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[Nexus 5 General] NitroOnTheRocks:
As soon as I know which batch also fixes the loud vibrator issue, I'll RMA my 16GB black N5 (310K).

You should have a look at Cerberus.

It has more features and can survive factory reset.

https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.lsdroid.cerberus

https://www.cerberusapp.com/help.php
[Nexus 5 General] DowntownJeffBrown:
Interesting... Thank you I didn't know about that.

>^.^< Sent From Meow nexus5
[Nexus 5 General] Fouad Aslam:
You Sir are a lucky guy that the phone has survived so many falls including the nasty one you described.

Thanks for the S4 concerns, I actually had the Android Device Manager thingy activated. It can't locate the phone though. I scheduled a PIN change and remote wipe for when it turns on. Point is that Mr. thief has so far not activated or turned the phone on at all. I have had the IMEI number placed under surveillance but nothing can be tracked by the police/intelligence till the phone is turned on. I dont know what exactly the tech details of what the ADM does, but it seems if GPS/wifi is not on or the phone itself is off it can't do much.
[Nexus 5 General] shubh_007:
As per my knowledge ADM is solely dependent on internet connection and GPS. So even if the thief turns on the phone without a sim card ADM will not be of any use. Though the police will be able to track it when he inserts some sim card using IMEI.
[Nexus 5 General] Fouad Aslam:
Yeah, defeats the whole purpose of the application then in my opinion. Good for when you dropped the phone around the house some place, pretty limited if someone really wants you not to find it :rolleyes:

---------- Post added at 10:30 AM ---------- Previous post was at 10:18 AM ----------

Thanks for this, I will surely check it out.
[Nexus 5 General] shubh_007:
I use avast anti theft. You can control the anti theft features via SMS commands also. But you can't really track or get your phone back from a smart thief. Only thing to do is to be cautious about your device since these days phones cost nothing less than a fortune, the higher the price better the device being people's perception and the manufacturers looting us. :/
[Nexus 5 General] Rusty!:
Another vote for Cerberus, just remember to remove it when you sell the phone!
[Nexus 5 General] PhilipTD:
Is it possible to know in advance which build you're going to get, either through an RMA, or a new purchase on the Play Store?

Sent from my Nexus 5
[Nexus 5 General] chwads2k8:
I got mine few days ago coming from nexus 4 and phone seems perfect, buttons speaker volume vibration seems fine to me

Sent from my Nexus 5 using Xparent BlueTapatalk 2
[Nexus 5 General] PhilipTD:
May I ask please if you got it from Google, and, what are the first three numbers of the serial number?

Sent from my Nexus 5
[Nexus 5 General] Simba501:
I only saw the effect after comparing the same angle to my HTC One (which doesn't have the effect). Personally, I don't think it's a big deal. Certainly not enough to go through the process of returning the device. Unless said effect is indicative of faster display degeneration, it's insignificant. In practical usage, I never need to view the device from such angles.

That's my opinion though. As a consumer, you have the right to decide if it falls short of what you should have gotten.
[Nexus 5 General] italia0101:
I got nothing bad to say really apart from my loud speaker being pretty quite on anything but full
[Nexus 5 General] paddylaz:
Ok so I'm having some wifi problems, has trouble locking onto my wifi unless I'm feet from it, otherwise it's very intermittent. That plus a little light bleeding. Screen is good though.

SIGH.
[Nexus 5 General] ChrisM75:
Im not going to return it, i dont see the point, my experience of trying a different Nexus unit has taught me that if its acceptable, even if only just, stick with it, the next will only be worse.

I didnt expect the screen to match the HTC One, but matching a base model like the HTC One V or Galaxy Ace would have been nice, neither do that. Frankly ive not even seen it on dirty cheap ZTE or Huawei units!
[Nexus 5 General] Simba501:
Sounds like a software thing. :fingers-crossed:
[Nexus 5 General] hackdisk:
I noticed my wifi reception is poor too... hopefully it's a software problem and they will fix it soon.
[Nexus 5 General] ingenious247:
I was really considering getting this phone and keeping my HTC One just to have the best of both worlds. But after reading this thread and others, there's obviously some pretty bad design flaws. Dust under the screen? If they're not sealing the digitizers, even the 5's without the issue will likely have it a few months from now. Piss poor speaker?? I mean, worse than the N4 by many accounts? No thanks. Poor Wifi reception? Really? You would think it would be priority to have a decent Wifi reception. Obviously a cheap, cheap vibration motor, poor overall construction causing crappy rattling, report after report of dead pixels, I mean what more does it take to convince me it's a bad decision.

