9/29 Google Press Event Discussion (Nexus 6P, Nexus 5X)

[obidamnkenobi]

Is it worth twice the price of a moto G for... eh faster charging and a bigger screen? IMO nope. Not seeing any reason to get his when perfectly good phones are 1/2 the price.

Predict the photos will still look like cellphone pictures, which I can't stand. People using their phones for photos clearly don't care about IQ anyway so don't see why they bother.

 

[Red Storm]

Ordered a new Chromecast. The faster speeds will be quite nice for the basement home theater setup.

 

[MrSquished]

camera bump with no OIS? :/
no uSD and no Qi Charging either


... I think I'll just get Moto X Pure Edition.

wait, one or both of the new Nexus's don't have OIS?

 

[paperwastage]

wait, one or both of the new Nexus's don't have OIS?

both don't have it

 

[obidamnkenobi]

both don't have it

neither doesn't not have it.

 

[cronos]

Pixel C looks pretty clever. I bet Apple will copy the keyboard in a couple years and pretend that they invented it.

No, but they are definitely going to improve on it, and make it even more aweome. Which is what matters :biggrin:

 

[Capt Caveman]

Just pre-ordered a Nexus 5x Carbon 32gb with Nexus Protect, deliver expected Oct 28-30th. Wish it was a week earlier.

 

[vi edit]

I'll be holding off for in hands reviews. Want to see if this is a Nexus product with a camera that really doesn't suck and see how reliable the fingerprint scanner is.

 

[gus6464]

Pre-ordered a Silver 32GB 6P and a Chromecast Audio.

 

[Oyeve]

Glad to see someone finally coming out with USBC on a device. Well, a device that people will buy.

 

[Compddd]

Disagree 100%. Apple's events are way too flashy, way too much overuse of words like "magical" and "amazing". Google gets right to the point, and I love that. I'm not watching to be entertained, I'm watching to learn about the new devices and services.

I'm definitely sold on the Nexus 6, the 128GB price is very reasonable, but I think 64GB will do just fine for me.

Also getting that new Chromecast unless it's stupidly priced or something. Remote Display looks neat, playing board games on the big screen is cool.

How do you play board games on Chromecast on a TV?

 

[Graze]

Nexus 6P in 128 gig is perfect.

The Nexus 5x with 2gigs of ram and only 32 gigs of storage is an ok phone for now but I already have an ok phone for now so it makes no sense getting this.

 

[RGUN]

Just pre-ordered a Nexus 5x Carbon 32gb with Nexus Protect, deliver expected Oct 28-30th. Wish it was a week earlier.

Darn, they only listed the 6P in the Canadian marketplace. 5X is listed as coming soon.... Definitely not interested in paying nearly $800 for a phone. ($699+tax here).

Hoping the cost of the 5X is a little more reasonable here.

 

[ThisIsChrisKim]

Ordered a 32gb 5X in white. Says Oct 28 for shipping.

 

[Ns1]

$379 for a 5x is nuts.

 

[Red Storm]

How do you play board games on Chromecast on a TV?

Well you can't yet, but they showed off Monopoly, with the TV showing the board and your phone has the pieces/parts relevant to you. That is neat. What I'd love to see is a virtual deck of cards that can be passed from device to device. So you can play any card game you want, just need each person to have a phone, and a 5th device (TV or tablet or even another phone) as the "board".

 

[Compddd]

$379 for a 5x is nuts.

Nuts good or nuts bad

 

[Ns1]

Nuts good or nuts bad

nuts good. like, a VERY compelling price good.

 

[ChronoReverse]

The n5x really isn't that bad but it really sucks that I can't even pay for a 64GB model. I'm right at the limit on my 32GB LG G2 so this is a no-go for me.

 

[poofyhairguy]

I was waiting for the 5X, but the 6P has my attention at that price. If the reviews are good...

 

[mikeymikec]

Meh, phones are still getting bigger. I wonder how long I'll have to wait for another Nexus (or the next almost-the-same thing) with a 5" screen or less... though having said that, I'm happy enough with my N5 that I'll stick with it for the foreseeable future.

 

[VashHT]

Has anyone here had a nexus 6 for the past year? Did the software buttons get burned into the screen or does that require you to leave the phone on for a really long time to happen?

 

[MrSquished]

all.

Has anyone here had a nexus 6 for the past year? Did the software buttons get burned into the screen or does that require you to leave the phone on for a really long time to happen?

I've had it for awhile. No burn in on the screen at all

 

[cliftonite]

Pre-ordered a Nexus 6P 32GB. What is everyones ETA right now?

 

[s44]

New Chromecast is still only 1080p. Fail.