My review of the LG Nexus 5

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  • Nice looking thing, definitely prettier than the N4 but not quite at sleek as the Galaxy 4.
  • I have the black. Nice matte back. Not sure how it’s going to do with fingerprints.
  • Lock and volume buttons are made of ceramic. Supposed to be an LG special towards durability.
  • Again, no home button which is a problem for me but N4 users are pretty OK with it.
  • Excellent display. You guys all know the specs, so we can’t really go wrong here.
  • But then when I put it right next to my S4, naah, not quite there yet.

SO for $350, if you’re looking for a high-end smartphone, this could be it. But if you’re the kind of person who needs more control, then I guess we move on.

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Hi

Have you Compared the LG G2 with the S4, you ll be surprise. I was so i ditched the S4 and went for the LG. :)

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^^ Yes I have :)

I still like my S4. But yes, the G2 has a few more advantages over the Nexus 5.

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Nexus gives you much more control than galaxy, not having to deal with crappy touchwiz. Also there is no memory card slot. It's pure android. You'll get the latest version before anyone else. For the buttons part, you get what you pay for. Galaxy S4 is a high end $500+ phone and I don't think it's a fair comparison.

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^^ I agree it isn't a fair competition and I was truly trying to avoid doing that.

TouchWiz can be replaced tho. But that's for a different thread.

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How is the battery life?

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Could be better is what I hear. Haven't experienced a full battery cycle as of yet.

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From what I have heard the battery life in Note 3 is the best so far. I just don't like the dull UI of Nexus series.

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Dull is the right word Joel. Again, trying not to compare with other phones, but for $350, it's not too bad.

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True but thats not the only issue. The major issue is not having a micro SD card slot. I could like with the UI or change it myself but I cant do anything about a missing SD card slot. Limits what I can do with a phone.

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It has the same battery capacity as Nexus 4, 2300 mAh i believe.

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Yep. You are right.

Technical specifications
OS
Android™ 4.4 (KitKat®)
Screen
4.95" 1920x1080 display (445 ppi)
Full HD IPS
Corning® Gorilla® Glass 3
Camera
1.3MP front facing
8MP rear facing with Optical Image Stabilization
Size
69.17 x 137.84 x 8.59 mm
Weight
4.59 oz (130 g)
Battery
2,300 mAH
Talk time up to 17 hours*
Standby time up to 300 hours*
Internet time up to 8.5 hours on Wi-Fi, up to 7 hours on LTE*
Wireless Charging built-in
Audio Output
Built-in speaker
3.5mm stereo audio connector
CPU
Qualcomm Snapdragon™ 800, 2.26GHz
GPU
Adreno 330, 450MHz
Wireless
Dual-band Wi-Fi (2.4G/5G) 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac
NFC (Android Beam)
Bluetooth 4.0 LE
Memory
16 GB internal storage (actual formatted capacity will be less)
2 GB RAM
Ports
Micro USB
SlimPort™ enabled
3.5mm stereo audio jack
Dual microphones
Ceramic power and volume buttons
Sensors
Accelerometer
GPS
Compass
Proximity/Ambient Light
Gyroscope
Pressure
Hall Effect
Network
2G/3G/4G LTE
GSM: 850/900/1800/1900 MHz
CDMA: Band Class: 0/1/10
WCDMA: Bands: 1/2/4/5/6/8/19
LTE: Bands: 1/2/4/5/17/19/25/26/41

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What is a micro SD?

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A tiny memory card.

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Here it is:

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Thanks Ethan and Joel.