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[Nexus 5 General] motoridersd:
I had low expectations after seeing some of the preliminary reviews online, but I got my 32 GB white Nexus 5 this morning and I am loving it.

I am coming from a Sony Xperia ZL (gorgeous screen, but the viewing angles are not the best so it washes out easily), and before the ZL I had an N4 (before that I had a 4S and an HTC Evo). I usually replace my phones very often, and this is my favorite device in a long time so far.

The screen is plenty bright and great color reproduction. I love how much space the screen takes and the lack of bezels on the sides. The phone feels light, I can use it with one hand without a problem, and it's VERY fast. I used an Xperia Z1 briefly and that phone felt very fast too, but Sony's Timescape skin is not very intrusive or big.

The camera on the N5 is a LOT better than the camera on my ZL, which sucked in low light. The OIS helps keep things steady and HDR+ produces great results. Yes, it's slow, but the ZL would take a blurry picture in low light even after trying to hold my hand steady, the N5 takes a much better picture in the same conditions and does it faster than the ZL. So in my book, this is a huge improvement. The ZL's camera was an improvement over the N4.

I was very impressed with some of the macro low light pictures I took today. An iPhone 5C couldn't keep up, and that phone retails for $599 (although their prices plummeted in the past week and you can find a 16 GB 5C for $350 on CL, brand new, locked to AT&T and sometimes an unlocked Verizon model).

I was very happy to pay $399 for a phone that exceeded my expectations. Battery life seems to be on par with what I have been living with on the ZL, better than the N4. I use the sh*t out of my phones and as long as I can get through a work day, I'll be happy.

I was ready to buy a G2, the camera on it gets good reviews, and the bigger battery gets good numbers, but having an unlocked bootloader and a great community will make the N5 even better.
[Nexus 5 General] Notechis:
Well phone is fantastic at all. Now issues for me, so far...

VIVA las Tapas
[Nexus 5 General] randpost:
I couldn't come up with any true negative for the the Nexus 5 thus far. In fact, i'm so happy with my Nexus 5 that I will be getting rid of my Galaxy Note 3 and LG G2. The G2 software and lack of dev support frustrates me and the Note 3 was pretty cumbersome and had too much chrome.

I'll keep my Galaxy Nexus and Nexus 4 for nostalgia purposes.

GNex-Nex4-G2-Note3
[Nexus 5 General] JCon0320:
Same here!! I just got my nexus 5 earlier today. Im in love with this phone as much as I did with my OneX.

After using the Onex for more than a year, I think the nexus 5's battery life is way better than what I'm used to. I have a n7 so I really just use my phone for well, phone stuff. Lol. If you have a secondary device for media consumption, the battery on the nexus 5 will be plenty enough to last a day. It also helps that the snapdragon 800 allows the n5 to charge at a surprisingly fast. Another thing of note is the idle battery drain of the n5. It's easy to overlook this detail, but the n5 has a great idle time like the n7 does. My biggest issue with my previous device I'd how much the battery drain is even on idle.

Battery life aside, everything else about this phone is top notch. Build quality (black) is quality, and android KitKat is better than I thought in terms of aesthetics, and general fluidity of the user experience. I can honestly say that I don't need a custom launcher like I've always did.

Bottom line: if you are a heavy user and you rely on your phone for majority of the day for media consumption and the like, the n5 might not be for your needs. However, if you are like me and all you do on your phone is read stuff through various sources, listen to music a couple of hours a day, and do phone stuff like calls and SMS--then the n5 is a great phone.

I don't know about you guys, but this phone will be my favorite for the foreseeable future! And oh by the way, don't give me the excuse that this is not the best phone out there right now. I don't care what other people think about the phone I am using. All that matters to me is that I love this device like I did my previous phone. Cheers!
[Nexus 5 General] zenrage:
No issues here. No dead pixels, no annoying button rattle, or vibrate issues.

Came from a Galaxy Nexus which was unable to handle the workload I was expecting. Now this phone handles running ALL the apps I want at the same time, and uses only 50% of the memory, :)

Stoked that I am finally back to a place where my phone doesn't limit me.

I have turned on device encryption and notice no performance hit.

