British retailer Nexus 4: or imminent demise

Sina Science and technology news Beijing time May 13 afternoon, according to Foreign Science and technology website TechHive reported that the UK's two mobile phone retailers Carphone Warehouse and Phones4U last week will be Nexus 4, which triggered the smartphone will be "dead" speculation. If this speculation becomes a reality, it will be one of the "most short-lived" nexus handsets yet. Carphone Warehouse and Phones4U's move was widely watched because of the timing of the next Nexus 4-Google will hold Google I/O developers ' conference in Wednesday, and because Nexus 4 has been in trouble since it went public. Nexus 4 was produced by LG Electronics, released last October, and before and after the release coincided with Hurricane Sandy sweeping the east coast of the United States, which seems to have brought it doom. Nexus 4 after the listing, because of supply problems, users are generally very difficult to buy this product. After the supply problem was solved, the delivery time of the Nexus 4 was delayed, and some users began to complain about the poor service of the retailer's services representative online. In addition, users continue to spit Nexus 4 protection kits in short supply, and wireless charger is only 5 months after the appearance of the Google online store. Earlier this year, it was reported that LG Electronics has stopped producing Nexus 4, putting the relevant resources first into the development of its own branded handsets. The report was widely questioned at the time of its initial release, but after a British retailer's 4 Nexus last week, the outside world began to believe it had a certain credibility. As concerns about the I/O developers ' conference continue to heat up, speculation is rife that two British retailers are abandoning nexus for 4, not to mention the kind of news that most of the product forecasters imagine. However, Carphone Warehouse and Phones4U's actions are likely to be misread by Google watchers. Eric Mack, the Eric Mark editor of the Science and technology news website, previously reported Nexus 4 's online sales channels are "depleted", and when he enters the "Nexus 4" search on the Best Buy site, the results show "page not Found" information, further prompting speculation. But Mark now admits that Google is unlikely to release Nexus 5 at the I/O developers conference in Wednesday. "At the I/O conference this week, Google is more likely to release smartphone products that are only marginally upgraded, such as the 4G version of Nexus 4, to reassure consumers," he wrote. "If it does, then Nexus 4 will continue to exist for some time." (Qing Chen)