Nexus 4 sales merely 375,000, say number-crunching enthusiasts

9. MeoCao (unregistered) posted on 03 Jan 2013, 04:04 4 4

This is of course not true, N4 is the 4th best selling phone in the UK and that says everything.

Google cant sell many N4 for fear of cannibalisation of partners' sales, but I think the number must be several millions.

19. wendygarett (limited) 4 days ago posted on 03 Jan 2013, 05:19 0 7

I'm sorry to say this, nexus 7 selling like a hotcakes compare to these... But will it cannibalize underpowered kindle fire?

20. kanagadeepan posted on 03 Jan 2013, 05:45 3 0

Kindle Fire is NOT made by Android Partners...

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27. MeoCao (unregistered) posted on 03 Jan 2013, 06:15 2 0

it surely did

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30. wendygarett (limited) 4 days ago posted on 03 Jan 2013, 06:36 0 8

No it didn't, check the Christmas list and many consumers love kindle more than this

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32. MeoCao (unregistered) posted on 03 Jan 2013, 07:23 0 0

there's no data yet to check, but KF will sell a lot more w/o N7 on the market that's for sure.

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46. lauremar posted on 03 Jan 2013, 10:51 0 0

LOL, it just shows you how ignorant you are about technology. You're talking about apples and oranges... We're talking about phones here, not e-readers... You're a DB.

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41. lauremar posted on 03 Jan 2013, 10:13 2 0

Um where do you live, in Botswana? I see Nexus 4 all the time and all over the place during my commute (trains and/or buses) to work everyday... And I own one too.... But then again, I live in a real (big) city like Chicago... LMAO

48. caustictoast posted on 03 Jan 2013, 12:27 1 0

Another owner here. I've seen a couple outside of mine.

37. Berzerk000 posted on 03 Jan 2013, 08:40 2 0

Either way, this is pretty unacceptable. LG stated they were struggling to keep up with the demand for the Nexus 4, and that's only about 400,000 units in 3 months. Samsung sold 1 million units of the Note II in the same time frame in South Korea *alone*, and had enough supply to satisfy the rest of world without much struggle.

LG isn't big enough to handle the Nexus line. They made a good product, but what's the use of making such an excellent device (for the first time in quite a while), if nobody can get one?

Motorola would've made a much better choice for the Nexus. They would've made it just as good as the Nexus 4 by LG, except they would have the supply to back it up.

It's nice to know that LG can ACTUALLY make a great handset (when Google handles the software), but they just aren't suited for the job when you mix in the fact that the demand for the Nexus line is pretty big.

56. remixfa posted on 04 Jan 2013, 08:59 0 0

the big difference is that Samsung projected 10 million sales of the note2 and thus saved manufacturing capacity to make that much. Google and LG vastly underestimated the demand for the Nexus4 (they both said as much) and did not set aside enough capacity for manufacturing. Its not like they can magically just open up another factory and start pumping them out.. it takes months to do that.

7. wendygarett (limited) 4 days ago posted on 03 Jan 2013, 03:53 6 2

Gonna agree that, no company love to name themselves 'Charity Inc'...

No profit? No production...

11. _Bone_ posted on 03 Jan 2013, 04:09 1 0

There's SOME profit - Google may even pay after each device - but the point of earning hundreds of bucks less is the free advertisement these manufacturers get - shorter the stock the more the demand and discussion.

8. XPERIA-KNIGHT posted on 03 Jan 2013, 03:53 1 1

yea they probably cant keep up! but does it mean they dont want too? like the article suggest? No, why would anyone pass up the opportunity to get them selves back into the lime light............in an honest way?

Lets face it, the nexus 4 was UNEXPECTED! and a sort of a rushed thing! but it still doesnt change the fact that its a blessing

So we gotta do what we gotta do............WAIT!

and in the mean time "expect" things to pick up............ know what i mean bro :)

17. Berzerk000 posted on 03 Jan 2013, 05:08 4 0

I'm just wondering why LG didn't push production into over drive for the Nexus 4 when the holidays were right around the corner from launch day. I mean, I know they have their own products and want to push the Optimus G, but come on. The Nexus 4 is undoubtedly more popular than the Optimus G, and needs to be produced more! Supply and demand, that's the most basic rule of business.

