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OK. There are pros and cons to every device. The Nexus 4 isn't the greatest android phone ever built. But I'd wager to say it is the greatest android phone that
by phamilton 14y ago
OK. There are pros and cons to every device. The Nexus 4 isn't the greatest android phone ever built. But I'd wager to say it is the greatest android phone that launched at less than $300 off contract. Remember the S3 costs twice as much. Is it twice as good?
- brass9 14y agoThat's the first thing that popped into my mind while skimming through the article.
- Tloewald 14y agoPerhaps Google shouldn't have switched from using the nexus brand for flagship models to cheap and cheerful. The whole twice as much twice as good thing is a straw man argument — would you rather pay twice as much for two phones or one phone with 50% better battery life, for example?
- Evbn 14y agoGoogle's expertise has always been cheap and cheerful. It is good they stopped trying to compete with iPhone and failed claims of build quality and real world hardware performance. Google differentiates on their "free and cheap stuff paid by ads" model, which is nice for billions of people, and highly cost effective. But it isn't premium.
- nkoren 14y agoIn shops, the Nexus 4 is selling for £400. The Galaxy S3 for £450. It's absolutely worth the £50 premium. But more to the point, the latest-model Nexus shouldn't be worse than the year-old Nexus. It is. That's the real problem.