IT industry champ Mr. Anand Mishra CEO of StarInfranet which is the registered trademark of Tathastu Information Technology Private Limited gives us his expert review on Nexus 5X Google’s Second Best Flagship Device.
Google's Nexus 5X literally gave me a hand, in that it's a smaller one-hand-friendly Android phone, freeing up me from last year's two-handed clunker, the Nexus 6.
Its size is smaller, but the Nexus 5X specs are beefed up, for the most part. It carries a faster processor, USB-C port and far superior camera that Nexus phones have sorely lacked.
It delivers Android Marshmallow, the new update to Google's mobile operating system. It's the best way to get features like Google Now on Tap and the battery-saving Doze mode right away.
The Nexus 5X price is is Rs 31,999 for the 16GB version and Rs 34,999 for the 32GB model. At that price, spoiler alert, it's not the most powerful Nexus device. That distinction belongs to the Huawei's Google-commissioned Nexus 6P.
But for people without meaty paws who want a normal-sized phone at a smaller price, here's what I experienced during my brief time with the Nexus 5X.
The specs
The Nexus 5X sports a 5.2 inch, FHD (1920 x 1080) LCD at 423 ppi screen. It has rock-solid Gorilla Glass 3 and that “fingerprint and smudge-resistant oleophobic coating” that I want to be a real thing. In my testing so far, of both devices, shows that there’s plenty of fingerprints and smudges. So we’ll have to have a chat with Google about that. The rear camera is the same 12.3 mexapixel one with 1.55 µm pixels and f/2.0 aperture that the 6P has. It shoots gorgeous 4K video. Google did the right thing by having LG and Huawai on the same page for cameras. It’s a real powerhouse. The front-facing camera is an OK 5 megapixels. Not horrible, but if you’re a selfie-machine, look elsewhere.
The Qualcomm Snapdragon 808 processor along with the 2 GB of RAM keeps the phone running quickly, helped by Android’s Marshmallow operating system. It’s available in 16 or 32GB for storage, but not 64 or 128 like the 6P is. So yeah, the 16GB model would be the closest to the iPhone 6S base model. At 136 grams, it’s light. It also comes in black, white and blue….or “Carbon, Quartz, Ice.”
The sound that comes out of the single speaker in the front is nothing to write home about, but gets the job done. The 2700 mAh battery gave me about almost a full-day use…but not quite. Luckily, Google has adopted the USB Type-C system, so you can go from basically no battery to 20% in minutes. It’s quite impressive.
Camera
Google proclaimed that the Nexus 5X (as well as the Nexus 6P) has the best camera it has ever put into a Nexus device. That's not saying much, considering the average results of the Nexus 5 and Nexus 6.
However, loading up the default Google camera app, I found that the Nexus 5X camera may live up to the hype, thanks to its 1.55-micron pixels. These are larger than normal pixels, and therefore can capture more light for stronger indoor photography.
The competition
If you're thinking of buying a 6P, you're probably itching for a phone with stock (or very close to stock) Android and the promise of quick software updates. Well, there's the Moto X Pure, which promises a software situation that's almost as compelling as Google's... although the company's maybe not as forward-thinking about updates as it once claimed. You'll be working with very slightly pokier hardware too -- the Pure edition runs a hexa-core Snapdragon 808 chip with an Adreno 418 GPU, making it slightly less handy for gaming and graphically intensive tasks. The benchmarks might suggest otherwise, but the Pure Edition exhibited more quick hiccups when multitasking than the Nexus 6P did after both were completely reset. Still, it's a highly customizable phone with useful software features that actually add value to the stock Android experience, and its 32GB model costs $450, or about $50 less than a 32GB Nexus 6P. And did I mention it has expandable memory, too?
