I ordered a cheap £3 back hard case for mine, but now wondering if I should go with the official bumper?
The Ringke Fusion case I have just makes it too bulky.
Is the bumper as good as you say at protecting the phone?
Also what is everyone doing for screen protectors? Have tried a few however due to the phones curve, they don't stick down at the edges.
Yeah, that was my experience too. It's lurking in the back of a drawer now. I tried a couple of other cases for my Nexus 4 but they either spoiled the look of it or made it more difficult to use so I sent them back. Same with screen protectors. Because the screen is bevelled, even the best screen protector does not go right up to the edges so it sits proud of the screen. Then,as it starts to peel off, it just looks worse. I've decided to take a bit more care with the phone and leave it au naturel. Looks better and works better.
I really wouldn't use a Nexus 4 without some sort of cover/bumper tbh. It's very well put together, of course, but at the end of the day it's made from glass (gorilla or not it's not exactly kevlar is it?). And there's nothing that spoils the look of the Nexus 4 than a big crack down the screen :eek: £2 S Line case from ebay compared to a £100+ bill?
I really wouldn't use a Nexus 4 without some sort of cover/bumper tbh. It's very well put together, of course, but at the end of the day it's made from glass (gorilla or not it's not exactly kevlar is it?). And there's nothing that spoils the look of the Nexus 4 than a big crack down the screen :eek: £2 S Line case from ebay compared to a £100+ bill?
Another vote for the S Line case. I particularly like the grippy bits along the sides, and it doesn't add much bulk.
I don't have a case either, but i'm usually very careful with my devices. I did order a couple of dbrand skins though (White Leather and Green Truecolour).
New one doesn't have a mark on it front or back yet. Been a few months as well now.
I just couldn't do it. I'm too paranoid about the glass on the back, and I've seen some horror stories about the glass just cracking in people's pockets.
I got the bumper to be on the safe side. It looks good and protects the device.
Well having got my Nexus 4 as i have posted earlier i contacted O2 for a micro sim card and was told it would be 3 days some 10 days later my microsim still hasnt arrived, so i decided to cut my original simcard down to size. Yesterday i put it in the nexus 4 and all was well got a bar at the top etc, i can make calls view the internet and receive messages, only bad thing is for some reason i cant send any text messages so i dont know whats going on. I had a search last night online and some people suggested if the message centre number is the right one i went into the settings and it was the right one. Im on 02 pay as you go, i will try phoning O2 later and see what they say. Any suggestion otherwise would be a help.
Found my first issue with the 4.3 update, Voice directions on waze no longer work correctly, it spits out parts of the directions but can no longer string a sentence together. Is on the waze bug list, Waze does not crash, and the basic navigation works fine, it's just the speech synthesis which fails.
Found my first issue with the 4.3 update, Voice directions on waze no longer work correctly, it spits out parts of the directions but can no longer string a sentence together. Is on the waze bug list, Waze does not crash, and the basic navigation works fine, it's just the speech synthesis which fails.
that's not really a 4.3 issue, but an app issue (in that the app doesn't work properly with 4.3).
I just couldn't do it. I'm too paranoid about the glass on the back, and I've seen some horror stories about the glass just cracking in people's pockets.
I got the bumper to be on the safe side. It looks good and protects the device.
Surely the rear glass can only be cracked or broken by an impact to the back of the handset. A bumper won't make any difference to that.
Surely the rear glass can only be cracked or broken by an impact to the back of the handset. A bumper won't make any difference to that.
Not necessarily. Any impact creates a shockwave of energy across the device, so even if it fell on its side, the glass could still very easily crack/shatter from the impact force across the whole device.
A bumper absorbs some of that energy and dampens the impact force, so while it's still possible for the glass to break even with a bumper on, it's far less likely to happen than it would be without one on the device.
Had my new Nexus 4 a few days
The first couple of days it worked fine, then suddenly last night and this morning it seemed to be dropping connection to the sim card.
