Oh, so now you are comparing between reviewers and newspapers in terms of generating money? Lmao. Those are two different things. Newspaper are solely dependent on advertisements and sponsors. Online reviewers may be bias towards certain preference of brands but do you have any proof that they are being paid by the manufacturers themselves to review their products? Justify your claim. What I am trying to imply is that, not every reviewers are being paid to reviews products. You understand the meaning of, NOT EVERY?

From what I know, most of they were given the devices before the public, to provide an in-depth review of the product which allows customers to be aware of it's pro's and cons before they make up their mind as the repertoire of smartphones are pretty big. Individual blogs are another issue. Why are you comparing between a website who generates an average of 1000 views a day against one that has only 100 (popular bloggers) on average per day? A little common sense please.

You probably didn't read my lines properly when I mentioned the word NOT ALL? It's either you have a poor vocabulary or your eyes are disillusioning you. It doesn't matter which medium they use to generate income, the main purpose of your argument is proof that those reviewers are being paid by the manufacturers to write up a review on their product? Well, you stressed your point, but still does not mean that you fully understand my statement. Probably you should re-read it again before you start jumping into conclusions.

Wow I was just giving an example and you can give me an exact figure of millions? Nice, where's your proof to justify your statement? Never knew that someone like you can give an exact estimation of a daily average of website views. You run a survey company? Oh wait, you don't. Just a wild guess. But act so confidently.

By Christmas, according to LG Malaysia. 1 more month +.

Lol editor forgotten that it is non expandable 8/16GB memory hor. Typo there

They will release BOTH devices during Christmas. Unless you work for LG, otherwise don't just make assumptions. You may refer here: LG Malaysia Facebook

Yeah, keep telling yourself that. Happy sulking

No. You can always send it to authorised LG service centres, they will replace it for you, maybe charge a fee if the warranty period is over.

But have you thought of iPhones? The batteries are not user replaceable too, same concept. Apple covers the battery for 1 year, after that you'll need to pay for replacement. Don't worry about the battery too much, it's not really an issue at all.

Can afford to pay for a smartphone, but cannot afford to pay for original replacement batteries?

You can always use an external battery pack. Don't compare this phone with those Samsung phones please.

If you don't understand my statement, read properly, again. I referred to Samsung's battery of being user replaceable, seems like alot of people whine about the battery not user replaceable, always jump to conclusions that phones should have such battery implementation. For example, Samsung. People compare that Samsung's battery can be replaced, but the Nexus 4 cannot. Two different phones, different battery input. They need to know that not all the phones are built the same.

If they find it annoying to bring along an external battery pack, then it's their problem. Don't blame that the phone is not good because it has a built in battery. Simple as abc.

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

Problem is, people keep asking the same question, compare2. Ish fed up

Razr Maxx HD got like 3k+ mAh, probably the longest lasting phone on the market. That one confirm win.

Nothing personal really, just got bored of iOS, been using it since iOS3. I still like Apple products actually, just feel like venturing into something new. But I am a little bias, I will only consider Nexus range, almost bought the GNex but chose the 4s over it. So now gonna try the Nexus 4, seems like the body is pretty similar to iPhone (Glass back)

But Nexus updates > Samsung's because they get the updates first, from Google

Actually the note2 is smooth, I tested before. Just too heavy for my liking.

Not sure about that. I'm not an Android user, so don't know much about it. But as long as the phone is smooth, I'll be satisfied.

You can choose to buy, or not to buy. It's your option. The money is your pocket.

Personally, it doesn't matter who manufactures the Nexus, because it will be watched by Google, so whatever specifications and built quality, should be selected by Google as well. In terms of OS, you know la, Nexus always gets the updates first, way before others.

I will assume the Nexus 4 to have a rather low resale value. As long as the price does not overkill, below 2k, I may still consider, but anything above 2k, I doubt I'll be getting it already, knowing that I change phones rather often, if the N4 is affordable, can still use it as a spare phone just in case. Abit too costly for a spare phone if it cost more than 2k.

Depends on which market you are referring to. If USA, around $249-$349 around there. After tax and coversion would be around RM1.1k. But that is exclusive of Malaysian tax. Someone mentioned before its RM300 for Sirim approval. You do the maths.

Pre-release unit also earliest by October no?

Probably just imaginary Nexus 4

If its directly estimating the specs v price, I think 2k is worth it. But the problem is the branding. LG is not like Samsung or HTC. So if they sell around that price, not many will buy from them, they would rather buy from better know brands, for customer service and other benefits too