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If only 2,300mAh battery, will that stop you from buying N5 ?

I am a huge Nexus phone fan, having owned all four Nexus phones the last few years. But also have owned different phones in-between
But lately to me, long battery life has become my #1 most wanted feature. I hammer on my phone all day during the work week, and none of the Nexus phones last me a full day with my kind of use, and I do install custom ROM's with battery friendly kernels, etc.. still doesn't help.
My Nexus 4 I get around 4h On Screen Time, but only total usage of around 10h - 11h out of the battery before the phone is dead. So that sucks for me, unplug at 6:30am, and by 4:30pm it's pretty much done. My Galaxy Nexus was far worse than that, the G Nex blew on battery.
I use my phone, as an actual phone, go figure I can't understand people that rarely do phone calls, how can't you be on the phone anymore ? For running my business and dealing with clients, approx 2 hours of phone calls per day. GPS Navigation used every day, for at least one hour. Text like crazy all day. Read and send e-mails all day. Surf the web.
Only phone that could handle my type of use was the Note 2. That thing could be hammered hard on a workday and still be going until bedtime with juice still left. No other phone I owned could do that. But the Note was too large for my tastes, hard to one hand use.
Saying all of that, I need the Nexus 5 with the rumored option for 3,000mAh + 32GB storage. But now it sounds like that rumor has been squashed. So I might get the G2 instead, and run a ported Nexus 5 ROM down the road.

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I have a note1, running official 4.12 with a different kernel. Battery isn't bad, but I usually never let it get below 50% without at least tapping it a little bit during the day.
Perhaps part of the reason (if it holds true, these aren't official specs) of the smaller battery is maybe 4.4 is a little less power
hungry, or the SOC inside the device, the memory etc, consume less power?

Of course! I'm all set with multiple cheap battery banks strategically placed at work, in the car, and in my briefcase for those times I need the battery boost.
As cheap as $5.. http://www.ebay.com/itm/RED-2600mah..._Cell_Phone_PDA_Batteries&hash=item485af1789d

Nope i will defenitly buy one *-*

Zorachus said:
I am a huge Nexus phone fan, having owned all four Nexus phones the last few years. But also have owned different phones in-between
But lately to me, long battery life has become my #1 most wanted feature. I hammer on my phone all day during the work week, and none of the Nexus phones last me a full day with my kind of use, and I do install custom ROM's with battery friendly kernels, etc.. still doesn't help.
My Nexus 4 I get around 4h On Screen Time, but only total usage of around 10h - 11h out of the battery before the phone is dead. So that sucks for me, unplug at 6:30am, and by 4:30pm it's pretty much done. My Galaxy Nexus was far worse than that, the G Nex blew on battery.
I use my phone, as an actual phone, go figure I can't understand people that rarely do phone calls, how can't you be on the phone anymore ? For running my business and dealing with clients, approx 2 hours of phone calls per day. GPS Navigation used every day, for at least one hour. Text like crazy all day. Read and send e-mails all day. Surf the web.
Only phone that could handle my type of use was the Note 2. That thing could be hammered hard on a workday and still be going until bedtime with juice still left. No other phone I owned could do that. But the Note was too large for my tastes, hard to one hand use.
Saying all of that, I need the Nexus 5 with the rumored option for 3,000mAh + 32GB storage. But now it sounds like that rumor has been squashed. So I might get the G2 instead, and run a ported Nexus 5 ROM down the road.
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I agree with you 200%.
I currently have a GS3 with a 3,000mAh Samsung extended battery and I can do the all day. I was not able to do with 2100 stock.
If 2300 will be confirmed and if they'll not be able two do some crazy optimisation, I'll get a G2 or Z1. My concern is that AOSP on these two devices is zero at the moment.
As 64gb is out of discussion as well as sd card espansion, USB OTG will be very important as 32GB are not enough for me!
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Zorachus said:
I am a huge Nexus phone fan, having owned all four Nexus phones the last few years. But also have owned different phones in-between
But lately to me, long battery life has become my #1 most wanted feature. I hammer on my phone all day during the work week, and none of the Nexus phones last me a full day with my kind of use, and I do install custom ROM's with battery friendly kernels, etc.. still doesn't help.
My Nexus 4 I get around 4h On Screen Time, but only total usage of around 10h - 11h out of the battery before the phone is dead. So that sucks for me, unplug at 6:30am, and by 4:30pm it's pretty much done. My Galaxy Nexus was far worse than that, the G Nex blew on battery.
I use my phone, as an actual phone, go figure I can't understand people that rarely do phone calls, how can't you be on the phone anymore ? For running my business and dealing with clients, approx 2 hours of phone calls per day. GPS Navigation used every day, for at least one hour. Text like crazy all day. Read and send e-mails all day. Surf the web.
Only phone that could handle my type of use was the Note 2. That thing could be hammered hard on a workday and still be going until bedtime with juice still left. No other phone I owned could do that. But the Note was too large for my tastes, hard to one hand use.
Saying all of that, I need the Nexus 5 with the rumored option for 3,000mAh + 32GB storage. But now it sounds like that rumor has been squashed. So I might get the G2 instead, and run a ported Nexus 5 ROM down the road.
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Agree on the way a phone should be used and my usage pattern is similar to yours. I can hardly get through a day on a single charge and I would be out of juice by 6-7pm. However, battery life is no concern to me (and many others) at all. I mean, how far are you from an outlet at all times? I have a charger in the office, in my car, in my briefcase and on several strategic locations at home. We switch phones pretty much on an annual basis. The battery won't die in one year regardless of your abuse. So charge your phone whenever you can and ask for smaller batteries for a smaller lighter phones. Also from what I have seen for G2 battery life, at 2300mah the N5 might have enough juice for you and I to go through a day on a single charge.

