Nexus 5 2015 refresh

Freefaller · 22 Oct 2015 at 11:46

Tauren said:
what SoT's are people getting? Just wondering if it would be better than the 5 hours im currently getting on my s6!

and would it be a worthy upgrade/sidegrade! (always like new tech, even usb port C is new to me )

I've got 4.5hrs so far with a little to spare but I don't know if I could milk 5hrs - you perhaps could if you turned on battery saver? For my use there was not much 4G mainly wifi, and low intensity stuff (reading emails, social media, texting, reading news) no games or anything like that.

I think the S6 will easily out perform battery wise.

Freefaller · 22 Oct 2015 at 11:49

Chillimonster said:
Any video out on these (Micro HDMI / MHL etc) or is it all 'casting'

Thinking of dumping my iP6 for one - nearly did with the Play X, but it just didn't tick all the boxes where as this........

Not tried, but casting is awesome - especially if you use chrome - I was browsing on a TV, as well as showing a presentation. I think you can get HDMI adapters for it.

reflux said:
Anyone else noticed the phone touchscreen can be laggy/lacking sensitivity when charging? Seems to happen worst for me when using the wall charger, in the bottom right of the screen. Makes typing a bit annoying.

XDA thread here: http://forum.xda-developers.com/nexus-5x/help/poor-touchscreen-latency-t3229198

Had a play last night, if it is then it is very minor and perhaps only spotted it because you brought it up? Maybe I was looking for it more than I would normally? It wasn't bad enough to make me think "damn, there's a problem here".

Freefaller · 22 Oct 2015 at 12:21

Dark room shot

This place (The Brewery near the Barbican in London) was very dark - and it was a quick snap with HDR on, and not very stable (I wasn't leaning on anything). Annoyingly I should have done another shot without HDR and taken more care to take a still shot. That said, it's not bad.

https://photos-2.dropbox.com/t/2/AA...JkSYP4k9fySNycNUUlopQOmUKloJ_S-Jo?size_mode=5

https://photos-3.dropbox.com/t/2/AA...N7vXaRLbR7FDuDfiBiki7VIk_LMNrW4T4?size_mode=5

Not sure what the quality is like, but on my screen it's pretty sharp until you zoom right in. I will try and get some more dark photos with more care, and without HDR enabled.

Fallen god · 22 Oct 2015 at 13:25

kona786 said:
Tell me about it! I don't really want to drop down from 6" to 5.7

Lol, lets see how things go, maybe ill like a bigger screen.

Django x2 · 22 Oct 2015 at 14:54

I'm down to 34% today from charging yesterday morning and having little use yesterday evening. Usual texts, FB, Stocks, email and two calls.

lmfy2k · 22 Oct 2015 at 21:31

5x vs s6 camera comparison from Super Saf

Pigeon_Killer · 22 Oct 2015 at 22:35

Lack of OIS is really apparent in that video

mark43 · 22 Oct 2015 at 23:07

Pigeon_Killer said:
Lack of OIS is really apparent in that video

Yep, its a massive shame.

Ice Globe · 22 Oct 2015 at 23:17

My order with Google has now been pending for 3 days for the 5X.

WILD9 · 22 Oct 2015 at 23:18

Pigeon_Killer said:
Lack of OIS is really apparent in that video

He does a similar video vs the iPhone 6s which also doesn't have OIS and its software stabilisation still trashes the Nexus so hopefully its something Google can improve with updates.

Around 1 minute in

CorrectHorseBattery · 22 Oct 2015 at 23:20

Ice Globe said:
My order with Google has now been pending for 3 days for the 5X.

Same don't know what is going on...

Kyle009 · 23 Oct 2015 at 08:38

Would this phone be a downgrade from a HTC One M8? I want to go to a Nexus phone for stock android, but can't find any comparison videos between these two devices.

yer_averagejoe · 23 Oct 2015 at 08:52

Are there any third party apps that do software OIS? I'd image it's very possible to get a pretty good result shooting in 4k and cropping in to 1080p to stabilise.

WILD9 · 23 Oct 2015 at 09:08

The software version of OIS (optical) is often called EIS (electronic), its only optical if the lens moves. Might be worth searching the play store for EIS?

this_is_gav · 23 Oct 2015 at 09:17

Kyle009 said:
Would this phone be a downgrade from a HTC One M8? I want to go to a Nexus phone for stock android, but can't find any comparison videos between these two devices.

Camera is much better on the 5x (certainly the main one, but the selfie camera looks rather average compared to the 6P), neither have an AMOLED display (if you want one), no stereo speakers on the 5x (but the one is still front-facing) and no MicroSD card slot.

If you want stock android I'd go for it. All you're lacking is one speaker and a MicroSD card slot.

Kyle009 · 23 Oct 2015 at 10:03

this_is_gav said:
Camera is much better on the 5x (certainly the main one, but the selfie camera looks rather average compared to the 6P), neither have an AMOLED display (if you want one), no stereo speakers on the 5x (but the one is still front-facing) and no MicroSD card slot.

If you want stock android I'd go for it. All you're lacking is one speaker and a MicroSD card slot.

Thanks for that, looking at the specs the clock speed is a bit slower on the 5x, would it still be expected to be a faster phone?

6P is a little bit too big I think

tiffanys · 23 Oct 2015 at 10:04

Kyle009 said:
Thanks for that, looking at the specs the clock speed is a bit slower on the 5x, would it still be expected to be a faster phone?

6P is a little bit too big I think

certainly is.

mrk · 23 Oct 2015 at 10:16

Kyle009 said:
Thanks for that, looking at the specs the clock speed is a bit slower on the 5x, would it still be expected to be a faster phone?

6P is a little bit too big I think

Try a demo unit in CPW before making that judgement, it is smaller in the hand than you will expect. Like a watch, it's all about how the case is designed, it "wears" much smaller than the on paper size suggests.

In my hand it felt smaller than my Note 3, and not a far stretch bigger than my Xperia Z3.

Kyle009 · 23 Oct 2015 at 10:18

tiffanys said:
certainly is.

Sorry for being dumb...certainly is faster?

mrk said:
Try a demo unit in CPW before making that judgement, it is smaller in the hand than you will expect. Like a watch, it's all about how the case is designed, it "wears" much smaller than the on paper size suggests.

In my hand it felt smaller than my Note 3, and not a far stretch bigger than my Xperia Z3.

Yeah might have to go in and see.

this_is_gav · 23 Oct 2015 at 10:57

Kyle009 said:
Sorry for being dumb...certainly is faster?

It will be faster anyway as it's stock android with nothing to slow it down. I'm perfectly happy with the speed of my Nexus 5, but I want a bigger screen, otherwise I'd just be sticking.

That said, the HTC A9 doesn't look overburded by Sense either, but obviously I've no idea if the new idea (quick updates and a lighter Sense skin) will be coming to the M8 - I'd guess not.

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