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[Nexus 5X General] graffixnyc:
A guy over on AC posted some thoughts.

http://forums.androidcentral.com/nexus-5x/595823-mine-has-just-been-delivered-4.html#post4756602

"Just had mine delivered a day early, too. Great stuff.

Here's some quick thoughts (hope OP doesn't mind a small hijack):

1. I got the black one - the material is soft to touch, but not in the same way the original N5 was. The N5 had a grippy kind of feel - this material feels more solid, but silky smooth to the touch. I like it. The edge material is the same as the rear material too.

2. The gap between the glass and frame seems a lot tighter this time - I'm hopeful that there won't be as much dirt finding its way into that area as with the N5, for those of us who don't use cases.

3. The dimensions are lovely. I've come from a Nexus 6 and this just feels so much nicer to hold. Slim and light are the words that fit best.

4. Nice to be back on an IPS too - I prefer the more muted colours. It is as good as the N5 screen. The increase to 5.2" doesn't have any impact on the sharpness as far as I can tell.

5. The buttons protrude a nice distance and have a good clicky feel to them. They don't feel as sharp around the edges as they did on the N5. Small amount of rattle if that sort of thing bothers you.

6. The Nexus logo is printed instead of being inlaid. The logo and fingerprint scanner ring are a dark grey (graphite?) colour.

7. The fingerprint scanner is fast and reliable. It gives a single vibration for a successful attempt and a double for a failed attempt. Just touch the scanner to activate the phone.

8. Camera opens quickly and the auto-focus seems reliable and rapid. Haven't got much more to say about the camera yet.

9. The OS feels slightly slower than 5.1.1 on the N6. Very smooth, but more delibrately paced, if that makes sense. I wonder if that's more Marshmallow than the hardware - particularly as this benchmarks in the same region as last year's N6.

10. Ambient display seems to work at least as well as my N6 - although it's early days still.

That's all I have for now. It's a good start though and exactly the phone I wanted last year."
[Nexus 5X General] graffixnyc:
Now that devices are shipping and people are getting them.. Post your observations about build quality :)
[Nexus 5X General] PhilipL:
Hi

Build quality seems good, nothing to report of a negative nature.

Regards

Phil
[Nexus 5X General] Alferboy:
About N5. I got mine ran over by a Kart. Broke the screen, replaced it. Months later happened something similar, this time the LCD even cracked (guess it was a fake spare). Just to give you an idea of the treatment.

Not one plastic crack!
[Nexus 5X General] 0.0:
Are the speaker grille things hard plastic? Is it durable? It looks like it can be easy to break if pressed or similar

edit: I am worried that it can be pushed in if it gets hit or it can pop off
[Nexus 5X General] perXway1:
This is the build quality thread...
[Nexus 5X General] bblzd:
Comparing to a new 5x I noticed the back plate on mine has a larger gap. It's my theory that as you unplug the Type C connector the first few times and it's extremely tight, it loosens the backplate slightly and then enters smoother afterwards.

However that may cause the backplate to creak a bit as it's been loosened.
[Nexus 5X General] Romanpower:
That is right in line with what I had happen with mine. Cable in about a few times and slapping it in the case mad the back plate very loose and squeaky and creaky all over. I got my replaced, but I sense this problem happening for a long while.

One person said they were thinking of opening it up and putting more double sided tape in side to help with it not doing that any more. I am interested to see how that works once 5X backs are on the market.
[Nexus 5X General] graffixnyc:
I'm going to be ordering a 2nd replacement this week. I can't stand the pink tint I have on the display..
[Nexus 5X General] NOSTALGIA:
the pink tint on low brightness is on nexus 6 2014 ... is this same issue as the 5x you are having?
[Nexus 5X General] samven582:
My screen is worst. It has a warmer top and a cooler bottom. Will also be ordering a replacement as well :(
[Nexus 5X General] DestroytheNexus:
Anyone have issues with the loose type C connection? The cable goes in way too easy and it takes no effort to pull it out. Same goes for the charger end.

