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I bought the Nexus 5 as soon as it was released and have really liked it, however, I'm not sure I'll be buying this one. The biggest issue I have is the screen

I bought the Nexus 5 as soon as it was released and have really liked it, however, I'm not sure I'll be buying this one. The biggest issue I have is the screen size. I just think 6" is over my threshold. At $649 I can basically buy any other phone off contract. One of the original appeals of the Nexus 5 was the low price. No wireless charging either? Not a dealbreaker, but I did use it on my 5.

TheQwerty 12y ago
I'm feeling exactly the same, but since they appear to be keeping around the N5 I have my hopes up that next year there will be a new similarly sized Nexus. Also, while Google's specs don't list wireless charging Motorola does: https://www.motorola.com/us/Nexus-6/nexus-6-motorola-us.html#nexus-6-specs https://www.motorola.com/us/Nexus-6/nexus-6-motorola-us.html... Haven't been able to find info on whether the Nexus 9 supports Qi as well - but again I'm disappointed with the increased size over the Nexus 7 there.
- benmorris 12y ago
  I'd like to see them keep the 7" tablet size also. I bought my wife a 7 and it is a great size to pack away for flights and traveling. Just generally a lot easier to pack around.
fumar 12y ago
http://www.motorola.com/us/Nexus-6/nexus-6-motorola-us.html http://www.motorola.com/us/Nexus-6/nexus-6-motorola-us.html very bottom: Battery 3220 mAh Mixed usage up to 24 hours* Qi Wireless charging support
- MrQuincle 12y ago
  Good catch. OT: I hope wireless charging is there to stay. Being in robotics this is one technology that would benefit robots tremendously when it becomes more mainstream.
  - leesfer 12y ago
    Wireless charging is here to stay and its been here for at least a decade. Look at Sonicare toothbrushes, they've been charging with induction for 10+ years and no one pays any attention
- benmorris 12y ago
  My mistake, glad to see it has that still
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TillE 12y ago
I've been planning to ditch my aging Galaxy Nexus in the coming months, hoping that the Nexus 6 would be a great option. But the size and the price really are deal breakers. Guess I'll just have to look and see which current phones are well supported by Cyanogen.
- benmorris 12y ago
  I had that phone before my Nexus 5. The 5 is still a great phone a year later and will feel like a big improvement still over your Galaxy Nexus. Even better if the price drops on it.
Pxtl 12y ago
Hope we'll see a price drop on the N5 since it looks like they'll be continuing to sell it in this new generation of devices.
chjj 12y ago
Size really gets to me. Don't get me wrong, I really like the Nexus 5, but I'm sick of phones that are borderline tablets. I ended up buying a Sony Xperia Z1 Compact (amami). It's damn near the same specs of a Nexus 5 except it actually fits in my hand (5.0"x2.56"x0.37"). Works flawlessly with Cyanogenmod. Best purchase I ever made. I bought two of them I liked it so much. Good on Sony for making an excellent smartphone. If I have to use two hands to handle it, it's not a phone, it's a tablet.
- emir_ 12y ago
  I'm thinking of getting one too but it's still too expensive compared to the price of last year's Nexus 5.
  - aembleton 12y ago
    Get a Moto G. You can get them unlocked for ~£150, or locked for ~£130 and then get an unlock code off eBay for £1.
    - danieldk 12y ago
      Plus, the Moto G LTE has a 4.5" screen, has the same CPU and RAM as the 2014 version, and will get all the L goodness. I have a G as a backup phone, and it is a great small phone. If I wasn't used to the performance of my X, I could definitely live with the G. Great screen, fast enough, takes an SD card, near-stock Android.
- boyaka 12y ago
  I'm one of those people that questioned the need for having something called a "tablet" from the day the iPad came out. I'm certainly not wealthy though so I don't have money to throw away, but if I'm browsing the net around the house, a laptop is perfectly fine for me still. I prefer having a comfortable keyboard and trackpad. I suppose there is still a market for people like me to have a single touchscreen device and not worrying about it being redundant to some other device category that I haven't even acknowledged.
chrisBob 12y ago
I wanted an iPhone, and bought a 5s shortly after they announced the 6 and 6+. I am sure I am not alone in wanting a smaller phone. Just because the newest one has a big screen doesn't mean you have to buy a phone with a big screen. I will be interested to hear how the iPhone 5s/c and the Nexus 5 sell now that their larger replacements are out.
soylentcola 12y ago
I'm in the same boat. On one hand, I have no need to upgrade my Nexus 5 yet because it still runs everything without any issues and will be getting the latest version of the OS. It's more about having an "upgrade path" in the event that I break my phone or it gets stolen. I also bought mine for $350 at launch and at that price, I wouldn't feel terrible if I had to buy a similarly priced (but modestly updated) device after a year or two if I had to replace it. The other thing that disappoints me is that it does away with one of the (arguably) biggest benefits of the more affordable models: a highly-specced (if perhaps missing a few unnecessary bells and whistles) device that's priced low enough to offer some real incentive to people who might consider leaving the subsidy/contract model behind. At least in the US, there isn't much challenge to this model because most people will pick a contract over no contract if it means paying $100-200 up front instead of the cost of a new laptop. As a result, carriers have less incentive to compete on price and terms because most everyone is either stuck in a contract or assumes they might as well sign one because the alternative is shelling out a lot of money up front. I had kicked around ditching contracts for a while but usually ended up in the same boat. My options were a flagship phone for $200 up front on a contract, the same phone for $700 without a contract, or some crap phone for who knows how much on prepaid. Getting a flagship-level device for $350 up front gave me the push I needed to move to prepaid and it's been great. If they ever piss me off I can just go get a SIM from somewhere else. No carrier BS and no $700+ device costs. Right now I'm just glad to be getting 5.0 on my N5. It's been a great device and while a spec bump may have convinced me to spend another $350 this year, at least I'll get that new-phone feel from the new OS.
- e40 12y ago
  It's more about having an "upgrade path" in the event that I break my phone They still sell the N5. If you like the one you have, you could just buy another one. It is so frustrating to see all this "oh no, it's too big, what will I do" when the Nexus 5 is still in stock and shipping.

