Would you ditch a Nexus 5 for $50?

I am actually here talking about the OnePlus one release that basically caused an explosion in the technology world with its price and ultra high end specs!

OnePlus one after a lot of rumors was finally launched and the price is the major point that everyone is talking about! So, the question that came into my mind was WHY WOULD I DITCH A NEXUS 5 TO SAVE $50? but that is not that little price when it comes to different markets like India where this difference could result in 3k difference! So let's find out the answer to this question but first let's take a look  at the specs so that you can get a better idea!

       

The OnePlus One features the Qualcomm Snapdragon 801 (8974AC) platform with a quad-core 2.5GHz Krait 400 CPU, 3GB of LPDDR3 RAM. The display is a 5.5" full HD JDI-made, resulting in a pixel density of 401ppi. In the performance field, the phone is already beating the nexus 5 as you can see!

The OnePlus One runs CyanogenMod 11S based on Android 4.4 KitKat. UI is flat and minimal. There are also a bunch of custom themes and icons specially made for the device. It is not the best android skin out there but it is not that bad and can be accepted.

  

OnePlus put a great deal of effort into the design of the One and its hows. The company tried materials such as stainless steel and aluminum for the One, but with a weight of 198g and 175g, respectively, was unacceptable. As a result, the team chose magnesium for the build of the phone and it brings down the weight of the phone to 162 grams. In fact, OnePlus claims this is the lightest 5.5" smartphone in the world.

The One measures 152.9 x 75.9 x 8.9mm with the edges of the phone measure 4.6mm. At the bottom, there are dual stereo speakers and popular audio company JBL helped for their fine tuning which could really interesting once it releases!

        

At the back, the OnePlus One features a 13 MP Sony IMX214 Sensor with 6 Lenses and f/2.0 Aperture. The camera can record 4K video. The camera is capable of quick shutter speed of 0.3 seconds.

          

The back cover of the OnePlus One is removable and the company is also launching special StyleSwap covers. Available in bamboo, wood, denim and kevlar, the StyleSwap covers add a dash of personality to the One similarly to the Moto X. Sadly, the 3,100mAh Li-Po battery isn't user replaceable which i think won't be necessary given the size of the battery!

The OnePlus One will launch in Q2 with Austria, Belgium, Canada, Denmark, Finland, France, Germany, Hong Kong, Italy, Netherlands, Portugal, Spain, Sweden, Taiwan, UK and the USA getting it first. More markets are expected to follow suit soon after.

Available in Sandstone Black and Silk White, the unlocked 16GB OnePlus One will retail for $299 (€269 in Europe) and the 64GB model will cost you $350 (€299 in Europe). In the UK, the phone will sell for £229 and £269 for the 16GB and 64GB model respectively.

Specifications are really high end and nexus 5 is nowhere when we compare them on paper! But now let's get back to the question! Would you ditch a nexus 5 for $50? Let me rephrase it, WOULD YOU DITCH A NEXUS 5 FOR A CHINESE BRAND?

Chinese brands always have the high specs and lower prices, we saw this already in the Gionee Elife E7 which was quite expensive and around nexus 5! But that wasn't really a great success!

And that's going to happen for this phone! The specs are the best i agree and better than the nexus 5 but no one would actually buy this phone just because of one thing that is RELIABILITY! This is actually the one of the biggest reasons of why this phone will fall apart! No one just yet actually trusts chinese brands no matter how good they are! People are going to praise it, like it but will eventually buy the nexus 5 because the trust factor is still missing! Same happened to Gionee or Xiaomi!

The next thing because of which people are going to avoid this is the after sales support! There's no customer support in these brands at all! A fair example of this is Oppo which is terrible in after sales support!

The main thing is that if people are not going to buy these phones, companies won't invest and it will eventually shut down! I don't think it is about the phone anymore, it is just about the company that provides it!

So the answer of that question is still a no only because the company is not trustworthy! 

But if we talk about the phone alone, it is incredible and has absolutely no comparison! If the reasons mentioned above are resolved, It is going to change the definition of flagship!

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Phonesoldier Talks: 2014,The Era of the price tag of 50k+!

