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Hey guys,
I've been looking to buy a Nexus, however Im hesitant because of all the rapid improvements to smart-phones lately. Seems like just yesterday my G1 was the **** because of its 528mhz processor.. But if I were to lay down the $500+ for it, I would hate for the "Nexus 2" to come out a month later.. accompanied by the regret and face palms. Of course, I'm not expecting that specific scenario to unfold, but how long do you think the specs for the N1 will last as a competitive player in the field? And do you think it's safe to say the upcoming android updates we have yet to experience will be compatible with it?
-Thanks for your input!
The Nexus One is a great phone, but as with the G1 ALL technology is eventually replaced, I chose the nexus one becuase its Googles phone, which means if any phone has a chance to still be the beta tester for all android things to come it would be the nexus one. The Evo and Incredible are all basically re-branded Nexus One's, same hardware different software. The nexus one was my first smartphone, actually my first phone ever (my parents hate tech lol) and I've seen people with their iphones and bberries and I pull out my nexus one and KNOW without a shadow of a doubt I have the best phone. If the nexus one looks appealing to you and you are happy with what it can do, I say you wont be dissapointed. But, if you are hesitant and iffy on the purchase, perhaps wait and see whats around Androids corner. I love my nexus one and from what I see from competitive android smartphones and still think mine is the best.
-Cheers with your decision
Sell your G1, use the money towards the N1... Do it soon, buying the N1 via google won't last much longer, once retailers get ahold of it it'll cost considerably more.
The rumor/heresay is that the N2 will be out in Nov. Then just repeat the cycle of selling old, use money towards the new one.
Kind of like you're leasing the best phone at the moment
If you say n2 will come and will wait, and when the n2 comes out ou can wait for the n3. you can do two things.
Buy a new phone, and sell it after few months to buy a new one. if you sell it before a newer version comes out you can sell it almost the same price you bought it. put some extre $ and buy a new one. I do this > i had over 30 phones in my life > i'm 22 years now
or what you also can do is skip a generation. so if you buy n1 skip n2 and wait for n3 (for example). so you can use you don't have to switch phones that often.
I bought the N1 as my first smartphone and have been very happy with it. I would say it will last a while since Google demonstrated their new OS (Android 2.2) on it and also previewed the release after that on a N1. That gave me hope to know that it will work with the release of 2.2 and also the release after that. Whether they will continue to release the new OS for it after that is unknown, but there are always custom ROMs that could add functionality.
Go For It
I say buy the N1 if you like it. Yeah, there's no front-facing camera, gyroscope, or whatever else the next line of premium Android phones will all contain. It is still going to receive Google's updates first for at least another year. Also, as with the G1, the dev community is doing excellent work and should have no problem extending it's life even further beyond that. If the G1 is still going almost 2 years and numerous updates later, Nexus owners have nothing to worry about.
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Sell your G1, use the money towards the N1... Do it soon, buying the N1 via google won't last much longer, once retailers get ahold of it it'll cost considerably more.
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I don't think so. It will be aggressively priced once it hits retailers. Or may be bundled with some accessories.
Either act today, or wait 6 months. This market moves fast.
seriously this thread has been posted so many times before. just search. the nexus will be the flagship until next january for sure. it still has a long life left, so buy it and enjoy it. nexus two isnt even a rumor yet, and wouldnt be out till next year.
Motorola has a 2ghz phone hitting store before the end of the year, with 1080P vide out.
You're never gonna be "top of the line" for more than 6 months.
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I don't think so. It will be aggressively priced once it hits retailers. Or may be bundled with some accessories.
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I already see it listed at various other places for $650+.
Somehow, I doubt that will come down once buying straight from the "manufacturer" for "cheap" is no longer an option.
Just checked and they are on sale carrier free again?
I was only looking because my uncle wants one and it has been Vodafone only for a while.
Was an announcement made or some mistake?
They never officially stopped, just ran out of stock.
Really?
I thought that they stopped because the carriers were annoyed or something?
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/business/10118072.stm
They are going to stop at some point, but not yet.
