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[SimleuqiR]

When asked if the phone would have always-on-always-listening features like the Moto X’s Touchless Control, he smiled. In other words, you may be able to talk to your Nexus 5 and perform actions just like Moto X owners do.

"OK Google, unzip my pants."
"OK Google, get me a beer"

:::Awaits for his very own Nexus Replicant:::

 

[Dinosur]

Android Police is confident it launches today, 11 AM Pacific

Gross, that means I'll actually have to come back to work from lunch on time.

 

[mturco]

Also from that Android Police article:

I'm hearing the embargo is officially lifting at 11am Pacific, but the announcement and possible Play Store availability could come earlier, so I wouldn't leave anywhere starting right about now. Retail availability is tipped for tomorrow at the latest, though I wouldn't be surprised if some locations will begin selling today. In Europe, due to the time difference, you guys will likely have to wait for tomorrow.

 

[Drakeon]

Android Police is confident it launches today, 11 AM Pacific

Welp, guess ill be f5ing google play for the next three hours.

 

[Chili]

11AM Pacific is 6 in the UK this week right?

 

[Randy Lanzarote]

Android Police is confident it launches today, 11 AM Pacific

"I'm hearing the embargo is officially lifting at 11am Pacific, but the announcement and possible Play Store availability could come earlier, so I wouldn't leave anywhere starting right about now."

Gosh darn it, it's home time for me! Hnnnggghhhh!!

 

[massivekettle]

11AM Pacific is 6 in the UK this week right?

Yes, it is.

It's 3pm now, 3 hours to go - that first rumour of a 8am pacific / 3pm UK launch was pure BS.

 

[The Faceless Master]

God damn teardowns before the announcement. LOL

only things left are review, unboxing and Aaron from Phonedog 30 day challenge.

 

[Chili]

Yes, it is.

It's 3pm now, 3 hours to go - that first rumour of a 8am pacific / 3pm UK launch was pure BS.

Cheers.

 

[Bob Dobalina]

Retail availability? Is this going to be easier to find than a Nexus 7?

 

[mturco]

Reading through that Nexus 5 AMA on reddit and he mentions that the 100GB of Google Drive storage is probably because the complete backups (apps + app data + settings) is being backed up to Google Drive. Makes sense.

http://www.reddit.com/r/Android/comments/1plg15/got_to_spend_some_time_today_with_a_nexus_5_ama/

 

[DrFunk]

Retail availability? Is this going to be easier to find than a Nexus 7?

I doubt it

Play Store hardware experience for all!

 

[beanman25]

Having never ordered from Google Play or anything, how hectic will I have to be in trying to order one? I'm going to be home all day, but will this be one of those constant refreshing type of things where there is a good chance I'll miss out?

 

[massivekettle]

Reading through that Nexus 5 AMA on reddit and he mentions that the 100GB of Google Drive storage is probably because the complete backups (apps + app data + settings) is being backed up to Google Drive. Makes sense.

http://www.reddit.com/r/Android/comments/1plg15/got_to_spend_some_time_today_with_a_nexus_5_ama/

And he also mentions that the screen/camera are not up to par with the juggernauts (S4, 5S)

Thoughts on the camera? i was told improvement from the n4 but don't expect anything like the s4/iphone 5s.

How much space was the offer?? 100 GB, i think its why there's going to be a better backup.

Battery life (if you had enough time to look at stats)? i didnt have the phone long enough to test, sorry. but from the eng i talked to, you are looking at around 17 hours talk time, 8 hours web surfing, 6 hours of video watching.

hows the display quality? color vibrance brightness contrast? did it wow you? [Average.] about there, great for what i'm hearing the price will be. but there's much better if you're willing to pay (eg. htc one).

What have you been hearing the price will be? 99% certain, starting at $349.

What kind of tradeoffs do you mean? the battery isnt as good as other devices out in the market today. same goes for the display. sound is really good. but the price is going to be much lower than other current devices without a contract.

