Nexus family became bigger, when last October LG Nexus 5X was released. A smartphone that runs with Androids latest operating system(Marshmallow), with excellent specs, that takes great photos and also comes with a controversial price tag. But let’s see what you should know if this device stuck in your mind.

1. Feels cheap

After the first contact with 5X, those two words will be the first thing that you will say. “Feels cheap”. It’s just plastic. Very poor build, and that’s a reason why the price tag is controversial. Some users claim that its build is good for that price, but I think that with that plastic, LG Nexus 5X is overpriced. Other smartphones with that price are equipped with much better build(f.e. solid metal), and makes you feel that you are holding a premium phone. Something that with Nexus 5X does not happen. At least they included a qualitative screen.

2. Inadequate internal memory

Well, a drawback that I often mention, which some people don’t feel that is very important, but after taking some photos and videos they noticed that “Yes, I need more memory”. And what you can do for that? Nothing because there’s no microSD slot. And to be honest nobody expected a microSD slot on a Nexus. How 16GBs will be adequate when each photo that you take is at least 1MB?

3. No optical image stabilization

Optical image stabilization(OIS) is an amazing and very useful feature that unfortunately Nexus 5X does not support. A feature that is included on some of the latest smartphones like Samsung Galaxy S6. OIS helps you have amazing shots even when your hand is shaking. So if you are anxιous very often, I would not recommend you that smartphone because your photos will be awful. Sorry..

4. The battery…

LG Nexus 5X is equipped with a Non-removable Li-Po 2700 mAh battery, a backup that seems good enough but we cannot say that confidently. According to user reviews the battery is weak and just few users seem satisfied with it. As I mentioned in other posts, the battery performance does not depend only on how powerful the battery is, but it also depends on the hardware and software of the device and their interaction. So If you see a phone with 6000 mAh battery backup, think twice before you get excited.

5. USB Type C?..hmm

Yes, I agree that with USB Type C cable charging is quicker, but what about the PC connectivity? Nexus 5X comes only with one USB Type C cable, not even the normal USB adapter. So if you want to buy that device, and you want to connect it with your laptop to transfer data or something, first you should pay extra money to buy an adapter or just a normal USB cable. People don’t like that and I don’t think they will like that in the future.

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When Huawei and Google decided to make a new Nexus product, nothing went well. Nexus is a very promising series of smartphones which Google produces in collaboration with other big companies in the field of smartphones. Google advertises Huawei Nexus 6P as the ultimate android experience. “Always fresh, best in mobile. -From the folks who built Android.” Hey “folks”, just read below and look what you’ve done!

1. Muffled voice, poor call quality

This issue can be found in nearly every users’ report. They have spotted the call quality to be very poor and the other side is hearing a muffled or very quiet voice. This may be caused by the sensitivity of the rear-mounted microphone which is used for noise cancellation.

2. Connectivity issues

Another common problem of many smartphones out there that Nexus 6P got jealous to have. The connectivity issues are basically problems with Bluetooth or Wi-Fi. Bluetooth gets really annoying, especially, when you try to connect your Nexus 6P to Bluetooth speakers, the car or the smartwatches.

3. Spontaneously cracked the glass

There is a top rear glass as a cover lane for the camera and flash of the smartphone. This is the worst and the most usual issue that many users faced in different strange ways. Some of them found their Nexus 6P rear glass cracked just after resting on a table. Others, found it cracked after their flight. It can be cracked without even touch it. This is ridiculous and makes it seem so fragile and cheap.

4. Yellow Screen

The 2560 x 1440 Quad-HD Samsung AMOLED display is outstanding but not as durable as expected. There are a few reports from users, complaining about a yellow hue or tint on the screen. Nexus 6P is not the only one with that problem, as there are also some reports about Nexus 5 having a blue tint and a cold look. Is this a “Nexus” plague?

5. Bends like a banana

After Apple’s iPhone 6 Plus bendgate scandal, Huawei is following with her eyes closed! In November, we’ve saw a bunch of photos showing Nexus 6P bent like a banana. Comparing Nexus 6P with iPhone 6 Plus, they are both very thin and large in scale. As a smartphone, Nexus 6P isn’t more fragile than any other big smartphone. Just don’t push it to its limits and be kind with it ¯\_(ツ)_/¯.

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The last smartphone Google made is the new Nexus 6 and it is with no doubt a very strong card for Google to play in the area of Smartphones. Google took its time to make it but in the end they made it really good. For performance the Nexus 6 has the Snapdragon 805 chipset with a quad-core 2.7GHz Krait 450 processor, 3GB of RAM and Adreno 420 graphics-processing. Those characteristics make it really, really good and in combination with good quality material (aluminum chassis) and the much sophisticated design make it one of the best Smartphones ever made. Is it really that good?

1. Not replaceable battery

As we always mention, the manufacturers do not completely convince yet about the reliability of the batteries in long term use. We all had experiences of battery issues in our portable devices in general. As a result when we hear about a non-removable battery on a portable device we assume it as a disadvantage. When a problem appears on the battery the users will be able to do nothing but to take the phone to a specialist.

2. It is a bit thick and heavy

Even when you buy a phablet you need it practical and easy to use. When you buy Google’s best phone you would expect from it to be good looking and with imagination. Well the Nexus 6 definitely it doesn’t have that special touch that will bake someone to remember it. It is very good with an enormous research behind it we are sure. But still, it kind of lacks of character. Even with the aluminum chasses and the good quality of made, there isn’t that elegant touch you get with a OnePlus 2, or that feeling you get with an iPhone. It is even less attractive than se Galaxy A7. It is maybe better on performance than all of those, but is it better than them to live with it daily?

3. Lack of a micro-SD slot

Even when you have solid 32GB or 64GB it is needed an option to extend the memory capacity of a device. In our days media take a lot of memory, high quality pictures and videos need GBs of memory and a lot applications are used that need GBs of memory too. In long term everybody will have more data and will need more memory. Even for practical reasons of moving data through devices we could say that a slot of a micro-SD card is needed.

4. It doesn’t come with a headset

Are we serious? We mentioned before that the Nexus 6 is maybe one of the best mobile devices ever and the best phone Google is launching. And it comes with no headset? Is the first phone to launch the Android Lollipop and is described by a lot of people as the flagship of Android and Google on smartphone technology and is mentioned that this device is writing history, also due to its background. Sorry lads, in 21st century history can be written only if it comes with headset.

5. What’s going on with the sound system?

We now that the Nexus 6 is really improved on its sound system and the front-facing stereo speakers are a really nice touch and a very good idea, with nice sound quality. However, plugging in a set of headphones is not a very good idea. The volume level is very low and in that category of Smartphones with that quality is disappointing. Something else we noticed is that video sound can be recorded only in mono which is really unfair for the very fine camera of 13MP.

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