[Nexus 5 General] mokee92:
Well, after a week of use, I've got missed feelings.

I got Lollipop on Nexus 5 by flashing the factory image as soon as it was released. It was a completely clean install and all went great.

Look:

Material design is beautiful. I love all the animations the overall look of the OS. The lock screen is very functional and well designed. The pull-down notification bar is also pretty neat. I like the fact that it has a dark background compared to the main setting menu. More on that later. Thank God we finally got a built-in flashlight toggle. It was a very wanted addition, at least for me. Now, let me talk about things that I don't like about the look. The app drawer. It's nice and everything but I simply don't like the white background. I really wish there was an option to change it to a dark or translucent background. It's just something I wish we had the ability to change. Please don't tell me to just download another launcher. Just, no. The setting's menu. Again, why the white background? I really wish they had gone with the color scheme of the notification pull-down bar, you know, since they go so hand in hand. One feature that I would love to have added is battery percentage in the battery icon. I know it's there when you pull down the notification bar, but I wish it was there so it's always visible. Yes, I know there is an app for it in Google Play, but I shouldn't have to download something for something this basic.

Functionality:

I've not encountered any major issues. Everything is fast and buttery smooth. There are a few apps that I use that are not entirely compatible with Lollipop yet but that's not Google's fault. That being said, sometimes, in the recent's menu, an app would be running that I've closed a long time ago. It would just appear but when I touch it, It won't always open. Also, when I uninstall an app, there would be that uninstalling window, sit there in the recent's. But it won't open when I touch it. I think that's clearly a bug. There are also some other random system windows open in the recent's menu that I've never even opened. It seems strange. Other than that, it's all good, functionality wise.

Battery Life:

Simply put, not good. I've yet to last over 3 hours SOT since upgrading to Lollipop. There is insane amount of battery drain. From what, I've no idea. The percentages of use doesn't even add up. I think the battery draining bug is still there but Google has hidden it. Project Volta works when it wants to. Almost the same amount of drain is there when Volta kicks in. Google hasn't ironed out the battery problems. I think it may be even worse than KitKat. Even just from basic everyday use, a bit of Facebook, Chrome, Reddit, and Instagram, It disappoints me and wont last me the day at my University.

Camera Improvements:

Umm...none. None at all. The same problems we had in KitKat are still there. I had really high hopes that there will be major improvements in picture quality and video recording due to the new camera api but no. So that made me quite upset. I've read quite a bit the Nexus 5's camera senor and I know it's a really good sensor. But Google's Camera app is so basic, it makes me sad. And it's not that fast either. My brother's S3 is faster in taking photos. On the S3, continuously pressing the shutter button will take pics like instantly, not on the Nexus 5. It likes to take its time. Why Google? Why don't we have burst mode? I know the new API and the N5's camera is capable of it, and processing power isn't an issue, why not implement in the Camera app? The Camera app needs some work. I hope I'm not the only one who feels that way. Now, video recording. First of all, when I switch to video mode from camera mode, there is like a grayish haze filter on the entire screen. This is especially true and noticeable when shooting indoors. Why the hell is that? Does anyone know? Another extremely frustrating thing is the audio quality of the video. It's terrible. In every video there is electronic noise that is very audible. It drives me insane. These were issues in KitKat and I really thought they would be fixed in Lollipop. It's not. Such a basic thing but it doesn't work well. I know there is a fix for the audio but I really shouldn't have to tweak with the system settings to fix that. I like to keep my phone completely stock.

Final Thoughts:

It's no doubt that Lollipop is a major improvement in the design department. But sadly, Google went the design over 'fix some previous issues' route. I really wish they would fix the battery drain issues in the future 5.1 or 5.0.1 update. And please, give us a complete camera app. I would really like faster performance, burst mode, better audio in video, and an overall better interface. I wish they would take care of the haze on the screen while in video mode.

Lastly, I've got a question. This is in regards to the new camera API that Google has released. Are there any camera apps in the play store that take advantage of the potential it has? I know it gives more freedom to the developers. I've also read that the N5's sensor is very capable of recording at 120 fps at 720p resolution but the functionality isn't available. I really hope some developers will be able to utilize the new API. So, are there any camera apps at the moment that take full advantage of the new camera API?