I also now have actual 5 GHZ N wifi working! Imagine that Google - If you do it right, it just works! Thanks for not fixing the GNex 5GHz issue! :/

Also I got a new ST SIM and now have LTE! Not at work though, even though there is a tower 100ft from me in almost perfect line of sight. :(

Loving the new phone!
[Nexus 5 General] milesg:
3 days in, I love my Nexus 5!

Big upgrade from my RAZRi, the whole phone impresses - least good thing = Google Now still provides me with hardly anything of use on a day to day basis and I've installed Nova replacing the default launcher to rid myself of the google search bar and swipe left Google Now page (but which means I lose the transparent notification bar for now).

Competes with phones that cost almost twice a much, and in many cases, beats them!
[Nexus 5 General] phobox360:
To be honest this phone has completely restored my faith in Android.. and Google for that matter. Im coming from a Galaxy S3 (i9300) which was my first Android device. My hatred for that phone grew every single day I used it, it seemingly couldnt get anything right. Among others my main issues with it were inconsistent battery life (one day it'd last all day, next day it wouldnt at all with the same usage), stuttering music (it occasionally stuttered playing back music of any kind, on any player even with nothing else running), laggy UI (Samsung, 'nuff said), hardware buttons that loved switching on the screen constantly when the device was in my pocket, pittiful amount of RAM (1gb, which is fine on stock android, not so much with Samsung bloat) and a number of other things.

The Nexus 5 which is the first device Ive bought from Google, has none of those problems at all. It was well worth the 300 I paid for it, if I had to complain I'd complain about myself for not getting the 32gb model :p

Things I love so far: Speed; this thing is blazing fast, no lag at all even in apps that were notorious for it on my GS3. Multitasking is a joy on this device, app switching is instantaneous. Screen: Despite some complaining about viewing angles and bleeding, Ive not noticed any serious issues in those regards. It looks good, crisp and clear with good colour reproduction. Battery: Its better than my GS3 by quite a bit even on its first charge, thats enough to make me happy. Build quality: Its miles better than the GS3, actually looks and feels like a high end device rather than just pretending to be one in the case of the GS3. Ive had none of the issues with buttons that others here have mentioned and I actually prefer their positioning over those on the GS3 too.

Any Nexus device's best quality of course is the fact it gets updates direct from Google and the fact they are designed to be open for us to do with as we wish, which means plenty of community ROM and kernel support. Im looking forward to seeing what the devs come up with for this one. Ive already rooted and installed TWRP, my next port of call with probably be a custom kernel in future and then eventually ROMs when they mature.

In conclusion, you couldnt ask for a better phone at this price point and in fact it exceeds many phones at double its price point. One very happy customer.
[Nexus 5 General] :
I know a lot of you are going to hate this but its the first Android phone I can actually compare to my iPhone, and i've had a lot of Android phones. All like my 5S - Its smooth (no lag what so ever and yes had lag on all my Android phones to date except this one), standby is great, lovely to hold, KitKat doesn't over complicate and it just works. Battery life could be better like my 5S but its get me through the day and if not it charges really fast. Best of both worlds for me.
[Nexus 5 General] Enddo:
you can turn off google now without using a launcher, it disables the swipe to the left page too
[Nexus 5 General] milesg:
Thanks, but the other big thing I use Nova for is gestures. I use Google Maps a lot when out and about and I have it set so an upward swipe gesture opens Maps - easy to do one handed when walking around.
[Nexus 5 General] motoridersd:
I have been using Nova a lot lately but giving the Google launcher a chance. I'm not liking the app drawer (I like my drawer to scroll vertically, not horizontally). I love Nova's gestures and I have one for Google Now, voice search and I love the addition of app or action shortcuts swiping up on existing home screen icons. It also makes switching ROMs a breeze since a titanium backup restores your home screen and drawer settings flawlessly.

That said, I now want Nova Launcher you update the app so I can get the transparent status and navigation bars.

This of course is more software than hardware. I'm excited for finally having Bluetooth 4.0 in hardware and software. I love the new lock screen media player and album art.

