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A weekend with the Nexus 5 - Such an Awesome iPhone-like Android experience.
- I've spent my first weekend with my Nexus 5 I ordered, and let me just tell you: It is an awesome phone! However, let's get this straight: I was a die hard Apple fan. My first smartphone was a iPhone 3G and after that I got an iMac. However, as time went by, I grew more and more distant. This was accelerated with the purchase of my Nexus 7. The main reason I became more distant was one thing: Apple's lack of innovation with the iPhone and their ever-locking down of the consumer Mac. On Wednesday night, I purchased my Nexus 5 with one day shipping. It shipped Thursday and arrived Friday. I also order a Sim adapter, but quickly recanted and ordered a "native" Micro Sim from AT&T, due to the one star reviews on the adapter. Thus I'm unable to test the call quality and am stuck with my small as hell iP5 until my Micro-SIM arrives.
I can say only one thing: The Nexus 5 made me "throw up" the "Apple juice". Mainly, there is no core difference, I.E the apps, etc. However, the major differences are that big screen, which puts the "best display in the industry" to shame. Second is how much better Chrome is on Android than iOS. Chrome hasn't crashed once compared to on iOS, which crashes at random. The third point for me, is simply: USER DEFAULTS. I love being asked where to do what. (Open a YT vid in Chrome or YouTube, with Just Once or Always as options). (Why the hell does Apple not implement this? Answer: They want complete control over what their users do and don't do.)
The Nexus 5 is probably the best Android out there.02-04-2014 01:14 AMLike 9 - UJ95xRetired AmbassadorI've spent my first weekend with my Nexus 5 I ordered, and let me just tell you: It is an awesome phone! However, let's get this straight: I was a die hard Apple fan. My first smartphone was a iPhone 3G and after that I got an iMac. However, as time went by, I grew more and more distant. This was accelerated with the purchase of my Nexus 7. The main reason I became more distant was one thing: Apple's lack of innovation with the iPhone and their ever-locking down of the consumer Mac. On Wednesday night, I purchased my Nexus 5 with one day shipping. It shipped Thursday and arrived Friday. I also order a Sim adapter, but quickly recanted and ordered a "native" Micro Sim from AT&T, due to the one star reviews on the adapter. Thus I'm unable to test the call quality and am stuck with my small as hell iP5 until my Micro-SIM arrives.
I can say only one thing: The Nexus 5 made me "throw up" the "Apple juice". Mainly, there is no core difference, I.E the apps, etc. However, the major differences are that big screen, which puts the "best display in the industry" to shame. Second is how much better Chrome is on Android than iOS. Chrome hasn't crashed once compared to on iOS, which crashes at random. The third point for me, is simply: USER DEFAULTS. I love being asked where to do what. (Open a YT vid in Chrome or YouTube, with Just Once or Always as options). (Why the hell does Apple not implement this? Answer: They want complete control over what their users do and don't do.)
The Nexus 5 is probably the best Android out there.
Hehe. The Nexus 5 is definitely a great phone. Glad you're enjoying the transition and not trying to replicate what you had going on the iPhone. I think that's the number one issue with people changing from iOS and Android.
See you around the forums
Posted via Android Central App02-04-2014 01:23 AMLike 0 - 02-04-2014 02:15 AMLike 0
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Moto X/Nexus 502-04-2014 10:05 AMLike 0 - I came from a iPhone and I don't miss a thing about Apple and their tinker toy size screen.
Fact is the only thing I missed from my iPhone was a great game app called Trivie that finally came to Android that I just found today. Now I can play that game with my daughter again.02-04-2014 01:07 PMLike 0 - I came from a smartphone lifetime of iPhone use to Android and Nexus 5 in December. Only thing I miss is being able to tap the top of the screen to scroll to top. Zero regrets however. Much better phone at a fraction of the monthly cost.02-04-2014 02:21 PMLike 0
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Hehe. The Nexus 5 is definitely a great phone. Glad you're enjoying the transition and not trying to replicate what you had going on the iPhone. I think that's the number one issue with people changing from iOS and Android.
See you around the forums
Posted via Android Central App02-04-2014 02:22 PMLike 0 - That's what I love about Android. It's built for the users, free to customise their devices how they want! And so, so powerful. Welcome to the growing population of Nexusville, Androidland.
Posted via Android Central App02-04-2014 02:43 PMLike 0 - My Micro SIM arrived from AT&T today, and to my surprise, there is NO DIFFERENCE in the call quality between the iOS and the Nexus what so ever. In fact, I would say the quality is a wee bit better than the iP. Overall, apart from the camera app crash issue that I solved on my own (I force quit the app), this is an awesome device and would fully recommend it to anyone who is thinking about switching from an iPhone.02-04-2014 10:31 PMLike 0
- I'm in the same boat as you. I just switched from an iPhone 5S and went to the Nexus 5. I haven't looked back. This isn't my first Android device, i've had the S4, HTC One, and Note 2 & 3 and each time I come back I wonder why I left in the first place. Bottom line, this is my favorite Android phone to date.02-04-2014 11:38 PMLike 0
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Sent from my iPhone 5S. The "S" is for sexy.02-05-2014 02:07 AMLike 0 - I'm in the same boat as you. I just switched from an iPhone 5S and went to the Nexus 5. I haven't looked back. This isn't my first Android device, i've had the S4, HTC One, and Note 2 & 3 and each time I come back I wonder why I left in the first place. Bottom line, this is my favorite Android phone to date.
Another reason for switching was Apple's seemingly increasing war on Bitcoin.02-05-2014 09:01 PMLike 0 - 02-05-2014 11:46 PMLike 0
- Just came over from the iPhone 5. So far, so good. Had the original Droid for a year and the S3 for about a month (didn't like Touchwiz). Nexus just feels like what google intended (obviously).02-06-2014 12:00 AMLike 0
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Sent from my iPhone 5S. The "S" is for sexy.02-06-2014 06:36 AMLike 0 -
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Till T-Mobile broke the good old boy network style all the National Services providers loved to make you buy a phone from them and force you to sign a contract. Networks loved making money selling phones and making you pay a premium for their services they didn't discount even after your contract expired.02-06-2014 11:19 AMLike 0 - The N5's radio chip has the freq for all of Verizon's bands but they were disabled by Google at Verizon's request. Verizon loves locking in customers into contracts using locked phones.
Till T-Mobile broke the good old boy network style all the National Services providers loved to make you buy a phone from them and force you to sign a contract. Networks loved making money selling phones and making you pay a premium for their services they didn't discount even after your contract expired.02-06-2014 06:23 PMLike 0 - I don't get this either. It seems like there's no pattern as to which carriers actually get the phone.02-06-2014 11:01 PMLike 0
- B. DiddySenior AmbassadorI would guess that a big reason is that Verizon is still stuck on their CDMA network, while the other big players in the US (AT&T, T-Mobile, and Sprint) are all GSM. So it's easier for a phone to be made available for those GSM carriers, since no major modifications need to be done. But for Verizon, a special CDMA version has to be made.02-06-2014 11:34 PMLike 0
- UJ95xRetired AmbassadorI would guess that a big reason is that Verizon is still stuck on their CDMA network, while the other big players in the US (AT&T, T-Mobile, and Sprint) are all GSM. So it's easier for a phone to be made available for those GSM carriers, since no major modifications need to be done. But for Verizon, a special CDMA version has to be made.
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