Hey, guys. Mike here, the DetroitBORG with a quick look at the new white Google Nexus 4 phone. So this is available in the Google Play store for $299 or $349 in 8 or 16 gig capacities. Now, I previous;y reviewed this one that's available only in black. This actually debuted in October 2012, so the phone itself hasn't changed in anyway. They've just added a new color variation. So, as you can see here, I actually have the bumper on it. This is the ?? style case which I've reviewed as well, and they do give you a white bumper included with your shipment of the Nexus 4, so you don't have to pay extra to get that bumper case with the white version of the Nexus 4.
So there you go, that's the Nexus 4. And you can also tell that the box is a bit different, so you have a gray box for the black phone and the white box for the phone. On the back, the same packaging as well. The best of Google. This is the true Google Experience. You get all the Google services. This also means that this phone will be updated to the latest and greatest versions of Android no matter what it is, so any time it's updated you'll get it. You don't have to worry about OEMs or cellular carriers to update this phone. This works on HSPA+ networks like AT&T and T-Mobile in the USA, so still no 4g LTE with this phone, unfortunately. This is also still wireless, so you do have wireless charging as well, and uh Google does also does sell an accessory which I've also reviewed previously.
So, let's go ahead and push out the box and take a look at it. So again this actually looks exactly like the box with the black version, so you can see, same story here. So let's go ahead and crack these tabs and take a look. All right, so let's just lift the lid to reveal our white Nexus 4. Well it's not white on the front, but it is quite white on the back, so if you tip it over there it is. So you have your white back panel which is still glass to go along with these white sides which are plastic. And if you look, you can see we still have that sort of stipple pattern, just like on the black version. So you can see it sort of picks out the light and sparkles. Very nice design and effect. Obviously it looks best under direct lighting conditions, especially outside in the sunlight. There's also a piece of plastic covering this back panel here, so let me go ahead and peal this off.
Now there are some slight design differences here between this and the black version. They're very minor, but they make a big impact here. So the main thing here is that on the black version here we have this rubbery, black plastic surrounding the phone. Now on the white version is sort of a smoother, harder plastic material. So it is less grip-able, but it also means that it's more resistant to dirt and weathering. So I think that's important particularly with white because you don't want it to show off or hold onto stains, especially while you're holding this hands, so I think they made this material just more cleanable, so it's not gonna stain as badly, but it doesn't have that grip-able material of the black version.
So there's also another slight design change here, so if you look at the white version, you have these little bumps here at the edge of the bezel on the back of the phone. You can see those are not present on the black version. Uh so you can see that maybe they did this to protect the back glass, kinda give it a lay on table design, so basically these are the resting points for the back of the phone. So if you lay it on the table it won't contact with the glass and hopefully cause less scratching. Allright, so let me go ahead and peel this plastic off the front of the phone, and we all take a close look at the design. Now from the front you can see it pretty much looks like a black Nexus 4. There is no design distinction here at all, so the screen looks the same, the sensors are in the same spots, everything. Uh if you flip it over obviously there's a big difference there.
Now, if you look here you can see we have our volume rocker along the side, our sim tray here. This is a micro sim not a nano sim, our headphone jack, microphone. Along this side we have our sleep/wake button, also nicely trimmed out in chrome, along with the edge of the bezel, so you can see the bezel surrounding the glass is also chrome. Along the bottom we have our micro USB charging port, microphone and we have these little screws at the bottom.
Along the back we will find our 8 megapixel, all focusing camera, capable of recording video at 1080p. We also have our LED flash just below that. Also that nice NEXUS branding surrounded by all that sparkly glass. Very nice looking. LG Branding and you can see we have our speaker grille back here.
Now incidentally that speaker grill is also painted to match the color of the phone. So we have the black speaker grill on the black phone, white on the white phone.
Now at the top, we have our 1.3 megapixel camera, our ear piece, as well as our ambient light sensor and proximity sensor in the upper left corner. Kind of hidden by the glass here.
Down here. We have our on-screen android controls. So you can see they're on screen, which means that it does take up some screen real estate. Again, that is pretty familiar for the NEXUS experience. We also have our LED notification lights towards the center of the bottom down here.
Now the NEXUS 4 is sporting a 4.7 inch LCD IPS display, with a resolution of 768x1280. So no 1080p here. Ah that's good for 360 pixels per inch, or 316 pixels per inch not 360. Ah that's still well south of the 400 you are seeing with things like the HTC1 or the GS4. Ah its a really good looking display. I am still a really big fan of the display. Nice Contrast. Pretty vivid colors. It tends to be a little darker than a lot of LCD phones like the HTC1. Ah but its still a nice high quality display. The internal specs are 1.5 GigaHertz quad core processor, that's a snap dragon processor, and 2Gigs of ram. So its still a well speced out phone, although its kind of in the mid range at this point with other phones supporting 1.9 Gigahertz processors.
Now briefly, let's go ahead and take a look at the contents of the packaging. So, we have our Nexus quick start guide. So, we have our safety and warranty guide and quick start guide in multiple languages. We also have our micro usb charging cable, which, unfortunately is still black, not white, and we also have our sim ejection tool here. And we have our wall adaptor for charging our phone. They've also included the white bumper case at no additional charge, so let's go ahead and take a look at that.
Now, the great thing about this bumper-style case is that it preserves the look of the phone, so it protects the edges of the phone and provides a design similar to the phone along the edges, so you get this hard plastic along the edges, you get this white material along the side. If you look really close you can see it's kind of a textured material which adds some grippability to the phone. You can see we have that cutout for the usb port and a microphone as well as these duplicated controls for the power/sleep/wake button as well as the volume rocker. And you can see if you look inside, we have these little nubs here which contact with the actual buttons on the phone, so overall it feels pretty much like the the same buttons on the phone. Also, see those cutouts for the headphone jack and the microphone. It's easy to install, just drop the phone in and there we go. So you get a little more white coloring with that case as well as..you can see actually some white around the black edge of the phone, and again preserves the design of the phone while still allowing the glass-backed panel to shine through. And you can also see that it provides protection along the edges and a nice "lay-on-table" design. So if you lay this on a table, either front or back, it lifts the glass off the surface so you don't have to worry about scratching it. (It) provides impact protection along the side, so it's a nice, thick, rubbery material..also a nice, rigid frame around it to keep that rubbery material fastened to the phone. So it feels nice and tight and secure, and overall I really like the design of this case.
Now, initially I was a little disappointed by the white Nexus 4 because there is no white on the front like you get with an Iphone or a Galaxy S4, but I think that actually works in favor for this design. It hides all of the cutouts for the camera and sensors and, with a Nexus phone, you have these onscreen controls which are surrounded by black. Now, if you had a white bezel surrounding this, that would highlight that chunk of the screen set aside for those Nexus controls which may not be an ideal situation. And on the back, you get this very nice glass back panel..high-quality material with that nice etched pattern which really sparkles in the light, really takes advantage of the white coloring. I think it looks really sharp.
So, overall, big fan of the design of this phone, I'm a big fan of the Gal...of the Nexus 4, not Galaxy, the Nexus 4. So, definately a nice phone. I do wish it sported LTE but, otherwise, it's a great phone. I'm a big fan of the Nexus experience becuase it runs very smooth and quickly and you get the latest updates, and I really like the quality of the display, the camera, and everything that goes with it. So, overall impressive phone with an impressive design, so that's gonna do it for me in this video. Thanks for watching, and I'll see you again in the next one.
Ohhh thank you very much, bro.