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Mobile compared to Nexus 5

18 posts · originally from https://geek.digit.in/community/threads/mobile-compared-to-nexus-5.179230/

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amit.tiger12 Original post #1
Nov 7, 2013 at 6:22 PM


1. Budget?
Decided nexus 5 (32 GB) budget. Rs 33K +/-1k,2k

2. Display type and size?
Display with higher ppi (above 350), size 5 inch
I was using Nokia N85 since day.. so cant decide on display

3. Form Factor? bar, slider, flip?
?? bar

4. Preferred choice of brand?
No choice.. But no samshit and Sam Note series can do. And Indian brands will also do.

5. Preferred input method (QWERTY, touchscreen, numpad, touch-n-type).
touch

6. What camera option you want? Please specify need for flash, autofocus, front facing camera.
flash, autofocus, front cam, and camera above 8mp

7. Preferred operating system? (Android, Symbian, iOS, Windows Phone etc).
Android

8. Preferred connectivity options (3G, Wifi etc)Please specify clearly.
3g, wifi (+tethering) and bluetooth (+tethering)

9. Preferred applications (Flash, Swype, GPS, etc)?
many apps.. Social n games

10. Primary use of handset (multimedia, camera, mails, internet, gaming etc)?
Games and internet n mails

11. Any specific mobile phones in consideration?
Nexus 5 considered(no memory card, non-removable battery)
LG G2(no memory card, non-removable battery)
LG G Pro

12. Any other info that you want to share
nexus 5 will support OTG??
I've Sandisk Extreme 32 GB pendrive, will it supprt Nexus 5??
Sandisk Extreme 32 GB Pen Drive - Sandisk: Flipkart.com

I will prefer buying Snapdragon 800 and Adreno 330 mobile. If it is below 33k and is better than nexus 5 (dont consider kitkat os)

And should i buy 32 gb model or 16 gb??
other blogs and sites says dat 32gb variant shows better battery (3000mAh) and 16gb shows (2300mAh), is this true??
please help..
will buy this phone when it launched in India

SaiyanGoku
Nov 7, 2013 at 10:54 PM
with that budget, don't buy anything but Nexus 5, and go for 32 GB version because there is not sd card slot.
Vyom
Vyom #3
Nov 7, 2013 at 11:12 PM
And should i buy 32 gb model or 16 gb??
other blogs and sites says dat 32gb variant shows better battery (3000mAh) and 16gb shows (2300mAh), is this true??

There is no difference of battery in 16 GB and 32 GB (atleast from specs on Google play). Still I would too would prefer one with 32 GB.
omega44-xt
Nov 8, 2013 at 12:48 PM



12. Any other info that you want to share
nexus 5 will support OTG??
I've Sandisk Extreme 32 GB pendrive, will it supprt Nexus 5??
Sandisk Extreme 32 GB Pen Drive - Sandisk: Flipkart.com

I will prefer buying Snapdragon 800 and Adreno 330 mobile. If it is below 33k and is better than nexus 5 (dont consider kitkat os)

And should i buy 32 gb model or 16 gb??
other blogs and sites says dat 32gb variant shows better battery (3000mAh) and 16gb shows (2300mAh), is this true??
please help..
will buy this phone when it launched in India


Usually Nexus phones don't support OTG(same might be the case with N5)............

But wait.......... There is a solution... Get an externally powered USB OTG cable & install a kernel which supports OTG

Anyways, get a 32GB N5 & enjoy !!!
abhidev
abhidev #5
Nov 8, 2013 at 3:47 PM
whats the launch date for Nexus 5 in India?
xtremevicky
Nov 8, 2013 at 6:13 PM
G2 with the same money is a better choice than N5.
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Techguy #8
Nov 8, 2013 at 6:19 PM
Nexus 5 reportedly has USB OTG working.. without the need for an external power supply
But better go for 32GB
ssb1551
ssb1551 #9
Nov 11, 2013 at 8:13 AM
G2 with the same money is a better choice than N5.

G2 is going for close to 43k on Flipkart and I don't think N5 will be prices higher than 32/33k. So there is a 10k difference between the 2 phones. Thats a lot!!
ankush28
ankush28 #10
Nov 16, 2013 at 4:43 PM
Usually Nexus phones don't support OTG(same might be the case with N5)............

But wait.......... There is a solution... Get an externally powered USB OTG cable & install a kernel which supports OTG

Anyways, get a 32GB N5 & enjoy !!!

G.Nexus, N7 supports OTG through app known as Nexus Media Importer... without rooting.(this is paid app but free solution are available too)
afaik N4 does not support this apps :(
So in case of N5 it depends on app devs and its stock kernel.
If you have wifi at home then use family cloud storage apps which stores your media to PC and play whenever you want. :)
omega44-xt
Nov 17, 2013 at 12:30 AM
N5 supports otg.....
Mr.Kickass
Nov 17, 2013 at 12:46 AM
True man, N5 + OTG > Anything released within 2013
RohanM
RohanM #13
Nov 17, 2013 at 2:33 AM
Usually Nexus phones don't support OTG(same might be the case with N5)............

But wait.......... There is a solution... Get an externally powered USB OTG cable & install a kernel which supports OTG

Anyways, get a 32GB N5 & enjoy !!!

N5 supports OTG..
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amit.tiger12 #14
Nov 17, 2013 at 3:01 PM
thnx for all your advice.

sony xperia z1 is also good device? compared to lg g2? or n5?
what you think?
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amit.tiger12 #15
Jan 27, 2015 at 4:47 PM
bought nexus 5, 32 GB, Black Color, last year January 2014......

close thread now...
$hadow
$hadow #16
Jan 27, 2015 at 6:16 PM
[MENTION=77264]Vyom[/MENTION] please close the thread.
seamon
seamon #17
Jan 27, 2015 at 6:51 PM
inb4 the lock.
Vyom
Vyom #18
Jan 27, 2015 at 10:24 PM
Quite a bump to close the thread. Thanks OP for coming back and updating. :)