Stone the crows: the Google Nexus 4 is still on sale! It looks like Google and LG have finally sorted the stock problems that have plagued the bargain-tastic Android phone since day one.
The Nexus 4 has been on sale from online store Google Play for a mere matter of hours since it launched in November, selling out almost instantly on the first day and on the other brief occasions it returned to sale. But having returned to Google Play yesterday the phone is still on sale today -- perhaps the longest uninterrupted period in stock -- and what's more the delivery date is holding steady at 1-2 weeks.
Incidentally, we're sure the fact that the Nexus 4 returned to Google Play at the exact same time as BlackBerry 10 was announced is complete coincidence.
LG, which builds the Nexus 4, and Google, which created the software, blame each other for the recent stock shortages. Google says LG's supply has been erratic, but LG says it's just made as many as Google asked for, and claims the big G disastrously underestimated the demand.
After all, how could Google possibly foresee that a high-end quad-core smart phone with the latest Jelly Bean software for £240 would be phenomenally popular. You'd have to be some kind of psychic!
The 8GB Nexus 4 costs £240 and the 16Gb model costs £280. You can buy two of each at a time.
Have you bagged a Nexus 4 this time, or is there another phone that's better value? Tell me your thoughts in the comments or on our Facebook page.
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anonymous 31 January, 2013 11:54
Can anybody buy 1 for me and send it to INDIA ,dont know when they release in here//
anonymous 31 January, 2013 11:54
Google Play store in Spain is already out of stock. Only 10 minutes available this time. Good job Google!
So, I wouldn't say they have sorted out their stock problems. Not yet.
anonymous 31 January, 2013 12:32
Even last time it was available for I think something like two days, its just that the delivery estimate went up to up to 7-8 weeks in the end. Looks like it is now much better, as it still is at 1-2 weeks, but its not yet the longest time available, i don't think so.
anonymous 31 January, 2013 12:34
How can a stock problem be solved when it says 1-2 weeks as estimated, if the stock was available then it wouldn't take THAT long surely! And then they charge the 2 day delivery on top!
Regardless, I have ordered one at 3:04 yesterday, order status is still pending though.....
anonymous 31 January, 2013 14:55
according to XDA-Developers users (thread title: [INFO] LG Nexus 4 Production Date and Place Identification), production rate is as followed:
October: 70,000 devices produced
November: 90,000
Dec: 210,000
January: 500,000+
from decoding the serial number
Phone produced in Oct had serial#
10000 19th of Oct, AUS8BK
20000 USA
45000
60000 AUS
70123 ATMOBK (t-mobile)
Something like 70k devices produced in October
Nov
73000 1-th AO2UBK (O2 UK model)
75000 5-th AO2UBK
80000 5-th AO2UBK
85000 21-th (?) AUKGBK - strange,
90000 9-th AUS8BK
92000 10-th AUS8BK
95000 - USA
109000 - GER
110000 - UK
132000 - USA
138000 - USA
150000 - USA
160000 - AUSGBK
DEC
165000
264000
265133 14-th ADEUBK GERMANY
266133 15-th AHKGBK Hong Kong
267133 15-th AHKGBK Hong Kong
268133 15-th ADEUBK GERMANY
269133 15-th ADEUBK GERMANY
270133 15-th ASWSBK SWS Switzerland (looks like around 500 units)
271133 16-th AISRBK Israel
272133 15-th ADEUBK Germany
273133 15-th AHKGBK Hong Kong
274133 15-th AHKGBK Hong Kong
275133 15-th AHKGBK Hong Kong
277133 17-th AHKGBK Hong Kong
278133 17-th AHKGBK Hong Kong
279133 16-th AMYSBK
280123 17-th AMYSBK
289000 18-th UK
300123 19-th ADEGBK
305112 19-th ACA8BK
306000 28-Oct (?) AUSGBK, 211KPPB306000 "csn" is also very different from the "surroundings"
306001 8-Oct AUSGBK 211KPHG306001 esnoutgodate=null >>Never shipped?
306009 4-th Dec AUSGBK 212KPHG306009 esnoutgodate=null
306010 19-th AUS8BK 212KPYR306010 esnoutgodate=null
306020 19-th AUS8BK esnoutgodate=null
314001 19-th AFRGBK
314002 19-th ADEGBK
314050 19-th ADEGBK
314123 19-th ADEGBK
315112 19-th ADE8BK
319123 20-th ADEGBK
320123 20-th ADEGBK
321123 20-th AAUGBK
325112 20-th AUSGBK
330123 20-th AUSGBK
340123 21-th ACAGBK
350123 22-th AUS8BK
360123 26-th AUSGBK
365123 27-th AUS8BK
370123 27-th AUSGBK
374110 28-th AUSGBK
January 2013
375110 2-th AUS8BK
377110 3-th ASFRBK
381110 2-th ASFRBK
385110 3-th AGBRBK GBR "UNITED KINGDOM" - a new retailer? Play store was a AUKGBK
390110 3-th AUSGBK
395110 4-th AUSGBK
399110 3-th ATMOBK
400110 4-th AUSGBK
406110 4-th AUSGBK
445110 9-th ATMOBK
450110 9-th ATMOBK
451110 8-th ANEUBK "EUROPE OPEN" - something new
455110 8-th ANEUBK
456110 8-th ACAGBK CANADA_OPEN
461110 8-th ATMOBK
463110 8-th ADEGBK
465110 8-th ADEGBK
467110 9-th ADEGBK
469110 9-th ADEGBK
471110 9-th ATMOBK
474110 9-th ATMOBK
476110 9-th ATMOBK
479110 9-th AUS8BK
482110 9-th ATMOBK
485110 10-th AUKGBK "UNITED KINGDOM_OPEN"
487110 10-th AUKGBK
489110 10-th AUKGBK
491110 10-th AAVCBK VIDEOTRON - seems to be a Canadian telco?
493110 10-th ADEUBK
495110 10-th ADEUBK
497110 10-th AISRBK
499500 10-th AUKGBK
502035 11-th AUSGBK
507035 11-th AUSGBK
512035 11-th AUS8BK
513035 11-th AUS8BK
650986 - 18th of January
752,xxx - 22nd of January
834,xxx - 27nd of January
933,xxx - 30th of January
anonymous 31 January, 2013 19:33
ordered yesterday and got my phone less than 24 h, thanks google :)
anonymous 31 January, 2013 20:40
Brought it yesterday the second it came on sale, arrived today!
Rich Trenholm 1 February, 2013 08:37
Hi anonymous folk who ordered and received it straight away, we'd like to hear from you - can you drop me a line at richard dot trenholm at cnet dot co dot uk please? Thanks!
anonymous 1 February, 2013 09:32
Ordered right away, mine turned up this morning!
anonymous 1 February, 2013 09:43
Just ordered 5. Delivery expected in 3 days. Will see how much i can make on it selling it on ebay!
anonymous 1 February, 2013 09:44
^^Hopefully this wankstain won't be able to shift them ^^
anonymous 1 February, 2013 10:21
got mine this morning :)
iam a wp7 1 February, 2013 11:57
Why would you buy 5 to sell on eBay when they are coming back in stock? Not to mention we will soon be hearing about HTCs 2013 flagship so demand will go down.
anonymous 1 February, 2013 12:17
Ordered my 16gb model yesterday afternoon and it turned up at 10:45 this morning!
Kieron Shaw 1 February, 2013 12:50
To those who ordered yesterday afternoon (as did I) & have received a unit already....where are you based? Says 13th Feb on my Google Play Account :(