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Found this on another board and thought it was worth sharing:
http://androidheadlines.com/2010/05/verizon-dumps-nexus-one-google.html
Does not look like any more phones are going to come directly from Google, however, I am still VERY happy with my Nexus One!!
Ill reserve my judegement for an official announcement, I dont see anything that indicates google is done with phones.
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Ill reserve my judegement for an official announcement, I dont see anything that indicates google is done with phones.
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They are definitely not done with phones. They will continue to develop the software, and might just pull out of the "hardware" business and leave that to HTC.
well the only thing confirmed in the article is that Verizon did not cancel the phone. Google did.
Rest is pure speculation of the blogger. If Google wanted to quit completely... why did they launch the at&t version?
Phones for verizon and Sprint (CDMA etc) are not as straight forward as for T-Mobile and At&T (GSM). The phones have to be locked to verizon and sprint.. they are always at the mercy of the provider. GSM are standard based and all you need is SIM card to move from one service to other. You are not tied to a carrier.
Anyways... I will avoid speculating further myself...There are just way too many things going on in the corporate world.
Just be assured... Google has shares in the market... they will have to release a press release and give good reason to cancel phone business as the phone business was in black. They can't cancel any profitable business without explaining it to investors.
The nexus one is profitable to google? At&t version shouldn't be too hard since it's gsm like T-Mobile. Maybe they just decided they don't want to make a cdma phone since gsm is the standard around the world anyway.
What google wants to do can't be done with the two biggest cell phone companies because it's a closed ecosystem.
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The nexus one is profitable to google? At&t version shouldn't be too hard since it's gsm like T-Mobile. Maybe they just decided they don't want to make a cdma phone since gsm is the standard around the world anyway.
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yes. Nexus One is profitable
http://www.engadget.com/2010/04/15/feel-goodroid-nexus-one-is-in-the-black-60k-android-devices-ac/
Not one sentence of that is from a public/official source. Google on the other hand has said publicly that they are making money, they are happy with what they were getting out of it, they plan to stay in it for the long haul. Hmmmm.
I actually like that the nexus has poor sales.... Its a great phone than no one bought (mostly due to zero marketing and lack of tech support) so it gives it a sense of exclusivity. Usually to get such exclusivity you have to buy a crappy phone or a really overpriced one. and google is not hurting financially... this was more of a science project for them
Its quite different from when I had my iphone... I remember I would be out on a dinner and when the “apple ringtone” went off, 10 people would bust out their iphones, no people contantly ask me what phone i have
Google should have put a Beta tag on google.com/phone.
Then no one would have complained about the low sales and it would be clear that this is just them getting their feet wet.
Put it this way: the next phone Google sells on their website, you can be guaranteed that sales (and off-line advertising) will be much higher.
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Google should have put a Beta tag on google.com/phone.
Then no one would have complained about the low sales and it would be clear that this is just them getting their feet wet.
Put it this way: the next phone Google sells on their website, you can be guaranteed that sales (and off-line advertising) will be much higher.
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Yep, cant wait for Nexus Two.
omg, we are too exclusive now.
no one will have brand new google phone anymore.
I went to google.com/phone and I didn't see anything about this on there. Is this news offical? I'm 24 more days away from ordering my Nexus One and I was hoping to have it delivered to my house and such. Damn, I wanted to get my phone engraved too.
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I went to google.com/phone and I didn't see anything about this on there. Is this news offical? I'm 24 more days away from ordering my Nexus One and I was hoping to have it delivered to my house and such. Damn, I wanted to get my phone engraved too.
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it's official http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=681634
I still don't see a timetable in either of those two links. It might be better if I went over to t-mobile store and picked one up.. that way I could see if "dust is under the screen" or some sorta damage on it... idk..
Looks as though they will still sell it online and in stores and eventually they will do away with online all together.
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I still don't see a timetable in either of those two links. It might be better if I went over to t-mobile store and picked one up.. that way I could see if "dust is under the screen" or some sorta damage on it... idk..
Looks as though they will still sell it online and in stores and eventually they will do away with online all together.
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Yep they just "announced" it. No specific date on when they'r pulling the plug on the online store.
