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[Nexus 5X General] H0tep:
Yeah... Unless your N5 is crapping out, you really have no reason to replace it.

Only reason why I'm thinking the 5x is because after two years, it has some light wear and tear that drives my ocd nuts, as do a couple of hairline cracks at the sim tray and the volume rocker.

All I would expect from the 5 to the 5x is an improved camera, maybe slightly better battery, slightly improved SoC... And nexus imprint... Other than that, its the same phone. Which isn't a bad thing. The N5 was/is a great device, and if u add the above mentioned features, its worthy of a slightly bumped up price from it's predecessor
[Nexus 5X General] SrPintas:
Yeah mine is all cracked too (the plastic around it) and none of the cracks apparently related to falls o.o

First one was the between the audio-jack and the screen. One day... there was a crack there!.. awesome lol

Now there's another one bellow the volume rocker and one next to the sim-tray as well. Top notch built quality!! xD never complained cuz of the price...

The thing about the price bump is that the price bump in Europe isn't because of extra hardware, otherwise it would have the same bump in the States. No - it's most probably because google felt like joining the bandwagon of ripping off ppl in Europe! lol... Taxes? Sure there are more taxes here and import taxes, but not to cover that much difference in price I don't think.

So it makes it kinda hard to justify the price even if I was shopping for a phone from scratch, not for a swap.
[Nexus 5X General] gotzaDroid:
If you want a fingerprint scanner and a better camera, but that's about it. Larger screen too. I really like my 5X, it replaced my S6 edge and I'm much more pleased with the 5X. My old man is using my original nexus 5, so I couldn't take that from him, but he's pleased with it.

I got used to using a fingerprint with the S6E and since Android pay wants a secure lock screen, it just made sense for me to get the 5X over finding another 5. But I'm in the States and it's cheaper here, so that helped with the decision too.
[Nexus 5X General] H0tep:
Oh yeah... I have the one by the audio jack too lmao.

Nobody ever claimed the n5 had good build quality. It's always been described as feeling "cheap" and "plastic". I always thought mine might have came from minor drops until I read that virtually everyone has them lol.
[Nexus 5X General] bblzd:
It's like an N5 that's improved in every way IMO. The downsides being it's physically larger and a bit more expensive.

Biggest improvements are battery life and the camera image quality.

However some examples of the more unexpected improvements that you notice once you start using the device for a while:

Charge speeds. I've not charged over night even once yet as a 30 minute charge is enough to get through a day (roughly 50%).

Skin temperature. This device stays much cooler than the N5 especially during lighter usage such as Streaming Netflix and browsing. Battery temperatures remain consistently cooler than the N5 at all times, especially gaming.

Fingerprint sensor and ambient display: Together make it feel like you're interacting with the device in a whole new way. No need to use the power button ever.
[Nexus 5X General] SrPintas:
How does the battery fair on a daily basis?

N5 is terrible even dose working it's magic while the phone is idling is not enough for it to make it alive in the evening if I use it a fair amount at some point during the morning.
[Nexus 5X General] bblzd:
It's awesome. I don't need to disable a single thing and my run times are similar to my N5 that had just about everything disabled.

It might only have an extra 400mAh but it feels like an extra 1000mAh. Part of that is because of Android 6.0 and Doze though.

Most of my results are in the 4-6 hours SoT range across 20+ hours. Lowest is 3 hours SoT across 20+ hours with weak signal mobile data usage and gaming. 50% manual brightness with most software features enabled.

Examples:

http://imgur.com/a/gVuT3

http://imgur.com/a/UhqdL
[Nexus 5X General] SrPintas:
Sounds pretty good.

I rarely (never) see even 3h sot, much less 4 :'D

Sounds like I saw what the N5x has on offer pretty well.

The thing screwing it up is the EU price adjustment being even worse than it was with the N5
[Nexus 5X General] SrPintas:
Wow

Don't apologize for the long text! Not only I don't mind reading but that's exactly what I was hoping to find: someone in a similar situation!

I wasn't aware the price was lower in the UK! Neat... Might be worth importing if I travel or someone close does. Any chance of a insurance on purchase for damage or theft?

Oh and regarding what I wrote about it not traspiring quality. After I read again what I wrote I though it might be confusing because I didn't change subject. I meant the device itself, not the camera, when I wrote it didn't transpire quality and thus didn't feel worth the price.

