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First of all Hello to all of ya Nexus'ers , How are ya's?
As the title says ,i've just ordered my 16GB Nexus 4 and its on its way to my place XD Expecting it in 3-5 business days (According to Play Store)
And i must admit...i really cant wait...this is gonna be me first real Top-Notch smartphone (As you can see in my signature, my earlier models werent exactly gutsy).
I've always been a Xperia user so im pretty much used to how that phone worked (Rooting,Recovery,CWM etc) but judging by a few posts i've seen around the N4 is going to be a whole new diferent world me.
Any of ya's got any tips for me to use my phone efficiently and get the most out of it ? (Or avoid doing something for w/e reason?)
Yeah it sounds like quite a newbye question (Which i dont think i am) but sometimes very few small tips avoid future major issues or damage.
Thanks in advance chaps ,
Respect.
EDIT : Tips so far from all of the awesome N4 users around :
-Buy : Case + Protector
-Mod : Unlock BL + Root + Flash ROMs or Kernels.
-Possible Issues : Rear Glass is very sensible.
The nexus 4 is my 7th android phone. I rooted and rom'd every one of them until now. For me, it is just that rock solid. I may eventually root for the permissions. But I haven't been tempted to replace the ROM. My suggestion is to just enjoy the stock android goodness!
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rogerski1 said:
The nexus 4 is my 7th android phone. I rooted and rom'd every one of them until now. For me, it is just that rock solid. I may eventually root for the permissions. But I haven't been tempted to replace the ROM. My suggestion is to just enjoy the stock android goodness!
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First of all thanks for the tips!
Yeah i've been looking around and i could see that besides benchmark scores...the diference between the diferent ROMs around isnt significant ,mostly just styling. So yeah i am thinking of just keeping the stock ROM not only for the Warranty but also the fact that i've always been fighting to get a stock AOKP/AOSP feel in my Xperias...and here it just comes by default XD.
Btw,can this phone be rooted without unlocking the bootloader ? And also will Rooting void the Warranty?
What about Hardware stuff ? As in...something i should know about the phone casing or interior issues?
Respect
You need to unlock bootloader to root.
More tips: this phone has a /sdcard partition. It won't get wiped when you factoy reset. It's a good thing to know.
don't RMA for stupid reasons.
@aba Oh alright ,hmm thats making me think if i should unlock the bootloader or not.
@m4r0v3r No worries mate, unless there is a important and/or noticeable issues ,i'm not planning to RMA it.
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@aba Oh alright ,hmm thats making me think if i should unlock the bootloader or not.
@m4r0v3r No worries mate, unless there is a important and/or noticeable issues ,i'm not planning to RMA it.
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good stuff, I guess unlock, root, and flash another kernel on is the first thing to do, personally I prefer Matrixes kernel and trickster mod to tame the beast. Roms wise I've used Paranoid Android and CM10.1, really it was all for the PIE feature and I prefer the one on CM10.1. Your choice really, but that's the only reason am not on stock rom because that thing is pretty damn good.
Like someone suggested, unlock and root, then play with stock for a while. It will be a similar to your past cm10.1 experience. But just see how it works for you. Then, go ahead and flash away.
I've had cm on mine for months, but then I had to flash the factory image to fix the storage issue and I've stayed with it for the last week.
No matter what, enjoy it!
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Unlock the bootloader so if you decide to root or flash custom roms you can do so without fully wiping your device allowing you to back up your data before
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Get a case, and screen protector.
I like Cruzerlite. The back of the phone is glass. I would set up some cloud apps if you already haven't. Adrive and box gave me 50gb each. I stayed with stock for some time, but I didn't know what I was missing out on. I stayed stock for so long, because my last phone only had cm9.I wanted to feel jelly bean. I couldn't stand the bottom three buttons and pie control has taken care of that. I use razbeanjelly rom with Franco kernel. With the new kernel my battery life is so much longer.
Look up what your new phone can do and iPhone can't.
Have fun
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I agree. Get a case to protect your investment and from accidental falls. So yeah you must be unlock in order to root the device.
And don't ask what rom or kernel is the best. Lol.
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Just want to give my experience - better to unlock as soon as you get it, I regret not doing that because I had to do a full wipe after using the phone for a few weeks!
So I'm toying with the idea of getting a new phone. Currently using an SGS3 and I'm getting bored of it. I've gotten really used to using CM10.1, and have been wanting a more native experience that is akin to what I have on my N7. The problem is, on my SGS3 I'm having issues with various roms either not giving me good enough battery life, or there are stability issues (current ROM is actually experiencing both right now).
