When I slightly try to flex my Nexus 7 horizontally, a sort of an odd sound comes from it. Do other other users also observe this. Is it of poor build quality?
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The nexus 7 is not a flexible device. That odd sound is likely a signal to the user to stop trying to flex the device.
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WTF? ?
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The nexus 7 is not a flexible device. That odd sound is likely a signal to the user to stop trying to flex the device.
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I may sound like an OCD victim, but I was trying to test the rigidity of the device. Like The kind of tests tech Youtubers do with Mechanical keyboards and other large devices. Marques Brownlee had done an extreme variation of what I did on his LG G Flex video. While I understand that LG Flex has been specifically manufactured to withstand these extreme tests and conditions, I just wanted to see how my Nexus 7 compares. I was not at all extreme with it and just slightly flexed it, subjecting it to those conditions which were all extremely likely on normal user's usage scenario. Pardon me, if you thought what I did was wrong.
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I may sound like an OCD victim, but I was trying to test the rigidity of the device. Like The kind of tests tech Youtubers do with Mechanical keyboards and other large devices. Marques Brownlee had done an extreme variation of what I did on his LG G Flex video. While I understand that LG Flex has been specifically manufactured to withstand these extreme tests and conditions, I just wanted to see how my Nexus 7 compares. I was not at all extreme with it and just slightly flexed it, subjecting it to those conditions which were all extremely likely on normal user's usage scenario. Pardon me, if you thought what I did was wrong.
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I wouldn't take it personally. It's just that it kind of gets old when you keep reading posts in the forums of people looking for defects in their devices that aren't really defects at all. If you take a gander in the Nexus 5 forums, you'll see they are littered with threads about real non-issues. For example, one guy made a post saying he thought his Nexus 5 had a problem because when he would push hard on the back under the camera, it would creak a little bit.
My advice... Just use your tablet like it was meant to be used, and don't sit on it or do anything that would cause it to flex. One can really drive him/herself mad looking for imperfections in his/her electronic devices.
I agree.
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I may sound like an OCD victim, but I was trying to test the rigidity of the device. Like The kind of tests tech Youtubers do with Mechanical keyboards and other large devices. Marques Brownlee had done an extreme variation of what I did on his LG G Flex video. While I understand that LG Flex has been specifically manufactured to withstand these extreme tests and conditions, I just wanted to see how my Nexus 7 compares. I was not at all extreme with it and just slightly flexed it, subjecting it to those conditions which were all extremely likely on normal user's usage scenario. Pardon me, if you thought what I did was wrong.
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I'm not judging right or wrong here, I just don't see the point of stress testing a perfectly good device (unless of course you are a tech editor and want to show your readers/viewers a potential device weakness). Personally, I treat my devices with kid gloves - I like the way they look and feel now, and I'd like them to be the same 2 years down the road when I trade up to the newest version.
And flexing a device that wasn't intended to flex is just asking for problems.
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I'm making this thread for some fun
List the reason why u thankgod u got a nexus instead of waiting for the iPhone 5
Thankgod I got a nexus because it still has the most features available on a mobile device
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Because I don't need a GUI designed for kids.
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Because I don't need a GUI designed for kids.
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Haha that's true :thumbup:
+1!
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Because I don't need a GUI designed for kids.
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I wouldn't say kids honestly.
It's great for kids but the GUI is really just meant for those who want it way too simple.
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I wouldn't say kids honestly.
It's great for kids but the GUI is really just meant for those who want it way too simple.
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Its also great for babies and orangutans too. I've seen them use it on youtube.
I love everything about my gnex...but the iPhone build quality and sleek brushed metal appearance is unparalleled by any android phone imho
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Build quality? They can't even handle a few drops without being permanently broken..
maybe i should make a company that would take your current android phone and convert it to aluminum body with aluminum back cover!
Would you pay me $150 for that kinda service?
I don't need to thank a fictitious character.
