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[Nexus 5X General] EeZeEpEe:
Installing the G4 camera app on the Nexus 5 isn't going magically make it as good as the 5X.
[Nexus 5X General] 903tex:
Just bought this phone today for 200 a 32gb white in mint condition at a store. For the price I feel like this is exactly what I was looking for. Nexus 6p while better in a internal sense, I wanted something more one hand use and the 5x is very capable for the couple hours I've had it device.
[Nexus 5X General] jasonbiggs:
Sorry, $250.
[Nexus 5X General] Sn0w0nS:
I agree about the sound quality, it sucks.

But I think everything else is ok.

I had the nexus 6 and that one also lagged in the beginning, but got fixed after some bug fixes.

This topic is fairly old, and I've got the nexus 5x for only two weeks. I don't experience lag most of the time.

I do experience lag when using it while charging. That's because the phone gets hot.

I have compared it with my old nexus 5 and I notice much better performance on my nexus 5x.

I do really like this phone, and I hope that your experience with it has gotten better after some updates. :)
[Nexus 5X General] sfhub:
Your experience while charging might be related to defective "noisy" chargers that got sent out with early 5x packages.

https://productforums.google.com/forum/#!msg/nexus/-rSxrBUMKr0/ao-N4Y6nAgAJ

Basically due to excessive noise, the touchscreen could not filter out, and the behavior appeared to be choppy or laggy. The phone itself wasn't lagging, rather your touchscreen input data wasn't getting to the OS.

You might want to try a different charger to see if your problem goes away.
[Nexus 5X General] Sn0w0nS:
Thanks. I'll have a look at that!
[Nexus 5X General] whmaurer:
So, I officially hate this phone.

- A couple of months ago, my earpiece stopped working so I couldn't use this for phone calls without headphones or using speaker. Bought a replacement part online and installed, so I can hear a little, but not as well as before. Stock volume levels are also ridiculously low.

- Performance is still generally garbage. I can't listen to podcasts on Pocket Casts, run GPS via Maps or Waze, and fire up Two Dots at the same time without the phone heating up and throttling like crazy.

- Camera still weirdly slow to activate, heats up phone (causing lag), with occasional crashes

- Noticed that my camera lens is cracked; didn't affect photos for now, but matter of time before it spreads.

- Battery performance is miserable.

- Installed Pokemon Go so my son could play with it when we were on vacation, got nothing but lag and crashes until I turned off AR mode (which points back to the lousy/laggy camera). Ran just fine on my wife's iPhone 6S.

I was hoping to get 2 years out of this phone, but that's just not gonna happen. I've been watching the Pixel phone news eagerly, hoping that Google gets its smaller phone right this year.
[Nexus 5X General] bobby janow:
Sure you are.
[Nexus 5X General] whmaurer:
Good post!
[Nexus 5X General] Jammol:
You can't blame him. You're complaining about a budget device. You literally just compared a 6S to the 5X. Kind of a bad comparison considering the categories of devices.

My wife has a 5x, runs pretty good in fact. We have had no issues with it. Next time you buy a Nexus, get it from Google by all means. They would have swapped that thing out already for you.
[Nexus 5X General] t1nk:
So it sounds like you phone is just defective I would return it and get a new one instead of trying to fix it your self.
[Nexus 5X General] whmaurer:
Sure I can blame him. He's a troll, you just happen to agree with him.

I don't want to re-litigate the pros and cons of this device, our whether a $400+ phone is a "budget" phone. It's certainly possible that I got a faulty device. Many people got them, apparently.

Given my experience with this phone, I'd be skeptical of another inexpensive Nexus phone from Google/LG. Thankfully, it sounds like Google is positioning the Pixel as a truly premium phone. I don't need the premium exterior or aesthetics, but I guess I do need premium performance (which apparently includes not overheating when running 3 apps at once).
[Nexus 5X General] keturidu:
Bought device 5 months ago for 250€ from local retailer. Never used Nexus devices before. Totally happy and satisfied with what i got. Wife bought herself another one after a few days i did. Also happy as f$&k with the purchase. Before that she used Xperia z3 compact and that phone has one of the worst camera's i've ever seen. Quality of lg 5x photoa is totaly satisfying for the price i paid. Screen is working superb (brightness could be better, but please take on your mind the price i paid), camera is really good, phone feels good in your hand, i had no glitches with it's speed, used to play pokemon go from the very beta version - no lag at all, everything's working smooth and glide.

