Nexus 5: Problems & Issues

[gidgiddonihah]

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It deserves the name. Is this acceptable? It looks like cheap garbage! http://img.tapatalk.com/d/14/01/12/me3epary.jpg


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That is not normal. I would RMA that thing.

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[mrsmumbles]

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It deserves the name. Is this acceptable? It looks like cheap garbage! http://img.tapatalk.com/d/14/01/12/me3epary.jpg


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What are you trying to show?

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[DroidArmy]

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That is defective. I would RMA that thing.

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This is just one of the many pictures in the XDA thread complaining about this issue. It's not defective, 90% of them have this issue. It's due to the manufacturer named "Japan Display". They didn't use a polarizer film like they should have. Half of the other ones have a yellow tint. How many times is it okay to RMA a device to get it right? It should have been done right the first time. Dust under the screen, yellow tint, bad viewing angles, it's a joke. Get it right the first time Google


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[DroidArmy]

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What are you trying to show?

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An obvious icy white to the display that shouldn't be there. You've got to be kidding me right? That's not even close to acceptable for a display


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[gidgiddonihah]

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An obvious icy white to the display that shouldn't be there. You've got to be kidding me right? That's not even close to acceptable for a display


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I have had two N5 as I RMAd the first. Neither had light bleed that extreme. You have to also consider that in forums you are going to get more people complaining of problems than those satisfied with their device. I would guess the problem isn't as high as most people think. Though it sounds like a common problem from what you are saying.

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[DroidArmy]

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I have had two N5 as I RMAd the first. Neither had light bleed that extreme. You have to also consider that in forums you are going to get more people complaining of problems than those satisfied with their device. I would guess the problem isn't as high as most people think. Though it sounds like a common problem from what you are saying.

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It has a fair amount of posts so it's definitely a common problem. The other 10% of the displays are made by LG. Those are the ones Which have no light bleed at all. Even the moto G doesn't have this issue and it's a lot cheaper. It's unacceptable and should've never happened


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[mrsmumbles]

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It has a fair amount of posts so it's definitely a common problem. The other 10% of the displays are made by LG. Those are the ones Which have no light bleed at all. Even the moto G doesn't have this issue and it's a lot cheaper. It's unacceptable and should've never happened


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It didn't happen on mine. Mine has a slight warm tint but I'd never notice it without comparing it to other bluer screens.

More people didn't have any problems than did, by far. I'm not sure what's eating you up.

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[DroidArmy]

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It didn't happen on mine. Mine has a slight warm tint but I'd never notice it without comparing it to other bluer screens.

More people didn't have any problems than did, by far. I'm not sure what's eating you up.

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Lots of RMA's reported in the shipping thread so I'm not so sure about that. It's eating me up because it shouldn't have happened on even one of them. It kind of gives off a "screw the consumer we have our money" feel


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[mrsmumbles]

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Lots of RMA's reported in the shipping thread so I'm not so sure about that. It's eating me up because it shouldn't have happened on even one of them. It kind of gives off a "screw the consumer we have our money" feel


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I doubt that's what happened. For every person who got a replacement I'd bet there's at least 100 whose phones were fine, like mine.

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[DroidArmy]

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I doubt that's what happened. For every person who got a replacement I'd bet there's at least 100 whose phones were fine, like mine.

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I'll just speak from my experience:

My nexus 5 had a lot of light bleed on the corners. It had a questionable camera and loose buttons. A good amount of apps crashed and the battery was bad.

My iPhone was perfect as soon as I took it out of the box. Nice sound, a wonderful screen, no app crashes, it just worked. I like that, and I believe that's the way it should be. I shouldn't be left with problems to fix myself. With the iPhone I have no worries and more time to play with apps. I'm a guy who likes to tinker, but what's the point if I always have to tinker? Jailbreaking gives me the choice but I'm not forced to tinker with the iPhone.

I realize this is off topic but this is how I feel about the whole nexus 5 situation. I know most of you like your nexus 5, but I hated mine. There were so many issues it wasn't worth the time to use the phone and I actually avoided it. What's the point of using a device if you aren't happy with it right?


