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[Nexus 5X General] peon1-9:
Yea flash-all has been problematic for me too when I was flashing images for my girlfriend's Nexus 5, however my frustrations with this device's fastboot I have documented in http://xdaforums.com/nexus-5x/help/fixed-sending-nfailed-remote-data-t3233952

While true that Nexus devices don't have removable batteries or SD cards, as an Android user coming from devices that have features such as this, they are valid complaints against the 5X. And while most non-Nexus devices also require modification to get the hot-spot to work if you're on an older plan (such as the unlimited data plan on Verizon), philosophically a phone that bills itself as "Pure Android" should not have this problem in my opinion.
[Nexus 5X General] 95Z28:
Considering no removable battery or SD card slot is a known trademark or Nexus, those really aren't valid complaints. Hot spot works fine if supported by your plan (T-Mobile now allows me to use my allocated data however I see fit), pure Android is about the phone experience, not circumventing your carriers rules. And as for 5 second delay on keyboard, delays in home button response, and general lag, I would say RMA that device. Mine responds instantly to input, and keyboard pops up immediately every time.

Of course if you require an SD slot, removable battery, or more RAM, you probably shouldn't of bought the device in the first place, and should simply return.
[Nexus 5X General] Evo_Shift:
The sad thing is google will look at numbers and say people only want big phones. They act like the 5x is a true and superior successor to the Nexus 5 and it doesn't even come close. Samsung, Sony, Microsoft and Apple are the companies that understand people want a high end smaller phone. Too bad Sony phones are hard to come by and not useable on Sprint and probably Verizon. Samsung runs touchwiz and is locked down to the point it isn't enjoyable to use. That leaves Apple and Microsoft. It basically means moving to another OS in order to get a useable phone. It's pretty sad. Or, you can follow the herd and accept a giant phablet. I get so annoyed at people who want a smaller phone but "didn't have a choice" so they bought a phablet. They took the bait and walked right into it.
[Nexus 5X General] nivekc87:
really?

I hope this helps some people who are on the fence about purchasing a Nexus 5x. I upgraded from a Nexus 5 and my wife has a Nexus 6. I preordered the 5x on the 19th and received it on the 22nd. I have compared the phones extensively and find that my 5x is definitely faster than my Nexus 5 and most of the time faster than the wife's Nexus 6. I have had ZERO lags or bugs since I got the phone. The camera is INCREDIBLE, better than any previous Nexus device and side by side with a friend's Galaxy s6 Edge my 5x takes better pictures, we both use Manual Camera but the default camera app is fast and clear if you know how to use it. The speaker is everything you'd expect from a single mono speaker but isn't great. Call quality obviously depends on your network but I use AT&T and call quality is an upgrade from my Nexus 5 for sure, no static, just crystal clear sound and no volume issues here. The build quality is one thing I hear people complaing about for some reason and I'd just like to say that the 5x is made from very premium plastic and is very lightweight. I absolutely love the build and If you use a case (which you most likely do) then you'll never see/touch the frame anyway and you get the added benefit of the device being super light and easy to use. Also as a side note about build materials, remember that conductive materials such as aluminum actually work as a shield against radio waves which doesn't make it the best material to house an array of wireless radios in. The screen is not something people complain about and with good reason, it's awesome, not as good as the Nexus 6 screen but better than the nexus 5 by a ton. Overall I am very happy :D with my Nexus 5x and would say at $379 I feel like it was a great buy.

PS. The wife will be getting the 6p soon so I'll let you know how that goes, the Nexus 6 has never been very stable for her.
[Nexus 5X General] badenglishihave:
Similar experience here, came from a G2 (nearly the same as Nexus 5 in specs) and overall 5X is a nice upgrade. I love the camera, build quality is good, screen is warmer but actually makes G2 seem really cold and overly bright. Speakerphone buzzes at the highest volume but sounds good at lower volumes. Fingerprint sensor is SO FAST, I love taking the phone out of my pocket and feeling the buzz when it unlocks as my hand draws it out.

