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[Nexus 5 General] DigitalUnderground:
This thread is so pointless. G2 should be compared to the Moto X, S4, Note3, HTC One, and other carrier flagships. This is a Google flagship. Its not a downgrade or an upgrade. Its a side grade per say and as said right above me, they're apples to oranges.

Sent from my Hammerhead
[Nexus 5 General] bloot:
I had a G2 for nearly a month, when my N5 arrived and tested it for two days and saw it definitely performed better (not a huge difference, but it is noticeable, at least I did noticed), i got rid of the G2.

Tried the G2 with CM and Paranoid too. It's a pretty good device though.
[Nexus 5 General] fkloznica:
bro.. can you confirm that when you set g2 and n5 to 50 % brightness the n5 screen is almost 2times brighter than g2 ? . on 100 % they have about 600nits but i read somewhere that on 50% n5 has about 270nits and g2 about 170..? thx sorry for bad eng
[Nexus 5 General] DowntownJeffBrown:
That's sounds about right. I set my n5 brightness to 30% and my G2 to 55% and they both look about the same. The n5 is the brightness phone I've ever seen.

>^.^< Sent From Meow G2

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I know I was more just being facetious. I will 100% agree that the n5 is just a tad bit smoother and seemless as far as performance. This is after having both phones for over a month. With that being said I still prefer the G2 because it's got much more to offer. But if u made me pick a phone and have to sell the other I'd cry cause I love them both. :(;)

>^.^< Sent From Meow G2
[Nexus 5 General] TheIgster:
Tried both devices, but own and love my N5. Sorry, but I agree with the poster who said the UI of the G2 was cartoonish. It is a copy cat IMO of Samsung Touchwiz and I hate Touchwiz. The pure Android experience on the N5 is awesome. The only thing I have changed is I do not like Hangouts, so I loaded Textra for SMS. Other than that, the phone and the UI experience is better than the G2 IMO.
[Nexus 5 General] meangreenie:
I have to admit it, I just don't understand the ui argument.

On android, in my universe, you can run the boring gel launcher on any 4.x phone.
[Nexus 5 General] bloot:
But it will run under the LG layer, so it will never be the same even if you can't notice it, but there's people who does.
[Nexus 5 General] DammitCubs:
Here is the my Ram data from my verizon variant.

Touch Screen issues here -- It's where it's very sensitive and when you press the keyboard (example) it will press it about 10 times.

This is the not my video but an example:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=19u8qo8-ACU

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=2478927
[Nexus 5 General] barondebxl:
I am running a custom Rom and it's debloated so that may be why there's a big difference between our phones. Also I have the AT&T version and you have the Verizon one. But as far as the touchscreen issues I'm not experiencing that at all.
[Nexus 5 General] DammitCubs:
absolutely, The point of the picture is to show the bloat vs the stock N5. LOL if you have a custom rom that is De-bloated then it kinda defeats the purpose in terms of baseline. This is only for stock to stock comparison of both phones who need to make a decision between them.

But thanks for your input, it shows how much bloatware can mess up your memory.

Also for the touch screen.it's its legit. I don't know if its a software issue. Mine only affects the bottom of the screen and this could be the reason why my phone would randomly sleep -- am i doubling tapping somewhere. This happens about once a day. After changing to the N5, i was able to type like a boss.
[Nexus 5 General] barondebxl:
Lol nice. Yeah true, stock vs stock the nexus definitely has more ram available, no debate here. LG 's UI has a lot of extra crap that is unnecessary.

I believe you about the touchscreen issues but I have yet to experience it so that's good. Everything is fine here except some occasional stutter when I exit an app and swipe through the home screen. My nexus 5 arrives tomorrow, from the reviews and report it looks like battery is mediocre. That's too bad cause I really like the design of the phone and want to give it a shot. But the G2 battery life is superb. I unplugged it from the charger an hour and 23 min ago and it is still at 100% (for those who wonder, no it isn't stuck).
[Nexus 5 General] krohnjw:
One question regarding the camera. Opening the camera app on the N5 takes exceedingly long before it's able to take a picture. Is the G2 camera software significantly quicker to open and be "ready" to take a picture?
[Nexus 5 General] barondebxl:
It takes 2 seconds to open the camera app and 3 to open plus take a pic. That's from the home screen.
[Nexus 5 General] krohnjw:
3 total? What about from the lock screen (assuming it supports opening from the lock screen in the same manner as the N5)?
[Nexus 5 General] barondebxl:
It does. Holding the volume down when the screen is completely off takes you to the camera app. It takes about 6 seconds from the screen off to take the first shot. From the lockscreen to swiping to the camera on the right and take a pic its about 4-5 seconds.
[Nexus 5 General] krohnjw:
Thanks, so about the same as the Nexus 5 then.
[Nexus 5 General] barondebxl:
Yes i guess. But from the homescreen its pretty fast. Faster than my note 3.
[Nexus 5 General] shook187:
OP, sorry but I stop reading your comparison thread as soon as you said the N5 has a better screen than the G2.

