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I have a Nexus S i9020 and I've recently had the oportunity to change my phone with a Galaxy S1 and I nead advice! First of all I don't care about soiftware as I hate stock and I found that all the major roms (like Baked Bleack Bean, or Slim Bean, JellyBam, HellyBean, Paranoid, etc) are available for both phones, sa I ask you guys to help me choose based on pros and cons of both devices:
Nexus S pros:
- it's really really sexy, with the screen turnd off it looks like a black S3 mini or Galaxy Nexus...''mini'', it actually looks as modern Samsungs
- I'm very tall so I got big hands and the fact that Nexus S is thicker than S1 is better for me
- has camera flash and believe me it matters!
- NFC (tottaly useless in Romania)
Cons:
- I hate those 4 buttons under the sacreen
Galaxy S1 pros:
- it has gorila glas
- I can use the S plus battery that is 1650 mAh
Now normally I woulden't traid a Google backed up phone for another, but I really like to use the NaviBar in a rom and I just feel stupid to use the Navi with Nexus case those 4 buttons keep showing up and have the same function as the forementioned bar...but in the S1 eaven if I woulden'
t desable the 3 hardware buttons the NaviBar makes sence and looks like alternative way to move around. HELP! :crying:
Stay on the Nexus S, you'll miss Nexus s very badly, as I am missing my Nexus S after I got Galaxy S2 and sold Nexus S. Nexus S has shape, flash light and great devs here, so my suggestion is Nexus S is your best friend, and about NavBar, You can rotate screen to 180 degree and enable it
You can get an extended life battery for the NS...
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Definitely keep it ! I had both the phones and let go of galaxy s. Its preety much the same hardware .... But it seems faster on the nexus . and the nexus is much better looking ..
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Stay on the Nexus S, you'll miss Nexus s very badly, as I am missing my Nexus S after I got Galaxy S2 and sold Nexus S. Nexus S has shape, flash light and great devs here, so my suggestion is Nexus S is your best friend, and about NavBar, You can rotate screen to 180 degree and enable it
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thank you
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You can get an extended life battery for the NS...
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Yes but I only found Big battery extend paks like 3100mAh, and it makes the phone BIG, I would hawe loved 2100 or 1750, to keep the phones shape
raducux said:
Definitely keep it ! I had both the phones and let go of galaxy s. Its preety much the same hardware .... But it seems faster on the nexus . and the nexus is much better looking ..
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Yes I noticed that hes Nexus is faster than the S, I guess that Google realy knows it's OS...and the fact that it baked up the NexusS until 4.1 counts as well as I found the battery on the Nexus is better than the S eaven if they have the same custom rom...guess its votted now ill keel my sexy phone :laugh:
well...you might want to go to the galaxy S forums and ask there too, because we'd obviously tend to be biased towards the nexus here.
The Galaxy s has a gorilla glass, but also the nexus s has a resistant glass.
The real benefit that has the Galaxy s is the possibility to take 720p videos.
Yes the Nexus s has the nfc, but sincerely i never use it.
The development scene looks like the same.
imho the devices are equal, choose what you prefer, but the nexus's design is awesome and for this i choose the nexus s. :good:
minifromage said:
well...you might want to go to the galaxy S forums and ask there too, because we'd obviously tend to be biased towards the nexus here.
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This is actually a very good ideea
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The Galaxy s has a gorilla glass, but also the nexus s has a resistant glass.
The real benefit that has the Galaxy s is the possibility to take 720p videos.
Yes the Nexus s has the nfc, but sincerely i never use it.
The development scene looks like the same.
imho the devices are equal, choose what you prefer, but the nexus's design is awesome and for this i choose the nexus s. :good:
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I loke the look of the nexus better aswell
About the Nexus S buttons, you can turn them off with the app NStools.
Nexus S over Galaxy S:
-Curved glass
-Hand grip at the back (nearly impossible to fall off of your hand while using it)
-Voodoo Sound (paired with good earphones - best sound quality as compared to ANY mobile phone in my opinion)
-For me the hardware capacitive keys are a plus. They add up to the functionality of the device, plus you can just memorize them and turn the lights off.
