I Wonder why all the blogs and sites don't report on the ordeal that is getting a N5 - Nexus 5 General

since they were all over the leaks before launch, now everybody is just silent about the bad joke that is actually getting your phone in your hands.

This is nothing compared to the Nexus 4 launch!
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It went up for sale, I ordered it, and then 4 days later it showed up on my doorstep. What's the story?

Why would they fill a blog with the fact that the nexus 5 sold well and are in short supply. It happens with lots of phones. Nothing new here.
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This because it depends a lot on where you are and the stock levels as well...
Some people have a great experience but don't necessarily need to go on a forum to shout about it...
For what it's worth, in the UK, I ordered mine on a Thursday afternoon, received it the next day
The blogs and sites didn't report this either..

el_plebillo said:
since they were all over the leaks before launch, now everybody is just silent about the bad joke that is actually getting your phone in your hands.
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I've got one in my hands. I guess I missed the joke.
Wait... Don't tell me. It's this thread, right?
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Went to Sprint yesterday afternoon and bought one. Lol?
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powruser said:
This is nothing compared to the Nexus 4 launch!
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Amen to that!
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el_plebillo said:
since they were all over the leaks before launch, now everybody is just silent about the bad joke that is actually getting your phone in your hands.
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I don't think it's as big of an issue as you perceive it to be. I think the majority of people who ordered got their phone in a reasonable time. But LG can only crank these things out so fast, once Google's warehouse runs out, some unlucky people are gonna wind up waiting for the next shipload to come in. That's life...

Please use one of the existing shipping/ordering threads for this discussion
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Nexus 7 Replacement

Just received an email from Google Play about my replacement. Didn't see any similar threads pop up but just in case, here is some info for anyone who wants to get theirs replaced:
http://support.google.com/googleplay/bin/static.py?hl=en&page=ts.cs&ts=2693239&from=2693239&rd=1
I literally filled that out yesterday and got my UPS return label, RMA slip, and replacement cart link a about 10 minutes ago. They want the old device back within 21 days and put a $249 authorization hold on your card until they receive it. They have a shopping cart setup for you so you just click the link and place the replacement order.
Sorry if this is a duplicate, mods can take this down if they want.
This is the thread you're looking for
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1793436
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Responsibility said:
This is the thread you're looking for
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1793436
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That thread gives no useful information on a RMA order, it just talks about those who already or are going to replace.
Yea, the turn arounds are getting faster and faster. My first replacement took a week. My second, half that. Hopefully, I don't have to see how long a third takes...
I got the email to order replacement twice. Just clicked on link in one email but curious if people got it twice too.
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calvin4001 said:
Yea, the turn arounds are getting faster and faster. My first replacement took a week. My second, half that. Hopefully, I don't have to see how long a third takes...
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Are they shipping these expedited or the same method as a brand new order? And was the second replacement for the same issue? Cause that scares me, haha.
Edit: Looked through the post linked above. Guess some got it over a couple days some a little longer. Oh well as long as its coming!
After i got the UPS label, what should i do with the old N7?
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kojaraty said:
After i got the UPS label, what should i do with the old N7?
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Mail it? Lol
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Just an update. Got my replacement tablet a couple days ago and had the screen rising issue out of box. My only reaction: WTF. Feel like returning at least until the manufacturing issues are resolved.
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ripalsanghani said:
Just an update. Got my replacement tablet a couple days ago and had the screen rising issue out of box. My only reaction: WTF. Feel like returning at least until the manufacturing issues are resolved.
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Yeah I think this I what I'm going to do. 4 bad N7s in enough for me.
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Nexus7 Spotting