vittogn said:
I agree with you 200%.
I currently have a GS3 with a 3,000mAh Samsung extended battery and I can do the all day. I was not able to do with 2100 stock.
If 2300 will be confirmed and if they'll not be able two do some crazy optimisation, I'll get a G2 or Z1. My concern is that AOSP on these two devices is zero at the moment.
As 64gb is out of discussion as well as sd card espansion, USB OTG will be very important as 32GB are not enough for me!
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Yep.
I am more sad, because the N5 is based off the G2, which has a 3,000mAh battery stock. Of all things to cut back on, and not keep the same between the two phones, don't let it be the battery.
What is Googles reasoning behind changing the battery from the G2 in the Nexus 5 ?
Oh well, looks like G2 here I come. And development will pick up big on that phone. Its only been out a few weeks, and the international G2 just came out last week.
Let's see a Nexus 5 ROM posted on the G2, since they are so similar.
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Zorachus said:
Yep.
I am more sad, because the N5 is based off the G2, which has a 3,000mAh battery stock. Of all things to cut back on, and not keep the same between the two phones, don't let it be the battery.
What is Googles reasoning behind changing the battery from the G2 in the Nexus 5 ?
Oh well, looks like G2 here I come. And development will pick up big on that phone. Its only been out a few weeks, and the international G2 just came out last week.
Let's see a Nexus 5 ROM posted on the G2, since they are so similar.
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Is the G2 bootloader locked?
Any way the best AOSP rom is always 4-6 month behind Nexus updates!
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Zorachus said:
Yep.
What is Googles reasoning behind changing the battery from the G2 in the Nexus 5 ?
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N5 is over and inch narrower and and nearly 3 inches shorter. Maybe it has to do with lack of real estate. Besides if we deduct from G2 we should expect 7.5-8h sot.:fingers-crossed:

vittogn said:
Is the G2 bootloader locked?
Any way the best AOSP rom is always 4-6 month behind Nexus updates!
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CM and AOKP ROM's are pretty quick to release new builds, based off the latest Android release. Its not a 4 month wait, maybe 4 weeks worse case.
The G2 is unlocked on T-Mobile, and International version. The ATT version has an exploit out, and said to be easy to root and the work around hasn't stopped custom ROM development.
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I'll be waiting for nexus 6.
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g2 or 5s ......own mba 2013

I just hope that if the battery is this size, that it will at least be able to take a 2.1 amp charge.

It won't affect my decision at all. The battery life on my N4 lasts the entire day on a full charge with moderate on-screen usage, plus I'd rather them sacrifice battery life and megapixels in order to have a quad core beast with a 1080p HD display for the low price of $299.
I'll be buying the Nexus 5 day one, can't wait!

