I currently have the Nexus 5. I love it, for the most part. It fits my needs fine in most aspects. I have just two issues with the phone and unfortunately they're pretty major; camera quality and battery life. Low light camera performance is abysmal even with OIS and the battery life is extremely short with my usage patterns (mostly YouTube and tons of web browsing).
So I'm questioning whether this phone is suitable for me. I understand that the Snapdragon 615 is a downgrade over the Snapdragon 800 but I'm wondering whether the huge boost in battery and the better camera are worthy trade-offs. Plus, this phone has SD card support which is a huge bonus as well as front-firing speakers, which is an improvement over the Nexus 5.
The other option I have is, of course, the Moto X Style - still torn between waiting for that or getting the Play. I'm wondering how much faster it really is at playing Android games - the Adreno 418 had to power that QHD display while the Adreno 405 only had to power a FHD display with the Play. Will the difference actually balance out when taking display resolution into account?
As for alternatives, unfortunately, the Nexus 5 2015 is releasing too late in the year for my liking - I don't think I can wait until November(ish) to solve my battery life and camera woes. The rumoured Sony Xperia Z5 Compact, while sounding very exciting, will likely be a bit out of my price range for this year - with the Z3 Compact retailing at £429 at launch.
So I'm questioning whether this phone is suitable for me. I understand that the Snapdragon 615 is a downgrade over the Snapdragon 800 but I'm wondering whether the huge boost in battery and the better camera are worthy trade-offs. Plus, this phone has SD card support which is a huge bonus as well as front-firing speakers, which is an improvement over the Nexus 5.
The other option I have is, of course, the Moto X Style - still torn between waiting for that or getting the Play. I'm wondering how much faster it really is at playing Android games - the Adreno 418 had to power that QHD display while the Adreno 405 only had to power a FHD display with the Play. Will the difference actually balance out when taking display resolution into account?
As for alternatives, unfortunately, the Nexus 5 2015 is releasing too late in the year for my liking - I don't think I can wait until November(ish) to solve my battery life and camera woes. The rumoured Sony Xperia Z5 Compact, while sounding very exciting, will likely be a bit out of my price range for this year - with the Z3 Compact retailing at £429 at launch.
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