I've been toying with the idea of going entirely new, either HTC One or SGS4, but the downside to either is that the community for both are infantile, and I don't really want to wait. Both phones have some fantastic qualities, and either would be great. However, going back to what I originally said, I'm really liking the base Android feel, without any junk overlaid (TouchWiz or HTC Sense, though Sense 5 is kind of pretty).
I guess that leads in to a couple of questions. First, would anyone recommend NOT switching from SGS3 to an N4? Would I be prudent to wait for Google I/O before going with an N4 in case they release new hardware revisions? And finally, if given a choice between the 4 devices listed (SGS3, SGS4, HTC One or N4), what would be the pick? I know they have a laundry list of differences, but I'm thinking a more overall picture. The only phone listed that I haven't actually physically used is the SGS4 (for reasonably obvious reasons). I've been really leaning towards an N4, but are there any major downsides that I might want to know about? The biggest thing is whether or not I should go with the brand new or with something that is somewhat more established.
Sorry for the slight hijack.
toxictaru said:
So I'm toying with the idea of getting a new phone. Currently using an SGS3 and I'm getting bored of it. I've gotten really used to using CM10.1, and have been wanting a more native experience that is akin to what I have on my N7. The problem is, on my SGS3 I'm having issues with various roms either not giving me good enough battery life, or there are stability issues (current ROM is actually experiencing both right now).
I've been toying with the idea of going entirely new, either HTC One or SGS4, but the downside to either is that the community for both are infantile, and I don't really want to wait. Both phones have some fantastic qualities, and either would be great. However, going back to what I originally said, I'm really liking the base Android feel, without any junk overlaid (TouchWiz or HTC Sense, though Sense 5 is kind of pretty).
I guess that leads in to a couple of questions. First, would anyone recommend NOT switching from SGS3 to an N4? Would I be prudent to wait for Google I/O before going with an N4 in case they release new hardware revisions? And finally, if given a choice between the 4 devices listed (SGS3, SGS4, HTC One or N4), what would be the pick? I know they have a laundry list of differences, but I'm thinking a more overall picture. The only phone listed that I haven't actually physically used is the SGS4 (for reasonably obvious reasons). I've been really leaning towards an N4, but are there any major downsides that I might want to know about? The biggest thing is whether or not I should go with the brand new or with something that is somewhat more established.
Sorry for the slight hijack.
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Between the 4 devices, I would pick the N4, simply for the fact that vanilla Android is just so much prettier than Touchwiz and Sense. Plus, the Nexus looks better that the One and the S4, in my opinion.
To find flaws for the other devices, the One only has a 4mp camera, and, although they say it's still a very good camera, I have my doubts. The SGS4 is the live proof that Samsung has run out of ideas for their phones. Why would anyone need two processors on a phone , running alternatively, just for battery life? They could have done something else with that unused space.
abaaaabbbb63 said:
Between the 4 devices, I would pick the N4, simply for the fact that vanilla Android is just so much prettier than Touchwiz and Sense. Plus, the Nexus looks better that the One and the S4, in my opinion.
To find flaws for the other devices, the One only has a 4mp camera, and, although they say it's still a very good camera, I have my doubts. The SGS4 is the live proof that Samsung has run out of ideas for their phones. Why would anyone need two processors on a phone , running alternatively, just for battery life? They could have done something else with that unused space.
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The camera on the One is a big downside for me. I've seen some comparisons and it definitely has visible differences. While I don't take a lot of pictures, when I do, I want them to look good. Fortunately the 8MP camera in my SGS3 has been good, and I don't necessarily think that the N4 would be a whole lot different.
I agree that the vanilla Android look is awesome. It is currently a big reason why I'm looking to get away from my SGS3 like I said. I've been using a CM10.1 based ROM on it, and I can't go back to TouchWiz at all. Obviously my N7 is using vanilla Android as well, and I'm just so used to it now that anything else is bleh. It really feels better, having used a few different interfaces on Android phones (my first was an HTC Desire using some version of Sense, obviously TouchWiz, and I've played with Sense 5, none of them appeal to me any more).
I'm trying to price an N4 right now so that I might just head out tomorrow and get one.
I know there are some threads on it, but how obvious is the heat throttling on the N4? I do play some games that generate heat (for example, the last Kairosoft game I played causing my tablet to become almost uncomfortably warm, and I do play Ingress with tends to make my SGS3 pretty warm as well). If I have any reservations about the N4 aside from lack of expandable storage (easily solved with USB OTG though, which I do with my N7 anyway), its the throttling and battery life.
toxictaru said:
The camera on the One is a big downside for me. I've seen some comparisons and it definitely has visible differences. While I don't take a lot of pictures, when I do, I want them to look good. Fortunately the 8MP camera in my SGS3 has been good, and I don't necessarily think that the N4 would be a whole lot different.
