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[Nexus 5 General] -A-P-M-:
Mine is 310K and is also flawless.

Camera isnt the best, but it is 99% related to a software and patch should improve it. Remember Moto X.
[Nexus 5 General] crazyalaa:
I got my second RMA and it's a 311K and it works perfectly. Nothing wrong with it, at all.
[Nexus 5 General] munsterrr:
Thanks for this heads up. RMA'd my 32 white and the replacement should be here tomorrow. Will report back when I receive it so we can get a general consensus on shipping dates and builds.
[Nexus 5 General] livehifi:
Is the 310k really a lemon?

I can't see any QC issues in my 310k aside from shortcuts like plastic, inferior (among superior) screen and the speaker. Honestly those are dings in a freaking rocket to the moon. I simply can't be bothered, assuming you guys aren't crying wolf.
[Nexus 5 General] 1stx2:
I just received my 32gb black with 311k batch #. It seems perfect. I also got a 16gb black last week with 310k batch # and it is perfect to.
[Nexus 5 General] eman3316@optonline.net:
When we say perfect, what are we considering defects because most of the defects people have been posting about I would hardly call a defect. lol

If I shake my phone around my ear the power button might ratlle. If I turn out the lights in my room and crank the brightness up to 100% I would probably see light from the edge of the screen although I never tried this because I don't really care.

I don't know what version I have but I would still consider mine pretty perfect. So what are people considering defective?
[Nexus 5 General] DAZEBOY:
I exchanged my 310k for a 311k and noticed the update was pre installed and my buttons didn't rattle plus I has a bit of a gap between the screen and bezel at the top of the 310k (this is why I exchanged it) 311k just seemed better made IMHO
[Nexus 5 General] unremarked:
^^^ AGREE.

So many so-called "defects" fall under that old adage of the doctor and his patient: "Doctor, Doctor, my arm hurts when I do THIS!" -- "Well, then don't do that."

People need to realize that they have three choices when they purchase a product/service--Cheap, Fast, Quality--and they can only choose two of the three.
[Nexus 5 General] ethantarheels123:
how about we just put it this way. Maybe the 310 batch has a slightly HIGHER chance of defect, but doesn't mean all of the units are inferior to 311. I know of many people, myself included, who have flawless 310 units.
[Nexus 5 General] jcsww:
I've got a 310 with no issues what so ever. It did update on first boot though. I have another on the way which will hopefully arrive tomorrow. I'll report back in on that one once it arrives.
[Nexus 5 General] nareik91:
I received my replacement device from UK play store on Monday, its a 311 batch, no issues to report and came with KRT16M, no update required!
[Nexus 5 General] S71ng:
Got my rmaed N5, 310k in the box but 31b5 in che menu... No defect. Had an upgrade ad soon as i switch it on. Oh and it's a PVS 3
[Nexus 5 General] jwsg:
I assume this is a manf. date code 3 for 2013 and 10 or 11 for month. If so then expect to see 312 and then 401.

My 311 just received seems good too.
[Nexus 5 General] jxr94:
My 3rd replacement was a 311k, it had no light bleed, no dead pixels, good vibration motor. Buttons feel fine, have a case on it anyway. KitKat pre-installed.
[Nexus 5 General] DowntownJeffBrown:
These are manufacturing numbers not revision numbers. There will be nothing changed in these devices. The first public revision is rev11. So if someone gets a rev12 then that will be news. Btw u can check the revision by booting Into boot loader.

>^·^< Sent From Meow LG G2
[Nexus 5 General] Mr. Sprinkles:
This is what I was thinking. I find it hard to believe they would have revised the hardware this early unless there was a major issue.
[Nexus 5 General] 2Pints:
Version 311, received as RMA from a dust under screen/dead pixel version, the old one downloaded something on first start, the new one didnt.

The only problem with it was that it was taking some poorly focused blurred photos with the camera, a quick hardware mod also known as removing the thin protective plastic cover from the lens (that was on as it was new) soon fixed that

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Version 311, received as RMA from a dust under screen/dead pixel version, the old one downloaded something on first start, the new one didnt.

The only problem with it was that it was taking some poorly focused blurred photos with the camera, a quick hardware mod also known as removing the thin protective plastic cover from the lens (that was on as it was new) soon fixed that.
[Nexus 5 General] jRi0T68:
Got mine today. 311K, no update on boot and so far looks like no significant light bleed, button rattle, vibration problems or dead pixels. Possible dust, but I think it's just flaws in the temp screen protector. When I get home for the day I'll oxygen a real protector but check before I do. Looks like multiple specks that shine differently on all colors.

