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Heavily considering Android now after this.

Between this, the unlocked/contact free prices for the Nexus 4 and google maps? I'm typically an iOS guy and I'm right with you. If only they had put LTE in the Nexus 4!

Isn't the LTE issue overblown?

Yes, for the moment. LTE will be standard in a couple of years time & by then voice over LTE will (hopefully) so we won't need the ridiculous hack of falling back to the 3G connection for voice with it's negative effects on battery life.

Until then, LTE is for those who have to have the latest thing, regardless of price or who actually need the data rates achievable with LTE and have coverage where you're likely to be using it.

>>Until then, LTE is for those who have to have the latest thing

Um, no. There's a mountain of difference between HSPA+ and LTE. The former is like having medium-speed cable Internet, and the latter is like having FIOS. This has a direct impact on user experience.

From my non-scientific tests, it seems like LTE has much lower latency than 3G networks. That's a big deal for me.

HSPA+ at 42mbps is still Pretty Damn Fast, even if it's not LTE. I'd have loved for there to be an LTE variant, but I don't think it's a dealbreaker given the alternatives.

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