Side by Side Comparison Pics

[patmw123]

The curved screen doesn't help the comparison either.

Very true

 

[rubiksc00p]

Ahh! amazing!

Dear Nexus,
WOULD YOU PLEASE HURRY UP!
Sincerely,
A fan!

My question has always been, who exactly is P3? Do we even know anything about him?

 

[Trusstopher]

Good stuff, thanks for posting it all over here. I just don't get over to MDW very often to check things out, they keep me pretty busy here

NO TIME TO CHIT-CHAT!

*Cracks Whip*

BACK TO WORK!!

YAAWWWW

 

[Trusstopher]

What's interesting is that he has screen shots for both 16 and 32 gig storage options. Since he only deals with Verizon phones, this leads me to believe one of two things. Either these are still test models and storage size hasn't been finalized...or best case scenario, Verizon is getting both versions.

Edit: Notice the second video above has two Nexus' side by side. I'm going to assume for the time being that one is the 16 gig and the other is the 32 gig...

Call me crazy, but I'm betting Verizon gives us the 32gb version for $299. Maybe just wishful thinking...

Not one bit crazy. Also, 16gb at $249.

I worry that if it does happen it won't be the best case - 16 gig @ $299 and 32 gig @ $349.

 

[sbenson]

I worry that if it does happen it won't be the best case - 16 gig @ $299 and 32 gig @ $349.

I could live with a 32gb model at $349. What I couldn't live with is a 16gb model only

 

[rubiksc00p]

I worry that if it does happen it won't be the best case - 16 gig @ $299 and 32 gig @ $349.

I know... -_- that's what I'm afraid of... My data can't pay the price of only 16gigs and my wallet can't take the hit of $349... :-/
Or... Maybe Verizon well come through with a special SD slot! *dreaming*

 

[Trusstopher]

I think the worst part of a $349 device is that VZW has definitely shown a trend of once they hit a price point, they don't like to back away from it.

 

[sbenson]

I think the worst part of a $349 device is that VZW has definitely shown a trend of once they hit a price point, they don't like to back away from it.

Look at it this way. You won't have to pay $349 for another 18 months

 

[Liderc]

Honestly I don't mind paying $349 for the 32GB Nexus, I think it's worth that (if it holds up) because I'll be using it for nearly 2 years. I can't think of anything I buy for $350 bucks that last 2 years now a days.

I've blown twice that on a Monitor that didn't last 2 years and it does of hell of a lot less than the Nexus will for me.

 

[sbenson]

Honestly I don't mind paying $349 for the 32GB Nexus, I think it's worth that (if it holds up) because I'll be using it for nearly 2 years. I can't think of anything I buy for $350 bucks that last 2 years now a days.

I've blown twice that on a Monitor that didn't last 2 years and it does of hell of a lot less than the Nexus will for me.

I couldn't agree more.

 

[Enter]

$359 isn't a bad deal at all. Not only is this phone a beast but I recall a story on BGR a long time ago that showed that Apple really doesn't make a profit from ATT (at the time), I think they made $50 off of each phone and where they really made their money was their contract with ATT because obviously they get people to sign 2 year smartphone data contracts and a majority of those are at or over $100 a month.

 

[jntdroid]

Honestly I don't mind paying $349 for the 32GB Nexus, I think it's worth that (if it holds up) because I'll be using it for nearly 2 years. I can't think of anything I buy for $350 bucks that last 2 years now a days.

I've blown twice that on a Monitor that didn't last 2 years and it does of hell of a lot less than the Nexus will for me.

I couldn't agree more.

$359 isn't a bad deal at all. Not only is this phone a beast but I recall a story on BGR a long time ago that showed that Apple really doesn't make a profit from ATT (at the time), I think they made $50 off of each phone and where they really made their money was their contract with ATT because obviously they get people to sign 2 year smartphone data contracts and a majority of those are at or over $100 a month.

Forgive my cynicism, but I think that's Verizon's marketing working at its best. If someone thinks the Razr or Bionic "is worth that (if it holds up)", but Moto was charging $350, people would be all over Moto for pulling that. Verizon was the first, and might still be the only, carrier to start pushing price points above $200 for the latest on-contract phones. I can almost understand pushing it up to $250 or $300 on the LTE phones - I might not agree with it, but I can almost understand it. Though, $300 is pushing it, and honestly I feel they're using their technology and status as the first/fastest as an excuse to charge those prices, especially on an immature, less reliable network. But it's new technology all the way around, and business is business.

But $350 crosses that line for me, and honestly I would almost call gouging (for lack of a word with lesser "umph" behind it). The specs on the Gnex are no better (if not worse in a couple of categories) than some of the latest and greatest, so if they come out charging $350 for a phone just b/c it has 16gb more on board than most phones, I'm calling major foul.

 

[mikeinctown]

Forgive my cynicism, but I think that's Verizon's marketing working at its best. If someone thinks the Razr or Bionic "is worth that (if it holds up)", but Moto was charging $350, people would be all over Moto for pulling that. Verizon was the first, and might still be the only, carrier to start pushing price points above $200 for the latest on-contract phones. I can almost understand pushing it up to $250 or $300 on the LTE phones - I might not agree with it, but I can almost understand it. Though, $300 is pushing it, and honestly I feel they're using their technology and status as the first/fastest as an excuse to charge those prices, especially on an immature, less reliable network. But it's new technology all the way around, and business is business.

But $350 crosses that line for me, and honestly I would almost call gouging (for lack of a word with lesser "umph" behind it). The specs on the Gnex are no better (if not worse in a couple of categories) than some of the latest and greatest, so if they come out charging $350 for a phone just b/c it has 16gb more on board than most phones, I'm calling major foul.

Not only that, but $50 - $100 more for a $20 SD card is insane. The latest 4g phones are all at the $299 price point and come in at 32g between internal and external storage. No reason why this one would be any higher. And they would be really pushing the pricing as I can get a laptop for that price and do games, documents, and everything else... And no contract or monthly fees.

On page 2 the size comparison helped. I held my OF up to the one shown and when it was the exact same size, the nexus was only a half inch taller and really no bigger in width. Since it's not aluminum, I'd bet it weighs a bunch less... So for me I'd love the new phone's size.

 

[jkaod]

Unfortunately, things are worth what people are willing to pay for them. Look at the price of baseball, basketball, football tickets as an example. They aren't necessary items (like a particular phone), but people want them and will pay the price. If enough people will pay the higher price, that's where it will stay. If too few people purchase at that price point, the price will come down to where the overall profit for that product is appropriate for the producer. We all wish things were cheaper (insert gas prices here), but we pay what we have to for necessary items (gas for the car), but we can all choose to purchase a new phone at a high price or purchase a lesser expensive phone.

 

[jntdroid]

Unfortunately, things are worth what people are willing to pay for them.

Very true, which is why marketing is so "important" I guess...