Nexus 4 proves its worth

[appletoandroid]

Getting one of these from Best Buy @ $599 unlocked, just shows that Nexus 4 is here to stay, wonder how long they will be up for once they become available.

http://www.androidpolice.com/2013/01...ts-on-the-way/

[vikingjunior]

I can get a Note 2 for that price.

[TacticalDesire]

I paid $425 for mine and even that was hard to swallow. I can't imagine paying a $300 premium.

[F123D]

Originally Posted by appletoandroid

Getting one of these from Best Buy @ $599 unlocked

Why?

[Lava Lamp Freak]

One good thing about getting it from Best Buy is the $10 a month insurance you can get. If you drop the phone and break it, they'll replace it with no deductible. If you drop it only once in one year, then you break even compared to getting another from Google. However, if you were to have horrible luck and break it more than once, then you could save a lot of money. (This isn't considering buying a replacement glass and doing it yourself, which would be cheaper.)

Then again, if you buy it from Best Buy and don't break it, you could have used that money to buy the next Nexus later this year.

[Irishman]

Originally Posted by F123D

Why?

Because some people don't like a 2 year contract sucking money out of their wallets.

[soulreaver99]

It's $349 16GB from Google when it's available (UNLOCKED). Are you in that much of a hurry to pay $250 more for it?

[blairh]

Perhaps I should have used different words earlier.

Paying a premium now for this phone makes no sense.

[F123D]

Originally Posted by Irishman

Because some people don't like a 2 year contract sucking money out of their wallets.

Nexus 4 is $299 off contact so not sure how paying $599 saves you any money.

[Lava Lamp Freak]

The Play Store just updated to Temporarily Out of Stock. The "Temporarily" wasn't there before.

[onthecouchagain]

Personally, I don't think the Nexus 4 is worth it even at $299.

At this point and time, I wouldn't recommend the Nexus 4 to anyone unless budget was 100% the reason.

[surjavarman]

Originally Posted by onthecouchagain

Personally, I don't think the Nexus 4 is worth it even at $299.

At this point and time, I wouldn't recommend the Nexus 4 to anyone unless budget was 100% the reason.

Care to explain?

[Irishman]

Originally Posted by F123D

Nexus 4 is $299 off contact so not sure how paying $599 saves you any money.

Who is offering it for $299 off contract? The link the OP gave was $599 off contract.

[F123D]

Originally Posted by Irishman

Who is offering it for $299 off contract? The link the OP gave was $599 off contract.

Directly from Google. Unlocked. Contract free.

https://play.google.com/store/device...id=nexus_4_8gb

[tjl3]

Originally Posted by Lava Lamp Freak

The Play Store just updated to Temporarily Out of Stock. The "Temporarily" wasn't there before.

Awesome for me, sucks for my co-worker who still hasn't had his order fulfilled

[AutoUnion39]

lol, why would you buy a Nexus 4 for that much?

I picked up a Note 2 on CL for $460 last week.

[gkarris]

Originally Posted by Lava Lamp Freak

One good thing about getting it from Best Buy is the $10 a month insurance you can get. If you drop the phone and break it, they'll replace it with no deductible. If you drop it only once in one year, then you break even compared to getting another from Google. However, if you were to have horrible luck and break it more than once, then you could save a lot of money. (This isn't considering buying a replacement glass and doing it yourself, which would be cheaper.)

Then again, if you buy it from Best Buy and don't break it, you could have used that money to buy the next Nexus later this year.

Is BB going to even be around much longer?

[sneaky butcher]

Originally Posted by onthecouchagain

Personally, I don't think the Nexus 4 is worth it even at $299.

At this point and time, I wouldn't recommend the Nexus 4 to anyone unless budget was 100% the reason.

why not? whats the issues with the phone?

[surjavarman]

Originally Posted by onthecouchagain

Personally, I don't think the Nexus 4 is worth it even at $299.

At this point and time, I wouldn't recommend the Nexus 4 to anyone unless budget was 100% the reason.

You have been called out by two people now. Are you going to reply or not?

[xraydoc]

Lack of LTE and the reportedly lackluster battery life are the two main N4 negatives I'm aware of. Otherwise - for an Android device - it seems pretty solid.

Edit: But, as stated before, the unlocked, no-contract phone is $349 on Google Play. There's NO reason to pay $599 at Best Buy unless you really, really need one NOW for a $250 premium.

[monkey28rb]

I have a 16gb one I will sell. I used it for 3 days lol.. Been sitting in my room for over a month.

[onthecouchagain]

Originally Posted by surjavarman

You have been called out by two people now. Are you going to reply or not?

Check my post history If you can't wait.

-Message brought to you by a nexus 4.

[mattopotamus]

Originally Posted by Lava Lamp Freak

One good thing about getting it from Best Buy is the $10 a month insurance you can get. If you drop the phone and break it, they'll replace it with no deductible. If you drop it only once in one year, then you break even compared to getting another from Google. However, if you were to have horrible luck and break it more than once, then you could save a lot of money. (This isn't considering buying a replacement glass and doing it yourself, which would be cheaper.)

Then again, if you buy it from Best Buy and don't break it, you could have used that money to buy the next Nexus later this year.

You can take any phone to best buy and get the insurance....you do not have to buy it from them. I took an s3 there after buying it from ATT off contract b.c it was $250 cheaper than Best buy was selling it for.

[surjavarman]

Originally Posted by onthecouchagain

Check my post history If you can't wait.

-Message brought to you by a nexus 4.

So are you saying that you don't like the nexus 4 because

- battery life
- camera
- earpiece
- signal reception
- no LTE
- ergonomics

1) If I get 4 hours of screen time that is already solid
2) Saw the pictures myself and they are fairly decent
3) I can live with that
4) I can live with that
5) You already knew that when you bought it
6) I can live with that

The arguments seem pretty weak in my opinion. You are saying I should pay $300 extra to solve all these problems and get an iphone instead? While losing on things such as pattern unlock, swype, kinetic scrolling, set any app as default, google integration, big display. Just out of curiosity what previous phones have you owned?

[tbayrgs]

Originally Posted by surjavarman

So are you saying that you don't like the nexus 4 because

- battery life
- camera
- earpiece
- signal reception
- no LTE
- ergonomics

1) If I get 4 hours of screen time that is already solid
2) Saw the pictures myself and they are fairly decent
3) I can live with that
4) I can live with that
5) You already knew that when you bought it
6) I can live with that

The arguments seem pretty weak in my opinion. You are saying I should pay $300 extra to solve all these problems and get an iphone instead? While losing on things such as pattern unlock, swype, kinetic scrolling, set any app as default, google integration, big display. Just out of curiosity what previous phones have you owned?

1) Good luck trying to get 4 hours screen time--never saw that in a month of use.
2) You have low camera standards then because camera is terrible compared to competition.
3) Again, you have low standards of you find a constant buzzing in the earpiece as acceptable.
4) See number 3

Why does everyone automatically assume that if someone levies criticism of an Android device that they're an iPhone fanboy? I know Couch wouldn't make the recommendation you suggested, nor would I. I would however recommend spending the extra money on a Note 2 out of contract as it has none of these problems and adds the benefit of a removable battery and expandable storage.

My $0.02...I wouldn't recommend it at $600, have a hard time even at the $300/$350 Google is charging out of contract The extra $300 I spent on an out of contract Note 2--definitely worth it.