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LG Nexus 4 16GB Black Smartphone $496 @ HN. Available from 1 February 2013. Exclusive to HN

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LG Nexus 4 16GB Black Smartphone $496 @ HN. Available from 1 February 2013. Exclusive to HN
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[Deactivated] on 23/01/2013 - 18:13 harveynorman.com.au (497 clicks)
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LG Nexus 4 16GB Black Smartphone $496 @ HN. Available from 1 February 2013.
Exclusive to Harvey Norman

Please do not neg the deal unless you can find cheaper than $496 as of TODAY including from grey importers. Please do not neg the deal because of this deal is from Mr Gerry.

The future of smartphones is here with the LG Nexus 4 16GB handset. It is powered by the hyper-fast Android 4.2 Jelly Bean mobile OS paired with a Qualcomm Snapdragon S4 Pro 1.50GHz Quad-Core processor and 2GB RAM for blindingly fast operation. Enjoy breathtaking visuals whilst viewing your favourite media content on-the-go via the 4.7" true IPS 1280 x 768 resolution display. Snap up a series of crystal clear images and transform them into a 360° reality with the amazing Photo Sphere 8MP camera.

Multi-Core Processor

The LG Nexus 4 smartphone leads the pack with its 1.50GHz Quad-Core Processor that offers raw power and speed. Combined with the Android™ 4.2 Jelly Bean operating system and 2GB of RAM, this powerful processor enables rich and dynamic 3D capable gaming, faster online browsing, rapid multi-window tasking and a smoother User Interface experience.

Seeing is Believing

The LG Nexus 4 smartphone changes the way you think when it comes to point and shoot photography. It features the ground-breaking 8MP Photo Sphere camera that lets you capture individual images of your entire surroundings in crisp, clear high resolution and combines them into a full 360° panoramic 'image ball' so you'll always be able to relive any special moments in time. Alternatively you can bring out the movie-maker in you and record your favourite occasions in full 1080p high definition video.

True IPS Display

Let the stunning 4.7" 1280 x 768 IPS display make your viewing clear and concise with its vibrant colours and vivid brightness. Whether you're watching movies on the go, browsing your favourite online sites or viewing those treasured moments you have captured, the LG Nexus 4 smartphone will surely meet your highest expectations. And Corning® Gorilla® Glass 2 means that you won't have to worry about pesky scratches on your screen ever again.

True WiFi Experience

The LG Nexus 4 smartphone offers you a truly wireless experience. Integrated WiFi means you'll be able to connect to an existing network to share data content without cables and wires. Have some of your favourite movies on your phone? Wirelessly link it and watch it on your compatible big screen TV. Tap your phone to the back of your friend's NFC enabled phone to quickly share data content. When used with the wireless charging device, you'll be able to recharge your device without having to plug in your phone at all

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  • Centurion19871 on 23/01/2013 - 18:17
    +2

    Hell..its about time!

    • stumo on 23/01/2013 - 18:55
      +1

      Obsolete now.

      • goober on 23/01/2013 - 19:00
        +1

        Yep. The S4 Pro chipset is out and very soon 8 core Exynos CPU. Google FUBAR'ed the release (as usual). Phone has completely lost its shine really at this price.

      • ozhunter on 23/01/2013 - 19:03

        What's obsolete about it?

        • stumo on 23/01/2013 - 19:11
          +3

          Screen res for one, storage for another. Also we are starting to see manufacturers adopt microSD again - yeehar. Got my eye on the Xperia Z. Its like what the Nexus should have been.

        • ozhunter on 23/01/2013 - 19:15

          Storage can be a let down. Screen res isn't the best(right now only 1 phone has a higher res), but far from obsolete.

        • goober on 23/01/2013 - 19:20
          +2

          Yep, Xperia Z FTW! and it doubles as an under water camera too!

        • mathew42 on 23/01/2013 - 19:51

          It lacks 4G

        • mickeyjuiceman on 23/01/2013 - 19:53
          +3

          Well, nothing. But it's fashionable to say it.

        • David Hasslehoff on 23/01/2013 - 20:49
          -1

          Its not a flagship

        • Ace on 24/01/2013 - 04:34

          Its not a flagship

          The whole Nexus series is Google's flagship…

        • pmupsinep on 24/01/2013 - 07:08
          +1

          The whole Nexus series is Google's flagship…

          What's their non flagship range?

        • eug on 25/01/2013 - 13:27

          @Mathew42
          Just like most of the country.

  • Feepitee on 23/01/2013 - 18:17
    +6

    Before anyone complains about Google Play being cheaper - they haven't had any stock since the launch of this product and Google subsidies the price of the Nexus 4 bought from their online store, as seen with LG charging 599 euros in Italy. This is cheaper than Kogan or Mobicity, and if Google Play starts offering stock for the first time since day 1, then you can start complaining.

