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August Manufacturing Batches

I've been holding off on purchasing the early batches of Nexus 7 due to the quality issues which some are having. I think I'm getting set to move forward.
Does anyone know if Asus has started shipping August manufacturing batches?
If yes, will you please share where you purchased and quality of your Nexus 7?

BostonDan2 said:
I've been holding off on purchasing the early batches of Nexus 7 due to the quality issues which some are having. I think I'm getting set to move forward.
Does anyone know if Asus has started shipping August manufacturing batches?
If yes, will you please share where you purchased and quality of your Nexus 7?
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Staples. Bought August August 10. Flawless soo far...
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Paid for my Nexus 7 on July 31st from Play Store, got it on 8/6, no screen lift, all sensors working, speaker sounds fine (didn't test headphone jack yet), NFC works, overall everything seems fine.

Received replacement august 10 not a single issue
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BostonDan2 said:
I've been holding off on purchasing the early batches of Nexus 7 due to the quality issues which some are having. I think I'm getting set to move forward.
Does anyone know if Asus has started shipping August manufacturing batches?
If yes, will you please share where you purchased and quality of your Nexus 7?
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Don't let the few people with problems hold you back. Out of the tens of thousands (maybe more) of people that own this device on this forum. Only like maybe 50 have had some type of problem. It most likely won't happen to you.

I honestly would love to know how best to inquire or determine this - I actually called google twice on this, but it's understandable that they wouldn't know or have an answer to such an odd (yet relevant to us enthusiasts) on that. They were honest and are totally aware of the hardware issues to both the screen flicker and lift (popping sound on the left side).
How can you tell? e.g. CHECK NUMBER? I'm not sure if that is even one way to fully say... purchased mine from walmart and it does have the lifting issue, but I'm not totally bothered by it to immediately return - super easy to do there (plus I have friends in customer service ).
For what it's worth, my check number was 1047. I am sure such things were discussed in the multitude of.defects posts, and I was actually going to search a start a new post in how best we could figure out newer (hardware issues corrected) batches...
Can the OP retitle the thread on that perhaps; rather than stating August batches - for I still doubt that it's an actively regulated process for such a short notice - figure by Sep/Oct Asus+Google will abide by and solve these problems better.

Note that those units with serial numbers starting C80 will have been built in August, as opposed to C70 units built in July. Also, there's absolutely no guarantee that being built in August means that any issues have been resolved--new builds could have been injected into production in July, later in August, or September, or whenever.
For those folks who bought theirs in August, what do your serial numbers start with?

Bought my 7 on July 14th at Sam's Club...it's in perfect shape. Just buy one.
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The Manufacturers Date is located on the OUTSIDE of the box part of the SSN number.
Not to be confused with the electronic serial number (Found via Settings > About Tablet > Status ... "Serial Number")
The SSN number is a series of letters and numbers but the first 4 are significant with regards to the mfg info...
C Is the YEAR
7 Is the Month it was made
0 Not sure what this mean
K is for the hardware revision
So a unit mfg'd in August, it would have C8?? as the starting SSN number.
It might be stamped in the inside of the unit, but it is on the outside of the box that the unit comes with along with a number of other numbers.

Agree, there is no guarantee that problems have been fixed in later builds, but i am hoping that Asus/Google are taking action to reduce returns and increase overall quality on an ongoing basis.

m0ckery13 said:
Bought my 7 on July 14th at Sam's Club...it's in perfect shape. Just buy one.
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Any chance you get the $25 play store gift card when you buy it from retail like sam's club?

BostonDan2 said:
Agree, there is no guarantee that problems have been fixed in later builds, but i am hoping that Asus/Google are taking action to reduce returns and increase overall quality on an ongoing basis.
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I tend to think it's too soon for Asus to have made serious changes to their manufacturing process. Thing's only been in people's hands generating defect reports for a few weeks. September's batches, maybe... Personally, I'm about to return my third Nexus. First from Google Play had screen lift; replacement had worse screen lift plus a dead pixel. Today I picked one up from a local Wal-Mart, only to find it had worse screen lift than either of the other two. I'm giving up for now, maybe try again the middle of next month.

