It looks like LG may have made a slight change on the Nexus 4. A recently surfaced image is showing a Nexus 4 without the glittery back. But before anyone gets super worked up, the back is still glass and apparently the same in terms of build quality — it is just not as sparkly.
The image was posted by the folks over at Auto-oMobile who have said that ” the LG Nexus 4 now doesn’t seem to glitter like the earlier batch. No matter what angle you hold it at or lighting conditions. It seems to have lost the glitter effect.” The question remains though, how widespread this actually it. Further details in the posting note that they have seen a “dozen reader” complaints.
The key here, this less-glittery Nexus 4 appears to be coming from a recently shipped batch and as of now, neither Google or LG have offered any sort of statement. This means we could end up with a situation where some users have gotten less than perfect units, or possibly a situation where a change was made and users are now just finding out.
We have also seen a quickly growing forum posting over on xda, however there seems to be more arguing over whether the back is more durable as a result. And as a side note, we are not buying into the back cover being more durable as a result of the lack of sparkles. One forum member did suggest that the switch could have come as a result of the handset now coming from a different factory. Again, that last bit is also unconfirmed. Bottom line here, if you are waiting on a Nexus 4, you may or may not be getting a glittery back cover.
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I don’t care if I get one that glitters or not…I just want to be able to order one.
Robin sparkles
Let’s go to the MALLLLLL!!!
Today 😀 ahahah
Everybody loves the mall!!!!
NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO! lol
I want one in white.
I just want one.
🙁
I want a glittery back just like the original.
Journalism fail http://www.androidcentral.com/those-glitterless-nexus-4-stories-are-bullshit?utm_source=ac&utm_medium=twitter
I have one with the glitter back panel. It gets all the wows and looks with me holding it
Its bullshit and you know it.
Go see Android Central for facts.
hey Robert Nelson or androidcommunity.com as whole, u guys didn’t do further follow ups or investigating do u? its just for the sake of “news” and “be the first”, when it just pathetic.
This article is bogus and full of false information. Nice way to not fact check Robert. check out Androidcentral and you’ll see this was a false story using a stolen pic