Upgrade Nexus 5 to...? - Nexus 5 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting

I would like to upgrade my phone soon, but with the Nexus 6 disappointment I have no idea what to. I would like at least 32gb of storage, good camera, and better battery life than the nexus 5. I was looking at the G2, but it has to have 1700/2100 AWS frequencies. Any suggestions?
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Badd_blood said:
I would like to upgrade my phone soon, but with the Nexus 6 disappointment I have no idea what to. I would like at least 32gb of storage, good camera, and better battery life than the nexus 5. I was looking at the G2, but it has to have 1700/2100 AWS frequencies. Any suggestions?
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Very easy. Wait for any of this year flagship or till the end of October...

jlmcr87 said:
Very easy. Wait for any of this year flagship or till the end of October...
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Do you think there will be any in the $350 range? Other than the oneplus two.

The 2014 Moto X is a great upgrade from the Nexus 5. I have and use both, and the X is an upgrade in pretty much every way.

_MetalHead_ said:
The 2014 Moto X is a great upgrade from the Nexus 5. I have and use both, and the X is an upgrade in pretty much every way.
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Great idea. I was thinking of getting that during cyber monday but held back. Hopefully the price drops soon.
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Badd_blood said:
Great idea. I was thinking of getting that during cyber monday but held back. Hopefully the price drops soon.
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You're going to LOVE it! Just make sure you get the Pure edition, that way you can unlock the bootloader and root it.

_MetalHead_ said:
You're going to LOVE it! Just make sure you get the Pure edition, that way you can unlock the bootloader and root it.
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Is the pure edition the unlocked one on the moto site? It cost $399?
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Badd_blood said:
Is the pure edition the unlocked one on the moto site? It cost $399?
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Yes it's the unlocked one, but I just checked motomaker and it is $499 for the base model.

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Yes it's the unlocked one, but I just checked motomaker and it is $499 for the base model.
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Oh it said starting at $399 but its republic wireless. The Verge says there will be $140 off on Feb 2 so from $499 it will be $359.
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Wow so I just saw its only 16gb for $499 what a rip off. No SD card slot and same GPU as nexus 5. Very disappointing.
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Badd_blood said:
Wow so I just saw its only 16gb for $499 what a rip off. No SD card slot and same GPU as nexus 5. Very disappointing.
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The N5 is a budget smartphone, and was dirt cheap for what you got. You cant expect every phone out there to follow the same pricing model. I dont know why you think it's disappointing, it's a 2014 smartphone with 2014 specs. It has the same specs as the S5, HTC One M8, G3, but better build quality and performance, and cheaper than all of them. Just wait for the sale that you mentioned, thats an amazing price. And yeah it has the same GPU as the N5 but it is clocked higher, and side by side it is noticeably faster and smoother than the N5 is.

check the new Asus Zenfone 2 (Intel Atom, 4GB RAM)

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Found a few LG Nexus 4 promo pictures

Mods: if this is the wrong forum section sorry, and by all means move to relevant.
Anyway, today i was in my local carphone warehouse and saw these two pictures in a display advert... Clearly shows a few specs of the LG nexus, pictures and price and colour options... Thoughts?
Great find!
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Looking good so far...
That vast space on the bottom seems very unappealing...
Unless of course, the on-screen buttons just make it seem so.
Awesome find, op. I am excited the nexus 4 is one of the top contender since it s inception initially then went M.I.A.
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Looks nice...wait for more pic
I think it looks a bit so so :L it just doesn't look that appealing to me. I will probs still get it though I have a feeling the 389 will be the 16gb editon and the 8gb willonly be available through Google play.
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Hopefully they have them in stock on the tuesday, will pick one up
Were these signs out on display in the main store? Should have asked whether you could buy one today (knowing carphone warehouse some idiot probably would have sold you one)
Phone is looking pretty good, but a little... boring? I'm in doubt about the quality. Imo LG phones nowadays are pretty nice, but the quality is not so good. Too bad.
3473 said:
Hopefully they have them in stock on the tuesday, will pick one up
Were these signs out on display in the main store? Should have asked whether you could buy one today (knowing carphone warehouse some idiot probably would have sold you one)
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No they were on display with all the other phones on the wall in the store itself
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Lg has never impressed me with any android device. Maybe this will be a big step forward for them. The pic's look very similar to the samsung nexus. suppose to have a quad core on lte that would be nice.
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No they were on display with all the other phones on the wall in the store itself
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Are you sure they were on the display? Hope you are not sarcastic
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Are you sure they were on the display? Hope you are not sarcastic
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No I'm not being sarcastic, they were genuinely on display :0
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TheRamon said:
Phone is looking pretty good, but a little... boring? I'm in doubt about the quality. Imo LG phones nowadays are pretty nice, but the quality is not so good. Too bad.
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I want to update to nexus but worry about build quality and more over regular firmware update.
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arora_c said:
I want to update to nexus but worry about build quality and more over regular firmware update.
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why would you worry about firmware updates on a nexus device
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I could not cope with 16gb and no sdcard slot. I struggle with 32 on my one x
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evie12604 said:
why would you worry about firmware updates on a nexus device
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I think LG is not so good for releasing updates on its devices...
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arora_c said:
I think LG is not so good for releasing updates on its devices...
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with this phone it will be down to Google not lg.
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arora_c said:
I want to update to nexus but worry about build quality and more over regular firmware update.
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I recommend you to just wait till the phone is in stores available, so you can go there and feel the phone in your hands. For you, your opinion is the most important (compared to others).
Because it's a Nexus phone, all the updates will be served by Google, instead of LG. That's the reason of most people who buy a Nexus phone: the update support.

