Where to go after the 5X???

[delthor7]

Also, this reviewer said that even his pre release phone got the August security update at 6:33 of the video.

https://youtu.be/_3JZRxVPuew

 

[anon(123856)]

Yeah the Essential Phone does look enticing. I hope they succeed. It appears to be checking all the right boxes.

 

[Ten Four]

Essential Phone looks nice, but at $699 is in a different league than the Nexus 5x. Camera is really important to me, and I haven't seen anything better than the 5X in the lower price ranges. My son has an iPhone 7 and I think the 5X images are much better.

 

[Ten Four]

I'm going to keep watching for Pixel sales once the Pixel 2 launches. I'd like to stay with something the size of the 5X or smaller.

 

[anon(123856)]

Essential Phone looks nice, but at $699 is in a different league than the Nexus 5x. Camera is really important to me, and I haven't seen anything better than the 5X in the lower price ranges. My son has an iPhone 7 and I think the 5X images are much better.

Unfortunately Google has abandoned the mid range market. I was happy with my 5X until it bootlooped. I also agree with you about the camera. I took it on a trip to Italy and was pleasantly surprised at the camera's output.

 

[azjerry]

We replaced both our 5Xs with unlocked Galaxy S8s while they were on sale at Best Buy. Samsung's TouchWiz isn't all that bad and the phone's are nice.

 

[Ten Four]

Anybody tried the OnePlus 5? If so, what do you think of the camera compared to the Nexus 5X?

 

[Golfdriver97]

do I go for the Pixel?

I'd say yes. I got a Pixel, but not out of necessity. It is roughly the same footprint.

 

[Ten Four]

What about the Moto X4 just announced for Project Fi? I looked and they are offering up to $115 trade in on a Nexus 5X plus a $50 Fi credit.

 

[Ten Four]

Just read it has a glass back--aargh! Hate that, and is probably a deal breaker for me. All my phones instantly go in a case and never emerge, and a glass back is just a waste of money and IMHO offers much less protection than plastic or metal. Just hate glass backs.

 

[erik45289]

I have absolutely no idea what to get next. I wish the 5X would have gotten 3+ GB RAM, but I'm having severe issues with RAM shortage. Average use is 95-99%.

The only Android phone I'm willing to buy has to have promised security updates for at least 3 years, and quick OS updates for at least 2 major versions. The only device I know of that fits this description is the Google Pixel, but I have a low tolerance towards OLED displays so that leaves nothing. Unless the Pixel 2 will go back to IPS LCD which is extremely unlikely.

I don't like the iPhone experience, but other than the Pixel phone it's the only one guaranteed to get software updates for 3+ years. And they use IPS LCD (X excluded).

I don't know what to get next....

 

[chanchan05]

I have absolutely no idea what to get next. I wish the 5X would have gotten 3+ GB RAM, but I'm having severe issues with RAM shortage. Average use is 95-99%.

The only Android phone I'm willing to buy has to have promised security updates for at least 3 years, and quick OS updates for at least 2 major versions. The only device I know of that fits this description is the Google Pixel, but I have a low tolerance towards OLED displays so that leaves nothing. Unless the Pixel 2 will go back to IPS LCD which is extremely unlikely.

I don't like the iPhone experience, but other than the Pixel phone it's the only one guaranteed to get software updates for 3+ years. And they use IPS LCD (X excluded).

I don't know what to get next....

Samsung flagships get security updates for at least 3 years (the S5 and Note 4 got security updates last Aug), and usually 2 major OS updates.

A Pixel will get more than 3 years and more than 2 updates.

However, I'm thinking you're out of luck regarding LCD. Maybe the V20 perhaps? The only major flagship caliber phone now that still uses LCD is HTC. Even iPhones have moved to OLED tech.

Not sure about regarding low tolerance to OLED. Not sure foe other devices but Samsungs have a display settings where color intensity is adjusted. The S7 in basic mode is one of the most color accurate screens there is, beating a lot of LCD competitors. I'd think there is some way other manufacturer OLED screens can be adjusted.

 

[ca_steve]

I'm hoping the Moto X4 will be a nice midrange replacement for the 5X. Project Fi trade-in of $110 drops the X4 32GB price to <$300.

 

[ElderHallow]

I went with the Nokia 8 in the end. Great stock Android experience and very very quick!

Loving it at the moment. Also had the September security patch waiting for download out of the box.

 

[anon(49997)]

I'm going to the Pixel 2XLre to go after the 5X???

I'm going to the Pixel 2XL, less than 1/4" wider, and less than 3/8" taller and just about all screen its going to be a great change without a big footprint difference. Basically the 5X is the same size of the P2XL display.

My 5X seems tired and the power button fails to turn it off sometimes. Rooted from day one and custom ROM'd hard. I keep in a wallet case in my front pocket @work, I'm am industrial production floor maintenance tech and she has been rode hard and put up wet on a daily basis.

 

[Ten Four]

Decided to order the Pixel 2 today mainly for the camera, which is #1 for me. I also like the size (smallish) a lot! Please, please, please keep making smaller phones! I am violating my usual rule to wait months after a phone release for the bugs to get revealed and hopefully worked out because I feel like now is a good time to trade in my perfect Nexus 5x before any bootloop issues show up. If I really do get the $115 or so on trade in that brings the Pixel 2 down below the price of most flagships, and I don't think anything has a camera to compare at the price.

 

[Ten Four]

I'm curious if anyone else has traded in a Nexus 5X and what the results were. Today Google emailed me that they had received my phone, traded in for the Pixel 2, but due to the "popularity of the program" there will be a delay and they will inspect it within the next 10-15 days. The following statement makes me both hopeful and wary:

Once that’s done, we’ll email you the results and the amount of your Trade In credit.
This delay won’t affect the estimate you received when you initiated your Trade In.

 

[Ten Four]

FYI, I got the email notice today that I will receive the full $115 estimate for the trade in, which I think is fair because I paid only $249 and used it for about 16-17 months. Not sure what the true resale value is on these due to the worries about the bootloop issue.

 

[anon(123856)]

I agree getting $115 is fair. I don't think you'd be able to sell it and get any more than that for it. I do think the bootloop issue has had to have a negative effect on the resale value. I was thinking about selling mine but decided to hold on to it to fool around with.