Build quality - Impressions? Issues? - Nexus 7 (2013) Q&A

Interested in hearing impressions of the device as a physical object. Any obvious manufacturing issues so far? In particular, is anyone seeing evidence of the screen-related problems that plagued the previous model -- screen lift, spongy screen, creaky screen?

i exchanged my first one today after i noticed specks of particles under the screen that was very visible. 2nd one is fine though

It is really snappy, feels better in the hands than the last gen. Feels a lot more solid and there are no weird creaks or jiggling parts.. The screen is fantastic looking no issues at all there and the processor is more than fast enough for anything I have thrown at it so far, mostly just games so far.. I can answer questions if you have them, actually have two of the 32gbs and 1 16gb in the house now and none of them have any issues.

jporter396 said:
i exchanged my first one today after i noticed specks of particles under the screen that was very visible. 2nd one is fine though
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Dude.... Just noticed the same thing.. Damn
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Picked mine up yesterday. Very smooth and snappy and fits nicely in my hands. Feels much high quality to me than previous version. No issues what so ever and not seeing any dust under screen. 4.3 doesn't seem much different from 4.2.2. Liking it very much!
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Issues thus far after first automatic update during initial boot, didnt update yet the second time after initial boot...
GPS was not working at all no searching icon at top left corner of screen. No gps apps would detect gps... had to follow set of instructions on the web for the same problem with galaxy s3 phones after jellybean update. finally after the tablet decided to make the gps work and download agps data and satellite info, it works every time now and finds the sats..
When using rear camera outside in direct sunlight, pictures/video and the screen in the camera app flickers, even during taking a picture or recording video, only happens when facing the direction of the sun and its the brightest it can be outside, seems like a digital aperture issue with the lens (hardware) or software issue with android 4.3(stock camera app) or a problem with F-stop. Also after awhile of this happening the screen turned green in the camera app and pictures did not come out. had to reload camera app and fix that issue.
So far on my Nexus 7 2013 with the first update but not the second I am having these issues. Fixed the GPS(crossing fingers) do not know whats up with the camera and software but will do a system update to the second update and see if I have the same camera issues... Also will try 3rd party camera software! The 5MP shooter on back does record 1080p video!

Occasionally any kind of audio event will fail to play - I've noticed it on most events such as lock screen locking, and touch sounds. It doesn't seem to affect regular audio playback that I've noticed. I can't reproduce it any specific way but it does happen. I don't know if it's an issue with the sound drivers or OS itself or the device. As I had to exchange my original N7 once for a speaker that started popping within the first few months of ownership, I hope it's not hardware again. I think I'll just unlock it for now before I load too much on it and see how it goes with stock.

+1 for the audio issue I think your talking about! Audio has been fine in everything on my nexus 7 2013 except in bike race older version, I was playing and its like the audio samples would play and not repeat instantly so the bike revving for example audio would turn off while the music played, and or vice versa. So far have not noticed that issue in any other games or software or xiia music player!

I'm so damn glad I'm not the only one with crap under the screen. my first had dead pixels.. my second has a piece of something under the screen that makes it look black, so I can't tell if it's dust or dead pixel.
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Anyone experiencing Screen Lifting & Creaking? Hope no issue with the new version.

Just got my exchange from best buy.... Screen doesn't have any dust or fibers under the screen from what I can tell
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Vanhoud said:
Just got my exchange from best buy.... Screen doesn't have any dust or fibers under the screen from what I can tell
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that's what I thought.. take my advice.. dint get an lcd checker app.... that's how I noticed it on my exchange... sigh lol
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Mine is perfect....so far
Im in love!

Man, looks like ASUS still hasn't gotten their crap together
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If I recall at this amount of time into the launch of the first nexus 7 there was a lot more complaints. I know I had to go through 3 before o got a good one.
The new 2013 is great for me, I can't find any flaws.
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No issues or complaints here.

