![]() ![]() The Nexus 5X has the new USB type-C charging port, which can be inserted either way up and feels much more solid and satisfying to use than microUSB. USB-C is the new connector in town, which is easier to use and likely to become the new standard used across smartphones, tablets and computers. I used it as my primary device, with hundreds of emails, push notifications and messages coming in, 2.5 hours of browsing, five hours of listening to music via Bluetooth headphones, around 20 minutes of gaming and a couple of photos per day. If I went to bed with 10% battery left I woke up with 8% the next day without activating battery saver mode. Google’s new Doze system works as advertised. It is only just good enough, and in a year may not be. I would get home from work with 30% and it would still have 10% by the time I woke up the next day. In my testing the smartphone lasted one day on average, but only just. The one area where the Nexus 5X is weaker is battery life. It didn’t even get warm while playing Shooting Stars for 30 minutes. In fact, I’d say that only hardcore gamers will even notice that it’s not the fastest processor on the block and only has 2GB of RAM when competitors have three or four. The phone feels snappy, switching apps is rapid, and while it’s not quite the fastest-feeling Android smartphone currently available – that would be the Galaxy S6 – it is on par with the best of the rest. It’s the same processor that LG used in the G4 to great effect. The Nexus 5X uses Qualcomm’s Snapdragon 808 hexa-core processor, not the company’s top of the line octa-core 810. The smartphone is responsive, feature-rich, but battery life could be better. Connectivity: LTE, Wi-Fi, NFC, Bluetooth 4.2, USB-C and GPS.Camera: 12.3MP rear camera, 5MP front-facing camera.Operating system: Android 6.0 Marshmallow.Processor: hexa-core Qualcomm Snapdragon 808.The Galaxy S6’s 5.1in 2K display with 577ppi is technically sharper, but it is very difficult to spot the difference at that size of screen. It has a 1080p resolution, a density of 423 pixels per inch and is pin sharp. ![]() The buttons on the side feel a little basic and cheap, but the rest of the phone feels very well built. It doesn’t feel quite as premium as the iPhone or Galaxy S6, but its plastic is high quality, warm to the touch and a lot easier to hold onto. The iPhone 6S is 7.1mm thick and weighs 143g. The 6.8mm thick Samsung Galaxy S6, for instance, weighs 138g. It is 7.9mm thick, covered in a smooth soft-touch plastic, and weighs 136g, making it one of the lightest top-end smartphones currently available. The top and bottom speakers do not work as a stereo pair, unfortunately. It’s still a relatively compact smartphone, but now has a 5.2in screen and a longer body than the Nexus 5, which lets it fit in a front-facing speaker at the bottom. The 2013 Nexus 5 on the left, the new Nexus 5X on the right.
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