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Why are you disappointed? It sounds like a device you bought a few years ago has a longer useful lifespan than you thought. You get to have a state of the art p

Why are you disappointed? It sounds like a device you bought a few years ago has a longer useful lifespan than you thought. You get to have a state of the art phone for less money when you own it longer. I wonder if devices will start to be built better, with more replaceable components as the rate of spec improvements in mobile devices slows down.

x0x0 11y ago
My phones seem to last 24-30 months; they just eventually take enough damage from being in my pocket and moved around all day every day that they die. And battery life goes to crap. I too was hoping for a nice nexus 5 upgrade.
- tcdent 11y ago
  Yow. Here's a perspective from someone who has only owned two iPhones: I purchased the first gen on release day (2007) and carried it my pocket every day without a case until the 5 came out in 2012. I still have it, it still works. I bought my iPhone 5 in 2013 and carry it my pocket every day without a case. It has some cosmetic damage. Not fanboy-ing; I think it's legitimately interesting that most smartphones are still designed the way early cell phones were: plastic case around components, clipped or screwed on, flimsy from day one.
  - jholman 11y ago
    I suggest that the difference between yourself and x0x0 is mostly personal, not a difference in phones. My wife is hard on her stuff; even with a case, her phones (one iPhone, two Android) need replacing every few years. I don't use a case, and except for slightly lower battery life, my Android phones still look brand-new 4 years later.
    - Retric 11y ago
      I used to destroy phones fairly quickly until I stopped keeping my wallet and keys in the same pocket as my phone.
    - deleted 11y ago
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  - aianus 11y ago
    I treat my smartphones like garbage and have only ever broken my iPhone 6 (shattered screen). I still have all of my Android phones since the original T-Mobile G1 and they all still work. Now that Nexus has the fingerprint sensor I'm never getting another iPhone.
  - x0x0 11y ago
    Yeah, the nexus 5 is noticeably less well built than my partner's iphone. There are gaps around pieces of the frame and lint gets in; the plastic takes more damage; etc.
adamc 11y ago
Not the OP (although I feel exactly the same), but I'm disappointed because the battery life on my Nexus 5 is going nowhere but down... but I am not going to buy a new phone with exactly the same RAM and storage (and no SD card slot). The features they have added I don't care about (fingerprint scanner, better camera). I may well buy a new phone, but there is zero chance it will be a 5x.
- myko 11y ago
  The Android M preview improved the battery life on my Nexus 5 considerably.
  - oneeyedpigeon 11y ago
    Don't tease. If that's true, it's fantastic news - battery life of less than a day, with fairly low use, is the biggest drawback of the N5.
    - dangrossman 11y ago
      It's not a tease. At today's event, they specifically said the Nexus 5 gets 30% better battery life with Marshmallow, mostly due to the "deep sleep" when you leave the screen off for a long time.
- ARussell 11y ago
  Same thing happened to my battery, so I bought a new one and followed a YouTube video to replace it myself. Although the battery isn't meant to be replaceable, the process was not too terribly difficult. Maybe consider that as an option, too.
  - JeremyNT 11y ago
    I've read others describe the same, but when I went to look for a part I've been overwhelmed by the purchasing process. There seem to be several sources for this part and I have no idea how to guarantee its quality. I know the replacement is easy enough, having already had to disassemble the phone to replace the display. Can you tell me where you found the battery you are using now? I'm disappointed by the 5X. I was planning to replace the Nexus 5, but the 5x really does not appear to be a good value. If I can really get usable battery life out of the Nexus 5, I'll gladly keep using it, because there's very little else about it that seems in any way deficient.
JimmaDaRustla 11y ago
Mediocre phones today should be better than mediocre phones from two years ago.
- janekm 11y ago
  They are, the $90 phones of today are amazing compared to two years ago (Doogee Y100X for example, surprisingly decent phone other than the camera).
xlm1717 11y ago
I would hope so. Once the specs all start to converge, then durability will be one of the last selling points they could use.
mfisher87 11y ago
I'm a little disappointed too. Don't get me wrong, my N5 is great and it doesn't have many disadvantages... but the stuff people really want should be more doable now. For example, a replaceable battery? Maybe an included thumblonger so you can reach the top-left corner :P
- nogridbag 11y ago
  I have an LG G3 which I paid $50 for (upgrade price) which included an extra battery and battery charger (promo period). Being able to swap in a fully charged battery in seconds is something I now depend on when I travel - I never have any battery life anxiety. The lack of swappable batteries on most phones is a huge turnoff for me.

