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[Q] Can you all point me to a Reliable Fast and Supported Tablet?

So after the past week or so i have done some casual research. Looking thru various sites getting some not so reliable feedback i figured i would just ask at the top.... And i dont know why i didnt in the first place..
I am looking to get a Android Tablet when taxes come. Something not to expensive but not a cheap piece of junk either.
I am looking for something reliable, fast good graphics, a decent camera if possible certianly gps, wifi, bluetooth. I would like to dock it in my car for its Gps potential, and for movies and certianly its music capabilities (like power amp) and pandora last fm ect. I figured i would tether it to my Droid 2, and no i wont be watching movies on it thats more for my wife, friends ect.
I would defenatly want it to have the android market on it, wether i have to put it on there myself or if it was stock. I want to be able to play games like angry bird or whatever. Not just simple low end games but the potentintal to play anything i might want to..
And lastley i would like something that defenatly has some community backbone to it. Something that has been rooted, that people know and i can get reliable support on. I dont want to be running 1.6 on it it has to be like 2.0 or 2.2 and i can upgrade it. Something that runs really smoothly and has at least one decent rom.
I see some of these people who bought cheap tablets off ebay from Hong Kong or whatever and there having to scour the net just to find out what excatly it is called.. I dont really wana do that lol.
If i can find it locally great! If i got to order it off the net then so be it. I just want something that is open, reliale, smooth, fast and has some support behind it...
Sorry if this is the wrong section i looked for a overall tablet form but couldnt find one on XDA and i didnt want to post in every forum. If you have anylinks or even one u are thinking about buying like a link let me know id love to check it out!
Thanks Everyone!

Dude, get a NookColor! $249, supported in ROM Manager, and I'm sure soon to have full ROMs released..
It doesn't have a camera (but your Droid 2 does...) so that might be a deal breaker. It's not a tablet, it's an e-reader, but it's a neat little thing. I can't wait to see the development take off.
Other than that, the Motorola Xoom looks promising, but it's currently unreleased.
-pd

I would recommend the nook Color as well except for the fact that it is lacking a GPS. Therefore it does not fit into the car model. I have one for my son and it is a nice device.

The gps is kind of a nessisity for me, i could give up the camera but im stuck with the gps. But the nook or nook color is out for me. I see it as lacking later on because of its processor and it wasent built to be a tablet. I want something that will ride out for a few years if possible. It needs a 1 ghz prosessor and sufficent ram. And i got to have 2.2+ on it. And 7 inch minumum. Thank you for the suggestion thus far though

Consider the Archos 101 or 70.
Pretty sure it has everything.
There is a forum for it here too.

as far as I know no tablet meets your demands ( 1ghz/2.2/lotso ram/etc) probably best shot at the moment is a flytouch II from lightinthebox ...
10", decent rom support coming together, inbuilt gps, 2 cardslots for storage, android 2.1 with kernel 2.6.32.9 once you upgrade/update it to v1568 firmware.
another OEM provider promised 2.2 was going to be out last weekend but havent seen anything filtering out as of yet

chachi said:
as far as I know no tablet meets your demands ( 1ghz/2.2/lotso ram/etc) probably best shot at the moment is a flytouch II from lightinthebox ...
10", decent rom support coming together, inbuilt gps, 2 cardslots for storage, android 2.1 with kernel 2.6.32.9 once you upgrade/update it to v1568 firmware.
another OEM provider promised 2.2 was going to be out last weekend but havent seen anything filtering out as of yet
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Actually, Archos already has 2.2 with 1ghz
http://www.archos.com/products/ta/archos_101it/specs.html?country=ca&lang=en
The RAM is not listed on that page but it would be easy to find out.
I'm just stepping out.
And there seems to be a GPS solution here http://forum.archosfans.com/viewtopic.php?f=63&t=37910

Sry... what I meant was I want to run the most uptodate firmware I can so im kosher with 2.1 what im hoping to avoid is where I have seen a lot of them running 1.6. I've been thinking about archos but I just haven't heardb from anyone who ones a archos or a flytouch.. I would defenatly like to hear experiences... thanks again everyone
Sent from my DROID2 using Tapatalk

Also and i forgot to mention it.. It has to have a Capacitive and Multitouch screen like my Droid X or Droid 2.... Does that FlyTouch have that? cause i cant seem to find any information pertaining to that.

no flytouch2 is not multitouch but otherwise i am more than happy with mine, best €130 ish i've ever spent

[Q] Is dual boot microSD possible?

I am not an Android developer, so please be gentle if I get some terminology wrong.
I've read about the ability to make a microSD card for the Nook Tablet and Nook Color that lets you boot into CM7 or Miui or CM9 without modifying the device's onboard OS or firmware. Is that possible for the GT-P6210?
I ask because I'm interested in exploring Android with root access, but I'm not at all sure that I want to risk modifying my device's internals. TIA.

