Nexus 4 is among the newest smartphones from Google. The phone codenamed as Mako is co-developed by LG electronics and Google. It is the fourth phone produced in the Google Nexus series and runs using the android operating system. The phone is marketed by Google after being built by the original equipment manufacturer partner. The hardware of the phone is based on that of LG Optimus G as some of its features were further improved. The phone was well received in the consumer market mainly for it’s hardware, performance and the low-price compared to other smartphones.
Specifications
The phone has a 2 GB RAM and internal memory of 8 GB and 16 GB. The phone has an approximate weight of 139 g, measures 5.27 x 2.70 x 0.36 inches and has a 4.7 inches True HD capacitive display screen. The phone’s primary camera has 8 megapixels and the secondary has 1.3 megapixels. Some features for the primary camera include autofocus, LED flash, touch focus, geo-tagging, face detection, touch focus, and photo sphere. The video has a screen resolution of 1080p@30fps which offers better picture quality.
The phone uses android v4.2 (jelly bean) operating system that is upgradable to v4.4.2 (KitKat). It has a Quad-core 1.5 GHz Krait processor which enhances it’s high performance feature. The battery is non-removable of Li-po technology with a capacity of 2100 mAh. The battery has a talk time of up to 15 hours.
Despite the phone market flooding with new phone every year, Google Nexus 4 stills maintains a good standing. The phone’s performance is relatively similar to most of the newly developed design as most of the tasks the new phones performs, Google Nexus 4 performs them too with ease. The new offerings are marked with high prices which normally puts people off as they opt for an affordable phone with similar features. Due to the low price tag, Google Nexus 4 still maintains a good position in the phone market.
