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I am a big Nexus phone fan, having owned all four of them so far the past few years, but I am an even bigger fan of huge batteries and long battery life in my smartphone.
I was super excited when the G2 came out, knowing that the Nexus 5 would be based off it. Well now the rumors show the N5 having a small 2,300mAh battery, no GRAM, a lesser quality screen display compared to the G2's. Looks like the N5 battery life will be on par with the HTC One or so, I will just get the G2 instead, root it, and install CM10.3. I want a phone I can hammer on all day long, and still have juice left for going out at night, and not having to baby the battery. Only phones that can confidently do that are the Androids with 3,000mAh + size batteries, like the Note 2, Note 3, Moto MAXX.
Do you think the G2 will have a long last development group, and get a ROM port from the Nexus 5, just like the HTC One and Galaxy S4 carrier phones get the ROM's from GPE phones ?
nexus phone are nice but I notice that nexus phones that are made by Samsung and LG have lower specs than there flagship phones.
I would say you shouldn't have anything to worry about. My last phone was an LG Nitro HD with a small community for a phone that basically bombed and we still had official CM, Avatar, and others. No reason to believe that this beast won't get the same in due time. In fact, this community is growing so rapidly, it will soon overtake the Nitro forum and that phone came out in 2011! There is no way this isn't getting major dev love.
By the way, Thanks Devs!
Check out the Optimus G Pro forum if you want to feel better. Even though it only got released in parts of Asia, and with a locked boot loader on AT&T in the US, there's now a rich selection of AOSP base roms available. The G2 will have a MUCH larger user base. So it's only a matter of time. Until then, you might even find the LG skin to be tolerable. After some mods, I actually liked the stock rom on the OGP.
I dont mind stock rom anymore
Nova launcher and Widget locker made things better for me
very stable no lag what so ever so far for me
Im running clean rom
i get 5 hrs easy with normal web browsing/texting
I can get easy 3 1/2 screen time with 2 hours tethering :good:
This thing lasts all day, never really heats up ( i can play modern combat 4 for 30 minutes without it getting super hot)
Get the g2, it will beat the nexus 5 for SURE
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I am a big Nexus phone fan, having owned all four of them so far the past few years, but I am an even bigger fan of huge batteries and long battery life in my smartphone.
I was super excited when the G2 came out, knowing that the Nexus 5 would be based off it. Well now the rumors show the N5 having a small 2,300mAh battery, no GRAM, a lesser quality screen display compared to the G2's. Looks like the N5 battery life will be on par with the HTC One or so, I will just get the G2 instead, root it, and install CM10.3. I want a phone I can hammer on all day long, and still have juice left for going out at night, and not having to baby the battery. Only phones that can confidently do that are the Androids with 3,000mAh + size batteries, like the Note 2, Note 3, Moto MAXX.
Do you think the G2 will have a long last development group, and get a ROM port from the Nexus 5, just like the HTC One and Galaxy S4 carrier phones get the ROM's from GPE phones ?
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Yes. The G2 is LG's flagship phone.
If the N5 doesn't have the nice big 3,000mAh battery I will get the G2 instead.
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Zorachus said:
If the N5 doesn't have the nice big 3,000mAh battery I will get the G2 instead.
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It's almost certain that the nexus 5 WON'T have the same 3000 mah battery as the G2, it's a smaller phone so there's less room to acomodate the battery, I would be "ok" with a 2600 battery , but a 2300 would be a total deal breaker for me, let's hope google is listening to our complains (one can only wish) :crying:
LG doesn't care how much lower end it will be because they know it will sell in droves just like the iPhone does, lg could stick a single core chip and a 1500mah battery in it and people will still line up to buy it.
RAVPOWER is the answer to your battery concerns -10000 or 15000 mah for $30 -$45
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The Nexus Five will be pure 4.4
It will be better software and better ROMs.