Sun_Cat said:
I am not an Android developer, so please be gentle if I get some terminology wrong.
I've read about the ability to make a microSD card for the Nook Tablet and Nook Color that lets you boot into CM7 or Miui or CM9 without modifying the device's onboard OS or firmware. Is that possible for the GT-P6210?
I ask because I'm interested in exploring Android with root access, but I'm not at all sure that I want to risk modifying my device's internals. TIA.
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In theory, I believe it would be possible.
But seeing as how Samsung hasn't fully released source/driver code for our device, we are at a stand still with CM/MIUI development. Also, our community is scarce with Dev support as well, making this feat that much harder to accomplish.
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Coming from a Nook Color myself, I miss having that ability. I ran CM7 off of a SanDisk uSD card for a long time on it. I would be doing the same with the Nook Tablet if B&N hadn't decided to lock the bootloader (I returned mine before people worked around that).
Ceelos09 is right that this should be possible on the Plus. It appears that the bootloader is not only unlocked but can be completely replaced. I discovered this the hard way by being forced to mess with ODIN Mode.
It's a shame that the Plus isn't receiving more developer attention. The 16GB WiFi version was/is available for $50 more than the Nook Tablet and its hardware is so much better IMO (faster CPU, bluetooth, 5ghz wifi, HDMI out with dock/adapter, unlocked bootloader, ODIN Mode, ...). Except for the worse WiFi range than the NC, I'm very happy with this tablet.

I'm quite happy with the GT7+ too, except for the incredibly annoying headphone low level volume fluctuation bug that remains to be officially acknowledged by Samsung.

Also Switched From NC
After recently switching to the Gal 7+ from My NC, I, also miss that flexibility to experiment at low risk, by running an OS off the MicroSD (I used both CM7 & 9 on my NC); but I love my GT 7!!.
Being able to do the same thing with the GT 7+ would be an outstanding asset to an already feature rich, quality tablet. The more I use my stock "7+" the more impressed I am. The NC is nice; but having a microphone, bluetooth and more power, makes the GT 7 much more functional for me. (And the fact that we should soon be getting ICS is just another plus).

[Q] Versus Touchtab 10.1 DC info needed

Hi Gurus,
Does anyone have any information about the Versus touchtab 10.1 dual core with android 4.1? I have just ordered it and am waiting for delivery.
http://www.johnlewis.com/231888577/Product.aspx
It has a pretty decent spec including the RK3066 SoC and 1 GB ram with a IPS screen.
I was wondering if it is possible to root it or even better flash it with cyanogenmod??
I understand it is a generic Chinese tablet that has been rebranded as Versus and I think also CnM touchpad. Does anyone know the "master" tablet model number?
Thanks,
hopoffbaby

Hi,
Yea that'd be great. I really love the performance of this tablet for be the price but would love to get a custom rom on it. Have you noticed any issue with wifi when the screen has been off? Mine doesn't like to reconnect. I have to toggle airplane mode to get it connected again.
Thanks

Hey,
I just picked up the 10.1 touchtab from Maplins yesterday, I've also noticed the issue with the wifi not wanting (or taking a long time) to reconnect after the screen switches off, the wifi also seems to be considerably weaker than on my other devices!
Samuel

Hi,
I don't notice an issue with wifi strength and but it often won't reconnect. I have sent them an email regarding this so if they come back to me with a solution I'll be let you know.
Thanks

Thanks, do keep me updated!
Just incase anybody is interested, I'm 99% sure the CnM 10.1 touchtab is the same as the versus touchtab so some useful downloads can be found here: www_kmscomponents_com/cnmlifestyle/products/touchPad10DC.htm#down
(apologies as I cant yet post links)

Nexus 10
I think the best 10" tablet is the Nexus 10, and it's not bad prized i think you should consider that option.

Granted the nexus 10 is a nice tablet but it's twice the price of this tablet which I already have so don't think I'll be buying that. I already have a galaxy nexus phone which does me nicely.
Ideally would like to root this tablet or flash custom rom. If I don't manage to get the wifi working properly though it might have to go back.

Hi.
Great thanks for the files. Hope you u make some progress with rooting it. I don't really know how to manually root these things. I generally just use tools other brain boxes have written Lol. Would really like to get a ROM like cm on it though
What is the sort of processes you'd normally follow to root something with no tool available?
On another note I still haven't heard back about my WiFi issue however I notice if you go into the advanced WiFi settings you can set it to never release WiFi when the screen is off which seems to have fixed the issue so far.
Cheers.

Hi guys,
I just had a reply from Versus (CnM) stating that upgrading the firmware should solve the wifi issue. I'll give this a go tonight (hopefully the flash tool likes windows 8) and see what happens :fingers-crossed:
Hi there,
There is a new firmware on our website www.versusuk.com if you follow the instructions to upgrade your tablet this will resolve your problem.
Kind Regards,
James Fouracre
Support Technician
Tel +44 (0)8449 979 979 (Calls charged at a rate of 5p Per Minute)
Fax +44 (0)2920 713 703
www.cnmlifestyle.com
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rooting versus touchtab 10.1 dc
Hi
I found site which in my case I manage to root two of my Versus tablets touchtab 10 dc and touchtab 8dc (It took Me on both tablet three attempt each to root but was successful)
tabletrepublic.com/forum/teclast-a10-dual-core/how-root-teclast-a10-dual-core
this is link for latest software ZhuoDaShi 2.3.1 dashi.com
this only work for rockchip based tablets which Versus is.
I hope this will help

i have just brought one of these. ..have Wi-Fi problem also unless i leave Wi-Fi on at all times. .would like to root as well and pointed to a better rom to flash if possible.. tia
Sent from my GT-I9300 using xda premium