No N5 for me. Damn pissed too because I really wanted to like the phone, but I can't justify buying one and then complaining later when I had this much data to base my decision on.
[Nexus 5 General] ryude:
Lol. Unless there is a very high rate of these problems (30%+), I wouldn't worry too much about what's posted on a forum. Every product has defects. I'm not saying you should accept a low quality phone, but you have to realize that people are much more likely to be vocal of negative things than they are positive. It's human nature. That's why it's considered polite to give compliments, because it's so rare to receive one.
[Nexus 5 General] wideasleep1:
I would suggest experiencing one for yourself in person to have a truly educated opinion.
[Nexus 5 General] ingenious247:
Yeah well I obtained a truly educated opinion when I had to exchange my brand new Gnex, Nexus 7 & Nexus 4 devices. I was hoping Google improved their QA dept. but I guess not.
[Nexus 5 General] zboy_127:
software problems+wifi+volume menu .etc

when i bought my nexus 4 , I had some trouble with the camera,bluetooth and more stuff i can't remember at the moment.

a lot of people such as me, just flashed the stock rom and the problems disappeared .

try it guys.:good:
[Nexus 5 General] ralexand:
Thanks for your review!
[Nexus 5 General] :
I'm guessing everyone moaning about the sound the N5 makes when typing has tried turning 'touch sounds' off?
[Nexus 5 General] Vertron:
I must be lucky. I have none of them issues.
[Nexus 5 General] xenophyte:
I've had my nexus for about 6 hours and 3 quarters of the screen has died. It is very dark with visible banding and yellow squares all over. How do I go about getting a replacement? Got from google play, UK
[Nexus 5 General] southyjd:
UK, Carphone warehouse
[Nexus 5 General] MaxCarnage:
Out of the box mine is perfect. No issues to report.
[Nexus 5 General] MrBelter:
Mine has a single dead pixel and I'm still not sure how on earth I spotted it, I'm not going to lose any sleep over it put it that way.
[Nexus 5 General] Simba501:
Ouch. Check the refund policy in one of your purchase emails. One of those links should direct you on how to go about returning something.
[Nexus 5 General] Outrager:
That really sucks.

Call them to get a replacement order started.

https://support.google.com/googleplay/answer/2411741?hl=en-GB <--exchange process

https://support.google.com/googleplay/answer/3053039 <--list of phone numbers

United Kingdom	0800 328 6081	9:00 AM to 9:00 PM (Monday - Saturday)
[Nexus 5 General] Fouad Aslam:
Yeah you are right, being careful and keeping the phone in the Inside pocket is what is really important. And absolutely agree that phones cost a fortune these days. Whats more amazing is how we have subconsciously accepted these price points; 600$ can get you a really great pc or laptop, but many people don't "upgrade" them on such a regular basis. But with phones its like something tells us from inside that our phone is outdated and we "must" upgrade. Gotta hand it to the manufacturers though, they have us all figured out :D
[Nexus 5 General] stephen.oneill:
What's the minimum that Google will RMA the device for? I mean I've got the usual rattley buttons and a screen that picks up dirt in the cracks and stuff but is that enough to warrant an RMA?
[Nexus 5 General] stephen.oneill:
Short and sweet there Seadra. So I email (call?) them up and say, I got some rattley buttons and there's dust at the top of my screen. And they'll say, we'll get right on that and send me out a replacement. That easy?
[Nexus 5 General] CedricAndroidlover:
Yes it is :p
[Nexus 5 General] Seadra:
Yep. They will tell you there is the sim tray and that may be the problem but just reply that a friend of mine also have the same handset and he bought it directly from LG and he doesn't have this problem, so this has to be a manufacturing defect.
[Nexus 5 General] stephen.oneill:
Thanks Seadra. Again probably wrong place to ask this but I haven't really been following along on the defects and build numbers thing but do you reckon I'm better to wait for a 401 build (i.e. January of next year) ?
[Nexus 5 General] Visa Declined:
This is not true.

If you have a custom recovery, your OTA will fail installation.
[Nexus 5 General] Seadra:
https://docs.google.com/forms/d/17ebCIyq94k7n7x5bCT1_D656qpD2teZBuzHHuXNZ7m0/viewanalytics details of all the defects.
[Nexus 5 General] DowntownJeffBrown:
I took the 4.4.2 ota on my n7 2013 and it installed just fine using twrp.

