Hi everyone,

I am a total newbie to Android, and am looking to buy either the new LG Nexus 4 , or the older Samsung Galaxy Nexus phone. I generally keep my phones for at least 3-4 years, so in my mind, I should get the latest LG Nexus phone, right?

However, I understand that the price of the Galaxy Nexus phone is now around RM1000. We still do not know the price of the Nexus 4, but it is likely to be twice that of the Galaxy Nexus when launched.

What do you senior bros think, and recommend? Thx.

'Barely beating' overclocked single core phones? You sure???

Find me a single core phone that beats this

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battery ? god. i dont have any problem with it. just bring a power pack . charge in ur bag. or use car charger. problem solve.

How about someone who didn't bring a bag?
Anyway, it's still tedious for some ppl. I don't mind bringing a powerbank but I just find it's not needed for me. I normally go out with one usb cable only, without the charger head . Btw, I'm using GNex which you said has poor battery performance. Enough for me to use it for a day. I recharge daily though.

Powerpack comes in handy when we're going out for vacation though. Considering to spend some money on small 5000mAh +-battery pack. Those 11200 or 13000 mAh totally overkill since it weights too much to be portable. 

Lol at your reply bro.

Btw, I dun see people complaining this much when Apple start the non removable battery trend.

Some 'fans' are diverting to other platforms as well, like me 

I warn you. Once into android, if you're more enthusiast type, there's no road for you to return to iOS. I started with Android then I find iOS so boring 
Give me iPad to play I don't know what to buy besides those games.
For those who like simple and straight approach, go for Apple. They limit how you use your phone. Android let you customize most thing to your preference.

guise.....nexus 4 big brother Optimus G is available liao can be purchased @ sungei wang

the Optimus G out liao...then nexus 4 only annouce...so consider big bruder, the optimus G also hav a micro sd slot n 13mega shooter

price....for so long i use LG smartphone, im expecting this optimus G to be priced not more than rm2099 there is possiblity it will be even cheap....LG pricing on flagship phone always *affordable*

this phone without card slot...kinda disappointed..

otg? whats the meaning?
anyone know the available storage for user? example note 2 16GB only left 10GB for user...

I'd seriously wait until JBQ gives the green light for full AOSP support before handing over the money for an N4. Never quite seen a Nexus device that does not launch with AOSP support with its first shipment.

Any idea when Nexus 4 will be in Malaysia?

Nothing to do with LG and "developer hate".
AOSP = Android Open Source Project. Means that whatever code that gets committed has to be open sourced. While this isn't always the case (Tegra 3 still has some proprietary blobs), it's almost always a matter of the license. Manufacturers are very, very careful about licenses (GPL, BSD, MIT, Apache...etc) and one wrong step can lead expensive lawsuits.

In that case, I apologize for the misunderstanding.

Okay, I'll confess. I have an iPhone5 on order Reasons are;
a) I live in Singapore and want to try Singtel LTE
b) I have some developer friends who make apps for iOS, and I promised them I'd help them out, so I need a test platform

But I'm still keeping an eye on the Nexus and all things Android (as well as future Firefox OS and Jolla developments). I'm not a fan of any one platform and don't take sides. At the moment, iOS has a better ecosystem but Android is a better OS, imho. I still enjoy using my Nexus 7.

As for my second option, I honestly don't know. Yes, I'm not a fan of Samsung but I heard their Note2 is pretty good, plus it seems to have decent dev support. Of all the non-Nexus Android phones currently out, my favourite is still the HTC One X, but I prefer the dual-core Qualcom Krait version for the battery life. But M'sia doesn't have that version (cos no LTE) so I'm not sure what to recommend. I'm still hopeful for the Nexus 4 though. Lets just wait and see.

Almost every HTC announced phones are flagships la, full of BS.

any sample photos from the camera?

Bwahaha..atleast with Samsung we know that Galaxy S Series (without any variant such as Plus..Advance..or whatever) is their flagship. And their unique Note Series. These two phones will get most upgrades.
So if you want updates and upgrades...better buy flagship phones. Otherwise..get a Nexus phone 

Pls la. Dream of 1.4 prices?

Nexus 4 will be at price range of 1.8plus