    • wildstone on 23/01/2013 - 18:32
      +5

      Emm… but do we really based a good deal on stock availability? I mean, you 'could' have it from Google Play for less than that. Unless you really want to have it now then it is different story.

      • Feepitee on 23/01/2013 - 18:37
        +4

        The 8GB Nexus 4 sold out in a hour, the 16GB a bit after that. It has never returned in stock. This is akin to a Catchoftheday deal, but at least Catchoftheday gave everyone notification when it would start.

        • Michellanious on 23/01/2013 - 18:44

          Oh so do you really believe that google will not sell their own phone again?

        • Feepitee on 23/01/2013 - 18:47

          They haven't in a couple of months. I don't know what to believe, especially since LG has been selling stock to Kogan and Mobicity, and they have always been available, albeit at $500+ prices.

        • [Deactivated] on 23/01/2013 - 19:19
          +2

          LG have confirmed that they "will ramp up (production), and that hopefully "market strain" will be gone by February." and that the nexus 4 will be sold at a "reasonable price" i.e $400(excluding del) for the 16gb

          http://www.theverge.com/2013/1/21/3899550/lg-france-says-nex…

  • impoze on 23/01/2013 - 18:17

    marked up from googles price?

  • liuzhen on 23/01/2013 - 18:21

    How is Google Play with handling returns/repairs?

    I do really want this phone, and am willing to wait another month or two for Google to have it in stock, it would be cheaper for sure, but are they quick and reliable should the phone be faulty?

    I've had a few HD's break from HN and it was very simply to get a replacement. Just wondering how Google would be in comparison.

    • ozhunter on 23/01/2013 - 18:33
      +1

      Few customers on whirlpool have said they will send you a replacement Nexus 4, put the price of it on your credit card on hold while waiting for you to post back the defected phone. So you won't be with your phone at all.

  • rentony on 23/01/2013 - 18:21
    +1

    will Nexus 4 return to Google Play Store in February?

    • mrhorseham on 23/01/2013 - 18:24

      Probably haha, nah who knows.

    • jackofspade on 23/01/2013 - 18:31
      +1

      Mid feb

  • Yabadabadoo on 23/01/2013 - 18:25
    -6

    Why is this a bargain ? Its simular prices elsewhere (even a bit lower at some).

    http://www.smh.com.au/digital-life/computers/blogs/gadgets-o…

    Says RRP is $399

    • Lord Fart Bucket on 23/01/2013 - 18:30

      No stores mentioned though…

    • meong on 23/01/2013 - 18:30

      Did you check those sites mentioned in the article? Currently only the grey importer sells them and even then still more expensive than HN.

      Google Store is much cheaper but stock was finished from Day 1 of release.

    • alvian on 23/01/2013 - 18:32
      +18

      Gerry's special deal for professionals — only $97 above RRP.

  • ironworthy on 23/01/2013 - 18:32
    +7

    I'd rather wait for play store. Besides, this isn't in any way a bargain. Just because item is scarce, there's nothing special about the price

  • Michellanious on 23/01/2013 - 18:32
    +14

    Sorry I fail to see how above RRP can constitute a deal. Taking advantage of supply and demand, no deal.

    • Feepitee on 23/01/2013 - 18:34
      -4

      The RRP isn't really an RRP. The RRP is only available at a store who has never had stock beyond the first few hours of sale. The term Regular Retail Price isn't applicable here because you won't be able to find that price at any retail store. The true RRP, as seen in other countries, is roughly around 599 euros.

      • Michellanious on 23/01/2013 - 18:37
        +7

        We are in Australia though so the true RRP should come from the phone's main supplier, google AU right?

        • Feepitee on 23/01/2013 - 18:39
          -2

          When Google has a retail store, then yes. Nexus 4s were only available from Google for a few hours, you can pretty much equate Google Play to a one off deal that has never happened again. Granted, they say they might have stock pretty soon so I guess you can wait it out?

        • Michellanious on 23/01/2013 - 18:42
          +6

          The fact that HN are getting stock only goes to indicate that the play store will have stock around the same time. Stock was also short on the N7 for a while.

          I for one am going to take google as the price setter for our market, not some store in another country that doesn't sell the phone in Australia.

        • Feepitee on 23/01/2013 - 18:42

          You mean LG, the company manufacturing the phone? I'm not saying this is a good deal, but it doesn't deserved to be negged, especially when it's the cheapest we've seen in comparison to Kogan and Mobicity.

        • Michellanious on 23/01/2013 - 18:47
          +1

          They might be manufacturing the phone but its Google's Nexus name that is primarily on the device. You might struggle to find the LG brand on the webpage https://play.google.com/store/devices/details?id=nexus_4_16g…

          Also we haven't seen the phone at this price yet, who's to say that they won't sell out within five minutes and that Google won't have stock at the same time?