I would buy it even if the battery was the same as the N4. All these battery nerds are getting way too worried about a phone they haven't even used yet. I guarantee that we will not care if you cry about the 2300 battery, have fun in the N4 forum, we will be here, the future.

myorks1127 said:
I would buy it even if the battery was the same as the N4. All these battery nerds are getting way too worried about a phone they haven't even used yet. I guarantee that we will not care if you cry about the 2300 battery, have fun in the N4 forum, we will be here, the future.
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The future is technically A57/53, 64bit, U-HD, etc...But sure, let's call N5 the "future". If I wanted future I probably would bet on the faster A7x chip. Sadly androids can't use it too...
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No. 2300mah will not stop me.
According to anandtech the lg g2 gets 7.9 hrs of battery life on lte web browsing. If you just reduce this proportionally the nexus 5 could get 6 hrs web browsing on LTE which is like double what my gnex gets.
Some people clearly spend every waking minute doing everything they can think of on their phone. The Nexus 5 probably won't work for those people but I expect it to be competitive with the last batch of mainstream flagships, aka the HTC one and galaxy s4. I think Google wanted a thin phone and just like the nexus 7 2013 they reduced the battery size to achieve this goal but only up to the point where battery life would be acceptable for like 90% of users.

I'm getting it no matter what battery it has...even solar!

I'm definitely getting one, my current phone has a 1500 mah battery... so 2300 is a major upgrade for me

Yes
:good: YESSIR! Been waiting on this since first hearing about it, never owned a Nexus device and currently own a Samsung Galaxy Young S6310L, hate Touchwiz & looking for the best stock experience and to start with Android 4.4? Great deal and this phone has a 1300mAh battery so a 2300/3000mAh upgrade should be great, going for the 32gb version which is rumored to have a 3000mAh battery so yes
Looking forward to see what developers has in store for it and maybe I can become one someday

Goodbye all

Right after only having my lg g flex for 3 days I have to sell it. Just can't be dealing with the graininess of the screen it's just so bad when you come from a phone such as the nexus it's FHD screen to this one. Its such a shame because the phone is utterly amazing.
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Did you set the screen mode to "Vivid"?
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I hear ya and I would never keep the phone with one of the noisy panels as it's all I could see on the one that had it. Too bad you could not find a good one. Good luck with new phone which ever it will be.

yeah I`m on my third G flex and my first 2 where grainy and screen burn in, my third is perfect no image retention, or the grainy look :victory:

2003vstrom said:
yeah I`m on my third G flex and my first 2 where grainy and screen burn in, my third is perfect no image retention, or the grainy look :victory:
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I got lucky on my first one. No grain and no image retention, which another one I saw suffered heavily. It looked horrible.
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Haven't got rid of it yet but the screen doesn't burn in like the first one I had did. It is a rev 1.0 as well so it shouldn't have the grain in issue. Is it a Rom issue or is twit the LCD cause if it's the Rom then I will need to flash something else
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I have read some say it can be fixed somewhat with firmware but I believe it is mostly screen hardware issue.

so where or what phone elements are grainy? had my phone for months and cant tell

i am about to say bye to the flex also. the day the nexus x drops, im paying off my phone and buying it. oh how i miss vanilla android and cyanogenmod...... it has nothing to do with the phone,the phone is perfect,but, developement is really slow due to locked down bootloaders,. but whatever. im just about over it. this phone would have been very very awesome with a working cm rom. so if i also dont get the chance to say it, bye flex world.

Said goodbye to my g flex last night. Traded it to a coworker for the Nexus 5.
Went from a phone with barely any development to a great Dev phone. Although I did really like the G flex. The not being able to flash ROMs like a madman was killing it. So good luck to the community here and thanks to the devs that did work and attempt. :beer:
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Looking for a nexus 5 as well. This phone is prefect but without development its basically not worth it for me.

henslo said:
Said goodbye to my g flex last night. Traded it to a coworker for the Nexus 5.
Went from a phone with barely any development to a great Dev phone. Although I did really like the G flex. The not being able to flash ROMs like a madman was killing it. So good luck to the community here and thanks to the devs that did work and attempt. :beer:
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How do you cope with the significant drop in battery life doesn't that bother you a little bit? You have basically gone from best to worst in that regard =)
I've had a Nexus 5 a while ago. It's an awesome device because of the development. But I have other priorities today like battery life which I hold higher than anything else after a few years with Andriod.

