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Nexus 4 - Official - JUST ANNOUNCED $299 off contract [Merged]

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rrl

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Google is just slowly turning the screws. What a great bang for the buck.
 
onthecouchagain

onthecouchagain

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zbarvian said:
I really hope you aren't one of the Android fans claiming Apple was playing catch-up by just now introducing LTE to the iPhone...

And we'll have to put those battery claims to the test, I can't remember any phone in real-life usage living up to those claims.
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Do GSM unlocked phones typically offer LTE? I'm not sure. The carrier-versions will solve your qualm. And again, the disparity between HSPA+ and LTE at this given time is small while the tradeoffs are great.

I believe the battery claims can live up. My Galaxy Nexus running HSPA+ on Tmo gets absurdly good battery life.

If you're not interested, zb, it's all good. For the rest of us, this is a heck of a release.

It's not just the affordability, it's also the value. It's a great balance of price, future-specs, great software update, with a few compromises that are, in my opinion, totally worth it. I'll take nearly double the battery life claims of the iPhone over saving a couple of seconds on webpage loads any day.
 
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sarcosis

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onthecouchagain said:
$50 bucks to go up to 16GB.

HSPA+ is no slouch, especially on ATT. It's a perfect compromise between download speeds and battery life. My webpages load in 2-3 seconds on HSPA+ Tmobile. Is LTE even faster? Sure, but a few seconds aren't a deal breaker. If it is that important, wait for the carrier specific versions.

And in exchange of LTE, you get 15+ hours of talk time, 330 hours of standby. Worth it.
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HSPA+ has been fast enough for me for a good long while. I don't do large files over cellular anyway. If anything is big, i just wait to do it at home. the LTE in my area is kind a flaky when I go inside buildings anyway, so loss of LTE with increase boost to up time is a good trade off IMO. The price is killer though. I mean you got > S3 specs with the Quad-Core on non-SAMOLED Pentile Screen with the same amount of RAM as the NA versions of the S3, all while getting to experience pure Google. It's got me sold!
 
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MacManTexas56

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onthecouchagain said:
Do GSM unlocked phones typically offer LTE? I'm not sure. The carrier-versions will solve your qualm. And again, the disparity between HSPA+ and LTE at this given time is small while the tradeoffs are great.

I believe the battery claims can live up. My Galaxy Nexus running HSPA+ on Tmo gets absurdly good battery life.
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no they don't. check out note ii international unlocked, doesn't offer LTE.
 
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zbarvian

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onthecouchagain said:
Do GSM unlocked phones typically offer LTE? I'm not sure. The carrier-versions will solve your qualm. And again, the disparity between HSPA+ and LTE at this given time is small while the tradeoffs are great.

I believe the battery claims can live up. My Galaxy Nexus running HSPA+ on Tmo gets absurdly good battery life.

If you're not interested, zb, it's all good. For the rest of us, this is a heck of a release.

It's not just the affordability, it's also the value. It's a great balance of price, future-specs, great software update, with a few compromises that are, in my opinion, totally worth it. I'll take nearly double the battery life claims of the iPhone over saving a couple of seconds on webpage loads any day.
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I totally agree with the last point. $349 for a future-proof handset is pretty incredible.

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daveathall said:
You're kidding yourself mate.
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I'm not. Android 4.2 looks awesome, seriously. Can I not dislike the design of this phone?
 
onthecouchagain

onthecouchagain

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rmhop81 said:
no they don't. check out note ii international unlocked, doesn't offer LTE.
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I see. Thank you, sir.


Just for comparison's sake... an unlocked iPhone is $649 (no LTE either, correct?) versus an unlocked Nexus 4 for $349 with better specs. It's... maddening.

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The biggest mistake, in my opinion?

No 32GB version. Really don't understand why.
 
Technarchy

Technarchy

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daveathall said:
Expected your bias filled comments.

Design looks great to me.
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While I personally don't care about LTE, the fact that Apple was harangued by trolls for not having LTE in the 4S, yet the lack of LTE in Nex4 is now okay...well it's pretty clear what's happening here.

I've been clear on my opinion on LTE. Don't need it, don't want it. HSPA+ gets it done well enough. However LTE is great for CDMA because EVDO is terrible.
 
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smellysox8

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Technarchy said:
While I personally don't care about LTE, the fact that Apple was harangued by trolls for not having LTE in the 4S, yet the lack of LTE in Nex4 is now okay...well it's pretty clear what's happening here.
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How much was the 4S off contract when introduced?
 
daveathall

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Technarchy said:
While I personally don't care about LTE, the fact that Apple was harangued by trolls for not having LTE in the 4S, yet the lack of LTE in Nex4 is now okay...well it's pretty clear what's happening here.

I've been clear on my opinion on LTE. Don't need it, don't want it. HSPA+ gets it done well enough. However LTE is great for CDMA because EVDO is terrible.
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LTE is only available in a few cities in the UK, and then at an unreasonable price so is of no interest to me.

If you are insinuating that I have at any time harangued Apple about LTE then please provide a link/quote.
 
onthecouchagain

onthecouchagain

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A lil more on the wireless induction charger: http://www.phonearena.com/news/Google-announces-Wireless-Charging-Orb-for-the-Nexus-4_id36060#1-

Google-Wireless-Charging-Orb.jpg


Wonder what the price of this lil fella will be.
 
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