Nexus 5 Unboxing | Pocketnow

Check out our full review of the Nexus 5, including our video review and comparisons, at Pocketnow: /2013/11/09/nexus-5-review (Full description below)
It's been the subject of endless podcasts, roundtable discussions, and an avalanche of editorials - and now, we've got a specimen of our very own in the booth. Fresh off the back of the UPS truck, Pocketnow's Nexus 5 review unit has arrived in all its 16GB, black-and-white glory, and it's time we took it out of its box!
But this isn't just an opportunity to give you a vicarious unboxing experience. It's also a hands-on sneak preview of the smartphone you could win in the latest Pocketnow giveaway! That's right: we're giving away a white 16GB Nexus 5 just like this one. All you need to qualify is a Twitter account, and all you have to do is enter here for your chance to win.
Already entered? Swell! Click the video above to see what it's like to break a Nexus 5 free from its retail packaging, then stay tuned for the usual rundown of comparisons and features running up to our full review, coming just as soon as we can build it. Don't forget to drop your questions in the comments below, and be sure to follow us on Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, Google+, and in our very own forums (forums.pocketnow.com) for much more on the Nexus 5 and every other mobile device we can get our hands on!
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[@Pocketnow]

Hey folks: we had a slight exposure problem with this video. Sorry about that. We're aware of the lighting issue and it'll be corrected (as usual) for the comparisons and review. ^MF

[@Pocketnow]

KZbin is still chewing on the upload, folks. Should be no more than a few minutes before 1080p pops up. ^MF

[@tvguideondemand]

I love the quiet smiles on all of the reviewers faces when they get their hands on the Nexus 5. Everyone is excited for this phone haha

[@kylejames75]

Ordered yesterday morning, UPS said it would be here sometime today! Can't wait!

[@max19970]

i love when they put white in the back and black in the front together!!

[@o0mrrobot0o26]

Good job Michael. Excellent execution as always. Looking forward to the review! :)

[@davidthesmiler]

Your first nexus 5 vid is actually good

[@bokismokitoki]

Awesome unboxing Michael!

[@RoyFernbach]

Glad to see you got yours. Wish I had one...

[@mahmoudfawzi]

we need a detailed battery test.. and pocketnow you guys are the best

[@bejoysamuel577]

Nexus in white looks pretty cool. Love it...!! Wireless charging supported...wow... OIS... GREAT...

[@Mishma_sh]

Definitely go over the speaker quality in the review! Wondering how it'll sound!

[@TosinFolorunso]

Looking forward to this review...particularly the battery life!!!

[@JamAudiox]

Can't wait for the full review!

[@jetishie]

So much thrilling to see it getting unboxed!! :D

[@ethans2843]

thanks for doing giveaways, we all appreciate it

[@rashid3705151]

Can't wait for the full review.

[@e7234]

yeah, that is good. Could you put a laucher and see if the doc bar would become transparent or black.?

[@CezarCociorba]

Great video sir. I'm getting mine tomorrow. I can't wait. Go faster night!

[@divyansh07]

Which color to get? Check for lag... Mainly while switching between apps and other day to day stuff

[@vexun11]

I just ordered a 32gb nexus 5 I have had an HTC one, LG g2 and note 3 and all that I seem to want is a minimalistic experience on the phone and rooting and flashing roms isn't the same as having something straight from google. So I figure I'll take the hit on the battery and get the nexus 5. I can not wait! Anyone know of any good wireless chargers?

[@azeemsiddiqui4764]

Depends. Do you like Stock Android or LG's UI? Do you like bigger screen size?

[@jasonmusic3]

Please compare the Nexus 5, IPhone 5s, and the note 3 and if you can compare some gaming not benchmarks?

[@avenuePad]

I was beginning to regret buying the the white version until pretty much now. Seeing it in all its glory here put any notion of regret away.

[@FerdinandSchroder]

Nice to see it.. Please compare it to the Nexus 4.

[@MattTaylorClark]

I got a white one today :) love it , gotta Ebay my Nexus 4 now.

[@mikberg97]

2:32 the sound is amazing!

