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Help me decide my next Android purchase

Hi guys. I have a Nexus S and I already posted this in the NS and N4 forums.
Now... I've been wanting a Nexus 7 ever since it was announced, but only now that I can afford one.
But now I see I've got a chance to buy a 16gb Nexus 4.
I was planning on continuing to use my Nexus S as it totally rocks running CM10.1 and using the Nexus 7 for browsing the web around the house and playing games.
If I would buy the Nexus 4 I would obviously not afford the Nexus 7 for a while. But the Nexus 4 is such a sexy piece of hardware and it has a much better camera than the Nexus S and I've got a baby on the way and I would love to be able to take good pictures and HD videos of my little ones.
Help me decide!
Nexus 7 + Nexus S
Or
Nexus 4 only
I´ll tell you one thing that might sway your opinion a bit...
I am in Iceland... A 16gb Nexus 4 is 99.900 ISK = 775 USD. A 32gb Nexus 7 is 59.900 ISK = 465 USD.
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Well, speaking as a newer parent (22 month old daughter) in the long run you'll value your pictures far more than whatever hardware you get today. So if the phone will be your primary camera, get one with a good camera...and fast. My Evo 3D was so slow from button press to photo actually taken, I kept missing great shots...but I digress.
Those prices really suck though...makes me think there could be money being a technology mule. LOL
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Nexus 7 + Nexus S.
Then wait for the next nexus phone or the 'rumoured' X-Phone by Motorola.
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Nexus 4. Quality pictures of your baby will be more valuable. Later on you can get the new nexus 7 inch device.
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Sounds like a tough pickle...if it wasn't for the pictures I would say go nexus s and nexus 7 that is about to be my combo when my nexus 7 comes in. I went with that option simply because I was tired of waiting to get a nexus 4 that and I am temporarily computerless.
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Well if you get them shipped from america and paid american prices you could get both for the price you are paying for the N4.
There are companies you can use to buy them and ship them to you.
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I recommend you the 7 & nS combo.
The 7 is a dream.
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I would say you should get the Nexus 7 and keep the Nexus S. That is what I did, and I love it.

I would take the Nexus 7 cause i don't care about camera and the nexus s can do almost all things the nexus 4 can.It's just slower.
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I'm actually swaying toward the NS+N7 combo.
I'm seeing a lot of threads about issues with the N4. I'm not the type who has to have the newest gadgets so I think I might just wait until most of the issues with it have been resolved and then it might have reduced in price a bit here in Iceland.
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I have both the Nexus 7 and Nexus 4.
You should definitely get the n4. Why downgrade to a 2 year phone? I bought the n7 first then a month later i got the n4. It's been great so far. My only wish is that my n4 would be more battery efficient like my n7. I love my n7 because of the size, gaming performance is amazing, and did i mention battery life is superb?
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scream4cheese said:
I have both the Nexus 7 and Nexus 4.
You should definitely get the n4. Why downgrade to a 2 year phone? I bought the n7 first then a month later i got the n4. It's been great so far. My only wish is that my n4 would be more battery efficient like my n7. I love my n7 because of the size, gaming performance is amazing, and did i mention battery life is superb?
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He already has the Nexus S. I think he should import for sure though... But good luck finding a Nexus 4 right now.
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Mac of York said:
He already has the Nexus S. I think he should import for sure though... But good luck finding a Nexus 4 right now.
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Yea the nexus 4 has been out of stock for a while now.
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My Nexus S can do pretty much anything the Nexus 4 can... Although a lot slower I am rooted, running CM10.1
I think a Nexus 7 will quench my thirst for a quicker device which can browse the web and play games around the house.
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bjornvil said:
My Nexus S can do pretty much anything the Nexus 4 can... Although a lot slower I am rooted, running CM10.1
I think a Nexus 7 will quench my thirst for a quicker device which can browse the web and play games around the house.
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I have lived the nexus 7 since launch. if you need a phone as your main camera thenget a Samsung. I bought a nexus 4 sixteengig. sold out right away and bought notetwo. battery life wasn't that Good andno ability to swap batteries. the 3100 mah battery on this bad boy means you will never . miss a photo or video opportunity due to dead battery. internal plus a 64gig external means recording lots of hd video. I would hit eBay.
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I was also considering a new phone, but got the 7 instead, and I'm so glad I did. Love it. Quite happy still using my galaxy s(1) for a while longer. The nexus 7 is something different than just another phone, when you already got a phone that you're still happy with.
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So the general consensus is "screw the kid and your memories, get a tablet instead?" Nice... :what:
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Get the N7. The Nexus 4 to me, just isn't worth it. Too many things led me to not buying one, and I instead stuck with my Gnex. 90% of users don't even use that Snapdragon CPU. The camera isn't that great. Front and back both glass which is a big no no for me.
Trust me, the N7 is well worth it.

