Stay with HTC One GPE or get a Nexus 5?

[Mikhailov]

This thread is just for opinion. I'm thinking of selling my HTC One GPE towards a Nexus 5. The only reasons for sidegrading would be the virtual home and back buttons and wireless charging. However, I would lose beats audio (not impressed with it anyway) and the aluminum design in favor of plastic. Otherwise I feel I'll have the same phone, as KitKat should be out for the One GPE shortly after the Nexus 5 release. What do you think will be better: the One GPE or the Nexus 5?

 

[svencux]

The Nexus 5 is for sure an interesting phone. I will probably go and get it, if the camera is any good.
But i will keep my one as well. I always need two phones one for work (with camera sealed of) and one for private live.
I had the iPhone 5S for a little over a week and just sent it back. It had too many issues (yellow display, home button with loud knack noise,
finger print sensor not really working..camera was great so).

Well i will wait for the first test reports of the Nexus 5.

 

[Mikhailov]

I think I'm waiting for the reviews to come out too. I'm also thinking price wise if I sell the One and my iPad mini I can afford a Nexus 5 and an iPad mini 2 (or a new nexus 7).

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[Mikhailov]

Any other thoughts on this?

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[mdandashly]

I'm buying the Nexus 5 on launch. I like the HTC, but I'm sick.

 

[dgwphotography]

I've had both the Galaxy Nexus and the Nexus 4, and the HTC One completely blows both phones away. I've never had a more solid phone that feels so good in the hand.

I'll watch the reviews, but I've never been this blas? over a Nexus launch, because I'm so happy with this phone..

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[adriandb]

I was thinking about this too, but the 64gb storage and front facing speakers on my One outweigh the qualities of the Nexus.

 

[DS1331]

It doesn't matter what phone you have. The nexus 5 is $350. Its a win win situation, I'm buying it just because its a great phone for dirt cheap

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[scaots]

I will almost definitely get a Nexus 5, but TBD if I keep both or get rid of one. I think I get everything I need from the HTC One GPe and don't feel that I would be missing out without a Nexus. It will most likely come down to camera quality. I like the quality of image that you can get from the One GPe, but auto focus is so jumpy that 25-50% of my shots are out of focus and sometimes a few more megapixels would be helpful. If Nexus 5 can deliver a better camera I will probably ditch the One, but I don't expect that to be the case.

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[Almeuit]

Nexus 5 in my opinion.

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[Kryptonal]

I'm getting the Nexus 5 but only because I have a friend who wants to buy my HTC One.

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[JRDroid]

I'm torn on this same isue. I like the bigger screen of the N5 but love my One's front facing speakers.

 

[Mikhailov]

I'm torn on this same isue. I like the bigger screen of the N5 but love my One's front facing speakers.

The only issue I have with the 5" screen is the virtual buttons essentially make it a 4.7" screen.

 

[JW4VZW]

I have the HTC One on Verizon Wireless. I love it. If I was on either AT&T or T-Mobile, I would probably consider the Nexus 5. That being said, I would probably go with the HTC One Google Play Edition because I believe that there will be more aftermarket accessories available. That and the HTC One's build quality is, again in my opinion, excellent.

 

[adriandb]

Front facing speakers and 64gb of storage will keep the One in my pocket.

 

[svencux]

well i have both right now. I mainly bought the Nexus 5 because i wanted a better camera..well big mistake, the nexus camera pictures are good
but shooting videos is a big mess. They stutter a lot and sound is bad.
Build Quality but having the HTC one next to it the one is a lot better.
The other issue i do have is the sound, mono spacer and volume not near as high as on the one making it hard to hear if you navigate in the car.

I will keep my HTC one and will play with the Nexus a bit more and see if an update will be provided by google soon.

 

[Jayv9]

I have the HTC One unlocked that I converted to GPE w/o OTA Updates. I always wanted a pure Nexus device so I bought the Nexus 5. Currently using it I love the emoji keyboard, the home button, the disappearing status and home bars. Camera is good, and let's not forget its a NEXUS. I hate the battery life the drain is very bad already at 60% after 5 hrs of minimal usage. I am sending it back and will convert my HTC one to full GPE with OTA Updates.

 

[Mikhailov]

I decided to try the Nexus 5. Ordered it yesterday and it's already marked as shipped! My only concern is battery. The One has the same battery as the Nexus but from what I've read, the Nexus drains faster? I wonder why.


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[adriandb]

I decided to try the Nexus 5. Ordered it yesterday and it's already marked as shipped! My only concern is battery. The One has the same battery as the Nexus but from what I've read, the Nexus drains faster? I wonder why.


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Larger screen?

 

[Mikhailov]

Larger screen?

Maybe. Larger screen, always listening for "Ok Google?" I tried the Nexus 5 launcher on the one and it was a battery sucker. Went back to stock launcher. Maybe because that launcher is meant for the Snapdragon 800 instead of the 600?

Gonna try the Nexus for a week before deciding to stick with the One or not. I'm pretty pleased with the battery life on the One but it's being quirky with the proximity sensor and I'm having minor technical glitches after only 3 months(the biggest one being that transferring files to it from a computer is impossible...keep getting "unresponsive" errors). A friend who works for a cell phone store said the One is losing popularity because there are too many issues with it.

Anyone else go from One to Nexus?


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