systemfehler
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But you get excellent service at the many retail stores like a Saturn employe reading you the text on the box.
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Nexus 4 |OT| Quality for everyone
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But you get excellent service at the many retail stores like a Saturn employe reading you the text on the box.
Kiraly
Member
The distribution of this phone is suck a fucking disaster, it blows my mind a multi-billion dollar company can't get it right.
€395 in Deutschland at Media Markt for the 16GB version, which is not that bad of a mark-up. Not available yet though.
Might even catch a train from Amsterdam to the nearest German MM to get it lol
€395 in Deutschland at Media Markt for the 16GB version, which is not that bad of a mark-up. Not available yet though.
Might even catch a train from Amsterdam to the nearest German MM to get it lol
Donny Hayabusa
Member
Whaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaat? Ordered two days ago a Nexus 4 for my gf et voila it just showed up on my doorstep. That was fast! Especially if you consider they told me it would be 4-5 weeks.
Opened it to get a glimpse and woah this phone is sexy. I want 4.2 on my S3 :/
I wanted to give it to my gf for christmas, but she desperately needs a new phone so i guess i just hand it over.
Opened it to get a glimpse and woah this phone is sexy. I want 4.2 on my S3 :/
I wanted to give it to my gf for christmas, but she desperately needs a new phone so i guess i just hand it over.
Unknown Soldier
Member
I have no idea. I've never had an app which was taken down from Google Play.
The VZW GNex has a pretty crummy radio. When I upgraded to my Note II, I sat in exactly the same spot I used to get 12-13 Mbps and was suddenly getting 40+ Mbps. It's kind of wierd having a cell connection which is literally twice as fast as my landline Internet connection from Comcast.
well i have family in good old germany so i bought it for 350 (+10 shipping)
Randy Lanzarote
Member
UK? Did you not get a shipping email)/tracking details?
Donny Hayabusa
Member
Germany.
I did. I just didn't read it
Thought it was just a confirmation mail.
I did. I just didn't read it
Thought it was just a confirmation mail.Mecha_Infantry
Banned
Can you you check your wallet status to see if its still saying pending or complete?
Cheers
Look doubtful.
Donny Hayabusa
Member
It says completed.
Mecha_Infantry
Banned
Thanks
Also, do you guys think a case with a magnet will cause any issues?
I'm thinking about this: http://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/B00A0Q09AA/
Red or black?
Donny Hayabusa
Member
http://www.amazon.de/Bouletta-Coffee-Samsung-Handytasche-Schutzh%C3%BClle/dp/B008QYVIQ2/ref=sr_1_1?s=ce-de&ie=UTF8&qid=1354881135&sr=1-1
I got this one for my S3. Sadly there is nothing for the Nexus 4 for now.
I got this one for my S3. Sadly there is nothing for the Nexus 4 for now.
Randy Lanzarote
Member
Germany.
I did. I just didn't read it
Dang, that's Germany efficency for you!
Any UK folk had an update on their 16gb order from Wednesday yet?
Nope.....
Mecha_Infantry
Banned
Yeah, someone I know got theirs already. Yesterday in fact
My shipping estimate was 1-2 weeks, seeing people get their 5 week order the day after they ordered has made me die inside a little.
Yeah what's up with that.
Randy Lanzarote
Member
Oh well, some are being sent out then.
I'm just getting impatient, the receipt said 1-2 weeks but part of me keeps hoping that was a worst case scenario estimate and I'll get an email any second now....... *checks*.....
criesofthepast
Member
I have only used about 1GB and have 4.65GB of space left on my 8GB. Google music really is the best not having to store any of my music on the device while still giving me that option easily for a few hundred songs at a time if I did really want to download to the device. Automatic upload to dropbox for media (videos mostly due to their size) then I delete most of it from the phone. Just works man! Glad I went with the 8GB coming from a 16GB 4S that was never close to full.
I haven't had to compromise and cut anything except on big games like Grand Theft Auto 3, Mass Effect, and FIFA which I had on my iPhone but have so far chosen not to download on my nexus due to how little I even played them.
