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After having purchased the Nexus 4, having to pay $550 for this phone seems insane.

nvarsj 13y ago
Having owned a Nexus 4, it is really no comparison to the build quality of an iphone 4/5. It has amazing innards and the best mobile OS, but the case is cheap and fragile.
- fein 13y ago
  The iPhone 4 had a glass back, bad example there.
  - psbp 13y ago
    I've dropped my iPhone 4 dozens of times and it never broke the back. I dropped the Nexus 4 once and it cracked all the way down the back of the device. Nexus 4 is still a great device overall (especially for the price), but the iPhone build quality is seemingly worth the premium.
- douglasisshiny 13y ago
  I agree about the build quality / material. But having a nice case helps mitigate the differences.
- corresation 13y ago
  While this is somewhat subjective, you cannot be talking about the Nexus 4. There is nothing cheap about its case. And this is somewhat bizarre when we're talking about a device that you've never touched (the iPhone 5c), which we already know is made of the much reviled plastic.
  - outworlder 13y ago
    I own a Nexus 4, and there is: the backside. It scratches very, very easily. Plus (even though this is anedoctal), it appears to crack just as easily if dropped. That was absolutely not the case with my old iPhone 4. The front glass is fine, but the back is crap.
    - kalleboo 13y ago
      The 5C is plastic though, and anyone who owned an old plastic iPod can tell you how quickly they got scratched.
  - nvarsj 13y ago
    I think it's a safe assumption that the 5C/S will be at least as solid as their predecessors. I owned an N4 for a year. I replaced the back and front glass on it. I have two kids, and my iPhones have suffered no end of abuse - with very little damage. The Nexus on the other hand - I barely knocked it against a table and the back shattered. I dropped it a few inches onto my work desk, and the front shattered. Taking it apart, I could see firsthand how flimsy and thin the case and glass are, especially the back. This is well documented on the web. Granted it's my own little anecdote. I still think it's a great device otherwise - Android flies on it, and I far prefer Android to iOS. I doubt I'll buy another iPhone again no matter how nice the hardware is.
- tensor 13y ago
  This kind of comment really brings down the level of discourse on this site. If the Nexus 4 is cheap and fragile, then the iPhone 4 is broken, cheap and fragile. They are built with the same materials, but the Nexus doesn't suffer from the embarrassingly bad antenna design of the iphone.
kennywinker 13y ago
You think that's bad, try the $450 price tag for an unlocked 4S

Having owned a Nexus 4, it is really no comparison to the build quality of an iphone 4/5. It has amazing innards and the best mobile OS, but the case is cheap and fragile.

fein 13y ago
The iPhone 4 had a glass back, bad example there.
- psbp 13y ago
  I've dropped my iPhone 4 dozens of times and it never broke the back. I dropped the Nexus 4 once and it cracked all the way down the back of the device. Nexus 4 is still a great device overall (especially for the price), but the iPhone build quality is seemingly worth the premium.
douglasisshiny 13y ago
I agree about the build quality / material. But having a nice case helps mitigate the differences.
corresation 13y ago
While this is somewhat subjective, you cannot be talking about the Nexus 4. There is nothing cheap about its case. And this is somewhat bizarre when we're talking about a device that you've never touched (the iPhone 5c), which we already know is made of the much reviled plastic.
- outworlder 13y ago
  I own a Nexus 4, and there is: the backside. It scratches very, very easily. Plus (even though this is anedoctal), it appears to crack just as easily if dropped. That was absolutely not the case with my old iPhone 4. The front glass is fine, but the back is crap.
  - kalleboo 13y ago
    The 5C is plastic though, and anyone who owned an old plastic iPod can tell you how quickly they got scratched.
- nvarsj 13y ago
  I think it's a safe assumption that the 5C/S will be at least as solid as their predecessors. I owned an N4 for a year. I replaced the back and front glass on it. I have two kids, and my iPhones have suffered no end of abuse - with very little damage. The Nexus on the other hand - I barely knocked it against a table and the back shattered. I dropped it a few inches onto my work desk, and the front shattered. Taking it apart, I could see firsthand how flimsy and thin the case and glass are, especially the back. This is well documented on the web. Granted it's my own little anecdote. I still think it's a great device otherwise - Android flies on it, and I far prefer Android to iOS. I doubt I'll buy another iPhone again no matter how nice the hardware is.
tensor 13y ago
This kind of comment really brings down the level of discourse on this site. If the Nexus 4 is cheap and fragile, then the iPhone 4 is broken, cheap and fragile. They are built with the same materials, but the Nexus doesn't suffer from the embarrassingly bad antenna design of the iphone.

kennywinker 13y ago

You think that's bad, try the $450 price tag for an unlocked 4S