I can see how if you were looking for a phone twice as good as a Nexus 5 you'd be disappointed, but I think smartphone improvements have really slowed over the past 2 years anyways. If you absolutely have to have top of the line then get the 6P and don't complain about the deal that is the 5X :)
[Nexus 5X General] dbrohrer:
I agree on all counts. This is by far the best phone I have ever owned. When comparing it to my Nexus 6, performance is on par or better in every way. Screen colors are not as crisp but I expect that from the IPS display. My eyes have adjusted to it and I find the screen very nice now.

Standby time is amazing. IOS territory. I've never had an android phone that I could go to sleep at night, then wake up with the same or almost the same battery life (consistently). Overall, I am very impressed with this phone.
[Nexus 5X General] Pandages:
I don't like how much bigger it is, either. That (and the lack of OIS) are my only real complaints about the hardware.

I like some of the OS changes (launcher 5x5 rather than 4x4), but I miss the Google of yesteryear that really cared about root users. it feels like we're getting the shaft with the way they implemented the SELinux policy. Great for security, but no provisioning for root / SU? I mean really.

They should just provide us a SU binary which is blocked by SELinux until it is enabled through developer options and a Root mgmt tool is installed (SuperSU, or any of the alternatives).

EDIT: I think my ideal phone would have a screen no larger than 4.7", a 1080p display (anything more is overkill), sufficient heatsinking for the SoC (*cough* Snapdragon 810 vAnything), and 4000mAh or more battery. I don't care how thick it is (1cm+ go for it). I don't care how heavy it is (1lb+ I dare you). I don't care about black levels. I do care about screen burn in on soft buttons, so AMOLED is automatically out (see Gnex, N6, or anything from Samsung). I do care about more RAM but 2GB seems sufficient for the moment (seems being the operative word, time will tell).

EDIT2: I also find it very strange that there's new OS support for expandable flash storage options (microSD and USB) but room to squeeze that in on a nexus? I feel like they engineered this phone specifically NOT to compete with the 6P or with any of their other partners options.

EDIT3: and what about dual SIM slots? or some kind of video out? What about USB 3.1? Why not Qi charging? or QuickCharge 2.0?
[Nexus 5X General] Rado_vr6:
You're asking for a lot from a $379 phone.

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iCrap, tens of million of people worldwide would disagree. I have both and although iOS is locked down, you can't beat the craftmanship or the overall experience the iPhone provides. If the iPhone could use Google services natively, I'd be using one of those over anything else.
[Nexus 5X General] paul_one:
All I read there was: "I flashed my phone, invalidating any complaints I have with the device I bought. Any bugs could and probably are results of me ****ing about with my phone..

I don't understand why zram is enabled on Android phones, and so I will assume it's because they were forced to use it because of memory problems instead of realising it is to reduce wear on the flash storage.

I also don't understand this whole online ecosystem, and instead store *everything* on a local SD card, meaning it is slow for me to transfer pictures all the time and I have to keep downloading stuff to my phone all the time, and so I'll criticise a phone that is designed for people who stream media and store things online.

I will also complain about an OS feature which has been active in the OS for at least the last year, because my carrier wants to rip me off and I can't blame them for wanting to charge me more for the same service, so I'll say that a " pure" device should remove and change stock features."

... Sorry but that is all I could see when reading your post.
[Nexus 5X General] tomalak007:
Actually I did own a Nexus 5...so I do know. Go buy a tracfone.
[Nexus 5X General] initial_k:
Have you look into the BLU Studio Energy 2? For about $170, you get a midrange phone with 3 day battery (5000 mAH). I have the original studio which I use for GPS on a recent trip and battery last all day. Also it has a SD slot.
[Nexus 5X General] peon1-9:
I realize I am being negative too but why would you buy a Nexus and not flash at least a new, updated stock factory image on it, when the OTA is not coming?

ZRAM apologists or complainers can continue to debate from both sides but time will tell if it can be used to effectively keep the 2GB RAM afloat for 1+ year from now.

6.0 advertises SD card support and you're faulting me for complaining its not there? Have you tried to use Google Cardboard without a SD card? Where are you going to put the Cardboard video content on a 32GB device?? You can't stream a video at that bandwidth without a 1.0Gbps connection. I anticipate a longer cardboard video will be 64GB+ regularly within the next year. There are other applications for SD cards too, so your criticism is definitely short-sighted.

