Would love to see Google offer some kind of trade-in program for Nexus devices, whereby you could trade in your old Nexus device for a discount on a newer Nexus device. For example, being able to trade in a current gen Nexus 7 to get a discount on the updated version expected to be announced at Google I/O this week. Discount would only be redeemable for buying another device from the Play Store, and old devices could be recycled by Google for parts.
Google would develop brand loyalty, ensuring current Nexus owners are more likely to stick with the Nexus line, as well as encouraging others to join the Nexus bandwagon. And we Nexus owners would get lovely discounts on upcoming Nexus hardware.
What do you guys think about this?
As someone who ordered a Nexus 4 yesterday, I would most certainly love to see this.
Especially if a new Nexus phone materialises at the I/O in a few days!
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Would love to see Google offer some kind of trade-in program for Nexus devices, whereby you could trade in your old Nexus device for a discount on a newer Nexus device. For example, being able to trade in a current gen Nexus 7 to get a discount on the updated version expected to be announced at Google I/O this week. Discount would only be redeemable for buying another device from the Play Store, and old devices could be recycled by Google for parts.
Google would develop brand loyalty, ensuring current Nexus owners are more likely to stick with the Nexus line, as well as encouraging others to join the Nexus bandwagon. And we Nexus owners would get lovely discounts on upcoming Nexus hardware.
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No chance imo
How much more of a discount do you want? This isn't the Galaxy Nexus or Nexus S days where to buy an off contract Nexus device sets you back $500-$600.. A Nexus 4 16GB for $350 unlocked/contract free is dirt cheap and almost in "how do they even make a profit?" territory.. If Verizon had this thing available to kill your wallet with it would be $100 w/ a 2YR contract, $600 retail/contract free and neutered w/ delayed updates and non-functioning Google wallet. Same goes for any current generation Nexus device.. They are insanely cheap already..
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How much more of a discount do you want? This isn't the Galaxy Nexus or Nexus S days where to buy an off contract Nexus device sets you back $500-$600.. A Nexus 4 16GB for $350 unlocked/contract free is dirt cheap and almost in "how do they even make a profit?" territory.. If Verizon had this thing available to kill your wallet with it would be $100 w/ a 2YR contract, $600 retail/contract free and neutered w/ delayed updates and non-functioning Google wallet. Same goes for any current generation Nexus device.. They are insanely cheap already..
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Personally, I'd be happy with somewhere between £25-£50.
Then again, I'm easily pleased.
what a stupid idea
you can sell youself for more then any trade-in program can give you. i sold my 8G N4 for $340 shipped. (shipping out tomorrow)
kolyan said:
what a stupid idea
you can sell youself for more then any trade-in program can give you. i sold my 8G N4 for $340 shipped. (shipping out tomorrow)
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And this also
Had a real hard time trying to sell my Nexus 7 at a decent price after Google discontinued the 8GB model (I had the 8GB model). A trade-in program would've made things awesome
Would definitely also give some points to brand loyalty, but then again, I don't really even plan to ever buy a non-Nexus device already
Sell it on swappa. There's your trade in program
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A trade in program would make things awesome...although there's like no chance that's going to happen since the nexus 4 is so cheap already lol
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Personally, I'd be happy with somewhere between £25-£50.
Then again, I'm easily pleased.
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Nexus phones don't really reduce it value a lot after time. It's really difficult nowadays to find a new Gnex for less than 250-270$ and a used one in mint conditions for less than 200 (if you even find it).
So I see no point on this as Google will never offer you any amount close to this. So you better sell it yourself and upgrade. That's what I did.
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Personally, I'd be happy with somewhere between £25-£50.
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I'll gladly pay you 50 pounds for your Nexus 4.
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Why is the phone so much more expensive than the tablet?
adamwsh said:
Why is the phone so much more expensive than the tablet?
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Because carriers want you to pay a subsidized price and sign a contract.
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Because carriers want you to pay a subsidized price and sign a contract.
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That is pretty much exactly what I was thinking. I figure that in order to get the phone to be distributed by the big carriers, Google probably had to agree to sell their own version at a high price.
Plus cellular radio and licensing fees for patent holders. Look at HTC and how much they pay companies like Microsoft for patents that they hold related to cellular phones. I read an article that Microsoft makes something like $15 for every HTC android phone sold.
