[VIDEO] Google Nexus 4 Official Bumper Review - Nexus 4 Accessories

This is my review of the Official bumper for the Google Nexus 4 phone.
I plan on doing a full series of videos for the Nexus 4, so be sure to check out http://www.reverendkyle.com for more videos and the REVTV Forums!

If anybody is interested, this is a link to the TPU case (well, a similar one) that I show during this review.
i-Blason Slim Fit S Line Flexible TPU Case for Google Nexus 4 Smart Phone E960 LG 8gb 16gb (Black)

Hi Rev, still got your HP touchpad? Did you see HP announced a new budget 7 inch tablet at MWC?
Also looking forward to your Nexus 4 videos!
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Nathanation said:
Hi Rev, still got your HP touchpad? Did you see HP announced a new budget 7 inch tablet at MWC?
Also looking forward to your Nexus 4 videos!
Sent from my stock Nexus 4
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I did see that new HP tablet, and yes, I still have my Touchpad.
I'm going to be doing at least one more video on the Touchpad, and start doing a bunch on the Nexus 4.

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New back panel for Nexus S

Hello folks,
I have the Nexus S that was released on launch day - Dec 16, 2010. I believe that was the I9020 or I9020T. I would like to give this as a gift to someone, I would like to buy a new back.
I had bought one from eBay, but the cheap one was for I9023. Sadly, it did not fit - it was some 2 mm too long.
I now see tons for I9020A - any idea if those would fit?
I don't think it will. Yes the OS and how they both run is the same, but I don't think that is will work. That is what happened to my Nexus S when I bought the cheaper cover and it didn't fit. I have the slightest feeling that it won't fit.
The I9020A, I9020T use the same back cover I think. The reason the I9023 cover didn't fit, is because the phones size is slightly different due to it having an LCD display, Instead of the AMOLED one on the I9020A/I9020T
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Palm Pre Inductive Charging Solution (Touchstone)

I believe the OEM charging block for this phone is supposed to be around $80 when it comes out. I was looking on Amazon and I saw they are selling the original Touchstone for the Palm smartphones for dirt cheap [$6.93]. The design is very similar to the OEM one and I'm not sure if it using the Qi standard (what the Nexus 4 uses), but there is a YouTube video of a guy charging his Lumia 920 (which uses Qi) and it works. I am still waiting to get my Nexus 4, so it will be sometime before I can try it out. If there is anyone who has a Nexus a4 and is willing to try this, I think it will help the community greatly.
Amazon Link: http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B0052PE32O/ref=ox_sc_act_title_2?ie=UTF8&smid=A3KMM4OV4NGQC2
Youtube Video: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=09pb4GrF8d0
Search. It has been stated thousands of times that the palm charger does not and will not work.
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jnewman1991 said:
Search. It has been stated thousands of times that the palm charger does not and will not work.
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My apologies for the oversight.

New Android tablet or used cheaper with updated ROMs?

Heylo... I used to have an Acer A100 and was very happy with it, bought it refurbished for about $190 many months ago. It fell out of my cargo pants and cracked, so I've been looking for a replacement to purchase in February. I had thought about replacing the glass, but it seems the cost would be about $130 just for the parts (I have succesfully removed the glass, so it doesn't seem too challenging).
But then the Nexus 7 came out and I really dig a couple things about it: it's an Asus brand, and it's resolution. I started to compare Galaxy Tab 7.0 Plus and Tab 7.0 2, but didn't really want to deal with Samsung adapters. Then the A110 came out - MicroUSB, HDMI, expandable -- I'm pretty near sold.
But the Nexus 7 has a great case by Speck and much cheaper similar case, whereas the Acer A110 doesn't have anything similar. A good case is important to me.
Theeeen I started poking around and found out there is a Jelly Bean ROM for the A100. By far, A100 with a case is my cheapest option, the Nexus 32gb my most expensive. So my main concern really is, if I go with the A100 and depend upon community development of JB, is it a wise enough choice? I of course want something stable and fully functional.
Browse the forums for the device and see if they fit your wants. That would be the easiest.