The G2 will be better battery but the N5 battery might be very good. Looks like google has done a lot of battery tweaks to the core services in 4.4. Plus the smaller screen and less bloatware battery life might not be too different.
The G2 will get ROMs but will likely all ways be months behind the Nexus. Hell, the galaxy nexus from 2011 runs pure 4.3.
Camera is still an unkown, 8MP is enough.
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The Nexus Five will be pure 4.4
It will be better software and better ROMs.
The G2 will be better battery but the N5 battery might be very good. Looks like google has done a lot of battery tweaks to the core services in 4.4. Plus the smaller screen and less bloatware battery life might not be too different.
The G2 will get ROMs but will likely all ways be months behind the Nexus. Hell, the galaxy nexus from 2011 runs pure 4.3.
Camera is still an unkown, 8MP is enough.
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So if we get this 4.4 to LG G2 we end up with !"#"!#%"no words"#!¤"#¤ battery?
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So if we get this 4.4 to LG G2 we end up with !"#"!#%"no words"#!¤"#¤ battery?
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It's going to get it eventually, question is, how long will it take.
I'm still hung up about the locked bootloader. It was such a hindrance on my Bionic that I sold it and bought a Galaxy Nexus. I know there are already custom 4.2.2 roms for the G2, but without the ability to load optimized kernels, I'm just not sure. I'm sure devs will come up the 4.3 and 4.4 roms in time so that doesn't bother me.
I've read that TWRP is available, and that is great, Can one easily boot into it to do backups/restores/flashes like I do on my GNex or does the locked bootloader interfere with that? What are the other downsides of a locked bootloader?
Zorachus said:
I am a big Nexus phone fan, having owned all four of them so far the past few years, but I am an even bigger fan of huge batteries and long battery life in my smartphone.
I was super excited when the G2 came out, knowing that the Nexus 5 would be based off it. Well now the rumors show the N5 having a small 2,300mAh battery, no GRAM, a lesser quality screen display compared to the G2's. Looks like the N5 battery life will be on par with the HTC One or so, I will just get the G2 instead, root it, and install CM10.3. I want a phone I can hammer on all day long, and still have juice left for going out at night, and not having to baby the battery. Only phones that can confidently do that are the Androids with 3,000mAh + size batteries, like the Note 2, Note 3, Moto MAXX.
Do you think the G2 will have a long last development group, and get a ROM port from the Nexus 5, just like the HTC One and Galaxy S4 carrier phones get the ROM's from GPE phones ?
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It never was based off of the G2 in the first place. Other than they both use the Snapdragon 800 chip there is nothing in common at all between the G2 and N5. It is just hopeless fan boys who expected LG to just do a copy+paste from the G2 to make the N5 and assume the exact same specs would appear except the N5 would be stock android. Oh well.
In response to OP, absolutely, the G2 is a beast of a phone, highly unlikely that the N5 will touch it in terms of hardware spec and actual real world performance.
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I'm still hung up about the locked bootloader. It was such a hindrance on my Bionic that I sold it and bought a Galaxy Nexus. I know there are already custom 4.2.2 roms for the G2, but without the ability to load optimized kernels, I'm just not sure. I'm sure devs will come up the 4.3 and 4.4 roms in time so that doesn't bother me.
I've read that TWRP is available, and that is great, Can one easily boot into it to do backups/restores/flashes like I do on my GNex or does the locked bootloader interfere with that? What are the other downsides of a locked bootloader?
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I would also like to know the answer to this.
suggestions ???
deciding factor will be battery and camera
If your deciding factors are the camera and battery - this definitely.
I went for this due to the Nexus 4 having a ****ty battery. Sick of the Nexus devices being a nearly there device.
Since you are posting this in the G2 forum you should probably expect lots of "buy the G2" answers, of course.
But yeah if the deciding factors are camera and battery, G2 will win on both of those, no doubt about it. Unless all these Nexus leaks have been totally fake and Google releases a completely different N5 than we've all been expecting. That doesn't seem very likely, so buy the G2.
