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Nexus 5 is all the phone one needs, at half the price.

by cylinder 12y ago

Mikeb85 12y ago
Yup. More than happy with mine...
- sprokolopolis 12y ago
  Since buying my Nexus 5 last year, I still haven't found any phone that I've wanted more. It is holding up nicely.
gtaylor 12y ago
I like mine, but it's time for a refresh. A better camera, a little more GPS accuracy and I'd be all set.
philangist 12y ago
Nexus 5 owner and general android fanboy here. I'd agree with you if not for the fact that the Nexus 5's camera is still not nearly as good as the iPhone 5/6's. In fact it can be downright terrible at times.
- cylinder 12y ago
  Agree the camera can be poor but I think future software fixes will remedy that. Hardware upgrades to Nexus 6 are more affordable due to lower price of the device, too. I also like the extra features like multiple panoramic options and photo sphere.
  - Systemic33 12y ago
    Poor camera is not a software problem. It's a matter of hardware. And skimping on the qualitative stuff like a camera is a very easy way to lower price.
  - dwg 12y ago
    Skeptical about software fixes for camera problems. If the hardware itself isn't very good, then software will only be able to do so much...
- frandroid 12y ago
  There's nothing that comes close to the iPhone camera on Android, unfortunately. :(
  - petercooper 12y ago
    I am in both Android and iOS camps and I'd say the Note 3's camera comes very close, perhaps even beating it on stills and certainly on 4K recording. The Note's auto-focus is absolutely hideous though so for short videos/vlogging/Vine/Facetime/Skype the iPhone is still the winner. I'm still getting the 6 Plus instead of the Note 4 though.. simply because it's three fewer weeks to wait ;-P
    - frandroid 12y ago
      The multi-tone flash on the iPhone is a killer feature that even expensive DSLRs don't have...
      - petercooper 12y ago
        I'll check it out. I never use the flash on any camera (even my DSLR) simply because it never looks good, but it sounds like the iPhone's might be worth a go.
oatmeal_coffee 12y ago
True unless someone has made years of investments in iTunes-sourced content, then moving over to a cheaper phone with the same feature set is no longer an apples-to-apples comparison. I have a collection that goes back to iTunes' and the iPod's very first days. I'm not terribly keen going through any conversion/repurchasing process.
- Karunamon 12y ago
  Remember that music on on iTunes isn't DRMed anymore. With movies you're SOL, but Google Play literally let me just upload my iTunes music folder, and aside from a couple of metadata glitches, it just worked.
- dragonwriter 12y ago
  The conversion process from iTunes to Google Play Music is: Step 1. Install Google's Music Manager on a PA which also has you iTunes library. Step 2. Let the automatic sync run. Not exactly painful. Potentially time consuming with a large library, but virtually none of it is active time.
- JohnTHaller 12y ago
  If you bought your music after Apple finally ditched DRM, you can upload your AAC files to Google Music for free and sync/stream them to all your Android devices as well as your laptops/desktops. If you "bought" your music with Apple DRM, you can pay another fee to actually own it and be able to play it on a non-Apple devices. If you "bought" your videos with Apple DRM, consider it a lesson learned.
  - oatmeal_coffee 12y ago
    Taking the entire migration process you describe changes the "price" to be paid for similar phone, so my claim of false equivalence still stands. There's no "lesson" when I have made the conscious decision to stick with Apple all these years. I may have paid a premium paying for iPods and iPhones, but I feel my time is valuable enough to not have to mess around with my media files in any way you describe. Nor do I feel the urge to spend money on music I have already purchased, but I don't see that as being a mistake from which to learn a lesson. Nothing has happened to me with Apple or its products so egregious to feel compelled to take on anything like you describe.
mycookie 12y ago
Going with that logic, Moto G is all the phone one needs, at half the price of the Nexus 5.
MrScruff 12y ago
Personally, I spend far less on phones than I do on coffee, so I guess I'm not really that price sensitive if I have a preference.
runeks 12y ago
Actually, I've had a Nexus 5 for the past 6 months, and I'm considering buying an iPhone 6 to replace it. I've never had an iPhone, so I'm curious to see how it compares to Android phones (my previous phones have been Samsung Galaxy S3, Nexus 4 and now Nexus 5).

