Joe Levi reviewing a Nexus phone should be what happens every year. Also Joe, we miss you on here! Don't pay attention to the newbies that don't bother to do a little research
Good review Joe! I quite like your voice despite what others are saying, and the amount of people correcting you on Nexus Imprint is funny. Really enjoyed the review, very detailed and informative! Keep up the good work! :)
Very happy with my S6 Edge + running fully stock, even not rooted. Its running very smooth, never thought i would say this but i actually like Touchwizz more then the boring stock android. The camera is amazing and the screen, well ... no words for it.
When it dawned on me that Michael wasn't doing this one my heart sank a little but I stuck with it and am very glad I did because as usual you have delivered a top notch review, keep them coming.
Damn, for some reason this just really brings back so many memories of Joe's numerous Nexus 4 videos. Remember, he had the mahogany Nexus 4 and he also shattered his. So many great memories of those videos.
+SammyT indeed. I've used the lg g4 and the note 5. the snapdragon 808 is quite sad compared to the Exynos 7420. 2 more cores make a worlds worth of difference. if the nexus 5x and the same internals as the 6p there would have been no hesitation, but I need 3gb of ram and the larger battery is a plus so 6p it is.
- yep, its a stupid excuse. They cut a few corners on this one. They really should have included OIS. It would have made the Nexus 6P's camera on par with the S6
Joe, with this one right here, you have put together one of the best, detailed and useful reviews on a smartphone ever made. I am looking forward to more of these. Cheers. 😊
I bought the 5X for three reasons: 1) NEXUS software & updates, 2) i don't like big phones (5.5" G4 style is as big as I'll go), 3) the 2013 NEXUS 5 was one of my all-time factor phones. I'm experiencing all the issues you described, PLUS poor battery life with moderate use. I did a factory reset yesterday followed by a clean install, camera buggy, waking from sleep very buggy. a few times i has to press the power button ten times to get the phone to wake up. Apps keep fishing and crashing, Google Apps, not third party special sauce stuff. I'm about ready to send this back for a refund. I also have a Samsung S6 Edge which runs flawless. I had high hopes for this phone but now low satisfaction.
Pull down the notification center, long press the settings icon for a few second and you will unlock additional settings for Android 6.0. Battery percentage, change the quick toggles etc. Try it :)
+iMiguelAOG Yup, Brandon and I are both alive... Brandon's a new daddy, and I've been busy building a new house... more on that coming in the next several months...
***** Congratulations to him, and that's cool that you're building a new house. It was just weird to not see any videos from you guys after being used to you two being the main two I would see on this channel back in 2010 and 2011
You can always count on Joe for those in depth reviews. This is hands down the most useful review of this phone I've seen, and it's the first time I've heard of the CPU utils issue on wake from sleep. Probably due to the Doze feature and fixable with an update, but still, it's slightly worrying for me.
Tbh the Original Nexus 5 is still a great deal. I've used mine for a bit over a year, and performance is great! With doze my battery often lastes 2 days. that might sound crazy, but when you're a light user such as myself, doze will really help you out. Good review, but dude; You need to control the music, somtimes it was crazy loud (especially right after the intro and at the ending). Anyways, I can say, that I enjoyed this almost as much, as if MF did it, which means a lot!
Great review, +Joe Levi! Thinking of getting one (only $300 for Black Friday) as a DD. Also, out of curiosity, what happened to Michael and Brandon? Glad to see you back, though (last thing I saw you review was the Droid 1 or 4, I believe)
The video quality is really good but the audio quality, not so much. I recommend the Blue Snowball microphone, as it is a very nice microphone for a relatively low price.
Thanks Joe Levi for the review . My god where do you guys from Pocketnow get such awsome soundtracks for your videos ?! I wach a lot your videos again only for the epic soundtracks :) . I love the soundtrack that starts at 4:11 it gives you a wierd feeling
It is £380 for the 32gb version in the UK! I can get a Note 5 for £49 more or an LG G4 for £95 less. Either are miles better value pound for pound, though Nexus will have better updates, but not worth the money for that.
I'm pretty happy I bought the Z3 Compact a year ago and decided not to wait on a Nexus. It took long, the newer Snapdragon SOCs are disappointing, the Z3c looks better and has better Battery live and also camera I'd say, even though it has a 5 years old sensor. Also there is Micro SD, which is only going to get better once it gets 6.0
I have this phone and let me tell you I miss AMOLED. The screen is very clear and has true colours, it lacks any punch or vibrancy. And I'm very impressed with the phone, idk if it's android marshmallow but the 2gb ram is very competent! It does a slight reload, but it never shuts off anything. Only problem is the battery is just meh.
Viewers beware! MKB does not actually test these phones well. I bought 3 separate phones in a 2 week period. Within just a couple of hours of testing them with light use, these phones had serious performance issues. I returned all 3 phones immediately. All it took was about 2 hours of light use to discover their performance flaws. MKB: Have some honesty and integrity. Why aren't you telling viewers the truth about these phones? That's irresponsible.
+Aquins Varghese If you don't mind big phones,I think you should.They just don't mention it in the reviews as they focus on the newest phones. Besides,it is a Nexus device.It doesn't get slow like usual Android Phones.Also when you buy it,you can easily update to Marshmallow :) And this strong recommendation is coming from a guy whose supporting levels kinda look like this : Windows Phone> Android = iOS (Not a fanboy.Just a little bit inclined towards WP) I am an open minded guy :)
If you want all the apps,then yes,the Windows App Store does suck.All the Apps 1st come to iOS,and then Android.If an app becomes tad bit popular,it comes to Windows store.So yeah,waiting does suck. It is just that I use some extensions in chrome and then some social sites.I tried all the apps that I am going to use on all platforms side by side.(Not all apps.Just the ones I needed) Used Moto G 2015,Lumia 730 and iPhone 5s all side by side.(Of course,iphone 5s will be better as it is pricey) I found that Lumia 730 and iphone 5s were really better.So,that is how I came to know about all platforms. :)
iPhone 6 Plus has full hd and same battery and lasts much longer ... That shows how in optimised android software and snapdragon is ... My biggest concern has always been battery life and android is still far from it
great job great phone. but here in Germany it costs 500 euros and I'm talking about the base model with 16 gigabytes. I love my Nexus 5 but is this really worth it?
I don't play game, I usually use the app like a Facebook google map and Flipboard with 4G. Would you tell me the nexus 5x can stay with 4G lasts all day??
