Manufacturer and Model

Manufacturer
LG
Phone model
Nexus 4 8Gb
Year of release
2012

Appearance

Case type
Monoblock
Body length
134 mm (millimeters)
Body width
69 mm (millimeters)
Body thickness
9.1 mm (millimeters)
Weight
139 g (grams)
Volume
83.71 cm³ (cubic centimeters)
Body materials and finishes
  • Plastic
Colors

Processor (CPU)

Processor model
  • Qualcomm APQ8064 Snapdragon
CPU clock speed
1500 MHz (megahertz) place #67
Number of processor cores
4
Level 1 cache (L1)
16 + 16 kB (kilobytes)
Level 2 cache (L2)
2 MB (megabytes)
Processor size
32 bits
Instruction set architecture
ARMv7
Manufacturing process
28 nm (nanometers)

Graphics Processor (GPU)

GPU
GPU model
  • Adreno 320
GPU clock speed
400 MHz (megahertz)
Number of GPU cores
4

Primary storage (RAM)

The amount of RAM
2 GB (gigabytes) place #9
RAM type
LPDDR2 (Low Power DDR2)
RAM frequency
533 MHz (megahertz)
Number of RAM channels
2 (two-channel)

Internal storage

Built-in memory
  • 8 GB (gigabytes)
place #19

Mainboard

Chipset
  • Qualcomm Snapdragon S4 Pro APQ8064

Operating system

Operating system
Android 4.2 (Jelly Bean)

Battery

Battery capacity
2100 (milliampere hours)
Battery type
Li-Ion (lithium ion)
Wireless battery charging
Charging the battery from USB
Call duration in GSM networks
11 h 54 min (hours, minutes)
Standby time in GSM networks
564 h (hours)
Call duration in UMTS (WCDMA) networks
15 h (hours)
Standby time on UMTS (WCDMA) networks
390 h (hours)

Screen

Screen diagonal
4.7 in (inches) place #106
Screen resolution
1280 x 768 pixels place #84
Resolution formats
  • HD (1280 х 720)
Pixel density
318 ppi (pixels per inch)
Screen technology
True HD IPS
Color depth
24 bit (16777216 colors)
Touch screen
Touch screen type
Capacitive
Anti-scratch screen
Glass screen
Aspect ratio
1.667 (16:10)
Auto-rotate screen
Ambient light sensor
Proximity sensor

Main photo/video camera

Camera megapixels
8 Mp (megapixels) place #34
Maximum photo resolution
3264 x 2448 pixels
  • vga (640x480)
  • qvga (320x240)
  • 768x1024
Shooting resolution formats
  • Quad HD (2560 x 1440)
  • Full HD (1920 x 1080)
  • HD (1280 х 720)
The presence of a flash
Flash type
LED
Photomatrix model
Sony IMX111PQ Exmor R
Photomatrix type
CMOS BSI
Photomatrix size
3.67 x 2.76 mm (millimeters)
Photomatrix pixel size
1.126 μm (micrometers)
Crop factor
9.42
Aperture
f/2.4
Number of lens elements
5
Shooting settings
Autofocus
Face detector
Smile detector
Panoramic photography
HDR photography
Continuous photography
Touch focus
Exposure compensation
White balance
ISO setting
Scene selection
Video capability
Maximum video resolution
1920 x 1080 pixels
Movie speed
30 fps (frames per second)
Movie settings

Front photo/video camera

Front camera megapixels
1.3 Mp (megapixels) place #29
Maximum photo resolution
1520 x 855 pixels
Photomatrix model
Sony IMX119 Exmor R
Photomatrix type
CMOS
Photomatrix size
1.8 x 1.4 mm (millimeters)
Photomatrix pixel size
1.406 μm (micrometers)
Crop factor
18.97
Front camera video
Maximum video resolution
1280 x 720 pixels

SIM card and calls

Number of SIM-cards
1
SIM card type
Micro-SIM (3FF, 15 x 12 x 0.76 mm)
MP3 ringtones
Polyphonic ringtones
Vibration mode
Speakerphone
Conference call
Speed dial
Video calls
Second microphone
Noise reduction during a call
Ability to mute the microphone during a call
Extended phone book
Contacts in the phone book
Unlimited
Data exchange between SIM card and internal memory
Extra
  • micro-sim