Hi everyone
I commute to work into the city every day.On the train I see the usual suspects iPhone/ iPad Samsung galaxy and a shed load of Kindle touches.
With Nexus selling loads why do I feel so lonely? I have yet to spot anther Nexus7 user.Have any of you spotted one yet?If so when and where?
I've seen several. A friends of mine has one. At places like chick fil a and Atlanta bread they r a frequent.
I live in Alabama though.
War Eagle.
I've never met anybody in person with a nexus anything. That's one reason why I love the nexus line. It's a lot more rare to me and not "trendy". It's not a social status symbol.
I have yet to see one too! Although every iPad user I see is interested in my awesome tablet! :laugh:
b4silver said:
I've seen several. A friends of mine has one. At places like chick fil a and Atlanta bread they r a frequent.
I live in Alabama though.
War Eagle.
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I should have said friends and family don't count, so how many would you say you have seen,BTW UK person here
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NicholasQ said:
I've never met anybody in person with a nexus anything. That's one reason why I love the nexus line. It's a lot more rare to me and not "trendy". It's not a social status symbol.
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Hopefully not to rare as I want good support from UK Google as we still don't have music on apps store.
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I haven't seen another N7 other than mine. However I did convince my friend to get one.
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V3RT3X said:
I have yet to see one too! Although every iPad user I see is interested in my awesome tablet! :laugh:
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I've had few interested eyebrows raised, if I could mind read it looks as if they are thinking what's he got there?ehhhh? That's no iPad or kinddle,, WTF
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shadowmonkey1974 said:
With Nexus selling loads why do I feel so lonely? I have yet to spot anther Nexus7 user.Have any of you spotted one yet?If so when and where?
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Most places are still sold out of Nexus 7 so many would-be Nexus 7 owners have not gotten theirs yet. With that said, other devices such as iPad or Kindle have been out much longer so it's not really a fair comparison either.
Someone I saw had one yesterday, and I heard someone else say to him 'wow, its like a mini ipad'
Fuuuuuuuuuuu
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I take mine down to the pub regularly and someone always says "wow! What a big phone!" or words to that effect.
markj338 said:
Someone I saw had one yesterday, and I heard someone else say to him 'wow, its like a mini ipad'
Fuuuuuuuuuuu
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Mini iPad Haah,,,,,,might as well gone up to him and kicked him the nuts..So that's one confirmed sighting and a few others.
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woshiweili said:
Most places are still sold out of Nexus 7 so many would-be Nexus 7 owners have not gotten theirs yet. With that said, other devices such as iPad or Kindle have been out much longer so it's not really a fair comparison either.
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Its not a comparison as such just interested to see how publicly aware it is.
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I haven't seen any other then mine and the missus'.
Also, when I have shown it to other people, nobody has had any idea what it is and has never heard of it either!!
The general reaction is "is that like an iPad then?"
mini ipad
Downtown Boston, McDonald's. He had the 8 gb and we swapped apps. It was cool to talk to another N7 user. Although he wasn't that tech savvy... He had no idea what "landscape" and "potrait" was :-/
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In my area the nexus 7 is super rare because I'm the only one who ordered one from the only gamestop in my area! Plus the rep that gave me my tab told me to stop in and tell him how it is because he wants to trade his iPad in for it!
Finally saw one on the underground in the UK last weekend no case naked nexus *tut* *tut*
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shaneydroid said:
I haven't seen any other then mine and the missus'.
Also, when I have shown it to other people, nobody has had any idea what it is and has never heard of it either!!
The general reaction is "is that like an iPad then?"
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I was asked one time while food shopping if my GNote was the ipad. If I didn't have ice cream and richie's slush that needed to go in the freezer asap he would have received a beating.
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rudeboy150 said:
Finally saw one on the underground in the UK last weekend no case naked nexus *tut* *tut*
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Mine is naked, I have a case coming from ebay. It has a screen protector though
I have to constantly explain to just about everyone why I have a nexus 7 instead of an ipad. Not only do I like it because it runs android and is a nexus devices, but am I the only one here who thinks that ipad is too big and heavy??
I know of only 1 person other than me with a nexus 7. Poor guy was harassed over questions about his 'mini ipad'

