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[Nexus 5 General] :
I actually have a life, and I don't see the big deal with viewing angles, you might as well just say you find it hard watching porn comfortably from your phone in random alleys, or whatever your hobbies are. Calling people trolls for having better things to do than whine incessantly on an internet forum is poor. I have bills, women, ambition and many other things worth dedicating mental resources on than random phone nonsense. The Nexus 5 is a deal at its price point, there are compromises that had to be made, deal with it, or move on to another device
[Nexus 5 General] ChrisM75:
Get over yourself. You also have low standards. I accept that compromises have to be made, but the N5 also feels cheap and has none of the features the OEM phones have, those are the compromises i expect, I don't expect a huge compromise on the most critical single component, the thing you actually interact with the phone through.

At least im contributing, your post is flame bate and that makes you the troll.
[Nexus 5 General] expertzero1:
Compare this to a xperia z1. lol
[Nexus 5 General] electric0ant:
LOL!

I can actually do some comparison shots if you guys would like!
[Nexus 5 General] radeonboy:
Sure, why not? Could always use another point of reference :)
[Nexus 5 General] Cinner:
I would welcome the Z1 comparison as well, out of curiosity.
[Nexus 5 General] eman3316@optonline.net:
Aren't you doing exactley what you are claiming you don't have time to do? You are whining on an internet forum about phone nonsense. Guess you have more time then you think. lol
[Nexus 5 General] matthewr87:
For what it is worth, I checked my GFs N4 and it has exactly the same "feature". Looking at it from an angle makes it seem really bright and washed out.
[Nexus 5 General] 918273645ams:
Mine doesn't look like that at all - I have quite good viewing angles... My screen doesn't get washed out at all. Maybe yours is just defective? I'm pretty sure google has nexus 5 phones in stock just for defects like that. So you won't have to wait long.
[Nexus 5 General] L1lyksd@ddy:
All of these defective threads just breed placebos.
[Nexus 5 General] Cinner:
Yeah I will probably be returning it and buying a new one in a little while. Hopefully by then there will be more in depth reviews online examining the screen.
[Nexus 5 General] svengalis:
will never be looking at my phone from an angle so wont be an issue for me.
[Nexus 5 General] fireproofrev:
Many people said that their viewing angles are not as bad as in the videos but no one shows a picture from an flat angle to proove
[Nexus 5 General] FILLY86:
yes! please someone post pics of a good screen. and is it possible to read out the manufactorer of the screen?
[Nexus 5 General] fireproofrev:
meanwhile I got my Nexus5. Believe me there is no perfect screen or two quality steps. It is in deed a good display, the angels to left/right up/down are also very good, it is just the view from the corners. At all it is a great device, I can live with that (and I came from a good (custom) calibrated GNex Amoled screen :D)
[Nexus 5 General] Thestaar:
What the hell is everybody yappin about? That is perfectly fine
[Nexus 5 General] digweed4me:
My iphone5s has the worst small 4inch display all the icon are big and clunky damnnnnnn
[Nexus 5 General] sblantipodi:
is there someone who understood the story of the LG and JapanDisplay?

is it true that nexus is shipping with two different displays?
[Nexus 5 General] mobilehavoc:
Mine is fine. You have a defective screen. Also for the love of god how are some of those angles practical in use? As long as its viewable in the angles you use it. Who cares??
[Nexus 5 General] eksasol:
Most people suffers from OCD nowadays so need 180* perfect viewing able like AMOLED.
[Nexus 5 General] quim135:
If you are watching a video with your friends it does matters...
[Nexus 5 General] mobilehavoc:
OK so it just means your friends have to be closer or get their own Nexus 5 ?
[Nexus 5 General] quim135:
For me its not a big deal...I had the same problem with the xperia Z and his10.000 different displays. But i must say Nexus5 is disappointing me. Bad sound, bad sound recording on videos (when nobody talks the micro doesnt record any external sound), too hot colours screen (white colours looks like a papyro), now bad angles...
[Nexus 5 General] eman3316@optonline.net:
How any of your friends gather around a phone at one time? It is a 5" screen not a movie theater. And if one of your friends has to watch the video at eye level of the device at a corner angle is he much of a friend anyway?
[Nexus 5 General] quim135:
Omg...If u dont want to see my point you never will...U never had to show photos of a party with some friends? I wont watch Thor movie with my friends on my N5 but there are a few situations on the vision angles matters. The one who is on the corner will watch his face white.
[Nexus 5 General] kdotent:
to find lcd manufacturer you need to have a rooted phone then to download TerminalEmulator app

in the app,type :su

and then : dmesg|grep -i panel

if it doesnt show anything,restart and repeat the commands in terminal
[Nexus 5 General] HDClown:
I can't tell any difference in viewing angles between my HTC One or N5. I tried half brightness and full brightness. Viewing angles are excellent on both phones.

