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<h1 style="text-align: center;">nexus 4 smartphone</h1>
<h2>[WHAT]</h2>
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<li>]&nbsp;google's&nbsp;-&nbsp;nexus 4 -&nbsp;model (built by LG)&nbsp;is designed to showcase the latest version of&nbsp;googles open source&nbsp;android operating system( jellybean&nbsp;4.2). This device offers a number of leading edge hardware features at a value price compared to some of its competitors.</li>
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<h2>[WHY]</h2>
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<li>+]&nbsp;<a href="/view/article?id=580" target="_blank">android jellybean 4.2</a></li>
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<li>See our&nbsp;android jellybean 4.2&nbsp;OS page for&nbsp;more details on the&nbsp;newest features ( ] miracast, ] photosphere, ] bump,&nbsp;] ...)&nbsp;in this version of the android&nbsp;os that you will find on this phone, the updated or improved features ( camera, google now, notifications, ...&nbsp;) as well as for a&nbsp;listing of the common os features in android. (widgets, live wallpapers, ) that you may not have in other mobile os like (apple, windows or blackberry)</li>
<li>because this is a&nbsp;stock android phone it means that you will get future android os updates faster</li>
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<li>+]&nbsp;great&nbsp;unmatched price</li>
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<li>$299 - 8 GB model, (5 GB free space)</li>
<li>$349&nbsp;- 16 GB model (13 GB free space) &nbsp;</li>
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<li>+] unlocked and contract&nbsp;free</li>
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<li>This phone is being sold directly through google's play store without any service contract as well as&nbsp;through some carriers (see WHERE below). What "contract free" - means - to you in a nutshell is that you own the phone outright without any obligation to the carrier that you choose or contract term length.</li>
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<li>+] great screen</li>
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<li>4.7" HD 1280 x 768 (320 ppi) WXGA IPS</li>
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<li>+] unique "all glass" design</li>
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<li>utilizing cornings&nbsp;<a href="http://www.engadget.com/tag/GorillaGlass/" target="_blank">"gorilla glass"</a>, front and back,</li>
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<li>+] performance&nbsp;</li>
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<li>a "quad core" processor and 2GB ram, should net you top drawer performance as compared to any phones that are availabe today.</li>
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<li>+] specifications</li>
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<li>] here are the&nbsp;KEY SPECIFICATIONS on this model, you can click on the spec name(in captital letters,&nbsp;to get a more detailed description of exactly what that spec is/does/means), you can also&nbsp;<a href="/view/item?id=139#specs" target="_blank">COMPARE THESE SPECS to ANOTHER PHONE( apples iphone 5)&nbsp;HERE</a>&nbsp;</li>
<li>]&nbsp;SCREEN: 4.7" 1280x768 screen,&nbsp;PROCESSOR: 1.5 ghz quad core processor,&nbsp;MEMORY:&nbsp;2GB RAM,&nbsp;STORAGE: 8(16) GB,&nbsp;NETWORKING: wifi: b/g/n, cell: hpsma+, bluetooth,&nbsp;CAMERA: 8 mp,</li>
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<li>+] other interesting things ...</li>
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<li>wireless charging -&nbsp;this new feature gives you the ability to charge the phone without physically plugging it in. you place the phone on a "charging mat" where it&nbsp;gets recharged without having to physically connect any cables.&nbsp;</li>
<li>pulse notification light -&nbsp;this is a little blinky light, that starts flashing when, for example you get a message or an email, very handy</li>
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<h2>[WHY NOT]</h2>
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<li>- ]&nbsp;NO LTE</li>
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<li>ouch, the fastest, newest standard for wireless data transfer and its NOT AVAILABLE on this phone.</li>
