Your wish list for the LG Nexus Bullhead (N5 2015)?

[s44]

That gizmochina leak looks like unsourced wishlist BS.

 

[twizzlebizzle22]

That leak is way too good to be true, no way it will sport that good of specs across the board.

 

[poofyhairguy]

That gizmochina leak looks like unsourced wishlist BS.

Normally the made up wishlists don't hit the bullseye so well. Like I would expect a higher resolution screen or an 810 in a made up leak because that is what is hot right now. That spec list sounds exactly like what a Nexus might have if Google hits it out of the park.

We will see...

 

[s44]

810

that is what is hot right now

I see what you did there...

 

[poofyhairguy]

I can't help myself.

 

[cpacini]

How would a 620 compare to the 800 on the old n5 or the 805 in the n6? I thought the 600 class chips were quite a bit less powerful than the 800 series?

 

[ChronoReverse]

I was wondering that and looked up the 620. From what I can tell it's not much of a downgrade from the 810 if at all.

For instance, it has the A72 instead of A57. Clocked lower but supposedly the A72 is more efficient. Could actually be a net benefit in both performance and battery life.

300mbps LTE instead of 450mbps. Well, I'm not getting that much either way so that's a wash.

DDR3 instead of DDR4. Detrimental to battery life.

Adreno GPU instead of Mali. Hard to tell unless more information is released since Adreno ranges from superb to terrible.

 

[poofyhairguy]

How would a 620 compare to the 800 on the old n5 or the 805 in the n6? I thought the 600 class chips were quite a bit less powerful than the 800 series?

The 620 has A72s as the big cores. From Ars:

ARM says that the A72 is up to twice as fast as the Cortex A57 that powers the Snapdragon 808 and 810, so both of these new midrange chips could actually outrun current high-end chips when they're released.

http://arstechnica.com/gadgets/2015...s-bring-high-end-features-to-midrange-socs/2/

If those leaks are true this can easily be Android phone of the year. Only the S6 will be clearly better, at twice the price.

 

[cpacini]

Oh that's pretty cool them. Qualcomm needs a better naming scheme lol

 

[stlc8tr]

Not necessarily.

The 820 should be faster than the 620.

 

[RossMAN]

Some specs have leaked:



http://www.technobuffalo.com/2015/08/04/new-lg-nexus-5-huawei-nexus-specs-leaked/

If that is real I will be one of the people refreshing like a crazy person to get one. That large battery plus OIS plus a not broken USB-C port, plus the right screen resolution for the size. Heck I even like the SoC. Can't tell you how excited I am.

I will be 2nd in line, actually I'll probably wait until Black Friday/Cyber Monday for reviews, production to meet demand and of course a hot deal.

Hopefully the leak is (semi) accurate, so happy to hear my favorite feature will be retained. Also hoping they go with the perfect size (5.2") and 1080p. My wife's Moto G 3rd gen (2GB/16GB) arrived today and it's heavier/larger than I thought it would be but feels entry level premium. We shall wait and see.

 

[soccerballtux]

I was wondering that and looked up the 620. From what I can tell it's not much of a downgrade from the 810 if at all.

For instance, it has the A72 instead of A57. Clocked lower but supposedly the A72 is more efficient. Could actually be a net benefit in both performance and battery life.

300mbps LTE instead of 450mbps. Well, I'm not getting that much either way so that's a wash.

DDR3 instead of DDR4. Detrimental to battery life.

Adreno GPU instead of Mali. Hard to tell unless more information is released since Adreno ranges from superb to terrible.

you'd never get that maximum LTE speed, as that requires 100mhz of bandwidth, which no stateside carriers have. You'd still get 45mbps instead of 30, though...

 

[trmiv]

A camera that doesn't suck. The only thing that has kept me off the Nexus line after owning an Galaxy Nexus is the terrible cameras. Pretty much the only reason I picked my Note 4 over the Nexus 6. This is something that for years I didn't give a crap about....until I had a kid. Now camera in a smartphone is a top priority.