It seems to me that with that difference in price, you could buy the N7 and then get a decent little point and shoot (or maybe even a super zoom) camera. Keep your S for a while and save, then buy the N4 if it's still what you want.
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ExploreMN said:
So the general consensus is "screw the kid and your memories, get a tablet instead?" Nice... :what:
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Hah! I've been using the Nexus S as my main camera for over a year now and I've been fine with it. Not great photos, but I can live with it.
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Did you sell your Nexus 4? Are you going to?

Sold it/Traded it and happy
Sold it/Traded it and regret it
Going to sell it
Going to keep it
Unsure

4. Going to keep it for a year.
The price is pretty good so I could afford to upgrade yearly and it would still be the same price as other devices...only thing that kills is the ****en wait! And order process!

It's definitely a keeper for now!

4.
Probably.
Within the first day or so I seriously considered selling and buying a second hand GS3 but I've fallen in love with this phone! Love it. If i keep it for more than a month or two that'll be a good innings
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4. Love it.

6.
Bought it, love it.. waiting for the wireless charging dock
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4. Phone does everything I want it to do and it does it fast. No major complaints so far. Jeff.
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5.
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4, I love the phone and I sold my Note II for it. I'll probably keep it for the year unless the S4 or HTC M7 really catches my eye.

As soon as I get my Experia Z, I will keep it for what it was bought to be, a development phone I can play with.

4. Think I'll keep this thing till there are actual octacores otherwise there aren't any reasons to upgrade. So 3-4 years I'll keep it.
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I still go back and forth between my Galaxy Nexus and my Nexus 4. I use the Galaxy Nexus when I'm snowboarding and for bar nights when I know things might get a little weird.
While I do still love the Galaxy Nexus, every time I pop the SIM card back into the Nexus 4 and turn it on I am instantly reminded of how much more solid the build quality and performance are on the Nexus 4. It really is an extremely noticeable difference.
For that reason I'll definitely be holding onto this phone for at least a year. At which point I'll probably get whatever the next Nexus is and use the Nexus 4 as the backup phone.

Ace42 said:
4. Think I'll keep this thing till there are actual octacores otherwise there aren't any reasons to upgrade. So 3-4 years I'll keep it.
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The s4 that comes out in april will be octacore
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4. Really like it

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The s4 that comes out in april will be octacore
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he said "actual octacore" as in 8 cores fire all at once. Samsung's new chip is 8 cores but it operates as a quad core. Only 4 cores are ever used at any point in time.

kcbboy said:
he said "actual octacore" as in 8 cores fire all at once. Samsung's new chip is 8 cores but it operates as a quad core. Only 4 cores are ever used at any point in time.
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If thats true thanks then didnt know it.
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Will keep unless the m7 is packing real heat. Or just wait for the Motorola X from Google
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The phone is perfect. I'm keeping it and I'm madly in love. My girlfriend is jealous.
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Had 8 sold 6 for 550 and above kept 2 for me and my gf there is no other phone for me since I moved to T-Mobile. If its not stock android I don't touch it. Mercury slim case and all my fears if it breaking are gone. Screen protection on both sides.
Still miss amoled
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1.
Waiting for the 32GB model; if not the price isn't going to go up anyway.

This phone destroys the Nexus 7

I got a nexus 7 for Christmas and don't even use it because of my nexus 4. I mean sure it has a bigger screen but it's slower and with the latest Paranoid Android update the screen on my nexus 4 is better as well!
I have a top of the line laptop and top of the line smartphone. Where does a dated tablet belong in this scenario? Maybe I could use it to watch Dragon Ball Z at the gym. Or load it up with porn and use it as a mobile fap station.
I think I'm just going to sell it, what do you guys think I could get for it? It's a mint 32gb wifi model.
Thanks a ton XDA!
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>fap station
10/10

Joshua3109 said:
I got a nexus 7 for Christmas and don't even use it because of my nexus 4. I mean sure it has a bigger screen but it's slower and with the latest Paranoid Android update the screen on my nexus 4 is better as well!
I have a top of the line laptop and top of the line smartphone. Where does a dated tablet belong in this scenario? Maybe I could use it to watch Dragon Ball Z at the gym. Or load it up with porn and use it as a mobile fap station.
I think I'm just going to sell it, what do you guys think I could get for it? It's a mint 32gb wifi model.
Thanks a ton XDA!
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Well, I'd advise not to use it for porn, if you don't like it, sell it
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You can't compare a phone with a tablet, but still I understand what you mean. The Nexus 7 is a value for money tablet with feature pack functionalities, but the screen is not up to par.

