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[Nexus 5 General] galaxys:
After not being able to get N6 64gb the last 3 weeks & playing with one at a tmobile store, I've decided its too big! My Nexus5 is still rocken for now. I'll be watching S810 device's announcements at CES Jan. 5, 2015. Maybe a Sony Xperia Z4/Z4 Ultra, M9 or other newly branded devices. Thin frame, stereo front speakers, 5.5 to 5.7 screen, unlockable, etc are my preferences...
[Nexus 5 General] ChazzMatt:
Nah. Last year, I wanted at least a 5" 1080p display. Nexus 5 was close enough.

Agreed the NEXUS 6 is too large. Not the display, the entire phone. Anything larger than the LG G3 is too big for a phone, for me.

This year I wanted at least 5.2" 1440p (preferably the size of the LG G2) with Snapdragon 805. As late as mid-August Google was testing a 5.2" 1440p with Snapdragon 805 to be the NEXUS 6. But instead they they stupidly went with the monstrosity, and let Motorola release the 5.2" version as the Moto Maxx/Droid Turbo.

So in getting the Moto Maxx in spite of the silly capacitive buttons.
[Nexus 5 General] rogerchew:
I'll have to check out the Motorola phones then, but the goal really for me is something smaller than 5 inches, but a "nexus" device for the fast updates.
[Nexus 5 General] Clienterror:
Yea I'm in the same boat. The N6 is insanely big especially for my hands and there's really nothing that stands out about it besides fast updates. Now that it's nearly twice as much its put itself in a completely new category against the note 4 which literally destroys it in every way besides the front speakers and updates (I also prefer no buttons but since the galaxy phone home buttons are now fingerprint scanners it doesn't seem as bad) and I don't ever use the speaker in the phone besides occasionally showing a friend a YouTube vid or notifications. I'm between a note 4 and just keeping my n5 until s810s start popping up.
[Nexus 5 General] ExcelonGT:
all the reviews for the Moto X (2014) cite a mediocre battery life and hit or miss camera results. Those are literally the two things holding back the N5.
[Nexus 5 General] rabaker07:
Exactly. The Moto X could have been the top phone on the market but they failed on battery and cam. So I'm leaning toward the Droid Turbo, but I'm still not sold on it. The size is tolerable (N5 seems just right. N6 is ridiculous) and battery isn't as good as they claim but still far better than N5. Camera, I'm not sure. Mixed reviews I think.
[Nexus 5 General] Evo_Shift:
Is the moto x even an upgrade in any area? The software seems to be what people like. The hardware is basically the same in every day use as a nexus 5 isn't it?
[Nexus 5 General] rabaker07:
Nexus 6 is too big for hands, that's for sure. No way you're going to one-hand that with a cup of coffee in the other and still slide your metrocard to get on the subway. And forget about getting that thing into your pocket.

Why did they ruin our Nexus? And why are they charging twice as much? I'm actually very sad about all of this. Now I'm stuck with deciding between the Moto X and the Droid Turbo. Sucks.

You know what? I'm just gonna keep my Nexus 5. This phone rocks. Google just sent me a free refurb replacement, and with Lollipop, it feels like I have a brand new phone.
[Nexus 5 General] ixon2001:
Nexus 5 is still a great smartphone and still a superb buy, even this time next year it still be decent and rocking with whatever latest Android is by then, plus hopefully Google will see sense and go back to a 5" or 5.2" screen & give either HTC or Sony a bash at a Nexus Smartphone, or better still have 2 Nexus Smartphones Phablet and standard to keep everybody happy.
[Nexus 5 General] yamahakid:
I was very very close to getting a moto x, but after flashing lollipop, my Nexus was like a brand new device and I decided I would stick with it for a bit.

Then I was lucky enough to get an invite for the oneplus the other day and it is expected to arrive this weekend. We will still if that is a worth successor without being too big.
[Nexus 5 General] BePo23:
For now, I'll keep using the Nexus 5, although I initially wanted to buy the Nexus 6.

Unfortunately, the significant price increase (Nex 6 costs about 300 EUR more than a Nex 5 in the German Play Store) forced me to do the decision not to buy it. I primarily need a good developer phone, and 650 EUR for the Nex 6 is just waaaay to much money.