also 4OD menu works but nothing will play ..circle going around in centre.. the player is running but no ads start ..anyone else got same issue? if so then will contact versus support
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Quick Versus root tutorial
I just purchased (yesterday) a Versus 10.1 DC from Maplins to and want to use it as a media player when I go away. With so many films in MKV format being bigger than 4GB, the only way I could see films this big was to root it to be able to read NTFS drives.
I followed the same route to root (pun there ) as zoranuk [cheers for that] but started by follwing the guide to install the right drivers first as supplied by user154 [cheers for that too]
So here's what I did and it rooted 1st time:
Installed the correct drivers as per the Vesus Touchpad - USB Debugging Setup Guide.zip earlier in the thread by user154
I then looked at the link supplied by zoranuk
I downloaded the Chinese Android manager application as mentioned on the page above.
Now here's where it can become confusing as it is all in Chinese!
Do not connect Versus yet but have USB Debugging already selected on tablet
Run ZhuoDaShi on loading
it will bring up this window
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click where the arrow is pointing
that will bring up the next
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again onto
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now attach the usb, after a minute or so then click
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again click the link
View attachment 1796603
this will root your Versus
I am not taking any credit to this just putting it all in one place, and hopefully get others rooted
cheers
Ian

yes that rooting works great..thanks
Sent from my VS TOUCHTAB 10.1DC using Tapatalk 2

Anyone done anymore to it once rooted ? I've removed some stock apps like the other market and angry birds and the book one...
Sent from my VS TOUCHTAB 10.1DC using Tapatalk 2

thanks
nice job been wanting to sort my tab out for ages, now if only there was a custom rom.......

I installed the cnm touch tab 10.1...seemed no difference...apart that auto rotate does not work ?? Seems strange since its supposed to be the same tablet...
Sent from my VS TOUCHTAB 10.1DC using Tapatalk 2

bootloader
any idea how I can get to the versus 8 bootloader - all I get is the droid on its back with red exclamation mark?

Hey guys, I just bought a VS TouchTab 8DC from PCWORLD and im loving it...... i tried to root this monster and it dosnt work with a windows 8 pc 64bit for some reason.... But i managed to root it with Windows Vista 32 bit..... Big thanks for providing the tool

gagan313 said:
Hey guys, I just bought a VS TouchTab 8DC from PCWORLD and im loving it...... i tried to root this monster and it dosnt work with a windows 8 pc 64bit for some reason.... But i managed to root it with Windows Vista 32 bit..... Big thanks for providing the tool
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I carried out the firmware update on the 8DC and now it won't. It just gets stuck during the root process. So unless anyone has any other advice, give the new firmware a miss if you want to stay rooted.
On another note, has anyone had their ZhuoDaShi update to a new version with a new icon automatically? It also installs some other rubbish as well if you let it!

[Q] Star N9599 MTK6589 Quad CoreWith S-Pen 5.7 Inch 720P HD Screen 3G Sma

Hi guys
Hope you are all well and my reason for posting is to try and gain feedback or any knowlege before purchasing my new clone phone. I am upgrading from the Hero/Zopo 9500+ Note clone and am off all the new clones out this is the one that takes my interest
Star N9599 MTK6589 Quad Core Android 4.2 OS With S-Pen 5.7 Inch 720P HD Screen 3G Smart Phone
A link is below so you can view the phone/specs
http://www.androidforcheap.com/star...inch-720p-hd-screen-3g-smart-phone-p-748.html
I am aware from these forums a lot of members purchase these clone phones so any advice on this would be very much appreciated.
Thanks in advance

Another video
davidayling said:
Hi guys
Hope you are all well and my reason for posting is to try and gain feedback or any knowlege before purchasing my new clone phone. I am upgrading from the Hero/Zopo 9500+ Note clone and am off all the new clones out this is the one that takes my interest
Star N9599 MTK6589 Quad Core Android 4.2 OS With S-Pen 5.7 Inch 720P HD Screen 3G Smart Phone
A link is below so you can view the phone/specs
http://www.androidforcheap.com/star...inch-720p-hd-screen-3g-smart-phone-p-748.html
I am aware from these forums a lot of members purchase these clone phones so any advice on this would be very much appreciated.
Thanks in advance
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Also here is a video of the phone from fast card tech, im pretty sure its the same one
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9vBBMxUXJFc

Just received mine today
Hi davidayling,
I just received mine today (from: hongkongeek[dot].com since they promised to refund customs and VAT); excellent and quick service btw!
This is the first time I bought one of these china phones; encouraged by the many and mostly positive reports...
About the Phone:
+ To me it does look and feel just like the high quality brand phones
+ NOT A SINGLE CHINA APP!!! Just vanilla 4.2.1 - very good performance; smooth animations, transitions
+ 3800 mah battery - though I'm not sure if it really will deliver that much energy - but it says 3.800 on the label at least
+ Display (likely really an IPS): bright (even outside), wide viewing angle - very close to the front glass; comes very close to Samsung S3 amoled
+ 2nd battery included; additional flip cover included
+ Pen looks like a real S-Pen - no softtip; anyway the capacitative finger-touch recognition is not stopped when using the pen; so that can cause inconvenience when using it
+ GREAT (!) web browsing experience: 5,7" & good performance with JS-rich web-apps (like groupware web-clients)
+ Dual-SIM (with dual standby); however just one line can be used at the same time; and only one is WCDMA capable.
+ Worked on two carrier networks instantly
- no compass; well my last phone had one; I'm not sure if I really need one
- 220g = 170g phone + 50g battery - it's not a feather...
I am actually planning to flash CWM & root it; also I haven't tried out the GPS yet - So I'll be back regarding this later.
Many greet's from the hights of the austrian alps!
lupiro

GPS
...GPS is fast and precise: approx. 4-8m, outdoor satellite fix on a cloudy day (today) in 20-30 seconds...

