Google Nexus 5 by LG Users Thread!

[themuffinman]

For what it's worth, if anyone is looking for a great traditional SMS app, I recommend Textra - it's fast and lightweight with a clean UI; supports 'just enough' features (e.g. group MMS) and does not have any of the bloat that comes with something like GoSMS.

I second that... downloaded Textra bc I didn't like the way hangouts was laid out - I don't want all the extras and seeing my entire G+ contact list  in there was annoying.

Yeah, I stopped using chomp/gosms/handcent (handcent was my favorite) because of all the added useless crap that came with it.  Been using textra for the last couple of weeks and I love it so far.

[QWIKSTRIKE]

After having this phone since Thursday night I can say that I am truely not missing my SG3. I was a bit botherd by the color appearance until I turned the brightness down in the display. Once I adjusted the brightness I was blown away with the appearance. You all should try lowering the screen brightness as well. With the brightness adjusted lower I was able to see the phone from an angle very clearly with out that washed out appearance. The Screen review about the Nexus 5 screen on PhoneArean was dead on. I set my backgroung as black and everything just pops.

 

The colors are not as saturated as the SG3, nor is the black as rich, but everything else is dead on color wise. The screen is sharp, and crisp, and the white is much whiter than my SG3. The speaker is louder, and I get better battery life than the SG3, and dare I say that the antenna sometimes picks up LTE inside my home where as before that never ever happened.

 

Although this thing is made of plastic it is easier to hold than the SG3, my SG3 felt slippery to the touch and grip. They both are sturdy phones albeit plastic they are well made plastic. The NS5 seems to have a more visual premium look in "my opinion" even thoguh both are made of plastic.

 

I miss Touch Wiz to the extent that I missed Sense from my EVO 4 G. Touch wiz has many more features from Samsung that I miss like the Music Hub, and camera settings. I can tell you that I can aprreciate both OS Touchwiz or straight up KitKat, and miss the 7 home screens that TouchWiz gives straight out of the Box. I am using Nova Laucher for the sake of the way the contacts is setup in Kit Ka "preference", and additional home screens.  I have not found any lagginess, and this OS is clean and smooth. My SG3 is slow and a bit laggy compared to this for sure. My SG3 was no way as responsive as this is when cchanging betwee screens and Apps.

 

What you get with the Nexus 5 is a clean snappier OS, lag...what Lag! You get a beastly radio, a well made phone albeit made of plastic. You get a faster smoother OS, a louder speaker a biggger screen thats much sharper and with the brightness toned down a gorgeous screen that can be viewd form many different angles. Yes, with "brightness" adjusted high it looks washed out but when the brightness is adjusted lower you get nice rich colors. I streamed Netflix in the Pocono's with 2-3 bars with out  skipping a beat on unlimited Data. Better yet I can choose any operator other than Verizon, and I am not locked in to a contract.

 

No phone has everything,  and better camera software is sorely needed. I can honestly say this is for anyone that wants a fast and smooth OS with every thing top notch at this point besides the camera software, and no contract. This will replace the GS3 that I had with a cracked screen without paying GS3 replacement cost, or replacing it and gettinbg a used phone. I can now wait for a metal Note 4 with tri band, and take advantage of SPARK in the mean time with unlimited data here in NY.. Best of all I am not contract bound and still have an upgrade to use.

 

 

32bg Nexus 5 white and lrocking it with my Skull Candy Hesh 2 headphones! Do not be Afraid to try this phone!

Edited November 11, 2013 by QWIKSTRIKE

[mikejeep]

After having this phone since Thursday night I can say that I am truely not missing my SG3. I was a bit botherd by the color appearance until I turned the brightness down in the display. Once I adjusted the brightness I was blown away with the appearance. You all should try lowering the screen brightness as well. With the brightness adjusted lower I was able to see the phone from an angle very clearly with out that washed out appearance. The Screen review about the Nexus 5 screen on PhoneArean was dead on. I set my backgroung as black and everything just pops.

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Although this thing is made of plastic it is easier to hold than the SG3, my SG3 felt slippery to the touch and grip. They both are sturdy phones albeit plastic they are well made plastic. The NS5 seems to have a more visual premium look in "my opinion" even thoguh both are made of plastic.

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32bg Nexus 5 white and lrocking it with my Skull Candy Hesh 2 headphones! Do not be Afraid to try this phone!

 

Nice write-up! I am still waiting for mine to arrive, but I was able to play with a couple of other N5's, and was impressed as well. I thought the screen was excellent and have no idea if the brightness was up or not. FYI, the black N5 has a completely different feel than the white one -- it is more of a matte finish, feels more like rubber than plastic. I thought it was a nice touch.  I don't need or want my phone to be shiny anyway.

 

-Mike

[irev210]

Has anyone figured out how to modify the PRL yet?

[TheForce627]

I took a look at the n5 today and the screen seems very washed out. I compared it to the lg g2 and it just looks dull. Reminds me of the evo 3d I'm unfortunately using since my s4 is bricked.

[SpenceSouth]

Has anyone figured out how to modify the PRL yet?

 

I may be mistaken, but I believe there was a post recently where someone managed to modify it... I may be mistaking the N5 for the LG G2 though.  

