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Re: Google Nexus 5x and 6P

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Post by JustSomeNobody »

lars_francke wrote: post #129

I understand that I'm not the majority but I do not understand the big deal about cameras on smartphones. Yes, I take a few pics on the phone per year but that's it. Looking around with friends and family I see the same. Again: I understand that there are lots of people that really do take lots of pictures and videos but I can't help but think that lots of regular smartphone users are not as concerned about the camer…

I up voted you, not because I agree with you, but because I don't see anything controversial in your comment.

I think it's very possible that the use case for the people you are around most is as you say. This behavior is contrary to the majority of smart phone users, however.

Re: Google Nexus 5x and 6P

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Post by JimmaDaRustla »

oconnore wrote: post #119
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…

Why are you disappointed? It sounds like a device you bought a few years ago has a longer useful lifespan than you thought. You get to have a state of the art phone for less money when you own it longer. I wonder if devices will start to be built better, with more replaceable components as the rate of spec improvements in mobile devices slows down.

Mediocre phones today should be better than mediocre phones from two years ago.

Re: Google Nexus 5x and 6P

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Post by [deleted] »

tcdent wrote: post #130

Pretty insightful to compare this to Apple's recent release where they've introduced a brand-new input method, in addition to the usual spec-bump. Meanwhile, Google is still building phones that are trying to keep up with what are essentially PC hardware specs (memory, clock speed, etc). I'm amazed they think that protrusion for the camera is cool, too. There are obviously two very different mentalities inside these…

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Re: Google Nexus 5x and 6P

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Post by JimmaDaRustla »

thom_nic wrote: post #45

Minor 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.

Um...so you have a choice and lower price point?

Edit: The phone comes with both the charger you linked, and a type-c to type-c cable. No type-c to type-a cable however.

Re: Google Nexus 5x and 6P

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Post by aianus »

nine_k wrote: post #104
com2kid wrote: post #8

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Compared to couple of GBs Android phones came with just 3 or so years ago, 32GB is a lot. For anything except Video content (or the need for several months of offline music) 32GB is plenty.

I'd prefer my entire audio collection on the same device, not because I want to listen to several months of music without interruption, but to be able to choose that particular album or track that perfectly fits my mood now.

This is what Spotify is for.

Re: Google Nexus 5x and 6P

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Post by seanalltogether »

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…

The lack of wireless charging is a major drawback for me. I've come to really appreciate being able to drop my phone on the charging pad in landscape mode and have it launch the clock interface.

I don't see any official dock for the 5x so far, and most 3rd party ones won't support landscape.

Re: Google Nexus 5x and 6P

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Post by Sanddancer »

josu wrote: post #67
cheald wrote: post #18

Earlier quoted context omitted.

The metal body apparently precludes it.

Qualcomm Becomes First Company to Enable Wireless Charging for Mobile Devices with Metal Cases https://www.qualcomm.com/news/releases/2015/07/28/qualcomm-b...

The press release on that is only two months old. This phone was probably in or near final testing by then, and definitely laid out. Components like this usually take at least six months to start to flow into end devices, because of the lead time required for manufacturing complex devices.

Re: Google Nexus 5x and 6P

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Post by myko »

adamc wrote: post #171
oconnore wrote: post #119

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Why are you disappointed? It sounds like a device you bought a few years ago has a longer useful lifespan than you thought. You get to have a state of the art phone for less money when you own it longer. I wonder if devices will start to be built better, with more replaceable components as the rate of spec improvements in mobile devices slows down.

Not the OP (although I feel exactly the same), but I'm disappointed because the battery life on my Nexus 5 is going nowhere but down... but I am not going to buy a new phone with exactly the same RAM and storage (and no SD card slot). The features they have added I don't care about (fingerprint scanner, better camera). I may well buy a new phone, but there is zero chance it will be a 5x.

The Android M preview improved the battery life on my Nexus 5 considerably.

Re: Google Nexus 5x and 6P

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Post by kailuowang »

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…

Some other upgrades other than fingerprint reader and better camera

1. an always on sensor.

2. more powerful processors

3. larger battery

4. project Fi support

5. quick charge

Re: Google Nexus 5x and 6P

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Post by zurn »

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…

The useful life is limited by duration of security updates, if you care about such things. Google are strictly following their recently announced 18 month/3 year rule. Eg no Stagefright update to 5.1.1 for the Nexus 7 v1 even though it was just a few months previously updated to 5.1.1

This means you probably should only buy Nexus devices when they're new to market, unless you're happy with a 18 month lifespan for your device.

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