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[Nexus 5X Real Life Review] :
Despite many users are having lag issues on this phone, i have no issues at all. It's very snappy and fast.

The camera is one of its greatest asset and i love the rubber-ish back.

Finger-print sensor and charging speed is rapidly fast, although the battery life is just normal, some may even say short (3 to 3.5 hrs SOT).
[Nexus 5X Real Life Review] kryddan:
I went from Nexus 5 to Nexus 6, but I never felt like my cup of tea. I didn't like the size of it. Too big for my hands. Then I sold that one and got me a OnePlus Two. At first I liked it, but after a few weeks it kinda fell out of favour. No Marshmallow, and slow OxygenOS. Ok, the custom rom department was nice, but I missed my Nexus 5. So last weekend I ordered me a Nexus 5X and got it this wednesday. No I'm happier than a tornado in trailerpark :)

It's like coming home.
[Nexus 5X Real Life Review] Feelnside:
I have used Nexus 4. Now I'm using Nexus 5x. It's a great device. I love the screen, soft-touch plastic, high performance, very good camera and touch-id. The most important of these: it a good size (not a big and not a small) so I can use a lot of screen space by one hand. I think it's a better choice at this moment.

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I love this device :)
[Nexus 5X Real Life Review] mig0r:
GOOD: screen quality, plastic quality, lightness, camera

BAD: buttons placement, vibration motor, screen2size ratio, speakers (call)

it's an OK phone at best, worth no more than 250$, saved by the software and the community (custom roms)
[Nexus 5X Real Life Review] MrG1zmo:
Coming from galaxy S3 (i9300), having this phone for about a month and its great ! Its very light, has great camera, battery life is pretty good, if i dont use spotify can get use ~3,5-4H SOT, haven't seen any lags or so. Games are smooth. Only minus I see that it gets warm quite quickly next to fingerprint sensor.

I LOVE IT
[Nexus 5X Real Life Review] MatteXperiaU:
i want a nexus. i love modding and nexus 5x is really interesting..now i have a zenfone 2 Ze550ml (5,5") and it's very very big for me..5x is ok in the pocket?
[Nexus 5X Real Life Review] herBosaurus:
Yup
[Nexus 5X Real Life Review] AntLightCode:
Another positive vote on N5x from me.

I'm using DP5 Android Nougat right now. The response times are simply great. Everything runs smoothly and without any hiccups.

Even under heavy load (demanding GPU processing) it works flawlessly. There might be some small overheating issues, but I guess it's kinda normal. And nothing to be worry about.

There is indeed some strange button placement (volume up/down), but it also might be just my muscle memory derived from another phone :)
[Nexus 5X Real Life Review] Billys20:
Great for daily use!Everything is smooth!The only think I would like to see in this phone is a better battery life (4 hours Screen On Time is acceptable but not great). Everything else is awesome!
[Nexus 5X Real Life Review] :
I LV NEXUS 5X - but not battery, cause I wantz some more precious...
[Nexus 5X Real Life Review] enzo_cz:
I love this phone. Came to this a couple days ago after having had lg g flex 2 and huawei p8. This being a great device. Running the NP5 and it is working awesome. Absolutely happy about this.
[Nexus 5X Real Life Review] chris.k00:
Is the phone really better then the G Flex 2 and the P8? I mean these both have great processors.
[Nexus 5X Real Life Review] enzo_cz:
Speaking of the daily use feel and yes this device beats 'em.
[Nexus 5X Real Life Review] jsgraphicart:
I just got a Nexus 5X yesterday and I love it. Coming from a 2013 Nexus 5, the 5X is definitely a great update to it. And now that I can test out Android N, it's even better. The Type-C cables are kind of a pain to shop for though. The stores I looked for them in didn't have them and the one included for the charger doesn't connect to my computer so I can't root yet. I ordered some online so That will solve that. But I actually might go rootless for a while since Android N will be officially released shortly. Then I might root when Xposed is available for N. Overall though, I'm really happy I upgraded. I love this phone.
[Nexus 5X Real Life Review] seabro01:
Had the 5x for a couple weeks. Liking the fast FPS, very good camera and accurate screen. Didn't like the mediocre battery life (3-4 hrs SOT) and annoying FPS vibration. Now I'm getting 7+ hrs SOT over at least a full day and better overall performance with ElementalX, some kernel tweaks and force doze. Even figured out how to disable FPS vibration.
[Nexus 5X Real Life Review] skarthikpt:
Great phone

I love it so much. It looks and feels so awesome. Performance is very good too.
[Nexus 5X Real Life Review] yekollu:
In Hand feels like one of those cheap "Android One" devices which i have as a back-up phone. Coming from the Moto X (2013), i feel that the buttons are cheap (cheaper than the Android One devices) and i miss the AMOLED screen. I love the Fingerprint scanner, the standy-time and camera is impressive.

