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[Nexus 5 General] Michealtbh:
I got mine on Friday (black) and the coating seems to be rubbing off a bit in one of the corners from putting it into my pocket. I definitely haven't dropped it or anything. Should I take it back?
[Nexus 5 General] Vertron:
Got my 16gb white N5 today. No issues with mine at all.

Power button is very solid and doesn't rattle, no light bleed or dead pixels either.

Very impressed as I'm normally very unlucky with these kind of issues.
[Nexus 5 General] raptir:
The short answer is that "retina" is a buzzword and you can still differentiate beyond that.

The long answer is that it has to do with the dramatic changes. A random black pixel in a sea of white pixels is much more obvious than a normal border on text/images.
[Nexus 5 General] supercakefish:
I'm lucky. No dead pixels that I've noticed so far *knock on wood* (I ran a test to look for them). No rattly buttons. Vibration sounds exactly the same as Nexus 4 so no issues there. No earpiece buzz like Nexus 4.

So far, so good!
[Nexus 5 General] sargorn:
One (or maybe two-three adjacent) dead pixels in the middle of the screen.

RMAing it.

Finding it made me go and check my Nexus 7 LTE and it has dust under the screen - but on the edge. Guess I'll be living with that. :x
[Nexus 5 General] WOrLdWAr2:
Yep, I've been posting in both Google Groups threads about this issue and reporting some info. Like you, this has been the ONLY defect I have on all the Nexus 5's I have, including the replacement, and my friend's N5. The hissing/static seems to go away when there's enough volume from some sound source, i.e. a noisy environment, classroom, public place, etc. It seems to be audible in quiet/silent environments.
[Nexus 5 General] Kipp34:
I just tried recording a video with the TV on (and the volume up) and I still get the static.
[Nexus 5 General] frnk070:
Hey, does any one also have a screen defect where the screen flickers? It kinda looks like an old analog TV. ???
[Nexus 5 General] Seadra:
310k with no need to kitkat update, it comes out of the box... but power rattle is a problem. Bought it from indian play store. Can anyone just give me a list as only problem that I know of is power button. so list pleasE?
[Nexus 5 General] shubh_007:
Light bleed.

Dead pixels.

Power button and volume rocker rattle.

Vibration motor.

Scratches on the screen or back.

No sound while video recording.

I hope I dint miss anything. These are the problems I have come across on this thread. :)
[Nexus 5 General] sovereignty68:
And grey blemish / bleed on white screen. Very annoying.
[Nexus 5 General] clocinnorcal:
Just got mine today and there is a small dot in the middle of the screen but it is not dead, it is brighter than all the other pixels by about 50%.

It's hard to tell from the pictures (I took them with my Nexus 4) but right above the chrome app you can see it and on the other picture you can see it right below the "44 degrees" and above the Saturday.

http://i.imgur.com/Nv9YgM9.jpg

http://i.imgur.com/dUBv83d.jpg?1
[Nexus 5 General] runedrune:
Or maybe all the other pixels are 50% dimmer?
[Nexus 5 General] clocinnorcal:
Maybe the glass is half full, maybe it's half empty. Either way, just reporting what I find.
[Nexus 5 General] marcusxv3:
I cant see.. but if its not dead it can be fixed right?.. just asking, im not sure tho.. would you RMA it? ur screen seems pretty good from the pics. Ill be ordering mine next week, cant wait to finally own this beast:D!!!
[Nexus 5 General] clocinnorcal:
Yeah, it is really hard to see in the pictures because it's very small. Unfortunately all I have to take the photo was my Nexus 4, but it is definitely there because it was the first thing I noticed once the screen turned on.
[Nexus 5 General] _Edd_:
I've been using my Nexus 5 for more than two weeks already, it does have tiny defects (like SIM tray sticking out a little or slight back-light bleeding at the top which is noticeable from some angles), but overall I'm pretty happy with mine. I wrote a blog post about typical Nexus 5 defects and my personal impressions here.
[Nexus 5 General] runedrune:
Where should we be looking in that picture?

Edit: Never mind. You already mentioned it.

Edit: Yeah I see it.
[Nexus 5 General] jwsg:
I had a fairly strange screen defect.

On settings menus which have a grey graduated background I got green banding, and on images with colour graduation (e.g. sky) I would get bright patches at certain intensities. The screen test program with colour charts proved major problems displaying some levels of some colours (not at fixed points on the screen like with dead pixels). This was a new 311xxx production but with no other defects.

