Seriously, when is the Nexus 5 coming?

[mookiekillsit]

It will be unveiled on the 31st. Halloween, candy, let's be cereal.

 

[thehabsonice]

You know guys.... if the nexus 5 isn't unveiled on the 31st then we know there is a problem. Think about it, they are out of stock of the nexus 4 and they have been for quite some time now. And google does not have anything to sell as a phone at the moment. This means if someone really needs a phone and can't wait another couple of weeks they will have to go look elsewhere. They are not making money (some would say losing money). I'm saying if they don't end up announcing it by the last day of this month then maybe they are still experiencing issues with the phone or something else because this is very unusual we still haven't heard anything not even invites have been sent.

 

[Gekko]

You know guys.... if the nexus 5 isn't unveiled on the 31st then we know there is a problem. Think about it, they are out of stock of the nexus 4 and they have been for quite some time now. And google does not have anything to sell as a phone at the moment. This means if someone really needs a phone and can't wait another couple of weeks they will have to go look elsewhere. They are not making money (some would say losing money). I'm saying if they don't end up announcing it by the last day of this month then maybe they are still experiencing issues with the phone or something else because this is very unusual we still haven't heard anything not even invites have been sent.

boy you are jumping to a lot of conclusions here. remember that this is Google here - not blackberry. these are professionals here - not amateurs.

 

[JonK]

oct 7 2013

Its been confirmed?

 

[Jeremy8000]

amazon.ca has the Spigen case being shipped on Oct 31st.

List Price: CDN$ 15.99
Price: CDN$ 12.99
You Save: CDN$ 3.00 (19%)
In stock on October 31, 2013.
Order it now.
Ships from and sold by SPIGEN CANADA.

This isn't an indicator of device availability, though. I could order a Spigen case for N5 from Amazon.com in the US and have it in my hands tomorrow morning. Accessory manufacturers are often given an advance 'dummy' unit (under NDA) to fit for cases, etc.

 

[pseudoware]

And google does not have anything to sell as a phone at the moment. This means if someone really needs a phone and can't wait another couple of weeks they will have to go look elsewhere.

Or if someone doesn't need a phone, but needs to satisfy a new phone fix. Further delays might push me to go Note 3 or G2 and just get the N5 after the holidays.


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[snoopyandroid]

This isn't an indicator of device availability, though. I could order a Spigen case for N5 from Amazon.com in the US and have it in my hands tomorrow morning. Accessory manufacturers are often given an advance 'dummy' unit (under NDA) to fit for cases, etc.

True, but it's telling that it's in stock on the same day that the N5 is rumoured to be available for order. I was just trying to connect the dots and was proud that I was able to.

 

[Pollster]

You know guys.... if the nexus 5 isn't unveiled on the 31st then we know there is a problem. Think about it, they are out of stock of the nexus 4 and they have been for quite some time now. And google does not have anything to sell as a phone at the moment. This means if someone really needs a phone and can't wait another couple of weeks they will have to go look elsewhere. They are not making money (some would say losing money). I'm saying if they don't end up announcing it by the last day of this month then maybe they are still experiencing issues with the phone or something else because this is very unusual we still haven't heard anything not even invites have been sent.

Or NOT
Nexus has never been and possibly never will be about marketing or getting hardware share. Recent interviews revealed that Google is indeed happy that Nexus phones have fans, but that the whole thing is more about them needing to build a whole phone for a couple hundred employees to test on, so why not build a couple hundred thousand more for nerds. Seriously, that's the quantity I heard. I would be surprised if Google sold more than a million N4s.

Google does not need to sell a phone at all. They'll sell what they like, when they like and not out of need.

 

[Jeremy8000]

True, but it's telling that it's in stock on the same day that the N5 is rumoured to be available for order. I was just trying to connect the dots and was proud that I was able to.

Except that was in stock already on their US site on another day that it was rumored to be available for order, and that day passed with nothing from Google. Though I admit it would be a bit poetic to deliver news of the 'candy bar' theme on Halloween, I'd precaution that the slogan for that holiday is "Trick or Treat" for a reason - 'trick' is always an option.

 

[Gekko]

Google doesn't care. they don't need to make a lot of money selling hardware - especially at the expense of their partners in the ecosystem. the big money/margins/profits for Google is in search and services. and that's where the future is too. Google wants their hardware partners to be fat and happy and profitable so they keep flooding the market with Android devices. Google does not want to be a hardware competitor and **** off and alienate their hardware partners. the Nexus line is a delicate balance of offering a reference design phone inexpensively and direct worldwide for developers and enthusiasts - not the unwashed masses. and that's fine with Google. Google doesn't care if Nexus doesn't break any big sales records.