Since we have two new Nexus phones this year, you'll also have to decide whether you're better off with the 6P's little counterpart. Both are similarly light and pack the same 12.3-megapixel cameras. Though the 5X has the same Snapdragon 808 chip as the Pure edition, it lacks a 128GB model for the digital hoarders out there. The bigger battery and WQHD display will make the 6P a more obvious choice for some of you, but there's still something to be said for a highly pocket-friendly design, the full breadth of Marshmallow's thoughtful changes and a price tag that starts at $379. Of course, if you're just looking for a high-end Android phone and aren't bothered by customized interfaces, you might like the Galaxy Note. The proposition can be a tough one to swallow (especially since it costs around $700 from a carrier sans contract) but in exchange you're getting a sleek design, one of the best cameras I've ever seen on a smartphone and some seriously powerful performance.
The look and feel
I picked up the 5X at last month’s event and thought “Wow, this is really light.” Before I got to spend real time with both the 5X and 6P, I thought that this was going to be the device that drags me away from the iPhone 6. Not the case.
The more time I held it in my hand, the cheaper it felt. I’ve tried out a boatload of devices and being light is a good thing…but feeling like cheap plastic totally turns me off. Google and LG calls it “premium injection molded polycarbonate,” but that’s not changing my mind.
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I haven’t carried it enough to actually drop it, but I do feel like it’s going to fly out of my hand. The phone looks great, but everyone that I’ve asked to pick it up says the same damn thing. “It just doesn’t feel like a great phone.” That sucks, because Google wants this to be the phone that takes you away from iOS, Windows, Blackberry or whatever else phone you have.
For what it’s worth, I put a Speck case designed specifically for the 5X on it and while that gave it a bit more heft and grip, it wasn’t much.
Other than it being ridonculously light, the screen just isn’t as bright as the 6P. Sure, for obvious reasons. It also doesn’t stand up to what I’ve become accustomed to on the iPhone 6. Speaking of the iPhone, it’s fingerprint sensor is embedded in the home button. I thought that was cool until I saw the new Nexus phones. Google decided to put the fingerprint sensor on the back, right under the camera. Once you hold it, it makes complete sense…because that’s how you take your phone out of your pocket and hold it.
(You can follow Mr Anand Mishra on CrunchBase for more Tech update )
Google's Nexus 5X literally gave me a hand, in that it's a smaller one-hand-friendly Android phone, freeing up me from last year's two-handed clunker, the Nexus 6.
Its size is smaller, but the Nexus 5X specs are beefed up, for the most part. It carries a faster processor, USB-C port and far superior camera that Nexus phones have sorely lacked.
It delivers Android Marshmallow, the new update to Google's mobile operating system. It's the best way to get features like Google Now on Tap and the battery-saving Doze mode right away.
The Nexus 5X price is is Rs 31,999 for the 16GB version and Rs 34,999 for the 32GB model. At that price, spoiler alert, it's not the most powerful Nexus device. That distinction belongs to the Huawei's Google-commissioned Nexus 6P.
But for people without meaty paws who want a normal-sized phone at a smaller price, here's what I experienced during my brief time with the Nexus 5X.
The specs
The Nexus 5X sports a 5.2 inch, FHD (1920 x 1080) LCD at 423 ppi screen. It has rock-solid Gorilla Glass 3 and that “fingerprint and smudge-resistant oleophobic coating” that I want to be a real thing. In my testing so far, of both devices, shows that there’s plenty of fingerprints and smudges. So we’ll have to have a chat with Google about that. The rear camera is the same 12.3 mexapixel one with 1.55 µm pixels and f/2.0 aperture that the 6P has. It shoots gorgeous 4K video. Google did the right thing by having LG and Huawai on the same page for cameras. It’s a real powerhouse. The front-facing camera is an OK 5 megapixels. Not horrible, but if you’re a selfie-machine, look elsewhere.
The Qualcomm Snapdragon 808 processor along with the 2 GB of RAM keeps the phone running quickly, helped by Android’s Marshmallow operating system. It’s available in 16 or 32GB for storage, but not 64 or 128 like the 6P is. So yeah, the 16GB model would be the closest to the iPhone 6S base model. At 136 grams, it’s light. It also comes in black, white and blue….or “Carbon, Quartz, Ice.”