It's possible that one manufacturing batch was more prone to defect than another. Production flaws get isolated as such frequently.

EDIT: Confirmed that my specks were just the screen protector. No dead pixels. Phone appears nearly flawless save for negligible backlight bleed.
[Nexus 5 General] Andronoob1:
311k. I got mine in about 3 hours ago. I noticed my camera has a face detection feature when I took a photo of my daughter. Its just a white circle that follows her face. I don't remember seeing any mention of this in any review so maybe it's something new.
[Nexus 5 General] JmPTaz09:
Sorry, old feature present in previous versions of android...
[Nexus 5 General] Andronoob1:
Thanks I must've never noticed before.
[Nexus 5 General] eman3316@optonline.net:
Yeah, it seems to randomly show up on the N5. Does not seem consistent at all.
[Nexus 5 General] abdel12345:
Is there any difference between whit and black in the number of lower quality phones being reported? It seems like the black was being complained about more but not sure as I didn't read every comment lol
[Nexus 5 General] Mevordel:
I got a 310 Monday, and it had stuck pixels galore and a loose vibrator. The RMA device came today. It's a 311 with no issues at all.

Sent from my Nexus 5
[Nexus 5 General] dia_naji:
I got my Nexus 5 November 5 I'm not sure what build it is ? How do I check that ? Note... I am rooted / Custom Rom
[Nexus 5 General] busyychild:
Look at the box/read the OP.
[Nexus 5 General] stevew84:
I have the 310k i just got today, whats the difference with the 311? My buttons are nice and solid, vibration is strong, speaker low but i doubt a new batch fixed that.

Most importantly i have NO screen bleeding or dead pixels.
[Nexus 5 General] FloppyDrive:
Got an RMA one on Monday (sent on Nov 11) and it is a 310K. Not sure what faults you are referring to - seems fine to me. There is a software issue that Google is working on.

Update your phone over wifi and not your carrier's network, if you can.
[Nexus 5 General] DowntownJeffBrown:
Iss just the month they were made so it was made after the new update. That's why no update is needed right away. 310 is Oct 2013 built and 311 is Nov 2013 built. Looks like they have tightened up the QC though. These new devices are all still rev11 meaning the parts used are all still exactly the same.

>^·^< Sent From Meow LG G2
[Nexus 5 General] xaev01:
So I haven't seen any other post this, but mine says 309k, ordered on Oct. 31, two minutes after announcement. No issues whatsoever.
[Nexus 5 General] NYCguy2020:
Just got mine today. 310K white and I didn't have to update. Speaker is a little quiet, vibration is ok I guess. No dead pixel or yellow tint though colors and viewing angles are not much better than my N4. Hopefully a little gamma calibration would improve saturation/contrast.
[Nexus 5 General] td32:
Rma arrived yesterday and yes it is a 311K(whatever it means). No update at first boot.

Sending it back though this has more dust under the glass than the first one.
[Nexus 5 General] kekehuhu:
Looks like 311K has more severe problem: dust under the screen!

Gotta wait for next batches.
[Nexus 5 General] LancerEVA06:
What if you don't have a box? My cover was left at the store because I was pissed at the store manager at Sprint because he helped 10 other people while all I asked for was a SIM. (Higher tier needed info to activate because of the play store edition)
[Nexus 5 General] d1pham:
Received my replacement yesterday 311.

Good:

-Power button rattle is now fixed.

-Vibration motor is stronger than ever.

-No update needed.

-No dead pixels or screen bleeding.

Bad:

-Yellow tint screen issue.

-Auto brightness sensor seems to be off. Screen is always a few shades darker than my original unit.

