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Accessory idea - Back Camera

Here's a free idea for someone.
I remember seeing this somewhere in the old days for some device. A little mini periscope - 2 mirrors, snaps onto the top of the Nexus 7 allowing you to use the front camera as a backside camera.
Anyone know what device someone made that for a few years ago?
Oh I remember now. It was the opposite. Brought the back camera to the front for skype.

Sure wouldn't be difficult to modify this DIY deal...
https://secure.flickr.com/photos/curiouslee/sets/72157603981196939/
Shows it for a OLPC setup, but it's pretty generic.

Please tell me you guys are kidding. This is beyond dumb. Are you really going to go through all of this for a 1.3MP camera? Wow.
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akarol said:
Please tell me you guys are kidding. This is beyond dumb. Are you really going to go through all of this for a 1.3MP camera? Wow.
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Calm down, don't harsh their mellow.
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I made one, before I got the device in fact! though my idea was to use one little mirror to make the cam "up-facing" so when held flat it was forward facing and you could review and frame up the view.
Not obtrusive and when I get a non scratched little mirror it'll go in the accessory bag. It flips the image horizontally so left is right etc but not a prob ,
For many folk an option like that that is small and slots on top could be handy for video calls where you need to show folk what's going on in front of you or the odd pic. Not a matter for mockery!
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upstandingcitizen said:
Calm down, don't harsh their mellow.
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Do you mean burn their Marshmallows? I've never heard "Harsh their mallow". Speaking of Marshmallows, YUMM!-
http://whatscookingamerica.net/Cookie/Smores/Smores.htm

ziggy2031 said:
Here's a free idea for someone.
I remember seeing this somewhere in the old days for some device. A little mini periscope - 2 mirrors, snaps onto the top of the Nexus 7 allowing you to use the front camera as a backside camera.
Anyone know what device someone made that for a few years ago?
Oh I remember now. It was the opposite. Brought the back camera to the front for skype.
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I think it is a good idea.

I don't have a need for a front facing camera, but it would definitely be nice to have.
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Nxxx said:
I don't have a need for a front facing camera, but it would definitely be nice to have.
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Why can't you just turn the device around? Jesus.

I have such a mod/device on my Nexus 7, some call it a cell phone camera. :silly:
I wonder if you can plug in a usb webcam and get it to work.

akarol said:
Please tell me you guys are kidding. This is beyond dumb. Are you really going to go through all of this for a 1.3MP camera? Wow.
Sent from my amazing Nexus 7.
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You are so no fun...
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clockcycle said:
I have such a mod/device on my Nexus 7, some call it a cell phone camera. :silly:
I wonder if you can plug in a usb webcam and get it to work.
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I don't, think that will work....
But I'm going to try it...
EDIT: Yeah, it didn't even light up...

Landara said:
Why can't you just turn the device around? Jesus.
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Can't see what you are doing. Might want to scan a bar code or something. Plus we're only talking about a $2 accessory.
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There was a company doing this for the Nexus One. I remember being very interested in it, but then realized no one I knew at the time had phones with a FFC to video chat anyways; so I didn't buy it.
ziggy2031 said:
Here's a free idea for someone.
I remember seeing this somewhere in the old days for some device. A little mini periscope - 2 mirrors, snaps onto the top of the Nexus 7 allowing you to use the front camera as a backside camera.
Anyone know what device someone made that for a few years ago?
Oh I remember now. It was the opposite. Brought the back camera to the front for skype.
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frigidazzi said:
There was a company doing this for the Nexus One. I remember being very interested in it, but then realized no one I knew at the time had phones with a FFC to video chat anyways; so I didn't buy it.
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Most do now, and I still don't do video chat Heck, it's been around since the 1960's, but so far it's still having a hard time getting off the ground.

