[Reviews] Hands-on with the Nexus 5 - Nexus 5 General

I figured I'd start a thread and group all the reviews out there so far.
Here's some great reads with a lot of awesome pictures:
MobileSyrup Review: http://mobilesyrup.com/2013/10/31/hands-on-with-the-nexus-5/
Engadget Review: http://www.engadget.com/2013/10/31/google-announces-nexus-5/
Tech Crunch: http://techcrunch.com/2013/10/31/hands-on-with-the-nexus-5-and-android-4-4-kitkat/
CNET: http://cnettv.cnet.com/google-nexus-5-souped-up-android-kitkat-lte/9742-1_53-50158275.html
Gigaom: http://gigaom.com/2013/10/31/nexus-5-hands-on-looks-like-an-impressive-google-android-flagship/
AndroidCentral: http://www.androidcentral.com/nexus-5-and-android-44-kitkat-video-walkthrough
Video Reviews:

that verge video is such a pile of crap
i mean, really. that's the guy they get to introduce a brand new phone? lol

N4 vs S4 isnt really a review video. Just comparing the specs but there is no device being shown in the video at all

lolcopter said:
that verge video is such a pile of crap
i mean, really. that's the guy they get to introduce a brand new phone? lol
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LOL at "cameras in androids are not impressive" and "lag which is usual for android phones".
I smell an iSheep...

klin1344 said:
LOL at "cameras in androids are not impressive" and "lag which is usual for android phones".
I smell an iSheep...
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+1
Cheers!!
sent from my S4 (9500 international)

klin1344 said:
LOL at "cameras in androids are not impressive" and "lag which is usual for android phones".
I smell an iSheep...
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that's the verge for ya

BennyJr said:
that's the verge for ya
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Even Chris Pirillo fell for that 'lag' exercise/flicking the screen when showing the N4 versus iPhone...I'm like..HELLO! WHO the f uses their phone that way!?! No one. Period. It's a stupid exercise that proves nothing. Compare the units in NORMAL navigation, and you MIGHT detect smoother operation, but I detect it as SLOWER operation.

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Even Chris Pirillo fell for that 'lag' exercise/flicking the screen when showing the N4 versus iPhone...I'm like..HELLO! WHO the f uses their phone that way!?! No one. Period. It's a stupid exercise that proves nothing. Compare the units in NORMAL navigation, and you MIGHT detect smoother operation, but I detect it as SLOWER operation.
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Chris Pirillo is a tool. Who cares what he thinks?

tom9384 said:
Chris Pirillo is a tool. Who cares what he thinks?
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I used to...he loved the N4 at first, but then lost me with the iPhone comparison nonsense.

zephiK said:
N4 vs S4 isnt really a review video. Just comparing the specs but there is no device being shown in the video at all
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Yeah gotta love the videos that list specs, or just has a person ranting off to the camera.... Um there are better formats, like text & pictures for those kinds of things. Keep up the reviews, It'll keep me busy until my ordered N5 ships.

Added two more videos.

http://gigaom.com/2013/10/31/nexus-5-hands-on-looks-like-an-impressive-google-android-flagship/
Kevin Tofel is a great reviewer and gives Chrome/Chrome OS a lot of love so he's good in my book for that alone
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MaxCarnage said:
http://gigaom.com/2013/10/31/nexus-5-hands-on-looks-like-an-impressive-google-android-flagship/
Kevin Tofel is a great reviewer and gives Chrome/Chrome OS a lot of love so he's good in my book for that alone
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Added to the OP, thanks bud.

Saw
I'll see them all *,..,*

Another
http://www.androidcentral.com/nexus-5-and-android-44-kitkat-video-walkthrough

[email protected] said:
Another
http://www.androidcentral.com/nexus-5-and-android-44-kitkat-video-walkthrough
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Added, thanks!

An other one, this time a white one *_* thx to this youtuber DD
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8yxRpsqt4Ik&list=PLxqB17zS5A_BqJabpPVc-CC1HCweEnzWy

Exel said:
Added, thanks!
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Thanks for adding our Androidizen video to your round up.

How has no one linked MKBHD's review?
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1dg2UIzIt4s

Google Nexus 5 review - on my blog.

