Google Nexus 5 16 GB Specifications
In The Box
Handset, Compatible (not original) Charger with cable
Model Number
D821_B_C
Model Name
Nexus 5
Color
White
Browse Type
Smartphones
Sim Type
Single Sim
Touchscreen
Yes
Display Size
4.95 inch
Resolution
1920 x 1080 Pixels
Resolution Type
Full HD
Gpu
Adreno 330, 450 MHz
Other Display Features
Wider Viewing Angle, Corning Gorilla Glass 3, Less Glare, IPS Display
Operating System
Android KitKat 4.4
Processor Type
Qualcomm Snapdragon 800
Primary Clock Speed
2.3 GHz
Operating Frequency
GSM - 850, 900, 1800, 1900; WCDMA - 2100; 4G LTE
Internal Storage
16 GB
Ram
2 GB
Phone Book Memory
Yes
Call Log Memory
Yes
Sms Memory
Yes
Primary Camera Available
Yes
Primary Camera
8MP
Primary Camera Features
Optical Image Stabilization, HDR+ Mode, Less Shake, Less Noise, Rapid Burst, Photo Sphere, 360 Deg View, Brighter Night and Sharper Action Shots
Secondary Camera Available
Yes
Secondary Camera
1.3MP
Hd Recording
No
Network Type
3G
Supported Networks
GSM
Internet Connectivity
Wi-Fi, 3G
3G
Yes
Pre-installed Browser
Android, Google Chrome
Micro Usb Port
Yes
Bluetooth Support
Yes
Bluetooth Version
4
Wi-fi
Yes
Wi-fi Version
802.11 a/b/g/n/ac
Nfc
Yes
Usb Connectivity
Yes
Audio Jack
3.5 mm
Map Support
Google Maps
Gps Support
Yes
Smartphone
Yes
Touchscreen Type
Capacitive
Sensors
Ambient Light Sensor, Gyroscope Sensor, Accelerometer, Proximity Sensor, Compass, Pressure Sensor
Other Features
Wireless Charging Built-in, NFC (Android Beam), Ceramic Power and Volume Buttons, Google Calendar
Important Apps
Gmail, Drive, Google Keep, Google Apps, Google Play, Android Updates
Audio Formats
MP3
Battery Capacity
2300 mAh
Width
69.17 mm
Height
137.84 mm
Depth
8.59 mm
Weight
130 g
Brand
: LG
Form
: Bar
4G
: Yes
Talktime
: 17 hrs (2G)
Standby Time
: 300 hrs (2G)
Device Warranty
: 1 Year
Os
Android
Graphics
450MHz Adreno 330
Rear
8.0MP
Wifi
Dual-band Wi-Fi (2.4G/5G) 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac
Navigation
GPS
Hdmi
SlimPort
Music Player
Yes, With 3.5 mm Audio Jack
Compatibility
Audio: MP3Video: MP4
Dimensions
6.917 x 13.784 x 0.859 cm
Colour
Black
Asin
B00GKBDD3E
Best Sellers Rank
#4,61,353 in Electronics (See top 100) #3458 in Electronics > Mobiles & Tablets > Smartphones & Basic Mobiles > Smartphones
Supc
SDL568809981
Screen_size_filter
4.9
Model_id
D821
Model_name
Google Nexus 5
Screen_size
12.45 cm (4.9)
Color_filter
Red
Product Code
LG_Nexus5_16GB_White_23206
Protection
Corning Gorilla Glass 3
Edge
Class 12
Touch Screen
Yes, Capacitive
Colors
16M Colors
Return Policy
10 Days Replacement Policy - Product replacement is accepted by seller within 10 days of product delivery only in case a wrong or damaged product has been delivered. Cancellation allowed.
Chipset
Qualcomm MSM8974 Snapdragon 800
Flash
LED Flash
2G Bands
GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
Binding
Electronics
Productgroup
Wireless
Length
8.27 inches
Ean
0652810119634
Upc
652810119634
Languages
english
The Complete Worthy Package!!
By Shashank Chavanon
Hi friends,
My info should help you decide making the right choice.!
?Cons:
No in built FM
12(Actually 12.28) GB is all you to get to play around with your files and Data.
No micro SD slot(Non-expandable storage)
Loudspeaker is on the quiet side
Non user-replaceable battery
Comparatively less battery life
Low Light Camera is 7.5/10
?Pros:
10/10 Most affordable phone with fastest Qualcomm Snapdragon 800 chipset till the date.
10/10 "Ok Google" that is Google Now is much smarter now!!