But, I'm glad I got a nexus for the bug free aosp roms.
good day
Lol apple will forever play catch up #teamandroid !!!!!!!!!
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My Gnex would eat the iPhone 5 and $**t microchips!!! IMO
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To be honest I bough the GN because of the large screen... my old iPhone was just too small for my hands. Now with the iPhone 5's bigger screen I guess I'll have to see how much the extra screen real estate makes a difference, I doubt much as far as typing goes though due to the same width!
Because it means l'm not easily fooled by bull**** products.
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I traded my Epic Touch for this phone. Mainly for the pure Google greatness that is the Nexus Project. I got sick of having a phone that I had to mod out of the box to be mildly satisfied with. Having a phone that starts with AOSP is a wonderful thing. As for the iPhone. I will never knowingly buy an apple product. I try to stay as informed as I can and by doing that I just cannot buy a product from a company I truly hate. After having this phone for a few weeks I can say this. As long as Samsung makes the nexus. I will never buy a non nexus phone again.
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The worse battery life...
The iphone 5 has a stupid aspect ratio on the screen. They also kept the width the same while increasing the length LOL? Viewing pictures on it must be odd..I can care less about the A6 processor and the new camera.
According to apple my gnex is already essentially an iPhone except without the locked down iOS, that the sheeple seem to love.
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I was about to go back to iOS cause android phones other than Gnex's are bad. Happy I bought this phone but other Android phones aren't that superior to iOS IMO.
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I was about to go back to iOS cause android phones other than Gnex's are bad. Happy I bought this phone but other Android phones aren't that superior to iOS IMO.
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Gnex is not best phone Droid RAZR maxx One X GS3
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Love my Nexus dammit...
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We do have a subsidized phone available through T-Mo, so I'm inclined to use that.
GS3 seems like the obvious choice, but I'm loathe to hand her electronics destroying hands a new phone (this is her 3rd phone in just over 2 years. The others were similarly destroyed).
I'd be very tempted to hand her the GN and keep the GS3
How annoyed am I going to be with the GS3?
Other ideas?
And why couldn't she have waited a month until the Galaxy Note 2 came out?
Why not get her an older phone like the defy lol
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Get her a flip phone
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Defy as suggested or.. dare I say an iphone with LifeProof (waterproof) case.. Honestly, no pun intended, but people like that should not be owning a smartphone. They are fragile devices and cannot take much of a beating.
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Defy as suggested or.. dare I say an iphone with LifeProof (waterproof) case.. Honestly, no pun intended, but people like that should not be owning a smartphone. They are fragile devices and cannot take much of a beating.
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Chris Brown??!
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Cheap flip phone/blackberry/low end android phone off of eBay until she learns to be responsible with an expensive phone. Save the subsidies for yourself.
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Cheap flip phone/blackberry/low end android phone off of eBay until she learns to be responsible with an expensive phone. Save the subsidies for yourself.
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Agreed. Check Craigslist too.
Honestly the Lifeproof case is a good idea too.
Same thing happened to me. My wife broke 3 phones and a laptop in just over a year. She now has an old flip phone and only uses the desktop computer. Electronics are way too expensive to be careless with.
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Same thing happened to me. My wife broke 3 phones and a laptop in just over a year. She now has an old flip phone and only uses the desktop computer. Electronics are way too expensive to be careless with.
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ouch! thats a harsh punshment! (i am thinking those old chunky desktops)
Wow, women have no respect when it comes to electronics. The ones that do are obviously witches.
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ouch! thats a harsh punshment! (i am thinking those old chunky desktops)
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It's a fairly new desktop. She actually prefers to use it. It gets expensive replacing electronics every other month. I wish I could somehow force her to use only Internet Explorer. That would be the ultimate punishment.
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Same thing happened to me. My wife broke 3 phones and a laptop in just over a year. She now has an old flip phone and only uses the desktop computer. Electronics are way too expensive to be careless with.
