Google Nexus 5X, Nexus 6P and Android 6 Marshmallow announced

[Chz]

6 has nicely cured the bug where the N5 didn't play well with certain Cisco wifi routers. Like the ones in my office.

They haven't advertised it as such, but it does feel a bit smoother in spots. Could just be the cache clearance that did it, though.

In all honesty, I think I'd have to buy a G4 instead of the N5X for the price. If I'm going to have a bigger phone, I might as well have that QHD screen and the 3GB of RAM in the LG. These days, it's not too hard to strip a phone back to a fairly stock Android look and configuration anyhow.

 

[Nemesisuk]

6 has nicely cured the bug where the N5 didn't play well with certain Cisco wifi routers. Like the ones in my office.

They haven't advertised it as such, but it does feel a bit smoother in spots. Could just be the cache clearance that did it, though.

In all honesty, I think I'd have to buy a G4 instead of the N5X for the price. If I'm going to have a bigger phone, I might as well have that QHD screen and the 3GB of RAM in the LG. These days, it's not too hard to strip a phone back to a fairly stock Android look and configuration anyhow.

I'd got for the nexus. I couldn't go back to OEM uodates after the nexus experience

 

[twentythreedom]

Still no Android 6 on my Nexus 5

 

[Nemesisuk]

Still no Android 6 on my Nexus 5

Give it time. Or just flash the factory image. After backing up your data with the nexus root toolkit.

 

[twentythreedom]

Give it time. Or just flash the factory image. After backing up your data with the nexus root toolkit.

Does the timing of updates vary between networks? I'm on Three

 

[Nemesisuk]

Not with a nexus no. I'm on three too. My nexus 5 got the ota this morning. I did have to check manually from setting/about/software update

 

[beesonthewhatnow]

Is it coming to the Nexus 4?

 

[Nemesisuk]

Is it coming to the Nexus 4?

No. Sorry

 

[editor]

Is it coming to the Nexus 4?

Unofficially yes: Android Marshmallow for your Nexus 4, unofficial but it works

 

[Nemesisuk]

Unofficially yes: Android Marshmallow for your Nexus 4, unofficial but it works

I spotted that moments after saying no.

 

[twentythreedom]

Still no Marshmallow

 

[twentythreedom]

Hooray! Marshmallow has arrived

Seems about the same so far

 

[Stig]

Hooray! Marshmallow has arrived

Seems about the same so far

I just got it too. Haven't noticed anything at all yet except now help or whatever its called.

And that thing where I kept going "hmmm, I'm sure the old nexus 5 has got a lot slower since the new one came out" has temporarily gone away.

 

[twentythreedom]

 

[PursuedByBears]

Hooray! Marshmallow has arrived

Seems about the same so far

Me too!

 

[twentythreedom]

Any OMG WTF AMAZEAMAZE!! 11!!!11 changes you notice, please post here

 

[Stig]

[Eagerly awaits AMAZEAMAZE!!]

 

[twentythreedom]

The date on the lock screen is in caps now

 

[Stig]

And the time is in a different font! AMAZEAMAZE!!

 

[Teenage Cthulhu]

I really like Google Tap. Really good for when you see something in a forum or on Facebook that you want to Google. Saves the hassle of copy pasta it into the search bar etc.

 

[Nemesisuk]

I really like Google Tap. Really good for when you see something in a forum or on Facebook that you want to Google. Saves the hassle of copy pasta it into the search bar etc.

That it works from within any app is impressive.

 

[editor]

Battery life on the 5x looks bloody good:

I gave it a full charge on Friday night, unplugged it Saturday morning around 9am and haven’t connected it to a charger since. As of right now, Monday morning at 12:42am, the Nexus 5X has 66% of battery life remaining! If that isn’t something to brag about, then I don’t know what is.

Overall the Nexus 5X(I keep wanting to call it the 5P) is a great phone at an even better price. Don’t let the spec sheets fool you as this does perform equally well to its premium sibling, the Nexus 6P. Specs really mean nothing when it comes to overall performance. If you’ve been using devices with lots of bloat, you probably know what I am talking about.

Starting at $379.99, the Nexus 5X may not have the specs to match the OnePlus 2, but it does beat it in the performance section as well as the NFC category. Android Pay is still in its infancy but is something you’re going to want to use once more places accept it. It is similarly priced and also runs the latest version of Android unlike the OnePlus 2. The Nexus 5X has incredible battery life, a superb camera, high-end performance and should be dubbed The Flagship Killer.

Depending on your budget, I have no hesitations in recommending the Nexus 5X as a daily driver. If I wasn’t such a phone snob, I know with 100% certainty I would buy the Nexus 5X over any other phone for its total package offering including the price.

http://www.androidguys.com/2015/10/...s-the-real-flagship-killer-has-just-stood-up/

 

[Fez909]

Depending on your budget, I have no hesitations in recommending the Nexus 5X as a daily driver. If I wasn’t such a phone snob, I know with 100% certainty I would buy the Nexus 5X over any other phone for its total package offering including the price.

What's being a phone snob got to do with a Nexus. They've never been a phone to be ashamed of. If anything, Nexus owners are more elitist than any other Android phone users. Elitism and snobbism go hand in hand

 

[editor]

What's being a phone snob got to do with a Nexus. They've never been a phone to be ashamed of. If anything, Nexus owners are more elitist than any other Android phone users. Elitism and snobbism go hand in hand

Just for the record: that quote is from the review, not me!

 

[Fez909]

Just for the record: that quote is from the review, not me!

Yeah, I did try to show that with the double quote box. Hang on, I'll edit to make it clearer.

 

[Nemesisuk]

Just for the record: that quote is from the review, not me!

Never been called elite before. Snobbish Damn right I have a nexus [emoji12]

 

[Fez909]

Never been called elite before. Snobbish Damn right I have a nexus [emoji12]

Elitists consider themselves to be superior, snobs make it painfully evident that others are inferior.

 

[editor]

It completely toasts the Apple fingerprint unlocker.

The Nexus 5X fingerprint sensor is faster than the iPhone 6S TouchID sensor, even though Apple's new phone is particularly fast at unlocking.

SuperSaf TV on YouTube has put the two phones side by side to show off how much faster the Nexus 5X fingerprint sensor is.

The video uses a mirror so you can see both the tap on the back of the Nexus 5X and the speed of the unlock on the screen. We did a comparison ourself, and also noticed that the 5X was faster than Apple's phone.

The Nexus 5X unlocks faster than the iPhone 6S | TechRadar

 

[beesonthewhatnow]

Good that they've got that sorted, although I'd still argue that having it on the front makes a lot more sense ergonomically. Safe to say both phones are as close to instant in reading a finger as makes no difference.

 

[Fez909]

Good that they've got that sorted, although I'd still argue that having it on the front makes a lot more sense ergonomically. Safe to say both phones are as close to instant in reading a finger as makes no difference.

In the Guardian review of the Xperia Z5 they reckon they've got the right placing for it there - on the power button, which is on the side.