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[Nexus 5 General] Bohemus:
I'm in the exact same situation as you are. I RMA'd on Friday morning, Just got a notification of a tracking number for the replacement. I have a stuck pixel and a grain of dust under the screen. Hoping the replacement doesnt have these issues. Seems to me that we are in the minority and most devices do not have these issues. Either that or people arent perceptive to these problems...
[Nexus 5 General] yyz71:
I Know:rolleyes:
[Nexus 5 General] :
My new N5 had a dead pixel. Went straight back to store and they issued a new one to be sent on Monday. I work as a processor at CPW & the general feedback so far is everyone loves their N5s. Other than the dead pixel, I was very impressed.
[Nexus 5 General] MrMCrowley:
Ordered mine around 12:30. Black 32gb. It's been listed as pending since I ordered it. Just got my shipped email with a tracking number. At 3:20pm.
[Nexus 5 General] Kenneth131:
Awesome cheers gzoom. As for the rattle if your holding the phone vertically the power button can move forward and back in the cut out. But there was no play in the depress motion which was good. Made for a nice solid clicky feel when using the button.

Its great to hear the overall opinion of build is good on this device. I would also agree that viewing angles on IPS displays tend to diminish Slightly when the screen is viewed at certain angles. But seriously how many of us will be looking at our screens at anything other than Near straight on, on a regular basis. I can't see how this would ever be a major issue.
[Nexus 5 General] ChrisM75:
I feel a bit better that the screen on mine seems normal. It still dont like the effect, I guess im just not used to it. At least there isn't any widespread back light bleed like on the N7. Seriously that was just awful.

For those wondering why its an issue, I just hate screen defects. I have Plasma TVs because I absolutely hate uneven lighting on screens and grey blacks. Even the best LED LCD TVs just dont have the even lighting of a plasma.
[Nexus 5 General] aooga:
Yep, you're right. Sadly plasmas are going away. AMOLED is the closest you can get to a plasma screen.
[Nexus 5 General] :
Sorry if this was posted before (didn't read all the pages) but most of these rattling noises are caused by the OIS module. The Nokia Lumia 1020 even came with a little notice in the box that any little rattles are cause by the phone's huge OIS camera.
[Nexus 5 General] Kenneth131:
Drx the cam does indeed make a noise and yep its all normal but thanks for your input. I think this is all coming up as there is a little play In the power button and since its ceramic and the frame of the phone is plastic when you tap on the screen on the right hand side it causes the power button to jiggle thus make a rattle noise. So although the noise from the cam is heard is you shake the phone the other noise people are talking about Is the power button but to me seems perfectly normal given the design.
[Nexus 5 General] Phazmos:
Blacks are beautiful on my 2+ year old Samsung led tv. Just as good as the black on the plasma it replaced. This hasn't been an issue for a couple years now. And ya can't argue with the power savings from led. I could heat my bedroom with the plasma.
[Nexus 5 General] noodles2k:
SLCD isn't IPS, it's TN. It has better viewing angles because there isn't a gap between the transistors and the front panel.

IPS get a slight purple haze at obtuse angles unless they have an A-TW polariser, but generally this shouldn't be a problem as you're not going to be using your tablet at 178°.

What is odd is that the iPhone and iPad IPS panels don't seem to have haze problems. It's possible that their factory calibration helps improve it.
[Nexus 5 General] aooga:
I knew about the polarizer, but for some reason I didn't know that SLCD was TN. Are you really sure about that? I'm asking because TN is usually associated with bad viewing angles.

BTW: Lenovo's IPS screens dont have the problem either.
[Nexus 5 General] MaulingDeOso:
It's not TN, it's VA.
[Nexus 5 General] the1onewolf:
Let's add fuel to the fire!

Check the charger. Nexus products have remarkably high charger failure rates OR maybe that was just last year.

Cheers!
[Nexus 5 General] noodles2k:
Well I know it's not IPS, as far as I know Super LCD is a evolution of TN, but Sharp may have chosen to use ASV or UVA tech instead.

Yeah, it's possible. Sharp have always been big fans of VA based tech.
[Nexus 5 General] SeraldoBabalu:
It's a phone with gyro sensors. Not a newborn baby.
[Nexus 5 General] aooga:
My nexus 4 charger died too.
[Nexus 5 General] noodles2k:
Don't think this counts as a defect, but - http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=2509901

There better be a Nexus 5 Otterbox. Otherwise Spigen I guess.