-Did not resolve the camera/video lag issue.
[Nexus 5 General] abdel12345:
OK so none of those are issues with hardware except maybe the auto brightness. The yellow tint b is just because the phone has warmer b colors than like htc one which is cool colors (unless you mean it's really yellow) the camera will be solved in a software update its not a hardware issue. And the auto brightness could be an issue. Maybe the sensor is messed up. But I'm pretty sure the other 2 are normal
[Nexus 5 General] ink718:
The colors suck on the nexus5 or it just my phone? I compared it to my Evo LTE and the Evo LTE display is much brighter and vivid. Opened my instagram and quality of pictures look so much better on the Evo LTE
[Nexus 5 General] Kippui:
Over saturation of colors is most likely for that.
[Nexus 5 General] ink718:
Explain please...
[Nexus 5 General] Kippui:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DChnGXLErrI

Or what she thinks about the N5.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_detailpage&v=zt3jXjzRruo#t=616
[Nexus 5 General] altrstar:
Picked mine up last week says its 311 but I have the loud hissing / static noise when recording video in a quiet room.
[Nexus 5 General] busyychild:
Black 32gb 310k here.
[Nexus 5 General] ChrisM75:
My exchange unit, that I got today is a 311K, it has dust under the screen. Will be exchanging.. again.. tomorrow.

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Colours on the N5 are very very good, about as accurate as phones get, but the blacks are poor.
[Nexus 5 General] pcloadletter1:
For all of the flawless 311 owners, what headsets are you using to make calls? Does the inline mic low gain issue still exist?
[Nexus 5 General] Lownita:
I would say there is no better quality control with this new batch, it is just playing the roulette again. I will keep mine for a while longer, perfect screen I think is more important than my loose button.
[Nexus 5 General] kekehuhu:
Can anyone confirm if there has been any hardware change or improvement on 311K models? No confirmation yet, right?
[Nexus 5 General] ChrisM75:
I completely agree, i can handle a loose power button, I wouldn't even consider it a fault to be honest, but any screen defect is unacceptable. If I return this one tomorrow it will be the 6th Nexus ive returned in a year, 3 N7s (i gave up after that), an N10 and 2 N5s, all screen or screen related faults. Ive never returned any other device. Google really need to ensure that their manufacturing partners do better QA on the Nexus line.
[Nexus 5 General] kekehuhu:
Hmmm...yes I have 310K model with perfect screen. Power button may be a little loose but not like I can hear any sound when I shake it. I read it is normal and I don't find it to be defective. Haptic feedback makes noises but other vibrations are strong and quiet. Weird.

I guess I will stick to this perfect screen device for now...unless actual new build version with different hardware parts comes out (tho I don't think it will happen). Screen is the most important one for a smartphone. No dead pixel, no dust under screen, no yellow screen, + no significant backlight bleeding.
[Nexus 5 General] MrBelter:
Hallelujah a voice of reason, a power button being a bit loose has to be the shonkiest reason ever to try to get a swapped phone.
[Nexus 5 General] dpvu:
The hardware revision in the bootloader is still 11 so likely no internal parts are different. The only real difference seems to be newer units have the update out of the box.
[Nexus 5 General] kekehuhu:
I see. Thank you for replying. It looks like people get more 311K units with dusts under screens. Two of my friends had perfect 310K screens but RMA'ed because of a little loose power button. They both received 311K with dusts under screens and noisy haptic feedback (worse than my 310K). They are really pissed.
[Nexus 5 General] runedrune:
Serves them right.
[Nexus 5 General] jwsg:
311 or 310 don't refer to different build standards - it is the year (2013) and month (10 or 11) of manufacture. If something does change in manufacture then you'll need the whole serial number to know which build standard yours is.

By the way, it's amazing people RMA for a loose power switch. What do they do with all the returns?
[Nexus 5 General] Soldier 2.0:
They receive the units, repair them, then send them to however is awaiting a replacement. I think the problem with dust under the screen is because they are replacing the digitizers then they put it back on the phone without cleaning the old glue. It must be hell at those repair facilities with the high demand for a phone this cheap.
[Nexus 5 General] netpc02:
My NEW(not a replacement) N5 arrived two days ago and its sn is #311K. No initial OTA update. Perfect screen.
[Nexus 5 General] Visa Declined:
Hey, lets all RMA our phones because a newer product number came out. :silly:
[Nexus 5 General] ChrisM75:
I just want a screen with no dust, once you see it you cant unsee it, even one tiny dot ruins the phone for me.
[Nexus 5 General] DowntownJeffBrown:
Yea it's kinda disturbing all these people taking advantage of the Google RMA process. Well karmas a b*tch as we saw in that post about the two guys who RMAed for a power button and got dust under their Screens.

