G+_Jervis Dabreo Posted May 27, 2013 Share Posted May 27, 2013 Is the Samsung S4 the new Nexus? Is Nexus dead? What's up with Google? Is HTC going to be getting some Google love as well? http://jervisdabreo.com/thetechcorner/nexus-smartphone/ http://jervisdabreo.com/thetechcorner/nexus-smartphone/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
G+_Lucas Nichols Posted May 27, 2013 Share Posted May 27, 2013 The nexus line is not dead yet. The nexus is a Google "sponsored" line. Samsung and how's new Google editions are the oem's saying Ok we'll try it. No doubt due to the popularity of the nexus 4. However a majority of the n4's success, I believe anyway, is due to its price point with no contract. This price point was because Google subsidized the phone in the play store. Normally a cell carrier subsidizes the price when we sign contracts. If the nexus 4 had been $650 like every other phone with no contract, it wouldn't have sold nearly as many. No doubt that the Google edition of the s4 and the HTC one will be more powerful and nicer than the nexus 4 or maybe even the nexus 5, but if they are full price phones and the nexus are still cheap, sales will be down Imo. The difference is that the s4 will be a Google edition, while the nexus line will be Google's edition. And I don't believe for a minute that the updates will be as quick either. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
G+_Jervis Dabreo Posted May 27, 2013 Author Share Posted May 27, 2013 Lucas Nichols I completely agree with you, The Nexus line is not dead by a long shot, but I honestly do not care much for a Nexus 5 smartphone unless it is as versatile as the HTC HD2. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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