Nexus 5 is better than the iPhone.

[JeffDenver]

If you're going to buy a phone based on image quality alone the only phone to buy is a Lumia 1020.

...if you can tolerate the OS...

If I was going to do that I might as well just get a DSLR.

 

[Adranalyne]

Can I just end this here? Jeff, the Nexus 5 is the best phone ever contemplated, created, and manufactured. It is the be-all end-all. It cures cancer. It can raise your kids for you. Everyone here agrees with you. You can rest now.

 

[Haalcyon]

If you're going to buy a phone based on image quality alone the only phone to buy is a Lumia 1020. I did this and quickly found that you should not buy a phone based on image quality alone.

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...but then you'd be being punished with the rest of the phone that is the Lumia 1020. I don't believe any of us here deserve such punishment. No thanks.

G Pad 8.3

 

[sdc1]

...if you can tolerate the OS...

If I was going to do that I might as well just get a DSLR.

I agree. You quoted only part of my comment.

Whilst the Lumia 1020 camera is incredible as a phone it is completely hamstrung by the OS.

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[Rule9]

It's not one of the top runners according to Phone arena.

But look at all the smartphones on the market...Phone arena considers the nexus and iPhone to be in the top 5 in most of those tests. That sounds like a top runner to me.

Find me a more extensive camera review then

Wait until DPReview does their camera review of the N5.

Other than that, I think the numerous comparison images taken by PA speak for themselves. I only showed you a tiny fraction of the number of phones they tested and the number of comparison images taken.

 

[Shilohcane]

The only thing I notice is the distance. Is slightly different. You can tell the top is closer.. You see the front of the table less.. And the back more.. Suggesting it's closer. It seems like the camera is just closer for sure.

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I am no expert on photography but you are being fooled about distance by the wider aperture F2.4 lens on the Nexus 5 vs the iPhone 5s F2.2 lens that has much less width. The 5s makes objects larger and look closer even when taken from the same distances. Look at this N5 vs 5s picture and see how much wider the image where you see more of the picture on the N5 vs the 5s that cuts out the sides of the picture to make every thing look closer. The Nexus 5 could zoom in and get the same limited detail as the 5s but the 5s would need to add a wide angle lens to get the same picture deatail as the Nexus 5. This is the source of the pictures.

NEXUS 5


Iphone 5s

 

[Rule9]

I am no expert on photography but you are being fooled about distance by the wider aperture F2.4 lens on the Nexus 5 vs the iPhone 5s F2.2 lens that has much less width. The 5s makes objects larger and look closer even when taken from the same distances. Look at this N5 vs 5s picture and see how much wider the image where you see more of the picture on the N5 vs the 5s that cuts out the sides of the picture to make every thing look closer. The Nexus 5 could zoom in and get the same limited detail as the 5s but the 5s would need to add a wide angle lens to get the same picture deatail as the Nexus 5. This is the source of the pictures.

Nice find, yes you're right!

Jeff is still wrong though.

 

[Zendroid1]

Aperture has nothing to do with how much of the image will show. The focal length will determine this. The aperture is only how much light is let in and the lower the number the more amount of possible light you can let in. Thus the iPhone should perform better in low light situations. The iPhone has a slightly longer focal length and appears a bit more zoomed.

 

[JeffDenver]

Nice find, yes you're right!

Jeff is still wrong though.

We will not know if I'm wrong till someone posts some macro shots.

 

[Rule9]

We will not know if I'm wrong till someone posts some macro shots.

I was joking

 

[Shilohcane]

Aperture has nothing to do with how much of the image will show. The focal length will determine this. The aperture is only how much light is let in and the lower the number the more amount of possible light you can let in. Thus the iPhone should perform better in low light situations. The iPhone has a slightly longer focal length and appears a bit more zoomed.

As I said I am no photography expert and you are right about focal length not aperture. My point was the Nexus 5 had the wider focal length than the iPhone 5s narrower focal length which makes the picture look closer when taken from the same distance. From that picture the iPhone 5s cuts out about 20% off the width of the picture compared to the Nexus 5. With the Nexus 5 you could have zoomed in on the detail to get the same width. With the iPhone 5s you would have to move back to a greater distance to get the same detail width as the Nexus 5 in that shot.

 

[Zendroid1]

As I said I am no photography expert and you are right about focal length not aperture. My point was the Nexus 5 had the wider focal length than the iPhone 5s narrower focal length which makes the picture look closer when taken from the same distance. From that picture the iPhone 5s cuts out about 20% off the width of the picture compared to the Nexus 5. With the Nexus 5 you could have zoomed in on the detail to get the same width. With the iPhone 5s you would have to move back to a greater distance to get the same detail width as the Nexus 5 in that shot.

