My Nexus 5X is dying, best Amazon Prime replacement phone?

[deadken]

I use T-Mobile plan and won't be switching anytime soon.

I recently killed the microphone while running in the rain (I've abused my Nexus 5X a lot and it owes me nothing). So, I was trying to get through to October using Bluetooth for the microphone. I really miss the Nexus line of good hardware at a good price. My Girlfriend got a Pixel (not 2) and it seems to be a nice phone. I'm hoping that the Pixel 3 will be a great phone that will last me around 3 years (helps me rationalize paying so much for a phone).

Having said that... My son bought a Nokia 6 and likes it a lot. Now that the Nokia 6.1 is out and is slightly improved, I'm thinking of getting the Nokia 6.1 international version (no warranty, but 4GB of ram (vs. 3GB) and 64GB of storage (vs. 32GB)). At $225 I'm thinking this could be a great phone for me, a guy who likes decent hardware and pure android, but doesn't need the high end stuff. I've looked at the Nokia 6.1 US and don't see it as a better option at the moment (I know that going from 2GB of ram to 3GB will seem nice initially, but I'm betting that 4GB of ram will allow me to use the phone for a longer time).

I figured that I'd ask opinions here, since you guys steered me in the right direction when it was time to get rid of my Nexus 4! Right now, I looked at the MotoZ which has a steep discount and looks to be nice on paper, but has a lot of 1 star reviews. It seems to lack the longevity that I really want.

So, please tell me what I got right and what I'm missing. Thanks in advance for the guidance.

 

[Oyeve]

I have a Moto Z2 Play and a Moto Z2 force and I really dig them. Near a pure android experience and feels real good. Got the play for free and the force for 50 bucks through my companies Verizon account. Popped in my tmobile sim and it works great. Will probably sell the play as I don't need 2 similar products.

 

[FreshBross]

As a Nexus user, I NEED to recommend to you not to make the same mistake of buying a Nexus phone. The Nexus is a very appealing phone but is not good in the long term. Without a long-term warranty plan the phone is not worth the price. I've owned a Nexus 5x and I treated it well; no damage caused to the phone, I did not drop the phone repeatedly, and it was never in contact with water or other damaging liquids. After 6 months I had to call support and request a new Nexus 5x through my warranty and the phone they sent me lasted nearly 4 months before the same hardware issues prevented it from turning on. Nexus hardware has and always will have far too many issues for it to be considered a good long term use phone.
I can recommend the BLU Life One X2 phone if you're looking for a very affordable phone with the same features as the new expensive android ran phones, and this model of Life One phones has lasted me well over a year and a half now.
If you enjoyed the features of the Nexus phones as much as I did than I can also recommend the a phone from the newer Pixel series. It is generally the same idea as Nexus, but without all the hardware flaws that come in mass in the Nexus phones.