Google has confirmed that its Nexus version of the Samsung Galaxy S4 will be U.S.-only.
The version comes with a vanilla version of Android 4.2.x, stripping Samsung's user interface and their suite of premium applications.
Available on June 26th, the device is contract-free for $649 supporting T-Mobile and AT&T's LTE networks.
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This does not make any sense! That's the exact same price as the contract-free price of the phone if you add in the samsung features! In fact, if you buy it straight from AT&T, it is $10 cheaper ($639) and it has free shipping, etc. Why is the Nexus version the same (or more expensive) than the fully featured Samsung one?
Originally posted by PraisesToAllah: This does not make any sense! That's the exact same price as the contract-free price of the phone if you add in the samsung features! In fact, if you buy it straight from AT&T, it is $10 cheaper ($639) and it has free shipping, etc. Why is the Nexus version the same (or more expensive) than the fully featured Samsung one?
Some people like myself prefer phones that run vanilla android. I don't need or want touchwiz or any of samsungs other bloatware. The first thing I did when I got my GSII was to root it and flash the most recent CyanogenMod ROM. It acts like vanilla android but it has other added features that are actually useful.
I still wouldn't pay $650 for it though, or any other phone for that matter. Wake me up when it's $250.
Originally posted by PraisesToAllah: This does not make any sense! That's the exact same price as the contract-free price of the phone if you add in the samsung features! In fact, if you buy it straight from AT&T, it is $10 cheaper ($639) and it has free shipping, etc. Why is the Nexus version the same (or more expensive) than the fully featured Samsung one?
Some people like myself prefer phones that run vanilla android. I don't need or want touchwiz or any of samsungs other bloatware. The first thing I did when I got my GSII was to root it and flash the most recent CyanogenMod ROM. It acts like vanilla android but it has other added features that are actually useful.
I still wouldn't pay $650 for it though, or any other phone for that matter. Wake me up when it's $250.
I also prefer vanilla android ;)
But all I am saying is that the price does not make sense. You pay more for less.
