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[Nexus 5 General] quezpr123:
Looks like the third time was the charm for me. I've been testing and analyzing my third N5 for a few hours now and I think I'm possibly satisfied...I'm keeping my fingers crossed though
[Nexus 5 General] Johnny Broccoli:
Am about to receive my third RMA next week but have kept the original Nexus 5 I purchased in November. For my original phone, the problems are:

1) Massive (and inconsistent) battery drain at night while sleeping and not even touching the phone. Yes, even with closing all apps via multitask tray, having a strong LTE connection at my house, and having the GPS in battery saving mode.

2) Brand new problem that started in the last few weeks: phone randomly loses all data connection even when the display shows that I have strong LTE connection. Can only tell that this is happening by trying to load a web page and getting an error saying that I'm not connected to any data. Only fix is to either reboot the phone or manually toggle the data on and off. Have called both Google and T-Mobile and gotten nowhere on this issue.

On the replacement phones they have sent me, I haven't even exhaustively tested them because of one glaring problem noticeable instantly upon initial startup: very, very dull and yellow screen in comparison to my original.

After setting up my third RMA they said the option for a refund would be available if this one has any problems. The more I look in to these different problems, the more I am concerned that I will be left no choice but to take that route. I'd prefer not to though as I really like what this phone "should be" and have also spent a bit of money on apps and accessories. Not wanting to go back to the iPhone though and not sure what Android phone I would want for a reasonable priced off-contract alternative (though I was close to purchasing a Moto X before deciding to go with the Nexus 5).
[Nexus 5 General] wideasleep1:
There are quite a few complaints of yellowish screens out of the box, but later turn brighter, after the adhesive settles. Maybe give it a few weeks/month between exchange?
[Nexus 5 General] Johnny Broccoli:
They only give you like 5-7 days to send one back. That whole glue curing theory doesn't seem convincing to me either. Tried running the screen 24 hours/day for the whole week before I sent it back and it didn't help the issue one bit. If they admit that it is a problem and offer to send me another, I'll keep going that route (if not the refund route).
[Nexus 5 General] wideasleep1:
Just reporting what others have said...perhaps the N5 isn't for you...and a refund is best option.
[Nexus 5 General] alb3rtt:
Is it just me or does white on the led have pink on one side and blue on the other? All 3 nexus 5s I've had have been like this
[Nexus 5 General] lezzi:
+1 same here
[Nexus 5 General] jkc120:
That's normal AFAIK and a result of how an RGB led is made. My galaxy S4 is the same way.
[Nexus 5 General] darksora145:
For #2 its a known issue and confirmed by Google. The next update will address this issue. It's a software problem not a hardware problem. I can't remember the link but if you got to android police and look it will tell you
[Nexus 5 General] bblzd:
#1 is also common battery issues, probably the camera wake lock or locations drains. Check out the battery threads.
[Nexus 5 General] psp9000333:
the screen cracks EASY. I dropped it front first without a case onto the pavement from a 3 foot drop, when I came out of my car, and the screen cracked, starting from the lower left portion of the screen. usually other phones don't crack as easily, but since this is a cheap phone, I can see why. good thing I purchased a screen replacement.

Sent from my Nexus 5 running LiquidSmooth (3/21) using Franco Kernel R37
[Nexus 5 General] monkeypaws:
3ft.... Concrete...face first... Plus glass.. I can believe that.
[Nexus 5 General] psp9000333:
you can say that, but I've drop tested a lot of phones; this was the first one crack that easily.

Sent from my Nexus 5 running LiquidSmooth (3/21) using Franco Kernel R37
[Nexus 5 General] bblzd:
This is a thread about defects. Dropping the phone is not a defect.

Any device can be damaged from such a drop. Devices with large 5" glass screens and thin bezels tend to do the worst.
[Nexus 5 General] nkia2sg:
Really? This has been going on for months for me, on Wi-Fi too. When I'm at home every time I go to another room I have to turn off/ turn on my Wi-Fi or airplane mode to make it work, or if the phone goes into sleep while connected once I try to load something it won't load I have to turn off/ turn on again. And it'll always show full Wi-Fi bars and say excellent or good connection..

