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I'm sad to see the Nexus line go away. I quite like my Nexus 5 but have no interest in spending over 600$ on a phone.
by oconnor0 10y ago
I'm sad to see the Nexus line go away. I quite like my Nexus 5 but have no interest in spending over 600$ on a phone.
- jdc0589 10y agoagreed. I also feel like I got the shaft with the nexus 5x. it wasn't "top of the line expensive" but it was more than any other nexus phone I'd had, and until Android 7 came out I felt like it was a piece of crap; thankfully that update smoothed performance (or perception) out A LOT for me.
- JustUhThought 10y agoAgreed. Between this and dropped support for Moto G/E, Google is proving to be super flaky, and which has diminished my desire to invest in any of their hardware.
- maxerickson 10y agoGoogle sold the Motorola phone division to Lenovo. Are you talking about something that happened before that?
- JustUhThought 10y agoJust saying they generally don't gollow through. Selling off a company would fall under this umbrella. Boston Dynamics anyone. Google is basically the head "mean girl". Bitch will drop you in a second if you're cramping her style.
- matart 10y agoWhat would you go with instead? I am also a Nexus 5 user looking for an upgrade of some sort.
- mafuyu 10y agoCheck out the OnePlus 3. It's a "flagship killer" at a low price. I have one and it's excellent.
- mkaziz 10y agoI was waiting for the Pixels, but the OnePlus 3 looks awesome for the price! How is the camera on that phone? I remember researching OnePlus 2 a while back, and it was the camera that killed it for me.
- mafuyu 10y agoThe camera is much improved from the OnePlus 2. AnandTech did a review here: http://www.anandtech.com/show/10411/the-oneplus-3-review/5 http://www.anandtech.com/show/10411/the-oneplus-3-review/5
- Spidler 10y agohow's their update schedule for Security fixes and OS versions? How botched are their security lockdown of their phones compared to the Nexus line? Can't seem to find a list of CVE's fixed with each update (not in their changelogs, that they only post on the forum...) , based on that, they do not fix known security problems.
- PascLeRasc 10y agoBut are they still doing that ridiculous "invite-only" buying model? I really wanted to get a OnePlus One when it came out but they wouldn't ever let me give them money for one.
- TimWolla 10y agoThey don't.
- l33tfr4gg3r 10y agoNot anymore, AFAIK. Starting with the OP3 they switched to an instant purchase model.
- makmanalp 10y agoDoes anyone know of a decent sub 5-inch phone? All the reviews sites seem to ignore this factor. My old 4.3" moto X is dying and I'm hoping to find a truly pocketable replacement.
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- andrepd 10y agoCheck the Sony compact series, or some Chinese brand phone.
- dhd415 10y agoThe "compact" phones in the Sony Xperia line are really the only ones that come close. My wife is still happily using her Z3 Compact though its successor, the Z5 Compact, didn't review as well. The newest Xperia X Compact is getting decent reviews.
- IanCal 10y agoAnother vote for the Z3C. Small, fast enough for me, and I can easily get two days out of it.
- oconnor0 10y agoIs the Z3C getting Android updates? How is the Sony software/skin/bloatware/addons compared to the cleanness of the Nexus line?
- paulgb 10y agoOn the Z3C, the Sony bloatware is bad. Apparently they've reduced it a bit since then but I haven't gone back. The hardware is nice, it's a shame they have to ruin it with crap.
- Symbiote 10y agoI fiddled with various settings, and I think managed to disable almost all the bloatware. I get a notification about every two months that Sony's updater needs an update. I'm pleased with the phone otherwise, and would buy it again.
- zeveb 10y agoPretty much the only reason I even use Android has been the Nexus line. Why would I want vendor crapware on my phone? Why would I want a Google phone with Google crapware?
- pnathan 10y ago> Why would I want vendor crapware on my phone? This is precisely why myself and my wife are full-on Nexus users.
- Abundnce10 10y agoSo, which phones will be good options going forward if you want to avoid crapware?
- zeveb 10y agoI honestly have no idea. I don't want to go back to a dumbphone. I like having a computer in my hand. But what with privacy, the unsafety of apps, the crapware … what's the point anymore?
- uabstraction 10y agoThe OnePlus looks like an option, though I haven't ever used one myself. It's got an unlockable bootloader, so an AOSP variant or CyanogenMod should be reasonable simple to install.
- abawany 10y agoGet a phone that has an unlockable bootloader and install Cyanogenmod and Google Play (if you must :) ).
- Abundnce10 10y agoIs that possible to do on a Galaxy S7? I'm competent on the command line but never worked much with Android/ROMs/etc.
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- mabramo 10y agoSame. I was waiting for the Pixel to release so I could hop on Google FI, but if the smaller device is more than $300, you can count me out. I'll just purchase a used Nexus 5X.
- mark_l_watson 10y agoThat is what I am waiting for also. Google Fi looks good, and would save a ton of money over Verizon, with more flexibility. I didn't care about having a premium phone though. My 2 1/2 year old Note 4 is perfect for my needs, so I might forget about switching to Fi. It does seem strange that if Google ants to grow Fi that they wouldn't have a low cost entry point.