dannejanne said:
How do you cope with the significant drop in battery life doesn't that bother you a little bit? You have basically gone from best to worst in that regard =)
I've had a Nexus 5 a while ago. It's an awesome device because of the development. But I have other priorities today like battery life which I hold higher than anything else after a few years with Andriod.
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Haven't had it but 24 hours lol. Battery life isn't that big a deal for me. I'm happy with the Nexus so far. Also it works better for me being able to keep it in my pocket at work and not feel like I'm going to snap it, working in machinery all night.
Having Android L, multirom, newest P.A and any other ROM also make it a much better choice. Looking into getting an extended battery for it also.
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Took mine back 3 days after buying it. Coming from a lg g2 the screen clairity was something i couldn't deal with. When i was setting up the phone the games i redownloaded mostly gameloft games looked like sh÷t and the camera was not as good as the lg g2. Took that phone back and got a note 3 love it. Hopefully lg get the next version right because this phone could have been great. To be a big phone it feels perfect in the hands compared to the note 3. Enjoy the nexus 5 its a good phone.

SAMVREMIX said:
Right after only having my lg g flex for 3 days I have to sell it. Just can't be dealing with the graininess of the screen it's just so bad when you come from a phone such as the nexus it's FHD screen to this one. Its such a shame because the phone is utterly amazing.
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I dropped this phone as well, went to the G3, massive upgrade from 720p xD

Hooked on the Nexus 5

I love the nexus 5 LOVE it.. Didn't know how much till I got my OPO. Now the OPO is nice but its still in the box.. Kinda big for me. I wish Google would just hear the pleas of many and just release a refreshed N5!

why did you buy opo? you should have stayed with nexus 5, it's not that old, and it sure isn't outdated and slow yet

Well the plan was to sell my N5 when I got my OPO but man.. Can't bring myself to do it. Lol..
Why the OPO? Its a damn good deal. Really is..
Yeah, your right.. The performance is still there when you compare the two phones. I mean phones now are out of hand! Lol.. I really don't have a need for over 2gb of RAM.

You have when there is a massive memory leak

Yup, the N5 is still a great phone. I plan on keeping mine until next fall, when hopefully a new refreshed N5 will come out. If not, I will consider something else running stock android. (Moto X 2015 ?)

The OPO was the phone that made me fall in love with the N5 again. I sold my launch day N5 way back when because I was using my 2013 Moto X more. I bought the OPO, didn't like it, and ended up selling it a few days later for a decent profit. I then bought another N5 with that money, and couldn't be happier with my decision. I'm currently rocking a 2014 Moto X and an iPhone 6 and I still use the N5 a whole bunch. Over a year later and the N5 is still blazing fast. Talk about an amazing device.

I love my N5 as well. Came from a Galaxy S5.
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I never use a device so long as the N5, more then one year now. I have a brand new opo here, it was for my wife but it's to huge for her and i was never interested to use it self. I keep my Nexus 5 beside my N6 and sell the Opo.
The N5 is after one year Still an excellent choice.

I returned the Nexus 6 and glad to be back with my one year old Nexus 5!

Sounds like my kind of thread, I got a opo and its too large, I thought I would do fine but I missed my Nexus 5,
I got an opo as the nexus6 would be too big but they both are,
My opo is more laggy than the nexus5, that alone killed my experience so I sold it and went back to n5.
The nexus 4,5 are the longest devices I have owned,
Would easily buy a nexus 5 with updated specs

yup!
Yeah. My N5 runs sooo smooth and with slimkat on it.. Forget about it. I love this thing

I haven't bought any other phones because they would be a side grade at best. Let's see the what this year can bring.

Same here mate... I bought the OPO but it was too big. Right now there is no good successor of the Nexus 5 on the market...

I went into T-Mobile the other weekend and took my first in-person look at the Nexus 6. I personally think I could live with it's size. But, like many are saying, my Nexus 5 is still like a brand new phone. There's no reason to replace it yet. And most likely, that's the reason Google felt there was no reason to refresh it last year.