I said before launch...I hope its a phone that everyone wants but few have.
Few have it..it IS unique...but noone knows wth it is and just assume its some stupid iphone.
Only cel store folks have had any clue of what it is.
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I said before launch...I hope its a phone that everyone wants but few have.
Few have it..it IS unique...but noone knows wth it is and just assume its some stupid iphone.
Only cel store folks have had any clue of what it is.
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yup, this is actually a selling point for me
People really care about having a "special" phone?
roofles.
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People really care about having a "special" phone?
roofles.
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Im assuming you wear fruit of the loom shirts , lee jeans , walmart sneakers ,no belt , a blank cap , drive a GM vehicle , and use plain black stock headphones.
Some people like to things because they are unique. Some people dont enjoy looking or using the same exact thing or way that everyone else does.
Do you plan on sending it in for the free 4G upgrade? I think I will, only because in 2 years when its time for an upgrade and Im trying to sell it, it'll probably fetch a higher price.
Yes, I sniped the deal and as of now I have no intentions of using cellular data. Most likely I will send it in to get the 4G modem.
1) Because I may decide I may want it someday.
2) Apparently, there's only a 90 day window after they offer the upgrade to do it. I'd like to get it done in case I decide to sell it.
The upgrade should start in roughly 90 days, but the window is six month from that date.
Has anyone seen exactly where all our Xooms will be need to be shipped for this upgrade? I'm assuming that the address is in the states (or else Motorola is even crazier than we thought), but I was just wondering if anyone had seen which city/state they would all be going to.
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Has anyone seen exactly where all our Xooms will be need to be shipped for this upgrade? I'm assuming that the address is in the states (or else Motorola is even crazier than we thought), but I was just wondering if anyone had seen which city/state they would all be going to.
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You can ship it to my house
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Has anyone seen exactly where all our Xooms will be need to be shipped for this upgrade? I'm assuming that the address is in the states (or else Motorola is even crazier than we thought), but I was just wondering if anyone had seen which city/state they would all be going to.
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Probably where Motorola Mobility is headquartered in Libertyville Il.
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Do you plan on sending it in for the free 4G upgrade? I think I will, only because in 2 years when its time for an upgrade and Im trying to sell it, it'll probably fetch a higher price.
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I think this it's what's gonna make the sd card work too, if that's the case everyone should send them in.
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No. I will not be shipping it back for the 4G upgrade.
As far as I'm concerned, it'll be the $600 WiFi only XOOM that I wanted Moto to release on launch day. I raised my voice on multiple forums on behalf of the large majority who want a WiFi version, giving solid, valid reasons why Moto needed to release the WiFi version at launch or shortly after. I even got responses from a Moto employee on Engadget and from Matt at the official forum, who both said our concerns were 'being heard' by their superiors. Yet we still only have rumors to go on, and the only official news we have about a WiFi version is that Europe will be getting it in Q2. Since Motorola is failing to give us any info (despite at least 15 messages a day on their twitter asking them directly about it), we can only assume this means that Motorola doesn't plan on releasing the WiFi version here until Europe has it. Fail!
So, do I feel bad about getting a $200 discount? No. For one thing, I thought it was legit until I saw the update on Droid-Life. For another thing, they should have released the WiFi version and they probably wouldn't have had people looking for exploits to save money on their $150 markup (probably more since each 3G radio is under $50 for them).
Sorry for the rant.
*Steps off of soap box*
Carry on.
I'm planning to send my back for the 4G modem.
Has anyone received it yet? On the Track Packages page, the "Items Shipped On:" is blank. When I go to view order, it says shipped on February 24 via one day shipping but no tracking number button. The estimated delivery is Monday - Tuesday.
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As far as I'm concerned, it'll be the $600 WiFi only XOOM that I wanted Moto to release on launch day.
Carry on.
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I'm with you on that and have no intention of using it for 3G/4G but I'm sending it back thinking it may be needed for something in the future so all models have the same hardware.
I hate you all. I prepaid it in advance, and bouhgt it on launch day, only to see "those that didn't do so get 200 bucks off"...