I've read some of this thread:

https://productforums.google.com/forum/m/#!msg/nexus/8jGQu5jVwEU/3OTKjPD8YuEJ

And people have complained about this since day one and nothing has been done. I'm on T-Mobile
[Nexus 5 General] itasoulas:
My Nexus 5 definately suffers from a screen bleeding. I don't know if you consider this massive but it is more noticeable on dark backgrounds. I didn't bother replacing it as it doesn't affect phone's usability/performance but my eye is caught on it sometimes. As I searched on the web some units suffer from screen bleeding mostly on top left and volume rocker area. I guess I am one of the unlucky ones :D

EDIT: Screen brightness is at 100%, batch 401
[Nexus 5 General] DigitalUnderground:
Yeah that's massive. Worthy of a RMA if you want a new one.
[Nexus 5 General] Venomous Viper 119:
My nexus 5 has a dead pixel on the left side at about 65% height of the screen from the bottom. I had thought of replacing it on the day I had bought it from the retailers. But at the time the n5 was out of stock everywhere (I bought it on Dec. 2 2013) & the retailer couldn't help either. I just kept the phone & I haven't had any issues like more dead pixels popping up, etc. The dead pixel is barely visible (unless on light colored background) & setting up a darker background hides it & also darker backgrounds as wallpapers are battery friendly they say.
[Nexus 5 General] kealke:
The battery friendly part is only true for amoled screens.
[Nexus 5 General] altimax98:
Got the N5 instead of the M8 today at T-Mobile.. Go to take a picture and find a HUGE artifact on the sensor.. About 1/10 of the surface area of the sensor..

Worst part is no one in the Tampa area carries it nor do they expect replenishment anytime soon.. Looks like I may be going towards an M8 and flashing it to GPE

-the one I bought was the last one anyone had :(
[Nexus 5 General] zantos87:
I bought a Nexus 5. It had a bit of light bleeding on the screen. It was much more noticeable when brightness was turned up (had it in auto). it was really distracting me so i just returned it. the rest of the screen was fine and there were no dead pixels. currently waiting on my refund processing.

really tempted to try again because i really fell in love with the nexus 5.
[Nexus 5 General] vin4yak:
Then why didn't you ask for a replacement instead of a refund? :s
[Nexus 5 General] jtwlbz:
I'm sure they will tell you that is normal. I am ok with little bit of light bleeed. but if this bothers a lot you can always return it since they more likely won't accept it for replacement.
[Nexus 5 General] madhurkelkar:
No defects till now.But the screen looks a little warmer after switching from my N4.Hope my eyes get adjusted soon.
[Nexus 5 General] Jooosty:
I compared my old N5 to another N5 and there was a clear difference in screen color. Mine was much more warm and yellowy. The other was flawlessly white

HTC UltimEight ?
[Nexus 5 General] zantos87:
There had none left in stock. I bought the last one they had. That's why I had to get a refund.
[Nexus 5 General] jtwlbz:
This yellow screen is all random due to poor calibration in manufacturing. How much is this phone?
[Nexus 5 General] third son:
Vibration back!

Well I haven't had haptic feedback since I had this phone but it didn't bother me too much since I didn't use it. I was out of town the other night and set an alarm for the morning. When the alarm went off I had vibration back! Weird...

Just thought I would share :)
[Nexus 5 General] Lownita:
Here is what I noticed (please confirm):

1. Rattling power button. There is too big of a gap lengthwise, so it rattles back and forth. The pressure point is very good though (volume rocker is perfect).

2. The digitizer is slightly visible on bright background on higher brightness levels.

3 Slightly yellow tint on low brightness and bright background. But this should settle over time as it did on the n4.

4. Thermal throttling. This was also present on the N4 and I don't understand why it is so heavily present on the N5 again. Guess only custom kernels can solve this.
[Nexus 5 General] AlienSr1:
I can confirm 1. + 2. not sure about the others yet.

Doesn't your vibration motor make a strange sound (like a servo motor)?
[Nexus 5 General] Lownita:
Yes the motor sounds a bit odd. I like the vibration though. N4 was not as strong.
[Nexus 5 General] MrBelter:
You must have the eyes of a hawk thats all i can say, mine has a single dead pixel and im still not sure how i found it, there is no way on gods earth you can see it at normal reading distance thats for sure.
[Nexus 5 General] djskarpia:
I can confirm that the vibration is low low low low quality and very strong... i don't like it... it reminds me that is a crappy part... not quality motor and... i'm not satisfied... after system update it comes worse and i need a factory reset to restore it to "normal" strength ... anyone can confirm that?
[Nexus 5 General] MrBelter:
Over 5GHz i get 65Mbit on the phone testing upstairs and as far away from my router as possible (typical UK 3 bedroom semi detached house)
[Nexus 5 General] temka:
I've had mine for only some hours, sending it back due to a different reason.