i knew before buing, that battery with 2400 of something won't last long, don't understand why people blame for that. yes, the battery typically won't last for two days. buy a cable and a power bank. that would cost additional 20 euro.

phone is made with quality. i dropped it two times on the solid ground with no damage at all. not a scratch.
[Nexus 5X General] bobby janow:
Now this is a great post, well thought out, no silly ranting about officially anything, to the point and extremely accurate. I totally agree with the battery analysis. It's the reason I'd probably go with the larger one of the Marlin if I can scrounge up that kind of money. Thanks for putting this to bed for another couple of months. And you didn't even compare it to your wife's iPhone! Nice job sir.

---------- Post added at 06:59 AM ---------- Previous post was at 06:56 AM ----------

Takes one to know one.

Edit: I'm just teasing with ya, [MENTION=6018997]whmaurer[/MENTION] . I know you've had a bad experience since around February or so but you really should have returned it or gotten a replacement. To take the thing apart and replace an earpiece is not for the faint of heart and you might have damaged the internal workings during that procedure. I'd wait until there are some reviews on the Pixel / XL and then decide. But if you do buy it and are not happy, then return it quickly. (I think you have like 14 days or something with free shipping back) Or get an iPhone 6S. Both my kids have one and they absolutely love them. No lag, great battery, integrated apps with the iComputers. But you really need to let this one go for your own sake if nothing else. Getting upset like that is never a good thing.
[Nexus 5X General] Zwulf:
Coming from an Sony Xperia Z3 Compact I can say I am perfectly satisfied. I totally agree with [MENTION=4628025]keturidu[/MENTION]. :)

As I am using a case for every smartphone I owned yet it doesn't matter a bit to me how it looks or feels in hand. I just don't want it to get damaged or scratched (I wonder why anybody is using such an expensive device without any case or cover at all)

The sound quality regarding calls is WAY better than on the Z3C, no complaints. Sound quality for playing music is not as good, but it's quite okay. V4A improves it a lot so all righty then. ;)

Screen is great, I didn't use fingerprint (and won't ever) so can't say anything about that.

Battery life with CM13, Franco kernel, tuned governor and Greenify is quite good, almost as good as on the Z3C (don't use the phone for gaming though).

There is not one single stutter I found yet (using Nova Launcher Prime). I really can't understand why this is so much of a problem. Maybe it's just stock firmware - but guess what was the main reason for me to buy a Nexus... not being forced to use stock but to be able to customize ROM and kernel. Not like on ****ty Sony crap (Open device program... rofl... what a bad joke).

Last thing and a very important one for me is the camera quality which is just amazing! What a huge improvement to Sony (they just don't get to implement their own cameras well).

Conclusion:

Speedy phone - no lags, stuttering or anything annoying. Awesome camera, good phone quality, good battery, good screen. All in all the best device I owned yet. I really cannot understand the bad review.

Below have a look on the camera quality on CM13 with unlocked bootloader (which was just trash even with Sony stock fw).
[Nexus 5X General] xeslaro:
Hugely satisfied with mine.

The camera alone blows the competition out the water, at its price point and then some. 1.55um pixel size on the largest phone-camera sensor renders low-light photos mighty fine. At 250us brand new, can't beat it.

OP, sorry, you received a dud.
[Nexus 5X General] Calvin Hogg:
No idea why, but I'm also somewhat disappointed with the Nexus 5X. I also previously used the Nexus 5, and as far as I'm aware, the only improvements are better cameras, fingerprint sensor and official Android 7.0 support.

Also, maybe it has something to do with it not being the best Nexus device on the market that year, unlike the Nexus 5.

I'm considering selling it after only a month.
[Nexus 5X General] ts-apps:
Can I join the club of disappointed Nexus 5X owner?

It's a great device for the current price but the initial price they where asking for (especially here in Europe) was way to high. Let's just hope the new Google Pixel offers something worth an upgrade.
[Nexus 5X General] Jammol:
You basically bought a new Nexus 5 after owning one for a long time. I would be disappointed too. That would like me buying another Nexus 6P when the Pixel phones come out.