TheQwerty 12y ago

I'm feeling exactly the same, but since they appear to be keeping around the N5 I have my hopes up that next year there will be a new similarly sized Nexus. Also, while Google's specs don't list wireless charging Motorola does: https://www.motorola.com/us/Nexus-6/nexus-6-motorola-us.html#nexus-6-specs https://www.motorola.com/us/Nexus-6/nexus-6-motorola-us.html... Haven't been able to find info on whether the Nexus 9 supports Qi as well - but again I'm disappointed with the increased size over the Nexus 7 there.

benmorris 12y ago
I'd like to see them keep the 7" tablet size also. I bought my wife a 7 and it is a great size to pack away for flights and traveling. Just generally a lot easier to pack around.

fumar 12y ago

http://www.motorola.com/us/Nexus-6/nexus-6-motorola-us.html http://www.motorola.com/us/Nexus-6/nexus-6-motorola-us.html very bottom: Battery 3220 mAh Mixed usage up to 24 hours* Qi Wireless charging support

MrQuincle 12y ago
Good catch. OT: I hope wireless charging is there to stay. Being in robotics this is one technology that would benefit robots tremendously when it becomes more mainstream.
- leesfer 12y ago
  Wireless charging is here to stay and its been here for at least a decade. Look at Sonicare toothbrushes, they've been charging with induction for 10+ years and no one pays any attention
benmorris 12y ago
My mistake, glad to see it has that still

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TillE 12y ago

I've been planning to ditch my aging Galaxy Nexus in the coming months, hoping that the Nexus 6 would be a great option. But the size and the price really are deal breakers. Guess I'll just have to look and see which current phones are well supported by Cyanogen.

benmorris 12y ago
I had that phone before my Nexus 5. The 5 is still a great phone a year later and will feel like a big improvement still over your Galaxy Nexus. Even better if the price drops on it.