 

[thehabsonice]

Or NOT
Nexus has never been and possibly never will be about marketing or getting hardware share. Recent interviews revealed that Google is indeed happy that Nexus phones have fans, but that the whole thing is more about them needing to build a whole phone for a couple hundred employees to test on, so why not build a couple hundred thousand more for nerds. Seriously, that's the quantity I heard. I would be surprised if Google sold more than a million N4s.



Google does not need to sell a phone at all. They'll sell what they like, when they like and not out of need.

I know it's just wikipedia and I need to find a better source but according to this page the Nexus 4 sold 3 million units.
List of best-selling mobile phones - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Actually lol here:
http://forums.androidcentral.com/google-nexus-4/296557-3-million-nexus-4-have-been-sold.html

 

[rtshoff]

It's a pretty certain thing that Google wouldn't 'slip' and show $350 pricing for an N5 on their site only to increase it on release a couple of weeks later, as that would generate some serious fury, so the '$400-500 or even more' doesn't even merit rumor status imo at this point.

As to a renovated N4 with certified LTE, it's pretty darned unlikely. Given the cost of modifying the hardware to support AT&T LTE (and anything less would be pointless since Tmo N4 users can just root their device to activate it since it's already compatible for them), required new FCC certification, and competition against a newer Nexus... it doesn't make financial sense - and it doesn't follow the general concept of the Nexus model, being a relatively low-cost option to provide a premium Android experience and developer-friendly hardware system.

And by comparison to subsidized contract prices, you'll likely have options to do the same, effectively, with the N5 in deferring some or all of the cost over time into the monthly service cost of a plan.

Bluetooth certification hints LTE Nexus 4 may live alongside the Nexus 5

 

[thehabsonice]

Bluetooth certification hints LTE Nexus 4 may live alongside the Nexus 5

Ya I saw this, it worries me a little... maybe the 349 $ price tag we saw might be changed to something higher :S. Maybe not. Anyway if the nexus 4 is in fact sold for 250$ I might buy it instead.

 

[Jeremy8000]

Bluetooth certification hints LTE Nexus 4 may live alongside the Nexus 5

Hey, unlikely just means unlikely!

Interesting read. It appears from that article that they certified the existing chip, not a new one, so the handset would simply be gaining certification on the currently compatible bands -- meaning it would still pretty much just help T-mo users as it stands. Perhaps T-mo might be looking to carry on the N4 as an exclusive for a while?

 

[rtshoff]

Straight Talk MVNO...via ATT will has started to offer a LTE sim

http://gigaom.com/2013/09/13/straight-talk-adds-att-lte-support-for-45-monthly-plan/

 

[George Jenkinson]

Interesting changes on the Google Play website (UK version) for Nexus 4 page:

2 weeks ago the message was "We are out of inventory, please check back soon"
1 week ago the message was "Coming soon"
Last night, during the problems, the page flashed up a message along the lines of "This is no longer a current model and it won't be restocked."
Right now it is back to "We are out of inventory, please check back soon"

Not sure whether there is anything in all of this, but I suspect changes are afoot inside Google Towers. However, after all of the false leads on release dates, I now take the position - when I hold it, I'll believe it. I've given up on following the "a source says XX October/November"... !

 

[George Jenkinson]

boy you are jumping to a lot of conclusions here. remember that this is Google here - not blackberry. these are professionals here - not amateurs.

umm...to a point. Blackberry went from boom to (maybe?) bust - so not professional, but Google didn't cover themselves in glory this time last year....

 

[skullfreak]

A new nexus 4 with lte.
Just read about this that would be great..

 

[jerrod6]

We've between tipped a lot regarding release dates, most of this tipping coming from blogs, news organizations and less from Google, so I would not start blaming Google for jerking us around or miss information.



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[vido.ardes]

You know guys.... if the nexus 5 isn't unveiled on the 31st then we know there is a problem. Think about it, they are out of stock of the nexus 4 and they have been for quite some time now. And google does not have anything to sell as a phone at the moment. This means if someone really needs a phone and can't wait another couple of weeks they will have to go look elsewhere. They are not making money (some would say losing money). I'm saying if they don't end up announcing it by the last day of this month then maybe they are still experiencing issues with the phone or something else because this is very unusual we still haven't heard anything not even invites have been sent.

You do realise the Nexus line of phones is a tiny, tiny part of their business, right?

A lot of you in this forum are acting like Google are comparable to Blackberry, like they are a phone company... The nexus phones are more of a pet project for Google, a platform to show off Android, but they make very, very little off selling Nexus phones... in fact I wouldn't be surprised if it is juts an advertising loss leader.

The Nexus 5 will turn up when it turns up.