No FM Radio in Nexus 5

[LegalAmerican]

You may not be able to notice it, but I can.

Comments like this always make me smile.


On topic though, I still don't believe that an FM transmitter would've been a cost cutting item. I just don't think Google cares about them.

 

[kgbkny]

I believe someone has already mention that flagship devices take the "everything and the kitchen sink" approach.

Hence why hugely expensive flagships like the LG G2, Nokia 1520, HTC One Max, and Sony Xperia Z1 all have FM radios right? Because they're also targeted for emerging markets, right?

Your point is extremely flawed and lacking in logic. I'm trying to explain it to you, but I don't think you understand.

 

[DayThyme]

Aaah. FM. Where they play commercials and the DJs talk over your favorite songs. I remember that.

Call me weird but I kind of like hearing the DJs - they talk about events in my local area that I wouldn't know about otherwise or just banter about the news. The commercials I could do without but I just scan to another station. And again, I can't stream music lots of places where I jog due to a poor 4G LTE signal, which is essential to have on Verizon if you want to stream music given how sucky their 3G speeds are.

 

[Geodude074]

T-Mobile sells the Nexus 5 for $450 and claims they don't make a profit each time they sell the device.

Where the heck do they buy their Nexus 5's from? Because anybody can buy it from the Play Store for $350.

T-Mobile puts a $100 price hike on the Nexus 5 when T-Mobile themselves can just buy it for $350, and yet they claim they don't profit from it.

Which are you more likely to believe? That T-Mobile chooses to buy the Nexus 5 at "full" price, rather than the $350 price, and charge consumers $450 for the device and not make a profit, because Google subsidizes their phones?

Or that T-Mobile is making a $100 profit each time they sell a Nexus 5 but don't want to admit it?

 

[DayThyme]

T-Mobile puts a $100 price hike on the Nexus 5 when T-Mobile themselves can just buy it for $350, and yet they claim they don't profit from it.

You do realize that T-Mobile has brick and mortar stores that Google doesn't have, right? And these brick and mortar stores have costs associated with them, such as leases and utilities not to mention employees, right? Add to that the advertising costs and you easily eat up $100.

 

[Geodude074]

You do realize that T-Mobile has brick and mortar stores that Google doesn't have, right? And these brick and mortar stores have costs associated with them, such as leases and utilities not to mention employees, right? Add to that the advertising costs and you easily eat up $100.

If this is true, then why does T-Mobile have a large array of phones on sale for less than $100?

If they marked up every device they sold due to overhead costs, then every phone would cost at least $100 according to your logic.

 

[DayThyme]

If this is true, then why does T-Mobile have a large array of phones on sale for less than $100?

If they marked up every device they sold due to overhead costs, then every phone would cost at least $100 according to your logic.

Whoosh. That's the sound of reason and logic flying past your head.

 

[N4Newbie]

There is a huge thread on this same subject in the Nexus 4 forum; it probably dates back to December, 2012.

I have to reiterate - this has all been discussed before: http://forums.androidcentral.com/go...re-fm-radio-nexus-4-a.html?highlight=fm+radio

 

[LegalAmerican]

Whoosh. That's the sound of reason and logic flying past your head.

You're mistaken. That whoosh you heard was actually the sound of two people derailing the thread entirely.

 

[DayThyme]

You're mistaken. That whoosh you heard was actually the sound of two people derailing the thread entirely.

nah.

 

[Haalcyon]

Call me weird but I kind of like hearing the DJs - they talk about events in my local area that I wouldn't know about otherwise or just banter about the news. The commercials I could do without but I just scan to another station. And again, I can't stream music lots of places where I jog due to a poor 4G LTE signal, which is essential to have on Verizon if you want to stream music given how sucky their 3G speeds are.

DJs can be okay but when the record starts its past time for them to be quiet, IMO. Some of them really have diarrhea of the mouth.

 

[ConTejas]

Hence why hugely expensive flagships like the LG G2, Nokia 1520, HTC One Max, and Sony Xperia Z1 all have FM radios right? Because they're also targeted for emerging markets, right?

Your point is extremely flawed and lacking in logic. I'm trying to explain it to you, but I don't think you understand.

His point is valid. Those flagship devices are available "everywhere", but are very popular in and specifically targeting Asian markets...cough emerging markets like the guy said...WHERE FM RADIOS ARE STILL EXTREMELY POPULAR. That said, it was a surprise that no variant of the S4 had FM radios...not even the ones only released in Asian markets. Their official comment below:

Our studies show a trend shift of interest to digital broadcasting - namely, the focus on listening to music content on social networks or on YouTube. The flagship model of our devices is targeted at customers who use digital content, modern formats and channels of information consumption.
Samsung explains why there's no FM radio in the Galaxy S4

 

[mrsmumbles]

His point is valid. Those flagship devices are available "everywhere", but are very popular in and specifically targeting Asian markets...cough emerging markets like the guy said...WHERE FM RADIOS ARE STILL EXTREMELY POPULAR. That said, it was a surprise that no variant of the S4 had FM radios...not even the ones only released in Asian markets. Their official comment below:

Our studies show a trend shift of interest to digital broadcasting - namely, the focus on listening to music content on social networks or on YouTube. The flagship model of our devices is targeted at customers who use digital content, modern formats and channels of information consumption.
Samsung explains why there's no FM radio in the Galaxy S4

But do they expect everyone to have such good coverage and unlimited data plans? Or do they assume most people are on WiFi anyway most of the time? It just seems they're making a lot of assumptions for omitting a useful feature.

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[yfan]

T-Mobile sells the Nexus 5 for $450 and claims they don't make a profit each time they sell the device.

Where the heck do they buy their Nexus 5's from? Because anybody can buy it from the Play Store for $350.

Not true. Only people buying directly from the Play Store can buy them for $350. I quite suspect the Play Store has safeguards against bulk ordering. I don't think retailers can order through the Play Store, and therefore can't get its pricing.

 

[NotJustAPhone]

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[gidgiddonihah]

And the streamed music is compressed so it is a lower quality than FM radio. You may not be able to notice it, but I can.

Most streamed music usually bottoms out at 96Kbps while even modern radio can't hit that. You can go up from there. Spotify offers 96Kbps, 160Kbps, and 320Kbps (the latter being open only to Premium users). Each is higher than any radio station puts out. Pandora hits the lowest I have ever seen, 64Kbps, which is still better than most stations and equal to the best. Though I do agree that free streaming quality is pretty abysmal.

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[DayThyme]

Though I do agree that free streaming quality is pretty abysmal.

well there you go, I have only tried free except for a free trial of Spotify. Glad to know if I paid it would be better quality.

But I am happy with FM radio in my area. I just wish I had an FM radio on my phone, sigh.

 

[bjrosen]

Of course it doesn't have an FM tuner, why would anyone want one. If you want to listen to radio then use Tunein Radio, it has lots of local stations.