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[mrsmumbles]

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I'll just speak from my experience:

My nexus 5 had a lot of light bleed on the corners. It had a questionable camera and loose buttons. A good amount of apps crashed and the battery was bad.

My iPhone was perfect as soon as I took it out of the box. Nice sound, a wonderful screen, no app crashes, it just worked. I like that, and I believe that's the way it should be. I shouldn't be left with problems to fix myself. With the iPhone I have no worries and more time to play with apps. I'm a guy who likes to tinker, but what's the point if I always have to tinker? Jailbreaking gives me the choice but I'm not forced to tinker with the iPhone.

I realize this is off topic but this is how I feel about the whole nexus 5 situation. I know most of you like your nexus 5, but I hated mine. There were so many issues it wasn't work the time to use the phone and I actually avoided it. What's the point of using a device if you aren't happy with it right?


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Sure. I'm glad you're happy with your iPhone.

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[gidgiddonihah]

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I'll just speak from my experience:

My nexus 5 had a lot of light bleed on the corners. It had a questionable camera and loose buttons. A good amount of apps crashed and the battery was bad.

My iPhone was perfect as soon as I took it out of the box. Nice sound, a wonderful screen, no app crashes, it just worked. I like that, and I believe that's the way it should be. I shouldn't be left with problems to fix myself. With the iPhone I have no worries and more time to play with apps. I'm a guy who likes to tinker, but what's the point if I always have to tinker? Jailbreaking gives me the choice but I'm not forced to tinker with the iPhone.

I realize this is off topic but this is how I feel about the whole nexus 5 situation. I know most of you like your nexus 5, but I hated mine. There were so many issues it wasn't worth the time to use the phone and I actually avoided it. What's the point of using a device if you aren't happy with it right?


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Just need to throw this out here: every company has bad apples. You had a chance that your iPhone was going to be defective out of the box. It was the luck of the draw it was fine, just like it was bad luck you got a bad Nexus 5. Glad you like your iPhone though.

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[p3ntyne]

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The iPhone tops the audio quality test of gsm arena every time. I rooted and still nothing could beat the iPhone. Even a windows phone I had lying around sounded better. I mean the 1.5 ghz thing is respectable and not outrageous. Overheating the internals of a phone to the point where games lag because the clock speed is too high doesn't make it better. Apple actually knows this and optimizes for lower speed cores which are more efficient. Oh by the way, the A7 crushes the snapdragon 800 in every test done. So no, I'm not jealous. Enjoy the crashing, overheating, corner cutting abomination to the industry that is the nexus 5. I actually enjoyed the nexus 4, but the nexus 5 was a step in the wrong direction. HTC should make the nexus 6


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In that case, It's great your enjoying your iPhone however, there is an easy software tweak to increase headphone and speaker volume a lot. Also, the nexus 5 (at least in my experience) has not reached over 41 degrees, a respectable amount when playing a game such as Riptide GP 2, if you had wished you could have underclocked it (it still would have been faster than the iPhone 5S... The A7 does not crush the snapdragon 800 in any way and while the display may be a little washed out at severe viewing angles, at least it is HD. So, you enjoy your phone, umm.... moving the apps around and.... moving the apps around and... creating a folder to put the apps in...

 

[DroidArmy]

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In that case, It's great your enjoying your iPhone however, there is an easy software tweak to increase headphone and speaker volume a lot. Also, the nexus 5 (at least in my experience) has not reached over 41 degrees, a respectable amount when playing a game such as Riptide GP 2, if you had wished you could have underclocked it (it still would have been faster than the iPhone 5S... The A7 does not crush the snapdragon 800 in any way and while the display may be a little washed out at severe viewing angles, at least it is HD. So, you enjoy your phone, umm.... moving the apps around and.... moving the apps around and... creating a folder to put the apps in...