Sorry but your credibility just went out the window with that statement.
[Nexus 5 General] radeon_x:
Seems like camera performance has taken a step backwards lately... the SGS3 is 1-2 seconds (closer to 1 second most of the time) from camera open to first shot. Which is a little disappointing to hear...
[Nexus 5 General] shook187:
What's there to compare? The N5 has the UI and development support and that's were it ends. G2 is greater than N5
[Nexus 5 General] Fidelio_o:
Just got my Nexus 5 today. Still have my G2. LG G2 has the better display in my opinion, Nexus 5 colors definetly look wash out.

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If your coming from a stock nexus 4 than you will understand what we mean about washed out color reproduction. Nexus 5 looks sharper tho. Not really sorry about it atm since devs will fix that up in a few days lol. Stock android is awesome. But than I never had an issue with the LG UI. Battery life obviously the G2 wins out here no contest. But as long as the nexus 5 gets me from home to work and back home I don't worry about it. Charge it in the house anyway.

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Keeping both for the moment. Will wait a couple days and see what I like more.
[Nexus 5 General] DammitCubs:
It does have a better screen. It's brighter, its more balanced with better skin tones that are warmer. I don't get why would say other wise. I'll even post a picture. What makes you think the LG screen is better? Because they are both made by the same vendor?

Not to be defensive but bring more back than a one liner that has no creditability .
[Nexus 5 General] saintsimon:
It doesn't take the full gig. Like on every Android device so far, the GPU is sharing RAM with the CPU. So, the higher the screen resolution, the more RAM is reserved for graphics processing by default.
[Nexus 5 General] antawnm26:
the touch screen issues is not an issue around the board trust me, my att variant is running smoothly...All this is which happens to every device that is produced=bad production batch/device...trust me some where down the line there will be assembly issues with the Nexus 5

Factory hardware issues:http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=2512682

video comparing video and pictures of the two:http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Aq-3ZhAjCqU
[Nexus 5 General] malek777:
Both phones are excellent, which ever phone its a win win. Its just a matter of preference.
[Nexus 5 General] antawnm26:
I cant say because i havent seen a nexus 5 just yet...but since you are saying it has a better screen could you post vids of the screen comparison
[Nexus 5 General] DammitCubs:
This might be a non issue but I'm still having this issue and until a software update or PSA on this matter fixes it, I still have to fault it. I type a billion times faster on the nexus using the same swift key. I can't return the G2, its too late.
[Nexus 5 General] meangreenie:
you taking about fonts? settings menu?

under aosp it would look exactly the same everywhere
[Nexus 5 General] bloot:
Nope, the LG UI is a vastly modified layer from stock AOSP, it includes its own libraries and framework, just like Samung's TouchWiz, which both look quite similar by the way. That's why it isn't a so smooth experience.

In fact, you can't actually use some of their apps, because you would have to port the framework and libraries they use.
[Nexus 5 General] ozzmanj1:
Its the same with any skinned version of android. HTC, Sony, Samsung, LG, etc.
[Nexus 5 General] bloot:
Yes it is.
[Nexus 5 General] robstunner:
Just snagged a white G2 from swappa, and while I already side with my N5 (just got used to it, and the battery) I still am excited about the G2. Seeing screen shots of 6-7hrs Screen On Time is wonderful as i struggle to even see 4hrs in a 16hr day with NO games, NO google now or anything extravagant. It would be nice to be able to use the phone in a 24hr day with Google now on, some good games and not have to worry about making it through the day. My only disinterest is 4.2.2, lack of xda development (other than official cm11) and LG's UI, but even then, with the GEL setup is there anything im REALLY going to miss? Cm11 would be another venture to try.
[Nexus 5 General] stu-onio:
Good notes

Thanks for your post!

I was waffling between the LG G2 and the N5. Decided on the N5. My buddy has the LG G2 and he likes it. I prefer the larger bezels, not a big fan of edge to edge.

I get a full day of use out of my N5 without charging at all (about 16-20hrs). If I watch a crapload of YouTube and play a ton of games, it knocks it down close to 1/2 - no problemo. I can deal with that, its worth it for the snappiness and responsiveness, I'll give up battery life for speed.