10/10 First to get Google Android updates
10/10 Extremely fair Pricing
10/10 Excellent Display
10/10 Classy Design
8.5/10 Good call quality
9/10 Catches WIFI Signal even at relatively long distances
8/10 Battery Backup lasts for a around ~2 days
8.5/10 Music Quality
10/10 Hassle free stream of 1080p HD Movies
10/10 No lags on HD Games
9/10 Voice dialing works without internet/data and understands neutral Indian Accents flawlessly
9/10 Camera with optical image stabilization also Photo Spehere (360 degrees photo-shot) and 180 degrees Panorama shot very decent
8.5/10 USB host support, USB on-the-go support this time (Third party apps can give full support)
So overall this is really Beast phone that if you want to purchase the Best phone in this budget then this is the only choice I think!
You don't need a film star to promote this phone.
People who use it will recommend this to their friends and family.!
Read this - otherwise you will regret that you don't have such a spectacular phone
By Hitesh Kumaron
let me first get rid of those who gives one or two star.....I know,initially phone comes with some glitches.Yes that is also unacceptable from Google But all those issue are now rectified in progressive updates i'm in Lollipop v 5.0.2 and feels great having such an astounding phone.Till today none of other phone get the taste of Lollipop yet recall lollipop was released on 12 Nov 2014...
Any phone is dead if it does not get update with time...think twice any phone get better than Nexus 5 in term of Updates
pros....(Some of you might haven't noticed this..till you have not this in your hand)
1. phone comes with 4.95 inch display with 445ppi which almost cover 71% of phone you are thinking whats new in this..
### 1. narrow bezels means screen is almost edge to edge
### 2. ips display are much brighter than super Amoled but lacks accurate color reproduction....Nexus has IPS+ display even better than super Amoled in some points
### 3. due to narrow Bezels height of this device is comparable to other 4.5 inch products available in the market eg. Canvas A1 and Nexus has same height 132mm
2. Google phone means Direct update with no modification #fact 4.3 JB,4.4.4 KitKat and Lollipop all are baked on nexus 5
3. Supports all bands yes all because single product is launched Globally this makes it unsusceptible to tropical location
4. One MOST IMP. thing is Nexus 5 is devloper phone means......... even after the official support period you can get faster unofficial updates from after market rom makers like cyanogenMod,AOKP,Omni,Paranoid etc.
5. At that time and price only one phone come with OIS+.This comes very handy when you are shooting videos
6. LTE under 30k ...... now u can get LTE at ONLY Rs6999 BUT WAIT wait every components has its class here class refers to quality for Eg. Iphone 6 has only 8mp camera (ipad onle 3.2mp) but beat the hell out of other 16mp(nearly double) and (*** components in this case is type of lenses used)
7. Performance is unquestionable.....i never ever feels my phone slow,sluggish or whatever
8. LI-POLY better than LI-ION stand last in term of shelf life as every advantage has disadvantage too li-poly batteries does not has charge density as high as li-ion result in poor battery backup
may be these points are enough to convince an intellectual person
cons (nothing is perfect)
if you play around half of your time then go with 32 gb model,purchase power bank for extra juice and if your an audiophile then go with other doubly stereo speaker phones
THATS ALL
Nexus 5 -- Beauty with Beast -- the best phone I have had so far
Disclaimer -- this review is not for those who always goes with paper specs and are hungry for performance.....this phone is more than sufficient for satisfying needs of daily task encounter
don't forget to click on helpful if you find..
Kudos
Hit Esh
Killer Phone
By Pankaj Panigrahion
I didn't buy this on fipkart as it was not available then , i am writing this review after using the phone for 10 days. I have also got the kitkat update 4.4.2 .
pros :
a). The processor is a beast. it handles anything very smoothly , without a single lag.
b). the screen is awesome. you would love to watch movies & pictures in this phone. the 4.95 inch screen full hd screen with 445 ppi is the best you can have.
c). adreno 330 gpu does amazing work in handling all the graphics
d). 2gb ram
e) kitkat gives a wonderful android experience
f) camera is good , may not be the best in low lighting otherwise good, specially after the update . The HDR+ feature works very nicely.
g) if you love gaming , then you will love the phone .
h) reading news & magazines feels great in this phone due to the large screen with high resolution.
i) it is very light . back panel gives a nice grip.
cons
a) the major con is the battery. it has a battery of 2300 mah , which is normally good. but this phone has a 5inch screen with full HD, so the sreen drains a lot of battery. nexus 4 had 2100 mah battery. Nexus 5 should have a maor jump in battery. LG G2 has a 3000 mah battery which has the same processor & a 5.2 inch screen. Something like that would have been better. But it still manages to give backup for nearly a day.
b) auto brightness of the phone works too well. it gives you more brightness than required , eventually draining your battery
c) the speaker sound is very clear but a bit low. could have been better.
d) auto rotation feature of screen sometimes doesn't work that well, it is very rare though.
