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0 pointspasbesoin10y ago0 comments

I've been considering a... is it the "5x", now? Mid-range price. The camera is supposed to be excellent. Somewhat more pocketable.

And, being on Verizon, my understanding is that I can pop in the micro-SIM from my 2013 Moto X and it will "just work", despite Verizon not officially supporting the 5x.

For that is a primary concern of mine. Due to circumstances, I'm kind of stuck with Verizon (in the U.S.). But I will never again purchase a phone whose updates are under their control. It seems to be either a Nexus that I can get to work on their network, or an iPhone.

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ageitgey10y ago

I have a Nexus 6P and got my wife a Nexus 5X thinking it would be a smaller version of basically the same thing. The 6P has been nice, but the 5X has all sorts of issues with bad performance. For example, opening the camera will often freeze the phone for 10-20 seconds. Google still hasn't fixed this after 4 months [1].

It frustrated my wife enough that we sold it and got a used Galaxy S6 instead. It worked a lot better overall (despite running an older version of Android).

It's really disappointing. On paper, the Nexus 5X looks like a great phone. But in practice, basic features like taking pictures don't work reliably.

[1] https://productforums.google.com/forum/#!msg/nexus/8D7t6xJVw...

noobermin10y ago

>[...]but the 5X has all sorts of issues with bad performance. For example, opening the camera will often freeze the phone for 10-20 seconds.

Odd, I have a nexus 5X and I do not have this issue. The camera is pretty responsive. I think I've experienced some momentary freezes (the number of which I can count on one hand after 3 months?). YMMV? Although using "ymmv" makes no sense because they are the same device...

Also, the battery life is great and it is an good device over all.

gjm1110y ago

> the 5x has all sorts of issues with bad performance

I have a Nexus 5x and so far its performance has been absolutely fine for me. Opening the camera app has never produced a 10-20 second freeze.

I have seen some things online suggesting that the Snapchat app may be responsible for some 5x performance problems. Did your wife's 5x have Snapchat installed, by any chance?

pasbesoinOP10y ago

Thank you! I will look into that further.

And I will consider the price bump for the 6P -- and how I will carry it around.

marak83010y ago

I had the same worry when i purchased a note 3. It really becomes natural after a few weeks(at least for me).

Just dont drop it on your face, reading in bed. A little more mass haha.

sdenton410y ago

I've got a 5x and it's been awesome. Haven't had any issues with the camera.

blinkingled10y ago

Yes any activated Verizon SIM should work with either of the Nexus phones. (I used one from my M8 and it worked fine in a 6P. Also you'll need a nano SIM - you can cut your micro sim using any one of the SIM cutters from Amazon.)

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