-No ugly samsung logo at the front (no offense to samsung)
Galaxy S over Nexus S:
-Gorilla glass
-MicroSD card slot up to 32gb (This is the only reason i sometimes hate my NS)
-Thinner
-Lighter
-FM Radio
-720p video recording
Nexus S
No doubt
nexus s is much better
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This is actually a very good ideea
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Nexus S
No doubt
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tamalepirates said:
nexus s is much better
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:good::good::good::good:
My next phone will defo be one of those, though solid details on both are scarce if existent at all.....
I really hope the 3gb ram rumours are true.
If there is finally no lag on touch wiz with note 3 I'll go there if not then nexus 5 steals my cash.
Right now feeling the pinch of UK s3 limit of 1gb ram, but still loving my first taste of android even a year later, my second phone the iPhone 4s only gets a look in when I need a separate business phone or this battery is low.
Originally intended to get a windows 8 lumia but they hadn't been released and ICS/jelly bean had ensured that I haven't regretted it
Which of the two do you anticipate more and why?
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Note 3 for sure. Note 2 is my favorite phone ever, it's only right that I get it's successor.
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Actually, most of the Note 3's specs were leaked today: http://www.sammobile.com/2013/06/09...ra-ii-and-galaxy-s4-lte-advanced-coming-soon/
Note 3, without question.
Wow crazy... If it gets 3gb ram too that thing is taking over my life! Wedding is off, she can find a new man, just leave me to my note 3, take the iPad if you want...
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I like nuxus but i don't have money
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I have the original Galaxy Note and have loved it (came from a Galaxy SII). I've been wanting to get the Note 2 for the past few months and not sure I'll be able to hold out since I'm getting antsy for a new phone. If i can somehow suppress my impulse to buy the Note 2, I will be anxiously awaiting the release of the Note 3...after all, we're only talking a matter of 4 months or so..right? :fingers-crossed:
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I have the original Galaxy Note and have loved it (came from a Galaxy SII). I've been wanting to get the Note 2 for the past few months and not sure I'll be able to hold out since I'm getting antsy for a new phone. If i can somehow suppress my impulse to buy the Note 2, I will be anxiously awaiting the release of the Note 3...after all, we're only talking a matter of 4 months or so..right? :fingers-crossed:
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Note 3!!! Doing my best to hold out on upgrading my GS3 to the GS4 in hopes of the Note 3
datanetresource said:
I have the original Galaxy Note and have loved it (came from a Galaxy SII). I've been wanting to get the Note 2 for the past few months and not sure I'll be able to hold out since I'm getting antsy for a new phone. If i can somehow suppress my impulse to buy the Note 2, I will be anxiously awaiting the release of the Note 3...after all, we're only talking a matter of 4 months or so..right? :fingers-crossed:
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Wait for 3, seriously. It'll be worth it.
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I want the Note3 but, by the time I can upgrade it will new old news. So... what's next.
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Apart from the slightly bigger screen there is not a great deal more to get excited about the Note 3. 13 MP? Irrelevant. Worst : it is actually detrimental to imagine quality in such tiny sensors. FHD? What for? Now, if they improve the sunlight legibility of the screen which is IMO one of the drawbacks of the current screen, that might make me think twice.
I also have my eyes on the upcoming Xperia Z Ultra. Looks like a real contender to the Note 3 although I'm afraid it is just too big.
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Apart from the slightly bigger screen there is not a great deal more to get excited about the Note 3. 13 MP? Irrelevant. Worst : it is actually detrimental to imagine quality in such tiny sensors. FHD? What for? Now, if they improve the sunlight legibility of the screen which is IMO one of the drawbacks of the current screen, that might make me think twice.
I also have my eyes on the upcoming Xperia Z Ultra. Looks like a real contender to the Note 3 although I'm afraid it is just too big.
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FHD Why? Well, because some of us DO see the difference. I don't want anything below 1080 ever again.
Oh, I don't know. The 3GB RAM maybe? Or maybe the fact it's either going to be a Snapdragon 800 or an Exynos Octa?
The camera I don't give a sh*t about. I carry my DSLR everywhere anyway.