In other news, I still have that plastic on the back of my phone that comes with the phone out of the box. After almost a month of having the phone. Lol
It's the most perfect cut ever it goes right to the very edge of the phone unlike the one on the front which isn't as fitted. You can't notice it except for the IMEI sticker and the small cutout around the camera lens. Hey, some people pay money for those invisi-skins that are basically the same exact thing! I'll probably keep it on until my honeymoon period with the phone is over in a few weeks and when I won't really care about making small scratches anymore. I'm weird.
I haven't had to compromise and cut anything except on big games like Grand Theft Auto 3, Mass Effect, and FIFA which I had on my iPhone but have so far chosen not to download on my nexus due to how little I even played them.
In other news, I still have that plastic on the back of my phone that comes with the phone out of the box. After almost a month of having the phone. Lol
It's the most perfect cut ever it goes right to the very edge of the phone unlike the one on the front which isn't as fitted. You can't notice it except for the IMEI sticker and the small cutout around the camera lens. Hey, some people pay money for those invisi-skins that are basically the same exact thing! I'll probably keep it on until my honeymoon period with the phone is over in a few weeks and when I won't really care about making small scratches anymore. I'm weird.
No progress here, just sitting under 'Pending' with google having received my order.
Mecha_Infantry
Banned
Okay so I've been using this for a week and I have to say that this phone is really really great. I didn't expect to notice such a dramatic speed difference between it and my galaxy nexus, but wow, it's blazing fast. Feels great in the hand too, although it is a bit heavier than I'm used to. I like how the notification LED looks now, and the Nexus lettering on the back is really classy.
Haven't rooted it yet, going to use it for a while to see if I really need to root it or not, but played around with the visuals a bit.
Looks really nice on the gorgeous screen.
I am worried about how slippery it is though. It's okay when it's in hand, but slides around like crazy on a desk. I really don't want to get a case, so I might opt for a pouch or something.
Haven't rooted it yet, going to use it for a while to see if I really need to root it or not, but played around with the visuals a bit.
Looks really nice on the gorgeous screen.
I am worried about how slippery it is though. It's okay when it's in hand, but slides around like crazy on a desk. I really don't want to get a case, so I might opt for a pouch or something.
Fulleffect
Member
I really want a different colored one..white of course, orange, red, or blueeeee would be great
It's not ideal, just what I had to work with so far
It's really bad on the lettering for the dock icons due to limitations on how wide the icon creator I used could be. Wasn't sure if I was going to root and flash a new rom or not, so I didn't bother putting too much effort into it.
Update on the undervolting I was trying out. Phone came off the charger on Wednesday at 6pm local time, been running since then. Testing normal/medium usage. Typical day is ~2 hours web browsing, ~2 hours music, ~30 texts, ~1hr phone, with a bunch of random playing about in between. Screen on time is 4 hours 40 minutes roughly. Wifi at home/work, 3G on bus/train. All data off during sleep.
Well worth it.
Well worth it.
criesofthepast
Member
Damn almost 5 hours screen time? I think normally I get 3 on a good day. That's really interesting.
Mecha_Infantry
Banned
Your name is so apt right now!
I did a test of burning through the battery from 100% to 0% to see how the undervolting handled extreme usage and I got around 6 hours 15 minutes screen on time, which is so great.
OriginalThinking
Member
Nexus 4 users, I've knocked together a community for Android on Gaf - Come join in
Android + Gaf on Google+
Android + Gaf on Google+
Nexus 4 users, I've knocked together a community for Android on Gaf - Come join in
Android + Gaf on Google+
The day that the unending wait for my Nexus 4 pushes me to Google+ is the day insanity takes my soul forever
I can feel it coming!
How did you do that to the screen? Im waiting on my N4 to arrive and that looks spiffy.
SSGMUN10000
Connoisseur Of Tedium
Been playing with my phone since last night and thoroughly impressed. Coming from the gnex I have been genuinely surprised. Didn't realize how over saturated the colors were on the gnex till now. The N4 screen is beautiful.
Pros
- build quality, great looking piece of technology like a "precious jewel"
- beautiful screen, images look like they are on the surface, finger glides so smooth on it
- hspa+ speeds, getting 15Mbps-24Mbps consistently with TMobile
- snappy and extremely fast
Cons
- battery life, so far this morning it has gone down 30% in 3 hours with light use
- slippery and can for see a lot of cracked phones
Overall impressed. Possibly the best phone I have ever owned.
