[Nexus 5 General] anactoraaron:
*disclaimer* This may be a bit off-topic for some users here... but may still be relevant...

I am starting to think those folks dissecting every creak/ratttle/viewing angle/etc may just be disappointed with any new phone. Here's why.

There just hasn't been any revolutionary phone released (IMO) in the past few years, rather, every phone being released is more of an evolutionary release (faster SoC, better display, etc). This is quite boring and disappointing to folks looking to have their mind blown the way they did likely with their previous phone.

When smartphones first came out, they could do so much more than the average 'dumb'phone could. There were so many new features, apps, etc. Some people (myself included) were anticipating the N5 so much that when they got their hands on it and realized that it was just like their old phone (feature-wise) they were sad/disappointed (myself excluded here).

So now they are trying to justify why they aren't getting the instant mind orgasm that they got with their first modern smartphone by going over every nanometer of their phone trying to find flaws to explain their let-down. To blame Google/LG for their disappointment. "I'm not getting my mind blown here, no instant mind orgasm here." "Must be Google's (LG's) fault." "Mine must be defective because of creaky/slightly bent (because I sat on it)/viewing angles/rattling buttons/etc- I need an RMA." Mind you this doesn't count for everyone here, but it does account for a few folks here (like those RMAing 5+ times). Perhaps your expectations mentally were too high? The specs/pics of the N5 were heavily leaked so no one should have expected anything else when it arrived at your door. And if you weren't certain about battery life, etc., why not just wait for a tech site to post a review to fill in that missing information? Doesn't anyone make informed purchases anymore?

So basically, please stop this multiple RMA nonsense and new 'defects' posts over trivial matters folks (I don't RMA my XBOX controllers because the buttons rattle when it vibrates for pete's sake) and realize that this is just a phone. This market segment is maturing and there aren't many features being invented for it that will give you the same feeling and prolonged excitement as when you got your first smartphone. And even those things that are being touted as new-wow features seem unneeded (my phone is a universal remote! but I have a remote right here next to the tv already... I don't need to touch my screen to select something! Uh you still need to get your finger really close to the screen... why not just touch the dang screen?).

At the end of the day there will be some folks unhappy with their N5 and some of them for justified reasons. But an RMA isn't going to solve your battery life, not as loud speaker, not large enough/too large screen, and it isn't going to magically blow your mind when you get the replacement. The solution for you is simple. RMA-Refund. This is not the device for you. Hopefully those folks looking to get their mind blown with their next device will look in the mirror when they are unhappy again with whatever device they choose to get instead of going out of their way to find creaks/viewing angles/rattling buttons/etc.

Again this doesn't apply to folks actually getting defects (like dead/stuck pixels, etc).