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Select Walmart stores now selling Nexus 4 for $148, T-Mobile Galaxy Note II for $278

Android While the Nexus 4 has become more widely available in recent weeks thanks to both Google and T-Mobile getting new stock of the handset, some interested customers may still be without an N4 to call their own for one reason or another. The...

Feb 8th by Alex Wagner 2

Nexus 4 8GB given 'Out of Stock' status in Google Play Store as T-Mobile offers 16GB model for $49.99 [UPDATED]

Android The story of the Nexus 4 and has had its ups and downs, and today we've got one of each for you. How about we get the downer out of the way first? As noted by Android Police, the 8GB version of the Nexus 4 is now listed as "Temporarily Out...

Feb 8th by Alex Wagner 2

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Featured user review Google Nexus 4 2-7-13

Featured User Reviews Taking part in the very competitive raise for second on the Official Smartphones Rankings last week, the Google Nexus 4 took fourth with only 14 votes behind the second place tie.

Feb 7th by The PhoneDog 2

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Can LG pick up where HTC left off?

Android The most exciting news in mobile has been centered around the same players as of late. Rumors of the HTC M7, Samsung Galaxy S IV, and the potential for Apple to announce more than one smartphone are justified but redundant. Of the three...

Feb 7th by Chase Bonar 72 60 Reactions

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How I would change the Nexus 4

Android As many of you know, I purchased the Nexus 4 the moment it came back in stock last week. The phone arrived a surprising two days later and I immediately popped my SIM card inside and never looked back. It has been entirely too long since I...

Feb 6th by Taylor Martin 42

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Does the Nexus 4 deserve a free pass?

Android For those of you who have learned my smartphone preferences over the years, you have also likely discovered that I'm pretty difficult to please. David Beren and I tend to bicker back and forth over which one of us is more picky. Clearly,...

Feb 4th by Taylor Martin 35

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What is the perfect smartphone size?

Android What is the perfect smartphone size? It's a question we continually find ourselves coming back to as mobile manufacturers seem to be throwing various smartphone sizes at a metaphorical wall of users to see what sticks.

Feb 1st by Taylor Martin 180 122 Reactions

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Google Nexus 4 vs. Motorola DROID RAZR HD Dogfight Part 2

Android It's the Nexus 4 versus the DROID RAZR HD in a head to head dogfight video! Part two kicks off and we're still talking about the personalization that makes these devices different. I'm also discussing speed tests, camera settings between...

Feb 1st by Aaron Baker 3

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Google Nexus 4 vs. Motorola DROID RAZR HD Dogfight Part 1

Android I love a good dogfight battle, and I know you do too. This time around, I'm throwing the Google Nexus 4 and Motorola DROID RAZR HD together into the field. I love 4G LTE and Motorola's doing well in the design department, but the Nexus 4...

Feb 1st by Aaron Baker 2

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My Nexus 4 just arrived, and it feels like it was made for a hobbit

Android I was out of town when the Nexus 4 first went on sale. If I recall correctly, I was in New York City that day for a one-off HTC press event – the announcement of the DROID DNA. I wasn't able to stay up late the night before to hit the 3:00...

Jan 31st by Taylor Martin 30

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Featured user review Google Nexus 4 1-31-13

Featured User Reviews Were you one of the lucky one's able to get a Google Nexus 4 ordered last week while they became available?

Jan 31st by The PhoneDog 1

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Google Nexus 4 Snapshot Review

Android Want to know more about the Nexus 4 but you don't want to spend 20 minutes watching the full video review? This is the video for you. It's the Snapshot Review of the Google Nexus 4, where I take all of that review goodness and pack it...

Jan 31st by Aaron Baker 34 23 Reactions

White Google Nexus 4 poses for a new set of clear photos

Android It appears that the white Google Nexus 4 enjoys showing off its new paint job for the camera, as several more shots of the device have appears less than a day after we got our first peek at it. Posted to Vietnamese site Tinh t?, a site...

Jan 30th by Alex Wagner 6

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Google Nexus 4 vs. Samsung Galaxy Note II Dogfight Part 2

Android If your feedback is any indication, the hottest Android smartphones on the market are the Google Nexus 4 and the Samsung Galaxy Note II. The Galaxy Note II brings a load of features to the table, while the Nexus 4 packs vanilla Android to...

Jan 29th by Aaron Baker 11

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Google Nexus 4 vs. Samsung Galaxy Note II Dogfight Part 1

Android According to you, two of the hottest Android smartphones on the market are the Google Nexus 4 and the Samsung Galaxy Note II. The Galaxy Note II packs an incredible amount of features, while the Nexus 4 brings vanilla Android to the table...

Jan 29th by Aaron Baker 131 110 Reactions

White Google Nexus 4 shows off its backside for the camera

Android Been hoping that the Nexus 4 would eventually be available with a white paint job just like the Galaxy Nexus and Nexus S before it? You may be in luck, as a photo sent to PhoneArena claims to show a Nexus 4 showing off its white backside...

