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Nexus 5: Black or White?

WhackyNinja

WhackyNinja

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Someone may have already posted this so my apologizes in advance :)

But for the Nexus 5 owners out there what color Nexus are you rocking? White or Black?
 
mattopotamus

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black, and I use it naked...love the way the phone feels in hand (sounds creepy re-reading this)
 
Stooby Mcdoobie

Stooby Mcdoobie

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I have the black model. Probably would have gone with white if the whole phone was white. Not a fan of the half and half look.
 
bmac4

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mattopotamus said:
Do you have the white? How would you compare the difference between the backs? The black has a very soft-touch matte finish, and I have heard the white is more solid.
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I do have the white one. From what I understand the white is more of a harder plastic than the black. The black feels a bit more rubbery. The back on the white one still feel great in hand. One of the best feeling phones I have ever had. Just a bit different. Also the white one has kind of glossy side, and the black takes the back and puts the same material on the sides.
 
mattopotamus

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bmac4 said:
I do have the white one. From what I understand the white is more of a harder plastic than the black. The black feels a bit more rubbery. The back on the white one still feel great in hand. One of the best feeling phones I have ever had. Just a bit different. Also the white one has kind of glossy side, and the black takes the back and puts the same material on the sides.
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awesome, thanks. I have not seen a white one in person yet.
 
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emeraldringer

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I'd go for the white. I have a black Nexus 4 and like the idea of a change of pace, 'stormtrooper-looking' Nexus 5.
 
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PDFierro

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bmac4 said:
Why not?
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For the same reason I wouldn't consider the white iPhone 5s or any other elctronic, I like my stuff to be black and matching. Can't stand the front being white and taking away from what I'm looking at.
 
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VladM

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White has the cheap & nasty Samsung style plastic at the back, not to mention the homemade, half-and-half look. No thanks Jeff, black all the way.
 
bmac4

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VladM said:
White has the cheap & nasty Samsung style plastic at the back, not to mention the homemade, half-and-half look. No thanks Jeff, black all the way.
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Cheap Samsung look? What are you talking about? Have you even held the phone in hand? Feels so much better than an Samsung phone.
 
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VladM

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bmac4 said:
Cheap Samsung look? What are you talking about? Have you even held the phone in hand? Feels so much better than an Samsung phone.
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Yes, I have. I'm taking about the slick, glossy plastic used for the back cover of the Nexus 5. It feels and looks cheap.
 
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