The Official Nexus 5 Thread [Update: OUT NOW!!!!]

[PimpHandStrong]

Just order 32gb white, said will ship from warehouse in 2-3 weeks .

But I'm not that mad because I still have to cancel my contract with sprint and I'm still 7 months before my contract is up. Question is though do I pay $120 early termination fee or wait til May 2014.

 

[Demonic Jenkins]

I think rohiggidy jumped the gun talking about the camera. From what I can see after a lot of youtubing the nexus 5 camera is improved over the nexus 4 but not on the same level as a lg g2 or iPhone 5s. Some pictures looked better than iPhone in good lighting but lowlight iPhone 5s is definitely better. Video is better on iPhone 5s as well as lg g2. The ois on the nexus seems to be more shaky than it should be...still pretty good quality though.

Outside of the os update and the better camera I'd say if you keep your nexus 4 and get the update in a couple weeks you won't be missing too much...the nexus still smooth as hell. I was just checking out the s4 and note 3 the other day and in a lot of ways the year old nexus 4 is smoother in operation.

 

[Bobhoward]

http://www.theverge.com/2013/11/2/5058086/best-buy-charging-799-for-nexus-5-off-contract

Buying a Nexus 5 without a contract at Best Buy is going to be expensive. Very expensive. The massive US retail chain has priced off-contract purchases at an eye-popping $799.99 according to a new Sprint listing on its website. That's for the 16GB model, which sells for $349 at Google Play.

Buy your Nexus devices at Best Buy brehs

 

[screwface]

Any Canadians get shipping confirmation yet? I ordered at 2pm on the 31st but it's still listed as pending, to be shipped on the 5th.

 

[Ghostface Trillah]

Just order 32gb white, said will ship from warehouse in 2-3 weeks .

But I'm not that mad because I still have to cancel my contract with sprint and I'm still 7 months before my contract is up. Question is though do I pay $120 early termination fee or wait til May 2014.

120 to be contract free is worth it, but first check and see if theres any contractual changes that happened lately that will allow you to get out of the contract without paying a ETF. Check for a loophole before you hand over money breh.

 

[JLova]

I think rohiggidy jumped the gun talking about the camera. From what I can see after a lot of youtubing the nexus 5 camera is improved over the nexus 4 but not on the same level as a lg g2 or iPhone 5s. Some pictures looked better than iPhone in good lighting but lowlight iPhone 5s is definitely better. Video is better on iPhone 5s as well as lg g2. The ois on the nexus seems to be more shaky than it should be...still pretty good quality though.

Outside of the os update and the better camera I'd say if you keep your nexus 4 and get the update in a couple weeks you won't be missing too much...the nexus still smooth as hell. I was just checking out the s4 and note 3 the other day and in a lot of ways the year old nexus 4 is smoother in operation.

The screen is also very dim. PASS.

 

[Demonic Jenkins]

Screen isn't dim at all...turn the brightness up its just as bright as any phone...trust I did this when co.paring to of g2 and 5s in store compared to my nexus 4...highly doubt the 5 is more dim

 

[JLova]

Screen isn't dim at all...turn the brightness up its just as bright as any phone...trust I did this when co.paring to of g2 and 5s in store compared to my nexus 4...highly doubt the 5 is more dim

I read in a review that the screen brightness is lower than any phone out there. HTC one is bright as fukk. Iphone, same thing. Not the Nexus. It's always had a dimmer screen.

 

[PimpHandStrong]

I'm coming from a galaxy nexus with a cracked screen that's slow as shyt so the nexus 5 should be a nice upgrade for me.

On a side note my future mother in law hates her HTC one, I told her, "you should've got a nexus"

 

[Demonic Jenkins]

I don't know j-love...I was just at the stores playing with all these phones...brightness turned up..wasn't dim. Have you seen yourself? If it is dimmer its gotta be incredibly subtle because they were all bright as hell with brightness turned up...more than I'd ever need them to be.

 

[Rohiggidy]

I think rohiggidy jumped the gun talking about the camera. From what I can see after a lot of youtubing the nexus 5 camera is improved over the nexus 4 but not on the same level as a lg g2 or iPhone 5s. Some pictures looked better than iPhone in good lighting but lowlight iPhone 5s is definitely better. Video is better on iPhone 5s as well as lg g2. The ois on the nexus seems to be more shaky than it should be...still pretty good quality though.

Outside of the os update and the better camera I'd say if you keep your nexus 4 and get the update in a couple weeks you won't be missing too much...the nexus still smooth as hell. I was just checking out the s4 and note 3 the other day and in a lot of ways the year old nexus 4 is smoother in operation.

Do you have the Nexus 5?

 

[mario]

i have a Galaxy S4 right now , would it be wise to switch to the Nexus 5 ?!?!

 

[PimpHandStrong]

i have a Galaxy S4 right now , would it be wise to switch to the Nexus 5 ?!?!

I would say no, the S4 is still a great phone. Do you have the play store edition or the regular touchwiz one? I ask because if you have the touchwiz that leads me to believe you don't care too much about having a pure android phone experience whereas the S4 would be cool for you.

 

[Rohiggidy]

Pics Dont lie. Camera shyts on the iPhone

http://www.androidcentral.com/nexus-5-initial-photo-and-video-samples

 

[JLova]

I don't know j-love...I was just at the stores playing with all these phones...brightness turned up..wasn't dim. Have you seen yourself? If it is dimmer its gotta be incredibly subtle because they were all bright as hell with brightness turned up...more than I'd ever need them to be.

I didn't test it. I'll try to find the review.