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[Nexus 4 General] trailblazerz11:
Little off topic, about play store in Hong Kong. Apparently if you purchase or trial Google play music all access (think US credit card is required) you will be able to access the full play store in HK. Can view books, movies music as if in US. Apps only for USA will also appear. Play all access works great too.

Wallet is still blocked.
[Nexus 4 General] xipher1:
ok, so they will have them in stock next week, the price will be ~3500 at sincere podium. Trade in value of an S3 is 3000.
[Nexus 4 General] droid_does:
let me know if you've got any ;)

I may be looking to get one!
[Nexus 4 General] downwiththebanksters:
Yes, I've noticed few chinese on XDA....sorry to go off topic, but what sites are there in chinese that are as good, and informative as XDA to show my poor English chinese friends? Could you post a few for me please?
[Nexus 4 General] lokenok:
wilson , could you sell one to me? 16gb one?

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for the 16gb version ? or 8... (:(
[Nexus 4 General] flafla:
**** $3500, thats nearly $1000 more than Play Store prices ... T_T

still wondering if one2free will stock any..
[Nexus 4 General] leohongkong:
Do you mind if you could tell us more specific details on how your method works? As I am also residing in Hong Kong and have been eagerly seeking a way to purchase Nexus 4 through Google Play US... thanks a lot.

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You may assume that the quotation website you have inquired has a very low credibility and thus you should only take it as a reference ONLY.

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(Slightly off topic) Too many frauds happened in Sincere Podium, but still, my favourite place to spot out good deals of paralleled importing mobile devices - and this is what I have been doing to keep track of the arrival of Nexus 4. Which shop do you think is more trustworthy?
[Nexus 4 General] wilsonlam97:
Only if I can order it:(

I'll be requiring proof of your developer status if I can get this group buy setup.
[Nexus 4 General] droid_does:
on 2nd thought....nevermind.

In my eagerness I didn't see the part about being a developer. I'm looking for one for personal use :p
[Nexus 4 General] ifanboys:
Congratz!!!

- a HK guy living in Canada.
[Nexus 4 General] Faizan.Rasool:
I want to ask about lg nexus 4

Hi Friends,

I am from pakistan . I am coming to hongkong on 28 of november , and i will stay about 14 days in hongkong . i want to buy Lg nexus 4 from hongkong .. can anybody tell me please is it available in hongkong ? from where i can buy it ? and on what price ?

I will wait for your reply !

Thanks :)
[Nexus 4 General] kaheimatthew:
HK supporter too!!

nice to see you guys

for the traveller who will come to HK and wanna buy one from HK,

u may buy in sincere podium at Mong Kok, but the price may near $4000

for HK users who are waiting for N4, here's some ref.

i asked Broadway yesterday, they sure it has N4 but still dont know the releasing day,

so it means or just my guessing, the price will be around $3500 to $3800,
[Nexus 4 General] xipher1:
Uhm, I don't know the name of the store, but I've bought more than 10 phones from them without any problems. What kind of fraud have you experienced on new phones?

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[Nexus 4 General] Faizan.Rasool:
Thanks For The Reply , Please must inform us whenever the lg nexus 4 is available in sincere podium .. Or in anyother place . i am coming in central hong kong "Tsim Sha Tsui" do you know any Good shop here ? who have lg nexux 4 in next 15 days ?
[Nexus 4 General] lokenok:
Hope it comes to Broadway or fortress or sunning.. cause in yuen long , theyre the only major electronics store...
[Nexus 4 General] fcng:
The larger retailers would carry them...

Fortress would most likely have them when they are available. I purchased my wife's N7 at Fortress but you had to ask them if they actually sell them as they don't display them. If it's priced under HK$4,000.00 than we have a winner. The main thing is how will they market the phone...is it a mid-range phone or a high end phone? With the price under $4,000.00 I would definitely buy it in Hong Kong. If not, I'll buy from Canada when I visit next year in Feb 13.

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Since, you are not a local you will get the tourist price and treatment from Sin Dat and other parallel import shops. Stay with the main stores which have inventory and a comparable pricing.
[Nexus 4 General] bwin999:
priced at $4180 of local hong kong store!
[Nexus 4 General] xipher1:
Which store? At Sincere Podium my guys quoted me $3500, but they know me and give me good deals as I buy lots of phones there.
[Nexus 4 General] fcng:
Be more specific...