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I really wish I didn't have Verizon so that I could get this phone. Id rather have an unlocked nexus than a bastardization and a new 2 year contract w/ATT/Tmobile.
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I really wish I didn't have Verizon so that I could get this phone. Id rather have an unlocked nexus than a bastardization and a new 2 year contract w/ATT/Tmobile.
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The Verizon nexus is fine. It got a fully functional build of jellybean within 30 min of the build leaking from io.
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I really wish I didn't have Verizon so that I could get this phone. Id rather have an unlocked nexus than a bastardization and a new 2 year contract w/ATT/Tmobile.
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You still could. Check out this link: http://t.co/kQHceIFo
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Why is the phone so much more expensive than the tablet?
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Cause its a friggin phone. Also the time it takes to integrate CPU + modem + wireless optimization + the price of refining the device.
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As I recall the GNex is only around $100 more expensive than the 16 GB N7 in the Play Store. Unfortunately the GNex is not available for us Canucks at that price.
Idk cuz mobile carriers are jackasses. Cellphones are basically as bad as buying a bottle of water.
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Specifically with respect to the Nexus 7, there is very little profit on the device.
Google expects to make money by selling you apps, books, music, films etc and from other services.
Asus are almost certainly in it for the kudos it gives to their brand - if the Nexus 7 wasn't a Nexu device, it would be at least 25% more expensive.
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Because we aren't willing to pay that much.
Simple as that.
The manufacturers tried selling $400 or $500+ tablets, and they're pretty much flopping. Tablets just aren't considered as necessary as phones, so none of them (save the ipad) got enough momentum to take off.
They then discovered that we are willing to pay $200 or $300 for a popular brand, so that's where we're at now.
This is a good thing (ipad users aside). It means we'll start to get more bang for our buck, because us consumers as a whole were picky enough. Now all that's left to do is to become even more picky, so they're forced to sell for $100.
I bought Nexus 7 16g few days after Google launched it in £199 and now it's £159!!
I bet we all have the same feeling and I want to share them ;(
(plz tell if i have to move or delete this thread)
This is a very similar thread
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1963381
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I bet we all have the same feeling and I want to share them ;(
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Yes, we all have the same feeling, the Nexus 7 is a fine piece of hardware and it was indeed worth every penny I paid for it, I'm too grown up to care what other people pay for theirs..
I just wish I had known there was a 32gb coming considering I bought my N7 a month ago. I need more space than 13gb of usable memory, that's like 5 hd games.
I think this is part of the reason behind the Google Play $25 credit honestly, so really I only paid $225
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And we have no shortage of threads to do so on.
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Glad I waited, just bought the 16GB.
-Brought to you by Marino's Galaxy Nexus-
What bothers me is that the resell value was slashed. I mean if you bought a 16gb for $250+tax, you could probably resell it for $225 on top of all of initial offerings we've gotten from Google. Now it is $199, you'd be lucky to get $175 for it. Plus with the upgraded memory people aren't going to want the 16gb so you'll have to practically give it away.
Oh well. Life is full of surprises. They should have just came out with a 16/32gb unit out of the gate and stop screwing around with 8gb. Memory is so cheap now-a-days that it is pathetic that we allow manufactures keep us in this rut. I mean I had 16gb CF in my old Dell x51v Windows 5.0 "palmtop" haha. Honestly units SHOULD be coming in as 32/64gb these days... or even 64/128gb.
Media consumption is getting deeper and deeper. With games using 4gb each, 8/16gb just don't cut it without sacrifice.
Full agree on that post. But ive learned my lesson, i will wait at least till Christmas to get a Nexus 4 and closely watch the rumors.
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I just wish I had known there was a 32gb coming considering I bought my N7 a month ago. I need more space than 13gb of usable memory, that's like 5 hd games.
I think this is part of the reason behind the Google Play $25 credit honestly, so really I only paid $225
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Welcome to the world of consumer electronics. It is a game that is impossible to win. There will always be better devices and lower prices right around the corner.
All we can do is jump into the pool and enjoy the swim. It's pointless to waste time getting tweaked about the kick ass slide and diving board at the neighbors pool.
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CrazyPeter said:
Yes, we all have the same feeling, the Nexus 7 is a fine piece of hardware and it was indeed worth every penny I paid for it, I'm too grown up to care what other people pay for theirs..
