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11-12-2012, 04:13 PM
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well.. for $50 more you get double the space.... soo im getting the 16gb for sure... if its all gone then 8gb...
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11-12-2012, 05:57 PM
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with the glass back being easily breakable (even though its gorilla glass) does that not concern anyone?
or the fact that it got owned by the sgs3 and optimusG in benchmarks?
and that it lags when dialling a number?
was seriously considering on going through with the purchase tonight but now... :/
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11-12-2012, 06:00 PM
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Originally Posted by StylinRed  with the glass back being easily breakable (even though its gorilla glass) does that not concern anyone?
or the fact that it got owned by the sgs3 and optimusG in benchmarks?
and that it lags when dialling a number?
was seriously considering on going through with the purchase tonight but now... :/ | I may or may not upgrade depending on how some of my friends feel about it; I've got a Gnex now so for the time being I'm fairly content.
As far as the glass back, I've had an otterbox on my phone; the gnex digitizer is built into the glass (or somehow fused to it) which makes it a RIDICULOUSLY expensive replacement. Now that I've had my otterbox on my phone, I can treat it just like a normal phone and not like some fragile beast. I've accidentally dropped it several times and it's still mint as fuck. Construction on phones no longer concerns me, especially when I'm getting what is essentially a top of the line phone for half price--I can afford a gods damned case.
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11-12-2012, 06:00 PM
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8GB models have approx 5GB in free space after the OS. 2GB of photos, 3GB of MP3 and that's it. So no, 16GB all the way. 8GB is not going to last.
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11-12-2012, 06:16 PM
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Originally Posted by StylinRed with the glass back being easily breakable (even though its gorilla glass) does that not concern anyone?
or the fact that it got owned by the sgs3 and optimusG in benchmarks?
and that it lags when dialling a number?
was seriously considering on going through with the purchase tonight but now... :/ | source?
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11-12-2012, 06:18 PM
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16gb for sure
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11-12-2012, 06:21 PM
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#232 | | 14 dolla balla aint got nothing on me!
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Originally Posted by StylinRed with the glass back being easily breakable (even though its gorilla glass) does that not concern anyone? | I'm own an iPhone 4 and 4S with only bumper case on it and I dropped it multiple times with no break.
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11-12-2012, 06:33 PM
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8GB for me.
I checked my usage on my Gnex and it was only around 2GB. LOL.
I don't leave junk on my phone that I'll never use.
Google Music and Plex streams all my media needs.
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Originally Posted by Valour It may seem like peanuts to you, but you know what else is the size of a peanut? your anus. and when somebody wants to fuck u up your anus, I shall fight.
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11-12-2012, 06:39 PM
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Originally Posted by joquio 8GB for me.
I checked my usage on my Gnex and it was only around 2GB. LOL.
I don't leave junk on my phone that I'll never use.
Google Music and Plex streams all my media needs. | I guess you haven't done any nandroid backups.
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11-12-2012, 06:42 PM
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#235 | | I don't get it
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11-12-2012, 06:52 PM
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Originally Posted by shenmecar I guess you haven't done any nandroid backups. | I always do.
Actually the 2GB of my usage are mostly custom Roms and backups!
I usually keep about 3 nandroid backups.
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Originally Posted by Valour It may seem like peanuts to you, but you know what else is the size of a peanut? your anus. and when somebody wants to fuck u up your anus, I shall fight.
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11-12-2012, 07:11 PM
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#237 | | I only answer to my username, my real name is Irrelevant!
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Originally Posted by shenmecar source? | engadgets review Nexus 4 review -- Engadget
half way+ down the screen under performance & battery
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11-12-2012, 07:12 PM
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wow really. on my s2, nandroid backups are 800 mbs each.
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11-12-2012, 07:20 PM
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#239 | | Got MOD?
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Neither sgs3 or the optimus g are running 4.2 so benchmarking those together is going to provide mixed results obviously. Glass backing I'm not too worried about.
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11-12-2012, 07:21 PM
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Originally Posted by StylinRed | Another review with broken glass back.
The Verge: Nexus 4 review | The Verge
"That glass covering is cause for concern, however. While testing the phone, I accidentally knocked the device off of my dining table and onto a hardwood floor... cracking the glass on the back. It's a small fracture, but had I just paid $300 for the device, I would be irate, and I'm not sure what LG or Google's policy is on replacement."
In the video review he even mentions the Google demo unit they saw on the Google campus had a crack in the back glass.
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11-12-2012, 07:28 PM
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I don't get why the glass back is such a huge deal. I have an iPhone 4 and have used it since its release in June 2010 with no issues whatsoever. Yes I've had a case on the phone all the time, and I intend to do the same with the n4.
So when Apple sticks a glass back on its phone, it's "revolutionary", but when LG does it, it's a bad idea? So put on a plastic back... oh wait, people will complain that it feels too "plasticky" (ahem GS3)....