Midnitte said:
Any chance you get the $25 play store gift card when you buy it from retail like sam's club?
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You do as soon as you log Into your Google account

Po1soNNN said:
Don't let the few people with problems hold you back. Out of the tens of thousands (maybe more) of people that own this device on this forum. Only like maybe 50 have had some type of problem. It most likely won't happen to you.
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I'm on my third defective nexus 7. Guess I have the worst luck in the world. Lots of other people are in the situation.

sirscrubsalot said:
I honestly would love to know how best to inquire or determine this - I actually called google twice on this, but it's understandable that they wouldn't know or have an answer to such an odd (yet relevant to us enthusiasts) on that. They were honest and are totally aware of the hardware issues to both the screen flicker and lift (popping sound on the left side).
How can you tell? e.g. CHECK NUMBER? I'm not sure if that is even one way to fully say... purchased mine from walmart and it does have the lifting issue, but I'm not totally bothered by it to immediately return - super easy to do there (plus I have friends in customer service ).
For what it's worth, my check number was 1047. I am sure such things were discussed in the multitude of.defects posts, and I was actually going to search a start a new post in how best we could figure out newer (hardware issues corrected) batches...
Can the OP retitle the thread on that perhaps; rather than stating August batches - for I still doubt that it's an actively regulated process for such a short notice - figure by Sep/Oct Asus+Google will abide by and solve these problems better.
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update/edit to a presumably long thread to be - my SSN begins with C60K BC2XXXX5 - who knows if a production date can be figured from a P/N or SSN or CSSN or Check Number determinant ??? It would be nice to hear from Asus on that aspect - perhaps someone may have called/talked to them?

c70 here and all is perfect so far.

I have a C60 from Walmart and I bought my girlfriend one from Gamestop which is a C70. I checked hers for defects before sending it to her.
Mine had some touch issues when first setting it up but has been fine since, so I think it's software related and hers had no issues. Her screen is slightly warmer then mine. Neither have dead or stuck pixels. Mine has zero screen lift, hers has very minor screen lift. Other then that they're the same.

Ordered mine July 27 from Currys UK
Received Aug 9th.
All okay so far looks and feels very nice.

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Ordered mine July 27 from Currys UK
Received Aug 9th.
All okay so far looks and feels very nice.
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C60 here from Google Play, bought a week and a half ago. Very tiny bit of screen lift. I ignore it, it affects nothing.
got a gel case goes around it, no problem.

C70 here all perfect no defects apart from the screen washout problem which is software problem on all devices tegra3 problem.

[Q] Nexus 4 off Playstore in different countries?

The Nexus 4 when logging onto the device section of the playstore in the UK retails for £280 for the 16GB (Jawdropped) Has anyone bought a Nexus from the playstore from countries other than the US? Preferably if your from the UK, would really appreciate it. Also how long does it take to ship and what are the options if it got lost in shipping or for some reason got sent to the wrong address?
Also has anyone had these shipping issues? Sorry for the length of the message

I'll refer you to the original shipping thread for the nexus 7 to give you an idea of how that wemt. Pretty much covers us/uk/aus/canada.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1737556
Was pretty much a shambles. There were delays and orders seemed to go out in random order or newest orders first.
I'd recommend praying to whichever deity/higher power you believe in that the same doesn't happen and that lessons were learned.
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gbroon said:
I'll refer you to the original shipping thread for the nexus 7 to give you an idea of how that wemt. Pretty much covers us/uk/aus/canada.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1737556
Was pretty much a shambles. There were delays and orders seemed to go out in random order or newest orders first.
I'd recommend praying to whichever deity/higher power you believe in that the same doesn't happen and that lessons were learned.
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Damn it thats got me worried :S They seem to have gotten better as time went on but it looks like a shambles near the start, guessing with that kind of pricing, this is going to be worse. Hoping that local phone shops carry on with the official pricing and not make it £500+ to fit in with the current high end phones -.-

