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Re: Google Nexus 5x and 6P

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Post by jjcm »

AdmiralAsshat wrote: post #25

Why did Google bother with all of that work to fix SD storage in Android M[0] if they're still not going to put an SD card in their Nexus phones!?! I was holding out hope that I would finally have a reason to buy a Nexus phone with the 5X or 6P, but now that we have the final spec sheet, I think I'm going to just grab an HTC One M9 or something. The lack of expandable storage really kills it for me. [0] http://www.an…

Serious question - do you really use more than 128GB on your phone? If so, at what point would internal storage be good enough for you to not require extendable storage?

Re: Google Nexus 5x and 6P

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Post by Someone1234 »

I have the Z3 which is also 5.2" and has a 3100 mAh battery compared to the 2700 mAh battery in this. And seemingly that costs you no thickness as the Z3 is actually slightly thinner (7.3 mm vs 7.9 mm for this). They're both 1920 x 1080 LCD at 423 ppi.

In my experience 3000 mAh at 5.2" is the sweet spot, as below that you might rarely run out of juice under heavy usage. Above that no matter how heavy your usage is you'll get that whole day (and multiple days under light load).

You can buy an unlocked Sony Z3 for $400 right now (32 GB storage).

Re: Google Nexus 5x and 6P

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Post by dantillberg »

hn9780470248775 wrote: post #23
dantillberg wrote: post #20

And unsurprisingly, it's half a foot tall (159mm, or 6.2 inches). My hands continue to cry. Is it what the future holds, that we should eventually hold mainframes up to our heads?

https://store.google.com/product/nexus_5x is a bit smaller.

Sure, the 5X is smaller, but at 5.8 inches (147mm) it's still bigger than my nexus 5, which clocks in at an already-hefty 5.4 inches (138mm).

Re: Google Nexus 5x and 6P

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Post by cheeze »

dantillberg wrote: post #20

And unsurprisingly, it's half a foot tall (159mm, or 6.2 inches). My hands continue to cry. Is it what the future holds, that we should eventually hold mainframes up to our heads?

It's almost like a phone with a 6 inch screen is going to be big!

Re: Google Nexus 5x and 6P

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Post by georgefrick »

quasse wrote: post #22

The price is certainly right, but I really don't feel like the specs are any kind of leap that makes me want to upgrade from my Nexus 5. Hexa-core is neat, but honestly I'd rather have software polish that meant rotating my phone while using the camera in video mode didn't mean some probability of a system reboot. Unfortunately my experience with both the Nexus 4 and 5 is that the stability is either never quite ther…

Yes. With only 32GB, the "Use the cloud, Luke" is a bit pushy. The only thing selling me is the desire to get the USB Type C.

I've experienced what you are talking about, every time I get an OTA for the Nexus 5; the performance seems to degrade dramatically.

We're looking at spending $400 every 2 years to stay every other gen Nexus? That isn't horrible (55 cents a day or so). But if we pay for services to avoid storage on the phone, the cost rises.

Nothing about the CPU/Etc makes me think it's time for an upgrade.

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