And i paid only € 269,99 for a 32GB version and guess i should not really be complaining
[Nexus 5X Real Life Review] Lord_Flaya:
I have to say that so far the only thing disappointing me is the fact that it comes without screen protection. I've had soooo many android's but this is the only one not having screen protection out if the box. Headset would also be a nice feat to include, but that I can live without. Overall so far the nexus 5x seems like a decent device.
[Nexus 5X Real Life Review] seabro01:
I've had about 10 Android phones and none of them included a screen protector. You can get a good tempered glass screen protector on Amazon for about $5.
[Nexus 5X Real Life Review] whmaurer:
Frustrating experience. overall.

Performance has been wildly inconsistent with periods of extreme lag, battery life is not great. Phone gets warm under medium load, performance craters. Lots of app redrawing when multitasking (e.g. listening to podcasts and playing Two Dots); this phone probably would have handled my needs better with an additional GB of RAM.

Maybe I received a dud handset; if so, seems like QC was in issue.

Maybe the phone just doesn't like the apps I have installed; this is first phone I've had where I've uninstalled apps that I use regularly to hopefully improve performance. (it didn't work).

Hardware: plastic feels a little flimsy, but that's not really an issue for me. More annoying: my phone earpiece stopped working after 8 months, and the camera lens cracked after 10 months. Not the most durable hardware.

Not a bad phone, but definitely not the phone I was expecting when I pre-ordered it at full price.; definitely a good value if discounted. If performance was consistently good, I could overlook basically all other shortcomings, but that simply hasn't been my experience.
[Nexus 5X Real Life Review] Gumokz109:
Just owned a Nexus 5X. There's drawbacks but still the best phone! The back is so beautiful, the phone is beautiful.

Yes, I slept with it :D (My drools were on the screen HAHA)
[Nexus 5X Real Life Review] SmiledElf:
Just wanted to drop by giving my love to my brand new N5X (as of 8 hours ago)!

Loving the fingerprint sensor, though coming from the N5 I feel like this phone is just a natural upgrade so no more surprises after this.
[Nexus 5X Real Life Review] Andrewtst:
Awesome device.
[Nexus 5X Real Life Review] Atok_fr:
Just bought the 5X 32go for 150€. A very nice evolution of the Nexus 5. OIS and wireless charging are lacking, and the shape of the phone isn't as good as the old N5, but for that price, it's clearly a very good investment. The camera is really efficient and the SD 808 sufficient for approximatively all the tasks without lagging.
[Nexus 5X Real Life Review] brosmio:
Nice device.
[Nexus 5X Real Life Review] sarath300:
Overall it is a very good phone. It is very light to carry in hand. Super responsive finger print sensor
[Nexus 5X Real Life Review] mikeprius:
I just got done reading the janky complex bootleg way of having to root a Samsung S7 just to get root (bootloader locked no custom recovery/kernel). What a mess.

I love my Nexus just because of the customization
[Nexus 5X Real Life Review] ulxerker:
yeah, always first in getting updates, greatly supported by Google and developers and easy to mod ... Nexus rulez.
[Nexus 5X Real Life Review] mikeprius:
I didn't realize how much better owning a Nexus was until I got my first one. Before I had a Sprint Galaxy S4. That process is so convoluted. You have to find your specific ROM for your device, so a T-Mobile S4 ROM was different than a Verizon S4 ROM, etc.....there were thousands of different versions. It's a pain too b/c the mfg don't upload factory images like Google does. Just find the device and flash. Easy.