The simplicity of 'just Android' is great. Vanilla is my favorite flavor. I had a Samsung GS3 - didn't really care for it. Preferentially, I like bare bones operating systems. I see the amazing benefits to all these phones, I just like vanilla!

My N5 is running a live wallpaper right now and I can have all kinds of things running on it, without a hint of sluggishness.

I can't have the brightness all the way up, it is BRIGHT!!!

My only beef with the N5 so far: Why isn't there a dedicated texting app? Not really liking the whole "hangouts" idea for texting. Deciding whether or not I want to get a third-party texting app...

The LG G2 and the N5 are both made by LG. We might be comparing Apples to Apples, but one is green. They're both great phones!
[Nexus 5 General] Ben36:
Use 8sms if you dont like hangouts
[Nexus 5 General] Spunky_Monkey:
I bought my dad the g2 and the only thing I'm jealous of is the ir blaster. That's an awesome feature I wish the n5 had.
[Nexus 5 General] robstunner:
So playing with both, g2 has a better battery however with literally everything else I like the nexus 5 more. Tough choice because I love good battery life
[Nexus 5 General] Nbsss:
Have you tried custom kernels? I usually get 5-6hrs screen time with the Nexus 5, about the same as my Nexus 7 (2013)
[Nexus 5 General] robstunner:
I do, never that Good though
[Nexus 5 General] umbc1205:
My wife has the G2 and I have the Nexus 5. Before the 4.4.1 camera fix I would have said that I would go with the G2 over the nexus 5, but not anymore. Truth is they are both great phones though my wife loves her G2 and I would not trade my Nex5 for anything right now:good:.
[Nexus 5 General] Miqueas111:
Glad to my choice. Nexus 5 rocks!
[Nexus 5 General] Hobbesfed:
The Nexus 5 battery is about 77% the size of the G2's yet we aren't getting anywhere close to 70% of the G2's battery life.

http://blog.gsmarena.com/nexus-5-grinds-through-our-battery-test-routine/

http://blog.gsmarena.com/lg-g2-battery-tests-are-done-here-are-the-results/

Nexus 5 scores 4:46 hr on browser before dying, G2 score 11:22 hr on browser before dying.. that is ridiculous. That's less than HALF of what the G2 is getting. Maybe its because of Chrome? Then with video, we only get about 6h, and the G2 gets almost 12.

I haven't done a browser battery test on my Nexus 5 yet and I also don't have a G2, but I'm rather annoyed by the fact that we get less than half of what the G2 is getting for browsing the web. Can anyone else explain why ours is so much less than the G2s? Is it due to software optimization by Google?

Don't get me wrong, I really like this phone, but I feel annoyed that the G2 is getting so much more battery life that we are
[Nexus 5 General] helioXverse:
Wrong section, delete plz
[Nexus 5 General] tjtj4444:
They don't calibrate the display to same brightness in GSM Arena's test. G2 has much less brightness at same %.

Read Anandtechs review instead for a fair comparison. Wifi browsing is 9.0h for N5 and 10.7h for G2...
[Nexus 5 General] DowntownJeffBrown:
As far as real world usage the G2 gets 8.5ish hours sot and my n5 gets 5ish hours sot. The G2 defiantly has a killer battery

>^.^< Sent From Meow G2
[Nexus 5 General] EarlZ:
Im starting to like the G2 due to the battery life hahaha!
[Nexus 5 General] meangreenie:
Anandtech's 9 hour WiFi browsing with chrome on n5 is bs.
[Nexus 5 General] Hobbesfed:
Yeah that's higher than Google's proclaimed 8.5 hours on Wi-Fi... I suppose there are other variables to consider since I don't know what brightness they tested on. Also, 13 hr call time by Anandtech? That's much lower than gsmarenas 16:40 and much lower than Google's proclaimed 17 hr.

Also I'm finding a lot of battery drain using chrome. Anyone find a better battery saving browser?
[Nexus 5 General] tjtj4444:
Nice, a comedian here at XDA :)

Of course it isn't BS. It is a well defined test by a serious site. But of course there are no other apps using the battery. Very clean setup. And well defined brightness as well (200 nits) .
[Nexus 5 General] ctowne:
G2 ftw :D:beer:

Sent from my LG G2
[Nexus 5 General] maxpower7:
.... said the person who is totally unfamiliar with AnandTech, apparently.
[Nexus 5 General] robstunner:
Got rid of the G2. Keeping my nexus 5. G2 lost about $60 in value the one week I had it. Looking at the g pro swappa section, seems course for even lower yields
[Nexus 5 General] hamad138:
Dont trust anandtech,they are buyed peoples. 10 hours wifi even at 0%brightness impossible

The best Batterytest are Phonearena and GSMARENA
[Nexus 5 General] drakester09:
Would love to see an explanation with facts on how AnandTech are bought and how GsmArena are the best testers.

