"It’s as close to perfect as I’ve seen any Android smartphone get. But the Nexus 4 falls just short of perfection due to one major omission: It’s not compatible with any LTE networks... The lack of LTE connectivity will spoil the Nexus 4 for some. But if you don’t mind living without LTE — and you likely currently are, given AT&T and Sprint’s small LTE footprint, and the fact T-Mobile has yet to begin building its LTE network — then the Nexus 4 is a good buy."
"It’s as close to perfect as I’ve seen any Android smartphone get. But the Nexus 4 falls just short of perfection due to one major omission: It’s not compatible with any LTE networks."
"But the Nexus 4 falls just short of perfection due to one major omission: It’s not compatible with any LTE networks."
According to the International Telecommunications Union
(ITU) networks using "beyond 3G technologies" with a path
to LTE-Advanced can be classified as 4G technology.
Considering the peak speed of the dual-cell variant is 42Mbps, that seems a reasonable claim. Real world speeds can hit 22Mbps+ which is ~4x as fast as many older 3G technologies.
The real downside to not having LTE is that upload speeds are better than older 3G technologies, but nowhere near as good, and the latency is also not as low.
But with the right carrier, it's more than workable, and if you're using an older phone (like I am) it will be much faster.
Anandtech and various other sites have started posting reviews:
http://www.anandtech.com/show/6425/google-nexus-4-and-nexus-10-review