If anyone is still interested in one have 3 for sale. Thought I would give you guys a chance first before going on eBay.
Pros
- build quality, great looking piece of technology like a "precious jewel"
- beautiful screen, images look like they are on the surface, finger glides so smooth on it
- hspa+ speeds, getting 15Mbps-24Mbps consistently with TMobile
- snappy and extremely fast
Cons
- battery life, so far this morning it has gone down 30% in 3 hours with light use
- slippery and can for see a lot of cracked phones
Overall impressed. Possibly the best phone I have ever owned.
If anyone is still interested in one have 3 for sale. Thought I would give you guys a chance first before going on eBay.
Vyse The Legend
Member
Enjoy it while you can. That will change next year. *sigh*
Also, I agree with the screen. I turned on my GNex yesterday, and it looked so jacked by comparison.
Is it difficult to do the undervolting mod? If not, are there any guides out there?
OriginalThinking
Member
Why do you have 3 for sale?
FallingEdge
Member
You need to be rooted and an app that will allow you to UV. It really is quite simple. I have a global UV at -100 and the phone works great. Some people go down to -150 but I really don't care that much to try it that low. Also will depend on the kernel and hardware as no two chips are created equal.
So i root it, swap the kernel and install the app to undervolt it, right?
Any recommended kernels? And do I have to swap out the ROM or can I just leave it as stock?
I'm new to this android stuff so apologies if the questions are dumb.
FallingEdge
Member
You don't have to flash a new kernel but there are many changes that help improve performance/battery life. You can still use an AOSP ROM.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/forumdisplay.php?f=1912
I personally use faux's kernel but I have heard great things about Matrix.
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=ccc71.pmw&hl=en
App I use to UV (thanks to whoever suggested that in this thread)
Some kernels (such as matrix) have pre-defined undervolts which you can't change. Probably the safest bet for someone new to android/don't want to experiment. You'd just root, and flash the kernel .zip through recovery mode. If you were to install a custom rom, the rom will come packaged with it's own kernel so you'd be required to root, flash the rom first then flash the desired kernel afterwards. Then you can use apps like the one FallingEdge mentioned to monitor/control voltage/clock speeds etc. I'm going for a run just now but if you are thinking about doing it soon I'm willing to IM while you do it in case something goes nuts/you have questions.
draftingscotch
Member
I don't know what happened, but my phone's battery life is so, so much better than when I first got it. Previously, I'd limp along at the end of the night trying to keep it alive till I could get back to the charger, but now, I'll go to bed and it'll have 60% left on the battery! ...I'm even using a live wallpaper!
Is it 4.2.1? The better battery life seems to have started around when I updated the phone, but that update shouldn't have changed much; otherwise, I can't think of what it might be.
Meanwhile, I am in love with this phone! The OS feels just as snappy as my girlfriend's iPhone, I'm really digging the Google ecosystem and location integration, and the build quality is impressive! (part of that might be that I've come from the worst phone in existence, the HTC Hero)
Is it 4.2.1? The better battery life seems to have started around when I updated the phone, but that update shouldn't have changed much; otherwise, I can't think of what it might be.
Meanwhile, I am in love with this phone! The OS feels just as snappy as my girlfriend's iPhone, I'm really digging the Google ecosystem and location integration, and the build quality is impressive! (part of that might be that I've come from the worst phone in existence, the HTC Hero)
I bought one to resell it. The CL market crashed two weeks ago. What should I do with mine? It gets delivered tomorrow.
Your screen on time has probably changed as you're less mesmerized by it.
SSGMUN10000
Connoisseur Of Tedium
Are you referring to the influx of incoming iphone users?
I've found there are quite a few apps like online banking etc which won't work on a rooted device.
Also what's the crack with photosphere, how are you supposed to get it all nice. I do one good portion and then when I go to fill in the gaps it's like a patchwork horror... There must be some secret to it?
Also what's the crack with photosphere, how are you supposed to get it all nice. I do one good portion and then when I go to fill in the gaps it's like a patchwork horror... There must be some secret to it?
Vyse The Legend
Member
If you're doing it indoors, it's hit or miss for me, depending on how open the space is. Outside, it always works 100% for me.
Yes.