when switching phones.
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Yeah tell me about it. Even the s3 and note2 have embedded sims that cant be swapped. I'll take a pic of the nfc on my note in a min so u can see what im talking about with size and placement. I just need to strip my case off and the battery cover
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I know this is off topic, but what is the majority of the code used for android? Java? Plus it looks like things like scripts are done in C, but I'm just wondering.
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