Raised an RMA and received a replacement in 24 hrs. This has a noticeably warmer colour temp to the screen (more yellow as some call it). However the screen test is prefect so will live with it.
[Nexus 5 General] daern:
Looking like the bluetooth sync issues from 4.x are still present in 4.4 :-/

https://code.google.com/p/android/issues/detail?id=40198

On my car (2009 BMW E61) I get partial sync which is, I guess, better than before but nowhere near the 100% sync that I get from CyanogenMod's bluetooth implementation on my Nexus 4.

Bloody annoying really. Anyone else seeing this?
[Nexus 5 General] shiznu:
I only have the volume rattle. I would not rma for just that. I really don't go around shaking my phone.
[Nexus 5 General] Seadra:
interesting... I have power rattle but no volume button rattle. what's wrong with google :confused:
[Nexus 5 General] matthewr87:
I wonder wondering if anyone else was experiencing some "banding" on a white background. When my screen is displaying a white coloured background, I can see some darker bands running vertically on the screen. They aren't black or extremely dark, but it is definitely noticeable. Thanks.
[Nexus 5 General] shiznu:
I'm thinking the button rattle might be due to being made from ceramic which is a hard metal. Should they be loose? Probably not but might explain why its so loud.
[Nexus 5 General] Rusty!:
Come on, ceramics and metals are completely different things!
[Nexus 5 General] abdel12345:
I just got mine and the button rattle is there but no other issues but some slight light bleed in the corners only visible with a black screen and highest brightness. Other than that it's amazing

Oh and also I think the vibrate is a little weak but it sounds normal not like other people were saying and complaining about so I'm happy with it. If later they release new models without any of these issues I'll RMA but for now it's fine
[Nexus 5 General] pwkno:
Mine has this too. I asked about it earlier in the thread. Some people said it is normal, but it is quite annoying to me as I can see the bands from a normal viewing distance. I wonder if some devices have it worse than others. I will probably RMA in a few months once some of the other issues are hopefully worked out.
[Nexus 5 General] vartex:
People on the other end have a very difficult time hearing me. I've tried holding the phones in numerous positions and I still haven't figured it out. I gave up holding the phone on my right side. Do you think I have a defective microphone?

I tried searching and couldn't find anything, so I'm assuming it's just me.

Thanks.

Edit: A quick Google search indicates it's a widespread issue

I'm getting so sick and tired of hearing people ask me to repeat what I just said.
[Nexus 5 General] zegovernator:
Static hissing noise while recording

Today, I received my 2nd Nexus 5 and I must report that all buttons seem to be ratteling and there's a huge hissing noise issue while recording with the camera app.

I flashed various camera mods (without noise cancellation/distortion) from the development section without any success.

My first device though was fine but its vibration motor was faulty

So I'm really sick of talking to Google here in Germany over and over again...

I begin to wonder if all these hardware problems we are posting about are related to a very cheap build quality which goes along with the phone's pricing. :confused:

However, I will try my luck and RMA my current device... For the very last time!!!
[Nexus 5 General] -creez-:
It is annoying, I know... My device has white dead pixels all over the screen.. got my replacement yesterday.. same problem again. black dead pixels in the middle of the screen. On the phone, I asked the lady if it is certain that I will get a new one without any faults, because i dont want such a trouble for a second time.... she said: the chance to get a faulty one is very low because the device is checked for faults at the factory.

and what happend? same s**t again oO

For me, the Nexus 4 was a device with many problems. I thougt LG learned..

I'll return the faulty replacement device and hope that they'll take a look at the new replacement before it is going to be shipped
[Nexus 5 General] clocinnorcal:
When you say it had a white dead pixel what do you mean? I received mine yesterday and it had one (I'm assuming because it seemed very small) really bright pixel smack dab in the middle of the screen.
[Nexus 5 General] td32:
Received the RMA today. Very disappointed!!!

There was dust everywhere in the packaging and it was obvious this was opened form someone else.(most probably someone else has rma this device before).

i rma mine for dust under the glass and receive another one with more dust under the glass, thanks GOOGLE!!!!

Now waiting for google to free the deposite so i can orden another rma.

Hope this is the ****ing last time....
[Nexus 5 General] _jordan_:
Guys at this price point, you have to expect defects in mfg.

