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Google Nexus 4 delivery time back to one or two weeks

It's a rollercoaster ride of emotion. The Google Nexus 4's promised delivery time has yo-yo-ed again -- but this time it's good news for phone fans.

The popular Nexus 4 went on sale last week for the first time in ages, but yesterday it seemed the old stock problems were back as delivery times went up to a maximum of three weeks. Thankfully for lovers of shockingly affordable Android smart phones, delivery is today once again listed as taking one to two weeks.

Fingers crossed it won't take even that long -- many customers who bought the Nexus 4 last week with a promised wait of one or two weeks actually received their phone in less than 48 hours.

Aside from yesterday's delivery time wobble, stock of the Nexus 4 seems to be holding steady. The phone has only been available in Android's online store Google Play for a matter of hours in the months since it first went on sale in November last year, and at one stage delivery was estimated at up to seven weeks.

Google and the phone's manufacturer LG seem to have sorted out the stock problems which saw the Nexus 4 selling out as soon as it hit shelves. In the meantime you could have bought the Nexus from a phone network, but compared to the £240 or £280 price tag on Google Play, the networks' deals look distinctly unappetising.

The Nexus 4 is a 4.7-inch quad-core smart phone running Android 4.2 Jelly Bean software with 2GB of RAM, an 8-megapixel camera, and wireless charging.

Have you bought the Nexus 4? How was your experience? Tell me your thoughts in the comments or on our Facebook page.

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Neilc28 5 February, 2013 16:26

Got my Nexus 4 yesterday, amazeballs! Simply the best handset out there!

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anonymous 5 February, 2013 17:15

My device is apparently meant to be SHIPPED on 21st February...not happy...

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anonymous 5 February, 2013 17:46

Don't believe that you get your handset within 48 hours.l I ordered 6 days ago when it first came on sale again and haven't even received a shipping e-mail yet. So it looks like it's gonna take 2 weeks in total. So unfair when people I know who ordered after me have already got theirs :(

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anonymous 5 February, 2013 18:34

First world problems -- get over yourselves. You can wait a couple more days before you prematurely ejaculate from the friction of the phone's surface.

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anonymous 5 February, 2013 18:43

Ordered on Wednesday, received the phone on Friday. Amazing!

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anonymous 5 February, 2013 18:56

i ordered mine on thurday and got it monday but i didn't recieve a shipping confirmation

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robw0328 5 February, 2013 19:04

This phone is beyond words. Hands down the best phone available at this moment. Blows away S3 and ofcourse Iphone. Google Now is the future... the way it predicts and plans for you. Google is slowly taking over the world.

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anonymous 5 February, 2013 19:49

ordered 16GB on saturday night when it said it could take 2-3 weeks - just checked account and it got shipped today (5th)

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anonymous 5 February, 2013 19:59

Ordered mine yesterday at 8:30pm - shipping estimate read despatch on or around 21st Feb.

Just got an email less than 24 hours after ordering to say it's been shipped.

GET IN!

Kind of makes up for not having one for 3 months.

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anonymous 5 February, 2013 20:23

Got mine well within 48 hrs. Brilliant phone.

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anonymous 5 February, 2013 20:31

Ordered on Wednesday @ 21:20. Phone arrived yesterday evening but no shipping email. Delivery was a very pleasant surprise, so don't despair if you've heard nothing.

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anonymous 5 February, 2013 20:46

This may be unbelievable but I ordered my phone on Jan 31st 12:30 am and I got it on Feb 1st 12:30 pm. It didn't even take 2 complete days.

Its a great phone with a good enough battery life. Its really fast and looks supercool.

the only problem I have is they really dont have those protective, transparent shields available in the market. I checked Best buy yesterday and they didnt have it.

Probably the best smart phone out there and the cheapest one too :-)

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anonymous 6 February, 2013 00:18

Have had phone for almost two months.To summarize this phone in my opinion is simply the best one both in price and function on the planet.Next month all may change.I pay T Mobile 59$ for all unlimited.Last month used 16 GB of data.The deal of the decade.Speed varies between 10 to 26 mb / second...

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anonymous 6 February, 2013 00:37

Ordered my Nexus 4 Saturday. It arrived early Tuesday!

Its build is great, very sturdy imo. Screen looks great, and its very quick! Well worth £280!

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anonymous 6 February, 2013 05:13

Was desparately waiting for the phone since launch.Finally received it yesterday.Guys believe me this is worth waiting.I will give 10/10 in all specs.Go to hell S3 or Iphone 5.The upcoming time is for Google.

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anonymous 6 February, 2013 06:58

Ordered mine yesterday, it's out for delivery today:)

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anonymous 6 February, 2013 09:32

ordered tueday shipped tuesday tracking says its arrriving wed lol cant complain just need to stay in all day

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anonymous 6 February, 2013 09:46

Ordered mine at Midday yesterday (5th Feb), in the Van and out for Delivery today!

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anonymous 6 February, 2013 12:06

I ordered on Wednesday Jan 30th - received it Saturday Feb 2nd

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anonymous 6 February, 2013 12:07

How is the cost of the shippment fee??

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anonymous 6 February, 2013 12:45

Ordered mine at 3:07pm on the 30th Jan, it arrived at 9:30am on the 1st Feb.

Love the phone, only downside is how slippy the back is and it is flush to whatever surface you put it down on. Unfortunately, I have already noticed a scratch :(

I've found a replica official bumper on Amazon from Hong Kong which I received today. Not sure about it yet, kind of ruins the feel of the phone in your hand. But it does raise the glass off whatever surface you place the phone on so you avoid scratching it. Will stick with it.

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anonymous 6 February, 2013 13:51

Ordered 30/01,shipping email 31/01,delivered 01/02 pm...great phone!!!

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anonymous 6 February, 2013 17:25

ordered and delivered in 2 days,one to two weeks stated meybe misleading

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anonymous 6 February, 2013 20:41

I ordered mine on February 1 and received my shipping confirmation today. when I clicked on the number it says it's already out on the truck for shipment! Getting it tonight! We are literally the last stop of the night so it will be a few hours still :) Can't wait to use it!

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anonymous 7 February, 2013 00:07

i ordered mine at 9:45 on tuesday and i got a email saying the device has been shipped!

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anonymous 7 February, 2013 00:18

Just had my delivery shipped email after ordering today! Does any one no ho? long it takes for anything to be displayed on tracking? Thanks

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anonymous 7 February, 2013 00:23

im still waiting for my tracking number to show the status of the delivery ^ does yours display anything when you enter the tracking number?

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anonymous 7 February, 2013 08:36

sorry ^^ mine has showed up this morning as out for delivery when i woke up, which is surprising as i only ordered it at 2.30 pm yesterday afternoon 6/2/13 and it out for delivery 7/2/13 so the 1-2 weeks was a bit of a fib, sorry to people that are still waiting but god knows how Google are deciding delivery times and dates,

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cjaaron17 8 February, 2013 02:06

My estimated delivery day was Feb 27 I got it two days after ordering!! I ordered on the fifth and it came in today! Amazing phone everything is perfect got the sixteen gig model

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anonymous 24 February, 2013 11:03

Ordered mine on google play at 13.30 Thurs 21st Feb and it was delivered 08.15 next morning,
Impressed!!

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anonymous 6 March, 2013 12:02

Ordered 16gb on the 2nd of March
Recieved 5th of march
Quad core snapdragon+2gb ram=absolutely ridiculous performance

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