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suggestions ???
deciding factor will be battery and camera
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Ill tell you something, The Nexus 5 will be all AOSP stock based, As of right now of the time of this writing the Verizon G2 has 10 roms, half are stock based half are open source based. With a stable CM base that just came out a day ago 5 AOSP based roms have dropped in this one section alone already. Suffice it to say there will be no shortage of open source Roms and clearly this seems evident from the sudden burst of AOSP based roms. On top of that the G2 will have its stock based Roms as well so this makes it a very versatile device to the N5, which will just be Pure AOSP, and a little boring for my taste. Having Stock and AOSP based official Roms makes it a double edged sword, it gives you more options when Rom hunting.
Better camera and bigger battery. So, what stop you?
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while i really welcome the ROMs popping up, you still can't compare it with a nexus experience, first off Aosp on LG2 will always have some **** reverse engineered drivers, workarounds,......... it for sure will hit a level were it works good, but that's it.
On the other side a Nexus Device will get support also from devs much longer then any branded bloatware phone, you will see so many different ROMs, Aosp based but also ports from other devices, Miui, Sony, Samsung,......... and any of this will work perfect from day one because there is no need to reverse engineer any driver.
The only thing what I really like about the G2 is it's huge battery, but then again we still don't know how the N5 will work with its 2300mah or maybe more battery, or if kit kat really improves battery usage.
So personally I would wait for the official release and then for the first reviews, then it is still soon enough to make a decision.
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deciding factor will be battery and camera
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Do you want a larger screen ?
Do you want a better battery ?
Do you want a 13MP camera ?
Do you want the "knock-on" feature in order to keep your power button from wearing because the thousands of presses ?
Do you want an FM radio ?
Do you want a universal IR remote to switch the TV channel to your favorite channel in public places ?
If yes, you don't really have any other choice.
These phones are only current for 1 year anyway, then their hardware becomes obsolete.
get the G2. I just cant kill this thing. I am too spoiled with bigger batteries. I have high hopes for the nexus but the battery compromise sucks. but it makes sense because who would buy a G2 then? I had the G2 then left it for the note 3. and got rid of the note 3 and went back to G2 so that says a lot. if the nexus would have a 3000ma battery then its a no brainer. but at this point no one knows
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On top of that the G2 will have its stock based Roms as well so this makes it a very versatile device to the N5, which will just be Pure AOSP, and a little boring for my taste. Having Stock and AOSP based official Roms makes it a double edged sword, it gives you more options when Rom hunting.
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I dont know why people talk about CM, AOSP, etc, in my experience with Galaxy S2 that roms are horrible compared with stock, lockups, gps not functioning, battery horrible, the only advantage is costumization, besides that there is no advantage compared with stock, at least in my experiencie.
There is no comparison between N5 and G2, N5 will be an inferior product.
So tired of the Nexus line. They always have hardware compromises somewhere. Small storage, bad camera, whatever. I'd rather get the hardware I want, then flash the rom that makes me happy, rather than have great software but never be able to change the crappy camera or small battery or whatever.
So get the G2.
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So tired of the Nexus line. They always have hardware compromises somewhere. Small storage, bad camera, whatever. I'd rather get the hardware I want, then flash the rom that makes me happy, rather than have great software but never be able to change the crappy camera or small battery or whatever.
So get the G2.
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Or worse display... no matter how much you tweak it... shielding problems classic static in the speaker....Or my favorite no USB OTG...
I was for a long time CM only guy. Always nightly always testing. Came from HOX. Had a N4.
Bought a LG G2 and ti my surprise am happy with the old android as well. Suddenly I do not need the latest...
Well it's mostly cuz of xposed that dev deserves a medal!.
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Do you want a universal IR remote to switch the TV channel to your favorite channel in public places ?
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That one almost got me.
