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seems solid here, seems like a noticeable improvement over the 4 but nowhere near the big leagues.
http://mobilesyrup.com/2013/10/31/hands-on-with-the-nexus-5/
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http://mobilesyrup.com/2013/10/31/hands-on-with-the-nexus-5/
BertramCooper
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Yeah, I have little doubt that the camera will be solid.
I don't trust these Verge douches at all.
WolfForager
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Iv'e always found the Verge to be fairly idiotic when it comes to phone cameras. I basically read all their reviews and skim over the camera section and go to engadget and read their camera section.
Vyse The Legend
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I'm 100% sure Josh had the HDR function turned on in the camera, and he didn't know.
I accidentally turned it on once on my N4, and it made taking pictures very slow and required me to hold steady for a few seconds, otherwise it would come out blurry. This is exactly what he mentioned on the show.
There's absolutely NO way taking a regular picture would take long otherwise. The N5's shutter speed is plenty fast.
I accidentally turned it on once on my N4, and it made taking pictures very slow and required me to hold steady for a few seconds, otherwise it would come out blurry. This is exactly what he mentioned on the show.
There's absolutely NO way taking a regular picture would take long otherwise. The N5's shutter speed is plenty fast.
I'm undecided at the moment, as it stands, being in the UK there's not *quite* enough new to justify me upgrading from the Nexus 4. LTE is a big gain, but coverage around where I am isn't exactly what you'd call widespread - so it'd mostly be on 3G anyway for the moment - in fact it doesn't even get 3G 100% of the time.
Might as well keep the Nexus 4 and wait for the networks to expand LTE a bit here, then upgrade to either the 5 or 6 (or whatever it'll be called), depending on timing.
Might as well keep the Nexus 4 and wait for the networks to expand LTE a bit here, then upgrade to either the 5 or 6 (or whatever it'll be called), depending on timing.
All of this is especially delicious considering that all phone cameras are utter shit (barring perhaps the Nokia). At the end of the day it doesn't matter if you have a 5S, a One, an S4, or the bloody Galaxy nexus. You're going to look at your pictures after loading them on to a PC and go 'Wow, that looks pretty bad. I wish I had a real camera'.
Phone in and set them straight!
New Wireless Charger. Should be up on play store later today:
One question about the charger: Is it possible to charge more than one phone at once? Would be great to put both my wife's N4 and my brandnew N5 on there over night.
Vyse The Legend
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I tweeted at them. Hopefully, Nilay sees it, and checks the phone.
That is kinda what I was thinking. If they are saying all of them are blurry, then they are probably moving the phone before all the shots are taken.
sweetvar26
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They do play a very big role considering how many photos are being taken by smartphones these days.
cartoon_soldier
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With the phone being quad-band, it should be usable world wide right?
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The Everyman
im the opposite, im consistently impressed with how my s3 pictures turn out.
but to me, the most important spec on phones are the processors. cameras are good enough, screen res was good enough for me at 720p on 4.5 inch phones. but i want console games on my phone. thats like the last spec frontier that still sees huge gains every gen.
Some interesting benchmarks for the Nexus 5.
http://www.phonearena.com/news/Nexus-5-first-benchmarks-surface-top-shelf-performance_id48951
It's about the value.
http://www.phonearena.com/news/Nexus-5-first-benchmarks-surface-top-shelf-performance_id48951
It's about the value.
Flip Flopper. Like I said.
Bboy AJ
My dog was murdered by a 3.5mm audio port and I will not rest until the standard is dead
Very classic Josh. These guys, sheesh. I wish Android Police had The Verge's production. The Verge is great at presenting content. But their content stinks.
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Vyse The Legend
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What did he say? I stopped listening when they went on to Motorola.
Did he turn off the HDR? Lol. I tweeted at him, and I wonder if he saw it.
Did he turn off the HDR? Lol. I tweeted at him, and I wonder if he saw it.
Nah their content is usually good to amazing. Their features are among the best in the industry. Vergecast is also usually not nearly this awful.
hitsugi
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If anything it's a little over-exposed, but much sharper and a dramatic improvement over the N4's camera. I wouldn't say nowhere near the big leagues at all
Shao Kahn Brewing a Stew
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I removed my Nexus 4 cover for a week and a nice dent can now be seen from me dropping it a day or so later.
Sucked.
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The Everyman
it's good at macro shots. i dont even know what those are though.
I've never used a screen protector or a case. I much prefer the feel of a naked phone. I've never had any issues doing this, my N4 has taken some pretty good drops and has no visible damage to it outside of scratches on the glass back...which doesn't really bother me.
bearythebear
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I got GN. Now considering nexus 5 or ps4...
Basically close up shots
My thoughts exactly.
So I was planning on buying the nexus 4 (an upgrade over my galaxy sII) but the big difference between nexus 4 and 5 is better battery life, bigger screen, faster CPU, and better gpu?
Basically my question: Is everything about it bigger and better or is any of it comparable to nexus 4?
I just want to make sure the extra $150 is definitely worth it =)
Not only that, but Google is also trying to make certain post-processing tweaks seamless and automatic for the average user. I just had 600+ photos from my latest European vacation auto-uploaded and auto-enhanced through Google+. I was quite surprised how nicely auto-enhance corrected some of the flaws inherent in my phone's camera.
That's more to do with the ipad 3 being a huge mistake spec wise, not enough power to support that screen smoothly, there's a reason they pushed out the iPad 4 as fast as they did months later. Even my mini is far smoother and faster than the ipad 3.
Vyse The Legend
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Up-close shots where the object in the foreground is in focus and the background is not.
Basically, it's style of shot people use to take pictures of their food/drinks on Instagram.
Bboy AJ
My dog was murdered by a 3.5mm audio port and I will not rest until the standard is dead
Well, when I say content, I don't mean features. I mean their write ups, reviews. They're more for the general public than enthusiasts like us. Android Police has great content. It just doesn't do things as well as the Verge. Though, admittedly, no one does.
Oh yeah for sure. They're more like Wired than an enthusiast site.
I've missed some crazy instagram pictures if they are using macro for food. Its usually for things like insects, flowers, etc
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The Everyman
ah, thanks.
I thought it had one?
You Are Viewtiful
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Going to wait to see the battery life on this one before I pick between this and the Xperia Z1. I think it will be sold out by then though lol
edit: speaking of sold out...
edit: speaking of sold out...
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