I haven't had then chance to see how fast the phone charges with the new chipset, but if it's faster than the 600, that is awesome.
[Nexus 5 General] milesg:
Yep, just one more reason I use Nova. And I like a line between the dock and the icons. This is the joy of Android though - the fact I can choose an alternative launcher :cool:
[Nexus 5 General] ddb540:
Very happy with my N5

[the below was originally posted in its own thread which got closed due to the existence of this thread - my apologies!]

I've been a Nexus whore since I bought the Nexus S on release day at Best Buy, having owned every Nexus device since then, with the exception of the Galaxy Nexus. I've generally had great luck buying the devices through Google Play Store, and also selling the devices when I buy the newer model.

I've had the N5 since yesterday, and it has been a joy to use. Great size, awesome screen, comfortable design, and super fast/smooth. Thanks to the wonderful developer community, the bootloader was unlocked and the device rooted within 10 minutes after receiving the UPS package. Within another 30 minutes, all apps were installed and settings updated, followed by a NAND backup. Fortunately, my phone is not plagued by some of the hardware issues I've been reading about (loose/noisy power button, etc.).

My only gripe so far is that inability to customize the stock launcher - the only thing I really would like to do is change the numbers of rows and columns of icons (on both the home screen and app drawer), but that seems not possible. If I use a third-party launcher, I lose the "OK Google" functionality, which I've been enjoying so far.

Also, I like the Spigen Slim Armor case I got - good quality and fit/feel.
[Nexus 5 General] eman3316@optonline.net:
So after using the N5 for almost 2 days now I must say this device feels like the full package. Everything just feels like it was all built as one from the actual device to the OS. It just feels right.

While 4.4 doesn't change anything to the extreme, Android now feels like one system and not a buch of random things thrown in from all over the place. I personally like the look, feel and colors of 4.4 over 4.3. The white just feels more modern and I think it goes well with the overall design of the phone. Like I said, it almost feels like device and software were built together in the same room and just play off eachother well.

The one thing I really want to see happen soon though is an update to Google Voice and hopefully being intergrated into Hangouts. Since porting my number a few months ago to GV when I switched to pre-paid, the app itself has been such an eyesore that did not go with anything else Google has been putting out and even more so in 4.4. Also the lack of MMS supporting sucks as well.

Other then that, I can't see how anyone can be upset with the purchase of this phone. I would put it up against any other top tier phone. Each device has it's own thing going for it and you can make arguments for or against it but the N5 brought it's A game.

This device feels like the iPhone of Android if that makes sense even though other Android devices obviously destroy the iPhone in many ways I am not sure other Android phones have the feel as the device and software were built as one.

The N5 will be my first Android phone that I do not have the urge to root. There is really nothing I feel needs to be changed.
[Nexus 5 General] barondebxl:
I just received my nexus 5 about an hour ago and I also have the G2. I prefer the nexus 5 already. Its so smooth and fast compared to the G2 its not even funny. My mind was pretty much set on the G2 because of its insane battery life and its also fast but this nexus 5 is so incredible. I cannot emphasize how much in in love with the speed of that thing. It's so smooth. It's funny cause I never been a fan of such android but this is just too good. Gonna put my G2 for sale on Swappa. Love the nexus 5 and can't wait for the development.
[Nexus 5 General] Ensifolk:
Thanks for the thread ! Finally some positive ! All you read every where is Dead pixels, Bleeds, Speaker, Camera, Battery, viewing angles ETC ETC ! - Buying it what so ever...Enjoy it! :)
[Nexus 5 General] pepdavies:
I can't fault my N5 at all. I've only had the N4 since August but it's on eBay already. No comparison really. I'd probably still be using my Nexus S if it wasn't stolen. Nexus or nothing for me :D
[Nexus 5 General] solacelost:
Definitely

I, too, just came from a Galaxy Note II. I was super worried about what the 2300 mAH battery would have in store for me and it was literally the ONLY spec that made me hesitant. I got my N5 yesterday afternoon and spent a few hours rooting and getting everything set up exactly how I wanted it.

I used it for a day without any low battery trauma, though it did get close. To be fair, I carry the charger around with me now. I did plug it in once, but was surprised by how fast it charges compared to my Note II (even with a 2A charger hooked up to the phablet).