I'm in the same case aswell, I can't choose between the two. And I'm dying to get a new phone.
That's a crazy feeling
Paradoxxx said:
That one almost got me.
I'm in the same case aswell, I can't choose between the two. And I'm dying to get a new phone.
That's a crazy feeling
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Look, I owned two genuine Nexus devices and seen more. They are nothing special.
Snappy, let's stay stable. But lacking something extra you can get here.
And mostly due to cutting costs, some parts not as good as the branded alternative.
If you do not have the money for a G2 wait for the nexus.
If you do. G2 is really worth the money.
Think about it like this. You can make the G2 into a nexus like device. But you wont be able turn the nexus into the G2. (Missing hw etc)
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Paradoxxx said:
That one almost got me.
I'm in the same case aswell, I can't choose between the two. And I'm dying to get a new phone.
That's a crazy feeling
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Go to each vs thread on this site...the g2 wins all the battles...that's says something. Get the G2 & don't look back
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Look, I owned two genuine Nexus devices and seen more. They are nothing special.
Snappy, let's stay stable. But lacking something extra you can get here.
And mostly due to cutting costs, some parts not as good as the branded alternative.
If you do not have the money for a G2 wait for the nexus.
If you do. G2 is really worth the money.
Think about it like this. You can make the G2 into a nexus like device. But you wont be able turn the nexus into the G2. (Missing hw etc)
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Yeah you got a big point here. But the weird button placement kinda push me back.
And seems like there is more development on verizon G2 than international..
(Can't we flash verizon's on intl? )
(Even tho the intl got Cyano and AOKP as I saw)
tiguy99 said:
Go to each vs thread on this site...the g2 wins all the battles...that's says something. Get the G2 & don't look back
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Yeah, I saw the battery life reports, performance etc, the device is beautiful, borderless, but when you drop it, you're more likely to break the screen. (even if I droped my n4 2 times in 8 month time) This is really some stuff I gotta take in count.
Besides everything that has been said already, I really like the power/volume buttons on the back. Theyve grown on me, I find them useful and its unique, and the power button is another extra led light btw. The button placements on the nexus 5 is ehh basic and I'm not a fan of the way that camera lens looks on the back. Like others said go for the G2 if you have the money, if not nexus 5 is fine too.
bought G2 today ! :victory:
will get by monday !
32gb white
I'm sick of waiting. I'm getting the G2 tomorrow.
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Besides everything that has been said already, I really like the power/volume buttons on the back. Theyve grown on me, I find them useful and its unique, and the power button is another extra led light btw. The button placements on the nexus 5 is ehh basic and I'm not a fan of the way that camera lens looks on the back. Like others said go for the G2 if you have the money, if not nexus 5 is fine too.
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Dammmmn. Okay then, I'll just wait tonight to see if the N5 is announced.
If it is not, LG G2.
Super Grover said:
I'm sick of waiting. I'm getting the G2 tomorrow.
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I guess that's nice . 32Gb?
Paradoxxx said:
Dammmmn. Okay then, I'll just wait tonight to see if the N5 is announced.
If it is not, LG G2.
I guess that's nice . 32Gb?
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Yeah they only have 32g here. Will be nice coming from the S2 and it's 16g.
So guys, I think I will be moving to the Nexus 5 and I water to take your opinions and if you want to change to it...then why?
I have two main reasons, the first would be to simply expand, I would like to test other phones than samsung and starting with a Nexus is the perfect choice. The other and MAIN reason would be Rom and Mod comp ability. What I mean here is that stock nexus devices should and as I know get many Roms, and i love exploring all the great Roms out there, and love tweaking my phone to the MAX. The problem here is that I own an I9500 and as you know that thing has a very low amount of Roms (Thanks to all debs who went through and created Roms for this device) but what I mean is that they are very limited. I remember on my Galaxy S1 how many Roms there were and how many Roms I flashed. Another problem would be that there are no stock android Roms, or stable ones at least, which limits everything. Along side with that Samsung is making it even harder to flash custom Roms (there is a post about this) but anyway it is becoming tougher, and that is kind of the opposite of what I want ( I AM NOT HATIN, I HAVE BEEN A SAMSUNG USER FOR YEARS). One example would be that we can't flash an older firmware, and that made so many problems for people like loosing their IMEI.