My N7's didn't. :p

Reminds me of this - http://techcrunch.com/2009/04/22/feel-like-shaking-a-baby-to-death-theres-an-app-for-that/
[Nexus 5 General] tomato120:
I bought a N5 from a retail store in Hong Kong, whenever the vibration goes off the motor is making a wierd whirling sound. It actually sounds like a little drill spinning inside the phone. I have returned the unit and currently waiting for new stock to arrive.
[Nexus 5 General] Emama:
So good after reading 8 pages all I see is mostly the tiny sound from button:rolleyes:

No more yellow spots when the phone got heat this time?
[Nexus 5 General] trent25:
In the teardowns (FCC or service manual) it seems the vibration motor is attached to the back cover below the camera flash.

Generally these motors are located within the chassis of the phone, so the positioning on the N5 might cause it to sound different than on other phones.

It is a bit of an odd choice on LG's part, usually you want the motor to generate vibrations not sound, this is best achieved by keeping the motor buried inside the chassis, if attached to an outer component, especially a large plastic surface like the back cover it will make more noise.

There are also different types of motors, some which are noisier than others. So the short of it, this might not be a defect, just the way it will always be.
[Nexus 5 General] gfreek:
Yes you are right just did a test the screen does have Oleophobic coating, which would explain the hairline scratches that can only be seen at certain angles to the light,
[Nexus 5 General] kortenoeverdev:
Anyone else having the problem that the back panel is kind of loose? I can press it in right below the camera lens where the led is
[Nexus 5 General] APC73:
Both playing via phone and pc

Its like this video (not as bad but not far off)

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Keiud6W2Q-M
[Nexus 5 General] Bluewall:
I think I have a little problem. After looking at the camera lens, I noticed, on the border of the round glass, a kind of white line on one side.

After looking better, it's seems that the black circle under the camera lens glass , which looks like a bit of a vinyl, is a bit off. Not in the right place if you want.

What would you guys do?

Envoyé de mon Nexus 5 en utilisant Tapatalk
[Nexus 5 General] Pard0ned:
If it was me, I'd RMA it. I'm really obsessive abouts these sorts of things.

It all depends on whether you think it would bother you in the long run. If it would, RMA it. If it wouldn't keep it and put up with it.
[Nexus 5 General] Bluewall:
Sadly, as i live in Switzerland, I had to order through another website, Digitec.ch.

I'll call them tomorrow to see what is their policy about this but I'm not sure I'll be able to exchange it...

Hope they have a great answer for me!

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[Nexus 5 General] Pard0ned:
Good luck man!

Also, are you by any chance the same Bluewall from the MIUI HTC Sensation rom? If I'm right, I loved those! :)
[Nexus 5 General] Bluewall:
Yep, that's me! :)

Thanks mate, I'll give you an update about it tomorrow I guess!

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[Nexus 5 General] :
Is the 15 day return period from the day you receive the device, or from the day it was shipped?
[Nexus 5 General] Zackaroli:
I am getting my phone tomorrow, I was so excited to get it after all the screw ups they did while shipping it, after reading this thread I am too excited to get the phone and check it for all the defects to make sure it doesn't have any lol /s, I should have never landed on this thread :'(
[Nexus 5 General] kresk:
I'm guessing a lot of people don't even notice like you mentioned. I suppose our keen eye for detail is both a blessing and a curse. Lol.

Good luck on your replacement. Mine should be here tomorrow or the next day for sure. Just for the heck of it After I get my new N5 I'll post about quality of device or lack there of. Crossing my fingers.
[Nexus 5 General] DowntownJeffBrown:
Day you receive it

>^.^< Sent from meow nexus5
[Nexus 5 General] roadster92:
No problem on mine so far... got it on the 7th, the noise is the camera module, which is normal to me (I hold the power button and volume while shaking)

Device battery very good compare to my S4 which got a slightly bigger battery.
[Nexus 5 General] dokukinoko:
My Black 32GB N5 now has a snow (static TV channel) defect in the lower 2/3 of the screen. It's almost like a filter. I just started using it yesterday.

I have no idea how it happened. No bumps, or drops. The glass front and back are still in perfect condition, no cracks. I took it with me outside in my jacket pocket with an additional pouch covering it and came back home to see it like this. I thought I took as good care of it as I think anyone here would. I didn't even take the front screen protector off yet as I was waiting to order a real one.

