Nexus Diaries

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Dear  Nexus 5,

It feels silly to write about you. Instead of writing about people, I write about a phone whose shelf life is not more than two years. But I have given you way too much attention and you have paid it back by serving me well.

I bought you out of sheer need. Yes, need indeed. My previous phone's battery was misbehaving and sometimes I felt helpless. I wanted a high end phone with all possible features that it could have. I really wished for it and maybe the universe granted it.

You came and you blew my mind.

I instantly fell in love and that too with a phone.

I must admit that I had to spend a hell lot on you and your fancy screen gaurds, silicone cases and hard cases - batman, avengers and joker themed ones. But I don't regret any of it now.

Enough on money. Your value is much more than the bucks spent on you. You made my life easier. The android updates first came to you and I loved the various versions of KitKat. The tracking of the couriers and the packages came on Google now and it was something new for me. You tracked my activities like a possessive boyfriend and gave me suggestions on my likes. Be it the cricket and the football match schedules or the study suggestions for GMAT, you gave me a pretty good story/search on every topic I could think of without any substantial effort. You made me lazy and sometimes I wished I didn't have you. The sound quality was superb and I entrusted in you my music collection which was at a whopping 4.5GB. Your energy levels were always stable - read battery and I was happy with 36 hours of continuous function without any charging. I loved playing Gun Zombie hell and Clash of the Clans on you. And even after this much gaming, your energy levels were stable. The HDR+ mode in the camera delighted me and yes, I did show it off to people who didn't have you ( bad me, tut, tut). My daily walking time was recorded and i was given congratulations messages for completing an hour of walking a day. All my google accounts were clubbed and I became happier for the easiness in managing all my accounts.

"I am crazy, stupid and happy." Indeed I became a gone girl.

And then Lollipop came.

You became an altogether different phone. Though I totally loved the multiple user profiles in a single phone due to this new update, I  slowly fell out of love with you. Majority of the apps were misbehaving and to top it all, my customized ringtones became obsolete and I couldn't hear my phone ringing for a day or two. You refuse to get on the silent mode and the lowest possible volume was accompanied with the default vibratory mode. The flash stopped working with the camera and the good pictures only came in ample lighting. And the best part - battery. Your battery became way too mischievous - asking for chargers twice a day.   

still I held onto you. I gave you time. I wished that the new updates will straighten you up. But you refused to be parted with the charger for more than a day. And the flash continued to disappoint me.

And one fine morning, you fell from the safety of my hands to the cruel concrete and asphalt road where your screen got broken. Heartbroken I was. Yet the touchscreen was working fine with least time lag. I got the damaged screen replaced instead of buying a new phone.

Marshmallow, from which I had least expectation, revived you to an extent. The Do not disturb feature is amazing and is responsible for giving me sleep filled dozes and naps. The touch lag which came because of Lollipop vanished and you feel as good as a new phone.

But ohhhh dear, the poor battery.

You are nearly two years old and your battery requires charging every four hours. I have to be extra vigilant while traveling because you might get switched off any time and I don't want to feel helpless again. During the marshmallow update, you got stuck in the process and I had to perform a factory data reset which removed all my non backed up data(including the 4.5GB of music).

My whole day is spent in taking care of you. And I am tired of it. I can not keep caring for you like a new born baby. I have loved you and stood with you through all the android updates as well as the damages. But now I am exhausted.

I want to move on. I want to let go of you. I will tell your stories to my children and grandchildren (if I have them) and to whomsoever I meet. I will tell them that I had Nexus 5 which made me more tech savvy. I will tell them how you accompanied me on my journey on Zomato from a #1 to a #10 super foodie. I will them that how you gave excellent photos during my trip to Andaman, Dhaujh and Lucknow. I will buy a new phone with a better battery and a camera with flash.
You filled my lonely days and sleepless nights. 

I will miss you.

So stupid of me to write about you - a phone, a non conscious being.

"Stupid is, as stupid does." Gilderoy Lockhart says well in Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets.

Till then, bye for forever

Yours truly,

Your first owner,

Shreya