So tell me your opinions.
Nexus line will always be the first to get software updates. What you'll lose from moving are the expandable memory, removable battery, better camera, IR feature, perhaps better headphone sound as your version has the Wolfson DAC. Somethings to consider if any of those are important to you. Us i9505 owners have better development, also the ability to flash GPE roms.
I've personally ordered the N5 to give it a try if I don't like it I will return it under the DSR regulations we have in the UK. I do like Nexus products heck I had the N4 before moving to the S4 and have a N7.2 as well so know how development for those products are.
You'll gain instant updates, a plethora of roms and kernels, hassle free unlocking and no lock downs like Knox. A beefier CPU. Etc.
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Nexus line will always be the first to get software updates. What you'll lose from moving are the expandable memory, removable battery, better camera, IR feature, perhaps better headphone sound as your version has the Wolfson DAC. Somethings to consider if any of those are important to you. Us i9505 owners have better development, also the ability to flash GPE roms.
I've personally ordered the N5 to give it a try if I don't like it I will return it under the DSR regulations we have in the UK. I do like Nexus products heck I had the N4 before moving to the S4 and have a N7.2 as well so know how development for those products are.
You'll gain instant updates, a plethora of roms and kernels, hassle free unlocking and no lock downs like Knox. A beefier CPU. Etc.
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Thanks for your answer. As for my loss, well you will always need to sacrifice something to get something else, but for me the most vital thing would probably be the expandable storage and maybe the headphone sound. As for the IR blaster, camera, and battery they aren't major for me, as I have never had to change batteries, barely used the IR blaster, and don't use my phones camera when taking important photos. So I hope that if I do get the Nexus 5 I would have a great experience.
You sure will have a great experience. Just check the N4 and N7 threads and see how many roms etc there are. With custom roms the experience will get even better. You may find stock Android weird at first but you'll get use to it.
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Im already selling mine on Ebay. Nexus 5 will be mine next week
nikzDHD said:
You sure will have a great experience. Just check the N4 and N7 threads and see how many roms etc there are. With custom roms the experience will get even better. You may find stock Android weird at first but you'll get use to it.
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Yup, thats the most exiting thing for me THE ROMSD just hope I don't get screwed over again and only a couple of Roms will be released....but I'm pretty sure that that won't be the case.
Stevemeister said:
Im already selling mine on Ebay. Nexus 5 will be mine next week
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Great man, congrats!! Don't forget to report back on your experience, and what things do u like better or worst..
By the way which model of the S4 of you own?
Thanks!
I own a I9505 but I hate the screen and the AOSP bugs so the new Nexus is a logical move for me.
No more waiting for android updates and no more purple smearing issue with the screen.
Can't wait !
Stevemeister said:
Thank!
I own a I9505 but I hate the screen and the AOSP bugs so the new Nexus is a logical move for me.
No more waiting for android updates and no more purple smearing issue with the screen.
Can't wait !
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I actually never had screen problems (probably because of different model) but I agree.....NO MORE WAITING FOR UPDATES!!!!
I have one on the way. I first reason I bought it so that I could play around with OSs more, not just ROMs. Trying out different ROMs is fun but it is still Android. I hope to see ports of FirefoxOS, Sailfish, and Touch for the Nexus 5.
Second, I've had many Samsung devices and developers have always found a way to get them open for playing with but KNOX is different. It was not meant to be circumvented and Samsung must keep it that way. As people figure out ways around it Samsung will be forced to take more aggressive actions or the whole thing is useless for enterprise and government organizations. Samsung started down the path and will be forced to follow it.