>^·^< Sent From Meow LG G2
[Nexus 5 General] hotweiss:
I have a Nexus 5 from the first batch and I have no problems what so ever. Speaker volume is fine. Butttons are fine. The screen is percect. Love the Nexus 5. Google just needs to release a software update to fix the dialpad bug and the auto-brightness alghorithm.

Ps- ART is working fine with everything...
[Nexus 5 General] nohcho:
I have the 310 model and brightness levels are all over the place
[Nexus 5 General] cas8180:
Guess you missed the 32 postings of trolling. Your late to the game. And you clearly can't read just like the rest. My question was regarding a fix for the camera. Thinking mine could be faulty. Hence why I asked about the camera. This had nothing to do with just requesting an RMA for the sake of requesting a RMA it was to understand whether or not they resolved and of the camera issues via quality control.
[Nexus 5 General] ChrisM75:
I agree, the power button issue is just dumb. Put a case on it and you wouldnt even know. Dust under the screen is something else entirely.
[Nexus 5 General] Web_E:
Got 310, but there was no update. Little rattle on power button, everything else is fine.
[Nexus 5 General] DowntownJeffBrown:
Totally agree... I got dust under my screen but in waiting till Jan or so to RMA. To be honest I don't even notice the dust in real world use but I'm worried it will cause issues with resale :(

>^.^< Sent From Meow nexus5
[Nexus 5 General] PsychDrummer:
I'm actually worried about the resale issue with the power button rattling. I'm not sure how bad the other phones are with the rattle, but the only case in which it goes away is the slim armor. Without a case, if I even text and tap top of the screen (near power or volume) people a few feet away can hear it. But I do agree with the dust issue being worse, just that the rattling is an issue as well imo.
[Nexus 5 General] DowntownJeffBrown:
90% of them if not more have the button rattle. I wouldn't worry about it and the normal phone buyer will never even recognize it. Now dust under the screen anyone who uses their phone in a dark room well see it. But u can RMA for whatever u want just remember its a lottery and u may get differing worse like a bad screen. BTW there is a loose button fix here on xda

>^.^< Sent From Meow nexus5
[Nexus 5 General] PsychDrummer:
Yeah, maybe I should have just left it. I guess you're right about the normal buyer. I was also worried if I got a new case it would happen and it really was bugging the hell out of me haha. I did see the fix on the forums, but I'm really not comfortable in taking the whole phone apart. I'm almost 100% sure I will screw something up and it will end up being worse than it is. I think if I get another one with the rattle issue, I will call them up and see what they say. But I will try and just send them the new one back (hopefully they allow that since I heard a few people say their policy is to send the original back)
[Nexus 5 General] DowntownJeffBrown:
You can keep the original I did it before with my n7 2013. My original had rebooting issues then the replacement they sent me had horrible touch screen issues. Then an update came out which fixed my originals rebooting issues. So I called them up and told them I wanted to keep the original cause the update fixed the reboot issues and I didn't want to keep the replacement with touchscreen issues. At first the CSR told me I couldn't keep the original and had to send it back so I asked to talk to his floor manager and he ended up letting me keep the original. They just had to send me a new RMA form with the replacements imei number on it. Good luck with everything

>^.^< Sent From Meow nexus5
[Nexus 5 General] giannis_ch:
Is everyone with power button "rattle" sure that the sound is coming from the power button? In my case, if i hold the phone from the sides with 2 fingers and tap the top of the screen, i can hear the slight sound. If i place both fingers on the power and volume buttons, so they dont move, i can hear the same sound, which is leading me to believe that it is the camera OIS.

In either case, i think its unimportant and unavoidable, since most phones have OIS nowadays.
[Nexus 5 General] MrBelter:
LMFAO!
[Nexus 5 General] Evo_Shift:
I have a first batch that is perfect other than the power button which is fixed incredibly easy with a little paper shim. It took me 5 minutes.
[Nexus 5 General] crzycrkr:
Doubtful considering most, if not all, with dust are new phones
[Nexus 5 General] Valdeck:
I will consider my self lucky as I do not have dust or a rattle. I will have to confirm both as I put a case on almost as soon as I got it. But from what I can remember never heard a rattle and have not noticed any dust yet.

