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November 2013
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The editors liked
Lightning fast
Great screen
Competitive price
Android KitKat
Lightningfast quadcore 2.3GHz processor
No manufacturer overlay
Better search integration.
Superb screen
Great handling
Nice object to hold
Flawlessly responsive
Interface more practical than Nexus 4's
Light weight
System updates
Great value
Highquality screen
Android 4.4 KitKat
4G support
Smooth performance
Affordable
Great design
Good screen
Top-end performance
Low price
Blazing performance
Clear
Sharp screen
Engaging sound
Super-slick OS
A price tag that'll give you whiplash
The Google Nexus 5 has LTE for multiple carriers
A sleek and solid build
And an excellent price. It makes crystal-clear calls
Battery life is long
And integration of Google Now is deep and wide
Superswift quadcore 2.3GHz processor
Lack of manufacturer overlay
Improved search integration
Android 4.4
Google Now is deeply integrated
LTE-support
Awesome processing power
Brilliant display
First inline for updates
Zero bloatware
Plenty of connectivity and
Of course
That insanely low price tag
Value for money
Display
Lots of power
Android KitKat brings some exciting new elements
They may be brothers
But the Google Nexus 5 looks and feels quite different from the Nexus 4. The glass-topped shiny back has been traded-in for matt plastic. It may sound sound too impressive
But its soft finish feels great on your fingers. The Nexus 5 is pretty slim and light too. At 8.6mm thick and 130g
The phone is exactly the same weight as a Galaxy S4
And only slightly thicker. With a s
Incredible display
That price tag
Excellent value for money
Stock Android
Good photo quality
Solid speakers
Strong value
For every version
Quality design and finger scanner
Fantastic selfie camera
Gorgeous screen
Android 4.4 is the best version yet
Nexus phones get updates straight from Google
Tightly integrated voice control
Solid build quality
Ultra-competitive $350 price
Price makes it fantastic value for money
Powerful
Quadcore processor
Slim and neat
Fast processor
Has Android 4.4 on board
Excellent value
Great performance
Decent low-light camera performance
Excellent screen
The editors didn't like
No SD card slot
Would have loved to see a 64 GB model
Camera doesn't quite match up to the rest of the hardware
Battery life
Nonexpandable memory
Average camera
No micro SD card support
Camera autofocus can be flaky
Lackluster camera
Inconsistent battery life
Fiddly
Fussy camera needs improvement
Sound quality lags behind that of most rivals
The Nexus 5's screen is dimmer than its competitors' and its camera struggles under auto settings. While an important OS update
Android 4.4 KitKat is more conceptual than feature-rich
Pedestrian design
Lacklustre camera performance
Some software glitches
Battery life isn't great and neither is the camera
Camera performance leaves a little to be desired
Battery performance could be better
The design and build might divide opinion
The Google Nexus 5 is well-made
But it's not quite as impressive in-hand as the unibody aluminium HTC One. There's a seam around the phone's edge too
Making it look less pristine than Nokia's plastic Lumia phones also. And though manufacturer LG has made the frame as narrow as possible for a five inch display
You should also try out a phone this size if you're used to much smaller mobiles
So what are you to make out of this comparison?Well, actually, things arent' as clear cut as you might have thought, specifically on account of the Nexus 5's enticing price point. Sure, looking at the full picture, the LG G3 proves to be the better overal...
Abstract: Earlier in the week, Google released an official Snap Case for the Nexus 5 with a whopping $29.99 price tag. As you would imagine, most were immediately turned off by the price even if the case was “designed specifically for the Nexus 5.” With companies l...
Abstract: We always found the testing of Nexus devices very interesting because we can see both the Google's vision of Android and which direction the improvements are taking, as well as which hardware design was chosen among the competition. Two years in a row, th...
Abstract: We always found the testing of Nexus devices very interesting because we can see both the Google's vision of Android and which direction the improvements are taking, as well as which hardware design was chosen among the competition. Two years in a row, th...
Abstract: The Nexus 5 is a LG phone running Android 4.4 KitKat, and it has a simple physical design. The phone is thinner and lighter than its predecessors, but it still feels comfortable and sturdy in your hand, and is the first Nexus to offer LTE capabilities. Th...
So, we wanted to know how the 16MP camera on the Samsung Galaxy S5 performs, and the results from our comparison are now in. The answer is not going to surprise anyone – the phone is ideal for taking photos and videos under a broad range of circumstanc...
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The Galaxy S5 modernizes and improves Samsung's vision for what Android should look like with a nice and modern reiteration of the TouchWiz user interface. Interestingly, in its vision, Samsung approaches Google's idea of what stock Android should look...
A simple summation of the many parts that make up both the HTC One M8 and the Nexus 5 initially yield a confusing result. The new One is clearly the better-looking, and overall more capable device of the two, but that comes with a considerable price pr...
Published: 2014-03-31, Author: Jim , review by: techworld.com
If value is more important than anything else, the Nexus 5 wins hands-down. If it isn't, you won't be disappointed with the HTC One M8, apart from perhaps the hit and miss Duo Camera....