The sound that comes out of the single speaker in the front is nothing to write home about, but gets the job done. The 2700 mAh battery gave me about almost a full-day use…but not quite. Luckily, Google has adopted the USB Type-C system, so you can go from basically no battery to 20% in minutes. It’s quite impressive.
Camera
Google proclaimed that the Nexus 5X (as well as the Nexus 6P) has the best camera it has ever put into a Nexus device. That's not saying much, considering the average results of the Nexus 5 and Nexus 6.
However, loading up the default Google camera app, I found that the Nexus 5X camera may live up to the hype, thanks to its 1.55-micron pixels. These are larger than normal pixels, and therefore can capture more light for stronger indoor photography.
The competition
If you're thinking of buying a 6P, you're probably itching for a phone with stock (or very close to stock) Android and the promise of quick software updates. Well, there's the Moto X Pure, which promises a software situation that's almost as compelling as Google's... although the company's maybe not as forward-thinking about updates as it once claimed. You'll be working with very slightly pokier hardware too -- the Pure edition runs a hexa-core Snapdragon 808 chip with an Adreno 418 GPU, making it slightly less handy for gaming and graphically intensive tasks. The benchmarks might suggest otherwise, but the Pure Edition exhibited more quick hiccups when multitasking than the Nexus 6P did after both were completely reset. Still, it's a highly customizable phone with useful software features that actually add value to the stock Android experience, and its 32GB model costs $450, or about $50 less than a 32GB Nexus 6P. And did I mention it has expandable memory, too?
Since we have two new Nexus phones this year, you'll also have to decide whether you're better off with the 6P's little counterpart. Both are similarly light and pack the same 12.3-megapixel cameras. Though the 5X has the same Snapdragon 808 chip as the Pure edition, it lacks a 128GB model for the digital hoarders out there. The bigger battery and WQHD display will make the 6P a more obvious choice for some of you, but there's still something to be said for a highly pocket-friendly design, the full breadth of Marshmallow's thoughtful changes and a price tag that starts at $379. Of course, if you're just looking for a high-end Android phone and aren't bothered by customized interfaces, you might like the Galaxy Note. The proposition can be a tough one to swallow (especially since it costs around $700 from a carrier sans contract) but in exchange you're getting a sleek design, one of the best cameras I've ever seen on a smartphone and some seriously powerful performance.
The look and feel
I picked up the 5X at last month’s event and thought “Wow, this is really light.” Before I got to spend real time with both the 5X and 6P, I thought that this was going to be the device that drags me away from the iPhone 6. Not the case.
The more time I held it in my hand, the cheaper it felt. I’ve tried out a boatload of devices and being light is a good thing…but feeling like cheap plastic totally turns me off. Google and LG calls it “premium injection molded polycarbonate,” but that’s not changing my mind.
Screen Shot 2015-10-18 at 7.32.36 PM
I haven’t carried it enough to actually drop it, but I do feel like it’s going to fly out of my hand. The phone looks great, but everyone that I’ve asked to pick it up says the same damn thing. “It just doesn’t feel like a great phone.” That sucks, because Google wants this to be the phone that takes you away from iOS, Windows, Blackberry or whatever else phone you have.
For what it’s worth, I put a Speck case designed specifically for the 5X on it and while that gave it a bit more heft and grip, it wasn’t much.
Other than it being ridonculously light, the screen just isn’t as bright as the 6P. Sure, for obvious reasons. It also doesn’t stand up to what I’ve become accustomed to on the iPhone 6. Speaking of the iPhone, it’s fingerprint sensor is embedded in the home button. I thought that was cool until I saw the new Nexus phones. Google decided to put the fingerprint sensor on the back, right under the camera. Once you hold it, it makes complete sense…because that’s how you take your phone out of your pocket and hold it.
(You can follow Mr Anand Mishra on CrunchBase for more Tech update )