I'd only buy Google products if I were to customize b/c it is so basic, if I had anything else it's not worth the hassle. Tripping Knox bullsh--, using safe strap for a lock bootloader, never doing those low jack methods anymore LOL
[Nexus 5X Real Life Review] geekmax:
Bought it recently though it is a bit outdated. Just loved it ever since. The lightweight design, compactness developer support and so on makes it one of the best devices I have used. Voted 5 stars.
[Nexus 5X Real Life Review] arturo108:
I own a Nexus 5x 32gb since March 2016. My experience with the phone has been controversial. First days I was excited using a new Android release(I was arriving from a Note 3), but with time my point of view has changed. Now I feel like downgraded, even with PureNexus and Governor Tweaks I can't reach the evening without charging the phone, and more important this limit prevents me of installing apps(that is foundamental as the phone provides 0 extra features) cause they drain battery. Moreover I can't do what I want(watching Youtube makes me think that it won't reach home and so I must close) daily, as using my smartwatch fully(Note was capable of BT always on, Nexus arrives at 3:00 pm max in my opinion). Now I'm planning to exchange my own Nexus 5x with a Xiaomi mi5s plus or with a Lumia 950xl, even if WP it's a bet like now.
[Nexus 5X Real Life Review] fastjohnson:
Well at first was a lil rocky but 15$ for a nexus in the box with a fresh I don't know how to properly reset a phone FRP lock by the previous owner. Got the phone working and now my note 4 is in the drawer collecting dust. The phone was so smooth and fast and the battery life was crazy 100℅ stock it just updated as soon as I got my Google account into the phone to 7.1.1 which was nice. Now I'm running the pixel z ROM from zawzaw and modified the speaker to surround sound and jacked the internal speaker and volumes through root explorer so now it's crazy loud and clear with dual speakers. Overall the only downside to this phone was the volume and loudness other than that it's probably one of the best working phone's I've owned now that it's modded and the great thing about it also it's big enough to see the screen but small enough to type one handed and also the camera with the camera x mod and image stabilization installed the camera is top notch for a mid priced device. Overall I love this phone.
[Nexus 5X Real Life Review] LoneWanderer_97:
Id say with this phone being my first nexus, I love it. Even used it for six months straight, then got a OP3, then used that for another 6 months. Now im back to my 5x just because i really appreciate how light and small(?) it is. Phone is still serving me well and i may keep as my DD until the Pixel 2 or OP4.
[Nexus 5X Real Life Review] InterrtuptoR:
I would give it 3.5 stars if i could...

What keeps device from being better is, imo, the posibility of bootloop, low ram, thermal throtle, battery life could be better, no custom settings in camera app, lack of some features in stock software (i cant root cause of warranty), volume button/ power button placement (better if they were on diferent sides, i have to put my hand in uncomfortable position or slide my hand to press volume down, cause its too low on frame)

i also had a few app crashes, and one bug when i had to restart the phone, speakers are worse than i thaught before buying this phone, but now im used to them...

what is ok: updates, camera, price (allthough in my country the price is still high, 300 eur new 32gb) everything rest...
[Nexus 5X Real Life Review] andTab:
Crap phone. Bootloop issue is a known hardware/manufacturing error and yet Google acts like nothing is wrong.

**** Google. Never another Nexus device!
[Nexus 5X Real Life Review] thenessus:
My screen-on time is 1.5 hours and my battery level is 86%. Battery does not drain when not in use, even with location on.

The performance is good and the experience is overall very nice.

I'm writing this from my... iPhone 6. I got it as a replacement to my NX5 which experienced motherboard death. An old, aging iPhone 6 (not 6S).

So my point is that unfortunately I appreciate the enemy (the iPhone) better than I apreciated my beloved N5X.

Because on the iPhone, battery doesn't drain (at all) (I turned off unnecessary background processes)

That is not possible on the N5X even when I root it, get an optimized ROM and optimized Kernel on it... have very few apps on it... , use Greenify, force Doze, but still, battery will drain, why? why does it have to drain?

Battery just slips away at 1% to 10% (depends on its mood) an hour when I'm not using it.

I've had this happen on every Android I ever owned actually. it's not the Nexus's fault. It annoys me so much.

Writing this from the enemy's phone and appreciating the enemy is not where I want to be as a Nexus user since the Nexus 4.
[Nexus 5X Real Life Review] LoneWanderer_97:
Anybody here plan to keep their 5x untill the 2 year mark or longer?
[Nexus 5X Real Life Review] davidsteele1975:
Yeah I think I will. I kinda like it, even if in some respects it's mediocre...
[Nexus 5X Real Life Review] rp158:
I will, too. I've great battery life, don't miss anything, appreciate the actual and various custom-ROMs and won't pay Pixel-prices. The only thing I bear in mind, is the sensitive solder: I don't play games (never done), switched off TWRP backup compression and look at CPU-temperature during flashes or compiling Dalvik-cache.

Edit: some screenshots.
[Nexus 5X Real Life Review] riccardoerre:
well, i am a bit frustrated about my nexus 5x. battery performance is ok until you ... use it. when you pick up the phone you could see the percentage go down while you use it. i am not rooted, full stock. very few apps installed. whatsapp, instagram, gmail, amazon. i primarly use it as a camera because i have a newborn lady princess and at this nexus 5x for me is the top with his high iso and ultra sharp photos. but the rest is not ok to me. from 7.1.1 it also started to lag and sometimes crash apps like amazon. any suggestion apreciated. riccardo from italy
[Nexus 5X Real Life Review] nirogu325:
I'm currently using OctOS ROM with Phasma Kernel R8. Haven't seen any crashes nor lag since I began using them since December. Forgot to write about the amazing battery life with that combination.

