Video : Nexus 5 with Android 4.4 (lol Kitkat)

[lefty]

http://www.androidauthority.com/nexus-5-android44-video-seven-minutes-282952/

[lefty]

Nexus 5 appears in Google Play store for $349 By Sam Byford (http://www.theverge.com/users/Sam%20Byford) on October 17, 2013 09:25 pm Email ([email protected]) @345triangle (https://twitter.com/intent/user?screen_name=345triangle) 719 (http://www.theverge.com/2013/10/17/4850738/nexus-5-google-play-store-price#comments)Comments
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As if the cacophony of leaks around the Nexus 5 (http://www.theverge.com/2013/10/11/4827722/google-nexus-5-android-kitkat-rumors) weren't enough, here's the most official yet: Google's latest flagship phone has appeared on the Play store. The listing appears to have been made in error, as the phone cannot be bought and no details are available but the most important — a starting price of $349 for the 16GB version. While that's a higher barrier to entry than we saw with the Nexus 4, which also cost $349 at 16GB but had a $299 8GB model (http://www.theverge.com/2012/10/29/3569540/google-nexus-4-preview-price-release-date), it's still an attractively low price for what appears to be a more than capable device. Google's tagline for the LG-made phone is "Capture the everyday and the epic in fresh new ways."
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UI tweaks match earlier leaks
The image of the Nexus 5 on the Play store is small, but a Verge commenter (http://www.theverge.com/2013/10/17/4850738/nexus-5-google-play-store-price#191439993) has provided a high-resolution version; it displays some of the same Android UI tweaks found on press shots that leaked earlier today (http://www.theverge.com/2013/10/17/4849608/googles-nexus-5-press-images-leak). The next version of Android, 4.4 KitKat, looks to employ translucency effects on elements such as the app drawer and on-screen buttons, and the blue accents used in earlier versions of the software appear to have been replaced with white. Some apps have received new icons, too, including the camera and phone, and the wallpaper features an abstract "5" design in much the same style as the new Nexus 7's.
Google is yet to announce anything official about the Nexus 5, but it can't be far off now.


Via Engadget (http://www.engadget.com/2013/10/17/nexus-5-16gb-349-play-store/)
Source Play Store (https://play.google.com/store/devices/collection/web_home_5000005_nexusUS)
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There are 719 Comments.

[Cry Havoc]

Really not that impressed with KitKat. I think Android has got to the point where it's more of a gradual evolution. Hoping Android 5.0 is amazing.

[Phillip]

Not a major upgrade, but definitely looks better visually.

[lefty]

Bump

[TDMVPDPOY]

lol these clowns have a promotion down here...kitkat chocolate bars retail for around 1dollar, has chance to win google products tablets, phones and store credit...lmao every fkn clown is clearing the choco bars....

[lefty]

lol these clowns have a promotion down here...kitkat chocolate bars retail for around 1dollar, has chance to win google products tablets, phones and store credit...lmao every fkn clown is clearing the choco bars....

:lol I'm guilty

I havent won shit :lol

[TDMVPDPOY]

:lol I'm guilty

I havent won shit :lol

i havnt bother, but is there anything worth purchasing on the google store with the credit wins?

[lefty]

i havnt bother, but is there anything worth purchasing on the google store with the credit wins?

Swiftkey
flash image gui for htc owners who root

[anakha]

Swype

FTFY :p:

In addition:

Paid version of Nova/Apex Launcher
DropSync (Auto-sync app for DropBox)
Android Pro Widgets
PowerAmp
Titanium Backup (for rooted phones)

[lefty]

FTFY :p:

In addition:

Paid version of Nova/Apex Launcher
DropSync (Auto-sync app for DropBox)
Android Pro Widgets
PowerAmp
Titanium Backup (for rooted phones)

lol

Swiftkey has swyping too, and it obviously wins in the prediction department

By the way, the Galaxy S4 keyboard has some built-in Swiftkey built-in features



I second Poweramp

Shit is badass, although the S4 stock player ain't bad tbh

[anakha]

lol

Swiftkey has swyping too, and it obviously wins in the prediction department

By the way, the Galaxy S4 keyboard has some built-in Swiftkey built-in features



I second Poweramp

Shit is badass, although the S4 stock player ain't bad tbh

I've tried both, and I find Swype suits my typing style better.

Swiftkey has better text prediction for follow-up words, but its accuracy when swiping instead of typing can be very frustrating.

[lefty]

Swiftkey has better text prediction for follow-up words, but its accuracy when swiping instead of typing can be very frustrating.

Ah ok
I don't swype anyway :-)

[TDMVPDPOY]

isnt this shit supposed to be released on the 28th oct? 31st worldwide? :( fkn hangin in there atm

[lefty]

According to the Verge, the camera is still shit :lol

[lefty]

KitKat sounds like its making a LOT of improvements to general operation and user experience, and a few visual changes as well. This sounds like a better update than we were expecting from everything I've read.