 

[Zeppu]

only things left are review, unboxing and Aaron from Phonedog 30 day challenge.

I personally can't wait for BGR's impressions and Seigler's 'And iPhone lover take on' series article.

 

[DrFunk]

Expect the hamster running google's servers to die this afternoon, basically

 

[SimleuqiR]

And he also mentions that the screen/camera are not up to par with the juggernauts (S4, 5S)

This is always the case with Nexus devices.

I would wager that even the speaker isn't as loud as other Android devices, even though some people with the phone state otherwise.

 

[Vyse The Legend]

And he also mentions that the screen/camera are not up to par with the juggernauts (S4, 5S)

His battery times make no sense. Video watching is always higher than web browsing.

Also, he didn't use the camera personally. He was just told it was better than the N4.

Finally, screen will be fine. LG makes good displays.

Overall, the fact he did a AMA for like 15 minutes hands-on at most is pretty funny to me, but hey, free karma on Reddit.

 

[Sho_Nuff82]

Nobody knows if carriers are selling it. Only the Play Store.

So basically the website will be down all this evening. Sounds fun.

 

[northead]

I think it's safe to assume that we are indeed getting some sort of Always Listening feature on KitKat!

[IMG]http://s21.postimg.org/4k3cox5c7/2013_10_31_22.jpg[/IMG][IMG]http://s21.postimg.org/c1ck44uvb/2013_10_31_111.png[/IMG]

sauce

 

[The Wizard]

Anyone here imported one of the previous nexus devices? Seems like all I need is a UK VPN and a mail forwarding service but I'm still a bit skeptical it will all go smoothly,

 

[mturco]

I really hope that "Say 'Ok Google'" message is only there until you do it the first time. Really don't need that there 24/7...

 

[3rdman]

Man I really want this...I'm still sporting a Galaxy S with T-Mo but I have to wait till X-Mas. How was the availability for the N4 on it's first holiday season? Any luck for me?

 

[Vyse The Legend]

Is the white back the same material as the black one? Do we know yet?

 

[Ephemeris]

I'll admit, it's lame I want to replace "okay google" with "okay alfred"

but I regret nothing. There is no shame in my game.

 

[Bob Dobalina]

I think it's safe to assume that we are indeed getting some sort of Always Listening feature on KitKat!

[IMG]http://s21.postimg.org/4k3cox5c7/2013_10_31_22.jpg[/IMG][IMG]http://s21.postimg.org/c1ck44uvb/2013_10_31_111.png[/IMG]

sauce

Noooo they didn't change the folder styling to match how it looks in the press photos. I was looking forward to that...

 

[CharmingCharlie]

Any world on the UK pricing for the 32gb model ? I have a Nexus 4 16gb so not too fussed about the Nexus 5. However if the price is right for the 32gb I might bite.

 

[Ruthless_Barbarian]

I hope they have standard pricing this time and Australia won't get ripped off by $100 like with the N4.

 

[Yoshiya]

I hope they have standard pricing this time and Australia won't get ripped off by $100 like with the N4.

the exchange rate has gotten dramatically worse in the interim - what do you think?

 

[oc]

So uh.. my gf wants one and so do I but she'll be stuck at work. I kinda don't want to use two different accounts to buy them. Does Google allow more than 1 to be purchased on one account/transaction? :/

 

[DrFunk]

So uh.. my gf wants one and so do I but she'll be stuck at work. I kinda don't want to use two different accounts to buy them. Does Google allow more than 1 to be purchased on one account/transaction? :/

They should, assuming the play store site holds up

 

[ThatObviousUser]

Sweet baby jesus.

Why is that surprising? Sneeze and Googy will give you free Drive space. All the Chromebooks include it, hell even installing QuickOffice will do it.

 

[aznpxdd]

I can't believe Google is gonna just let this shit go live without any sort of announcement/introduction.