Mine has scratches all over the bezel
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Mine has scratches all over the bezel
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That's so awesome..! Congratulations. You didn't have to go through all the way to get yours scratched...!

alicarbovader said:
That's so awesome..! Congratulations. You didn't have to go through all the way to get yours scratched...!
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huh?

Carpediem06 said:
huh?
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Lol, kidding

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Rattling Sound

I haven't seen a post about this yet, but just something I happened up.
I was sitting on the couch, flipping my phone from hand to hand while watching my 11 month old son crawl around the living room, and just happened to hear some weird rattling going on, coming from the phone. I'm not sure what it is, but I have a feeling it's the lens for the camera.
Now, note, this only happened when it came to a very quick/forceful stop (as in it landed on the ground). Obviously this sounds alot worse than it was, but I'm just curious if anyone else noticed this. If I shake it, I don't get any rattle at all. Just curious if anyone else noticed this.
It's the camera, and is normal.
Yeah I didn't notice it until today after two weeks with the phone.
Thankfully my experience with other androids let me know it was normal for the camera
It might be the volume rocker. My camera does not rattle but my volume rocker does.
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It might be the volume rocker. My camera does not rattle but my volume rocker does.
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Definitely the camera. Hold the volume rocker and do it, you'll see it still happens. Ah well, just making sure.
Was playing with my camera this morning taking pictures of my son, and noticed this....are others having the same picture quality issues like this with light? I didn't seem to remember having these when I first got the phone. Perhaps I'm wrong.....Specifically notice how the light in the doorway is banding up and down like that? I tried it also looking at a window and TV and the same thing happened. Not sure exactly why it does that, but I know that my Motorola Droid X didn't have that issue.
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My nexus works fine! I may sound silly here but is the camera lens clean?
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hurston2510 said:
My nexus works fine! I may sound silly here but is the camera lens clean?
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Yeah, wiped it a few times with a LCD screen wipe.
It just actually gets stranger. I was planning on taking it back, and put the original (1850 mAH) battery back in, and checked and it looked fine. I thought, what the hell, so I went back to my extended battery, and it looked fine again now too. I'm not sure whats going on, but for some reason it was making those 'light streaks' and I got no clue why. I'm sorta hesitant to take it back now, since it isn't doing it anymore. No point because they won't exchange it anyway.
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Yeah, wiped it a few times with a LCD screen wipe.
It just actually gets stranger. I was planning on taking it back, and put the original (1850 mAH) battery back in, and checked and it looked fine. I thought, what the hell, so I went back to my extended battery, and it looked fine again now too. I'm not sure whats going on, but for some reason it was making those 'light streaks' and I got no clue why. I'm sorta hesitant to take it back now, since it isn't doing it anymore. No point because they won't exchange it anyway.
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I wouldn't of thought the battery would make the camera cause those light streaks, if it was me personally of keep an eye on it. I'd definitely take it back if it happens again !!
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mine rattles but its not the camera the sound comes from the bottom of the device and is really loud when the vibration is on I'd send it back to handtec but I cbf waiting for it to return
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mine rattles but its not the camera the sound comes from the bottom of the device and is really loud when the vibration is on I'd send it back to handtec but I cbf waiting for it to return
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I'm not sure how much of a difference the LTE and GSM have, but I know mine is coming from the area of the camera. I can try and make just the bottom rattle and it never happens, but if I do the same to the top, it rattles from somewhere around the camera lens. Either way, the camera seems fine now. Was taking Christmas Pictures all night and no issues!
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Definitely the camera. Hold the volume rocker and do it, you'll see it still happens. Ah well, just making sure.
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I guess that I have a tiny camera rattle too but the volume rocker rattles much louder. The camera rattle is not audible over the noise that my volume rocker makes. My Droid Charge had a much louder camera rattle.

Premium suite freatures already on my GS3?