Not to mark down your disappointment, but buying a device you already think is too expensive drove the first nail in the coffin. I often do that with video games or high tech stuff like TVs. I always end up with the "i could have gotten the same thing for way less from the other guys!"
[Nexus 5X General] ts-apps:
Fully agree, but there aren't any alternatives if you want to get your hands on the latest Android version to test your apps.
[Nexus 5X General] Jammol:
I don't think you want the latest Android version at this point, lol. Apparently the 6P just sucks really bad on N.
[Nexus 5X General] trsix:
I have a nexus 5. been waiting to see the pixel.

I bought a 5x from mobilepros a month ago , sale price $199. for my wife. She's happy with it coming from a HTC Evo 4g lte.

Almost bought 2, 1 for myself. Glad i didn;t.

My 5 is rooted and custom rom'd the 5x isn't and won't be.

The 5 just seems a little quicker and smoother.

And the bezels on the 5x are way too large.

Just my opinion.
[Nexus 5X General] Calvin Hogg:
Just upgraded to a Nexus 6P. Definitely worth it. The higher resolution, bigger screen size, better design, more RAM and faster processor are just the main reasons.

It's funny to think that at the start of this year I was using a Nexus 4.
[Nexus 5X General] gnome_mo:
I couldn't agree more with everything you just said. I've had both Nexus 4 and 5 before 5x, both bought used, and unfortunately, they both had some hardware issues which made them not worth the repair cost, so I bite the bullet and bought 5x. What a disappointment! I can guarantee that both 4 and 5 worked better, smoother, just about everything was better for me except the battery. Especially Nexus 4, it felt "not cheap" compared to last two.
[Nexus 5X General] EeZeEpEe:
I used to partially agree with this thread until my original release 5X got replaced last week when it started an endless bootloop. I'll just copy and paste my impressions of my replacement:

So after a good 3 days [Now 5] of use, I can say my original release day 5X probably did have some kind of defect. It's amazing how much smoother my replacement has been and I haven't changed my apps or usage. There are times of delay and lag here and there but not to the point where it wasn't usable like unscrollable web pages or non-responsive back, home, recent apps buttons like my old phone. Eventually it will catch up and things go back to working smoothly without the need to restart the phone. I should've requested a replacement months ago! I just didn't believe people when they said it was defective and I don't realize how easy and quick it was to get a replacement. Oh well.
[Nexus 5X General] fanta110:
Replacement build date?
[Nexus 5X General] EeZeEpEe:
It's that on the box? Forgot where that info is found.
[Nexus 5X General] fanta110:
Serial number first three digits or you can decode your imei on the internet.
[Nexus 5X General] EeZeEpEe:
The first three digits of the serial is 00a.
[Nexus 5X General] fanta110:
Well I meant on the box S/N, mine starts with 510 so its made in October 2015
[Nexus 5X General] EeZeEpEe:
Oh. 510 as well. Man I wish I knew what my first one had then.
[Nexus 5X General] bblzd:
Could be the same, 510 is the most common and still sold from Google Fi today.

As much as people always try and find one, there was no "bad batch" that can be narrowed down to one month of manufacturer.
[Nexus 5X General] mgeorgatos:
Anyone else feel like it's too big? I'm tired of having to get used to a slightly bigger phone. Eventually I'll be up to the Nexus 6p size.
[Nexus 5X General] hachamacha:
That's my show-stopping criteria ;;) . I've had (and have right now) what I consider to be the biggest usable phone that is in the candy bar format that I almost like and that one is a pain to carry around. It's a Moto X 2013 (DE). Good thing it's still working perfectly because I'm keeping it until someone comes up with a decent phone that is smaller than mine.

The dimensions of the 5x seem huge to me. When I see people with IPhone 6 pluses , I feel like they're hauling around a banner like those planes tow along a beach or a drive-in movie theater screen. The other side of this that eats at me is that I'd like to mess around with this phone, do some development, (because it's a nexus), but I know I'd never take it outside the house or work.

