The OS update was supposed to be Nov. 11, so I was hoping for final reviews to come today, but the OS update isn't coming until tomorrow.How quickly will we get post-launch reviews? The camera and battery life issues are a big deal for me.
While it's a killer price considering how much smartphone sells for just a couple months ago, I don't think it's a killer price from this point forward. Already we've seen SIII can be had for less than $500, Note II for less than $600, 920 for $450. iPhone can sell for $650 only because the demand is so great. But I believe we are entering a new era for smartphone pricing.
More power to all of us!
How quickly will we get post-launch reviews? The camera and battery life issues are a big deal for me.
After listening to the Ananadtech podcast, I think I'm going to get this. They said that the battery life, isn't THAT bad. I might get a portable charger for trips.
One quick question, will this sim card cutter work with my straight talk sim to make it compatible to the nexus 4? I've never messed around with micro sims: http://www.amazon.com/eForCity-Cutte...rds=sim+cutter
I'm all ready for a 4, picked up:
2 x charging mats:
http://www.amazon.com/Duracell-Power...dp/B0082YVBTA/
1 x portable battery:
http://www.amazon.com/Duracell-Power...dp/B0082YVBXQ/
Or maybe I screwed up... It seems PowerMat WAS part of the Qi standard but now may not be. So I have no idea if these are going to work.
Looks like the answer may be no, so I guess they're going back to Amazon. Stupid competing standards.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1968971
Unfortunately I'm flying to the west coast Thursday and given the cluster last time around with Nexus 7 pre-orders I have little faith they'll manage to get a 4 to me before I leave. Current plan is to have it shipped to meet me in Portland.
After listening to the AT podcast on it it's clear it's a no-brainer as a T-Mobile customer.
Viper GTS
Check this out: http://cnettv.cnet.com/how-cut-down-your-sim-card/9742-1_53-50129086.html
Since you have to send those back.
Check out Monoprice's backup batteries: http://www.monoprice.com/products/subdepartment.asp?c_id=108&cp_id=10831#1083110
This 9000mAh battery kinda matches the Nexus 4 and looks the most portable as well as providing the most juice: http://www.monoprice.com/products/p...=10831&cs_id=1083110&p_id=9531&seq=1&format=2
The downside to this is that I'd guess the Nexus 4 to sell out tomorrow, so if you don't order tomorrow before the final reviews, you might be waiting a little while to get a unit. It depends on how much production Google had before release. Maybe not distributing them to the stores will help keep things going for Google Play orders.
The good news is that many newer planes now have USB ports on the seat backs, specifically for charging mobile devices.I like this one better for non-Apple devices due to the built-in micro-USB port and non-huge size: http://www.monoprice.com/products/p...=10833&cs_id=1083311&p_id=7664&seq=1&format=2
I dunno. Perhaps those who bought the Nexus 7 from Google Play can comment.Sorry to be a pain, any idea when it'll be available at Google Play? At like midnight PST or more like in the morning?
Sorry to be a pain, any idea when it'll be available at Google Play? At like midnight PST or more like in the morning? I don't know how it was for the GN.
I'm all ready for a 4, picked up:
2 x charging mats:
http://www.amazon.com/Duracell-Power...dp/B0082YVBTA/
1 x portable battery:
http://www.amazon.com/Duracell-Power...dp/B0082YVBXQ/
Or maybe I screwed up... It seems PowerMat WAS part of the Qi standard but now may not be. So I have no idea if these are going to work.
Looks like the answer may be no, so I guess they're going back to Amazon. Stupid competing standards.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1968971
Unfortunately I'm flying to the west coast Thursday and given the cluster last time around with Nexus 7 pre-orders I have little faith they'll manage to get a 4 to me before I leave. Current plan is to have it shipped to meet me in Portland.
After listening to the AT podcast on it it's clear it's a no-brainer as a T-Mobile customer.
Viper GTS
Should have gotten this one instead: http://www.amazon.com/Energizer-Qi-E.../dp/B0041RRORA
Works on both the Lumia 920 and Nexus 4.
Sorry to be a pain, any idea when it'll be available at Google Play? At like midnight PST or more like in the morning? I don't know how it was for the GN.
Yes I know but they're hideous.
Unless I find something better that's what I will end up with but the powermat is so clean.
Viper GTS
Might as well order a microSIM from StraightTalk for $5.After listening to the Ananadtech podcast, I think I'm going to get this. They said that the battery life, isn't THAT bad. I might get a portable charger for trips.
One quick question, will this sim card cutter work with my straight talk sim to make it compatible to the nexus 4? I've never messed around with micro sims: http://www.amazon.com/eForCity-Cutte...rds=sim+cutter
I think if you wait til the final reviews to find out, the phone will likely be sold out and backordered. The camera is non issue for me as it's better than GNex camera and that is acceptable to me. The battery life is a big issue with me as I can't swap batteries with the sealed back. Nexus 4 is Google version of iPhone 4 to 4S. It's not big enough upgrade and the phone basically looks the same minus the glass back. It's basically Galaxy Nexus merged with iPhone 4. Which is fine as I think both phones were great looking phones but I keep coming back to the sealed battery. I'm probably going to order but I know it won't be worth the upgrade for me.
I read on The Verge forums that it's 12am PST
Is it honestly going to sell that much? Do you see this beating an iPhone 5 launch? Or 4S? Or 4? I don't know.
Furthermore, this is like an iPhone launch in the sense that Nexus phones only come out every year. Either you buy it or you wait. Are you going to wait for the next gen. Same with iPhone users. Are they really going to wait for the next one? If you wait 3 months, what do you get? The phone is still the same. Maybe a few fixes here or there. You might as well get it now. Unless the phone is that atrocious, I don't see iPhone users waiting, and nor do I see Nexus users waiting. It makes no sense to wait unless you suspect a higher capacity version coming out soon or you're willing to wait for that or you're waiting for the next Nexus.
After listening to the Ananadtech podcast, I think I'm going to get this. They said that the battery life, isn't THAT bad. I might get a portable charger for trips.
One quick question, will this sim card cutter work with my straight talk sim to make it compatible to the nexus 4? I've never messed around with micro sims: http://www.amazon.com/eForCity-Cutte...rds=sim+cutter
I'm using comparison against iPhone demand to illustrate supply issues. I guess the Nexus 7 is a valid point, but my point was that since this thing isn't going to sell like hotcakes like the iPhone 5, then perhaps inventory won't be a huge issue.Who said anything about beating iPhone 5 launch? Or 4S. Or 4. What does that have to do with anything other than Apple? Who knows how many Nexus 4 and 10 Google has on hand at their warehouses. Maybe it's 100k units. Maybe 500k. Maybe a million. Who knows. All I know is Google and Asus had problems meeting the initial Nexus 7 orders due to supply line problems. If you're willing to risk the product selling out and waiting for restock, that's your choice.