So, thoughts on the Nexus 4? It may be the device to finally replace my Desire HD. It’s only missing three things from my current upgrade needs:
- 4G Support: Mitigated by the phone being cheap enough that I can return to a one year upgrade cycle rather than two years. In that time I expect the UK 4G market to mature a bit.
- Expandable storage: Cloud music is all well and good, but I spend most of my time listening to mobile music when commuting on the tube. I was really hoping for a 64 gig SD card to dedicate to music. OTOH, I can forgive this both for the same reason as above (will likely upgrade in one year) and my iPod touch is still going strong after ~3 years so will last a little longer.
- More than 16GB internal storage: If we’re getting movies in the UK and / or I want to cache music locally then I did want a bit more than this. I like to have the option to carry as much as possible. It’s not the approach everyone takes, just mine.
Now, I was almost ready to let the last issue go as well and prepare to pre-order, but I can’t help but think about the Nexus 7 suddenly being released as a larger version barely 3 months after initial release. Fool me once …