I think my favorite form factors were all flip-phones, but in the realm of smartphones, I think my fave was the HTC incredible (which wasn't that incredible) which was amazingly small and light. The xt1060 ain't bad, but I find myself leaving it at home lots of the time so I don't have to think about it digging a hole in my pocket. Unlike the title of this thread (hugely dis.. ) , I'm not at all disappointed by what I've read here and would get one in a flash if it was a match size-wise for my xt1060, but I'll just see how things develop in this forum instead.
[Nexus 5X General] mgeorgatos:
Well my biggest phone was the Moto X 2014. The 5x feels much taller (I knew that going in so it is my fault). I also recently went back to my Nexus 4 because the screen cracked on the Moto so that probably doesn't help the transition, but I really missed the size of the N4 and using it the past month or so has reminded me of that.
[Nexus 5X General] Panzerapple:
I am not going to say I am overly excited with my 5x but what else is out there. I want updates, unlockable bootloader, and not an overly huge device. I have a few other phones sitting in my collection but this is best compromise. I hope they have a 5p next year.
[Nexus 5X General] alnova1:
Someone said the speaker wasn't the greatest which it isn't booming but does the job but also said the headphone volume was lacking? I have to disagree. Sounds great with my headphones. Just got the phone but liking it so far. Time will tell. Like the pics it takes so far.
[Nexus 5X General] Rado_vr6:
You say that others have pulled this feat off? Yes, OnePlus has done this, but is it as effective? They OnePlus Two doesn't even have NFC to use arguably one of the biggest selling points of Google's newfound love for security: Android Pay. The Moto X Style has a great fit and finish, but not all of use are looking for that large of a device. Myself I'm coming from an S6 Edge+ and although the NX5 is a cheaper handset, I don't feel like I'm getting a cheaper experience overall.

The N6 cost almost 300 bucks more when it came out and it had just about everything you're asking for. You're delusional if you think you're going to get all the N6 provided at the N5X price point. You yourself proclaim you're an audiophile, why grab a "subpar" phone in that department, only to tear it apart? You're concerned about hardware capabilities and spec wars, why not hold off for the 6P or a Note 5?

You said yourself that you got your hopes up and that's your own problem. Seriously, what do people expect from a $380 phone? It is NOT a flagship device, nor did Google ever say it was. Would you like it pull rainbows and unicorns out of your ass too? Or rather should it do what Google designed it to do? Give you a great phone for the price to enjoy a pure Android experience on.
[Nexus 5X General] ajbattaglia83:
I don't know call me crazy but I like the phone
[Nexus 5X General] Mountainfisher:
i agreee, i had to turn down the volume when using headphones. Pictures are great. Phone is getting smoother over time. Battery is fine for me, i am averaging at minimum 2 to 3 hours screen on time. For me if I use my phone more than that, I feel like i am missing out on something called LIVING.
[Nexus 5X General] paul_one:
Personally I think anyone who expects audio played out of a phone speaker to be good is an idiot. It should be loud enough to be heard, and good enough that your ears don't melt off.

If you are an audiophile you will usually have good headphones, use custom equaliser, own everything in FLAC format, and hell you'd be using a separate audio playing device - so don't kid yourself, you're listening to Spotify/mp3s and just want to complain.

I have yet to actually see someone do any proper side-by-side tests with regards to sound between the N5 and N5x.

Also, lag/stutter wise, although there was the video of the N5 and N5x, I wouldn't exactly call that a technical test.

I'd like to see some real examples and more specific description about what the "lag" is.. Boot up both phones into that safety/recovery mode and do some actual repeatable specific tests to narrow down and describe what they are experiencing.

I hate reading this rubbish about missing "magic".. Too vague and very user specific. Just like battery stats, that can change so much from a couple of settings and a couple of applications installed that can have one person having one experience and another person having a different one.
[Nexus 5X General] withdrawn:
If you can learn to maybe actually READ, i have stated many times my issue is regarding the volume level with my HEADPHONES plugged into the device.
[Nexus 5X General] withdrawn:
How would I have known it to be a subpar before actually purchasing it? I can't believing everyone is jumping down my throat just because I expected a little improvement in the audio department from google/nexus.

like i said, and learn to understand this clearly - If other manufacturers can have decent audio in their £300 or below priced handsets, then why can't google. Heck, even the Lg g4s has louder in ear headphone volume, and that is built by LG.

I'm sorry but you can say whatever it is that you want to say or think whatever you want, but If i can HEAR peoples conversations on a train during my morning commute, whilst trying to listen to music on the highest setting on the 5x with my HEADPHONES on, then its not fit for purpose.

