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nexus 5 still is a really good device, with stock android and it's sold with no contract. moto x 2014 and moto g 2014 are also really really good devices, with

nexus 5 still is a really good device, with stock android and it's sold with no contract. moto x 2014 and moto g 2014 are also really really good devices, with almost stock android (motorola added only a couple of stuff to them -- so little that moto x already has jellybean) and are not that expensive (the official motorola store has the new moto g for $180).

JohnTHaller 12y ago
Yeah. I have two friends with Nexus 5s that really like them. The Motos would be my 'close to stock' choice, really. Solid hardware and software available at multiple price/feature points.
cageface 12y ago
My big complaint with the Nexus 5 used to be poor battery life but with the improvements in Android L/5.0 I no longer have any trouble getting through the whole day on a single charge. I was planning to upgrade to a Nexus 6 but I really don't want a phone that big so I'm sticking to my trusty Nexus 5 for now.
emsy 12y ago
If I want to buy a stock Android device, I'm close to Apple's device range (exaggeratively spoken). Also, I no longer have the time and nerves to Jailbreak or Root my device and install custom Roms, and if I pay up to 700$ for a devices it should work and get me at least 2 years worth of updates. Not everything is bad though. Apple is working on their device portfolio and the Android update policy has significantly improved, since I last used an Android device full-time.
- JohnTHaller 12y ago
  A brand new base Nexus 5 16GB is only $349 direct and unlocked. A far cry from the $649 that the base iPhone 6 16GB costs. The Nexus 6 is more a competitor to the iPhone 6 Plus (screen size and all) and is priced appropriately. It's $699 for 64GB compared to the iPhone 6 Plus at $849 for 64GB. The base models of each are a bit cheaper as well, $749 for an iPhone 6 Plus 16GB and $649 for a Nexus 6 32GB. As a premium phone, the Nexus 6 is unavailable in the small 16GB size. Both the Nexus 5 and the Nexus 6 will be getting updates for quite some time. Neither one requires rooting or a custom ROM of any sort.

JohnTHaller 12y ago

Yeah. I have two friends with Nexus 5s that really like them. The Motos would be my 'close to stock' choice, really. Solid hardware and software available at multiple price/feature points.

cageface 12y ago

My big complaint with the Nexus 5 used to be poor battery life but with the improvements in Android L/5.0 I no longer have any trouble getting through the whole day on a single charge. I was planning to upgrade to a Nexus 6 but I really don't want a phone that big so I'm sticking to my trusty Nexus 5 for now.

emsy 12y ago

If I want to buy a stock Android device, I'm close to Apple's device range (exaggeratively spoken). Also, I no longer have the time and nerves to Jailbreak or Root my device and install custom Roms, and if I pay up to 700$ for a devices it should work and get me at least 2 years worth of updates. Not everything is bad though. Apple is working on their device portfolio and the Android update policy has significantly improved, since I last used an Android device full-time.

JohnTHaller 12y ago
A brand new base Nexus 5 16GB is only $349 direct and unlocked. A far cry from the $649 that the base iPhone 6 16GB costs. The Nexus 6 is more a competitor to the iPhone 6 Plus (screen size and all) and is priced appropriately. It's $699 for 64GB compared to the iPhone 6 Plus at $849 for 64GB. The base models of each are a bit cheaper as well, $749 for an iPhone 6 Plus 16GB and $649 for a Nexus 6 32GB. As a premium phone, the Nexus 6 is unavailable in the small 16GB size. Both the Nexus 5 and the Nexus 6 will be getting updates for quite some time. Neither one requires rooting or a custom ROM of any sort.