nexus 5 phone

catoutthebag

Hi my note 3 is on its last legs.

I'm looking for a sub 200 pound sim free smart phone / phablet 5-5.5 inches.

I don't like apple, Nokia, blackberry or Motorola

I'm thinking nexus 5 because I never used the stylus or liked the Samsung add ons.

But
- will 4.95 inches will feel notably smaller for streaming I player for an hour?

- is battery life poor?

- will the phone feel laggy with the latest android software compared the original OS 2 years ago that it came with

All my phones were eBay 2nd hand

Note 4 was going to be a natural upgrade. I had one for a week once and it felt slower opening apps than the 3. They're around 250 for a great condition one.

Nexus 5 are around 150

Possibility of a nexus 5x compromise..not sure what they're ending at.

Any ideas appreciated please.

ballyblack

Nexus 5 has been updated to Android 6 Marshmallow

It has a feature called 'Doze' in which the battery hibernates

Even then like most smart phones you will need to charge daily if your a heavy user

My Nexus 5 is 2 years old now and is as quick as ever

catoutthebag

Did it come with doze?
Does screen feel small for watching TV for an hour?

I'm used to charging phone In the Day as I do check emails etc and so always have a charger or powerbank

My note 3 battery drains quite badly now

I saw that nexus 5 had worse battery than note 3

Is nexus 5x a massive upgrade. ..same price as note4 on ebay

ballyblack

As I said above, the Marshmallow update on all nexus 5's has the feature called doze

Watching Tv for an hour is Ok but 5.5 or 6 would be better


Remember the battery on a 2 year old Nexuis 5 is not replacable easily

So if you can afford it get a new 5X with a brand new battery

£300

http://www.carphonewarehouse.com/phones/lg-nexus-5x-16gb


Note 3/4 is Samsung with Samsung crapware installed

Nexus 5 & 5X are pure Andriod with no pre-installed crap


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catoutthebag

I'm leaning to a nexus 5x..larger screen for TV, faster, better battery. Can get for 230-250 on ebay and they're pretty new.

I'm not convinced on nexus 5 battery life and not easily replaced. Shame really.

ballyblack

I agree, go for 5x

enjoy

Neil49

You may want to check this out re the Nexus 5x

http://www.hotukdeals.com/deals/nexus-5x-16gb-only-204-nil-upfront-cost-via-airtime-contract-8-50p-m-204-mobilephonesdirect-2408294

£204

Despite saying blue or white it comes as Black at checkout

ballyblack

You may want to check this out re the Nexus 5x

http://www.hotukdeals.com/deals/nexus-5x-16gb-only-204-nil-upfront-cost-via-airtime-contract-8-50p-m-204-mobilephonesdirect-2408294

£204

Despite saying blue or white it comes as Black at checkout

This offer was withdrawn soon after been publicised
It was too good