Own both the n5 and the OPO and the OPO is my daily driver for sure. Battery life can't even come close and cameras on the opo are far better. Other than that they are both excellent. Phones I probably would have stuck with the n5 or bought an n5 refresh if it had better battery.
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cas8180 said:
Own both the n5 and the OPO and the OPO is my daily driver for sure. Battery life can't even come close and cameras on the opo are far better. Other than that they are both excellent. Phones I probably would have stuck with the n5 or bought an n5 refresh if it had better battery.
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I really wonder what you do with your phone to need more then 5hrs screen on time a day? I usually always have 70% left at the end of the day on my n5 which is about 2hrs sot and 16hrs stand by
And dont get me wrong. A bigger battery is always welcomed but i never ever had that need on the n5

That's what I realised with my opo, I was a 82% at the end of the day, I used it less than the nexus 5 due to the size and comfort in my hands, it was unergonomical for me and got RSI in my thumb.
I thought I could use it more due to the battery but I ended up using it less.
The nexus 5 is prefect for one hand operations with its rubber backing, gives you a secure grip.

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I really wonder what you do with your phone to need more then 5hrs screen on time a day? I usually always have 70% left at the end of the day on my n5 which is about 2hrs sot and 16hrs stand by
And dont get me wrong. A bigger battery is always welcomed but i never ever had that need on the n5
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Sure here's my run down:
Wake up in the AM due my morning conference call which lasts a half hour to an hour.
Got 3 emails on my phone most importantly work and side projects all with syncing and push notifications
Talk with my attorneys for about an hour
Answer work calls as they come in about an hour total for the day
By the afternoon I am off to the gym where I spend an hour with Bluetooth on and My headphones as I workout. The. For the second hour I watch Netflix while riding the bike or walking on the treadmill
Text throughout the day
Leave the gym call the family see how they are doing about another 45 min in calls
Get home surf the web on my phone. Read the news. See what's on Flipboard. Text the rest of the night.
Maybe take a pic or two
And always be the end of the night I still have roughly 25 to 40% battery life left.
The piece of mind you get when you never ever have to worry about battery life and your free to use your phone as much as you like without limitations well that's what opo offers me. Not that I can do anything better per say. But the fact that I can do as much as I want without worry of running to the charger. The fact that its fast as hell is nice too.
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I'm probably the only one here who's, "downgraded," to the LG G2.
I know its not as fast as the Nexus 5 but I'm loving the battery life and the brighter screen.
I cant work out how the G2 is able to have double the battery life of the N5 when is still stuck on KK, doesnt have ART and has a ton of bloat taking resources.
As a brand new G2 was less money than what I got for my used N5, I could hardly be happier. :victory:

cas8180 said:
Sure here's my run down:
Wake up in the AM due my morning conference call which lasts a half hour to an hour.
Got 3 emails on my phone most importantly work and side projects all with syncing and push notifications
Talk with my attorneys for about an hour
Answer work calls as they come in about an hour total for the day
By the afternoon I am off to the gym where I spend an hour with Bluetooth on and My headphones as I workout. The. For the second hour I watch Netflix while riding the bike or walking on the treadmill
Text throughout the day
Leave the gym call the family see how they are doing about another 45 min in calls
Get home surf the web on my phone. Read the news. See what's on Flipboard. Text the rest of the night.
Maybe take a pic or two
And always be the end of the night I still have roughly 25 to 40% battery life left.
The piece of mind you get when you never ever have to worry about battery life and your free to use your phone as much as you like without limitations well that's what opo offers me. Not that I can do anything better per say. But the fact that I can do as much as I want without worry of running to the charger. The fact that its fast as hell is nice too.
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Damn... So it is possible For that usage you need what you have... and as you said not to worry about battery is the best feature of a phone... I come from a htc one x which had a 1800mah battery where you had to plan out the daily usage... It was a nightmare

Anyone move from a OPO to Nexus 6 ?