They did sell out of stock, though... which seemed to coincide with the unveiling of the iPhone 4. Interesting
Just goes to show that many other people were not impressed by the iPhone 4 just as I was.... but then again, I already had my N1
Confirmed. Google phone store still open. Bought my fourth one Thursday and got it Friday!
So, now that the Nexus One is sold out of the Google store, do you think prices for very lightly used Nexus Ones on eBay will go up or down soon? Today I saw a new one sell for $560, while I see online retailers and Buy-it-nows for like $650. I just now saw a used Nexus One sell for $376 in the auction, and used ones I have seen are in the high-300s and 400s (although sometimes not all the original accessories are included). So I was thinking, the prices could go up because there is a higher demand for a limited supply of great phones, while also there may be a decrease in demand for a phone that could have a loss of support in the future. But I am basically wondering, how much different do you think the prices in the near future (maybe 1 month or so) on eBay will be than they are now?
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So, now that the Nexus One is sold out of the Google store, do you think prices for very lightly used Nexus Ones on eBay will go up or down soon? Today I saw a new one sell for $560, while I see online retailers and Buy-it-nows for like $650. I just now saw a used Nexus One sell for $376 in the auction, and used ones I have seen are in the high-300s and 400s (although sometimes not all the original accessories are included). So I was thinking, the prices could go up because there is a higher demand for a limited supply of great phones, while also there may be a decrease in demand for a phone that could have a loss of support in the future. But I am basically wondering, how much different do you think the prices in the near future (maybe 1 month or so) on eBay will be than they are now?
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It depend on what other choice people have, There's quite a few android phone coming out, in the mean time I guess some people who have the $$ will pay high price to get what they want
my advice is to not buy a Nexus One.
The nexus one is a great phone, totally worth the price and options and if you have your mind set on one, dont let anyone tell you different. However, its being a little outdone by recent phones. It doesn't make sense to buy a phone that is already being surpassed. Currently newer android phones like the Droid X or the Galaxy S line cost the same as the Nexus but have higher hardware.
My predictions for the price of the Nexus One are: Initially the price will go up, as with all technology, if something is hard to acquire the price will jump as it is valuable and you can milk the buyer. After some time the price will stabilize and begin to be less then the $530 initial price.
Yeah to tell you the truth I would rather have something like an Evo 4G or a Droid X, but those phones are locked to their respective carriers in the USA right? I live in Germany right now and will for about another year, and I would rather have a very unlocked phone like the Nexus One which I can buy from American eBay (or Google store before it closed) and ship it here to avoid paying in Euros.
The galaxy S is a very good phone from what I hear, there is also a International version of the phone.
I bought mine €427 all-in
my screen is now cracked on my nexus after a bad drop and I have been debating if i wanted to spend 530 on a new nexus for a couple weeks now.
ultimatly i couldn't convice myself to spend that much on a phone already outdated hardware wise even though the software support is first rate.
The samsung galaxy s is an awesome phone but the fact its shipping without froyo for now is a deal killer. After using froyo I can not go back to 2.1. Some people might say just buy it and wait for it to be released this fall, but there are some eye poping rumors about the HTC vision coming out.
Overall, the nexus was a GREAT phone, and without the crack I wouldnt be in the market for a new phone but spending 600+ for one doesnt make much sense now
The big bonus everyone forgets about the N1 is that its basically a dev phone.
Google pretty much wants us to tinker with it, stuff it full of roms and abuse it.
We also get alot more access to do to our phone what other carriers and makers are trying to block and stop.
Yes the hardware isnt the "newest" of the new but I would hardly call the phone outdated. Is my 2010 Fusion outdated because the 2011s are coming out? hardly. It isnt the newest on the block anymore but its still relevant and supported.
Also, I think that unless a phone comes to market with Gingerbread later this year the Nexus will probably be the first device to run this for a few months at least.
Lastly, look at the iPhone 4. I can show you a handful of reviews where even mac fans say the Nexus one closely matches that phone in performance and features and they only release one a yr. The nexus one wont be irrelevant until next summer.
I think that, until Google proves it can push an Android update to all phones simultaneously, there will always be a market for the Nexus 1.