Multiple restarts eventually solves it - but it just seems really flaky.
Been ok for the last couple of hours - so hopefully it's settled down.
Anybody else noticed slight yellow spots on the display at the edges, especially when the phone starts to get hot. Was worried at first and looked up the problem on the internet, but they seem to be fading out as the days pass. Everything else seems to be working fine so far on mine.
Had my new Nexus 4 a few days
The first couple of days it worked fine, then suddenly last night and this morning it seemed to be dropping connection to the sim card.
Multiple restarts eventually solves it - but it just seems really flaky.
Been ok for the last couple of hours - so hopefully it's settled down.
Anyone experienced anything similar?
Found the answer - an it's not sim related at all. Apparently a bug in 4.3 that causes it to drop connection
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I just bought some cheap ones off Ebay (2 for 99p inc postage). Does the job.
Yeah, that was my experience too. It's lurking in the back of a drawer now. I tried a couple of other cases for my Nexus 4 but they either spoiled the look of it or made it more difficult to use so I sent them back. Same with screen protectors. Because the screen is bevelled, even the best screen protector does not go right up to the edges so it sits proud of the screen. Then,as it starts to peel off, it just looks worse. I've decided to take a bit more care with the phone and leave it au naturel. Looks better and works better.
Another vote for the S Line case. I particularly like the grippy bits along the sides, and it doesn't add much bulk.
New one doesn't have a mark on it front or back yet. Been a few months as well now.
The very definition of tempting fate. :eek::D
I bought this for mine
I just couldn't do it. I'm too paranoid about the glass on the back, and I've seen some horror stories about the glass just cracking in people's pockets.
I got the bumper to be on the safe side. It looks good and protects the device.
When you can get an S Line case + screen protector + mini stylus + postage on Ebay for 99p it's silly not to get one.
Bargain!
Here - though not many colours left: http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/S-LINE-WAVE-GRIP-SERIES-SILICONE-GEL-CASE-COVER-FOR-LG-GOOGLE-NEXUS-4-E960-/360547125370?pt=UK_MobilePhones_MobilePhonesCasesPouches&var=630074927410&hash=item53f248887a
more colours from another seller at £1.99 http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/GRIP-S-LINE-WAVE-GEL-CASE-COVER-FOR-LG-GOOGLE-NEXUS-4-E960-/360530979181?pt=UK_MobilePhones_MobilePhonesCasesPouches&var=630070532664&hash=item53f152296d
Bargain. Just ordered the black one for 99p.
that's not really a 4.3 issue, but an app issue (in that the app doesn't work properly with 4.3).
Surely the rear glass can only be cracked or broken by an impact to the back of the handset. A bumper won't make any difference to that.
The bumper sticks out a bit so if you drop it in a flat surface the back and screen are protected.
Not necessarily. Any impact creates a shockwave of energy across the device, so even if it fell on its side, the glass could still very easily crack/shatter from the impact force across the whole device.
A bumper absorbs some of that energy and dampens the impact force, so while it's still possible for the glass to break even with a bumper on, it's far less likely to happen than it would be without one on the device.
The first couple of days it worked fine, then suddenly last night and this morning it seemed to be dropping connection to the sim card.
Multiple restarts eventually solves it - but it just seems really flaky.
Been ok for the last couple of hours - so hopefully it's settled down.
Anyone experienced anything similar?
Found the answer - an it's not sim related at all. Apparently a bug in 4.3 that causes it to drop connection
http://www.androidpolice.com/2013/08/26/bug-watch-android-4-3-radio-bugs-causing-cell-connection-drops-on-some-nexus-4-handsets-fixes-in-sight/
Found a little network type switcher app to let me quickly toggle the network type and it seems to be ok now.
Thought I'd share in case others have the same issue
The radio is the hardware used to communicate with the transmitter.
Not an FM radio! Wish it did have one of them though :mad: