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[Nexus 5 General] browngeek:
As long as the smaller shop confirms its HK stock and you can get local warranty through LG I don't see an issue buying through them.

Remember the D821 is also being sold in Australia where the price is actually quite comparable to the North American prices. But you won't get local LG warranty if you get that.
[Nexus 5 General] joetang97:
Was at Broadway Shatin on Friday, asked if 32gb was available, sales said usually Hong Kong only get one version.

Agreed that it is expensive to buy from them, if really available through Play Store at end of November then Ill be one of the first to buy from there!
[Nexus 5 General] browngeek:
Was just in WCC.

Asked two shops for price, one said HK$4.2k the other said HK$3.9k!!!!! Local stock.

Wasn't going to buy and was in a bit of a hurry so didn't ask around too many places or try and negotiate for price.
[Nexus 5 General] browngeek:
duplicate post
[Nexus 5 General] fcng:
Parallel Imports

In HK, there are still 32GB black/white to be found. They are of course, not original "HK edition" but imported from all around the world. Your friend will need to take a trip to Sin Dat in Mong Kok or Wan Chai Computer Centre (WCC). Of course, you would pay a premium for the device and no guarantees on long term functionality. For the large electronic shops (Broadway, Fortress, etc.) only 16GB black/white ($3700 or so).

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The shops are finally waking up to stocking accessories for Nexus devices and not only Apple and Samsung. $198 is a good price as I paid $258 at Docomo. $158 at Sham Shiu Po which is a good price.
[Nexus 5 General] LMH1998:
Great seing the Nexus 5 for so cheap on the HK Google Play Store!

I'm probably going to Hong Kong in the Summer of 2014, I'm Chinese though.

I'm planning to buy the Nexus 5 when I'm there. How much would it be in the retail store?

Hoping it's as cheap as on the Google Play Store.

Thanks!
[Nexus 5 General] fcng:
Expensive

LMH,

Hong Kong is a great place to visit with East and West cultures mixed together. If you're from the States or Canada then I would not buy the Nexus 5 from HK. Since the bands are different for LTE in US compared to Asia then you would miss out on LTE unless you don't use it back home. The prices for the Nexus devices in Hong Kong are not a good deal compared to the Playstore. Playstore ->HK$3588.00 32GB N5, $3,188.00 16GB. I'd say to stick to buying it on Google Playstore in your home country and save the money to buy other electronics in Hong Kong. Stick with the large retail electronic stores (Broadway & Fortress) in Hong Kong as the smaller shops don't treat travelers too well. Make sure to negotiate at ALL shops. Go back several pages and read my tips on buying in Hong Kong.
[Nexus 5 General] doubleho:
hi just curiois,how many of u are local ppl?
[Nexus 5 General] doubleho:
bought the nokia charging plate today at ssp

itz near dcfever
[Nexus 5 General] ronnievathers:
wonder whether we can buy in US and then use in hong kong.
[Nexus 5 General] doubleho:
cant use the lte in hk
[Nexus 5 General] fcng:
Local here.

When fellow members are posting "local" details you know they are local HK residents. If you don't live here you won't know.
[Nexus 5 General] LMH1998:
Hi!

Thanks for your response. I'm not from the US and Canada. I'm from Belgium, where the Nexus 5 16GB is €399 which is expensive. We don't have acces to the Google Play Store :( If the Nexus 5 there cost around $3,188.00 in HK, it would be around 100 euros cheaper then in Belgium.
[Nexus 5 General] slow_mo:
The 16GB costs HK$3,188.00 in the Play Store but costs HK$3,800 on the streets now.
[Nexus 5 General] LMH1998:
Damn that sucks, I'm only 5 days in HK, how much is it in China ? I'm in China for 2-3 weeks.
[Nexus 5 General] art000:
Hey, you can buy nexus 5 on Google Store, it just cost around HKD$3550.
[Nexus 5 General] fcng:
Retail vs. Google Playstore

With the emergence of the the Google Playstore in HK the retail shops are not doing good with sales of the Nexus devices. Since, the retail shops are getting the Nexus devices from LG(N4& N5), Asus (N7(2012) & N7(2013)) which is higher and non-subsidized from Google the price will be higher. So, the price is not lower since retail is higher then the Play Store. Like I said in my previous post, save the money to buy other stuff in Hong Kong.

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It's $3,588.00 with 2-3 weeks delivery. This is the only model that is available at the moment on Google Play Store Hong Kong as everything is sold out.
[Nexus 5 General] doubleho:
just a short report abt the nokia charging plate

tested it last night,charged around 36% in one hour which is quite good
[Nexus 5 General] fcng:
Watch out...

