Nexus 5

[rockitdog]

Sprint is crazy. $449 for the nexus 5 off contract.

http://www.theverge.com/2013/10/31/...release-date-november-8-t-mobile-coming-weeks

I'm assming that T-Mobile's pricing will also be similar. It was more expensive to buy through them with the Nexus 4 too.

 

[Schicksal]

Yep, most of us will have it by Monday (those are ordered with 2 day shipping) with the Nov 5th leaving warehouse confirmation. It sucks that there's no Saturday delivery. But, oh well, we don't have to monitor blogs every 5 minutes hoping to place our order. Now, its time for me to buy a case. I'd hate to drop it on Tuesday morning, with no case!

Are they generally good about sending a note or assigning a tracking number, or do things tend to just leave and show up without an update?

If it ships today I'm happy because the trucks at least tend to be on the road over the weekend.

 

[onthecouchagain]

I owned a N7 for months and used it regularly- I never 'got over it', it was ever-present and ever-annoying to me. Obviously some people can get used to it, while others can't accept it.

You got over it quickly, it's not going to be easy for some people like you say.

I feel ya. I think you came to android at a bad time. The original nexus 7 tablet experience just wasn't up to par yet at that time. I would argue it's only this year that android on a tablet got good enough and even then things aren't as buttoned up as they should be versus the smartphone experience.

Having said that, if it bothers you that much, there may be no getting over it for you. That's a bit of a shame.

I only notice the lack of one to one scrolling when I'm scrolling really slow and looking for it. When you're scrolling fast or even moderate/normal speeds, the milliseconds of difference is wholly imperceptible.

Oh well. Not trying to convince you to switch or anything.

 

[mattopotamus]

Are they generally good about sending a note or assigning a tracking number, or do things tend to just leave and show up without an update?

If it ships today I'm happy because the trucks at least tend to be on the road over the weekend.

A lot of us already have a tracking number. Mine came last night about 11:00pm, but UPS has not updated it online yet.

 

[rockitdog]

Has anyone confirmed if Best Buy has these in stock yet?

 

[ReanimationN]

I feel ya. I think you came to android at a bad time. The original nexus 7 tablet experience just wasn't up to par yet at that time. I would argue it's only this year that android on a tablet got good enough and even then things aren't as buttoned up as they should be versus the smartphone experience.

Having said that, if it bothers you that much, there may be no getting over it for you. That's a bit of a shame.

I only notice the lack of one to one scrolling when I'm scrolling really slow and looking for it. When you're scrolling fast or even moderate/normal speeds, the milliseconds of difference is wholly imperceptible.

Oh well. Not trying to convince you to switch or anything.

It seems like that could be the case. I gave a Note 3 a go the other day and it felt a hell of a lot better than the 2012 N7- that was an awful experience. I haven't tried another Android tablet since then.

I do lot of slow scrolling while reading, unfortunately, which is a big reason as to why it bugged me so badly.

 

[jamezr]

Has anyone confirmed if Best Buy has these yet?

Checkout posts #2670 and 2673.......so far nothing from BB that they will have the N5 anytime soon.......but that could change.

 

[jsw]

Managed to reserve and collect this morning from CPW - pretty spur of the moment decision.

Most awesome!

 

[JaySoul]

For those wondering, the N5 does have a notification LED: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fTg3OeUnhYQ&feature=c4-overview&list=UU_v7uQnCPCX5Q4j7uxF3tOg

That looks wicked.

 

[Schicksal]

A lot of us already have a tracking number. Mine came last night about 11:00pm, but UPS has not updated it online yet.

Hmm maybe the :08 shipments haven't been made yet... Google Play still says ships by the 5th. Where do they ship from, somewhere on the west coast probably?

 

[mattopotamus]

Hmm maybe the :08 shipments haven't been made yet... Google Play still says ships by the 5th. Where do they ship from, somewhere on the west coast probably?

I'll update it when it shows. My order went through :01

 

[jsw]

Case recommendation. ~$10 shipped. The wallet form factor is excellent for me, possibly for you. Colors are black, mint, and navy. The leather one I have for my N4 is extraordinary; I'll use this until they make one of those for the N5. Comes with a screen protector. Not eligible for Prime, but it's cheap.

 

[mattopotamus]

Case recommendation. ~$10 shipped. The wallet form factor is excellent for me, possibly for you. Colors are black, mint, and navy. The leather one I have for my N4 is extraordinary; I'll use this until they make one of those for the N5. Comes with a screen protector. Not eligible for Prime, but it's cheap.