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The voice of reason and common sense, I agree totally
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The voice of reason and common sense, I agree totally
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I will second that. I do not regret paying full price for mine. That's always the price you pay for buying tech. It gets cheaper and specs always improve. Give it a few more months and there will be something better and cheaper on the market, that I have no doubt.
If your happy to pay the price when you did, then where's the problem.
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I bought mine 3 days before price change at GameStop and called back and spoke with a manager today who said he would take care of it.
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Only had my 16 for about a month before I found out about the 32 and price drop. I whined and tantrumed for a few days and then got over it. Back to loving my device
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I bought Nexus 7 16g few days after Google launched it in £199 and now it's £159!!
I bet we all have the same feeling and I want to share them ;(
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Nope. Got what I paid for at an UNBELIEVABLE price.
If they dropped the price to $1, I would still feel the same but would buy more
July: Use the cloud**, you don't need more than 16GB!
**cloud available in US only
October: We put our smartest people in a room and came up with a genius idea: 32GB! All the storage you've always wanted all along!
I bought a 16gb at launch. Sold it on Friday last week for $150, bought my 32gb the next day.
Grown folk ftw
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Just bought one for my girl, really considering the the 32gb with cellular data
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July: Use the cloud**, you don't need more than 16GB!
**cloud available in US only
October: We put our smartest people in a room and came up with a genius idea: 32GB! All the storage you've always wanted all along!
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ive got a 16gb one and have all my music and books in the cloud,im from uk its not only usa who get cloud ,overall im happy with what ive got and hardly touch my s2(32gb) anymore apart from calls and im due an s3 mid november that will be wasted in my pocket
im stuck
I sold my 16gb nexus 7 to my roommate because 16gb was to small for me and i want to buy the 32 gb version
But i also want the nexus 10 or the new chrome book as a replacement for my Transformer prime
the Transformer prime is ok especially for what i do (I use it for school/occasionally web surfing) but it has no real upside. it still lags, and slows down for no reason.
Anyone have any ideas what should i do?
Im thinking nexus 7 and probably the chromebook, its got the same processor and ram.
I'm being philosophical about this.
I bought the 16GB version three months ago so I've certainly had my money's worth.
Wife seems disinterested in having my N7 to make way for a 32GB upgrade and then Google announces the N4 16GB and I need to upgrade from my HD2 anyway.
Wife needs to upgrade her phone, too, so she can have the HD2.
My N7 still has about 6GB free space and that's with a lot of apps and stuff which would usually be on my phone.
Once I've bought the N4 and moved a lot of apps and stuff over to that there will be sufficient room on the N7 for my needs.
Plus there's still OTG and Drop Box ... Or VPN to my own local server ..
How much money do you guys think the nexus 5 would be? i would love a two year 16gb model for 200$.
I'm thinking $400 for the base model, off contract. They're not going to retain the same pricing as the N4 in all likelihood given those "leaked" specs.
hopefully.that would be a good deal for those specs
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Trozzul said:
How much money do you guys think the nexus 5 would be? i would love a two year 16gb model for 200$.
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Maybe one day UNICEF will get into the smartphone business...
But really $200 for the specs we have seen? That would be giving it away. Im guessing something like $349 for 16GB and $399 for 32GB.
Nexus 5 Price
I am eagerly waiting for the release of N5, if the No - Contract price is 400$ or above then it is out of my reach.
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Trozzul said:
How much money do you guys think the nexus 5 would be? i would love a two year 16gb model for 200$.
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999.00
Hopefully no more than $350 USD...
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I'm thinking $400 for the base model, off contract. They're not going to retain the same pricing as the N4 in all likelihood given those "leaked" specs.
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Don't forget that a year ago the Nexus 4 specs were considered top of the line....
It really is the only bump they can go with the N5 otherwise they would just be repackaging the N4.
lets also guess how many people will get their hands on n5
I'll definitely fork out $349 or $399 for the 16GB or 32GB models respectively. Anything more than that, I might think twice.
But I'll still probably take it. Nexus S was my first android phone and I've never regretted my decision of getting that (even if I don't have it anymore since I lost it on my way to work)
But yes, take my money please :victory:
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like $349 for 16GB and $399 for 32GB.
