Our quick take

Acer CloudMobile S500 - 4.0 / 5

Design

S500 vs Nexus 4

Performance

Putting the cloud in CloudMobile

Call quality, text messaging

Custom notification area

Camera

Battery

To recap

If this phone shipped with Jelly Bean, it would basically be a no-brainer. It’s a good, mid-range handset that’s truly a pleasure to use. It’s perhaps a little outclassed by the more powerful Nexus 4 which, while lacking in upgrade for memory, has a slight style advantage.