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I tried a similar one for my iphone once....how do you get around talking on it? I feel like a fool putting a wallet to my ear. The one I had for the iphone 5 was bookbook by twelvesouth. The phone snapped into place, so it had to stay in the wallet when talking.

 

[Schicksal]

I'll update it when it shows. My order went through :01

Oh wow they're still on the early, early ones then. I thought someone who ordered around :04 got a tracking email already.

 

[mattopotamus]

Oh wow they're still on the early, early ones then. I thought someone who ordered around :04 got a tracking email already.

I got it last night at 11:00pm. I know a bunch got emails early this morning.

 

[strausd]

I'm not missing your point, I just don't feel it's very relevant or important. Yes the upgrades are similar in quality, but the technology you are getting for less than half the price is the incredible upgrade IMO if we are looking cross device, and consumers will be looking at it this way, especially if this launch will also be at best buy, radio shack, sprint, tmo, etc.

If you don't feel the upgrades are significant then you are more than able to go buy a S3, it's probably close to the price of the N5. There is only so much you can reasonably expect from $349, IMO you should expect much more out of $649. That's $300ish bucks for getting pretty much the same technology.

I think where we differ is I see that $300 as an "upgrade" or feature. It's truly not in the classic sense of course, but it is to my wallet.

I am not talking about specs per dollar jere. I am talking about upgrades in comparison to price to the manufacturer, and then the change that the consumer sees or doesn't see. So yes, you have been missing the point. And I stick with what I said earlier.

Fact: Nexus 5 saw some decent hardware upgrades to bring it to this year's standard
Fact: It comes at no additional price to the consumer.

Fact: GS4 saw some decent hardware upgrades to bring it to this year's standard
Fact: It comes at no additional price to the consumer.

 

[Schicksal]

Case recommendation. ~$10 shipped. The wallet form factor is excellent for me, possibly for you. Colors are black, mint, and navy. The leather one I have for my N4 is extraordinary; I'll use this until they make one of those for the N5. Comes with a screen protector. Not eligible for Prime, but it's cheap.

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Tempting, and I rarely go anywhere with only my wallet or mobile. Both cases on this thread are low cost enough so it may make sense to just get both and see what works best.

 

[ChazUK]

Well, Sponsored has given me deal of the decade.

I'll take a couple of hundred and make a fortune on these!

 

[Schicksal]

Well, Sponsored has given me deal of the decade.

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I'll take a couple of hundred and make a fortune on these!

I'll offer £50 for one. That's an infinite percent profit margin!

 

[onthecouchagain]

I am not talking about specs per dollar jere. I am talking about upgrades in comparison to price to the manufacturer, and then the change that the consumer sees or doesn't see. So yes, you have been missing the point. And I stick with what I said earlier.

Fact: Nexus 5 saw some decent hardware upgrades to bring it to this year's standard
Fact: It comes at no additional price to the consumer.

Fact: GS4 saw some decent hardware upgrades to bring it to this year's standard
Fact: It comes at no additional price to the consumer.

Just small contention, wasn't the GS4 sort of the first mainstream device to feature what it had? Namely the processor? I'm not sure. It just sounds strange to say "bring it to this year's standard" when it was released at the beginning-ish of the year -- one of the year's first flagships, no? Didn't it (and the HTC One, I guess) sort of set the standard for 2013?

 

[gotluck]

I am not talking about specs per dollar jere. I am talking about upgrades in comparison to price to the manufacturer, and then the change that the consumer sees or doesn't see. So yes, you have been missing the point. And I stick with what I said earlier.

Fact: Nexus 5 saw some decent hardware upgrades to bring it to this year's standard
Fact: It comes at no additional price to the consumer.

Fact: GS4 saw some decent hardware upgrades to bring it to this year's standard
Fact: It comes at no additional price to the consumer.

I don't understand the relevance of this either. Are you expecting proportionately higher upgrades from Google VS Samsung while keeping a consistent pricepoint? Everyone is really limited by qualcomm here, like intel on the pc side.

negativity just oozes from you

 

[Dontazemebro]

I haven't owned a Nexus device since its first iteration with the Nexus one and this is by far the sexiest device I have ever layed my eyes on. Now I'm faced with my toughest decision to date.

