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If you search YouTube for gtablet honeycomb you can see a video somebody has comparing the g Vs the x using 4 different test....g wins 3 of the 4.
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If you search YouTube for gtablet honeycomb you can see a video somebody has comparing the g Vs the x using 4 different test....g wins 3 of the 4.
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This one:
http://www.intomobile.com/2011/02/25/viewsonic-g-tablet-xoom-benchmarks-video/
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UijO7ZFhwWc&feature=player_embedded#at=34
The xoom has 67% more pixels to render, so that's probably the only reason it's out-performed by the g-tab.
The iPhone 3gs for example kills the iPhone 4 any day of the week in a graphical benchmark, simply because of the 4's much higher resolution.
when comparing pixel by pixel though, the 4 is much faster than the 3gs.
Slightly different point of view here: I don't need a phone. I need an Android device.
What I currently have is a Galaxy S2 GT-i9100 and a Nexus 7 (2013). What I use them both for is games (80% of the usage), music, internet, pictures, and pretty much everything that is not calling people.
I've been looking at videos of the Nexus 5 but all worthwhile ones are of the 4.4 release version, which I already know was quite terrible, so I wanted to ask - after so many updates, are the camera autofocus, battery and other major flaws fixed? What current weak points does it have (anything you think sucks)?
My budget is not that high so Nexus 6 and 9 are out of the question.
IMHO the Nexus 5 is the best possible Android experience for the money. Its butter smooth. On optipop the battery isn't amazing but its definitely reasonable. (I get 5 hours of SoT)
I've never had any issues with the camera to be honest. All things aside, no device is perfect and while the n5 has flaws, it is truly a work of art.
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IMHO the Nexus 5 is the best possible Android experience for the money. Its butter smooth. On optipop the battery isn't amazing but its definitely reasonable. (I get 5 hours of SoT)
I've never had any issues with the camera to be honest. All things aside, no device is perfect and while the n5 has flaws, it is truly a work of art.
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I've never had the chance to check out a Nexus phone, but on the N7 2013, the camera's autofocus is (my own opinion) pretty terrible even compared to phones from 2010 when it comes to video...how is there any constant focusing (or lack of focusing) issues on the N5? Or frame-lag when recording in 1080p?
A year later the N5 is still one of the best phones on the market. It is still blazing fast, smooth as silk, and gaming on it is awesome. I go through Android phones like they are disposable, usually selling them to offset the cost of the new one. Every so often a phone comes around that I just can't bear to part with even though I've since upgraded. The N5 is one of those phones. I'm currently using a 2014 Moto X and an iPhone 6 as my primary devices, but there's just something about the N5 that is preventing me from selling it and I will likely keep it forever. And like JayR_L said, it's easily the best Android experience for the money.
TL;DR- Yes, it is absolutely worth buying.
You should try the Nexus5 and see what you have been missing!
The battery will drain fast when playing games also the phone heats up, don't know if anyone else is experiencing this
KingUsman said:
The battery will drain fast when playing games also the phone heats up, don't know if anyone else is experiencing this
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The same can be said about any phone.
_MetalHead_ said:
The same can be said about any phone.
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It drains faster than any other phone
KingUsman said:
It drains faster than any other phone
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That's hardly the case. Sure, there are phones with better battery life, but the N5 is certainly not the worst.
That said, any phone will drain faster and get pretty warm when playing games. You said that like it's a downside to the N5 but it's a fact of life for every smartphone on the planet.
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That's hardly the case. Sure, there are phones with better battery life, but the N5 is certainly not the worst.
That said, any phone will drain faster and get pretty warm when playing games. You said that like it's a downside to the N5 but it's a fact of life for every smartphone on the planet.
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Well for me, it is one of the worst battery life compared to other phones that I have used.
My nexus 5 heats up quickly when playing games, not all phones heat up this fast, my moto g doesn't heat up at all.
I would like to say the same, the nexus 5 is the best experiencie u can get from a android, Excep for the battery and about the heat playing games u guys should see the xperia z2, I'm sure that the battery will last a less twice but that if u aren't afraid of your phone became a fire ball.. I like @_MetalHead_ still having my nexus 5 even when I got the xperia z2, its just hard to sell a phone which have been so amazing and for that long.
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Well for me, it is one of the worst battery life compared to other phones that I have used.
My nexus 5 heats up quickly when playing games, not all phones heat up this fast, my moto g doesn't heat up at all.
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You cant compare the Moto G to the N5. It has a much weaker processor than the N5 and as a result it won't get nearly as hot. More power generally means more heat. I've used all the major FLAGSHIPS this year and all of them heat up. The OnePlus One gets so hot you can almost boil an egg on it. Even my 2014 Moto X gets pretty warm with extended gaming sessions.
