NickG Posted 12 November, 2012 Share Posted 12 November, 2012 https://play.google.com/store/devices/details?id=nexus_4_8gb http://store.apple.com/uk/browse/home/shop_iphone/family/iphone5 £239 v £529 less than half price, http://www.compare-cellphones.org/LG-Nexus-4-vs-Apple-iPhone-5 I can live with small memory for better phone (IMHO) for less than half the price!! Puchasing tomorrow...if manage to beat the rush will let you know what its like! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jonnyboy Posted 12 November, 2012 Share Posted 12 November, 2012 Anywhere doing cashback links? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
egg Posted 12 November, 2012 Share Posted 12 November, 2012 I hadn't realised how good this is until I read this review http://m.techradar.com/reviews/phones/mobile-phones/google-nexus-4-1108999/review I'll be getting one. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mcjwills Posted 12 November, 2012 Share Posted 12 November, 2012 Don't let Essru hear you speaking blasphemy against the god of apple and his high priest the iphone. You will be cast assunder for even considering another brand of telephone. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jonnyboy Posted 12 November, 2012 Share Posted 12 November, 2012 How does no flash internet effect me? eg watching youtube via this site? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Colinjb Posted 12 November, 2012 Share Posted 12 November, 2012 How does no flash internet effect me? eg watching youtube via this site? Youtube will be fine, it's part of Google so will be utterly ok. The main issue would be something like Saints Player which does need it. The iPhone 5 and all Apple products do not support it either anyway, so it's becoming less of an issue as most widely used websites are moving away from it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hypochondriac Posted 13 November, 2012 Share Posted 13 November, 2012 Youtube will be fine, it's part of Google so will be utterly ok. The main issue would be something like Saints Player which does need it. The iPhone 5 and all Apple products do not support it either anyway, so it's becoming less of an issue as most widely used websites are moving away from it. Not to mention that it is ridiculously easy to enable it if you are desperate. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hutch Posted 13 November, 2012 Share Posted 13 November, 2012 I'm not really up on these things, still using a 10 year old Nokia, but hutch jr. is looking for a new phone for christmas. Would it be fair to say that this Nexus 4 is a direct competitor for the Galaxy S3? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
egg Posted 13 November, 2012 Share Posted 13 November, 2012 I'm not really up on these things, still using a 10 year old Nokia, but hutch jr. is looking for a new phone for christmas. Would it be fair to say that this Nexus 4 is a direct competitor for the Galaxy S3? Yep. The Nexus 4 is running a newer operating system. Much cheaper too. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Colinjb Posted 13 November, 2012 Share Posted 13 November, 2012 Yep. The Nexus 4 is running a newer operating system. Much cheaper too. If chosing now, I would go with the Google Nexus 4, i'm delighted with my S3, but what you get for the cash with that phone is astonishing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Saint_Jonny Posted 13 November, 2012 Share Posted 13 November, 2012 I was tempted by the Nexus 4, amazing value, as is the Nexus 7 (one of the best value purchases I have ever made). My contract is up and I managed to talk EE into giving me a free Nokia Lumia 920 on my current deal of £26 p/m, they wanted £150 up front! All I did was talk some crap about going to Giff Gaff. Result. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
solentstars Posted 13 November, 2012 Share Posted 13 November, 2012 I was tempted by the Nexus 4, amazing value, as is the Nexus 7 (one of the best value purchases I have ever made). My contract is up and I managed to talk EE into giving me a free Nokia Lumia 920 on my current deal of £26 p/m, they wanted £150 up front! All I did was talk some crap about going to Giff Gaff. Result. the phone looks fantastic and with the new windows 8 operating system and xbox link ups i can see nothing but good news for nokia. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jonnyboy Posted 13 November, 2012 Share Posted 13 November, 2012 If chosing now, I would go with the Google Nexus 4, i'm delighted with my S3, but what you get for the cash with that phone is astonishing. I thought you could get a 2nd hand s3 for about 300 quid these days, not far off a nexus 4 to be fair. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Colinjb Posted 13 November, 2012 Share Posted 13 November, 2012 I thought you could get a 2nd hand s3 for about 300 quid these days, not far off a nexus 4 to be fair. Knowing the kind of lives some phones can live, no way I would want a second hand one!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Saint137 Posted 13 November, 2012 Share Posted 13 November, 2012 Alongside the big Androids (S3, HTC One series, and Nexus 4) the iPhone 5 doesn't stack up all that well. Part of my job is mobile comms so get to use most of the new handsets coming out as people at work get them and the iPhone is a bit underwhelming. Bit too chunky, not nice in the hand (neither was the iPhone 4, which is why you get so many with cracked screens), screen not big enough and wrong aspect ratio. Starting to lag behind Android a little now. Having said all that, the latest generation iPod Touch is utter porn - if they could make the 5 that thin they'd be on to a winner. Managed to order a Nexus 4 in the rush this morning, what I like about it is the longevity of a Nexus phone. My current phone is a Nexus S which will be 2 years old next month (about 50 in phone years) and yet it will probably get the Android 4.2 update next week. Same goes for this Nexus 4 - it will be the first to get the next 2 or 3 releases of Android and the hardware is powerful enough to cope. Given that LTE/4G is so expensive and won't be widely available until next summer the lack of that isn't an issue. Going to be a while before we get sensible prices for LTE - you're paying a premium for not very much unless you're streaming or tethering. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jonnyboy Posted 13 November, 2012 Share Posted 13 November, 2012 Knowing the kind of lives some phones can live, no way I would want a second hand one!! Thats true, I store mine up my arse to avoid any damage to it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jonnyboy Posted 13 November, 2012 Share Posted 13 November, 2012 Sold out in half an hour, now on ebay for £380 ffs. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Essruu Posted 13 November, 2012 Share Posted 13 November, 2012 the iPhone is a bit underwhelming. Bit too chunky... Nexus4 133.9 x 68.7 x 9.1mm 139grams iPhone 5 124 x 59 x 7.6mm 112grams I gave up believing or caring what you had to say after your 'chunky' iPhone comment. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Essruu Posted 13 November, 2012 Share Posted 13 November, 2012 Nexus 4 133.9 x 68.7 x 9.1mm 139grams iPhone 5 124 x 59 x 7.6mm 112grams HTC One X 134.4 x 69.9 x 8.9 mm 130grams Samsung Galaxy S3 137 x 71 x 8.6mm 133grams Massive LOL. The CHUNKY iPhone 5 is the smallest and lightest of the lot you compared it with! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Colinjb Posted 13 November, 2012 Share Posted 13 November, 2012 Thats true, I store mine up my arse to avoid any damage to it. No amount of baby wipes and polish with a microfibre cloth is going to solve that.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
egg Posted 13 November, 2012 Share Posted 13 November, 2012 Nexus4 133.9 x 68.7 x 9.1mm 139grams iPhone 5 124 x 59 x 7.6mm 112grams I gave up believing or caring what you had to say after your 'chunky' iPhone comment. You'll probably find that phones with a 0.7 inch larger screen will be bigger and heavier. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Colinjb Posted 13 November, 2012 Share Posted 13 November, 2012 You'll probably find that phones with a 0.7 inch larger screen will be bigger and heavier. It's funny in many reviews how they mark phones both simultaneous up and down based on size. + Massive Screen - Rather Big + Portable Size - Titchy Screen But then ergonomics, whilst technically a science can be rather subjective. It's so much about feel and perception. The New iPhone is a case in point, to many it feels solid and build from premium materials and is therefore reassuring, to others it can feel uncompromising and harsh, the 90 degree edges in it's form not appealing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mcjwills Posted 13 November, 2012 Share Posted 13 November, 2012 Nexus 4 133.9 x 68.7 x 9.1mm 139grams iPhone 5 124 x 59 x 7.6mm 112grams HTC One X 134.4 x 69.9 x 8.9 mm 130grams Samsung Galaxy S3 137 x 71 x 8.6mm 133grams Massive LOL. The CHUNKY iPhone 5 is the smallest and lightest of the lot you compared it with! Well if you calculate the cubic mm per gram of phone you get 628cubic mm for the S3, 602 cubic mm for the Nexus 4, 642 cubic mm for the HTC One X and 496 cubic mm for the iphone so size for weight the iphone is actually the heaviest in relation to the others. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Essruu Posted 13 November, 2012 Share Posted 13 November, 2012 You'll probably find that phones with a 0.7 inch larger screen will be bigger and heavier. 'Chunkier' even. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