I currently have a OnePlus One, rooted and running CM12.0. This phone has excellent battery life, and is very fast.
But I bought a Nexus 6 for my Wife her birthday last month, and rooted it running Chroma ROM, and the phone is really nice too, and I like the larger size, and really like the AMOLED screen much better, and speakers too, over my OPO. My Wife gives two craps which phone she uses, and she actually would prefer a little smaller device. So I can swap phones with her, and she'd be happy.
Question is, I haven't used her Nexus 6 for a full day ever, I just tinker around with it for an hour or two here and there. But how does it hold up for a full days use ? I know the OPO is known as one of the top battery Android phones out there, and I read the Nexus 6 is not that great on battery life ? ( My wife comes home with 50% to 60% still left on her phone after a full days work, but she barely touches it, maybe 2.5h - 3h On Screen time per day )
So has anyone here had the OnePlus One, and switched to the Nexus 6 ? Opinions ?
Thank you

I came from the OPO to the N6 and I'll be honest, I like the OPO in pure head-head comparison. The two are very very similar and my personal margin between the two is razor thin. I like the OPO battery life, and the customization options of CM. The size, weight, and feel in the hand is P E R F E C T. As a matter of fact I pulled it out last night to prepare it for a relative to borrow, and it's just right to me. The N6 screen is better, and it works on VZW which trounces the other networks. VZW is such a better experience for me and that was really the only factor that makes me use my N6.
The OPO may be a pain to obtain and their customer service might be garbage, but the OPO is a device that is waaaaay underrated when it comes to day-to-day living. I'd say it's the best phone I've ever used even edging out my beloved gen 1 Moto X. If it worked on VZW I'd be rocking it right now, no doubt.

Thanks Dusty, so sounds like you'd choose the OPO over the N6, if the OPO worked on Verizon ?
That doesn't sound good for the Nexus ?

You need to provide a battery log using better battery stats. You have a rogue app that is preventing your phone from entering sleep mode.
Several things you can do increase battery life such as underclock gpu and cpu then make a profile to ramp up your cpu and gpu based on certain applications (by using Franco kernel updater).
Battery life is also determined by your cellular strength and signal. If the signal is bad, it will drain more battery life than usual. Make refresh intervals for certain apps longer than what it is already. If you're using weather on status bar, make the refresh interval 6 hours or something that is longer than what it is already.
Just do a search on how to improve your battery life.
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...That doesn't sound good for the Nexus ?
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Don't get me wrong. The Nexus is a total BEAST, but outside of the specs I just found the OPO to be a better device. I don't play games so total horsepower isn't a big deal. On a screen 6" and under I don't see a difference between 1080p, 720p, or 4K video. You can tell the difference in screen DPIs. The colors are vibrant and deep on the Nexus 6. The OPO sometimes stutters with 1080p video. The OPO still doesn't have 5.1. The OPO CM12S camera app is worlds better than the stock Google camera app.
But even with all of that between them, if someone had an OPO who was happy with their carrier and asked me if they should buy an N6 I'd have to say hold what you've got for one more phone cycle. I guess the best way to explain it is, if you have an OPO you definitely shouldn't feel like you're "missing out" when it comes to devices. It's not that the Nexus 6 is bad, it's that the OPO is so good at maximizing what it has.

Zorachus said:
So has anyone here had the OnePlus One, and switched to the Nexus 6 ? Opinions ?
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I switched from the OPO to the N6 about three months ago. While the OPO was a fine device, it can't hold a candle to the N6 IMHO. Battery life (similar usage and apps installed) is a little better on the N6 for me. FWIW; stock rooted, unencrypted kernel.

cam30era said:
I switched from the OPO to the N6 about three months ago. While the OPO was a fine device, it can't hold a candle to the N6 IMHO. Battery life (similar usage and apps installed) is a little better on the N6 for me. FWIW; stock rooted, unencrypted kernel.
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I have to agree with you. Got the Nexus 6 this weekend, and immediately flashed Chroma ROM, and now on my second day with this beast, and I LOVE it. Size wise, it doesn't feel substantially larger than my OnePlus, but quality wise it does feel night and day better. The display is so much nicer, with the deep AMOLED features, and just overall this phone feels tighter and better built.
Which kernel are you running ?
I was all signing the OnePlus One's praises, calling it my fav Android phone, etc... but after two days with this Nexus 6, no way. Yes for the price of $350 of course the OPO is great, but other than that, the Nexus 6 just seems tons better.

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Stock, unencrypted.

