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[Tommy]

Finally http://www.thehindu.com/business/Industry/googles-nexus-4-comes-to-india-finally/article4721186.ece

I'll be getting it.

 

Buy on AliExpress.com

[Martin]

Oh yeah I saw that one, didn't know if it's any good. Sounds like a battery drain with all the bling.

 

[ALC]

My contract's up so I'm looking for a new phone? One X?

 

[Sheik Yerbouti]

Oh yeah I saw that one, didn't know if it's any good. Sounds like a battery drain with all the bling.

No no no no, Martin. You made a big mistake. I would cancel the Desire X cos it's gonna suck. It's almost 2 generations old. You should go for the Nexus 4 too. Consider it a long-term investment.

My contract's up so I'm looking for a new phone? One X?

1 generation old. If you want the latest, then go for the HTC One. The Nexus 4 unlocked is a great phone. If you like the One X, then you'd better go for the One X+, which is a slight upgrade.

 

[ALC]

Oh, my bad. I meant the One. Didn't know there was a difference

 

[Martin]

No no no no, Martin. You made a big mistake. I would cancel the Desire X cos it's gonna suck. It's almost 2 generations old. You should go for the Nexus 4 too. Consider it a long-term investment.

So what makes the new generation better?

 

[Chxta]

I use a One X. Excellent phone if you ask me...

 

[Martin]

Hi Chxta

 

[Sheik Yerbouti]

Oh, my bad. I meant the One. Didn't know there was a difference

That's a great phone. I especially love the front facing speakers. Go for it.

So what makes the new generation better?

Newer hardware. Longer software support. Also, The Desire X is a mid-range phone. They are pretty much guaranteed to slow down once you've been using them for more than 6-8 months. It's better to go for the Nexus 4, cos it's got great hardware, will have a long software support from Google, and it's fast as hell. Being unlocked and not very expensive, it's a great phone. You should strongly consider it.

In fact, if you have the option of getting the HTC One X or the One X+, then you should go for it.

 

[Martin]

Yeah Deej, but a fast phone with a big screen drains the battery fast, that's what I'm trying to avoid. I don't need it as a multimedia gadget, I already have my laptop which is way better at that. I just need a phone/alarm clock with good battery life (and occasionally) benefit from the android platform.

 

[Tommy]

How's the battery on Nexus 4 Sheik?

 

[Osman]

Random question, whats the improvement of Samsung S galaxy 4 from the S3? (besides bigger screen).

 

[Sheik Yerbouti]

Yeah Deej, but a fast phone with a big screen drains the battery fast, that's what I'm trying to avoid. I don't need it as a multimedia gadget, I already have my laptop which is way better at that. I just need a phone/alarm clock with good battery life (and occasionally) benefit from the android platform.

Pretty convincing argument.

How's the battery on Nexus 4 Sheik?

Using it with a custom ROM+Kernel and with the Qualcomm Snapdragon battery management app, it's pretty good. I get excellent standby times(with Wifi on constantly).

 

[Martin]

@Osman
It has some kind of thing where it detects whether you're looking at the screen. And if you look away it pauses video playback.

 

[IliveForJuve]

Yeah Deej, but a fast phone with a big screen drains the battery fast, that's what I'm trying to avoid. I don't need it as a multimedia gadget, I already have my laptop which is way better at that. I just need a phone/alarm clock with good battery life (and occasionally) benefit from the android platform.

Good battery life? Like... enough for a day?

 

[Sheik Yerbouti]

Random question, whats the improvement of Samsung S galaxy 4 from the S3? (besides bigger screen).

More CPU cores, RAM, battery, and extra software features from TouchWiz.

 

[Martin]

Good battery life? Like... enough for a day?

My current phone can last 2 days at most. It used to be like 4. That's basically entirely in standby.

 

[IliveForJuve]

My current phone can last 2 days at most. It used to be like 4. That's basically entirely in standby.

And what phone is that?

 

[ALC]

@Osman
It has some kind of thing where it detects whether you're looking at the screen. And if you look away it pauses video playback.

That's too much.

Good battery life? Like... enough for a day?

lol yeah, right? i miss my flip phone. mofo lasted forever with one charge.

 

[Martin]

And what phone is that?

HTC Wildfire.

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lol yeah, right? i miss my flip phone. mofo lasted forever with one charge.

That should be the motto for phone manufacturers. We charged it for you at the factory. So you don't have to charge it again.