EDIT: Never mind. Just had to push harder XD
[Nexus 5X General] davidnnn:
I'm on my second 5x, the original had a dead pixel and I noticed the screen was slightly yellow when I compared it to the new one. This one is working great so far, however some of the plastic around the sim tool hole was sticking out and sharp so I swapped the sim tray with my old one. The back plate has a weird inconsistent ridge around the edges which wasn't present on the old one. Another issue I had... my shure se215's were in the same pocket and the rubber logo on the headphone case imprinted itself onto the back of the new phone (I had already sent off the previous phone at this point). I've cleaned it several times and it's only slightly less visible. Lastly this thing picks up dust like no other, I carry it in my work pants and my jeans and the phone collects every particle and fiber. The dust and fibers gets stuck in between the screen and the frame, around the earpiece and speaker and around the back plate covering the camera. I'm trying to figure out which case is best because despite these issues I love the phone.
[Nexus 5X General] MotoFrost:
No real build quality issues on my Ice Blue. I just got it on Monday, so I guess we'll see how it holds up over time.

The front facing speaker is appreciated, though the quality is poor compared the S6 I am coming from. The backplate does not look perfectly aligned with the front, but you can only really notice by looking closely at the USB port. Buttons are not as nice as the OG N5 though I hardly ever use them thanks to the fingerprint reader. Screen looks fantastic. Camera is fantastic. I'll watch out for the backplate separating as my cable does fit very tight in the USB port.
[Nexus 5X General] br125:
I ended up with a stuck pixel in the middle of the screen after about a month. Talked to a Google rep for about ten minutes and had everything setup to get a new one. Hopefully it gets here this week. I had none of the other issues that have been reported so hopefully I get another good build without the pixel issue.

I forgot to ask the rep about what needs to go back, just the phone, or everything including the charger. Anyone gone through the warranty process yet that can confirm?
[Nexus 5X General] Alaris:
So does every phone have the high pitched vibration motor?
[Nexus 5X General] bblzd:
Yea. Working as intended.
[Nexus 5X General] Alaris:
So yours sounds like an atari game?
[Nexus 5X General] bubano:
Removed
[Nexus 5X General] jimv1983:
I have seen many LCD screens in my life(TVs, phones, laptops, computer monitors, etc) and not one of them until the Nexus 5X was totally free from any light bleed. I don't notice any on the Nexus 5X. Before this phone I didn't even think that was possible.
[Nexus 5X General] phositadc:
agreed. In many respects, the n5x screen is mediocre, but as far as light bleed goes it's one of the best LCD I've ever seen.
[Nexus 5X General] jimv1983:
Why mediocre? For an LCD it's excellent.
[Nexus 5X General] phositadc:
Lots of people with yellow screens, resolution not flagship level anymore, etc.
[Nexus 5X General] ethanfel:
you mean "not at the useless resolution tha all flaship adopt to look good in the commercial flyer" ?

Lots of people with yellow screen how so ? You mean because you read some complain on xda ? I own one that some people here called "yellow" well it's barely yellow and whiter than my ipad air. I didn't read everywhere in 2013 "ipad air screen is yellow"
[Nexus 5X General] phositadc:
Relax dude. This is not a flagship level display, period, and it's plainly not intended to be or even advertised as such. I'm not knocking it; it's perfectly fine.

My point was simply that it is amazingly great in terms of light bleed, far outclassing many devices with displays considered to be far superior.
[Nexus 5X General] raptir:
I've had two Nexus 5Xs now. I returned the first one and bought the second one because I was still in my return window when they dropped the price for Black Friday and they would not credit me the difference. The first one had no real issues. The screen had very good color balance and whites looked truly white. The second has been awful. First, the screen is very yellow throughout with a red tint at the top and bottom. I could live with the screen but it is a definite downgrade from the first one I had.

The major issue though is that it won't hold the SIM properly. When I first booted it up it got stuck on "Activating phone" and I had to reboot. When I did reboot, it said I had no SIM inserted. I remove and replaced the SIM and got through the setup process. But while I was installing apps the phone again said I had no SIM inserted. Rinse and repeat...
[Nexus 5X General] Alaris:
Did both of the Nexus 5x you had have a loud vibration motor? Almost like a beeping noise when typing?
[Nexus 5X General] berndblb:
Be careful with that cable! It's not built to USB C specs if it is showing rapid charge. The phone tries to pull 3 amps while the wall wart is rated to 1.8. It could get hot, short out...who knows.

