I had the Nexus 5 until last month. Was nearly a perfect phone. Unfortunately the battery couldn't make it through a day (even with light usage), and you can't

I had the Nexus 5 until last month. Was nearly a perfect phone. Unfortunately the battery couldn't make it through a day (even with light usage), and you can't find a good replacement; replacement batteries are either OEM forgeries or cheap generics with questionable quality control. I ended up with the Essential Phone, which has worked out very well and seemed like a good value at $425. I can't justify to myself paying $600+ for a premium phone. EDIT: It's just a coincidence another poster mentioned the Essential phone. We aren't spammers! But for me the Essential phone, after it dropped in price to around $400, feels like a successor to the Nexus line: a good-valued uncluttered phone, with decent specs.