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[Nexus 5 General] DammitCubs:
Here are the updated with photos comparisons.

Use a Panasonic GX1 - shot at ISO 160. Shoot at RAW - Processed in Lightroom - No edits

Because the brightness of the N5 is brighter, i didn't want to camera to over expose the the brighter image. I normalized the brightness for dark. And even shot full brightness in light. 20% N5 vs max brightness G2.

* Things to note.

As stated before: The colors are not as saturated on the N5 as they are on the G2. The screen size and it's real estate is very nice to have. And the G2 offers deeper blacks. The N5 is a lot brighter as i don't need the same amount of brightness to power the screen. Viewing angles seem to be better on the G2 but barely, its mostly the the brighter screen causing illumination. hardly noticeable.

Instagram LG left - MAX - N5 Right - 20% Brightness (1 of 1)

Instagram LG left - N5 Right - MAX Brightness (1 of 1)

Picture-1 LG down - 0% - N5 up - 0% Brightness (1 of 1)

Picture-1 LG down - MAX - N5 up - 20% Brightness (1 of 1)

Picture-1 LG down - MAX - N5 up - MAX Brightness (1 of 1)

Picture-2 LG down - MAX - N5 up - 20% Brightness (1 of 1)

Picture-3 LG down - MAX - N5 up - 20% Brightness (1 of 1)

Picture-4 LG down - MAX - N5 up - 20% Brightness (1 of 1)

Picture-5 WHITE TEST LG down - MAX - N5 up - MAX Brightness - LIGHTS ON (1 of 1)

Picture-5 WHITE TEST LG down - MAX - N5 up - MAX Brightness (1 of 1)

Picture-6 LG down - MAX - N5 up - 20% Brightness (1 of 1)

Picture-7 LG down - MAX - N5 up - 20% Brightness (1 of 1)

Picture-8 LG down - MAX - N5 up - 20% Brightness (1 of 1)
[Nexus 5 General] Dactil:
Huge difference between screens brightness. I think there's some problem/bug with G2 screen.
[Nexus 5 General] ashkan_mc:
Nothing left to say ... N5 is much brighter and much more vivid
[Nexus 5 General] kcharng:
your g2 seems to have horrible screen protector. =) other than that thanks for the pictures.

-LG G2
[Nexus 5 General] hasenbein1966:
I, too, suspect that the G2 on the pictures either has a screen protector or is somehow faulty. Much too dark.

In reviews I have read that the G2's display is brighter than the N5's.

Something is fishy here.
[Nexus 5 General] ceo.mtcl:
I've got both as well.

My general gut feeling is that nexus phones > any phone on market.

However after using g2, I think I'll have to change my mind. I'm indecisive. Hardware for g2 is way more superior. Ir blaster, Battery, camera, that small boost in screen size, speaker, screen brightness everything is better on g2. G2 also has cm10.2 that works flawless.

I know I'll still keep nexus with me and sell g2 but I'm finding it hard to make that decision.
[Nexus 5 General] crawlgsx:
X2. I plan to juggle both for a little while to try to make up my mind 100%. Really tough decision. Part of me doesn't want to give up the superior hardware of the G2 but knowing the development the N5 is going to receive makes it a tough call. It is amazing how much that .2" makes as well, in phones that are relatively the same size. Due to the akward outward back on the N5 the G2 actually feels thinner in your hands (imo).

Also agree something is up with these pictures, either bad screen or Screen protector or something. Mine is WAY brighter than that. On my 2 I would agree the N5 is brighter, but marginally and those pictures make the G2 seem WAY too dark.
[Nexus 5 General] dkotoric:
8 have the option to buy a tmo g2 for the same price as nexus 5, which one would you get

Sent from my Galaxy Note 3
[Nexus 5 General] andrawer:
Thanks for the comparison!

I had the G2, swapped it for the Note3 (which I sold cheap to my son since his Galaxy S3 finally gave out) and now I have the Nexus 5!

I was thinking last night how nice the G2 was (5.2", edge-to-edge, battery life) but I do like the Nexus5 a lot...just have to adjust to the smaller screen and battery life.

I "really" liked the G2 and was thinking maybe I should've kept it but the rear buttons kinda bugged me and, weird, I remember it feeling hefty for some reason even though it is basically similar in size to the Nexus5..must have been the extra ounces you mentioned. I did carry the G2 for 5 days backpacking/camping in the White Mountains so maybe that was it??

Anyway, great review comparing the G2 and N5...helped settle a few issues for me.

