![]() It's fine for voice and notifications, and we even found it acceptable for some games, but it's not something you would want to listen to music over. ![]() The good news is that the speaker will happily blast out sound whether it's face up or face down. In terms of quality, it's your standard tinny speakerphone that will crackle and sound kind of staticky at high volume. Covering the speaker grill doesn't seem to do much either-it sounds more like you're blocking the speaker's air intake, rather than muffling a driver. None of this is really bad, it's just not what we were expecting and not what the exterior design implies will happen. We say that because the back puts out just as much sound as the front speaker grill, and at high volume you can actually feel the speaker blasting away through the back of the device. There are technically two speakers here-one on top and one on the bottom- but the top one is used for calls and the bottom for media playback and notifications. The media speaker almost sounds like an internal speaker, rather than a "front facing" one. There's also something about the speaker grill's teeny, tiny holes that is very satisfying to look at. The speakers are covered by a mesh sheet that's exposed via a cutout in the glass pane, which looks a lot like the tiny circle earpiece on the old Nexus 5. The sizable bezels leave plenty of room for top and bottom speaker grills, which look like they were taken straight from a Motorola phone. It's nothing iPhone users haven't been dealing with for years, but we've grown to expect better from LG. By our measurements the Nexus 5X is backing a full 4mm more vertical bezel than the Nexus 5, which feels like a step backward. Surrounding the LCD is a surprising amount of bezel, which is one of the few downsides of this device. The display on the 5X is a 1080p LCD, which at 5.2-inches is a more than adequate 423ppi. This is a "small" 5.2 inches, which seems to be the new smallest available size for a flagship phone. The 5X offers a respite from the humongous flagship wars, which now all seem to field devices with screens in the 5.5- to 6-inch range. It has the same minimal design and solid build quality for a dirt cheap price, and it's even made by the same manufacturer as the 2013 Nexus: LG. ![]() The 5X definitely feels like an homage to the 2013 Nexus 5. Starting at $379 for a 16GB version, the Nexus 5X is nearly as cheap as the 2013 Nexus 5, which started at $349. The Nexus 5X marks the Nexus line's return to the value segment. The size of the 2014 Nexus 6 was definitely going a little overboard, but the most disappointing thing about the device was the huge $649 price tag. RGB notification LED, NFC, fast charging, Android Sensor Hub, Project Fi support Six-core Qualcomm Snapdragon 808 (two 1.8 GHz Cortex-A57 cores and four 1.4 GHz Cortex-A53 cores)ĭual Band 802.11b/g/n/ac, Bluetooth 4.2, GPS The other side of the 5X just houses the SIM card slot. Nexus 5X Design-LG's loving homage to the 2013 Nexus 5 And speaking of Marshmallow, given that we've already written about it, we'll direct you to that article for most of the software details. The 5X starts at just $379, only $30 more than the old 2013 Nexus 5. Besides all the usual smartphone features, these are also the first Nexus devices to pack a fingerprint sensor, which is a first-class, fully supported component in Android 6.0 Marshmallow. With the 5X, the Nexus line returns to the "bang-for-your-buck" value segment, too. And the battery life is just as good as any other flagship as well. The camera is actually good-great, even-and can hold its own against the best mobile shooters out there. Google and its partners have finally nailed two of the things Nexus devices have traditionally been poor at. It's a common line that people say every year, but these are the first Nexus devices that don't have a huge deal breaker attached to them. The Nexus 5X and 6P are two of the best Nexus devices ever produced. There's the relatively inexpensive, plastic, 5.2-inch Nexus 5X and the premium, aluminum, 5.7-inch Nexus 6P. The Nexus 5X and Nexus 6P are the newest additions to the Nexus line, and, for the first time, users looking for a "pure Google" experience have a choice of devices. Further Reading Android 6.0 Marshmallow, thoroughly reviewedHot off the launch of Android 6.0 Marshmallow, it's time for Google to release the hardware portion of its Q4 release push.
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