To my eyes, the color saturation and black levels are better on the HTC One than the N5 though. Everything seems a level or two muted on the N5 compared to the One. I'm using the same dark blue background on both phones and it looms more gray than blue on the N5.
[Nexus 5 General] donwhall70:
Screen is perfectly fine here :)
[Nexus 5 General] eman3316@optonline.net:
That will only be a problem if your friend is African American.

On a side note, I just hung upside down at the top of a 14ft tree outside my house and left my N5 inside in my bedroom. Low and behold I could not see the screen. Piece of crap!
[Nexus 5 General] FILLY86:
Are you kidding? Go troll anywhere else! If you dont see that the viewing angles from the nexus 5 of the op are s*hit nobody can help you.
[Nexus 5 General] eman3316@optonline.net:
Buddy, I saw the video and I even posted my own video for other to see it compared to the HTC One. I am not denying if you hold the phone at eye level and look at it from the corner that the screen will wash out. What I am saying is no one in their right mind will ever need to view the phone like that. I don't care if you have 20 people looking at your phone at the same time.

Everyone complaining here about that angle of view is trolling. Wonder how many people walked into a wall and banged their phone into their eye today while they were using it.
[Nexus 5 General] samagon:
I was concerned about viewing angles, after seeing some of the images here and elsewhere. I don't have any issues viewing from any angle. Depending on brightness, it does wash out a tad, but only on seriously extreme angles. And I'm talking nearly flat. It may be worth further investigation before you write off the brand as bad, it may just be a defective display. It's not like it doesn't happen.

I know on other devices you can define the age of manufacture based on serial number, so it may be worth tracking that to see if there's a bad batch.
[Nexus 5 General] DertyDOH:
this is normal, a review (phonepocket?) mentioned it, saying the screen seemed a little "washed out" and especially at angles. It definitely does compared to my Moto X, but its up to personal preference
[Nexus 5 General] J.S.C:
Same here, and considering the N5 is a fraction of the price of other phones that people are comparing I don't mind.

The N5 has to cut corners in some areas but it's up to you If you are more interested in a cheaper device with lots of support or a more expensive device with a little less support.

Unfortunately we can't have the best components, support and cheapest prices.
[Nexus 5 General] shortbushemi:
I just compared viewing angles to my galaxy s4.. I honestly can't tell much difference. The screen is brighter and the whites are whiter on the n5. And yes it is washed out a little bit. But it's nothing to get all wrapped up about. I actually prefer the n5 screen to the s4.
[Nexus 5 General] KrazyAttack:
I was about to post the same thing.

My phone has great viewing angles no issues here at all. I too compared it next to my gf's GS4 and we both said the N5 screen was a bit better (but she's female so wtf does she know amirite?).

Guess some phones have it, while most don't.
[Nexus 5 General] KiNG OMaR:
Good thing I only use my phone straight on!
[Nexus 5 General] om22:
buy a tv/projector if you want to watch videos with friends. 5 inch screen serious? :silly:
[Nexus 5 General] Grims:
My screen doesn't washout really at all at any brightness or angle. I am fairly sensitive to these things and it be a big deal to me if it had poor viewing angles. If people care, I can take some comparison shots to my Nexus 4 when I get home.
[Nexus 5 General] ronnienyc:
Why the hell are you looking at your phone from that angle? Can't believe how anal people get about non-issue with the phones.
[Nexus 5 General] Cinner:
That would be nice, especially in a poorly lit or dark room if possible.
[Nexus 5 General] FILLY86:
And if possible, please post also which manufactorer your screen has
[Nexus 5 General] Jockson:
I agree. Most people don't seem to realize they DO look at their screen from different angles, way more often they they think. Just because you hold the phone in your hand in front of you doesn't mean you're viewing the whole screen from straight on! In fact, most of the screen will still be at an angle in relation to your eyes and sometimes even small movements can mean you're viewing corners of the screen at fairly extreme angles. It's similar to PC monitors where the viewing angles of TN panels are so bad that the colors distort and wash out even if you sit right in front - because corners of the screen are already at an angle and you're not viewing those areas straight on.
[Nexus 5 General] mactruck:
My nexus 5 has perfect viewing angles from every angle but the corner. I find that to be perfect. I spend a lot of time looking at my phone from the bottom angle to straight on. This is the one phone I have (I have many) that does not wash out or change color when being viewed that way. Not saying the OP is wrong though. I find many times that the same 2 exact model phones will have 2 completely different screens. Don't know if that is manufacturing yield or if they are using 2 different manufactures like apple does. Phone screens are always a lottery. This is the FIRST time ever I have won.
[Nexus 5 General] phillipm:
Viewing angles are really bad on this phone, reminds me of my note 10.1 screen. The s4 and htc one have amazing screens.

