Grabbed link from the Android thread. No N5 from LG (yet). And on a brighter note, was able to get a N4 yesterday! Love it!
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Grabbed link from the Android thread. No N5 from LG (yet). And on a brighter note, was able to get a N4 yesterday! Love it!
Mercury Fred
Banned
Wait wait wait. You took you iPad to a concert and then you took pictures with it??? Please don't be that guy. You ruin concerts for everyone else.
Sorry for the OT, but that drives me insane.
BertramCooper
Banned
So I'm guessing they're just stockpiling a huge supply of phones for the next round? That's understandable, I guess.
That still doesn't explain the lack of bumpers, though. The lucky few of us who do have the phone shouldn't be denied the ability to buy the official accessories.
Mercury Fred
Banned
Agreed 100%. I'm hoping there's a Nexus Mini or Nexus Pocket or something before too long. I love my N4, but I'd love a slightly smaller form factor.
Also, where is the wireless charging orb, Googs?
Don't think the official bumper is very good. Makes the phone even more slippery than it already is.
Yep. I'm fine with my Nexus 4 size.
Come on, it's a $350 phone. It sells for less than the iPhone 4. The camera is passable and I've never had this sound issue (I listen to podcasts every day on the way to work). I've had the S3 before and it's a huge piece of crap.
criesofthepast
Member
The camera is average at best. Noticeably worse than my 4S for sure.
True.
But to clarify if you're trying to use a cellphone as a camera in any low light situation you're doing it wrong.
Mecha_Infantry
Banned
It is £400. Remember Google are selling it cheaper as they can afford the loss, CPW & o2 are selling it at it's RRP.
No, came from work and had an iPad on me at the same time
The fact that the video and and pictures on an iPad were better using the iPad speaks louder...
It ruined no ones concert...grow up man
Mercury Fred
Banned
Ehn, whenever I go to a show, people's phones are annoying enough but an iPad out at a concert is rude and totally absurd. I wish people would actually enjoy the experience of being at a live show rather than obsessively document it as if not doing so would mean it never actually happened.
Mecha_Infantry
Banned
Rude?! You sound so old! People take pictures so they can look back on it at a later date and share the event with others. There's no harm in that at all, you sound like a grouch.
If the Nexus had better imagery and a better microphone I would never have had to pull it out.
Mercury Fred
Banned
Right of course. Because telling people you were there > enjoying the actual experience of being there.
Anyway, I'm done talking about it. In the future, please consider how distracting an enormous glowing screen can be when people are trying to focus see a show.
Mecha_Infantry
Banned
And make sure you dust the sand out of your vagina before you go to sleep tonight
Anyway, I'm using the keyboard gestures a lot more top type now. Is swiftkey actually better? I find the stock swipe is ok
Mercury Fred
Banned
Nice. And fuck everyone around you when you're in public spaces as long as your own insular, childlike needs are being met.
The Faceless Master
Member
yall are really arguing about taking photos with an iPad?
So the phone that I ordered on Dec 3 for my buddy finally shipped today. Tracking info shows that it's shipping from Louisville, Kentucky while I live in Toronto.
Is this the usual shipping route? I just assumed that Google would have a main warehouse in Canada where they'd ship the arrived units out from.
Is this the usual shipping route? I just assumed that Google would have a main warehouse in Canada where they'd ship the arrived units out from.
criesofthepast
Member
Yes. Kentucky is where the phone ships from for all of the USA and Canada I believe.
Thanks!
Read some translated French article over on Reddit (can't find it ATM) and hopefully there will be another shipment by late February at the latest. Basically Google didn't expect such a demand, ordered a set number. The whole Google/LG process takes six weeks so hopefully something happens soon. Was going to get a Galaxy Nexus off of Kijiji today but I'll hold out a little longer.
Nexus 4: LG Finally Explains Itself
Nexus 4: LG Finally Explains Itself
Do LG even have their own factories? Or are they like Samsung who rely on Foxconn? You can understand how difficult it would be to ramp up production quickly in that circumstance.
As for new Nexus devices? Of course there's going be a refreshed Nexus 7 this year. Possibly for the Android 5.0 reveal at I/O this year.
As for new Nexus devices? Of course there's going be a refreshed Nexus 7 this year. Possibly for the Android 5.0 reveal at I/O this year.