Noticeable differences in Nexus 7 build quality

My friend and I got our nexus 7 about a week apart at different Walmarts. While I was installing some apps on his that I thought would be useful, I noticed some very slight differences.
The one that stood out the most me was that his volume rocker and power button were more crisp than mine. Every time you pressed it, there was a snap back and an actual click sound, while with mine, the feedback is more mushy and doesn't make a noise at all unless I attempt to find a sweet spot for it lol. Also I noticed the aluminum bezel on his was much more angular to where you could almost scrap your skin with it , where as mine was more rounded. His screen would also shut down and wake up about a couple milliseconds before mine every single time. I chalked it up to him having less apps possibly.
Hope this doesn't come off as complaining cause I LOVE my nexus 7 and its flawless, no screen lift or anything. I just was wondering if anybody else noticed such discrepancies.
my power button is mushy but my volume rockers are perfect...also got mine at walmart
I got mine on initial release from google store and my volume and power buttons do make a clicking sound when they are pressed and they snap back well, no mushiness
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My volume down is the only button that does not have the best feedback when pressed.
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2nd batch in italy here
my one looks perfect *touches wood*
This XDA community is a funny one. People spend more time staring, feeling up and trying to find flaws in their Nexus 7 then actually just using it.
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shook187 said:
This XDA community is a funny one. People spend more time staring, feeling up and trying to find flaws in their Nexus 7 then actually just using it.
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Our maybe they are just using it and noticing the flaws, if they have any.
Yes, I noticed the difference in buttons. I've had two nexus 7's. One with great buttons and the other with mushy buttons, especially the Power button, that almost sticks to the point where a normal press and release of the Power button triggers the Power Off option instead of just turning off the screen. :thumbdown:
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shook187 said:
This XDA community is a funny one. People spend more time staring, feeling up and trying to find flaws in their Nexus 7 then actually just using it.
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Lol totally agree....
shook187 said:
This XDA community is a funny one. People spend more time staring, feeling up and trying to find flaws in their Nexus 7 then actually just using it.
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Some thing called ocd
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shook187 said:
This XDA community is a funny one. People spend more time staring, feeling up and trying to find flaws in their Nexus 7 then actually just using it.
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+1
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shook187 said:
This XDA community is a funny one. People spend more time staring, feeling up and trying to find flaws in their Nexus 7 then actually just using it.
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True... but there are manufacturing defects. 723 votes in the defective from store poll and over 500 votes in the type of defects poll. I know this is very small percentage, but these are active users on XDA excited about their new device and having problems, defects and seeking help.
Its a brilliant device no doubt, but I still think many here are waiting for its 3rd or 4th generation builds. I personally don't have the confidence (nor bandwidth) to chase a defective unit. Going to wait until March next year...
Worse thing is there is no official response from either GOOG or ASUS about the manufacturing defects, nobody has any idea exactly if there is an improvement in the new builds or its trial an error still. I cannot wait to get mine, but have decided to wait.
hashibahoohaa said:
True... but there are manufacturing defects. 723 votes in the defective from store poll and over 500 votes in the type of defects poll.
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Where is the link to this poll?
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shook187 said:
Where is the link to this poll?
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Defective piece from store poll (Over 700 votes):
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1770919
List of known defects poll (Over 500 votes):
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1801464
hashibahoohaa said:
Defective piece from store poll (Over 700 votes):
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1770919
List of known defects poll (Over 500 votes):
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1801464
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Ok a XDA poll? OCD city
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shook187 said:
Ok a XDA poll? OCD city
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Really? Companies like ASUS would love customers like you...
hashibahoohaa said:
Its a brilliant device no doubt, but I still think many here are waiting for its 3rd or 4th generation builds. I personally don't have the confidence (nor bandwidth) to chase a defective unit. Going to wait until March next year...
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By that time there will be something newer, faster, better and with its own set of defects.
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hashibahoohaa said:
Really? Companies like ASUS would love customers like you...
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Actually Asus is an up and coming company which i recently bought stock in. The future is bright for Asus.
It's customers like XDA'ers they need to avoid. The casual customer wont care about a 100 micron lift on the screen.
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shook187 said:
Actually Asus is an up and coming company which i recently bought stock in. The future is bright for Asus.
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Up and coming? Where have you been? ASUS has been manufacturer high end PCs, laptop, tablets and pc components for over 2 decades... They pioneered the netbook and nettop pc. They are and/or were also the ODM for Apple, Sony, Dell etc..
Acer, was created by ex ASUS employees...
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Up and coming? Where have you been? ASUS has been manufacturer high end PCs, laptop, tablets and pc components for over 2 decades... The invented the netbook and nettop pc. They are and/or were also the ODM for Apple, Sony, Dell etc..
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Up and coming in like the stock price growing, like in room for potential growth. Like in the potential to be a big player among Pc makers

Nexus 4 for HTC ONE!