In a bit of a dilemma between the GNex and the N4

Right now, I have an Xperia X8. I've had this phone for over a year, and it's my first smartphone ever. During this year, I've flashed a lot so I know the basics around that stuff. And that's why I fell in love with Nexus phones. No possibilities of bricking your phone with just simply unlocking your bootloader (which I've done with my X8 once) and stuff like that.
Problem is, I currently live in Macedonia. Here, the new GNex costs 300 euros with a one year warranty. There's still no Nexus 4 here, but my friend's dad is in the US right now, and he may be able to buy one for me, but he'll be back here in about 2 months. And I can get the GNex in less than a week here. I already have the money as well. If he buys the Nexus 4 for me from the US, it'll cost about 300-320 euros. So the price is pretty much the same.
Now here's the problem: I don't know if I should wait for the Nexus 4, or just buy the GNex. I've been really impatient about buying a new phone. My brother bought a GNex a couple of weeks ago, and it's really good, especially for my standards.
The Nexus 4 is basically a performance upgrade, but mostly in heavy gaming. And I'm not really a heavy gamer. I only play small games like Temple Run and stuff like that, and not so frequently. And those run very smoothly in my brother's GNex. Even NFS:MW runs smoothly, and it's a heavy game.
What I don't like about the N4 though, is the fact that it's completely made of glass and there's a big chance I can break it. Plus, if I buy it from the US, the charger won't be compatible here. And I'm afraid that if I use some other one, it may not be good for the phone's battery. But that's just a theory of mine, not sure if it's actually true. And I've read that many people have had to exchange their original shipments because of some hardware factory bugs. And there's no possible way I can exchange mine.
Your input would be greatly appreciated. I really have no idea what to do. I'm leaning more towards the GNex though.
TLDR: Have to wait 2 months for Nexus 4, and less than a week for a new GNex. Same price here. Which one should I buy?

I was in the same situation 2 months ago. My two brothers have the Gnexus and I decided to wait for the N4, i had a friend in the US and asked them to order one. I waited impatiently for 1 month(it actually got delivered 10 days after i placed the order, but i had to wait another 3 weeks for the guy to come back to Jordan).
Anyway watching reviews/comparisons between the Gnex and N4 I thought they are almost identical, i thought the N4 is just a minor upgrade at best. Now whenever i look at the Gnex or hold the two phones in my hand i know for sure I made the right decision. The N4 performs quite better and is snappier in general, the Gnex screen looks pixelated and blurred compared to the N4's. Also it looks better and feels better in the hand, plus the 2GB of RAM is a huge advantage.
Thats my opinion , so I say wait for the N4 and hopefully you wont regret it.
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Having owned both I would wait for the n4. Better screen, better hardware, feels and looks better, and it will receive support from Google a bit longer than the GNex. Just protect that back glass on the n4.
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Nexus 4 is better in every way

I can't understand why you would get a "dated" model, when you can get a new one that's better in every point of view. Nexus 4 is one helluva phone and at least 50% of issues you're reading about here, are a bit over exaggerated imho. Go for it.
EDIT: And don't order it from the US, wait till it arrives to your country, they're just beginning to come back to stock..

Get the Nexus 4! I've had both and it's a safe bet to wait and grab the N4!
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The gnex isn't made completely if glass, the Nexus 4 is.
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the only thing you would need to ask yourself is, do i want to wait ?
also what will you be doing on the phone ?
do you need the quad core/ 2gb ram ? compared to the gnex ?
u want removable battery or no ?
you want IPS screen or AMOLED ?
price obviously isnt a problem
its just your preferences.
overall the nexus 4 is of course better than the gnex.
But the gnex is still an amazin phone

