"Unlike the Nexus 4 there are no buttons on the front of the device"
There are no buttons on the front of the Nexus 4. Or at least there are no buttons on the front of my Nexus 4.
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I'm forever picking up the thing the wrong way and having to feel around for the buttons to figure which way is up. A button, or a least some distinct "this is up and this is down" visual cue would be quite useful. And get rid of the glass on the back since the Nexus 4 has the eery trait of gliding on a cushion of air straight towards the nearest precipice.
"I'm forever picking up the thing the wrong way and having to feel around for the buttons to figure which way is up."
This!
I end up picking the damned thing up and trying to push the power button, only to find it's upside down. I thought I'd get used to it, but it's not happening.
I'm tempted to cut a notch out of the case, or put a sticker on the front. It's highly annoying!
Battery life is about 2 days for me with light internet use / periodic twitter etc. though I tend to recharge daily. Screen is excellent. Call quality is excellent. CPU and graphics are extremely responsive. Vanilla Android is (IMO) vastly better than the customized shit that most vendors slap on top and gives a superior and clutter free experience plus timely updates. The best bit is the price which is considerably cheaper than an S3 or other comparable spec devices.
Downsides - Storage is acceptable but non expandable. Battery is non replaceable. The glass on the back gives the phone a worrisome tendency to glide off tables. Camera is okay but nothing special.
For the price it's an excellent phone.
I am happy with the thing, but it would be a great improvement if you could leave it on a relatively horizontal surface and find it there when you look for it again.
It's impressive that they managed to create a material with negative coefficient of friction. But now that we know that it can be done there is no reason to do it again! Dunno, could it be even cheaper too?
I'm not so fussed about scratches (it's a daily hack for me, not a work of art) but I do find I have to remind myself not to set it on the edge of the sofa, lest I hear that solid 'thunk' of it hitting the carpet eleven seconds later after I've settled!
Not that I'm complaining - nice little phone, I tells thee.