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Of course androidpolice.com downplays the phone's biggest problem: No 4G LTE. Sure the phone has better build quality. Sure it has more RAM and processing powe

Of course androidpolice.com downplays the phone's biggest problem: No 4G LTE. Sure the phone has better build quality. Sure it has more RAM and processing power. Both of those are important, but I don't think they're the biggest limiting factor in android's smartphone sales. Right now I'm using a Verizon Galaxy Nexus with a custom stock ROM and kernel and I've had zero problems with speed. Sure the build quality could be better, but I don't think anyone ever bought an android for its build quality. It's the 4G speeds that made this phone better than the iphone 4S for a whole year before the 5 was released. I'm really disappointed in Google for not getting this right.

recursive 14y ago
For many people, this is not actually a problem. I foolishly got a phone with 4G support last year, but I have yet to be in a city in which it actually works. I try it every time I go to a new city. You know what would be even better than hardware support for 4G? Consistent coverage for 3G service.
bookwormAT 14y ago
I think it's unfair to say that androidpolice downplays the lack of LTE support. I completely understand if this is a big issue for you. But most people do not have access to LTE networks anyways, so isn't it understandable if a reviewer does not make a big deal out of this?
- rplst8 14y ago
  Most people DO have access to LTE. Verizon's network covers 250 Million people in the US, and their 4G footprint will equal that of their 3G network by next year sometime (2013). http://www.fiercewireless.com/story/verizons-shammo-well-finish-lte-buildout-mid-2013/2012-11-08 http://www.fiercewireless.com/story/verizons-shammo-well-fin...
  - bookwormAT 14y ago
    There are about 500 million Android devices out there and 410 million iOS devices (both numbers are from Wikipedia). We now at least from Android that most devices are smartphones equiped with a radio. So 250 million people can not be most people. And as I read it, the number of current LTE users must be much, much lower than that, since Verizon states that it had 111.3 million customers (using LTE or not) in Q2 2012: http://news.cnet.com/8301-1035_3-57505803-94/competitive-wireless-carriers-take-on-at-t-and-verizon/ http://news.cnet.com/8301-1035_3-57505803-94/competitive-wir... )

recursive 14y ago

For many people, this is not actually a problem. I foolishly got a phone with 4G support last year, but I have yet to be in a city in which it actually works. I try it every time I go to a new city. You know what would be even better than hardware support for 4G? Consistent coverage for 3G service.

bookwormAT 14y ago

I think it's unfair to say that androidpolice downplays the lack of LTE support. I completely understand if this is a big issue for you. But most people do not have access to LTE networks anyways, so isn't it understandable if a reviewer does not make a big deal out of this?

rplst8 14y ago
Most people DO have access to LTE. Verizon's network covers 250 Million people in the US, and their 4G footprint will equal that of their 3G network by next year sometime (2013). http://www.fiercewireless.com/story/verizons-shammo-well-finish-lte-buildout-mid-2013/2012-11-08 http://www.fiercewireless.com/story/verizons-shammo-well-fin...
- bookwormAT 14y ago
  There are about 500 million Android devices out there and 410 million iOS devices (both numbers are from Wikipedia). We now at least from Android that most devices are smartphones equiped with a radio. So 250 million people can not be most people. And as I read it, the number of current LTE users must be much, much lower than that, since Verizon states that it had 111.3 million customers (using LTE or not) in Q2 2012: http://news.cnet.com/8301-1035_3-57505803-94/competitive-wireless-carriers-take-on-at-t-and-verizon/ http://news.cnet.com/8301-1035_3-57505803-94/competitive-wir... )