Nexus 5 2015 refresh

Mr_Cool said:
More rumours pointing to a September 29th Announcement and potential release.
Said to start at $400 (Which could be for the base 16GB, If AndroidPolice is correct)
To be potentially know as Nexus 5X
http://www.androidauthority.com/lg-nexus-5x-release-price-leak-639306/
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The price seems a bit high but I'm getting the impression that the days of bargain priced Nexus hardware were just a blip on the first couple of devices. I guess maybe Google don't want to upset the other Android phone/tablet manufacturers by releasing a device that makes their models look expensive.

I'm still keen though as native Android is the way to go IMO.
 
silvagti said:
The price seems a bit high but I'm getting the impression that the days of bargain priced Nexus hardware were just a blip on the first couple of devices. I guess maybe Google don't want to upset the other Android phone/tablet manufacturers by releasing a device that makes their models look expensive.

I'm still keen though as native Android is the way to go IMO.
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Well out of the Google phones

G1
G2
Nexus One
Nexus S
Galaxy Nexus
Nexus 4
Nexus 5
Nexus 6

only 2 were significantly cheaper at release than high end Android phones.
 
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Rusty! said:
The Galaxy Nexus was cheap when Google sold it via the Play Store though.
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That was a good 5 months after release. I remember because I got it on release. It wasn't particularly cheap when compared to prices at the time.
 
It would be daft not to buy the extra 16Gb if it's only another $50 IMO.

Not sure what the dollar prices will translate to in GBP. As Cosimo suggested I'm guessing about £300 for the 16Gb and £340 for the 32Gb? Most of the time USD prices tend to very nearly reflect the GBP price so I guess it'll not be far off those figures.

I get that they want to keep the baseline price low but 32Gb should really be the minimum with 64Gb as an optional upgrade these days. Especially on a phone that doesn't have a SD card slot or any kind of removable storage.
 
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I hope they sort out the proximity sensor issue when applying a screen protector. This issue has been present on both the Nexus 4 and 5... so annoying not being able to access the dial pad during phone calls
 
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