How to root the star n9599
Just managed to successfully root it following this howto:
http: // droidchina.com/forum/Thread-Auto-Root-MTK6589-One-click-root
(can't post the link yet because I haven't created enough posts...)
Many thanks to the creators of the one-click-rooting-tool!
lupiro

Wow thank you for helping with my buying decision and I think I'm sold. One last question though. What games can it run?
Sent from my 9300+ using xda premium

Though now I have seen this one too.
http://www.androidforcheap.com/star...d-42-os-53-inch-hd-screen-gps-wifi-p-769.html
Choices choices
Sent from my 9300+ using xda premium

davidayling said:
Wow thank you for helping with my buying decision and I think I'm sold. One last question though. What games can it run?
Sent from my 9300+ using xda premium
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...regarding games, I can't help you much since I don't play with it. One hint might be the 13300 Antutu points that it scores...
lupiro

Hi Guys,
I found this thread and I was wondering if anyone can answe my question: has the s-pen any functionality like the original note2? I mean, something like opening the quick-notes on double tap or something like that? If not, does it have any functionality at all?
Thanks

Hi, the pen has no specific functionality; it's basically useful for exact "clicking" in the browser for example, or drawing sketches...
greetings; lupiro
Sent from my GT-P7500 using xda app-developers app

Hi everyone,
Here are some Pictures of the camera to see it's quality... took them in the 12mpix mode - camera and gallery work very quickly even with pics that large... not sure if the image size is reduced by the forum software.
And yes...
... we still have snow on the mountains, the strawberries are still green and my chihuahua enjoys the sun...
Also I can report that the battery is really as strong as expected, after 3 cycles of complete drain and recharging the indicator works correctly. Even when using it extensively (frequent webbrowsing, phonecalls of a regular business day) it reliably carries me through the day... the weekend left me with 25 % after two days. Standy with wlan on does not consume considerably much... great!
As allready said, it's easily rootable. Also I'm using the apex-launcher so I could increase the number of icons on the homescreens to 5x8, increase the number of screens to 9... it's a pleasure!
Lupiro
Sent from my v89_gq3008s using xda app-developers app

Cool, thanks lupiro

i have the star n9599 since few days. It works great, also bluetooth and usb service is better for me than galaxy s3 (in my bmw the star works very well, S3 works not good).
Display: the brightness is good, the black not so good; No crash, a little bit heavy but a very good battery.
The (s)pen is not so good, too much noise when you write on the screen and i haven't find a good app for note with the pen.
Rooted in few minutes.
I only have 2 problems: i can't update maps app (it seem play store can't install in the original path, i have also uninstalled previous version but the problem remains.
The second one is that i can't see facebook photos (or dropbox photos) in the stock gallery app (any idea?)
The settings app doesn't seem to be complete.
sorry for my bad english

Hi,
Regarding maps - i had this with google search... probably caused by inserting an sd card. I guess it is related to the default data location changing after inserting an sd card. So maybe you could try to set the default saving location to the internal memory in the system settings, then update, and reset the default location to sd-card again.
Let us know, if this helped, pls.
Cu lupiro
Sent from my v89_gq3008s using xda app-developers app

lupiro said:
Hi,
Regarding maps - i had this with google search... probably caused by inserting an sd card. I guess it is related to the default data location changing after inserting an sd card. So maybe you could try to set the default saving location to the internal memory in the system settings, then update, and reset the default location to sd-card again.
Let us know, if this helped, pls.
Cu lupiro
Sent from my v89_gq3008s using xda app-developers app
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Yes thank you. For all the google apps i have to unmount the sd
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Android 4.1.2 anyone for the N9599 Star
Hello,
I have serious issues with my Start N9599 phone running on 4.2.1 The sound is so bad that with a bluetooth earpiece or carkit that it is totally unusable.
I tried everything but read it is a bug in 4.2.1.
Now i am desperately searching for some time now for the Android 4.1.2 rom that these phones were also running on before.
Anyone knows were i can find it?! how to flash it?
Any answer is much appreciated.

Thinking in buying a clone phone
morning / evening.
I have been working exploring searching the web for the best chinese clone phones out there in the market to begin a small bussiness and I was wondering if you people can guide me if there is a "good reputation " website to which purchase the STAR N9599 or other one with a 64 gb tf storage in it or 32 gb storage ?
Thank you
:fingers-crossed:

what micro sd card you recommend for the N9599
What type of micro sd card would you recommend for the n9599?
Thanks

puentejo said:
What type of micro sd card would you recommend for the n9599?
Thanks
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Hi puentejo,
the N9599 according to specs supports up to 32 GB. I am using a 16 GB - giving me really more than I need for pictures, music, ... take a fast one!
cu lupiro

Hello,
I just noticed this phone too and there is even a thread about it on XDA (yay )
What are your thoughts about this phone?
the only thing im afraid about is because I heard STAR and some chinese branded phones are unreliable and may suddenly stop work one day.. is it true? or STAR is a reliable company?
I saw it being sold for 213$ for the mtk 6589T version..so.. overall, should I get this phone? how is its size compared to the note 2 ? is it much larger? or about the same? will it be hard to grip it? I mean it's 5.7.. even the note is 5.5 lol
Thanks!~

[Q] Nexus 5 - Still Worth To Buy ?