Best Regards,

Benjamin
[Nexus 5 General] gtg465x:
I'm holding out to see what Samsung and HTC do in the spring. GS6 and M9. Nothing from this year impresses me. Scratch that... Note 4 hardware is impressive, but TouchWiz still kills it, as always.
[Nexus 5 General] Topse:
I'm waiting for project ara.… .:)

My wife for my nexus 5 ;)
[Nexus 5 General] Unknownkj:
Probably gonna wait for the nexus release next year. Price is way too high for a nexus 6. I'm good with a 5.in fact I bought a used one about a month ago and it's still a very fantastic phone for its price. I'm kicking myself now for not buying it 1year earlier.
[Nexus 5 General] ironia.:
absolutely moto X
[Nexus 5 General] doctor_droid:
Z3c
[Nexus 5 General] coorsleftfield:
LG G3 with cyanogenmod for the win ;) phone has the right hardware, size, removable battery , now we just need the right ROM. Until then I'll stick to the N5.
[Nexus 5 General] cnstarz:
I was wanting the Xperia Z3, but ****ing Sony and their DRM removal when you unlock the bootloader... the camera turns to **** and the modem/radio doesn't even work when you unlock the bootloader! I'm watching the Note 4.
[Nexus 5 General] reas0n:
Nexus 5 still rocks, dude!

Flagships with better CPU have 2K now, so I don't see a reason to upgrade. The performance is similar if not better (ya know, stock Android).

I'll just wait till the new Nexus will come (or sth really revolutionary)
[Nexus 5 General] blizzardproof:
I would suggest the lg g3 or the one plus one
[Nexus 5 General] ps000000:
I think something that come with Snap 810 ... (IR Blaster is highly consideration.)
[Nexus 5 General] DigitalUnderground:
I'm really itching to grab the Moto X PE
[Nexus 5 General] rogerchew:
I think this is what would be the perfect scenario. Apple got it right with their 6 and 6 plus. We just need two nexus phones. The phablet and the "normal" sized. I think that would make nearly every nexus user happy.
[Nexus 5 General] Enhanced:
Seriously considering the Moto X as well. This is how I reason it in my head:

No difference

Camera

Battery life

Upgrade

Screen size

Front speakers

Moto software

Feel in hand

Downgrade

Loss of a huge dev community

I prefer LCD over AMOLED (just my opinion)

I feel the advantages are worth the few hundred bucks in difference (assuming you can sell your Nexus 5 on Kijiji).
[Nexus 5 General] ixon2001:
I feel the new Moto X is more of a side step, than a proper upgrade to the Nexus 5 tbh.

Next year when we are hit with a shedload of 64bit Snapdragon smartphones then it be worth upgrading, i personally don't think the 801 really offers anything much over the 800.
[Nexus 5 General] jtwlbz:
Hardware wise, lg g3 is the only phone I like.
[Nexus 5 General] DigitalUnderground:
I think you're right on everything except for the plural front facing speakers as it only has one... The N6 has 2. But yeah, I just ordered my 32gb carrier version. I'm Ok losing the dev community as mods and hacks are becoming less important to me. Its a beautiful phone, with amazing specs, great fluidity, great build quality and a great price. I am awaiting to see if moto will finance me for the Pure Edition. I just don't have the $550 up front to drop or that's my no brainer.

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Except that ugly lg logo on the front. If that wasn't there, I'd say it would be the best looking option.
[Nexus 5 General] gtg465x:
That is really worth $500 to you? Slightly larger screen, front speaker, Moto software (much of which can be replicated by apps in the Play Store), and feel in hand? I mean, if someone wanted to trade their Moto X 2014 for my Nexus 5, I might do it (though I prefer the more accurate colors of the Nexus 5 screen to the super saturated colors of the X screen), but I certainly wouldn't shell out $500, $200, or even $100 for the pleasure. Everything out right now just seems to be only a small upgrade overall from the Nexus 5. I'm hoping next year's phones can offer more of an upgrade.
[Nexus 5 General] gtg465x:
Yeah, the Snapdragon 800 is still a beast. The Nexus 5 is well optimized too, so it actually performs better than many phones with Snapdragon 801s and 805s in day to day use.
[Nexus 5 General] kweso:
just got the n5 three month ago (after my sgs2 broke). its more than good enough for at least one year...
[Nexus 5 General] jsgraphicart:
I don't know why people feel the need to upgrade from this awesome device right now.
[Nexus 5 General] gtg465x:
Yep, Lollipop renewed my love for the Nexus 5, even with its bugs and battery woes, which I'm sure will get ironed out. Since buying my original Nexus 5, I have switched to a OnePlus One for about a month, which I then traded for a One M8 that I used for two months, but just yesterday I bought a brand new, unopened Nexus 5 32GB on Craigslist for $280 and have switched back. Oh, and I also owned an iPhone 6 for about a day before returning it because I still hate iOS. The OnePlus One I more or less hated. The One M8 was mostly great (battery life, speakers, screen, speed), but it probably has a worse camera than the Nexus 5 and was very slippery so I had to use a case, killing the aesthetic. I also played with a Nexus 6 yesterday before buying my new Nexus 5, but it just didn't seem any better than the Nexus 5. Less accurate, dimmer screen, similar performance (maybe even a touch slower), and the hugeness and slipperiness of it would make it kind of a pain to use when out and about. Sure, battery life would be better than the Nexus 5, the camera and speakers are better, and the huge screen would be nice when reading and watching videos at home, but I just couldn't stomach $700 for those tradeoffs. If someone gave me a Nexus 6 for free or for $100-$200 maybe, I'm sure I would use it and sell my Nexus 5, but even if I sold my new Nexus 5 for $400, I would still have to pay $300 additional to get a Nexus 6. For that price, the Nexus 6 needs to be perfect and better in every way IMO, and it's not.
[Nexus 5 General] hayzooos:
I think this would be ideal. One big complaint of any Nexus phone is the camera. Sony excels in exactly this area. If the next Nexus were to be a Sony made one, I'd have a hard time passing it up. Bring it in around the same footprint as the N5 (naturally it would have a bigger screen as there's some serious wasted space on the N5) and you have a serious winner. It would also take care of what others say about Sony castrating a phone if you unlock the bootloader.