As we are seeing, everyday almost a new smartphone is launching with different goals and different features but in this race, the one thing that gets squashed is the customer! With the increase in the competition of smartphones, manufactures are increasing the price at a freakishly high level that one can't even think of!
I am actually talking about the price tag of 50k+ of smartphones these days! Each and every flagship we see launching in 2014 whether it is HTC's m8 or samsung galaxy s5 and even the sony xperia z2 which will most probably launch with this price tag too! So what is the way to deal with this problem? Let us find out!

The price tag of 50k+ was first brought by apple's iphone whose 32gb or 64gb variant was priced heavily above 50k! This was followed by the, iphone 5, iphone 5c and latest obviously iphone 5s!

As you know in the smartphone world, nothing remains unique for a long time, so other comapnies started to do the same beginning with the samsung galaxy note 3, nokia lumia 1020( intial price tag was 50k) etc!

So, if you are not rich and still want to experience the latest technology, you don't have any choice except selling your bike! But there is another and much more simpler way that is live in the previous generation!

That;s right, smartphone prices always go down after the new flagship is launched like the samsung galaxy s4 which is now available at 29k or the nokia lumia 1020 which is available at 37k! This things always happen to the latest flagship which will eventually get somewhat old and then the prices will be dropped!
Like i am using the last year's htc one and i love it! The reasons i love it is that it is fast, design is nice(way better than latest flagships including samsung galaxy s5) and feels great! But some people just mistake it by outdated which it is not! It is running the latest android 4.4.2! 



Remember the old times when you used a phone for like 3-4 years and now after a year, you start disliking your phone and eventually buy a new phone! Instead you could buy a phone which is future proof like a google nexus which will not get outdated even after 2 years or a htc which works like a charm! If you are going to buy a samsung phone or a sony, you are going to face these problems which you should not! 

So to avoid the price tag of 50k, just buy the last generation which is future proof or wait for the latest flagship's rates to cool down! If you are going to buy the latest flagship at 50k, companies will feel that you are ok with this price and eventually increase it at some point which is just severe insanity! I can't even think about spending half a lac for a phone and you shouldn't too! So spread this article and create awareness in others too!

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Battle of the best androids- Moto X vs Nexus 5!

A few days back, the Moto X was launched in India and that resulted in people of twitter started comparing it with the nexus 5 already available because there is not that much price difference between these two but the moto x is still cheaper than the nexus 5 by 6k and actually i believe that's a big pro! But we are going to compare these two face to face with no price issues at all and see which is better! I did an article where the moto x was a better value for money phone, you can check that out here but we are going to see who is actually the best neglecting the price!



DESIGN.

Moto x has a really subtle, compact and handsome design for a phone with a rubberized back and is curved a little so that it fits very comfortably in hands! On the other hand, nexus 5 is a little thicker with matt finish back and is absolutely flat! This phone is actually really light and feels solid at the same time, that's a good thing! The moto x comes in a lot more color options including wooden, blue etc while the nexus 5 is limited to black and white! The design of both phones are remarkably really good but i am going to give a slight edge to the moto x because of its rounded shape that feels better than the flat body of the nexus 5!


DISPLAY.

The moto x has a 4.7inch 720p AMOLED ( 312 ppi pixel density) display which looks really nice and has great outdoor visibillity! While on the nexus 5, we have a 5inch 1080p LCD (445 ppi pixel density) display which is ultra sharp and way better than the moto x! So the nexus 5 wins here! 

PERFORMANCE.

When it comes to performance, you will notice absolutely no lags in both the phones but when you compare them head to head, there's a different result!

The moto x rocks a Moto X8 chip consisting 8 cores including a 1.7ghz dual core snapdragon s4 pro processor and adreno 320 assisted with 2 more cores for voice and language recognition system! The dual core sounds pretty bad but the performance is really good and you should not underestimate it on that! 
The nexus 5 on the other hand consists of a 2.3ghz quad core processor and adreno 330 which performs like a beast! The winner in this category no doubt the nexus 5! I am not saying that the moto x is bad but when you compare both the phones together, nexus 5 is a clear winner!