[@HerrmannBurger]

After watching this video I'm so glad I got the black version as it has the Matt black texture on sides and back. White version and a high gloss black around the sides which looks rubbish in comparison.

[@marflume90]

Could it be that the side of the white edition is made of a more plastic like material when compared to the sides black one??

[@MrMrabaunza]

I would love a comparison between the G2 and the nexus 5. Specifically battery life and the camera.

[@PRINCE_SWAGG]

Great, can't wait to see the full review. Where is the notification LED?

[@StarTechReviews]

There is a clear protector on both sides on the spigen case. If you haven't removed those, that would be the problem with the fingerprints. ~STR

[@VivekLengade]

Please cover the endurance part and how can we get more juice out of this device.

[@aproxymate]

So unlike samsung having the same footprint for the gs4 as the s3 by reducing bezels, the nexus 5 is actually taller? Can you cionfirm that?

[@tanvirH5]

I dont know what colour to get! is there any benefits or drawbacks of either? e.g. the white one gets dirty easily etc.

[@SirMASUM]

I'm torn. Which colour to get! White or black? Both look amazing

[@Scorpionauto]

can you guys do a nexus 4 & 5 comparison, because i dont know if I should just buy a nexus 5 when i have a 4

[@MrXperx]

Will getting an LG G2 make more sense over getting a Nexus 5, price considerations aside.

[@SoulOfPvm]

Hey, you think if I get the white variant, that it will get dirty easily? Like from dirty hands or surfaces, think it will stain? Thanks in advance :)

[@marcocappelli96]

It may be an obvious question but I'd like to see a camera test with some comparisons. Moreover I was wondering if the cam uses the same technology as the htc one :-D thank you!

[@wongcheemun3718]

If I'm on S3 that's working fine (minus the tear and wear). is it worth upgrading to this?

[@nicolassolomou1714]

awesome thanks for the fast coverage

[@henrylikemessi]

you are propaply the best tech reviewer on youtuber BTW saw you at IFA in the conference room keep it up

[@TomMcKenzieMusic]

yep. rgb. It's at the bottom of the device (like where the home button is on an iphone)

[@DramaticDennis]

Nice unboxing video man. Awesome product. I just can't wait for a giveaway. Thanks.

[@darkheat246]

should I contact Google? I just received mine with a yellow case with nexus embedded on the back and Instead of a 32GB Black mine has a a deep red backing not Verizon or skittle red but like blood or crimson.

[@JSanthoshjayamohan]

ITS 1 AM IN INDIA ,, I WAS WAITING FOR YOUR VIDEO ,,, THANKS FOR UPLOADING

[@anthonygriffin874]

Maybe it's the first time I prefer the white model of a phone than the black! It looks great!

[@Mr_brownbear]

i got my nexus 5 32gb in black come yesterday (UK), the back tends to attract the oils from your fingers like a magnet and i put it in a spigen case but the screen guard attracts fingerprints more than the actual screen? loving the phone though, feels incredibly light. an tu tu scored 26020

[@silverfox1234]

I have a gnex and for the review I would like to know; booting up time, visibility outdoors, loudness of speaker, quality for voice calls, battery life for video/browsing/gaming. Those are all the things that are crap on the gnex

[@Frankdbn]

Hey his please review the white vs black.. The difference between the feel of the backs

[@ShikharChauksay]

Looking forward to seeing the review!

[@MiguelMenendezlife]

i wonder if it gets dirty like the bumper of the white nexus 4 did. can anyone tell me?

[@StarTechReviews]

Thank you! It's published now. Review to come in the next few days as I see you've been working on it already too. (Thanks to instagram) ~STR

[@kitman8888]

HTC one x got dirty pretty easily, would it be the same for the nexus 5 in your opinion?

[@ChangingHorizons]

i dont think so. google designs and optimizes the software for nexus phones. nexus phones tend to have zero lag whereas the flagship devices from samsung/lg/htc tend to lag after some time. i dont know why but it happens

[@seabass1ification]

Mine comes in tomorrow! 2day shipping!

[@kbhasi]

It's ok, just go to the page on their website, and enter through the widget there.

[@faizyunus]

How about the Tap and Pay functionality. How does that work in Android 4.4 Kikat?

