REVIEW - Engadget by Brad Molen - there's nothing comparable that comes close to it in that price range"
[WHY] PROS
"Google set a precedent by lowering the cost of the Galaxy Nexus, keeping the Nexus 7 at $200 and is now continuing the trend with the Nexus 4" "The price of freedom has never been more reasonable.""The idea that a Nexus quad-core smartphone is hitting the market with a starting price one dollar shy of $300 is simply stunning"
And given the boost in real-world performance,
the better camera
DC-HSPA+ 42Mbps speeds.
[WHY NOT] CONS
is not without its hiccups, but none of its predecessors have been perfect, either.
battery life -
external speaker volume - limited, can be muffled even more if phone is laying on something because of speaker location