Good luck buying in China. If you do find it, you are definitely getting grey market phones which you should stay away. China is different then Hong Kong in terms of buying phones.

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Does it stop charging when it reaches 100% and starts charging again when it drops down to 90% or so.
[Nexus 5 General] doubleho:
it stays at 100

i guess the 100% drop to 99% and.recharge is on panasonic,i read that.on some site,dont have it so not.sure
[Nexus 5 General] fcng:
Looking good

How long did it actually take to fully charge the phone? When it is fully charged does the light change to another colour?
[Nexus 5 General] doubleho:
it took me around 1.5hrs to charge from 45% to 100% last night

didnt notice the light colour change or switched off...

will hv a look tonight

btw,did u notice that when u unplug yr charger when it hit 100%,it drops pretty fast to 99% and 98%?it took.mine like 30 mins for the first two percent drop,but then it took like 5hrs to drop to 97%,it happens on my device since the very firat day on both stock and custom kerenl when i m not using the phone,just on idle
[Nexus 5 General] browngeek:
Yes, am well aware of this, but when I posted the OP, at that point LG were selling the phone and not Google.
[Nexus 5 General] fcng:
Charge it a little more....

The DT-900 looks promising. If the official Google wireless charger is available on the HK Play Store then I might go for it. If not, The DT-900 is suffice.

On AC charger, it takes 3 hours to reach 100%. But once it hits 100% and you take it off charge it does lose 1% immediately. Once, it hits 100% it actually can take a little more charge before it is fully charged. I usually take it off charge at 3.5 hrs. It takes about a minimum of 5 minutes before it falls to 99%. The rest of the discharge depends on your usage.

For the 5 hrs. to drop to 97%, is the phone idle and in stand-by? But what are your average OST? 3hrs.? 4hrs.

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LG HK is not happy as everyone is flocking to Google PlayStore to buy the N5. The retail stores have poor sales now.
[Nexus 5 General] doubleho:
KP

5hrs 1% drop is on standby,i got 2.5 hrs sot yesterday and got 45% left,from tue 1am til tue 9pm

chrome,fb,instagram some appledaily and whatsapp
[Nexus 5 General] fcng:
The SOT could be better. I'm averaging 3.5-4 hrs SOT. My phone is off charge at 7:30 and lasts till 12:00 a.m. and I have about 10%-15% left. I don't know what app is draining my battery (300-400 mA) constantly with screen off in standby but I still get decent SOT and lasting the whole day. My N4 use to only drain 2-10mA when screen is off. But Google Search is the second highest drain but I don't use Google Now. I'm thinking about hard reset and install apps one by one rather then a cluster of them. With all the above mentioned, I still get good SOT. So, KK 4.4 and the Snapdragon 800 is pretty good with battery life.
[Nexus 5 General] LMH1998:
And how much is the Nexus 4? and will the Nexus 5 drops in price ?
[Nexus 5 General] doubleho:
the light colour of the nokia plate doesnt change or switch off when it is fully charged

i m using franco kernel which giving me brilliant battery improvement.I usually have 2-3 sot everyday and i still have 40+% of batterg before i recharge it,pretty amazing

and about yr google.search drain,do u have betterbatterystat which can spot out what draining yr battery?disable whatever drain it,auto start manager may help
[Nexus 5 General] fcng:
Are you a heavy user? 2-3 hrs. SOT and still have 40%+ remaining is really good. You should be getting 4-5 hrs. till you get to under 5%. :good: I'm getting 4 hrs. running stock everything even with the battery drain. If I didn't have the excessive battery drain I would be getting 5 hrs. SOT. which is very good compared to N4.

Better Battery Stat doesn't work for 4.4 yet. Is franco kernel stable? I'm thinking about using different kernel to get better battery life.