Actually I find AnandTech reviews the most thorough and well crafted, they do not rush into getting it first and are one of the few that take special attention in the technical details of the device, rather than the superficial.

Off topic: I kinda missed your posts, I'll never forget the "Holo UI is for geeks and sucks", I bet you are loving the heck out of the LG Touchwizzed UI :cowboy:
[Nexus 5 General] Hobbesfed:
Well, has anyone gotten 9 hrs of browser battery time? I'm not saying GSMarena is better than Anandtech, I just wanna know if anyone's actually gotten close. If so, please post a screenshot of your battery stats. (Include the browser awake time as well as SOT please) And if you're using a custom ROM or kernel, please state whatever it is.

My battery drains like crazy even with brightness at lowest setting. 18 mins in, and I dropped from 100 to 92%. All I did was send a few texts to my friend and use the browser for a bit.
[Nexus 5 General] tjtj4444:
Down to 95% today after 28min SOT , mainly tapatalk and Web (on wifi with good strength). Brightness on auto.

So 9h seems possible. Franco kernel though.
[Nexus 5 General] hasenbein1966:
9h? You will perhaps (perhaps!) achieve it with only reading PDFs, epubs or so, but with real-world usage 9 hours SOT is impossible.
[Nexus 5 General] Thraxzzz:
If anyone is looking for battery life, go for the g flex xD it'll blow your mind off! Never used an LG phone before, guess the Flex blew my mind off, getting my Nexus 5 on the 6th of Jan, can't wait! (Singapore)
[Nexus 5 General] robstunner:
Battery discharge is not linear
[Nexus 5 General] micr0g:
My opinion for those 2 great devices.

Display:i think N5 has a better and brighter display

Battery:for sure G2

Performance:i have tried all the roms on G2,stock rom was great for me with nice features but i hate some lags i experienced some times,also with cyanogenmod installed over it the N5 is far away faster and smoother.

XDA support:of course N5 has more developers.

Sound quality:i'm not sure, both devices have great sound,maybe G2 is better?Dunno.

Cosmetic:Both of them are beautifull,G2 rulez with the tiny bezels but n5 is so light and thin.
[Nexus 5 General] hasenbein1966:
Such statements are absolutely worthless.

When I use my phone very little and let it lie around most of the time, I can easily have 50% battery and over 2 hours SOT after 65 hours.

The usage patterns just vary too much.
[Nexus 5 General] tjtj4444:
It is a pure wifi Web browsing test with light browsing and quite low brightness. Nothing else. Please note that there are as many real usage scenarios as there are smartphone users, so that is impossible to test. The purpose with Anandtech's test is to compare phones in a fair and reproducible way . Not to see your own battery time.
[Nexus 5 General] Jayrod1980:
I might have purchased a g2 if they made a nexus edition despite the slimy plastic back. Its a great device ruined by LGS ui. My n5 does great in its stead and I'm also switching it up with a motomaker moto x.

After owning every nexus but the nexus one, I feel like they put these glaring limitations on the device (things like small batteries or lack of sensors etc) on purpose. If this device was perfect, android OEMS would freak out.

Rather nexus devices seem to be a guidepost to android oems, showing them what they need to include or what they are neglecting.
[Nexus 5 General] hasenbein1966:
Such amateurish comments.

If rooted (and we are here on xda, so we gonna root our devices anyway) the UI of the LG stock ROM can be customized very much. And people who dismiss a great working device only because of white UI colours or not-so-tasteful settings switches are just... ahem...
[Nexus 5 General] DowntownJeffBrown:
I love the LG UI it beautiful and the animations rock :D....

After having both for awhile now I still think I like the G2 a tad but more. But this thread cracks me up everytime I read it. My orange is better no my Apple is better no my orange is better :p:p

>^.^< Sent From Meow G2
[Nexus 5 General] hamad138:
The g2 has

Better Screen

Better battery

Better Louadspeaker

Better Camera

This is a fact, measured from various high tech sides, and users ofc
[Nexus 5 General] Pigador:
Nexus 5 is much cheaper than The LG G2, and the design is prettier and more polished !

