{"id":4569,"date":"2012-12-20T09:19:22","date_gmt":"2012-12-20T08:19:22","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/daniel.haxx.se\/blog\/?p=4569"},"modified":"2024-12-20T23:33:33","modified_gmt":"2024-12-20T22:33:33","slug":"im-with-nexus-4","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/daniel.haxx.se\/blog\/2012\/12\/20\/im-with-nexus-4\/","title":{"rendered":"I’m with Nexus 4"},"content":{"rendered":"
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\"Nexus<\/a><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n

About two years ago I purchased my Desire HD<\/a> made by HTC, which has indeed been a trusted work horse of mine. Even if does lack on the battery side and the micro USB connector has gotten a bit worn out so that most cables fall out unless I take precautions to avoid it.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Back then I upgraded from an HTC Magic to a rather high end device of the time. This time the bump goes like this in pure specs\/numbers, and it is interesting to see how two years have changed the scene…<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Size and\u00a0weight<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

HTC Desire HD<\/strong>: 164 grams, 123 x 68 mm and 11.8mm thick. 4.3″ LCD<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Nexus 4<\/strong>: 139 grams, 133.9 x 68.7mm and 9.1 mm thick. 4.7″ LCD<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Two years ago many people asked me about the “big” phone and had objections. Today, that old 4.3″ thing is small in comparison. As you can see, the Nexus 4 is basically “only” a centimeter taller than the old one, while a bit thinner and much lighter. The extra centimeter and the removal of the bottom buttons basically gave the extra screen\u00c2 reel estate.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\"htc-desire-hd\"<\/figure>Pixels<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

HTC Desire HD<\/span>: 800 x 480<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Nexus 4<\/span>: 1280 x 768<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Roughly 2.5 times the number of pixels on screen.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Battery<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

HTC Desire HD<\/span>: 1230 mah<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Nexus 4<\/span>: 2100 mah<\/p>\n\n\n\n

70% more battery juice. Should come handy but won’t stop me from dreaming about some real<\/em> battery evolution!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

More!<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

CPU<\/strong>: 1GHz single core is now a 1.5GHz quad-core.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

RAM<\/strong>: 768MB of RAM has now grown to 2GB.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Price<\/strong>: The price on this new phone is lower than the old one as new!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Buttons: <\/strong>I find it interesting that I’ve gone from 6 buttons, to 4 to none through my three Android phones.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

HTC Sense vs Stock Android<\/strong>: I’ve never been particularly upset with Sense, and now when the Desire HD is stuck on Android 2.3 and Nexus runs 4.2 they feel very different anyway.<\/p>\n\n\n

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\"HTC<\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n

A feature my HTC phone has and that I like, but that stock Android lacks is the ability to completely block (ignore) certain contacts on incoming calls. I can add sales people or telemarketers and then completely not see them at all, no matter how many times they phone me – not even as missed phone calls.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

One thing I’ve actually been slightly annoyed with in the Desire HD is its really crappy camera. I believe the Nexus 4 camera has the same amount of pixels but I do have hopes that it’ll allow me to take better pictures while being out and about.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

I figured this posting wouldn’t be complete without also include a picture of my first Adroid phone, the HTC Magic.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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