Replying to OP: Yes. The only thing I hate from this phone's camera software is lack of doing macro shots. Where my past Galaxy S3's camera focused wonderfully, this one cannot.
[Nexus 5X Real Life Review] yikestone:
I love this phone's build quality, looks and weight. But mine boot-looped just 6 days after the end of warranty period. Am using it with patched boot.img which uses only 4 cores instead of 6. Performance is good, battery is ok. I have kept it only because of it's look, feel and weight. It's one of the lightest smartphones that I have come across.
[Nexus 5X Real Life Review] davidsteele1975:
I love the form factor of the device too - but mine bootlooped 15 months after buying from Project Fi. As I'm in the United Kingdom at the moment, it took an extra few days to get it replaced, but Google Fi delivered the necessary! :) However, I wasn't going to be without a device for a week, so I bought an inexpensive British 'phone (the Wileyfox Swift 2) and I have been using it ever since...
[Nexus 5X Real Life Review] LoneWanderer_97:
Bought my first 5x(used) in Feb of 2016, used it quite alot and kept it till june-july of 2017. I had to sell it(for dirt cheao too) as i needed money asap. Now 3 months later just bought another used off of ebay for 200 bucks and I PRAY i doesnt boot loop. My first one never did and overall was awesome i hope i have good luck with my second one and that it doesnt become a 2 benji paperweight...
[Nexus 5X Real Life Review] rp158:
[MENTION=7590289]LoneWanderer_97[/MENTION]: I wish no bootloop for nobody :) of course, but it's not pure coincidence: avoid high temperatures, from outside and by kernel-activity.
[Nexus 5X Real Life Review] LoneWanderer_97:
thanks for the advice :) I plan to flash ex kernel on it and maybe pure nexus... I have high hopes for it.
[Nexus 5X Real Life Review] Bozk:
Exploding Nexus 5X

This happend last time with my Nexus 5X (original charger)

https://imgur.com/a/ZNDsh
[Nexus 5X Real Life Review] LoneWanderer_97:
Holllyyyyyy smokes
[Nexus 5X Real Life Review] dezeyer:
Mine first had the bootloop problem, flashed the 4core kernel. 2 days ago it just turned off while watching videos on charger. it just dont want to turn on, so i opened it. the battery had full 4v so i put out the board and bake it for 15 min. after the board was cold i put it back in and here i am. i hope it is doing at least 2month, when i get my op6. i will test if the bootloop problem was also fixed by this. would be really nice
[Nexus 5X Real Life Review] _giwrgos_:
Let me be honest, I used to hate it! I came from a nexus 5 that I truly loved and when I upgraded to this I couldn't hate it more. It seemed like a downgrade rather than an upgrade. I had problems with lags and the performance was not great at all. I am not sure if it was a hardware issue (because afterwards I changed the mainboard) but that was my experience. After I changed the mainboard I have it as a second phone and I flashed Sailfish Os on it, now I really love it!
[Nexus 5X Real Life Review] mario24601:
What's sailfish and where can I get it?
[Nexus 5X Real Life Review] _giwrgos_:
Sailfish is an alternative mobile operating system. It is created by the previous Nokia employees and is similar to Meego/Maemo. A member of xda created an unofficial port that you can find at this link https://xdaforums.com/nexus-5x/general/sailfish-os-bullhead-t3542388

Having said that I need to note that I will not suggest to switch to this rom if you are using nexus as your main device. I just wanted to test sailfish and that's why I said that I love the phone. The rom has a lot of bugs and the android support is not there.
[Nexus 5X Real Life Review] Jankee:
Served me 3 good years. Unfortunetly, it died recently without any reason.
[Nexus 5X Real Life Review] martyfried:
My 3 year old 5X is still going strong with never a problem. In fact, it recently saved me during a trip to China. I have a Pixel-2 XL as my main Project Fi phone, but I brought along my 5X with its data-only sim. My Pixel seemed to be having problems connecting to WiFi (it wasn't, but it seemed to at the time), so I decided to reset the networking, thinking it would be benign. Well, it wasn't, as without a wifi connection to Google, my phone said "No sim card" and I was unable to connect to cellular. Project Fi support tried for about an hour to help me, but failed (the call was via hangouts and my Google Voice number on the 5X).

