New Nexus 4 Review

Posted By Jonathan Jones on Oct 27, 2013 in Reviews, Smartphones | 0 comments

I thought I’d do a review of the Nexus 4 considering it’s a purchase I recently made. It’s not actually the phone that I intended to get, but hey, here we are and now I have a Nexus 4. I originally intended to purchase a HTC One, but that didn’t go exactly as planned. Let’s just say, I got scammed on GumTree and that’s that.

Back to the Nexus 4. It’s a phone that is manufactured by LG and was a phone sold by Google. Google still have a product page up for this phone, but if you attempt to purchase from the Google Play store, you’ll find that all the Nexus 4 smartphones are sold out. This is a shame considering Google lowered the price of their 8GB model to just £159 (a steal) and their 16GB model to £199. I, unfortunately, had to purchase the phone through eBay and bought an 8GB model for £185. It’s still a cheap price, considering the fact that this phone is brilliant and you won’t get another phone like this for a comparable price.

Specification

Design

With a 4.7 inch display and rounded edges to give the phone a modern look – this phone is certainly something to marvel – especially taking into account the price of the phone. Perhaps it just me being biased, as I haven’t purchased a phone in the past 2 years, but this phone is simply beautiful in my eyes. The smartphone has a rich feeling of cold glass encompassing the back with edges that are rubbery, which helps with gripping onto the smartphone.

Pictures I’ve taken with the Nexus 4

These are pictures that I’ve taken to hopefully give an idea to those reading this article a feel of what the camera is like on a Nexus 4. In my honest opinion, I think it’s pretty damn good for an 8MP camera. Obviously, if you compare it to say a DLSR or a dedicated digital camera then those cameras are always going to win. However, if you are aiming for that type of quality, then I suggest purchasing a HTC One.

Take Aways

• It’s seriously a great phone that will likely last me another 2 years before I have to upgrade.
• The price of the phone is what’s great. You won’t find any other comparable phone (with similar specs) for the same price. (££!)
• The camera, speed of the phone, design, and battery life are more than satisfactory. It’s not a phone you’ll be ashamed of and is definitely a phone that you can talk about.
• My only qualms with the phone is the camera. I wish it was just a little bit better. I however foresee that the Nexus 5 having a 13MP camera and that will likely be comparable to phones such as the Samsung Galaxy S4 and HTC One.