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[Nexus 5 General] RohanM:
After selling my galaxy S3 I bought N4... Since then missing that Amoled screen. :(
[Nexus 5 General] DubelBoom:
Exactly the same as on the OP, except I don't have the problem with the glossy plastic, I have the black version ;)
[Nexus 5 General] hello00:
u r entitled to ur own opinion.. thats like saying all cars should be built like Ferraris

Sent from Mars™
[Nexus 5 General] MatchstiK:
This is odd, I'm trying to think whether I've done a factory reset on my N5 yet or not but it's not normal practice to wipe internal sdcard storage when you do a factory reset.

Does anyone know if this will be a thing going forward or if it's just a TWRP or CWM issue?
[Nexus 5 General] jbdan:
I like everything. There is nothing I do not like. Nothing I even slightly don't like. The best phone I've owned. Coming from gs3, n4, moto x, & gs4.
[Nexus 5 General] Blackbox421:
Pro:

-Fast as hell

-Always latest Android (Question, for how long?)

Contra:

-Bad speaker placement (could be louder too)

-Washed out colors

-Bad battery -> short battery life (!)

-No hardware button (there is place, why not?)

-The many bugs which are mentioned in the Q&A theard

-I personally think the On/Off button is too high, you can't reach it if you hold your N5 in one hand

-50€ more for 16GB more space? Wtf.

-No removeable battery

-no microSD slot

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[Nexus 5 General] maxpower7:
Fully agreed. I bought this phone expecting it to have a terrible screen based on all the comments I was reading, but I was pleasantly surprised to discover that it's actually a really, really good display. The colors aren't "washed out" - they're actually much more natural than an AMOLED display. And this is coming from a major AMOLED guy. I loved the display on my GS4 and I never thought I'd be able to go back to LCD, but now the GS4 looks weirdly unnatural to me next to the N5 screen. I think that the prevalence of AMOLED screens is warping peoples' sense of what colors are supposed to look like.

Also, viewing angles are great from the sides, top, and bottom. It's just at the corners where the images start to white out when viewed at an angle, and who looks at their phone that way?
[Nexus 5 General] coolguy949:
Totally agree. I have been switching back and forth between my S4 and N5 and the S4 looks as if someone messed with the color settings on a TV or something. I was such a AMOLED fan too... I LOVE the sharp contrast and photos look amazing but the rest of the OS is almost cartoon-y compared to the N5. The N5 has amazing colors and I think it will be hard to go back. I do see the viewing angle difference but for me it's only if I actually look for it and angle/tilt the phone toward the bottom corner. Horizontally I don't see any real washing out. It's not like the S4's angles, where it almost looks like a dummy phone with a printed card inside. I haven't once thought, "man this image is washed out." The real issue I'm working through now is battery drain and rogue Android OS / Google Services. If I can get those at bay and experience good battery life, I will be much happier..
[Nexus 5 General] crzycrkr:
Half the cons you are talking about(no button, non removable battery, no micro SD) are intentional Nexus designs, not cons. I can easily reach the power button while holding with one hand. I think most probably can as I don't have huge hands. Extra money for extra storage is the norm and understandable. The colors are most definitely not washed out. They are extremely accurate and not over saturated.
[Nexus 5 General] Blackbox421:
Sure it's intentional, everything has an intention. But is the intention alsways good? No it isn't.

Whats the intention behind a non removeable battery?

Thats why it's contra. Example: Do you think it's good that google doesn't build in a microSD slot, so the users are more likely to use google drive or other applitcations like that? They are just doing this, because they want us to use everything from google.

Extra money for extra storage is normal, but not over 50€. A class 10 microSD card cost ca. 30€ with the same storage.

The other points you mentioned are subjective.

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[Nexus 5 General] Mr. Sprinkles:
Speaker placement! Having to carefully place your hand around the speaker area to avoid killing the sound while playing games or watching a video in landscape is extremely annoying. Even if they just swapped mic and speaker positions it would be better.

Also, I'm not a fan of the power button being on the side. Seems like I'm always accidentally pushing it while it's in my pocket. Could have at least made it flush with the surface so accidental presses are less likely.
[Nexus 5 General] nsxla:
Love how quickly i can search for app by tapping on the search bar @ home screen.