SOFTWARE.

On the software side, there's not much difference between these two! The Moto x runs on near pure andoid running android 4.4.2 and nexus 5 runs on pure android with the same android version!
When we talk about future updates, the nexus 5 gets a slight benefit and will receive updates a slight earlier than the moto x!

CAMERA.

The camera of both the phones are not really good and both are average performers!
But still we will decide a winner! Moto x consists of a 10MP lens with a single LED and can record videos up to 1080p! The nexus 5 has a 8MP shooter with single LED and can record videos up to 1080p! 
When we talk about quality, the nexus 5 takes the points, don't get me wrong, i know there are more pixels on the moto x but the quality is still better on the nexus 5! But when we talk about shutter speed, the camera on the moto x is way faster than the nexus 5! 
As I said before the quality is average and non satisfactory on both and if you love taking photographs from your phone, you should probably consider something else!


ADDITIONAL FEATURES.

Now when we talk about additional features, the moto x rules here with the touch less controls and active display! The only thing nexus 5 can do is reply with the call of "ok google" only when it is turned on! The one feature that you get on the nexus 5 is the wireless charging which is pretty helpful at times! But still the  moto x wins here!



BATTERY LIFE.

Now by reading all these stuff, you probably be wondering hows the battery life then?
There's not really difference in size as the moto x consists of a 2200 mAh battery and the nexus 5 has a 2300 mAh battery! By looking at the sizes, you would probably think, the nexus 5 will be better but i should stop you right there as the moto x wins here with much higher battery life! On moderate usage, moto x without any problem will get you a day or even more if you are a light user but on the nexus 5, you can hardly get a day out of it!


TO SUM UP..

Both the phones are awesome in their own fields, the moto x is a phone that can impress at lot more levels other than playing high end games like active display, touchless controls or even the battery life! But if you want the top notch specs and remain ahead in android updates, go for the nexus 5! 
My personal choice? My personal choice will be the moto x with better features and battery life! Nexus 5 is not bad but there are some quarks that concern me and that's why my recommendation will be the moto x!


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Why most people prefer nexus 5 on high end flagships!

Some people ask me on twitter that which is the best android to buy right now? and most of the times, i say go for a nexus 5! and then they ask me why would I go for a nexus 5 if i can go for high end phones like lg g2, note 3 or iphone 5s! Right now the nexus 5 is the third most selling phone right after galaxy s4 and iphone 5s! but why this happens? Why most people prefer nexus 5 over high end flagships? 

 Well the answer is quite simple and here it is!

First of all, i would like to start off with the PRICE and that is actually the most important reason! Nexus 5 is the only phone you can get right now at 350$ and still have all the features of a flagship! True that galaxy s4 and xperia z are always available now but these phones are not that good as you think! both the phones heat up a lot and lag at some points! Xperia z battery life is also too poor! And in nexus 5, you face no lags or heating issues!

Second reason why nexus 5 is great is the pure android experience or you can say stock android! Ya you don't get features like multi-window or anything but after some point, you kind of stop using these feature as they consume a lot battery life! Nexus 5 just does what it says, giving you the best android experience! You don't get all the comic gestures or features you don't use after buying a phone! So better save a couple of bucks!

Third is as you all know android updates! Whenever any update is released by google, nexus 5 user is the first one to take advantage of all the new features! On other phones, you gotta wait at least a month or two!

Fourth is the design! It's not totally plastic neither totally aluminium! It is a solid phone constructed with scratch-resistant Gorilla Glass 3 on the front and polycarbonate plastic on the back. The texture of the phone's back is slightly different with each color; the black has a matte, soft-touch finish that looks and feels great (as long as you don't touch it with greasy hands, that is). The white version, meanwhile, is more in line with Google's description of "silky," offering a smooth texture that isn't at all glossy or shiny. Of course, that makes it a little tougher to grip, so you'll want to go with black if accidental drops are a concern.

The phone is neither feels cheap nor is delicate like a glass! 

So that was it! Those were the four top reasons why nexus 5 is better than most high end phones! Do keep in mind these things while buying a new phone! Sure if you want all the different features you get on different phones, go for them!

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