Don't use that cable to connect to your PC's USB A port! That one is only good to 0.5 amp
[Nexus 5X General] raptir:
Yeah, and so does my wife's Nexus 6P. I always disable vibrate when typing though so it didn't bother me.
[Nexus 5X General] Alaris:
Ok thanks I got a 5x that is other wise perfect except for that vibrations but everyone is saying they have it no point in doing an RMA if they are all like this.
[Nexus 5X General] jimv1983:
Oh yeah, I forgot about the yellow screen some people are getting but from what I understand it's only a small percentage of people that are getting bad ones. As far as not having "flagship resolution" I think that is kind of a dumb argument. Not having "flagship resolution" would only make the Nexus 5X screen mediocre if that increased resolution actually made a noticeable difference which it doesn't. The Nexus 5X has a pixel density of 423ppi. A QHD screen at the same size would be 564ppi. The human eye can't tell the difference at that pixel density. Especially and the typical distance that most people use their phones.

As far as being "accurate" to the RGB standard the Nexus 5X actually does VERY well. I personally prefer the more life-like look of AMOLED but as far as LCD screens go the one on the Nexus 5X, assuming you didn't get one of the yellow ones(which are considered defective and will be replaced by Google), is nearly perfect.
[Nexus 5X General] blinkin:
Why do you mean he shouldn't be connecting it to the USB A port? If it's 0.5amp whereas the cable is 1.8 it will just charge at 0.5 rate? What's wrong with that?
[Nexus 5X General] RedMaio:
Because if it says "charging rapidly" with a legacy wall adapter, it will most likely be one of those bad cables that don't follow usb type-c specification, the phone will try to draw 3A from either the charger or the usb port... while the charger probably has an over current protection and will just brown out, the PC's usb is most at risk.
[Nexus 5X General] berndblb:
Exactly. Build to USB C specs the cable would have a resisitor that tells the phone it is not connected to a source capable of delivering 3 A and draw less power. Many cables available today either lack it or only have the 10kOhm resistor. USB C specs require a 50k Ohm resistor. This can be dangerous - spread the word.

Google engineer Benson called many manufacturers out on this. Read his Google+ :

https://plus.google.com/+BensonLeung/posts/JmcU4rA1csh

There you'll also find a link to a spreadsheet with cables/adapters tested by Benson and if they passed or failed the test.

Edit: There's also the app CheckR in the Play Store which you can use to test your cables. It's not perfect yet and sometimes at odds with Benson's results, but it gets better every day and is definitely better than just trusting the manufacturers advertising!
[Nexus 5X General] daver68:
I tried searching for this but couldn't find anything, so sorry if I'm repeating a previous question:

Does the headphone jack "click" when you plug something in?

My headphone jack is too smooth, it doesn't click or even have much tactile "bump" as I plug headphones or speaker cables into the jack. As well, the plugs don't go all the way in and all it takes is a very light tug for the plug to be yanked out entirely.

Is this the case for anybody else? Everything else about the phone is great, but literally the weight of the high gauge cable actually caused the plug to fall out of the jack.
[Nexus 5X General] jensvoss1:
You have to push it in with a little bit of violence.

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[Nexus 5X General] daver68:
With a prayer, some cursing, and more prayer, I pushed in the headphone plug with a LOT of force. Significantly more than I normally dare to. And there it was, that "click" of the plug setting in.

That is an insanely tight jack. I would call that somewhat poor build quality, only because it's not evident that you must really force the plug in so much. It's not actually bad quality, but that it's not a great idea to make it this way: how many other people like myself don't want to risk damaging the headphone jack with so much force?
[Nexus 5X General] blinkin:
Can't find that spreadsheet, do you have a direct link?

Ok google helped https://m.reddit.com/r/Nexus6P/comments/3robzo/google_spreadsheet_for_usbc_cables_with_benson/
[Nexus 5X General] mikeosu:
Mine kept falling out when I was just working out...It significantly degraded my opinion of the build quality until I read these posts...Now my headphones actually stay in lol

Yes you have to push relatively firmly, although I wouldn't say I feel like I'm about to break it due to the force though....You're either wanting to be super delicate or your's is tighter than normal IMO because I'd consider mine only needing a "firm" push.
[Nexus 5X General] daver68:
No, mine really needed an amount of force that was a bit frightening.

A proper firm push wasn't enough, the required force was so much that when it did "click" in to place, my entire right hand slipped off the headphone plug causing me to hit my phone and drop it on the table. Phone was very firmly gripped in my left hand, headphone plug in my right.
[Nexus 5X General] mikeosu:
Yeah that definitely sounds a lot harder than mine...
[Nexus 5X General] joeyl:
mine had to go in with a violent push also. Now it has somewhat loosened a tiny but, which I consider good!