I m also thinking to switch from opo
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sandeeppathak007 said:
I m also thinking to switch from opo
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The screen was a huge upgrade. I always thought the OnePlus had a nice good screen, but after the Nexus 6, the OPO display looks bluish and washed out, and poor quality in comparison.
The AMOLED display on the Nexus 6 looks so vibrant and great colors. I much prefer this.
And size wise it's not that big a difference. If you can handle the OnePlus size the Nexus 6 just feels a bit bigger.
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Thought I would throw my comments in; I had a OPO and honestly loved it. Battery was the best I've ever had and CM was excellent. I had no issues with it, but I've been a Nexus junky for years and had to at least give it a shot. When I got my N6 I used it for 2 days and was going to return it, I even had a return from ATT. But I waited a week and have not turned on the OPO since. Once I found the right rom/kernel, Benzo and Vindicator, battery is on par with the OPO. The features of the rom are a bit better and the size and screen are just right for me. It was a tough choice, but in the end my son has my OPO and I have my N6.
I personally feel if I'm on XDA and I've not unlocked and rooted and tried a few roms and kernels, I'm not using the insane resources available here for free! Do a nandroid of stock and then try all the roms/kernels and see what you like. It takes 5 minutes to restore to where you were.

[Q] To Nexus or not?

OK...obviously I'm on a Nexus 7 2013.. Its OK.. I'm still on 5.0.2. Anyhow my wife and I are getting new phones. Question is do we go with the Nexus 6, Note 4 or LG G3? The major two contenders at N6 and G3. I just hate touchwiz but it'll do for her kinda..
She likes taking pictures and enjoys a bigger screen. But battery life is a huge deal because pur work building sucks the life out of a phone due to questionable reception sometimes. She has a mophie to help her battery. I stay as plugged in as possible. We average 2-3 hours screen on time.
We both have Galaxy S3 phones..they've been decent. Kitkat ruined hers and made it laggy. Mine was unlocked day 1 and I'm running cm12 lollipop.
Anyhow battery life, case options and camera are the main concerns. I guess signal strength too. I would want to change ROMs every so often but not once a week.
Andddd go!
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I came from a S3 i9300, i've gotten so used to amoled that LCD/IPS wasn't an option for me.
As i really dislike Samsungs update policies and not giving the i9300 officially Kitkat cause of 1 GB of ram bullcrap reasons i was done with Samsung.
As there aren't much phones that aren't Samsung with Amoled displays i went with the Nexus 6.
I used my nexus 6 during a holiday in the sun with 100% brightness and i've gotten almost 7 hours of SOT with Chroma (Lollipop 5.1.1).
As you're from the US you could also be looking at the Motorola Droid Turbo, specwise it's a beast.
The Nexus 6 camera is obviously much better then the S3 camera. It's not as good as the Note 4 camera though.
Motorola is praised for it's reception.

talk2nate said:
OK...obviously I'm on a Nexus 7 2013.. Its OK.. I'm still on 5.0.2. Anyhow my wife and I are getting new phones. Question is do we go with the Nexus 6, Note 4 or LG G3? The major two contenders at N6 and G3. I just hate touchwiz but it'll do for her kinda..
She likes taking pictures and enjoys a bigger screen. But battery life is a huge deal because pur work building sucks the life out of a phone due to questionable reception sometimes. She has a mophie to help her battery. I stay as plugged in as possible. We average 2-3 hours screen on time.
We both have Galaxy S3 phones..they've been decent. Kitkat ruined hers and made it laggy. Mine was unlocked day 1 and I'm running cm12 lollipop.
Anyhow battery life, case options and camera are the main concerns. I guess signal strength too. I would want to change ROMs every so often but not once a week.
Andddd go!
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I wouldn't by the g3 as the g4 is coming out. Get the nexus or s6.

I sold my note 4 for my nexus 6. Have never looked back, and it will take something very drastic from Samsung for me to go there again