And finally if you become an apologist for hotspot-blocking, imagine if it were any other feature they're blocking. What if you didn't pay for the Google Music subscription so you can't use the headphone jack? Slippery slope to allow certain features of an OS to be "blocked" just because you didn't pay for it. Soon enough we'll have Android Home and Android Pro (or at work, Android Enterprise) each with different feature sets.

You're negative, I'm negative, and I doubt we will see eye-to-eye, but think about the bigger picture.
[Nexus 5X General] peon1-9:
Quite frankly I flashed MDB08I (I was on MDA89E) to try and avoid people like you from nagging me.

I won't be sassy and LMGTFY but here's a start:

http://www.techtimes.com/articles/9...-you-use-your-sd-card-as-internal-storage.htm

https://www.androidpit.com/android-m-release-date-news-features-name

It's not just 1080p, it's like 1080p in 360 degrees, wherever you turn your head you have 1080p video. So the bitrate requirements are much different. A 3-minute video is roughly 4GB, and I'm personally excited for more content that has been announced is being filmed in the 360 degree format, along with the new Go Pro 360 degree camera.

Other than that I personally use my SD card to dump DailyRoads Voyager video while I'm driving (I use my phone for Waze and as a dash-cam while driving). I'm sure LMGTFY could have shown some other uses for you too.

We can agree there, data is data.
[Nexus 5X General] paul_one:
Sass away :) - I like LMGTFY links..

Ahh, I see what you mean now. It seems more like they've just slightly improved the SD card options to be a bit more technically "correct" (mounting the card higher up the tree and encrypting).

Hmmm.. I don't quite like that myself (why only look at 40% of a video) - but it does open up interesting possibilities I suppose.

Should really be one (or two possibly) video textures wrapped around the inside of a sphere.. Interesting.

I know nothing about the resolution requirements and data throughput, so I'll have to trust you on that and do some research - but I would say use an OTG cable, as the cardboard should be able to store that much better, and it's much easier to load files on from a PC. I shall do a little research, but I personally don't see this as being a reason for SD cards particularly.
[Nexus 5X General] hjf3Gd:
Hmmm......thank you to all for this thread. I'm upgrading from an N5, with which I've had no complaint since it was launched. I received the N5x a few days ago and I'm trying to decide whether to keep it, as tbh it's faults and lack of quality are so apparent that I don't love it.

So reading this thread has helped in many ways. I generally think the device is ok, but it doesn't live up to the expectations engendered by the N5. Let's face it, there was nothing wrong with the N5! Some of the stuff I've become used to as an N5 user are actually worsei.e. No OIS, speaker quality worse, ergonomics........

So, although it annoys me that Google have mistakenly thought it's ok to downgrade certain aspects of the device to pay for a bigger screen and a fingerprint sensor (which I love btw), to make a sensible decision I'm having to ask myself whether the phone does what I want it to do.........So far in tests my phone runs apps fine, makes phone calls well, takes good photos, plays media ok. The one deal breaker may well be video. I took a vid of my kids 2 days ago, outside in a park but on an overcast day, and only just replayed it tonight and it was shocking. Awful colour reproduction, it actually went pixelated at one point, like the phone just couldn't process the information. So more testing tomorrow then we'll see, but if the video is poor I can't risk it messing up my memories over the next couple of years.........
[Nexus 5X General] bhavi_jp:
Unfortunately I will be returning both the 5X and 6P. I just got 6P yesterday and while it's noticeably faster than 5X, it's too big to comfortably carry around. And 5X doesn't seem like an upgrade (in terms of speed, battery life, screen and camera) to my G3.
[Nexus 5X General] dhruvraj:
I had posted a whole reddit thread on the same experience as the OP here.

5X is a DEFINITE downgrade in terms of speed performance and responsiveness of the device.

The only nexus 5 owners who think 5x is better are probably running their device without having factory reset it after latest few OS upgrades. Most OS upgrades slow your phone down, since everything (near about) is in cloud you could factory reset your phone. I guarantee your Nexus 5 would go blazing FAST. And will remain so!! This is when you will realize the power of that phone. It is just incredibly responsive.