Google customer support is super nice and they are going to pay for shipping even without me asking for it.

RIP Nexus 5... :( I was starting to really like this phone. This is still an AWESOME device and highly recommend it. I think I like its looks as much as the N4 even. Just got unlucky somehow.
[Nexus 5 General] danv28:
I thought my Nexus 5 was perfect but started noticing something annoying.. if I apply pressure to the back of the phone beside the volume rocker,and the same side on the back beside the power button (roughly that area), the phone makes a creaking noise.. so, on the back part of the phone where the dip is (as it raises up), right along where the back panel meets the sides of the phone.. is anyone else experiencing this? it's not all the time, but if I pick up the phone and apply slight pressure I have a creak noise.. decided whether to exchange or not, can see it getting really annoying..

another thing, volume rocker seems more lose than when i originally got it - for people with newer RMA devices, is it more solid or the same?
[Nexus 5 General] maisi:
Same here :/

3AT

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[Nexus 5 General] DerItaliener:
Got mine today, everything seems okay, despite the vibration motor, which seems to be a bit weak in comparsion with the N5 of a friend.

I'm gonna keep it anyways, since screen, Hardwarebuttons (no rattle AT ALL! =) and the other important things are perfect :)
[Nexus 5 General] jackpf:
Spotted one fixed white pixel, I've tried some stuck pixel fixing apps, but Im pretty sure my pixel is dead rather than stuck (solid white, not just fixed a different colour).

Waiting for google to get back to me about RMA, I think its fair though since I paid £350 for my device which isn't a small amount of money, it should be good quality for that sort of price. Annoying though because apart from this pixel the device appears perfect.
[Nexus 5 General] attily89:
I've noticed dynamic white pixels on the black bar or on black images, just when i'm using the n5 rotated on the left side, no problems on the right side:

did you notice that too?
[Nexus 5 General] Sesamechicken:
Kine just shipped. Scared as duck right now.
[Nexus 5 General] Pard0ned:
Lol. Funny typos.

Yeah I wish I hadn't ever come across this thread before I got mine.

Turns out, if you do have any issues, Google are great for replacing etc.

I RMAd mine for a non working led light and a loud vibration motor and I should be getting mine today or tomorrow at the latest. Really quick turn around.

Only annoying this is the waiting. Could drive you insane.
[Nexus 5 General] overtheair:
Zero physical defects on my 16gb black N5. This is a great phone!

The only issue so far - and it only appeared after a few days of use - is the problem many have reported of the wifi failing to reconnect to a saved signal after returning from a period of cellular-only data usage. That's a software problem and hopefully will be fixed in a future update.
[Nexus 5 General] tommy96814:
pulling up the dialer for the first time result in a blank white space.
[Nexus 5 General] attily89:
video of this issue, you can see that when i'm scrolling up and down the page of chrome: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=F6qsn1be4nw

can anyone help me saying if it's a software or hardware problem?
[Nexus 5 General] Nauxûron Mártifûr:
I have my Nexus 5 for a couple of days now, and the only 'defect' I've encountered is a protruding microSIM slot, but I can live with that.
[Nexus 5 General] anthonyh90:
i seem to have a strange issue with the vibration motor and call quality. with the option for vibrate on keypress checked the vibration tends to weaken system wide over a period of around 30 mins until no vibration can be felt, and people have noticed that i'm hard to hear on the other end of the line. however with vibrate on keypress switched off, vibration improves system wide and i'm much louder on calls. is this an issue that could be fixed with a software update or is it worth just rma'ing the phone and hoping another device wouldn't have the same issues.
[Nexus 5 General] edwardtobia:
I have just received my replacement device due to RMA and I have had to request another RMA due to this replacement having faint dark lines on the screen that go away once touched, this one also has the annoying microphone issue where people sometimes say my voice sounds really faint whilst on call (had this with my first device also so seems to be a consistant issue), and there was also a chip in the plastic bezel around the screen. Build quality seems really shocking! 2nd RMA now and I'm hoping that the 3rd device will be perfect but who knows!
[Nexus 5 General] cyburke:
Hmmmmm.... This has happened to me a few times too on T-Mobile. Not sure the reason. Same solution - to Airplane mode and back.