Hi
I have a friend who got the new HTC One and he wants to trade it for my Nexus 4.
Would you people do it?
Is it worth it?
I kind of like it, and i want a new phone but i want people's opinion in the matter, what would you do?
PS: I have no complains with my Nex4 what so ever, has not fail me even once. Just that i got that offer pending.
Do it. If you decide you don't like it, you can sell it, buy a new n4, and still have money left over.
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I would never trade my Nexus for a non-Nexus device. Pure Google experience is not something I would ever want to give up..
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Do it. If you decide you don't like it, you can sell it, buy a new n4, and still have money left over.
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he's got a point. its always worth trying especially since you would be able to sell it. do a pro/con list of both devices and then ask yourself if its worth it.
tokuzumi said:
Do it. If you decide you don't like it, you can sell it, buy a new n4, and still have money left over.
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i was thinking the same thing.
I love my N4! I may trade for that though... not sure... :/
orphan22 said:
Hi
I have a friend who got the new HTC One and he wants to trade it for my Nexus 4.
Would you people do it?
Is it worth it?
I kind of like it, and i want a new phone but i want people's opinion in the matter, what would you do?
PS: I have no complains with my Nex4 what so ever, has not fail me even once. Just that i got that offer pending.
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I would do it. I have a one x and was thinking of getting the one. Htc makes good phone. As was mentioned, you could always sell it and come out ahead after getting another N4.
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Ngo93 said:
I would never trade my Nexus for a non-Nexus device. Pure Google experience is not something I would ever want to give up..
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Your kind of right, i really like the pure google experience, but if you come to think of it, if i root the phone and install CM for example it will be the same thing as i have right now. I don't have my phone stock for the pure google experience.
if given a chance, HTC One is the only device for which I will trade my N4. both are amazing.
eddy4823 said:
if given a chance, HTC One is the only device for which I will trade my N4. both are amazing.
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i know, that its why im asking people's advice, i love my N4, but kind of want the One at the same time lol
Go for it
Go for it ! I'd be crawling back tho Lol,
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i know, that its why im asking people's advice, i love my N4, but kind of want the One at the same time lol
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You know how the nexus is already. Find out how the one is. If you prefer the nexus then sell the one and buy a brand new nexus or trade it. I'm sure it would take about a minute to find a trade for it.
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Both amazing phones. Selling the One would prosper you more. Sell it haha remember nexus 4 users will get direct updates. You will probably have to wait half a year for key lime pie if you get the One
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Linsanity said:
Both amazing phones. Selling the One would prosper you more. Sell it haha remember nexus 4 users will get direct updates. You will probably have to wait half a year for key lime pie if you get the One
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Not if it has CM. Problem is everything might not work
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Linsanity said:
Both amazing phones. Selling the One would prosper you more. Sell it haha remember nexus 4 users will get direct updates. You will probably have to wait half a year for key lime pie if you get the One
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That is kind of one of my concern, but at the same time i can use a custom rom.
Trade it... The upgraded hardware alone makes it worth wild.
Trade .. If you don't like it, I'll gladly trade you my nexus4 lol
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I'll chime in with those thinking you should do the switch for the HTC One - I have tried two of Samsung's TouchWiz devices between my Nexus devices, and while I never kept any of them for more than one month before switching to a newer Nexus, I haven't regretted trying out "the other side".
And it helps that the HTC One seems truly awesome, if given the offer I would probably accept a switch just to try it out.

Have You Ever Seen A Nexus 5 "In The Wild"

By in the wild, I mean seeing someone with a nexus 5 (maybe even a nexus 4) in your area.
Me, personally, I haven't seen one yet, which makes it even more unique that I may be the only person having KK 4.4
Buddy I am also the only person with a nexus 5 around my ends.. Its feels good not to have a s4 or a iPhone.. Haha
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I haven't seen one have one before today. (Which is funny as this thread was written today).
One of my Classmates bought himself a N5, which I saw this morning by accident.
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I actually saw one in the wild. I take photos of lions for a living and saw one laying around.
mjs2011 said:
I actually saw one in the wild. I take photos of lions for a living and saw one laying around.
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I've seen a few actually. Obviously there's mine, my girlfriend also has one, as does another friend of ours. I also saw a guy in our local car garage with a white one just before new year.
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It's funny because I too never seen one in public until today on the bus.
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mjs2011 said:
I actually saw one in the wild. I take photos of lions for a living and saw one laying around.
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Lol!!
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I live in a fairly rural town of just under 20,000 people with the nearest "big" city hours away So no, I have not seen another Nexus in the wild.
Nope, not yet
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Just Mine in the two cities i live in and maybe i was the first one to own it in my whole country. I've had it for a month now. Lots of iphones and galaxys here but since there's no google play in the whole middle east and no shipping services to my country its really hard to get any nexus especially early at launch. Lucky for me i had a friend coming from abroad and got me one! I actually cant find a case for it in here so I'm waiting for another friend to get me one
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I've seen a couple. Not too many. Mostly Galaxies and iPhones. Kind of surprising since I live around where Google's headquarters are, but then again, I also live near Apple's headquarters so....
Ive seen around 4 people
My sister hast one because I'd killed her in she bought a Samsung for the Same price. And I experience a lot more people knowing it than in Galaxy Nexus time.
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My sister hast one because I'd killed her in she bought a Samsung for the Same price. And I experience a lot more people knowing it than in Galaxy Nexus time.
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Wait what? You killed your sister?
iphones every were couple friends have a s3 and s4 but thats it all bb z10s and and iphones x.x never seen a n5 besides mine and if i did probly give me an excuse to talk to that person
I've actually seen two. One in public, another was from my friend.
Well, lol.
I got 5 friends from work with N5, 2 friends from home, 2 cousins and my sister with N5. So...
Not that rare in my area as most people would've thought.
Israel here is filled with iPhones like a plague, but for the last couple of years the Android scene is getting stronger and stronger, mostly filled with Sansungs, LGs and HTCs.
I've seen one other aside from my own. My best friend. He finally caved after we made fun of him for using the Nexus S for the past two years or so lol
Just saw a guy on the train with one.
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