And again, everyone knows that battery life is not one of the N5's strong suits. Compromises had to be made to offer such a powerful phone at such an affordable price point. Just like compromises had to be made with the Moto G in order to sell it so cheap. If you want raw power, and just ok battery life, go with the N5. If you want a budget phone with great battery life and don't care about processing power, RAM, or screen resolution then save a little money and get the Moto G. Both are great devices for their targeted markets.
I switch from S4 and my wife switch from Note 2, both didn't look back at all.
If you compare to other phone release at that time frame N5 is just perfect, the battery does a little bit weak if compare to current generation (2300ma vs 3000ma+), but you also got OIS, which is really useful and I will say that is a must have.
Talk about heat, N5 got the snapdragon 800, you can expect it generate the same amount of heat with other phone using it, if you found other phone running cool and not as hot as N5 (such as G2, or even G3 but new cpu) that just because they clock down the CPU speed and limit it, LG G2 was known for this, and the G3 my mother using will lock the max cpu speed even when just charging using wireless charge and do nothing.
Just make sure you get the 32GB version, as the system reserve a pretty larger amount of storage.
OP, make your own decision, don't ask random people over the internet, because what you want is different to what we want.
i just bought nexus 5 and thinkimg to get nexus 6....then i watch speed comp on youtube. nexus 5 won with 6-1 check it out.
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i just bought nexus 5 and thinkimg to get nexus 6....then i watch speed comp on youtube. nexus 5 won with 6-1 check it out.
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That's just because data encryption is enabled by default on the N6... The latest Nexus flagship is overall better than its "predecessor" (a word that doesn't fit perfectly the N5), hardware-wise. The only weaker point is, in my opinion, its screen, with its insane resolution but disappointing brightness and color accuracy (even compared to other AMOLED screens).
BTW, our N5 is a great phone indeed. I have been using one as my daily driver for more than one year now, and still I wouldn't like to replace it with any other phone.
Display is great, all apps and the o.s. run fast and smoothly, camera is very good, partly because of the OIS, partly because the software optimizations improved its performance and speed a lot. The only flaw of this phone is its battery, which isn't terrible but just "average". What I really miss is the possibility to replace it when it gets old.
I'm thinking of replacing my N5. Is One plus one, any good? I like the slow motion camera on it.
Thinking of geting the HTC M8 (if S-Off can be achieved) or the Note 4.
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IMHO the Nexus 5 is the best possible Android experience for the money. Its butter smooth. On optipop the battery isn't amazing but its definitely reasonable. (I get 5 hours of SoT)
I've never had any issues with the camera to be honest. All things aside, no device is perfect and while the n5 has flaws, it is truly a work of art.
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5 hours!?!??! How?? Tell me your ways!
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5 hours!?!??! How?? Tell me your ways!
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4-5 hours is average.
Would you say that the Google Pixel XL is "fast" in day-to-day use? A higher rating indicates that you think the Google Pixel XL exhibits fantastic performance. Like, is it as fast as your tears when you watch The Titanic?
Then, drop a comment if you have anything to add!
Fastest phone I have used
Much faster and smoother than my Note 7.
Like how it always should've been
I have tried 5 different phones in the past year. Everything from LG to Samsung to Apple. I really loved the Samsung Camera but it always had something I referred to as the Samsung Lag. I've had the S3, S4, Note 4, Note 5, S6 and S7. And all the phones seemed to have it. It was just a noticeable lag in everything that you did. Almost like it was running out of memory. The longer I use the phone, the more it builds up. On my S7 Edge I have 10 GB free, I try to reboot, etc. But it's always there. The quick double press to open the camera takes 3-4 seconds. Switching between apps takes a few seconds.
I am glad to say that the Pixel has none of this. It's like buttah. This is the first Google phone (including Nexus) that I've ever owned and now I know why they are so popular. It's hard to explain in text, get your hands on one and try to slwo it down. It's close to apple, which for anyone who has used both before, knows that is high praise. (Apple is amazing with the fluidity of their phones)
Faster than any other Android phone I've had, coming from a Note 7 and S7 Edge.
faster than my nexus 6, for sure
It's stupid fast.
Astonishingly fast and really smooth. Fastest phone I ever had. Coming from a Note 5.
Two years and an better processor makes a huge difference. Played games on the Pixel XL that slowed my Nexus 6 to a crawl.
Beyond fast. After two days still zero lag every single time. Zero. Amazing.
Super Fast coming from note 7 and S7 edge replacements. Love it.
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So far in your opinion, how would you say this matches up to the note 7 overall?