I watch videos in bed and read in bed at an angle and this stops me from being able to do this.

Can't believe people come here to complain about people complaining about genuine issues, because it doesn't affect them.
[Nexus 5 General] donharden2002:
I had the exact same issues with my g2.
[Nexus 5 General] n19htmare:
We should probably clear a few things up. This isn't a "defect".

There really is no panel lottery in this case because every panel in the N5 will exhibit this behavior. as Blackhand pointed out, the IPS panels in the N5 lacks the A/TW Polarizer coating that is used to fight this very "issue". It was likely done to save cost, yes.....when you are selling the phone for $349, you try to cut cost where ever you can.

You won't notice this "issue" when you're in a lit area. Only when you're in a dark room with high brightness on the screen and then looking at angles. It's just the nature of the IPS panel, not a defect.

This thread should have stopped at Blackhands's reply.
[Nexus 5 General] ap77:
Having both, I think I've got to say that the HTC One's screen is better. Doesn't mean there is anything wrong with the N5's screen though.
[Nexus 5 General] blackhand1001:
I think the issue some people have is that the nexus 7 2013 has a much better screen (its not just a little better) despite having a lower ppi and costing less as well. I think people would have rather had the 323 ppi (no one can even see the difference between 323 and 440ppi) and have the excellent contrast and view angles. Not to mention it wouldn't tax the cpu/gpu as much. The whole over 400ppi thing in my opinion is just a waste of system resources and battery.
[Nexus 5 General] ogboot:
Panel name = JDI 1080p
[Nexus 5 General] [hfm]:
No, I don't.. And I highly doubt most people do. If watching others on their phone is any indication they are always up close and straight on.

What is this use case you are dreaming up that would have me looking at my phone at angles more than a second or two to look at the time during daydream?
[Nexus 5 General] bbedward:
Comparing mine to the HTC one it's not even close. The viewing angles are significantly better on the One. They're acceptable to me on the N5 though.
[Nexus 5 General] FuMMoD:
Can you post what type of screen you have?
[Nexus 5 General] mchlbenner:
MODs please close these their at

least 5!!! Threads on this.

Then keep your htc then!
[Nexus 5 General] jonathan3579:
My screen is almost exactly the same as the OP's. It kinda reminds me of what I saw in the Sony Store with the Xperia Z1. (Which I admittedly swore off.) I'm still trying to decide whether I consider this a problem or not.
[Nexus 5 General] eman3316@optonline.net:
I own a Nexus 7 2013. I own an HTC One. My Nexus 5 is one of the nicest mobile screens I have seen. I don't even understand why we are even arguing over it or why people are even upset.

Everything is so sharp on the N5, much mores so then the N7. The HTC One also has a fantastic screen. I would definitely not pick one over the other based on the screen alone.

I put 2 Disney/Pixar animated movies on my N5 both in 1080p and the picture is simply breathtaking. The quality of the picture and colors are astounding. I think a lot of you people are just nuts!
[Nexus 5 General] dmmarck:
Does anyone have a panel that is not the JDI 1080p panel?
[Nexus 5 General] eman3316@optonline.net:
I have yet to see anyone post anything different.
[Nexus 5 General] dmmarck:
Fair enough. I'm fine with the angles personally. Had no idea the issue really existed until some noise on Google Plus.