egg Posted 13 November, 2012 Share Posted 13 November, 2012 'Chunkier' even. No. Bigger screen = bigger phone. The iPad isn't chunkier than the iPad mini. It's just bigger. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Essruu Posted 13 November, 2012 Share Posted 13 November, 2012 No. Bigger screen = bigger phone. The iPad isn't chunkier than the iPad mini. It's just bigger. Did you read Saint137's 'chunky' comment? :roll: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
egg Posted 13 November, 2012 Share Posted 13 November, 2012 Did you read Saint137's 'chunky' comment? :roll: Did you read mcjwills geeky stats? seems the oh so perfect iPhone 5 is a bit hefty for a little phone. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Saint137 Posted 14 November, 2012 Share Posted 14 November, 2012 To clarify "chunky" - what I meant was that the sharp edges make it hard/uncomfortable to hold compared to a more sculpted phone like some of the Androids (e.g. S3). It feels thick in the hand compared to a phone with rounded edges. Much preferred the 3GS and earlier iPhone designs. If it wasn't for the fact that the Nexus 4 has a built-in rubber bumper I wouldn't have bought it. Should point out I'm not anti-Apple - all my PCs are Macs and we have a couple of iPods and iPads. I prefer iOS to Android, its just the fact I can't get an iPhone in a chassis I like. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jonnyboy Posted 14 November, 2012 Share Posted 14 November, 2012 16GB Nexus just gone on ebay for £470. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Saint137 Posted 15 November, 2012 Share Posted 15 November, 2012 Nutters. Mate at work accidentally ordered 4, he's sold his three spares at £75-£100 gross profit - enough to get his phone for free. Now they just need to turn up in the post (sold before they arrived...) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jonnyboy Posted 15 November, 2012 Share Posted 15 November, 2012 Nutters. Mate at work accidentally ordered 4, he's sold his three spares at £75-£100 gross profit - enough to get his phone for free. Now they just need to turn up in the post (sold before they arrived...) yeah right, jimmy hill! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Saint137 Posted 15 November, 2012 Share Posted 15 November, 2012 Mashing the hell out of the buy now button - I'd done the same thing and got two *****il Lloyds decided the transactions were fraudulent and cancelled them). Site was so appallingly slow it was easily done. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jonnyboy Posted 15 November, 2012 Share Posted 15 November, 2012 b1tchil? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jeff Le Taxi Posted 15 November, 2012 Share Posted 15 November, 2012 Anyone tell me how this compares to my Galaxy s2? would it be a step forward or back? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hypochondriac Posted 15 November, 2012 Share Posted 15 November, 2012 Anyone tell me how this compares to my Galaxy s2? would it be a step forward or back? Forward mate. Not great memory wise but everything else is an upgrade including the screen. If I hadn't bought the s3 last month then I would Probably get one. As it is I've advised my girlfriend to get it when they are next available. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jeff Le Taxi Posted 15 November, 2012 Share Posted 15 November, 2012 not great memory wise? doesnt this have a micro sd slot? if so looks like the 16gb one is the way to go. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Saint137 Posted 16 November, 2012 Share Posted 16 November, 2012 The 8GB one has about 5.7GB user-accessible memory once you've installed the common apps. A little bit tight to my mind, unless you're using lots of cloud services for storage. Pretty essential to make use of Google Play's cloud music app to store your music in the cloud with that amount of memory available. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Saint137 Posted 25 November, 2012 Share Posted 25 November, 2012 Had mine a few days now, pretty impressed. Pictures don't really do it justice, this is a very well-built phone, has the premium feel of an iPhone. ****es all over Samsung's phones in build quality. Very solid-feeling (easy considering the fact the battery isn't removable and there's no SD card slot) Battery life seems good, and the little enhancements to Android are on the whole welcome improvements. Sphere camera thing is a gimmick and basically doesn't work. The camera its distinctly average - not great autofocus and poor access to controls. Having direct access from lock screen is a plus though. On the subject of lock screens, the widget thing is a recipe for disaster (you can put widgets on the lock screen for access to read your mail, SMS, etc. without unlocking the phone). Not great if you're being economical with the truth with the missus, or if you leave it on your desk at work etc. Chrome works well, particularly the sync if you use it on your computer, and the whole phone is mega fast compared to even the S3 Screen is lovely, I find the colours which some say are muted to be natural and accurate, particularly compared to Samsung's retina-burning approach. It tapers over the sides of the phone which I like, adds to the solid premium feel. Couple of downsides: Its really slippery. Not in the hand (the rubber band around the rim ensures that) but if you put it down on the arm of the sofa I guarantee it will be heading to the floor. Never known a phone like it. I bounced mine within 2 minutes of opening it (fortunately fell on to carpet) The power button is placed slightly too far away from the back cover, meaning its a slight stretch for your thumb to reach it when powering it on one-handed. Overall its a bloody awesome phone for the money, if you can get one at list price go for it. As long as you have a good data contract go for the 8GB version and store your music in Google Play (free) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
johnnyboy Posted 4 December, 2012 Share Posted 4 December, 2012 Back on the play site now and available to pre order , my order is in and shipping is expected 4-6 weeks ! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Glasgow_Saint Posted 4 December, 2012 Share Posted 4 December, 2012 Does anyone have the Samsung note 2? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stevegrant Posted 4 December, 2012 Share Posted 4 December, 2012 Back on the play site now and available to pre order , my order is in and shipping is expected 4-6 weeks ! I got one with a 1-2 week expected delivery Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
johnnyboy Posted 4 December, 2012 Share Posted 4 December, 2012 I got one with a 1-2 week expected delivery I went for a 16gb and didn't realise they were back till 1710 have you gone for 16 or 8 version Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jonnyboy Posted 4 December, 2012 Share Posted 4 December, 2012 Have they sold out again now? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stevegrant Posted 5 December, 2012 Share Posted 5 December, 2012 I went for a 16gb and didn't realise they were back till 1710 have you gone for 16 or 8 version 16. With no option to expand the storage capacity I figured it was best to go for the larger one. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
solentstars Posted 5 December, 2012 Share Posted 5 December, 2012 16. With no option to expand the storage capacity I figured it was best to go for the larger one.thats the option i went for ....and i only upgrade my phone about every 5 years:) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jeff Le Taxi Posted 12 December, 2012 Share Posted 12 December, 2012 Got the 16 gb ..............awesome,, google quoted 6-7 weeks,,, came next day! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JustMike Posted 12 December, 2012 Share Posted 12 December, 2012 I was going to get the S3 but now I have seen this am very tempted. And it is so much cheaper! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
solentstars Posted 13 December, 2012 Share Posted 13 December, 2012 Got the 16 gb ..............awesome,, google quoted 6-7 weeks,,, came next day! i was quoted 1 to 2 weeks but it seems the ones who were quoted 6 to 7 weeks seem to have theirs delivered first:) never mind i can wait .hope your enjoying your nexus 4 and its still getting rave reviews. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jeff Le Taxi Posted 14 December, 2012 Share Posted 14 December, 2012 long time no see Solent... last time i saw you i was buying your San Francisco! Awesome phone mate ....slightly better than the San Fran .....although that is my favourite phone to date and what got me into android phones! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
solentstars Posted 14 December, 2012 Share Posted 14 December, 2012 long time no see Solent... last time i saw you i was buying your San Francisco! Awesome phone mate ....slightly better than the San Fran .....although that is my favourite phone to date and what got me into android phones!glad to hear from you... i,m glad you rate the phone so it must be good hope your keeping well jeff. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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