I tried the tweak myself and all it did was add distortion. I wasn't very impressed with the DAC in the phone by any means. Every test done (and a quick internet search will prove this) shows that the A7 beats the snapdragon 800 by a decent amount. The A7 has proved that specs don't matter as much as they used to. The iPhone may not be 1080p, but it still looks really nice. I'm very very happy with the retina display and it has even been voted one of the best mobile displays available. I didn't have to move any apps around because my iCloud backup from my 4s took care of everything. I like it because it's simple and organized. I never used widgets when I had an android phone anyway. This works for me and that's all that really matters. I'm glad you're enjoying the nexus 5


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[p3ntyne]

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I tried the tweak myself and all it did was add distortion. I wasn't very impressed with the DAC in the phone by any means. Every test done (and a quick internet search will prove this) shows that the A7 beats the snapdragon 800 by a decent amount. The A7 has proved that specs don't matter as much as they used to. The iPhone may not be 1080p, but it still looks really nice. I'm very very happy with the retina display and it has even been voted one of the best mobile displays available. I didn't have to move any apps around because my iCloud backup from my 4s took care of everything. I like it because it's simple and organized. I never used widgets when I had an android phone anyway. This works for me and that's all that really matters. I'm glad you're enjoying the nexus 5


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Okay then... The A7 may have a slightly bettery single core score but the nexus 5 has a better multiscore core - therefore making it faster.

 

[DroidArmy]

Nexus 5 Problems & Issues

Okay then... The A7 may have a slightly bettery single core score but the nexus 5 has a better multiscore core - therefore making it faster.

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Care to provide a link to that source? I believe that was when the benchmark app wasn't optimized for 64 bit or the A7 for that matter. Using current tests done by Anantech (the best source for this thing), the A7 crushes the snapdragon 800. Here's a quote: "According to Anantech's in-depth benchmark tests, the iPhone 5s' A7 processor bests the Nexus 5's Snapdragon 800 processor across the board, demonstrating the raw power available for pushing pixels, gaming and running apps."

Here's my source for the tests:
http://anandtech.com/show/7335/the-iphone-5s-review/5

Nexus 5:
http://www.anandtech.com/show/7517/google-nexus-5-review/4


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[p3ntyne]

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Care to provide a link to that source? I believe that was when the benchmark app wasn't optimized for 64 bit or the A7 for that matter. Using current tests done by Anantech (the best source for this thing), the A7 crushes the snapdragon 800. Here's a quote: "According to Anantech's in-depth benchmark tests, the iPhone 5s' A7 processor bests the Nexus 5's Snapdragon 800 processor across the board, demonstrating the raw power available for pushing pixels, gaming and running apps."

Here's my source for the tests:
AnandTech | The iPhone 5s Review

Nexus 5:
AnandTech | Google Nexus 5 Review


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Look on Youtube, specifially that test was from SuperSaf TV. By the way, geekbench 3 is optimised for 64-bit.

 

[DroidArmy]

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Look on Youtube, specifially that test was from SuperSaf TV. By the way, geekbench 3 is optimised for 64-bit.

Currently yes but it wasn't before. I'm not sure SuperSaf is a trustworthy source when it comes to getting the tests done right. The one I provided has many more tests compared to many more devices.


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[p3ntyne]

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Currently yes but it wasn't before. I'm not sure SuperSaf is a trustworthy source when it comes to getting the tests done right. The one I provided has many more tests compared to many more devices.


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In fact, the Nexus 5 actually was able to surpass the iPhone 5s with Apple's 64-bit A7 processor in a few tests and goes toe to toe with it in gaming and graphics. That is a quote by the way.

Also, just wondering how much screen on time do you get?

 

[DroidArmy]

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In fact, the Nexus 5 actually was able to surpass the iPhone 5s with Apple's 64-bit A7 processor in a few tests and goes toe to toe with it in gaming and graphics. That is a quote by the way.

Also, just wondering how much screen on time do you get?

On a good day I can push around 7 or 8 hours of screen time. I'm not kidding, it's pretty amazing. Standby is unbeatable


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