An appreciation for the Nexus 4, the little smartphone that could

[saintforlife]

Nice article from CNET:

An appreciation for the Nexus 4, the little smartphone that could | Common Sense Tech - CNET News

Is the Nexus 4 the most beloved smartphone for geeks in the past few years? I don't see any other phone gain as much wide spread praise from techies and the like.

 

[srkmagnus]

Nice article from CNET:

An appreciation for the Nexus 4, the little smartphone that could | Common Sense Tech - CNET News
The N4 is a great device, there's no doubt about that. Aside from the hardware, pricing and the flexibility to take it to whatever network you chose is what helped propel it.

Is the Nexus 4 the most beloved smartphone for geeks in the past few years? I don't see any other phone gain as much wide spread praise from techies and the like.

 

[zorak950]

I miss AMOLED, and the battery life isn't great, but I've been very happy with my N4. It may not be the best Android phone of its hardware generation, but it was certainly the best value.

 

[big_time2]

A very good phone for the price. I don't think I had ever spent so little on a phone but ended up using it so much.

 

[Tall Mike 2145]

I love my N4 and have since the day I got it. Lots of reviewers and organizations gave it short shrift because it didn't have LTE. Maybe next year or the year after the lack of LTE will be a big deal, but honestly it STILL isn't a big deal right now. Besides, from what I understand, only the U.S. has LTE anyhow, so if the rest of the world (and most of the U.S.) is only rocking HSPA+ at best, then except for people being focused on lovely buzzwords, I don't see there being that much demand for a feature they can't make use of anyhow.

 

[ohyeahar]

...Besides, from what I understand, only the U.S. has LTE anyhow, so if the rest of the world (and most of the U.S.) is only rocking HSPA+ at best, then except for people being focused on lovely buzzwords, I don't see there being that much demand for a feature they can't make use of anyhow.

Hmm, not exactly. Don't know where you got that from, but LTE is certainly not a US-only thing. But I concur that it's not that big of a deal. HSPA+ is still very capable and TBH, I've found HSPA+ speeds to be more than adequate. Network speeds are never an issue for me. The bottleneck is bandwidth. Right now, since almost everyone has a 3G phone, your networks speeds in crowded places will be almost unusable. LTE doesn't have that problem yet, but it will when it's adopted by more users.

 

[anon(50597)]

I love my N4 and have since the day I got it. Lots of reviewers and organizations gave it short shrift because it didn't have LTE. Maybe next year or the year after the lack of LTE will be a big deal, but honestly it STILL isn't a big deal right now. Besides, from what I understand, only the U.S. has LTE anyhow, so if the rest of the world (and most of the U.S.) is only rocking HSPA+ at best, then except for people being focused on lovely buzzwords, I don't see there being that much demand for a feature they can't make use of anyhow.

I live in the U.S. and have had phones with LTE. I have to tell you, its not that big a thing to me. I love the N4 and the speeds I get are fine for what I do. I'm on WiFi at work and home so no big deal there. I agree with you.

 

[HawaiianLaker]

I bought the N4 when it went on sale a month or so ago, and i wish i had bought it sooner. battery life isnt great but its good for sure, way better than my old Gnex. not missing LTE as much as i thought, its nice when im out, to have it, but if im out im usually not using my phone much for data any ways. its the best phone ive ever owned thats for sure.

 

[N4Newbie]

I live in the U.S. and have had phones with LTE. I have to tell you, its not that big a thing to me. I love the N4 and the speeds I get are fine for what I do. I'm on WiFi at work and home so no big deal there. I agree with you.

Agreed. Probably 98 or 99% of my data use is over Wi-Fi anyway, so why worry about LTE or lack thereof?