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Only partially. OIS is still useful for video stabilization. Bigger pixels won't help there.
DxOMark has already ranked the Nexus 6P as 2nd best behind the S6 Edge. http://www.dxomark.com/Mobiles
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…
The placement of the fingerprint reader on the back of the phone strikes me as a bit odd. I get that they had to not copy iPhone placement, but this means you have to pickup the phone to unlock it, as opposed to just touch it. Wonder how phone cases are going to handle that placement.
Why is it odd? That's where your fingers are - the back of the phone when holding it.
Seems like a PITA.
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They announced $399 for the 16GB and $429 for the 32GB.
$379, not $399. There's an optional $69 2-year protection plan, which would cost $99 from SquareTrade. It also comes with a $50 Play Store credit. If you would've spent the money on the warranty and Play Store anyway, that makes it a $300 phone.
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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…
Interestingly my problems with it are exactly three things that aren't addressed in the new models: 1. The wireless charging, while seemingly a small thing, was to me a huge improvement in my experience of using the phone. The fact that I can sit down at my desk, plop the phone down, and it'll just work, and when I get up to leave I can just pull it off my desk. Removing the USB cable interaction made the phone a muc…
Nexus phones never had an SD card unless you count the Nexus One. The Nexus One really needed it though, since it only had 512MB of storage. Every phone since has had enough it isn't a huge deal.
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> I wonder what's coming next. 240Hz refresh rates? Don't give Samsung new ideas for spec boasting.
I'd be more than fine with investments into high refresh rate screens, a true 240Hz desktop monitor wouldn't be spec boasting it would be the dream.
My phone recently died and i'm in market for a new phone. The 5X looks like a decent one.
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I agree that it's not a great idea, but I assume it has something to do with the abnormally high current that it can provide.
That's a bad assumption and doesn't make any sense.
I'd love to hear what the reason is for not offering a detachable cable ("I don't know why they wouldn't offer a detachable cable" being a completely fair answer).
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You kidding right? Maybe your have the art of taking photos with that phone down or something but pictures I take with it always seems to washed out compared to my Moto X(another bad one)
This one looks alright to me, and didn't get any comments that it was taken with a "potato": https://m.imgur.com/wzMqO8p
It's only been a few years since CBS/60 Minutes went on a veritable crusade[0][1] against Huawei, alleging security and espionage concerns.
However, it's been confirmed since that the modus operandi of Western intelligence has been to simply to own everything in the telecommunications sector[2][3], so it's not a large leap of logic to imagine they probably have copies of every single IC schematic and piece of software that goes into a Huawei product anyways.
By that logic, a sound conclusion might be that the 6P renders you no more or less vulnerable to Western intelligence, but perhaps far more vulnerable to Chinese intelligence?
This might not be a concern for the average user, though it's something to consider for anyone high-profile or powerful. Of course, doing anything sensitive on your smartphone is generally not a good idea to begin with, but not everyone is tech savvy (or careful). Besides, if a phone is compromised, its owner can still be tracked and recorded against their will anyways.
[0] http://www.cbsnews.com/news/huawei-probed-for-security-espio...
[1] http://www.cbsnews.com/videos/update-on-huawei/
[2] http://www.theguardian.com/world/2014/mar/22/nsa-huawei-chin...
[3] http://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2015/feb/19/nsa-gchq-sim-...