x0x0 11y ago

My phones seem to last 24-30 months; they just eventually take enough damage from being in my pocket and moved around all day every day that they die. And battery life goes to crap. I too was hoping for a nice nexus 5 upgrade.

tcdent 11y ago
Yow. Here's a perspective from someone who has only owned two iPhones: I purchased the first gen on release day (2007) and carried it my pocket every day without a case until the 5 came out in 2012. I still have it, it still works. I bought my iPhone 5 in 2013 and carry it my pocket every day without a case. It has some cosmetic damage. Not fanboy-ing; I think it's legitimately interesting that most smartphones are still designed the way early cell phones were: plastic case around components, clipped or screwed on, flimsy from day one.
- jholman 11y ago
  I suggest that the difference between yourself and x0x0 is mostly personal, not a difference in phones. My wife is hard on her stuff; even with a case, her phones (one iPhone, two Android) need replacing every few years. I don't use a case, and except for slightly lower battery life, my Android phones still look brand-new 4 years later.
  - Retric 11y ago
    I used to destroy phones fairly quickly until I stopped keeping my wallet and keys in the same pocket as my phone.
  - deleted 11y ago
    [deleted]
- aianus 11y ago
  I treat my smartphones like garbage and have only ever broken my iPhone 6 (shattered screen). I still have all of my Android phones since the original T-Mobile G1 and they all still work. Now that Nexus has the fingerprint sensor I'm never getting another iPhone.
- x0x0 11y ago
  Yeah, the nexus 5 is noticeably less well built than my partner's iphone. There are gaps around pieces of the frame and lint gets in; the plastic takes more damage; etc.

adamc 11y ago

Not the OP (although I feel exactly the same), but I'm disappointed because the battery life on my Nexus 5 is going nowhere but down... but I am not going to buy a new phone with exactly the same RAM and storage (and no SD card slot). The features they have added I don't care about (fingerprint scanner, better camera). I may well buy a new phone, but there is zero chance it will be a 5x.

myko 11y ago
The Android M preview improved the battery life on my Nexus 5 considerably.
- oneeyedpigeon 11y ago
  Don't tease. If that's true, it's fantastic news - battery life of less than a day, with fairly low use, is the biggest drawback of the N5.
  - dangrossman 11y ago
    It's not a tease. At today's event, they specifically said the Nexus 5 gets 30% better battery life with Marshmallow, mostly due to the "deep sleep" when you leave the screen off for a long time.
ARussell 11y ago
Same thing happened to my battery, so I bought a new one and followed a YouTube video to replace it myself. Although the battery isn't meant to be replaceable, the process was not too terribly difficult. Maybe consider that as an option, too.
- JeremyNT 11y ago
  I've read others describe the same, but when I went to look for a part I've been overwhelmed by the purchasing process. There seem to be several sources for this part and I have no idea how to guarantee its quality. I know the replacement is easy enough, having already had to disassemble the phone to replace the display. Can you tell me where you found the battery you are using now? I'm disappointed by the 5X. I was planning to replace the Nexus 5, but the 5x really does not appear to be a good value. If I can really get usable battery life out of the Nexus 5, I'll gladly keep using it, because there's very little else about it that seems in any way deficient.

JimmaDaRustla 11y ago

Mediocre phones today should be better than mediocre phones from two years ago.

janekm 11y ago
They are, the $90 phones of today are amazing compared to two years ago (Doogee Y100X for example, surprisingly decent phone other than the camera).

xlm1717 11y ago

I would hope so. Once the specs all start to converge, then durability will be one of the last selling points they could use.

mfisher87 11y ago

I'm a little disappointed too. Don't get me wrong, my N5 is great and it doesn't have many disadvantages... but the stuff people really want should be more doable now. For example, a replaceable battery? Maybe an included thumblonger so you can reach the top-left corner :P

nogridbag 11y ago
I have an LG G3 which I paid $50 for (upgrade price) which included an extra battery and battery charger (promo period). Being able to swap in a fully charged battery in seconds is something I now depend on when I travel - I never have any battery life anxiety. The lack of swappable batteries on most phones is a huge turnoff for me.