Hello everyone ,
As title says I'm interested to know (from "Actual" users) Nexus 5 is still worth to buy. fro my expeience xda is place where people knows what , why and how they are using their phones so I used "Actual"
And yah i know there is general Q&A thread and I tried to ask some individual Qs but unfortunately didn't get any replies Plus I want to make this thread as reference for people like me ( this device is a year older still there are lot of people like me ) . and I did Good research before starting this thread so i will bother you guys where I need real assistance
So ,
nexus 5 vs nexus 6
well nexus 6 surely a great device but as per my requirement i think i don't need "3 Gb RAM & SD805" phone now and near future. I'm not kind of person who fill ups unnecessary background apps.. main background apps i'm using are FB , Tweeter & WhatsApp . so 2Gb ram for multitasking is more than enough IMO and SD800 does great job with heavy games like asphalt 8 (n all from many reviews) ... this is correct even after updating to lollipop right ?
16 vs 32
let me ask about OTG before arriving on storage. nexus 5 has usb otg but connecting pen drive without root is little proble ... we need Nexus media Importer or Total commander + plug In ( as per info i collected )
Is ES file manager ( latest update) works to mount OTG pendrive without root on lollipop ?
and Important question to OTG users : Can we directly download files ( movies , songs ) from internet to OTG mounted pendrive ?
now about storage
i'm using a 16Gb device right now with 12.5 Gb usable and having 8 + Gb free (used 4gb in videos, songs & documents) but i haven't installed any 1 Gb + games so when i'll buy nexus 5 let's say about 6 gb goes to heavy games still i remains with 2 Gb free space. and i'm not fan fo watching movies on phone so i won's put them even in nexus 5 ........ main reason for asking OTG download above is Free WiFi at collage (lol) so if direct download files from internet to OTG mounted pendrive (without root) is possible in nexus 5 then IMO i don't need 32 Gb version....what you say guys ?
Finally is nexus 5 usable without any screen protractors with it's gorilla 3 glass. or it still gets scratches with normal usage ?
( i this back cover is needed because of little out side camera ..right ? )
And howz lollipop working on this device ? ( it should be great as it's nexus ) ( i read some battery problem with few people but IMO it's not that big )
and guys please do reply ... your reply is important
Thanks !

jineshpatel30 said:
Hello everyone ,
As title says I'm interested to know (from "Actual" users) Nexus 5 is still worth to buy. fro my expeience xda is place where people knows what , why and how they are using their phones so I used "Actual"
And yah i know there is general Q&A thread and I tried to ask some individual Qs but unfortunately didn't get any replies Plus I want to make this thread as reference for people like me ( this device is a year older still there are lot of people like me ) . and I did Good research before starting this thread so i will bother you guys where I need real assistance
So ,
nexus 5 vs nexus 6
well nexus 6 surely a great device but as per my requirement i think i don't need "3 Gb RAM & SD805" phone now and near future. I'n not kind of person who fill ups unnecessary background apps.. main background apps i'm using are FB , Tweeter & WhatsApp . so 2Gb ram for multitasking is more than enough IMO and SD800 does great job with heavy games like asphalt 8 (n all from many reviews) ... this is correct even after updating to lollipop right ?
16 vs 32
let me ask about OTG before arriving on storage. nexus 5 has usb otg but connecting pen drive without root is little proble ... we need Nexus media Importer or Total commander + plug In ( as per info i collected )
Is ES file manager ( latest update) works to mount OTG pendrive without root on lollipop ?
and Important question to OTG users : Can we directly download files ( movies , songs ) from internet to OTG mounted pendrive ?
now about storage
i'm using a 16Gb device right now with 12.5 Gb usable and having 8 + Gb free (used 4gb in videos, songs & documents) but i haven't installed any 1 Gb + games so when i'll buy nexus 5 let's say about 6 gb goes to heavy games still i remains with 2 Gb free space. and i'm not fan fo watching movies on phone so i won's put them even in nexus 5 ........ main reason for asking OTG download above is Free WiFi at collage (lol) so if direct download files from internet to OTG mounted pendrive (without root) is possible in nexus 5 then IMO i don't need 32 Gb version....what you say guys ?
Finally is nexus 5 usable without any screen protractors with it's gorilla 3 glass. or it still gets scratches with normal usage ?
( i this back cover is needed because of little out side camera ..right ? )
And howz lollipop working on this device ? ( it should be great as it's nexus ) ( i read some battery problem with few people but IMO it's not that big )
and guys please do reply ... your reply is important
Thanks !
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First off, I'd have to say stop seeing the Nexus 5 and 6 as a next gen upgrade. It went from a phone to tablet, and a different manufacturer and went from budget to premium.
It's worth buying.. But I bought mine for 436 USD (with tax) can you get the color and size you want and find a price on GPlay?
Its also definitely worth a case! I used mine normally for 2 weeks without a case and no noticeable scuffs or scratches were found. But I'd say life is life and that a small investment in a case goes a very long way.
Everything runs pretty well on 4.4.4 and up with my experience.