the case.
build it into a usb case

Negatives on Nexus 4

Seems like every time a new nexus seems like in the first three months you can't say anything negative about the phone. It must be better than everything else or bust. Its like the phone you own defines you as a person. Seems like if you think something is bad about a nexus something is wrong with you and a lot you guys attack people who are actually in touch with reality.
Apple does not give a hot damn about a nexus and it laughable to think the number 1 phone maker on the planet is worried about us. The fact that some think they have a hidden smear campaign is just nuts.
The nexus 4 is an awesome phone but it has some flaws like everything else. You can lie to yourself to make your purchase feel better but facts are facts. Here are some of the negatives so people thinking of buying this phone can now what is true and to expect.
1. This phone is very fragile ( more than any other phone I owned ). Its glass front and back so expect to own a case and screen protectors. If this phone is gorilla glass its the crappiest I have ever seen or the weakest. All these guys saying they drop there phones and not even a mark, come on. Common sense you can look at this phone and tell any hard floor and a drop over 1 foot something is getting marked or cracked.
2. After you crack the front the screen stops working and the phone is pretty much junk might as well buy a new one. This is not an iPhone so replacement parts will be hard to find and cost will be high. I can crack an iPhone and for 30-40 bucks fix it myself. Good luck on this its the same as the nexus 7. Once cracked it is pretty much worthless.
3. Phone does get pretty warm if the screen is on for about 20 min even on auto brightness. I know its a thin phone but even with a case its hot in the back.
4. Screen colors are washed and LCD is not great. Not saying its bad but its not winning any awards. Put this next almost any other top phone and you will see why people say its washed. Yes you can adjust but you have to root and flash custom and a custom kernel for best results. Then its a little better but it will always be an LCD can't change that. Viewing angles no good and blacks are not deep blacks.
5. Battery life is just ok, some may even say bad. I am on custom ROMs so its a little better but around 4 hours on screen time on average.
There are a few other minor things but for the most part these are the flaws. I still suggest this phone because its cheap, its unlocked, super fast, stock android, and its sleek and sexy. I am not a troll spent over 2 grand ordering nexus 4's, probably donated hundreds of dollars to devs.
Post what you think the negatives are of this phone.
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Think you got most of them, though you forgot to mention the lack of usb otg. It would have been pretty useful, as it was on the Galaxy Nexus.
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Sorry I have to disagree.
I have no heating issues, the LCD is far superior than my HTC one x was, and I get consistently over 5 hours screen on time. Unbelievable if you ask me.
Yea USB otg...but I never use it so meh.
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ptesmoke said:
Sorry I have to disagree.
I have no heating issues, the LCD is far superior than my HTC one x was, and I get consistently over 5 hours screen on time. Unbelievable if you ask me.
Yea USB otg...but I never use it so meh.
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And your stock right? I mean depending what you customize you can get 5 hours but a screen shot would help of proof. And the LCD I'm not saying is bad just not amazing. Its sharp but when I look at an amoled I start missing it again.
Yeah I didn't want to name the minor stuff, lots of people don't even know what USB otg is, could said lack of storage, yellow tint, no LTE, etc.
Main flaw is the whole scratch easy and breaks easy and don't break the front glass or it stops working. Has anyone found out why the nexus 7 and 4 have this problem. I am guessing its somewhere along the line of this how they got the cost down so much. After breaking a nexus 7 on carpet I kinda want Google to make the devices better builds or release some cheap parts to fix them.
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ptesmoke said:
Sorry I have to disagree.
the LCD is far superior than my HTC one x was,
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Either you had a dud one x or a very special nexus 4.
My one x screen was waaaay better than my nexus 4.
And to the OP.
You forgot nexus 4 has a very average camera.

