Nexus 4 vs Nexus 5

[Conrad Gray]

Hello everyone,
I'm in grad school out of the country and I'm looking for an unlocked phone I can use on the island as well as the US when I'm back on breaks, etc. The N4 is the only phone I'm considering, but with the N5 supposedly coming out around Christmas, I would consider buying the N5 ONLY IF it is offered cheap & unlocked like the N4.

Will the N5 be priced similarly to the N4 or will it become a $200-300 w/ contract (dealbreaker for me) like the GS4 or has it always been Google's policy to offer the Nexus phones unlocked and cheap?

Sorry if this is a repost, I'm swamped with med school and don't have much time to follow electronics news anymore. Thanks in advance.

 

[anon(847090)]

I believe Google will sell N5 for the same price range as N4 but with better spec.
Google started this trend with Galaxy Nexus but not at launch. they reduced the price of galaxy nexus during it last 4 month of the product cycle.

I believe this trend with continue for all nexus devices.

 

[chud]

Nexus devices hold their value on the used market very well. Nobody has any information regarding a Nexus 5 or whatever it may be called at this point. Just buy an N4 now if you need/want one. If the 5 comes out at the same price point in 6 months. you'll likely be able to sell the 4 to fund it without taking much of a loss at all.

 

[jdbii]

There is no way to know at this point whether or not the N5 will be similarly priced as the N4. At least I haven't heard anything official. Whenever I see (or read) any industry analysts commenting on the issue, most seem to say they expect the N5 to be about the same price but they don't seem to be privy to any special info.

 

[bear_lx]

the N5 will not be in the same price range as the N4, period.

one of the only reasons this phone was offered so cheap was because of the lack of LTE support. it was a way for google to sell the phone without LTE while every other phone on the market had it, inlcuding the beloved iphone... i would expect the N5 to be priced similarly to the htc one and gs4 running stock android... for those of you expecting it to be priced the same, i fear you will be disappointed.

 

[Captainbob767]

The N5 will be the Motorola X which should be announced in a couple of weeks at Google. Google Teases The Moto X, A Fully Customizable Smartphone From Motorola – ReadWrite

 

[chud]

the N5 will not be in the same price range as the N4, period.

one of the only reasons this phone was offered so cheap was because of the lack of LTE support. it was a way for google to sell the phone without LTE while every other phone on the market had it, inlcuding the beloved iphone... i would expect the N5 to be priced similarly to the htc one and gs4 running stock android... for those of you expecting it to be priced the same, i fear you will be disappointed.

Except that the N4 is capable of LTE. The N4 shipped to work only on GSM networks because of the tech and. "politics" if you will, of the CDMA carriers Sprint and Verizon. It was in no way shape or form a cost cutting measure. It was a control and "openness" decision.

The N5 will be the Motorola X which should be announced in a couple of weeks at Google. Google Teases The Moto X, A Fully Customizable Smartphone From Motorola ? ReadWrite

The Nexus line has historically been Google's vision of what an Android device should be. They decided that users don't need removable storage. Decided that 8 and 16 gigs was enough. Sealed battery. Etc. Now all of a sudden they are going to let users customize their Nexus device? No.
Not to mention an announcement now or in the coming days with an October or November launch would be suicide.

As usual, lots of gospel being thrown around when nobody really knows anything.

 

[Scott7217]

The N4 is the only phone I'm considering, but with the N5 supposedly coming out around Christmas, I would consider buying the N5 ONLY IF it is offered cheap & unlocked like the N4.

We will probably know the pricing and other details for the Nexus 5 this fall. The Nexus 4 was announced last October, so that should give you an idea of when to expect the Nexus 5. Still, there was huge demand for the Nexus 4. Most people couldn't get their hands on one until February or March. So you should probably keep that in mind if you're thinking of getting one.

 

[lgreer84]

Hey man. No one really knows much about the Nex5 yet but there are a few things you can count on. If there is a nexus 5 coming out it will come out between October and December. It will be heavily subsidized by Google (probably $299 and $350 depending on HD space). The specs, like the Nexus 4, won't be cutting edge and the hardware won't be the latest and greatest but it will be a super solid phone that will be offered GSM no contract through Google Play.

 

[jdbii]

Hey man. No one really knows much about the Nex5 yet but there are a few things you can count on. If there is a nexus 5 coming out it will come out between October and December. It will be heavily subsidized by Google (probably $299 and $350 depending on HD space). The specs, like the Nexus 4, won't be cutting edge and the hardware won't be the latest and greatest but it will be a super solid phone that will be offered GSM no contract through Google Play.