Last reason, I had an LG Optimus G prior to my S4, and I really liked it. It was a great device and instilled confidence in their ability to make nice handsets.
There are a few drawbacks to the change for me. I will miss some of the hardware features like the sd and battery. I will also miss some of the software my carrier provides like navigation.
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+1. I am thinking of doing the same. While nothing is perfect. The nexus 5 is as good as it can get in terms of ui and responsiveness. I have yet to read some reviews though from some of the top reviewers specially camera , screen and battery reviews. Just read CNET review and they mentioned that the screen is not as good as the iphone5 and HTC one. Not very bright and under sunlight its less that satisfactory. It also doesn't compare in terms of vibrancy to a gs4 or a note 3. The video sample footage they shot is also pretty ordinary (a little jittery and kind of extremely sharp, almost like playing a video game with AA turned off). So I am still holding my horses but really like this phone otherwise. Only if the bottom bezel (chin) wasn't too big. It feels like a waste of space.
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I think we have several Dislike Threads forS4. Why we need this one.? You wanna move on, Then its good for you but please let S4 Users live in Peace.
Well this thread does serve a purpose since people who switched can give a comparison on what is good/bad about the N5 in comparison to the S4.
I for one want a nexus device
Ever since i got into android I always had a samsung, well still have 1 year and 4 months in my contract so i guess my next device is gonna be the N6.
I need a microSD slot and I like having a removable battery, AMOLED and full-sized screen (the navigation bar takes up room). S4 for me.
Staying with S4
Why?
rocking 64GB of sexy stroage
Strong 2800 Battery (also got a 3900mah battery for it)
Octo-Core ( 4 x 4)
Android 4.3
i'll jump to S5 when its out,
Nexus 5 looks like a business phone no sd card cant remove battery and 32GB won't cut it in this day n age wake up people.
Good choice bro, i doubt you'll be dissapointed
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lethcore said:
Staying with S4
Why?
rocking 64GB of sexy stroage
Strong 2800 Battery (also got a 3900mah battery for it)
Octo-Core ( 4 x 4)
Android 4.3
i'll jump to S5 when its out,
Nexus 5 looks like a business phone no sd card cant remove battery and 32GB won't cut it in this day n age wake up people.
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Agree!
Also heading for the s5 instead of nexus.
No sd card sucks! And battery replacement is a must for me
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Hi all,
I'm new to all this so please bare with me a little bit. I've used apple products for many years, but in getting a little sick of iOS7 and the lack of jaibreak. So I've decided to make the leap to android (something I never thought I would do).
I have my choices narrowed down to the Nexus 5 and LG G2. Both phones at currently available for $99 on 2 yr term. The Nexus only comes in the 16gb version while the G2 is 32gb for the same price. I'm having a tough time deciding between the two. I like the Nexus 5 because it gets the OS updates fast and won't require removal of bloat. It's also unlocked.
The G2 seems to have a slight hardware edge with battery life, camera and screen size. It's also 32gb, but it's not stock android and is carrier locked.
My question is, given the same price for both, is it better to get the nexus 5 or get the G2 and use a custom rom to mimic the stock nexus 5? Will it be a hassle to keep the G2 updated, and how bug free would the experience be.
Thanks
SB
SillyBearito said:
Hi all,
I'm new to all this so please bare with me a little bit. I've used apple products for many years, but in getting a little sick of iOS7 and the lack of jaibreak. So I've decided to make the leap to android (something I never thought I would do).
I have my choices narrowed down to the Nexus 5 and LG G2. Both phones at currently available for $99 on 2 yr term. The Nexus only comes in the 16gb version while the G2 is 32gb for the same price. I'm having a tough time deciding between the two. I like the Nexus 5 because it gets the OS updates fast and won't require removal of bloat. It's also unlocked.