My current device has a small defect, however it costs half what my galaxy s2 cost, and out performs it in every imaginable way.

You have to realize that you get what you pay for. Minor defects in a $350 device with flagship internals are something you should expect to see. LG has to cut costs somewhere, and they aren't going to start with the snapdragon 800... They will start with the build quality, and secondary components like the speaker phone and noise canceling mics.

Sent from my Xiaomi MI2S
[Nexus 5 General] -creez-:
There are many dead pixel at one small spot. Because of that, they become visible..
[Nexus 5 General] xchasa:
Interesting. I think that LG have terrible QC and everyone is entitled to have a defect free device.

$350 buys alot these days.

I can understand your reason if the phones were free.
[Nexus 5 General] capo56:
vertical bands

Same here, just have opened the box with 32GB White. But bands are visible on green and blue mainly....

Thinking about RMA...
[Nexus 5 General] _jordan_:
You aren't entitled to a defect free device, however you are entitled to get what you pay for.

Even if the outside is defect free, there will probably be a flaw or two on the inside.

Sent from my Xiaomi MI2S
[Nexus 5 General] DowntownJeffBrown:
What are you taking about. We paid for a device as advertised working correctly and defect free no matter the cost.

>^.^< Sent From Meow nexus5
[Nexus 5 General] zegovernator:
I just guess thats whats LG intended on too. But the truth is that we all are early adopters and might have to wait maybe until January for revised batches to come out. All I can say by now is that I had two RMAs from the two different batches sticking around and there is still no improvement. So I suggest keeping your current device if you only have minor problems and RMA in 2-3 months...
[Nexus 5 General] DowntownJeffBrown:
With the screens no it's just bad QC. Some of these things like hair and dust under the screen are just laziness cause they could have been pulled by any untrained QC It's fully visible and would just have to been made a priority. In the end its costing them more to pay for the whole rma process.

With some of the other things I agree with you like internal defects or bad parts. The Screens is just nuts though.

But You right the first version of a phone is always the most defect prone. This Is exactly Why I'm waiting till at least January to do my RMA for dust under the screen.

>^·^< Sent From Meow LG G2
[Nexus 5 General] scouser_75:
Guys, I can categorically say that the Nexus 5 is the most inconsistently made handset I've ever bought.

My first handset had a defective ear piece. But everything else was perfect. Screen, buttons… even the slim tray was flush with the body of the phone. I sent this handset back thinking my next phone would be perfect.

The next handset had a dead pixel on the top. Also it was unable to pick up wi-fi. When I finally got to the homescreen (still without wi-fi) there were no apps - at all!

So another replacement was sent out. This one I was able to hook up to wi-fi and set-up. But the screen keeps adjusting brightness randomly - even when I'm sitting in exactly the same place with no light adjustments at all!

And the Power button is looser than a (add what you wish here). The button feels as though it's about to drop off at any time!!!

Sigh!!! I really can't be bothered to send this one back now.

Truly disappointed LG and Google!

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Guys, I can categorically say that the Nexus 5 is the most inconsistently made handset I've ever bought.

My first handset had a defective ear piece. But everything else was perfect. Screen, buttons… even the slim tray was flush with the body of the phone. I sent this handset back thinking my next phone would be perfect.

The next handset had a dead pixel on the top. Also it was unable to pick up wi-fi. When I finally got to the homescreen (still without wi-fi) there were no apps - at all!

So another replacement was sent out. This one I was able to hook up to wi-fi and set-up. But the screen keeps adjusting brightness randomly - even when I'm sitting in exactly the same place with no light adjustments at all!

And the Power button is looser than a (add what you wish here). The button feels as though it's about to drop off at any time!!!

Sigh!!! I really can't be bothered to send this one back now.

Truly disappointed LG and Google!
[Nexus 5 General] cannondale0815:
I know a lot has been written about loose power buttons. I also thought mine was suffering from the same issue. But I realized it's actually the camera that rattles when I shake the phone. Two other N5 from colleagues don't do that.

Is this something to be worried about? Would this potentially cause blurry images or other issues related to the camera?
[Nexus 5 General] crzycrkr:
Supposed to do that
[Nexus 5 General] xchasa:
LG and Google have dropped the ball, admit it... That's why Google are doing so many RMA's and why there isn't enough fresh stock to fill original orders.

30% of stock sold.

70% stored to RMA. Lol.