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<li>] ADD articles ]&nbsp;does that matter to you,&nbsp;do you need/want LTE ?&nbsp;</li>
<li>note - interesting&nbsp;<a href="https://plus.google.com/u/0/102848044378239390914" target="_blank">google plus POST</a>&nbsp;from a nexus 4 user and his non LTE data transfer rates on the T-mobile network(usa)</li>
<li>important note -&nbsp;interesting story from arstechica, who reported that&nbsp;<a href="http://arstechnica.com/gadgets/2012/11/ifixit-tears-apart-the-nexus-4-finds-a-surprise-lte-chip/" target="_blank">the nexus-4&nbsp;actuallly has an LTE&nbsp;chip</a>&nbsp;inside of it,&nbsp;UPDATEd 2012-11-23&nbsp;and now additional reports saying that you can enable&nbsp;the LTE&nbsp;relatively easily (no soldering requried), basically&nbsp;thru some&nbsp;simple settings changes&nbsp;and it was found to be functional on certain carrier networks.&nbsp;</li>
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<li>- ] LIMITED Storage Cabability,</li>
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<li>only available in 2 variations, so if you like to KEEP a lot of DATA on your phone, it may be an issue</li>
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<li>] not sure&nbsp;<a href="/view/http:/news.cnet.com/8301-1035_3-57547384-94/how-much-storage-do-i-really-need-on-my-smartphone/" target="_blank">how much storage space</a>&nbsp;do "you" need on your smartphone? x] check out&nbsp;the CNET article on how&nbsp;they determined the amount of storage space that&nbsp;they needed on their devices.</li>
<li>] google is providing 50 GB of Free cloud based storage with box.com&nbsp;for purchasers of these devices, ] that would be in addition to the approx&nbsp;10 GB of storage space that comes with a google account. But remember when your accessing 'your cloud stuff' when&nbsp;your not connected to a wireless network, you are paying for data transfer.</li>
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<li>- ]&nbsp;NO micro SD slot ( aka memory expandability )</li>
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<li>ouch. see above</li>
<li>] DID YOU KNOW?&nbsp;-&nbsp;you can use a usb thumb drive&nbsp;and connect it to&nbsp;your phone.&nbsp;You need an&nbsp;<a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/USB_On-The-Go" target="_blank">OTG connector</a>(relatively inexpensive)&nbsp;that enables your phone to connect&nbsp;to the thumb drive and read its contents. A cheap and easy way to expand the storage capablity&nbsp;of devices with limited storage.&nbsp;Definetly not as convenient as&nbsp;an integrated SD card but if you only&nbsp;occasionally need to bring along large data files, this could be&nbsp;a $20 solution!&nbsp;</li>
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<li>- ] NO removable battery</li>
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<li>] this is only&nbsp;a big deal, IF the battery fails,</li>
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<li>in which case the phone is now a ?recycycling candidate? unless it is within the&nbsp;standard (##&nbsp;month) warranty&nbsp;period. For you DIYers out there(and you know who you are) the&nbsp;phone does come apart, but apparently the battery is glued to the glass casing, so trying to remove it, may not turn out well for you!</li>
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<li>]&nbsp;OR if you&nbsp;have a "use case" where you are/you need to&nbsp;hot swap&nbsp;batteries because ...</li>
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<li>] CAMERA - OK but not great&nbsp;</li>
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<li>] some reviewers&nbsp;are commenting on the quality of the images. This could be a factor if you take a lot of photos and your smartphone is your primary image capture device.</li>
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<li>] SOUND - OK but not great</li>
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<li>] some reviewers are commenting on the sound quality of the speaker.</li>
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<h2>[WHERE]</h2>
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<li>this phone is being&nbsp;sold directly through google's play store&nbsp;without any service contract</li>