        • ESEMCE on 23/01/2013 - 19:16
          +2

          But it's not available now. In my opinion, this thread should be deleted by mods based on the fact it's not available now.
          You're buying the promise of a phone in a week's time, by which stage, Google Play MAY have stock at $100 less, in which case this deal is not a bargain.
          If, on the other hand, Google Play still have no stock come Feb 1 AND HN do actually have stock, then, fair enough, it's the cheapest you can buy the phone at that point in time, and might be considered a bargain.

      • dyziplen on 23/01/2013 - 18:40
        +3

        It might be 599 Euros today. But come February 1? The stock constraints will end sooner or later. The fact that HN has got some stock seems to suggest it will be sooner rather than later.

      • CyberGenesys on 23/01/2013 - 19:07

        RRP = Recommended Retail Price NOT Regular Retail Price ie it's the price the manufacturer recommends the price be sold at in store. Usually stores sell at below RRP so they can say its on special/bargain whatever.

      • mickeyjuiceman on 23/01/2013 - 19:56

        RRP = Recommended Retail price, not Regular.

    • lamerthanlam on 23/01/2013 - 19:20
      +1

      Exactly. Nice try gerry. This is overpriced and hence not a bargain.

    • lawesomes on 23/01/2013 - 21:15

      RRP in general does not normally constitute a deal. You can get it pretty much the same as a grey import. The lack of stock does not make it a deal as much as a "nice to know something can be bought, albeit at a higher price".

  • wbeer on 23/01/2013 - 18:34
    +10

    At this price - i would go for the S3 ($500 aswell).

  • kazines on 23/01/2013 - 18:34
    +3

    The price seems a bit too much…

    I mean $449 would be more reasonable price

    • phunkyfeelone on 23/01/2013 - 18:56
      -2

      A bargain is not negged based on what you THINK the price should be, it's whether it's a bargain compared with the normal selling price at other retailers.

      If you have examples where it is priced at $449 at other retailers, please share them…

      • kazines on 23/01/2013 - 19:02
        +5

        I negged cuz it is way above the RRP
        That speaks for itself

        Almost $100 mark up due to a supply shortage does not justify anything

        if you think this is a deal just + it
        don't tell me what to do

        • phunkyfeelone on 23/01/2013 - 19:35

          Fair enough, it looked like you just "thought" it should be cheaper…

          Either way, it's not in stock anywhere, so it's a bit of a moot point\post.

  • lala1911 on 23/01/2013 - 18:36
    +5

    I reckon you could try price match with Google.

    • wisc on 24/01/2013 - 09:40

      nope can only price match when an item is is in stock.

  • m0tyrider on 23/01/2013 - 18:36
    +7

    Not a deal, regardless of stock level's. Its BS

  • onggie on 23/01/2013 - 18:37
    +7

    At that price you might as well go for an S3, the make or break point of the Nexus 4 was it's price point.

    • ozhunter on 23/01/2013 - 18:41

      True it does make the Nexus 4 less appealing. Depends what you prefer. S3 has removable battery and microsd slot. Nexus 4 has direct updates, no touchwiz, solid premium feel. Also it just feels a little bit more smoother than other jellybean devices(could be since it's on Android 4.2.1)

      • rentony on 23/01/2013 - 18:51

        are you sure the battery of Nexus 4 is not removable?

        • ozhunter on 23/01/2013 - 18:54
          +2

          Yea, I got one.

        • kazines on 23/01/2013 - 18:54

          it is not removable

        • [Deactivated] on 23/01/2013 - 19:24

          How much did you pay for it?

        • ozhunter on 23/01/2013 - 19:44

          @wicket1120

          I paid $420($400 + $20 delivery fee) from Google Play.

      • hardcorepopcorn on 23/01/2013 - 18:57
        +3

        Actually some places are selling the s3 for $468 which is much cheaper. So this makes it even worse of a deal compared to s3

        • ozhunter on 23/01/2013 - 19:00

          You comparing it to grey import?

    • mickeyjuiceman on 23/01/2013 - 19:57

      S3 also has that AMOLED screen, and a lot of people hate the cartoony colours.

  • TheAviator on 23/01/2013 - 18:46

    Hmm, if I'm not mistaken there's around a $20 shipping fee on the Play Store, so the 16GB model there is actually about $420 when shipping is taken into account. So we're talking an $80 premium and who knows, perhaps between now and Feb 1 JB Hi-Fi or another player might step in and offer something a little cheaper than HN.

    I dunno, if stock continues to look unlikely on the Play Store and I can pick it up easily at HN or JB for a premium, I might consider it.

  • frinik on 23/01/2013 - 18:48

    Dont forget play store delivery is around $20. So $419 from play store + 3-5 day wait. (not that the wait should be an issue …i mean you've been waiting all this time already)
    $77 difference is 'not bad', but then this IS ozbargain.

