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Sadly, no OEM seems to understand that. Every single of their UIs either has a horrible UX, or is much slower than stock Android, or crashes, or all three. Urg

by creshal 11y ago

Sadly, no OEM seems to understand that. Every single of their UIs either has a horrible UX, or is much slower than stock Android, or crashes, or all three. Urgh, why aren't there any modern 4/4.5" Nexus phones. :(

gleenn 11y ago
I used to buy this theory for a long time until I got my Nexus 5x. It has a lot of bugs. I actually miss the very polished feel of my Sony Z3 compact. Low ui tweaks, super dependable. It's a shame I hear Sony might be stopping its phone line, or maybe that's just a rumor.
- davidwparker 11y ago
  Care to share what bugs you have / had on your 5x? I've had my 5x for months and only come across a couple of bugs, a couple of times- but they happened once and weren't reproducible.
  - gleenn 11y ago
    - I also regularly have to kill apps and restart them because they don't properly detect internet connectivity. I think this is actually due to people not testing apps against the new Doze functionality, which isn't Google's fault but definitely isn't the greatest user experience. - The camera software/drivers are really slow and crash regularly. - I get random spinners on videos that don't go away sometimes.
alimbada 11y ago
Nexus devices aren't immune from this. I had a Galaxy Nexus. I'm now an iPhone user.
- lucian1900 11y ago
  I had a similar experience, but starting from a Nexus 4. It didn't work correctly and there were no new Nexus devices smaller than 5".
- wdmeldon 11y ago
  The Galaxy Nexus was a complete disaster. Especially the Verizon model. I've had the Nexus 5 and now the Nexus 6P and it's night and day. Phenomenal experience with both phones.
- manyxcxi 11y ago
  EXACT same experience. I bought the VZW Galaxy Nexus. Within a month I had 4 batteries as well. Not receiving text messages with low cell signal and WiFi enabled, couldn't get more than 4 hours of battery in LTE, so many radio issues. I swapped it out like 3 times just to be sure it wasn't a bad handset. It's the first time in my life I've gone in early and bought a phone in cash off contract. I've not had an Android since.

by creshal 11y ago

gleenn 11y ago

I used to buy this theory for a long time until I got my Nexus 5x. It has a lot of bugs. I actually miss the very polished feel of my Sony Z3 compact. Low ui tweaks, super dependable. It's a shame I hear Sony might be stopping its phone line, or maybe that's just a rumor.

davidwparker 11y ago
Care to share what bugs you have / had on your 5x? I've had my 5x for months and only come across a couple of bugs, a couple of times- but they happened once and weren't reproducible.
- gleenn 11y ago
  - I also regularly have to kill apps and restart them because they don't properly detect internet connectivity. I think this is actually due to people not testing apps against the new Doze functionality, which isn't Google's fault but definitely isn't the greatest user experience. - The camera software/drivers are really slow and crash regularly. - I get random spinners on videos that don't go away sometimes.

alimbada 11y ago

Nexus devices aren't immune from this. I had a Galaxy Nexus. I'm now an iPhone user.

lucian1900 11y ago
I had a similar experience, but starting from a Nexus 4. It didn't work correctly and there were no new Nexus devices smaller than 5".
wdmeldon 11y ago
The Galaxy Nexus was a complete disaster. Especially the Verizon model. I've had the Nexus 5 and now the Nexus 6P and it's night and day. Phenomenal experience with both phones.
manyxcxi 11y ago
EXACT same experience. I bought the VZW Galaxy Nexus. Within a month I had 4 batteries as well. Not receiving text messages with low cell signal and WiFi enabled, couldn't get more than 4 hours of battery in LTE, so many radio issues. I swapped it out like 3 times just to be sure it wasn't a bad handset. It's the first time in my life I've gone in early and bought a phone in cash off contract. I've not had an Android since.