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Comment by HenryBemis | Hacker News Reader

+1!

The way I see it, this is a "toy" (for the time being). The "2013 devices" makes me thing that this is a "toy" for people like "us" that have a Nexus rotting away somewhere and "it would be cool to fool around on your 30-inch screen and nothing more!

It would be better if they would up-front say "this is not secure", "this is a demo", "this is a toy", "this is not the OS you're looking for".

Imaginary CEO-CTO dialog:

CEO: hey! I just read that we can throw away the PCs and replace them with some old phones that we can buy for $50 on ebay! START!!!

CTO: but.. let me explain.. I quit!!

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> The "2013 devices" makes me thing that this is a "toy" for people like "us" that have a Nexus rotting away somewhere

I'm writing this on a 2013 Nexus, thank you very much! A year ago it stopped booting and I tried searching for a newer, comparable tablet to replace it: no such device exists. I ordered a replacement main board and couldn't be happier. Until someone makes a new 7-inch tablet with a full HD display, it will continue to not rot in my hands for a few more years.

I'm using a N5 as my primary phone... It seems mad to me that the life expectancy of a phone is so short those days. :P

same here...and the only thing bad is the battery life :-/

I was surprised when I came to replace my 7 inch nexus that there wasn't a recent 7 inch tablet from a major player with good reviews. I ended up going for the nVidia Shield tablet K1, which despite being an iteration on a more than 2 year old tablet seemed pretty good. I've been happy with it so far.

What's wrong with "2013 devices"? Nexus 5 probably has more alternative OS choices than any other phone available: LineageOS (based on Android 7.1), Ubuntu Touch (UBports continuation of the project), Plasma Mobile, Sailfish, and Maru OS. And what is the real benefit of having a newer device if the old one is still very capable of running modern OSes and applications?

You sure you don't want a 5000MP camera? Lol

You can add Copperhead OS to the list too -- https://copperhead.co/android/

I bought my Nexus 5 in 2013. It's still running pretty smoothly. Every time I see an app render using the N5 frame, I chuckle. It just reiterates my thought that I made a good choice when I bought my phone, and I like that feeling.

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