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Re: Nexus 5

#151

The sensor list has an interesting addition (Hall Effect). I'd be curious to see how it's implemented and how to interface with it. Possibly connected with the wireless charging support? Sensors: Accelerometer GPS Compass Proximity/Ambient Light Gyroscope Pressure Hall Effect

I suspect it is for covers, like the one for SGS3[1], and allow automatic sleep when cover is closed, like what Kindle does.

[1] http://www.samsung.com/us/system/consumer/accessory/ef/c1/g6...

Re: Nexus 5

#152

4.95" 1920x1080 display (445 ppi), it reads. Does those specs make this phone the one with highest DPI ever? It is certainly above retina display, right?

The ppi race is the new megapixel race. Who needs pixel perfection 200 ppi beyond what the human eye can perceive? No one. But the show must go on.

It has come really far when my new phone has a higher pixel ratio than my two-year-old 15 inch laptop

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I would totally give up my AT&T S4 with a flashed Google Edition ROM but....there is no sdcard slot. What I am going to do without my extra 32gb of space? I like expansion and that was one of the main reasons I gave up my iPhone 4 for a S4.

I don't know what you use that space for, but you could store things in the cloud. Google Music is great for this. You could delete things once you are done with them. If "expansion" is your most important feature, then this isn't the phone for you.

I wish Google would let me buy more than 20,000 songs. I haven't looked at my total count, but it's way over that, and there's no way I can see to buy more, even if I wanted to.

Re: Nexus 5

#154
In retrospect of placing an order, I'm somewhat let down by lack of removable battery, if only that it's the only way I know for sure the device is OFF and not offering up my location for data mining by advertisers and spy agencies.

Re: Nexus 5

#156
So i placed an order for a 32GB version and then a 16gb became available. Now im unable to cancel the 32GB order and I get this error message:

"There Was a Problem We are unable to cancel your order at this time. If your order is being prepared for delivery, you will receive an email shortly if you haven’t already. For further assistance, please visit the Google Play Help Center."

The orders are not shipped until Nov. 8, so this has got to be some sort of software glitch, but Im unable to find any info on how to contact support other than a link to cancel the order(that produced the original error)

Any advice?

Re: Nexus 5

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It's quite depressing that a 350$ phone will probably translate to 460€ in Belgium and the Netherlands. That's 626$ if you use the official exchange course between euro's and dollars. We don't have phones on Google Play. EDIT: Strike that, it's dropped to 399€, that's still 543$.

I can't be the only one thinking $350 for a phone you'll get rid of or hopefully trade-in in two years, is still a lot of money. Firefox, get your ass in gear and improve your OS!

Why would a new OS lower the price of the phones? Its the hardware that is expensive. In addition, in case of Nexus smartphones, it looks more like Google subsidised them, lowering the price.

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#158

Earlier quoted context omitted.

I thought Canada was still in love with blackberry. It makes me wonder if this is some sort of marketing ploy microsoft tried with the surface having lines and being sold out.

Was the Canadian populace ever in love with Blackberry?

No more than any other country.

Re: Nexus 5

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Earlier quoted context omitted.

I'm in a major city (so coverage is good on most networks), but T-Mobile has a $30/mo, pay-as-you-go plan for unlimited text/data and 100 minutes of talk (which isn't a problem if you use something like Google Voice).

Whats the preferred way to get google voice working on android ?

You can install it from Play. It's straightforward.

https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.google.and...

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