**The Google Nexus 4 Review: A Comprehensive Look**

Hey guys, this is Austin and today I’m here with a review of the Google Nexus 4 and Android 4.2.

With high-end internals, an impressive design, and the latest tasty Android treat, let’s take a look. At first glance, the Nexus 4 looks similar to the Galaxy Nexus with a single unbroken piece of glass up front without any branding or physical buttons. It's a very clean look that reminds me of the iPhone and it works.

Flip the phone over, and you'll see an all-glass back with a very cool-looking pattern of dots that appear and disappear depending on the lighting. That said, again just like the older iPhones, you're dealing with two sheets of glass front and back which are easily breakable. It feels great in the hand but picking up a case or at least a bumper probably wouldn't be a bad idea.

At 9.1mm, it's reasonably thin, but it does feel bulkier in the hand compared to something like a Galaxy S3. Thankfully, all the buttons and ports are in the proper positions with the power button on the top right edge, volume rocker, and your MicroSIM slot on the left side, your headphone jack up top, and a MicroUSB port on bottom.

Around back is the 8-megapixel camera and the LED flash, and on the top right, you'll find the 1.3-megapixel front-facing camera. The screen is a 4.7-inch display with a resolution of 1280x768. This is slightly wider than a typical 720p phone which does give you a bit more width to the keyboard for example but it really doesn't make a huge difference.

As with the Galaxy Nexus, instead of physical buttons, the Nexus 4 sports on-screen Android keys which will rotate with the phone in landscape mode and disappear altogether when watching video for example. The screen itself is an IPS panel, and it's among the best smartphone screens out there with good viewing angles and very impressive saturation and contrast.

**Android 4.2 Jellybean: Several Improvements**

The Nexus 4 is running Android 4.2 Jellybean which brings several improvements from previous versions. The first thing you'll notice is just how quick and responsive the phone is. No matter how fast you try to go through the interface, it keeps up and easily matches the best from iOS and Windows Phone.

You'll also find an improved Gesture Keyboard that works similarly to Swype, allowing you to trace out the letters you want to type and let autocorrect figure out what you mean. There's also a new Quick Settings menu in the notifications that allows you to toggle Wi-Fi, brightness, and more at a quick glance.

The lock screen has also been totally redesigned. You can swipe to the right to get quick access to the camera, and you can also add widgets such as texting, calendar, and email, and on the top right, you'll find the 1.3-megapixel front-facing camera.

**Performance: Outstanding Scores**

The phone does tend to get warm when under long periods of stress but in normal use, it isn't an issue. One minor downside is the lack of expandable storage with only 8GB and 16GB varieties to choose from; you're going to be limited on space, and having a MicroSD card slot would have helped quite a bit.

Speaking of minor hardware issues, the speaker on the back isn't particularly loud, and the sound is a bit washed out. By far, the biggest problem with the Nexus 4 is a lack of LTE. If you live in an area without LTE, this isn't an issue but if you have it available, it really is much faster.

**Battery Life: Reasonable**

Battery life is reasonable. With continuous light web browsing, you'll see about five hours of use. It's on the lower end of most smartphones, but it should be enough to get most people through a full day of use.

**Conclusion: A Spectacular Phone**

The Google Nexus 4 is easily one of the best smartphones period. Android 4.2 is extremely smooth and brings some very nice improvements, the build quality and design are top-notch, and it's packing some of the most powerful specs in any phone yet. The lack of LTE is an issue but at only $300 off contract, the Nexus 4 is a spectacular phone.