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N4 is selling for HK$3,398.00 at the large electronic shops (Fortress and Broadway). N5 will have good deals for Christmas at the retail stores.
[Nexus 5 General] doubleho:
bbs is working on 4.4,download at thier xda page

franco kernel is smooth stable and battery saving,some got 6 hrs sot with his kernel,highly recommend to try,it is always free to try,make.a.backup before that and u can always restore everything back to stock if u dont like the kernel
[Nexus 5 General] fcng:
Downloaded

I downloaded BBS but I'm not rooted so I won't utilize the app to its extreme. Is the kernel wakelock result the most important? If I'm not rooted, the specific app that is kept awake will not show up in kernel results or partial wakelock results.
[Nexus 5 General] doubleho:
u need to be rooted to flash a kernel

the app that keeps yr device awake is shown in the partial wakelock

kernel doesnt drain battwry unless u uae s2w or dt2w
[Nexus 5 General] fcng:
Wiped

Well, I erased all the stuff on the phone to start fresh again. I played with all Google App settings to not syn and what not and I still get 200mA to 400mA. So I guess the core Google Apps are eating away at the battery but 200 to 300 mA is pretty high. I still get 4hrs. SOT so I'm not complaining. It just bugs me that it eats so much of the battery.:(
[Nexus 5 General] doubleho:
franco kernel makes the core stay at 300mhz on standby so it saves more battery

but i guess therez sth wrong with yr google search coz my google search didnt drain even before i rooted it
[Nexus 5 General] shokwaav:
Anyone know where I can get a spigen case? Their online store doesn't have the metal slate neo hybrid one.
[Nexus 5 General] fcng:
Please kindly go back several pages for the places that sell them.

Thank you.
[Nexus 5 General] shokwaav:
Do you have a link to their facebook?
[Nexus 5 General] fcng:
Docomo Telecom. Search it.
[Nexus 5 General] fcng:
Anyone sideload the 4.4.1 yet?

Dear All,

Anyone side load the latest 4.4.1 yet? OTA will probably be next week for HK.
[Nexus 5 General] doubleho:
was on franco kernel,twrp,modified to disable bittom bar

so i flashed the system img and stock kernel,then flashed the ota zip using twrp

after that it asked if i wanna install supersu and ofcoz i did,then a reboot and im now on 4.4.1 with my root still here

the camera improvement is like significant,it is usable now

vibration and sound fix came with the update too but i had them on custom kernel b4 the update so no suprise for those
[Nexus 5 General] fcng:
That was quick.

ho,

That was quick. So, once the camera shutter is pressed the photo is taken immediately instead of a lag before it was taken pre 4.4.1. The sound fix gave the sound for all sound coming from the loud speaker and headphone to a respectable sound level?
[Nexus 5 General] doubleho:
the camera is still slower than iphone,but itz much better now

and i dun use headphone or earphone so i dunno if therez any changes
[Nexus 5 General] fcng:
iPhone camera is fast and easier to use when taking photo. The keep rate of in-focused shots is higher. If 4.4.1's speed is close to iPhone then that is pretty good. Does it have burst mode (continuous shot) with 4.4.1?
[Nexus 5 General] doubleho:
i dun think there is a burst mode

and i found it quite annoying that after i take a photo,the photo i just took would shrink quickly to the right top corner,which would confuse me when i m trying to take multi photos in a very short time
[Nexus 5 General] fcng:
I think Google is going to overhaul the camera UI for the N5 or introduce it in N6. I hope they introduce the new UI this year before 2014 rolls around. This update is to keep us from whining about the bad camera and hope to get some Christmas sales.
[Nexus 5 General] doubleho:
yea the camera is the only thing i would complain now,everything else is perfect
[Nexus 5 General] fcng:
To be honest, the N5 is really lag free even with 20 GB occupied by music, videos, apps, games. It makes the N4 feel so choppy (and I thought N4 was smooth except for a little lag). Now, with the camera fix it should be a great experience.
[Nexus 5 General] doubleho:
u can have a look at the improvement on YouTube,quite impressive,at least for me as i dun hv a pet or a baby to take photo with
[Nexus 5 General] chi_heng:
FYI, Whatsapp now works with ART in Kitkat 4.4.1. It should be good news for some.
[Nexus 5 General] doubleho:
what about whatsapp+?
[Nexus 5 General] chi_heng:
Never use that so I don't know. back in November I thought someone posted a patched ART library to fix the issue. if whatsapp+ is basically whatsapp with MOD, I would be surprised if it didn't work with 4.4.1 in ART.

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=2527879

Personally I will not use whatsapp+, as I don't know who wrote it and it's not checked by Play store.
[Nexus 5 General] browngeek:
Just bought the Spigen slim from docomo in sin tat. They also have the armour case. That is it for the N5 though. Lots of other shops selling other covers though. Paid something like Hk$200
[Nexus 5 General] shokwaav:
Did you see if they have the Spigen Neo Hybrid?
[Nexus 5 General] browngeek:
Sorry, I think that is what I got.
[Nexus 5 General] bimmerboii:
Where is the cheapest place to get the Nexus 5 in kowloon? Im staying at marco polo gateway hotel for thr next couple of days. Looking to buy one locally. Thanks!