If i can barely hear other people during a conversation with my handsfree kit on, then again, the 'smart' phone isn't fit for purpose.
[Nexus 5X General] withdrawn:
The nexus 6 had awful in ear call volume levels and low headphone output levels. An issue was raised (https://code.google.com/p/android/issues/detail?id=80817) but google did not issue a fix or respond.

Where have I said I am concerned with hardware capabilities and spec wars?

Do you people actually read? or can you read?
[Nexus 5X General] withdrawn:
I'v not even mention I have desired 'amazing' quality sound from a high dac driver. All I have stated is the LOUDNESS. The device is not loud enough for basic functions (heaphoned), unless I am alone in a room with no other people or distractions around.
[Nexus 5X General] blinkin:
You sure you don't have a faulty device?
[Nexus 5X General] withdrawn:
I will be finding out later today when I exchange for another 5x. This time the carphonewarehouse only have the quartz in stock though, as I currently have the carbon model.
[Nexus 5X General] PhilipL:
Hi

I expect these devices have a volume limiter certainly when sold in Europe in an attempt to stop a whole new generation with hearing problems, so they will be set for maximum loudness based on easy to drive headphones. If your headphones are a higher resistance they will sound quieter and you can't up the volume enough to compensate.

Regards

Phil
[Nexus 5X General] boosook:
You're not the only one, just read the review on phonearena.
[Nexus 5X General] Nidstang:
There is absolutely nothing wrong with the audio quality of the 5X, and quite a bit right with it. Perhaps you have a bum unit, or perhaps there is a difference between the U.S. and international versions.

I most assuredly am a music enthusiast, and so far I am pleased with the 5X. That said, user Zhumeister has already put up an extensive analysis on this reddit thread, which I suggest you review.

Interesting possibility.
[Nexus 5X General] nitinvaid:
Every thing is good for me except the bezzle is kind of big coming from nexus 6
[Nexus 5X General] bklm1234:
I'm returning the 5X for a 6P. I find the size in an odd place, i.e. too big to make me feel I might as well go for the 6P for all its extra goodness. Google should have kept the original 5's more compact size. I would have put up with the 5X lesser aspects. The lesser aspects include the washed out screen. I came from many Samsung super amoled screens. The 5X's screen can't even compare to the G4 screen. The colors are nowhere near the saturation of the G4's, not to mention the Samsung's. I see clearly now where the cost is cut. Watching Netflix on the 5X is a much lamer experience IMO. BTW, the G4 is significantly faster given the same processor is used. It's probably the encryption on the 5X. But I think there's more to the poorer performance. It's when I hit the Share button, it takes much much longer for the next app to start up. If the G4 had a fingerprint scanner, that'd be my daily driver.
[Nexus 5X General] jbdan:
The G4 is a great device for sure, I have one too. But it's always so interesting how so many things on a phone are subjective or rather personal preference. The 5X size is great, it is almost exactly the same height as the G4, a little narrower, and thinner. I think it's easier to handle in hand (especially one hand) than the G4. As for the 2 displays, I think the 5X screen is better. Uses less energy, has much better color temp (~68k more true to life), gets even brighter than the G4, and the viewing angles are better than the G4. The speaker is louder and sounds better on the G4, but we're talking about phone speakers here :p. As for performance the 5X is faster than the my G4 in day to day usage. The 6P looks hot! good luck with that sweet device :)

edit: one thing I did however have to do to my N5X was increase the dpi.....some apps have such small text for my aging eyes
[Nexus 5X General] pjc123:
@ WITHDRAWN.......Please report back on your replacement device. I have to hear the headphones over a Harley engine, so this would not cut it if true. Was the old Nexus 5 at least as loud as the Nexus 4? Trying to get a comparison. And no, I don't overdue the volume, as a disclaimer.
[Nexus 5X General] withdrawn:
How bizarre - I have the new replacement handset in quartz - and its so utterly butterly smooth in comparison to the one i returned its unreal???????

Everything is ten times more responsive and snappy, and the screen is displaying the whites more intensely!?!

I really genuinely did have a dud unit before.

The headphone volume level is still too low for my liking, and the vibrator still buzzes, but now it actually feels like i have a nexus device as there is no lag at all, not even on activating the camera, and webpages are loading fast, responsive and absolutely no stuttering!

What a relief!