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

[ControlD]

Anyone try the Android N Preview yet?

I might give it a shot on my N6 this weekend if I find some spare time. Not sure I want to give up root right now though.

 

[sweenish]

Multi-window really needs to be built in at this point with all these phablets we have now.

And if you'd read any Android news, you'd know that it is being baked into N. If you already knew that, then your phrasing needs work.

I'm only a little surprised that it's taken this long for N to get mentioned.

 

[ChronoReverse]

poofy or any other Nexus fans ...

What are the chances we'll see a new Nexus with Snapdragon 820, 5.5", fingerprint reader, 4GB RAM, 64GB/128GB, etc.?

Considering the 6P is clearly doing better than the 5X, I can't imagine Google not making a sequel this year.

 

[poofyhairguy]

The 6P is on sale right now at Best Buy, Amazon, Newegg. $50 off. Newegg is also throwing in a $50 giftcard on top.

 

[Strk]

And if you'd read any Android news, you'd know that it is being baked into N. If you already knew that, then your phrasing needs work.

I'm only a little surprised that it's taken this long for N to get mentioned.

Yeah, it does need work! That was the first thing I noticed about N. I should have said it should have been built in already

 

[tsupersonic]

The 6P is on sale right now at Best Buy, Amazon, Newegg. $50 off. Newegg is also throwing in a $50 giftcard on top.

Good deal, just like the one on Amazon right before Christmas. I got my 64 GB 6P for about $449 back then

 

[RockinZ28]

Went ahead and ordered one from Newegg. Effectively $400 with no tax is pretty good. Is what I sold my Note 5 for, which cost me $52 as an upgrade.

Just pray it works as a usb modem with my router.

 

[Crono]

poofy or any other Nexus fans ...

What are the chances we'll see a new Nexus with Snapdragon 820, 5.5", fingerprint reader, 4GB RAM, 64GB/128GB, etc.?

Given the rumors about HTC doing a Nexus device this year, I'm thinking it could be a Nexus-ized M10.

 

[Sheep]

What problems people are having with the 5X? I had it for 3 months before giving it away and I have mostly positive memory of it. Only negatives were hardware/design-related. It had a well-known S808/S810 problem and the phone was not very comfortable for my hands. Other than those I do not remember having unexpected problems.

I don't own one but my friend complains endlessly about the 5X being laggy and crash prone and the camera being garbage. Various forum posts seem to corroborate these claims. Hopefully that performance update actually corrects some or all of the issues.

 

[Brainonska511]

I don't own one but my friend complains endlessly about the 5X being laggy and crash prone and the camera being garbage. Various forum posts seem to corroborate these claims. Hopefully that performance update actually corrects some or all of the issues.

I've had a 5X since November and haven't had any of these issues.

 

[Capt Caveman]

I've had a 5X since November and haven't had any of these issues.

My 5X was laggy from day one when using the camera with other apps running. Snapchat was pretty much unusable. And I would have to constantly reboot it to use the camera. Sold mine after only a month and been very happy with my Nexus 6P.

 

[sweenish]

Given the rumors about HTC doing a Nexus device this year, I'm thinking it could be a Nexus-ized M10.

Much more likely to be Google's full vision of a Nexus phone from what I've been hearing.

Rumors are Google wants more control, like they do with the Pixels. HTC's outlook is not good at all, and they have great experience making other company's goods.

The big rumor is a three year deal with HTC where they produce Google's Nexus, not manipulate an existing HTC SKU into a Nexus.

I guess we'll see. If N is actually coming out in the summer, we may see sooner than later.

 

[Strk]

Much more likely to be Google's full vision of a Nexus phone from what I've been hearing.

Rumors are Google wants more control, like they do with the Pixels. HTC's outlook is not good at all, and they have great experience making other company's goods.

The big rumor is a three year deal with HTC where they produce Google's Nexus, not manipulate an existing HTC SKU into a Nexus.

I guess we'll see. If N is actually coming out in the summer, we may see sooner than later.

Doesn't help Hauwei has also probably made the most well-rounded Nexus yet. The last thing HTC did was their tablet and it was pretty meh.

 

[Crono]

I think my Nexus 5X has crapped out completely now. Officially the worst phone I've ever owned (EDIT: okay, maybe the BlackBerry Storm was worse, but this is second).

I was just in my car with auxiliary cable plugged in, listening to music (I have Bluetooth, but I prefer sound quality via aux). Out of the blue, thin horizontal lines appear on the screen - not all over, but a few spread out. Also some flickering (almost like scanlines) appeared on some screens. Screen isn't entirely responsive... sometimes presses work on some parts of the screen, but it's a pain to try and even get it to unlock because not all the presses are registering.

I was hoping that maybe it was just either a temporary issue and restarted the phone, but no luck. I also booted into recovery by the lines are still there. I also took a screenshot but the lines don't show up.