Nexus 5 is all the phone one needs, at half the price.

Mikeb85 12y ago

Yup. More than happy with mine...

sprokolopolis 12y ago
Since buying my Nexus 5 last year, I still haven't found any phone that I've wanted more. It is holding up nicely.

gtaylor 12y ago

I like mine, but it's time for a refresh. A better camera, a little more GPS accuracy and I'd be all set.

philangist 12y ago

Nexus 5 owner and general android fanboy here. I'd agree with you if not for the fact that the Nexus 5's camera is still not nearly as good as the iPhone 5/6's. In fact it can be downright terrible at times.

cylinder 12y ago
Agree the camera can be poor but I think future software fixes will remedy that. Hardware upgrades to Nexus 6 are more affordable due to lower price of the device, too. I also like the extra features like multiple panoramic options and photo sphere.
- Systemic33 12y ago
  Poor camera is not a software problem. It's a matter of hardware. And skimping on the qualitative stuff like a camera is a very easy way to lower price.
- dwg 12y ago
  Skeptical about software fixes for camera problems. If the hardware itself isn't very good, then software will only be able to do so much...
frandroid 12y ago
There's nothing that comes close to the iPhone camera on Android, unfortunately. :(
- petercooper 12y ago
  I am in both Android and iOS camps and I'd say the Note 3's camera comes very close, perhaps even beating it on stills and certainly on 4K recording. The Note's auto-focus is absolutely hideous though so for short videos/vlogging/Vine/Facetime/Skype the iPhone is still the winner. I'm still getting the 6 Plus instead of the Note 4 though.. simply because it's three fewer weeks to wait ;-P
  - frandroid 12y ago
    The multi-tone flash on the iPhone is a killer feature that even expensive DSLRs don't have...
    - petercooper 12y ago
      I'll check it out. I never use the flash on any camera (even my DSLR) simply because it never looks good, but it sounds like the iPhone's might be worth a go.

oatmeal_coffee 12y ago

True unless someone has made years of investments in iTunes-sourced content, then moving over to a cheaper phone with the same feature set is no longer an apples-to-apples comparison. I have a collection that goes back to iTunes' and the iPod's very first days. I'm not terribly keen going through any conversion/repurchasing process.

Karunamon 12y ago
Remember that music on on iTunes isn't DRMed anymore. With movies you're SOL, but Google Play literally let me just upload my iTunes music folder, and aside from a couple of metadata glitches, it just worked.
dragonwriter 12y ago
The conversion process from iTunes to Google Play Music is: Step 1. Install Google's Music Manager on a PA which also has you iTunes library. Step 2. Let the automatic sync run. Not exactly painful. Potentially time consuming with a large library, but virtually none of it is active time.
JohnTHaller 12y ago
If you bought your music after Apple finally ditched DRM, you can upload your AAC files to Google Music for free and sync/stream them to all your Android devices as well as your laptops/desktops. If you "bought" your music with Apple DRM, you can pay another fee to actually own it and be able to play it on a non-Apple devices. If you "bought" your videos with Apple DRM, consider it a lesson learned.
- oatmeal_coffee 12y ago
  Taking the entire migration process you describe changes the "price" to be paid for similar phone, so my claim of false equivalence still stands. There's no "lesson" when I have made the conscious decision to stick with Apple all these years. I may have paid a premium paying for iPods and iPhones, but I feel my time is valuable enough to not have to mess around with my media files in any way you describe. Nor do I feel the urge to spend money on music I have already purchased, but I don't see that as being a mistake from which to learn a lesson. Nothing has happened to me with Apple or its products so egregious to feel compelled to take on anything like you describe.

mycookie 12y ago

Going with that logic, Moto G is all the phone one needs, at half the price of the Nexus 5.

MrScruff 12y ago

Personally, I spend far less on phones than I do on coffee, so I guess I'm not really that price sensitive if I have a preference.

runeks 12y ago

Actually, I've had a Nexus 5 for the past 6 months, and I'm considering buying an iPhone 6 to replace it. I've never had an iPhone, so I'm curious to see how it compares to Android phones (my previous phones have been Samsung Galaxy S3, Nexus 4 and now Nexus 5).