I agree that the vanilla Android look is awesome. It is currently a big reason why I'm looking to get away from my SGS3 like I said. I've been using a CM10.1 based ROM on it, and I can't go back to TouchWiz at all. Obviously my N7 is using vanilla Android as well, and I'm just so used to it now that anything else is bleh. It really feels better, having used a few different interfaces on Android phones (my first was an HTC Desire using some version of Sense, obviously TouchWiz, and I've played with Sense 5, none of them appeal to me any more).
I'm trying to price an N4 right now so that I might just head out tomorrow and get one.
I know there are some threads on it, but how obvious is the heat throttling on the N4? I do play some games that generate heat (for example, the last Kairosoft game I played causing my tablet to become almost uncomfortably warm, and I do play Ingress with tends to make my SGS3 pretty warm as well). If I have any reservations about the N4 aside from lack of expandable storage (easily solved with USB OTG though, which I do with my N7 anyway), its the throttling and battery life.
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I haven't had any heat problems with the N4. Those were new android users that thought that a 40 degree Celsius processor is an overheating one
Had mine for like two+ months now. It's my seventh android phone. I rooted it and changed it as soon as I opened the box. I have since played with stock ROMs and while they are nice I don't see the point in not running a faster and smoother ROM with more features. Its what nexus is all about IMO.
Enjoy it. I do.
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the htc one goes for $800 on ebay. .the nexus 4 can be had for $300. So if you pay the same price for both, get htc > sell > buy nexus 4 > have leftover cash.
I just ordered 2 nexus 4. here are some issues to look out for.
creaking
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Nbx825UGZWw
yellowing tint (can't find link)
gap in bezel
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2129337
thread listing a bunch of possible issues
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2146600
As some one above mentioned,unlock the bootloader before installing any thing.This would save a lot trouble later if you want to switch to custom ROM.
I would suggest try Paranoid Android or CyanogenMod,they would serve the need of the most.
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the htc one goes for $800 on ebay. .the nexus 4 can be had for $300. So if you pay the same price for both, get htc > sell > buy nexus 4 > have leftover cash.
I just ordered 2 nexus 4. here are some issues to look out for.
creaking
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Nbx825UGZWw
yellowing tint (can't find link)
gap in bezel
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2129337
thread listing a bunch of possible issues
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2146600
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I wish I could get them for the same price, but no such luck.
suggestions ???
deciding factor will be battery and camera
If your deciding factors are the camera and battery - this definitely.
I went for this due to the Nexus 4 having a ****ty battery. Sick of the Nexus devices being a nearly there device.
Since you are posting this in the G2 forum you should probably expect lots of "buy the G2" answers, of course.
But yeah if the deciding factors are camera and battery, G2 will win on both of those, no doubt about it. Unless all these Nexus leaks have been totally fake and Google releases a completely different N5 than we've all been expecting. That doesn't seem very likely, so buy the G2.
hbksabhi said:
suggestions ???
deciding factor will be battery and camera
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Ill tell you something, The Nexus 5 will be all AOSP stock based, As of right now of the time of this writing the Verizon G2 has 10 roms, half are stock based half are open source based. With a stable CM base that just came out a day ago 5 AOSP based roms have dropped in this one section alone already. Suffice it to say there will be no shortage of open source Roms and clearly this seems evident from the sudden burst of AOSP based roms. On top of that the G2 will have its stock based Roms as well so this makes it a very versatile device to the N5, which will just be Pure AOSP, and a little boring for my taste. Having Stock and AOSP based official Roms makes it a double edged sword, it gives you more options when Rom hunting.
Better camera and bigger battery. So, what stop you?
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while i really welcome the ROMs popping up, you still can't compare it with a nexus experience, first off Aosp on LG2 will always have some **** reverse engineered drivers, workarounds,......... it for sure will hit a level were it works good, but that's it.
On the other side a Nexus Device will get support also from devs much longer then any branded bloatware phone, you will see so many different ROMs, Aosp based but also ports from other devices, Miui, Sony, Samsung,......... and any of this will work perfect from day one because there is no need to reverse engineer any driver.
The only thing what I really like about the G2 is it's huge battery, but then again we still don't know how the N5 will work with its 2300mah or maybe more battery, or if kit kat really improves battery usage.
So personally I would wait for the official release and then for the first reviews, then it is still soon enough to make a decision.
hbksabhi said:
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deciding factor will be battery and camera
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Do you want a larger screen ?
Do you want a better battery ?
Do you want a 13MP camera ?
Do you want the "knock-on" feature in order to keep your power button from wearing because the thousands of presses ?
Do you want an FM radio ?
Do you want a universal IR remote to switch the TV channel to your favorite channel in public places ?
If yes, you don't really have any other choice.