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<li><a href="https://play.google.com/store/devices/details?id=nexus_4_8gb&amp;feature=device-featured#?t=W10." target="_blank">the nexus 4 page</a>&nbsp;@ googles play store</li>
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<li>as well as&nbsp;through some carriers,</li>
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<li>T-mobile(us) is&nbsp;offering the&nbsp;32GB model for&nbsp;$199 on 2 year term contract&nbsp;in the&nbsp;usa</li>
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<h2>[WHEN]</h2>
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<li>] 2012-11-15 - release date</li>
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<li>UPDATE AVAILABILITY after initial release on 2012-11-15, the phone SOLD OUT in several markets.</li>
<li>UPDATE AVAILABILITY There&nbsp;was apparently a&nbsp;3 week backorder for these units in some market</li>
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<h2>[EXAMPLE]</h2>
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<h2>[HOW-TO]</h2>
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<li>] Decide which is&nbsp;the right smartphone model for you?</li>
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<li>x] COMING SOON check out our 5 minute 5 question quickstart guide that can&nbsp;help you narrow down your&nbsp;smartphone choices from a bucketful to a handful&nbsp;</li>
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<li>] decide which is the best mobile operating system for you</li>
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<li>] COMING SOON compare the major mobile operating systems side by side and &nbsp;</li>
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<li>+]&nbsp;how much storage space&nbsp;do "you" need&nbsp;on your smartphone?</li>
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<li>x]&nbsp;&nbsp;<a href="/view/http:/news.cnet.com/8301-1035_3-57547384-94/how-much-storage-do-i-really-need-on-my-smartphone/" target="_blank">how much storage space</a>&nbsp;-&nbsp;check out this CNET article on how to determine the amount of space that you</li>
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<li>] choose the best carrier in your area</li>
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<li>]&nbsp;</li>
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<li>] choose the best plan in your area</li>
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<li>]&nbsp;</li>
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<li>]&nbsp;<a href="http://crave.cnet.co.uk/mobiles/nexus-4-and-nexus-10-rooted-to-crack-open-jelly-bean-50009780/" target="_blank">how to root your [smartphone]</a></li>
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<li>] article on how to, coming soon&nbsp;why you would want to</li>
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<li>]&nbsp;how to [action] on this [device]&nbsp;</li>
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<li>]&nbsp;how to enable the LTE &nbsp;&nbsp;] NOTE 1 feature is UNSUPPORTED, NOTE 2 - only working on Canada on carrier networks&nbsp;(telus)</li>
<li>]&nbsp;<a href="http://crave.cnet.co.uk/mobiles/nexus-4-and-nexus-10-rooted-to-crack-open-jelly-bean-50009780/" target="_blank">how to root your nexus 4 or nexus 10</a>&nbsp;] cnet uk article on how to,</li>
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<h2>[REVIEWS]</h2>
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<li><a href="/view/article?id=841" target="_blank">REVIEW-SUMMARY</a>&nbsp;- @ Review @ AndroidCentral&nbsp;by Phil Nickinson&nbsp; -&nbsp;the "best 'stock' Android phone thus far"</li>
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<li>] PROs&nbsp;= LG's build LG's build quality is supurb. The display(4.7in&nbsp;IPS)&nbsp;is excellent, with a fast processor and GPU to push things. Android 4.2 brings some welcome new features,</li>
<li>]&nbsp;CONs&nbsp;= no LTE, limited storage (8 gb 16 gb), no expansion options(micro SD),</li>
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<li><a href="/view/article?id=842" target="_blank">REVIEW-SUMMARY</a>&nbsp;- @ Review @ ComputerWorld by JR Raphael&nbsp;- gorgeous 4.7-in. True HD IPS screen with 1280 x 768 resolution and 320ppi.&nbsp;The screen is among the best I've seen&nbsp;on a smartphone, rivaling the likes of HTC's One X and Apple's iPhone 5</li>
