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Vantrue Nexus 4 Pro S

Name: Vantrue Nexus 4 Pro S
Brand: Vantrue
Price: 320 USD
Availability: InStock

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4K frontSupercapacitorInfrared cabin2K+ rearVoice control5 GHz Wi-Fi

The Nexus 4 Pro S updates the three-channel Nexus with Sony STARVIS 2 sensors on all three cameras and an IP67-rated rear module, and it costs less than the original Nexus 4 Pro it sits beside. The front is the familiar 8MP IMX678 at 3840x2160 on a 155-degree lens; the cabin becomes a STARVIS 2 IMX662 at 1080p on 160 degrees with four infrared LEDs, and the rear jumps to a STARVIS 2 IMX675 recording 2560x1440 at 160 degrees. That rear upgrade is the substantive change - a 1440p rear camera can read a plate behind you where a 1080p one usually cannot. Because the rear module is weather-sealed it can be mounted outside the car, on a trunk lid or a rear bumper, which is how you get around a tinted or defroster-lined rear window. Triple independent HDR, a supercapacitor rated -4 to 140 degrees Fahrenheit, 1TB card support, 5GHz Wi-Fi with over-the-air firmware updates, built-in GPS and voice control complete it. A hardwire kit for parking mode is sold separately.

Approx. price: ~$320
Hot car: Supercapacitor; Supercapacitor, rated to 140°F
Parking tier: Buffered; Hardwire kit optional

Best for

Three-angle coverage where the rear camera has to mount outside on a van, truck or tinted-glass car.

The description and the pros and cons above are written from published specifications, not from owner reports. Owner sentiment, where we have it, is in its own section below.

What the numbers mean here

The front camera records 3,840 horizontal pixels across a published 155-degree field of view, which is 24.8 pixels per degree — plate-legible a few lengths ahead. The rear channel manages 16, so it is the less detailed of the two. How this is calculated, and what it does not tell you.

It runs on a supercapacitor rather than a lithium cell, so there is no battery to swell in a car parked in summer sun — the classic way a windshield-mounted camera dies. The maker publishes an operating range of -4°F to 140°F. Supercapacitors and heat.

Keeps a rolling buffer, so the seconds before an impact are saved as well as the impact itself. It is the most useful parking mode and the hungriest. The hardwire kit is a separate purchase, which is the line item people forget when budgeting. What each parking mode records.

Specifications

Manufacturer-published figures, recorded from Vantrue’s own product page and a specialist retailer’s spec table. Fields the maker does not publish are omitted rather than guessed.

Type: Triple-channel
Channels: 3
Front resolution: 2160p
Front frame rate: 30fps
Front sensor: Sony STARVIS 2 IMX678
Front field of view: 155° (as published)
Front aperture: f/1.8
Rear resolution: 1440p
Rear sensor: Sony STARVIS 2 IMX675
Rear field of view: 160°
Interior resolution: 1080p
Infrared cabin: Yes
HDR: HDR
Power cell: Supercapacitor
Operating temperature: -4°F to 140°F
Parking modes: buffered, time-lapse, low-bitrate, motion
Hardwire kit: optional
GPS: built-in
Wi-Fi: 5 GHz
LTE / cloud: None
Max storage: 1024GB microSD
CPL filter: optional
Screen: 2.45-inch
Voice control: Yes
Form factor: wedge
Mount: adhesive
Release year: 2026

Features

Three Sony STARVIS 2 sensors: IMX678 front, IMX662 cabin, IMX675 rear
Front 4K, rear 1440p, cabin 1080p - all with independent HDR
IP67 rear camera that can be mounted outside the vehicle
Four infrared LEDs on the cabin channel
5GHz Wi-Fi with over-the-air firmware updates, built-in GPS, voice control
Supercapacitor, -4 to 140 degrees Fahrenheit, microSD to 1TB

Where it is strong

A 1440p STARVIS 2 rear camera, which is a real step up from the 1080p rear on the Nexus 4 Pro
IP67 rear module solves the tinted-rear-window and defroster-line problem by mounting outside
Cheaper than the older Nexus 4 Pro while upgrading two of the three sensors
Independent HDR per channel, which matters most in a cabin lit differently from the road
1TB card support and a supercapacitor power system

Where it gives way

155-degree front lens costs plate detail against the 140-degree cameras at this price
Three channels on one card still means a short loop even at 1TB
Parking mode needs the separately sold VP03 hardwire kit
The cabin channel is still 1080p, so it identifies a passenger rather than resolving fine detail

What owners say

Summarised from public owner discussion. Nothing here is our own testing.

Owner interest in the Nexus 4 Pro S is driven by plate identification. People who have watched side-by-side comparisons are willing to pay more for the Nexus 4 Pro family on that basis, and owners post footage of plates read at roughly a car and a half of distance to back it up.

What frustrates owners here is missing information, not the hardware. Whether the camera records audio is weirdly hard to pin down - retailer summaries contradict each other, and owners end up asking each other instead. And the question everyone wants answered before buying, how stable parking mode is compared with the alternatives, is not something the listings address.

The practical limitation nobody mentions in the marketing: the rear camera is permanently mounted. Owners who take the front camera indoors at night to deter theft are still leaving half the system on the car.

What owners like

Owners comparing plate identification across three-channel cameras rate the Nexus 4 Pro family highly enough to pay extra for it
Owners share footage of a plate read cleanly at about a car and a half of distance, which is a checkable claim rather than a marketing one
The camera is on people's shortlists specifically for hot-climate use with a rear camera, which is the combination the weatherproof rear module addresses
LTE support puts it on the list for owners who want remote monitoring, alongside its Vantrue siblings

Common complaints

Whether it records audio is genuinely hard to establish from the listings - owners get contradictory answers from retailer summaries and end up asking other owners
The rear camera is permanently mounted, so the theft-mitigation habit of taking the front camera indoors only half works
Owners are unsure how its parking-mode stability compares with rivals and cannot find a clear answer before buying
Like the rest of the Nexus line, real parking coverage means the VP03 hardwire kit as a separate purchase

What owners of the Vantrue Nexus 4 Pro S ask

Does the Nexus 4 Pro S record audio?

Owners have received contradictory answers from retailer listings and automated product-question bots on this exact point, which is why it keeps being asked. The Nexus line records cabin audio with the interior channel, and it can be turned off in the menu. If audio matters for your use case, confirm with Vantrue support before buying rather than trusting a listing summary.

How far away can it read a plate?

Owners posting their own footage report clean plate reads at around a car and a half of distance in daylight. That is consistent with the arithmetic: 4K across a 155-degree lens is about 25 pixels per degree, good but slightly behind the narrower-lensed 4K cameras in this catalog.

Can the rear camera be mounted outside the car?

Yes - the rear module is IP67 rated, which is the main reason to choose this over the original Nexus 4 Pro. Owners with tinted rear glass, defroster lines or a van with no rear window mount it externally on the tailgate or bumper instead.

What do I need for parking mode?

The VP03 hardwire kit, sold separately, and for long parking sessions a battery pack between the kit and the camera. Three channels draw enough that a hardwire kit alone protects the car battery less well than owners expect on multi-day parking.