Nexus 5 arrives in Brazilian online stores from R $ 1,799 - Tecmundo

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In November last year, LG revealed that it has plans to launch the Nexus 5 in Brazil in the first quarter of 2014. The good news is that the company kept its word and the device began to appear in major electronics retail stores in the country. The bad news is for the price at which the gadget is being sold.

searches made on the morning of Monday, January 27, we found the smartphone by R $ 1,799 at Walmart and Fast Shop, and in this second e-commerce you can pay R $ 1,633.87 for cash payments through the bank.

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B2W (including Submarine, American and Shoptime) group sites, the model is available from R $ 2,799 – R $ 2,519.10 or via bank transfer or transfer via internet banking facilities. Click the links of the names of the stores to be redirected to ads Nexus 5.

What is strange about this is not just the price of having such a large variation, but also the fact there have been no event to officially launch the device here. This may be a sign that Google would not be involved directly in this “import”. Neither the search giant or LG have spoken so far about it.

[UPDATE]

Just moments ago, B2W decided to reduce the amount charged by the Nexus 5 in their e-commerce stores, going to track the price of behest. Thus, U.S. Submarine and Shoptime are also selling the smartphone by R $ 1,799. The offerings of the group sites also offer the option of discount for cash payments, lowering the cost of the device to $ 1,619.10 USD.

subsequently been in touch with a spokesman for Google, which has revealed that the company really is not involved in the entry model in the Brazilian market process – leaving it to the official LG Nexus 5 in providing land tupiniquins.

Leveraging the hook, it is important to warn people that found the initial price of very expensive gadget and want to import it to take great care in choosing the model with support for 4G infrastructure available in our country. Read this article to find out the exact specifications and countries which share the same communication frequency of LTE technology.

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