The_Lions_Roar Posted October 18, 2013 Share Posted October 18, 2013 I don't think the bezels any bigger than my s3. The the home button was in a black bar it made it look bigger but now that the background is displayed behind it its not so bad. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ingram85 Posted October 18, 2013 Share Posted October 18, 2013 Well now the background is clear it shows how needlessly big that bottom bezel is. These things only annoy me though, I doubt anyone else gives a monkeys. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The_Lions_Roar Posted October 18, 2013 Share Posted October 18, 2013 You need somewhere to hold it. Looking at the pics of the g2, there doesn't seem to be much diffetence in bezel size. Interested to put the 2 next to each other. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mykeyb Posted October 22, 2013 Share Posted October 22, 2013 So if the announcement date is October 31st surely the invites need to be arriving tomorrow or Thursday as the Google Play Event 24th October is nothing to do with hardware. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dodgyknees Posted October 22, 2013 Share Posted October 22, 2013 Any update on Nexus 5 storage? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The_Rev Posted October 22, 2013 Share Posted October 22, 2013 Any update on Nexus 5 storage? I plan to keep mine in my pocket. My wife will probably use her handbag. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dodgyknees Posted October 22, 2013 Share Posted October 22, 2013 Any update on Nexus 5 storage? I plan to keep mine in my pocket. My wife will probably use her handbag. haha! I'm interested as I just got the go ahead to get a new phone. Excited for the N5! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jim Posted October 22, 2013 Share Posted October 22, 2013 16 and 32gb most likely 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dodgyknees Posted October 23, 2013 Share Posted October 23, 2013 32gb would seal the deal for me. Means my partner can have the Nexus 4, she wants it to replace the 4s I gave her (she really does not like it!). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BOF Posted October 29, 2013 Moderator Share Posted October 29, 2013 Interesting idea. Phones going the way of the PC as Google (via Motorola) announce plans to let customers build their own phone.ClickingsGoogle-owned phone firm Motorola has announced a new project to let users customise their smartphone components.Project Ara allows users to buy a basic phone structure and add modules such as keyboard, battery or other sensors.Motorola has partnered with Dutch designer Dave Hakkens, who has created Phonebloks, a modular phone idea, on the project.Experts were unsure on how big a shake-up for the mobile phone industry the customisable handsets would represent.In a blog post, Motorola said that it had been working on the project for more than a year."We want to do for hardware what the Android platform has done for software - create a vibrant, third-party developer ecosystem," the firm wrote in a blog post."To give you the power to decide what your phone does, how it looks, where and what it's made of, how much it costs and how long you'll keep it."The project will consist of what Motorola is calling an endoskeleton, the frame that will hold all the modules in place."A module can be anything from a new application processor to a new display or keyboard, an extra battery, a pulse oximeter - or something not yet thought of," the firm said.Motorola came across the work of Dave Hakkens, the creator of Phonebloks, while developing the project and asked him to team up with them. Phonebloks has gained much interest in recent months.Lego phoneMr Hakkens launched Phonebloks on crowd-promoting website Thunderclap and quickly amassed 950,000 supporters."We've done the deep technical work. Dave created a community," Motorola added in its blogpost.Chris Green, principal technology analyst at the Davies Murphy Group consultancy, dismissed the project as a "gimmick"."I don't see this as being a big deal. It is not responding to any particular demand and there is no real benefit to assembling your own device,"The days of DIY IT, people building their own desktop PC, are gone due to falling costs of hardware," he said.Ben Wood, a mobile expert from CCS Insight, is equally unsure of how mass market such a product can be."Creating a Lego-like phone seems on the face of it like a great idea but the commercial realities of delivering such a device are challenging. Consumers want small, attractive devices and a modular design makes this extremely difficult."It's a nice idea on paper but whether we'll ever see a commercial product remains to be seen. Right now it would be a great improvement if it was easier to replace batteries and screens but even that seems unlikely in the near term." Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ingram85 Posted October 29, 2013 Share Posted October 29, 2013 Knowing them it will be US only like the moto x. Word removed's. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BOF Posted October 29, 2013 Moderator Share Posted October 29, 2013 Google are very savvy. I'd imagine they'll gauge the interest from outside the U.S. and if they see enough of it they'll make it happen. Something to keep an eye on nevertheless. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mykeyb Posted October 29, 2013 Share Posted October 29, 2013 So 3000 Nexus 5s are at Carphone Warehouse storage in Wednesbury split 50/50 White and Black. Let's hope that's not the whole UK stock...... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
darrenm Posted October 29, 2013 Share Posted October 29, 2013 So 3000 Nexus 5s are at Carphone Warehouse storage in Wednesbury split 50/50 White and Black. Let's hope that's not the whole UK stock...... It will be the whole UK stock for cpw. I can't see Google using them for shipping play store devices. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mykeyb Posted October 29, 2013 Share Posted October 29, 2013 No cannot see that stock being for anything else than CPW channels. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The_Lions_Roar Posted October 31, 2013 Share Posted October 31, 2013 Announcement expected today on nexus 5 and kit kat. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mykeyb Posted October 31, 2013 Share Posted October 31, 2013 6.00pm is the latest time for the anouncement, following on from the its definitely 3.00pm anouncement, so as all bets are off Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tegis Posted October 31, 2013 VT Supporter Share Posted October 31, 2013 100 gig of google drive storage to be included. Cool, free NSA backup Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mykeyb Posted October 31, 2013 Share Posted October 31, 2013 16gb White ordered £299.00 plus shipping.Some bright coloured Bumpers which I will go back and look at know.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mykeyb Posted October 31, 2013 Share Posted October 31, 2013 £295.00 sim free at Carphone Warehouse Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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