TIPS for saving battery
1) switch off wifi scanning(this is a feature to scan for wifi even if the the wifi is off)
2) don't use auto brightness , use manual instead
3) switch to 3G/2G if you are not using LTE network
4) turn on locations(GPS) only when required.
I would suggest to buy this phone as it is a great deal at this price. I would give it a 5 star only if they would have given a more powerful batter
Killer Phone at this price
By Pankaj Panigrahion
I didn't buy this on fipkart as it was not available then , i am writing this review after using the phone for 10 days. I have also got the kitkat update 4.4.2 .
pros :
a). The processor is a beast. it handles anything very smoothly , without a single lag.
b). the screen is awesome. you would love to watch movies & pictures in this phone. the 4.95 inch screen full hd screen with 445 ppi is the best you can have.
c). adreno 330 gpu does amazing work in handling all the graphics
d). 2gb ram
e) kitkat gives a wonderful android experience
f) camera is good , may not be the best in low lighting otherwise good, specially after the update . The HDR+ feature works very nicely.
g) if you love gaming , then you will love the phone .
h) reading news & magazines feels great in this phone due to the large screen with high resolution.
i) it is very light . back panel gives a nice grip.
cons
a) the major con is the battery. it has a battery of 2300 mah , which is normally good. but this phone has a 5inch screen with full HD, so the sreen drains a lot of battery. nexus 4 had 2100 mah battery. Nexus 5 should have a maor jump in battery. LG G2 has a 3000 mah battery which has the same processor & a 5.2 inch screen. Something like that would have been better. But it still manages to give backup for nearly a day.
b) auto brightness of the phone works too well. it gives you more brightness than required , eventually draining your battery
c) the speaker sound is very clear but a bit low. could have been better.
d) auto rotation feature of screen sometimes doesn't work that well, it is very rare though.
TIPS for saving battery
1) switch off wifi scanning(this is a feature to scan for wifi even if the the wifi is off)
2) don't use auto brightness , use manual instead
3) switch to 3G/2G if you are not using LTE network
4) turn on locations(GPS) only when required.
I would suggest to buy this phone as it is a great deal at this price. I would give it a 5 star only if they would have given a more powerful battery
Simply Put - THIS IS AWESOME
By ANISH paion
We all spend a hell a lot of money over mobile phones expecting value for money and our expectations &......Nexus 5 nails this aspect!!!
POSITIVES:
1)Simply the best phone in this price range,no other phone even comes remotely close.
2)All features included in Nexus 5 are on par or better than the Premium phones available but Nexus 5 will cost you hell a lot lessss and am talking big money (10k less)
3)Kitkat 4.4.2:Only available for nexus phones,which means you are atleast 3 months ahead of all other phone manufacturers in terms of software.
4)Nexus being a flagship phone of Google means it will be the FIRST one to get direct/timely updates from Google as and when it releases any.
5)The Snapdragon 800,Adreno 330 and 2GB Ram all together form a bunch of specifications which are currently the best in the world in handling your phone's Performance,Graphics and Speed.
6)Most of us want a phone which has no lag no matter whatever we throw at it and Nexus 5 is THAT phone.No hangups,No lags!
7)FEATHER-WEIGHT
8)What I absolutely love about this phone is the endearing GOOGLE NOW,this voice command unit delivers BANG ON results and makes this phone so much fun to be around with.
NEGATIVES:
1)Not for people who want high-tech cameras.I would suggest those people to go and buy high end phones like NOTE 3 or LUMIA 1020 and end up spending 15k more for it.
Having said that it has a pretty decent camera (after 4.4.2 update) and makes no difference to a normal user and its pretty cool with a lot of tools to play around with your pics.
2)Battery should have been better considering it is a high end phone but vast improvement over nexus 4 and hangs on till the end of the day so not that big an issue
TIPS TO SAVE BATTERY:
1)Turn off location updates or switch it to battery saving mode.
2)Turn off NFC when not using it.
3)Default brightness is a bit too bright,reducing it will save much of your battery juice.
4)Turn off wifi when not in use.
5)Running phone in ART environment.
Doing all these things will increase your battery by atleast 2-4 hours which then suddenly becomes not that bad at all.
The phone is well worth your money probably more than that,It is highly recommended for a smartphone lover!
Good phone..
By Mayankon
Look is good..Very Good Stock android experience..
