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 Nexus 5 [V2], The Google Flagship

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post Nov 13 2013, 10:04 AM

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QUOTE(Stochastic @ Nov 13 2013, 09:20 AM)
DirectD revised the price to RM1699. Should I go for it? Currently using iPhone 4s
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That price is not bad considering that it's supposed to have warranty,it's readily available and it's the D821 model which supports our LTE bands. smile.gif
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post Nov 14 2013, 11:34 PM

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QUOTE(akash3656 @ Nov 14 2013, 10:58 PM)
Don't trust gsmarena. I just realise they use 50% for each phone and not locking the phone to a certain brightness. And earlier today I saw a video comparison of Nexus 5 and the LG G2. The Nexus 5 at about 30% brightness is already brighter than the LG G2 at 50% brightness.

Then again, I do not know who to trust now at all lol.
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Anandtech's reviews are trustworthy imo smile.gif
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post Nov 16 2013, 07:54 PM

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QUOTE(mtxx @ Nov 16 2013, 07:47 PM)
in android kitkat, the wifi icon and gsm signal icon no longer have tiny up&down arrow to show data transfer?
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Yes,the arrows are showed in the notification shade's toggles page instead .
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post Nov 26 2013, 08:16 PM

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Just got my D820 32GB from shirogawa. Below are my first impressions
-Beautiful screen, accurate colors, good black levels
-seriously light chassis ,but still solid
-loud speakers,just a bit below my previous ZL. much better than the one on the N4
-gets hot playing hi10p videos
-charges fast with a 2A charger,the stock charger is slower though [1.2A output]

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post Nov 26 2013, 11:46 PM

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QUOTE(kimjs90 @ Nov 26 2013, 10:33 PM)
will it effect the phone if using 2A charger bro?
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Should be fine,the phone has it's own mechanism to manage charging and should not overheat or overcharge itself.
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post Nov 27 2013, 11:50 AM

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QUOTE(whereis the love @ Nov 27 2013, 09:32 AM)
anybody notice that n5 got yellowish screen??
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QUOTE(Ahmaz @ Nov 27 2013, 10:58 AM)
How long have you been using that particular N5? reddit owners are sayign it disappears after a while
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From what I observed so far the screen changes it's color tenperature on the fly based on what's on the screen/ambient brightness etc etc (these variables are not confirmed yet,they're just my observation). Mine can go from having pure whites to slight warmer whites depending on those conditions. It doesn't matter if you have auto brightness or manual brightness control. Iirc the same thing can observed on the z,zl and htc one. The nexus 4's screen doesn't do this though as far as i can tell.

I've also noticed that the cpu cannot stay at 2.3ghz for more than 2 cores while playing a long,high bitrate 720p hi10p video. The phone seems to be having trouble managing the maximum heat output of the cpu. With custom kernels from faux and franco the situation is better,but the phone still cannot run all of it's cpu cores at their max frequency. That said for 99% of people this wont be a problem. Normal usage and gaming is fine. Web pages are rendered using all 4 cores at 2.3ghz whichbgoes back down to 300mhz when done.
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post Nov 27 2013, 07:35 PM

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QUOTE(super_evil_alien @ Nov 27 2013, 07:04 PM)
It's a well known fact that Google implement high cpu throttle with their Nexus devices. Some custom kernels changes this.
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I've already raised the temperature limit to 80c and core shut down limit to 85c,and the phone runs hot. Even then the behaviour of the cores is still the same. They still throttle after some time. With -50mV UV the phone runs a bit cooler, but just. I wonder whether the Z1 and G2 does the same if put under the same load. Perhaps someone can test this? I used the System Monitor app to monitor the CPU usage in real time,it has a floating widget that displays such info.
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post Nov 28 2013, 05:23 PM

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QUOTE(cocoscrapy @ Nov 28 2013, 09:39 AM)
Anyone having problem with the sound quality/volume?How's the camera aft the fix provided my xda?
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The sound quality and volume through the headphone jack is great, it can easily drive my ATH-M50 headphones. The sound quality and volume through speakers is pretty average, but far better than the Nexus 4, Galaxy Nexus and Nexus S.
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post Nov 30 2013, 02:27 PM

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QUOTE(Kagekiyo @ Nov 30 2013, 12:16 PM)
Hi all,

For those existing Nexus 5 owners in this thread, i'm interested to know what batch number your nexus 5 model falls under.

