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[Q] Nexus 4 vs Nexus 7 as a phone

Hello everybody, I wanted to know your opinions. I am definitely getting one of these new Nexus devices but I don't know if I should get the Nexus 4 or Nexus 7 as my phone. I have listed the pros between the two below.
Nexus 4:
It's designed to be a phone
it's portable
Higher Pixel Density
Back Camera
Nexus 7:
More screen real estate (I use my phone a lot but 4.3" on my old phone doesn't cut it)
Much larger battery
So which device would you guys go with?

The Nexus 7 is a tablet. It has no phone capabilities. You will not be able to make calls or send/receive texts. By the way the Nexus 4 has a 4.7" screen, not 4.3"

why not the nexus 10 with a bluetooth headset??

Euler MD said:
Hello everybody, I wanted to know your opinions. I am definitely getting one of these new Nexus devices but I don't know if I should get the Nexus 4 or Nexus 7 as my phone. I have listed the pros between the two below.
Nexus 4:
It's designed to be a phone
it's portable
Higher Pixel Density
Back Camera
Nexus 7:
More screen real estate (I use my phone a lot but 4.3" doesn't cut it)
Much larger battery
So which device would you guys go with?
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i used the last over wifi as a phone... a lot, in fact it's been my sole device since it came out... the speaker isn't good enough even with all the fine tuning you can do. I can turn it way down, adjust gain, speaker... etc etc etc but everyone complains of an echo. If you do a bluetooth headset though or headphones or whatever and you aren't using it for many phone calls... then boom. since i have the 7 now though... i must get the 4... only seems logical
raze599 said:
The Nexus 7 is a tablet. It has no phone capabilities. You will not be able to make calls or send/receive texts. By the way the Nexus 4 has a 4.7" screen, not 4.3"
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I assume he means with google voice...

mr2324jgf said:
i used the last over wifi as a phone... a lot, in fact it's been my sole device since it came out... the speaker isn't good enough even with all the fine tuning you can do. I can turn it way down, adjust gain, speaker... etc etc etc but everyone complains of an echo. If you do a bluetooth headset though or headphones or whatever and you aren't using it for many phone calls... then boom. since i have the 7 now though... i must get the 4... only seems logical
I assume he means with google voice...
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I heard that enabling the Phone and Messaging app on the device is possible as was possible on the original Galaxy Tab.

Neither. The Nexus 4 is too small. I'm waiting for a PlayStation Certified Nexus 5 mobile device with 4G capability.
Nexus 7 is too small a Nexus 8 with less bezel sounds good for me. Anything higer than that should be left to the Windows 8 hybrids.
If I really had a choice the Nexus 4..
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I was wondering about same thing, N7 HSPA+ with google voice and bluetooth headphone sounds like a good option,

How is Nexus 4 Compared to iPhone 5?

I have no idea which one I should buy... Any idea? I need a good camera and play games on high-end graphics and the most important thing is the music part , which I want a great speakers and good quality via the earphones. Thanks

Going by the forum you're posting this question in... Get the iPhone 5.
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daniel1112333 said:
I have no idea which one I should buy... Any idea? I need a good camera and play games on high-end graphics and the most important thing is the music part , which I want a great speakers and good quality via the earphones. Thanks
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If for you music is really important, you should consider getting an iPhone 5.
Nexus 4 has only 16GB, of which only 13GB are available. If you want to install complex games that take 1.5 to 2GB each, you'll soon find that you won't have enough space for your music.
Unless you want to upload all your music library to Google Music and stream it on-the-go. But your data plan must agree with it

Battery life on the iPhone 5 is a bit better
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I'm sure the unbiased opinion on this forum will definitely guide you towards the iPhone 5.
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For Better camera get iPhone 5. iP5 costs almost double so im sure they have to give better product.