Bad quality phone
By VSN MURTHYon
WORST PRODUCT EVER!!!!! Used it for 8 months. Now, Battery is dead, phone isn't getting switched on, neither is it getting charged. Camera quality is the worst, not as given in the features. Charger is faulty. worked for 2 months after buying. I suggest not to buy this!
Works great
By Msanjooon
Works great! Now to find a non-slippery back case.. or else, I am scared I might crack the screen by dropping it.
I am Lovin It
By Vickyon
The Performance of the device is excellent. Finger print Scanner is the Best Part. It has Heating Issues as well as Battery problems but the Performance of the phone compensates for everything else. I bought 16GB, that is a real pain in the neck, do choose a higher memory.
Master Piece
By Vishalnadar212on
Its just perfect. what more do you need. Specs, Looks, Weight are just apt. Only con is memory. Applications take a lot of memory and 10GB is never enough.
Awesome product and delivery
By Ana Sharmaon
Original price of this product was around 30k and I got it for 22k which is a good bargain for a product like nexus 5. The delivery was quite good, I had not chosen the option of one day delivery but it was delivered 2 days before the expected date, thank you Amazon... For that...Talking about the phone:Reading all the specifications is one thing and using the phone in reality is another. I've been using this phone for around 2-3 months and is quite awesome. It's light, fast, Android (5.1), one body build, and has a good battery backup.. In short it has all those things that a good phone must have..P.s. if you are looking for a new phone go for this.. It's a must buy..
Great Phone for the price
By Shashikant Sonion
Great phone. After being a Sony (Ericsson) user from last 5 years. This is my first try at a non-sony phone.Very good clarity and clear and smooth touchscreen. Being Nexus I also got the latest update for Lolipop very soon.I used to always prefer sony for two reasons camera and sound.Nexus 5 is as good in both the departments. I get great pictures which dont distort even when i see them on a larget 21' inch monitor. The sound of music player as well as phone is also crystal clear and provides best music experience.WOuld have given it a 5 star but the screen is prone to severe damage if it falls on hard surface at a bad angle like on the bezel or corners or directly on the screen.Overall very satisfied!!
Got Faulty one-Refunded, Placed New One-Works Great
By Naveen Rajon
I bought this mobile from Gadget Direct and I got a faulty one. But I dont wanna blame anyone. The quality of the product is great and it is with LG India warranty. I replaced the product and waiting for my refund :) Hope ill buy this Nexus within couple of days.BTW, the fault which I detected in this mobile was, Even though I got full cellular signal in my mobile, when users call me they are getting not reachable. It happens over time and resolves automatically. So I checked in Nexus forum, As many people got this problem and only way LG solved this is by replacement of the mobile.Edited: I placed the order in Amazon for my defective Nexus 5, guess what I bought it from the same seller GADGET DIRECT. But this time the product was great with no defect spotted until today. The only thing was Amazon packet it poorly. Even without opening the package you can say what is inside it. Anyway I am satisfied with the product. :) :) :)
stock android mediocre
By Abhinav guptaon
stock android. great built quality, have dropped it quite a few times but no damage to the phone. battery life is poor, only 3hrs of screen on time with 3G on 24x7, auto sync on & location on. speaker is not great just average at best. screen is good quality but you can see the pixle grid on it when the screen is turned off. the biggest selling point has to be stock android & google branding, lacking which, the phone would not sell that much
Google stock goodness
By Kenmanon
Been using this for the past 3 weeks.. Was very confused between this and the one plus one(the one plus is better in nearly all the specs). Finally selected this one as was able to buy it on emi's and service centres fr LG are available easily. At the time of writing this review the one plus one has been launched in India and service centres will follow.Coming back to this phone..after the lollipop update the phone is smoother than ever.. Camera quality is very good and I've used the HDR mode nearly every time for some decent pics.The only area where I've had an issue is with notifications.. The notification light doesn't blink fr calls or messages and hence have had to install a third party app to get it to work.. I'm not sure if this is only fr my handset but there are a lot of people out there facing the same issue(check online forums).The handset is light.. Sound from speakers is a lil on the lower side for the ringer... Screen is good but i miss the contrast of the amoled(my previous galaxy s2)..battery is decent enough to last a day but might require charging frequently based on use.All in all a good handset fr the price.. If you can afford the 32 gb go fr it or hang on fr the OPO to be completely launched here.
Read this - otherwise you will regret that you don't have such a spectacular phone
By Hitesh Kumaron
let me first get rid of those who gives one or two star.....I know,initially phone comes with some glitches.Yes that is also unacceptable from Google But all those issue are now rectified in progressive updates i'm in Lollipop v 5.0.2 and feels great having such an astounding phone.Till today none of other phone get the taste of Lollipop yet recall lollipop was released on 12 Nov 2014...