The G2 seems to have a slight hardware edge with battery life, camera and screen size. It's also 32gb, but it's not stock android and is carrier locked.
My question is, given the same price for both, is it better to get the nexus 5 or get the G2 and use a custom rom to mimic the stock nexus 5? Will it be a hassle to keep the G2 updated, and how bug free would the experience be.
Thanks
SB
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I have the Nexus and will be paying to get the G2. Software can be changed, hardware can't.
jhealy said:
I have the Nexus and will be paying to get the G2. Software can be changed, hardware can't.
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Exactly... hardware in the g2 is slightly better on almost every level exept for the hardware but that can always be changed with roms this is also why i am happy i just got the g2 and didnt wait for the N5 and im sure the majority of G2 users you ask on here will say the same thing...
G2 is better.
androidcentral made a good comparaison of both phones. you can see it just by typing "The Nexus 5 vs. the LG G2" in Google.
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I have the Nexus and will be paying to get the G2. Software can be changed, hardware can't.
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That's a good way to put it. I guess I'm trying to gauge how easy it would be to customize the G2. Also hoping KitKat is made available soon.
How much storage did your iPhones have? Was it sufficient for your needs?
I store a lot media on my phone and find 32GB to be a comfortable size, but individual usage should dictate.
I'm not familiar with the Apple ecosystem so I can't intelligently compare the experience with regard to bugs, updates, hacks, etc.
N5 vs G2 hardware comes down to screen size and battery capacity as far as I'm concerned. There are some minor differences with regard to camera performance, screen performance, and ergonomics. I believe either will end up being both bigger and longer lasting than iPhone, but how much bigger can you tolerate? The G2 is at the upper limit of what I, personally, can comfortably pocket-carry all day. The N5 has a bit smaller chassis, I believe.
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Exactly... hardware in the g2 is slightly better on almost every level exept for the hardware but that can always be changed with roms this is also why i am happy i just got the g2 and didnt wait for the N5 and im sure the majority of G2 users you ask on here will say the same thing...
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If all I'm hoping to do is cut down on the bloat and just get rid of most of the theming PG did, would I have a tough time finding the software support and how buggy would it become?
cggorman said:
How much storage did your iPhones have? Was it sufficient for your needs?
I store a lot media on my phone and find 32GB to be a comfortable size, but individual usage should dictate.
I'm not familiar with the Apple ecosystem so I can't intelligently compare the experience with regard to bugs, updates, hacks, etc.
N5 vs G2 hardware comes down to screen size and battery capacity as far as I'm concerned. There are some minor differences with regard to camera performance, screen performance, and ergonomics.
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I've always had 16gb iPhones, but lately I find that I'm trying to manage the storage a lot more.
My iPhones have always been stable, always works and never a problem. Jailbreaking and customizing it is also fairy easy. I have no idea what process for rooting and using custom roms for an android is like.
As someone said, the hardware is permanent. I'm leaning towards the G2 because for the same price I'm getting a lot more out of it.
CleanROM is all you would need. Since it's Stock Without the Bloat it's essentially bug-free.
I don't know how tough it is to jailbreak and maintain a hacked iPhone, but most any competent Windows user should be able to root and ROM either N5 or G2. If you can manually install drivers and aren't afraid of some cut/paste into command lines, you'll be region's in no time.
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My logic was that I love AOKP roms.
If you throw AOKP on both phones.... which one would you prefer?
Nuff Said. Go with the G2.
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Hey guys, I am looking for a new phone and I stopped with lg g2, xiaomi mi3,nexus 5.
I think the g2 is best and the display is big for the size of the phone. I don't like any lag even the slightest lag in a phone. I am gonna buy the phone second hand with warranty and I usually root and install roms after a few months of stock usage. I am gonna use the phone for about 1,5 - 2 years when I get it and I really don't know which one to buy.