>^.^< Sent From Meow nexus5
[Nexus 5 General] morreale:
can anyone confirm if there is indeed a rev_12 build?

i just got two nexus 5s yesterday (from US playstore)

black 32gb is 312k and rev_11

white 32gb is 311k (will check the rev when my wife gets home with it)

how loose were the buttons? i can hold the power button with my fingernails on the black one and wiggle it. hard to tell if the speaker holes are indeed bigger between the two.
[Nexus 5 General] ic2:
2 versions of 311k

hi all,

I bought my Nexus 5 32gb white last week and it was a 311k version. After using it for about 2 days i noticed that it had a few dead pixels at the bottom of the screen and the video record noise from the microphone. I called google and had it exchanged. before yesterday I got the replacement and is still 311k but this has the speaker holes that are larger and the buttons are perfectly placed without being loose. however, the noise when recording video is still there.:(
[Nexus 5 General] Seadra:
isn't that a software fault?
[Nexus 5 General] ic2:
If that is the case then I don't mind waiting. I am loving my nexus 5,i came from a gnex and the speed is very noticeable.
[Nexus 5 General] morreale:
can anyone confirm if there is indeed a rev_12 build? i will be returning these two i have if someone actually has proof (pic of bootloader screen perhaps)

just got my RMAs from google. now if i can find out somehow if i have the latest hardware before i go through the trouble or returning and reordering
[Nexus 5 General] nexyone:
I bought my phone on the launch day ...so far screen doesn't have any yellow tint ,no dead pixels, speaker is loud( small holes) , no rattling buttons, no gaps, sim tray is flush with the phone and vibrating motor is quiet( but not really strong) .

So only thing that is not great is the vibration strenght.

And it arived from Kentucky.
[Nexus 5 General] jtwlbz:
Are you sure you got no button rattle? I am sure you do but maybe less. If you look at the design they did button all should have rattle. Try tap the screen around the button you will feel/hear rattle
[Nexus 5 General] nexyone:
Buttons dont rattle at all , I think what people are hearing is the camera rattle because i can hear it while shaking the phone and holding both buttons. Btw after further examining bottom of the phone i see slight gap .I would probably never notice it if i didnt look for it.
[Nexus 5 General] rmean:
Mine don't rattle too. Power button is a bit loose but no rattling while tapping the screen. Ordered 11/27 in Germany.
[Nexus 5 General] samkent6:
I honestly dont care about any of these small problems (buttons rattling etc) I just can't wait to get my hands on this bad boy. Unless its a major defect like dead pixels then I see no reason to send it back
[Nexus 5 General] samkent6:
But then again it makes me really uncomfortable reading this thread because it seems like 95% of people have had problems with their phone. But I only have £350 to spend since my s3 broke which i paid £400 for.. and I cant think of a better device than the n5 *sigh* :(
[Nexus 5 General] SamEkinci:
I also have the button rattle issue. Google is allowing me to return and exchange my device. It is very noticeable when I am having a phone call and moving around.

Considering it is the second version (looking at the serial number) and I ordered it roughly 20 days ago, I feel my chances of getting version 3 with exchange are fairly slim but I am hopeful.
[Nexus 5 General] samkent6:
I thought the version 2 was supposed to fix these issues?..
[Nexus 5 General] rmean:
Don't forget that people with fine devices won't post here. Just give it a try. You can still RMA in worst case. It's a great device and from my point of view you won't regret it.
[Nexus 5 General] jtwlbz:
I assume you mean version 2 is 311k. if yours is black you have better chance to get 312k if white you chance is very low.
[Nexus 5 General] samkent6:
Yeah I think I will take the chance, as you said worse case senario I could also get a replacement if mines faulty:P not to mention google seemed extremely quick to respond to these defects! You dont get that with other companies
[Nexus 5 General] mattcoz:
I'm not sure if that's the case, I'm having issues with mine. It could be software though, so maybe it isn't a defect. Anyway, what's happening is that it will stop registering my touch as I move my thumb across the screen. This causes some apps to register it as a tap and weird stuff will happen. Seems to happen mostly in games though, so maybe there's some software issue. :confused:
[Nexus 5 General] DowntownJeffBrown:
Well I'm sure there is some touchscreen issues out there. I meant like a widespread touchscreen issue like the n7 2013 has.

>^.^< Sent From Meow nexus 5
[Nexus 5 General] SamEkinci:
Yes I should have been more specific.

311k white 32gb is what I currently have with the rattle issue.