Any phone is dead if it does not get update with time...think twice any phone get better than Nexus 5 in term of Updates
pros....(Some of you might haven't noticed this..till you have not this in your hand)
1. phone comes with 4.95 inch display with 445ppi which almost cover 71% of phone you are thinking whats new in this..
### 1. narrow bezels means screen is almost edge to edge
### 2. ips display are much brighter than super Amoled but lacks accurate color reproduction....Nexus has IPS+ display even better than super Amoled in some points
### 3. due to narrow Bezels height of this device is comparable to other 4.5 inch products available in the market eg. Canvas A1 and Nexus has same height 132mm
2. Google phone means Direct update with no modification #fact 4.3 JB,4.4.4 KitKat and Lollipop all are baked on nexus 5
3. Supports all bands yes all because single product is launched Globally this makes it unsusceptible to tropical location
4. One MOST IMP. thing is Nexus 5 is devloper phone means......... even after the official support period you can get faster unofficial updates from after market rom makers like cyanogenMod,AOKP,Omni,Paranoid etc.
5. At that time and price only one phone come with OIS+.This comes very handy when you are shooting videos
6. LTE under 30k ...... now u can get LTE at ONLY Rs6999 BUT WAIT wait every components has its class here class refers to quality for Eg. Iphone 6 has only 8mp camera (ipad onle 3.2mp) but beat the hell out of other 16mp(nearly double) and (*** components in this case is type of lenses used)
7. Performance is unquestionable.....i never ever feels my phone slow,sluggish or whatever
8. LI-POLY better than LI-ION stand last in term of shelf life as every advantage has disadvantage too li-poly batteries does not has charge density as high as li-ion result in poor battery backup
may be these points are enough to convince an intellectual person
cons (nothing is perfect)
if you play around half of your time then go with 32 gb model,purchase power bank for extra juice and if your an audiophile then go with other doubly stereo speaker phones
THATS ALL
Nexus 5 -- Beauty with Beast -- the best phone I have had so far
Disclaimer -- this review is not for those who always goes with paper specs and are hungry for performance.....this phone is more than sufficient for satisfying needs of daily task encounter
don't forget to click on helpful if you find..
Kudos
Hit Esh
The Complete Worthy Package!!
By Shashank Chavanon
Hi friends,
My info should help you decide making the right choice.!
?Cons:
No in built FM
12(Actually 12.28) GB is all you to get to play around with your files and Data.
No micro SD slot(Non-expandable storage)
Loudspeaker is on the quiet side
Non user-replaceable battery
Comparatively less battery life
Low Light Camera is 7.5/10
?Pros:
10/10 Most affordable phone with fastest Qualcomm Snapdragon 800 chipset till the date.
10/10 "Ok Google" that is Google Now is much smarter now!!
10/10 First to get Google Android updates
10/10 Extremely fair Pricing
10/10 Excellent Display
10/10 Classy Design
8.5/10 Good call quality
9/10 Catches WIFI Signal even at relatively long distances
8/10 Battery Backup lasts for a around ~2 days
8.5/10 Music Quality
10/10 Hassle free stream of 1080p HD Movies
10/10 No lags on HD Games
9/10 Voice dialing works without internet/data and understands neutral Indian Accents flawlessly
9/10 Camera with optical image stabilization also Photo Spehere (360 degrees photo-shot) and 180 degrees Panorama shot very decent
8.5/10 USB host support, USB on-the-go support this time (Third party apps can give full support)
So overall this is really Beast phone that if you want to purchase the Best phone in this budget then this is the only choice I think!
You don't need a film star to promote this phone.
People who use it will recommend this to their friends and family.!
Killer Phone at this price
By Pankaj Panigrahion
I didn't buy this on fipkart as it was not available then , i am writing this review after using the phone for 10 days. I have also got the kitkat update 4.4.2 .
pros :
a). The processor is a beast. it handles anything very smoothly , without a single lag.
b). the screen is awesome. you would love to watch movies & pictures in this phone. the 4.95 inch screen full hd screen with 445 ppi is the best you can have.
c). adreno 330 gpu does amazing work in handling all the graphics
d). 2gb ram
e) kitkat gives a wonderful android experience
f) camera is good , may not be the best in low lighting otherwise good, specially after the update . The HDR+ feature works very nicely.
g) if you love gaming , then you will love the phone .
h) reading news & magazines feels great in this phone due to the large screen with high resolution.
i) it is very light . back panel gives a nice grip.
cons
a) the major con is the battery. it has a battery of 2300 mah , which is normally good. but this phone has a 5inch screen with full HD, so the sreen drains a lot of battery. nexus 4 had 2100 mah battery. Nexus 5 should have a maor jump in battery. LG G2 has a 3000 mah battery which has the same processor & a 5.2 inch screen. Something like that would have been better. But it still manages to give backup for nearly a day.
b) auto brightness of the phone works too well. it gives you more brightness than required , eventually draining your battery
c) the speaker sound is very clear but a bit low. could have been better.
d) auto rotation feature of screen sometimes doesn't work that well, it is very rare though.