IRX120 said:
Well, I'd advise not to use it for porn, if you don't like it, sell it
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Why not use it for porn? Sounds fine to me. 7 inches is a usable size for anything sex-related (badum-tish)

the nexus 7 is much better for gaming(especially tegra optimized games) then the nexus 4.

simms22 said:
the nexus 7 is much better for gaming(especially tegra optimized games) then the nexus 4.
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dont think theres anything right now the adreno 320 can't handle. i mean come on, the unreal engine demo (epic citadel) ran on 60 fps on the N4. so it doesn't really make any difference. and the screen on the nexus 4 is significantly better than on the nexus 7.
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My mate ran the spiderman man game on his nexus 7 and it lagged slightly, yet on my nexus 4 smooth as butter, yet it lags with vice city maxed out, not hard lag but in high intensity areas

But a lot of games are optimized for tegra and have added effects and graphics. I don't think he meant that it can't handle it, the nexus 4 is way more powerful. But games look better on the nexus 7.
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Maybe wait for 4.2.2, because 4.2 runs like crap on Nexus 7.

I've noticed too that I'm not using my N7 much since I got the N4. For me though, it's more of a convenience thing. I kept close tabs on where the tablet was before I got the N4, but now I'm not caring as much where my wife leaves it.
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Salty Wagyu said:
Maybe wait for 4.2.2, because 4.2 runs like crap on Nexus 7.
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runs great on my nexus 7(rasbean jelly + trinity).

So with this I have decided to sell my tablet. Thank you guys, I appreciate the input.
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Joshua3109 said:
So with this I have decided to sell my tablet. Thank you guys, I appreciate the input.
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Good decision. If not using it, sell it.
However, I use n7 more than n4 at home. I love my n7.
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I absolutely despised the N7. Hated the screen, headphone out sound quality, and the build quality. I bought an iPad for my tablet needs. Most of the time you get what you pay for with the Nexus 4 being an exception. It's a sweet piece of hardware that's definitely under priced.
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I love my n7, use it all the time, I won't get rid of it for a long time yet
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jonnyb16 said:
I love my n7, use it all the time, I won't get rid of it for a long time yet
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same with me at least until the next N7...i still prefer to use the N7 for browsing, gaming and watching videos. I dont even have any games install on my N4.

I think its unanimous.... Fap station
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I enjoy both my nexus 4 and nexus 7, they both serve different needs. This thread is stupid.
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zakoo2 said:
dont think theres anything right now the adreno 320 can't handle. i mean come on, the unreal engine demo (epic citadel) ran on 60 fps on the N4. so it doesn't really make any difference. and the screen on the nexus 4 is significantly better than on the nexus 7.
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The Adreno 320 is way faster than Tegra 3, that's not the point. Gaming is still better on a tablet than a phone. Unless you have to tilt the device a lot .
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What phone compliments the nexus 7

Currently using an iPhone 4s alongside my nexus 7, OK its nice to have best of both world type devices, but I would like to use my nexus to be able to use mighty text type apps so I think its time to grab another android phone, got an option locally a guy wants to swap his galaxy note, but I'm thinking this is pretty close in size, what would you recommend?
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Galaxy Nexus all the way. The Nexus 4 is too fragile and not worth the hassle in my opinion. Sure it has a quad core processor and 2Gb of RAM, but honestly.. who uses that on a phone.

I would recommend the HTC One X, but seriously... After some of the stuff HTC have been doing nowadays, I struggle to recommend HTC.

I have an original GNote and can't imagine having any thing else. There is a bigger difference in size then you would think.
And remember "When you go Note, 4 inches is a joke".
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I am finding N4 compliments N7 greatly. Basically you get some great raw power on both devices, but the tegra in the N7 give way for different, but complimentary usage. Tegra exclusive games run with great power, while N4 runs non tegra with even greater power.
Maybe it was a design decision so that both devices have equal usage. XD
Well screen size is also a factor. I am not so interested in watching video on the N4. Still I find myself using both devices at once a lot. N7 definitely being the couch/bed lazy movie viewing device.
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Any phone that's not a POS apple product.
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Nexus 4 or galaxy nexus
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S3 here with my n7 and I love it
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ynrozturk said:
Galaxy Nexus all the way. The Nexus 4 is too fragile and not worth the hassle in my opinion. Sure it has a quad core processor and 2Gb of RAM, but honestly.. who uses that on a phone.
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I had the GNex and loved it, but the N4 is far superior in every aspect
n7'd from my n7