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Super Fast coming from note 7 and S7 edge replacements. Love it.
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Agree !!! no lag super fast, so far help me look past the inferior screen and appearance of the phone when compare to a Note 7.
Coming from a Nexus 5 running CM 13 nightly. The Nexus 5 had been running incredibly smoothly of late, and I was actually a little worried that I wouldn't notice too much of a change with the Pixel XL.
Holy wow, was I impressed. I have been running the phone non-stop, browsing all kinds of ad-heavy pages, playing several games per day and navigating for 2+ hours last Saturday. No lag at all.
Unrelated, the battery life has been impressive, too. Mostly browsing and playing games yesterday, it went from 97% to 70% from 7:40 AM to 5:30 PM.
Coming from a bunch of phones... OP3, HTC 10, iPhone 6s+, iPhone 7, Nexus 6p and others..... The Pixel XL easily beats them all in any speed category you want to try.. the iPhone 7 might look better on a bench mark but in real life this pixel smokes it!! really really impressed!
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So far in your opinion, how would you say this matches up to the note 7 overall?
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If you dont need the stylus it is way faster, more responsive. I actually like the size better than the note 7. I have big hands and the note 7 was harder to hold for me. The note 7 also started to get noticeable screen lag after 2 weeks and got worse as time went on.
Awesome, thanks.. Still trying to find a phone after turning in my note 7. was looking at the pixel xl and v20, leaning towards pixel
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If you dont need the stylus it is way faster, more responsive. I actually like the size better than the note 7. I have big hands and the note 7 was harder to hold for me. The note 7 also started to get noticeable screen lag after 2 weeks and got worse as time went on.
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well, if you are into custom roms and such, the Pixel is an easy choice; the LG phones almost never get rooted, and very little, if any dev on them...
Fast af. Very impressed with this phone
So i ran GeekBench 4 between a Note 8, S9+ (Both on 8.0) and my iPhone X and the iPhone X beat both by far! Here is the video of the test for those interested https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=REOzK_8C-qU
I know this does't affect overall UI speed as iOS and Android are optimized differently but i defiantly think any kind of CPU intensive app would benefit on the iPhone X. Opinions?
https://youtu.be/B65ND8vUaKc
Honestly, I think the difference is negligible at best, with the SD S9+ even appearing snappier than the "stronger" Exynos S9+ in a youtube video comparison.
However, if you are genuinely worried about it, get the Exynos S9+, which as I've witnessed myself scores roughly within 10% of the Iphone X in geekbench 4.
Scores shmores dude. Benchmark scores are so 2007. Look at the comparisons on you tube. The iPhone 10 loads games faster by fractions up to 3 seconds in some cases. Everything else the S9 plus does better. Benchmark scores can be tweaked and are never an accurate reflection of real life performance.
Yawn. All I care about is whether the phone feels fast enough in daily use. If I feel like I'm constantly waiting, I'm going to get annoyed. But if an app loads half a second quicker on an iPhone, or a page redraws 30 ms faster on a Pixel 2, I really, truly, couldn't care less.
I prefer small high end Android phones and was interested in the Pixel 5... but it has gone low end. I love the Pixel software and amazing Google warranty service and don't particularly like the bloated Samsung OS. Are there any other flagship pure Android phones?
It seems like the only options now are the S20. The Oneplus phones seem too big for one-hand use, but I might have no choice. It seems like they are the only ones with stock Android experience. Has anyone here tried Oneplus compared to a Pixel? Any thoughts?
Low end ?!
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Low end ?!
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The Pixel 5 is the first Pixel to not use a flagship CPU. It has approximately the same processing speed as the Pixel 3.
I liked that the Pixels were small and powerful.
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The Pixel 5 is the first Pixel to not use a flagship CPU. It has approximately the same processing speed as the Pixel 3.
I liked that the Pixels were small and powerful.
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What exactly do you need more cpu power? Heavy gamer? You certainly won't notice otherwise. Specs are not everything
Considering I've been buying/using nothing but near-stock or stock Android phones the last 8+ years, you don't have many choices as far as name brands go.
Namely: Google, Nokia, Motorola, OnePlus. And whatever Android ONE phones that support your chosen carrier. Google has the best track record for updates. Nokia is also good since their phones are all Android ONE. Motorola has down way downhill for updates since Lenovo took over. OnePlus is hit-or-miss with their updates, also not as often released as Google or Nokia devices.