Related

iphone 5 INFO released from apple website

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dr0C6lBiqng&feature=channel_video_title
this is seem real
zack_sparrow said:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dr0C6lBiqng&feature=channel_video_title
this is seem real
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The website is here, and that link seen being clicked in the video is "Technical Specifications"
Also, there is a point in the video at 1:45 when the page returns the message "Your search has not returned any result" in the German language.. then the fake page is shown
Mind you, that "iPhone 5" in the video looks exactly like the Samsung Galaxy S2 - I see a court case on the horizon!
Which apple will win
zack_sparrow said:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dr0C6lBiqng&feature=channel_video_title
this is seem real
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looks sexy though..
file:///Users/peter/Deskto​p/iPhone%205/Website%20Pic​tures/home.html
note at 00:00 before the main thing starts.
credit goes to youtube uesr joewhk and his highest rated comment, for now
ClementNg23 said:
file:///Users/peter/Deskto​p/iPhone%205/Website%20Pic​tures/home.html
note at 00:00 before the main thing starts.
credit goes to youtube uesr joewhk and his highest rated comment, for now
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hahaha fail xD
That phone would feel so bad in your hand.
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iammodo said:
That phone would feel so bad in your hand.
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XD but its just like an iPod touch
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MacaronyMax said:
XD but its just like an iPod touch
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I didn't upgrade my 1st Gen iPod as the newer ones just feel flimsy and sharp
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I think it looks great
yeah, because i really want to feel like i'm holding a thin peice of cardboard.

Time on Nexus Pics

So looking at the Google Nexus site and noticed the time on all the pictures of all the Nexus devices are the same. Good ol time of 4:20 !! Nice job someone at google.
LOL XD
Android has been using the time to indicate the version number for a while now.
Nexus 7
http://www.google.com/nexus/a-images/tablet-n7-features-ushome-family.png
Galaxy Nexus
http://forum.xda-developers.com/deviceForum/screenshots/1336/20120618T035709.jpg
Xoom
http://g-ecx.images-amazon.com/images/G/01/electronics/detail-page2/motorola-xoom_wifi-main-lg.jpg
Nexus S
http://www.android.com/devices/images/device/nexus-s/large/0
Matt1408 said:
Android has been using the time to indicate the version number for a while now.
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Yeah, Google aren't childish or unprofessional enough to reference stoner jokes in their official screenshots...
I have never noticed that
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l0st.prophet said:
Yeah, Google aren't childish or unprofessional enough to reference stoner jokes in their official screenshots...
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LOL! Childish and unprofessional. That is where I choose to live my life. More fun that way
Though I never thought it refered to the build number. Makes sense when you think adultish and professional (aka booooringgg).
Cheers!
Dren
A friend noticed this as well while looking over my shoulder when I saw browsing the google play page. Quite a nice little addition if you're paying attention.
mrdigitech said:
LOL! Childish and unprofessional. That is where I choose to live my life. More fun that way
Though I never thought it refered to the build number. Makes sense when you think adultish and professional (aka booooringgg).
Cheers!
Dren
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You're really just dumb is all. But that's how you choose to live your life so more power to ya.
If you have a laptop with Synaptics touchpad the drivers still show 4:20 as the time next to the examples of the tray icons unless they have changed it recently.

What the...

https://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=4KmQ6Sfr3Vk#!
Did no one see this?
Guess one of Google's Nexus 4 employees has been a bad boy
Damn shame the review is in whatever language it is in.
Nice catch tho OP!
ap3604 said:
Guess one of Google's Nexus 4 employees has been a bad boy
Damn shame the review is in whatever language it is in.
Nice catch tho OP!
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haha..yea..thanks...it is in Arabic if I am not wrong.
Here is another, shorter one though:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=JNp31NgeWug
Looks like an old test device or sth, the back says with google instead of nexus. Also, the software is kinda of different from what 4.2 is supposed to be. Also, I can understand what he's saying and he didn't say anything that important....
Thanks for the link. It look different from the PlayStore photo which doesn't have that chrome frame which reminded me way too much of the iPhone 3G. Really hope there is no chrome frame.
mohamed.qadiqadi said:
Looks like an old test device or sth, the back says with google instead of nexus. Also, the software is kinda of different from what 4.2 is supposed to be. Also, I can understand what he's saying and he didn't say anything that important....
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Oh..i didnt notice that..thanks!
Definitely a test version. He has to swipe down twice on the notification bar to get to the quick settings menu. Doesn't look like there is a button on the top right like we saw in the verge video.
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WTF with the thread title
but thank u anyway
yahyoh said:
WTF with the thread title
but thank u anyway
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Lol...no.problem..
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eksasol said:
Thanks for the link. It look different from the PlayStore photo which doesn't have that chrome frame which reminded me way too much of the iPhone 3G. Really hope there is no chrome frame.
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There is, sadly. The only thing I dislike about the look of this phone.
I'm Lebanese, and I speak pretty fluent Arabic... I understand this perfectly. haha