Definitely liking my Nexus 5 ...especially the weight and small dimensions...let's see if I can keep it longer than a month unlike my other phones!!! I'd like to keep it at least 6-10 months!!!:good:
[Nexus 5 General] crawlgsx:
No one can answer that for you. It all depends on what is more important to you.

Battery Life / Screen Size / IR - G2

Software / updates / development / Wireless Charging - N5

Camera/speaker/Weight/Size all minimally different. While the Cam on the G2 is 13mp vs the N5 8mp and the same tech, they both don't take very good pictures anyway.

Build / Feel / Screen colors / etc all personal preference.
[Nexus 5 General] ctowne:
They take awesome pictures for being a cell phone camera :thumbup:
[Nexus 5 General] crawlgsx:
haha they are on average with most other top-tier phones, I guess I could word it that way. :p
[Nexus 5 General] daddioj:
i had the G2 as well. and the screen was always hard to see kinda dark. its amazing made by the same company but yet different results. i had to have mine up 60% to least not get eye strain. i think LG has some software tweaking to do
[Nexus 5 General] nikhildroid:
Can't wait to get my hands on a nexus 5
[Nexus 5 General] -A-P-M-:
Thanx for comparison. Is WiFi signal strength similar on G2 and N5 or is better on G2?
[Nexus 5 General] rokfor2000:
Everyone is talking about development on Nexus being so great. The thing is that top tier phones usually get it anyway. The fasest updates? Yes, if you're on stock. Otherwise others are not far behind. I mean GNex is not going to get KitKat at all, but first roms are already there (by the way GNex not getting KitKat? Joke!). Before my Gnex I had HD2. I was running it on android and it had grat support and community for a very long time althoug it wasn't Nexus.

If I decide to go for G2 I'm gonna make it mine anyway with custom rom so I don't care about LG's UI. Considering that this are developers forums I gues a lot of people will not care about details like that either.

I am just waiting to see who's going to come out with Snapdroagons always listening function first, Google or developers. If it appears here G2 will get it in no time as well. If Goole does it first I might go for Nexus.
[Nexus 5 General] quickstang:
I think more than anything else, the battery life will be the determining factor. That & price. I love I can spend $399 for a 32GB Nexus 5. However for the G2, I'm guessing $500+ off contract.

I also wish they would have gone with a bigger battery. Huge issue on this phone. It seems they didn't learn their lesson.

How come Xiaomi can cram a 3050mAh battery in their Mi3, but Google can't? I mean heck, even closer to that would be nice.

I'm also seriously debating on waiting for the WCDMA version of the Mi3 to come out. Beautiful looking phone. With Hugo Barra now part of their team, I can see these phones eventually coming stateside.

Sent from my iphone killing Galaxy Nexus running whatever kernel & rom I feel like. For the love of everyone on forums READ BEFORE YOU POST.
[Nexus 5 General] 6ctomorphox:
Right on

I agree on most counts. Had the LG G2 for a couple of days, before I returned to AT&T store and patiently waited for the Nexus 5 to come out. Color are flatter, but I'm not concerned because of the multitude of corrections you can do with apps.

Nexus 5 is light and "svelte" is a good word to describe it, indeed.

Hardware-wise: One thing I've noticed, at least on my device (32GB, black) is that the micro usb charging port allows some extra room for the charging cable, in other words it moves a bit, it's not as tight for a new device. Meh, no biggie.

Also, the ear-phone jack on top seems to be a little funky in that when the earphones are in, they kinda don't stick straight out and up, but rather have a left slant. Not very noticeable, just my OCD.
[Nexus 5 General] NaterTots:
I think it slants to the left to go with the slight curve on the top.
[Nexus 5 General] 6ctomorphox:
True

Sure, I can see that.
[Nexus 5 General] kcharng:
For me the choice is not too hard between g2. Though I can understand the appeal of Dev. Support for nexus device. The main thrust has always been increasing performance and battery life. While g2 and nexus performance are similar. G2 is superior when it comes to battery, this might make constantly flashing roms unnecessary and you can just enjoy using the phone without worries.

-LG G2
[Nexus 5 General] homer1981:
Does Play Music work on the G2? It doesn't work on my Optimus G. It would crash after a song or two. I had to flash CM 10.2 to make it work.
[Nexus 5 General] barondebxl:
Just received the nexus 5 guys. Installing the mandatory update and will give a comparison after a few hours. First impressions are very positive. Like the box to begin with, phone itself is nice, feels very good in the hand. It's not that much lighter than the G2 though.
[Nexus 5 General] malek777:
I have seen both side by side and certainly like the g2s screen more. The colors look better IMO, the nexus 5 seems washed out. I guess its a matter of prefrence
[Nexus 5 General] crawlgsx:
Play music works great, stock or CM/PA/CleanROM.
[Nexus 5 General] barondebxl:
Now that I own both, I totally agree with your OP.

