[Off-topic] gaosphappy:
Hi neat peep.. well its the weekend and i promised a review of my nexus 5, so here goes

lets get the bad news out of the way first shall we

THE CONS...

1) The screen is not as good (colors less vibrant) than the s4 :(

2) The battery life sucks BIG TIME. But i'm used to neat rom so i'd be expecting miracles (greenify helps but not fully functional at time of post)

Thats about it really :laugh: so lets expand on those.

Lets start with the screen.. Yep its not as good as the s4 for color vibrancy however that said it is still a very good screen the best way i can describe how it looks its a hi-def color kindle paper white, I hope that makes some sense As it is still a great screen.

battery life well were to start yesterday we managed 7 hrs up 3 hours screen 100%wifi average or below phone sig. I had to root phone after 2 days (chianfire style) so that i could move youtube, gmail etc out of system app so that they could be greenify'd . To be fair though its a new phone i've done nothing but look at it so the battery is going to suck a little so its a work in progress.. (it does so need the neat treatment)

PROS...

1) the camera is FANTASTIC hdr+ really is a great feature taking true to life pics (imo)

2) Its really easy to use and get around.. took a little time to get used to no buttons like on the s2 (i still mis the menu key) but every thing is were you'd expect to find it and tapping on the toggle tiles takes you to the settings options for that toggle.

3) Full lock screen display of music player (see clips below)

I could list features that i like (some are in 4.3) like putting apps on top of each other to create folders. The "okay google" option (only works when set to US) is great. swipe left for google now is nice but not being able to scroll straight through back to home screen i miss, its left for google now and stop right for additional screens. Which it adds and removes automatically for you.

Lock screen widgets is nice.. no more unlocking to see twitter or facebook feeds.

Build wise in your hand its really nice and REALLY light (imo) the buttons on the side are a little lose but its not a problem the screen size is just right i can still get there with one hand, helped i feel by the rubberized back which helps give you a good grip of the phone. And it looks great.

4.4 kitkat is smooth and FAST there is ZERO lag getting any were (dialler). The new dialler takes some getting used to but really works well. Especially the caller id function were the name comes up of who it is even if its not in your phone book (dependent on it being a listed number)

Have made some very clunky videos of my fav. bits hope you like. (please watch to an end) :eek:

As for my new found love for themeing well that going to be on the back burner for a while. All the obvious files are there (in different locations) but it seems to relay on .java files more that .xml or .smail so i've some learning to do. :silly::rolleyes::eek:

If you guys have any ? about it ask away happy to answer them.. I am really really happy with the nexus 5 now that ive used it for a few days and can't wait for things like greenify and some other apps to update to 4.4 which im sure they will in due course.

out of ten the phone is a 7 maybe 8 the o/s easy 9.5/10 all those that get it will love it :good:

Take care friends will still be following this and other s2 threads and will stick my head above the para-pit once in a while. Wish you all well

regards Barry (gaosphappy)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ez65ATx8Kvw&feature=youtube_gdata_player

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kG9tfOF3Cr4&feature=youtube_gdata_player