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lol my girls the same way. within three months of getting any phone either the screen gets cracked or the charger port is broken. or both
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Perhaps you could look around and checks phones that will have a nice resale value right now. Not sure what choices you have with tmobile. A gs3 could be had for $200 upgrade price, flipped for $500+ and then buy a nice little mid range expendable phone that will get the job done. Or maybe buy two. This method has it's goods and bads, but if a smartphone is really needed for phone amd text, and the extras for distraction/minimal tasks and getting on the web for fun, reading or tips on breasts hurt while breastfeeding then this might be a good path. Otherwise, get a nice little unlocked nokia or moto for cheap until toddler destruction improves.
"You're doing it wrong. Again. Lol." -- Apple
Get her an International Droid RAZR. Kevlar and water proof.
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Or a defy as suggested. My friend accidently dropped his off the top of a 2 story building while taking a picture. He walked down, picked it up, entered a caption and posted it (he was using instagram). There's just a little nick in one of the corners now.
Also it's waterproof, so that helps with the drink issues.
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Wow, women have no respect when it comes to electronics. The ones that do are obviously witches.
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This generalization is pretty disrespectful, despite the fact you tried to add that you understand there are women who do, this still was a harsh post. We do have female users.
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Pretty sure it was a tongue in cheek post
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The key word I see here is toddler, give the toddler that busted sensation. That way he/she has their own phone to dunk in coffee. The other thing is to teach your wife the proper way to deal with water damage, ie battery pull and rice.
And teach her not to put her phone in front of a baby. And tell her she won't like it the next time it happens.
Will the next nexus have a longer screen?
why does she need a phone in the kitchen in the first place?
I have a upgrade and Im wondering which phone to get. I like the s3 a lot. Especially the new touchwiz. But I don't like that it could be glitchy and a cheap build. Plus I have had my note for about 6 monthes and I have had some screen problems like the weird ruff spots on it. And I don't want to have the same problems again with the s3. Also is the overheating fixed? I don't want to root this phone (atleast for now) I just want a nice clean reliable and custom experience. Also is the retina display noticeably better? If you have had any problems with your s3 please tell me. Any opinions will be helpful. I'm pretty open minded right now.
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U got 3 choices.. gs3, ip5, one x..
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Exactly. I don't know much about the iphone5 and one x can you list some pros and cons? That would be greatly appreciated.
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Best one is the gs3 cause the one x is older and dosnt have expandable storage or a super amoled or as great dev support and dont get me started with the i****onmyself 5
Save it for the Note 2.
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The note is great its just a tad to big. The 4.8 inch screen of s3 is great size for me. But I have heard it has a number of problems like overheating and its fragile compared to other devices or so I've read. A HUGE pet peeve I have is when the plastic battery door creaks and squeaks. Is that apparent on the g3? And if it does, how well do those metal doors on eBay work?
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One more thing. Will the g3 run smooth and reliable without modifing it? I want to use it right out of the box with the least amount of problems as possible
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Never had a problem with my backdoor or overheating and yes its perfectly stable with stock
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Are all the us carrier versions the same spec wise?
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Depends.
If by "overheat" you mean getting uncomfortably hot, that only happens when you play intensive games like NOVA3 for extended periods of time.
Backdoor creak has never happened to me, but my buttons on the side creek occasionally.
As for your options, honestly the One X doesn't look shabby, but remember that there is less development in that sector, and that the SGS3 has plenty of devs.
As for the iPhone 5, I can tell you from my experience-- that if you enjoy Android, stay away from iOS unless you want to dumb yourself down to a trained monkey. That's my biggest problem with iOS, it's made for extremely simple people. Jailbreaking can't fix the nature of that OS, and that made me dump my iPhone.
In my opinion, I think you should get the SGS3. Build quality won't reach the iPhone 5's, but other then that you won't have any regrets. Besides, you can always exchange.
Goodluck bud!
PS: All US Carrier models are the same, besides the radio. Same Dual Core A-15's @ 1.5GHz.
