Anyone have one? Ordered mine the other day. Ships by December 3rd. Really excited. Had an iPhone 4 since 2011, broke a couple months ago and I've been waiting for this to come out. I've been using an old HTC Maple 100 without any data connection and I'm about ready to throw this thing off a bridge.

let us know if it's worth it. :)

I'd love to get one, but I'm still going strong on my Galaxy Nexus -- I'll probably see if I can put Kit Kat on this when/if the ROM comes out for it, and maybe wait for the next nexus phone, not sure i can afford a new phone right now...

I will! A buddy of mine has a white one that I've been playing around with. Based on his review and what I've read online, the major disappointments are the camera software/firmware, the speaker quality and location (apparently the speaker quality is very, very, VEEEEEEEERY bad - but for me it seemed comparable to my old iPhone 4 which I never had problems with... though the iPhone 4 is 2 years old, and the Nexus is 2 weeks old, I'd expect an improvement), and battery life. Google are aware of the concerns with the camera app being sluggish, slow to focus, somewhat difficult to navigate, and pretty simply in terms of features and they're working on a software fix for this. In terms of battery life I charge my phone in the car and at home anyway so it's never been a problem for me. It might be if you travel a lot and don't have access to a charger between morning and night... but battery life on a phone depends a lot on the user too. Turn down the brightness, turn off wifi when you're out, turn off bluetooth when you're in etc. and you can extend it a bit. Apparently the battery itself *should* be a little better, despite being pretty small (2300 mah) but the phone also doesn't have any sort of battery optimization software, so that could also be fixed by Google or some third-party battery doctor type app.

I can't wait to get my hands on it, and I'll give you more when I do... but if you're thinking about it, here are the videos/articles that I found most helpful. Also, DO NOT BUY THIS PHONE FROM YOUR CARRIER! I got the 16GB from Google for $349. The phone is a developer phone, so it comes "unlocked." Carriers in Canada are selling this phone for $499 off-contract, or anywhere between $100-$200 on a 48 month plan. Just get it straight from Google unless you're planning on getting it as a new activation/hardware upgrade on a new plan.

http://www.theverge.com/...724/google-nexus-5-review
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1dg2UIzIt4s

Bottom line for me was cost. I just got married in July and we're aggressively saving for a home. Based on what I've read, overall the HTC One, Lumia 1020, LG G2, GS4 etc. are better, but they also cost about twice as much. Google could sell this phone for $600 and it would be a good phone that people would buy. For $350, it's in a class of its own.. and considering that two of the three major problems people have with it so far can be solved by software updates or third-party apps, it was pretty much a no-brainer for me.

I got a note 2 a few months ago I used to stick with htc phobes but got sick of the useless battery life. My note 2 easily lasts the day on a full charge.

I have had my Nexus 5 since Nov. 5th. I have to say I love it. The camera deal is just a slow shutter speed, but they are already working on improving that. The camera quality compares to my Galaxy S4 I had before this. If you use the HDR function it looks great.

The battery lasts the day for me. I charge it every night and so far it has not gone dead on me during the day yet. The resolution is so clean and clear, looks almost 3D. I had a Galaxy S4 before this and I am happy I made the change. I loved my S4 but this phone seems faster, brighter and clearer.

Arrives on Thursday! :D

i like the Nexus 5 - nice phone, i got to play with one the other day (i am an iPhone person)
i use Nexus 7 as a tablet, lovely :)

i love it!

nice. :)

I have one and have been using it for right at 1 week now. I absolutely love the phone hardware and software. True the camera app is slow to focus, but it can and will be fixed with a software update. On XDA right now (I know not the most user-friendly, but I expect Google to fix this in short time) there is a software fix for the camera to improve its focus speed, the camera quality, the front camera, etc.

KitKat (Android 4.4)
The consistency across the platform is pretty much there. All of Google's core apps now use the left slide-out feature. Many other apps including DuoLingo, SportsCenter, Expense Manager, etc are using this as well. The new color scheme with white on black is much improved over the Ice Cream Sandwich blue color scheme.

The new Android Runtime (ART) that can be enabled in the developer options has been running with excessive fluidity compared to the dalvik/JIT Android has been running on in the past. I know this is still in beta phases, but Google has really done a great job of optimizing the way apps run, open, freeze, etc - it looks like they are FINALLY starting to catch up to Apple here.

The battery life for me (I consider myself close to a power user) has been excellent. I'm averaging about 30-32 hours of battery life per charge. I usually let it run down to about 5% or so. I'm trying to battery/power cycle more with this phone since I've been terrible at it in the past.

The Google Experience Launcher (GEL) is fantastic. I am used to rooting and unlocking my phone, running custom ROMs and custom launchers, etc. At this point I feel little need to do this. My only complaint about the launcher? Inability to rename icons/apps and change the app icon with custom icon packs.

Google Now is becoming more and more powerful/helpful all the time. I love the new cards that have been integrated.

The phone was well worth the money at $350-$400 off-contract. The hardware and software both feel great. I am on Straight Talk getting unlimited talk/text/data at $45/month.

Disclaimer: I have owned iPhones/iPads in the past. I currently own an iPad mini, Galaxy Nexus, Nexus 4, Nexus 5, Nexus 7, Motorola Droid Bionic, and Samsung Chromebook. I store most everything in the cloud through Dropbox and Google Drive. I am not entirely unbiased, but I try to be as objective as possible.

How are you getting 30-32 hours? Are you using any custom kernels or battery apps or settings to get that?

Also - why cycle the battery?