Guys, I'm getting the Nexus 5 from Australia, and the wall socket is different from what we have here. Can I just get a cheapo adapter from anywhere? Is it safe and is there any chance of damaging my phone?

Or should I spend more and get a pricier branded adapter?

Where do I buy a 2A charger for faster charging? Would it be safe to use a third-party charger?

Looking for some minimalist cases for my incoming Nexus 5. So far the most common mentions are for Ringke and Nillkin? But both look rather underwhelming. In my quest for something just a bit more striking I came across this thread from the xda forums.

http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2577289

The quicksand covers looks pretty amazing. And it's only $0.99. I think I'm gonna get a few.








Whilst I dont think it's gonna offer serious protection, I'm guessing it would be as good as something like the Ringke Slim case, right?

Found a seller that ships to Malaysia free too.

http://www.ebay.com/itm/Brand-New-QuickSan...=item2332d57f02

Lol yeah because it's so cheap I bought 5 of them aha. It's definitely not going to beat the protection offered by the premium bulky cases, but I'd wager that in terms of protection this would be equally/almost as good as the slim cases by those more premiums brands.

And it looks so pretty. And the reviewer says it does not scratch up your phone. No harm in getting a few I think!

Woah, the Rhinoshield video was seriously impressive. It may not help a lot if your phone hits the pavement from the side the phone, but it looks like it will prevent shatter if it's a direct hit.

Just guessing here, but I don't expect the tempered glass protectors to offer anything even close to the protection offered by Rhinoshield?

Is this genuine? Why is it cheaper than the others?

http://www.ebay.com.my/itm/Nillkin-Amazing...5-/281232401603

I'm thinking of getting this or the Rhinoshield, but the rhino is much more expensive.

Bought a vinyl skin from dbrand 'cos it just looks so sexy.

http://dbrand.com/submodels/nexus-5/#skin-73

Bought on my own. Shipping is only $CAD 3.

I just ordered it two days ago, not sure how long it will take to arrive. Email from them says 3-6 weeks. They send it by normal mail, which is why shipping cost is low.

Getting my Nexus later from my friend who just came back from Australia! Didn't manage to get the GST refund because the phone was billed to another friend in Australia.

Black for me and black for my girlfriend too. Aha

Guys just got my nexus 5. Since I don't have an international plug adapter yet, can I use my current iPhone charger (with USB port) to charge instead? Voltage is fine. Its 1A so it will charge slower. But apart from that is there anything I should worry about?

Thanks man. I also did some research and came across the same findings as above.

It also appears that even if you use a 2A charger, if your device is rated for 1.2A, it will only draw 1.2A and not the full capacity afforded by the charger. Can anyone confirm this?

Guys, I just got my Nexus 5 last night. Always been an iPhone user, so this is new to me.

First up, hardware. I have the wobbly power button for sure, volume rocker wobbles slightly too. This does dampen the premium feel of the ceramic buttons, and is kinda a bummer, but one day on I don't think it matters anymore. Certainly nothing something I would RMA for. Those are the kind of people who will cause the next Nexus 5 to increase in price. My girlfriend's unit also has the same wobbly buttons, so it's gotta be a widespread thing. Other than that I didn't notice anything wrong, not sure if my screen has light bleed but I don't notice anything so it's all good to me. Viewing angle is bad from the corners, but again not a biggie. Overall the screen looks fabulous.

Now I've heard about the battery life of the Nexus 5, but I think mine's performing even worse. Last night I charged the phone up to 95% and unplugged it. It was connected to wifi with mobile data turned off. When I woke up in the middle of the night (2.5 hours later), it had dropped 13%. I've been hearing how good the battery is when idle, and this drop looks really bad. I charged it to 100% at 9am, by 9pm I had 35% left, with only about 1.5 hours of screen on time. Again, looks bad. Any idea what may be causing this? I'm new to Android, so all the sifus out there, point me in the right direction? I'm on stock everything. Didn't change anything.

Some stuff I noticed:-

- One thing I observed is that it fetches my emails instantly. How do I turn this off? Does this eat up a lot of battery?
- Is there a on-screen volume adjuster? I listen to music using my phone and earphones and the physical volume buttons aren't precise. Sometimes its too soft and one step up its too loud. I miss the on-screen volume adjuster on my iPhone. Any other music app to recommend?
- For Chrome, is there a way to put the back and forward buttons on the main browser instead?

Guys, how do I download the android update without having to connect to WiFi?

Guys, is this battery performance good/normal/bad? Mostly browsing the net, whatsapping, downloading apps.

Oh yea, and also on WIFI only, no mobile data (at home whole day today )



This post has been edited by QuickFire: Jan 4 2014, 06:04 PM

No I don't think you can do it for this phone. Only the Moto X can do this if I'm not mistaken.

A bit off topic, but do you guys know where's a good place to get good quality micro USB cables? I wanna keep one in my office, and I dont wanna get one of those cheap cables.

Make sure you do it in a pitch dark room.

Mine has backlight bleeding. More apparent at the bottom than the top but overall its only noticeable when in a dark room and with the screen black as well.

The Hangouts chat design is super slick. I love chatting on it, if only more people were on Google Talk than Whatsapp... design-wise it blows Whatsapp and all other chat apps I've used out of the water.

Now if only Google could be this consistent with their other apps and general Android menus. I have no idea why quite a few apps and menus are still in black rather than the white found in the newer apps like Hangouts, Photos, Drive, etc. And that black keyboard... ugh, it looks like it came from the 80s.

This post has been edited by QuickFire: Jan 7 2014, 11:52 PM

Lol, I got mine today as well

The quicksand ones look and feel great, but it does scratch your phone. Is there a way to properly put them on without scuffing the phone?