Today I sat down and began going through all of my apps and widgets on the Note II saving the configurations and data (with a little help from Titanium). After one day of using the N5, I can't help but get frustrated while trying to use my Note II. I distinctly remember it being the fastest phone I ever thought anyone could produce. I know the app transitions were so sleek and swift that I was blown away when I started using it. Now, my Nexus 5 has completely ruined me. It's amazing, and I'll never be able to use another phone from last generation without getting red in the face.

32 GB of storage is plenty, which I was pretty sure would be fine, even though I'm coming from 64GB + 16 GB internal. I always had to fight to get things to work right on my Note II, using Directory Bind to get my obb files on my SD card and such. It's refreshing to know that not only do I not have to fight that battle now, but that everything is faster because I've dropped SD cards from my usage. I have unlimited data so I just didn't put my music on, and I'll be a little more diligent about erasing super old photos from my phone, knowing they're safely backed up on G+.

All in all, I'm completely in love. I'll probably invest in a good portable battery (they're getting cheaper and slimmer every day!), but I'm otherwise not let down by a single aspect of my amazing new Nexus.
[Nexus 5 General] leomd333:
I love it.
[Nexus 5 General] Zainiak:
Love it. It's my second nexus, and I have no regrets
[Nexus 5 General] kaywalker23:
Got the phone today. It's Blazing fast! Matches iphone 5s speeds which says a lot for an android phone with all if its features. I also love the camera. The picture quality is amazing compared to other phones that I've seen. This is definitely android's flagship for 2013.

The only possible downside I could think of is the battery life. But it lasts me a workday, and I have a charger at home, in my car, and at work, plus a small 3000mah powerbank so I'm not worried at all.
[Nexus 5 General] chiensibut:
i really feel like before you even trying to complain about 1 dead pixel or crappy speaker, light bleed or viewing angel you should first telling yourself to look at the PRICE first, even samsung phones with the price tag more than $600 is all plastic. Again look at the PRICE.
[Nexus 5 General] Keydogg1:
Absolutely loving mine! I've come from a year using a GS3 and then a month using a One X+, and the difference between the GS3 and the N5 is unreal. Samsung really need to ditch touchwiz.

Compared to the One X+, the N5 is still noticeably faster, but not as big larger gap as with the GS3 (Sense 5 is brilliant).

Now onto the N5 itself. Battery life seems on par if not better than both previous phones, camera about the same (can't say I'm that fussed, I have a DSLR for that), by the speaker is maybe a little worse (again I really don't care, who listen to music through their phone speaker??).

But, the best bits are the screen and the speed. MAN this thing is fast!! And the screen is SO sharp! I would like slightly more saturation (but not completely over saturated like the samsungs) but it really is a minor gripe, the screen is probably the best screen I have seen.

N.B. The dude who told everyone that this thread is pathetic. For what it's worth, when I've been in the market for a phone in the past I've gone straight to this forum to see what USERS say. Don't get me wrong I read reviews but take these with a pinch of salt because they can be very biased. So, in conclusion, these threads ARE useful, and you're just a ****.
[Nexus 5 General] eman3316@optonline.net:
Why you have to bring this into the thread!
[Nexus 5 General] msrfx:
Very Pleased

I go through phones like crazy. Went from Galaxy Nexus --> S3 --> Note 2 --> S4 --> Nexus 5. Nexus 5 wins hands down. I love this phone. It's fast, smooth and a pleasure to use. Subtle things in KitKat are noticed all the time and overall Android finally feels like it has the polish it needed. I love how refined the UI is, and how integrated the apps feel into the entire Google ecosystem. Google Voice app needs to be updated to align with the spirit of KitKat IMO or it needs to be integrated into Hangouts.

I really like the new launcher, but I would like to see Google offer some additional customization options. Namely, Icon Size customization -- While I am sure some people like biga$$ icons, I don't. I like 'em small. 24px would be nice.

All in all I would say the hardware is pretty damn good. It would have been nice for it to have better quality speakers, but I am finding I don't care that much. I don't watch movies or listen to music without headphones. As long as I hear it ring and hear notification sounds, etc, that's all I really expect from the speakers.