11.10.2012 Nexus 4 review 13 mins long (English)

For mobile http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zx8ZTpmYaXQ&
For HD click here http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zx8ZTpmYaXQ&hd=1
Enjoy
Could you fix the link?
Slap-Yourself :) said:
Could you fix the link?
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Done :good:
Why does the clock keep disappearing??
BravoMotorola said:
Why does the clock keep disappearing??
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I think is because pre 4.2 version. Not final yet.
Thanks!
I'm German myself, but I hate the accent of Germans talking English, anyway I will still watch it
wurzelsepp3 said:
Thanks!
I'm German myself, but I hate the accent of Germans talking English, anyway I will still watch it
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Watch the german clip on the same channel
enyceckk said:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zx8ZTpmYaXQ&
Enjoy
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That's a pretty good, in depth review. The best part is he covers a lot of areas that the others do not.
Thanks for this!
I thought mimes didn't talk
That's a well covered reviewing!
Great review, thanks!
wurzelsepp3 said:
Thanks!
I'm German myself, but I hate the accent of Germans talking English, anyway I will still watch it
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Anyway it's really easy to understand for foreign people so who cares about the accent..
mulletcutter said:
I thought mimes didn't talk
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lol
BTW I love the holographic back cover!!!
Definitely seems like the software was rough, look at how the widgets keep disappearing.
Screen tear, nowt to worry about. Can't wait to feel that hardware in my hands.
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I find the review pretty bad to be honest. He didn't double finger scroll down the notification bar, and he said you needed 1 more step vs the other LG model.
Since JB/ICS I never been able to long press homescreen to add widgets...
The display size on the Nexus 4 is 4.7 inches INCLUDING the menu buttons or EXCLUDING menu buttons?
Won't stop me from getting the phone despite the fact that i'm not too into the 3 menu screen button.
The buttons are on screen, so part of the 4.7.
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CaspaTheGhost said:
The buttons are on screen, so part of the 4.7.
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Doesn't that in theory put it at around 4.6. Haha
edit: Feels like a waste of screen to me.. that's all.
shadehh said:
Doesn't that in theory put it at around 4.6. Haha
edit: Feels like a waste of screen to me.. that's all.
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agree, I'd prefer normal buttons instead of that.
manlisten said:
Definitely seems like the software was rough, look at how the widgets keep disappearing.
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It seems like his review unit is running the oldest software we have seen so far, even photosphere is missing.
Phone seems very smooth and fast looking at this ... but was I the only one who got bored of the guy talking lol
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For all of you Nexus 4 owners, thought this might be of interest.

I wish this would work for Nexus 7. I was thinking some of you might like this.
http://www.anandtech.com/show/6499/hands-on-with-the-analogix-slimport-microusb-to-hdmi-and-vga-adapters
This makes it so much better than mhl without needing constant power.
How much is the adaptor? And I wonder if we can disable the phone screen during video playback? This combined with undervolting would mean epic battery life when used as a video player.
PoisonWolf said:
This makes it so much better than mhl without needing constant power.
How much is the adaptor? And I wonder if we can disable the phone screen during video playback? This combined with undervolting would mean epic battery life when used as a video player.
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The article says it's on amazon for $30
Nice! I just order one.
[hfm] said:
The article says it's on amazon for $30
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Way too pricey. Will wait for monoprice to get to it eventually.
sbasinger said:
Nice! I just order one.
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It sounds geek awesome, then I asked myself what I would ever use it for that I wouldn't use my Xbox or ps3 instead. Nothing was the answer.
I would use it so i could turn my n4 into a Nintendo/super 'tendo console and relive the dream. Some people could use it to record them self and see it live. Steve Wozniak would make live smartphone porn.
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I thought people would have known about this,
plus it should be in the accessories section.
slimport thread
Yeah sorry. Duh on me.
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PoisonWolf said:
Way too pricey. Will wait for monoprice to get to it eventually.
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They have something that is supposed to work, but didn't on the t mobile S2. Not sure if it would on the N4 I haven't been able to test.
Please continue the discussion at the thread linked below
ketjr81 said:
I thought people would have known about this,
plus it should be in the accessories section.
slimport thread
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