 

[ChronoReverse]

you'd never get that maximum LTE speed, as that requires 100mhz of bandwidth, which no stateside carriers have. You'd still get 45mbps instead of 30, though...

Up here in Canada, I've already gotten over 45mbps (megabits per second) on the LTE of my Galaxy S4 =)

 

[ThisIsChrisKim]

A camera that doesn't suck. The only thing that has kept me off the Nexus line after owning an Galaxy Nexus is the terrible cameras. Pretty much the only reason I picked my Note 4 over the Nexus 6. This is something that for years I didn't give a crap about....until I had a kid. Now camera in a smartphone is a top priority.

It's primarily due to Google's insistence on not using substantial proprietary software/driver modifications to get at the hardware interface. Rather, they rely more upon software only layers for their hardware control. This is also why a lot of cameras and SOC efficiency isn't as good as it could be compared to phones with similar hardware. Google doesn't merge many of the CAF (Cafe Aurora Forums--Qualcomm's dev forums) kernel level changes into their branches.

This is why a lot of phones lose their good picture quality when they use an open source or general camera software instead of the proprietary bundled camera apps.

 

[Sheep]

Does no one try alternate camera apps?

Focus lag on a Nexus is completely the fault of the stock camera app.

My Google-fu is failing miserably, yielding way too many results (many not free). What are the best camera apps for someone who doesn't give a damn about filters or other dumb features like that? I don't mind paying but the app should be completely above and beyond the stock app in every way. I used an alternate camera app circa 2011 or so but that doesn't seem to be supported anymore. I'm running 5.1.1 if that makes a difference.

 

[poofyhairguy]

My Google-fu is failing miserably, yielding way too many results (many not free). What are the best camera apps for someone who doesn't give a damn about filters or other dumb features like that? I don't mind paying but the app should be completely above and beyond the stock app in every way. I used an alternate camera app circa 2011 or so but that doesn't seem to be supported anymore. I'm running 5.1.1 if that makes a difference.

Manual Camera is the best Android camera app right now. Camera FV-5 also gets a lot of praise. For free I like Open Camera best, nice way to add burst mode to a AOSP device.

 

[soccerballtux]

Up here in Canada, I've already gotten over 45mbps (megabits per second) on the LTE of my Galaxy S4 =)

it's an example

 

[RossMAN]

Any new rumors? Why is October so far away?

 

[s44]

The only new rumor is that it will be October, not earlier.

This is probably good for those who want something besides the 808/810.

 

[Anubis]

that it works on VZW and does not have a massive delay (nexus 6)

 

[J Rock]

Main things I want are USB C and a finger printer reader. Oh and UFS storage.

My wish list is by then we get a SoC that isn't the 808 or 810.

For this Nexus device, are they not allowed to use a Samsung SoC? The 7420 seems much faster than 810 or 808.



My wish list is for a better camera and a lower price. $400 with a 5 in display and quality camera and even 808 would be sweet.

 

[middlehead]

Realistic:
Maximum 5.2" screen (preferably smaller)

Minimum 32GB storage (preferably more but options for more are okay)

1080p (I still see no value in QHD, and it'll just drive up both cost and battery drain)

Not :
SD slot, even though we know Google will never do it.

AMOLED/SAMOLED, even though nobody's doing it but Samsung anymore.

Capacitive buttons

 

[s44]

Current rumor is that the *Huawei* Nexus will have Samsung AMOLED panels.

 

[Suspicious-Teach8788]

In order:

1. Reasonable battery life. Competitive with 2015 flagships
2. Camera that's competitive with 2015 flagships.
3. Well calibrated screen
4. Fingerprint sensor
5. USB 3.0
6. Removable storage or at least a 64gb option
7. Not making this the budget/mid range Nexus. I have a feeling with 2, they're going to gimp the smaller one on purpose. Dual flagships is a hard sell with both over 5"