<s>
The	O
Nexus	B-Device
4	I-Device
(	O
codenamed	O
Mako	O
)	O
is	O
an	O
Android	B-Application
smartphone	B-Application
co-developed	O
by	O
Google	B-Application
and	O
LG	O
Electronics	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
is	O
the	O
fourth	O
smartphone	B-Application
in	O
the	B-Application
Google	I-Application
Nexus	B-Device
product	O
family	O
,	O
unveiled	O
on	O
October	O
29	O
,	O
2012	O
,	O
and	O
released	O
on	O
November	O
13	O
,	O
2012	O
,	O
and	O
succeeded	O
the	O
Samsung-manufactured	O
Galaxy	B-Application
Nexus	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
As	O
with	O
other	O
Nexus	B-Device
devices	O
,	O
the	O
Nexus	B-Device
4	I-Device
was	O
sold	O
unlocked	O
through	O
Google	B-Application
Play	I-Application
,	O
but	O
was	O
also	O
retailed	O
by	O
wireless	O
carriers	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Compared	O
to	O
the	O
Galaxy	B-Application
Nexus	I-Application
,	O
the	O
Nexus	B-Device
4	I-Device
was	O
distinguished	O
from	O
its	O
predecessor	O
by	O
a	O
quad-core	O
Snapdragon	B-Architecture
S4	O
Pro	O
processor	O
,	O
an	O
8	O
megapixel	O
rear	O
camera	O
and	O
1.3	O
megapixel	O
front	O
camera	O
which	O
use	O
the	O
Sony	O
BSI	O
sensor	O
,	O
Qi	O
wireless	B-Application
charging	I-Application
,	O
and	O
the	O
introduction	O
of	O
Android	B-Application
4.2	I-Application
Jelly	I-Application
Bean	I-Application
,	O
an	O
update	O
to	O
the	O
operating	O
system	O
which	O
introduced	O
360-degree	O
spherical	B-Application
photo	I-Application
stitching	B-Algorithm
called	O
"	O
Photo	O
Sphere	O
"	O
,	O
a	O
quick	O
settings	O
menu	O
,	O
widgets	B-Application
on	O
the	O
lock	O
screen	O
,	O
gesture	O
typing	O
,	O
and	O
an	O
updated	O
version	O
of	O
Google	B-Application
Now	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Nexus	B-Device
4	I-Device
has	O
similar	O
hardware	O
to	O
the	O
Optimus	B-Application
G	I-Application
,	O
the	O
latter	O
also	O
produced	O
by	O
LG	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Nexus	B-Device
4	I-Device
was	O
met	O
with	O
generally	O
positive	O
reviews	O
from	O
critics	O
,	O
who	O
praised	O
the	O
quality	O
and	O
performance	O
of	O
the	O
Nexus	B-Device
4	I-Device
's	O
hardware	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
also	O
the	O
first	O
Google	B-Device
Nexus	I-Device
device	O
to	O
be	O
released	O
at	O
a	O
relatively	O
lower	O
outright	O
price	O
in	O
comparison	O
to	O
other	O
high-end/flagship	O
smartphones	B-Application
,	O
leading	O
to	O
unexpected	O
high	O
demand	O
and	O
supply	O
shortages	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
However	O
,	O
the	O
device	O
was	O
criticized	O
for	O
its	O
lack	O
of	O
LTE	O
support	O
,	O
and	O
its	O
lack	O
of	O
a	O
user-removable	O
battery	O
which	O
its	O
predecessor	O
,	O
the	O
Galaxy	B-Application
Nexus	I-Application
,	O
included	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
succeeded	O
by	O
the	O
Nexus	B-Device
5	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
Google	B-Application
was	O
expected	O
to	O
launch	O
the	O
Nexus4	B-Device
at	O
a	O
press	O
event	O
in	O
New	O
York	O
City	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
However	O
,	O
the	O
event	O
was	O
cancelled	O
due	O
to	O
Hurricane	O
Sandy	O
,	O
and	O
the	O
Nexus4	B-Device
(	O
along	O
with	O
Android	B-Application
4.2	I-Application
,	O
the	O
Nexus	B-Device
10	I-Device
tablet	O
,	O
and	O
the	O
Nexus	B-Device
7	I-Device
with	O