If more than 50% of nexus 5 owners are happy with their perfect device, then at least 40% of the others should be too.

10% failure rate is acceptable on a new device.

This does not appear to be the case and exactly my point.

Google are even sending defective RMA's out in the hope that the buyer will just be content, and the same thing happened with Nexus 4.

This thread is gaining more momentum than the "my device is perfect" thread.

You either have a perfect phone or don't mind having a sub par device is what you're implying.
[Nexus 5 General] tthaz777:
Just sold Nexus 5 32gb and got Sony Xperia Z1. One of the best decisions I have ever made.
[Nexus 5 General] altrstar:
Hi guys, I was looking at some of the defects and found that I have the hissing sound in my video recordings. I dont record video so it's not a biggie for me, but i'm currently following: https://productforums.google.com/forum/#!topic/nexus/0hvTK4eMVGk[126-150-false] in hope that it's a software issue (like the camera...) and can be fixed in the next release. Fingers crossed.
[Nexus 5 General] Dungeon47:
I just have a little light bleed in the upper right edge of my screen. Sucks, but everything else is fine. For the price, I can deal with it. I have had bigger problems with devices that cost twice as much, but still, quality should be better all around.
[Nexus 5 General] msturner79:
Ok, so me and my both got n5's and everything has been great until a few days ago when we talk to each other it's staticy and like talking in a tube. But it doesn't happen when we talk to other people.
[Nexus 5 General] ChrisM75:
There are real QA issues with these things. My original N5 suddenly developed a cluster of dead pixels so i exchanged it today. The new one seemed perfect but ive just seen dust appear under the digitizer. Im starting to regret getting it now, do I exchanged it again?
[Nexus 5 General] nexusghost:
I don't know if someone have noticed this issue.

I'm new in this forum and 103 pages of 3d are hard to read.

I think that my issue is a software problem but not sure.

Sometimes when I turn on the screen, seems like lagging like hell.

The drawer shaking like you move your finger quickly on the screen, but without it. I can't do anything. I can only wait until it finish to shaking.

Same issue on chrome. This issue stuck the phone.

Sorry for my very bad english.
[Nexus 5 General] cannondale0815:
So you are saying the fact that the camera doesn't rattle on the two devices my colleagues own means *their* phones are defective?
[Nexus 5 General] busyychild:
Who doesnt have a loose power button.
[Nexus 5 General] crzycrkr:
Do a quick search. The camera rattling slightly had to do with the OIS I believe
[Nexus 5 General] ChrisM75:
My Panasonic Lumix camera with OIS rattles a little, its supposed to.
[Nexus 5 General] kraven001:
After considering myself lucky for three weeks it seems my "beloved" N5 has one annoying issue and I am probably ending up returning it:

In the bottom right corner of the screen there is a pixel that flashes WHITE when scrolling the home screens. It's definitely intermittent but when it happens it annoys the crap out of me.

Since I am almost over my "no questions asked' return policy, I am going to return this and hope the next one is better (in case they have it in stock and / or bring more - otherwise I will be forced to buy a different handset).

Pretty sad right now :( N4 to me seemed more solid than this one (already sold it), hoped that N5 will deliver the same level of satisfaction (guess I was wrong).

This is how it looks. It's visible at the end of the short clip as a flicker in the right of the screen (next to the multi-tasking window - better visible at low speed on YT): http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=S9DH0ud3dUo#t=13
[Nexus 5 General] DowntownJeffBrown:
There's got to be a rattle there somewhere on their devices. It's the way the camera was built the n4 cabinets wad built the same way along with many many other smartphones.

>^·^< Sent From Meow LG G2
[Nexus 5 General] _jordan_:
I am not saying Google and lg haven't dropped the ball.

I am just saying that when you buy a $350 device, the materials, construction, and quality control will not be that of a $600 galaxy s4, or a $700 iPhone.

Just look at metropcs. Most of their phones are $200 or less without contract, and they are riddled with defects just like the nexus 5 is.

Would I return a defective n5? Of course, however the definition of "defective" has to correlate with the price of the device. Some issues like rattling buttons and such are probably worth accepting is the screen and speakers are fine.

You get what you pay for, and that is the only point I wanted to bring up.

