I wish they'd give a release date for Best Buy. I can't decide if I should order now or wait for the store to get it. I have enough money on a gift card to almost completely cover the phone.
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Nexus 5
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Same issue here, but I'm going to the US next week so I know what I'll be ordering while there
Edit: Argh! The US version doesn't support LTE bands 3 or 7! I wonder whether I can get one from Australia...
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God it was hard not to pull the trigger.
Quote from the verge :-(
"Speaking of rendering, the old bugbear of Android has always been scrolling performance. Especially in Chrome, there's always been a sense of lag that seemed completely out of place on top-tier devices. On the Nexus 5, we're very sad to report that the situation doesn't seem any better. There is still not a one-to-one relationship between your finger and the screen, and it's still crazy-making."
Quote from the verge :-(
"Speaking of rendering, the old bugbear of Android has always been scrolling performance. Especially in Chrome, there's always been a sense of lag that seemed completely out of place on top-tier devices. On the Nexus 5, we're very sad to report that the situation doesn't seem any better. There is still not a one-to-one relationship between your finger and the screen, and it's still crazy-making."
At Best Buy? I'd wait! That way you can hear reviews too just in case.
Unless you know you have other things you'll buy at BB soon...
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If you're on Sprint, probably Sprint. I don't know if the Play versions have Sprint's radios. They probably don't. They're probably for GSM.
Just spoke to a guy at Best buy in the Atlanta metro area and he said he doesn't know when they will be selling them but they don't have any in stock and didn't receive any today...
I don't have anything else to buy. My only fear is that it'll be the Sprint or T-Mobile carrier offerings like they currently offer for the Nexus 4 at a higher price.
I called several Best Buy's and none had it in stock and didn't think they would get any this week.
KitKat is cool, though it's been at least 4 years and Google still can't figure out scrolling physics. The Nexus is admirably cheap, but it's hard to get excited about the hardware in my opinion. Taller, wider, and thicker than the S4 (also plastic), and yet a smaller capacity battery. Pretty ugly too. But I want to see KitKat in action, all of the hands on are text only.
Just went to best buy mall of GA and was told they get a shipment tonight of products so could have it to sell tomorrow.
Alrighty good. And I'm sure Sprint will have plenty of stock for the 32GB Nexus 5 (still cant decide whether white or black) I'm going to hold off til the reviews start coming especially from The Verge
You think so?
I think this easily qualifies as the best looking Nexus device we've seen.
I personally love the feeling of my Nexus 7's back, so I think I'll love it here too. Planning to go naked with it if I do get it.
Should have been more clear...that's the black 32gb version. White version is still 1-2 days.
My local Best Buy said that it isn't in the system yet, so they don't know when it will be available or how much it will cost.
http://www.engadget.com/2013/10/31/android-kitkat-nexus-5-Google-Now-Search/
Engadget says you can wake it just like the MX?
If it can't be used with Nova launcher, that would suck.
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Will these be accurate?
Battery
2,300 mAH
Talk time up to 17 hours*
Standby time up to 300 hours*
Internet time up to 8.5 hours on Wi-Fi, up to 7 hours on LTE*
Wireless Charging built-in
Engadget doesn't really specify. This is straight from the Nexus 5 page on Google Play:
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They weren't accurate for the Nexus 4. I doubt they will be for the Nexus 5. But FWIW, I wasn't too far off...
https://forums.macrumors.com/threads/1632159/
Its also worth mentioning for WiFi browsing time, Google's disclaimer says they did that in Airplane Mode with WiFi on. So it won't be like that in real world use.
Either way I'm going to hold off til the madness calms down. I'd rather get my Nexus from the Google Play store...God knows what Sprint will charge for the Nexus 5 32GB off contract.