cellular	O
network	O
support	O
)	O
was	O
unveiled	O
by	O
Google	B-Application
via	O
a	O
press	O
release	O
on	O
October	O
29	O
,	O
2012	O
,	O
for	O
a	O
release	O
on	O
November	O
13	O
,	O
2012	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
phone	O
was	O
made	O
available	O
for	O
purchase	O
on	O
Google	B-Application
Play	I-Application
Store	I-Application
in	O
the	O
United	O
States	O
,	O
the	O
United	O
Kingdom	O
,	O
Canada	O
,	O
Germany	O
,	O
France	O
,	O
Spain	O
,	O
and	O
Australia	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Nexus4	B-Device
was	O
also	O
made	O
available	O
via	O
phone	O
operators	O
and	O
retailers	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
Thanksgiving	O
morning	O
,	O
Google	B-Application
referred	O
users	O
to	O
T-Mobile	O
'	O
s	O
online	O
store	O
on	O
the	O
Nexus4	B-Device
's	O
product	O
page	O
;	O
within	O
hours	O
,	O
T-Mobile	O
'	O
s	O
online	O
stock	O
sold	O
out	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Europe	O
,	O
Central	O
and	O
South	O
America	O
,	O
Asia	O
,	O
the	O
Commonwealth	O
of	O
Independent	O
States	O
,	O
and	O
the	O
Middle	O
East	O
were	O
to	O
receive	O
Nexus4	B-Device
by	O
the	O
end	O
of	O
November	O
2012	O
at	O
retail	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
However	O
,	O
an	O
online	O
request	O
for	O
the	O
Nexus4	B-Device
launch	O
by	O
KT	O
Telecom	O
President	O
Pyo	O
Hyun-myung	O
led	O
to	O
LG	O
's	O
announcement	O
that	O
they	O
were	O
in	O
talks	O
with	O
Google	B-Application
about	O
the	O
issue	O
as	O
of	O
November	O
22	O
,	O
2012	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
exterior	O
of	O
the	O
Nexus	B-Device
4	I-Device
uses	O
a	O
glass-based	O
construction	O
with	O
a	O
rounded	O
metallic	O
plastic	O
bezel	O
;	O
to	O
improve	O
the	O
use	O
of	O
edge	O
swiping	O
gestures	O
,	O
the	O
glass	O
is	O
slightly	O
curved	O
on	O
the	O
sides	O
of	O
the	O
screen	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
rear	O
of	O
the	O
device	O
contains	O
a	O
glass	O
panel	O
with	O
an	O
etched	O
pattern	O
of	O
dots	O
,	O
producing	O
a	O
"	O
holographic	B-Algorithm
"	O
effect	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Internally	O
,	O
the	O
Nexus	B-Device
4	I-Device
shares	O
much	O
of	O
its	O
hardware	O
with	O
the	O
LG	B-Application
Optimus	I-Application
G	I-Application
;	O
it	O
is	O
powered	O
by	O
a	O
1.5GHz	O
quad-core	O
Snapdragon	B-Architecture
S4	O
Pro	O
processor	O
with	O
2GB	O
of	O
RAM	B-Architecture
,	O
providing	O
either	O
8	O
or	O
16GB	O
of	O
internal	O
storage	O
;	O
like	O
the	O
Galaxy	B-Application
Nexus	I-Application
,	O
the	O
Nexus	B-Device
4	I-Device
does	O
not	O
contain	O
a	O
MicroSD	B-Device
slot	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
2100mAh	O
battery	O
offers	O
about	O
15	O
hours	O
of	O
talk	O
time	O
and	O
390	O
hours	O
of	O
standby	O
time	O
;	O
unlike	O
its	O
precursor	O
,	O
the	O
Nexus	B-Device
4	I-Device
's	O
battery	O
is	O
not	O
easily	O
removable	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Nexus	B-Device
4	I-Device
also	O
supports	O
the	O
Qi	O
inductive	B-Application
charging	I-Application
standard	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Nexus	B-Device
4	I-Device
uses	O
a	O
,	O
720p	O
IPS	B-Architecture
display	I-Architecture
,	O
includes	O
an	O
8-megapixel	O
rear-facing	O
camera	O
and	O
1.3-megapixel	O
front-camera	O
which	O
use	O
the	O
Sony	O
BSI	O
sensor	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Nexus	B-Device