I am not sure if there is a 312k white one. I also believed 311k fixed the buttons as well. Guess that's not the case..
[Nexus 5 General] jtwlbz:
Yeh but Ive never seen white ones got button fixes yet here
[Nexus 5 General] SamEkinci:
I see. Neither have I. It seems black 16gb model is favored by many so I am hoping its simply because it is unreported.

I would be surprised that Google would agree to exchange the phone for a new one if there wasn't a fix as well though. I don't think they would simply send the same model.

Also, now that you mentioned I haven't seen anyone mention a white 311k either aside the one I have. I wonder what's the difference vs 310k.
[Nexus 5 General] sk3201:
They do send out the same model, I complained about loose buttons, got the same rev with worse buttons and screen is noticeable brighter on the upper left corner. So, there is another RMA on my list. What a f...ed up built quality!!!

Gesendet von meinem Nexus 5 mit Tapatalk 2
[Nexus 5 General] eshopper:
mine is 32gb black, buttons are very sturdy, not even a faint rattle .. batch 311k

ps: i didnt buy from google play :D
[Nexus 5 General] kenscivic:
Wow. I have 0 of these issues. I love my nexus and it's build quality
[Nexus 5 General] DowntownJeffBrown:
Nothing but the date it was made

>^.^< Sent From Meow nexus 5
[Nexus 5 General] scouser_75:
I'm surprised no one has noticed one possible glaring defect in the body… when you put the handset down on a flat surface and you tap on the "button" on the right hand side that brings up the running apps, the handset rocks against the surface. But if you tap the back "button" on the left hand side there's no rocking against the flat surface.

I had this with all 3 of my handsets.

POssibly an uneven body?
[Nexus 5 General] stuart0001:
Not noticed this and wouldn't care if it did. Its a totally non issue.

BTW I have a release date model that has no faults whatsoever.

I swear some people spend more time looking for the pettiest of faults rather than enjoying their phone.
[Nexus 5 General] wideasleep1:
Protruding lens.
[Nexus 5 General] Rusty!:
Indeed, how on earth could someone think that's a fault.
[Nexus 5 General] lukas_s:
What? There's a huge camera lens sticking out of the left upper corner of the phone. It's not rocket science to determine why the phone rocks when you press on the right side of the screen while it's lying flat...
[Nexus 5 General] scouser_75:
Guys you really have to read a persons thread properly before flaming away!

I believe "possible" and "possibly" were the operative words!

Now, I will hang my head in embarrassing shame as I never thought about the protruding camera lens!

But dare I say it... The protrusion of the camera is a poor design thought.

Now ill sit back and await another flaming!
[Nexus 5 General] Charlann:
Ditto :good:
[Nexus 5 General] wideasleep1:
No worries...since I have a perfect screen (and I would wager most do, aside from what seems a horrid batch in the UK) most quibbles in this huge thread are nothing more than amusement for most readers.
[Nexus 5 General] jtwlbz:
So far white version has alot more button problem than black
[Nexus 5 General] Rusty!:
It wasn't meant to be flaming, just disbelief that someone would miss the glass lump on the back ;)

Also I'm a Portsmouth fan, so come 16:50 on a Saturday I stop being friendly.
[Nexus 5 General] furou:
I had a camera defect where the lens was constantly shifting and making a rattling noise, taking images and videos was a pain. Apparently the lens wasn't secured tightly enough to the back cover. I ran my nail underneath the top left, top right and top of the back, separating the top of the back from the phone and taking it off the lens. I then pushed it back in, feeling resistance as the lens went through the hole in the cover. The camera worked perfectly afterwards.
[Nexus 5 General] aneesh99:
I'm on my third device now. 1st one had a borked antenna, second one had dead pixels and refused to reliably connect to wifi. It's a great phone in what the Nexus series of devices are trying to do but honestly, I am put off by all of the problems.
[Nexus 5 General] Wesleylau:
One of the funniest thing I have heard for a while, don't tell me you RMA your N5 with this "fault" :eek:
[Nexus 5 General] _jordan_:
Yeah I'd rma that busted device in short order.

If it has a defect like an un even body, I'm sure the vibration motor and speaker are about to go as well.

Sent from my Xiaomi MI2S
[Nexus 5 General] EarlZ:
I have the power button rattle and its only audible when I actually tap the power button so its a non issue for me, my vibration motor sounds normal like ALL other phones I've had. The speaker though needs a massive boost, volume on the stock ringtones even at max is lower than what I hoped for. Over all damn nice phone!
[Nexus 5 General] tjhart85:
+1

My girlfriend and I both have launch day black 32GB Nexus 5's with no issues.