talk2nate said:
OK...obviously I'm on a Nexus 7 2013.. Its OK.. I'm still on 5.0.2. Anyhow my wife and I are getting new phones. Question is do we go with the Nexus 6, Note 4 or LG G3? The major two contenders at N6 and G3. I just hate touchwiz but it'll do for her kinda..
She likes taking pictures and enjoys a bigger screen. But battery life is a huge deal because pur work building sucks the life out of a phone due to questionable reception sometimes. She has a mophie to help her battery. I stay as plugged in as possible. We average 2-3 hours screen on time.
We both have Galaxy S3 phones..they've been decent. Kitkat ruined hers and made it laggy. Mine was unlocked day 1 and I'm running cm12 lollipop.
Anyhow battery life, case options and camera are the main concerns. I guess signal strength too. I would want to change ROMs every so often but not once a week.
Andddd go!
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The Nexus 6 has a freaking big battery. The others do also, mind you...
What I can say is this; the biggest impact on battery life on the nexus 6 (as it is with most phones), is the screen. With the screen off all the time and very good cellular reception, you may be able to get the better part of a WEEK on a charge. With a big screen on time (lets say 6 hours), it will suck down most of the battery. With 2-3, that leaves a lot of the big battery for maintaining network connection, and it will do WAY better than an S3. WAY.
Having also come previously from a samsuck (relay, i.e. s3 with a keyboard), I would recommend avoiding samsuck like the plague.
G3 looks decent, basically half way between a Nexus 5 and 6. Battery on it is not quite as big, but the IPS will definitely suck more power than the N6's AMOLED (although it will give you a better image in exchange, but frankly the N6 screen did significantly exceed my expectation), GPU on G3 is underpowered for the screen resolution -- snapdragon 801 vs 805 on the Nexus 6. The snapdragon 805 has the "next generation" Adreno 420.
Along with the 0.5 inch bigger screen, the N6 body is physically larger than the G3. Half inch taller, quarter inch wider, and marginally thicker. At least you get the bigger screen with the bigger body, unlike apple, which has the physical body dimensions of the nexus 6 with the screen size of the G3... lol.
The Nexus6 also has that nexusy "supported by aosp" goodness and unlockability, which goes a LONG way.

Thanks all for the feedback! I never thought I'd see a phone with six hours of screen time! My battery sucks so bad on my S3 I'm lucky to get 2 hours. I will say my S3 has been nice cause the Verizon model has 2gb RAM. But speed lately with apps has been a little on the longer load time. Playing a game? Forget it or you won't have battery to make you past lunch.
So I take it the nexus 6 lasts like two days on a charge at least? That's what it sounds like! The G4 is almost a no go cause the release date is iffy. I need to switch this week.
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OE other question.. I enjoy an otterbox commuter case and zagg screen protector. Do you guys have recommendations? Are glass screen protectors good?
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OE other question.. I enjoy an otterbox commuter case and zagg screen protector. Do you guys have recommendations? Are glass screen protectors good?
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http://forum.xda-developers.com/nexus-6/accessories

talk2nate said:
OE other question.. I enjoy an otterbox commuter case and zagg screen protector. Do you guys have recommendations? Are glass screen protectors good?
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Spigen slim armor is what I use on my Nexus 6. Best case I've ever used. I will stick with Spigen forever. Good stuff!!

dannstarr said:
I sold my note 4 for my nexus 6. Have never looked back, and it will take something very drastic from Samsung for me to go there again
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I did the same thing and I couldn't be happier. Lollipop ruined my Note 4, even running a custom rom. The Nexus 6 is just incredibly smooth.

I`am considering buying the Asus 2,3Ghz Zenfone 2. Though i love my N6 this device realy intrigues me and the reviews are great. Aah well we`ll see

gee2012 said:
I`am considering buying the Asus 2,3Ghz Zenfone 2. Though i love my N6 this device realy intrigues me and the reviews are great. Aah well we`ll see
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Too small.
But good reviews? The first review I.found was pretty negative
http://gizmodo.com/asus-zenfone-2-hands-on-less-than-meets-the-eye-1705360516

rootSU said:
Too small.
But good reviews? The first review I.found was pretty negative
http://gizmodo.com/asus-zenfone-2-hands-on-less-than-meets-the-eye-1705360516
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The YouTube reviews i have watched are mighty good But not a done deal yet though, as i said i love my N6.
Btw LMY48B OTA is rolling out now for the N4,5 and 9 (LTE) now. The update is about 24MB for the N5.

talk2nate said:
OE other question.. I enjoy an otterbox commuter case and zagg screen protector. Do you guys have recommendations? Are glass screen protectors good?
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I've been very pleased with my Ballistic Tough Jacket Maxx, coming from a Note 2 in an Otterbox Defender. A bit bulkier than a Commuter, but not by much.
As for battery life, I've been able to make it through a "moderate" usage day, no power saver and with over 50% left. So two days is certainly not impossible. Plus you get a fast charger with it.

It has been my experience, with Nexus devices, that if you have to ask if you should buy one, you probably shouldn't.