Google Nexus 5x and 6P • Hacker News Board

Re: Google Nexus 5x and 6P

#21

Post by Navarr » Tue, Sep 29, 2015, 5:40 PM UTC

I really need to see a comparison between 6P, Moto X Pure, and current 6.

Those are the phones I need to decide between. Current 6 only b/c it should get cheap and the Snapdragon 820 comes out next year, but I'm not sure I can wait a year with my aging Moto X 2013.

Re: Google Nexus 5x and 6P

#22

Post by quasse » Tue, Sep 29, 2015, 5:41 PM UTC

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 there or actually decreases dramatically as OS updates come out and Google's focus shifts.

Re: Google Nexus 5x and 6P

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Post by hn9780470248775 » Tue, Sep 29, 2015, 5:41 PM UTC

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.

Re: Google Nexus 5x and 6P

#24

Post by devbug » Tue, Sep 29, 2015, 5:41 PM UTC

washt wrote: post #14

I think I'll hold out for my 1 plus 2 invite.

I'm waiting too... but I'm getting rather antsy.

Re: Google Nexus 5x and 6P

#25

Post by AdmiralAsshat » Tue, Sep 29, 2015, 5:42 PM UTC

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.android.gs/android-m-feature-spotlight-sd-cards-c...

Re: Google Nexus 5x and 6P

#26

Post by bryanlarsen » Tue, Sep 29, 2015, 5:42 PM UTC

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 smaller than the device it's replacing.

Re: Google Nexus 5x and 6P

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Post by birdmanjeremy » Tue, Sep 29, 2015, 5:42 PM UTC

codemac wrote: post #19

huangc10 wrote: post #9

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Both 5X and 6P work with Project Fi.

I just checked the fi website and they don't mention it, and I see it nowhere mentioned on the device's pages either.. Where can I see this confirmed? Any references you can point me to? Thanks for you help :)