So the rollout for the premium suite has started in the UK at the end of december, i didnt get it yet but i did realise that some of the features of it have been on my phone since the JB update, those features are "smart rotation" and "low light camera". I'm not sure but i thought low light camera has been on my phone for quite some time.
There were a couple of Premium Suite features that made their way to the GS3 with the 4.1.1 update. Not any big ones though.
Alright, can't wait for the full premium suit!! hopefully it wont have to go through carrier check
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So the rollout for the premium suite has started in the UK at the end of december, i didnt get it yet but i did realise that some of the features of it have been on my phone since the JB update, those features are "smart rotation" and "low light camera". I'm not sure but i thought low light camera has been on my phone for quite some time.
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Page buddy is a also a feature of the premium suite we received. I wouldn't have high hopes on a quick full premium suite release here, leave it to the carriers, they will slow it down.
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"low light camera". I'm not sure but i thought low light camera has been on my phone for quite some time.
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I'm not seeing a low light camera option in my stock i747 camera settings in 4.1.1. I only see the option for taking "night shots", but it sounds as though you are describing something different.
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It's under the same settings as burst shot
Edit: Btw low light takes gorgeous pictures. Everybody is jealous of my camera because of that
These pictures were taken at 11pm with low lighting and no flash
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I just found the option as well. This is great.
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It's under the same settings as burst shot
Edit: Btw low light takes gorgeous pictures. Everybody is jealous of my camera because of that
These pictures were taken at 11pm with low lighting and no flash
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Nice. Can I get an invite to the next swim party?
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polish_pat said:
It's under the same settings as burst shot
Edit: Btw low light takes gorgeous pictures. Everybody is jealous of my camera because of that
These pictures were taken at 11pm with low lighting and no flash
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I like how they're in the pool in the first pic, and then in the next there is snow everywhere. XD
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I like how they're in the pool in the first pic, and then in the next there is snow everywhere. XD
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hahaha you guys crack me up!!! I lve in canada but my sister lives in Miami and those 2 pics were 48 hours part. The second picture is me coming back to the great white north and realising that there was a sh*tload of snow and that my 2nd car was was left outside and was stuck in A LOT of snow so i had to use my VW to pull it out!
Why i posted those pics is really how the low light mode takes great pictures without flash, in the upper picture, the only light is from the tiki hut and the pool, as in the second, the light is from the lights on the wall and the 2 lights on each side of my door.
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hahaha you guys crack me up!!! I lve in canada but my sister lives in Miami and those 2 pics were 48 hours part. The second picture is me coming back to the great white north and realising that there was a sh*tload of snow and that my 2nd car was was left outside and was stuck in A LOT of snow so i had to use my VW to pull it out!
Why i posted those pics is really how the low light mode takes great pictures without flash, in the upper picture, the only light is from the tiki hut and the pool, as in the second, the light is from the lights on the wall and the 2 lights on each side of my door.
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Yeah, low light looks like a sweet feature to me.
How much snow did you get?
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Umm also the feature that allows you to put your Facebook feed on your lock screen came with 4.1.1. But that dont mean a lot to me since im not big on Facebook anyway. The multi window is what im about to die to try....
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I'm getting so impatient for the updates. I want to see something new for for my i747. I'm tired of buggy and unstable custom ROMs.
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Yeah, low light looks like a sweet feature to me.
How much snow did you get?
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in total, about 120cm, over 4 feet. And we had one blizzard between xmas and new years that splilled half of that snow
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Umm also the feature that allows you to put your Facebook feed on your lock screen came with 4.1.1. But that dont mean a lot to me since im not big on Facebook anyway. The multi window is what im about to die to try....
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yes, i forgot to mention fb on lockscreen did come with JB. I have but but i've never really used it.

[Q] Screen brightness auto-changes without any auto-adjust on.