With higher density displays you do see a better quality even if you can't see any more individual pixels - the more pixels making up the smallest visible "particle" the more detail and colour clarity you will experience, it's like cd vs a brand new vinyl, the vinyl records lots of frequencies that the human ear can't pick up while the CD is limit to the human spectrum, yet vinyls on a good system that have not worn out the tracts yet have a much warmer palette of sounds, the insensible waves have an effect on the sensible and the same happens with screens, if you play a 4k video on a 1000ppi screen theoretically you'd see a far better image than on a 1020 440 ppi which is visibly better than on a 720 on a 326ppi which is considered roughly retina. Don't let apple brainwash you into thinking that retina is the best you can get, it's clear yes, but it can look nicer than our already amazing top end screens do.
Usually the difference isn't noticeable instantly, but when you try to go back to the lower quality you notice the difference, try looking at an old android device from 2010 or an iPhone 3gs... Blurry as hell but at the time I couldn't imagine a better screen.
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Personally I would say the Note 3, I am getting mine this weekend. If you really use your phone for videos and gaming and just overall alot of screen time and like big phones/screens, then get the Note 3. If you don't use your phone for other then maybe a few games or apps here and there and don't like big phones/screens get the Nexus 5. The Nexus 5 is a good phone, but all in all it isn't really a multimedia phone in my opinion. Though so might say otherwise.
The Nexus phones are really meant for developers: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Android_Dev_Phone
it should come down to cost and potentially hand size.
The note 3 is slightly better, but significantly more expensive.
If cost is a factor or if you have girl hands, go N5. If cost isn't a factor and/or you have man hands, go note 3.
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or if you have girl hands, go N5. If cost isn't a factor and/or you have man hands, go note 3.
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As a woman, I object to that.
Anything over 4" is too big to hold as a woman, so what does it matter if it is 5 or 5.7"? (Put that thing back in your pants lads, your phallus does not have a screen, let alone the ability to multitask.)
I wouldn't go back to a smaller phone if they paid me for it. No way.
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Really now, a note 3 can be compared with a nexus 5? In which area except the fast software updates? I want to know also.
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Nexus 5 is a lot cheaper, for the price it's hard to beat. Still though the Note 3 is a much better phone overall.
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I think you probably posted in the wrong forum to get an honest opinion.
I've been contemplating this too. Price is a factor. I also like the clean look vs the mess of status bar icons. Although it looks like I can address that through themes etc. The biggest things for me is the bigger screen and battery. I may go back to a Nexus device sometime, but for now I decided on the Note 3
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Really now, a note 3 can be compared with a nexus 5? In which area except the fast software updates? I want to know also.
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They do have the same processor.
No comparison, the Note has sd card and changeable battery. Those are absolutely essential for me so the nexus doesn't even bear consideration.
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No comparison, the Note has sd card and changeable battery. Those are absolutely essential for me so the nexus doesn't even bear consideration.
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Agreed. Those were my factors plus the multi window capability.
I have a Note 3 even though I was going to get a Nexus to receive the updates sooner. When they released the Nexus 5 I feared I would regret buying the Note, but no. I love this device and I don't think Nexus 5 offers a lot more compared to this, and it doesn't have spen. But keep in mind I wanted a big phone to replace a tablet too, so if you want something smaller and don't nees the spen, Nexus is an excellent choice for the price.
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Nexus 5 is a lot cheaper, for the price it's hard to beat. Still though the Note 3 is a much better phone overall.
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Sure it's cheaper and that's why it lacks the 40% of the things that N3 has.
I repeat you cannot compare 2 devices that are in 2 different categories with the biggest different imo the pen. Only phones with pen can be compared. Academically speaking nexus is great device for its price really but honestly if you go for N3 and used to the pen abilities there is no going back. I haven't touched with fingers except some zoom in/out since day 1.
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Sure it's cheaper and that's why it lacks the 40% of the things that N3 has.
I repeat you cannot compare 2 devices that are in 2 different categories with the biggest different imo the pen. Only phones with pen can be compared. Academically speaking nexus is great device for its price really but honestly if you go for N3 and used to the pen abilities there is no going back. I haven't touched with fingers except some zoom in/out since day 1.
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Absolutely but the op hasn't really been clear about what they want from a phone so I stated the only logical reason to choose the Nexus 5 - price.
