With the Android 5.0 OTA update still on the way, I lost my patience. Booting up my Nexus 5 with all of my data deleted feels refreshing, but that also allows me to experience Android 5.0 from its depths - starting with setting-up which looks a lot better and more intuitive than before. Seeing Android 5.0 Lollipop's animations, one might think that it's going to be difficult for the hardware to run all of these - but to my surprise, my Nexus 5 feels faster and better. Yes, it does extend your battery life, but I personally don't like using it mostly because the whole experience becomes laggy with dropped frames everywhere, again, making me worry about phones who can't run the animations smoothly because Android 5.0 Lollipop, when it stutters, is a very bad experience. Well, Android 5.0 Lollipop is a great OS update, and Material Design plus the few small features nails the experience right. Read more in our articles including "Android 5.0 Lollipop on the Nexus 5 Review" and "Google previews Android 12L for tablets, foldables, ChromeOS devices".
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Jun 14, 2026With the Android 5.0 OTA update still on the way, I lost my patience. Booting up my Nexus 5 with all of my data deleted feels refreshing, but that also allows me to experience Android 5.0 from its depths - starting with setting-up which looks a lot better and more intuitive than before.
Seeing Android 5.0 Lollipop's animations, one might think that it's going to be difficult for the hardware to run all of these - but to my surprise, my Nexus 5 feels faster and better. Yes, it does extend your battery life, but I personally don't like using it mostly because the whole experience becomes laggy with dropped frames everywhere, again, making me worry about phones who can't run the animations smoothly because Android 5.0 Lollipop, when it stutters, is a very bad experience. Well, Android 5.0 Lollipop is a great OS update, and Material Design plus the few small features nails the experience right.
Our coverage of Android 5.0 Lollipop includes: "Android 5.0 Lollipop on the Nexus 5 Review"; "Google previews Android 12L for tablets, foldables, ChromeOS devices"; "Sciphone goes for Android Dream 2". Each article provides unique insights and information.