TIPS for saving battery
1) switch off wifi scanning(this is a feature to scan for wifi even if the the wifi is off)
2) don't use auto brightness , use manual instead
3) switch to 3G/2G if you are not using LTE network
4) turn on locations(GPS) only when required.
I would suggest to buy this phone as it is a great deal at this price. I would give it a 5 star only if they would have given a more powerful battery
Killer Phone
By Pankaj Panigrahion
I didn't buy this on fipkart as it was not available then , i am writing this review after using the phone for 10 days. I have also got the kitkat update 4.4.2 .
pros :
a). The processor is a beast. it handles anything very smoothly , without a single lag.
b). the screen is awesome. you would love to watch movies & pictures in this phone. the 4.95 inch screen full hd screen with 445 ppi is the best you can have.
c). adreno 330 gpu does amazing work in handling all the graphics
d). 2gb ram
e) kitkat gives a wonderful android experience
f) camera is good , may not be the best in low lighting otherwise good, specially after the update . The HDR+ feature works very nicely.
g) if you love gaming , then you will love the phone .
h) reading news & magazines feels great in this phone due to the large screen with high resolution.
i) it is very light . back panel gives a nice grip.
cons
a) the major con is the battery. it has a battery of 2300 mah , which is normally good. but this phone has a 5inch screen with full HD, so the sreen drains a lot of battery. nexus 4 had 2100 mah battery. Nexus 5 should have a maor jump in battery. LG G2 has a 3000 mah battery which has the same processor & a 5.2 inch screen. Something like that would have been better. But it still manages to give backup for nearly a day.
b) auto brightness of the phone works too well. it gives you more brightness than required , eventually draining your battery
c) the speaker sound is very clear but a bit low. could have been better.
d) auto rotation feature of screen sometimes doesn't work that well, it is very rare though.
TIPS for saving battery
1) switch off wifi scanning(this is a feature to scan for wifi even if the the wifi is off)
2) don't use auto brightness , use manual instead
3) switch to 3G/2G if you are not using LTE network
4) turn on locations(GPS) only when required.
I would suggest to buy this phone as it is a great deal at this price. I would give it a 5 star only if they would have given a more powerful batter
Excellent phone with a few compromises.
By Dwayne Gonsalveson
The nexus 5 is the best phone in this price range, it does come with a small battery & the camera is not the best considering other flagship models but the fact that you get the latest chipset from Qualcomm & the adreno 330 GPU along with 2GB ram & most important of all updates from google for the next 18 months at least makes this phone a value for money product, another stand out feature for me is Corning Gorilla glass 3 which means a screen guard is not required for the screen however some may disagree.
Pro & Cons have been discussed in many other reviews so i thought i would state a few battery saving tips.
1) Screen brightness set manually as per requirement & not on auto.
2) Turn Off Google Now if not required.
3) Uncheck Wi-fi scanning even when wi-fi is switched off.
4) Bluetooth,GPS, Wi-fi,NFC & other wireless features switched off when not required.
5)Vibrate on keypress also switched off.
6)Refrain from using Live wallpapers.
7) Keep Widget usage to a minimum & keep as few home screens as possible.
8) Manually update apps switch off auto-updates as constant search for updates online does drain battery.
9) Toggle between 2G/3G as per requirement, especially considering 3G reception is still not great in india.
10) Kill all apps that you dont want running in the background.
Some of the above are basic, others are tips which users may not be aware of.
The Complete Worthy Package!!
By Shashank Chavanon
Hi friends,
My info should help you decide making the right choice.!
?Cons:
No in built FM
12(Actually 12.28) GB is all you to get to play around with your files and Data.
No micro SD slot(Non-expandable storage)
Loudspeaker is on the quiet side
Non user-replaceable battery
Comparatively less battery life
Low Light Camera is 7.5/10
?Pros:
10/10 Most affordable phone with fastest Qualcomm Snapdragon 800 chipset till the date.