The Droid 3 has been out of stock on Verizon's Web site for a while now. I called the Verizon Wireless store, and they say that there are none to be had in the entire country! The only way to order it is by special order? Why doesn't anyone stock these? Are they that popular, even with all the 4G phones?
My local Radio Shack says that he had ordered one for someone last Friday, but he ended up taking the Droid-2 instead. He told me that I could take his, but I'm skeptical -- if Verizon Wireless says it takes a week to two weeks to get one, then how could Radio Shack get one? He says I'll have it tomorrow, but if it's such a popular phone, then why not stock it?
I believe the D3 did much better then Verizon had anticipated. I don't think they had enough units ready to meet the demand.
Yea, I'm just wondering why they never ramped back up production. The D3 was released back in mid-July, and here it is almost October, and it's still nowhere to be found. The funny thing is that I never saw it promoted once. I've wanted it since it was rumored to have the extra row of keys, since 3/4 of my job is a Linux sysAdmin, and I am always SSH'ing into servers, and hate having to use the Alt. key on my D2G.
I have been eligible for upgrade since the beginning of August, and have been waiting for the right deal to come along, and the Radio Shack deal can't be beat at $100 off.
Although, at this point, who ever gets it in stock first, gets my cash!!
Weird.. My girlfriend got hers like 3 days after I went into the store and ordered it.
I picked mine up from Costco. There are like a dozen Verizon stores within about 15 miles of my house and they have all been sold out.
Costco carries it AND unlike Verizon; you only pay tax on the price on display...not the retail price of the phone! I paid $141 including tax on my phone! A HUGE break!
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I went online at exactly 12:00 PM when the play store opened and had my new Nexus 4 16 gig model in the shopping cart and was checking out when I was kicked out of the site from an processing error.
When I went to select the 16 gig model to begin the process over again, the "coming soon" message appeared and wanted my email address. This is total bull****, a company the size of Google can't even launch a product properly?
Now both the 8 and 16 models can't even be selected from the site. I have been waiting and waiting for this phone to be released and can't even buy one. Total bull****.
I suspect it's to generate hype for it. I was lucky enough to get one of the 8gb restocks about 6 hours ago.
Happened to me also! Worst store around!!
Same thing happened to me. Oh well I guess I'll update my Galexy Nexus and Nexus7 to 4.2 and try again later.
Same as everyone else. I tried for 25mins got the same errors. Went to a store and bought one. Never buying through Google again
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Already Sold out
keep refreshing throughout the day. I've seen the COMING SOON page switch to IN STOCK a few times already, so I 'd imagine this will happen throughout the day as orders fail and phones go back to stock.
Cant get it either
We've all been waiting mate. Many people are being very cynical towards Google. I don't think people understand how many people are accessing their sites simultaneously. I also think people aren't used to not getting what they want. To think people expect Google to be able to support the world's demand for the Nexus 4.
Play store started the sale before 9am (PST).
Such a joke. We got troll'd
You can't even get the bumpers either. . . :-/
yeah i know it is just a phone but that is serious bs.... it's google how can their server be that bad.. do you guys even think there were that many for sale? I doubt it really sold out a ton of units in 5 mins...
Wish I could just preorder it and have them send it to me when they get stock ASAP. It'd be unbelievably more convenient for them and for us, since they would get an idea of the amount of sales and we wouldn't have to worry about not getting one in the next few weeks.
Same here I wonder if we crashed the system. Cant see how as google runs most of the internet.
Silly make a few phones.
Wonder did they think we don't now a steal when we see one. I'll bet we will see them on EBAY for 500 to 600 easy come christmas time they'll go for 900 and up.
Merry Christmas were screwed. Worst part I'll bet some people bought like 100 plus phones. Just so rip people off. Google didn't even stop and say you can only use one phone and purchase up to 5 for your family.
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Never any purchase delays when Google has 10 cent app sales. They have the capacity to handle this smoothly. It is all a big marketing fiasco and Google pooped on its most determined customers.
Crazy to say 12. Have us guess what time zone. Have reps say different ****. Then say 9 PST but sell it beforehand. Many of us wasted our time to this.