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Just wandering why bother using the auto brightness? It's a battery killer and there are some easy ways around it with xposed that let you adjust it on the fly.
[Nexus 5 General] nohcho:
You know i am using the auto brightness, an old habit from my Iphone days. I guess I expect the auto brightness feature to work as it should. There is no reason Google can't get it right this late in the game
[Nexus 5 General] Valdeck:
I can understand that. I have always shut it off since my first smart phone ages ago. Granted I usually use android and the auto brightness has always been midly decent at best. Even when I use a iPhone I would shut it off lol but it is just a preference thing.

On android I would suggest turning it off and using exposed gravity box to enable sliding your finger across the notification bar to lower or raise it as needed.
[Nexus 5 General] Wutang200:
Mines a 311K 32GB Black model and the power button feels more solid compared to my 310K one.

Although screen brightness is very slightly darker but hardly noticeable.
[Nexus 5 General] kanariya:
Just got my 312K model. what a difference. screen looks better. battery life is better. speaker is louder. power button firm as heck. camera is super fast.

everyone go RMA now!
[Nexus 5 General] busyychild:
/sarcasm?

If not, what model 32/16, black/white?

When did you RMA?
[Nexus 5 General] DowntownJeffBrown:
Wait so u have a model that's made in Dec? :what:

>^·^< Sent From Meow LG G2
[Nexus 5 General] cornelious2:
He's from the futcha cha cha cha
[Nexus 5 General] LuBi:
so 312k

such screen

much battery

fast cam

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Yeah he's messing with you. :good:
[Nexus 5 General] DowntownJeffBrown:
Ah :p

>^·^< Sent From Meow LG G2
[Nexus 5 General] NICEGYPT:
Mine 311K and perfect. I got it from T-Mobile, I don't have any problem at all. Just the power button thing like my n4 which is not big deal for me.
[Nexus 5 General] Mr. Sprinkles:
Got a 401k. The speaker is so loud it blew out my windows, screen is so sharp it cut my face, buttons so firm they can't even be pressed, and the camera is so fast it took a picture of tomorrow!

Gonna have to RMA though because the earpiece speaker has 27 holes instead of 28. Get your **** together LG.
[Nexus 5 General] hello00:
well mine is 512k..it came with ir blaster..64gb running 4.6 kitkat and takes perfect pix as if u were using a canon EOS 5D..no problems so far
[Nexus 5 General] runedrune:
You just ruined it. :p

Sent from my GT-I9100
[Nexus 5 General] jRi0T68:
Yeah. Besides, everyone knows that all phones sent back on RMA with only button rattle were sub-batch 1D10T.

Excreted from my Nexus 5

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[Nexus 5 General] m.m.c:
I have 311k everything seems fine except the speaker :)
[Nexus 5 General] 30floh00:
One question... If you order the replacement (got a rattling Powerbutton too), do they first send it to you and when you received it you send back your old one?
[Nexus 5 General] abdel12345:
I have 311k and only thing I notice is power button rattles a bit too much so I can hear it if I tall the screen near it a little harder than usual. Fixed with a slim armor case. Now I don't hear it unless I shake my phone which I rarely do so I'm fine. If next batch doesn't have it (I doubt it but if) then I'll RMA since I can just make a backup and restore it on the new phone.
[Nexus 5 General] PsychDrummer:
They can send you the new one first, but they put an authorization hold on your card for the original total amount (including taxes and shipping).

I really don't think it's about batches it's more about luck. As someone previously said in the thread, there's a chance that the 311k might have slightly better quality control in which case you might have a better chance at getting no rattle with the 311k. But I really don't think there's a huge difference between the batches. It's just a way to organize which phones were manufactured in what month. Not like they're changing the design.
[Nexus 5 General] abdel12345:
OK that makes sense. I have a case on mine so it doesn't matter anyways but if lots of people notice better results then I might RMA anyways and if it isn't better I'd just return the rma and say it was worse than the original
[Nexus 5 General] RoadHazard:
Just got mine, a 311K, and I've got the power button rattle. It's not overbearing, but if I shake the phone I can hear it. The volume rocker is also a bit loose, but doesn't make any noise. Haven't noticed any other flaws yet, except I'm not sure my compass is doing what it should. Will have to test it out a bit more.
[Nexus 5 General] EfrainTrejo:
I RMA about 4 days ago got my shipping notification 2 days ago and got it the same day 1 day shipping so it came fast and all free payed shipping googles pretty quick now. And I got a replacement because of dead pixels loose volume button rattling and other smaller issues but now this replacement I got is perfect.