TheLastSidekick said:
First off, I'd have to say stop seeing the Nexus 5 and 6 as a next gen upgrade. It went from a phone to tablet, and a different manufacturer and went from budget to premium.
It's worth buying.. But I bought mine for 436 USD (with tax) can you get the color and size you want and find a price on GPlay?
Its also definitely worth a case! I used mine normally for 2 weeks without a case and no noticeable scuffs or scratches were found. But I'd say life is life and that a small investment in a case goes a very long way.
Everything runs pretty well on 4.4.4 and up with my experience.
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Okey but actually i wasn't comparing them and i don't wanna go this comparison in this thread thats why i didn't even ask that should i consider n6 ? Becuase i think n5 is still better option i only asked that it's performing same gr8 with lollipop ?

jineshpatel30 said:
Okey but actually i wasn't comparing them and i don't wanna go this comparison in this thread thats why i didn't even ask that should i consider n6 ? Becuase i think n5 is still better option i only asked that it's perform same gr8 with lollipop ?
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Depending on the amount of money you're comfortable paying, and the size of the devices should be your main concern. If you can spend extra and don't mind if your phone is big, go N6.
Want a cheap, high-end device with a medium sized screen? Go N5.
Lollipop is pretty stable so far from how long I've used it before.
And sorry, didn't mean to say I thought you were comparing them. I mean if you are looking at it that way, you shouldn't. (For anyone else reading too) I once thought they were direct upgrades of each other -- until I read the spec sheets and pricing.

TheLastSidekick said:
Depending on the amount of money you're comfortable paying, and the size of the devices should be your main concern. If you can spend extra and don't mind if your phone is big, go N6.
Want a cheap, high-end device with a medium sized screen? Go N5.
Lollipop is pretty stable so far from how long I've used it before.
And sorry, didn't mean to say I thought you were comparing them. I mean if you are looking at it that way, you shouldn't. (For anyone else reading too) I once thought they were direct upgrades of each other -- until I read the spec sheets and pricing.
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Actually i was considering n6 but after seeing it's actually HUGE size and not worthy specs ( except camera ) i changed my mind and i will surely go for n5 now... sd805 n 3gb ram is only useful for excessive gamers n user with many background apps and i'm non of them
Anyway i'm striking out n6 from OT so no one confuses with comparison

It's still a worthy phone. Any reason you don't want to root it? For many it's the key point of getting a Nexus device.

Yes, buy it, I bought mines about a month ago, and I have nothing bad to say about it. I cam from a Note 3, and I love getting the latest updates on the Nexus devices.

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It's still a worthy phone. Any reason you don't want to root it? For many it's the key point of getting a Nexus device.
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it's not that i don't wont to but with lollipop root is not good till now chainfire root method patches kernel and i read many people saying that it adversely affect performance ( don't know it's right or not ) plus with art that is not much to do with root ... no xposed so no easy modification , and debloating well we can disable apps without root now and it's same as debloat (except debloat gives extra space on /system but it'll remain empty with out any use )
2 things i will miss for Not rooting are hosts file & custom kernel but thing i should give stock one some time
plus root will also break warranty ( in nexus will it ? )

jineshpatel30 said:
it's not that i don't wont to but with lollipop root is not good till now chainfire root method patches kernel and i read many people saying that it adversely affect performance ( don't know it's right or not ) plus with art that is not much to do with root ... no xposed so no easy modification , and debloating well we can disable apps without root now and it's same as debloat (except debloat gives extra space on /system but it'll remain empty with out any use )
2 things i will miss for Not rooting are hosts file & custom kernel but thing i should give stock one some time
plus root will also break warranty ( in nexus will it ? )
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Root will not break your warranty through the play store. If you buy it somewhere else and have to return it to LG it might. It's so easy to unroot this thing and reset the tamper flag though. The only reason not to root this thing is if your employer checks the device. Even then there's ways around that.
I had 5.0 rooted since it first came out. It's never been an issue. There's tons of folks here who use stock rom and kernel but still root. It just allows you to use apps to make life easier. Like stickmount in your case. Or a custom kernel that has OTG implemented. I can say for certain that with my setup I can DL straight to my OTG card. I have the 32GB model and still use OTG but I'm a memory hog with my music.

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Root will not break your warranty through the play store. If you buy it somewhere else and have to return it to LG it might. It's so easy to unroot this thing and reset the tamper flag though.
I had 5.0 rooted since it first came out. It's never been an issue. There's tons of folks here who use stock rom and kernel but still root. It just allows you to use apps to make life easier. Like stickmount in your case. Or a custom kernel that has OTG implemented. I can say for certain that with my setup I can DL straight to my OTG card. I have the 32GB model and still use OTG but I'm a memory hog with my music.
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Thankyou for conforming that DL directly to OTG is working... and may i know which setup you are using ?
I think i won't get one from playstore as they are "out of stock" plus they cost ~50$ more than other sellers ... but i think replacement warranty and accidential break warranty ( are they giving this one on n5 ? ) is from playstore only
And what is employer check for root ?

In my opinion I'd say the N5 is still a very capable phone.
Had mine for just under a year now.
I was rooted for a while with xposed and other addons installed, updated to lollipop a few weeks ago and its back to stock now with no root.
My N5 is faster than my note 4,
The camera and battery arnt great but still takes decent pictures and I get can manage with the battery life for most of the day ,charging it in the car in the afternoon if needs be.

I just ordered myself a Nexus 5 32gb. Got it for 380 euros. My decision was mainly based on the good price for the storage and the build quality seems resistent and quite nice, with a rubber-y feel on the back. Also, the thought of unlocking it and having lots of support from the community was a pro.