But, I just picked up the N5 myself a month or two back, so it's still new to me. I haven't even put 5.0 on it yet as I'm so happy with how things are right now.
[Nexus 5 General] ChazzMatt:
Wish Google had stuck with LG another year. Would love a NEXUS 6 based on the LG G3, with Snapdragon 805, 1440p, 3GB ram.

Even if it were a little smaller, like 5.2" -- the way the NEXUS 5 was smaller than the LG G2 -- I would like it.
[Nexus 5 General] rogerchew:
exactly, refresh the hardware but keep the screen size on the 5 inchers. crossing my fingers this is the case.
[Nexus 5 General] TheIgster:
I actually would like a Nexus device that is 5.5. That's the perfect size IMO.
[Nexus 5 General] ChazzMatt:
As long as it's a 5.5" the size of the LG G3, and not the 5.5" size of the iPhone 6 Plus.

Both these phones are 5.5". One is just right, one is too big. You hold the phone, not the display. ;)
[Nexus 5 General] crucialcolin:
Yeah me either really. Well other then the fact that it doesn't have Tmobile's new 700 mhz LTE band(band 12) support. I'm unfortunately in one of those markets but cant make use of it :(
[Nexus 5 General] frigidazzi:
If there was a GSM unlocked version of the driod turbo (without the hardware buttons) I would buy that. I just returned my Nexus 6 after 5 days of use. It was just too large for me and apparently I like to use my phone one handed a lot more than I thought when walking in stores and such. And I am 6 2 with giant hands lol. I loved the speakers and the battery life seemed to last forever. I guess I'll just wait and see if anything else pops up to pull me from the Nexus 5. I really do like it, except the battery life sucks and the I seem to always be out of memory and everything keeps re opening; but I think that's a lollipop issue and not a lack of memory issues. The nexus 6 never had this issue and i used it a ton in the short period that I had it. I would consider an experia Z3 compact, but like someone else mentioned you lose the good camera if you unlock the boot loader.
[Nexus 5 General] ps000000:
The phone are bigger and bigger 5.2 - 5.5 inch is the limit for many people.

But my limit is 6.0 inch.:good:
[Nexus 5 General] VisionNN:
I dont even know what to get now, the battery on the Nexus 5 is a piece of garbage. Moto X looks like crap, M8 is eh, S5 back looks like a bandaid, G3 is crap battery as well and im not too fond of the OPO because of software reliability.

All thats left for me is the Xperia Z3 and even that has its problems. Camera is crap, front facing camera is 2mp without wide angle lens and they just started using the 801 with 1080p display screen when everyone is already moving on to the 805 with QHD. I know we dont need it, but for the price Sony is selling their phone, you would think it would be the latest and greatest.

Overall quite disappointed with the choices available now, debating if i should just take the plunge and get a new phone because battery is so crap on N5 or wait for 2015. Xperia Z4 seems promising.
[Nexus 5 General] Edge330:
Last few days battery on nexus is great... I have lollipop + franco kernel.

Without problem I can get over 4+ SOT.

Currently have around 1:50 SOT and still 70% of battery.
[Nexus 5 General] alen1901:
Im sure if google doesnt ends nexus program, next phone will feature 5.2" screen and new 64bit snapdragon 810. And that will be a phone to buy and keep for a long time.

