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your thoughts on nexus 4 and nexus 10?

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kurandoinu:
We don't really have a 4g network at all in the UK so that doesn't matter here :3

Slysoft:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=66-4uMQqerA

old video but shows a good look at the phone, android 4.2 and the samsung tablet.

Xtras:
8 GB without SD is tough only if you store music or video on your phone. I think Google kinda wants people just to use Google Music streaming for that though.

LTE is probably going to be the bullet in this thing catching on, especially since AT&T is LTE also now. You're effectively cut down in carrier choice to T-Mobile & AT&T 3.5G

Nexus 10's specs are incredible. I'd say if you are considering a tablet in that price range, this would be the one to get.

Slysoft:
There's no doubt that LTE is a thing, but HSPA+ in real life applications is just as good as LTE. The main reason for google going away from LTE is that they want direct control over their phones, and right now LTE does not give them that. Every carrier with LTE in the US does their network differently, so they'd have to build multiple versions of the phone for each carrier and google simply doesn't want to do that. Not to mention, LTE is not present in much of the world outside the US so it simply doesn't make sense to raise the price of the phone to support LTE when users make up a very small percent of the worldwide market. (Not to mention, sprint is pretty much crap which leaves you with T mobile as the only carrier worth choosing with unlimited data. Honestly I don't see the point in verizon and ATT building up this high speed network when you can blow through their data caps in a few days.)

Natheria:
Google doesn't want another Verizon galaxy nexus debacle like last time around, which is one of the reasons why they are shying away from LTE. One of the big selling points of nexus devices and why they are so popular is that they are pure android with immediate OS updates and easy rooting. Verizon didn't give us that, so it just hurts their image. They want to focus on selling the actual phones instead of making deals with carriers which is why you see the unlocked price for the nexus 4 so ridiculously low (only $100 more is crazy). That kind of freedom and fast updates are better appreciated by the enthusiasts anyway who are more likely to buy the phone outright anyway. I'm almost tempted to sell my GNexus for one. If it had SD slot expansion I'd do it in a heartbeat (it still boggles my mind why they won't give us an SD card slot. Come on Google! Add another millimeter and fit one in!!)

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