Jan 29th by Alex Wagner 6

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Nexus 4 available once again from Google's Play Store

Android As I'm sure that many Android fans are aware at this point, the Nexus 4 has been a pretty tough little smartphone to buy. It's sold out fairly quickly each time that Google has restocked its official Play Store with more units, leaving...

Jan 29th by Alex Wagner 55 49 Reactions

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Do you still hack your phones?

Android When I bought my first Android smartphone, the last thing on my mind was breaking out my laptop and flashing the latest mod. I wasn't even sure what "rooting" was, considering it was the second Android smartphone to grace the U.S. market....

Jan 28th by Taylor Martin 43

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My ideal mobile setup is a high-end smartphone and mid-sized tablet

Android Earlier this week, I explained that my week spent carrying nothing but the DROID DNA every day was great and that switching back to a two-phone setup was both annoying and difficult to cope with. As much as I like having the option to...

Jan 25th by Taylor Martin 41 25 Reactions

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Featured user review Google Nexus 4 1-24-13

Featured User Reviews Despite the supply issues, the Google Nexus 4 has remained in the top five of the Official Smartphone Rankings.

Jan 24th by The PhoneDog 1

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Should unlocking your cell phone be illegal?

Lifestyle One of the several advantages of SIM technology is the ability to seamlessly swap out cell phones with like-banded phones. For instance, if you got tired of your current phone one day and had another phone laying around, you could simply...

Jan 24th by Taylor Martin 141 102 Reactions

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Nexus 4, one month later

Android Just over a month after I reviewed it on the website, the Google Nexus 4 is playing hard to get on the Google Play store and at T-Mobile retail stores. Designed by LG, it's packing some incredible specs for the price. One month later, is...

Jan 24th by Aaron Baker 67 41 Reactions

Google Nexus 4 now back in stock on T-Mobile's website

Android Still in the hunt for a Nexus 4? You can snag one of your very own right now, as T-Mobile has restocked its website with units of Google's new Nexus smartphone, just as it said it would last week. T-Mobile's pricing for the 16GB Nexus 4 is...

Jan 23rd by Alex Wagner 6

Google CEO Larry Page acknowledges Nexus supply issues, says that addressing them is a 'priority'

Android There's been an awful lot of talk concerning the Nexus 4 and its supply woes in recent weeks, with a Google exec and two LG representatives weighing in on the matter in recent weeks. Today another Googler touched on the Nexus supply...

Jan 22nd by Alex Wagner 1

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Are the Motorola X Phone rumors too good to be true?

Android In 2009, Motorola and Google teamed up to create the original DROID. This was the device that, for all intents and purposes, started the Android push into the mainstream here in the United States. Despite the fact that Verizon was also...

Jan 22nd by Evan Selleck 27

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Siri needs a raise

Android Do you ever find yourself using a feature on your phone so much that you think it’s absolutely crucial to its existence? You use it so much that it’s become a learned habit, and you choose to do that one thing over another.

Jan 18th by Evan Selleck 13

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Featured user review Google Nexus 4 1-17-13

Featured User Reviews The votes were counted and the Google Nexus 4 remained number four for another week on the Official Smartphone Rankings.

Jan 17th by The PhoneDog 2

LG France exec discusses Nexus 4 supply, Windows Phone 8 in new interview

Android The tale of the hard-to-come-by Nexus 4 continues today, as another LG executive has touched on the device and its limited supply. Cathy Robin, LG France's head of mobile communications, has explained French site Challenges.fr that Google...

Jan 17th by Alex Wagner 1

T-Mobile expanding in-store Nexus 4 availability, selling HSPA+ Nexus 7 in Google Play

Android Good news today for T-Mobile customers that are fans of plain ol' vanilla Android, as the magenta operator has revealed availability information concerning the both the Nexus 4 and the T-Mobile-flavored Nexus 7. T-Mobile just told us that...

Jan 16th by Alex Wagner 5

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Motorola needs to make the next nexus

Android There is not an Android fan out there that can say they didn’t have high hopes for the Nexus 4. Google chose LG, a new avenue for the search giant, and took a large risk with such a small contender in the mobile market. I’ve already...

Jan 16th by Chase Bonar 17

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Google Nexus 4

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Orlando Roger Grijalva

"The best Nexus and the best Android experience available."

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4.4

I am a phone junkie, I've had every nexus with the exception of the nexus one. I came to the android world since the G1 days. I've also had the galaxy s4g, the evo 4g, the galaxy s2, iphone 4s, and my latest before the nexus 4, the Galaxy s3 through T-mobile. My first impression on the screen was that the colors did not display as good as the galaxy s3 super amoled screen. However, the text is extremely crisp, it reminds me of the retina display. If I don't have my gs3 around me, the colors... more...

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Google Nexus 4

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Google Nexus 4 Snapshot Review

Want to know more about the Nexus 4 but you don't want to spend 20 minutes watching the full video review? This is the video for you. It's the Snapshot Review of the Google Nexus 4, where I take all of that review goodness and pack it down into a shorter review. I discuss the differences from previous versions, what makes the smartphone special, the improvements in Android 4.2 Jelly Bean , what I would change, and more. Let me know what you think of this new review... more...