Sent from Pure Nexus 5
[Nexus 5 General] wolfen69:
For that matter, I think even the 805 isn't even that much better. Lolly breathed new life into my N5 and feels like a new phone. I'll be keeping it until next fall when 64bit phones are common place. I just hope they come out with a reasonably priced 5.2" Nexus phone. If it's another phablet, I'll probably get a Motorola or the next OnePlus One. But there's nothing out right now that makes me want another phone, as the Nexus 5 is a very capable and fast device.

Because there are a lot of phone junkies out there who don't need a new device, it just helps them sleep at night knowing that their Antutu benchmark scores went up a little by getting the latest and greatest. ;)

Let's just hope Google is listening and gives us a Nexus 5 refresh no bigger than 5.2"
[Nexus 5 General] cephaus:
One plus one
[Nexus 5 General] xXDanielHDXx:
oh no i wont never ever buy a oneplus one with their stupid marketing.. (OT)

So personally i think that the Nexus 6 looks pretty ugly (dont like motorola design).

its just boring and rounded and ewww... i love the design of the nexus 5 cause its unique in the way it looks.
[Nexus 5 General] DigitalUnderground:
Got my moto x 2014 yesterday. I love it
[Nexus 5 General] ixon2001:
What about the Note 4 or even dare i say it iPhone 6?

As for the Nexus 5 battery being crap I charged my phone this morning at 6am I've still got 59% left now at 9.54pm and I've been using my phone all day, only thing that will kill your battery quicker if you game, but that goes for any phone.
[Nexus 5 General] Henrock11:
Does the moto x support that band?
[Nexus 5 General] crucialcolin:
You know im not sure. I know the Nexus 6 does however. My guess is if in that it would be in the 2014 moto x.

As for the nexus 5 it sounds like it could be more of software limitation from reading the LTE band modding thread here. That is google has elected not to implament it(would require fcc aproval anyways besides an update). It may be possible to enable it with the hard work of a few devs. Similar to how the N4 got LTE. However no one has been able to begin to put this to the test yet starting with rather or not the hardware is capable.
[Nexus 5 General] sebasgl1:
Actually, i just buy my nexus 5 because the 6 is huge, i think cpu power in a phone is irrelevant now, all of them (the majority) run quite snappy, so i think i would keep this bad boy for a long time
[Nexus 5 General] VisionNN:
I typically don't like Samsungs because of all the bloatware they have on it and the note 4 is a bit too big. I like the 5-5.2 inch range, another reason the OPO isn't for me.

I was actually thinking about trying an iPhone simply because it works but after playing with my friends i6 I was already bored after 15min....so now I know, android is the way to go haha

Regarding the nexus, what do you have running on it and how much SOT do you get?
[Nexus 5 General] ixon2001:
I don't have much running on it, just the things i need like banking couple of social media sites ect, as for screen time im not constantly glued to it all day but do use it frequently, but not for long periods of time ie reply to messages or for phone calls.

I never game nor do i watch movies on my phone, only time it really does get used is when i'm using the Satnav and that rare as i pretty good on knowing where i'm going or listening music.

So I'm a light user hence probably why i can get more than a day out of my Nexus 5 on a single charge.
[Nexus 5 General] Rockliveson123:
I went from a nexus to a LG G3 and my battery life had almost doubled. I'm at 38% right now and I would be already dead 2 hours ago with my nexus.
[Nexus 5 General] -A-P-M-:
If Moto X would have better camera and battery, I would get it for sure. I hope Moto will address those weak points and will improve them on next Moto X. Also I hope that more Android phones will get fingerprint scaner, because I have important and sensitive data on my phone and for example TouchID do very good job to keep data safe. I usualy change phones once a year, but this time I am keeping N5. With Lollipop it feels again like a new device.
[Nexus 5 General] keiwop:
I'm not a fan either of the big screen of the Nexus 6.

Even if the Nexus are going through a shift from what they were (mainly size and price), there will be an awesome alternative from Google.

I think my next "Nexus" phone will be the ARA :)
[Nexus 5 General] _MetalHead_:
FYI touchID is still only as secure as a pin or password because even with it enabled, you can still just use your pin to unlock your phone. So if someone has your pin, they can still get into your phone.
[Nexus 5 General] AnGr88:
i was so excited but the nex6 is not what i had expected.

The Screen is too big,the Design is not Nexus like the Price is a joke and you first have to find the Noftification LED.:eek:

Im so happy with my Nexus 5.It does its job,its fast,looks good,has the perfect screen size and was cheap.:D

i hope they will went back to the roots next year.