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Sounds real
349/399 for the 16 and 32 gb respectively, 200 is just impossible, google is not a charity.
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I think the OP meant $200 on contract, which would be the absolute most it would cost on contract, and even that would be a ripoff. If it's $349-$399 off contract, then on contract it should be free.
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Why does everyone assume the pricing can't be the same as the N4 last year? The N4 was basically the Optimus G, which at the time was the best of the best, as far as specs go.
This time around, the N5 is basically the G2, which, again, currently has the highest specs on the market. The situation looks identical to me, and I see no reason the price should not be identical as well.
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http://www.phonearena.com/news/LG-N...different-battery-size-for-each-model_id48068
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im so pumped because my mom has never used her upgrade so im gonna steal it the second the N5 is released on sprint and give her my lgog, which will probably be too much for her to even handle lol
"We are told by our source that the 16GB LG Nexus 5 will feature a 2300mAh battery and will be priced lock, stock and barrel for $299. The 32GB LG Nexus 5 will be powered by a 3000mAh cell and will be priced at $399."
I'm weary of anon tipsters. Hurry up and make an official announcement.
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if the 32gb really had the g2-battery, then thats the only version to go for! \m/
I seriously hope it`s gonna be priced like the N4
299$ / 349$ for 16GB/32GB or 8GB/16GB I dont really mind the Flash size as long as it`s cheap
Surely the 2 version of batteries cant be right as this would mean the dimensions would be different??
I wish this was the case but I cant see it myself.
Ill be getting it regardless, just had a tax rebate so nicely timed with the launch of the phone
We know that other retailers will be carrying the Nexus 5 sooner or later.
For those of us with memebership in the primeverse or for those that prefer to save on shipping & save *ahem* file our own taxes, avoid the google play limbo experience and/or use our chase amazon visa's, I present to you the Nexus 5 Amazon thread.
Let's keep on the lookout for nexus 5 developments relating to amazon and post any information here!
I've heard rumors that amazon will be stocking somewhere between 3-7 days.
However, the rep that I spoke to didn't appear to have any information about upcoming nexus 5 availability.
Here's my chat with the rep:
http://goo.gl/DMza0n
I also believe the stock alerts in this thread -> http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2503657 added amazon to it's monitor list.
i have prime but still paid for expedited shipping and tax from the play store. i dont mind paying more to receive it earlier than to wait.
Pearl sure was useless. You should have told her a joke. Maybe ask her out on a date or something. Better luck next time bro.
I would have waited to purchase it from Amazon, however, I'll still get dinged with sales tax and only save $10 on shipping.
So, I'll just say the $10 was used for help out with the "instant gratification."
I put myself down for a 32GB black that ships in 2-3 weeks, if Amazon gets it before then I will cancel and order from Amazon.
If amazon sells the nexus 5 everything will be perfect
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In case anyone missed it, at the end of the blog post http://googleblog.blogspot.com/201... :good:
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will the nexus 5 work on wind or mobilicity?
1700/2100 frequency?
http://www.reddit.com/r/Nexus5/comments/1pmrrr/nexus_5_amazon_release_monitoring_cooperative/
It looks like the alert in that thread isn't set up yet. i followed the comments in the reddit topic about using page monitor. hopefully that works. Did we want to set up a hangouts or something? not sure of the best way.
Please Amazon, please please please sell the international version D821. PLEASE!
Sure we can definitely start a hangout if we have enough people/interest.
I think quite a few people just bit the bullet and bought the nexus 5 on google play.
When do you guys expect the N5 on Amazon?
I didn't follow the N4 when it came out. What do you think are we looking at days or weeks?
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I didn't follow the N4 when it came out. What do you think are we looking at days or weeks?
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AFAIK, the N4 was not sold by Amazon. The only Google devices they sold were the Chromecast and the Nexus 7 (2013), which were both sold at the same price as the Play store and listed on Amazon on release day.
If I don't get my damn shipping notice by Tuesday like I should I will hope that Amazon has it by then and order it overnight shipping and cancel/resell the playstore order, smh
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AFAIK, the N4 was not sold by Amazon. The only Google devices they sold were the Chromecast and the Nexus 7 (2013), which were both sold at the same price as the Play store and listed on Amazon on release day.
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Best Buy has an insane markup — hopefully Amazon doesn't follow suit.
