Google's Nexus 4 smartphone, which is manufactured by LG, has reportedly sold over one million units since its launch on November 13, 2012.
xda-developers forum member draugaz estimates Nexus 4 sales by tracking serial numbers on shipped devices. He recently discovered a Nexus 4 serial number that suggests the device has shipped over one million units. Comparatively, Google's Nexus 4 smartphone shipped more than 375,000 units by the start of January.
Google and manufacturing partner LG had considerably underestimated the demand for their budget-priced Nexus 4. Both companies blamed each other in terms of the widespread reports pertaining to shortage issues.
Upon discussing the situation relating to the shortage of Nexus 4 inventory, Google co-founder and CEO Larry Page stated, "clearly there’s work to be done managing our supply better, and that is priority to our teams."
The Nexus 4 is powered by a 1.5 GHz quad-core Snapdragon S4 Pro processor, 2 GB of RAM, 8 or 16 GB of internal storage, a front-facing 1.3-megapixel camera and a rear 8-megapixel camera. The device, which survives fairly well in a drop test, runs on Android 4.2 Jelly Bean and can be purchased through the Google Play Store unlocked for $299 for an 8 GB model or $349 for the 16 GB variant.
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aicom The device, which survives fairly well in a drop test, runs on ...
Thanks for that random tidbit. -
joytech22 Google: WOO ONE MILLION!Reply
Apple: Isn't that cute.
Samsung: Apple, You're one to talk.
But in all seriousness, well done.
It's a seriously good device. -
house70 Zak, your articles are spammed the most. Put a filter up and stop embarrassing us.Reply
Also, this news is at least one month old, AND has been debunked: there is no correlation between the serials and the number of devices. -
killerclick They would have sold a lot more if the quantities were available. I just managed to order mine now, even though I wanted it from day one.Reply -
invlem killerclickThey would have sold a lot more if the quantities were available. I just managed to order mine now, even though I wanted it from day one.Reply
Agreed, I managed to get mine during the 2nd offering in December, which sold out in 4 minutes... If they could supply the demand they'd be well above that number. -
deepblue08 Yeah they could have sold more, I was going to get the Nexus 4, but it was taking so long to restock that I just went out and bought a SG3 because my ancient phone was dying.Reply -
Temp_Username Got mine in November. Been a solid device. My only gripe is that it occasionally reboots at random times.Reply -
Star72 Just got mine last week. Awesome phone for sure, & I was lucky enough to get it almost a week before the estimated ship date.Reply