10/10 "Ok Google" that is Google Now is much smarter now!!
10/10 First to get Google Android updates
10/10 Extremely fair Pricing
10/10 Excellent Display
10/10 Classy Design
8.5/10 Good call quality
9/10 Catches WIFI Signal even at relatively long distances
8/10 Battery Backup lasts for a around ~2 days
8.5/10 Music Quality
10/10 Hassle free stream of 1080p HD Movies
10/10 No lags on HD Games
9/10 Voice dialing works without internet/data and understands neutral Indian Accents flawlessly
9/10 Camera with optical image stabilization also Photo Spehere (360 degrees photo-shot) and 180 degrees Panorama shot very decent
8.5/10 USB host support, USB on-the-go support this time (Third party apps can give full support)
So overall this is really Beast phone that if you want to purchase the Best phone in this budget then this is the only choice I think!
You don't need a film star to promote this phone.
People who use it will recommend this to their friends and family.!
Read this - otherwise you will regret that you don't have such a spectacular phone
By Hitesh Kumaron
let me first get rid of those who gives one or two star.....I know,initially phone comes with some glitches.Yes that is also unacceptable from Google But all those issue are now rectified in progressive updates i'm in Lollipop v 5.0.2 and feels great having such an astounding phone.Till today none of other phone get the taste of Lollipop yet recall lollipop was released on 12 Nov 2014...
Any phone is dead if it does not get update with time...think twice any phone get better than Nexus 5 in term of Updates
pros....(Some of you might haven't noticed this..till you have not this in your hand)
1. phone comes with 4.95 inch display with 445ppi which almost cover 71% of phone you are thinking whats new in this..
### 1. narrow bezels means screen is almost edge to edge
### 2. ips display are much brighter than super Amoled but lacks accurate color reproduction....Nexus has IPS+ display even better than super Amoled in some points
### 3. due to narrow Bezels height of this device is comparable to other 4.5 inch products available in the market eg. Canvas A1 and Nexus has same height 132mm
2. Google phone means Direct update with no modification #fact 4.3 JB,4.4.4 KitKat and Lollipop all are baked on nexus 5
3. Supports all bands yes all because single product is launched Globally this makes it unsusceptible to tropical location
4. One MOST IMP. thing is Nexus 5 is devloper phone means......... even after the official support period you can get faster unofficial updates from after market rom makers like cyanogenMod,AOKP,Omni,Paranoid etc.
5. At that time and price only one phone come with OIS+.This comes very handy when you are shooting videos
6. LTE under 30k ...... now u can get LTE at ONLY Rs6999 BUT WAIT wait every components has its class here class refers to quality for Eg. Iphone 6 has only 8mp camera (ipad onle 3.2mp) but beat the hell out of other 16mp(nearly double) and (*** components in this case is type of lenses used)
7. Performance is unquestionable.....i never ever feels my phone slow,sluggish or whatever
8. LI-POLY better than LI-ION stand last in term of shelf life as every advantage has disadvantage too li-poly batteries does not has charge density as high as li-ion result in poor battery backup
may be these points are enough to convince an intellectual person
cons (nothing is perfect)
if you play around half of your time then go with 32 gb model,purchase power bank for extra juice and if your an audiophile then go with other doubly stereo speaker phones
THATS ALL
Nexus 5 -- Beauty with Beast -- the best phone I have had so far
Disclaimer -- this review is not for those who always goes with paper specs and are hungry for performance.....this phone is more than sufficient for satisfying needs of daily task encounter
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Killer Phone
By Pankaj Panigrahion
I didn't buy this on fipkart as it was not available then , i am writing this review after using the phone for 10 days. I have also got the kitkat update 4.4.2 .
pros :
a). The processor is a beast. it handles anything very smoothly , without a single lag.
b). the screen is awesome. you would love to watch movies & pictures in this phone. the 4.95 inch screen full hd screen with 445 ppi is the best you can have.
c). adreno 330 gpu does amazing work in handling all the graphics
d). 2gb ram
e) kitkat gives a wonderful android experience
f) camera is good , may not be the best in low lighting otherwise good, specially after the update . The HDR+ feature works very nicely.
g) if you love gaming , then you will love the phone .
h) reading news & magazines feels great in this phone due to the large screen with high resolution.
i) it is very light . back panel gives a nice grip.
cons
a) the major con is the battery. it has a battery of 2300 mah , which is normally good. but this phone has a 5inch screen with full HD, so the sreen drains a lot of battery. nexus 4 had 2100 mah battery. Nexus 5 should have a maor jump in battery. LG G2 has a 3000 mah battery which has the same processor & a 5.2 inch screen. Something like that would have been better. But it still manages to give backup for nearly a day.
b) auto brightness of the phone works too well. it gives you more brightness than required , eventually draining your battery
c) the speaker sound is very clear but a bit low. could have been better.
d) auto rotation feature of screen sometimes doesn't work that well, it is very rare though.