Sent from my Xiaomi MI2S
[Nexus 5 General] cee-ach:
Is the quiet speaker only an issue with some people or is it everyones? I thought I was just imagining things at first but when I tried it out side by side with my old Galaxy Nexus, the GN actually sounded clearer and louder :( Can this be fixed by an update? I really don't want to go through the hassle of warranty right after receiving my N5. I saw that fix where you can poke holes in it but I don't want to void the warranty.
[Nexus 5 General] DowntownJeffBrown:
Google has acknowledged this is a software defect and that they are working on a update.

>^·^< Sent From Meow LG G2
[Nexus 5 General] flex420:
Exactly the same here. Will rma this in Jan / Feb
[Nexus 5 General] NYCguy2020:
I was wondering if you RMA your device past the 15 day return window will you still get a brand new replacement or a refurbished??!

I assume you'd be dealing with LG directly and not Google, right?
[Nexus 5 General] d_phekt:
Just experienced a random shutdown on stock/rooted. Anyone else experience or hear of it happening?
[Nexus 5 General] DowntownJeffBrown:
Some people have gotten referbs lately. U will know cause it will have 4 pieces of tape 2 of which are the original tape. Not sure how far along they did their RMA. Though it's not always a bad thing to get an rma device.

>^·^< Sent From Meow LG G2
[Nexus 5 General] crzycrkr:
I had a total of 4 pieces on my brand new N5. Two cut pieces with two new ones over the top of those. Very possible it was a QC unit.
[Nexus 5 General] DowntownJeffBrown:
Don't think it's brand new if it's got 2 broken pieces with 2 more on top. A lot of people have been getting these lately so I don't think it's a qc thing. I'm sure if they do any type of qc it's before they seal the box. Wouldn't make any sense to do qc after sealing a box. Though I could be wrong. In the end its about getting a perfect device

>^·^< Sent From Meow LG G2
[Nexus 5 General] crzycrkr:
I can see a factory breaking seals on random boxes on the way out for QC purposes and resealing them with the same stickers. Mine was straight from Google, so I highly doubt they're sending out refurb units as new. Had all the factory plastic and everything else inside was sealed. Ordered on the 2nd and received it a week ago. Others were getting the same thing before that too. Doubt returned units could have made it back to get refurbed and sent back out that quick. Mine is perfect, so one way or the other I'm happy, but I'm pretty positive it's brand new.
[Nexus 5 General] DowntownJeffBrown:
Ok :thumbup:

>^·^< Sent From Meow LG G2
[Nexus 5 General] sky_fox:
Im on my black one right now and if it even had that feel or noise in the white or black I would have it switched immediately !
[Nexus 5 General] cee-ach:
What's the process in getting a replacement device? Do we need to ship to them then wait for a new one to ship back? or will they ship one right away and we ship ours when we receive the new one?
[Nexus 5 General] Seadra:
Mind giving us a source for that statement that came directly from Google?
[Nexus 5 General] shawnaye:
The latter :D
[Nexus 5 General] jaysidhuk:
Battery ****ed in nexus 5 doesn't even stay for one da. Need the auto - rotate lock in menu screen. Camera literally lacking
[Nexus 5 General] DowntownJeffBrown:
Sure http://www.androidheadlines.com/201...gs-theres-problem-speaker-google-working.html

>^.^< Sent From Meow nexus5
[Nexus 5 General] ChrisM75:
Well i have given up now. swapped my N5 3 times, all had dust under the digitizer, went into the shop and they opened 2 further units, all had faults. I went home with an LG G2, screen is flawless, software is horrible though, so will now sort that out. Oh well, the perfect phone doesnt exist..
[Nexus 5 General] alexobrien90:
I received my first RMA a couple days after I sent my request in and my first RMA did not have any dead pixels and the vibration was a lot better AND the power button was tighter. So no, don't be afraid to send in your phone for the first time. I did and my replacement is perfect.
[Nexus 5 General] kraven001:
Amen to that ! Hope the new one I'm expecting is flawless !
[Nexus 5 General] alexobrien90:
I wish you luck! I hope the one I bought for my girlfriend is also perfect like my replacement.
[Nexus 5 General] MacerHD:
I had to get an rma for the power adapter, it was giving off a loudish hum/ticking sound. Of course they have to replace the whole unit instead of just the adapter.
[Nexus 5 General] DowntownJeffBrown:
Lol why didnt u just buy a cheap charger from the store or Amazon. Now you are back in the n5 lottery bro. Quick question was your n5 perfect?

>^.^< Sent From Meow nexus5