These phones are only current for 1 year anyway, then their hardware becomes obsolete.
get the G2. I just cant kill this thing. I am too spoiled with bigger batteries. I have high hopes for the nexus but the battery compromise sucks. but it makes sense because who would buy a G2 then? I had the G2 then left it for the note 3. and got rid of the note 3 and went back to G2 so that says a lot. if the nexus would have a 3000ma battery then its a no brainer. but at this point no one knows
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On top of that the G2 will have its stock based Roms as well so this makes it a very versatile device to the N5, which will just be Pure AOSP, and a little boring for my taste. Having Stock and AOSP based official Roms makes it a double edged sword, it gives you more options when Rom hunting.
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I dont know why people talk about CM, AOSP, etc, in my experience with Galaxy S2 that roms are horrible compared with stock, lockups, gps not functioning, battery horrible, the only advantage is costumization, besides that there is no advantage compared with stock, at least in my experiencie.
There is no comparison between N5 and G2, N5 will be an inferior product.
So tired of the Nexus line. They always have hardware compromises somewhere. Small storage, bad camera, whatever. I'd rather get the hardware I want, then flash the rom that makes me happy, rather than have great software but never be able to change the crappy camera or small battery or whatever.
So get the G2.
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So tired of the Nexus line. They always have hardware compromises somewhere. Small storage, bad camera, whatever. I'd rather get the hardware I want, then flash the rom that makes me happy, rather than have great software but never be able to change the crappy camera or small battery or whatever.
So get the G2.
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Or worse display... no matter how much you tweak it... shielding problems classic static in the speaker....Or my favorite no USB OTG...
I was for a long time CM only guy. Always nightly always testing. Came from HOX. Had a N4.
Bought a LG G2 and ti my surprise am happy with the old android as well. Suddenly I do not need the latest...
Well it's mostly cuz of xposed that dev deserves a medal!.
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Cst79 said:
Do you want a universal IR remote to switch the TV channel to your favorite channel in public places ?
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That one almost got me.
I'm in the same case aswell, I can't choose between the two. And I'm dying to get a new phone.
That's a crazy feeling
Paradoxxx said:
That one almost got me.
I'm in the same case aswell, I can't choose between the two. And I'm dying to get a new phone.
That's a crazy feeling
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Look, I owned two genuine Nexus devices and seen more. They are nothing special.
Snappy, let's stay stable. But lacking something extra you can get here.
And mostly due to cutting costs, some parts not as good as the branded alternative.
If you do not have the money for a G2 wait for the nexus.
If you do. G2 is really worth the money.
Think about it like this. You can make the G2 into a nexus like device. But you wont be able turn the nexus into the G2. (Missing hw etc)
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Paradoxxx said:
That one almost got me.
I'm in the same case aswell, I can't choose between the two. And I'm dying to get a new phone.
That's a crazy feeling
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Go to each vs thread on this site...the g2 wins all the battles...that's says something. Get the G2 & don't look back
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Look, I owned two genuine Nexus devices and seen more. They are nothing special.
Snappy, let's stay stable. But lacking something extra you can get here.
And mostly due to cutting costs, some parts not as good as the branded alternative.
If you do not have the money for a G2 wait for the nexus.
If you do. G2 is really worth the money.
Think about it like this. You can make the G2 into a nexus like device. But you wont be able turn the nexus into the G2. (Missing hw etc)
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Yeah you got a big point here. But the weird button placement kinda push me back.
And seems like there is more development on verizon G2 than international..
(Can't we flash verizon's on intl? )
(Even tho the intl got Cyano and AOKP as I saw)
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Go to each vs thread on this site...the g2 wins all the battles...that's says something. Get the G2 & don't look back
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Yeah, I saw the battery life reports, performance etc, the device is beautiful, borderless, but when you drop it, you're more likely to break the screen. (even if I droped my n4 2 times in 8 month time) This is really some stuff I gotta take in count.
Besides everything that has been said already, I really like the power/volume buttons on the back. Theyve grown on me, I find them useful and its unique, and the power button is another extra led light btw. The button placements on the nexus 5 is ehh basic and I'm not a fan of the way that camera lens looks on the back. Like others said go for the G2 if you have the money, if not nexus 5 is fine too.
bought G2 today ! :victory:
will get by monday !
32gb white
I'm sick of waiting. I'm getting the G2 tomorrow.
SysAdmNj said:
Besides everything that has been said already, I really like the power/volume buttons on the back. Theyve grown on me, I find them useful and its unique, and the power button is another extra led light btw. The button placements on the nexus 5 is ehh basic and I'm not a fan of the way that camera lens looks on the back. Like others said go for the G2 if you have the money, if not nexus 5 is fine too.