My wife gave me an ultimatum, I can only get one more device for the year. Right now I'm trying to sell the GS4 to finance the new iPad mini retina but I've only gotten low ball offers (I have it listed for $380 on craigslist). Someone wants to offer me a like brand new 16GB iPhone 5 with a bunch of accessories and I'm thinking I could get more than $380 if i flip it. Now, my conundrum is, do I go with the new, sleek Nexus 5 or go with the new amazing retina mini?

I have the Note 3 which is almost like a tablet ... but then again it's also a phone. I'm so torn on what I should do

BTW - did i mention that I really really want another Nexus device ... but dammit that new retina mini has my name on it

 

[onthecouchagain]

It seems like that could be the case. I gave a Note 3 a go the other day and it felt a hell of a lot better than the 2012 N7- that was an awful experience. I haven't tried another Android tablet since then.

I do lot of slow scrolling while reading, unfortunately, which is a big reason as to why it bugged me so badly.

I read a ton too on my Nexus 7 2. I use Moon Reader+ and find it way easier to just tap the screen left or right to turn pages. I've been through a lot of different readers on Android, and indeed many don't get the page turn quite right, but I think that has a lot more to do with the apps themselves and how the page turn gets animated. Maybe just use tapping to turn the page if that's a particular sore spot for you and the touchscreen.

Just a suggestion.

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I haven't owned a Nexus device since its first iteration with the Nexus one and this is by far the sexiest device I have ever layed my eyes on. Now I'm faced with my toughest decision to date.

My wife gave me an ultimatum, I can only get one more device for the year. Right now I'm trying to sell the GS4 to finance the new iPad mini retina but I've only gotten low ball offers (I have it listed for $380 on craigslist). Someone wants to offer me a like brand new 16GB iPhone 5 with a bunch of accessories and I'm thinking I could get more than $380 if i flip it. Now, my conundrum is, do I go with the new, sleek Nexus 5 or go with the new amazing retina mini?

I have the Note 3 which is almost like a tablet ... but then again it's also a phone. I'm so torn on what I should do

BTW - did i mention that I really really want another Nexus device ... but dammit that new retina mini has my name on it

So.. you own a Note 3 and a GS4. Trying to trade the GS4 for either an iPad Mini Retina or a Nexus 5.

It sounds like you need a tablet more than a phone given that the Note 3 is a phone already. Won't it be redundant to own a Note 3 and a Nexus 5?

 

[strausd]

Just small contention, wasn't the GS4 sort of the first mainstream device to feature what it had? Namely the processor? I'm not sure. It just sounds strange to say "bring it to this year's standard" when it was released at the beginning-ish of the year -- one of the year's first flagships, no? Didn't it (and the HTC One, I guess) sort of set the standard for 2013?

I don't understand the relevance of this either. Are you expecting proportionately higher upgrades from Google VS Samsung while keeping a consistent pricepoint? Everyone is really limited by qualcomm here, like intel on the pc side.

negativity just oozes from you

You guys are missing the point too. You are over thinking the simple point I am making.

Fact: Nexus 5 saw some decent hardware upgrades to bring it to this year's standard
Fact: It comes at no additional price to the consumer.

Fact: GS4 saw some decent hardware upgrades to bring it to this year's standard
Fact: It comes at no additional price to the consumer.

GS4 brought Snapdragon 600 (the flagship standard at the time), 2GB RAM (flagship standard at the time), and a 1080p display (flagship standard at the time). See a pattern yet? And all of this at no additional cost to the consumer.

Nexus 5 brought Snapdragon 800 (the flagship standard at the time), 2GB RAM (flagship standard at the time), and a 1080p display (flagship standard at the time). All of this at no additional cost to the consumer.

You can say I'm negative all you want. That doesn't change these facts.

 

[gotluck]

You guys are missing the point too. You are over thinking the simple point I am making.


GS4 brought Snapdragon 600 (the flagship standard at the time), 2GB RAM (flagship standard at the time), and a 1080p display (flagship standard at the time). See a pattern yet? And all of this at no additional cost to the consumer.

Nexus 5 brought Snapdragon 800 (the flagship standard at the time), 2GB RAM (flagship standard at the time), and a 1080p display (flagship standard at the time). All of this at no additional cost to the consumer.

You can say I'm negative all you want. That doesn't change these facts.

but what the hell do you want? I still don't get it. Most upgrades by all vendors in various technology products are along the same lines.