Actually I wouldn't buy a Nexus 5 at the moment. For nearly the same price you could get a better phone..
I still like the Nexus 5

Blackbox421 said:
Actually I wouldn't buy a Nexus 5 at the moment. For nearly the same price you could get a better phone..
I still like the Nexus 5
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Which phone would you get, then?

h4rri3r said:
I just ordered myself a Nexus 5 32gb. Got it for 380 euros. My decision was mainly based on the good price for the storage and the build quality seems resistent and quite nice, with a rubber-y feel on the back. Also, the thought of unlocking it and having lots of support from the community was a pro.
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that!
my phone is half a year old and has no scratches although sometimes is wear my keys in the same pocket

I would consider picking one up on ebay for about 250.00 USD... I got a 32gb one in absolute mint/new condition... They are out there you just have to be patient and look at each auction, "buy it now" at the sweet spot price helps, regular auctions can tend to go 300+ dollars... The money I saved I picked up a seidio case and have never been happier...

If I didn't have a nexus 5 already, I'd get a one plus one. Since I already do, I'm waiting for the one plus two next year

jineshpatel30 said:
Hello everyone ,
As title says I'm interested to know (from "Actual" users) Nexus 5 is still worth to buy. fro my expeience xda is place where people knows what , why and how they are using their phones so I used "Actual"
And yah i know there is general Q&A thread and I tried to ask some individual Qs but unfortunately didn't get any replies Plus I want to make this thread as reference for people like me ( this device is a year older still there are lot of people like me ) . and I did Good research before starting this thread so i will bother you guys where I need real assistance
So ,
nexus 5 vs nexus 6
well nexus 6 surely a great device but as per my requirement i think i don't need "3 Gb RAM & SD805" phone now and near future. I'm not kind of person who fill ups unnecessary background apps.. main background apps i'm using are FB , Tweeter & WhatsApp . so 2Gb ram for multitasking is more than enough IMO and SD800 does great job with heavy games like asphalt 8 (n all from many reviews) ... this is correct even after updating to lollipop right ?
16 vs 32
let me ask about OTG before arriving on storage. nexus 5 has usb otg but connecting pen drive without root is little proble ... we need Nexus media Importer or Total commander + plug In ( as per info i collected )
Is ES file manager ( latest update) works to mount OTG pendrive without root on lollipop ?
and Important question to OTG users : Can we directly download files ( movies , songs ) from internet to OTG mounted pendrive ?
now about storage
i'm using a 16Gb device right now with 12.5 Gb usable and having 8 + Gb free (used 4gb in videos, songs & documents) but i haven't installed any 1 Gb + games so when i'll buy nexus 5 let's say about 6 gb goes to heavy games still i remains with 2 Gb free space. and i'm not fan fo watching movies on phone so i won's put them even in nexus 5 ........ main reason for asking OTG download above is Free WiFi at collage (lol) so if direct download files from internet to OTG mounted pendrive (without root) is possible in nexus 5 then IMO i don't need 32 Gb version....what you say guys ?
Finally is nexus 5 usable without any screen protractors with it's gorilla 3 glass. or it still gets scratches with normal usage ?
( i this back cover is needed because of little out side camera ..right ? )
And howz lollipop working on this device ? ( it should be great as it's nexus ) ( i read some battery problem with few people but IMO it's not that big )
and guys please do reply ... your reply is important
Thanks !
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I can't say that its worth buy, but there is no other mobile to replace Nexus 5.
Using from January 2014 to December 2014, its working fine, no hardware problem, unless you messed up with it.
I got water damaged and I replaced screen.. So I think buying with screen guard/scratch guard and back case/bumper case for extra protection will be good.
And about software updates, yes its really fast, factory images comes first and then ota.
But problem is with some apps does not give support for new OS that much fast, so you will have to wait. And updates always fix issues so need to look around or googling issues.
Yes it was good choice, don't know now, but there no such replacement so you can buy it with close eyes.
Nexus 5 vs nexus 6 as you mentioned.. Nexus 6 cost high, because of nexus 6 you can see some great deals coming out from amazon.in, flipkart.com, snapdeal.com these sites, so why not steal the deal..
Talking about RAM, it depends on how Google will look in to future, and how game developers develops it. 3 GB RAM can be for high end gaming or support for great os, how Google will develop its OS and how great games will created depends on it. As of now 3 GB does not matter but its future proof.
About storage I recommend you to get 32 GB if you play games (big, high end), music and movies etc etc... My nexus 5 19 GB space filled up with music and some games and some photo videos... Connecting OTG is big headache if need again and again, so buy 32GB.
Rooting is really great, for OTG you will need that.
Try OTG USB devices instead of OTG cable if you want.
nexus 5 media importer (total useless), stick mount (great = but root needed).
For total commander + plugin, I used it when I was not rooted my device, you have to copy videos to play it on your device. I used to do this, so I recommend you to root it.
ES File manager is really good but I never tried its OTG on non rooted nexus 5.
Why you need to download directly to OTG? I did not tried it but you can download it directly.
I did not get you on storage...??
You want to ask that there are restriction on installing apps??
I have 32 GB model, which gives me around 27 GB space, where I can install all 27 GB games or 27 GB space for videos. How you want to use your device is upto you.
Earlier I installed almost 8-9 GB games in total (HD and big games). It was running smoothly. No need to worry.
I never tried to download directly to OTG, because chrome browser never asks you, and I don't mind where it saves
And don't screw up your battery downloading over wifi for movies games.
As I said above, paying 1000 rs for extra protection will always help you.
For screen you don't need it but for the back, get back case/ bumper case, you will definitely need that.
Finally, it is really good to use lollipop, I tried for 6-7 days, and then installed 4.4.4 again.
Everything working fine, but some of the apps were not working on it because its new OS, so installed 4.4.4 again and rooted it. Will install lollipop next week, I think most of the apps support lollipop now so will try next week.
I also want to buy another nexus 5 for my brother, so waiting some great deal.
Some useful links for rooting nexus 5 (Just check it)
[GUIDE] Nexus 5 - How to Unlock Bootloader, Install Custom Recovery and Root
How to flash a factory image | Return to stock | Unroot your Nexus 5
[INFO] Nexus 5 OTA Help-Desk
**Sticky Roll-Up: All Guides and Info Threads Linked Here**
[FAQ] [REF]★ All you need to know about Android | Read this before you post/root ! ★