Troll.
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Fataldesain said:
And your stock right? I mean depending what you customize you can get 5 hours but a screen shot would help of proof. And the LCD I'm not saying is bad just not amazing. Its sharp but when I look at an amoled I start missing it again.
Yeah I didn't want to name the minor stuff, lots of people don't even know what USB otg is, could said lack of storage, yellow tint, no LTE, etc.
Main flaw is the whole scratch easy and breaks easy and don't break the front glass or it stops working. Has anyone found out why the nexus 7 and 4 have this problem. I am guessing its somewhere along the line of this how they got the cost down so much. After breaking a nexus 7 on carpet I kinda want Google to make the devices better builds or release some cheap parts to fix them.
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Not too sure about the N7, but the N4 uses zero gap technology. I don't really remember the details but it's something along the lines of removing a layer from between the screen and digitizer so they can have a screen without a bezel.
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xchasa said:
Either you had a dud one x or a very special nexus 4.
My one x screen was waaaay better than my nexus 4.
And to the OP.
You forgot nexus 4 has a very average camera.
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I shoulda said one Xl...the lte one x. the screen was good...but not as accurate as my n4. plus whatever coating lg used on the n4 glass is miles ahead of whatever the hell HTC sprayed on the x.
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Fataldesain said:
And your stock right? I mean depending what you customize you can get 5 hours but a screen shot would help of proof. And the LCD I'm not saying is bad just not amazing. Its sharp but when I look at an amoled I start missing it again.
Yeah I didn't want to name the minor stuff, lots of people don't even know what USB otg is, could said lack of storage, yellow tint, no LTE, etc.
Main flaw is the whole scratch easy and breaks easy and don't break the front glass or it stops working. Has anyone found out why the nexus 7 and 4 have this problem. I am guessing its somewhere along the line of this how they got the cost down so much. After breaking a nexus 7 on carpet I kinda want Google to make the devices better builds or release some cheap parts to fix them.
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I'm not stock now no... but when I was I still hit 5 hours screen time. custom ROM/kernel now just gets me about another 30mins on top of that.
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Then go buy an iPhone
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subxero123 said:
Then go buy an iPhone
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Yep knew this was coming, typical.
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when I got my nexus 4, I couldnt wait for it to come and try it out. i was coming from an htc one x. and no way in the world does the nexus 4 screen come close to the htc one x's. and my nexus 4 started having random shutoffs, heated up, battery was draining faster than i could charge. and the camera sucks on this phone. I got myself a note 2 its a solid device and I do miss the pure google experience, but tbh LG effed it up.

My biggest complaints:
-battery life is atrocious compared to my previous devices
-volume rocker gets hit a lot when pushing wake button one-handed
-google support, I feel like I was somewhat suckered into purchasing by having a Qi charging orb, miracast accessories, and the bumper dangled in front of me only to have them nonexistent, sold out and/or just plain silent when it comes to answers regarding future availability
-the flash on the camera needs to be toned down
-audio is pretty muffled when using speakerphone and phone is laying on it's back, thanks to speaker location
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I also have to disagree with the last three points
My phone only gets warm with intense CPU stuff (which is expected...)
I love the colors, and I can easily manipulate them to give richer, deeper colors through kernels and what not of I grow unhappy later
Battery for me is really good... 4+ screen in 18+ hours... On 3G with WiFi its 6+ in 20+
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left2swiss said:
when I got my nexus 4, I couldnt wait for it to come and try it out. i was coming from an htc one x. and no way in the world does the nexus 4 screen come close to the htc one x's. and my nexus 4 started having random shutoffs, heated up, battery was draining faster than i could charge. and the camera sucks on this phone. I got myself a note 2 its a solid device and I do miss the pure google experience, but tbh LG effed it up.
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Dont blame the phone, blame your brain
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I am not going to discuss the other points but, you are right, the phone is very fragile. Mine suffer a falling from about one meter which cracks the screen. In any case, the replacement by an official client service costs near 150€, transport included, so the complain about the components cost its not fair.
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Coming from S2 with stock rom / custom kernel
N4
NEG
- battery life is not that great during usage
- camera is not that great.. even compare to my s2 which is almost 2 years behind
- never drop it yet, but using a case so i dont think it would be that bad
- OOS !! at first i was planning to get a 8 gb.. but they only had the 16 gb instock .. total cost was $420 due to tax and shipping in Canada

@Fataldesaign what's the matter with you??
You've started at least 8 anti-nexus 4 thread in this forum, most of them which for locked. All of your thread are something negative.
I remember you ate the same guy from that thread where you started calling everyone your hater and all ... There's no need to start so many thread on the flaws of Nexus 4. One or two is OK.
Thread reported. Kindly do not make useless threads now.
I don't understand why people come in some phone's forum, and make a thread "faults of this phone". I mean, if you don't like this phone, at least don't turn those who spent money in getting the device against it? It may have its flaws, but we are OK with them. We don't need reminders about the bad things. I mean, constructive criticism is GOOD. But not pointless pointing out of flaws...
If you have complaints, kindly submit an error report to Google.
Hope you get my point.
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You guessed it, this is no different to all your other threads that have been closed. You like to complain and that's understandable but all these threads achieve is to troll and wind up other users so no real purpose to them.
Thanks again for your opinion but maybe try be more constructive with your next thread.
Thanks
AvRS