The N4 is better in every way for sure, but my concern would the warranty and tech support. The defect rate for the N4 seems high. I had to do an RMA once and the second unit's wallet app doesn't work out of the box. Had to deal with Google support over a period of two weeks. Don't know how well the N4 is supported in your country, but you may want to take that into account.
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moses992 said:
I was in the same situation 2 months ago. My two brothers have the Gnexus and I decided to wait for the N4, i had a friend in the US and asked them to order one. I waited impatiently for 1 month(it actually got delivered 10 days after i placed the order, but i had to wait another 3 weeks for the guy to come back to Jordan).
Anyway watching reviews/comparisons between the Gnex and N4 I thought they are almost identical, i thought the N4 is just a minor upgrade at best. Now whenever i look at the Gnex or hold the two phones in my hand i know for sure I made the right decision. The N4 performs quite better and is snappier in general, the Gnex screen looks pixelated and blurred compared to the N4's. Also it looks better and feels better in the hand, plus the 2GB of RAM is a huge advantage.
Thats my opinion , so I say wait for the N4 and hopefully you wont regret it.
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That's amazing. That post was exactly what I was looking for. Thanks a lot man!
0rigin said:
I can't understand why you would get a "dated" model, when you can get a new one that's better in every point of view. Nexus 4 is one helluva phone and at least 50% of issues you're reading about here, are a bit over exaggerated imho. Go for it.
EDIT: And don't order it from the US, wait till it arrives to your country, they're just beginning to come back to stock..
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I just saw that they brought a Nexus 4 in one of our mobile network providers or whatever you call those, but it's going to cost like 500 euros. Unfortunately I don't have that kind of money...
joshnichols189 said:
The gnex isn't made completely if glass, the Nexus 4 is.
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Yeah I meant the N4, just a typo. Fixed it now.
HellBunny said:
The N4 is better in every way for sure, but my concern would the warranty and tech support. The defect rate for the N4 seems high. I had to do an RMA once and the second unit's wallet app doesn't work out of the box. Had to deal with Google support over a period of two weeks. Don't know how well the N4 is supported in your country, but you may want to take that into account.
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Yeah, the warranty is a huge problem. Well, not the actual one year warranty as much as the fear of getting a defected phone and not being able to exchange it due to the phone already being brought back to my country. But, the above posts suggest that I shouldn't worry about that. Why did you have to do an RMA the first time? I don't use Google Wallet so I don't really care about that.

edinchez said:
Yeah, the warranty is a huge problem. Well, not the actual one year warranty as much as the fear of getting a defected phone and not being able to exchange it due to the phone already being brought back to my country. But, the above posts suggest that I shouldn't worry about that. Why did you have to do an RMA the first time? I don't use Google Wallet so I don't really care about that.
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The first phone had a busted ear piece. You can hear constant buzzing no matter you are on a call or not. It also had bad crackling sound (like a blown speaker) while on call. There is a thread about that. Seems to be quite common, at least among early hardware revision.
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HellBunny said:
The first phone had a busted ear piece. You can hear constant buzzing no matter you are on a call or not. It also had bad crackling sound (like a blown speaker) while on call. There is a thread about that. Seems to be quite common, at least among early hardware revision.
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Ah. Well, that's sucks! Anyway, thanks a lot for your reply.

Back when i lived in Australia, i used the service, comgateway.com to get US only items shipped to me(they create a pseudo address for you at their warehouse) . That's how i got my nexus one and galaxy nexus. It only cost 30aud to ship it and it got there in less than a week. I don't know if they ship to Macedonia, but you can sure find out. Save waiting months.

Wait for the Nexus 4
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Sv: In a bit of a dilemma between the GNex and the N4
Definately wait for Nexus 4
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Wait, man. Seriously, there's a night and day difference between the GNEX and N4 when you hold them and use them in your hands.
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Should I wait to buy

I'm on the fence here. I remember back in the n5 days (i think) ppl complained about the wobbly power button but in later releases it was resolved. Everything I've read and seen looks promising but wondering if waiting til customer and site reviews such as mkbhd come out. I have a one plus 1 now and in the first release there were complaints about a yellowing at the bottom of the screen. Bought mine months later so I never had that problem. I'm leaning towards the 6p frost 64g… think it looks beautiful but just don't want to get a first release with problems that need fixing
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I'm on the fence here. I remember back in the n5 days (i think) ppl complained about the wobbly power button but in later releases it was resolved. Everything I've read and seen looks promising but wondering if waiting til customer and site reviews such as mkbhd come out. I have a one plus 1 now and in the first release there were complaints about a yellowing at the bottom of the screen. Bought mine months later so I never had that problem. I'm leaning towards the 6p frost 64g… think it looks beautiful but just don't want to get a first release with problems that need fixing
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I was in the same boat, you will have 15 days to decide after you get it and after that I'm sure if anything serious is wrong google will replace it.

Go for it with hands on to decide...

jeff5347 said:
I'm on the fence here. I remember back in the n5 days (i think) ppl complained about the wobbly power button but in later releases it was resolved. Everything I've read and seen looks promising but wondering if waiting til customer and site reviews such as mkbhd come out. I have a one plus 1 now and in the first release there were complaints about a yellowing at the bottom of the screen. Bought mine months later so I never had that problem. I'm leaning towards the 6p frost 64g… think it looks beautiful but just don't want to get a first release with problems that need fixing
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Wait 30 days at least. By then new batch is out + price dropped. Not worth buying android phones at release.
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I bought the n5 the day it came out. And was 100% happy from day one ... No wobbly button or nothing. There is no better feeling than having the best thing before everyone else even knows it exist. I just bought a g4 in April and I'm getting a 6p. BUY IT!