ksavai said:
For Better camera get iPhone 5. iP5 costs almost double so im sure they have to give better product.
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That's one big misconception Apple feeds heavily on.
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32gb iPhone but than again is it worth paying neatly 3x the value of the nexus phone ?
Google music can sort out most of you music problems in less than 10min.
Upload your music to Google. And every day you can cache tracks of your choice to the phone (this takes less than 10s each track, so how many you gonna listen throughout the day ?)
Game wise... Well iPhone has better choice, but half of the screen will be covered by your thumbs
So...
16gb iPhone vs 16gb nexus 4 - winner here is nexus just because of the value for money (phone on pay as you go)
32gb iPhone vs 16gb nexus 4 - well for obvious reasons iPhone is the winner but is it worth the price? (Pay as you go vs 2year contract )
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Ok so:
Camera - iPhone better
Games(graphics) - same?
Music quality - iPhone better?
Memory - same(16gb i need)
Price - I don't care
So as I asked, how is the music quality? I don,t care about the size (8 16 32 64 gb) just the quality

Known iPhone fans 'The gadget Show' didn't really have anything good to say about the Iphone5. - it shocked me to see such pro-apple people slagging it off. - but funny though
http://gadgetshow.channel5.com/gadget-show/videos/gadget-test/christmas-high-end-smartphones
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daniel1112333 said:
Ok so:
Camera - iPhone better
Games(graphics) - same?
Music quality - iPhone better?
Memory - same(16gb i need)
Price - I don't care
So as I asked, how is the music quality? I don,t care about the size (8 16 32 64 gb) just the quality
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To be perfectly honest, the iPhone is probably better for games and graphics. Apple has really focused on this area far more than any Android manufacturer.

Nexus 4 is way better than Iphone 5...Basically every android from the s2 and up is better than the Iphone honestly...Iphone is nothing more than a tab bit taller Iphone 4s...Androids from the s2 on up is pure power devices while the Iphone 5 is pretty much just a mediore device...

Only way your gonna find out is to try and read the reports and make up your own mind.
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A few problems with my Nexus 4, what to do?

Hi! I bought my Nexus 4 two days ago and I've been having a few issues with it. I still haven't flashed it yet so I have 2 weeks to return it to the store. It came with 4.2.2
Here are the problems I have :
- When playing music over bluetooth with my wireless headset there's stuttering every once in a while... some time the audio cuts for a good 1 or 2 seconds.
- When making calls (through the phone, not with a bluetooth device) the sound quality is bad. I don't know how to describe the problem but it's as if at higher volume, the little speaker vibrates and make an annoying noise.
-I turned all sounds/vibration off because I was using the phone in the bed while my girlfriend was sleeping next to me. Yet, some times, when I touch the screen to open a page I could hear a small "click" sound.
Now I'm quite sure the two last issues can be fixed by changing the phone for another Nexus 4. For bluetooth problems, I think it may be related to a bug in 4.2.2. (based on posts of Galaxy Nexus owners who said their bluetooth worked fine in 4.1 but they had similar problems to what I had in 4.2.x)
THe big question I'm asking myself is this one :
-Should I get another Nexus 4 or should I go for the Galaxy SIII ?
Edit : What makes me afraid of the Galaxy SIII are the physical buttons on the screen. I prefer the way the Nexus 4, no buttons, more space for the screen. The CPU and RAM seems better in the Nexus 4. Does it make a huge difference compared to the Galaxy SIII ? I had a Nexus S before and it was quite slow compared to my new N4... a point for the SIII is that there is LTE coverage in my area. Is it really worth it? I only have 1 gig of data anyway...

Just return it and get a replacement.
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What kind of headset do you have? I have a JayBird Freedom headset and it would cut out with all of my phones that have Bluetooth 4.0. I have a plantronics set of ear buds that doesn't ever cut out. It might be worth trying a different headset. I think you would be happy with either phone, there is a ton of dev support for the gs3, plus lte. The quality of the nexus 4 is not as good as the gs3 in my opinion. But for the price and updates from google, the nexus 4 is better for me.
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lyall29 said:
What kind of headset do you have? I have a JayBird Freedom headset and it would cut out with all of my phones that have Bluetooth 4.0. I have a plantronics set of ear buds that doesn't ever cut out. It might be worth trying a different headset. I think you would be happy with either phone, there is a ton of dev support for the gs3, plus lte. The quality of the nexus 4 is not as good as the gs3 in my opinion. But for the price and updates from google, the nexus 4 is better for me.
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The headset is a Monoprice brand handset. (Cannot post link...)
It is bluetooth 3.0 and It works well with my Nexus S, my girlfriend's iPhone, and 3 computers. I don't really want to get a new pair for the Nexus 4 only. For now I'm thinking of using my Nexus S as a MP3 player at work, hoping a future update will fix bluetooth.