Then I got the bright idea to use the 5X as a hotspot connected to Fi cellular, connected my Pixel to it, and was able to reconnect to Fi and fix the problem. So, my 5X was the hero of the hour.
[Nexus 5X Real Life Review] ljgibson:
Late to the party

I dropped my two year old full price octacore phone at the airport and it kept triggering the buttons, so even running a button blocker and s9 screen button app, it still locks up and is a pain, so I needed a new main phone. I picked one up a 5x 16gb for £18, with the BLOD. Opened it up, put a copper shim and thermal paste to join the cpu to the chassis, and ran the 4 core patch keeping it on nougat. Great phone. Issues with the GPS but still a good phone.
[Nexus 5X Real Life Review] XDA_RealLifeReview:
You're a power user. Can the LG Nexus 5X keep up? Rate this thread to express how "healthy" the development scene is for the LG Nexus 5X. A higher rating indicates available root methods, kernels, and custom ROMs.

Then, drop a comment if you have anything to add!
[Nexus 5X Real Life Review] CubeCloudOS:
Not that many ROMS or custom features yet. Nobody has bothered to see if the chipset can support USB 3 and can be hacked or fixed the low quality (at high volumes) speaker. Loving the mainstream CM and PureNexus ROMS though
[Nexus 5X Real Life Review] drsn0w:
Lack of Franco Kernel got me cryin
[Nexus 5X Real Life Review] Mikecosta64:


Although I don't have a Nexus 5x I have seen that the community has grown somewhat. Kernels such as elemental x are available. The fact that cm13 nightlies are available show me that custome roms are beginning to grow. One cool feature (don't remember the site) was that someone made it possible so that the nexus 5x issues sound from the top speaker as well as the bottom speaker. These hints show towards a promising future which will only expand due to it being a popular nexus phone.
[Nexus 5X Real Life Review] hopesrequiem:
The community is smaller than other phones but its solid. We have beans. Enough said lol. Cataclysm is amazing, cm13 is dope, and a few kernels. Some new dev just showed up today with that xtreme rom
[Nexus 5X Real Life Review] Alcolawl:
Like all communities, it takes a few months to kick into high gear. I felt the same way with my M9, which I got last spring, by mid summer, there were plenty of ROMs and a few different kernels to choose from. I figured development for this phone would have advanced at a quicker pace, but the community itself doesn't seem as big as I thought it would be yet. Just give it time. The ROMs and Kernels we have available now are kickass as it is. I'm waiting for a super optimized ROM like BoostPop was on the old N5.
[Nexus 5X Real Life Review] dpj52190:
nexus 5x community seems more mature than nexus 5 in my opinion. Popular roms / kernels are available. That's what the end user cares about( as primary phone).
[Nexus 5X Real Life Review] SlimSnoopOS:
https://plus.google.com/+FranciscoFranco1990
[Nexus 5X Real Life Review] stu5797:
I have almost every phone available and I love the nexus 5x. It's a snappy awesome light device! Highly recommend!
[Nexus 5X Real Life Review] MohamedEhabHalim:
OK

Thanks:cowboy:
[Nexus 5X Real Life Review] 2x4:
What I like about the community is that despite the Nexus having a smaller user base, it's still positive and willing to help those who are not as experienced with custom roms yet.

Thanks to the help of a few very helpful users in the PureNexus thread, I was able to learn about and successfully run a custom rom, custom kernel, systemless root, and still have adaway and android pay working.

Also worth noting, systemless root has been great for allowing apps with SafetyNet (like AP) to work, and it's great to see custom rom devs include details regarding how to implement it.
[Nexus 5X Real Life Review] Tomyk89:
Franco kernel is on here. check the Original Android Development section
[Nexus 5X Real Life Review] gorilla p:
support is steadily growing. Good ROMs. Cataclysm, Pure Nexus, Omni, CM, Dirty Unicorns (in development) all available. ElementalX, Franco and Phasma kernels all working well.
[Nexus 5X Real Life Review] nondroid:
I would love to see AOSiP on Nexus 5X
[Nexus 5X Real Life Review] Deleted member 6703605:
ItÂ´s an awesome phone, well made and really good looking. Some drawbacks are battery (could be a better one for the price), the side buttons that have a horrible click and loocks really cheap and a pitty it hasnÂ´t got . But in general itÂ´s a nice phone good hand feeling and a great screen.
[Nexus 5X Real Life Review] bhavstech:
not as great as the benchmark the nexus 5 had set but much much better than the other 2015 phones!