Pxtl 12y ago

Hope we'll see a price drop on the N5 since it looks like they'll be continuing to sell it in this new generation of devices.

chjj 12y ago

Size really gets to me. Don't get me wrong, I really like the Nexus 5, but I'm sick of phones that are borderline tablets. I ended up buying a Sony Xperia Z1 Compact (amami). It's damn near the same specs of a Nexus 5 except it actually fits in my hand (5.0"x2.56"x0.37"). Works flawlessly with Cyanogenmod. Best purchase I ever made. I bought two of them I liked it so much. Good on Sony for making an excellent smartphone. If I have to use two hands to handle it, it's not a phone, it's a tablet.

emir_ 12y ago
I'm thinking of getting one too but it's still too expensive compared to the price of last year's Nexus 5.
- aembleton 12y ago
  Get a Moto G. You can get them unlocked for ~£150, or locked for ~£130 and then get an unlock code off eBay for £1.
  - danieldk 12y ago
    Plus, the Moto G LTE has a 4.5" screen, has the same CPU and RAM as the 2014 version, and will get all the L goodness. I have a G as a backup phone, and it is a great small phone. If I wasn't used to the performance of my X, I could definitely live with the G. Great screen, fast enough, takes an SD card, near-stock Android.
boyaka 12y ago
I'm one of those people that questioned the need for having something called a "tablet" from the day the iPad came out. I'm certainly not wealthy though so I don't have money to throw away, but if I'm browsing the net around the house, a laptop is perfectly fine for me still. I prefer having a comfortable keyboard and trackpad. I suppose there is still a market for people like me to have a single touchscreen device and not worrying about it being redundant to some other device category that I haven't even acknowledged.

chrisBob 12y ago

I wanted an iPhone, and bought a 5s shortly after they announced the 6 and 6+. I am sure I am not alone in wanting a smaller phone. Just because the newest one has a big screen doesn't mean you have to buy a phone with a big screen. I will be interested to hear how the iPhone 5s/c and the Nexus 5 sell now that their larger replacements are out.

soylentcola 12y ago

I'm in the same boat. On one hand, I have no need to upgrade my Nexus 5 yet because it still runs everything without any issues and will be getting the latest version of the OS. It's more about having an "upgrade path" in the event that I break my phone or it gets stolen. I also bought mine for $350 at launch and at that price, I wouldn't feel terrible if I had to buy a similarly priced (but modestly updated) device after a year or two if I had to replace it. The other thing that disappoints me is that it does away with one of the (arguably) biggest benefits of the more affordable models: a highly-specced (if perhaps missing a few unnecessary bells and whistles) device that's priced low enough to offer some real incentive to people who might consider leaving the subsidy/contract model behind. At least in the US, there isn't much challenge to this model because most people will pick a contract over no contract if it means paying $100-200 up front instead of the cost of a new laptop. As a result, carriers have less incentive to compete on price and terms because most everyone is either stuck in a contract or assumes they might as well sign one because the alternative is shelling out a lot of money up front. I had kicked around ditching contracts for a while but usually ended up in the same boat. My options were a flagship phone for $200 up front on a contract, the same phone for $700 without a contract, or some crap phone for who knows how much on prepaid. Getting a flagship-level device for $350 up front gave me the push I needed to move to prepaid and it's been great. If they ever piss me off I can just go get a SIM from somewhere else. No carrier BS and no $700+ device costs. Right now I'm just glad to be getting 5.0 on my N5. It's been a great device and while a spec bump may have convinced me to spend another $350 this year, at least I'll get that new-phone feel from the new OS.

e40 12y ago
It's more about having an "upgrade path" in the event that I break my phone They still sell the N5. If you like the one you have, you could just buy another one. It is so frustrating to see all this "oh no, it's too big, what will I do" when the Nexus 5 is still in stock and shipping.