The Nexus 4 was Google’s 2012 release as part of its Nexus program of devices. It was the first Nexus phone to be made by LG (previous phones were made by HTC and Samsung, respectively), and was based off of the LG Optimus G. It shipped with Android 4.2, and was one of the first phones to come with a quad-core processor and Qi wireless charging. The Nexus 4 was priced at $299 for the 8GB version and $349 for the 16GB model when it was released in November of 2012.

Reviewers say: Many were disappointed by the Nexus 4’s lack of LTE and washed-out screen. However, performance on the Nexus 4 was a high point, and so was the price.

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Launch

Announced	Released	Android Version	Skin
October 2012	November 2012	Android 4.2, 5.1	None

Camera

Aperture	Photo Resolution	Optical Image Stabilization?	Video Capture	Front
f/2.4	3264×2448 (8MP)	No	[email protected]	1.3MP

Performance

CPU	Cores	Speed	RAM	ROM	GPU
Snapdragon S4 Pro	4	1.5GHz Krait	2GB	8/16GB	Adreno 320

Communications

WiFi	Bluetooth	LTE	NFC?	SIM Type
802.11 a/b/g/n	v4.0	No	Yes	Micro, Single

Battery

Capacity	Talk Time	Fast-Charging?	Wireless Charging?	Removable?
2100mAh	15hrs	No	Yes-Qi	No

Dimensions

Weight	Height	Width	Thickness
4.90 oz (139 grams)	5.27″ (133.9mm)	2.70″ (68.7mm)	0.36″ (9.1mm)