Anyone else experience this??
[Nexus 5 General] pwkno:
To clarify, does Google handle warranty issues for the entire first year of owning the device, or do they just handle it for the first 15 days and then refer you to LG for any warranty claims?
[Nexus 5 General] UberGoat:
My one and only defect, which is still very significant, is that the main speaker stopped working completely and there is no way of fixing it. It worked the first 24 hours or so but then randomly cut out completely. Even a factory reset will not fix it. I already have a replacement phone on the way.
[Nexus 5 General] DowntownJeffBrown:
Mine does not do that.

>^.^< Sent from meow nexus5

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Google handedness it for 1 year. The 15 days is for a full refund.

>^.^< Sent from meow nexus5
[Nexus 5 General] krylon360:
Biggest issue; my clock and date are correct; but system/kernel time/date are from before Cell Phones where thought of...

I noticed this when bought it from Sprint on Friday and it wouldn't provision.
[Nexus 5 General] Spitfire:
Notification light is a bit weird. It's a single, very short white flash no matter what. Tried to use light flow app to make it "continuous" for an incoming call, but still, one short white flash. Weird software bug, or do I have a problem on my hands?
[Nexus 5 General] ReconPeon:
I have the same issue. My first phone had the rubber finish peeling off and the one I received today has dirt under the screen. They said that they couldn't send me another one until I send the first one back which I am doing tomorrow. I wanted to just send the second one back, but they said they have to receive the first one and then I have to wait for the hold to leave me account and then I can call back in to get another replacement. Is this normal?
[Nexus 5 General] jphilippon:
You did something wrong. My light flow worked perfectly, but it had 4000+ wakeups in a matter of hours so I got rid of it.

sent from my Nexus 5
[Nexus 5 General] lukas_s:
No problem on your hands, although I do think Google has some work to do on the LED. Neither Light Flow nor Light Manager work for me as they should. Light Flow does not work at all, and Light Manager sometimes works, although mainly it just defaults back to the white LED. When my phone is on the wireless charger, any notifications that come in will cause the LED to blink red, probably because the LED is supposed to light up red while charging. When Light Manager does get my notification LED colors right on a per-app basis, it never gets the timing right. I have it set to blink every 4 seconds. It blinks every 10, which is pretty much pointless for an LED notification.
[Nexus 5 General] Spitfire:
Thanks, just making sure it wasn't hardware related (though seeing the flash, I assumed it wasn't). :good:
[Nexus 5 General] edwardtobia:
Yes this is normal and they said the same to me, I sent my first device back today so they should receive it in the next 1-2 days then I have to call them to arrange another RMA for this device, they sent me all the confirmation by email so I don't have to explain again. Just noticed whilst typing this that the vibration motor is sort of rattly too. Google really need to pressure LG to tighten their quality control as there are so many defective devices out there, a lot of you complain that people should just live with the slight cosmetic defects but its not the point, these defects should not be there regardless especially as we are paying good money for a supposed "top" device.
[Nexus 5 General] :
2nd devices worse

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[Nexus 5 General] g1bJ1:
Just happened to me this morning after 5 days of use. I'm on an AT&T prepaid plan.
[Nexus 5 General] mocoflip:
pixel defect

I got a pixel that died and went black 3 days after I received the phone. I called Google and they sent me a replacement.

I hope it wont do the same thing :/
[Nexus 5 General] anthrofear:
I noticed light bleed or leakage in the top left portion of my screen and also near the volume rocker. Rest of the borders are flawless. No dead pixels. My power button rattles. The light bleeding is kind of getting to me even though I can only really see it with brightness completely up and in a dark room on a dark colored background. I considered RMA but hearing stories of worse replacements and other issues I think I can live with it. Still love the phone. I have also already unlocked and rooted. Still on stock ROM though. Im wondering if I re lock and unroot if they would be able to still tell and refuse my RMA because of it.

Has anyone relocked and unroot then successfully RMA'd?

Edit: also my brother works for a tech distributor and I guess any sort of LG panels are well known to have light leakage/bleeding.
[Nexus 5 General] om22:
After two replacements wich all had dust under their screens I RMA´d it for a refund not a new device.

Bye great nexus phone produced in dusty factories.
[Nexus 5 General] DowntownJeffBrown:
I'd say 97% of these phones have light bleed and from the sounds of it yours isn't very bad. Do you really wanna risk getting one with more light bleed or even worse defects like dead pixels?

