The Google Nexus 4 is coming to Smart Communications, at free Data Plan 1500 for with a 30 month contract. This plan comes with unlimited data, 60 minutes of calls and 120 SMS to all networks. The phone is also available free at Data Plan 2000 with a 24 month lock-in. This plan comes with unlimited data, 150 minutes of calls and 200 SMS to all networks.
As for the phone itself, the Nexus comes into the Philippines at a mid-level offering but it is the most powerful smartphone in the country right now.
As for the phone itself, the Nexus comes into the Philippines at a mid-level offering but it is the most powerful smartphone in the country right now.
Sitting behind the 4.7-inch (720 x 1280) display is a 1.5 GHz quad-core Krait backed by Adreno 320 graphics and 2 GB of RAM. So if power is what you want, this is the phone to get.
Unfortunately, the Google Nexus 4 is a mid-level offering, and to cut the cost, LTE is disabled on this phone. It does have an LTE modem. The Qualcomm S4 chipset on the Nexus 4 has a Qualcomm WTR1605L seven-band 4G LTE modem, inside. But LG did not include a signal amplifier and filter which are need in order for the LTE modem to work well. The LTE version of the Google Nexus 4 is the LG Optimus G.
Love the phone, but without LTE, it is a no go for me. Smart does have a very interesting phone at Plan 1500 on promo right now, the Sony Xperia V. Still this is basically half as powerful as the Google Nexus 4.
I am not sure if the model being offered at Data Plan 1500 is the 8 GB or 16 GB model. No work on pre-paid pricing either. I will try to find out tomorrow night at the SMART Midnight Christmas Rush.
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You can pre-order your Nexus 4 at the SMART Midnight Christmas Rush, and the phone will be released starting December 18, 2012.
Thank goodness, this phone is coming to Philippine shores. I do hope this would also be available in the local market as an unlocked version. I definitely love the pure Google experience via Vanilla Android. :)
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Any ideas if we can pre order at smart stores? Or we should go to the event tomorrow night? Also, any ideas how much to cash out at data plan 1000? I hope it has a warranty. I am choosing between the SXV and this phone.
ReplyDeleteOoops.. just noticed at smart website that they have no data plan 1000. Any ideas on the other questions? Thanks!
Deletethe best time would've been by day or early at night.. not midnight. it's just stupid to go out at 12mn just for a freakin pre-order!
ReplyDeleteonly the 16gig variant is available to smart.
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