The nexus 5 display is better than the G2's display. Its much brighter and warmer vs the G2 that is much colder. Colors on the G2 are more saturated but the N5 display is sharper.

They are about the same size. And even though the N5 is thinner on paper, the tapered edges of the G2 makes it look a little thinner when looking from the side.

The speaker is definitely louder on the G2 but it sounds pretty decent on the N5. Weight size the N5 is lighter but not a crazy difference.

The N5 is SUPER SNAPPY AND MUCH SMOOTHER than the G2, the difference is night and day. Kinda like the same gap difference there is between the two in terms of battery life.

Like OP I prefer the bigger display size of the G2 and almost no bezel but the N5 still holds its own. I'll miss knock on and a couple of other features but to me the performance of the nexus 5 alone is totally worth it.
[Nexus 5 General] myself11:
Is it a possible to copy a file bigger than 4Gb (like a HD movie) to Nexus 5? It isn't possible on G2 and this is a feature that matters to me.
[Nexus 5 General] crawlgsx:
Pretty much sums up my feelings as well.

I prefer the G2 calibration of the screen but I think in time with custom kernels we will be able to tweak the screen to our liking anyway. The N5 is definitely brighter but the G2 isn't as bad as some posts make it out to be it is still plenty bright.

I don't care for the outward beveled bottom/side of the N5 so I honestly like the way the G2 fits better, but the N5 feels more quality and the back finish is much nicer. Pretty equal here for me, maybe the N5 by a hair.

I am curious how the G2 will perform once we see AOSP KitKat on it, but in the mean time the N5 is definitely quicker.

Size/weight is definitely minimal. but you are only talking about 1mm (pretty much all around) and 13g, so not much should be expected.

I love them both pretty equally at the moment.
[Nexus 5 General] barondebxl:
I hear you. For me using the nexus 5 has actually shown me the performance flaws that the G2 has.
[Nexus 5 General] crawlgsx:
Definitely true. You try any AOSP on your G2? Just curious for reference.
[Nexus 5 General] barondebxl:
No I have not. I'm actually not a big fan of stock android but I love it works in the nexus 5
[Nexus 5 General] crawlgsx:
Thats too funny. I completely understand (and mostly agree).

Was just curious. I find PA/CM G2 pretty close in speed but overall the N5 still feels faster anyway.
[Nexus 5 General] barondebxl:
Yeah lol. I do prefer the screen size of the G2 and definitely it's battery life. Plus I love the buttons on the back.
[Nexus 5 General] crawlgsx:
Yeah battery is definitely no comparison. I am very curious to see how the N5 does on a daily basis for me a while. Today so far though I have been unplugged for 10 hours of close to normal usage and I am at 79% so not fearing it yet :D
[Nexus 5 General] barondebxl:
That's actually pretty good. I can't comment on it yet, only had the phone for a little more than 3 hours. Haven't charged if yet.
[Nexus 5 General] shlk7:
Can you do one between the N5 and the HTC One please!
[Nexus 5 General] crawlgsx:
I know you were taling to the OP but I will chime in anyway with just some information / my opinions as I had 3 different One's for quite some time before the G2/N5.

The One is an AWESOME phone. Probably one of my favorites to be honest. However it has its own set of flaws and weakness's.

Battery life on the One is OK. Nothing to write home about. Better than a a stock N4 but from my testing so far still not as good as the N5. I ran into days here and there where I ran out of juice and so far from what I am getting on the N5 I don't see that happening.

Camera wise the One is better hands down. Now in a PERFECT picture, the N5 will take a better quality picture. However the One takes instant pictures and makes capturing moving objects a breeze. It is also better in low light all day long. The software is also far superior, not even close.

Software wise is personal preference. Sense 5 is REALLY nice. It is beautiful and quite functional and for being non-aosp it is quite smooth. Still has its fair share of "gimmicky" features, personally I had no use for BlinkFeed for example. The Camera software as mentioned is awesome. I personally really liked Sense 5 but obviously it is not for everyone. Combined with ViperOne ROM customizations it is just truly a beautiful UI. I miss that, I really do.

Speakers again no comparison, the HTC One has hands down the best speakers on a phone I have ever used. I can't think of any phone that would even compare.