Loving life with my S3 and N7

HTC One X with my N7 seems perfect to me

Note 2 ..
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You could wait for the HTC ONE... seems promising.
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rani9990 said:
You could wait for the HTC ONE... seems promising.
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This! Or go with the s3
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The LG Optimus Me P350 is less than $100 UNLOCKED. Big screen difference.
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n7of9 said:
I had the GNex and loved it, but the N4 is far superior in every aspect
n7'd from my n7
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Except the part where it completely decimates the first time you drop it.

ynrozturk said:
Except the part where it completely decimates the first time you drop it.
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I got an idea! Don't drop it!!
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dparrothead1 said:
I have an original GNote and can't imagine having any thing else. There is a bigger difference in size then you would think.
And remember "When you go Note, 4 inches is a joke".
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Just got the nexus 7 n have the orig note as well....awesome combo!!
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Definitely a nexus phone, either cheap used g'nex or 4. I determined to skip the n4 so I could get more than a years worth of use out of my g'nex (bought last july), but after playing with a friends its been tough not placing the order.
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I'd have to say the Optimus One

Anyone thinking about switching to the Nexus 5?

I was offered a trade for a 32gb Nexus 5 for my Note 3. I was wondering if anyone is also considering this. I am stuck between the two. The only thing thats keeping me from doing the trade is that the battery is awful on the Nexus 5. Just wanted some opinions on this. Thanks

Nope. U getting some extra cash (I mean 399 vs 650) cause straight trade doesn't make sense, might as well sell the note and buy a new nexus
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Yea..uh..Nexus 5 is a cheaper phone. No way
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Definitely not worth the trade... If you wanted to you can just buy one used in a month for probably less than 300 and have both phones

agree with everyone here. just read all the reviews on both everywhere if you're still unsure. note 3 is still the best phone on the market. i was in your shoes too deliberating between the two and picked the note 3; very glad i did.

I'm sold on the Nexus 5 after I persuaded my coworker to get one, but I wouldn't even consider trading my note 3 for it.
The truth is I'm having some awful luck with my note. I'm on my 2cd device and I can't seem to stay connected to a wifi network. Plus the home button on both went from perfectly pushable to a sunk in button I have to mash with my fingernail. Sammy definitely didn't hit a home run as far as build quality imho.
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I bought one to try and I love google phones but I'm way to happy with my note 3 it sold same day it got here
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The Nexus 5 looks like a fine phone for the price. But my Note 3 has worked flawlessly, and I'm happy to pay more for the bigger, higher-res phone.

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I'm sold on the Nexus 5 after I persuaded my coworker to get one, but I wouldn't even consider trading my note 3 for it.
The truth is I'm having some awful luck with my note. I'm on my 2cd device and I can't seem to stay connected to a wifi network. Plus the home button on both went from perfectly pushable to a sunk in button I have to mash with my fingernail. Sammy definitely didn't hit a home run as far as build quality imho.
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Almost everyone is having that wifi problem.
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Ditto, major wifi issues here and I'm also on my second device
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That's weird, I've had zero wifi issues. I'm using the 5ghz channel of my buffalo ac router. I also tested the 2.4ghz and no issues.

This thread is all kinds of wrong. First the Note 3 is worth a considerable amount more than a Nexus 5. Second, this phone beats it in some important categories including screen, battery life and features.
And last but not least, stock Android blows. Especially the latest version with those big and ugly icons. Stock Android is super boring to me and too light on features.
Just my opinion but don't do it.
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Even with the bloat I think the Note 3 is far superior to any of Nexus devices. I even think the S4 is as well.
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Battery life on the Nexus 5 compared to the Note 3, is night and day. The N5 can't even last a day, not even close.
And I still love the deep Plasma blacks, and vibrant colors of AMOLED screens, I've seen the N5 in store, and it looks washed out in comparison.
Plus more RAM on the Note 3.
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Making a phone with that small of a battery is like putting a 3 gallon gas tank on a car...almost not usable. 3,500-4,000 mah should be the standard on phones these days. You would be very disappointed with the trade.
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Erica Griffin from YouTube did a mini review of the Nexus 5 and she was only about 3:30 uptime, 2:20 screen time and she was at 26% battery. It's a joke and even she was saying the same pretty much.
If you are a moderate to heavy user in any way, why would you even consider the Nexus 5?
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I just returned my nexus 5 today. It's hard to use anything with a non amoled screen after you have used a phone with an amoled screen.
The nexus 5 camera was also horrible.
Sad part is, I bought the nexus 5 and gave my wife my note 3 and now she won't give it back, so it's back to the sgs4 for me
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I'm sorry everyone but this thread has run its course. This discussion should never have been in Q&A and should have been in this thread here http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=46091359
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