It amazes me till today and I've owned it since 2 years as my main platform for computing (not just mobile)

I bought 5X trusting Nexus 5 and Google and am thoroughly disappointed how laggy it is. The phone just struggles in comparison to a "properly" running nexus 5. I used it for a week and a half, and have processed a return. Back on my nexus 5 I actually feel "upgraded" again now.

The only better points for 5x were : better battery life, better camera and fingerprint sensor. But I can't have them at the cost of phone being less responsive and laggy overall. Chrome lags like hell on 5x in comparison to 5. This is not subjective opinion here, really.
[Nexus 5X General] BlueZinc:
I am satisfied with the 5x. It is noticeably faster than the Nexus 5 I just upgraded from. The slighter longer screen is also a plus and Bluetooth is much faster in acquiring that Nexus 5. It is much nicer than my wife's Samsung Galaxy S5.

Plus the post above is nonsense for my situation. I have custom ROM's the Nexus 5 and factory reset multiple times and it had zero bearing on speed when compared to the 5x.

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To illustrate how much faster the 64bit Nexus 5x is compared to the 32 bit Nexus 5, I have run the Antutu benchmark v5.7.1 on both.

Nexus 5X

OS: Android 6.0 MDB08I

Nexus 5

OS: Cyanogenmod 12.1-20151022
[Nexus 5X General] ahow628:
I was a long-time Nexus 5 user who switched to a Nexus 6 about 6 months ago. Now I'm on the 5X.

I love it. It is very fast (way faster than the 5 and about on par with the 6).

The form factor is perfect. The Nexus 6 was way too big and I like that the screen is narrower and longer than on the Nexus 5. The screen quality is excellent.

The fingerprint reader is in the perfect spot is slightly faster than the one on the iPad Air 2. Plus you don't have to click it like you do on the iPad. The screen just turns on automatically when you touch.

I'm always concerned about camera quality. It was terrible on the 5, ok on the 6, and much much better on the 5X. I haven't made any straight comparisons but it seems to be similar to my wife's Moto X Pure 2015.

Anyway, it is a $379 phone and totally worth the price. Main complaint is I would have love to have 64gb as 32 is pretty cramped when caching my Google Music playlists.
[Nexus 5X General] shinji21:
I just got my 5x in and have positive impression on general performance compared to the 5. Every aspect seems to be improved, camera, screen quality, speaker placement, fingerprint sensor, battery life. One thing I noticed thought was decrease in one hand usability. I often pressed the keyboard icon on the bottom right when typing with one hand trying to reach the far left or top. I understand it is a result of enlarging the screen size, but I think ergonomically it could be avoided by minimizing the bezel size.

No regret coming from a n5 and n6.
[Nexus 5X General] dhruvraj:
The user posting antutu benchmark : check this speed comparison video

https://youtu.be/9y4pKV3bS7cc

Nexus 5x is at least 1.5 times slower than nexus 5. Just look at how much that pathetic device struggles here.

And just install an app, a heavy app on both devices together. It would take 1.5 time on the stupid Nexus 5X to install than on Nexus 5. Open NFS asphalt on both. 5X will take forever.

Then just look at your antutu score and be amused.
[Nexus 5X General] vtmike:
Video does not work. Not everyone plays games on their phone. Most likely any difference would be because of encryption on the 5x. The horrible camera on the nexus 5 is reason enough to put up with any imperceivable lag.
[Nexus 5X General] dbrohrer:
I feel exactly the same way. I am really digging the size and shape of this phone. Side by side with my N6 (running Chroma), the 5x seems just as fast, possibly slightly smoother. Nexus imprint is a much better implementation than my ipad. 64gb would be nice but I can live with 32gb.