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Go Nexus if you don't care about its poor battery life. At least you will be free of this Knox and locked bootloaders crap. It's also way cheaper and you will have way more roms and customizations available.
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I have a Note 3 even though I was going to get a Nexus to receive the updates sooner. When they released the Nexus 5 I feared I would regret buying the Note, but no. I love this device and I don't think Nexus 5 offers a lot more compared to this, and it doesn't have spen. But keep in mind I wanted a big phone to replace a tablet too, so if you want something smaller and don't nees the spen, Nexus is an excellent choice for the price.
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Congratulations on your first post I was in the same situation, whether to wait for Nexus 5 (still own Nexus 4) or buy this beast. And as you said it, I never regreted it, absolutely beatifull peace of hardware. And surprisingly, love the amoled and its deep blacks. I am back on Samsung after years of HTC/Google phones. Still need to get used to S-Pen, barely ever using it, but the phone is excellent even without it.
Got a Nexus 5, loved it but had issues with my 3UK home signal box so got a Note 3. Personally I prefer the Nexus 5 as its much easier to handle. Nexus I can use with one hand but when I do the same with the Note 3 I feel like i'm going to drop it. Both are amazing phones but to me 5" is the sweet spot for the mobile phone screen size.
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So.. you compare specs.. whats the point ?
What a terrible biased "review" of both devices.
* You buy a Samsung Note series device for the S-Pen first, and whatever they throw in including the kitchen sink is icing on the cake
* You buy the Note 3 for the expandable memory and the removable battery! In which case you can add on a 2nd oem battery or use a plethora of external higher capacity batteries that are available
* what about the triple mic's on the note 3? The adaptive sound dsp?
* How easy to not mention about multi-window use on the note 3, the killer slow motion with 1/4, 1/3, 1/2 speed adjustments, the browse while you stream video window ability with the stock video player, the adjustable AMOLED color profiles, bluetooth 4.0LE, advanced modes, the wifi-direct modes
* what about the screen writing which works amazingly well? The s-Pen command mode with scrapbook, screen write, and the pressure sensitive screen???!!
* Don't forget the sensors on the note 3: Accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass, barometer, temperature, humidity, gesture
* how good the camera really is and no camera focus lag like on a nexus 5
* even if you guys don't like touchwiz, a simple launcher can fix that. But the bulk of the phone is made even better by samsung, really.
* and best of all it works on Verizon's network. Supports simultaneous LTE data and CDMA voice.
The pros on the nexus 5:
* price <---
* OIS in camera but what's the point when the extremely laggy focusing is in play
* IPS screen with ultra pixel density; at least no worries like SAMOLED screen burn
Those are about the 3 pro's going for the nexus in my book. I don't want stock android for it does NOTHING! Samsung threw in all the whiz bang features and if you don't like the features turn them off. At least you have that feature to turn off vs. a stock android which has nothing! I find it interesting the so called hard core android user choose nexus because they choose to have stock everything on the phone no extras. But what is the point of owning a smartphone in which you don't have any fancy features? Why not just get a regular dumb phone and call it a day.
And the article states you rarely change batteries - what a joke - because when my battery gets near 30% which is about 1day to 1.5days/2days time, I just swap it out in less than 40 seconds with a fresh one waiting in the charger. I use a 64GB Samsung mSD card now to hold all the 4K videos and 60fps 1080p videos and also the mic on the note 3 is extremely good! You can even zoom in the mic!
You shouldn't even compare the note 3 to the nexus 5 because the note 3 really is a fantastic phablet. The nexus 5 is a good phone for the price but again, if you want stock android that does nothing, go for it!
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Great "REVIEW". I agree whit that.
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If you have the money for the note 3, it is a no brainer.
But nexus devices are still amazing.
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Had both - started with the Note 3,sold it for the nexus 5, sold the nexus 5...and there I am, back with a black Note 3
The nexus is a BEAUTY! I love the design, the handling, the screen...I love the speed, the back of the device, the simplicity.