TIPS for saving battery
1) switch off wifi scanning(this is a feature to scan for wifi even if the the wifi is off)
2) don't use auto brightness , use manual instead
3) switch to 3G/2G if you are not using LTE network
4) turn on locations(GPS) only when required.
I would suggest to buy this phone as it is a great deal at this price. I would give it a 5 star only if they would have given a more powerful batter
Killer Phone at this price
By Pankaj Panigrahion
I didn't buy this on fipkart as it was not available then , i am writing this review after using the phone for 10 days. I have also got the kitkat update 4.4.2 .
pros :
a). The processor is a beast. it handles anything very smoothly , without a single lag.
b). the screen is awesome. you would love to watch movies & pictures in this phone. the 4.95 inch screen full hd screen with 445 ppi is the best you can have.
c). adreno 330 gpu does amazing work in handling all the graphics
d). 2gb ram
e) kitkat gives a wonderful android experience
f) camera is good , may not be the best in low lighting otherwise good, specially after the update . The HDR+ feature works very nicely.
g) if you love gaming , then you will love the phone .
h) reading news & magazines feels great in this phone due to the large screen with high resolution.
i) it is very light . back panel gives a nice grip.
cons
a) the major con is the battery. it has a battery of 2300 mah , which is normally good. but this phone has a 5inch screen with full HD, so the sreen drains a lot of battery. nexus 4 had 2100 mah battery. Nexus 5 should have a maor jump in battery. LG G2 has a 3000 mah battery which has the same processor & a 5.2 inch screen. Something like that would have been better. But it still manages to give backup for nearly a day.
b) auto brightness of the phone works too well. it gives you more brightness than required , eventually draining your battery
c) the speaker sound is very clear but a bit low. could have been better.
d) auto rotation feature of screen sometimes doesn't work that well, it is very rare though.
TIPS for saving battery
1) switch off wifi scanning(this is a feature to scan for wifi even if the the wifi is off)
2) don't use auto brightness , use manual instead
3) switch to 3G/2G if you are not using LTE network
4) turn on locations(GPS) only when required.
I would suggest to buy this phone as it is a great deal at this price. I would give it a 5 star only if they would have given a more powerful battery
Simply Put - THIS IS AWESOME
By ANISH paion
We all spend a hell a lot of money over mobile phones expecting value for money and our expectations &......Nexus 5 nails this aspect!!!
POSITIVES:
1)Simply the best phone in this price range,no other phone even comes remotely close.
2)All features included in Nexus 5 are on par or better than the Premium phones available but Nexus 5 will cost you hell a lot lessss and am talking big money (10k less)
3)Kitkat 4.4.2:Only available for nexus phones,which means you are atleast 3 months ahead of all other phone manufacturers in terms of software.
4)Nexus being a flagship phone of Google means it will be the FIRST one to get direct/timely updates from Google as and when it releases any.
5)The Snapdragon 800,Adreno 330 and 2GB Ram all together form a bunch of specifications which are currently the best in the world in handling your phone's Performance,Graphics and Speed.
6)Most of us want a phone which has no lag no matter whatever we throw at it and Nexus 5 is THAT phone.No hangups,No lags!
7)FEATHER-WEIGHT
8)What I absolutely love about this phone is the endearing GOOGLE NOW,this voice command unit delivers BANG ON results and makes this phone so much fun to be around with.
NEGATIVES:
1)Not for people who want high-tech cameras.I would suggest those people to go and buy high end phones like NOTE 3 or LUMIA 1020 and end up spending 15k more for it.
Having said that it has a pretty decent camera (after 4.4.2 update) and makes no difference to a normal user and its pretty cool with a lot of tools to play around with your pics.
2)Battery should have been better considering it is a high end phone but vast improvement over nexus 4 and hangs on till the end of the day so not that big an issue
TIPS TO SAVE BATTERY:
1)Turn off location updates or switch it to battery saving mode.
2)Turn off NFC when not using it.
3)Default brightness is a bit too bright,reducing it will save much of your battery juice.
4)Turn off wifi when not in use.
5)Running phone in ART environment.
Doing all these things will increase your battery by atleast 2-4 hours which then suddenly becomes not that bad at all.
The phone is well worth your money probably more than that,It is highly recommended for a smartphone lover!