No color issues, the buttons don't wobble, very happy with battery life, radios seem good, etc...

Sucks that all these people are having problems (some repeatedly), but we've had no problems at all.
[Nexus 5 General] Vercion3:
Agree. Its just down to luck
[Nexus 5 General] rmean:
Try this: http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=2532788
[Nexus 5 General] pit5bul:
yeah looks like i will be joining the defects threads.. just got of the phone with Google organising a RMA.. my loudspeaker is dead... so no music.. no youtube.. no ringing.. kinda suxs... lets hope they send replacement quick and i wont start the year with a broken phone..
[Nexus 5 General] EarlZ:
No root required?
[Nexus 5 General] scouser_75:
LOL! No.

The first one had a defective ear piece. Muffled sound on all phone calls.

Second one wouldn't connect to wi-fi. Was unable to setup the phone from the start. It also had a dead pixel.

Third one had the rattling power button… which I was happy to put up with - until it began to not function. Sometimes I'd have to press it2 or 3 times to switch on/off the screen. This I think was mainly down to the button being lob sided too. If you didn't press it in exactly the right part you'd fail with it's purpose!!!

Fair enough reasons to RMA?
[Nexus 5 General] rmean:
You will need a custom recovery to flash it.
[Nexus 5 General] kililol:
Is anyone else having problems connecting the device to pc via usb? Mine wont connect/stay connected unless I bend the connector a bit downwards. It does the same thing with every cable, so I'm quite sure the usb port is defective. Funny thing is it charges just fine, no extra fiddling required for that. Otherwise the phone is just perfect, haven't noticed anything else to complain for. I really don't think that's worth the hassle of rma'ing...
[Nexus 5 General] DowntownJeffBrown:
The spot where the pin goes in for data must be bent.

>^.^< Sent From Meow nexus 5
[Nexus 5 General] ConorCX:
I did a RMA on my first Nexus 5 White 32GB 311K because the vibrator sounded awfully loud and the power button was getting stuck.

So far the replacement is great, no rattle at all and the power button is fully functioning. Perfect screen too.

Luck, I guess.
[Nexus 5 General] mariuck:
As far as i read through the forum... I noticed that the ppl with 312k batch seem to have better phone, is just luck.. or there are still phones with dead pixels and all the other issues ?
[Nexus 5 General] Vercion3:
It's just luck ?
[Nexus 5 General] Iceman248:
I've been patiently waiting for the kinks to be worked out of this phone before I nab it. It seems about ready for the taking. I think I'm almost ready to order.
[Nexus 5 General] Vercion3:
Well, if there's defects, u can return it :P
[Nexus 5 General] Iceman248:
True, like so many have done before me. I really am starting to need a new phone, so I need to get it soon anyways.
[Nexus 5 General] Vercion3:
Yes plus, google is shipping the day u order, so u will get it sooner
[Nexus 5 General] Sensamic:
Or maybe you order now and they send you an old batch that's sitting in their warehouse... Haven't you thought of that? Ordering later never guaranties that they send you a new batch... They send you the batch that they have available in their warehouse.
[Nexus 5 General] jtwlbz:
Newer batch does not mean they corrected problem at this moment people still having issues. If you want to wait then you wait more till they got newer hardware id.
[Nexus 5 General] peekab00:
Nexus 5 lottery

I've got my third nexus 5 device which i bought second hand and still not free of defects. The very first one a 32gb model which i bought from the playstore had a hot pixel near the centre of the display, vibration was unsual, loose hw keys. So i did an rma, this one had no dead pixel only the power button was loose and has a play to it. Downgraded to my current 16 gb version which contrary to the second one now has the volume button rattling and loose and the power button really tight and seems to take more effort to actually push than both the previous ones. And it has a stuck pixel found at the upper right of the display. All three models are the black coloured ones. Thinking of getting another one in a few months:silly:
[Nexus 5 General] Iceman248:
This is kinda why I posted. I wanted to be talked into waiting a little more. Heh heh. Thanks guys. I will wait some more. :silly:
[Nexus 5 General] slv96:
I bought it in day one, and I have only button rattle defect.

Inviato dal mio Nexus 5 utilizzando Tapatalk
[Nexus 5 General] markdapimp:
mine is a day one unit its perfect however the buttons (power,Volume up,down) are all sharp in the edges anyone else got this?