- The vibration, however, was very nice. Very 'deep' compared to my old GNex and I liked it. If yours sounds like a RC-car servo - send it back.

- The power and volume buttons had some 'play' but didn't actually rattle. I liked the quality of the 'ceramics' a lot. If you don't like the rattle - there was a guy around XDA that pulled off the back cover (it is very easy, apparently) and put something spongy-soft around the button to stop the rattle.

- visible digitizer - yes, with the screen off, at certain angles you can actually see the grid. So what?
[Nexus 5 General] MattyPW:
I've just been in to my local CPW to try and exchange my phone. They didn't have any stock but asked me to compare my motor to the one on display - guess what, exactly the same!! Noisy and horrible!

I'm going to pop back in a few days when they have stock and see if I can compare to a different phone. Trouble is they won't exchange it if they don't see a problem (plus with the shops being so loud its hard to tell).

So annoying when my friends motor is quiet and perfect
[Nexus 5 General] samven582:
Those apps never work
[Nexus 5 General] mhardyman:
wifi

On 32gb black uk - My wifi does not seem as good as my HTC DHD (can't remember radio - was latest one) I can't use it in the some rooms where I could my DHD. Either live with it,send it back or extend wifi. Otherwise seems fine.. Haven't made calls use as no micro sim (doh)
[Nexus 5 General] Niksko:
Got mine on Monday in Australia from the Play Store. 32GB Black.

Volume rocker and power button are definitely loose, but not enough that I care. There's some backlight bleed if I turn the lights off, but I also don't care about that. No dead pixels which is nice. My Galaxy Nexus had 3 dead pixels, and since I ordered it from Handtec in the UK and had it shipped to Australia I couldn't be bothered sending it back.

My only concern is the vibration motor. It could just be how it's intended, or it might not be. It doesn't cut out, but something about it just seems strange. It's certainly pretty audible.

Perhaps we can decide on a standard way of testing the vibration. If other people could download Test your Android and then run the 'Long vibration' test perhaps they could post their results and we can see if everybody is the same or if everybody is different.

When I do that on my device, it begins to vibrate and then audibly drops in pitch over a second or so before continuing at that pitch.
[Nexus 5 General] ctowne:
My RMA already shipped and it will be at my door tomorrow according to tracking :thumbup:
[Nexus 5 General] jutley:
Got my white nexus 5 today checked for dead pixels all good here light bleeding all good here nothing to write home about shake test tiny rattle in the camera lense or power button not sure and not bothered. Well i have to admit the white is really nice its more of a matt finish than a glossy one.
[Nexus 5 General] Synyster06Gates:
Wow your RMA is getting here before my original order! Good on Google.
[Nexus 5 General] ack154:
It is very likely they keep a specific amount of extra stock of each (maybe a % based on estimated sales) just for RMAs and warranty exchanges. It would be assinine to make people wait over a month for a replacement device that already spent their money and received one in the first place.
[Nexus 5 General] Seadra:
Oh man! Not again :( Same was with nexus 4. How much is it visible compared to nexus 4 ?
[Nexus 5 General] temka:
Good!

My RMA is still pending. F5-F5-F5-F5-F5-F5-F5-F5-F5!!!!!!!!! :)
[Nexus 5 General] Lownita:
I never noticed it on my N4 to be honest (it was one of the early batches), only with the screen off in right light and angle.

But with the N5 I could notice it in dimmed light with higher screen brightness. It is just a lot of vertical lines all across the screen. But you have to take a closer look to see them, it is not that big of a deal, don't worrry!
[Nexus 5 General] DowntownJeffBrown:
You will get the money back before you send the other device back. I've done a few rmas and I allways get my money released after 5 business days. It's just like any other hold out on your card thru can only hold it so long. Friends on your card or bank for how long it will take.

