Nexus 4 owners, when will you get a new phone?

[ysbg]

One issue that worries me with going the old flagship route is the lack of support. I was checking out the LG G2 recently for one of my relatives and I was shocked to learn that it would not be updated to the new interface of the G3. That's the good thing with Nexuses, you usually don't have to worry about those things.

Also the G3 mini was just announced a couple of days ago. It could be interesting, although the price hasn't yet been announced.

Regarding carrying a spare battery, I think that to be fair the N4 and N5 have a bad battery life compared to other flagships. It seems though project volta will have a big impact on battery life, and hopefully future nexuses, if there will be any, will pack larger batteries. I doubt however that I won't have to charge the phone every night.

 

[Fearless Freep]

If there's another Nexus, I'm in. If not, I'll assess whether the N5 or Android Silver is the better route. I've had it since the very first batch and other than some decrease in battery life, it's still serving me very, very well.

 

[4ringsa6]

I had upgraded to a G2. Really good phone. Liked it more than my nexus. Battery was insane with at least 4 hours and 30 mins SOT to 5 hrs easy. Dropped once. Lcd no longer recognizes touch. Back to nexus. Good thing I didn't sell.

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[booboolala2000]

Sending my beautiful white 16gig N4 to the luck guy that got it on eBay yesterday for $225. Picked up a 32 gig G3 last week. Saving that money in PayPal for when the My comes out. Love the 3 but if the 6 is close then go back to stock and no bloat.

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[agp101]

Hard to get rid of the N4. I mean, since launch, you expect devices to get slower with time. But so far it's only gotten faster. I paid this device $300 retail (16gb). The S4 Pro has held up extremely well over time, at least as far as stock Android goes. Adreno 320 is plenty enough for me at the moment. I don't play graphics intensive games.

I got my N4 last July so it's been about a little over a year. Will get a new phone most likely in 2015. Nexus phone or android silver, possibly a Galaxy Note at the time, but I love having my device up to date all the time so Nexus or Android silver or whatever is always a big win for me if I'm looking for a long term purchase, which I most likely will be.

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[Citizen Coyote]

My Nexus 4 will be two years old in December (second batch). I've been keeping an eye on all the new flagship phones that have come out, but they've always had some drawback or compromise that drives me away (especially since I will never buy another phone on contract again and don't feel like dropping $600 on a phone). Right now I'm waiting on the Moto X+1 to see what it looks like, but if I pass on that I'll probably wait for the next Nexus (if there is one). Despite the wonkiness of my N4, I love it too much to give it up just for the latest and greatest.

 

[Linh321]

I don't see a reason to get a new one! This is my daily driver and it's a great device that still packs a punch with cpu and ram for most of the games! I will be upgrading in two more years if this battery loses its longevity

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[HawaiianLaker]

I have had my N4 since the fire sale last august/september? And will probably keep it still the N5 hits fire sale, if not, then ill probably get the N6.

 

[BuffOrange]

I also have the ability to charge at work, which is a must considering how lousy my battery has gotten. Toying with picking up either an M8 or G3. Can't decide if A) they're too big or B) I want to drop $600+. And yes then there's the X+1 & N6 which we still know nothing about. Guess I feel sort of stuck. Meh. I kinda like almost every feature about the G2 tbh - if only that came in the G3's sexy "fake metal" body.

 

[Ed Briggs]

I will definitely be getting the N6 when and if it comes out. Just sold my N5 (so I could have more money for my vacation) and decided to ride with the N4 until the end of the year. But the N4 is still a good fast phone, and will keep it as a backup even after I get the next greatest thing.

 

[Linh321]

I don't see or have a good excuse to put this phone aside and get a new phone that cost me another 600$+ this phone still works and it still has enough power to run smoothly with everything out there!

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[fuzzylumpkin]

I also have the ability to charge at work, which is a must considering how lousy my battery has gotten. Toying with picking up either an M8 or G3. Can't decide if A) they're too big or B) I want to drop $600+. And yes then there's the X+1 & N6 which we still know nothing about. Guess I feel sort of stuck. Meh. I kinda like almost every feature about the G2 tbh - if only that came in the G3's sexy "fake metal" body.

You could just replace the battery in your N4, squeeze some more life out of it.

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[ysbg]

You could just replace the battery in your N4, squeeze some more life out of it.