According to the forum members in XDA Developers, the latest batch is marked "311k" which is the latest batch being currently shipped out that has "most" of the initial batch's manufacturing defects fixed.

http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2534423
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Mine is 310K,haven't noticed anything that might be considered manufacturing defects yet,except for slight light bleed on top left of the screen. smile.gif
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post Dec 1 2013, 09:56 PM

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QUOTE(Ken.shin- @ Dec 1 2013, 09:52 PM)
Owners of the black nexus 5, does the back cover get scratches easily?
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I've used mine for a week,and there's no scratches on the back (or front) yet.
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post Dec 8 2013, 09:02 PM

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QUOTE(DarkSilver @ Dec 8 2013, 08:24 PM)
The price is crazy, USD 350 x3.2 = RM 1152(RM 1599).
These sellers... FACEPALM!
How about self-import?  smile.gif
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If the phone was bought in the US,there's still tax for the phone [usually around 7%] and the local postage. So it's more like 385USD [RM1250~]. AFAIK the cheapest Nexus 5 you can get is from Shirogawa, RM1369 for the 16GB D820.
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post Dec 13 2013, 01:17 AM

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QUOTE(Jason @ Dec 13 2013, 12:00 AM)
Got, the problem with first batch is that it was sold out before I could buy it.
I had to wait till the second batch to get mine.
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Yup,that was the main problem with the first batch. It sold out before a lot of people were able to buy it. tongue.gif
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post Dec 13 2013, 01:22 AM

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QUOTE(Galaxy_Nexus @ Dec 12 2013, 11:50 PM)
Guys, any problem with the first batch of nexus 5? Like screen or etc?
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The screen IMO , is great. Side by side it's hard to find differences with my calibrated desktop display.
Black levels could be better, but other than that it's hard to fault the N5's display.

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The new Nexus 7 impressed me with how accurate its display was in terms of color reproduction, beginning with Google stating it targeted sRGB (the color space for both the web and Android) calibration for it. The Nexus 5 seems to have done the same, and wowed me with the best GMB color checker Delta-Es we’ve seen from any Android handset. In addition, the Nexus 5 has none of the saturation boost that’s sadly quite pervasive right now, instead giving the right evenly spaced saturation stepping on its color channels. The Nexus 7 has slightly lower Delta-E, but it’s clear to me that Google has made color calibration an emphasis on the Nexus line.

It’s interesting to hear some Nexus 5 users complain that the display seems undersaturated, since that kind of end user feedback reflects subjective comparison. It also suggests to me that a large percentage of the population doesn’t know what some colors or system elements actually should be. Even for me, looking at the green elements inside the Google Play store on the Note 3 in movie mode or Nexus 5 initially seemed slightly more muted than normal. The reality is that this is what they actually should look like. We’ve just become accustomed to their oversaturated appearance on virtually every other device.

This kind of expectation about what looks right and what doesn’t is rather telling for the state of display calibration in Android handsets, and how OEMs have used oversaturated colors to increase retail shelf appeal. Unfortunately the reality is that oversaturated colors do seem to win taste tests among shoppers, the same way that TVs in most big boxes do. We’ve been looking at them for so long that well calibrated displays like Nexus 5 initially do look noticeably different.

The end result is easy to sum up, however – Nexus 5 has the best calibrated display I’ve seen so far in any Android handset. It’s also leaps and bounds more accurate and controlled than its predecessor display in the Nexus 4.

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post Dec 13 2013, 12:56 PM

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QUOTE(Xnet @ Dec 13 2013, 12:44 PM)
Score about 22k
Kernel at the moment - stock

Re sideloaded to stock then rooted
Score even worse then my Nexus 7 2013
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The SoC has a tendency to throttle under load,and Google doesn't cheat / "optimize for benchmarks" . smile.gif
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post Dec 13 2013, 01:07 PM

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QUOTE(cientoo @ Dec 13 2013, 01:00 PM)
Forget about benchmark La...just enjoy the device as long it does what you want without issue..
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+1.
Besides,the N5 performs at least similarly [or better] when compared to other Snapdragon 800 devices in real life situations like gaming,web browsing,multitasking with several heavy apps.
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post Dec 14 2013, 12:53 AM

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QUOTE(mindspring @ Dec 14 2013, 12:24 AM)
wait, wat? seriously?
then should i wait for the new revision? >__>
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It wouldn't hurt to wait. The changes are very minor though.

QUOTE(ndragon @ Dec 14 2013, 12:36 AM)
but it says new version more hued in yellow for the screen?.. =="
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Only the OP in that thread has a yellowish screen with stuck pixels. It didn't happen to the others so it shouldn't be a cause for concern imo.
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QUOTE(Najmods @ Dec 14 2013, 12:26 PM)
Bought Nillkin glass screen protector and Nillkin Frosted case. SP is a bit thick but because it is curved around the edges it feels like Nokia phones now which I liked very much, and the case is less rubbery than the black back of the phone so it's easier to slide inside the pocket
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How hard [or easy] it is to apply the glass sp? How much did you bought it for?
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post Dec 15 2013, 01:50 AM

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QUOTE(arif48 @ Dec 14 2013, 07:46 PM)
i'm living in a hostel. everynight i will charge my phone beside my bed with my laptop and everything. same happen to all my friend in the room. but last night when i woke up around 4. i can't found my phone. all my friends's phone and laptop is still there. the only thing missing is my phone. i talked to the warden and he has done spotcheck but i don't think we gonna find unless the thief turn on the phone and connected it to the internet. the only thing i can hope is that. almost every five minutes i'm checking android device manager hoping the thief will slip up and connect to the internet.
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