[Q] Question to Nexus 4 users

Hey guys,
I can get either Nexus 4 16GB or Xperia TX for the same price.
This is kinda weird since Nexus 4 costs too low. What's the build quality. Did you send it somewhere for repair? Any build quality issues?

Option58 said:
Hey guys,
I can get either Nexus 4 16GB or Xperia TX for the same price.
This is kinda weird since Nexus 4 costs too low. What's the build quality. Did you send it somewhere for repair? Any build quality issues?
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Just sold my Galaxy S4 because of the lags and framedrops in games and scrolling and went back to the N4. I would recommend the N4, build quality is very good, i would however use a case or pouch for protecting the glass back which can break quite easily. For the rest its a great device.

Why didn't you install cyanogenmod on your S4. It could be better.
I'm getting some fell that xperia is for movies and music. And Nexus for smart and speed. I'm totally for nexus then.

Option58 said:
Why didn't you install cyanogenmod on your S4. It could be better.
I'm getting some fell that xperia is for movies and music. And Nexus for smart and speed. I'm totally for nexus then.
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How is nexus smarter than xperia?

Sorry for the wrong expression - I meant no frame drops or glitches.

[Q] N9005 Audio Quality?

Could anyone with a Qualcomm version the Note leave an opinion on how the audio fares?
I'm coming from an old Galaxy S1 + Voodoo Sound, will there be a significant difference?

I have the Qualcomm version and it is wayyyyyyyyyyy better sounding than my previous Tegra 3 HTC One X. Played some flac music and I was in audio heaven!

killa12222 said:
I have the Qualcomm version and it is wayyyyyyyyyyy better sounding than my previous Tegra 3 HTC One X. Played some flac music and I was in audio heaven!
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Could you share which earphones are u using?

dmstar said:
Could you share which earphones are u using?
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JVC HA-FX101 which I picked for cheap up after reading some glowing reviews over at HeadFi forums.

I can only compare it with my note 1 and i think it's awesome
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Has anyone been able to confirm that the AT&T version has the same high-spec audio capabilities as the international variants?

Thanks for the replies. Guess I'll be getting one too (Primarily because my old phone is running out of space )

ShadedCyan said:
Could anyone with a Qualcomm version the Note leave an opinion on how the audio fares?
I'm coming from an old Galaxy S1 + Voodoo Sound, will there be a significant difference?
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here:
http://www.gsmarena.com/samsung_galaxy_note_3-review-996p8.php

External speaker audio, is thin in general, be warned.

BenG7 said:
here:
http://www.gsmarena.com/samsung_galaxy_note_3-review-996p8.php
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The review is great, but I can't find a comparison to the original SGS WITH headphones plugged in, so i thought I'll ask around.
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External speaker audio, is thin in general, be warned.
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My phone's silent nearly 90% of the day, but thanks for the heads up! :good:

ShadedCyan said:
The review is great, but I can't find a comparison to the original SGS WITH headphones plugged in, so i thought I'll ask around.
My phone's silent nearly 90% of the day, but thanks for the heads up! :good:
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Did you bought N9005? I am using N9005 but i think i will buy 2nd hand Galaxy S for music quailty. One my friend still uses Galaxy S for music. If you tried N9005 can you tell which ones music quailty better?

Look at the date of the last post October 2013 and person you are asking not currently active on the forum .

JJEgan said:
Look at the date of the last post October 2013 and person you are asking not currently active on the forum .
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I know the date sir but we are talking about music... It is so important.

Note N9005 music quality fine for me.
You are welcome to wait for a reply from those that last posted in 2013 .