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That sounds like a good idea. I will try to do that, it will be easier to go on for another year.

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[lordj666]

Well the bottom of my screen doesn't respond to touch anymore, so can't use the soft keys. I installed an app that puts them along the sides, should buy me some time until the whole thing goes. Hopefully Google drops the price of the N5 in August like they did last year for the N4. If I can get a new one for around $200 I'll be all over it.

 

[skyhigh_91]

I was planning to stick with my N4 until around February next year but the battery life just got too bad for me and I got fed up with carrying around my portable battery pack. The last straw for me was when I had to go into London to an area where I was used to for work but someone took me somewhere else for an event. I only realised I was lost when I'd left on my own and found the battery had died so I couldn't use a map to find my way back.

Anyway, I've just switched to an HTC One M8 and so far it's great.

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[ohyeahar]

I still love using the N4. Got mine since Nov 2012. In terms of performance, I’ve never felt held back by the hardware. The camera is not the best, but I never use it anyway since I always carry a real camera around. I would happily keep using it if not for a couple of general wear & tear issues.

- The battery. Battery life wasn’t awesome to begin with. By now, the capacity appears to have dropped by at least 15%. I can still go a full day under light usage. But it’s really starting to become a problem.

- The standby/power button. My button has been acting strange since the last few months. I guess it’s just been pressed too many times. It sometimes registers a single press as a double press. So if I want to turn on the screen, it would turn on and then quickly turn off. Or if I want to turn off the screen, it would turn off and then quickly turn on. Problem goes away if I just try again one or two more times. But I can only foresee this getting worse as time goes on.

So I’m definitely going to be retiring the N4 sooner rather than later. I’ll just wait for the successor to the N5 (the N6? Or the New N5? Whatever).

I really can’t justify getting anything other than Nexus. They’re priced lower than competitors. The flagships from the likes of Samsung, HTC, LG, Moto, Sony, etc often offer a lot more features. But almost none of them are value-added for me. Software features can often be had through 3rd party apps in Google Play.
The only things that interest me are on the hardware side. And while I appreciate a microSD card slot or a removable battery, I could definitely live without these things if the device itself costs $200-$300 less. Plus, CM seems to run the best on Nexus devices. And of course, there’s the updates from Google which is a huge plus.

 

[ysbg]

- The standby/power button. My button has been acting strange since the last few months. I guess it’s just been pressed too many times. It sometimes registers a single press as a double press. So if I want to turn on the screen, it would turn on and then quickly turn off. Or if I want to turn off the screen, it would turn off and then quickly turn on. Problem goes away if I just try again one or two more times. But I can only foresee this getting worse as time goes on.

I started having this problem a couple of weeks ago. It's annoying and I wish I had LG's knock-on feature.

 

[acejavelin]

I started having this problem a couple of weeks ago. It's annoying and I wish I had LG's knock-on feature.

Its not hard to get actually, there are several kernels that support DT2W (Double Tap to Wake) and S2W (Swipe to Wake) for the Nexus 4. Many will work with the stock ROM, you just need to be unlocked.

Although to get "knock off" you need a launcher that supports it, or most custom ROMs have this supported by double tapping the status bar.

 

[CoMoNexus]

- The battery. Battery life wasn’t awesome to begin with. By now, the capacity appears to have dropped by at least 15%. I can still go a full day under light usage. But it’s really starting to become a problem.

I'm not planning to replace my N4 anytime soon, but if I do, battery life probably will be the primary reason. Replacing the battery wouldn't help with the fact that, as you note, battery life wasn't awesome to begin with.

The N4 won't go to trash or recycling, though. My previous phone was the original HTC EVO, and I still use it daily for recording phone interviews via my desk speakerphone. I'm sure I'll find a daily use for the N4, too, when it's time.

 

[ysbg]

Its not hard to get actually, there are several kernels that support DT2W (Double Tap to Wake) and S2W (Swipe to Wake) for the Nexus 4. Many will work with the stock ROM, you just need to be unlocked.

Although to get "knock off" you need a launcher that supports it, or most custom ROMs have this supported by double tapping the status bar.

I do need to be rooted to install a custom kernel, don't I?

Unfortunately I can't root because my banking app won't work with root, even if I do things like hiding the superuser apk.

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