Also jumping from a N5, where do you put the quality at? The one I used had a gigantic anti-theft alarm dongle glued to it's back so I couldn't really tell.

The vibration engine felt way better even though I could only test it by inputting a not-recognized finger print!

The buttons seemed very nice even though I've read bad things about them on several places
[Nexus 5X General] HabueN:
In norway you can get a carrier lock discount, witch makes the price of the phone itself the same as in the us. No option to do that where you are buying it?
[Nexus 5X General] zepeters:
I got the 32Gb by the way, 16Gb is £300 although I wouldn't recommend 16Gb to anyone given the fact that there's no micro sd slot...

It is possible to get an insurance, yes. I guess it's something like £12/mo but I don't know what it covers (probably 1 screen replacement, theft I don't know... check carphone warehouse for more details). Also, I don't know if you'll be able to do it since you don't live in the UK.

Quality wise, I'd say if you feel like the N5 has a cheap build quality, you'll have the same opinion about the 5X. This phone doesn't have an aluminium unibody neither it does have gorilla glass 4. It is not an iphone 6s/htc m9/6P/etc, they had to cut costs somewhere I guess. It won't win any design awards either, that's for sure. Having said that, if you feel ok with the N5, you'll notice no difference handling the 5X. If you (because you're upgrading to a new device) expect the new phone to have a more premium feel (as "they" put it and has been taunted pretty much everywhere...) you won't get that from the 5X.

Vibration engine is sometimes annoyingly loud and tbh, not quite strong. But does the job I guess, I feel it vibrating in my hand and in my pocket, I've yet to miss a call cause I didn't feel it vibrating plus, I don't think that will be a reason to/not to buy the phone.

The button are, well, buttons... I've seen people complaining about the N5 having ceramic buttons and the 5X plastic ones. My thought about that is... who cares? Because of the fingerprint sensor I'm using a power button a lot less and the volume rocker has a rather nice position as it's placed towards the centre rather on the top of the phone. I find it convenient because the headphone jack is on the bottom so, when listening to music, my phone is faced down in my back pocket and I can easily adjust the volume without hassle.

In my opinion, I don't really care about aluminium unibody bull****. It gives a premium feeling, ok that's fair enough, if you're into that. Although if you're into that, you'll probably, won't be looking at the 5X ;) Also, I rather have a phone that won't give me an heart attack when (notice the "when" rather than "if"!) I drop it :P
[Nexus 5X General] SrPintas:
I'm there with you.

"Premium" quality comes with ups and downs.

I'm a but into design so I like a good looking device just like I nice a well designed car.

However I also drop em once in a while xD Nexus has proven incredibly durable (think I'm lucky too), I doubt a S6 or iPhone would survive some of the drops the n5 did.

When i asked about quality and feeling I didn't mean to compare with the more design oriented devices. But compare it with the N5 and other plastic chassi phones. The 5x sure is plastic, but it felt more "solid" in my hand than the N5. But I can't be sure cuz of the alarm dongle that was stuck to it.

On the buttons... So what if the n5 has ceramic?... Nice touch, but they are have some play. 5x's seemed more solid even if not "clickier" like most people seem to like
[Nexus 5X General] SrPintas:
I wish. But so far no carrier has it or has announced anything regarding it
[Nexus 5X General] sshariff:
Have you tried replacing your original phone battery? Mine was getting pretty bad and I replaced it with a new one bought off ebay a month ago. I now comfortably get a day and a half of moderate use. SOT time around 3.5 hours and doze is doing wonders compared to Lollipop. When kept overnight (11:00 pm to 6:00 am) the battery loses only 3% and I will take that any day!

I think people need to understand that a lithium ion battery will start falling down in performance considerably when approaching its life limit. Now comparing to the N5X I don't consider it worth the upgrade but will most likely switch to the next Nexus in October 2016.
[Nexus 5X General] SrPintas:
I've thought about it. But kinda dozed off the idea when I didn't know which battery to choose =P
[Nexus 5X General] zepeters:
I replaced the battery on my N5 two months ago so I speak out of experience. It has gotten better but 5X's battery still performs better than a new battery on my N5.