Ps im looking for the d821 model
[Nexus 5 General] fcng:
Depleted inventory?

Docomo has great selection of Spigen products for the N5. They even have the Spigen tempered glass screen protector. I was there last week and they had all the cases on the Spigen HK website. I got the Neo Hybrid from them.

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boii,

Don't walk too far you're in it. Gateway/Ocean Centre mall has all the electronic shops for the N5. Of course, you will be only getting the 16Gb black/white from retail only. The price is at HK$3700 - $3,800 at Broadway and Fortress. Tip: Negoitate for a lower price even for the large electronic shops. It's HK. :D They will throw in screen protector, external battery and some free stuff (current promotion). Just ask. I don't recommend tourists try out Sin Dat and WCC as they don't treat them fairly on price and stock. Now, if your mainland China that is another story.;) Even us locals would get ripped off at Sin Dat and WCC. We only go there for accessories (screen protector, battery, cases etc..)
[Nexus 5 General] edwinpang:
Ordering from Google play is a good choice if you believe in the carrier its cheaper BTW only 3,198
[Nexus 5 General] browngeek:
Can you order from Google Play without a HK cc and shipping address?
[Nexus 5 General] edwinpang:
Nope unfortunately

It requires selection of specific territories
[Nexus 5 General] fcng:
When a visitor to HK asks us which place is the cheapest to buy that is available to them, we don't say Google Playstore.....they want retail. We all know it is cheaper to buy on Playstore but we have to consider the tourists' needs. Did you read this thread before answering? ;)
[Nexus 5 General] edwinpang:
If they are staying for about a week they could have it delivered to their hotel :thumbup:
[Nexus 5 General] fcng:
You know that won't happen....check the delivery times at the moment. Even if they stay for a week are YOU going to help them order it with your CC? The tourists will always buy from a brick and mortar store. :good:
[Nexus 5 General] browngeek:
Exactly, that is my point. Not really going to help someone visiting HK looking to buy an N5.
[Nexus 5 General] fcng:
The best we can do...

The best we can do is offer the most updated info for the visitors to Hong Kong so they can buy the best Nexus device that the retail stores can offer. I think you should revise your first post to include a mini buying guide for Nexus devices (accessories) for visitors to HK. Of course, active HK XDA members will contribute information. You agree?
[Nexus 5 General] browngeek:
Apologies, it seems this is the case I got:

http://www.amazon.com/Spigen-Japanese-Protector-Graphics-Resistant/dp/B00FJJ38HY/ref=pd_sim_cps_7

http://www.spigen.com/brands/google/nexus-5/nexus-5-case-ultra-hybrid.html
[Nexus 5 General] kamping:
It looks good.

Does it perform well?

Where did you get it?!
[Nexus 5 General] zippokc:
I have a dilemma.

LG G2 32gb is cheaper than Nexus 5 32gb

http://www.price.com.hk/product.php?p=159538

$37xx for the g2. Nexus 5 32gb is $38xx on play store. I already placed an order for the nexus 5 but its being delivered on the 21st. Is there any reason to wait? LG G2 is pretty much universally recognised to be the superior product.

Warranty isn't really a massive issue for me.
[Nexus 5 General] chi_heng:
If the G2 is more attractive to you, cancel your nexus 5 order and get the G2 by all means. Like you said, the G2 is superior to N5 in many ways:

1. 1080p 60FPS recording.

2. G2 system is more optimised.

3. Better battery life;

just to list a few. http://www.phonearena.com/reviews/Google-Nexus-5-vs-LG-G2_id3483

Given all that, I'll still choose a Nexus, as I prefer the Google experience. Even when Google decided not to update the OS on a Nexus, I know there will be groups out there who are porting and continue to develop the latest Android onto a Nexus device. As for LG smartphone, loading custom roms is only made possible by the use of loki.
[Nexus 5 General] zippokc:
After going through the battery life threads (battery life really isnt too bad), sound quality thread over at head-fi, i've come to my senses and sticking with the Nexus5. The warranty might come in handy and I don't really need the features that G2 offers. and nexus 5 looks better
[Nexus 5 General] fcng:
G2 is a good phone but the software implementation is not my cup of tea. Their version of Android just seems too cartoonish and not professional. If you used a Nexus device then you won't go back to HTC, Touchwiz, or LG. The updates is the one thing that makes our phones stay current. Finally, Google Play Store is here in HK so buying the phone is already guaranteed the lowest price (compared to large electronic stores and not parallel imports).
[Nexus 5 General] tonywu:
Tethering