But the Nexus 5 battery is very small compared to that of the LG G2.
[Nexus 5 General] darkgoon3r96:
I just tried it and could easily use it with one hand :) (Though I couldn't use the S4 or the Z1 with one hand)

Hope the Nexus 5 is just as easy to use with one hand... still not available here so can't check.
[Nexus 5 General] Paradoxxx:
Screen is same as Nexus 5 don't come with the different hardware crap, the day we'll be able to bring G2 colour calibration (Super Oversatured let's say it) you'll notice both screens are identical. Don't misinterpret the different colour calibration as a "better" screen. And the camera is significantly worse on the G2. And it's even worse when it comes to shoot in low light situations. The battery yeah for sure. The loudspeaker, well I guess. And G2 design is more minimalistic which I enjoy actually more than n5's. But the back button were a non go.

Envoyé de mon Nexus 5 en utilisant Tapatalk
[Nexus 5 General] hasenbein1966:
BS. The screens CAN'T be identical, if only because the screen of the G2 is bigger.

Stop fantasizing please.

The G2 screen is slightly oversaturated, yes. But N5 owners exaggerate this point and claim that their screen is "natural" to blandish the fact that it looks a bit dull (like the HTC One, by the way).
[Nexus 5 General] darkgoon3r96:
Then why is the Nexus 5's display so much brighter? And to a post above, yes the nexus 5 IS natural, it's the most accurate display on an Android phone.

Htc one has one of the best contrasts and black levels on an LCD, it's a really awesome display.
[Nexus 5 General] GodSlayer:
Slightly? The S4 is more accurate than the G2...
[Nexus 5 General] maxpower7:
The N5 has an extremely accurate and well-calibrated screen. That's not my opinion - it's a fact that has been quantitatively verified. It only looks dull to you because you're used to over-saturated displays:

http://www.anandtech.com/show/7517/google-nexus-5-review/5
[Nexus 5 General] DowntownJeffBrown:
The screens aren't the same maybe the same technology but not the same screen. In fact the screen used in the n4 is the same screen from the DNA I heard. Don't know if thats true but I just had a DNA I bought for a friend in the UK and they looked identical. Yes the calibration on the G2 is a bit over saturated But it's a better Screen. The loud speaker are also much better. You can make the n4 louder but the G2 sounds much clearer at the higher volumes that it has by stock. I own both phones and love them both for different reasons but the G2 Screen is defiantly superior. Now is the n5 the more natural screen hell yes. I love both screen for different reasons but does natural always look the best on a screen? I rather lean towards natural than oversaturaion but the G2 looks nothing like a AMOLED screen I think it's a perfect balance.

>^.^< Sent From Meow G2

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You obviously haven't seen I s4 side by side with a G2. Can't even compare the two. Especially because the s4 is AMOLED and G2 LCD.

>^.^< Sent From Meow G2
[Nexus 5 General] maxpower7:
That is an incorrect statement.
[Nexus 5 General] TigerCourage:
G2 camera is awful, my friend is gonna sell his because the camera sucks. It won't use the led flash when touch focusing in places with no light or low light. It will only use the led when you're actually taking the picture. Imagine you're in a dark room and you want to focus on something before taking the picture, with the G2 you can't. That's a really big no go for many and the Optimus G has the same problem. We tried with different camera apps even stock but it's a camera firmware thing. The Nexus puts the G2 to shame without any of those gimmicks.
[Nexus 5 General] treIII:
I have read quite a bit of these and I'll say this. The G2 can't f@(k with the n5!!! What version of android is the g2 using? 4.2.2. Isn't that a bit outdated? Like a year or more. The HTC one is older and has newer software. And for those who think an amoled screen is better clearly shouldn't post in this thread about true color. I use an app for taking pictures called pro capture and it simply takes the best pictures I've seen on n5. And yes I've tried all the mods. But as far as taking the phone out and quickly taking a picture it utilizes the n5 hardware with perfection be it low light. Daylight. Dark. Inside. Outside. But to me moving along with the newest version of android sets these two phones world's apart. Ever run art on a g2? Didn't think so. Case closed. The jury's out. N5. There are really not many things to compare but plenty to contrast. And that Samsung ui that somehow got crossbred on the g2 is simply horrific. I think they call that Gwiz!! That was good. Wasn't it!!

Sent from my Nexus 5 using Xparent Blue Tapatalk 2
[Nexus 5 General] jiteshj:
Unfortunately your nexus 5's 4.4.2 doesn't stand next to 4.2.2 of G2. Hahahahahaha

And the battery.... HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA

LG G2
[Nexus 5 General] robstunner:
Wow this thread tanked fast