The main problem I have with the s3 is build quality,reliability,accessories. The iPhone 5 IA built so nicely it makes me feel like it's actually worth 200-300 dollars. The s3 just doesn't give me that quality feel.
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Is there noticeable lag on the att g3?
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Mine is lag free
IPhone 5 is also over hyped. You're paying for materials and branding, not quality of product.
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Love my gs3
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Me being me I wouldn't buy any phone but an iPhone 5 right now. Value is too high. Buy that and trade for SGS3 plus cash!
Does everyone's screen look and feel the same as the day they bought it? Like nothing has rubbed of with heavy use? Cause I had that happen to my note
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Does everyone's screen look and feel the same as the day they bought it? Like nothing has rubbed of with heavy use? Cause I had that happen to my note
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I've had my S3 since early July, naked screened, and when i wipe the slight smudges off of it from my fingers, it shines like the day i bought it.
As for the battery door.... yea, i'm pretty sure the only people you'd hear about it being squeaky or cheap from are the iPhone 5 Republic. To them, anything plastic is sh*t anymore. I'd hate to have seen how they chose a phone 6+ years ago, when very few phones even used a THIN metal shell, and smartphones were limited to Windows Mobile and Blackberries basically. I never hear a noise from it, and it's far from cheap feeling. It's actually Polycarbonate plastic.
I've had it running a custom ROM since i'd say just under a month into having it.... but i still tend to stick to the tweaked stock roms more than CM10 stuff, simply because i like the TouchWiz camera. Runs fantastic.
Now Im reading about loose power buttons and even one guys supposedly fell off. OS and screen size of the s3 combined with the build quality,reliability, and retina display of the iPhone 5 would be a fantastic phone.
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I don't know if mine is defective or not. But the color isn't pure white from what I see on the nexus 4 in videos. I think it should be the same right?
Its more of a yellowish tint?
There is no spec on the color of the light, and what the nexus 4 does is irrelevant. If it lights up at the right time it is fine.
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People are honestly finding every last thing that they can to complain about this tablet. Did you buy the tablet to look at the notification light, or to actually use the tablet?
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People are honestly finding every last thing that they can to complain about this tablet. Did you buy the tablet to look at the notification light, or to actually use the tablet?
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I kinda agree with what you say, except that when you buy something "expensive", your expectations are high and you want something perfect (i don't own the nexus 7 so i don't know how should it be) but if the led isn't showing the right color, it's something to care about, though it's a small defect..
I also see what you're saying, but like the poster above me said, there is no specification on the notification light, so there isn't much you can do. Some people have notification LEDs that don't even work apparently. Since the reality is that this generation seems to be having many build quality issues, it doesn't seem like it's worth taking the chance to return it, even though OP probably can't over this issue anyway.
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All I did was wonder. You guys cry too much.
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People are honestly finding every last thing that they can to complain about this tablet. Did you buy the tablet to look at the notification light, or to actually use the tablet?
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Lol, I could say that people are honestly finding every last way to justify the crappy build quality of this device...
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Is that supposed to qualify as a useful post? At least I tried to provide some actual information in mine.
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Mine is more eggshell white but remember its only a ~$200 tablet and LG probably uses different LEDs that may be tuned to a more brilliant white
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It's funny I didn't even know I had a notification light until one day I left my tablet sitting there and got a notification while the screen was off. So I believe it only works when when screen is off it's the only time I've seen it go off.... It's on the bottom of the screen right under the button bar (back, home, and recents button). I have been flashing ROMs, kernels, modifying my system to my liking, and trying different things so I never even noticed the light lol.
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Sure do hope they change their minds. I have never used cases from anyone else.
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What? How could they skip this wonderful device, yet makes a thousand different cases for the iPhone? Bought a defender for my s4 and it's great, luckily though spigen is making cases for the n5 so I guess it's not all bad.
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Sure do hope they change their minds. I have never used cases from anyone else.
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no one cares for a big ass brick case......