Battery life is never linear as it depends on each person usage. I personally have everything on all the time... I rely heavily on Google's services like location tracking, location based reminders and I "need" a always-on data connection. Given this premise, my battery is bound not to last as long as other peoples' but I think starting to turn features off in order to preserve battery is not the way to go. I want to fully experience my phone and I'm aware that may cause battery drains. That's why I have a power bank ;pp

Regarding design, I'm very picky too, trust me. I do, however prefer minimalistic designs and both the N5 and 5X suit my design obsession. Again, this is also a matter of personal taste...
[Nexus 5X General] H0tep:
Won't ask any questions, and if u answer, I'll say I never knew u. Lol
[Nexus 5X General] SrPintas:
Ahahahah xD

It was in exposition in a major electronics shop and stuck to the counter with an alarm dongle and "chain" cable.

Didn't really use it at home or something with the dongle still attached xD
[Nexus 5X General] ethanfel:
The N5X is only worth it in Eu in country where they give a free chromecast 2 and 3 month of google play music (5 eu country) even then it's overpriced but not enough for me to resist.

I like my N5. But it had many flaws :

- Camera is bad, nothing around this, even when you take something who look good on screen it generally look bad on paper.

- Battery life is awfull and i think the original battery was lacking lastingquality. Mine is a day one, i now barely pass 1h30 SOT . I won't change it for an ebay one, it's so random and they never last.

- The build quality is great, except the effect of time give me a few cracks on the button side.

- Bluetooth was at one point very unreliable (mostly corrected since 5.X, still happen sometimes exceptially with android wear device, you just can't reconnect them you need to reboot everything, it's not link to android wear since the symptom appear on 2 different devices and i'm not alone in this case)

- the speakers are useless (on the bottom, barely audible)

Overall, they are not big flaw (except battery) and i'm still enjoying a lot my N5. But since i'm a software whore and the n5 will probably never see Android N? Correcting most of the bad things about my n5 and getting Android N first was to attractive :D
[Nexus 5X General] SrPintas:
So

Which one of the two pictures looks the best?
[Nexus 5X General] Endoran:
They both look bad and compressed. But the second one handles the light a lot better.
[Nexus 5X General] gotzaDroid:
The second one looks more natural.
[Nexus 5X General] :
Nexus 5 is still good, but but 5X is not a small update... you get a lot of new features.
[Nexus 5X General] SrPintas:
Second one is 5x first is my N5.

I was expecting a bigger difference, specially in a low light (kinda) scene.
[Nexus 5X General] SrPintas:
Absolutely, my issue I think is the EU price!.

But for that price I'd expect it to be an upgrade and then some. So, upgraded camera and battery and higher build quality.

The shell ain't bad, but it's not quite up there.

To make it short. I like it. Just can't justify neither replacing my N5 with the 5X and it's price tag.

Come on, for a couple more € you can get a S6 here that even though it's software is rubish, the hardware is way better =\

I really despise Google for these Euro prices...
[Nexus 5X General] ethanfel:
Some of the HW is better (screen and the material used) yes, bu the exynos if it look more powerfull (but using the S6 feel slower) is a pain for custom devs, the battery life is worse, the screen remplacement cost is atrocious, camera is not as good, fingerprint is not as well positionned and not as fast.

And, if you take into account the software (TW vs Stock, Month to wait to be updated and shortir update lifespan vs Nexus). I mean, come on, the choice is easily made.

Costly empty headed trophy wife who will get old fast vs Plain maiden with a lot of personnality and who will get better and better !

the choice is yours.
[Nexus 5X General] SrPintas:
Ahahah good comparison =P
[Nexus 5X General] raptir:
I went from a Nexus 5 -> Moto X 2014 and I'm now buying the Nexus 5X. If it weren't for some issues with my Nexus 5 I never would have moved to the Moto X 2014.

I'd say that if I were still on the Nexus 5 I would be less likely to buy the 5X. The Moto X 2014 is plenty for me from a hardware perspective but the "Nexusness" is a big draw of the Nexus line for me. The Moto X is more or less stock Android but rooting/flashing is a little harder to deal with since the factory images are delayed and out of date. The 5.0 update was out quickly but 5.1 and the Stagefright fix were very slow.

