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Meh; it's alright. I've had the Nexus One (pre-ordered) when it first came out up until this phone. This phone is larger, but doesn't feel as good. Feels very p
by fourstar 13y ago
Meh; it's alright. I've had the Nexus One (pre-ordered) when it first came out up until this phone. This phone is larger, but doesn't feel as good. Feels very plasticky. Biggest annoyances are when I'm talking on it and my ear selects something and I end up opening an application without knowing it (or worse, hanging up on the other party). Also, when I'm tapping in a string of numbers (taking someone's phone #), it sometimes doesn't respond fast enough (or it'll lag). Otherwise I guess it's a good deal. Nothing to go crazy over though.
- shuzchen 13y agoThe Nexus 4 (as well as pretty much all smartphones on the market) disables the screen if you're in call and it detects that your face is near the screen. You can test this by going into a call and putting the palm of your hand (or any other surface) close to the phone. If your phone doesn't do this you should either get it fixed or go join a league of super heroes.
- harrytuttle 13y agoSome people appear to be invisible to proximity sensors. We have one guy who isn't seen by two Lumias and an iPhone. He's resigned to using a blackberry now. Very odd phenomenon but it does exist!
- jbrooksuk 13y agoMy iPhone 5 (running iOS7 beta) doesn't detect me, but does everyone else. I'm forever muting myself.
- pbz 13y agoI've had that happen a number of times. I'd start a regular call, Skype, or Hangouts call, and when done I sometimes realize some random app was launched or something was selected, etc. Doesn't happen often, but it did happen.
- JacobSkyler 13y ago"Plasticky" is a weird way to describe a phone that's 95% Gorilla Glass. Personally I wish the Nexus 4 was more plasticky. My phone always ends up on the floor because the glass on the back slides off everything.
- wmf 13y agoI got a sticky microfiber cloth as swag and stuck it to the back glass of my Nexus 4. Now it doesn't slide around and I have a screen cleaner.
- JacobSkyler 13y agoI'm going to have to do something like that I think. It's the only phone I've ever needed to get a case for.
- corresation 13y agoThe plasticky bit is so off base it makes me wonder if fourstar is inventing ownership to have an opinion. The bit about lag as well -- what? Maybe they're thinking of the 2012 Nexus 7?
- JacobSkyler 13y agoYeah, those criticisms would make sense for a Nexus 7.
- fourstar 13y ago> inventing ownership to have an opinion How do you come up with stuff like this? I came from a Nexus One -- but you totally caught me lying about what Android phone I use on a website. Feel around the edges of the phone: soft plastic where the bumper is, and the back is covered by the so-called `gorilla glass` which makes it feel even more like plastic. There is definite lag, but maybe because I type in numbers fast and you don't? I don't know -- in my daily use, these are my gripes with it. Feel free to downvote me if you believe I'm lying though.
- zainny 13y agoStrong disagree for me. I have no such issues with making "ear" selections and I find the overall responsiveness of the device to be incredible with the latest 4.3 release.
- johnwards 13y agoWoah I thought it was only me that was pressing stuff with my ear on the phone. Usually it is "3" when listening to voice mail...which deletes the message!
- fourstar 13y agoYeah, another thing is when I'm talking on it with someone for awhile and try to get back to the "call screen" which doesn't happen, and they are still on the phone (if I want to open a browser or do something while I talk on the phone). The screen never comes back though until I either press power or the other party hangs up. That part is the most frustrating, although someone might reply to this saying that this actually doesn't happen.
- _neil 13y agoHappens to me as well. I don't experience the lag you talked about in other comments, though.