The Problem With the Leaked Nexus 4 Press Shots

So pretty much everyone has seen the @evleaks supposed press-renders of the LG Nexus 4 at this point, and some people, including myself, are a bit skeptical. To start off, the front-on shot of the device is just unprofessional Looking at it compared to the Galaxy Nexus press shot (below, left), it really doesn’t look like something that Google and LG would use as the first thought when you think of the Nexus 4. I mean seriously, judging by the centered clock and the battery percentage on the battery image, either Android 4.2 has some new notification options, or the ‘press-shots’ are from a device running an AOKP-based ROM. Along with those issues, it seems like the device is running with multiple notifications, including a missed SMS, and either two weather apps, or two battery percentage apps, which are pretty useless considering the percentage is clearly displayed next to the signal indicator. The next thing that doesn’t seem quite right, is the signal indicator itself, along with the WiFi indicator. Usually, as seen with the Galaxy Nexus, One X (below, center), and the Galaxy S III (below, right), most manufacturers tend to leave out a WiFi indicator, and have the signal indicator at full bars. Why would LG/Google show off their flagship device with a signal that isn’t perfect? Since they have the WiFi indicator on there, why not have that be at the perfect signal either? It just doesn’t add up. Finally, the Nexus logo on the back of the device doesn’t even look real. The color of it is so far off from the LG logo at the bottom, and it looks Photoshopped. All in all, these look fake, especially considering how unprofessional the front-on view is. What do you think of these press shots?