& GPS lock time.
[Nexus 5 General] wund3rground:
My only complaint is the speaker volume (easily solvable) and the vibration, it just seems soft compared to my Galaxy Nexus. Other than that, balls to the wall.
[Nexus 5 General] Blown 89:
Pros:

Camera

Screen size

Speed

Reception

Wireless charging

The buttons have a great feel to them and a nice crisp click

Cons:

Camera app

Large bezel on the bottom makes it hard to reach the top. Flipping the bezel would solve that.

Screen. Viewing angles are poor and it's slightly washed.

Speaker placement.

USB port is upside down. It annoys me.

It's too light. I would prefer a heavier crystal screen. Saving weight with Gorilla Glass isn't worth it.

Overall it's a fantastic phone for the price...or any price for that matter.
[Nexus 5 General] ghettopops:
I am loving my N5, I loved my N4 and for me I have no qualms charging my phone. My N4 would give me 3.5 hrs SOT and my N5 gives me 4.5-5

I don't understand how people throw out the "They charge X amount for 16 gigs more, I can by a SD card for X amount." Every phone company charges for more memory. They always have and always will. Yes you can find cheaper expandable memory, good on ya. Until you start kicking out cellphones under your own brand....deal with it $50 is chump change in the grand scheme of things.

This white beast is sexy, fast and does what I want and unless I ask, she don't talk back ;)
[Nexus 5 General] maxpower7:
You can't refer to intentionally-designed features as "cons" because there are literally thousands of other Android phones that you could purchase. If you don't like so many intrinsic (and well publicized) features of Nexus devices, don't buy a Nexus device.
[Nexus 5 General] mistahseller:
:good::good:
[Nexus 5 General] crzycrkr:
You completely miss my point. The cons you are pointing out are some of the things that make a Nexus a Nexus. Buying one and then saying those are cons really doesn't make much sense. I understand they're cons to you, but if you dislike most of what make a Nexus what it is, why buy one?

Non removable battery typically leads to a slimmer build. Of course they want use to use everything Google... they're Google. What does retail on microSD cards have to do with the cost of the phone? The price change is for internal storage, and of course the small profit margin that they have will go up slightly for more storage.

Most of these, if not all, are subjective. My point was most of the negatives you see are what makes up the very fabric of the Nexus line. If those are large negatives to you the Nexus might be the wrong phone
[Nexus 5 General] ghettopops:
+1
[Nexus 5 General] downloadbob:
Mostly pleased, but missing some software features I expected?

For me:

Pros -

Price!

4G LTE

Looks (Slim black mysterious object)

Nice screen size and apperance

Battery life/screen on time

Fast

Cons -

No replaceable battery (knew this going in)

No microSD support (also knew this going in)

Lack of customization options (mainly the toggles screen)

No OTG support (unless you root/mod/purchase additional software)

WiFi Direct not fully implemented (already downloaded/purchased 2 apps and still haven't managed to transfer anything via WiFi Direct)

The last two are rather disappointing as I planned to use an OTG cable with flash drives to move files around - I don't always have access to "the cloud". WiFi Direct is in the WiFi menus, I can connect to other phones/tablets, but there's no mechanism to share/send the files as they are not options in the app menus.

I had hoped to stay stock/unrooted on this phone, but it appears not to be the case. If anyone knows of a good and stable ROM that has these two features, I'm all ears!

DownloadBob
[Nexus 5 General] comicbookguy72:
about my reasoning:

personally i don't care about the camera! if it takes pictures it's fine.

yes, I'm a crack flasher. i'll go for the best ROM for my needs, and mod it if it's not perfect

i'm a tech junkie. i got off contract 3 years ago so i could have a new phone every year

comparative to my last phone (Nexus 4 16gb)

pros:

cheaper (N4 bought from CPW, N5 from Google)

much better launch organisation

battery life is much better than N4 with same settings in the same day to day situation - i can get thru an 11 hour work shift with 40% left instead of the phone dying half an hour before i finish

not as slippery as a greased weasel when nekkid!

much more practical build quality

plenty of media space (for me, and no, i dont stream)