I was too busy playing with it to check the news sites that day, and missed the window.
/cry
Im sending mines purely to raise the resale value.
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I hate you all. I prepaid it in advance, and bouhgt it on launch day, only to see "those that didn't do so get 200 bucks off"...
I was too busy playing with it to check the news sites that day, and missed the window.
/cry
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Sorry, dude. I know how you feel. It seems like I ALWAYS miss stuff like this, but it's nice to get lucky for once. It's actually the first time I've ever snagged a deal like this (and I've seen lots of online deals caused by mistakes and BARELY missed them. It's frustrating.) My brother caught a 'mistake' deal from Best Buy a few years ago, and all of his friends were pissed, too. lol
I don't use 3G but I'll be doing the update because I plan on selling my Xoom next year when we start seeing quad core tablets.
Hey guys,
I want to RMA my Nexus 4 due to the buttons not feeling right but my friend wants to buy it off me for more than I what I bought the phone. If I RMA the phone and my friend buys the phone off me, what happens?
If the RMA comes and no phone is returned, I get charged, which is fine but I don't think Google would like this very much.
Or would you guys recommend me just waiting till it goes back in stock and buying the phone the regularly? Thanks.
you can just RMA it then not send a phone back and they will just charge you. they wont care as long as they get their money. and if they do theyre not gonna do anything about it
It depends how much you value morals and ethics.
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you can just RMA it then not send a phone back and they will just charge you. they wont care as long as they get their money. and if they do theyre not gonna do anything about it
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Will I get warranty still even if I'm charged for the new phone?
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Same applies for Google. But they don't seen to care much about their "loyal" customers. Rather ditching them, they started sending devices to the people who ordered later. Hence, I would be wise of OP to sell it to his friend and get another RMA device.
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Same applies for Google. But they don't seen to care much about their "loyal" customers. Rather ditching them, they started sending devices to the people who ordered later. Hence, I would be wise of OP to sell it to his friend and get another RMA device.
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It is kind of depressing if you think Google physically ships out the devices.
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It is even more depressing if you expect such lousy service from the biggest online search gaint. If Google can't help by controlling the situation, so do us.
Besides, rather than coming forward and and informing their customers what EXACTLY is happening at the back end (the cause of such dreadful launch), they are playing "blame-game". Where are Google's morals? ethics? loyalty towards customer's?
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It is even more depressing if you expect such lousy service from the biggest online search gaint. If Google can't help by controlling the situation, so do us.
Besides, rather than coming forward and and informing their customers what EXACTLY is happening at the back end (the cause of such dreadful launch), they are playing "blame-game". Where are Google's morals? ethics? loyalty towards customer's?
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Of course I expect crappy service. They are a search giant, not a retailer. They clearly have extremely limited experience in selling products, so I didn't expect too much. Besides, like I said they don't even ship the devices.
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Of course I expect crappy service. They are a search giant, not a retailer. They clearly have extremely limited experience in selling products, so I didn't expect too much. Besides, like I said they don't even ship the devices.
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Well in that case, they would have been intelligent enough and out-sourced agencies to retail stuff for them. There were many things they would have done rather then just disappointing their customers. And let's say they actually screwed it up.. what now? Stay quiet? Let customers suffer? No official statement about whats going on with them?
We all know the wait is a killer... u just can't get over it. It just bugs you a lot. Just imagine if u r dying to get Nexus 4 and do not foresee any hope of it coming back in a few weeks and even if it comes, the delivery will again take weeks. So in such scenario if the OP wants to sell his device to his friend, what's wrong? His friend is paying him. He is paying Google. Payment is made and device remains with the customer. Thing is done.
However, selling it on premium is greedy-ness but if OP's friend is willing to pay more :/.. then it's his call.
From what I understand it will be available Dec 13th.
This is what the chat rep said when I just asked her when it'll be available on VZW
EDIT: asked her about pre-orders too and she said she is unsure, but to check on Thursday cause that's when they expect it.
I spoke with a rep also at Costco about 4 days ago and he said they expect to see them in a week or so
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From what I understand it will be available Dec 13th.