Shocked by (lack of) screen quality

I own a Galaxy S4 right now, it's the first non-Nexus I've owned and am a long standing Nexus fan (I have the 7 too) and recently picked up the Nexus 4 as a replacement phone for my wives damaged HTC One S and am really disappointed in the screen on the N4...
The screen looks completely washed out! I did some searches and found that the only way to get more vibrant colors is to root and adjust using another app which is a poor solution. Is this really the only thing that can be done?

|mpulse said:
I own a Galaxy S4 right now, it's the first non-Nexus I've owned and am a long standing Nexus fan (I have the 7 too) and recently picked up the Nexus 4 as a replacement phone for my wives damaged HTC One S and am really disappointed in the screen on the N4...
The screen looks completely washed out! I did some searches and found that the only way to get more vibrant colors is to root and adjust using another app which is a poor solution. Is this really the only thing that can be done?
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Stock 4.3 has better calibrations than 4.2. But if you wanna change LCD calibrations, you need custom kernels (yes after rooting) like faux, ak, Franco etc and then use an app like trickster mod or faux control etc.. Also s4 is amoled so it'll have more vibrant colors..but with custom kernels you can do a lot to the screen
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|mpulse said:
I own a Galaxy S4 right now, it's the first non-Nexus I've owned and am a long standing Nexus fan (I have the 7 too) and recently picked up the Nexus 4 as a replacement phone for my wives damaged HTC One S and am really disappointed in the screen on the N4...
The screen looks completely washed out! I did some searches and found that the only way to get more vibrant colors is to root and adjust using another app which is a poor solution. Is this really the only thing that can be done?
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Unfortunately yes, it's the only solution. But it is worth it when you own a Nexus 4
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not only that, but the S4 screen is a tad over saturated compared to the slightly more natural looking N4. take a look into some of the threads comparing the Super AMOLED vs IPS screens.

I don't seem to be having scree N quality issues. B ut I can only compare my n 4 to the N7 or an iPhone 4s...L
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I love N4 screen quality. To me it looks much better than the over saturated S3 and S4.

S4's screen quality is better but you cannot say N4's screen quality is so bad that u literally got shocked comparing it :/
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I Dont see what everyone is complaining about. My screen looks just as good as my sisters s3 or my friends s4. It looks way better then the sensation 4g I had. I prefer my screen over Samsung's amoled screens
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gallardo5 said:
Unfortunately yes, it's the only solution. But it is worth it when you own a Nexus 4
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Yeah, since this is for my wife I wanted to avoid rooting... I know it f's up some apps and will be tedious to deal with for updates. I just wanted something that works nice and easy for her. Oh well.
filthykid said:
S4's screen quality is better but you cannot say N4's screen quality is so bad that u literally got shocked comparing it :/
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Speaking objectively as an owner of both phones I definitely can. Same with HTC One S->Nexus 4, One S is noticeable more vibrant with darker tones and richer colors.
I guess it just is what it is for now. Thanks everyone for the quick responses!

You were shocked????
I do agree the stock n4 does not have the best color calibration. This is a programing issue and not a screen quality issue.
I'm sorry but I would choose a IPS display over a AMOLED display any day!

juliano_q said:
I love N4 screen quality. To me it looks much better than the over saturated S3 and S4.
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This! I have compared multiple exact pictures and the s3 look way over saturated.
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The screen of a s4 is everything but realistic in terms of colours.
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You can use this :
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2136295

|mpulse said:
Yeah, since this is for my wife I wanted to avoid rooting... I know it f's up some apps and will be tedious to deal with for updates. I just wanted something that works nice and easy for her. Oh well.
Speaking objectively as an owner of both phones I definitely can. Same with HTC One S->Nexus 4, One S is noticeable more vibrant with darker tones and richer colors.
I guess it just is what it is for now. Thanks everyone for the quick responses!
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No comparison to one s, n4 wins hands down. (My wife has one as well)

|mpulse said:
Yeah, since this is for my wife I wanted to avoid rooting... I know it f's up some apps and will be tedious to deal with for updates. I just wanted something that works nice and easy for her. Oh well.
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Bull****. The only thing i can think of is Whatsapp displaying a popup before initial setup saying they don't support custom roms/root. Rooting shouldn't cause ANY problems if you just root, install Faux/Franco kernel (and their app) and apply gamma settings. If you're paranoid, i think you can set root to be denied for anything else apart from those apps you need to calibrate the gamma and stuff. Oh well.

