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Nexus 5
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wow I had no idea that the white back was soft matte....how soft touch is it though? as much as the black one or equal to the black? I might have to return or trade for the white
Don't know. If someone wants to post some close ups of their white that would be great. We can probably google and find a pic of the black. Maybe both. But from what people say they definitely feel different.
Do you have experience with the Note 2 and if so how would you rate the headhone amp on it to that of the N5?
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On the topic of cases - man would I have a hard time putting a case on the N5. Even though I always put cases on my phones just out of principle. That thing just looks so gorgeous. Even better than a naked iP5s imo, and that'll be the first time I ever say that about a non-iPhone.
Come to think of it, the difficulty of putting a case on the damn thing might be the worst down side to this phone
Haven't touched one for real yet of course but going by the pics and vids I've seen....it just has that purity of the monolith on 2001 to it.It is that bad. Have you tried speakerphone lol? It seems no matter who is on the other end of the phone call whether it be a cell or land line, speakerphone sucks. However, playing music through spotify is quite a bit better. Even still this is one of the quietest, if not the quietest speakers I have heard. I actually may agree with the "iVerge" review on that aspect. Us fans of Google / Android and the Nexus program have a hard time accepting criticism for the things we love. Hell anyone has a hard time accepting criticism for what you love or want to love.
When compared to the 5S; the Nexus 5 at full volume is equal to the 5S at half.
The speakerphone may be the sole reason for me returning the Nexus 5. I love the screen, the battery seems great especially for a first day charge, and the camera app will be updated. You cannot update or make a speaker quality better, unfortunately.
Give me an HTC One-2 with onscreen buttons and a 5 inch display, normal camera and get rid of the huge bezels.
To me comparing the costs of the Nexus 5 vs the high end units should not count as an excuse we have to make as consumers. "Oh it only cost 350 or 399, I should expect to have a *****ty speakerphone, or possibly poor camera performance." The phones components may very well be similar in price to the HTC One or S4, Google just chooses to make much less profit because they don't need to make most of their revenue from selling cellular devices.
The iPhone 5S is $199 to make. Apple chooses to sell them for $649. If Apple can make a great phone for $199 then so should Google and LG be able to.
Even if the Nexus 5 cost $199 to make or perhaps $250, or $275 an extra $75 above the cost of the iPhone for a huge company such as LG should be plenty to spare to make THE HIGHEST quality phone out there.
The S4 cost $237 to build, for example and arguably has certain higher quality components such as the 13MP camera, and 2600mAh battery and an equivalent screen size of 5 inches. I could not find the HTC One cost to build.
If Google is really all about getting 4.4 and android into the next billion customers, they should make the highest quality phones and perhaps think about selling them at or near cost to build and make profit from the play store instead.
Unfortunately the only thing for me that is better specifically about the Nexus 5 over the iPhone is the screen (not comparing OS's). Man is it gorgeous. And when that's the only thing that is better, I am disappointed to say but it is going back. And no, the additional retail price of the iPhone is not a relevant argument as explained above as it is likely that they have a somewhat similar cost to build.
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What's so bad about the AMOLED screen?
I've got a few nexus niggles at the moment. For example:
- How can I have message notifications on the lock screen?
- Can I set it so the screen comes on when I receive a message?
- Getting annoyed that the menu button is always in a different place from app to app.
- Very much missing the Samsung calendar widget. On the Google one it just shows blocks of colour rather than text.
- battery life is excellent so far (ok, that on isn't a niggle)
- Where is the silent/vibrate button?
- Where is the instruction manual?
Sorry I know your main gripe is the speakerphone but you're completely wrong regarding the music volume.
The Nexus 5 speaker isn't amazing clarity wise, merely decent - but volume? It's VERY loud compared to the iPhone!
Much louder.
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I'm sorry but price IS relevant. For $649 or $749, apple should have included a larger screen, notification led, built in wireless charging, NFC, more memory, etc, etc..
Even if cost to build is similar, it's ridiculous to give apple a free pass for marking up their phones that much but be extra critical of Google for providing a phone that's almost half the price that's also unlocked and contract free.