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Dammmmn. Okay then, I'll just wait tonight to see if the N5 is announced.
If it is not, LG G2.
Super Grover said:
I'm sick of waiting. I'm getting the G2 tomorrow.
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I guess that's nice . 32Gb?
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Dammmmn. Okay then, I'll just wait tonight to see if the N5 is announced.
If it is not, LG G2.
I guess that's nice . 32Gb?
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Yeah they only have 32g here. Will be nice coming from the S2 and it's 16g.
So guys, I think I will be moving to the Nexus 5 and I water to take your opinions and if you want to change to it...then why?
I have two main reasons, the first would be to simply expand, I would like to test other phones than samsung and starting with a Nexus is the perfect choice. The other and MAIN reason would be Rom and Mod comp ability. What I mean here is that stock nexus devices should and as I know get many Roms, and i love exploring all the great Roms out there, and love tweaking my phone to the MAX. The problem here is that I own an I9500 and as you know that thing has a very low amount of Roms (Thanks to all debs who went through and created Roms for this device) but what I mean is that they are very limited. I remember on my Galaxy S1 how many Roms there were and how many Roms I flashed. Another problem would be that there are no stock android Roms, or stable ones at least, which limits everything. Along side with that Samsung is making it even harder to flash custom Roms (there is a post about this) but anyway it is becoming tougher, and that is kind of the opposite of what I want ( I AM NOT HATIN, I HAVE BEEN A SAMSUNG USER FOR YEARS). One example would be that we can't flash an older firmware, and that made so many problems for people like loosing their IMEI.
So tell me your opinions.
Nexus line will always be the first to get software updates. What you'll lose from moving are the expandable memory, removable battery, better camera, IR feature, perhaps better headphone sound as your version has the Wolfson DAC. Somethings to consider if any of those are important to you. Us i9505 owners have better development, also the ability to flash GPE roms.
I've personally ordered the N5 to give it a try if I don't like it I will return it under the DSR regulations we have in the UK. I do like Nexus products heck I had the N4 before moving to the S4 and have a N7.2 as well so know how development for those products are.
You'll gain instant updates, a plethora of roms and kernels, hassle free unlocking and no lock downs like Knox. A beefier CPU. Etc.
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Nexus line will always be the first to get software updates. What you'll lose from moving are the expandable memory, removable battery, better camera, IR feature, perhaps better headphone sound as your version has the Wolfson DAC. Somethings to consider if any of those are important to you. Us i9505 owners have better development, also the ability to flash GPE roms.
I've personally ordered the N5 to give it a try if I don't like it I will return it under the DSR regulations we have in the UK. I do like Nexus products heck I had the N4 before moving to the S4 and have a N7.2 as well so know how development for those products are.
You'll gain instant updates, a plethora of roms and kernels, hassle free unlocking and no lock downs like Knox. A beefier CPU. Etc.
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Thanks for your answer. As for my loss, well you will always need to sacrifice something to get something else, but for me the most vital thing would probably be the expandable storage and maybe the headphone sound. As for the IR blaster, camera, and battery they aren't major for me, as I have never had to change batteries, barely used the IR blaster, and don't use my phones camera when taking important photos. So I hope that if I do get the Nexus 5 I would have a great experience.
You sure will have a great experience. Just check the N4 and N7 threads and see how many roms etc there are. With custom roms the experience will get even better. You may find stock Android weird at first but you'll get use to it.
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Im already selling mine on Ebay. Nexus 5 will be mine next week
nikzDHD said:
You sure will have a great experience. Just check the N4 and N7 threads and see how many roms etc there are. With custom roms the experience will get even better. You may find stock Android weird at first but you'll get use to it.
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Yup, thats the most exiting thing for me THE ROMSD just hope I don't get screwed over again and only a couple of Roms will be released....but I'm pretty sure that that won't be the case.
Stevemeister said:
Im already selling mine on Ebay. Nexus 5 will be mine next week
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Great man, congrats!! Don't forget to report back on your experience, and what things do u like better or worst..
By the way which model of the S4 of you own?
Thanks!
I own a I9505 but I hate the screen and the AOSP bugs so the new Nexus is a logical move for me.
No more waiting for android updates and no more purple smearing issue with the screen.
Can't wait !
Stevemeister said:
Thank!
I own a I9505 but I hate the screen and the AOSP bugs so the new Nexus is a logical move for me.
No more waiting for android updates and no more purple smearing issue with the screen.
Can't wait !
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I actually never had screen problems (probably because of different model) but I agree.....NO MORE WAITING FOR UPDATES!!!!
I have one on the way. I first reason I bought it so that I could play around with OSs more, not just ROMs. Trying out different ROMs is fun but it is still Android. I hope to see ports of FirefoxOS, Sailfish, and Touch for the Nexus 5.
