LG Nexus 4 goes on pre-order early, specs and pricing confirmed

Mr. Nexus 4, you're early. Carphone Warehouse just couldn’t wait until next week and decided to put the next Google purebred droid on pre-order right now, complete with specs, price and delivery date.

Here come the specs - the LG Nexus 4 has a 4.7" LCD screen with 768 x 1280 and a Snapdragon S4 Pro chipset with quad-core processor at 1.5GHz and 2GB of RAM. In other words, it's based on the Optimus G, just as expected.

The camera is listed as "8+MP", though it's really a 8MP camera and not 13MP. It shoots 1080p@30fps video, though you might want to be careful with that as you only get 8GB of non-expandable storage. Yep, unfortunately the rumors were true. This doesn’t mean there won't be a 16GB version later on, so keep your fingers crossed.

On the connectivity side, the LG Nexus 4 has quad-band 2G and tri-band 3G (no LTE in sight), Wi-Fi, Bluetooth and NFC.

There's the question of the OS - the specs page doesn’t seem to be finalized and lists it as both 4.1 and 4.2, but invariably calls it 'Jelly Bean'. This would mean that the 4.2 update isn't major and is not Key Lime Pie (as you might remember 2.0 and 2.1 were both Eclair, while 3.0, 3.1 and 3.2 were all Honeycomb).

The phone measures 133.9 x 68.7 x 9.1mm, but its weight is yet to be confirmed. The only color available is Black.

Carphone Warehouse lists deals from Vodafone and O2. You can have the LG Nexus 4 for free on a £31/month 2-year contract (slightly pricier than a Galaxy S III, which currently can be had for free with a £28/month contract). The phones will be delivered on October 30.

Here's the pre-order page on Carphone Warehouse, though it might get pulled down soon.

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LG's Nexus possibly revealed in database, called LG Nexus 4

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Carphone Warehouse, the UK and Europe's largest independent smartphone retailer, is on a roll lately.

First, a rogue database listing seemed to reveal that a 32GB Google Nexus 7 and Samsung Galaxy Nexus 2 are on their way way.

On Wednesday, another snapshot of the retailer's inventory may have revealed the name of the rumored LG Nexus device, which at one time was referred to as the LG Optimus G Nexus.

The image shows "LG NEXUS4 Black" and "LG NEXUS4 White" in Carphone's inventory, suggesting that LG's new Nexus device may in fact be called the LG Nexus 4.

What happened to LG Nexus 1, 2 and 3?

Astute readers may be wondering what happened to the LG Nexus 1, 2 and 3, but the "4" in LG Nexus 4 is likely a reference to the screen size rather than the hardware iteration.

As in the Nexus 7, which packs a 7-inch display, the LG Nexus 4's screen will likely stretch 4 inches diagonally.

Unfortunately, the image reveals little else, besides that the LG Nexus 4 could come in both black and white flavors.

All we know about the LG Nexus 4

Besides what's revealed in the database snapshot, most of what's "known" about the LG Nexus 4 is hearsay and rumors.

According to one tipster, who supposedly went hands-on with the unannounced device, the LG Nexus 4 resembles Samsung's Galaxy Nexus, though its innards are based more closely on LG's Optimus G.

Earlier in October, rumors of LG's Nexus first popped up alongside a report outing Google's Android 4.2 Jelly Bean update and claiming that Google will be loosening its grip on the Nexus brand starting in November.

The following day, more substantial rumors pegged the LG Nexus 4 with a quad-core Snapdragon S4 chip, 2GB of memory, a 1280x768 True-HD IPS display, an 8-megapixel rear camera, and onboard wireless charging (though a non-removable battery and no microSD slot soured all that good news slightly).

Is Oct. 29 the day?

The world might not have long to wait for the Nexus 4, as a French newspaper is reporting Oct. 29 will be the day of the handset's big reveal.

CNET reported last week that it spoke with someone "briefed on the matter" who confirmed a late October unveiling for the LG/Google Nexus collaboration.

While the French paper that brought the Oct. 29 date forward didn't confirm or deny a mid-November launch for the product in the U.S., it did report the Nexus 4 will turn up in France in December.

Michelle Fitzsimmons contributed to this report.

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Carphone inventory reveals a Galaxy Nexus 2 and 32GB Nexus 7

Rumors about a Galaxy Nexus 2 have been the talk of the town lately and CarPhone Warehouse employees must be curious as ourselves.

The following shot from the inventory system of the British retailer show us what might be an accessory for a Galaxy Nexus 2 and a 32GB version of the Nexus 7.

For all we know, this may not mean much. The listed screen protector may just be a second version of the Invisishield kit for the original Nexus.

The Nexus 7 tablet has not been announced in a 32GB flavor so far and the presence of a 32GB variant may as well be just a placeholder for such a product should it arrive some day. That's just how these retail chains operate.

But still, these days our over-eager geeky eyes would savagely feast on anything that has even a remote mention of a new Nexus. And we can't help sharing this with you.

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