    • rentony on 23/01/2013 - 18:50

      is play store price GST inclusive?

      • Michellanious on 23/01/2013 - 18:53
        +1

        There is no extra charge and I think we pay the GST but tbh I don't recall getting a tax receipt with my N7 from google.

        • rentony on 23/01/2013 - 19:03

          Thx, that's bad news because we cannot claim refund if travel overseas.

        • stargalaxy on 23/01/2013 - 19:26
          +1

          I get a tax receipt for my Nexus 10, from Google S'pore, they still charge 10% GST though, and not S'pore GST of 7%. I try to claim back GST when I depart Brisbane but can't get the GST refund as the invoice is issued by a company in S'pore, althought the 10% GST is quite clear.

        • stargalaxy on 23/01/2013 - 19:26
          +1

          To clarify, I bought this from google playstore Australia.

        • jackofspade on 23/01/2013 - 19:59

          Was there an ABN on the invoice?

      • TheAviator on 23/01/2013 - 18:55

        All prices are GST inclusive according to the website. Just the delivery to add on

  • get-innocuous on 23/01/2013 - 18:49
    +2

    Not a bargain. LG says that production backlog will be gone 'by February' anyway.

  • Merlict on 23/01/2013 - 18:51

    Really surprised by the positives on this one tbh

    Very expensive

    • Revolutionize on 23/01/2013 - 18:53
      +1

      I wouldn't say it's very expensive, it is after all a decent phone. Just not an Oz"bargain" as such.

      • Merlict on 23/01/2013 - 18:58
        +1

        Yeah not terrible enough to neg, just can't see buying this over a S3 / Note 2 for a little more

  • dragon7 on 23/01/2013 - 18:53
    +1

    Paying $97 more than RRP? No thanks. This is poor form for HN and shame on Google for doing a paper launch of their flagship Nexus phone. Neg from me.

  • IMBI3 on 23/01/2013 - 18:58
    +5

    How is mr gerry advocating us to support aussie retailers? Plain rip off, not because of gst threshold

  • rentony on 23/01/2013 - 19:05
    +6

    Neg it to show HN that there are smart consumers in Australia!

    • Merlict on 23/01/2013 - 19:09
      +4

      Professional consumers maybe?

  • kml22 on 23/01/2013 - 19:18

    Everyone should complain to the ACCC.

  • pana on 23/01/2013 - 19:20

    no deal this price is a joke

  • Withdr4wn on 23/01/2013 - 19:20
    +2

    If Harvey Norman don't have stock TODAY, then it's no different to Google Play's < $400. Who knows - between now and 1st February, the Nexus 4 might be in stock on the Google Play website - which would make this "bargain" a ripoff. I criticised Mobicity for pulling a similar stunt with Grey Imports.

  • [Deactivated] on 23/01/2013 - 19:22
    +1

    still waiting for orders i place with hardly normal back in 16th Dec, neg!

  • ben1680 on 23/01/2013 - 19:23

    Sorry, no deal. Typical Hardly Normal fail, jacking up price above official price direct from Google…

  • auna on 23/01/2013 - 19:24
    -2

    Read up on the problems and cutbacks with this handset. It's pretty despicable what they have done.

  • stargalaxy on 23/01/2013 - 19:28

    Is this a price error? Maybe it is $396 instead?

    • couger on 23/01/2013 - 20:01

      no, it is $196 indeed due to a technical problem.

  • bigkris74 on 23/01/2013 - 19:37

    Typical HN ripoff, fail. :(

  • sogai on 23/01/2013 - 19:41
    +1

    Being priced at almost 25% more than RRP… and you're posting this as a "bargain"?

  • DaTa on 23/01/2013 - 19:42

    still waiting for my i5 tablet harvey was selling and the 2 iphone cases and no call back when talking to the shit support, they are useless then they are useless now and trying to rip me off

    • couger on 23/01/2013 - 20:00

      Just rise a paypal dispute if you paid by paypal. HN online customer service does not exist, I gave up after three weeks try with no reply.

  • AncientWisdom on 24/01/2013 - 04:15

    Yeah still waiting for some washing powder I bought off HN online, support is non existent….
    Rip off price, not getting my money (but does get a neg, at least that's something right?)

    • pmupsinep on 24/01/2013 - 07:10

      Still waiting for my Asus Tablet PC.

      • ozhunter on 24/01/2013 - 08:18

        If you got a refund, you won't be getting the tablet. No point in waiting :D

  • chibi164 on 24/01/2013 - 09:22
    +1

    Does anyone know if google play store provides a valid tax invoice? because if im able to claim GST back on harveynorman and not playstore.. it might be worth it to just get it from HN. Also, how to pre-order from HN? do you need to pay first. oh and whats the return policy at HN? is it possible to return the phone if stock does return to playsore?

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