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nexus 5 worth still?

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Looking for a cheap unlocked phone that will last a little until i get something better. Nexus 5 worth it?

 

 

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Yes it is I got one 2 months ago.

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Yeah sure, I'm still using my nexus 4 and it's snappy as ever. So I'd assume the nexus 5 is just the same.

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Yes it is I got one 2 months ago.

Im going to be switching from my iPhone 5, since it recently broke. Any basic things i should know? It's going to be my first android phone.

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IDK. The OnePlus one is better for the same price. But if you don't want to wait, sure, it is.

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Im going to be switching from my iPhone 5, since it recently broke. Any basic things i should know? It's going to be my first android phone.

 

Welp, Welcome brother to the ecosystem. Anyways yeah you can do ALLOT of stuff. I recommend you get change the rom to cyanogenmod, root the phone, undervolt the phone, stuff like that.

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I bought the Nexus 5 when it came out.

 

Still using it.

Still Love it.

 

I wouldn't "Upgrade" to another phone right now even if I had the choice.

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I bought the Nexus 5 when it came out.

 

Still using it.

Still Love it.

 

I wouldn't "Upgrade" to another phone right now even if I had the choice.

Not even a OnePlus One?

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oh yes!

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its not a bad choice. try to get it for as cheap as possible. 

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Not even a OnePlus One?

 

OnePlus One does not really interest me.

 

Not much of an upgrade and the device itself is too big for my liking.

 

If I could take bits a pieces from other phones and build something I would consider upgrading but, other than that I am content until probably next gen nexus.

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OnePlus One does not really interest me.

 

Not much of an upgrade and the device itself is too big for my liking.

 

If I could take bits a pieces from other phones and build something I would consider upgrading but, other than that I am content until probably next gen nexus.

Phone building i just cant ******* wait for that.. dream come true :)

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Its still a badass phone and will still get latest software updates 2 or 3 year more years at least.

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I love my Nexus 5, and honestly, it's probably the first phone I don't feel I really need to upgrade. I mean, I want to get a different one, but that's just my love of buying new tech.

It easily lasts a day, has awesome grippy soft touch, big screen...though the speaker is rather lackluster.

 

 

Im going to be switching from my iPhone 5, since it recently broke. Any basic things i should know? It's going to be my first android phone.

You need to download apps. Lots of apps. iOs does a pretty good job of having a lot of the stuff integrated, however with Android you go out and find it on your own.

I recommend switching out the keyboard. The Google one is pretty good, but also check out Swiftkey, and I actually find Swype has much, much better prediction. There's just no return key which makes it unusable for me. Unless I just have to find a way to turn it on...

I also love Nova Launcher. Lets you change tonnnnns of things, I paid the $4 for Prime and it was totally worth it.

Oh! If you don't have carrier billing, buy a $25 Google Play gift card. It'll be more than enough for apps/games.

 

IDK. The OnePlus one is better for the same price. But if you don't want to wait, sure, it is.

That's debatable. It's huge, and the company support is iffy. It's also generally a little more expensive depending on where you live after shipping/fees.

 

Welp, Welcome brother to the ecosystem. Anyways yeah you can do ALLOT of stuff. I recommend you get change the rom to cyanogenmod, root the phone, undervolt the phone, stuff like that.

I wouldn't recommend that to someone just starting out, especially coming from an iPhone.

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