Rootax said:
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FHD has been low end and QHD high end for 5 years at this point
haloimplant said:
FHD has been low end and QHD high end for 5 years at this point
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You won't be able to see pixels with 423dpi so? Why do you need higher resolution? Seriously asking why you would trade battery life against this. Except for VR stuff
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FHD has been low end and QHD high end for 5 years at this point
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i have to set my s20 to 1080p to use 120hz sooooo
Sony Xperia 5 ii? 6 inch screen with 21:9 ratio makes the phone narrow enough to feel small in the hand, near stock Android, 2 year system update, 3 year security update.
NGL, pretty torn between this and the Pixel 5.
Pixel 5 is no low end, I've seen so many reviews and they all claim the same. The 765 can handle everything you throw at it, even the most demanding games.
The 8 series, especially when it comes to phones is to show the public what's possible.. there's maybe a few people out there which actually need so much cpu power, for everybody else the 765 is perfect.
I recently used the 4a and even that one performs really well.
It's all hype and i get it, we all want the best possible but most of us don't need it and I'm glad we start having devices with more mid range specs for a more normal price.
For me personally the Pixel 5 is just perfect.
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What exactly do you need more cpu power? Heavy gamer? You certainly won't notice otherwise. Specs are not everything
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I would agree with this, I just got my p5 a couple days ago and it's soo smooth! The 8gb of memory and 90hz screen coupled with Googles optimization really provide an excellent experience, I've played pubg and genshin impact both without a stutter. add to that the bigger battery over (7hrs sot on average) and it really still feels premium.
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Going from a pixel 2 to the pixel 5, I feel this phone is DEFINITELY not low end. But #s matter to some folks I guess...
Android devices have battery issues that are at the heart of the size creep. Until a manufacturer realizes that most people don't actually give a damn about a couple mm of depth to get a big enough battery to support flagship features, it's just not gonna happen. Everyone knows phones have gotten too big, it's why there is a market for PopSockets.
I've given up on Samsung, I've used every one they've made for years but they are now heavy and bloated phones. The cpu thing, you simply don't notice in real world use and who cares about geeky bench scores
Going back to light and smaller phones with superb battery ( Samsung are battery killers ) is a pleasure
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I've journeyed 1xl, 3xl, 5
1xl and 3xl were "flagships" and the 5 leaves them in the dust.
seriously - once you get to a certain processing power, it's all smoke mirrors and bells.
you're fooling yourself if you don't think the 5 feels flagship
seems a lot of forums have people believing in the "tech reviews" pre launch about how "disappointing" the 5 is... they're wrong
I hammer phones, it's my main work tool and there is no discernable difference in this 5 and other phones I've used
I've just opened Lightoom and opened and closed some 20 meg pics, plus edited a bit, fractions of a second slower yes for sure but it's just a none issue
The true beauty of a smaller lighter phone is something I'd long since forgotten until now
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I had s20 I sold it and I buy pixel 5. Pixel 5 all the way smooth and you will get instant update.
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Don't get me wrong I've enjoyed Samsung phones , but they are heavy , made of glass and full of annoying bloat
Going back to smaller lighter phone that feels so good without a case is a joy
I hate using cases and the Pixel 5 is a joy without one
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Davey Dual Sim said:
Don't get me wrong I've enjoyed Samsung phones , but they are heavy , made of glass and full of annoying bloat
Going back to smaller lighter phone that feels so good without a case is a joy
I hate using cases and the Pixel 5 is a joy without one
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LOL, that's the huge hate I have for Samsung phones, glass. I buy phones to use not pamper or show off.
I don't know of any Android phone that I would consider to be small these days.
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FHD has been low end and QHD high end for 5 years at this point
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FHD isn't low end. QHD is overkill. It's like killing a fly with a grenade.
Pollie81 said:
Pixel 5 is no low end, I've seen so many reviews and they all claim the same. The 765 can handle everything you throw at it, even the most demanding games.
The 8 series, especially when it comes to phones is to show the public what's possible.. there's maybe a few people out there which actually need so much cpu power, for everybody else the 765 is perfect.
I recently used the 4a and even that one performs really well.
It's all hype and i get it, we all want the best possible but most of us don't need it and I'm glad we start having devices with more mid range specs for a more normal price.
For me personally the Pixel 5 is just perfect.
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I have a Pixel 5. I'm relatively happy with it but it is kind of low end.
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Going from a pixel 2 to the pixel 5, I feel this phone is DEFINITELY not low end. But #s matter to some folks I guess...
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I went from a Pixel 2 XL to a Pixel 5 and the Pixel 5 definitely is low end compared to the Pixel 2 XL. I get stuttering and lag on my Pixel 5. It's not terrible but it's noticeable and definitely worse than my Pixel 2 XL. My Pixel 2 XL lasted 3 years really good. The Pixel 5 won't hold up as well as the Pixel 2 XL.