If not,i have absolutly no idea wichphone to buy.I dont want a mainstream phone.theyre expensive,full of bloatware and i just love the stock android experience.
[Nexus 5 General] ixon2001:
Great thing about the Nexus 5 is you easily get another year out of it, so we can all sit back and see what comes out next year.

The Nexus 6 is to big I don't know why Google decided on this size tbh.
[Nexus 5 General] Blackbox421:
Maybe a LG G4? If LG will continue the phone series. :D
[Nexus 5 General] frigidazzi:
Did you all see cyber Monday Moto is having the 2014 Moto x for 369... I'm very tempted, but I don't know that I feel it's much of an upgrade if any... no wireless charging right? My next phone I really want a big battery improvement. I'm sick of dealing with sub par battery.

I do like a lot of the Moto software though. And their active display is way better than the nexus 6 ambient display from my experience.
[Nexus 5 General] gtg465x:
I would argue it's actually less secure if you are also looking for protection from the government. In the US anyways, police can make you use your finger to unlock the device, but they do not have the right to make you give them a password or PIN.
[Nexus 5 General] dwang:
Had a nexus 6 for a week. Ended up selling it because it was too big. Battery wasn't much better than the n5. Hated the amoled screen. And it wobbles on a flat surface.

Looking forward to the nexus 5 2015 edition. [emoji1]

Hopefully w a larger battery and 64bit CPU.

Still love my current nexus 5.
[Nexus 5 General] [hfm]:
I'm just hanging out with the N5 until Google gives us the inevitable N5 2015.
[Nexus 5 General] rogerchew:
:good:

this is exactly what I hope happens. There's 3 sizes for Nexus devices now as phones, the 4, 5 and 6. Since this year the 6 was introduced and I certainly hope the 4 doesn't get a refresh, then here's to banking on the 5 getting a refresh.
[Nexus 5 General] [hfm]:
If the Sony Z3 Compact had a GPE edition I might have bitten on that, but if there's no official GPE version forget it.
[Nexus 5 General] imna357:
Exactly!!!
[Nexus 5 General] mik6:
My Oneplus one is on the way.

I'll pass my Nexus 5 to the wife. It's still a good phone.
[Nexus 5 General] jtwlbz:
I like n6. But now I'm tired of checking GPS to see if its in stock game.
[Nexus 5 General] Tony_YYZ:
The Nexus 6 is definitely too large for my needs. I was really disappointed when there was no smaller Nexus variant announced. I was really looking hard at the 2014 Moto X but the small battery and no Qi charging killed it for me.

Next year brings the Snapdragon 810 SOC's. I'll wait it out to see what other advancements come with that SOC. The Droid Turbo/Moto Maxx was the perfect device sans the capacitive keys but unfortunately we got screwed on widespread availability. I'll be holding off and keeping my Nexus 5 for another year or so unless a manufacturer does something to really catch my eye. The Next Nexus handset and the 2015 Moto X are what I'll be eying. Too bad it's about another year before we start hearing news about either.
[Nexus 5 General] 95Z28:
Like many here my biggest complaint about my N5 is the battery life. Since I'm not a heavy user, usually not more than an hour and a half SOT in a 24 hour period, I don't have a problem making it through a day though. Due to size of the 6 I plan on sticking with the 5 for another year. When it comes to speed and fluidity of my phone, I'm still impressed by my N5. This is the 1st smartphone I've owned that hasn't left me feeling like it was just getting too old to keep up after owning for an extended period of time.
[Nexus 5 General] ixon2001:
One thing I'm really looking forward to is the camera improvements within Lollipop more so DNG files, hopefully Google will add this feature to future updates to it camera software, also would like to see 60fps recording aswell, as the hardware there to do it easily.

There still alot of potential locked away in the Nexus 5 camera, just needs Google to unlock them for us.

As it stands now I actually prefer the camera on the Nexus 5, over that of the Samsung S5, mainly because low light shots on the Nexus 5 is vastly better than that of the Samsung S5.
[Nexus 5 General] TheAtheistOtaku:
Once they officially announced the n6, i lost all interest. What most people loved about the nexus device line is that you got flagship specs for a reasonable price. Hopefully google realizes there is such a thing as too big, and release a nexus device with a slightly bigger screen (something around a 5.2 or a 5.5). Hell, just re-release the n5 with the notification light at the top of the phone and expand the screen/go bezelless, and you will have me sold. I'll be sticking with my n5 untill the 64bit processor market has time to settle and apps have time to take advantage of it. So im guessing ill be with my trusty n5 for at least another year or two.