Screen is close. I prefer the colors on the One but the brightness/size of the N5 wins for me. The One is not a particularly bright screen IMO. Viewing angles were amazing and quality was still very good. Overall though I prefer the N5 screen, both quality and of course size.

Build quality/feel. 2 parts. The aluminum body on the one is AMAZING. It feels phenomenal in your hands, it feels just beautiful. It is one of the ONLY phones I have ever used a case/bumper with because I loved it so much I was afraid of scratching or denting it. The phone just feels solid and really quite nice. That said it has a fair share of quality control issues. Gaps in the glass/aluminum/body/speaker/etc.. On some of them the Power button is almost inside the body making it hard to press, I have seen one where the volume down was almost impossible to press, etc.. IF you can find a perfect One, simply amazing to hold.

Reception on the One was decent, but not amazing. Without the bumper it was respectible but I still experienced drops in places I don't normally. With the Bumper it was even worse. I definitely find the G2/N5 to be superior in terms of overall data speeds/reception on GSM/LTE.

Earphone I again think the HTC One is superior, but it's not a world of difference. I just found it clearer/louder.

Performance though, while the HTC One is peppy and fairly smooth, it is no where NEAR as smooth as the N5. The N5 walks circles on it. Boot time, opening apps, browsing, etc.. All far faster on the N5. Again the One is no slouch, but it doesn't compete.
[Nexus 5 General] Tomatot-:
It's really werid that you've 1GB RAM used with all apps clear. With m N4 on kitkat I only have 400 MB used at boot.
[Nexus 5 General] hasenbein1966:
Summary: The HTC One is the clearly better phone.

If phone 1 is better in nearly all aspects, but performs at 85%, it's not very wise to take phone 2 which performs at 100% but is worse in all other aspects. If you are honest, in everyday use the performance differences are not really important at all.
[Nexus 5 General] Tomatot-:
We didn't read the same message I guess. He strill prefers the performance of Nexus, the screen, reception and battery life. Those points seem to me more important than other pointed, above all it's just software for the camera for example and it should be fix.
[Nexus 5 General] shlk7:
Thanks! It was exactly what I wanted to know!
[Nexus 5 General] sdsubball23:
what performance flaws does the G2 have in comparison to the Nexus 5?
[Nexus 5 General] barondebxl:
The stuttering in home screens after exiting an app (occasional), the stuttering while scrolling in some apps, the speed of app opening vs the nexus 5, the speed of loading web pages vs the nexus 5 and the overall smoothness of the UI. Honestly, night and day.
[Nexus 5 General] sdsubball23:
Interesting, I'll have to try one out sometime because I've tried the g2 plenty of times in a store and I thought it was pretty fast and smooth enough, though not as smooth as the iphone. Would you say the Nexus 5 is as smooth or faster than the iphone 5 or 5s?
[Nexus 5 General] barondebxl:
Its the closest thing to the iphone 5s smoothness, seriously. Its almost its android equivalent, almost. I had the note 3 which was very smooth too, the nexus 5 is much smoother, no doubt.
[Nexus 5 General] cc16177:
I've only been using mine a few hours but you know how normally when you first load all your Apps (about 80 in my case) and set everything up, it seems to slow the phone down a bit? Not once.

This is the first phone in a long time that I haven't even bothered to adjust the settings for the animations.

Everything is just so fast, so fluid, and the animation changes from JB to this give me a lot of faith in Googles ability to make an even better user experience down the road.
[Nexus 5 General] barondebxl:
Yep. This is the closest android has ever been to IOS smoothness. It's ridiculously smooth and so freaking fast.
[Nexus 5 General] sdsubball23:
How is the browser scrolling or scrolling in general? I've noticed most androids have a delay with touching the screen and scrolling and you can witness it when you enable "Show touches" or similar option in the developer options. I think the S4 came the closest to the iphone's scrolling ability as the ability seems to be perfect in touching the screen and scrolling up and down. The G2 was somewhat laggy and even the Nexus 4 I tried a a tmobile store had a little lag.

I made a video of the G2 and iphone 5's scrolling on youtube:

G2: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kHHo85lj0ak

iPhone 5: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Edjksg-x7-4
[Nexus 5 General] barondebxl:
The G2 also has that delay you're speaking about, when you scroll down or up it waits half a second then scrolls but it doesn't happen that often. I have been fairly pleased with the stock LG browser.
[Nexus 5 General] jeff5347:
I've been looking into the g2 and n5. Been watching all the comparison bids and such and found this one. In my opinion only from a video and not hands on the g2 seems to win in clarity, detail, resolution in the pics. The g2 does seem at some times to wash out certain spots from what it shows. Assuming the 13 vs 8 mp of each is the reason the g2 seems to look better. In some spots of the video the n5 actually looks blurry. For anyone that owns the n5 or both actually....is this a good representation of the camera and video quality of these phones?