[@urim225]

its better believe me. If there were headphones the price would be higher and probably you wont like them so in this way you can choose headphones that you like by yourself but please do not ask to much fom google they must do everything to keep the phone affordable

[@JoniJohirul]

Headphone speaker grill is white? It looks odd a white circle in the top on front LCD screen

[@goodguy467]

ordered it . tell me have i made good decision ??

[@zachx3895]

I know , same feeling ! and No Micro SD card . That totally crushed My dream to buy This Phone

[@Perifiral]

how are the camera's focus times, I've heard there are some issues with it?

[@TojikCZ]

I haven't been so excited about any Nexus device as about Nexus 5, only price in Czech Rep. seems to be nearly twice as much as in US. 627$

[@richardr5888]

Nexus 5 vs LG G2 please. Dying to find out about display brightness and color differences (heard Nexus was dimmer) plus battery life and camera differences. Thx

[@SCOOPSLEGEND]

If I have an existing smartphone, can I use the plan from that and just swap the sim card over?

[@0Bariq0]

camera is something i really want to know how did google/LG improve from nexus 4. cause the camera on the nexus 4 is close to shit. and also is the camera app still the same in kitkat as in jellybean?

[@StarTechReviews]

Thank you so much! It means a lot coming from youtube's best video reviewer. ;) ~STR

[@Sepa0306]

Looking forward to see your review

[@zeuspop13]

planning on selling my gs4 for a nexus 5. the black looks so much better than the white IMO

[@jeremybaeyensify]

Hope the battery isn't as bad as it was on the Nexus 4

[@amjvlogs7838]

Awesome unboxing bro

[@abumjbel]

It's awesome!! Does it come with 4.4 Kitkat Version?!

[@ricandric]

got it today, amazing!

[@ebenalfawares6318]

I am thinking to switch from BB Z10 to Nexus and if I win this , I also would like to have a brief on the email app look and feel and how you compare it to blackberry in specific as nexus is not well known in my place but very excited to get one

[@michelkluger]

Camera review comparing the best devices out there, including the nexus 4

[@subhodeep090]

Battery test..need to know how it holds up on heavy usage.

[@OneOfOne]

does the sprint version need a sim? im sprint and bought from google

[@stefan065rx8]

I would like to see comparison with LG G2... You are the best!!!

[@LukeLukaku]

Could you show us what heavy gaming is like on the nexus 5?

[@ClingChens]

Hey @pocketnowvideo can you do a comparison of the Galaxy note 3 vs the nexus 5? Please that or Nexus 5 vs iPhone 5s

[@bshn10]

hes so exited

[@uNkLeRaRa4]

Michael, the boxes are made if cardboard, not plutonium.... You can probably open the boxes with slightly more vigor, and avoid an explosion, lol. But good unboxing.

[@Moe84116]

Always wanted a nexus device!!

[@nangin_]

if price doesn't matter buy the korean lg g2 which have smaller battery but have micro sd card slot and removable battery too

[@electrology]

Can you please do a size comparison between this beast and Moto X?

[@SunnySingh-bi3zo]

can you guys do the number recognition thing where you get a call from an unknown person and the phone will try to find who is calling you

[@ThomasSkrlj]

what happens to all the review units?

[@sd2053]

Does this have an LED notification like nexus 4?

[@dryver8]

Is there a do not disturb feature for night time?

[@amjvlogs7838]

Awesome unboxing

[@derbob1234]

pocketnow: still my favourite website for anything tech-related.

[@martenkobar9733]

Nexus 5 vs G2 Which to buy!

[@DHARMIK_M]

nice...looking for full review and after the buzzz

[@kenteets1407]

I left the plastic on my nexus4 screen, its a built in screen protector, but that nexus5 in the middle must go.

[@EpicWestLazer]

Does the 32gb version has a bigger baterry or not ?!?!

[@AdirFeijo]

I'm so excited!!

[@fuktface]

how dirty is the white version getting? I think I already see smudges on it near the LG logo 4:39

[@mistamjl]

I think comparing the 16fgb $349 versn to other phones in the same price category would be great.