[Discussion] Any alternatives to the Nexus 4?

I'm looking for an unlocked phone that wont break the bank, had high hopes for the new 6589 phones from China but between the 2GB RAM bugs and the subpar graphical performance (wasn't expecting much from the A7 cores from the start) combined with in most cases >$230~$299 prices for some of the actually good quality units (like the UMI) make me think the N4 is still the best bang for your buck out there.
Which is kind of sad given its not that new anymore and has that pain in the ass storage handicap, but the S4 Nexus being as expensive as an iphone5 is IMHO just too much money for a phone that might at best last 2 years before its effectively obsolete.
Frankly I can't find any alternatives to the N4 at that price range, can you?
Lg optimus g. There's many variants. There at&t variant has external SD plus internal SD. The lgog n the n4 are internally the same device. The lgog just had more options
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Thats from att&t, I'm talking about unlocked phones
N4 is the best choice
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ebay htc x ( 220+) with 16 Gb and great camera and great super LCD3 screen compare to a 8 GB nexus (300 new) with meh grainy camera
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Why do you need an alternative, nexus 4 is
the best phone in the market
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why dont ya get a galaxy s 3 or even a s 4
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Thats from att&t, I'm talking about unlocked phones
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The phone can be unlocked. Any gsm phone can be unlocked. There's also a Sprint variant, 2 Canadian variants, and a Korean variant. Pick your poising n unlock it.
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Take nexus 7 ..
I know it can be unlocked, but I'm stuck with contract anyway, or have to pay full price which is much higher than the N4.
stick to the N4, you can't do much better with your money, or take a look at chinese phones but obviously you won't get the same support (custom rom)
I could reccomend the HTC ONE it's almost the same price
elek12 said:
I could reccomend the HTC ONE it's almost the same price
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Unlocked? Where?
MGREX said:
Unlocked? Where?
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Sadly just locked version, in Hungary
elek12 said:
Sadly just locked version, in Hungary
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Yeah here too, and the unlocked is really expensive like the iphone

Might trade for G2

So I have the G2 and I have a buddy of mine offering to trade it for a 32GB N5. While I know that its basically the same phone I am more encouraged to simply because I feel that the N5 is more future proof.
Am I wrong for this ? Or should I keep it.
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Jess813 said:
So I have the G2 and I have a buddy of mine offering to trade it for a 32GB N5. While I know that its basically the same phone I am more encouraged to simply because I feel that the N5 is more future proof.
Am I wrong for this ? Or should I keep it.
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You should change the title to "Might Trade for the Nexus 5".
And to answer your question, yes the Nexus 5 should be more future proof than the G2.
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I have changed the title I have offers for both white and black versions I've been reading on some new N5 hardware is there anything I should be looking for when choosing between old and new hardware?
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Jess813 said:
I have changed the title I have offers for both white and black versions I've been reading on some new N5 hardware is there anything I should be looking for when choosing between old and new hardware?
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The hardware changes include: larger speaker grills and sturdier buttons. Get the version with the newest hardware. You can tell if it's the newer version if the phone's first three serial numbers are above 311 (312, etc).
There's also another way by looking at the HW Version in the fastboot mode. REV_12 or higher should all have the latest hardware revisions.
Fyi, the G2's base cost (~$669.00 unlocked on ebay) is much greater than the Nexus' base cost ($400 unlocked off the play store). Keep that in mind before trading.
The G2 has a better camera and battery.
I almost got one but found a good deal on a Nexus 5.
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Yeah I know its a better phone but I guess I was just thinking future wise ....I guess at this point i might as well keep it then, root and install CM11
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Jess813 said:
Yeah I know its a better phone but I guess I was just thinking future wise ....I guess at this point i might as well keep it then, root and install CM11
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Yeah, I personally think that's a better idea.
Jess813 said:
Yeah I know its a better phone but I guess I was just thinking future wise ....I guess at this point i might as well keep it then, root and install CM11
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I personally would go with the Nexus 5 because of official software updates and the day development community that continues to grow!
If you don't care much about development and timely/official updates from google then I'd say stick with the G2.
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I would trade the G2 for nexus 5 and sell the g2 and rebuy nexus 5 and you would probably make a profit
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When can we actually buy one?

