SMARTPHONES have shown a significant growth worldwide over the past few years. Estimates show   there are now more than 1 billion Smartphones in the world, and that Smartphone shipments had topped the 420 million mark at the end of 2011. In any case, Smartphones are slowly inching towards complete worldwide penetration, so this is obviously a market to be closely watched.

Earth’s biggest Online search company is not giving it a chance to rest; it has gone one step further into the “smart” game: The Nexus 4 is the newest Smartphone from Google. With cutting edge hardware, the latest version of Android, and the best Google apps, Nexus 4 puts the world’s information at your fingertips. So, let’s get to know it better.

Never get lost, surf the web, stream live videos and stay connected. Nexus 4 comes with the best Google apps, ready to use right out of the box.
Google Now!
Google Now brings you just the right information at just the right time. It shows you how much traffic to expect on your way to work; lets you know if your flight is delayed; and brings you live scores from your favourite sports teams. Off course, this comes with a package and data plan.
Nexus 4 comes with Google Play, your one-stop-shop for digital entertainment. With over 675,000 apps and games — plus music, movies and more — keep your favourite digital entertainment in your pocket, and always at your fingertips.
The first phone with 360° panoramas, it’s like no camera you’ve ever seen. Upside down and all around you, with Nexus 4, it’s more than panoramic! It’s like you’re actually there! Nexus 4 comes with a high-performance 8MP camera, and takes stunning Photo Sphere images, letting you capture every detail of the world around you. The all-new camera lets you quickly view and edit your photos with powerful new tools, and share your favourite shots in a snap.
Sharing your amazing photo spheres couldn’t be easier! Share instantly with friends and family on Google+; post on Google Maps; or share via email. Make sure your shots look their best with powerful, fun new editing tools, built right into the camera app.
Uploading is fast, and storage is almost unlimited. One can access, edit and share photos and videos from a private album on the Web anytime. Isn’t that amazing?
With wireless charging, never plug your phone in again. Nexus 4 comes with wireless charging capability built right in. Just place your Nexus 4 on a compatible wireless charging mat to charge… And retire the wire for good!
Nexus 4 comes with Android Beam so you can easily share photos, videos, contacts, apps and more with a tap. Just touch two NFC-enabled Android devices, back-to-back, and then beam whatever’s on the screen to your friend.
With your favourite Google Apps, an amazing Photo Sphere camera, cutting-edge hardware, and access to your favourite entertainment on Google Play – Nexus 4 puts the best of Google in the palm of your hand.
Voice Search allows you to speak your query and get a response immediately. Google can speak back to you, delivering a precise answer powered by the Knowledge Graph.
It comes with a much smarter keyboard now with Gesture Typing. Writing messages is easier than ever with Gesture Typing – glide your finger over the letters to compose emails or texts in a snap. The keyboard can also anticipate and predict the next word you’re looking for. Type with one hand and you can finish entire sentences in a flash just by selecting suggested words. Gesture typing works best for English. Quality varies for other languages, and some don’t support it yet.

Moving with chrome has never been with this much speed, its super fast! The Nexus 4 comes with the speed and simplicity of Google Chrome, built in. Sign in to sync your bookmarks, view tabs you have open on your computer, send web pages from your computer to your phone, and more.
And browsing the web from your phone has never been faster – a cutting edge quad-core processor, yep quad-core- With 2GB of RAM means that pages load in a snap – letting you experience the web, the Chrome fast way. Qualcomm Snapdragon™ S4 Pro processor, gives you the speed and power to spare. Zip around the web, experience rich 3D graphics and game play, and effortlessly switch between multiple apps without ever missing a beat.
Gmail gets even better on Nexus 4. Intuitively swipe emails out of your inbox to archive, easily switch between multiple Gmail accounts – and all your email syncs automatically from your Nexus 4 to your computer and tablet. Anytime access gets all your emails, and even read them when you’re offline.
Google Wallet Make Nexus 4 your wallet. With the free Google Wallet app on your Nexus 4, you can carry all your credit and debit cards securely with you on your phone.
Get all the apps and games you love on Nexus 4 – with over 700,000 titles to choose from on Google Play, there’s something for everyone. Find the most popular free and paid apps, explore hand-picked collections, browse by category or simply search for your favourites. Take your music anywhere with Nexus 4. Browse through the millions of songs available for purchase, or upload your existing music library to Google Play – up to 20,000 songs for free – and stream all your tracks and playlists from the cloud so you’ll never miss a beat. Record HD video, shoot video in full 1080 pixels (p) and snap still shots while you’re at it. Continuous focus, real-time zoom, and time lapse mode give you the power to shoot stunning videos. When your footage is ready, create your own movie with Movie Studio and upload it to YouTube.  Quickly switch between taking photos, videos, and panoramas. To help pictures look their best, the Gallery includes a powerful photo editor. You can crop and rotate pictures, set levels, remove red eyes, add effects, and much more.

Let’s talk about display a little, we all love them big and thin, well that’s exactly what the nexus 4 has, its Crisp 4.7” display Photos and videos come to life with stunning clarity and crisp, natural colour on the vibrant 1280-by-768 4.7-inch display. Gently curved glass edges allow your finger to slide smoothly on and off the 320 pixel per inch (ppi) screen, while cutting-edge G2 Touch Hybrid display technology means you feel like you’re touching every pixel(my favourite). And all of this is protected by scratch resistant Corning® Gorilla® Glass 2.

Made in partnership with LG, 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. So, when do you plan getting your Nexus?