[magicalist]

> The blogspot fails to discuss why Samsung Galaxy S4/S5 HDR results are much better than my Nexus 5's

Well, $300 price difference can buy you a lot.

Now I get it. Comments like this one must be why Google felt pressured into making the next Nexus phone so much more expensive :P

[tracker1]

Probably has a bit to do with it... I, for one was really happy with a great mid-range option that was by far the best value in each release... still on my N4, and not sure what I'm going to get as an upgrade.

[magicalist]

Yep, I'm with you.

I'm more or less fine with the nexus 5's camera (usually if an event is important to capture with great quality, someone else has a better camera already there), so I'd much rather the nexuses stick to the price point than go up in quality for a disproportionately larger increase in price.

[post_break]

Galaxy S4 on stock rom photos look amazing. S4 on Google rom photos look like shit. It's in the software.

[higherpurpose]

Indeed. The pre-Lollipop stock camera software was crap. Now it seems much better. Also Samsung's phones, even the S5, seem to be crap in the low-light/dark, too. They only excel in good to medium lighting.