The Nexus 5 Thread

[Bryson]

Red White or black? Which is nicer? Red seems more expensive than the monochrome colors but the red speaker hole is really nice. Forking out the extra money for a color which I'll protect it in a case.. such dilemma..

 

[shawniiex]

Red White or black? Which is nicer? Red seems more expensive than the monochrome colors but the red speaker hole is really nice. Forking out the extra money for a color which I'll protect it in a case.. such dilemma..

You're asking us which is nicer? That's funny. Personal preferences.

 

[shibinsait]

Wow, the discussion about our sets is quite long

SB stands for SoftBank, one of Japan's telco. All our sets are brand new, just that it's mostly export sets. Our current 32gb Nexus5 sets are telco sets from SoftBank Japan, but not unsealed like Singapore telcos do. Hope it clears the confusion

Our 16gb Nexus5 sets are from HK and TW.

Shibin, OnePhone

 

[Bryson]

You're asking us which is nicer? That's funny. Personal preferences.

Can't decide if the extra cash for the red is worth it a not. :/

 

[ipevery]

anyone here switch to runtime ART? Been on it for a few days already and looks stable enough.

 

[otacon]

Wanted to get white as I thought red looks like a toy but no regrets. Bought from Mobyshop at FEP. Came from a Sony Z1.

i m going to sell my Z1 soon n deciding which phone to get. I wanted to keep to 5" phone as I had to carry 2 phones on some days due to work nature n I riding bike, Note 3 seems too big for the front pocket.

selling Z1 cos i find the ear speaker too soft for me, yesterday I picked up 2 calls at Hong Lim market, I could hardly hear what the other party is talking abt. N I find Z1 a little heavy for a 5" phone. Overall is a good phone but just not to my likings

I m not familiar with Nexus phone but i read that battery life, camera, low speaker volume n lack of storage r the biggest problems with this phone, rite??? Any other things i should b aware of??? If i buy from OnePhone or any other distributers, will there b any local warranty?

 

[garychengjw]

i m going to sell my Z1 soon n deciding which phone to get. I wanted to keep to 5" phone as I had to carry 2 phones on some days due to work nature n I riding bike, Note 3 seems too big for the front pocket.

selling Z1 cos i find the ear speaker too soft for me, yesterday I picked up 2 calls at Hong Lim market, I could hardly hear what the other party is talking abt. N I find Z1 a little heavy for a 5" phone. Overall is a good phone but just not to my likings

I m not familiar with Nexus phone but i read that battery life, camera, low speaker volume n lack of storage r the biggest problems with this phone, rite??? Any other things i should b aware of??? If i buy from OnePhone or any other distributers, will there b any local warranty?

- No warranty. All are export set from various countries Google Play Stores.
- If needed a better battery life handset, nexus may not be your first choice.
- Camera wise is decent enough.
- Volume wise, i don't experienced any negative or bad issue with it.
- Storage wise, get the largest capacity with is the 32GB.

 

[garychengjw]

Can't decide if the extra cash for the red is worth it a not. :/

functionally wise is the same. lol.
if you buying it for test play, get either black or white.

 

[expositox]

Wow, the discussion about our sets is quite long

SB stands for SoftBank, one of Japan's telco. All our sets are brand new, just that it's mostly export sets. Our current 32gb Nexus5 sets are telco sets from SoftBank Japan, but not unsealed like Singapore telcos do. Hope it clears the confusion

Our 16gb Nexus5 sets are from HK and TW.

Shibin, OnePhone

sorry but softbank sells the N5? I don't see it on their website...
when they mentioned SB I thought of softbank but their site doesn't have the N5.

 

[otacon]

- No warranty. All are export set from various countries Google Play Stores.
- If needed a better battery life handset, nexus may not be your first choice.
- Camera wise is decent enough.
- Volume wise, i don't experienced any negative or bad issue with it.
- Storage wise, get the largest capacity with is the 32GB.

i read that is need RMA, can send back to google itself??? how much n how long does it take to send back???

battery wise, I do not need very fantastic 2 days battery life, just good enough to last at least 10 hours without the need to control the usage. My Z1 was able to clock abt 16 hours

camera wise, decent enough is good enough for me. is it better than HTC One???