Second, I've had many Samsung devices and developers have always found a way to get them open for playing with but KNOX is different. It was not meant to be circumvented and Samsung must keep it that way. As people figure out ways around it Samsung will be forced to take more aggressive actions or the whole thing is useless for enterprise and government organizations. Samsung started down the path and will be forced to follow it.
Last reason, I had an LG Optimus G prior to my S4, and I really liked it. It was a great device and instilled confidence in their ability to make nice handsets.
There are a few drawbacks to the change for me. I will miss some of the hardware features like the sd and battery. I will also miss some of the software my carrier provides like navigation.
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+1. I am thinking of doing the same. While nothing is perfect. The nexus 5 is as good as it can get in terms of ui and responsiveness. I have yet to read some reviews though from some of the top reviewers specially camera , screen and battery reviews. Just read CNET review and they mentioned that the screen is not as good as the iphone5 and HTC one. Not very bright and under sunlight its less that satisfactory. It also doesn't compare in terms of vibrancy to a gs4 or a note 3. The video sample footage they shot is also pretty ordinary (a little jittery and kind of extremely sharp, almost like playing a video game with AA turned off). So I am still holding my horses but really like this phone otherwise. Only if the bottom bezel (chin) wasn't too big. It feels like a waste of space.
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I think we have several Dislike Threads forS4. Why we need this one.? You wanna move on, Then its good for you but please let S4 Users live in Peace.
Well this thread does serve a purpose since people who switched can give a comparison on what is good/bad about the N5 in comparison to the S4.
I for one want a nexus device
Ever since i got into android I always had a samsung, well still have 1 year and 4 months in my contract so i guess my next device is gonna be the N6.
I need a microSD slot and I like having a removable battery, AMOLED and full-sized screen (the navigation bar takes up room). S4 for me.
Staying with S4
Why?
rocking 64GB of sexy stroage
Strong 2800 Battery (also got a 3900mah battery for it)
Octo-Core ( 4 x 4)
Android 4.3
i'll jump to S5 when its out,
Nexus 5 looks like a business phone no sd card cant remove battery and 32GB won't cut it in this day n age wake up people.
Good choice bro, i doubt you'll be dissapointed
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lethcore said:
Staying with S4
Why?
rocking 64GB of sexy stroage
Strong 2800 Battery (also got a 3900mah battery for it)
Octo-Core ( 4 x 4)
Android 4.3
i'll jump to S5 when its out,
Nexus 5 looks like a business phone no sd card cant remove battery and 32GB won't cut it in this day n age wake up people.
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Agree!
Also heading for the s5 instead of nexus.
No sd card sucks! And battery replacement is a must for me
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Hey gentlemen.
Verizon Variant still has no bootloader bypass to flash kernels and development as of 11/19/2013 seems to be a ghost town.
While the G2 scene compared to ours is on fire.
Anyone thinking about moving to the G2?
The white VZW G2 renders I have seen look pretty hot.
Right now the G2 has Loki, so they can flash kernels, etc and with it being the Nexus 5's sister phone
kitkat and 5.0 should come quickly.
thoughts?
If I was in my 14 day window I would try out the G2.
Im fed up with the radios on Samsung phones.
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deathshead said:
Hey gentlemen.
Verizon Variant still has no bootloader bypass to flash kernels and development as of 11/19/2013 seems to be a ghost town.
While the G2 scene compared to ours is on fire.
Anyone thinking about moving to the G2?
The white VZW G2 renders I have seen look pretty hot.
Right now the G2 has Loki, so they can flash kernels, etc and with it being the Nexus 5's sister phone
kitkat and 5.0 should come quickly.
thoughts?
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Kinda. I guess if you're after AOSP stuff, I can see how the N3 situation would be depressing. Having many roms for many years, we're not in a bad place. KitKat will come soon, we're otherwise one of the few devices that is/was on 4.3. Custom kernels rarely amount to anything worthwhile but a bit of extra battery life. I haven't gone back to look at Note 2 stuff though I still have the device laying around, but I'm not sure how well they integrated the S-Pen in any of it.
The G2 is somewhat appealing, but the N3 is still the top device on the market (specs alone, not to mention battery size + removability and microSD). We have custom roms now (you can even safestrap beans, back it up, restore it over stock, delete the old rom slot and run completely custom with no issues). I came to the Note 2 and now 3 because of the S-Pen, and no other phone is on the horizon with anything comparable - otherwise I might have a more normal sized phone - except, again, the N3 is the top specced phone on the market, so I might have it anyway.