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11-12-2012, 07:55 PM
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Originally Posted by shenmecar wow really. on my s2, nandroid backups are 800 mbs each.
Posted via RS Mobile | New nandroid backups take up like 20mb.
I think it's with any version of CWM recovery with the grey background/cyan font.
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11-12-2012, 08:08 PM
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Originally Posted by StylinRed with the glass back being easily breakable (even though its gorilla glass) does that not concern anyone?
or the fact that it got owned by the sgs3 and optimusG in benchmarks?
and that it lags when dialling a number?
was seriously considering on going through with the purchase tonight but now... :/ | Gorilla glass back: either use it carefully or use a case.
Benchmarks: They don't really matter. The rest of the review says that the overall experience with the phone was quick and smooth and ran pretty fine in Riptide.
Dialing Lag: It's fixed with the change of a setting and will definitely get fixed in custom ROMs. Quote: |
For the most part, it was responsive and fast, multitasking was smooth and we only rarely had any lag. In side-by-side use, it does feel slightly slower than the Optimus G; most of the time this difference is rather infinitesimal, but there are a few times that it stuck out like a sore thumb. For instance, we noticed that when dialing a phone number -- a rather trivial task in the OS -- we'd have to wait for the numbers to catch up with us, whereas the Optimus G passed this simple test with flying colors. (Update: we found that the phone dialer issue is much more noticeable when the triple-tap magnification feature is turned on. This can be disabled in accessibility settings.) | These problems are too minor for me to back off of this $309 deal. 8GB is more than enough for me. Movies and whatnot will be put on a usb via MHL
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11-12-2012, 08:47 PM
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Originally Posted by Simplex123 Gorilla glass back: either use it carefully or use a case.
Benchmarks: They don't really matter. The rest of the review says that the overall experience with the phone was quick and smooth and ran pretty fine in Riptide.
Dialing Lag: It's fixed with the change of a setting and will definitely get fixed in custom ROMs.
These problems are too minor for me to back off of this $309 deal. 8GB is more than enough for me. Movies and whatnot will be put on a usb via MHL | If its that noticeable, It will probably be fixed asap by Google themselves before custom ROM devs even get their hands on it. lol
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11-12-2012, 08:49 PM
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#246 | | I STILL don't get it
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Originally Posted by StylinRed with the glass back being easily breakable (even though its gorilla glass) does that not concern anyone?
or the fact that it got owned by the sgs3 and optimusG in benchmarks?
and that it lags when dialling a number?
was seriously considering on going through with the purchase tonight but now... :/ | Benchmarks don't translate well into usability of the phone. And everything I've seen so far, the phone looks to be the fastest android yet.
The back is why I'm still hesitant on ordering it as soon as it's available though.
I want ifixit, or google/LG to come out and tell us that the back glass is easily separable from the back plate and thus easily replaceable.  | |
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11-12-2012, 09:04 PM
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#247 | | 14 dolla balla aint got nothing on me!
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Originally Posted by wstce92 Benchmarks don't translate well into usability of the phone. And everything I've seen so far, the phone looks to be the fastest android yet.
The back is why I'm still hesitant on ordering it as soon as it's available though.
I want ifixit, or google/LG to come out and tell us that the back glass is easily separable from the back plate and thus easily replaceable. | Looking at the pics posted by engadget. It seems there are two screws at the bottom of the phone so just from the picture I would assume it is very straight forward to open up the phone to replace the back
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11-12-2012, 09:08 PM
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I really doubt it.. but let's hope so
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11-12-2012, 09:22 PM
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#249 | | I answer every Emotion with an emoticon
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Originally Posted by StylinRed with the glass back being easily breakable (even though its gorilla glass) does that not concern anyone?
or the fact that it got owned by the sgs3 and optimusG in benchmarks?
and that it lags when dialling a number?
was seriously considering on going through with the purchase tonight but now... :/ | But for the hardware it packs.. its the BEST deal by far...
for the glass back, as long as you take care of your phone, it shouldnt be a problem.. people have broken front screens, so they shouldnt have glass on the front too? 
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11-12-2012, 09:42 PM
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#250 | | I only answer to my username, my real name is Irrelevant!
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Originally Posted by FerrariEnzo for the glass back, as long as you take care of your phone, it shouldnt be a problem.. people have broken front screens, so they shouldnt have glass on the front too? | well my concern is that it seems to be of sub par quality (glass) if it breaks from a fall from the table-top
i dont want to give this as a gift if it'll break easily hell ive dropped my noks with glass screens from all sorts of heights onto all sorts of surfaces and they're fine (and im contemplating between the nexus 4 or a lumia 920 although the lumia is $ 2X more)
im focusing on: build quality, camera first and foremost and maps/apps/browser 2nd
i should have done my investigating earlier though lol
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