Testseek.com have collected 509 expert reviews of the LG Google Nexus 4 and the average rating is 84%. Scroll down and see all reviews for LG Google Nexus 4.
May 2013
(84%)
509 Reviews
Average score from experts who have reviewed this product.
Users
(95%)
9 Reviews
Average score from owners of the product.
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The editors liked
Spacious display with bright whites and accurate colors
Longlasting battery
Excellent call quality and reception
Low price for unlocked smartphone
Holy hell is fast and smooth. The horsepower of the quad-core Snapdragon S4 Pro processor
The 2GB of RAM
And the incredible smoothness of Project Butter within Jelly Bean just lights this thing on fire. It's easily the best user experience of any Androi
Improved build quality
Android 4.2 is fantastic
Excellent price for a device of this caliber
Great screen is beautiful to look at
Easy to read
Comes with Android 4.2 and the guaranteed promise of immediate software updates
Long battery life
Camera is a leg up over its sister phone
The Optimus G
HSPA+ will ensure the phone works in other 3G
The competitively priced LG Nexus 4 delivers a pure and polished experience with Android 4.2 Jelly Bean
It's powered by a snappy quad-core processor
And it's packed with new photo-editing and camera features
Sharp 4.7-inch HD screen
Sharp
Colorful screen with good viewing angles
Improved Google Now assistant
Speedy and smooth performance
Clean and pure Android
Will get OS updates first. Fast
Will get
Good display quality
Comfortable to hold in hand
Easy to read on
Easy to navigate
Attractive
Minimalist design. Bright display. Fast quad-core performance. Latest Android 4.2 (Jelly Bean) OS. Fast HSPA+ 42 data speeds on T-Mobile. Improved localized search results with Google Now.
Crisp display
Powerful quadcore processor
Ships running the latest version of Android
Fantastic value
Great screen
Android 4.2
Ratio of the price and what it provides
Exceptionally fast processor
Solid and robust performance
Plus fast and easy upgradeable to upcoming versions
Fast Interface
Good Screen
Excellent Off-Contract Price
Top notch specs
For unbeatable price. Being Nexus branded guarantees getting timely Android updates
Attractive glass design
Fantastic price
Terrific display
Top-notch performance
Excellent battery life
Beautiful design
Android 4.2 has some neat new features
Excellent screen
Speedy performance
Low price for an unsubsidized phone
Phenomenal price point
New features with Android 4.2 JB
Great design
Vibrant screen
Good camera
Speedy processor
Android 4.2 Jelly Bean is great
The price
Running Google's latest version of Android
4.2 Jelly Bean
The operating system is nothing but smooth. Android 4.2 is largely the same as 4.1 Jelly Bean — and still comes with the voicepowered Google Now — but there are improvements. There's a new gestur
Beautiful and vibrant 720p display
Very affordable price
Pentaband HSPA+
Android 4.2 delivers new features
Solid performance
High-quality workmanship
Good price-performance ratio
Always the latest Android version
Very good performance (quad-core)
Temperature development
Attractive design
Camera featuring Photo Sphere
Near-field communication
HDMI port via adapter possib
The editors didn't like
No 4G LTE data
No microSD card slot for expandable memory
Again
Software wasn't final. That said
Battery life has not been what we'd hoped it would be. It appears that using the camera (especially to make Photo Sphere) really sucks that juice. When I was camera testing the phone had dropped off from 100 percen
Lacks LTE
Screen a bit washed out
Glass backing breaks easily
Nexus design is a bit unimaginative
Lacks the more advanced power management of the Optimus G
Speaker is muffled if the phone is laid down on its back side
No LTE
Ugly
No SD card slot makes this phone an automatic no-buy for many
The Nexus 4's construction is solid but uninspiring
Its call volume is too low
And it lacks 4G LTE
Short battery life
Competitors have more innovative features
Dull camera images
No LTE support
Mediocre audio quality
Glass back makes us a little nervous. No microSD card slot and no LTE
What's
Subpar battery life
Subpar camera quality
Subpar speaker quality
Subpar performance – not ideal for running the newest Android games and visual apps
Not ideal for typing
Slow HSPA+ 21 data speeds on AT&T. Mediocre camera and camcorder. Ineffective voice dialing. Gets warm
No expandable storage
Poor battery life
Glass back is worrisome
Slight hollow feel
Speaker easily muffled
Glass front and back can crack
Insufficient screen contrast
Poor backfacing camera
Not enough data storage
No Official 4G LTE Out of The Box
Lots of Glass All Around
Average Battery Life
Really hard to find cons here. We can say lack of microSD slot
But that's just nit picking
Screen touch responsiveness is sub-par
Build quality is worse than other Nexus phones
Default chrome web browser under-performs
Super-slippery on front and back
Camera performance is below-average
Purchasing/Availabili
Moderate battery life
Lacks LTE support
Nonreplaceable battery
No storage expansion
Currently out of stock at Google Play store
If you want an Android smartphone that's unencumbered with vendor or mobile operator skins and bundled apps
And receives
Glass back makes phone more fragile
Non-removable battery
No microSD ext
No memory expansion
No LTE version
Underwhelming still and video capturing quality
Battery life is disappointing
Lack of storage
No LTE connectivity means the Nexus 4 is confined to slower
Older mobile networks. No micro SD card slot or expandable storage of any sort. The rear speaker isn't very loud and doesn't sound very good
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Published: 2013-01-16, Author: Phil , review by: techradar.com
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