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Re: Google Nexus 5x and 6P

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Post by mattmaroon »

mkozlows wrote: post #200
shadeless wrote: post #84

As 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 c…

So the thing is, the Nexus 5 was a near-perfect phone (especially considering it was released two years ago), and it's totally reasonable to think it's still doing the job very well -- it is. But that's a fact about the N5, not the N5X/6P. I mean, what would you want from a new phone that would show up on a spec sheet? Faster? Check, both of these are. The 808/810 aren't gigantic generational leaps over the 800, but…

I love wireless charging, but my Nexus 6 has such horrible battery life, and charges so much faster wired, that I end up using a cable a few times a day. Especially in my car. I can pretty much only get away with using a Qi charger at bedtime. So to me the USB C is a big win.

Re: Google Nexus 5x and 6P

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Post by [deleted] »

mkozlows wrote: post #200
shadeless wrote: post #84

As 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 c…

So the thing is, the Nexus 5 was a near-perfect phone (especially considering it was released two years ago), and it's totally reasonable to think it's still doing the job very well -- it is. But that's a fact about the N5, not the N5X/6P. I mean, what would you want from a new phone that would show up on a spec sheet? Faster? Check, both of these are. The 808/810 aren't gigantic generational leaps over the 800, but…

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Re: Google Nexus 5x and 6P

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Post by bruceb »

morsch wrote: post #44

The price is fine -- in the US. The markup in Germany, and presumably the other EUR-countries, is enormous. The $380 Nexus 5X 16 GB will be sold (when? who knows) for 480 EUR. $380 at today's rates with the 20% VAT added on top is 405 EUR. Maybe I'm missing some massive import duties that go on top of the VAT. Too bad, I was looking forward to it.

The US price will be $380+ state/city sales tax which almost every state has. Add 5%-9.9% to that $380 price

Re: Google Nexus 5x and 6P

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Post by zurn »

sorenjan wrote: post #247
0xFFC wrote: post #232

Earlier quoted context omitted.

I haven't seen any official statement about nexus device update policy. Do you have any official reference ? p.s. People please stop claiming what you a fact. p.s. Being right about not getting update (n7 v1) dos not make your argument true.

> Nexus 4, Nexus 5, Nexus 6, Nexus 7, Nexus 9, and Nexus 10 devices get the latest version of Android directly from Google. These devices will receive Android version updates for at least two years from when the device first became available on the Google Store. > Nexus devices will also receive updates for security issues considered Critical for at least the following periods: > * Three years from when the device fi…

Yep. Notice how this phrasing does not say the listed models are currently being updated, just says how support length is calculated. Nexus 7 (2012) Stagerfright update is just missing without specific un-announcement, but it fits the schedule. It was sold till early 2013, 18 months from that... See threads on XDA etc for discussion on its absence.

Re: Google Nexus 5x and 6P

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Post by fizzbatter »

Navarr wrote: post #151
crypteasy wrote: post #122

Earlier quoted context omitted.

I was looking at the same phones as you a few weeks ago, then the Nexus 6 price dropped to $350 on Amazon and I quickly jumped on it. Pretty solid phone for the price.

That's what's making me consider it. The Nexus 6 is a solid phone (my wife has it), it has wireless charging, a good camera, the Nexus brand - everything I want. It's just no longer "top of the line." It'll have Marshmallow, so if it's cheap enough.. it's worth getting it and waiting for the 820 and hopefully new top of the line phones from Motorola and Google next year making use of them.

I actually just bought the Nexus 6 (moments ago) thanks to the above poster for mentioning the price drop. It is going to replace my N5.

Personally, i don't care about the "top of the line issue" in this case. As it stands, i absolutely love my N5. It is every bit the phone i want, and need. Price point is, of course, a huge part of it. Is it a $700 phone? Probably not. But my value of it is far higher than retail price ($250).

So i guess what i'm saying is, because i love my N5 so much, i don't "need" better. The N5X just feels like the same (but a bit better) phone, and since my N5 is still operating great, i have no need for it. On the flipside, the N6P is a bit too spendy for it's (personal) value. The Amazon price of the N6 on the otherhand, definitely raises the value bar, for me.

Quality with lower price points (N5 land) just makes me a really happy customer, totally willing to spend the coin.

Re: Google Nexus 5x and 6P

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Post by rsync »

yoavm wrote: post #228
rsync wrote: post #225

I am finally in the market for a new mobile phone - my trusty MOTO FONE (F3)[1] finally died after three years. One of my absolute no-compromise feature needs is removable media ... an SD card slot that can accept the new 128 GB cards. This is because my current music collection is 68 GB in size and carrying the entire collection is one of my use-cases. But ... I also want a non-crapware, pure android phone, and the…

Wait, you had some kind of special edition of the Fone that had 128GB ?

The requirement to hold all of my music is as I make the switch to a smartphone. My dumbphone requirements were just redial and alarm clock.

Re: Google Nexus 5x and 6P

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Post by dpark »

rsync wrote: post #217
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?

Exactly. In 2015, even the small phones are huge. I cannot believe there is not a (huge) market for small, portable phones that you could put in your pocket without altering the way you sit.

Maybe stop sitting on your phone? I've got a nexus 6 in my front pocket and it doesn't affect the way I sit.

There isn't a huge market for small portable phones because most people shelling out $500+ for a smart phone want to actually use it as a smart phone. They play games, watch shows and movies, read full novels, and browse the web. These are all experiences that are enhanced by having a larger screen. My wife upgraded to the iPhone 6s from her old phone (5s maybe?) and one of the first things she said about it was that the screen was small, despite it being considerably larger than her old phone.

I cannot understand how the "I want a small phone" crowd don't realize that they are in the minority.

Re: Google Nexus 5x and 6P

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Post by dublinben »

mattmaroon wrote: post #251
mkozlows wrote: post #200

Earlier quoted context omitted.

So the thing is, the Nexus 5 was a near-perfect phone (especially considering it was released two years ago), and it's totally reasonable to think it's still doing the job very well -- it is. But that's a fact about the N5, not the N5X/6P. I mean, what would you want from a new phone that would show up on a spec sheet? Faster? Check, both of these are. The 808/810 aren't gigantic generational leaps over the 800, but…

I love wireless charging, but my Nexus 6 has such horrible battery life, and charges so much faster wired, that I end up using a cable a few times a day. Especially in my car. I can pretty much only get away with using a Qi charger at bedtime. So to me the USB C is a big win.

How do you use your phone, that you get less than a single day's battery life from the current Nexus 6? I can easily get 1-2 days use out of mine.
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