OTG working without external power

4g when 3 switch it on

screen much better overall. colour reproduction & saturation is purely personal taste

bigger screen in similar footprint

Catacysm ROM & Franco Kernel - all the mods i miss from MCR

CM11 incoming

cons:

no MCR Rom at the moment

keep catching my finger in the earpiece hole when swiping down (it can't be just me?)

camera stops phone lying flat when nekkid

hate the raised bezel - the rounded glass one on the N4 was lovely

speaker quality and placement not great

what about other current phones:

HTC One: pretty and robust but the speakers on the front make for too much front area, it's not fast enough, it's too expensive and it has Sense

Z1: Bezels too big, too expensive, too square

Anything Samsung: poor build quality. had GNex and the power button failed after 6 weeks. Always creaky, back cover was painfully thin. S3 and S4 are the same. 4 month old S4's at work look battered

LG G2: not sure about the back buttons, too big, too expensive

Anything phablet: single handed use issues, and I have a tablet
[Nexus 5 General] crzycrkr:
Gotta say, I hate that we have no control over the toggles too
[Nexus 5 General] P.Mobile:
since i got my first smartphone 3 years ago.. the evo 4g... i have been threw phone like every 6 months.. i had every evo.. the gs3..gs4..htcone.. and i have to say this phone kills them all.. yes my gs4 camera was better but thats it... this phone is perfect to me... screen is nice.. its super smooth/fast.. and for me i get crazy good battery life.. plus it gets updates first and the development for this phone is threw the roof!!! im so happy i sold my s4 to get this phone best move a made in a while... the only thing thats not great on this phone is the camera.. i think it takes good pics but not the best thats for sure.. i dont really take many pics anyways so it dont even bother me one bit
[Nexus 5 General] maxpower7:
That's not an issue with this specific phone though - it's because it runs stock Android. Any other Nexus device (or the Moto X, for example) is the same way. That said, I would really like to see Google implement something like CM's system for handling the toggles.
[Nexus 5 General] crzycrkr:
Oh, I know. Just agreeing that no control over them sucks. Not quite sure why Google hasn't given us some control over that
[Nexus 5 General] Zephyr101:
The only thing I don't like about my White Nexus 5, is the white speaker grill, I wish I could paint it black somehow.
[Nexus 5 General] _MetalHead_:
Xposed + GravityBox = problem solved :)

Sent from my Moto X
[Nexus 5 General] coolguy949:
What do you guys mean by toggles? I'm using Power Toggles.
[Nexus 5 General] samagon:
I hate the gray signal meter. If I am connected to a tower, but don't have service I don't know. Why couldn't they at least make it gray when connected then orange, or some thing like that when not connected? Stupid stupid stupid.

Other then that, best phone I've ever used.
[Nexus 5 General] Cirkustanz:
With an app, we do.

Check out power toggles. It has desktop and notification toggles. Here is my setup for notification toggles. You will notice it is extremely customizable, and even supports two rows of them.
[Nexus 5 General] maxpower7:
Agreed. I liked it at first, but now I think it looks cheap.
[Nexus 5 General] Zephyr101:
Yeah, and it's not so much that It looks bad, it's just the inconsistency of it. All black front and then you see that little white dot which just looks weird when the screen isn't on.
[Nexus 5 General] NICEGYPT:
I like everything about my N5. I sold my S4 for it. I liked the note 3 but it's too big and most of the stuff I wont use it, so I picked up N5 and never regret it. Battery life very good and fast as hell. Can not complaint.
[Nexus 5 General] paul_59:
I like the screen, I understand that people who like amoled screens which I believe are oversaturated will most likely not appreciate the colours.

I have used display tester pro and find reasonable contrast, including blacks that are indistinguishable from black bezel.

I like fast processor, although am frustrated that thermal throttling means benchmark scores way below other S800 phones such as lg g2, note 3, xperia z1 and even my s600 powered HTC one.