999,

You would need to be more specific with the store name. If Broadway and Fortress list the price at $4,180 than it is quite acceptable.:fingers-crossed:
[Nexus 4 General] droid_does:
8 or 16GB?
[Nexus 4 General] xipher1:
3500 was the 8gb, 16gb was right around 4k IIRC. I'll be heading back on Wednesday and tell let you guys know how much stock etc, and confirmed final pricing.
[Nexus 4 General] bwin999:
Yes. Please update us here on the price of Nexus 4 in HK! With photo is the best!
[Nexus 4 General] vennstrom:
HK here I comes....:)
[Nexus 4 General] lunzi88:
guess it's time for me to book a cheap budget flight to HK from singapore. :D
[Nexus 4 General] superdx:
If the $3.6k prices are real, I'll head down tomorrow and pick one up. Will post pics.
[Nexus 4 General] bwin999:
Yes. ! Definitely need more confirmation on the price!
[Nexus 4 General] superdx:
I made a couple phone calls today to the shops that said they had the 8GB version. It's totally out of stock, and the 16GB ones they have are going for $4.5k+ which is far too expensive. They seemed totally disinterested and apathetic as well, and I was speaking Cantonese so I can't imagine what would happen if you tried using English.

There is a group buy site at https://woodhouse.com.hk/ which has the 8GB version at $3.2k which seems to be much more reasonable, and would probably cost me the same if I shipped it from the US Play Store myself. I have put my name down and payment and supposed to be able to get it this Friday.

I visited the shop today and it seems legit. You have to do an in-store pick up though. Have my fingers crossed. They accept PayPal so there's a modicum of protection should it go south.
[Nexus 4 General] FC1032:
Just gonna leave a post to keep an eye on this thread.

While I'd like a n4 ASAP, I don't mind waiting a bit if it means I'm getting it at a decent price.

Going to keep an eye out for the coming weeks and months.
[Nexus 4 General] bwin999:
Seems like its going to delay until next year again due to the demand...

1. LG unable to produce much devices..

2. Google unable to handle huge demand...
[Nexus 4 General] droid_does:
holy moly $50USD for shipping?

how are you getting it? mail forwarding? (shipito?)

the service I use only charge $8USD/kg (exchange rate of 7.9) and $80HKD service charge per order.
[Nexus 4 General] browngeek:
I'm using Borderlinx. Which company do you use? As the order hasn't been shipped yet, I can change the US shipping address (I think).
[Nexus 4 General] droid_does:
http://www.bidbuy4u.com.hk/hk/

you can order through them (they'll use a 7.9 exchange rate) or you can order yourself and deliver to their address which means you only pay for shipping from US to HK + service fee.

edit: they mainly communicate in chinese so if you need help I can help.
[Nexus 4 General] electric0ant:
Woodhouse has the 16gb for 3580HKD, meant to be avaliable on the 30th I ordered so guess will see what happens then.

Otherwise I am going back to UK for a week on the 3rd so will see if woodhouse has stock by then or google play UK.
[Nexus 4 General] browngeek:
Thanks for that.

OK, so I checked the dimensions, and shipping will be roughly US$50 with Borderlinx, but I ordered two N4s. So that will mean total price will come down as I'll be sending two back to hk.
[Nexus 4 General] xipher1:
Hey, which shops had the 16gb in stock? I made some calls and everyone is sold out. Is a nexus phone actually popular in HK???
[Nexus 4 General] icbt:
In my opinion I don't think official product nexus 4 will sell less than $5000 in HK.

The original selling price of galaxy nexus is $5388

which was more expensive than Galaxy S2 $300 with same spec.

And LG in Spain sell nexus >599 euro

It seems LG will continue selling nexus 4 in a high price.

Water goods from US may have a better price

And if anyone want to buy it from HK, I would help :fingers-crossed:
[Nexus 4 General] andrewlam0221:
Hong Kong people hand waving area

Strong post leave name:good:
[Nexus 4 General] trailblazerz11:
I am currently in Hong Kong but since a resident of US my family shipping my nexus 4 here. Just ordered today but 2-3 weeks...

I guess it will sell at the unsubsidized price ~$500 USD (~$4000hk) here anyways from carriers/retailers. Though some self-owned smaller stores might sell cheaper and in rare cases might already have stock by buying it themselves internationally.

When I bought my GNex 2 months ago from a small store in mong kok, he said he had to order them himself international Got it for $2600 HKD(334 USD) though I have no idea how. (Play store was already $350USD) but I didn't question the price or try to barter at that point, he said he only makes like 20 bucks.