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<li>] PROs&nbsp;= " superb display,&nbsp;outstanding performance, excellent camera, stunning design, android 4.2 now + fast future updates" ] CONs&nbsp;= " Limited internal storage, no external storage, battery not easily removable, no LTE, glass-centric design could lead to breakage "</li>
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<li><a href="/view/article?id=843" target="_blank">REVIEW-SUMMARY</a>&nbsp;@ Review @ AndroidPolice by Ron Amadeo -&nbsp;"This Nexus 4 hardware is so good, so well-built, and made with such attention to detail, that&nbsp;it is the new high bar for any hardware - not just Android hardware"</li>
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<li>] PROs&nbsp;= "stunning design, most premium-feeling Android phone in existence, It's really fast. this is the fastest phone you can buy. With its super-fast internals and 2 gigs of RAM, plus direct updates from Google, it should age very well the battery life is decent,</li>
<li>] CONs&nbsp;=&nbsp;"limited storage, no lte, camera is serviceable, but can't compete other high-end phones, they could have done a better job with the buttons and the chrome rim, both feel pretty cheap and plasticy the non-removable battery is a bummer."</li>
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<li><a href="/view/article?id=845" target="_blank">REVIEW-SUMMARY</a>&nbsp;@&nbsp;Review @ cnet&nbsp;by Lynn La -&nbsp;delivers a pure and polished experience,&nbsp;,&nbsp;elegant smartphone&nbsp;with huge flaw(no LTE)</li>
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<li>] PROs&nbsp;- wins on internal performance and user experience</li>
<li>] CONs&nbsp;- no LTE, call volume is too low,</li>
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<li><a href="/view/article?id=844" target="_blank">REVIEW-SUMMARY</a>&nbsp;@&nbsp;VIDEO-Review @-LockerGnome by&nbsp;Chris Pirillo&nbsp;-&nbsp;"i love the nexus 4",&nbsp;"the first android experience that ive had that would keep me coming back to this device", "an experience that is unmatched with the current range of android devices", "the nexus 4 has been an absolute joy to use". " a game changer for android"&nbsp;"you have to see it, you have to experience it", " a massive thumbs up"</li>
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<li>] PROS&nbsp;- see above</li>
<li>] CONS&nbsp;- camera, speaker, some native apps (chrome, gmail, why 3 messaging programs?)</li>
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<li><a href="/view/article?id=889" target="_blank">REVIEW-SUMMARY</a>&nbsp;-&nbsp; Engadget&nbsp;by&nbsp;Brad Molen&nbsp;-&nbsp;there's nothing comparable that comes close to it in that price range", "one of the most exquisite devices you can buy"</li>
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<li>] PROS&nbsp;- price, value,&nbsp;DC-HSPA+ 42Mbps speeds.</li>
<li>] CONS&nbsp;- speaker,</li>
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<h2>[ANALYSIS]</h2>
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<li><a href="/view/article?id=846" target="_blank">ANALYSIS-SUMMARY</a>&nbsp;- VIDEO nexus-4 VS iphone5</li>
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<li>] VIDEO [10:00]&nbsp;blogger chris Pirillo does a comparison between Apples venerable iphone5</li>
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<li><a href="/view/article?id=847" target="_blank">ANALYSIS-SUMMARY</a>&nbsp;- VIDEO nexus-4 VS samsung galaxy s3</li>
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<li>] VIDEO [9:00] blogger supersaf does a comparision (specs / features) of the new nexus versus samsungs flagship model the sIII</li>
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<li>ANALYSIS-SUMMARY - ARTICLE dowload performance</li>
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<li>]&nbsp;<a href="/view/article?id=2178" target="_blank">ARTICLE</a>&nbsp;- infographic comparing data download performance with LTE versus ...</li>
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<h2>[REFERENCE]</h2>
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<li>]&nbsp;<a href="/view/article?id=580" target="_blank">android 4.2 jellybean</a>&nbsp;-</li>
<li>] smartphone guide -</li>
<li>] ADD - REVIEW nexus 4&nbsp;&nbsp;<a href="http://blogs.computerworld.com/android/21306/nexus-4-vs-galaxy-nexus" target="_blank">review-vs-galaxy-nexus</a>&nbsp;by JR Raphae</li>
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