4	I-Device
,	O
which	O
takes	O
a	O
micro	O
SIM	O
card	O
,	O
does	O
not	O
officially	O
support	O
LTE	O
,	O
and	O
only	O
officially	O
supports	O
up	O
to	O
HSPA+	O
networks	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Google	B-Application
eventually	O
disabled	O
the	O
ability	O
to	O
enable	O
LTE	O
support	O
in	O
a	O
software	O
update	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
During	O
its	O
lifetime	O
,	O
the	O
Nexus	B-Device
4	I-Device
experienced	O
a	O
minor	O
design	O
tweak	O
,	O
receiving	O
a	O
couple	O
of	O
small	O
nubs	O
on	O
the	O
rear	O
of	O
the	O
phone	O
,	O
where	O
the	O
glass	O
back	O
meets	O
the	O
frame	O
,	O
positioned	O
just	O
above	O
the	O
two	O
screw	O
holes	O
;	O
this	O
was	O
to	O
improve	O
sound	O
volume	O
when	O
the	O
phone	O
was	O
placed	O
on	O
a	O
flat	O
surface	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Nexus	B-Device
4	I-Device
shipped	O
with	O
a	O
stock	O
version	O
of	O
Android	B-Application
4.2	I-Application
;	O
branded	O
as	O
"	O
a	O
sweeter	O
tasting	O
Jelly	B-Application
Bean	I-Application
"	O
,	O
it	O
is	O
an	O
incremental	O
update	O
to	O
Android	B-Application
4.1	I-Application
with	O
additional	O
new	O
features	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Widgets	B-Application
can	O
now	O
be	O
placed	O
on	O
the	O
lock	O
screen	O
,	O
accessible	O
by	O
swiping	O
from	O
the	O
sides	O
of	O
the	O
screen	O
,	O
while	O
a	O
"	O
Quick	O
Settings	O
"	O
menu	O
was	O
also	O
added	O
to	O
the	O
Notifications	O
shade	O
(	O
which	O
enables	O
access	O
to	O
common	O
settings	O
,	O
such	O
as	O
Wi-Fi	O
and	O
Bluetooth	B-Protocol
)	O
accessible	O
by	O
dragging	O
from	O
the	O
top	O
of	O
the	O
screen	O
with	O
two	O
fingers	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Built-in	O
photo	O
editing	O
tools	O
were	O
expanded	O
with	O
the	O
addition	O
of	O
filters	O
,	O
while	O
a	O
new	O
camera	O
mode	O
known	O
as	O
"	O
Photo	O
Sphere	O
"	O
can	O
be	O
used	O
to	O
create	O
360-degree	O
panoramas	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Additionally	O
,	O
the	O
on-screen	O
keyboard	O
now	O
supports	O
gesture	O
typing	O
,	O
"	O
Daydream	O
"	O
screen	B-General_Concept
savers	I-General_Concept
can	O
be	O
configured	O
to	O
display	O
content	O
when	O
the	O
phone	O
is	O
charging	O
or	O
placed	O
in	O
a	O
dock	O
,	O
and	O
the	O
update	O
also	O
adds	O
support	O
for	O
Miracast	O
media	O
streaming	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
July	O
2013	O
,	O
the	O
Nexus4	B-Device
began	O
receiving	O
an	O
Android4.3	O
update	O
,	O
which	O
added	O
per-app	O
privacy	O
controls	O
,	O
autocomplete	O
on	O
the	O
phone	O
dialer	O
,	O
Bluetooth	B-General_Concept
low	I-General_Concept
energy	I-General_Concept
and	O
AVRCP	O
support	O
,	O
OpenGL	B-Application
ES	I-Application
3.0	O
support	O
,	O
new	O
digital	O
rights	O
management	O
(	O
DRM	O
)	O
APIs	O
,	O
and	O
other	O
improvements	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
November	O
2013	O
,	O
the	O
Nexus4	B-Device
began	O
receiving	O
an	O
Android	B-Application
4.4	O
update	O
through	O
released	O
factory	O
images	O
,	O
which	O
introduced	O
an	O
updated	O
interface	O
,	O
improved	O
performance	O
,	O
added	O
a	O
new	O
"	O
HDR+	O
"	O
camera	O
shooting	O
mode	O
,	O
native	O
printing	O
functionality	O
,	O
a	O
screen	B-Protocol
recording	I-Protocol
utility	O
,	O
and	O
other	O
new	O
and	O
improved	O