---------- Post added at 01:29 PM ---------- Previous post was at 01:24 PM ----------

the back plate is Squeaksville though, holding the phone and using it, the back squeaks continuously and sounds like the wooden floors in my house. I will wait until replacement back plates are available and then open it to put some tape in there. Double-sided so that the back of the plate sticks to the battery or the frame
[Nexus 5X General] Azurael:
http://www.anandtech.com/show/9742/the-google-nexus-5x-review/2

Like my eyes, this review, written by people with test equipment I'm assuming you don't have, seems to imply that it's perfectly competitive with flagship LCD devices in key metrics like contrast, colour accuracy and brightness.

But you obviously know better...
[Nexus 5X General] jbdan:
Yup this display is excellent
[Nexus 5X General] phositadc:
Resolution? Yellowing problems? I'm not saying it's not good for what it is. But compared to the top level displays, this simply is not one of them.

Wait, let me rephrase that so I don't get any more pushback from fanboys: IN MY OPINION, this is not one of them.

If I wanted a top display I'd be looking quad hd amoled, not 1080p yellow LCD.

Besides, I repeat my original point: this display is particularly great in one regard: light bleed. I wasn't even insulting the display--I was complimenting it--and for days people rush to defend it. Relax.
[Nexus 5X General] samven582:
AMOLED is VERY overrated. LCD is a more mature tech, and at this moment a lot better than AMOLED IMO. The only thing the latter has going for it is deep blacks and better contrast
[Nexus 5X General] Azurael:
I'm sad I didn't take a photo of the S6 edge I was playing with in a shop the other day - it's funny that Samsung leave the words 'Samsung Galaxy S6 Edge' in huge print on the screen for most of the demo loop if they're trying to demonstrate the longevity of AMOLED displays.

As for the screen looking yellow - yes. It does, if you're comparing it to other phones! Most screens on consumer devices and crappy monitors are calibrated closer to 7000k than 6500k out of the box. If it looks yellower than the screen on a recent high end DSLR or calibrated monitor or even an Apple device then there's probably something wrong with yours. Mine is about the same colour temperature as my monitor and camera displays.

And if you think 1440p displays should be part of the spec sheet on a sub-6" device, you're part of the problem leading manufacturers to pander to stupid specs like that. I'd rather have a less stressed SoC, better battery life and a brighter display. You need a magnifying glass to see the difference. Is that really how you use your phone?!
[Nexus 5X General] EeZeEpEe:
I would love an AMOLED screen with the colors of an LCD screen like the 5X. I do miss the deep blacks especially for ambient display and my car app at night.
[Nexus 5X General] blinkin:
Love the screen, much more natural to my eyes!
[Nexus 5X General] jamiethekiller:
This creaking is driving me insane
[Nexus 5X General] bobby janow:
Get a replacement or return it for something else. Complaining to us accomplishes nothing for you.
[Nexus 5X General] qwerty12601:
So...how is it overrated? Deeper blacks, better contrast, better energy efficiency. It's the perfect tech for mobile devices. Most people prefer the look of an Amoled display over an LCD. So what makes LCD superior?
[Nexus 5X General] samven582:
Unformity is what make LCD superior to AMOLED
[Nexus 5X General] qwerty12601:
What do you mean? What's not uniform about amoled?
[Nexus 5X General] jbdan:
I think he meant by saying amoled is overrated, is that amoled has the "wow factor" to human eyes, especially when seeing it for the first time. The colors are punchy, the blacks are the best in the business, color accuracy is almost always tuned to blue shift as that is what we are most drawn to, and the viewing angles CAN be really good albeit with a "color shift".

But to a discerning eye (photography enthusiasts, videophiles, ya know the OCD type) amoleds look dirty (dirty screen effect), colors are too saturated therefore not realistic, displaying all white devours the battery, and the biggest con, image retention or even worse burn-in. Also, LCDs just feel easier on the eyes.

