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After the recent price drop, it ends up being only 25% cheaper than a Nexus 4, which is way more phone than this. It's not clear to me that there's anyone inte
by apendleton 13y ago
After the recent price drop, it ends up being only 25% cheaper than a Nexus 4, which is way more phone than this. It's not clear to me that there's anyone interested in the particular price/features intersection where this phone sits.
- benologist 13y agoThe enormous number of people who don't want or care about smartphones, and the enormous number of people whose sticker price is closer to $1000 for the Nexus 4 because of import duties and stuff.
- apendleton 13y agoFor the former group, I'm well aware that there are people who don't care about smartphones, but do you think there are many of those who want to be able to adjust the white-balance on their phone cameras? I think most people who don't care about smartphone features would probably do just as well with a $50 phone as this one, with less of the "fancy" stuff.
- benologist 13y agoI agree that most people would do just as well with a $50 phone. The difference between this and every other option is superficial. But the RAZR wasn't that much better than everything else either and it sold over 100 million units.
- alextingle 13y agoI can't find a Nexus 4 for under $300, which is double the RRP of this phone. The Nexus has a RRP of $799, so I'm sure the Nokia will also be a lot cheaper than $150 in practice.
- lstamour 13y agoThe Nexus 4 8GB is on the Google Play (U.S.) store right now for $199, and 16GB for $249. Where did you get $800 from? It was never 800.
- alextingle 13y agoLinky: http://www.amazon.com/LG-Unlocked-International-Version-Warranty/dp/B00ABPKHH0/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1377894180&sr=8-1&keywords=nexus+4 http://www.amazon.com/LG-Unlocked-International-Version-Warr...
- lstamour 13y agoAfaik that doesn't say much. Amazon listings list prices are often as inflated as cell phone prices are in the first place. Amazon uses list prices as a maximum, then puts the item on sale based on how it sells. Though it's equally true that Google is selling the phones basically at cost, making money instead off the people using them.
- tene 13y agoYou can buy it for $199 straight from Google: http://www.google.com/nexus/4/ http://www.google.com/nexus/4/
- hyperpape 13y agoNo, it ends up being far cheaper than a Nexus 4. For many people, the point of a dumbphone like this is that you can save hundreds of dollars on data plans, or even more with prepaid. Right now, I pay roughly $10 a month for my phone, and I'm reasonably happy with that (the reception is a bit weak, perhaps because the phone is so cheap, or perhaps because Tracfone is bad in my area).The problem is that my phone itself is terrible. The UI and the physical design are both atrocious. I'd gladly drop $100 on a device that was pleasant to use. I've even contemplated shelling out a few hundred for a no-contract smartphone (I have wifi at work, wifi at home, etc...)
- mcpherrinm 13y agoYou're comparing the price of presumably unlocked phones. Nobody is forcing you to get a data plan with your Nexus 4.
- scott_karana 13y agoYup. Get the same plan as the Nokia user, and then use free Wi-Fi, applications, etc...
- libria 13y agoCan't speak for other carriers, but Verizon prohibited me from using a smart phone on a non-data plan. I assume some technological breakthroughs are required to permit that pairing.
- mcpherrinm 13y agoThat sucks. While I was a student, I just got the cheapest prepaid SIM card for my old Nexus One and paid the $10/mo for unlimited texting. Wifi blanketing campus, my house, and my favourite bar meant I rarely missed data. I certainly wouldn't go with Verizon if that was the case.
- hyperpape 13y agoFair enough. I guess I was under the mistaken impression that carrier subsidies were a bigger deal with all smartphones than they really are.