Dislike camera, wonder what it would be like with 13Mp ois from LG G2.

speaker couldn't come close to HTC One, but no other phone can compete on this point
[Nexus 5 General] Endoran:
I just rotate the phone 180° so the speaker grill is on top of the mic in landscape (I think all games and apps will flip the screen). I personally love how the speaker is on the bottom and not the back.
[Nexus 5 General] Blown 89:
OTG is working just fine on mine with Nexus Media Importer
[Nexus 5 General] crzycrkr:
I'll give it a shot, thanks

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I'll wait for a ROM with it baked in. I hate using different apps for basic functionality. Although in this case I guess it's not so basic, lol. Thanks for the suggestion though

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Omg, thank you so much. I just started getting into Xposed and hadn't gotten across that one yet. I could run a stock ROM with just that and Unicon and be happy
[Nexus 5 General] 75markus:
biggest + for me : nexus devices always run the newest android version, which sources are public available ... so we have the best devs around in our forum and can enjoy great ROM´s and kernels without dirty hacks :)

... and we don´t need crazy exploits to unlock the bootloader & to get root ;)
[Nexus 5 General] MusicCityChad:
shorter profile would have been great

Totally agree. Plus the virtual buttons on the bottom effectively makes this screen more like 4.5" or 4.7"
[Nexus 5 General] brandonpwv:
Love the software
[Nexus 5 General] Kid_droid:
Pros Screen is beautiful and Music through the headphones is awesome. I love the phone.

Recommended it to a friend and they love it so far.

And have you looked at the moto x and g2 forums? Which I would choose if the nexus line was stopped but It's like a ghost town out there. The support of the nexus 5 is amazing.

Con - I just keep covering the speaker at the bottom.
[Nexus 5 General] Dreadsteel:
I have a note 3 and have been using it since launch.

Now using my Nexus and I still absolutely love my Nexus.

Like :

-Build quality for the price. (Black model)

-Size and weight.

-speed and smoothness

-surprisingly the battery is pretty good coming from a note 3

-the Google experience

Dislike :

-loose buttons

-screen is a bit washed out

-wish it was an AMOLED screen for battery battery saving

-speaker, both ear piece and loud speaker

Overall I do not regret buy it even for a second
[Nexus 5 General] _MetalHead_:
No prob. Xposed is awesome, lets you add whatever features you want to the stock ROM. No more need to flash custom ROMs anymore. Both my phones are stock w/ Xposed. Love it.
[Nexus 5 General] TheLastSidekick:
Likes :

Wide selection of cases available

LTE speeds are amazingly fast for TMobile

Pure AOSP

Native emojis

Native ART

Screen is very clear and has a nice size

How the white back compliments the black front of the phone

White and transparent KitKat UI

Fast and smoothness of the device

But my favorite thing is all of the kernels and ROMs available!

Dislikes :

Like mentioned above, dirt gets trapped around the bezel.

Low quality sound that will be fixed by Google software updates.

Slow shutter speed on default OS with no Moto X binaries which will be fixed by a Google update.

No removable battery/SDcard (don't really but it does place us at a slight disadvantage)

The occasional rattling of the cameras sensor when you move your phone a bit. I am to believe this is normal however.

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[Nexus 5 General] Prothetik:
Pros: Great screen, Stock android, price and how fast it is :D

Cons: Quiet speakers and slow camera. Hopefully google fixes both soon.
[Nexus 5 General] downloadbob:
$3.99 in the Play Store!
[Nexus 5 General] birdie:
I hate KitKat.

Why the hell everything is so tightly integrated with Google services? I've spent an hour disabling all this integration and I had to replace HangOut 'cause as an SMS app it's just awful.

The device itself is superb, Android 4.4 is awful.

Its speed is just amazing - it's blazingly fast.

Some more KitKat shortcomings:

The quick settings bar lacks a screen rotation lock button (had to install an app).

The clock/alarm application UI is just awful.

No flashlight application (had to install an app - still my old SE had a lot more options than all app store apps combined).

Still no option to configure automatic screen backlight - it's either automatic (i.e. damn bright), or I have to set it up manually - phew!
[Nexus 5 General] thegr8anand:
Really liking the google dialer with caller id!
[Nexus 5 General] :
Can you guys hear your N5's vibration if it is on a desk in front of you? I can barely feel it, even if it's in my pocket. Only bad thing I can think of.
[Nexus 5 General] 95Z28:
Coming from a G'Nex.

1st and foremost loving the LTE speeds, on T-Mobile my G'Nex got like 5Mbps on HSPA+ in the same areas my 5 is getting mid 20s. I no longer have that few seconds wait for a web page to load.

Crazy smooth/fast. Multitasking literally is just a touch away.

