Storage options are limiting and the un-bloated Android still takes up a lot of space.The software lacks some modern conveniences like theming and split-screen multitasking.Battery life is a major improvement over the 2013 model, though average in general (with poor video playback time).USB Type-C may be reversible, but is less flexible than the SlimPort on the old model and you don't get a backwards compatible cable which is a nuisance.The screen remains legible in the sun, has very accurate colors.

Build materials are good, the fingerprint sensor is amazingly fast.

Subjectively, the phone isn't as attractive, objectively, the phone is definitely larger.

For more money you get the same RAM and storage options, you lose OIS in the camera, the wireless charging and wired TV out. The fingerprint reader and camera really are the two biggest improvements over the 2013 Nexus 5. After Google Pay pretty much flopped, Google is now keen on pushing Android Pay, Google Photos and perhaps even Google Music. Google's motives with the Nexus 5X were clear. The much improved battery life (while not that great in general) is a big update over the old model too. So, you're definitely paying more for the new one, what do you get? The screen is a definite improvement (its slightly bigger, with better colors and contrast), the chipset is faster for modern workloads, the camera is a major win and you get a new fingerprint sensor for faster, more secure phone lock. And the price outside the US is just ridiculously high. That's a letdown - the Nexus 5 cost $350 in 2013 dollars, the 5X costs $380 in 2015 dollars. The LG Nexus 5X is not spec'd like a flagship, like the 4, 5 and 6 before it were and the 6P is now. The Nexus line traces its roots to developer-oriented devices, but since the LG-made Nexus 4, the lineup of Google-branded phones has been an affordable way to get great specs and a long period of timely software updates (even the Nexus 6 is a steal now).

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