>^.^< Sent from meow nexus5

---------- Post added at 06:52 AM ---------- Previous post was at 06:48 AM ----------

It's not as visible but it's just the way the screen technology works. Almost every phone I've had has this to some extent. Is not a defect

>^.^< Sent from meow nexus5
[Nexus 5 General] ctowne:
Haha :D

I ordered it last night at like 5 and it shipped not long after.

LOL you goof!
[Nexus 5 General] ej8989:
Had the same experience the first week I had the phone, until I first dropped it (with spigen neo hybrid). After that first drop, vibration works as it should. Weird...
[Nexus 5 General] third son:
Interesting... I have the same case on mine...
[Nexus 5 General] Johnny Broccoli:
As do I....but no such problem.
[Nexus 5 General] third son:
Well there goes the science lol
[Nexus 5 General] toxicpaulution:
I think my screens yellow,(have no other phones besides samsung amoled screens to test) I can see the white lights at the top of my screen when the screens black and now I just noticed a noisy power button. How long do I have to do an rma? This is my first nexus and is only a week old :/
[Nexus 5 General] jtwlbz:
1 year
[Nexus 5 General] techinv:
Any tips on doing an RMA if you bought the phone (new) from a private party? I have the light bleed issue and called Google. The agent wanted the email address that the phone was registered under. I wasn't expecting that so gave up after a little bit.
[Nexus 5 General] nkia2sg:
So no one has the disconnection issue with Wi-Fi? God I have turn on/ turn off airplane mode like 15-20x a day while I'm home and every time I walk to a different room
[Nexus 5 General] Johnny Broccoli:
You would have needed to transfer the warranty from the person you bought it from in to your name. Best to say it was gifted to you (not sold).

Just dealt with this yesterday.
[Nexus 5 General] itasoulas:
ok, this is not a defect I guess but do you think that the lcd sits a bit a far from the glass/digitizer? I have seen lg g2 or even nexus 4 where the lcd pops up really nice (as if the lcd and glass are trully one). In nexus 5 I get the impression that this doesnt happen the same. I don't know if you get what I am saying. Maybe its the raised casing around the screen that causes that effect....anyway...
[Nexus 5 General] Jooosty:
I know what you're talking about.

I think its the design language of anything.

HTC UltimEight ?
[Nexus 5 General] itasoulas:
OK...so I am not going crazy I guess
[Nexus 5 General] teamshao:
Posted in the RMA thread but here's my experience with a 404k version of the phone:

Loose button that made me RMA the first one is no longer there, but I now have a problem with a loose vibration motor, speck of dust under the screen, and GPS lock issues. Annoying, and I'll have it replaced eventually, but for now I'll just deal with it I suppose.
[Nexus 5 General] Jooosty:
It's time to move on. Haha

HTC UltimEight ?
[Nexus 5 General] teamshao:
Lol yeah, probably. You get what you pay for, I suppose? Shame, because I love the device otherwise.
[Nexus 5 General] Jooosty:
I loved my Red N5. It was a thing of beauty. But it had a crappy warm LCD. Vibration motor sounded metallicy. Other than that it was a great device. Would buy another LG Nexus device in a heart beat.

The Oneplus One is looking nice .

HTC UltimEight ?
[Nexus 5 General] daniel.kusy:
Cracked the side?

Okay well I've got the first revision of the nexus 5 bought on the day of release and I've got this strange crack in the plastic on the side of the device where the sim card slot is (check attached picture). Anyone else experience something similar? A friend of mine who bought the nexus 5 at the same time as me has also found a crack on the side of his device in exactly the same place.
[Nexus 5 General] DanielF50:
There's only ever been on revision of the phone, batch/month numbers aren't new revisions so all devices should be exactly the same... It could be anything tbh - is it in a case?
[Nexus 5 General] kealke:
That's not correct. According to Google itself and alot of reviews there are atleast two hardware revisions.
[Nexus 5 General] stuart0001:
Links please.
[Nexus 5 General] kealke:
[MENTION=3471230]stuart0001[/MENTION], just google it. First revision had the sim tray sticking out and a different screen glue. It's all over the first review sites. I could give you a few Dutch links but if you want English do a little work yourself.
[Nexus 5 General] stuart0001:
These aren't hardware revisions but variations and tolerances in the manufacturing process. You are stating Google have said there's 2 hardware versions so please back it up with a link to the source of said statement. I'm not going to go out of my way to prove something on your behalf.