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right edge, volume rocker and your MicroSIMslot on the left side, yourheadphone jack up top and a MicroUSB porton bottom.Around back is the 8megapixel camera and the LED flash and onthe top right you’ll find the 1.3megapixel front facing camera.The screen is a 4.7 inch display with aresolution of 1280x768.This is slightly wider than a typical 720pphone whichdoes give you a bit more width to the keyboardfor example but it reallydoesn’t make a huge difference.As with the Galaxy Nexus instead of physicalbuttons the Nexus 4 sports on screen Androidkeys which will rotate with thephone in landscape mode and disappear altogetherwhen watching video forexample.The screen itself is an IPS panel and it’samong the best smartphonescreens out there with good viewing anglesand very impressive saturationand contrast.The Nexus 4 is running Android 4.2 Jellybeanwhich bringsseveral improvements from previous versions.The first thing you’ll notice isjust how quick and responsive the phone is.No matter how fast you try to gothrough the interface it keeps up and easilymatches the best from iOS andWindows Phone.You’ll also find an improved Gesture Keyboardthat workssimilarly to Swype allowing you to trace outthe letters you want to type andlet autocorrect figure out what you mean.There’s also a new Quick Settingsmenu in the notifications that allows youto toggle Wi-Fi, brightness andmore at a quick glance.The lock screen has also been totally redesigned.Youcan swipe to the right to get quick accessto the camera and you can also addwidgets such as texting, calendar and emailand third party apps will be ableto use this as well.Another somewhat useful feature is Daydreamwhichworks like a screensaver that displays thetime, photos or news from GoogleCurrents when the phone is docked.Google Now has also seen some majorimprovements.It can now check Gmail to see if you haveanything beingshipped to you, reservations at a hotel orfor a plane and much more.It alsoremains as fast as ever.What’s the weather going to be like in LosAngelestomorrow?Tomorrow’s forecast for Los Angeles is 70degrees and mostlysunny.When is the Superbowl?The NFL Superbowl is on Sunday, February3rd, 2013.The camera app has also been totally redesigned.Instead of diggingthrough menus you can just tap and then changewhatever setting you’relooking for.It’s quick and makes every other cameraapp out there lookoutdated.The 8 megapixel stills themselves are good.Colors are accurate andit’s quite easy to get a very nice, contrastyimage.As you guys can see herethe 1080p video on the Nexus 4 isn’t halfbad.Now probably my biggestcomplaint is the lack of autofocus.As you guys can see here I was just up closeon the Android and if I give it a minute,yeah there we go it will focus butthere’s no way to tap on the screen to autofocusso if I touch, instead it will goahead and take a picture which is fine butthere’s no real way to manuallyautofocus which is kind of a big deal.Once you’ve shot pictures there’s a veryimpressive built-in editor.You can add Instagram like filters which aredecentbut you can also go more in-depth with contrast,saturation and evenadjusting the curves.There’s also a new Photosphere mode thatallows you totake several pictures from a single area andthen it stitches them together togive you a result like Google Street View.The final product is a full 360 degreepanorama that you can swipe through and shareon Google+ which looksreally impressive although it is a bit lowresolution.Powering the Nexus 4 is aquad core Snapdragon S4 Pro processor clockedat 1.5GHz paired with 2GB ofRAM and Adreno 320 graphics.This delivers some outstanding scores rightonpar with other high end phones like the SamsungGalaxy Note 2 and HTC DroidDNA and is easily enough to handle graphicallyintense games at a reasonableframe rate.The phone does tend to get warm when underlong periods ofstress but in normal use it isn’t an issue.One minor downside is the lack ofexpandable storage.With only 8GB and 16GB varieties to choosefrom you’regoing to be limited on space and having aMicroSD card slot would havehelped quite a bit.Speaking of minor hardware issues, the speakeron theback isn’t particularly loud and the soundis a bit washed out.By far thebiggest problem with the Nexus 4 is a lackof LTE.If you live in an area withoutLTE this isn’t an a problem but if you haveit available it really is much faster.Battery life is reasonable.With continuous light web browsing you’llsee a bitover five hours of use.It’s on the lower end of most smartphonesbut itshould be enough to get most people througha full day of use.The GoogleNexus 4 is easily one of the best smartphonesperiod.Android 4.2 isextremely smooth and brings some very niceimprovements, the build qualityand design are top notch and it’s packingsome of the most powerful specs inany phone yet.The lack of LTE is an issue but at only $300off contract theNexus 4 is a spectacular phone.If you’re interested in more videos on theNexus 4 feel free to check them out here anddon’t forget to hit up the Likebutton and Subscribe for more!Anyway I’ll catch you guys in the next one!