I have both in front of me. Playing JT's new single TKO, the nexus 5 maxed out at 82db. The iPhone 5s maxed out at 90db. It is a big difference, and the quality is also much better on the iPhone. :/
8db louder may not sound like a lot, but it is substantial:
Telephone dial tone 80dB
City Traffic (inside car) 85dB
Train whistle at 500', Truck Traffic 90dB
Jackhammer at 50' 95dB
Subway train at 200' 95dB
Level at which sustained exposure may result in hearing loss 90 - 95dB
Perceptions of Increases in Decibel Level
Imperceptible Change 1dB
Barely Perceptible Change 3dB
Clearly Noticeable Change 5dB
About Twice as Loud 10dB - which is about what I noticed. Nexus 5 being half as loud.
About Four Times as Loud 20dB
Wait, I'm doing the same but with an N5 and iPhone 5 - not 5S.
Is there a massive difference between the 5 and 5S speakers?
My experience is not correlating with yours in terms of volume level... The Nexus 5 is deafening!!
The audio clarity is much better on the iPhone but volume wise the Nexus is most definitely higher.
Either my Nexus speaker is defective or the iPhone 5s is substantially louder than the 5 lol.
Either my Nexus speaker is defective or the iPhone 5s is substantially louder than the 5 lol.
Maybe I received some sort of super secret bionic Nexus 5...
Maybe I received some sort of super secret bionic Nexus 5...
Ive seen varying opinions on the speaker volume, it is not loud on my unit but i have read that some people are getting units with a very loud speaker.
For some of these things you need 3rd party apps. There are other sms apps that will turn on the screen (go sms/handcent etc). There are other lockscreen apps that will put anything you want on the lockscreen.
re the calendar widget - the stock android calendar widget shows event details. Not sure what's going on with yours.
You can mute/vibrate but setting the volume all the way down, or stick a widget on one of the homescreens as well. (this is not an iphone so there is now dedicated hardware button). You should also look at an app called shush - when you set the volume to off it displays a nice popup where you can select how long you want it to stay on silent. Nice for meetings etc.
Manual? - This is Android. Real men don't need manuals
re the calendar widget - the stock android calendar widget shows event details. Not sure what's going on with yours.
You can mute/vibrate but setting the volume all the way down, or stick a widget on one of the homescreens as well. (this is not an iphone so there is now dedicated hardware button). You should also look at an app called shush - when you set the volume to off it displays a nice popup where you can select how long you want it to stay on silent. Nice for meetings etc.
Manual? - This is Android. Real men don't need manuals
Mine went out for delivery in the 4am hour, so I guess it'll be on my front door by the time I get home. It's a shame I have to run a bunch of errands this afternoon (including getting a new SIM! ) or I'd be able to play around with it more this evening.
) or I'd be able to play around with it more this evening.
Haha I actually appreciate this. Google changed my shipping time from 3-4 weeks to 2-3 weeks. I'll take that. They must be catching up at least a little.
Cost to build vs msrp.
Let's see Samsung cost to build is about the same as Apple. At around $230.
But Samsung sold S3 at msrp for $550 at ATT stores in 2012.
Now this year S4 msrp is $629?
So who's jacking up prices?
In Italy it seems different. Google Play Store description of package content doesn't include earphones. I'll definitely find out tomorrow in the evening
I used speaker phone all last night and the volume was fine...and I did not even have it all the way up. Oh and I unplugged my phone at 6:00am this morning and it is still at 95%....usually I would be at 85% with the n4
My 32gb white story, so far:
Conception: 2013 Oct 31 20.01.45 CET
Pregnancy start: 2013 Nov 02 15.00.00 CET (received a mail with tracking number)
Gestation:
Netherlands 2013 Nov 02 18:05: ready for UPS
Herne-Boernig, Germany 2013 Nov 04 16:16 UPS Origin scan
Expected date of birth: 2013 Nov 06 by the end of the day (Northern Italy)
Exactly like my story
but to Barcelona
That's bad news indeed, speaker volume is very important to me. I know on my G2 the speaker was terrible, there is a file you can text edit if you are rooted and change the values for any volume such as speaker, earpiece, etc. I bumped that up and the speaker was very acceptable, but still not as nice as the iphones though. I'm assuming the same hack can be done on the N5.
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