I love amoled tech and I know it is the future, but it's not there yet IMO. It is really good on the GS6 (have one) and on LG's new HDTV sets. Samsung is boss on what they've done mobile display wise. This is just my opinion
[Nexus 5X General] qwerty12601:
Of course everyone is entitled to their opinion. I'm just curious as to what makes LCD superior. For the select few who prefer natural, more realistic color reproduction I understand. But when AMOLED has so much more going for it I just get curious why someone believes LCD I'd superior.
[Nexus 5X General] samven582:
have you seen the 6p thread?

http://xdaforums.com/nexus-6p/help/slight-pink-hue-t3235093
[Nexus 5X General] qwerty12601:
Have you seen the 5x thread?
[Nexus 5X General] samven582:
Yes i have. interms of unformity, the screen is much better then 6p. Of course theres going to be expection to the rule
[Nexus 5X General] qwerty12601:
The 5x thread is littered with displays ranging from yellow, to pink (which my first one was), to half whit half yellow. I'd venture to say the display issues are just as prevalent in the 5x as the 6p.

But that doesn't justify generalizing the whole AMOLED technology with problems from a single device that's using it.
[Nexus 5X General] samven582:
I'm sorry but I have to disagree withyou. I'm not generalizing at all. Its well know every AMOLED device has the pink hue issues.
[Nexus 5X General] qwerty12601:
My Moto X has nothing even remotely close to a pink hue issue. My nexus 6 has no pink hue issue either. The droid Turbo 2 in my possession has no pink hue either. Care to explain?
[Nexus 5X General] samven582:
Well there are many post here on XDA that disagree with you. What causes the pink hue? I haven't the slight clue. Thats somthing you have to ask Samsung
[Nexus 5X General] qwerty12601:
There's many posts complaining about a million things on various devices. None generalize a whole technology. That's your basis for lack of uniformity on AMOLED?

I'm not trying to start a pissing match, just trying to find out a valid reason that you have for LCD being a superior technology to AMOLED. Your only response is uniformity. There's no backing to that. My AMOLED devices are all the same. Not a single one has any pink hue. So if they don't, then where does LCD trump AMOLED?
[Nexus 5X General] samven582:
Please search XDA. There are plenty of post about the pink hue issue on AMOLED devices
[Nexus 5X General] qwerty12601:
I don't need to search. If you search "LCD problems" you'll find a thousand threads. Contrast issues, washed out screens, yellow displays.

There is nothing that makes LCD a better technology than AMOLED. Everybody is moving to it. Televisions are all going OLED. it's clearly a better technology in terms of display look and efficiency. If Samsung and apple hadn't been in world war 3, apple would have been using AMOLED by now..
[Nexus 5X General] samven582:
And I agree with you. yes its the future but at the present moment its not due to many issues AMOLED suffers from. Like the pink hue issue
[Nexus 5X General] qwerty12601:
It's not what? Lol. I'm sorry, I'm not going to play ping pong here. I just wanted to know if you had a legitimate point ad to why LCD was better than AMOLED. I got my answer.
[Nexus 5X General] samven582:
I did but you are not seeing the point because you are AMOLED fanboy. We can contine through PM if you like
[Nexus 5X General] qwerty12601:
So because I think AMOLED is better, I'm an AMOLED fanboy? So that makes you an LCD fanboy, correct?

You didn't give me a reason. You said "uniformity". Then you said they all have pink hues. I told you they don't all have pink hues. But let's say they ALL have pink hues. lCDs ALL have bad contrast. So what's the the next rung of the ladder to use?
[Nexus 5X General] Fragnatic_89:
It's all down to personal preference and usage.

Fanboys or not, so be it! ;)

For me, I like mine to be colour accurate since I do photo/video/graphic work professionally (though not so much on my phone)

The warm tone / yellowish screen of the 5X irks me a little It looks different from my calibrated computer monitor. :rolleyes:
[Nexus 5X General] jbdan:
LCD is better for me. There are people in both camps, it really does come down to personal preference. I've owned an amoled phone from each generation

Really derailing this one lets bring it back to the build
[Nexus 5X General] occtec:
Is anyone having issues with the touch screen. Mine doesn't seem to respond to the first touch all the time sometimes I have to tap the screen a few times to get whatever I'm trying to select to respond.
[Nexus 5X General] br125:
I have to disagree. I think that it's more than a select few that want realistic color reproduction and I believe that the manufacturers want the amoleds to be more realistic, but it's just not there quite yet. Once they get that figured out, I believe all phones will move to amoled. For now, I'll take the better calibrated LCD over the amoled. My last 4 or 5 phones were amoled, I'm glad to have made the switch.
[Nexus 5X General] blinkin:
Totally agree