I have all possible options that can auto-control the screen brightness unchecked, and the mode set to Dynamic (even if it's on any other one too), and my brightness set at 45 (again this doesn't matter as I changed it to other brightnesses), but I still see the brightness auto-adjust from time to time. It doesn't matter what app I'm in, or just looking at the home screen. Does anyone else have this happen? Is there a way to make it stay where I have it set? It's not really annoying, but I do notice it, and would like it to stay put.
I had this happen on the S4 and note 3. Supposedly it's a Samsung thing. I did see this though
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It's happening to me I made a thread on it too, I've called Sammy and done everything I could I think it's a software issue or one of the sensors is jacked up. In any event I gave it a few days and it's not getting any better it's very annoying to me so I'm returning my phone and getting another one just to make sure it's not a hardware issue. It's the only reason I haven't rooted yet
Its exactly what you see there TW has A " feature ' that dims screen a bit When Itgets a little hot that ls all it is, not hardware problems mine does It when its hot near the camera
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Its exactly what you see there TW has A " feature ' that dims screen a bit When Itgets a little hot that ls all it is, not hardware problems mine does It when its hot near the camera
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Well mine is going back anyways so i can rule out Hardware failure before i root it, Also when i talked to samsung about it they said return the device
So you rule out hardware issues? Maybe the software like I said?. And by the way Samsung always says return. Everything...it's their go to answer for everything lol
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So you rule out hardware issues? Maybe the software like I said?. And by the way Samsung always says return. Everything...it's their go to answer for everything lol
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Listen to what i wrote i said im returning it to rule out hardware issues, if the new device does it then its definitely software and illl wait for some kind of an update or wait for a dev to get a handle on it. S4 from doing research had the same issues so yes most likely its software but i have to rule out hardware by returning it and getting a new device. My Note 2 did not do this so im assuming its a TW 4.3 issue
Ok...
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Other than that i love the phone , awesome device
In the last week I bought a S3 and a N3.
Both do this almost identically.
I thought I was going nutz...
Returning it won't help. It was happening on three S4s of mine.
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Conclusion: It's not a phone defect.
I have done some testing, and concluded (at least for me) it is software/hardware combo as said previously (heating up). Since I have the phone set up exactly how I want it (rooted and all), and I really don't want to return it since the phone itself is perfect (no physical defects with buttons, screen, etc), I kept a really good watch on when it does it, and it only does it after I have the screen on for like an hour or so, and the phone itself gets warm/hot. If the temp stays below 95F the brightness stays constant. Only if it gets up in the 100s I start to see it, so I do believe it's auto-dimming to cool off the phone. I can live with that since it doesn't get that hot all the time. Mostly playing games, or heavy browsing on the web using desktop mode, and when it does do it the change is slight. I only really notice it on white screens. I was worried since I thought it was a defect, but that doesn't seem to be the case. I'm super happy with this beast. Best phone I ever owned.
On a related note I do remember my GSII doing it on TW. After I put CM on it I never saw it.
Lux is the answer to tame that issue with auto brightness
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Lux is the answer to tame that issue with auto brightness
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No lux is not the answer I tried that too. I just got my new phone after returning it and it does the same thing . As BobbyPhoenix stated I think it's software related too and it's when the phone gets warm and I think how much it adjusts is based on how hot it gets. I guess I'll have to live with it because I love this phone the screen when full blast puts all others to shame. Hopefully a dev will have a workaround soon
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No lux is not the answer I tried that too. I just got my new phone after returning it and it does the same thing . As BobbyPhoenix stated I think it's software related too and it's when the phone gets warm and I think how much it adjusts is based on how hot it gets. I guess I'll have to live with it because I love this phone the screen when full blast puts all others to shame. Hopefully a dev will have a workaround soon
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My wife's S3 does the same on Lux, maybe acts a little different but basically overall it's schizophrenic. It's possible it's goofier with Lux installed. Now there is another layer to manage.
http://forums.androidcentral.com/samsung-galaxy-note-3/320459-galaxy-note-3-brightness-changes-while-viewing-internet-pages.html

