Nexus 4 Specs, Update: Ex-Google Flagship No Longer Sold Anywhere Gets Paranoid Android 4.6 Beta; Makes The 4.7’ Handset More Appealing?

Nexus 4 specs, update: The former Google flagship Nexus 4 can no longer be found anywhere. A quick search on Google shows a used version is available on eBay for $170, but generally the handset has been phased out since November last year when the Nexus 5 arrived. Despite it though, updates from the developer community and directly from Google has kept the unit appealing.

According to Phone Arena, the Nexus 4 can be updated on the latest Android 4.4.4 KitKat mobile OS. It has even received a beta version of the Paranoid Android 4.6, which gives it a taste of what can be seen in the upcoming Android L.

AndroidGeek reports “that the Paranoid Android team has made the Paranoid Android 4.6 Beta 1 update for Nexus 4, Nexus 5, Nexus 7, and Nexus 10 available for download.”

The Android-focused site notes that the Paranoid Android builds aims to bring some of the Android L-specific aesthetics prior to Google releasing the latest iteration of its mobile platform. The PA 4.5 brings with it several new features including the Android L recent screen and Android L dynamic status bar. There is also the swipe-up gesture to dismiss Hover.

Developers of the Paranoid Android build has also released the handset to supported devices like the One Plus One, Oppo Find 5, Oppo Find 7, Oppo N1, and Galaxy Nexus.

Known as a sturdy handset that brings great Android experience, the Nexus 4 was introduced in October 2012 and made available the following month. It’s 4.7-inch screen is a WXGA True HD IPS Plus display with a resolution of 1280 x 768 pixels. Under the hood the handset is powered with a 1.5GHz quad-core Snapdragon S4 processor powered with 2GB of RAM.

Reception of the device has been very positive when it came out with The Independent decribing its build quality as “almost second to none” and U.K.’s The Guardian giving it a rating of five stars.

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