I have just about every current Nexus device, except the 5 (did the LG G2&G3 thing for a bit), and I haven't had a problem with any of the devices or customer support from Google.
At the end of the day, can you get the help you need and/or can you return it? If yes, why not go for it?
If you want to play it safe, wait a month.
Only you can decide which you are comfortable doing.

ambervals6 said:
Wait 30 days at least. By then new batch is out + price dropped. Not worth buying android phones at release.
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Price drops after 30 days? Wow. Someone should have told Google they forgot that policy on the N6. They might have actually sold a few of them.
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Semantics said:
Price drops after 30 days? Wow. Someone should have told Google they forgot that policy on the N6. They might have actually sold a few of them.
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Lots of people start selling it once they realize nexus is overhyped by tech nerds
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Lots of people start selling it once they realize nexus is overhyped by tech nerds
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Oh okay. I don't buy used phones so I wouldn't know. Good deal for those who do.

I'm planning to wait.
I want to read reviews. I want to see how the 810 chipset in the phone performs (given its troubled history). I want to see how the camera does (many many phones have made big claims about new cameras, only to disappoint--and don't refer me to DxoMark's ranking of the 6P, their rankings are beyond bogus, just hype for the industry, like JD Powers). I also want to wait until I'm not caught up in the release hype so I don't make an impuslive decision (since I'm still not sure I want a phone this big and I'm disappointed there's no OIS). I'm hoping eventually there will be carrier availability so I can see one in the store first (and if not I won't have lost anything by waiting).
Further, Nexus phones, like all phones, have had a history of having problems (software and hardware) in the very first phones. There have even been minor hardware changes in later batches.
So I say, let other people be the guinea pigs. There is little to gain from induldging one's impatience.

Thanks all. I think for me waiting is a better bet. Still def want the nexus just want to see reviews saying its a great buy. Even still if Reviews are lackluster I know what to expect. Don't sites like androidpit, mkbhd etc get the phones before they are out to the public?
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This is exactly why I've been holding off. I remember with the Nexus 5 there's this rattling issue. Got the phone minutes after it was released and unfortunately had it too but people who waited didn't. Hoping Oct 25th isn't to early to order though because I want that $50 google play credit.

This phone is so well priced, buying new is a no brainer. If $100 makes a difference to you then you are not in this phone Market.

Buying new isn't a problem. Just interested in customer and site reviews to see a in depth look at it
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do you have any you can reference? i'm not aware of a single hardware change for any Nexus device since the 4. I think maybe the N1 had some changes, but the 5 and 6 (as far as I can recall) had 0 changes. everything was software based.
also, good luck to anyone thinking there's going to be any sort of a price drop on this phone. the 6 started high, so there was room to wiggle. yet i remember getting caught up in the hype of trying to acquire one, when everyone was sold out (i didn't).
the 5X/6P are the first TRUE cross-carrier models in the Nexus lineup. people have sworn that VZW would never see another Nexus device and here we are today. if you're worried about cost, i suggest the 5X. i'm mostly worried about Hauwei as a manufacturer than i am Nexus history. i'm expecting that everything everyone ever thought they knew about the Nexus brand went out the window with the 6 and i'm expecting the 5X/6P will prove that.
if there are going to be problems, it's going to be because of Android 6.0.

Big Cam said:
This phone is so well priced, buying new is a no brainer.
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Buying new Hauwei for $700+ is no brainer to you?
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ambervals6 said:
Buying new Hauwei for $700+ is no brainer to you?
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When I said this phone is so well priced it's a no brainer, I was referring to the starting price of $499, I should ahve been more clear about that. Even the 128GB version is only $650, so I'm not sure where you are getting $700?