How much do you wanna bet that the Nexus 4 would've sold twice as much as this article is reporting, if they were actually in stock for more than 30 minutes at a time? The main reason as to why these sales are so low, is because people literally CAN'T buy them, because they aren't in stock; that's the reason I don't have one. If they were actually available for purchase, they would have sold MUCH more.

13. XPERIA-KNIGHT posted on 03 Jan 2013, 04:14 0 1

"keep calm young grasshoppers they will come"........HAHAHAHA EPIC!

I love it! lol :)

23. Tones posted on 03 Jan 2013, 06:03 0 0

Just get a different Android phone, or a cheap one to do you until it arrives.

16. wendygarett (limited) 4 days ago posted on 03 Jan 2013, 04:59 2 1

Probably that Asus is expert on managing costs

18. MeoCao (unregistered) posted on 03 Jan 2013, 05:19 0 0

b-c Google wanted to disrupt the market and N7 did not compete with any Asus tablets at the time.

N4 directly competes with Optimus G so it's understandable LG limits the N4 production.

On the other hand Google use N4 as a kind of lottery prize to draw people to Play Store and they don't need to sell a lot of N4 to achieve that goal.

25. Riven posted on 03 Jan 2013, 06:09 1 0

damn Joe, i feel for ya bro. The minute i got my hands on my N4 i was like "s**t this is beautiful glass i gotta case this QUICK". Bumpers were out on Google but Amazon had this Poetic case for 6 bucks, that and the Skinomi melting plastic shield has been a blessing. Its probably gonna be awhile before spare parts start coming down in price since the device itself is so sought after

28. remixfa posted on 03 Jan 2013, 06:30 1 1

No, its a new type of screen that only exists pretty much on the N4 and i5. It's going to be at a premium. If you can find it under $150 in the next few months I'd be surprised.

I put a small scratch or 2 on the back while waiting for my case, but this thing has been dropped nearly daily and its held up like a champ (on carpet mostly, not tile!).

How'd you break it?

54. joseph98 posted on 03 Jan 2013, 19:33 0 0

I broke it while running in the morning it fell on hard ground ( pedestrian side walk). I was surprised that my back cover glass didn't break but the front lcd did. I wish I can post a picture in PhoneArena.
I need a screen badly. Bought it in November 27th and deliverd to me just 8 days ago. luckily I have my galaxy note2 so I can live with that.

26. Riven posted on 03 Jan 2013, 06:11 0 0

hot damn...i had to get mine through craigslist..i paid a $60 premium for a sealed unopened box but i must say this is the best android phone i've ever had.

50. JunitoNH posted on 03 Jan 2013, 14:14 0 0

I beg to differ, sorry. Google sold less than a million of the Samsung Galaxy Nexus and less of previous devices. Google stance has always has been, Nexus are intended for developers and enthusiasts. Outside of tech world, no one knows or cares about Nexus devices. With luck they might sell, maybe 800,000 units.

34. remixfa posted on 03 Jan 2013, 07:49 0 2

because people see the price and they think its junk. That's fine. Let them pay more for less while the educated people go for the real prize.

43. cripton805 posted on 03 Jan 2013, 10:24 1 0

Its not junk, but they do see no LTE. So, that why I wouldn't buy one on its own. Without LTE its worthless for me. I use the web too much.

58. gwuhua1984 posted on 04 Jan 2013, 19:41 0 0

I thought LTE is software blocked?

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35. Berzerk000 posted on 03 Jan 2013, 08:21 0 0

They should open up Google Play retail stores when the Nexus line expands a bit more... Just saying.

Maybe if they get their carrier up, the Nexus line will get more publicity. But first Google has to get past all the red tape that comes with making a carrier in the US.

45. cripton805 posted on 03 Jan 2013, 10:39 0 0

Does somebody really need to explain this to you? Obviously it's been selling it's stock. Key words "selling" and "stock". Whatever they have made it sells. So, it's not like they sold them all and stopped making them or releasing them obviously. iPhones are in stock because there is less demand than what is being produced.

59. rdeleonp posted on 09 Jan 2013, 18:02 0 0

Interesting fact. Relatively, then, the Nexus 4 is a resounding success. Hope Google releases initial sales numbers soon.