I'm basically hoping that the 5X is at least equivalent to my Moto X from a hardware perspective. If it is I'm sure I'll be happy with it.
[Nexus 5X General] 95Z28:
This was my exact situation (minus rooting and flashing as I've stayed stock since 2013). Originally I actually planned on sending the 5X back and using the Moto until next year, but after using it a few days I really started liking it. Feels snappier than the Moto, and much better battery. I'll be the first to admit I am somewhat of a Nexus fanboy though. The Moto did have some very nice software touches that I missed at first, but I would rather have immediate updates.
[Nexus 5X General] raptir:
Nice, good to hear. I had originally bought a 6P but the unbalanced speaker issue really bothered me. I'd rather have a single speaker than speaker balance that is that far off. Hoping the Nexus 5X works for me.

I actually only rooted and flash my Moto X 2014 due to some software issues I had in 5.0 on the stock build. CM 12.1 was less buggy than 5.0 stock.
[Nexus 5X General] parachuter23:
Trying to decide between 5x and 6p. Im aware of the basic differences but does anyone know about any major durability issues?
[Nexus 5X General] SrPintas:
I've basically stopped looking but the 6p which was at first looking like a brilliant nexus phone seems to be full of problems.

Crappy internal design, quality control issues (rear glass piece cracking is the latest I've read)

While the 5x seems to be quite solid. Does what it's suposed to do
[Nexus 5X General] DigitalUnderground:
My "perfect" idea of a phone is a Galaxy S6, with a Nexus branding on the back, and stock Google Android OS. It's too bad Google couldn't have done that with the N5X, as I would've paid $700-750.

However, I'm not going to spend $650 on a 6P. The 5X is priced right. It performs well. And if you have any build quality issues, at least it's only $430
[Nexus 5X General] parachuter23:
yes and all for more $; ill need to take a closer look at 5x
[Nexus 5X General] Charkatak:
Really quick question about Nexus 5

Hi guys! Did any one use Nexus 5 with T-Mobile US? I wanted to find out if Nexus 5 has VoLTE switch in the settings and also if there is Wi-Fi calling?

Thanks
[Nexus 5X General] 95Z28:
I used Nexus 5 on T-Mobile US until March of this year, I never used WiFi so have no input on WiFi calling, but can tell you it didn't support VoLTE. I was surprised one day to find I was still connected to LTE during a call on my 5X, but still don't use WiFi. The 5X does have option for WiFi calling though. If you are asking about the N5 and not 5X you would probably have better luck in the N5 forum though.
[Nexus 5X General] Charkatak:
Thank You for your input!
[Nexus 5X General] ethanfel:
The only bad things about the build quality is the back quality. It fell good but it's not hard and make some "crick" noise. I didn't think it would bother me but it does, a lot. Lucky me after two week, i think that a case which allow to put the phone screen down is very useful, since you can put your finger on the fingerprint reader when picking it up. So i have invested in a spingen thin fit, no more "crick" and face down is now ok !

The n6p seems to have a some issue (cracking visor, bendgate nexus style)

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I dont think that buying a Nexus 5X for it's speaker will make you happy. The quality is bad.
[Nexus 5X General] iamterence:
Oh my God, this speaker is f**king GARBAGE.

To be completely honest, though. I'm ready for Samsung to make another Nexus device. Or even a resurrected Google Play Edition program. An S6 (or S7, I guess) with stock Android would be so godlike.
[Nexus 5X General] ethanfel:
Meh, samsung's phone are overpriced, costly to repair because of the screen and they don't know how to make good middle range phones. So no thanks :)
[Nexus 5X General] iamterence:
Do you know why they are overpriced, and don't know how to make good middle ranged phones? Because they are a high end phone company, lol. Seriously, use an S6 and tell me its not superbly built. If Samsung built a Nexus with the internals and quality of the S6, and sold it for $500-$550, it would dominate.
[Nexus 5X General] FurryMurry:
I went from a nexus 5 to a moto x 2014, but I didn't like it. So when the S6 came out, I got that one. Although the phone itself is absolutely great, I just want stock google on my phone (and quick updates). So a few days ago I went for the 5X. Just trying it out now and probably selling my S6 later on. Although almost everything in the phone is a bit inferior compared to the S6, I like it a lot. For me it feels a but smoother than the S6 (memory management is not very good on it). Suprised about the camera, I got nice pictures, but hdr+ is slow. The battery seems the same as my S6, but I hope it improves over the days. I got the black one, the others feels a bit slippery. I hated that with my S6, always had the feeling it could fall when taking pictures :). Overall I'm really liking the 5X, except maybe the price.
[Nexus 5X General] ethanfel:
Samsung a high end compagny ? Since when ? the large majority of their sale are made from middle to lower end. That's why the emergence of chinese manufacturer and the increase in quality of the middle range hit them so hard, their middle range smartphone are still 2012 quality (720P screen, Very bad software, No Android Update ( Alpha are on..kitkat) And, they use their own socs, with extremely closed source drivers.

