Nexus 5X is launched by Google in order to replicate the tremendous success of Nexus 5. (Photo : YouTube)
New Nexus devices are Google’s way of showing what the latest version of Android can do, including the smaller and cheaper Nexus 5X that considered as the phone for everyone.
LG Nexus 5XNexus is the successor to 2013’s Nexus 5, Google’s most popular Nexus device to date. Rounded edges make the Nexus 5X a nice phone to hold in the hand and we like the matt finish plastic which is similar to the original. This year's Nexus phone will be available in different colours including Black, White and Ice Blue.
Nexus 5X has a 5.2-inch LCD screen with durable Gorilla Glass 3, offering with a 1920 x 1080 resolution and pixel density of 424ppi. It has also an oleophobic coating which is a standard on most smartphones. Nexus 5X dimensions are 147 x 72.6 x 7.9mm and weighs just 136g.
It is powered by Snapdragon 808 processor with a 1.8GHz hexa-core CPU and Adreno 418 GPU. The device has 2GB of RAM paired with 16- and 32GB internal storage. The battery capacity is 2700 mAh and good for up to eight hours of LTE browsing, up to 10 hours of video playback, or up to 20 hours of talk time. It has rapid charging reaching 80 percent in an hour at its fastest rate.
The handset features 12.3MP rear camera, which contains microns allowing it to capture extra light for superior low-light photos. It has f/2.0 aperture, IR laser-assisted autofocus. The rear camera can shoot 4K video recording at 30fps, 720p, and 120fps slo-mo. The front-facing camera is 5MP with the normal 1.4 microns and the same f/2.0 aperture.
The Nexus 5X has the new USB type-C charging port, which can be inserted either way up and feels much more solid and satisfying to use than microUSB. It has three microphones: one on the front, one on the top, and one on the bottom, all working with screen-off voice commands.
There are handful of connectivity and as well as LTE Cat.6, according to SlashGear. The Nexus 5X works across all the major US carriers, including Google's own Project Fi. It includes WiFi a/b/g/n/ac 2x2 MIMO with 2.4/5GHz dual band support, Bluetooth 4.2, and NFC. The usual sensors, including GPS/GLONASS, an accelerometer and gyroscope, barometer, ambient light, hall sensor, and a digital compass are onboard too.
Nexus 5X has a fingerprint sensor called Nexus Imprint. It is one of the fastest available instantly recognizing and unlocking the phone with near 100 percent accuracy. This could be used for Android Pay, where it can authorize a transaction once the lock screen has been unlocked, say by PIN or swipe code.
The Nexus 5X comes 16GB sells at $379, and the 32GB costs $429, Wired reported.