coolnow said:
Bull****. The only thing i can think of is Whatsapp displaying a popup before initial setup saying they don't support custom roms/root. Rooting shouldn't cause ANY problems if you just root, install Faux/Franco kernel (and their app) and apply gamma settings. If you're paranoid, i think you can set root to be denied for anything else apart from those apps you need to calibrate the gamma and stuff. Oh well.
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You have no ides what your talking about. Many apps are starting to make their apps not compatible if the device is rooted. As being rooted is a security risk.
Wayne Tech Nexus

The N4 is not washed out. Its the S4 and pretty much every Samsung phone and TV ever, that is way over saturated.

zelendel said:
You have no ides what your talking about. Many apps are starting to make their apps not compatible if the device is rooted. As being rooted is a security risk.
Wayne Tech Nexus
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Not true! Rooting uses exploits a.k.a security holes in the OS and it patches it! Rooted device= safer device
N4 4.3+Franco+LTE

BigDig said:
Not true! Rooting uses exploits a.k.a security holes in the OS and it patches it! Rooted device= safer device
N4 4.3+Franco+LTE
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Oh very true. I have a set of Su binary and app that allows root to all apps without user knowledge. Sound safe to you? A rooted device does not make it safer.
Wayne Tech Nexus

Galaxies are way over saturated and way to colorful?
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honest review of nexus 5 no fanboy

Pros
Gold Performance
Gold Brightness
Cons
Camera
Battery
Colours washed out
Speaker are insane Bad ! Becareful
Below averange Viewing Angeles
Considiring the price we can call the Nexus 5 as a huge fail. Nexus 4 is practical the same only the cpu is better and maybe built quality
My opinion dont buy it and get the g2!

Gotta admit, the speakers blow, pop and distort after volume of 70%.
My viewing angle is pretty decent I say when compared to my S4.
Color is ok. I miss my saturated color from S4.
Very fast!!!!
Just a question, for the menu button, how do i end all? I don't like to swipe one by one off the screen...

OK. Thanks for the productive thread.
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nitrogen618 said:
Gotta admit, the speakers blow, pop and distort after volume of 70%.
My viewing angle is pretty decent I say when compared to my S4.
Color is ok. I miss my saturated color from S4.
Very fast!!!!
Just a question, for the menu button, how do i end all? I don't like to swipe one by one off the screen...
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You have to swipe all off

hamad138 said:
You have to swipe all off
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That's not cool.
On S4, one click, boom. D:

hamad138 said:
Considiring the price we can call the Nexus 5 as a huge fail.
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No we can't. You can, and that's your prerogative.
I would put down the crack pipe, though.

Rusty! said:
No we can't. You can, and that's your prerogative.
I would put down the crack pipe, though.
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Ok thats my opinion but the forum is floaded with fanboys , so im just giving a honest review of an user who is not a fanboy.
But again everyone has different opinion:good:

Also, you say the s4 pro is better than the s800? And to "becareful" of the presumably dangerous speaker?
Please expand upon this logic
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I got Nexus 5 today, played with it for sometime and here what I noticed I don't like about it.
I also have Galaxy S4 GE and used S3, S2 before. Never used Nexus phones before.
1. It doesn't come with headphones. oh cmon, how expensive can the cost be to not include them into a package ???
2. IPS display is a very big disappointment. The colors are washed out. Whites are too bright.
Galaxy S4 GE's display is much more better at color accuracy if I compare it to a professional IPS displays from NEC.
3. Screen size is actually smaller due to a presence of google buttons. Galaxy S4 has a bigger usefull surface, because it uses mechanical buttons.
Everything else is cool. KitKat 4.4 is awesome.

