In terms of the software, the Nexus phones are some of the best I've ever had, because they don't mess around with Android to try and 'improve' it, and because they get regular, timely upgrades. My Nexus 4 is still going strong several years after I got it. I'm tempted by the 5x, though I wish it were a bit smaller.
Google Nexus 5x and 6P
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Re: Google Nexus 5x and 6P
#82The 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 stora…
Honestly the cloud push doesn't bother me, although I'd suspect I don't go about it the way Google wants.
I host my own Subsonic media server which means that I can just set a cache size in Android (5GB right now) and let it automatically download my media as I consume it and push old stuff out of the cache.
Combined with Dropbox camera uploads I generally don't use much more than 10GB of storage on my phone.
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#83Earlier quoted context omitted.
128 GB would be enough, but I resent having to pay an extra $150 for it as internal storage when I can find a 128gb memory card for about $60 on Amazon.
The internal memory is much faster than SD cards, and potentially more reliable. I think Google and Samsung have decided to ditch sd cards to prevent the user having a shitty experience. Also, Google is offering 128GB, which is pretty decent. And their pricing is much less than Samsung's for 64gb vs 32gb.
How fast is internal storage?
When has an SD card failed before every other part of the phone, including USB port and screen?
Re: Google Nexus 5x and 6P
#84As an owner of Nexus 5 I must say I'm a bit disappointed with this announcement. I was looking forwards to upgrading my almost two year old phone to Nexus 5x, but there doesn't seem to be a good reason unless Nexus 5 stops getting new Android updates.
They have the same resolution, same amount of memory, same amount of storage. I don't shoot video, and I probably won't use fingerprint reader - but I do use wireless charging every day.
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#85Successor to best Nexus phone ever. The LG Nexus 5.
Best besides the horrendous battery life. Absolutely abysmal. Doesn't look like this improves much.
Re: Google Nexus 5x and 6P
#86The 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…
A2DP Bluetooth on the Nexus 4 has degraded significantly since it's launch. The current iteration is pretty awful, having to reboot daily to avoid silence gaps, but it's world better than Kit Kat. I don't understand how they could get such an important feature so wrong.
I forgot about this but it truly is horrible. Mine somehow gets into a state that not only required rebooting my phone but also restarting my car stereo.
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#87Minor gripe: Who thought it was a good idea to make a charger with a permanent cable attached? https://store.google.com/product/usb_c_charger Also, does anyone have full specs? I don't see it anywhere.
Blackberry made one for their tablet. I picked up the charger for not much money on Amazon. I use it to charge my Android phone. It's a really nice charger with a long cable. It has enough output that Quickcharge likes it, too.
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#88Earlier quoted context omitted.
I'm waiting too... but I'm getting rather antsy.
A lot of people are saying that the oneplus one has unreliably hardware and buggy software. Reliability is much more important to me than saving a few bucks. I was planning on getting the Note 5 when the 64gb variant is available in Canada, but now I'm considering the 6P.
I had a OnePlus One, now my wife uses it and I watch with envy, holding the crap-phone that is a S6E. Would go back in an instant.
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#89Why 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…
Price? They would have to pay licensing fees for the technology.
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#90My biggest gripe with Nexus series has been the camera. None of the releases has made a quantum leap in terms of picture quality. I don't care about gimmickries like HDR, live photos, sphere etc., all I want is a $300 Point & Shoot quality. Something that won't make me feel guilty for using a camera phone for preserving spontaneous memories. Please Google :)
Samsung has done a great job with the S6, the others like G4 & Moto aren't far behind.