 

[garychengjw]

i read that is need RMA, can send back to google itself??? how much n how long does it take to send back???

battery wise, I do not need very fantastic 2 days battery life, just good enough to last at least 10 hours without the need to control the usage. My Z1 was able to clock abt 16 hours

camera wise, decent enough is good enough for me. is it better than HTC One???

1. Not sure with RMA. Never experienced before.
2. Battery life - it could last me for ~12hours. I recommended get portable charger/power bank.
3. Camera - IMO, yes. Better and clearer.

 

[ZhuPaJian]

Wow, the discussion about our sets is quite long

SB stands for SoftBank, one of Japan's telco. All our sets are brand new, just that it's mostly export sets. Our current 32gb Nexus5 sets are telco sets from SoftBank Japan, but not unsealed like Singapore telcos do. Hope it clears the confusion

Our 16gb Nexus5 sets are from HK and TW.

Shibin, OnePhone

Thanks for coming in to clarify abt your sets. Really appreciate it. Even Google CSO is puzzled and say they need to Look into this and get back to me.

 

[ZhuPaJian]

sorry but softbank sells the N5? I don't see it on their website...
when they mentioned SB I thought of softbank but their site doesn't have the N5.

Yea did a search and no result.

 

[fluid_motion]

Anybody have GPS satellite fix issues with their n5? GPS seems to be very weak and either takes very long time (1min+) or totally no fix. Especially poor when in vehicle. You can try GPS status app and see how long you can get the lat/long position.

 

[Audris]

Red White or black? Which is nicer? Red seems more expensive than the monochrome colors but the red speaker hole is really nice. Forking out the extra money for a color which I'll protect it in a case.. such dilemma..

I chose red since it's just $15 more and I'm using it naked to flaunt the beauty of it.

 

[Audris]

i m going to sell my Z1 soon n deciding which phone to get. I wanted to keep to 5" phone as I had to carry 2 phones on some days due to work nature n I riding bike, Note 3 seems too big for the front pocket.

selling Z1 cos i find the ear speaker too soft for me, yesterday I picked up 2 calls at Hong Lim market, I could hardly hear what the other party is talking abt. N I find Z1 a little heavy for a 5" phone. Overall is a good phone but just not to my likings

I m not familiar with Nexus phone but i read that battery life, camera, low speaker volume n lack of storage r the biggest problems with this phone, rite??? Any other things i should b aware of??? If i buy from OnePhone or any other distributers, will there b any local warranty?

I have a Z1 too and carrying more than two phones as well. I guess primarily I'll be using Nexus 5 and Z1. The latter is the clear winner in terms of camera and battery life. Yeah Z1 is quite heavy but some people prefer its premium feel. In terms of user interface, I prefer the pure google experience on the Nexus 5 definitely. Both phones will compliments one another.

 

[otacon]

I have a Z1 too and carrying more than two phones as well. I guess primarily I'll be using Nexus 5 and Z1. The latter is the clear winner in terms of camera and battery life. Yeah Z1 is quite heavy but some people prefer its premium feel. In terms of user interface, I prefer the pure google experience on the Nexus 5 definitely. Both phones will compliments one another.

actually i do not really feel Z1 have any premium feel. i think N5 outlooks is ok. but now that KK is released on Z1 n Z2 release is delayed, maybe i hold on a while n see if Z1 is worth holding on.

i m now using back my S2 on slimroms, the size of the screen n light weight seems more comfortable

 

[ZhuPaJian]

Just to inform you guys that Google has replied me and indeed my set is from softbank Japan. Cheers!

My set is working perfectly fine. Thanks OnePhone!

 

[jedi5diah]

actually i do not really feel Z1 have any premium feel. i think N5 outlooks is ok. but now that KK is released on Z1 n Z2 release is delayed, maybe i hold on a while n see if Z1 is worth holding on.

i m now using back my S2 on slimroms, the size of the screen n light weight seems more comfortable

next time stay away from SONY for phones

 

[otacon]

next time stay away from SONY for phones

I just wanna give Sony a try cos like most users, i feel Samsung too laggy nowadays n with too much bloatwares

i been thinking for sometime, in the end settled for Sony. is a good phone but just that i find the speaker volume too soft