>^.^< Sent from meow nexus5
[Nexus 5 General] hello00:
u r $hit out of luck
[Nexus 5 General] anthrofear:
Good point. It really isn't that bad. I'm just gonna deal with it lol. Still an awesome phone in my opinion.
[Nexus 5 General] bleets:
got my 3rd handset...

Power button is a little loose but doesnt rattle like a ***** so i'm keeping my eye on that.

Everything else seems fine except i'm not sure if the vibrate is normal.

It's very strong. And loud.

Ho hum

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=et3Bsw_SBSs

Dunno? On my other 2 i didnt actually test this :|
[Nexus 5 General] TheReverend210:
What the eff? I've just noticed my volume rocker has broken in 2! Like, its still sat where it should be, but there is a big crack right down the middle! I've not dropped the phone, the rest of it is completely pristine, all I've been doing is holding the down volume to get into fastboot.
[Nexus 5 General] jaggyjags:
Just curious, are you going to RMA it?
[Nexus 5 General] DowntownJeffBrown:
That's horrible bro...

Do u have a pic?

>^.^< Sent from meow nexus5
[Nexus 5 General] TheReverend210:
Just waiting for the RMA now, and I sold my GS2 when I got this so I can't take a picture, haha.

To be fair to Google though, absolutely no arguments from them. If the software update on the 18th didn't fix my compass I could have lived with it, but I'm not accepting broken hardware.

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In fact, managed to get a picture. Hope linking the fullsized photobucket doesn't get me into trouble, but you can't see it if i shrink the picture.
[Nexus 5 General] stuart0001:
I see you say you have a compass issue. Have you tried waving it in a figure of 8? Mine was off by 90 degrees and this fixed it.
[Nexus 5 General] TheReverend210:
Yup, I did all that. Downloaded about 5 different compass apps, followed their calibration instructions, still nothing. It's not that it just points the wrong way, it begins to spin wildly too.
[Nexus 5 General] DowntownJeffBrown:
Ouch :(

>^.^< Sent from meow nexus5
[Nexus 5 General] asawoszc:
RMA'ing because of faulty GPS. Can't get a LOCK whatever anymore in any app that uses GPS. Done all the usual troubleshooting/resets/etc.

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?p=47447409&posted=1#post47447409
[Nexus 5 General] knapz:
data issues

RMA for radio/phone problems. Full bars with LTE and all downloads no matter what website or app start at around 20mb then almost instantly drop to 10, 5, 2Mbps, then Kbps. A small download would start at less than a minute and go to 2 hours or cancel out. I did all the usual troublehooting to include factory reset. T-mo toubleshooted the same things I had checked (APN, Mobile Network Operator, power-off phone, toggle Airplane mode, they "reset" my connection on their end, checked coverage at my street address). They also checked that I was not being throttled. Sim card was ruled out as I placed it on another phone right next to it and got 4G download at a better and steady 22Mbps.
[Nexus 5 General] schleppy:
Folks have told me that I sound really quiet when I call them. That is calls via Google Voice and without it too. Calls sound OK to me.
[Nexus 5 General] Logicalstep:
Stippled edge

Hi All,

Love the phone apart form one thing that really is bugging me:

I have the 32Gb White Nexus 5 and it seems to suffer from poor component quality. around the edge that surrounds the screen there is a kind of stippled effect, almost like they have removed the plastic from the mould and not sand blasted or machined (or whatever they do to smooth plastic) this ridge. Then it looks like they have painted over it (or whatever the process is) and it now looks and feel rough.

Its quite hard to see and its only when I have shown people under bright LED light that they have noticed the problem.

I have attached an image (taken on my SGS3). You can clearly see where the light hits it, it look stippled. I'm not so much worried about the look (although its a new phone and so I should be happy with the finish). it more about me thinking the coating will start to chip easily.

I have looked at a Nexus 5 16Gb black and that does not have the same issue. I guess probably due to the rubberised coating, or maybe they just rushed the white ones a little more.

Anyone else got this issue? If enough of you white N5 owners don;t then I'll return mine.

Shame because apart from this issue, the phone flies!

Thanks

Logicalstep
[Nexus 5 General] darknitewolf:
Mine 32gb white looks smooth and shiny.
[Nexus 5 General] jtwlbz:
Just got one and only problem I have is power buttom rattle
[Nexus 5 General] DowntownJeffBrown:
Cool story bro

>^.^< Sent from meow nexus5