So I could see maybe in a several months after no stock issues that the smaller stores price it competitively. Though I cannot wait for that time ^^

Though imo it won't be very popular here, HK people seem to be Samsunged otherwise iphone right now. The GNex did not fare well at all, had to hunt it down 2 months. No carrier or large retailer had it and none of my friends have it/ most have not heard of it. But who knows maybe this is a gamechanger.
[Nexus 4 General] droid_does:
i don't think so~

Nexus branding isn't that strong......if I ever mention nexus only some people would have heard of it.
[Nexus 4 General] bwin999:
The problem is... how google going to solve the stock problem???
[Nexus 4 General] kaheimatthew:
I just visited 2 shops,one said that out of stock and the other said some stocks are coming tonight.

both are 16gb and costs hk$4200

I had a short conversation with the shop owner, they said the stock is still quite less in hk
[Nexus 4 General] adriantfw:
Are the prices in this web correct ?http://www.price.com.hk/product.php?p=146802

I do not know whether the price of nexus 4 16G is $3600 or 4200.
[Nexus 4 General] electric0ant:
16gb is $4200.

I wonder why the seller on wood house.com.hk (Shumasquare) is only selling the 16gb for $3580. I might give them a call and ask as they have their own website as well. But if stocks are coming in tonight they might get some as well. Fingers crossed!
[Nexus 4 General] kaheimatthew:
i ordered one from woodhouse.com.hk yesterday ($3580),and said that i will be notified about further updates.

dont know if have any news in the coming few days
[Nexus 4 General] bwin999:
Seriously, no official price in HK yet.. LG yet to launch it officially in HK.
[Nexus 4 General] taitony:
I got one Nexus 4 16GB last night after 2 hours press "Proceed" key to complete the order. Google promise to ship during 1~2 week to my US pal and he will forward to Hong Kong.

The total price is US$394.23 include 2-day shipping freight US$13.99 and tax (CA) US$31.24.

For saving international freight, I ask my pal to use USPS that will be US$16 as I had Nexus 7 from NYC.

I suppose I can have this Nexus 4 16GB before Dec. 23 in Hong Kong.

Just for reference for HK friends, I am working in Guangdong and come from Taiwan. LG has annouced that device will not sell in Taiwan.

You can check my Sina Weibo dedicated for Nexus devices at http://weibo.com/n7pad

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HK$4200 is crazy price. I just got one Nexus 4 16GB last night in 2nd run and its total price is US$394.23 include freight and tax.

:crying:
[Nexus 4 General] bwin999:
Yes. Yes. Not heading to TW. Sad case man!!
[Nexus 4 General] FC1032:
Regarding the nexus brand to someone who asked earlier.

No it isn't that popular. Most Hk people use iPhone or if android mostly the Samsung flagships. Even then nexus are rare sights!

Thing is they don't regard lg as a good company either ( though this isn't only in Hk). But if they manage to keep the price low like other countries, then yea it might sell just from price.
[Nexus 4 General] mad_catmk2:
Even if we ship/buy from US, what about warranty??

Tricky tricky...
[Nexus 4 General] browngeek:
I presume RMA back to the USA via courier service.

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Seems Woodhouse is out of the 16GB N4s from the first round, did anyone pay up and order?

Second round expected delivery is 7 December (i.e. next Friday).
[Nexus 4 General] electric0ant:
I ordered one and selected pay by cash, which did not require me to make any deposit of any kind. So I placed another order which I paid by paypal, so there should be some protection there at least.

girlfriend wanted one anyway so was going to order 2 either way.

Given the situation in the US where the play store has stock but still has 2 weeks for delivery and that the UK store still not showing any stock yet I think the chances of getting one in the UK before I head back to HK again is slim so might as well just buy in HK.
[Nexus 4 General] browngeek:
Have you got yours yet? 16GB?
[Nexus 4 General] electric0ant:
not got anything aside from an email confirmation. although it did say available on 30th when i ordered so will see what happens tomorrow. I don;t hav particularly high hopes anyway since no one else seems to have stock.
[Nexus 4 General] bwin999:
one way to go... waiting for it...
[Nexus 4 General] kaheimatthew:
I guess it will be launched b4 Xmas, its a chance for earn much from hk and chinese visitors.

also, a news said there will be a n4 in white during Xmas
[Nexus 4 General] TISaint:
[/COLOR]HK$4200 is crazy price. I just got one Nexus 4 16GB last night in 2nd run and its total price is US$394.23 include freight and tax.

:crying:[/QUOTE]

Hey Bud,

Also Taiwanese working in Guangdong. I ordered the phone from Taobao for 3128 RMB, with any luck I should receive it next Monday or Tuesday. :D

Anywayz, if you want to keep in touch, please send me a PM. It'd be nice to hang out with a fellow Android enthusiast.
[Nexus 4 General] lokenok:
is it out in stores in hong kong? or no stock?