The galaxy S6 was not commercialized at $500 at start and i don't expect them to produce such HW even for Nexus at this kind of price. It would be illogical as it would hurt their own sale.
[Nexus 5X General] colorado_al:
I moved from Nexus 5 to Nexus 5x this week. My trusty N5 power button broke. I like the N5x and only miss Qi charging from the N5. I do like the fingerprint scanner. Way better way to unlock my device and password manager. I was able to adjust speaker output, thanks to XDA!
[Nexus 5X General] CremeDeLaCremex:
Here is a thread named '5x -

hugely disappointed'. That is what I think too.

http://xdaforums.com/nexus-5x/general/5x-hugely-disappointed-t3230240

I got the 5x 6 weeks ago on sale fur just 200€ and even for that price it's hard d

To decide if it should replace my 5. The hole haptic of the 5 is just besser, more gummed, this square design, better buttons and a much better vibration (not so aggressive). The 5x ist just an ugly block crammed with current hardware. No love to any details of the case.

Nowadays the haptic of the phone is the biggest point. Software isn't problem because it's a nexus. And putting a Snapdragon 808 and 2GB ram together can do every noname producer.

Sure battery life is better...
[Nexus 5X General] bblzd:
Sounds like the vibration motor is very important to your enjoyment of the device. You mentioned it 3 times lol.

For me things like the much improved camera, display, battery, gaming performance, signal levels, reduced heat generation, etc. make up for the fairly odd vibration motor.

I enjoy the plastic build. Specifically the bottom corners don't dig into my palm as they did on the N5. It also somehow feels lighter as it's larger and the same weight spread out more. It could certainly stand to be less tall though.

I've dropped my naked 5x a few times and it bounced around without absorbing damage. This and the lack of broken screen threads leads me to believe it is less fragile than the N5 was.
[Nexus 5X General] manfio:
Im coming from nexus5, and i have to say, the first 3 days was harder...but now, the n5x its a great machine. Better camera, gaming, performance, mutch mutch better. Love the camera, i take arround 40 PICs every Day and the quality is a big diference....ahhhh, and the battery, mutch better too....sorry my english

Enviado do meu Nexus 5X através de Tapatalk
[Nexus 5X General] Nyoir:
I'm also a big typer online so don't worry and I know this is an old post but I've held on to my N5 myself and it's a really good fallback device when all else has failed so maybe you're in the same boat. I got a 5X and it got the legendary HW bootloop, I'm not saying this will definitely happen to you I'm just saying it's a possibility and for someone like me who's poor as hell this is more than an inconvenience but prices rose for some reason so I put it on eBay. The Nexus 5X, while having it's risks in getting one, is a pretty great phone so I'm more disappointed than angry at what happened in my case. The camera is wonderful and you can even enable EIS through root and 240fps with a modded camera app (look up Camera X Nexus 5X) and the color accuracy is good with pretty decent low light performance. The performance is great and even better with a custom kernel (ElementalX) with good settings. ROMs like Dirty Unicorns compliment it perfectly and the build feels perfectly solid while maintaining the professional sleek look and feels just like a worthy successor to the Nexus 5 and with the bonus in battery savings thanks to aggressive doze on 7.X (or 6.0 with the help of an external app) and the fingerprint scanner in the perfect location for when you take it out of your pocket is much appreciated. The plastic doesn't expand as much when exposed to moisture or heat and the processor, when managed correctly, stays cool to the touch. Overall it's a phone that's appreciated by the power user, much like the Nexus 5. I might switch thanks to my experience with the bootloop of death and search that resulted in seeing that it is common with the 6P as well and the Pixel is too expensive. I'm thinking the Moto Z Play because of it's great battery and near-stock experience.
[Nexus 5X General] AnsonSo:
Hello. First time xda user here. Using 5x now. Came from lg g4. Was a great phone for 14months then it went bootlooped. Refurbished motherboard was replaced free. Sold it there after. My wish came true with the 5x. Was wishing the nexus5 before but did not bought it. So far so good with 5x.