Feels great in the hand (32GB black), screen is crisp and bright.

Once I figured out having touch sounds on was the cause of a horrible battery slaughtering mediaserver wakelock, my battery has been pretty good, even on LTE.

All I can say I don't like about the phone is the charger port being upside down, but my nexus 7 (2012) is also, so I'm kind of used to it.

There are a couple things I don't like about KitKat, primarily hangouts being the "stock" messaging app (or is that just on N5?), but the app 8sms is a perfect alternative to keep messaging the way I'm used too and like.
[Nexus 5 General] Jposton:
I just got mine yesterday and I gotta say its a fantastic phone. Mine don't have any if the issues others are complaining about. Performance wise its greatly improved over my Nexus 4. Bigger screen is a plus, camera definitely takes better pictures, and finally official LTE support. Other things I like is the lighter feel and the back is not made of glass.

Honestly, if you complain about this phone for the price you paid for it, you must be spoiled. :p
[Nexus 5 General] nohcho:
Same thinking here. I can barely feel it when it is in my hands. The weakest motor ever. But I don't wanna go through the hassle of RMA because of that.
[Nexus 5 General] 3pun0x:
only one thing when you use surf on chrome the phone after a while getting hot...
[Nexus 5 General] :
My only dislike is the headphone jack placement. I really miss placing my phone down in my car facing me while plugging the AUX cable into the bottom of the phone for sweet tunes. Its a hassle with the headphone jack on the top now; there's no ideal way to put it down without having to turn it upside down.
[Nexus 5 General] danarama:
What phone did you have with it on the bottom?

I wish more phones had it on the bottom

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[Nexus 5 General] :
Galaxy Nexus. Forgot to mention it. I miss my Galaxy Nexus... Change is hard ;_;
[Nexus 5 General] neof1z:
I dislike the video performance compare to my iphone 4s.All types of video's playing amazing smooth local or streaming in 4s and that pisses me off!!!!!!!!!!!:mad:

I hope to fix it soon
[Nexus 5 General] Android The Greek:
No issues here.
[Nexus 5 General] danarama:
I just streamed a 1080p movie over wifi with no stuttering at full resolution. Maybe you have a codec issue.

Try using mxplayer and download custom codec within app settings by ktsamy

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[Nexus 5 General] d u o XIV:
I like:

- The 5" FHD screen, especially with Immersive mode and LMT.

- The fact that there's no buzzing from the earpiece, à la the Nexus 4.

- The white back/black camera combo (sometimes I just stare at it).

- The Snapdragon 800's furious POWER. This might be the first phone I use for the full two years. Can't even imagine how they'll top this...

- Fully-supported LTE.

I don't like:

- The camera. Slow focusing and slow to take a picture.

- The speaker placement. My finger is always covering it by accident.

- The battery life. My Nexus 4 running LTE all day held out better.

- The glossy sides. I see fuzz and dust collect on it. Pisses me off...

All in all, I love this phone. Day one purchase with no regrets.
[Nexus 5 General] coolguy949:
Don't see too much on Wi-Fi in here. Anyone else having issues with Wi-Fi? I get about half the signal of other devices. It also refuses to connect to my 5ghz network.
[Nexus 5 General] neobendez:
At least Google is working on it. Other than those you've mentioned I believe Nexus is really a good pick!
[Nexus 5 General] crzycrkr:
Nope. Wi-Fi works better than my note 2 and every other phone I've had
[Nexus 5 General] neof1z:
I mean this. http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=2512745

I'm using Mx player pro with custom codec.

Just compere a video with other phone and you can see what i mean.

For the record Ativ's play's smooth also
[Nexus 5 General] 3puntos:
I like the heavy wight...
[Nexus 5 General] radsplit:
Sometimes in google play music when i start playback with headset plugged in, the volume rises up for just a part of a second and its making me wee my pants every time.

That's one of the most annoying things. Happens on stock and cataclysm rom and every kernel i tested. Maybe its because of the headphones, but i dont have another to test..

Sent from my Nexus 5
[Nexus 5 General] erics88:
Almost everything is an upgrade compared to my Galaxy Nexus but...

- Galaxy Nexus feels much better in my hand, easier to hold.

- Nexus 5 physically feels cheaper.

- Dust around the screen edges is really annoying.