Lack of accessories!

When I first saw the nexus 4 I was excited for the accessory possibilities. Since it is built in a similar manner as the Iphone 4/4s with glass on both sides and it was selling out everywhere I was sure the accessory manufacturers would jump on it. All I wanted since I first saw it for the iphone 4 was this bumper...
http://www.ebay.com/itm/Luxury-All-...599&pid=100005&prg=1088&rk=3&sd=400445361397&
They even had one for last years arguably less popular gnex.. why aren't we seeing very many accessories for our phones?
There plenty just gotta search, if you want a high end pouch go on etsy, if you want a $10 mybat tuff hybrid case go on eBay,
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Also, do not forget that the iPhone 4/4s has been there for a while already (it is from June 2010), while the N4 has released just some months ago.
Yet, there are plenty of accesories, just google for them (or look here).
androidfoshizzle said:
There plenty just gotta search, if you want a high end pouch go on etsy, if you want a $10 mybat tuff hybrid case go on eBay,
Nexus 4 tandem
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Plenty if you live in America, can't even get any official accessories in the UK... Pi$$ed off with it, the last Google product I will EVER BUY........
Int
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TheIntruder said:
Plenty if you live in America, can't even get any official accessories in the UK... Pi$$ed off with it, the last Google product I will EVER BUY........
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I live in Paris. You can get plenty of accessories from ebay, DX.com, etc in Europe.
I thought it was a question thread asking for accessories, now I see it was just to complain at Google. I really do not see the point for a thread like that.
Go ahead, buy an iPhone.
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So you bought a phone that is basically a developers phone, for half of the price of any phone out there with buying and your pissed because said phone isn't selling accessories at stores that don't have the phone in the first place? The beauty of this device is the fact that it's the cutting edge of Google's software development. Google is making very little from the hardware and is not a accessory developer. Apple on the other hand is all of the above, hence 3 million different accessories for their super popular phone. Companies make accessories for popular phones, see galaxy s3, iPhone, and that's about it. Is the phone is sold by t mobile or three or who ever is selling it in the bricks and mortar stores, you should check there, but the swear off any Google products...I think they will be okay, but they will be wanting their free everything you are using back, and good luck with BlackBerry iPhone and Windows. I hope you see the humor in my comment and don't take it personally
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There are a decent # of accessories but if you're expecting iPhone numbers then get an iPhone. They make millions of one phone, android is considerably more diverse.
TheIntruder said:
Plenty if you live in America, can't even get any official accessories in the UK... Pi$$ed off with it, the last Google product I will EVER BUY........
Int
Sent from my Nexus 4 via smoke signals
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Hopefully you stick to this so we can stop hearing you whine about trivial stuff.
TheIntruder said:
Plenty if you live in America, can't even get any official accessories in the UK... Pi$$ed off with it, the last Google product I will EVER BUY........
Int
Sent from my Nexus 4 via smoke signals
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The official bumper is in stock on the Play Store. We don't have the charging orb yet though.
There is no shortage of third party accessories on Amazon, eBay and other sites.
JanusDC said:
Yet, there are plenty of accesories, just google for them (or look here).
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Yea, I was gonna say this site... they pretty much have every accessory I've heard of
yerand said:
When I first saw the nexus 4 I was excited for the accessory possibilities. Since it is built in a similar manner as the Iphone 4/4s with glass on both sides and it was selling out everywhere I was sure the accessory manufacturers would jump on it. All I wanted since I first saw it for the iphone 4 was this bumper...
http://www.ebay.com/itm/Luxury-All-...599&pid=100005&prg=1088&rk=3&sd=400445361397&
They even had one for last years arguably less popular gnex.. why aren't we seeing very many accessories for our phones?
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No way. I just came on the website to check if someone knew where I could get this very same bumper for the nexus! Please tell me if you find it. Thanks
kanay2000 said:
No way. I just came on the website to check if someone knew where I could get this very same bumper for the nexus! Please tell me if you find it. Thanks
