Google Play Nexus 4 sale mess
- Thread starter Arris
- Start date
Archean
Posts: 5,650 +102
I needed to send my SGS3 in warranty, and I was looking for a Nexus 4 just to give it a go, but couldn't find one, so instead I ended up getting the replacement SGS3 (which still is just as crash happy) .......... this tells one thing Google can't compete with some other players in this area as well.
Yesterday a new batch of phones was supposed to become available at 12pm PST. Seven minutes later and the shopping cart would only show errors. Needless to say I was unable to buy the phone for a cousin and told him to get a HTC One X instead.
The price is great, but the specs are similar to other top end phones. If money wasn't a question I'd probably go for One X+ or Droid DNA as my last two phones have been HTCs. Before this phone my top choice was going to be a Motorola Razr Maxx HD for it's massive battery.
I am currently looking into app development for work so having a vanilla Android device that I can deploy apps to for testing is a boon, I've found the Android AVD emulators less than responsive.
I am currently looking into app development for work so having a vanilla Android device that I can deploy apps to for testing is a boon, I've found the Android AVD emulators less than responsive.
Archean
Posts: 5,650 +102
One X is a great phone, but with one little caveat, in certain conditions under heavy load it gets hot. I think in warmer conditions it may heat up pretty quickly.
I can get SGS3 pretty 'warm' under full load as well. This brings another issue into perspective, I.e. throttling to protect SoC. I think this same issue also stops Nexus 4 from operating at full speeds all the time. Probably, with current tech. they may have started hitting the wall in terms of consistent achievable clock speeds.
Good luck with your shiny new N4 Arris, hopefully it will arrive soon
I can get SGS3 pretty 'warm' under full load as well. This brings another issue into perspective, I.e. throttling to protect SoC. I think this same issue also stops Nexus 4 from operating at full speeds all the time. Probably, with current tech. they may have started hitting the wall in terms of consistent achievable clock speeds.
Good luck with your shiny new N4 Arris, hopefully it will arrive soon
Loving this phone so far. With sale of the old Desire HD it cost me around £170($270) for the 16GB version.
Sucks not having all my music on it but will just have a selection, and having unlimited data I can just stick it all in the free Box 50GB storage and grab it when I need it. Although I have experienced the suicidal tendencies that I saw reported with the phone. It managed to throw itself off a mantlepiece and bend the USB cable. Fortunately the charging port on the phone is ok and the phone just suffered a small blemish to the chrome effect surround to the screen.
Sucks not having all my music on it but will just have a selection, and having unlimited data I can just stick it all in the free Box 50GB storage and grab it when I need it. Although I have experienced the suicidal tendencies that I saw reported with the phone. It managed to throw itself off a mantlepiece and bend the USB cable. Fortunately the charging port on the phone is ok and the phone just suffered a small blemish to the chrome effect surround to the screen.
Archean
Posts: 5,650 +102
Good for you that its screen survived. I once damaged HTC Sensation's touch screen while trying to 'liberate' a dead sparrow from an electric point cover with a viper, but unfortunately, when I jumped up to reach the unlucky sparrow's carcass HTC Sensation popped out of my shirt's pocket and landed on the ground from roughly 7/8 feet and ended up having lots of dead pixels almost exactly in the shape of a ....................................... sparrow.
Luckily, after much search I was able to find a Sensation with dead SoC but perfectly working screen and paid 'reasonably' good price to get it installed in my unit.
Luckily, after much search I was able to find a Sensation with dead SoC but perfectly working screen and paid 'reasonably' good price to get it installed in my unit.
Archean
Posts: 5,650 +102
Yesterday I had the chance to have a go at Nexus 4, it feels whole lot better in the hand compared to my S3; and build quality seems to be much better as well. I like the screen, in fact I think I'd prefer it over S3 any day. .
Performance is pretty snappy as well (well thanks to pure OS, with no nonsense slapped on top of it). Under load SoC throttling seems to slow down things a bit. Also just 16GB (let alone 8GB) storage isn't going to be much for someone who put lots of multimedia files on their smartphone.Overall nice package for the price, but I don't think I like it enough to buy one
.Performance is pretty snappy as well (well thanks to pure OS, with no nonsense slapped on top of it). Under load SoC throttling seems to slow down things a bit. Also just 16GB (let alone 8GB) storage isn't going to be much for someone who put lots of multimedia files on their smartphone.Overall nice package for the price, but I don't think I like it enough to buy one
Archean
Posts: 5,650 +102
One of the major disadvantages of owning a Nexus phone ........ but hey, there are lots of good alternatives around. I think HTC DNA is good one, along with upcoming Xperia Z/ZL. Personally (while staying in android ecosystem) I think HTC's M7 (code name for some upcoming high end phone) may be a very good choice, 1080p 4.7" is a nice sweet spot.
Similar threads