Actually I like them all, but the mi3 is too expensive and can only find new ones that are like 80$ more than second hand g2's with warranty and the nexus 5 is good, but weak battery
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Hey guys, I am looking for a new phone and I stopped with lg g2, xiaomi mi3,nexus 5.
I think the g2 is best and the display is big for the size of the phone. I don't like any lag even the slightest lag in a phone. I am gonna buy the phone second hand with warranty and I usually root and install roms after a few months of stock usage. I am gonna use the phone for about 1,5 - 2 years when I get it and I really don't know which one to buy.
Actually I like them all, but the mi3 is too expensive and can only find new ones that are like 80$ more than second hand g2's with warranty and the nexus 5 is good, but weak battery
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I also needed to make the same decision and I finally picked the G2 as it got enough development and the specs are just great for the price.
nexus5 has alot of development but sucks in all the other ways with hardware in my opinion.
Xiaomi mi3, Only a bit of development as Xiaomi isn't the best source releaser and it's kinda huge for its screensize if you compare it to the G2 ain't it?
SO your final pick would probably be the G2 or the N5. But I would personally go for the G2 as the Stock is great and the Camera app is awesome too and the N5 is more like a tester, developer phone so it has really some big ass annoying bugs which you probably don't want. I experienced with my N4 fast draining battery, alot of wifi connection issues. And same goes for almost every nexus device.
So my personal advice is to go with the G2 if you want to live further without much problems and with a long battery life.
And the buttons on the back are damm nice . Plus you got dorimanx kernel with stock roms
I have a n5 and recently bought a g2 mainly for the better camera and battery, however the software imo is a bit lacking and its annoying me to the point where im just going to sell it and keep my n5. Lg's kitkat is simply garbage, its lag city, lg's lollipop isn't available for my phone yet so i have to rely on cm/aosp roms. Since there's so many variations of the g2 not every rom developer supports your phone. I installed around 6 of the most popular roms and found 1 that has all the features i want, gravity box doesn't work on 5.1.1 yet, however i can't get data working on that rom for some reason, seems like the modem isn't compatible with it. So im stuck on kitkat which runs like ****, so i either give up some of the features that i want and run another 5.1.1 rom, or install an older 5.0.2 rom and install gravity box.
Beauty of the n5 is software, every rom works on it, and there's tons of them. There's also a way to stick the g2's battery into it and that's what im going to do once it arrives.
Which g2 model should I look for?
I Am also thinking about meizu m1 note
What's yiur location and network?
If software speed/lag is your deciding factor I'd go with the Nexus 5 everytime. I like LG's 20H firmware but accept that its no where near as fast as 4.4.4 on the Nexus 5. I cant comment on rooted G2 vs rooted N5.
For me, I can live with the speed reduction as the G2 has that killer battery. :angel:
I have looked for a replacement for my old HTC Sensation (running Lollipop) for a long time. I just received a brand new G2 from amazon for $236 yesterday. To me nothing could beat the value new or used right now. I have been impressed with the G2 so far and really look forward to it's reported battery life. I'm just (impatiently) waiting for Tmobile to push out Lollipop to my phone and I'll be totally happy!
I considered the Nexus 5, but used models seemed overpriced and I was concerned about battery life. I also looked at the 1st gen Moto X, but the specs were not quite up to the LG G2 and not a large enough leap from my Sensation. Next up was the OPO, good price but it looked huge for me. A 2nd gen Moto G would have been fine, but no LTE, less phone and similar price to the G2. My big issue with the Nexus, Moto and OPO is that they don't support Tmobile Wifi calling.
My wife got a used Samsung S5. It's decent, but very plastic feeling. The S5 specs are not enough an improvement over the G2 for how I use the phone to warrant the $125+ premium for a used phone.
Pending no stupid tax, and the phone works like I think it should, I can't see trading it out for any current phones.
I am from Bulgaria. Well I will buy either nexus 5 or g2. It depends on which one I will find with more warranty and better condition. Thank you all.