Update: The Nexus 4 uses the APQ8064 which is the S4 w/o integrated radio. Nothing more to say, there is no LTE, there never will be LTE.
Doing some research on the S4 Pro, and I only see one sku for the S4 Pro, which includes an integrated LTE radio:
Snapdragon™ Processors | Qualcomm
MSM8960T[30]
28 nm
ARMv7
Up To 1.7 GHz Dual-core Krait
L0: 4KB+4KB, L1: 16KB+16KB, L2: 1 MB
Adreno 320 (WUXGA/1080p) Dual-channel 500 MHz LPDDR2
BT 4.0, 802.11a/b/g/n (2.4/5 GHz),
World Mode (LTE FDD/TDD CAT3, SVLTE-DB, TD-SCDMA, Rel9 DC-HSPA+, GSM/GPRS/EDGE, EGAL, 1? Adv., 1? EV-DO Rev. A/B)
So the question is, does the Nexus 4 actually have an LTE capable modem in it, but Google decided not to activate it or is there custom silicone in the Nexus with LTE removed? Not sure the specifics of each carriers LTE implementations, but perhaps part of the reason would be to prevent cannibalizing sales on carrier models of the Optimus G?
Doing some research on the S4 Pro, and I only see one sku for the S4 Pro, which includes an integrated LTE radio:
Snapdragon™ Processors | Qualcomm
MSM8960T[30]
28 nm
ARMv7
Up To 1.7 GHz Dual-core Krait
L0: 4KB+4KB, L1: 16KB+16KB, L2: 1 MB
Adreno 320 (WUXGA/1080p) Dual-channel 500 MHz LPDDR2
BT 4.0, 802.11a/b/g/n (2.4/5 GHz),
World Mode (LTE FDD/TDD CAT3, SVLTE-DB, TD-SCDMA, Rel9 DC-HSPA+, GSM/GPRS/EDGE, EGAL, 1? Adv., 1? EV-DO Rev. A/B)
So the question is, does the Nexus 4 actually have an LTE capable modem in it, but Google decided not to activate it or is there custom silicone in the Nexus with LTE removed? Not sure the specifics of each carriers LTE implementations, but perhaps part of the reason would be to prevent cannibalizing sales on carrier models of the Optimus G?
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