{"id":640540,"date":"2013-01-29T14:05:40","date_gmt":"2013-01-29T19:05:40","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/betanews.com\/?p=126928"},"modified":"2013-01-29T14:05:40","modified_gmt":"2013-01-29T19:05:40","slug":"nexus-4-is-back-in-stock-but-for-how-long","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mereja.media\/index\/640540","title":{"rendered":"Nexus 4 is back in stock, but for how LONG?"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/betanews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/Nexus-4-and-Android-Collectibles-600x332.jpg\" alt=\"\" title=\"Nexus 4 and Android Collectibles\" width=\"600\" height=\"332\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-114653\" \/><\/p>\n<p>In the United States, Google Play has both <a href=\"http:\/\/betanews.com\/topic\/nexus-4\/\" >Nexus 4<\/a> models available for sale &#8212; after nearly two months stocked out. The bumper is available, too. If you&#8217;re one of the gadget geeks looking for this smartphone, get it while you can, and that might not be for long.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/betanews.com\/2012\/11\/13\/google-play-starts-selling-new-nexus-4-7-and-10-devices\/\" >Google launched Nexus 4 on November 13<\/a>, but <a href=\"http:\/\/betanews.com\/2012\/11\/13\/google-blows-nexus-devices-launch\/\" >sold out in just hours<\/a>. The <a href=\"http:\/\/betanews.com\/2012\/11\/27\/google-resumes-nexus-4-sales\/\" >phone reappeared on November 27<\/a>. A day later, <a href=\"http:\/\/betanews.com\/2012\/11\/28\/google-play-redefines-sold-out\/\" >Google Play redefined &#8220;sold out&#8221; by listing shipment date as 8-9 weeks<\/a>. From a retail distribution perspective, Nexus 4 is pure disaster. It&#8217;s anyone&#8217;s guess how many could have sold over the holidays, but greedy gadget geeks couldn&#8217;t get the phone short of paying extortion-like prices.<\/p>\n<p>But for those who waited, sales resumed today. The <a href=\"https:\/\/play.google.com\/store\/devices\/details?id=nexus_4_8gb\" >8GB model is $299<\/a> and the <a href=\"https:\/\/play.google.com\/store\/devices\/details?id=nexus_4_16gb\" >16 gigger $349<\/a>. That&#8217;s unlocked, which is timely considering that <a href=\"http:\/\/betanews.com\/2013\/01\/28\/defy-the-law-in-protest-and-publicly-unlock-your-smartphone\/\" >unlocking is now illegal in the United States<\/a>. <\/p>\n<p>T-Mobile is another option: $200 with two-year contract. On the carrier&#8217;s no-contract plan, Nexus 4 is $150 down payment plus 20 bucks per month thereafter for total $500. Obviously, Google Play is a bargain by comparison.<\/p>\n<p><i>Nexus 4 specs:<\/i> 4.7-inch display, 1280 x 768 pixel resolution, 320 pixels per inch; Qualcomm Snapdragon S4 Pro processor; 2GB RAM; 8GB or 16GB storage (depending on model); 8-megapixel rear-facing and 1.3MP front-facing cameras; GSM\/EDGE\/GPRS (850, 900, 1800, 1900 MHz), 3G (850, 900, 1700, 1900, 2100 MHz), HSPA+ 21; WiFi N; wireless charging; Bluetooth; NFC; SlimPort HDMI; accelerometer; ambient-light sensor; barometer; compass; GPS; Gyroscope; microphone; 2100 mAh battery; unlocked; Android 4.2. Measures 133.9 x 68.7 x 9.1 mm and weighs 139 grams. Sorry there is no LTE.<\/p>\n<p>As I write, Google Play lists the phone as &#8220;ships soon&#8221;, which isn&#8217;t exactly the same as &#8220;in stock&#8221;, but as close as you&#8217;re going to get considering availability so far. Device &#8220;ships in 1-2 weeks&#8221;. <\/p>\n<p>I ordered one for my wife. She takes lots of photos, and after months of use must say the N4 camera is better than <a href=\"http:\/\/betanews.com\/topic\/galaxy-nexus\/\" >Galaxy Nexus<\/a>, which she has. I&#8217;ll Craigslist her phone, soon as the other arrives. I hope that with Galaxy Nexus in excellent condition, spare battery, charger and extra back cover that selling price will cover most of the cost buying her Nexus 4.<\/p>\n<p>Nexus 4 isn&#8217;t my favorite Google phone, but it has grown on me since my <a href=\"http:\/\/betanews.com\/2012\/11\/27\/google-nexus-4-first-impressions-review\/\" >first-impressions review<\/a>. I&#8217;ll do a follow-up sometime soon. <\/p>\n<p>I got to ask: Will you buy Nexus 4?<\/p>\n<p><strong>Photo Credit:<\/strong> Joe Wilcox<\/p>\n<div class=\"feedflare\">\n<a href=\"http:\/\/feeds.betanews.com\/~ff\/bn?a=r2tFUFWQYjo:EaMLkrwhArA:qj6IDK7rITs\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/feeds.feedburner.com\/~ff\/bn?d=qj6IDK7rITs\" border=\"0\"><\/img><\/a> <a href=\"http:\/\/feeds.betanews.com\/~ff\/bn?a=r2tFUFWQYjo:EaMLkrwhArA:yIl2AUoC8zA\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/feeds.feedburner.com\/~ff\/bn?d=yIl2AUoC8zA\" border=\"0\"><\/img><\/a>\n<\/div>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/feeds.feedburner.com\/~r\/bn\/~4\/r2tFUFWQYjo\" height=\"1\" width=\"1\"\/><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>In the United States, Google Play has both Nexus 4 models available for sale &#8212; after nearly two months stocked out. The bumper is available, too. If you&#8217;re one of the gadget geeks looking for this smartphone, get it while you can, and that might not be for long. Google launched Nexus 4 on November [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[7],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-640540","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-news"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/mereja.media\/index\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/640540","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/mereja.media\/index\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/mereja.media\/index\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mereja.media\/index\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mereja.media\/index\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=640540"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/mereja.media\/index\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/640540\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/mereja.media\/index\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=640540"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mereja.media\/index\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=640540"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mereja.media\/index\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=640540"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}