The screen is crisp and clean and bright enough. Although I do prefer the color saturation that AMOLED's have, the colors seem pretty damn good to me.

Battery life is what I expect for a quad-core phone with a 2300mah battery. Actually I put it on par with my S4. People expecting Note 2 battery life from a Nexus 5 are delusional. It isn't going to happen. Basically this an awesome phone that I really like to use, but honestly it's mostly about the unmolested Android experience for me. A device that doesn't need to be "hacked" to get it to work properly (TouchWiz, Sense, all just muck up perfectly good hardware).
[Nexus 5 General] eruscool:
I'll join the love fest by also saying that I love this phone. It's one of the best device's I've owned.
[Nexus 5 General] Battleship:
2 days in and I absolutely love it. I'd been reading the "problem" threads and half expecting an ocean of dead pixels, a rattling power button, non-working WiFi and light bleed all over the place, but...nope: not a single issue for me. Fantastic phone.
[Nexus 5 General] lozfromcorby:
Its a great phone. Just hoping for a camera update...Google wouldn't create auto awesome action shots like that if they didn't want for us to have a burst mode...well his hoping :)
[Nexus 5 General] attily89:
Mine arrived today, no defects, i'm loving it :cool:
[Nexus 5 General] cc16177:
It's dead sexy.

Period.
[Nexus 5 General] Fidelio_o:
I agree with everything OP stated, don't even mind the but of rattle of my volume rocker anymore. Battery life won't match up to my LG G2, but one thing no one seems to be mentioning is the fact that this thing charges fast as hell lol, just like the G2. So battery concerns are out for me.
[Nexus 5 General] stuartmc:
Ok, what the heck, I'll show some love. My Nexus 5 is apparently without any defects and is performing flawlessly. The screen is drop dead gorgeous and IMHO way better than the deliberately oversaturated screens on Samsung (which I own). The combination of high resolution and the new roboto font makes for the easiest text reading phone I have ever owned. Camera is perfectly adequate, and the HDR+ mode is much more than adequate. Taking indoor shots, low light and no flash (which is most common for me) has yielded some great shots. The focus and shutter is a little slow and the focus hunts a bit in low light, but I'm still very pleased. I need to cycle a few more times to get a handle on the battery life, but nothing seems out of whack so far.
[Nexus 5 General] ck.chunkeat:
Just got the phone today, I was totally blown away with the smoothness. Build quality is quite good too for a phone at this price.

Only thing bothering me was the rattle sound that the power button produces but I can live with that.

Also I'm waiting for the knock on feature from lg g2 to be implemented on nexus 5 as I personally find it hard to click the power button. Got too used to my old xperia arc where i can just click the home button to wake the phone.
[Nexus 5 General] ix3u:
I second the "difficulty" in waking the phone... Coming from the note 2 where the button was placed further down (as well as having the home button) but just like anything, it just takes a little getting used to! I remember going from my old evo 4G to the sgs3 and the power button being on the side where the volume rocker is... Turned my screen off SOOOO many times trying to adjust my volume ;) all in all, I think this phone is the tits! Smooth, fast, great size, and to top it all off, none of the gripes any one has had. No power button rattle, no dead pixels, no washed out/yellowish tint to my screen... LOVE it!
[Nexus 5 General] sluma:
this is exactly what I was looking for. I'm still waiting for mine to arrive, but I currently have the t-mobile variant of GS3 and I was afraid that the battery on the nexus 5 would be worse. normally I don't even get past 2 hours of screen time before the phone dies. So if I can get 2 hours or more of screen time on the nexus 5 then I'll be very happy!!
[Nexus 5 General] compchick813:
I'm totally happy with the N5. My gnex was starting to get slow with the apps and multi-tasking I was throwing at it, but the N5 hasn't skipped a beat. So smooth and responsive, and loving LTE.
[Nexus 5 General] eman3316@optonline.net:
Just needed to come in here to gather some strength to fight the haters in the rest of the N5 section. It has gotten out of freakin control!

Okay, love the phone. Now back to fight the good fight! bad speaker...POW!...off angle viewing...BOOM!....price it cost to make....KAPOW!....light bleed...KACHOW!.....Help.......they...........got..........................................................me