Yep, you are correct.

 

[JHBThree]

Here are some macros for you.

For comparison, here are some similar pictures taken with the LG G2 (which has an excellent camera as well).

The iPhone is clearly better, especially with macros. Of all of the cameras I've used, the iPhone 5/5s and Lumia 925 cameras are hands down the best. They consistently produce the best shots without having to fiddle with settings.

Sent from my LG-D801 using Tapatalk

 

[rmercovich]

tl:dr version (s):

Nexus 5 is better than iPhone...
...Duh, OG iPhone is from 2007.
...duh, because it runs Android.
...because this is androidcentral and I like preaching to the choir.
...no it's not because iOS can make VoIP calls from Hangouts.
...no because, I like GOooLD!

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[alexlam24]

Nexus 5 because I like wireless charging and a Bluetooth that can send files.

Sent from HTC Note Ultra Pro on T-Mobile

 

[Rule9]

I thought I read somewhere that wireless charging was developed for iPhone recently

Sent from my Sony Xperia Z1

 

[anon(5719825)]

After watching reviews on the Nexus 5 on YouTube, I decided to go with the iPhone 5S. Got it delivered today and very happy with it. Up until today, I had been using my iPhone 4S as my main phone and leaving the Nexus 4 home.

I have the Nexus 4 and though I have always enjoyed using it, I think I am just bored with the Android/phone experience for now. There is always next years Nexus phone. It may interest me then and I can always buy it. I still have my Nexus 7 as well, not leaving Android.

 

[Haalcyon]

After watching reviews on the Nexus 5 on YouTube, I decided to go with the iPhone 5S. Got it delivered today and very happy with it. Up until today, I had been using my iPhone 4S as my main phone and leaving the Nexus 4 home.

I have the Nexus 4 and though I have always enjoyed using it, I think I am just bored with the Android/phone experience for now. There is always next years Nexus phone. It may interest me then and I can always buy it. I still have my Nexus 7 as well, not leaving Android.

Congratulations! I always enjoy investigating both. The iPhone 5s is nice device but the light soda-can grade aluminum they used for the chassis bothers me at a molecular level. Please consider using a case or something to prevent it from getting scratched up, because, without it I fear, just looking at it too hard will invoke damage. That said, you now have a great and simple to use phone with, as far as I'm concerned, the pinnacle of mobile cameras. Enjoy. BTW, what color did you choose?

 

[snookasnoo]

There is no such thing as "better" and your reasons are silly and uninformed.

Google is finally executing their plan to take the lead and never look back! I have watched Android Become the powerful os that it is since the beginning. Google and their approach is nothing short of genius! Google over the past few years displayed a very humble approach with Android. The open source mobile OS Android, has been used on all major OEM devices. Since all things Apple are closed source, when Apple released the iPhone, OEMs had to find a way to compete, and they found it in Android. When it came to marketing Android, Google let OEMs like Samsung, htc, and LG, do the work for them. Sets like the Samsung Galaxy s4, htc one, and the LG G2 are a huge success, which means Android is a huge success. Timing is everything and now is the time. Google is going for it all with their line of Nexus devices, they are powerful, feature packed flag-ship devices at very reasonable prices. Apple and their claim of innovating like no one else can, is an absolute lie! If they actually believe that, they are in more trouble then originally thought. Android is downright better, period! The only innovating going on in the last two years has come from Google, and only those who actually pay attention or actually understand technology know this, if you don't, you probably own an iPhone or iPad. How else could you justify paying almost twice the amount for an inferior product? No matter how hard Apple tries, with new products such as the iPad air, there is still one major drawback, iOS! The iOS has reached its peak. Android being open source will always move forward, and continue to get better, and always offer more. Android finally surpassed iOS on a software level and Google and their Nexus products are giving Android its true home to flourish, in a bright blue box branded with Google, Nexus, and the OEM, Asus for tablet, LG for phone. In the beginning there was the iPhone and iPad, packaged under one roof being Apple, which looked official, polished, and easier for the consumer. Android was more of a mystery, somewhat buggy, less to offer on the app front, no real home as it was scattered through-out several OEMs and their devices which hadn't made a name for themselves yet. Today, things are very different, the polished Android is well known, and on very powerful and popular devices, and the huge buzz surrounding the new Nexus 5 phone is the proof to back it up.

 

[Haalcyon]

There is no such thing as "better" and your reasons are silly and uninformed.

Perhaps there's a less insulting way to communicate the same thing?