amit.tiger12 said:
I can't say that its worth buy, but there is no other mobile to replace Nexus 5.
Using from January 2014 to December 2014, its working fine, no hardware problem, unless you messed up with it.
I got water damaged and I replaced screen.. So I think buying with screen guard/scratch guard and back case/bumper case for extra protection will be good.
And about software updates, yes its really fast, factory images comes first and then ota.
But problem is with some apps does not give support for new OS that much fast, so you will have to wait. And updates always fix issues so need to look around or googling issues.
Yes it was good choice, don't know now, but there no such replacement so you can buy it with close eyes.
Nexus 5 vs nexus 6 as you mentioned.. Nexus 6 cost high, because of nexus 6 you can see some great deals coming out from amazon.in, flipkart.com, snapdeal.com these sites, so why not steal the deal..
Talking about RAM, it depends on how Google will look in to future, and how game developers develops it. 3 GB RAM can be for high end gaming or support for great os, how Google will develop its OS and how great games will created depends on it. As of now 3 GB does not matter but its future proof.
About storage I recommend you to get 32 GB if you play games (big, high end), music and movies etc etc... My nexus 5 19 GB space filled up with music and some games and some photo videos... Connecting OTG is big headache if need again and again, so buy 32GB.
Rooting is really great, for OTG you will need that.
Try OTG USB devices instead of OTG cable if you want.
nexus 5 media importer (total useless), stick mount (great = but root needed).
For total commander + plugin, I used it when I was not rooted my device, you have to copy videos to play it on your device. I used to do this, so I recommend you to root it.
ES File manager is really good but I never tried its OTG on non rooted nexus 5.
Why you need to download directly to OTG? I did not tried it but you can download it directly.
I did not get you on storage...??
You want to ask that there are restriction on installing apps??
I have 32 GB model, which gives me around 27 GB space, where I can install all 27 GB games or 27 GB space for videos. How you want to use your device is upto you.
Earlier I installed almost 8-9 GB games in total (HD and big games). It was running smoothly. No need to worry.
I never tried to download directly to OTG, because chrome browser never asks you, and I don't mind where it saves
And don't screw up your battery downloading over wifi for movies games.
As I said above, paying 1000 rs for extra protection will always help you.
For screen you don't need it but for the back, get back case/ bumper case, you will definitely need that.
Finally, it is really good to use lollipop, I tried for 6-7 days, and then installed 4.4.4 again.
Everything working fine, but some of the apps were not working on it because its new OS, so installed 4.4.4 again and rooted it. Will install lollipop next week, I think most of the apps support lollipop now so will try next week.
I also want to buy another nexus 5 for my brother, so waiting some great deal.
Some useful links for rooting nexus 5 (Just check it)
[GUIDE] Nexus 5 - How to Unlock Bootloader, Install Custom Recovery and Root
How to flash a factory image | Return to stock | Unroot your Nexus 5
[INFO] Nexus 5 OTA Help-Desk
**Sticky Roll-Up: All Guides and Info Threads Linked Here**
[FAQ] [REF]★ All you need to know about Android | Read this before you post/root ! ★
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thanks for detail reply
well i changed my mind i surely buy 32Gb version btw there is gr8 deal on snapdeal 27999 ( +1000 discount if you buy through SBI card ) btw what it cost you when you bought yours ?
and yah apps crashes on new updates but many good developers updates asap
and can you do me a favor ? since you are rooted and had OTG access can you try to download files direly on USB Drive ? ( download Loder Droid must have download manager it makes downloads easy and speedy ! ) and try to download via chrome and it catch up itself ( if not u can share link /page to it ) and try to save it on USB drive and tell me if that works or not

jineshpatel30 said:
thanks for detail reply
well i changed my mind i surely buy 32Gb version btw there is gr8 deal on snapdeal 27999 ( +1000 discount if you buy through SBI card ) btw what it cost you when you bought yours ?
and yah apps crashes on new updates but many good developers updates asap
and can you do me a favor ? since you are rooted and had OTG access can you try to download files direly on USB Drive ? ( download Loder Droid must have download manager it makes downloads easy and speedy ! ) and try to download via chrome and it catch up itself ( if not u can share link /page to it ) and try to save it on USB drive and tell me if that works or not
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it costs around 32999 rs for 32 GB model.
But on snapdeal, 16 GB model was for 20k-21k rs, so I will wait until nexus 6 available in local store.
some discount are there on flipkart from 8 to 12 dec, will wait for that.
Oneplus one for 22K rs... in india..
thanks but I don't use any download manager, I use UCBrowser for all downloading stuff. Will try and let you know for downloading on OTG stuff...