I see so many complaints about various aspects of this phone. I believe that some people received bad devices, but I have had nothing but an extremely positive experience so far.
[Nexus 5X General] stevenkabc:
I agree about the 5X poor sound. My Moto X 2013's speaker sounds louder and less tinny.
[Nexus 5X General] rickyray9:
I like the 5x, but I'm returning it as well. Unfortunately it doesn't support enough verizon bands for simultaneous data and talk at my house.
[Nexus 5X General] br125:
Have you checked to see what bands this would be? I've had zero issues with this and live in a pretty rural, low LTE signal area.
[Nexus 5X General] rickyray9:
I'm not sure. My Rezound and Desire 526 can handle voice and data, but Nexus 5x can't.
[Nexus 5X General] br125:
Which build number are you on? No issues with voice and data here. This phone should have no issue so something else is going on here.
[Nexus 5X General] rickyray9:
MDB08I. I've been in data settings and I've tried every combination of Global, LTE/CDMA, advanced LTE calling on and off. It's really strange.
[Nexus 5X General] br125:
Check that you have advanced calling 1.0 or HD voice enabled in your vzw account on the website
[Nexus 5X General] rickyray9:
I don't have the option as I'm on a verizon MVNO.
[Nexus 5X General] br125:
Can't help you much then. If suggest contacting them to see if they have to activate hd voice for volte

Until I had vzw enable that feature voice and data didn't work on my nexus 6. I'd assume the same for this phone as well.
[Nexus 5X General] rickyray9:
Yeah my best guess is on my other phones I'm getting voice over an old band that's unsupported by the 5x. Sounds like you're getting your voice and data entirely on LTE if your data doesn't work during a call without advanced calling. Can't argue with dual LTE results though!
[Nexus 5X General] br125:
I disagree. This phone supports vzw lte bands sounds like you need the feature enabled for it to work on stock Android. I'd give it a shot before ditching the phone. Try another vzw customers sim card if you have access to one and call your mvno
[Nexus 5X General] Nidstang:
Agreed. I have had the same experience.
[Nexus 5X General] dhruvraj:
The video clearly works but then your signature says you're using 5x so maybe not. For me it clearly is working. And shows a loop of actions done on both 5 and 5xx posted by android authority. Nexus 5 finishes all tasks in 69 seconds and 5X takes 84 seconds for the same. Enjoy
[Nexus 5X General] jimv1983:
For a phone on Verizon to allow simultaneous talk and data you have to have LTE coverage. Verizon uses band 4 and band 13 for LTE. The Nexus 5X supports both.
[Nexus 5X General] rskyline:
I've noticed that those videos on YouTube about the n5x performance were done by using test devices or something. Not the retail ones. Because I feel and have seen my device way faster that those videos shows.
[Nexus 5X General] kamajikaciya:
I got my N5X today. I don't want to talk too early but I'm really happy with my phone. I was anxious because of the bad experiences of the others but it performs well.

But I can clearly say that except the camera and a little bit more battery it's not a big improvement over N5.
[Nexus 5X General] cxm0429:
I received my 5X last week, and I pretty like it so far :p
[Nexus 5X General] rchk2015:
I too feeling disappointed with 5X. Feeling exactly same as quoted above. Extremely disappointed here. Sad my Nexus 5 no longer functional otherwise I gonna stick with N5 instead. /sigh
[Nexus 5X General] drew2d1:
Got mine delivered today. Pretty disappointed too. The speaker is terrible and my screen is really yellow.

Positives are the build and the fingerprint sensor.

I might not have noticed if i didn't have my OnePlus One sitting next to it to compare.
[Nexus 5X General] cmtyresearch:
Maybe this thread is the only one I could see about complain Nexus 5X. Cool!:rolleyes:
[Nexus 5X General] withdrawn:
Sad news.

I have no choice but to return the second nexus 5x to the carphonewarehouse. Im exchanging it for the the moto x force and will have to pay additional money on top but after careful consideration, between the nexus 6p or the moto, I have decided to go with the moto.

My second nexus 5x initially worked more fluid with less lag than my first model, but then, after a week or so, it went downhill. if for example, i have 3 or more chrome tabs open, the nexus starts to seriously lag when typing. A delay manifests when touching a key on the keyboard to it appearing on the screen. I just can't be dealing with an issue like this. The nexus is seriously underpowered or, it doesn't seem like google have actually optimised it to work with marshmallow. It just feels like a buggy external rom. I NEVER experienced anything like this on the nexus 4, 5, or the 6.

Carphonewarehouse, after numerous phone calls about the issue(s), are allowing me an exchange. But I'm certain it is the actual phone as opposed to me being unlucky with a dud handset.

;(