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I haven't found one anywhere and doubt we'll see one for a while... I'm thinking about designing my own, buying a block of aluminum and taking it to the nearest maker club and milling it myself. If I do I will definitely post it here.
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I tend to agree a little, to get the SlimPort cable to connect from N4 to TV is $50 minimum, if you want to charge your device while watching a movie then it's another $50 because Amazon don't ship to Australia for certain items - mainly electrical.
It sucks. I've honestly been turned off by Google since I've purchased my Nexus 4, from the debacle that was shipping times, to hardware problems with the phones and the support staff lying to me twice I was fed up with this experience.
Google didn't bother to pour millions into marketing the N4. (compare it to the iPhones and Galaxy Series) And, I'm ok with that. :good:
pissed me off really Speck declined the vote with over 1k3 votes but about to release a case for Galaxy S4. WTF?!? Incase has cases for galaxy s3, Incipio is making cases for HTC One and Nokia and the galaxy s3, Belkin is also on their way for Galaxy s4 cases. I MEAN WTF? sorry for my languages, but i've been looking for a good case so long.. even otterbox, decided not to make cases for our Nexus 4. SUPER PISSED!!!
sorry for my language guys..
Again, look how Samsung markets their Galaxy series opposed to the Nexus lineup; Basic supply and demand. :fingers-crossed:
michael_ta315 said:
pissed me off really Speck declined the vote with over 1k3 votes but about to release a case for Galaxy S4. WTF?!? Incase has cases for galaxy s3, Incipio is making cases for HTC One and Nokia and the galaxy s3, Belkin is also on their way for Galaxy s4 cases. I MEAN WTF? sorry for my languages, but i've been looking for a good case so long.. even otterbox, decided not to make cases for our Nexus 4. SUPER PISSED!!!
sorry for my language guys..
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There are plenty of other cases to choose from. If a company doesn't want to take your money that's fine, give it to a more deserving company.
Michealtbh said:
There are plenty of other cases to choose from. If a company doesn't want to take your money that's fine, give it to a more deserving company.
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+1
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Seems a bit of a trolling post, this.
Can't exactly see much of a shortage myself, what with the innovation of international shipping.
Since goods are generally cheaper in the States, you add a bit on for postage, and take a bit off due to the advantageous exchange rate, all in all it's a pretty good deal.
So I just ordered the (In my opinion.) three best accessories: official bumper, dbrand skin, and skinomi screen protector. I do love this phone and think that it will be protected well enough. I didn't start this thread to troll or imply that the iPhone is better. But damn those cheap Chinese aluminum bumpers are classy. I intended to start a conversation which accessory manufacturers might see, or somebody could point out some cool accessories that actually exist. (Which they did.) I think the arguments that the N4 is a development device and so manufacturers don't want to make accessories for it are invalid since the gnex had plenty of support from those awesome/cheap Chinese manufacturers, and more importantly, dbrand is making a killing on N4 skins. There is obviously a profitable market for N4 accessories.
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yerand said:
So I just ordered the (In my opinion.) three best accessories: official bumper, dbrand skin, and skinomi screen protector. I do love this phone and think that it will be protected well enough. I didn't start this thread to troll or imply that the iPhone is better. But damn those cheap Chinese aluminum bumpers are classy. I intended to start a conversation which accessory manufacturers might see, or somebody could point out some cool accessories that actually exist. (Which they did.) I think the arguments that the N4 is a development device and so manufacturers don't want to make accessories for it are invalid since the gnex had plenty of support from those awesome/cheap Chinese manufacturers, and more importantly, dbrand is making a killing on N4 skins. There is obviously a profitable market for N4 accessories.
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I understand. But it'll come eventually. I remember there was almost nothing for the Nexus 7 mostly "Universal" fit items, generic looking TPU cases and crappy folios when it came out but now there's lots of options. Now that the supply issues are fixed for the N4 there are more items starting to come out. I think by the time I/O happens there'll be a variety of more options for the N4.

[Q] SPIbelt with a Nexus 5

Have any of you used a SPIbelt with a Nexus 5? I am thinking of buying one. Do I need to buy the large pocket one or the basic would be ok?

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