Re:Nexus 4 demand 10 times higher than Google expected
by Steko on Friday January 18, 2013 @06:45PM
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"It bests the IPhone5 and Nexus on specs"
No it doesn't. Benchmarks lower than HTC One X, disappointing btty life, etc. [1].
"and costs $200 less than either."
No it doesn't. $425 off contract [2], which is $200 cheaper than the iphone but is $100 more than the Nexus 4. This is perhaps a defensible claim if you got it free on your carrier but that's a blanket statement that won't apply to most people.
It looks like this phone was a world beater when it was announced in Feb 2012 and I'm sure it's still a solid phone but it's not going to win any best in show awards today.
No it doesn't. Benchmarks lower than HTC One X, disappointing btty life, etc. [1].
"and costs $200 less than either."
No it doesn't. $425 off contract [2], which is $200 cheaper than the iphone but is $100 more than the Nexus 4. This is perhaps a defensible claim if you got it free on your carrier but that's a blanket statement that won't apply to most people.
[1] http://www.slashgear.com/huawei-ascend-d1-quad-xl-review-152...
http://reviews.cnet.com/smartphones/huawei-ascend-d1-quad/45...
[2] http://www.theverge.com/2012/9/5/3293286/huawei-ascend-d1-qu...
It looks like this phone was a world beater when it was announced in Feb 2012 and I'm sure it's still a solid phone but it's not going to win any best in show awards today.