Well, that and my sensitive eyes prefer fairly low brightness lol.
[Nexus 5 General] JiggerMonk:
Nexus 5 Screen

I work with colour and design as part of my professional work.

I've warmed to my N5 screen a lot, I started off a bit 'erm' about it.

The gamma isn't as low as I'd normally set it, that's what I believe is causing some reports of things being 'washed out' a little, it's not really a display fault, I think Google's calibration could do with some tweaking. The red colour on theregister.co.uk's website is beautifully saturated and not at all washed out and that's consistent with other bright colours.

The screen excels for contrast and readability outside, with black levels being a little higher than I'd like in dark environments, but the screen has excellent brightness and excellent back light uniformity.

I see diagonal off angle display viewing causing the washing out effect, but I don't use my phone off angle and nor do I want to, so it was a passing irritation, but nothing of any real consequence.

I've been very impressed by the screen's easy readability even in bright light, it far excels any other smartphone I've had. This is when I realised that I was going to bond with my Nexus 5 after all. :)
[Nexus 5 General] eman3316@optonline.net:
There is awesome chart about 1/4 down the page that shows a bunch of different measurement's of the N5 screeb compared to other screens. They also took the same measurements on an angle to show you how much the screen differs on an angle. They also charted out target colors vs. actual. Here you can really see how terrible the S4 colors are compared to reference.

The title of the chart is called "Display measurement and quality".

http://www.phonearena.com/reviews/Google-Nexus-5-Review_id3479
[Nexus 5 General] kdotent:
Reason why

http://www.lgchem.com/global/display/lcd-polarizer
[Nexus 5 General] 030575753:
same as yours

i found that the "white screen" appears at every corner 45 degree downwards to look

very disappointed to seeing that while i coming from HTC ONE
[Nexus 5 General] eman3316@optonline.net:
After flashing 4.4 on my Nexus 7 and seeing the stock wallpaper on it like I use on my N5, I can so appreciate how much nicer the N5 screen appears. I think the more toned down natural look makes everything you put on it look really really good. I couldn't even keep the colorful stock 4.4 wallpaper on my N7, it just looked terrible but it was I use on my N5.
[Nexus 5 General] MadFerIt2011:
I do see similar results with my N5 at extreme angles, but it's not a problem... When would I ever use the phone at that kind of angle? Straight-on the screen is absolutely beautiful. It's not like a television or PC Monitor where this becomes necessary. If a friend needs to see something on my phone I hand it to him to see straight on.
[Nexus 5 General] superblast:
This infuriates me. First I find out that my new Nexus 5 doesn't have two speakers because even though the grills are only an inch apart, I'm sure I could get some awesome stereo separation out of it if they had just included a second speaker. To be honest, it should come with satellite speakers that I can put on my shoulders so I can get surround sound when I'm watching the Iron Man trilogy with my friends on my 5" screen.

Now this horrible screen with bad viewing angles? This is a joke. Way to drop the ball LG/Google.
[Nexus 5 General] jbdan:
No. It's the sharpest, brightest, most accurately color calibrated screen I've ever seen on a smart phone. (gs3, gs4, N4, moto x, my recent phones)
[Nexus 5 General] gd6noob:
No problem with mine...
[Nexus 5 General] Rusty!:
Why does this disappoint you exactly? Did you spend the majority of the time with your HTC One staring at it from a stupid angle?
[Nexus 5 General] razholio:
why must all of you waste my time?

1. why do people insist on posting comments I don't agree with in threads I don't understand forcing me to criticize their efforts and suggest they stop? xda forums would be so much better if you just agreed with me and commented on what *I* want to talk about...

2. why do you people insist on being so critical of such a cheap phone and attempt to discern whether what you are seeing is a design flaw or sample defect? Why not just RMA the device fully ignorant of the problem in the first place?

3. why do you insist on trying to explain why viewing angle matters by pointing out nonsense like having two eyes means everything we see is at an angle to at least one eye and that only one point on the screen can be truly 'straight-on' at any one time? details, details...

4. This post *may* be dripping with sarcasm...

5. for the love of ****ing hades, realize that you are no genius and there are quite possibly people here who know more than you do. read enough, and you might learn something, even contribute to an intelligent thread. If you can't handle that, then STFU and move on...
[Nexus 5 General] Datsun.510:
I actually prefer bad viewing angles on a phone. I believe its like a privacy filter than a real problem. When I use my phone in a public place I don't want people to see my screen from all different angles. The most important viewing angle for a phone is straight on.

