Nexus 5 2015 refresh

I've done mine. It does seem to lag slightly but seems to be settling down. My battery seems to be lasting a little longer atm. I was getting some crazy drain just before which seems to have been resolved.
 
Same here. It feels slightly less responsive at times, but battery life is definitely better. I'm now able to get from 7am through to 11pm with moderate use throughout the day without needing a quick top up charge at some point.
 
Any tips for improving battery life on the 5x? Even with Oreo I'm rinsing the damn thing by 5pm and the phone is sat there doing virtually bugger-all for the majority of the day.
 
glitch said:
Any tips for improving battery life on the 5x? Even with Oreo I'm rinsing the damn thing by 5pm and the phone is sat there doing virtually bugger-all for the majority of the day.
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I've come to the conclusion that the battery life is pretty bad on the 5x, no matter what you do... Oreo doesn't seem to have made much difference for me. Even with FB and WhatsApp uninstalled lucky to last a day, get 3 hrs SOT maybe. It's been like that since new though.

It's really noticeable how bad it is now I have a Pixel too, which can easily manage 5-6 hrs screen on time doing the same stuff...
 
Sounds promising, I'll give it a go. Nice one for the feedback guys.

Ive been using Greenify app for battery management, seems to be pretty good so far.
 
My 5x has a terrible battery life unless I set the location to battery saving. If its set to High Accuracy, even if Im not doing anything with it during the day it will be struggling by the evening.

Also the other killer is having Bluetooth enabled. If I forget to switch it off after I come back from the gym it will also suck my battery. Having both of these options on usually means 15% battery by the evening even if Ive hardly used the phone during the day.

With both of these switched down, the phone can last 1.5-2 days.
 
It finally happened after 18 months, my 5x is dead. Just turned itself off earlier today and won't even boot into bootloader now. Tried a few tricks such as putting in freezer but to no avail. Anyone have any ideas?
 
My misses one is dead also - Not sure what to replace it with - Anyone suggest anything? Almost about to pull the trigger on a 6p via MM with her say so - but worried about bootloop issues and battery that seems to plague all these devices.
 
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It finally happened after 18 months, my 5x is dead. Just turned itself off earlier today and won't even boot into bootloader now. Tried a few tricks such as putting in freezer but to no avail. Anyone have any ideas?
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If you hadn't put it in the freezer I would have simply called Google and they would have replaced it if you bought it from them. It's still worth a go.

If you bought it elsewhere then you would have to contact the shop or LG but the likelihood of them accepting it will be low as putting it in the freezer will have almost certainly triggered the water sensor.
 
this_is_gav said:
If you hadn't put it in the freezer I would have simply called Google and they would have replaced it if you bought it from them. It's still worth a go.

If you bought it elsewhere then you would have to contact the shop or LG but the likelihood of them accepting it will be low as putting it in the freezer will have almost certainly triggered the water sensor.
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It was through EE on contract. I'm going to speak to bank as I have insurance with them. If they don't accept it, I won't be too fussed as I can upgrade soon anyway.
 
So what phone are people moving to from this then? Due to the inevitable boot loop I am wanting to get rid of this before it happens.... but unfortunately no ideal phone really, only 2 options are these:

Galaxy S8:

+ better and much bigger screen
+ wireless charging
+ amazing design with slim bezels
+ cheaper than the pixel 2 by £100+

- samsung touchwiz so bloat and possible slow down 6+ months later
- slow and no guaranteed updates after 1-2 years

Pixel 2:

+ stock android
+ faster and smoother experience
+ fast and guaranteed updates for 3 years
+ great camera
+ front facing stereo speakers

- smaller screen which will be rather noticeable as my n5 4.95" feels so tiny compared to the 5.2" on the 5x
- awful/dated looking with the top and bottom bezels
- far too over priced

So yeah, it is looking like the GS 8 atm purely for the bigger screen, better design and being cheaper/more justifiable price tag :/
 
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I'm currently considering either the S8 or Oneplus5 (5T if just round the corner) but I would have liked to stick with google. I had the N5 and now the N5X. I have always had pretty poor battery life out of my 5x but forgave it due to the speed it ran and clean interface, not to mention the update cycle. I used past tense "ran" there as since I upgraded to 8.0 my 5x has started running like a dog. I have tried clearing the cache but not difference. I must admit there is a fair amount on it, so I might (if I can summons up enough enthusiasm) do a factory reset and start adding apps I use back one by one, but its a ball ache.
I am a little loathed to move back to Samsung, I had an S3 an hated the bloat and Samsung's general interference with Android, but the S8 does seem like a pretty polished piece of kit and is now hitting the £500 ish mark. I seriously considered getting the Pixel1 XL when it dropped to 400 quid but hesitated and now that boat has sailed.
The Pixel 2 is a bit of a miss for me, it ticks all the internal spec boxes but the high price and a very 2014 appearance kinda make me think I'll pass.
 
I probably would have gone with the pixel xl at £400 but only getting 1 more year of updates put me of, that and I probably would find myself wishing for a smaller phone....
 
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