[TDMVPDPOY]

not worth it, if you look around hard enough u can get a sg4 for around 500bucks outright...

[Phillip]

GS4 sucks. Ugly and cheap feeling piece of crap. Nice specs, but HTC one >>>>>>>>>>>>>>> S4

[lefty]

GS4 sucks. Ugly and cheap feeling piece of crap. Nice specs, but HTC one >>>>>>>>>>>>>>> S4

Fuck HTC
Nice hardware but that's it

Shitty OS update policy, nightmare for developers/rooters, no external SD card, no menu button

Yeah my S4 is plasticky, but that's a minor trade off for me, I don't miss HTC

[Cry Havoc]

Beast mode phone. Might be my next Android device. Kitkat looks like a nice, albeit tiny step toward making Android even better.

Really looking forward to the next evolution. Flexible screens, anyone?

[TDMVPDPOY]

GS4 sucks. Ugly and cheap feeling piece of crap. Nice specs, but HTC one >>>>>>>>>>>>>>> S4

nexus one drop and it costs 100 bucks just to replace the glass screen...lmao

nexus would be sweet if it had a SD slot...

[Phillip]

Fuck HTC
Nice hardware but that's it

Shitty OS update policy, nightmare for developers/rooters, no external SD card, no menu button

Yeah my S4 is plasticky, but that's a minor trade off for me, I don't miss HTC

rooted/modded HTC one >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> all else

and ive rooted both a One and an S4, and both were a piece of cake.

lol menu button

S4 is better in ONE way, and thats external SD. nothing else.

[lefty]

rooted/modded HTC one >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> all else

and ive rooted both a One and an S4, and both were a piece of cake.

lol menu button

S4 is better in ONE way, and thats external SD. nothing else.

Stock S4 >>>> rooted HTC

[Phillip]

Stock S4 >>>> rooted HTC

HAHAHAHAHA no

stock S4 is a pile of crap with nothing but useless gimmicks.

touchwiz is the worst android interface ive ever used by a mile

[lefty]

HAHAHAHAHA no

stock S4 is a pile of crap with nothing but useless gimmicks.

touchwiz is the worst android interface ive ever used by a mile
to each his own

Sense is so limited it's not even funny

[Trainwreck2100]

to each his own

Sense is so limited it's not even funny

well one's sense was supposedly a quality upgrade, and touchwiz is shit, but I too have grown tired of HTC's bullshit

[Phillip]

to each his own

Sense is so limited it's not even funny

Yet it is still infinitely better than touchwiz.

but that's why i said a rooted/modded One > all else

[Cry Havoc]

Stock S4 >>>> rooted HTC

This is hilarious. No way in hell is that true. There's a strong argument for a stock One > stock S4. If the camera in the One was as good in well-lit situations as the S4 it would be the better phone by a wide margin.

[lefty]

This is hilarious. No way in hell is that true. There's a strong argument for a stock One > stock S4. If the camera in the One was as good in well-lit situations as the S4 it would be the better phone by a wide margin.
Lol no

[Cry Havoc]

Lol no

HTC = FAR superior build quality, FAR better stock launcher, better speakers, IPS screen.

GS4 has a better camera, and removable battery/sdcard, and marginally faster performance. That's about it.

[lefty]

:lol phone speakers

Like I use them everyday

[Phillip]

:lol phone speakers

Like I use them everyday

many people do tbh

[leemajors]

Verge review:

http://www.theverge.com/2013/11/4/5062724/google-nexus-5-review

[lefty]

many people do tbh
nothing wrong with that ; then the One is the phone for them

[leemajors]

:lol phone speakers

Like I use them everyday

http://www.theverge.com/2013/11/8/5080132/htc-redefines-opulence-with-an-8000-phone-trumpet

[Phillip]

totally worth it

[lefty]

http://www.theverge.com/2013/11/8/5080132/htc-redefines-opulence-with-an-8000-phone-trumpet

What the. .

[leemajors]

What the. .

these are the kinds of projects that can turn a company around!

[lefty]

these are the kinds of projects that can turn a company around!
:lol HTC

I did enjoy their ad with RDJ though


http://25.media.tumblr.com/443a7dd6c0ace9f53491bb02f765a851/tumblr_mso0zxVoqI1sp8ky2o1_250.gif

[lefty]

So Ive been trying the Google Experience Launcher along with the latest Google Now update


It's interesting ......... certainly different


It's definitely smoother, as it uses less ressources

[leemajors]

ars kitkat review:

http://arstechnica.com/gadgets/2013/11/android-4-4-kitkat-thoroughly-reviewed/