This is what the chat rep said when I just asked her when it'll be available on VZW
EDIT: asked her about pre-orders too and she said she is unsure, but to check on Thursday cause that's when they expect it.
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The 13th is a Saturday not Thursday. Chat reps are extremely unreliable sources. Seems unlikely they'd launch a device on a Saturday anyway.
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The 13th is a Saturday not Thursday. Chat reps are extremely unreliable sources. Seems unlikely they'd launch a device on a Saturday anyway.
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That's what I said too, initially.
Skeptical, I asked her why this is. She said the phone is in such high demand that they haven't been able to get stock ready to release it both in-store and online (which is another reason she said they may or may not do pre-orders.) FWIW, I would take it with a grain of salt, but this is a lot better than the response I got last week with them saying it isn't in their system so they do not know/have any idea.
VZW has done it in the past, but just confirming what was said by the redditor.
EDIT: for that reason, I will be watching Wednesday night and Friday morning of next week.
I'm still sporting a December 15th, 2011, Galaxy Nexus from a local corporate store, no repairs or replacements, and it was unlocked and rooted on day one. It's got a few problems, but still works everyday. I'm just wondering what VZW is up to with the Nexus 6 at this point. Is this just another "additional testing" delay, a supply and demand delay, a device QC delay, or all of the above? Or maybe something worse like additional "lock down" software changes? Yes, I know there's only one US model, and yes I know about the carrier software install at setup and how to avoid it (I've read just about everything I can find), but I just don't trust VZW at this point. This GNex still works because of the work done by ME, not because of VZW support of a hobbled Nexus device.
At this point all we can do is speculate until the Nexus 6 finally shows up at Verizon. Could be all of those things you mentioned. Could be they wanted to give the Droid Turbo less competition, or it could be none of those things. Time will tell.
Just crossing my fingers that they'll have the 64GB version available.
Our moto rep just said not to expect them until quarter 1, maybe February. I'm hoping he's wrong...
As stated anything is pure speculation, but if that was the case VZW would have a weird timeline with phones in their history. Historically, they have always gotten devices close to last. I think they were one of the last carriers to have the iPhone, but I don't think that dealt with stock/holding off because they wanted to push their other phones. There was an article about the iPhone and how most carriers lose money with the subsidized price on the actual device, but make more than enough back by the contract. All phone companies are about signing contracts, as that is where they make the most of their money. If you cancel your phone, there are not too many external costs associated with that, but they want to ensure that they get their moneys worth for losing that device/the profit from your remainder of your contract. Holding off on devices actually just hurts them in the long-run, as more devices = more appeal to more demographics = more contract sign-ups, but I think it deals more with contractual agreements, like securing the phone, branding the phone, etc most of the time, but I feel like this might just deal with the low stock. This thing is practically sold out everywhere and hard to find.
Just visited the local verizon store and they said Nexus 6 will be available in the next week or so.
Pic or it never happened...
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I'm still sporting a December 15th, 2011, Galaxy Nexus from a local corporate store, no repairs or replacements, and it was unlocked and rooted on day one. It's got a few problems, but still works everyday. I'm just wondering what VZW is up to with the Nexus 6 at this point. Is this just another "additional testing" delay, a supply and demand delay, a device QC delay, or all of the above? Or maybe something worse like additional "lock down" software changes? Yes, I know there's only one US model, and yes I know about the carrier software install at setup and how to avoid it (I've read just about everything I can find), but I just don't trust VZW at this point. This GNex still works because of the work done by ME, not because of VZW support of a hobbled Nexus device.
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I'm rocking my GNex as well, no issues, on shiny KK, and awaiting a new FML build to jump to 5.0 or 5.0.1 as the case may be.
The fun part is waiting, and reading, because even IF I left it encrypted - I'm coming from a GNex, I don't think I'be able to tell that it may be lagging a bit
(But I'm unlocking, rooting and reflashing that bugger for no encryption anyways .... depending on how VZ does or doesn't screw us again)
We just trimmed my wife's GN sim for her new N6. She wasn't happy with her GN, too many issues (poor reception, etc), and way overdue for an upgrade.
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...
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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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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.
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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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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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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.
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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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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?
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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.
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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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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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