LG Nexus 5 review: Back to the future

13 November 2013
Nexus phone releases are timed to let Google have the last word – and what a way to have it! A phone that matches any flagship on specs and premieres the latest OS version, but costs barely half as much as some of them. The Nexus 5 promises a....

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  • Anonymous
  • v0q
  • 24 Jan 2014

Lame web browsing capacity.

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    • AnonD-168288
    • Hxc
    • 24 Jan 2014

    Anonymous, 24 Jan 2014Any improvement in battery life?Exactly, one of the main things missing in this review after the update. Though nothing great should be expected there could be improvements of upto 1 hr on each of the tests. Might not be much but given what we had from the launch version, anything batter is welcome.

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      • Anonymous
      • LhG
      • 24 Jan 2014

      Any improvement in battery life?

        What about the loudspeaker performance after the update? I've heard it has improved as well. I've just ordered this phone and loudspeaker is very important to me as I usually make lots of phone calls. A friend also told me the volume is alright but I haven't seen the actual performance on his Nexus 5. Any thoughts about this?

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          • Anonymous
          • t7X
          • 24 Jan 2014

          Pathetic battery life. It's a cripple phone.

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            • Anonymous
            • n1H
            • 24 Jan 2014

            This is a great phone, except low microphone sound(software issue with noise cancellation, which also gives static sound in complete silence for videos...other than that for the price its a bargain

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              • Saravana
              • bC1
              • 24 Jan 2014

              Since the phone has been updated, can you please update the benchmarks???

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                • A Proud Nexus owner
                • HsL
                • 24 Jan 2014

                Buyed this phone 1 months ago and it is really working smooth and fast.Awesome phone.

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                  • Anonymous
                  • v0X
                  • 08 Jan 2014

                  Galaxy note 3 & galaxy s4 is the best android phone

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                    • vb8
                    • 07 Jan 2014

                    AnonD-69099, 15 Dec 2013I'm planning to visit USA soon and I want to buy the nexus ... morehey i just got my nexus 5 from uSA (my friend bought it from play store) it works fine in india..dont worry bout a thing ..iniatialy my wifi dint work but then i figured u have to put sim card to make it work. Rest all great..only thing that bothrs me is that battery could have bin a bit more. awesome fone ..low battry :(

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                      • Joel
                      • ftV
                      • 07 Jan 2014

                      Pls am having problems with downloading from playstores. How do I go about it pls.

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                        • Anonymous
                        • mAj
                        • 07 Jan 2014

                        Always a fan of nexus series. Used nexus 4 and then bought nexus 5. Very disappointed with the bugs and hardware flaws. Returned it and now bought Samsung galaxy s4. Loving it for last few weeks. I know Samsung is bit late in updating the firmware but they make sure it works.

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                          • merelogic
                          • Dnh
                          • 07 Jan 2014

                          nee, 04 Jan 2014which phone better....galaxy note 3,iphone 5s or nexus 5???If you are comfortable carrying note 3 around, usually ladies are since they put it in their purses, then note 3. If you're ok with living in a beautiful and majestic jail then iphone 5s, otherwise nexus 5.

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                            • nee
                            • 25F
                            • 04 Jan 2014

                            which phone better....galaxy note 3,iphone 5s or nexus 5???

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                              • devvrat
                              • Hkq
                              • 19 Dec 2013

                              started getting hang. interface is not good. no option to mark multiple contacts.

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                                • anand
                                • YTF
                                • 19 Dec 2013

                                dnt take this phn...........
                                this phn is slagging......
                                battery is not gud...........

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                                  • AnonD-204927
                                  • 01n
                                  • 17 Dec 2013

                                  Android Man, 06 Dec 2013well i got rid of my Nexus 5. could not cope with the dire ... moreMine goes 2-3 days. 4-6 hours screen on time. You just need to tweak a few settings to double the screen on time out of the box but a Nexus user should know this already.

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                                    • Anonymous
                                    • 4QS
                                    • 16 Dec 2013

                                    AnonD-69099, 15 Dec 2013I'm planning to visit USA soon and I want to buy the nexus ... moreGoogle is your friend.

                                    The Nexus 5 is an unlocked phone that uses a micro SIM card.

                                    To determine if the Nexus 5 will work on your preferred carrier in any country you can look up which radio bands the carrier uses on their website, and then compare them to the radio bands that the Nexus 5 supports:

                                    North America
                                    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

                                    Rest of World
                                    GSM: 850/900/1800/1900 MHz
                                    WCDMA: Bands: 1/2/4/5/6/8
                                    LTE: Bands: 1/3/5/7/8/20

                                    Also you can try Amazon, ebay, or other electronic shops. Or directly from Play. It is $350/$400 for the 16gb/32gb.

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                                      • AnonD-69099
                                      • rt9
                                      • 15 Dec 2013

                                      I'm planning to visit USA soon and I want to buy the nexus 5. How to order the rest of the world version from USA noting that a friend of mine who lives in the USA told me that it is available on Google play website but locked to sprint. And the price is 350$.and according to my knowledge the international version price is 350$ not the locked one. Anyone can help?

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                                        • Heisengoogle
                                        • Mx@
                                        • 14 Dec 2013

                                        The 4.4.2 has significantly improved the battery life between charges and the speaker volume.

                                        I just had a pineapple. It was lovely.