I feel like it has all this hype because of the aftermath of the nexus 4. That was actually a brilliant phone, not just for the low price, it was brilliant, period. It was ahead of everything else in terms of specs, and the 16gb version cost me ?280. The slower s3 was about ?420 at the time. It didn't have an amazing camera or battery, but ?280! For the latest version of android on a phone with better intervals than anything else.
The nexus 5 however, is not ahead of everything else. It's matched by the g2 and xperia z1 in terms of specs, and the moto x performs just as smoothly. The 32gb version is ?340, my g2 did cost me ?430 last year, before the nexus came out, so I did pay too much. But the 32gb g2 can now be bought for ?380. So the nexus 5's value isn't that special. The price difference between the nexus 4 and s3 could not be justified. The ?40 difference between the g2 and nexus 5 can easily be justified; better camera, better battery life. So what exactly is the big deal about the nexus 5? Maybe the nexus 5's value for money is better in the US?
I can completely understand why someone may choose the nexus over the g2 or z1, if you're used to stock android, you'd hate the g2's skin. But the nexus offers nothing in that department that you can't get by rooting any other phone, I installed xposed on my g2. There are loads of practical advantages that the moto x and the g2 offer that stock 4.4 does not, in terms of both hardware and software. What practical advantages does stock 4.4 offer that they don't?
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The nexus 5 however, is not ahead of everything else. It's matched by the g2 and xperia z1 in terms of specs, and the moto x performs just as smoothly. The 32gb version is ?340, my g2 did cost me ?430 last year, before the nexus came out, so I did pay too much. But the 32gb g2 can now be bought for ?380. So the nexus 5's value isn't that special. The price difference between the nexus 4 and s3 could not be justified. The ?40 difference between the g2 and nexus 5 can easily be justified; better camera, better battery life. So what exactly is the big deal about the nexus 5? Maybe the nexus 5's value for money is better in the US?
I can completely understand why someone may choose the nexus over the g2 or z1, if you're used to stock android, you'd hate the g2's skin. But the nexus offers nothing in that department that you can't get by rooting any other phone, I installed xposed on my g2. There are loads of practical advantages that the moto x and the g2 offer that stock 4.4 does not, in terms of both hardware and software. What practical advantages does stock 4.4 offer that they don't?
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