Mobile communications

Cellular generation
3.5G (up to 42 Mbps)
GSM support
GSM frequencies
  • GSM 850 MHz
  • GSM 900 MHz
  • GSM 1800 MHz
  • GSM 1900 MHz
UMTS support
UMTS frequencies
  • UMTS 850 MHz
  • UMTS 900 MHz
  • UMTS 1700 MHz
  • UMTS 1900 MHz
  • UMTS 2100 MHz

Internet data transmission standards

Data transmission standards
  • DC-HSDPA (42.2 Mbit/s)
  • HSPA+ (42/11 Mbit/s)
  • HSUPA (5.8 Mbit/s)
  • HSDPA (1.8 Mbit/s)
  • EDGE (E-GPRS, 384 kbit/s)
  • GPRS (64 kbit/s)

Wi-Fi

Built-in Wi-Fi
  • 802.11 a
Wi-Fi standards
  • 802.11b (IEEE 802.11.b, 11 Mbit/s, 2.4 GHz)
  • 802.11g (IEEE 802.11.g, 54 Mbit/s, 2.4 GHz)
  • 802.11n (IEEE 802.11.n, 150 Mbit/s, 2.4 GHz)
  • 802.11n 5GHz (IEEE 802.11.n, 150 Mbit/s, 5 GHz)
Wi-Fi Direct support
Wi-Fi hotspot mode

USB

USB connector
USB connector type
Micro USB (7 x 2 mm)
USB standard
2.0 (up to 480 Mbps)
USB host support
USB Mass Storage support
MHL interface

Bluetooth

Built-in Bluetooth
Bluetooth standard
4.0 + EDR
A2DP support
AVRCP support

Navigation and positioning

Built-in GPS
A-GPS support
Installed GLONASS
Built-in digital compass
Extra
  • google maps

Sensors and gauges

Ambient light sensor
Proximity sensor
Accelerometer
Orientation and rotation sensor
Gyroscope
Magnetometer
Barometer

Connectors and interfaces

USB connector
Micro USB (7 x 2 mm)
TRS jack (mini/micro jack)
3.5 mm (millimeters)
HDMI connector
Wireless NFC

Images

Installed image editor
Geo tags
DLNA support

Video

Installed video player
Supported video formats
  • MPEG-4 (MPEG-4 Part 14, .mp4, .m4a, .m4p, .m4b, .m4r, .m4v)
  • H.263
  • H.264 (MPEG-4 Part 10)
  • WMV (Windows Media Video, .wmv)
Video resolution formats
  • Full HD (1920 x 1080)
  • HD (1280 х 720)
Streaming video
Geo tags

Audio

Installed audio player
Supported audio formats
  • AAC (Advanced Audio Coding, .aac)
  • AAC+ (HE-AAC v1 High Efficiency Advanced Audio Coding)
  • eAAC+ (HE-AAC v2 High Efficiency Advanced Audio Coding)
  • AMR (Adaptive Multi-Rate, .amr)
  • AMR-NB (Adaptive Multi-Rate Narrowband)
  • MIDI (Musical Instrument Digital Interface)
  • MP3 (MPEG-1/2/2.5 Layer 3, .mp3)
  • WMA (Windows Media Audio, .wma)
  • WAV (Waveform Audio File Format, .wav, .wave)
MP3 support
Streaming audio
Dictaphone
Voice notes
TRS jack (mini/micro jack)
3.5 mm (millimeters)

Control elements

Touch input
  • 2 touches
Multitouch
Pinch zoom
Russified input

Documents and office

Installed Organizer (PIM)
Office document support
Supported document formats
  • PDF (Adobe Portable Document Format, .pdf)
Email
Convert speech to text

Connectivity and synchronization

PC connection
Tethering support
OTA sync
Synchronization with services
  • Gmail (Google Email)
  • Facebook
  • Google Talk
  • YouTube

Software features

Installed browser
  • HTML
  • HTML5
  • WAP

Receiving and sending SMS

SMS messages
SMS T9 support
SMS output in the form of a chat
MMS support

Security

Installed VPN

Additional features

Standalone mode (flight mode)

SAR level

SAR level
0.55 W/kg (watts per kilogram)

Equipment

Equipment
  • charger
  • pc connection cable
  • wired stereo headset
  • user's guide