Nexus 4 questions

[kameleon]

I have a chance to get a "T-Mobile" nexus 4 for cheap tomorrow. Isn't it the same as the google play store version? I use straight talk and want to make sure it will work.

Secondly, I currently have a galaxy Nexus with seidio extended battery. How will the nexus 4 compare battery wise? And how about overall performance, is it that much better than my galaxy nexus? Thanks in advance.

 

[greydarrah]

The one Tmo sells is the same as the one Google sells, but if you buy it from Tmo, you may have to sign a contract with them to get whatever great price they have.

As far as the battery is concerned, I also had a gnex with verizon's extended battery and my N4 battery last a bit longer. The N4 is very noticeably faster and smoother...not like a new ROM seems faster, but really faster.

 

[kameleon]

Thanks for that. I am looking at buying one from an individual not straight from tmobile so luckily no contract. I am surprised the stock battery lasts life you say. I may end up going with the 4 after all. Thanks!

 

[Alex_Hong]

Well, first you can check out these videos from PhoneDog. They are in process of doing a 30 day challenge with the Nexus 4 on straight talk.

On battery life, I can't really comment to the comparison with GNex, as I don't have that. But I've been pretty satisfied with my Nexus 4's battery life. For example just yesterday i use endomondo on it to track my jog for 1 hour 40mins, meaning GPS tracking all the time. Of course while playing music through earphones at the maximum volume allowed (somehow its not as loud as other phones I've had). I started the run at 28%, thinking it might not last all the way. But pleasantly surprised when i got home with 12% left.

Speed wise I have been very impressed with its smoothness.

If you like the GNex, you'll probably like the Nexus 4 too. It might not be the latest and greatest Android device in terms of specs, but its definitely once of the best bang for buck phone in the market imo.

Edit: added the videos that I was talking about. Forgot to include it.