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This is like an audiophile review. "I didn't actually measure anything, but X sure felt better than Y!" I just upgraded to the Nexus 4 from a G2, I kind of li

by qdog 14y ago

This is like an audiophile review. "I didn't actually measure anything, but X sure felt better than Y!" I just upgraded to the Nexus 4 from a G2, I kind of like the G2 size and keyboard better, but apparently physical keyboard aficionados are a minority. After a couple of weeks, I have 0 crashes (and I bought my Nexus on Play, so no t-mobile software installed), so I guess that's cool. I rarely use anything but a weather app, maps, and the web browser, though. I'd say the biggest single feature I'm interested in from the Nexus 4 is continual firmware support for a long time. The G2 stopped getting updates after about 6 months. Also, the Nexus 4 is just large enough, it's actually difficult for me to operate with one hand sometimes, because I can't reach my thumb quite as far across the screen.

metajack 14y ago
"I rarely use anything but a weather app, maps, and the web browser, though." This and cost were the reasons I initially thought about switching. I do almost all of my real iOS use on my iPad. The phone just does calls, checking email, and some web browsing when I'm out and about. That said, I have expanded my phone use with the Nexus 4 considerably since I've found it to be more pleasant. For example, I send emails from the Nexus 4 regularly, as opposed to never (or maybe in an emergency) on iPhone. "Also, the Nexus 4 is just large enough, it's actually difficult for me to operate with one hand sometimes, because I can't reach my thumb quite as far across the screen." This is probably the main thing I dislike, although it's hard to totally fault this as I enjoy the larger screen when reading or web surfing. And apparently the iPhone 5 is starting to have similar issues. Better idioms for navigation that don't require long stretches to the top edges of the screen will probably mitigate this in time.

by qdog 14y ago

metajack 14y ago

"I rarely use anything but a weather app, maps, and the web browser, though." This and cost were the reasons I initially thought about switching. I do almost all of my real iOS use on my iPad. The phone just does calls, checking email, and some web browsing when I'm out and about. That said, I have expanded my phone use with the Nexus 4 considerably since I've found it to be more pleasant. For example, I send emails from the Nexus 4 regularly, as opposed to never (or maybe in an emergency) on iPhone. "Also, the Nexus 4 is just large enough, it's actually difficult for me to operate with one hand sometimes, because I can't reach my thumb quite as far across the screen." This is probably the main thing I dislike, although it's hard to totally fault this as I enjoy the larger screen when reading or web surfing. And apparently the iPhone 5 is starting to have similar issues. Better idioms for navigation that don't require long stretches to the top edges of the screen will probably mitigate this in time.