Comments on: LG Reportedly Halts Nexus 4 Production, Perhaps to Make Way for New Product or Nexus Device

By: itznfb

itznfb — Tue, 15 Jan 2013 21:06:00 +0000

Not really. LG Corp as a holding company is bigger than Sony but LG Electronics (50B.USD) is no where near Sony Electronics (71B.USD). Sony also has a much bigger manufacturing footprint as well as a much larger supply and distribution chain.

By: Droidzilla

Droidzilla — Mon, 14 Jan 2013 23:57:00 +0000

I submitted an article for DL on this, but they may not post it so I also put it up here:
http://dorkthirty.blogspot.com/2013/01/how-i-left-verizon.html

Let me know if you have any questions and I’ll try to be as helpful as possible. It really isn’t too difficult to do.

By: Hothfox

Hothfox — Mon, 14 Jan 2013 19:50:00 +0000

It’s really doubtful. That’s not to say it couldn’t, but based on everything Google has done or said, creating a phone for CDMA/LTE and then having to concede and let Verizon do their twiddly crap with it first really isn’t something I think Google is fond of. Plus Verizon/CDMA phones make up a pretty tiny share of the world mobile market in relation to GSM and their flavor of LTE.

By: JoshGroff

JoshGroff — Mon, 14 Jan 2013 13:27:00 +0000

Google did expand the Nexus program, so I’m hoping for a phone from another OEM. If not, I’m fine just waiting for the next one, plus it’ll give me time to whittle down my ETF.

By: Elliot Kotis

Elliot Kotis — Mon, 14 Jan 2013 10:17:00 +0000

If they fricking do that, dare I say it, my next phone will be an iPhone.

By: Toys Samurai

Toys Samurai — Mon, 14 Jan 2013 07:06:00 +0000

Well, this is normal, because there are enough hard core Android enthusiasts out there. But once those initial orders are fulfilled, it will take more than a next-to-non existent marketing campaign to sell a phone. Sorry, I just don’t see the Nexus 4 being a hit even if it has enough supply. Google must do more than offering a phone on T-mobile only here in the States, and launches a much bigger marketing campaign.

By: Toys Samurai

Toys Samurai — Mon, 14 Jan 2013 07:01:00 +0000

I hate to disagree, but my bedroom’s LG plasma TV burnt after I used it 4 times. Yes, I rarely used it, I think it was almost half year after I purchased the TV when it was burnt. Luckily, it’s under warranty. But scheduling an in-home repair, then waited for the parts’ arrival after the technician ordered it took over 2 months. Honestly, my experience with LG’s production wasn’t very good.

But I bought their washing machine again, though — it’s the only one that fits our needs. Not that I have a choice. Just like the situation of the Nexus 4, it’s not that we have a choice. If you need is the latest Nexus, you have to go LG.

By: Toys Samurai

Toys Samurai — Mon, 14 Jan 2013 06:57:00 +0000

There’s zero chance LG made such decision on its own. If they ever halt the production of the Nexus 4, it must be a decision agreed by both LG and Google.

By: Toys Samurai

Toys Samurai — Mon, 14 Jan 2013 06:56:00 +0000

Not going to happen. For the SD card, just read what Google has said so far, they are not a big fans of SD cards. As for a removable battery, have you ever heard Google say one thing about it? No, and it’s obvious that the topic has never been in their radar — I don’t think Google still haven’t consider itself a hardware company.

The thing is, we’ve been vocal about many things that we don’t like about the Android ecosystem (fragmentation, delay of updates, etc), and Nexus hardware (SD card, horrible camera sensor, etc.) None of them seems to be at the top of Google’s priority list. Hell, they haven’t even clarified whether they are supporting USB host mode on the Nexus 4, or Miracast on the Nexus 10!

By: Glen E Ston

Glen E Ston — Mon, 14 Jan 2013 04:30:00 +0000

How did you go about “selling” your Verizon Plan? Ebay? Craigslist?

By: Glen E Ston

Glen E Ston — Mon, 14 Jan 2013 04:27:00 +0000

I’ve been trying to buy one for months.. Someone made a huge mistake somewhere down the line. If a product isn’t available, than how can it succeed? I like Google, but they should of planned ahead.. Google failed.

By: Guest

Guest — Sun, 13 Jan 2013 19:21:00 +0000

I might take a look at Swappa, but I’m waiting til the end of February to hear any news of N4s restocking. If not then I’m not going to wait any longer and leave verizon and be on an affordable off-contract plan with stock Android, and even after Google stops providing updates for the Gnex I’m sure it’ll still have a huge developer community to provide roms with the latest. I just wish I learned about this when I was buying my first Android phone, but experience is better than none I guess.

By: Mike Duren

Mike Duren — Sun, 13 Jan 2013 17:59:00 +0000

I’m sure LG knows. The fact that the optimus G availability never seemed to take a hit shows that their interests were focused on their own products. Its essentially the same phone, with an active late radio and an lg over the top. I hope the Nexus 4 isn’t canceled because that means waiting another year for the next nexus

By: peacekeeper05

peacekeeper05 — Sun, 13 Jan 2013 05:42:00 +0000

The 4.2.2 news is actually more credible than this news. LOL

By: peacekeeper05

peacekeeper05 — Sun, 13 Jan 2013 05:41:00 +0000

The Nexus coming out this Google I/O is probably going to be a Nexus 7 replacement not a Nexus 4.