[Nexus 5 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] tospace2006:
Just bought a N5 and have my Z1 to compare it to.

On paper specs seem pretty equal with both phones carrying same CPU, GPU, and RAM capacity.

-The N5 seems a little snapier than the Z1 but I think that's KitKat doing work in the background so I'll have to wait until Z1 gets the 4.4 update

too.

-Connectivity: I had no problems getting on to the LTE network with Bell in Canada for both phones. Both phones seem to struggle with wifi

connection though. Poor wifi on the Z1 has been confirmed but not sure about the N5

-I personally like the size and feel of my Z1 but most people I have shown both phones to prefer the N5 as it's lighter, smaller, and they felt that it

felt better in hand.

-The camera on the Z1 is a monster so I don't know if it's fair putting it up against the N5's 8mp camera, but even with that I find the camera to

be a big big let down of this phone. Google seemed to try and make the camera the selling point for this phone in all their ads but despite all

that I'm very disappointed at the quality of the pics the camera shot so far. Although I must say the camera is super fast compared to the Z1

and performs better than the Z1 in low light

-I definately felt going from my HTC One to the Z1 that the Z1's speakers were simply insufficient. To my disappointment the N5 speakers are

even quieter than that of the Z1 which is a big big disappointment. (imo all phone companies should soon adopt dual front facing speakers like

the One)

-The Z1 screen was notorious for its yellow hue and terrible viewing angles. I'm no expert when it comes to screens and only know that Z1 uses

IPS screens and no clue what the N5 uses. I have to say the N5 was once again a disappointment. When I have both phones side to side you

can clearly see that the N5 has a serious yellow hue compared to the Z1 (despite that I was already fighting the yellow hue problem on the Z1).

Maybe someone else could help me confirm this as I might just have a defect. The brightness on the Z1 is much brighter when at full strength.

Viewing angles are better on the N5 than the Z1 though.

Wish I could take a side-by-side photo but the only cameras I own are both attached to my phones haha

-Build Quality: Meh... for $349 I wasn't buying this phone for the build quality and I think it would be unfair to put it up against a $800 flagship

phone. But ya build quality on the N5 is just minimal, boring and you simply get what you pay for.

-Other issues: No expandable SD slot, wish it was waterproof like the Z1!! :p

When compared to Z1

Pros: smaller, lighter, 4.4 KitKat, cheaper, wireless charging

Cons: Inferior camera, screen, and speaker, not waterproof, quality, no expandable storage

---------- Post added at 11:03 PM ---------- Previous post was at 10:30 PM ----------

Finally got around to taking a photo with my friend's 5S

On the left is the N5 and Z1 on the right.

The yellow hue is definately more noticable when viewing screens with slight hints of blue

The comparison of both white screens came out decent in the photo with slight yellow on the N5 but in person it's much worse.

(keep in mind my Z1 already has a yellow hue problem)