Anybody try tethering? I found it not working and I am using Smartone...
[Nexus 5 General] zippokc:
Smartone blocks tethering of data. If using Chrome you can bypass this by switching your user agent to a mobile device. Use this https://chrome.google.com/webstore/detail/user-agent-switcher-for-c/djflhoibgkdhkhhcedjiklpkjnoahfmg and switch to android nexus 7. Should work. You should be able to access this site because it is on https
[Nexus 5 General] tonywu:
But I already encountering error when switching on Hotspot. I actually able to tether using my Galaxy Nexus.

further information, I can tethering using bluetooth, but not wifi with N5.
[Nexus 5 General] donovanchan:
32GB Nexus 5 just costs HK$3,588 at the Play Store. Not $3,8xx.
[Nexus 5 General] fcng:
Are you using Smartone

Are you currently a Smartone user? If you aren't please kindly don't give false information to fellow members. Thanks.:o

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tony, tethering works on Smartone. I'm using it on my N5 at the moment. The phone has it's own password for tethering. You just have to add it to your destination device and it should work. Remember, to turn on your mobile data. :good:
[Nexus 5 General] zippokc:
Yes I am, it is currently my only means of Internet. Sim only $80pm. Please don't talk to me in a condescending manner. Thanks :)
[Nexus 5 General] fcng:
Well...

I see why you have no tethering. Sim only $68 +$12 admin fee for $80. That is why you don't have tethering. Your plan doesn't include tethering. What applies to your plan doesn't apply to other people. A Condescending manner? I don't think so. You give false information to members on this site because your plan doesn't include tethering and your telling people Smartone blocks tethering. It's okay if you choose to pay minimum fee each month as that floats your boat. This is a forum for people to exchange information and help each other out. If you give false information to people here you will get ripped for it.

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Dear All,

All 32GB and 16GB White are out of stock. 16 & 32 GB black still in stock but have to wait 3-4 weeks for dispatch from warehouse. Therefore, no Christmas presents for people considering gifting for your love one(s).
[Nexus 5 General] zippokc:
False information?

1. Smartone blocks tethering. Tethering is blocked on my plan from Smartone. True.

2. The method I provided helps bypass the tethering block. True.

Statements that are also true:

1. You speak in a condescending manner. True

2. You are easily agitated. True.

Not too sure why you are having a mental breakdown over me providing helpful information that would help people in the same situation that I am in. The method I suggested does not effect people without the issue at all.

Please don't let a post about tethering stress you out. Thanks :)
[Nexus 5 General] iamelton:
giving true but incomplete information is not very nice..

and not gently alerting the person above but pointing fingers is not very nice too..

that being said.. smartone does have plans that provide tethering ability and plans that dont.. the difference is the cost.. and in those plans that dont have tethering, smartone is indeed preventing tethering's working by blocking..

can we close the case now? thanks..
[Nexus 5 General] tonywu:
Firstly, thanks all of you replying to me. I do know that smartone does selling different plans.

Let me make it clear that I am able to tether using my Galaxy Nexus.

However, I encounter error just after switching on hotspot on my N5.

I just like to know if anyone encounter the same problem. or it is only a problem on my side.

Thanks.

Tony
[Nexus 5 General] chi_heng:
hotspot works well with Android tablet. When I tried connecting with my windows 7 notebook I got connection to N5 but there was no internet access. Encryption was not the caused as the notebook had no access to internet even when encryption was disabled. I had to disable QoS packet scheduler to get internet access again.

In my case, hotspot on N5 works but it needs tinkering on my win7 notebook to get it working correctly. btw, I'm current in Europe and I'm not on Smartone network, so YMMV. We don't know if your SIM supports tethering or not, and so one would wonder if you got lucky on your GN or you got rob on your N5.
[Nexus 5 General] tonywu:
I finally able to tether after factory reset my machine, don't know where I mess it up. Thanks for everybody helping.
[Nexus 5 General] fcng:
4.4.2 OTA

Dear All,

For the ones that waited for the OTA, it is available in HK now. :good: The shutter is definitely faster but no where near iPhone 5S fast and the loudspeaker volume is more uniform for all sources (louder). That is what I found so far after the update which is pretty much in-line with what the other xda members had commented. After the update to 4.4.2, this is how N5 should of been right out of the box.

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Glad it worked out. What Smartone monthly plan are you using at the moment?