Cool story bro. But you're right, the forum is filled with useless posts.

I'll just go ahead and correct the title of this thread for you:
"useless review of nexus 5 grammar fail"

sn0warmy said:
I'll just go ahead and correct the title of this thread for you:
"useless review of nexus 5 grammar fail"
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+1

Review of the year not.
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Greg Tolan said:
+1
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At least his review is honest and not biased by fanboism.
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I'm surprised you guys are still calling this a review, lol.
/ib4l

The only thing I don't like is speaker.distorts easy other than that is good.battery is decent
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hamad138 said:
Ok thats my opinion but the forum is floaded with fanboys , so im just giving a honest review of an user who is not a fanboy.
But again everyone has different opinion:good:
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There fair enough, and as I say it's your prerogative, however if you honestly feel that a top end handset at near enough half the price of other top end handsets is a huge fail, I refer you to the aforementioned crack pipe.
Fair enough if you don't like it and won't recommend it, but come on... there's not being a fanboy, and there's making ridiculous statements.

Am I the only one that has not experienced any of the problems people are reporting? Sound is good, even at high volume, colors are not washed out. This phone works great for me. Coming from an s4, I like the nexus 5 a lot more.
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Ritual82 said:
Am I the only one that has not experienced any of the problems people are reporting? Sound is good, even at high volume, colors are not washed out. This phone works great for me. Coming from an s4, I like the nexus 5 a lot more.
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Take 4.4 and Samsung OS tweaks out, what do you like about Nexus 5 over S4 specifically ?

Coming from s4 the n5 is much better in the hand feels more durable. Screen is washed out a bit but maybe its more accurate. My cons so far Is the speaker is very poor even for £339 and I think the battery don't last very long compared to my previous device s4. So if lg had fitted a better speaker and bigger battery I'd of give this phone 9/10 as every phone has an improvement to be made. But it is how it is so I'd give it a 7/10
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Just got the G Flex (Tmobile), not sure I'd recommend this phone

My first impressions of the G Flex:
Plus Side:
-The phone is thin and light
-The speaker gets decent volume
-It's fast and does everything with pep
-Battery life thus far seems to be fantastic
-Camera seems to be very serviceable
Minus Side:
-The screen has a texture/graininess to it reminiscent of the first generation of amoled phone displays. This is very noticeable in apps such as facebook.
-Dual Window doesn't work with every app.
Overall, my first impressions are mostly positive. Despite this, I wouldn't recommend this phone to the average consumer due to the display. The display has this grainy texture to it that really shows itself in apps like facebook. While I don't think it's a terrible thing outright, I definitely can see where this would be a point of contention for many people (especially those with an eye for detail).

I just picked up the phone as well. The above posters initial impression is the same as mine. The graininess is present on mine as well. Im still sitting in my car and thought it was a defect.
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If I go into the store to check it out, what should I do to test this? Open up a browser or specific game? Also, what brightness setting? Thanks
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Not sure about that, here are 3 photos with brightness 100%, 50% and 0%
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Evofusion said:
If I go into the store to check it out, what should I do to test this? Open up a browser or specific game? Also, what brightness setting? Thanks
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I don't think you really have to test for it per say. It seems more like it's just something that comes with this new technology, than something that is a defect. That said, you can pretty much see it anywhere the screen is not black. It seemed very ostensible in the facebook app, and it's even fairly apparent on the lock screen. I don't think it's necessarily a deal breaker or anything (I actually don't mind it too much), it's just a bit different than what most people are used to. As a result, I think many people may see it, and consider it to be a negative, hence why though I think this is a great phone, I wouldn't necessarily recommend it to the average person.

azharisadig said:
Not sure about that, here are 3 photos with brightness 100%, 50% and 0%
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I'm talking about the display. A screenshot won't show that.