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no one cares for a big ass brick case......
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Actually a lot of people do, sure your not going to use it as a daily case but it comes in handy if your doing outdoor activities.
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What? How could they skip this wonderful device, yet makes a thousand different cases for the iPhone? Bought a defender for my s4 and it's great, luckily though spigen is making cases for the n5 so I guess it's not all bad.
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maybe they got paid out by certain companies? doesn't make sense why they wouldn't unless there was an incentive not to.
kinda like how Apple pays game developers not to release their games on Android, and keep it an iOS exclusive. (a sad tactic btw)
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maybe they got paid out by certain companies? doesn't make sense why they wouldn't unless there was an incentive not to.
kinda like how Apple pays game developers not to release their games on Android, and keep it an iOS exclusive. (a sad tactic btw)
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wouldn't doubt this.
seems like a lot of manufacturers like to feel the apples slapping against their taint...
Can't really compare the nexus 5 to an iPhone - the iPhone market is massive compared to the nexus 5
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Can't really compare the nexus 5 to an iPhone - the iPhone market is massive compared to the nexus 5
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Although that may be true it doesn't make sense for a company a trusted case maker to completely skip out one of the biggest releases this year, I mean everyone 's been talking about it. I guess it possible though that they were paid. Hmm sucks.
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iPhones = sell 20 million devices (probably a lot more, actually) easily, and a metric frakton of Otterboxes.
Nexus = sell a rather paltry number, no big sales except right when it first becomes available, no long term ecosphere behind it even in spite of it being a solid device, etc.
I mean really, go to any store, anywhere - Best Buy, Fry's, MicroCenter, Sears, hell even a 7-11 - and you'll find stuff for the iPhones but you won't find diddly Jack Squat for anything else. It's sad that this is how the world operates but, that's how the world operates.
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Nothing has really changed so far.
OtterBox has positioned themselves as a "premium smartphone case maker" and for their ridiculously overpriced products, they're exactly where they want to be.
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What? How could they skip this wonderful device, yet makes a thousand different cases for the iPhone? Bought a defender for my s4 and it's great, luckily though spigen is making cases for the n5 so I guess it's not all bad.
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Yeah, Spigen seems like the next best thing, but I'm seeing a lot of reviews on Amazon about misalignment over the power button. Spigen said they are aware of the issue and a fix is in the works, but it sounds like the "bad" ones are still in stock. Returns are a PITA.
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Umm... there's nothing "big ass" or "brick" about the Commuter.
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no one cares for a big ass brick case......
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Well, I do. I love it (note 2) when my atv/ sxs group go riding for ~100 miles in a day. Yea it may not be water proof (but it sure helps with the water splashes) but the dust protection for the dirt roads and woods we ride, it offers GREAT protection. So, what may not work for you, works great for others.
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They didn't do one for the Nexus 4. So not a huge surprise
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They didn't do one for the Nexus 4. So not a huge surprise
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I didn't know that. I'm moving to the N5 from a GNex and also had an OtterBox for the phone before that. I assumed the N4 got one, too. Does make sense now. Guess I'll go shopping for a Spigen...
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Not surprised. Very disappointed.
Email them. Post it on their Facebook page. Tag them on G+. Let them know you want one people.
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Umm... there's nothing "big ass" or "brick" about the Commuter.
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Seriously hoping they change their mind and release the commuter for n5.
Have it on my one x now and love it
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I still can't believe they made an Otterbox for the HTC Vivid and not the Nexus 5. I know a bunch of people with the N5 and have not met a single person who also owned the HTC Vivid during my 2 years with the device.
I had a Commuter for my HTC One (2 actually) and I loved it. I'm using a Cruzerlite TPU case now and it is also really nice. (Not to mention $13 shipped). Sad that we really don't have quality options yet for this phone
I doubt the CS knows for sure. Just like CS at pretty much all companies. They usually don't know anything but what is on their trouble shooting flow chart in front of them.