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Aq-3ZhAjCqU&feature=youtube_gdata_player
[Nexus 5 General] Enddo:
one of us! one of us!
[Nexus 5 General] barondebxl:
I haven't tested the cameras yet to make a judgment. But here's what I think:

LG G2 pros:

- Bigger display (I like big screens)

- Buttons on the back (I love them)

- IR blaster

- MUCH better battery life

- more customizable

- Better and louder sound throughout the system

- more features

Nexus 5 pros:

- little bit lighter

- Latest and greatest software straight from Google

- Display (I find it to be sharper and is Much brighter)

- Performance (I wanna emphasize that this is THE REASON why I chose the Nexus 5, performance is outstanding)

- Development

- Unlockable boot loader

- Price

G2 Cons: Has some lag and stutter issues, noticeably shower then the Nexus 5 despite having the same hardware, glossy back.

Nexus 5 cons: The back of the phone shows oil and dirt, the speaker is a joke, battery life is nowhere near the one of the G2's, may lack some features for some.
[Nexus 5 General] Fidelio_o:
I miss knock Knock now but everything else I'm alright with my N5.
[Nexus 5 General] Enddo:
my N5 sits at 517MB ram used after a boot. it's been on for 2 days now and it's at 684MB used and 1.1GB free
[Nexus 5 General] anuraj1:
Could someone with the T-Mobile variant of the G2 pull the WiFi Calling apk so we can try it on the Nexus 5?
[Nexus 5 General] neugenusis:
It's too bad in the video, the poster didn't seperate the audio and toggle between the two. The audio recording on the G2 is horrid when it comes to background noises. See here. The issue itself was inherited from the N4. Fortunately, the N5 didn't get affected as seen here. This is the one greatest aspect I know the N5 trumps over the G2 at.
[Nexus 5 General] jeff5347:
Now that is a whole lot different than the video I posted. I agree the background noise is diminished in the n5. Both look as though they take excellent video in clarity and detail. I like in the g2 you can here the clanking of the ladies heels ( sarcasm lol). I would like to see these 2 videos of the g2 and n5 together to see if there is a detail difference like the one I posted. Your videos definitely change my thoughts on the n5 being crappy in video quality. Seems to be a little on the cooler side vs the n4 but I actually think it looks better. Also on the glare reduction it seems to have with the sun vs the n4. I'm assuming if the video brightness is not bright enough you can increase the exposure on the n5. Also the n5 did much better in regards to the subway overhead lights and not dimming / brightening like the n4 did.

These videos definitely changed my thoughts on the n5 having junk video capabilities.

Now just to see a sw update for the speaker.....
[Nexus 5 General] shook187:
I don't think it's that easy, I'm even sure no one with a nexus 4 hadn't been able to do this.

It's a shame us T Mobile uses are so reliant on wifi calling, it really does limit what you can flash in what phones you can buy :'(
[Nexus 5 General] caribouxda:
I use groveip. Wifi calling is difficult.
[Nexus 5 General] killian17:
I think LG G2 = Nexus 5 :D
[Nexus 5 General] sblantipodi:
can't understand why some display looks that great while some other don't.

I'm thinking that it is true that some phones is shipped with a different display.
[Nexus 5 General] Nexonian:
[MENTION=4226940]DammitCubs[/MENTION] or someone else who owns both phones: Could you please test if the headset that ships with the LG G2 works with all 3 control buttons on the N5? Thanks.
[Nexus 5 General] hikarugo:
Nexus 5's screen is brighter than LG G2

PROVE:

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[Nexus 5 General] netra:
Who did the comparison is an idiot, brightness compare to its maximum, scale divisions are not always equal between mobile, you hear compared to 50% brightness!
[Nexus 5 General] shook187:
Lol.... The screen was clearly more detailed on the G2 but the idiot was only looking at what screen was brighter. Brightness doesn't mean the screen is better, what an idiot.
[Nexus 5 General] rokfor2000:
When I compared them side by side at full brightenss in Carphone Warehouse G2 seemd brighter with more vibrant colours.
[Nexus 5 General] darkgoon3r96:
Guys, is there a difference in one handed use between Nexus 5 and G2? And if so, is the difference huge?