Nexus 4 Unlocked

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Carrier	Unlocked
Color	Black
Storage	16GB
Listed	Jul 21, 2014 12:16 a.m.
Expires	Aug 04, 2014

Condition

Fair

Fully functional
Screen with noticeable scratching
More cosmetic defects, scratches and/or dents

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LG Nexus 4 - 16GB Used - Cyanogenmod - Good Condition - Carbon Fiber Back - Unlocked

LG Nexus 4 - Light scratching on front from normal use, a screen protector was used for almost all of it's use. The back glass was cracked, but I have since put Carbon Fiber over the back. You can see in the pictures attached. People often complained about the weakness of the back glass of this device and how easily it cracks. I really like the way the carbon fiber feels and it was definitely a good decision. I have also purchased a replacement back from amazon which has not yet arrived. When it comes in the mail I can easily replace the back, or send the replacement with the phone, OR leave the carbon fiber if you like my design modifications ;) The swappa guidelines said it wouldn't allowed devices with cracked glass, but I'm not sure if this counts since it is covered in carbon fiber and not visible.

This Nexus 4 runs the latest version of Cyanogenmod, and is rooted, unlocked, and has a custom bootloader that enables backups/restores, and alternative 'ROMs' or custom operating systems for Android. If you don't know what cyanognemod is, or if you don't know anything about any of this, don't worry, you won't notice a thing. When you shut down or reboot the phone you get the option of booting into recovery and from there you can do backups/restores/installs. It's basically a version of computer bios on steroids and its awesome. Cyanogenmod is a great operating system, it is almost identical to stock android, it just has a lot of tweaks under the hood and configurable interface tweaks. It's a bit faster a bit prettier and a bit better on battery, it opens up tons of native abilities like blacklisting phone numbers, custom lock screens, quick launch shortcuts, etc. Again if you don't know or care about any of this it won't get in your way it's just something you can turn on and configure to your liking. It's very customizable. It also gets updates constantly, so you don't have to wait for google or whatever carrier to push out an update to your device.

The Nexus 4 is a great phone and I highly recommend it, it has served me well and I hope it goes to a good home. If you have any questions feel free to ask.

Damage description

Cracked glass on back, with sheet of custom fitted carbon fiber over it

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P.G.. Staff

Jul 21, 2014 - 12:42 AM

Matt, please upload a "verification photo" showing your listing code (RYN389) on paper with the device (screen on), and another with included accessories. See examples and criteria here before posting: http://swappa.com/faq/verification-photos

Please comment here when you've uploaded so we can approve the listing. Thank you.

Abhijeet P.

Jul 21, 2014 - 04:26 AM

Is it unlocked for global SIM?
Is that a straight scratched line on display?

P.G.. Staff

Jul 21, 2014 - 05:47 AM

Listing approved. Thanks for using Swappa.

alpha-niner64

- Jul 21, 2014 - 09:33 AM

Which hardware rev is this?

Matt T. Seller

Jul 21, 2014 - 10:01 AM

@ alpha-niner64 - It's at least the second hardware rev and has the little plastic feet that keep the back from touching the ground. How can I find out exactly which hardware rev this is? Also in settings > about, under CPU it says ARMv7 proc. rev 2 (v7l) So I hope that answers your question.

Matt T. Seller

Jul 21, 2014 - 10:38 AM

@Abhijeet P. - Yes, the phone is fully unlocked and shouldn't care what sim you put in it, as long as it supports the radio frequencies. This Nexus 4 was used on T-Mobile's network, so I know it supports GSM networks, not sure about CDMA networks. But any network that is compatible will work with this phone, there are no carrier restrictions.

And as far as the scratch, I don't know which one you're referring to but the biggest scratch is on the bottom middle slightly to the right. I've uploaded a photo that clearly shows it. It's not very noticable though, you can't see it with the screen on.

alpha-niner64

- Jul 21, 2014 - 10:57 AM

The simplest way to find out is to go into the bootloader and view the information on the screen for the hardware revision.