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yus786 · 1 Nov 2013 at 23:31

pre-ordered one at cpw at 8am this morning, went instore and they said they've sold em all and my pre-order didn't go through! shambles

Attu90 · 1 Nov 2013 at 23:34

The Google browser is really bugging me, my Galaxy Nexus has the default Android browser (running 4.3 Jellybean) but the Nexus 5 uses the Google Browser and the font is so small while browsing these forums I cant read it.

Ive tried Firefox and that isn't any better, any ideas on what browser works best ?

Jabbs · 1 Nov 2013 at 23:36

I use opera as I like text reflow option.

Attu90 · 1 Nov 2013 at 23:44

Jabbs said:
I use opera as I like text reflow option.

Thank you so much, after enabling text wrap I can now read the test on the screen

Fallen god · 1 Nov 2013 at 23:53

Attu90 said:
Thank you so much, after enabling text wrap I can now read the test on the screen

It is really annoying how Chrome renders these forums.

kona786 · 1 Nov 2013 at 23:55

Fallen god said:
It is really annoying how Chrome renders these forums.

Sure is. And so is the scrolling performance, it can get choppy at times (very slightly even on a S800).

R.O.S.S.I · 2 Nov 2013 at 00:00

Fallen god said:
GF got hers (and mine was in a working meeting, shes so thoughtful) on 6:0x shipping today hopefully get it soon. The photos so far are extremely encouraging, it might not be the best but it looks really good and a huge leap forward form the nexus 4.

Whats the huge leap?

R.O.S.S.I · 2 Nov 2013 at 00:01

Ignore, double post.

me227 · 2 Nov 2013 at 00:02

Woo! Shipping on the 8th, turned into shipped today!

Space Monkey · 2 Nov 2013 at 00:02

Fallen god said:
It is really annoying how Chrome renders these forums.

If you turn the phone over to landscape chrome doesnt mess up the text sizes, weird

Kreeeee · 2 Nov 2013 at 00:03

Yeah, I've had to do that on my Note II for a while to stop the forums looking like a mess.

Jabbs · 2 Nov 2013 at 00:05

Why do phone company's keep using on screen soft keys its just a waste of real estate.

lmfy2k · 2 Nov 2013 at 00:06

http://m.youtube.com/watch?v=p-F6bJ218Bc

Nexus 5 vs S4 benchmarks

kona786 · 2 Nov 2013 at 00:06

I always use a seperate browser for forums as I like to browse in portrait. I whack up the font size. Quick ICS/Boat browser.

kona786 · 2 Nov 2013 at 00:11

lmfy2k said:
http://m.youtube.com/watch?v=p-F6bJ218Bc

Nexus 5 vs S4 benchmarks

Nice. Nexus 5 the speed king, but I prefer the S4's more vibrant screen.

Snazzyjazzy · 2 Nov 2013 at 00:16

lmfy2k said:
http://m.youtube.com/watch?v=p-F6bJ218Bc

Nexus 5 vs S4 benchmarks

Thanks for the link, seems quite a bit faster!

Fallen god · 2 Nov 2013 at 00:18

kona786 said:
Nice. Nexus 5 the speed king, but I prefer the S4's more vibrant screen.

The N5 screen is a huge leap from the N4, contrast looks good, viewing angles are much better, no more grey shift. This time I actual like how the N5 screen looks compared to the S4, but it might be that I have been using LCD for too long.

kona786 · 2 Nov 2013 at 00:22

I found the Nexus 4 screen very sub par too. If this is as good as the HTC One then it will suffice.

My fav soo far is the Note 3 screen.

edit - my old comparison with an S4 and N7 2013

Fallen god · 2 Nov 2013 at 00:32

Jabbs said:
Why do phone company's keep using on screen soft keys its just a waste of real estate.

Google has added there Immerse mode, if app devs use it, it will mean most apps will go full screen and need a swipe up/down to reveal controls, I think its a nice middle ground.

kona786 said:
I found the Nexus 4 screen very sub par too. If this is as good as the HTC One then it will suffice.

My fav soo far is the Note 3 screen.

edit - my old comparison with an S4 and N7 2013

Ahh The S4 looks really good, some bits are a bit over blown but overall I would take it over the N7 2013 and that thing review really well with anandtech.

m4rk84 · 2 Nov 2013 at 00:45

Fallen god said:
Google has added there Immerse mode, if app devs use it, it will mean most apps will go full screen and need a swipe up/down to reveal controls, I think its a nice middle ground.

Ahh The S4 looks really good, some bits are a bit over blown but overall I would take it over the N7 2013 and that thing review really well with anandtech.

Meh it's a little oversaturated for my tastes. I think the ideal would be the middle ground between those two screens.

The Nexus 4 screen was really lacking indeed by default. It could be improved massively with custom roms and tweaks, however the viewing angles were still a bit off.

By all accounts it sounds like they nailed it with the N5 screen though, not heard anything negative about it yet.

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