Nexus 4 review, update: The 2012 Google flagship, Nexus 4, maintains to have a strong following amongst its current users despite it being releases in 2012 and the fact that it’s not being sold anywhere else except for used gadgets markets. The Nexus 4 is compatible to an Android 4.4 KitKat update and is expected to get the Android L, which maybe released soon.

Aside from the fact that the Nexus 4 can get the latest Google mobile platform, the Paranoid Android 4.6 Beta, available for the unit allows users to have a taste of how it wuld run with 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.

Described by Know Your Mobile in a July 2014 updated review as a unit that “remains a solid choice for anyone looking to pick up a new Android handset,” the Nexus 4 is a premium handset that has garnered positive reviews when it first came out.
In a spec sheet by Phone Arena, it notes that the Nexus 4 has a 1.5Ghz quad-core Snapdragon S4 Pro with Krait CPUs, a 4.7-inch WXGA TrueHD display, 2GB of RAM, an 8MP rear camera and 2MP front-facing snapper. It has a battery life powered by a 2100mAh pack and supports wireless charging.

“The competitively priced LG Nexus 4 delivers a pure and polished experience with Android 4.2 Jelly Bean, it's powered by a snappy quad-core processor, and it's packed with new photo-editing and camera features,” writes CNET in its review on the smartphone’s release.