BTW. I have a day 1 version and have none of the defects, including SIM tray etc.
[Nexus 5 General] kealke:
No, they are not. Translate this: http://tweakers.net/reviews/3298/2/...s-behuizing-en-uiterlijk-strak-en-simpel.html

You'll even see without translating that the word first batch is used. If you translate you'll see that Google confirms this. So, if your sim tray does not stick out, you definatly don't have a first batch phone.

You saying you're not going out of your way to prove something is by the way just plain stupid. You made a false statement, i corrected you and you asked ME to prove it to you. I didn't ask you to prove anything, i just said you should atleast do some research before stating something obviously wrong as the truth and defending that without even looking it up yourself...
[Nexus 5 General] stuart0001:
Only a statement direct from Google or LG would validate your assertion.
[Nexus 5 General] kealke:
Lol, read the review or stop just stupidly denying your wrongness.

http://www.phonearena.com/news/Nexu...h-new-speaker-grill-and-fixed-buttons_id50321

http://www.androidpolice.com/2013/1...th-larger-speaker-holes-and-improved-buttons/

http://forums.androidcentral.com/google-nexus-5/345608-i-got-my-replacement-nexus-5-a.html
[Nexus 5 General] wideasleep1:
I would advise you to read this thread first before needlessly taking personal potshots at members seeking proof of your statement. I could care less one way or the other, but it helps to keep an open mind rather than be defensive or cocky when members are simply seeking truth in a sea of clickbait-driven misinformation. Cheers!

http://xdaforums.com/google-nexus-5/general/please-stop-talking-hardware-versions-t2597276
[Nexus 5 General] daniel.kusy:
I was referring to my hw version which is rev_11 (I'm assuming that means revision 11, correct me with credible sources if I'm wrong). I was only posting this here as I haven't heard it mentioned anywhere on the internet yet virtually identical splitting/cracking has occurred on mine as well as a friends rev_11 nexus 5. Only reason I even mentioned that it was from the first batch is because it is not one of the newer nexus 5's with the "refinements" (as I know you guys hate the word revision:/) regarding the sim card slot.
[Nexus 5 General] bblzd:
They were all wrong. Months of N5 users since have proven they are manufacturing tolerances.

If you note the source for each article it becomes clear that no real reporting was done.
[Nexus 5 General] :
After 3 RMAs with yellow screens I just gave up.

Then franco.kernel's color control came out for the N5 and cured that issue. A little bit of tinkering is all it takes :cool:
[Nexus 5 General] BluesRulez:
A crack at the same exact spot appeared out of no where 2 days ago for me. On sprint and ordered the same day it was available online.
[Nexus 5 General] daniel.kusy:
Hmm strange.. That makes 3 of us so far:/ funnily enough I only noticed mine literally a few days ago. Can't be a coincidence that 3 people have an identical crack in the same place..? I'll try and get some side by side photos of my crack and my friends crack just to show how identical these cracks actually are.
[Nexus 5 General] BluesRulez:
Ok I will post mine later.
[Nexus 5 General] bblzd:
Are cases being used?
[Nexus 5 General] daniel.kusy:
Yeah, using this official piece of ****.
[Nexus 5 General] bblzd:
I was thinking maybe a tight fitting, hard case could be causing extra stress to the phone but that case is neither hard nor tight fitting. Be it that plastic doesn't usually crack itself for no reason, I would imagine that there was some stress caused to the phone (light drop or bump even) and the points around the buttons may be especially vulnerable.

Are these all on the black model?
[Nexus 5 General] daniel.kusy:
Mine is. I'm sure you're right, having a close look at the entire perimeter of the phone the thinnest piece of plastic (therefore the weakest) Is the part between the sim card slot and the side of the phone where all these cracks are being found. I just hope it wasn't caused by this silly protruding sim card slot getting nudged inside the case and applying pressure to the thin piece of plastic..
[Nexus 5 General] bblzd:
Interesting theory about the Sim tray. Either way it is odd behavior for phone casings to crack like this. Generally, if anything is going to crack it's the glass front. These reports seem to indicate the phone may be more fragile than other similar plastic devices.