Exactly three months after its last price drop, Verizon has cut the price of the Samsung Galaxy Nexus again — this time to as low as $99.99. The phone is now $149.99 on a two-year contract, with an additional $50 discount if you buy online. As before, it’s still stuck at $649.99 without a contract, but Verizon’s on-contract drop corresponds roughly to the one Google has offered for the unlocked HSPA+ Galaxy Nexus.
Verizon drops online price of Samsung Galaxy Nexus to $99.99 with contract
Verizon has dropped the price of the Samsung Galaxy Nexus to $149.99 in stores and $99.99 online with a two-year contract.
Verizon has dropped the price of the Samsung Galaxy Nexus to $149.99 in stores and $99.99 online with a two-year contract.
is a senior tech and policy editor focused on online platforms and free expression. Adi has covered virtual and augmented reality, the history of computing, and more for The Verge since 2011.
For Verizon customers, the Galaxy Nexus offers a stock Android build, an unlockable bootloader, and relatively quick upgrades to the latest version of Android. This discount, however, is also a sign that the device is aging: the much newer Galaxy S III promises none of the above features, but its hardware handily outperforms that of the Galaxy Nexus. Meanwhile, we’re still waiting for the next iteration in Google’s Nexus phone line.
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