LG, Google Unveil Latest Nexus Smartphone

LG and Google have announced that Nexus 4, the newest smartphone in the Nexus line-up from Google and designed collaboratively by the two companies, will be available starting next month in select markets.

The new smartphone features sophisticated hardware design from LG, Google Apps and the latest version of Android.

“LG is proud and excited to play this role in helping build the latest Nexus smartphone,” said Dr Jong-seok Park, president and CEO of LG Electronics Mobile Communications Company. “Users will be delighted by the perfectly balanced combination of form and function with the latest generation of Android.”

“This is the first time we collaborated with LG to build a Nexus device,” said Andy Rubin, senior vice president of Mobile and Digital Content at Google. “They brought an extraordinary amount of talent to the project, and the result is a feature-packed device that feels great in your hand, and blazingly fast under the hood.”

Nexus 4 comes with a high-performance 8MP camera and takes Photo Sphere images. The photos upload themselves with Instant Upload.

All of this comes to life with stunning clarity and crisp, natural color on the vibrant the 1280-by-768 4.7-inch True HD IPS Plus display supported by Zerogap Touch technology.

Nexus 4 comes with a cutting-edge Qualcomm Snapdragon S4 Pro processor. Zip around the web, experience rich 3D graphics and gameplay, and effortlessly switch between multiple apps with 2GB of RAM and the fastest version of Android ever.

The latest version of Google Now is built-in, which keeps you even more organized – get reminders about upcoming flights, restaurant reservations, hotel confirmations and even nearby photo opportunities.

Get to the places you care about quickly and easily with Google Maps for Android. With turn-by-turn GPS navigation, live traffic info, and integrated driving, walking and public transit directions, getting from A to B has never been easier.

3D Maps and rich satellite imagery give you a more realistic sense of what’s around you while features like Street View and Indoor Maps make sure you always know what’s in front of you.

Nexus 4 is sold unlocked and is GSM/HSPA+ compatible so it will operate on more than 200 network providers worldwide. Just pop in a supported SIM card and be up and running in no time.

It will be available to purchase in both an 8GB version and a 16GB version on Google Play starting November 13 in the US, UK, Canada, Germany, France, Spain and Australia. Offline availability in Europe, Central/South Americas, Asia, CIS and the Middle East will begin from the end of November.  TradeArabia

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