Any chance you are a deep cell sleeper agent for Google who just got activated?? If so, this is the first concrete evidence I've seen that the Nexus 5 will be subsidized.

 

[Captainbob767]

Any chance you are a deep cell sleeper agent for Google who just got activated?? If so, this is the first concrete evidence I've seen that the Nexus 5 will be subsidized.

Or very adept a blowing large volumes of smoke and mirrors.

 

[return_0]

the N5 will not be in the same price range as the N4, period.

one of the only reasons this phone was offered so cheap was because of the lack of LTE support. it was a way for google to sell the phone without LTE while every other phone on the market had it, inlcuding the beloved iphone... i would expect the N5 to be priced similarly to the htc one and gs4 running stock android... for those of you expecting it to be priced the same, i fear you will be disappointed.

So how would you explain the LTE-enabled GNex to be sold at the same price point a year earlier?

Also, LTE doesn't cost $300.

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[booboolala2000]

I'd have to agree with you. I could see a $50 premium for LTE. Especially when HSPA+ speeds are just as fast. Having just left Verizon for tMobile, my experience so far with speeds, although coverage is not as vast, 80% of my day I am getting better speeds than Verizon. More dead spots but not a deal breaker. I'll take the monthly savings and $350 fantastic phone any day. CDMA was the reason their was no LTE support for Nexus. Allegedly Verizon is going to drop an LTE only device next year or this fall. And it won't be a Nexus.

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[Fairclough]

I heard from a reliable source its battery contains unicorn blood which has a battery cycle of 900 billion and 10 days of screen on time before a single battery drain.


I don't think anyone has a solid idea about the phone yet besides staff.

Posted via the mystical forest creatures that power this Nexus 4.

 

[jdbii]

I heard from a reliable source its battery contains unicorn blood which has a battery cycle of 900 billion and 10 days of screen on time before a single battery drain.

I heard the same thing. Believe it or not, unicorn blood also is now the favorite doping method for cyclist on the Tour de France.

 

[Citizen Coyote]

I heard the same thing. Believe it or not, unicorn blood also is now the favorite doping method for cyclist on the Tour de France.

Is this why they're so damn hard to find? Damn the French.

Adding LTE will not double the price of a phone, and the Moto X is not the next Nexus. The only thing we do know about the next Nexus is we don't know anything about the next Nexus. We can make educated guesses, but anyone telling you the next Nexus will have X feature, cost Y dollars, or come out in Z months is merely speculating.

 

[Captainbob767]

Is this why they're so damn hard to find? Damn the French.

Adding LTE will not double the price of a phone, and the Moto X is not the next Nexus. The only thing we do know about the next Nexus is we don't know anything about the next Nexus. We can make educated guesses, but anyone telling you the next Nexus will have X feature, cost Y dollars, or come out in Z months is merely speculating.

Well then how can you make a statement like "The Moto X is not the next Nexus." ?

 

[mrvco]

Well then how can you make a statement like "The Moto X is not the next Nexus." ?

I'd expect that Google will not negotiate the cost of subsidized Nexus hardware with itself, especially after all the criticism over the price they paid for Motorola Mobility. Besides, I think Google still needs to show their hardware partners that they aren't going to give Moto (too much) preferential treatment.

 

[TheLibertarian]

the N5 will not be in the same price range as the N4, period.

one of the only reasons this phone was offered so cheap was because of the lack of LTE support. it was a way for google to sell the phone without LTE while every other phone on the market had it, inlcuding the beloved iphone... i would expect the N5 to be priced similarly to the htc one and gs4 running stock android... for those of you expecting it to be priced the same, i fear you will be disappointed.

There is no logic in that post, and as you've forgotten, the GNex had an LTE variant. Furthermore, while the Nexus 4 may not have functioning LTE, it does have the necessary hardware i.e. the cost wouldn't differ due to parts.

Your statement is illogical and founded on folly.

I would expect the upcoming Nexus to be at a similar price point as the past Nexus devices.

The N5 will be the Motorola X which should be announced in a couple of weeks at Google. Google Teases The Moto X, A Fully Customizable Smartphone From Motorola ? ReadWrite

The upcoming range of devices from Motorola, including the X phone, are not Nexus devices.

 

[Captainbob767]

The upcoming range of devices from Motorola, including the X phone, are not Nexus devices.

We should know in a couple of weeks, and if I am right, I will definitely bring this post to your attention.