Similar to this:

http://solutions.3m.com/wps/portal/...hop_Products/Product_Catalog/?N=5019651&rt=c3
[Nexus 5 General] FILLY86:
Which display manufactorer do you have for gods sake???
[Nexus 5 General] maxpower7:
Writing is HARD, y'all.
[Nexus 5 General] FILLY86:
[YOUTUBE]Lq1qngTKQB4[/YOUTUBE]

Guys, here you have an excellent display comparison. At 05:33 you see, how s*hitty Nexus 5s display really is. The LG G2 is better, but also not perfekt. Note 3 AMOLED had the best viewing angles, but because of the typical amoled burn in it's not relevant for me how good it is. For me the clear winner here is HTCs One Displays. It's amazing how good the display actually is. Fantastic Job HTC.
[Nexus 5 General] kdotent:
Viewing angles from notebookcheck.com.Can compare it with other phones as well
[Nexus 5 General] razholio:
the slcd3 that HTC used for the one is certainly a good panel as the viewing angles and contrast show, however, htc chose to screw with color reproduction so as not to be able to represent anything found in nature. no word on how competition with samsung may have played a roll... ironically, displaymate found samsung had done a good job fixing color accuracy in the SGS4 (with one of the color profiles), but they did not like the HTC one display.
[Nexus 5 General] matthewr87:
I care much more about colour accuracy than I do about viewing angles. Colour oversaturation really bothers me for some reason.
[Nexus 5 General] noodles2k:
What brightness is that on? Do you have slight backlight leakage along the edges of the screen?
[Nexus 5 General] luckylui:
Perfect application to test out the screen. I'm perfect over here, no light bleed and screen has no dead pixels.

https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.yota.screentest
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S 4] srkrono:
Hi i just got a new galaxy s4 from tmobile and i wanna get a rom that is the pure android experience BUT i need to have wifi calling, my phone service in my area of town is a dead zone, so wifi calling is a must for me

before anyone says anything i have tried using the search function and came back with nothing

, so i figured that this would be the next best spot to ask

thanks in advance
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S 4] AxAtAx:
If you searched then you know that TMO roms are the only ones that have that feature, if you are asking, what rom is best for that, you may need to look past that, because on xda, best rom threads are NOT allowed. So, pick a TMO rom, try it, and try them until you find one that works best for you.

Thank you, good luck.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S 4] Misterjunky:
re: wifi calling

Well you are out of luck, there is no such rom which is pure android and which has wifi calling.

In order to have wifi calling the rom MUST be Tmobile/M919/Jellybean/4.2/Touchwiz based

custom or stock rom. Those are the only kind which includes and have the wifi calling feature..

Good luck!
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S 4] Android_Monsters:
I'd root, and remove bloat with titanium backup.

You could then flash your ge rom of choice.

But, if you need the tmobile touch wiz stuff go with wicked 8.

---------- Post added at 02:31 AM ---------- Previous post was at 02:28 AM ----------

Did you use the search button? Jk. Tmobile s4 android development is sol the best.
[T-Mobile, Samsung Galaxy SIII] itsLYNDZ:
Better battery stats shows that poor signal is the main culprit for my battery drain. Ive tried all the modems for the Tmobile S3 over the past couple months, they all suck. I get poor signal no matter where I am. It was never like this on my Tmobile Blaze phone. Is there anything I can do? Im using a great rom that gets excellent battery life, but its just the stupid signal. Its not like I live in the middle of no where either. I feel like im always having to put it in airplane mode, but that defeats the purpose of a phone. When it is in airplane mode, the battery wont drop for hours. What can I do to fix the poor signal issue?
[T-Mobile, Samsung Galaxy SIII] Perseus:
On T-mo's website, there's a Coverage Checker. See what's the state of signal on your address. Secondly when you are at home or Work/School, flip Airplane mode for just few seconds and then turn off. This will allow the phone to connect to the nearest tower. Hopefully that will help. If not, reboot.

Also check your APNs. These are typically located under Settings > More > Mobile Networks > Access Point Names.
[T-Mobile, Samsung Galaxy SIII] DocHoliday77:
You can call mobile and see if they will issue you a signal booster/repeater for your home.