Nexus S = Rip off?

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Hey guys, ordered this in the UK but I'm hearing so many bad things about it.

No Gorilla glass
GPS problems
Feels cheap
Plastic
Crap camera
.....and so on!

£549 quid this cost me and feels like with all the comments it's only worth half that.

To those who own the handset, what's the build quality like and is it simply a good handset to justify the price?

Thanks

£549 is definitely far too much in my option. Simply because it's nearly £150 more than it's being sold for in the US.

My N1 set me back £412 after shipping and taxes.

Originally Posted by Rusty!

£549 is definitely far too much in my option. Simply because it's nearly £150 more than it's being sold for in the US.

My N1 set me back £412 after shipping and taxes.

Yeah I'm trying to stop myself from cancelling the phone and just picking up a Desire HD, seems like I get more for less money if you get me.

Originally Posted by recklesslife85

Hey guys, ordered this in the UK but I'm hearing so many bad things about it.

No Gorilla glass
GPS problems
Feels cheap
Plastic
Crap camera
.....and so on!

£549 quid this cost me and feels like with all the comments it's only worth half that.

To those who own the handset, what's the build quality like and is it simply a good handset to justify the price?

Thanks

I can really understand your point, but this is google's phone, it will be updated constantly and all problems rectified quickly, i think it was rushed out for christmas..... HTC phones or Samsung phones are also not without their problems, and i think we are looking at the negatives too much without enjoying the many positives.

549 IS a rip off, thats understood... But we have to understand that the 330 pounds plus VAT & Shipping from the US will add to the price. There is no doubt that this phone is the best Android phone to date, we just need to give Google time to iron out the errors.

GPS is working fine with 98 percent of devices, which sort of falls into line with what we see with other devices.

When you get your phone, enjoy your purchase, and then wait for the next nexus, which will probably be next xmas to upgrade again. I have told myself now that nexus phones are the only way to have a good google experience. HTC phones have major build quality and hardware flaws, and coupled with there inability to even put a decent screen on their flagship device should be seen as showing exactly what they think of their customers. LCD on the Desire HD = Joke. It looks like someone threw domestos bleach over the screen from an off straight viewing angle, lol

Enjoy your device man... Because there is nothing better atm Well at least untill the next Nexus drops;P

JD

I got mine in US. It is no Rip Off this is by far the best Android far i have used and i just came from a NexuS One. It is a good phone Im enjopying every moment of it. People just want too much. Even if it had all the stuff u mentioned people would STILL cry. You would'nt understand until you have it in your hands on it.

The price in the US is $529 which is £340.78. How much is the VAT, 17.5%?

The correct price in the UK should be £400.42.

Originally Posted by shrivelfig

The price in the US is $529 which is £340.78. How much is the VAT, 17.5%?

The correct price in the UK should be £400.42.

Add around 50 quid for each phone to ship and CPW's large cut,

the phone's fair price should be 499.99

But alas, we do not live in a fair world.

JD

Thanks for all the messages guys.

The price is rather shocking here in the UK 'like everything' so I'm kind of used to that. Sounds very cheaply built which I find very, very worrying for the price.

Originally Posted by JupiterDroid

I can really understand your point, but this is google's phone, it will be updated constantly and all problems rectified quickly, i think it was rushed out for christmas..... HTC phones or Samsung phones are also not without their problems, and i think we are looking at the negatives too much without enjoying the many positives.

549 IS a rip off, thats understood... But we have to understand that the 330 pounds plus VAT & Shipping from the US will add to the price. There is no doubt that this phone is the best Android phone to date, we just need to give Google time to iron out the errors.

GPS is working fine with 98 percent of devices, which sort of falls into line with what we see with other devices.

When you get your phone, enjoy your purchase, and then wait for the next nexus, which will probably be next xmas to upgrade again. I have told myself now that nexus phones are the only way to have a good google experience. HTC phones have major build quality and hardware flaws, and coupled with there inability to even put a decent screen on their flagship device should be seen as showing exactly what they think of their customers. LCD on the Desire HD = Joke. It looks like someone threw domestos bleach over the screen from an off straight viewing angle, lol

Enjoy your device man... Because there is nothing better atm Well at least untill the next Nexus drops;P

JD

Well said...I also decided to get Nexus phones from now on too....

Originally Posted by recklesslife85

Thanks for all the messages guys.

The price is rather shocking here in the UK 'like everything' so I'm kind of used to that. Sounds very cheaply built which I find very, very worrying for the price.

It does feel that way. But the perfomance is just out this world. It actually deosnt feel THAT cheap though