Well, my brief love affair with my Nexus 5 has come to an end. My N5, complete with its shattered screen, goes to my insurance company. I get a cheque.
What I loved about my N5:
- Kit Kat/pure android
- Its large hi-res screen
- Kit Kat/pure android
- It was blindingly fast
- Kit Kat/pure android
- Wireless charging (I never want to go back to plugging in cords)
- Did I mention Kit Kat/pure android?
- 4G is great (though, like others, by battery life seemed to suffer more … but cannot be sure if 4G directly responsible)
What I wasn’t so keen about my N5:
- It was fragile. Screen shattered with gentle drop. My old Galaxy S2 is a Sherman tank in comparison
- Battery life should have been better
- Non AMOLED screen. I realise how much I love an AMOLED screen now I am back (temporarily) with the S2
Not sure if I will replace with another N5 – given we are so close to MWC, I think I will wait until the Galaxy S5 and HTC One2 get announced in a couple of weeks.
I expect the S5 and HTC One2 will be nicer kit to look at and hold – the question is: Can I go back to a heavily skinned product after the sheer joy of experiencing pure android?