If the new HTC One/M8 met or exceeded the N3 specs, plus microSD and removable battery, I'd strongly consider jumping ship. HTC build quality is still so much better than Samsung/LG, and they are continuing to make camera a priority. It's a shame we can't get a Lumia 1020-level camera device on Android. I'd leave the N3 for that, for sure.
Edit: And yes, radios! My HTC Rezound had so much better radios than any Samsung.
I'd say that the Note 3 is the best phone I've owned. I'm not looking into a change at this time. I live more in apps than the OS so I'm OK with Touchwiz for the time being.
I was at sprint the other day checking out htc one max and the white g2 is sharp except it feels like crap in hand and ui is awful i think. and buttons on the back get out. on a side note wish verizon has a red htc one cause it looks hot!!
I used to be a AOSP/AOKP Gnex guy. But I DO really enjoy touchwiz believe it or not!.
However, the option for true Hybrid roms would be great, plus having the leg up on waiting ages for either Samsung OR LG to update
thier devices once Android 5 or whatever comes around the Devs are always first.
Kernels are a pretty big deal for many features other than battery life.
Idk. I just think back to the Droid X days where the bootloader/Kernel really crippled the device in terms of making full use of the hardware.
Kinda torn. the Note 3 is a beast.
but so is the G2, while feeling better in the hand.
deathshead said:
I used to be a AOSP/AOKP Gnex guy. But I DO really enjoy touchwiz believe it or not!.
However, the option for true Hybrid roms would be great, plus having the leg up on waiting ages for either Samsung OR LG to update
thier devices once Android 5 or whatever comes around the Devs are always first.
Kernels are a pretty big deal for many features other than battery life.
Idk. I just think back to the Droid X days where the bootloader/Kernel really crippled the device in terms of making full use of the hardware.
Kinda torn. the Note 3 is a beast.
but so is the G2, while feeling better in the hand.
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Like I said, if it weren't for the S-Pen, I doubt I'd have had a Note 2, much less a Note 3. With the leaks of the HTC One replacement/update, I'd probably have a G2 right now and be waiting to jump to the HTC .. assuming I could get over not having microSD/removable battery.
And don't discount the Galaxy S5. You have to figure Samsung has some solid upgrades in store for that, likely above what the N3 has.
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If I was in my 14 day window I would try out the G2.
Im fed up with the radios on Samsung phones.
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Have you thought about getting your phone replaced? Maybe you have a defective unit? I have two Note 3s at home , 3 co-workers have it, and my cousin and his fiancé have it and none of ours have signal/reception issues. Hoping your radio problems are solved soon, sir.
Also, this thread belongs here :http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2466108
HAZA12D_HYPERDRIVE_NOTE3
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I heard it was pretty slow update before for LG, how about now? still that bad?
If LG can update the firmware often, just like Samsung, I will say it's good enough to me.
This is the only reason I haven't decided to get a G2 or Nexus 5.
What exactly are you asking on here?
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I heard it was pretty slow update before for LG, how about now? still that bad?
If LG can update the firmware often, just like Samsung, I will say it's good enough to me.
This is the only reason I haven't decided to get a G2 or Nexus 5.[/QUOTE
I would go LG G2 being that the G2 is essentially a better version of the Nexus 5. Better screen, better battery and better speakers(from my understanding). Also the LG G2 has its own overlay on top of it so you can always mess around with that and see if you like it OR just slap a KitKat ROM on it and have yourself a Nexus experience. The Nexus 5 although I'm sure a great device is only pure android and you can't slap on the G2 like overlay if for whatever reason you wanted to and got bored of Stock Android. All of the Nexus 5 ROMs center around Stock Android and if you ever wanted something flashy as the LG G2s Stock ROM that would be impossible. Hope that helped. Lol
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I'd go with the LG G2 because of the camera and also the bigger screen.
cly1025 said:
I heard it was pretty slow update before for LG, how about now? still that bad?
If LG can update the firmware often, just like Samsung, I will say it's good enough to me.
This is the only reason I haven't decided to get a G2 or Nexus 5.
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If updates are your concern then nexus 5 is your best way to go.LG has nothing to do with updates with that phone all from google itself being stock android.
Oh yea and better camera. Lol. Totally forgot
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cly1025 said:
I heard it was pretty slow update before for LG, how about now? still that bad?
If LG can update the firmware often, just like Samsung, I will say it's good enough to me.
This is the only reason I haven't decided to get a G2 or Nexus 5.
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If you want better hardware The G2. If you want faster software updates the Nexus 5. It's hard to get the best of both worlds. Choose the One that's more important to you.
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I had a N5 before my G2, G2 beats it sir
Nexus 5 is the cheap alternative.
My battery life on the G2 is insane. The N5 battery is quite bad i've heard.
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If LG can update the firmware often, just like Samsung, I will say it's good enough to me.