 

[hitsugi]

This is always the case with Nexus devices.

It shouldn't be. There should be an option for those that want to support the Nexus line but also want a top end device.

 

[Zeppu]

It shouldn't be. There should be an option for those that want to support the Nexus line but also want a top end device.

Get an S4 GE

 

[fluffydelusions]

tear down
http://www.technobuffalo.com/2013/10/31/nexus-5-guts-revealed-in-teardown/

 

[hitsugi]

Get an S4 GE

While it does run stock Android, it is not a Nexus device.

 

[SimleuqiR]

It shouldn't be. There should be an option for those that want to support the Nexus line but also want a top end device.

Get an S4 GE

.

While it does run stock Android, it is not a Nexus device.

Part of the Nexus experience is the lower cost with no contract prices. Some corners will always be cut.

Unless you want to pay $600 for a Nexus device.

 

[Ephemeris]

Why is that surprising? Sneeze and Googy will give you free Drive space. All the Chromebooks include it, hell even installing QuickOffice will do it.

But most chromebooks have tiny storage capacities and quickoffice doesn't give you that much

Don't get me wrong. I'LL TAKE IT.

 

[Drakeon]

What's everyone else doing in between f5ing google play? I've got some giantbomb videos going on in the background to keep me entertained.

 

[Knight77]

I think it's safe to assume that we are indeed getting some sort of Always Listening feature on KitKat!

[IMG]http://s21.postimg.org/4k3cox5c7/2013_10_31_22.jpg[/IMG][IMG]http://s21.postimg.org/c1ck44uvb/2013_10_31_111.png[/IMG]

sauce

Also outside USA?

 

[Nakazato]

I'll admit, it's lame I want to replace "okay google" with "okay Jarvis"

but I regret nothing. There is no shame in my game.

ftfy

 

[WolfForager]

I just got paid today.

I'll be sitting in the library by myself at 6PM tonight "working" on my thesis.

How the hell am I going to restrain myself from buying this?

 

[Zeppu]

What's everyone else doing in between f5ing google play? I've got some giantbomb videos going on in the background to keep me entertained.

F5ing this (current) page
and this page
https://twitter.com/search?src=typd&q=#nexus5
and this page
https://plus.google.com/u/0/+Nexus/posts

what else?

 

[Ensirius]

I just got paid today.

I'll be sitting in the library by myself at 6PM tonight "working" on my thesis.

How the hell am I going to restrain myself from buying this?

You can not and you will not resist the deliciousness of kitkat

Embrace it

 

[Dinosur]

What's everyone else doing in between f5ing google play? I've got some giantbomb videos going on in the background to keep me entertained.

Pretending to work. I'll screw with some CSS just enough to call the designer over for opinions then go back to F5ing for half an hour.

 

[Glowingmonx]

When asked if the phone would have always-on-always-listening features like the Moto X’s Touchless Control, he smiled. In other words, you may be able to talk to your Nexus 5 and perform actions just like Moto X owners do.

http://www.reddit.com/r/Android/com...nd_some_time_today_with_a_nexus_5_ama/cd3qtpo

Ok guys, Google Now works with the screen turned off... you unlock by swiping up when this feature is used. Not the usual left or right.

 

[Chili]

F5ing this (current) page
and this page
https://twitter.com/search?src=typd&q=#nexus5
and this page
https://plus.google.com/u/0/+Nexus/posts

what else?

https://play.google.com/store/devices/details?id=nexus_5_16gb_black

...if they are following their usual naming convention on the Play Store.

 

[Zeppu]

I also have this now
https://twitter.com/n5stock
http://www.reddit.com/r/Android/comments/1pfihm/howto_setup_nexus_5_stock_notifications/

 

[Ruthless_Barbarian]

the exchange rate has gotten dramatically worse in the interim - what do you think?

AU always gets ripped off, regardless of the exchange rate.