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or is taobao trust worthy
[Nexus 4 General] kms108:
The hong kong version should be out soon, wilsoncommunication has started registration for a preview day, and it seems like hong kong will only get only the 16GB version, hong kong people may not bother about the 8GB version.
[Nexus 4 General] electric0ant:
what exactly is an experience day?
[Nexus 4 General] kms108:
wilson is a large chain store in hong kong, when a new phone is released they usually have a preview day to play and talk about the new features, and sometimes free gift and chance to win a phone.

but only for hong kong.
[Nexus 4 General] lokenok:
yess wilsons my fave place to shop!! :) ill see nexus 4 in wilsons
[Nexus 4 General] kms108:
all my phones are from there, they let you check the phone then and there, best place to check for pixels problem, i sometime spend over an hour or two inspecting a phone there, other shops will just try to kick you out ASAP.:fingers-crossed:
[Nexus 4 General] xipher1:
Woodhouse updated that they will not have 16gb units until the 7th and 8gb early next week.
[Nexus 4 General] chung1213:
Finally for Hong Kong :p

Thanks for the update
[Nexus 4 General] kms108:
thats probably the day that all shops will start stocking the phone for a set date for official release.
[Nexus 4 General] electric0ant:
I just got an email from woodhouse:

Dear Customers,

This is Patrik Ekstrom from woodhouse Online.

Due to problems with our supplier the Nexus 4 shipment has been delayed a few days.

Nexus 4 8GB is arriving early next week, for Nexus 4 16GB new arrival is expected on Friday 7.12

We hope you will understand our situation. We will inform about status updates.

If you cannot wait - please tell us in email, we will refund your money immediately.

Also all the customers who preordered nexus 4 will receive $50 coupons to spend on any of products on our webpage.

We are sorry for inconvenience, we will do the best to satisfy your needs.

Woodhouse Online Team
[Nexus 4 General] kaheimatthew:
cool! that means we will have the n4 before Xmas.

meanwhile, I am thinking which one I should buy.

from Woodhouse or Hong Kong local store.

1. woodhouse $3580 16gb, imported, no warranty

2.local store, price unknown, 16gb, at least one year warranty.

if local store will release it soon,I prefer buy in local store,
[Nexus 4 General] kms108:
woodhouse has inflated the price, it will probably drop as soon as the official one is release, i think it around HKD 3500 for the HK version, and woodhouse will probably go down to HKD 3100
[Nexus 4 General] xipher1:
The price in hk will depend if Google is subsidizing it or if lg is selling it. Impossible to say either way without an official announcement. Basing it on eu countries, I wouldn't get my hopes up.
[Nexus 4 General] kms108:
I think the hk version will be priced around HKD 3500, there phones are nothing like samsung, they never priced there phone too high and is rather reasonable.
[Nexus 4 General] sykoism:
Hong Kong fans here:p

Will wait to see the official local price. If it is too high, I will grab one from outside.

The inflated price now is too crazy. At least $3500 for a 8gb and $4200 for a 16gb!!!
[Nexus 4 General] kaheimatthew:
$3600 is reasonable price for 16gb n4, coz it's not a branding product, which like Samsung iphone HTC.
[Nexus 4 General] alanwyl:
OK, if the official price from LG is HKD1000 more than the ones imported from US

Is it really worth to get that from US despite the lack of warranty??
[Nexus 4 General] kms108:
most of use living in hong kong will probably still buy the official one.
[Nexus 4 General] bwin999:
But i guess after it launch in HK, other new device coming soon.... so slow...

some countries are yet to get iPhone 5, Lumia 920 and other latest devices...
[Nexus 4 General] kms108:
it's lease we have them in hong kong now.
[Nexus 4 General] bwin999:
Yes. Yes. Need to wait for it after google failed for 2nd time on sales... zzzzzzzzzzzzzz
[Nexus 4 General] electric0ant:
Found this on price.com.hk

手機達人

$3,600

2012-11-28

$3,580

享有購物保障

16GB$3600

現金價請自備港幣!

如七天內有壞包換,歡迎舊機換新機

門市交收信心保証,先驗証貨品,後付款

店舖地址:九龍旺角亞皆老街83號先達廣場地下G89號舖

Address:Shop 89,G/F,Sincere Podium,83 Argyle Street,Mong Kok,Kowloon,Hong Kong

電話23952995營業時間:11:00AM-10:30PM

PS:由於部份貨品唔同顏色或版本價錢有差別,貨品價格和存貨量經常變動,所以價格以當日店鋪價格為準,麻煩客人先打電話給本公司查詢是否有現貨和價錢有否變動

does anyone know how to read Chinese or give them a call to ask the stock and price?
[Nexus 4 General] kaheimatthew:
I've been there and asked the price, the ads is little bit tricky.