[SpenceSouth]

Looks like they are completely out of inventory for the 16GB Black Nexus 5 on the Play Store.

[QWIKSTRIKE]

I took a look at the n5 today and the screen seems very washed out. I compared it to the lg g2 and it just looks dull. Reminds me of the evo 3d I'm unfortunately using since my s4 is bricked.

 

 

Did you change the back ground colors at all. I have the bubbles home screen and a black back ground and I can see my apps from all angles. This was achieved only after lowering my screen brightness settings. The phone is not as saturated color wise like my SG3, black is not as rich, but over all I am pleased. When the brightness was higher I was not as pleased as I am now. Don't get me wrong it still is a little washed out but barely from side views with black. If anyone has this just lower the brightness settings, and use a black back grounf and try using the bluish black buubles screen and the phone looks extremely sweet from all veiwing angles.

[TheForce627]

Did you change the back ground colors at all. I have the bubbles home screen and a black back ground and I can see my apps from all angles. This was achieved only after lowering my screen brightness settings. The phone is not as saturated color wise like my SG3, black is not as rich, but over all I am pleased. When the brightness was higher I was not as pleased as I am now. Don't get me wrong it still is a little washed out but barely from side views with black. If anyone has this just lower the brightness settings, and use a black back grounf and try using the bluish black buubles screen and the phone looks extremely sweet from all veiwing angles.

it looked nice with the purple mountain background but things like the play store just looked washed out compered to the g2 and of course my s4

[Nrbelex]

I took a look at the n5 today and the screen seems very washed out. I compared it to the lg g2 and it just looks dull. Reminds me of the evo 3d I'm unfortunately using since my s4 is bricked.

 

Don't confuse properly calibrated and accurate with washed out. Most phones, especially Samsungs with AMOLED, are extremely saturated to the point of complete inaccuracy. You may very well be seeing a phone with an accurate panel for the first time. Granted blacks could be blacker, but the Nexus 5 screen is really very good. See this review of the screen.

[themuffinman]

I took a look at the n5 today and the screen seems very washed out. I compared it to the lg g2 and it just looks dull. Reminds me of the evo 3d I'm unfortunately using since my s4 is bricked.

More than likely the brightness was turned up all the way, I noticed this myself when I first got the phone.  I have my brightness at about 25 percent and it looks a lot better and is still very much usable in direct sunlight.  With that being said though, I still think the screen on the One is still the best on the market.

[JosefTor]

I took a look at the n5 today and the screen seems very washed out. I compared it to the lg g2 and it just looks dull. Reminds me of the evo 3d I'm unfortunately using since my s4 is bricked.

I just checked out Best Buy and they didn't have a Nexus 5 on demo. Does anyone know where I can find a demo (ex: in the sprint store)?

 

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[DaQue]

I just checked out Best Buy and they didn't have a Nexus 5 on demo. Does anyone know where I can find a demo (ex: in the sprint store)?

 

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Might check a TMobile store just to see one, if its close or maybe Best Buy. I don't have a specific store in mind.

[jordanlong20]

BB only has the dumby placeholders.

 

Sprint had a live demo on the floor at my corporate store.

 

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[GiantJay]

BB only has the dumby placeholders.

 

Sprint had a live demo on the floor at my corporate store.

 

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My Best Buy store has a mock on the floor and a live demo behind the counter.

 

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[SpenceSouth]

BB only has the dumby placeholders.

 

Gosh I hate that.  Impossible to get a feel for a phone, but I guess a surprising number of people may just buy a phone based off of how it looks. 

[GiantJay]

My Nexus 5 was supposed to ship by November 22nd, posted it November 1st. It shipped today and will be here tomorrow.

 

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[QWIKSTRIKE]

it looked nice with the purple mountain background but things like the play store just looked washed out compered to the g2 and of course my s4

Thats the oversaturation that you see there. Phone Arena did a Nexus 5 Screen only review vs other phones and guess who has one of the mpst accurate true to life color reproduction....That's right the Nexus 5!

[SpenceSouth]

My Nexus 5 was supposed to ship by November 22nd, posted it November 1st. It shipped today and will be here tomorrow.

 

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Very nice!  Which version did you get?

[QWIKSTRIKE]

More than likely the brightness was turned up all the way, I noticed this myself when I first got the phone.  I have my brightness at about 25 percent and it looks a lot better and is still very much usable in direct sunlight.  With that being said though, I still think the screen on the One is still the best on the market.

I agree with you on this one for sure!

[GiantJay]

Very nice! Which version did you get?

32gb black.

 

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[Dkoellerwx]

My Nexus 5 was supposed to ship by November 22nd, posted it November 1st. It shipped today and will be here tomorrow.

 

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Mine has said shipping on the 22nd as well. Wonder if it will ship soon? 

[HTCandroid]

32gb black.

 

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I orded the 32 black also, says ship on 11/26, hopefully sooner!

[WiWavelength]

With that being said though, I still think the screen on the One is still the best on the market.

 

Yes.  I call it the One and Only.

 

 

AJ

[HTCandroid]

My Nexus 5 was supposed to ship by November 22nd, posted it November 1st. It shipped today and will be here tomorrow.

 

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Also, did you get a notification or have you been checking it on play none stop like me?