Nexus 4 sales estimated at 375,000 by enthusiasts decoding serial numbers

[Tacty]

Originally Posted by afv011

They have to keep it up, the demand for this phone is through the roof. Had they not had manufacturing issues, the sales figures would have been staggering.

and the latest news are that lg halted production of nexus 4?

http://www.droid-life.com/2013/01/11...-nexus-device/

[Top100EbooksRank]

Originally Posted by Tacty

and the latest news are that lg halted production of nexus 4?

http://www.droid-life.com/2013/01/11...-nexus-device/

The original source mentioned no source, no name. Just assumption. Notice they used the word "alleged" and "rumours".

It goes something like this:

Since LG is making the next generation of their flagship phone, they won't have the production capacity to produce their "older" phone. Which mean it will be discontinue.

It makes as much sense as Samsung stopping production of the Samsung Galaxy S3 to make room for the production of the Galaxy S4

http://www.ibtimes.co.uk/articles/42...-successor.htm

[tubemonkey]

Originally Posted by Top100EbooksRank

http://www.ibtimes.co.uk/articles/42...-successor.htm

LG Nexus 4 seemed to have fallen down LG's priority list amid rumours that the company seized the production of the smartphone to focus on the development of its future offerings.

seized?

Is this British for ceased?

[afv011]

Originally Posted by tubemonkey

seized?

Is this British for ceased?

Korean news outlet Chosun Ilbo quotes LG officials as saying the company has "no problems" supplying Nexus 4s through its Pyeongtaek manufacturing plant.

LG Korea: no problems with Nexus 4 supply

[Top100EbooksRank]

it should be around 600,000 right now

577,000 2 days ago

<model>LGE960</model>
<suffix>AUKGBK</suffix>
<msn>301KPAE577000</msn>
<esndate>20130113</esndate>
<buyer>UKG</buyer>
<esnoutgodate>null</esnoutgodate>
<ULocationcode>N</ULocationcode>
<buyername>UNITED KINGDOM_OPEN</buyername>
<csn>LG0000502521437</csn>


October: 70,000
November: 90,000
December: 210,000
January: 400,000 possible?

[soulfuldog]

Originally Posted by tubemonkey

seized?

Is this British for ceased?

No, it's just an error, someone using the wrong word, it should be ceased (probably the author of the article is a non-English speaker).

I presume seized means the same in the UK as it does elsewhere, "to take hold of"

[runtmms]

I don't think the backorder (at least on the 16GB version) is a bad as the estimated shipping dates might indicate. I placed orders Dec 4,10, and 13th. At the time of each order I was given a 5-6 week estimate. All three arrived Jan 4th. YMMV.

[forsooth]

Originally Posted by tubemonkey

seized?

Is this British for ceased?

seized, seized up

means stopped
ie
a drill that binds in hard rock
a bearing that overheats and distorts, grabs and stops

[forsooth]

Originally Posted by l_macd

No, it's just an error, someone using the wrong word, it should be ceased (probably the author of the article is a non-English speaker).

I presume seized means the same in the UK as it does elsewhere, "to take hold of"

also stopped being final state

[forsooth]

i read back and forth between google and LG on why Nexus 4 stopped

some say google underestimated demand with order

add - that is under ordered

[Top100EbooksRank]

Google underestimate demand big time.

http://www.androidauthority.com/nexu...france-148214/

Meanwhile, LG has denied the report, and made further comments in France where Cathy Rubin, LG France’s Mobile division director talked to Challenges.fr about Nexus 4 production, availability and sold out status.

According to the exec, Nexus 4 production has not been stopped, and it will be increased in the following months. Apparently it’s not LG at fault for the lengthy delivery times but Google’s.

The Search giant is said to have missed the mark when ordering Nexus 4 units. Google reportedly used sales data from the previous Nexus model to place Nexus 4 orders, but these numbers “were lower than the actual demand.” Starting from mid-February, “there will no longer be any tension in the market,” according to the exec.

Good news is that LG is producing the Nexus 4 at 20,000 units per day right now.

p.s Nexus 4 is at 685,000 right now.

Quite a big jump from 375,000 just 16-17 days ago.

[xendula]

If they don't hurry up, I may end up getting the Kindle phone instead, depending on specs - I have a feeling it will be announced before the new batch of N4s become available

[Top100EbooksRank]

it's over 703,000 now

[forsooth]

not Apple
but healthy

[afv011]

Demand 10x higher than expected

Ten times as many British phone fans want the Nexus 4 than Google expected. LG has once again blamed Google for stock issues with the perenially sold-out smash-hit Android phone, saying the Big G had no idea of the potential demand.