as I saw the price $3600 for 16gb, I went to the shop and asked, the owner said is hard to get one from overseas, that's why they had no stock, so the price is$4200
[Nexus 4 General] bwin999:
16GB at $3600. Can exchange in seven days if faulty, try the device before any payment. The price will different all the times, please visit the store for latest pricing or making calls for pricing..

http://www.gsminsider.com/2012/11/lg-nexus-4-and-lg-optimus-g-glass-back.html

I found this news.... LG Nexus 4 and LG Optimus G Glass Back Cover Could Break With Sudden Temperature Changed

Anyone still getting it since so vulnerable?
[Nexus 4 General] kevin619:
New Samsung Galaxy S4 specs rumours have been published by GSMArena, claiming the Android smartphone will feature a 4.99-inch full HD (1080p) Super AMOLED screen, a quad-core Cortex-A15 processor and 13Mp camera. No Samasung Galaxy S4 release date was mentioned in the article, but GSMArena did report that the new HD 1080p Super AMOLED screens are expected to be on show at CES in January.

Read more: http://www.pcadvisor.co.uk/features...-s4-release-date-specs-rumours/#ixzz2DjXDWVTE
[Nexus 4 General] electric0ant:
how is that relevant in this thread?

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thanks for the translation :)
[Nexus 4 General] bwin999:
Discussion on Optimus G2 or Optimus G will be more relevant than rival's device.
[Nexus 4 General] fcng:
The waiting game....

Dear all,

i think LG would release it before Christmas to get the Christmas revenues. They can't wait that long or new phones will be out early next year. The 1080p phones would be out. $3600 is priced right as that is mid range phone price for a superphone. :victory:
[Nexus 4 General] FC1032:
Just thought I'd share this picture off a newspaper

I walked around a bit and found two stores that stocked them. Both cost 4288 for the 16gb which I find absurd... And they didn't stock any 8gb cause they said prefer large capacity.

But this is all due to the limited stock. I'll just wait for now.
[Nexus 4 General] kaheimatthew:
16gb $4980, what a price.......

which newspaper??

I think it's the price from local shop for imported phone, not the official price for Hong Kong.
[Nexus 4 General] FC1032:
It's from some free tech newspaper near computer center.

Though that price seems way to high. It might be the highest they've seen. I mean I've seen two stores sell it at lower price.
[Nexus 4 General] which:
just sold mine too and now stuck with a dinosaur sony erricson j230...it is quite fast but useless...:crying:
[Nexus 4 General] bwin999:
hw abt news in spore???
[Nexus 4 General] nat510:
official price is $4398 16GB:rolleyes:
[Nexus 4 General] lokenok:
comming to wilsons store soon!!~~~ saw it on the front page of their magazine..
[Nexus 4 General] nat510:
too pricey for 4398:(
[Nexus 4 General] xipher1:
Yeah, that's in line with non-google subsidized phones (LG Direct) in other areas, so it's as expected. Water goods is the way to go for sure.
[Nexus 4 General] nat510:
may be wait for water goods
[Nexus 4 General] lokenok:
water goods?... well the other option for me is xperia v
[Nexus 4 General] kaheimatthew:
Where do you see the official price??
[Nexus 4 General] xipher1:
I don't get what the issue with water goods is? I always get a 1 year warranty with mine, and the one time I had to get something fixed, they just swapped it out for me. Way easier than the time I had to get something fixed from fortress.
[Nexus 4 General] nat510:
I didn't see it, I asked the sale in wilsons store:rolleyes:
[Nexus 4 General] kaheimatthew:
If it's the final official price, then........

I will buy the imported one

Coz $4398 has many choices
[Nexus 4 General] lokenok:
what is water goods... please tell me
[Nexus 4 General] kms108:
grey import, not an official product with hong kong support.
[Nexus 4 General] alanwyl:
4398 would be far too expensive:eek:

but LG phones depreciate fast in Hong Kong

look at the price of the 4X HD or LTE 2
[Nexus 4 General] lokenok:
oh i get it now..

.... lol price of optimus lte is 5.6k ... mroe than s3.. but slower
[Nexus 4 General] kms108:
I was holding back to purchase the n4 rather than the note 2 lte, if the cost is as stated it's back to note 2 or the siu mi 2 which is priced at HKD 2800 for 4 core and 2 gb ram with custon rom.

I also asked a few wilsons, non of them received to official price yet.
[Nexus 4 General] kaheimatthew:
LG knows Hong Kong people are willing to buy sth with high price
[Nexus 4 General] kms108:
for samsung or sony stuff yes, but not LG.