Strange Smudging Under Screen

Second Note 5 and this one has some strange smudging under the screen only in sunlight. Not visible indoors, what would this be?
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It is very hard to get a photo without reflections so tonight I will post more because the smudges show under a UV Bulb.
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It is very hard to get a photo without reflections so tonight I will post more because the smudges show under a UV Bulb.
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Welcome to amoled world. Put a black background. Lock yourself in a dark room. Turn on the screen. And notice how messed up it is with all marks under it and stuff.
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ToxicDev said:
Second Note 5 and this one has some strange smudging under the screen only in sunlight. Not visible indoors, what would this be?
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My advice? Don't bother getting into the exchange game. I have been through 4 Note 5's for different issues. Every single one of them had this issue in sunlight. Each one was in different spots but they all had this issue. Like others have said, it's just a part of amoled.
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My advice? Don't bother getting into the exchange game. I have been through 4 Note 5's for different issues. Every single one of them had this issue in sunlight. Each one was in different spots but they all had this issue. Like others have said, it's just a part of amoled.
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Wow if that is true I am going back to Apple. First Android device and I am regretting it...
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WizeGuyDezignz said:
My advice? Don't bother getting into the exchange game. I have been through 4 Note 5's for different issues. Every single one of them had this issue in sunlight. Each one was in different spots but they all had this issue. Like others have said, it's just a part of amoled.
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May I ask what issues they had?
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Wow if that is true I am going back to Apple. First Android device and I am regretting it...
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You will be going back to Apple because of this? I've only ever noticed it with auto brightness on, in extreme sunlight and on a light background. But it's your decision.
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May I ask what issues they had?
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One had a loose home button, one had a dead pixel and the first I exchanged because of this screen issue because I didn't know it was normal at first. So I'm on my 4th one.
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You will be going back to Apple because of this? I've only ever noticed it with auto brightness on, in extreme sunlight and on a light background. But it's your decision.
One had a loose home button, one had a dead pixel and the first I exchanged because of this screen issue because I didn't know it was normal at first. So I'm on my 4th one.
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Yea every iPhone I have ever owned never had an issue like this so I am seriously considering switching back to Apple.
To be honest I do not think this is normal as I watched a lot of videos and reviews and no mention of this issue. I also can not find mention anywhere of an AMOLED doing this. The only mention was in dark on a black screen there are some lines and such.
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I haven't noticed this problem on my Note 5, or any of my previous-model Notes. On the other hand, I don't really see it in your photo either, so maybe I'm just not observant enough.
Just took the phone back today. The rep from Samsung said that is in no way normal for AMOLED. I got a replacement we took it outside and the screen is beautiful. No ugly smudging anymore!
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So after a while, how does your N5X perform and would you still buy it?

