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Google has lowered the price of the Nexus 4 by $100

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Re: Google has lowered the price of the Nexus 4 by $100

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Post by cdjk »

andrenotgiant wrote: post #97
h4pless wrote: post #90

If you buy this phone, get a case for it. The thing slides off of pretty much anything, including apparently flat counter tops. Screen replacements are $130 and take 2 weeks. You won't get the awesome feel of the beveled edges, or the nice solid feeling of a thin but reasonably weighted piece of equipment, but definitely get a case lest you watch in horror as your shiny new phone crashes onto your hard tile bathroom…

Also DONT BUY THE WIRELESS CHARGER. It is a joke, the phone might stick to it the first time you use it, if you're lucky. The only thing keeping the above mentioned slippery phone on the un-necessarily slanted charger is some slick rubber material. The rubber holds dust like a pro, but alas cannot grip the phone. If you don't believe me read Amazon reviews: http://www.amazon.com/Google-Nexus-4-Wireless-Charger/dp/B00…

Only one of the circles on the charger matters (I'm at the office now so I can't check it). It's actually really easy to clean that off with your finger, and that's the only thing that matters in terms of holding it on.

It's still a bad design, but once I figured that out it was useable again.

Re: Google has lowered the price of the Nexus 4 by $100

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Post by pekru »

sidcool wrote: post #161
kgabis wrote: post #152

Sorry! Devices on Google Play is not available in your country yet. We're working to bring devices to more countries as quickly as possible. Please check back again soon. It would be better if they finally released it outside US. I can't even see the site.

It's available in India, not from Google play store, but otherwise available. I own one. It's a wonderful device.

Well, it is being sold at around 24-25K INR. (~ 400 USD) And that puts it way above the reach of commonfolk.

Re: Google has lowered the price of the Nexus 4 by $100

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Post by sirkneeland »

knob wrote: post #249
mcv wrote: post #240

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Why do manufacturers insist on making their devices so slippery? My old phone (in dire need of replacement) is all rubberized steel. It doesn't slide off anything, and it's practically indestructible. Why doesn't anyone make a phone like that?

Price no objection? AT&T has a phone that's some serious shit. We got a demo the other day... and that thing resists drops, high temps, freezing, water splash (or underwater to a couple of feet... don't remember). It was some serious hardware. Of course, it's not running Android, yet if you want indestructible, I was impressed with this thing. Me, personally: My phones last approx 2 years. My iPhone 5 (got it around…

Seems like a company should get more props for a product that doesn't actually break every exterior component within 1 year.

My N9 is well over a year old and has zero broken external parts. And of course the phone itself still works.

Given that a smartphone has virtually no moving parts inside, continued functionality absent being submerged or crushed is not a particularly noteworthy achievement.

Re: Google has lowered the price of the Nexus 4 by $100

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Post by scott_karana »

Amadou wrote: post #181
Tichy wrote: post #178

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I don't understand why "no removable storage" implies that you'd have to use a cloud provider? Why not just use the fixed internal storage?

If you've got a kid, especially a young one, 16GB isn't enough for pictures and video. Not even close. My niece has filled her 64GB iphone many times over with shots of her kid. I'm sure there are tons of other use cases too.

"Isn't enough for pictures" really depends on the frequency that you offload photos from the phone.

Personally, if I'm storing important memories, I am NOT going to trust a loseable, breakable thing in my pocket to be the final resting place of JPEGs.

Re: Google has lowered the price of the Nexus 4 by $100

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Post by H3g3m0n »

oneeyedpigeon wrote: post #299
scottbez1 wrote: post #199

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If anyone wants more evidence of just how easily the Nexus 4 slides off things, here's a very unscientific video I took after witnessing my Nexus 4 slide off something and shatter the rear glass: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=R1hbVgO7_k8 It's incredible watching it slide ever-so-slowly on a surface that I previously thought was pretty much level.

Why would you put your phone glass-side-down anyway? Does it still slide about glass-side-up?

I put mine facedown at night to stop the annoying blinking light. They are curved to prevent scratching.

Re: Google has lowered the price of the Nexus 4 by $100

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Post by tsahyt »

Amadou wrote: post #75

Why I would buy a N4: Wireless charging, after getting a tablet with it the convenience is now mandatory. Why I would not buy a N4: No removable storage. I don't trust my data in the hands of a cloud provider, I want it on my phone where it is completely under my control.

Isn't there some sort of OwnCloud client for Android? You could use that as your storage solution, hosted on your own machine which should be completely under your control.

Re: Google has lowered the price of the Nexus 4 by $100

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Post by tsahyt »

bobbles wrote: post #125
shuzchen wrote: post #50

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Honestly I wish they changed the name. Shopping for a Nexus 7 online or in stores is not friendly to the regular population. I'm pretty sure I know what I'm doing and even I'm not 100% certain a Nexus 7 on any site (besides play.google.com) is the new refresh model or the older one. That said, they should avoid the naming scheme of the galaxy line (e.g. Samsung Galaxy Tab 2 7.0).

They should really emphasise the date more in the name (like you would with a car). eg: Nexus 7 (2013). Some retailers do this but a lot of them dont

Nexus 7 MkII?

Re: Google has lowered the price of the Nexus 4 by $100

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Post by marcamillion »

coolnow wrote: post #154
marcamillion wrote: post #71

This would OBVIOUSLY happen 1 week after I bought the S4 Mini. I was seriously considering the Nexus 4, but couldn't justify the $350 price range when compared to the Mini for only $400. Go figure, I couldn't wait any longer and Google couldn't do this any sooner. Just my luck!

I'm curious, just why did you go with the S4 mini instead of the Nexus in the first place, especially when (if i'm understanding correctly), it was cheaper? The SD card?

Well the Camera for one, and the reviews I read just kept coming up with an analysis like...The Nexus is a great 'Android starter' phone...but if you can plump for the S4, do it.

The only reason I didn't want to get an S4 was because of the form factor.

Once the mini came out, at only $50 - $100 more, it was a no-brainer.

Now, though, I would make a different purchasing decision.

Although, experience tells me that with the price recently dropped, that probably means they are trying to empty shelves and clear our their backlog to make way for a new unit coming in the next few months.

Soo......I am not sure what I would do - to be honest.

Overall, am happy with my S4 Mini :)

Re: Google has lowered the price of the Nexus 4 by $100

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Post by coolnow »

marcamillion wrote: post #329
coolnow wrote: post #154

Earlier quoted context omitted.

I'm curious, just why did you go with the S4 mini instead of the Nexus in the first place, especially when (if i'm understanding correctly), it was cheaper? The SD card?

Well the Camera for one, and the reviews I read just kept coming up with an analysis like...The Nexus is a great 'Android starter' phone...but if you can plump for the S4, do it. The only reason I didn't want to get an S4 was because of the form factor. Once the mini came out, at only $50 - $100 more, it was a no-brainer. Now, though, I would make a different purchasing decision. Although, experience tells me that wi…

You do realise that the S4 and the S4 Mini are quite different? When reviews talk about the S4, you cannot extrapolate to the Mini due to different chipsets (quad core vs dual core), differing amount of RAM, resolution etc. I'm sure you know now.

Also, the only features of the Nexus 4 i would class as "starter" is the price (really cheap, accessible to a lot of peopl) and maybe the fast updates. That's about it. The camera is good, not the best, but more than good enough for casual stuff like Facebook, Twitter and Instagram.

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