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ever asked yourself why Samsung is providing so many updates???
only speaking for myself, but the G2 with 4.2.2 is running pretty smoothly and "LG's Android version" (with LG's UI) is working exceptionally well.
so personally I prefere LG is taking it's time on KK, but the version they realease is as stable as 4.2.2 is now!
Nexus 5
- Better camera software, HDR+ mode takes extremely sharp/colorful pictures that can never be produced on the G2, even with camera mods. This is one of the things I miss most about the Nexus 5. G2 pictures don't have sharp lines and colors are washed out.
- Built in antennas are better, slightly stronger signals, loads webpages/everything much faster.
- Less lag compared to the G2, very zippy and everything runs much faster.
- Better software development, more roms, mods, themes, etcs. Easier to root/flash new roms.
- Stock rom is less bloated, around 285mb vs G2's 2gb rom.
The screen on the Nexus 5 looks really cheap compared to the G2, viewing angles are much worse and you can see the white backlight bleeding all over the screen from an angle. The feel of the nexus is light and overall plasticy and cheap.
The G2 has knock on/off, better battery life by far, and bigger more premium screen.
For me it was important to have battery, better screen and knock on so I went with the G2. Still I'm not entirely satisfied with either phone. LG is also not a very popular phone so resale value and software development is very limited.
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Nexus 5
- Better camera software, HDR+ mode takes extremely sharp/colorful pictures that can never be produced on the G2, even with camera mods. This is one of the things I miss most about the Nexus 5. G2 pictures don't have sharp lines and colors are washed out.
- Built in antennas are better, slightly stronger signals, loads webpages/everything much faster.
- Less lag compared to the G2, very zippy and everything runs much faster.
- Better software development, more roms, mods, themes, etcs. Easier to root/flash new roms.
- Stock rom is less bloated, around 285mb vs G2's 2gb rom.
The screen on the Nexus 5 looks really cheap compared to the G2, viewing angles are much worse and you can see the white backlight bleeding all over the screen from an angle. The feel of the nexus is light and overall plasticy and cheap.
The G2 has knock on/off, better battery life by far, and bigger more premium screen.
For me it was important to have battery, better screen and knock on so I went with the G2. Still I'm not entirely satisfied with either phone. LG is also not a very popular phone so resale value and software development is very limited.
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Coming from the nexus 5 to the g2 I can also chime in here. For starters, its preference, if ya want the stock vanilla android or skinned. Having the nexus 4 and 5 to the g2 I was initially shocked on the aamount of crap on this g2. Nothing a little disabling could take care of, but once ya go vanilla, its mind blowing how much **** a carrier and company can throw on there. That and the amount of Dev support is crazy good.......but that's where it ends.
The g2 is IMO<--- far superior in every other element. The battery is a beast, and that was first on my checklist. Also for some odd reason, I'm having stronger signal on the g2 then I did with the nexus, both WiFi and data signals. The camera, and features, are much much better.
The screen on my n5 seemed washed out, the g2's color reproduction is much more accurate, plus that little extra 5.2"-4.95" is noticeable to me.
I definitely consider the g2 a winner, and it just suits my needs better then the n5 did......and until I/if get annoyed of this lg skin too much, that's when I'll miss the nexus developer side. And as a matter of fact, I'm already eyeing that PA for 803 to flash my tempting needs....Lol
If your absolute need is the latest & constant software update, then you can go for Nexus 5. Spec wise, it does have difference than G2 & on lower end for some parts. Nevertheless, it's an awesome device for pure android experience.
If you don't mind about the software update (which you don't have to, since the JB 4.2.2 implemention is seriously good here) then go for G2. I own one so, it's definitely spot on so far, moving from Samsung after a few generations with it. It's really snappy & no noticeable lag yet. The battery life is very2 impressive for a device this size.
Ultimately, it's up to you to decide. I was on same predicament as you for a couple of months before deciding on which to choose. Whichever you choose, it will be a worthy choice.
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Nexus 5
I bought the D802 version of G2, but today i should go for Nexus 5 instead. The development for the G2 is to slow.
I think you should go for LG G2. Battery is amazing.
Lg G2 + CM11 is your solution.
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Lg G2 + CM11 is your solution.
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Then you havent tried Mahdi, CM 11, to much bugs and unstable and bad battery compared to Mahdi ROM with Houstonn kernel.
I'm going the other way, leaving a lg-g2 after 5 months for the nexus 5. What hit me is the size factor. 5" vs 5.2 (or rather 2.72" vs 2.78" wide). That difference is the difference in my hands between one handed use and needing to adjust the phone and use two hands for basic operations. Basically the N5 is as wide as a phone can be for me before it hits phablet level.