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Upgrade from Nexus S. Help!!

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  • 16-11-2013 1:07am
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    MRTULES
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    Could anyone tell me how much of an upgrade a nexus 4 would be over my current nexus S.
    Its pretty slow these days. Dont think I can shell out for a nexus 5.
    What are the main benefits of the nexus 4 over the moto G?
    Any help is much appreciated.


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    Gran Hermano
    Closed Accounts Posts: 9,330 ✭✭✭Gran Hermano


    After using a Nexus 4 for 11 months, one thing I've never ever found myself thinking was " this device is slow!"


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    AlanS181824
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    I had a Nexus S before "downgrading" to an iphone 5. Was a very slow phone and I myself am trying to get a Moto G. That price point is great and the performance would be great too I'd imagine.


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    kierancos
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    I'm in the exact same position, have the Nexus S for a while now, want to get a new one for xmas. Going to try get a Nexus 5 from US as I can't afford 350€ from UK play store. Would like to know if the Moto G would be much of an upgrade though, as Nexus 4's are cheapish atm.


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    DECEiFER
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    kierancos wrote: »
    I'm in the exact same position, have the Nexus S for a while now, want to get a new one for xmas. Going to try get a Nexus 5 from US as I can't afford 350€ from UK play store. Would like to know if the Moto G would be much of an upgrade though, as Nexus 4's are cheapish atm.
    Be careful buying it from the US. Returns would be impossible as Google won't allow you to RMA to the UK. Also the LTE bands on the US version are not in line with the bands on the International version, which will work in Ireland.


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    kierancos
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    DECEiFER wrote: »
    Be careful buying it from the US. Returns would be impossible as Google won't allow you to RMA to the UK. Also the LTE bands on the US version are not in line with the bands on the International version, which will work in Ireland.

    Yeah I heard about the 4G, but uncle is coming home for Xmas, and Nexus 5 in US is 260€ (350$) so its very tempting haha. Price is far too expensive from UK!


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    DECEiFER
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    kierancos wrote: »
    Yeah I heard about the 4G, but uncle is coming home for Xmas, and Nexus 5 in US is 260€ (350$) so its very tempting haha. Price is far too expensive from UK!
    Depending on where he buys it, there could be a bit of tax on top of that. It will be cheaper all the same and as long as you're not pushed about LTE it is a great buy. If your uncle lives in the US, you can use his address for an RMA if it should ever come to that, so you could be okay on that front. You just need a US address and payment method for them to send you a replacement, because Google are awkward like that.

    Anyways, I can't recommend the Nexus 4 enough to the OP. It's a great upgrade for the Nexus S. I had the Galaxy S before the Nexus 4, which is from the same generation and it's leaps ahead, I cannot stress it enough.


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    AlanS181824
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    If I could get a new Nexus 4 for cheap I would. Looking at that, a Moto G or a Sony Xperia SP.


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    kierancos
    Registered Users Posts: 67 ✭✭kierancos


    Yeah I'm thinking about a Nexus 4 too, I really just want a good phone which has good support. There are still roms being made for the Nexus S and its nearly 3 years old.


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    Moonbeam
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    The Nexus 4 is way faster then the Nexus S.
    I would buy the Uk version as you are guaranteed that it will work.
    I am going for a Nexus 5 as my upgrade from the Nexus S.


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    MRTULES
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    I see the moto g doesn't have a gyrometer. Will I miss anything by not having one any more.


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    The_B_Man
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    I'd be interested in that too actually.

    The gyrometer is responsible for getting the phones orientation. So for example, it might be used in a car racing game so u can use the phone itself as a "steering wheel". Or something like Hungry Shark to move the shark. But I think the phone can use the Compass/Magnetometer as a backup, along with the Accelerometer.

    Don't quote me on that though. It'd be pretty ****ty if you couldnt use this phone to play car games etc.


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    ScottStorm
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    I upgraded from the nexus s (given to my wife) to a nexus 4 several months back, it is a significant upgrade, it is however slowing down a little now, so I will have to give it a bit of a clear out and free up space. It's a great phone and now running kitkat.


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    Gran Hermano
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    All nexus devices seem to be performing somewhat slower under kitkat according to reports out over last few days.


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    The_B_Man
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    MRTULES wrote: »
    I see the moto g doesn't have a gyrometer. Will I miss anything by not having one any more.

    FYI, I tested my Moto G 16GB last night. I installed a game called Hungry Shark that uses the tilt/gyro to control the shark.

    I couldn't tilt it to move so had to tap on the screen to move the shark. I'm guessing this means that car games are out of the question as well.

    So that seems to be the only downside I've discovered so far.


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    MRTULES
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    The_B_Man wrote: »
    FYI, I tested my Moto G 16GB last night. I installed a game called Hungry Shark that uses the tilt/gyro to control the shark.

    I couldn't tilt it to move so had to tap on the screen to move the shark. I'm guessing this means that car games are out of the question as well.

    So that seems to be the only downside I've discovered so far.

    Thanks for that. I play ingress a good bit but I don't think it needs it. I suppose its the kind of thing you don't miss til its gone.


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    The_B_Man
    Registered Users Posts: 7,859 ✭✭✭The_B_Man


    Exactly!!
    And thats how I justify spending all the money on my HTC One, and over 1200 on my laptop etc... ;)


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    projectgtr
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    The_B_Man wrote: »
    FYI, I tested my Moto G 16GB last night. I installed a game called Hungry Shark that uses the tilt/gyro to control the shark.

    I couldn't tilt it to move so had to tap on the screen to move the shark. I'm guessing this means that car games are out of the question as well.

    So that seems to be the only downside I've discovered so far.

    Werid real racing works perfect on mine, other peoples too, it must not use a gyro, i thought only one or two games on android actually use a gyro

    Heres real racing on the moto G
    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=S2b1RSKPlns


    This is the only gyro game i know of, tbh im gonna take an educated guess and say i think we are confusing sensors here but i dont know enough about the different sensor types to be sure
    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MB9YMIGDZ50


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