Hi guys,
So its time for me to get a new phone again from work, next month.
And as I'm not given an unlimited budget, I'm thinking of getting the Nexus 5X (then I dont need to pay any extre money).
Last time I got the Nexus 5, which still performs great, but its dated and is ofcourse out-performed by my private Galaxy S6.
Two years ago, I actually swapped my personal HTC M7 with the Nexus 5, cause it performed better.
I have the luxury of just using another phone for work, and keep that one for private use, its no problem.
Would you guys think the Nexus 5X might make me do the same again? Swap my S6 for the 5X?
I'm an IT person, so fps drops really grind my gears, in pretty much anything.
How does the 5X hold up on gaming these days? I cant imagine the UI/browsing/scrolling to cause FPS drops, cause that is still flawless on the normal Nexus 5 today.
Anyone else made the switch? Anyone else has this experience?
Thanks guys!
No, it's a medium range phone. Except the lack of biometric sensor, I prefer Motorola Phones.
I'm not totally happy with this phone.
Since the march update the phone is perfectly fine for most tasks. Gaming performance is fine too. But im not to picky. I went from a s6 to 5x. I switched because i killed my s6.... I prefer the 5x.
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It warms up a little in Asphalt 8 but no noticeable Lags.
I have the S7 and the N5X and using the Nexus as my daily driver.
Camera is still better on N5X and the experience always best even though the screen is a lot better on S7 and battery life also is better on S7 (tested several configurations with the N5X and can't make it the whole day with a little bit of music, 2 hours of video playing, and a little bit of browsing and whatsapp during the day).
Great phone that you can own for 280€ in Europe now... so best deal ever.
Going for the new HTC 10 the speaker in this phone is horrible.
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I have it for two days now and i love it.. Glad to be back to Nexus!
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Going for the new HTC 10 the speaker in this phone is horrible.
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try the surround sound mod in Nexus 5x themes and apps section . its a lot better now.
For me, the story starts and ends with Android updates, especially security updates. I'd thinkt that as an IT guy that would be high on your list of priorities as well. With the N5X, you'll get them as long as the hardware is still capable of running the latest Android version. Your S6 is nice now, but with the S7 out, how long do you think Samsung will continue to update the S6? I bought a Galaxy S3 on release around July 2012, less than 2 years later Samsung decided they were done and the phone still sits at Android version 4.4.2, with tons of security holes unpatched, even though here on XDA there are Android 6 ROMs for it. I mean, the S3 is *still*, 4 years after release, the most popular smartphone model in the world when you look at how many are still in use, and nearly all of them are vulnerable to security flaws that were fixed months or even years ago. Meanwhile the Nexus 5 was released a year earlier and is happily running the very latest Android version.
Literally the only issue I have with this phone is the speaker. I'll try the surround sound mod for that.
This phone is plenty fast. I switched from a 6P because it was too big. Going from the 810 to the 808 I haven't noticed a drop in performance, but I don't do anything performance heavy.
camera, fingerprint, stock android, quick updates, and dev community are flawless
after the march update, performance is perfect as well, both for normal use and gaming.
the only significant downside IMO, is that the battery is smaller than ideal for my daily use.
Also, and this is a lesser issue, the loudspeaker is sub-par.
I agree with everyone on the speaker, only other thing i wish was a better build quality, i have to use certain cases to get rid of the creaking plastic sound. For 200 dollars i plan on using this phone until the next Nexus.
The speaker is the only downside for me but I'm going to try some sound enhancements to see of it improves..
Despite of the small battery, battery life is still very good.. Performance is good and nexuses are so freaking smooth!
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for me the speaker is bad, but since i dont listen music on speakerphone much,its not bothering me.. the only downside for me is charging the phone. not the speed of charging, but the fear of the phone might catch up in fire. few users had experience this. my 5x performs really good, coming from htc m7, would buy it if LG fix this charging burning issue.
koax88 said:
for me the speaker is bad, but since i dont listen music on speakerphone much,its not bothering me.. the only downside for me is charging the phone. not the speed of charging, but the fear of the phone might catch up in fire. few users had experience this. my 5x performs really good, coming from htc m7, would buy it if LG fix this charging burning issue.
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so the easy fix here is don't charge it over night. problem solved.......
hopesrequiem said:
so the easy fix here is don't charge it over night. problem solved.......
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Doesn't need to be overnight for it to happen. Someone said he just plugged in for 10minutes in other thread.
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koax88 said:
Doesn't need to be overnight for it to happen. Someone said he just plugged in for 10minutes in other thread.
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Well ****. Lol didn't see that post. Did it say if he was gaming or doing something to stress the CPU? My phone is nice and cool when I charge it but I also don't touch it until its done. Only because fast chargers make the phone get super hot if you use it and charge. Easier to just wait
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Alright, the N5X it will be.
Thanks guys.
justiiin said:
Alright, the N5X it will be.
Thanks guys.
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Go for it! And soon after u bought it,flash custom roms.
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