Nicktendo86
Member
Makes total sense, the GNexus did not sell well at all (despite seeing a lot of TV adverts here in the UK) so I wouldn't be shocked if Google judged demand for the N4 completely wrong. As the article says it takes time to get the production ramped up after putting in the orders, my guess would be after Feb they will be a lot easier to get hold of. If Google were just to come out and say that though rather than letting everyone hanging would be a big help, I can't understand why they continue to publicly ignore the whole situation.
Ruthless_Barbarian
Member
Mid-feb? I fucking hope so...no stock in AU since november 
This makes their decision to not allow pre orders even more stupid. That is the reason they exist. So that retailers (in this case goog) can judge demand.
They really need to hire some fucking retail people. I've given up trying to get an N4 now and will be waiting on an Xperia Z.
soundahfekz
Member
I was out the moment I heard it was being made by LG as much as I was waiting on the new nexus phone. I'm with you on that, it's either the Z or ZL at this point.
hitsugi
Member
...why wouldn't it be those phones regardless of the N4's availability? Had I not already gotten my N4, it would have been one of the new Xperias for sure.
The entire past two months have effectively been pre-orders. Would you magically feel better if they adjusted the release date to Jan.31 and no one was able to get any phones until then?
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Deleted member 10571
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No. As soon as the first official update went out, everything was peachy and still is, can go through 2 days without problems without shutting off everything that makes it a smartphone. Mileage may vary though, personal use and all.
BertramCooper
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It's fine. Not great, not awful. Very average for a smartphone, IMO.
http://blog.gsmarena.com/google-nex...test-see-if-its-better-than-the-galaxy-nexus/
It got like half the iphone 5s score for internetting >_<
It got like half the iphone 5s score for internetting >_<
BertramCooper
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Like any other phone, it really just depends on your use habits.
It seems to work fine for me, unless I'm stuck in some godawful meeting and on it constantly out of boredom.
I've had it for about a month and only cut it close, battery-wise, maybe once or twice.
Ruthless_Barbarian
Member
AFAIK, the iphone 5 has much worse battery performance than the 4 or 4S.
But you can keep on trolling markot
AFAIK, the iphone 5 has much worse battery performance than the 4 or 4S.
But you can keep on trolling markot
I thought iPhone 5 has better battery life across the board than 4/4S?
hitsugi
Member
Just often are you staring at the screen on your phone every day?
I only get something like 2.5 hours of screen time. Seems pretty bad. Is there some magical settings combination you guys are using?
I'm running Juice Defender, and it seems to help some. HSPA+ battery drain seems pretty heavy, and a good bit of my phone use is when I'm just on cell network (long commute on a bus and generally no wifi at work).
Android OS is the biggest drain culprit in the battery stats. Location history is off, as is location sharing and location reporting. Screen brightness is at 20-25ish% (auto brightness also was harder on battery time).
Any suggestions?
I'm running Juice Defender, and it seems to help some. HSPA+ battery drain seems pretty heavy, and a good bit of my phone use is when I'm just on cell network (long commute on a bus and generally no wifi at work).
Android OS is the biggest drain culprit in the battery stats. Location history is off, as is location sharing and location reporting. Screen brightness is at 20-25ish% (auto brightness also was harder on battery time).
Any suggestions?
I highly recommend the franco kernel (if you feel comfortable installing it) as that has significantly increased my screen time.
I run that and stock android and get around 4hrs screen time (Twitter, FB, 2xEmail, Location Off, Google Now off).
So I got my replica bumper today ($10 shipped), and the quality is pretty good! I talked to the manufacture and apparently they used the exact same mold as the OEM one, so fitment shouldn't be a problem. Unfortunately I can't try the fitment since my sweet Nexus 4 is waiting at my house in LA, so I have to wait until early Feb to put the bumper on.
Pics:
Randy Lanzarote
Member
Is that the Poetic bumper?
AzureSkies
Member
By the way, does anyone know if it's possible to buy a Nexus 4 (in Canada) anywhere outside of the Google Play Store?
I don't mind ordering from any other country as long as it isn't too expensive and it'll work over here.
I don't mind ordering from any other country as long as it isn't too expensive and it'll work over here.
Fulleffect
Member
Ended up with a rather large scratch on my screen today..not sure how, as I'm super careful with it, and it's never with anything rough in my pockets
Now it's going to bug the hell out of me
Now it's going to bug the hell out of me
Nicktendo86
Member
I thought these bloody things used gorilla ultra tough motherfucker glass but they seem to scratch as soon as you look at it!Ended up with a rather large scratch on my screen today..not sure how, as I'm super careful with it, and it's never with anything rough in my pockets
Now it's going to bug the hell out of me