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Best Buy has an insane markup — hopefully Amazon doesn't follow suit.
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I have a feeling that the $800 markup is a Sprint thing to "encourage" people to buy it on contract.
I hope they will sell the Unlocked version at the same price as the Play Store since they didn't put a markup on the Nexus 7, Chromecast, or Chromebooks.
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I have a feeling that the $800 markup is a Sprint thing to "encourage" people to buy it on contract.
I hope they will sell the Unlocked version at the same price as the Play Store since they didn't put a markup on the Nexus 7, Chromecast, or Chromebooks.
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I really hope so. Come to think of it, has Amazon ever officially sold an unlocked Nexus phone? I know they didn't sell the Nexus 4, I'm pretty sure they didn't sell the Galaxy Nexus, and I'm vaguely remembering them not carrying the Nexus S or Nexus One.
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I really hope so. Come to think of it, has Amazon ever officially sold an unlocked Nexus phone? I know they didn't sell the Nexus 4, I'm pretty sure they didn't sell the Galaxy Nexus, and I'm vaguely remembering them not carrying the Nexus S or Nexus One.
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This will be their first time officially selling a Nexus phone I believe.
HOWEVER! What has me some what worried is that the pre-order page for Amazon UK's Nexus 5 is extremely overpriced. I really hope it's just a placeholder and they'll fix it when they get it in stock. http://www.amazon.co.uk/LG-Nexus-5-...E&s=electronics&ie=UTF8&qid=1383328580&sr=1-3 I would prefer using Amazon to get the phone since I have gift cards.
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I have a feeling that the $800 markup is a Sprint thing to "encourage" people to buy it on contract.
I hope they will sell the Unlocked version at the same price as the Play Store since they didn't put a markup on the Nexus 7, Chromecast, or Chromebooks.
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With BB selling the N5 for $800 and Amazon UK selling it for 520 GBP (~845 USD), I think it's unlikely Amazon US will sell it at the Play Store prices.
one of the posts on that reddit says they plan on pricing it like google. hopefully thats true.
The 16GB Samsung Galaxy S IV is $649. The 32GB Nexus 5 is $399.
What am I missing? This deal seems to good to be true?
Thinking of selling my 32GB S IV on ebay today!!
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The 16GB Samsung Galaxy S IV is $649. The 32GB Nexus 5 is $399.
What am I missing? This deal seems to good to be true?
Thinking of selling my 32GB S IV on ebay today!!
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It's not that it's too good to be true, it's that $649 is a ridiculous price to begin with.
You just don't understand the crazy markup companies have to make profit.
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The 16GB Samsung Galaxy S IV is $649. The 32GB Nexus 5 is $399.
What am I missing? This deal seems to good to be true?
Thinking of selling my 32GB S IV on ebay today!!
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Sell your S IV and buy a Nexus 5 (if you can find one in stock). I'm reasonably certain that you won't be disappointed. I've had my Nexus 4 for almost a year and it's been a great phone. Looking forward to switching to the N5 when it arrives in a couple of weeks.
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You just don't understand the crazy markup companies have to make profit.
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True. I returned my iPhone 5S yesterday and ordered the Nexus 5.
Unless you stick to the upgrading every 2-years at subsided pricing, Google has the best pricing as far as I see.
Let's just be happy there was no 8GB version. Otherwise the 8GB would have probably started at $349 and bumped the other 2 up by $50.
The Nexus device is not really meant to compete with the S3 or G2 at this point. The Nexus device is really meant for devs to create on pure Android and Google is willing to eat profits for that. In the meantime all the non-devs and phone geeks get to enjoy a great phone at a great price.
If Google wanted to sell this phone like there was no tomorrow and compete with Samsung you would have seen some crazy marketing done by them prior to the launch. Instead, there wasn't even a peep out of Google and it silently just showed up for sale. To me that says they are not trying to take over the world with device sales.
I think their probably more interested in making profits on devices through Motorola. These are just some of my opinions and really doesn't represent anything more then that. Only Google really knows the answer to the who, what, where, when and why's. Just accept you are getting a great phone at a great price.
you know it only cost Samsung 240 dollars to build 3? and look at the price of that. ridiculous. I am grateful for the nexus line of phones. even with some compromises . I am done spending that kind of money on phones anymore
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