640k said:
do you have any you can reference? i'm not aware of a single hardware change for any Nexus device since the 4. I think maybe the N1 had some changes, but the 5 and 6 (as far as I can recall) had 0 changes. everything was software based.
also, good luck to anyone thinking there's going to be any sort of a price drop on this phone. the 6 started high, so there was room to wiggle. yet i remember getting caught up in the hype of trying to acquire one, when everyone was sold out (i didn't).
the 5X/6P are the first TRUE cross-carrier models in the Nexus lineup. people have sworn that VZW would never see another Nexus device and here we are today. if you're worried about cost, i suggest the 5X. i'm mostly worried about Hauwei as a manufacturer than i am Nexus history. i'm expecting that everything everyone ever thought they knew about the Nexus brand went out the window with the 6 and i'm expecting the 5X/6P will prove that.
if there are going to be problems, it's going to be because of Android 6.0.
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I was thinking of the Nexus 4 when I wrote about hardware changes. Since I did not get the Nexus 5 or 6 I did not follow as closely what happened with them, so I don't know. They have also happened with some HTC phones in the past, to my knowledge. After a while some phones even getting upgrades, a memory option that wasn't there (though not really relevant for the 6P), even a newer chipset has happened (I know it's wishful thinking, but I have a fantasy that once the Snapdragon 820 hits the market the 6P will get an upgraded model) . So, though it may not be likely, hardware changes are not unheard of. I don't see the harm in waiting a couple months.
Also, there could be hardware issues that become apparent but do not get fixed. This has happened in the past with weird sounds in the earpiece, reception issues, noise cancellation defects (the Nexus 5 has a noise cancellation issue that was never fixed), etc. And of course, the Snapdragon 810 chipset has had a bad history of problems. Probably the 810 will be good enough in the 6P, but a lot of other manufacturers have claimed to solve its issues only to be proven wrong when their phones come out and get real world use. If the 810 in the 6P ends up being a overheating/throttling nightmare (which has a pretty good chance of happening given its poor track record in other phones, including even the new Xperia Z5 that was supposed to have found a solution) then I want to know that before I buy.
I don't think I said anything about there being a price drop, so I assume that was in response to someone else. Still, the price isn't going to go up, so there still is little harm in waiting and a lot more to be learned about the phone if one does wait. Plus you don't have to be the guinea pig for any hardware changes or (more likely) working out bugs in software. Early adopters are guinea pigs.

I decided to cancel my 6P order as well and wait. I've had this nexus 5 for two years and I am itching for a new device but a couple months this won't hurt me either.
I rather see it in person or at least see some in depth reviews on it and get the reviews from the general public as well. Also wait to see if the build quality is as it should be and if there are any first batch build issues that need to be worked out.
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Big Cam said:
When I said this phone is so well priced it's a no brainer, I was referring to the starting price of $499, I should ahve been more clear about that. Even the 128GB version is only $650, so I'm not sure where you are getting $700?
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There is this thing called TAX...not sure if you have heard of it lol
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Just bought used, what problems should I look for?

Hi all,
Just received a used silver 128gb us model, and have a few days to return it, if I don't like it. Are there any common hardware problems I should look for to make sure I didn't get a lemon?
Thanks!
Steve
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Just got a used 64 too. Can't wait to root BL unlock.
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haleysj said:
Hi all,
Just received a used silver 128gb us model, and have a few days to return it, if I don't like it. Are there any common hardware problems I should look for to make sure I didn't get a lemon?
Thanks!
Steve
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Nope, stellar device. Most problems people have experienced have come from some TWRP versions with bugs and the usual XDA 'I can't bother reading, don't understand what I'm doing but went ahead and flashed something and now ...'
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Great phone. No issues. I have 128GB Graphite.

Congrats! U should change the title to "what cool things should I look for"?

Thanks for the feedback everyone. Working great so far!
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The biggest issue has always been the screen discoloration.

Never buy used. You won't have warranty and imagine all the germs from the previous owners and how they may have treated the device

metrize said:
Never buy used. You won't have warranty and imagine all the germs from the previous owners and how they may have treated the device
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To late!! They already bought them.. The risk is usually worth it if you cover your a**
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I got a 128gb model from Amazon warehouse deals for just under $300 dollars, that based on hauwei's website is under warranty until 09/2017. It appears to be nearly completely unused. Probably someone bought it, decided it was too big and returned it.
It's my first used phone, pretty happy so far. That said, I understand your concerns, but "never" is a bit too strong I think. The Amazon warehouse deals has normal Amazon return policy, so I thought the risk of getting a dirty beat up phone was worth it.
Steve
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