Some kind of freak interference or electrical issue, possibly related to the aux cable? Never had a problem like this before. Certainly not without some physical damage or drop (phone has been in a case with no drops or physical mishandling). I'm going to try running battery down to zero and wipe the phone, but if those don't work I think I'm stuck buying a 6P or switching to another carrier (on Fi now) and buying maybe something else.

 

[Brainonska511]

I think my Nexus 5X has crapped out completely now. Officially the worst phone I've ever owned (EDIT: okay, maybe the BlackBerry Storm was worse, but this is second).

I was just in my car with auxiliary cable plugged in, listening to music (I have Bluetooth, but I prefer sound quality via aux). Out of the blue, thin horizontal lines appear on the screen - not all over, but a few spread out. Also some flickering (almost like scanlines) appeared on some screens. Screen isn't entirely responsive... sometimes presses work on some parts of the screen, but it's a pain to try and even get it to unlock because not all the presses are registering.

I was hoping that maybe it was just either a temporary issue and restarted the phone, but no luck. I also booted into recovery by the lines are still there. I also took a screenshot but the lines don't show up.

Some kind of freak interference or electrical issue, possibly related to the aux cable? Never had a problem like this before. Certainly not without some physical damage or drop (phone has been in a case with no drops or physical mishandling). I'm going to try running battery down to zero and wipe the phone, but if those don't work I think I'm stuck buying a 6P or switching to another carrier (on Fi now) and buying maybe something else.

Isn't it under warranty?

I had a piece of hardware fail recently: my Nexus 9, after 9 months of ownership, started to randomly freezing/restarting, so I thought it just had a bad update. Did a factory reset and it would then constantly crash in the setup screens. Got an RMA from HTC, they replaced the main board under the warranty and now it works great once again. Sometimes, you just get unlucky.

 

[Crono]

Isn't it under warranty?

I had a piece of hardware fail recently: my Nexus 9, after 9 months of ownership, started to randomly freezing/restarting, so I thought it just had a bad update. Did a factory reset and it would then constantly crash in the setup screens. Got an RMA from HTC, they replaced the main board under the warranty and now it works great once again. Sometimes, you just get unlucky.

Yeah, only had it a little over 1 month. Screen went to a weird, almost inverted colors/afterimage white on booting soon after my last post. I think the screen is damaged.
Just registered on LG's site (bought it from Best Buy, so I don't think I'm eligible for Nexus Protect), going to RMA it as soon as I put the Fi SIM in something that at least can use data until I get a replacement.

EDIT: Does anyone here successfully use VPN (OpenVPN) while on Google Fi data, not just WiFi? I haven't managed to get it working, and I'm wondering if whatever Google does with the handoff between Sprint and T-Mobile or their own VPN for secure connections on public WiFi interferes with it somehow. Considering dumping Fi if I can't get it to work.

 

[zerocool84]

I just wish that Google would make a sequel to the Nexus 7. I've owned both versions and still use my N7 2013 everyday. I don't like huge tablets and the Nexus 9 had too many issues for the price when it came out. I'd even take an 8"the tablet but it seems very unlikely they'd make another small tablet again.

 

[ChronoReverse]

If Google made a good Nexus 7 2016, it might be the last 7" tablet you'd need to buy for the next 5 years. I hope they do it after nailing down the multi-app stuff in N first.

Also, minimum 32GB

 

[RockinZ28]

Welp, confirmed the 6P works just dandy as a usb modem right out of the box on Vzw. And holy crap is it fast:

My Note II would maybe get 50-60mbps. Note 4 maybe 60-70mbps.

Just dled a 1.7gb file with an average down speed of over 15MB/s.

Dis gun be gud. Time to root.

 

[nexus5rocks]

My 3 month old 5X is starting to get intermittent sluggish.
I'm talking a 3 second delay between a touch to launch an app, before seeing the app start to load.

 

[dawheat]

My 3 month old 5X is starting to get intermittent sluggish.
I'm talking a 3 second delay between a touch to launch an app, before seeing the app start to load.

Boo - I just bought a 5X with Fi as a backup phone and to check out Android N. I had assumed these performance issues would have gotten sorted by now

 

[nexus5rocks]

Boo - I just bought a 5X with Fi as a backup phone and to check out Android N. I had assumed these performance issues would have gotten sorted by now

Sorry to be the bearer of more bad news. Camera lag is also pretty bad. There's sometimes a 1-2s lag between pressing the shutter and the camera snapping the shot.

 

[sweenish]

Is that with latest camera app?

To be clear, the one that brings the N look.

 

[tsupersonic]

Bumpity. 6P on sale.

B&H has 32 GB for $419 and 64 GB for $469, both come w/ $50 gift card.
eBay (newegg seller) has 128 GB for $499, best price I've seen.
Bestbuy has 32 GB for $419 and 64 GB for $469.

 

[Artdeco]

Bumpity. 6P on sale.

B&H has 32 GB for $419 and 64 GB for $469, both come w/ $50 gift card.
eBay (newegg seller) has 128 GB for $499, best price I've seen.
Bestbuy has 32 GB for $419 and 64 GB for $469.

So tempting, but want an 820 in next phone f I try Android again