functionality	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
However	O
,	O
it	O
does	O
not	O
include	O
the	O
new	O
home	O
screen	O
introduced	O
by	O
Nexus	B-Device
5	I-Device
,	O
which	O
became	O
available	O
from	O
Google	B-Application
Play	I-Application
as	O
"	O
Google	B-Application
Now	I-Application
Launcher	I-Application
"	O
for	O
all	O
Nexus	B-Device
and	O
Google	B-Application
Play	I-Application
Edition	O
devices	O
with	O
Android	B-Application
4.4	O
in	O
February	O
2014	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
November	O
2014	O
,	O
the	O
Nexus4	B-Device
received	O
an	O
Android5.0	O
"	O
Lollipop	B-Application
"	O
update	O
,	O
followed	O
by	O
an	O
update	O
to	O
Android5.1	O
in	O
April	O
2015	O
,	O
and	O
an	O
update	O
to	O
Android5.1.1	O
in	O
May	O
2015	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
After	O
the	O
release	O
of	O
Android	B-Application
5.1.1	I-Application
,	O
Google	B-Application
no	O
longer	O
includes	O
the	O
Nexus	B-Device
4	I-Device
in	O
its	O
list	O
of	O
supported	O
devices	O
,	O
meaning	O
it	O
will	O
no	O
longer	O
receive	O
any	O
official	O
future	O
updates	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Nexus	B-Device
4	I-Device
was	O
priced	O
at	O
US$299	O
(	O
8GB	O
)	O
and	O
US$349	O
(	O
16GB	O
)	O
at	O
release	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
This	O
was	O
much	O
lower	O
than	O
comparable	O
flagship	O
smartphones	B-Application
,	O
which	O
would	O
cost	O
around	O
$600	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Reception	O
of	O
the	O
Nexus	B-Device
4	I-Device
has	O
been	O
very	O
positive	O
overall	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Reviewers	O
were	O
consistently	O
impressed	O
with	O
the	O
Nexus	B-Device
4	I-Device
's	O
affordable	O
price	O
and	O
impressive	O
specifications	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Guardian	O
also	O
gave	O
the	O
Nexus	B-Device
4	I-Device
a	O
very	O
positive	O
review	O
,	O
giving	O
it	O
a	O
rating	O
of	O
five	O
stars	O
,	O
however	O
commented	O
how	O
"	O
lack	O
of	O
expandable	O
storage	O
is	O
worth	O
bearing	O
in	O
mind	O
 [ … ] 	O
 "	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Technology	O
website	O
CNET	O
stated	O
how	O
the	O
phone	O
has	O
"	O
a	O
wealth	O
of	O
great	O
software	O
features	O
and	O
a	O
ridiculously	O
low	O
price	O
"	O
,	O
and	O
how	O
it	O
is	O
"	O
almost	O
certainly	O
the	O
best	O
Android	B-Application
device	O
around	O
,	O
never	O
mind	O
the	O
best	O
value	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Nexus	B-Device
4	I-Device
received	O
some	O
criticism	O
for	O
its	O
lack	O
of	O
LTE	O
support	O
,	O
and	O
its	O
lack	O
of	O
a	O
user-removable	O
battery	O
which	O
its	O
predecessor	O
,	O
the	O
Galaxy	B-Application
Nexus	I-Application
,	O
included	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
However	O
,	O
others	O
defended	O
these	O
omissions	O
due	O
to	O
the	O
low	O
price	O
of	O
the	O
Nexus	B-Device
4	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
None	O
of	O
the	O
reviews	O
from	O
The	O
Independent	O
,	O
The	O
Guardian	O
or	O
CNET	O
make	O
any	O
significant	O
comment	O
about	O
the	O
inclusion	O
of	O
wireless	B-Application
charging	I-Application
;	O
only	O
The	O
Guardian	O
commented	O
that	O
"	O
Nexus	B-Device
4	I-Device
is	O
early	O
onto	O
the	O
wireless	B-Application
charging	I-Application
bandwagon	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
