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Verizon probably did it intentionally as an experiment to find out how popular is the unlimited option.
i dont think it was an experiment, it was just a weekend play at getting a ton of people to get back to contracts. Expect a growth number on their next quarterly report for contracts. It wasn't a glitch
Vanillalite
Ask me about the GAF Notebook
Lol this phone should just get released already.
Why does the camera look so bizarre?
It's actually the world's smallest LP turntable.
Miniaturization. The wave of the future....
i actually like the look of the camera. it's the same look as in the LG G2.
i think the phone on top of the nexus 5 might be a white nexus 5 ?
Jazzy Network
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It'll come out like right before the N5 comes out probably.
Tenacious-V
Thinks his PR is better than yours.
Maybe they're bringing back the little reflection mirror so you can center yourself when taking personals lol.
Vyse The Legend
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The rumor is the event is in two weeks. If that's true, Google will send out invites to the press next week, most likely.
The Nexus 5 in that picture looks like the final production model, super clean and polished.
-Pyromaniac-
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I came.
Junior Mint
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Ugh now to wait for the announcement then wait for it to go on sale then wait for it to be in stock.
I would hazard a guess it's too do with the OIS module
The back on the N5 looks great, but the horizontal logo seems better suited on a tablet than the phone... You seldomly hold a phone in landscape while a tablet the scenario may occur more frequently. Seems like such a weird design choice, but I guess they want to unify the design language.
If you think about how you actually hold a phone, the logo won't be visible when you hold it normally, but once you turn it side on (say, to take a photo), the nexus logo is visible and now in the correct orientation
Sqrt_minus_one
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Screw this nexus talk if HTC brings their A game with the next flagship and carry on the themes established with the One they got themselves a new customer.
Next years flagships should be a lot of fun across the board. Samsung is going aluminum, HTC has gotten better in design the last 2 years running, LG is worth paying attention to now after the G2, Sony will follow up on the ZL hopefully (dem tiny bezels!), and Im even excited to see what motorola has for a flagship next year after the MotoX and MotoX-mini this year.
Plus I expect zero OEM's to increase screen resolution. Its going to be the kind of year where displays likely won't get larger, resolution won't be more demanding either. So design, battery life, and whatnot will be the draws for next year.
Vyse The Legend
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That White back version
Edit: I'm wrong. It is a white Nexus 5.
Most people seem to think it's just a design choice, nothing to do with OIS.
Well, when you're holding the phone normally, you don't see the logo. No one does.
However, when you go to record video or take a landscape picture, everyone looking at you will see the logo in the correct orientation. The branding will be prominent.
My mind it is blown. Brilliant.If you think about how you actually hold a phone, the logo won't be visible when you hold it normally, but once you turn it side on (say, to take a photo), the nexus logo is visible and now in the correct orientation
It looks horrible. First of all it reminds people "NEXUS" has very generic font. Secondly, only motherfucking shipping containers put giant words on them.
If Verizon gets Nexus 5, I hope they are humor enough to replace it with giant "VERIZON".
Nicktendo86
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I am in the same boat, didn't buy the phone got it on contract. The contract I got allows me to claim cah back, £32 every six months over 24 months = £128. If I sold my N4 and added the money I acn eventually claim back on my contract I could buy an N5 and maybe make a little profit, my wife won't see it that way though so guess I am stuck with the N4
lolVyse The Legend
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Unfortunately, for you, Verizon isn't getting it.
Randy Lanzarote
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Three (UK) have the LG G2 16gb on PAYG for £399.99
Damn it Google, release your N5 already! If the Nexus 5 battery life is on par with the N4 then G2 here I come.
Damn it Google, release your N5 already! If the Nexus 5 battery life is on par with the N4 then G2 here I come.
Does anyone experience this? Once in awhile my phone would auto update my apps, then they would stop working.
I have to uninstall and reinstall them to get them working again. Then again, I would lose all of my settings in the app which sucks big time.
The recent update to my IR remote app did this to me again. It really annoys me when I have to reprogram everything again.
I have to uninstall and reinstall them to get them working again. Then again, I would lose all of my settings in the app which sucks big time.
The recent update to my IR remote app did this to me again. It really annoys me when I have to reprogram everything again.
BertramCooper
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I think the Nexus logo is great. Do I think it needs to be that large? Probably not. But I don't have any issue with the logo itself.
Vanillalite
Ask me about the GAF Notebook
So basically gen 1. Everyone smart said they were waiting for gen 2 or 3 for smartwatches.
BertramCooper
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I feel sorry for anyone who gets goaded into buying one of these pieces of shit.
Actually, no I don't. Anyone with enough money to waste on one of these things should be smart enough not to buy it.
That pretty much sounds exactly like what I expected.
Whiteshirt
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The smartwatch trend continues to show that literally every idea these OEMs have is shit.
Also, the camera is built into the strap? Hahahahahaha holy shit.
Samsung gonna Samung. Caught "cheating" at system benchmarks apps for Note 3.
20% improvement of LG Optimus phone with same Snapdragon 800 processor.
Ars Technica
20% improvement of LG Optimus phone with same Snapdragon 800 processor.
Ars Technica
Again? I'll be damned if Samsung can be taken serious anymore.
Whiteshirt
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I'm not surprised that they're gaming a bunch of commonly used benchmarks but its hilarious that they didn't bother to keep the results within the realm of plausibility.
They should be waiting for apple to show Samsung how to make one
Historically, we still have a few weeks to go.
Announcement dates:
Nexus S - December 6
Galaxy Nexus - October 19
Nexus 4 - October 29
I really hope I'm wrong.
Weren't the rumors set at Oct 14th? Google should be announcing a date real soon now.
Vyse The Legend
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Indeed.
However, they've started doing the Apple thing of sending out press invites the week before their event. So, if the event is on the 14th, the invite should go out next Monday.
Here's some interesting Android 4.4 information.
Email app went from 4.1 to 6.0? Fuck yes. Also Hangouts 1.3... SMS integration?
Email app went from 4.1 to 6.0? Fuck yes. Also Hangouts 1.3... SMS integration?
-Pyromaniac-
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I never used the generic email app in android. Always seemed so much shittier than gmail.
Vyse The Legend
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The biggest news in there is that there are references to optical image stabilization. The article theorizes that it's not actually used, because the references point to both cameras. However, I doubt that's accurate.
Android Police had a breakdown of the last hangouts APK. Many things are coming down the pipe, like specific online line statuses (busy, driving, etc.)
Oh it is. It's complete shit compared to the Gmail app, but I use it for school and work email. There's no pinch to zoom and emails load zoomed in 100%. There's also no text reflowing, so you have to scroll horizontally to read anything. It's a nightmare.
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