Haha. Seems it was officially released but yet you can't buy it yet? Can only get one from an invite.
Any idea when we can buy one?
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waiters said:
Haha. Seems it was officially released but yet you can't buy it yet? Can only get one from an invite.
Any idea when we can buy one?
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Original Quote by OnePlus Admin Carl : 2014 Q2 Production Update Today at 9:01 PM:
When we started OnePlus, one of the first things we announced was that our product would be available internationally in Q2 2014. We're well on track of achieving that.
However, after our product announcement, we realized that far more people wanted the One than what we originally anticipated. Over the past few days, we have been frantically adjusting our production schedule to make sure that as many people possible can buy the One, as soon as possible.
In our updated plan, we prioritized for two aspects; time to market and availability of the high capacity model (in that order). We now know that people want the 64GB Sandstone Black far more than the 16GB Silk White, but we also know that more than everything, people just want to get their hands on the device as soon as possible.
What we've done is dramatically increase the amount of 64GB Sandstone Black models in our production plans, while producing 16GB Silk White as long as they don't delay the time to market for Sandstone Black.
Our production schedule is as follows:
Ready now - 100 for phone smashers
Mid to late May - Larger batch 16GB Silk White for the first batch of invites
Early June - Larger batch 64GB Sandstone Black
Later in June - Increased general availability, people who want it should be able to get an invite without much trouble in June
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I think this message is clear enough and i hope it will not be delayed more to get on of this piece!!!
Cheers
By the time end of June comes around, Two months after the phone was "released" .. I'm sure there will be another phone. Sucks but I'm out. Was looking forward to the opo for a couple days haha.. But not going to wait two months
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I already have a decent phone in my LG g pro so having to wait till the end of June isn't a problem for this guy.
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I know they don't have the manufacturing capabilities HTC but I thought their release of the m8 was fantastic. Leak the hell out of it, announce it and immediately release it. Every release should be like this imo
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Pricing
Man the pricing on the One+ is great but wonder how good the company tech support will be. I'm due for a new phone but LG G3, S5 Prime and Nexus 6 right around the corner.
Gahar said:
Man the pricing on the One+ is great but wonder how good the company tech support will be. I'm due for a new phone but LG G3, S5 Prime and Nexus 6 right around the corner.
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XDA will be your free tech support.
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XDA rules
RMXO said:
XDA will be your free tech support.
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XDA members always has been my tech support but hardware problems always gets to me.
But if they are releasing 100 phones a week for the next 2 months it will take a year before enough devs have the phone and can do good stuff..
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Gahar said:
Man the pricing on the One+ is great but wonder how good the company tech support will be. I'm due for a new phone but LG G3, S5 Prime and Nexus 6 right around the corner.
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Yeah but LG G3 and S5 prime is going to cost 600$/euro at least(like every other their flagship). Which is 2 times more than Oneplus One. I think Nexus 6 will be released later after August but who knows...
And when would it be available in india ?
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And when would it be available in india ?
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When they sell it there. Not now.
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Yea I love the 1+ wish they would got the snapdragon 805 or tegra k1 801 they have only be new for 3 months maybe. the Amazon phone looks interesting if cheaper then the one.
So I guess no 64gb in white?
Thats too bad, i was planning on picking up this device when it became available in Canada bit not if I cant get it in white.
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force70 said:
So I guess no 64gb in white?
Thats too bad, i was planning on picking up this device when it became available in Canada bit not if I cant get it in white.
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You can switch backs later. I think white will be an option.
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Hi Everyone, Not been here for a while, since I defected to apple... Anyway, really looking forward to this OPO, I think its going to be a turning point for some flagship market domineers.
What I'd like to know is, does anyone know which retailers or phone outlets will be selling it?
To my understanding no retailer will ever sell the one plus one. You need to buy it directly from them. Though that's at least a couple months away.
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waiters said:
To my understanding no retailer will ever sell the one plus one. You need to buy it directly from them. Though that's at least a couple months away.
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absolutly right!
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waiters said:
To my understanding no retailer will ever sell the one plus one. You need to buy it directly from them. Though that's at least a couple months away.
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It's already on sale. More like a few weeks for general public purchasing, not months.
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FuMMoD said:
It's already on sale. More like a few weeks for general public purchasing, not months.
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Already on sale means we can buy it. Which we can't.
It's not available
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OnePlus One or Nexus 6?