BUT:
I just can't go with a SP on which i can't rely on in terms of battery life. Not a great step forward from the nexus 4 - i am more a heavy user. And folks : if i have to turn off Google now just to be able to get through the day, there is seriously sth wrong. I want to be "power independent" and that is simply impossible with the nexus. And still the camera is kind of bad.
No, the Note wins in all terms. (at least for me)
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Hi ! I"m new here and I am using galaxy s2 for more that 2 years.
I know that the nexus 5 is considered as a cheap phone but at the place that I live at the nexus 5 is more expensive that the galaxy S4.
(the nexus 5 is about 740$ and the galaxy 4 is about 700$).
I saw many not so good opinions about the new nexus (camera, speakers, screen and battery life).
I really need your advice I'll use my next phone for for at least 2 years and i must to make the smartest choice.
For almost the same price Nexus 5 Or Samsung Galaxy S4?
go with the nexus 5. I actually switched from the S4 to the 5 and the only thing I can say I miss is the IR Blaster for the TV remote. I have had all the nice phones that my carrier let's me being the S4 the HTC One and now more recently on my table the LG G2 all very nice devices. The nexus doesn't have the greatest battery I will say it is on par with the S4. but when it comes to snappiest and responsiveness the nexus 5 is a force to not to be messed with.
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I have had quite a few high end phones and if you like to tinker the N5 is the way to go. IMO
This question was also posted in the Nexus section so your responses will probably be for the Nexus.
I miss my S4 because it never drops signal. My n5 does 5-6 times a day
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I would agree to get the Nexus 5. I switched from the GS4 to Nexus 5 and do not regret it. All of the issues people are reporting - I haven't had a single problem. Battery life is better than mYy S4, faster, snappier, camera takes just as good of pictures, no loose buttons, no mic problems, no screen bleeding - not a single problem.
5/5 stars from me.
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I love my Nexus 5 no real complaints with battery I was just wondering though if anyone here has had or have GS4 GPE? If so how smooth is the phone compared to the N5? Was thinking of trading this in for my GF GS4 and loading a GPE ROM onto it and either buying an extended battery or buying a few OEM batteries. Coming from the Note 2 maybe I am just spoiled. This is not a rant or anything I knew the battery was non replaceable and knew the battery was significantly less than than the N2. I am just assessing if buying a battery pack for the N5 or swapping this for a s4 would be best for me. I know this is subjective just wondering what each individual experience was/is.
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The Gs4 battery isn't as good as you might think and the Gpe version is even less efficient.
The N5 battery is smaller, powers a faster SoC and gets longer battery life under equal testing conditions. None of the people I know with S4's can get my 6 hours SoT without even flashing anything, for example.
http://anandtech.com/show/7517/google-nexus-5-review/3
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I had a GS4 with GPE 4.4.2 ROM loaded stock kernel. After rooting and installing a new ROM, my battery life is roughly the same on both phones. I just don't have an SD card anymore.
Thank you, the appeal I guess is that the battery is removable so I could use an extended battery or just swap them out on the fly
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The Gs4 battery isn't as good as you might think and the Gpe version is even less efficient.
The N5 battery is smaller, powers a faster SoC and gets longer battery life under equal testing conditions. None of the people I know with S4's can get my 6 hours SoT without even flashing anything, for example.
http://anandtech.com/show/7517/google-nexus-5-review/3
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Are you saying gs4 ran better with touchwiz or that it's not as efficient as the nexus 5?
I don't mind touchwiz on the note but on the "S" series it's just bloat and a bunch of crap apps and features I don't use
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I had an S4 for six months and I ran GPE for most of that time. SOT is better on the N5 due to the fact that the amoled sucks up a lot of juice. With the same usage and apps I could squeeze about 5:15 on the s4 and 615 on the n5. Off screen battery was the same.
I was happy with both phones.
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When I ran my S4 with a GPE ROM it was quick, just not as quick as the Nexus 5. The S4 just seemed to lag more than the N5 does. The GPE is smoother than a regular S4 but by not that much. I ended up giving my S4 to my wife so I can get the N5. The N5 just feels quicker and smoother. I feel it has to be the graphics card.
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The N5 is faster and smoother than any other Android device I've ever used, and I've used a lot of them. As a former S4 user, the N5 blows it out of the water (even running the GPE rom on the S4).