Ah I see. I'm coming from the note 2, so 720p is all I've had thanks for the warning though I will check it out but I might still get it regardless while I wait for note 4
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Evofusion said:
Ah I see. I'm coming from the note 2, so 720p is all I've had thanks for the warning though I will check it out but I might still get it regardless while I wait for note 4
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Honestly, I don't think this has much to do with the resolution, as it does with the technology that is in use. One thing I have noticed is that it is less apparent with the brightness higher. This leads me to believe this is more so a function of the technology being so new. It reminds me of the Galaxy Nexus display in some ways. I don't think it looks bad, but I don't think it's going to blow you away either. All in all, I think it's just different. If a person comes in with the expectations of a screen that they are used to seeing, they may be disappointed. If they come in with an open mind, they may find the screen to be decent.

mysterioustko said:
My first impressions of the G Flex:
Plus Side:
-The phone is thin and light
-The speaker gets decent volume
-It's fast and does everything with pep
-Battery life thus far seems to be fantastic
-Camera seems to be very serviceable
Minus Side:
-The screen has a texture/graininess to it reminiscent of the first generation of amoled phone displays. This is very noticeable in apps such as facebook.
-Split View doesn't work with every app.
Overall, my first impressions are mostly positive. Despite this, I wouldn't recommend this phone to the average consumer due to the display. The display has this grainy texture to it that really shows itself in apps like facebook. While I don't think it's a terrible thing outright, I definitely can see where this would be a point of contention for many people (especially those with an eye for detail).
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I don't use facebook. What other apps? Tapatalk? How is it for surfing the web? I've seen it person 2x and the 3rd might be the charm. lol I played the video that comes with the phone and the display looked great. My issue it's not much different then my current G2. I just like the design and battery life.

Just got home and fiddled with the settings. The higher the brightness on standard mode makes it less noticeable. The effect is similar to how the screen will look after applying a wet screen protector, if that makes any sense.

It's very hard to get that grain texture to show up in photos, but I did the best I could to show it. In this picture, you can see where the background (which should be a smooth white), has this grainy texture to it.

sweets55 said:
I don't use facebook. What other apps? Tapatalk? How is it for surfing the web? I've seen it person 2x and the 3rd might be the charm. lol I played the video that comes with the phone and the display looked great. My issue it's not much different then my current G2. I just like the design and battery life.
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It really doesn't make a difference what app you use, as that's just how the screen is. I used facebook as an example because I found that it's particularly noticeable in that app (I suppose because it's mainly pictures). I don't use tapatalk, so I can't speak to how it looks, but as for web browsing, you will see it there also.
On another note, something else I noticed is that the display can be slow to remove things from the screen at times. For example, when I was trying out the quick memo, I found that if I used black drawing on a light background, then when I erase the drawing, the shadow remains on the screen for a brief period. Fortunately, this is the only time I've seen this occur, and hopefully that flaw isn't present during other uses of the phone.

I just got mines today. And i really like it. Its a decent phone, dont even miss my note 3 lol
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I can use my Jump upgrade to get the Flex. What happens if I want to got back to the G2. I'm **** out of luck? lol I guess I could sell or trade the Flex but then I wasted the Jump. Hmmmm

Mysterioustko you're scaring the Crap out of me D:
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sweets55 said:
I can use my Jump upgrade to get the Flex. What happens if I want to got back to the G2. I'm **** out of luck? lol I guess I could sell or trade the Flex but then I wasted the Jump. Hmmmm
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Wat tmobile did for me was instead of using my jump they just added the phone to my account which added another 15 dollars extra a month but i also paid 400 dollars out of my pocket so i wont owe that much.
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Evofusion said:
Mysterioustko you're scaring the Crap out of me D:
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Lol, I thought the same when I saw it too.

mr pnut said:
Wat tmobile did for me was instead of using my jump they just added the phone to my account which added another 15 dollars extra a month but i also paid 400 dollars out of my pocket so i wont owe that much.
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Think I might just use my Jump now. Bday is June. He he. What phone did u have?
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sweets55 said:
I don't use facebook. What other apps? Tapatalk? How is it for surfing the web? I've seen it person 2x and the 3rd might be the charm. lol I played the video that comes with the phone and the display looked great. My issue it's not much different then my current G2. I just like the design and battery life.
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You really see it on white backgrounds. open the play store and you will see it. Also if you zoom in on say a webpage with a white background you will really see it. I am coming from a Note 3, the Flex's screen looks really bad. I just love how big it is with the curved screen.

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Think I might just use my Jump now. Bday is June. He he. What phone did u have?
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I also have the note 3
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