Looking to upgrade, any advice?
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I heard One+one is coming out with two new devices.
But I'm in love with nexus 6 already.
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I had the OPO for two months before selling it. It's a nice device but CM does not = Nexus.
There were too many little issues that I couldn't deal with. I sold it and went back to my N5. The only thing I miss is the battery life and it seems like the Nexus 6 with its 3200 mAh battery will solve that problem.
My answer? Nexus 6
I also moved this thread to Q&A as it's better suited there.
Nexus and XDA all the way!
Wait for nexus 7.
badboy47 said:
Wait for nexus 7.
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I already have that....
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One plus one = #neverbuy. Would have picked one up at launch but didn't have an invite. Marketing and invite system ruined it for me. Have received multiple invites since and sent the emails to the trash. Can't wait for the next nexus!!!
I like the one plus one's price over the nexus 6's price hike. It's like $100 difference between the 2.
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dicecuber said:
I like the one plus one's price over the nexus 6's price hike. It's like $100 difference between the 2.
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Based on which official source please?
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dicecuber said:
I like the one plus one's price over the nexus 6's price hike. It's like $100 difference between the 2.
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and the nexus 6 price came out where exactly???
rootSU said:
Based on which official source please?
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Sorry, rumoured price hike. Google search Nexus 6 price hike. Basically, they're hiking the price to compensate for the larger screen, battery etc
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dicecuber said:
Sorry, rumoured price hike. Google search Nexus 6 price hike. Basically, they're hiking the price to compensate for the larger screen, battery etc
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I dunno. I've seen rumours that it will be all sorts of prices. Time will tell but yeah I'd expect to pay a little more for a bigger screen
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dicecuber said:
Sorry, rumoured price hike. Google search Nexus 6 price hike. Basically, they're hiking the price to compensate for the larger screen, battery etc
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i did, no such rumors.
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i did, no such rumors.
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same here,got redirected to this thread.
rumors and speculation and mock up created images, cost increase due to high spec,
waste of time reading this stuff to be honest.
http://nexus6google.com/
http://www.techradar.com/news/phone...6-release-date-news-and-features-1232946#null
nexus 6 :good:
rootSU said:
I dunno. I've seen rumours that it will be all sorts of prices. Time will tell but yeah I'd expect to pay a little more for a bigger screen
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" (Nexus 6): Price
According to the website cited by TK Tech News, the Nexus X will cost around 419 Euro"
http://mobile.pcadvisor.co.uk/news/...date-price-specs-features-uk-october-phablet/
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dicecuber said:
" (Nexus 6): Price
According to the website cited by TK Tech News, the Nexus X will cost around 419 Euro"
http://mobile.pcadvisor.co.uk/news/...date-price-specs-features-uk-october-phablet/
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If that turns out to be true, that's pretty good. In my currency (GBP) that's £30 more than the Nexus 5 costs
El Daddy said:
I had the OPO for two months before selling it. It's a nice device but CM does not = Nexus.
There were too many little issues that I couldn't deal with. I sold it and went back to my N5. The only thing I miss is the battery life and it seems like the Nexus 6 with its 3200 mAh battery will solve that problem.
My answer? Nexus 6
I also moved this thread to Q&A as it's better suited there.
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1+. I also had the one plus one and sold as well. That phone doesn't feel ready.
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Nothing can beat a Nexus when it comes to sheer development!
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" (Nexus 6): Price
According to the website cited by TK Tech News, the Nexus X will cost around 419 Euro"
http://mobile.pcadvisor.co.uk/news/...date-price-specs-features-uk-october-phablet/
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Well +20% compared to the Nexus 5. (or more if this price isn't the 32Gb model...)

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