![]() ![]() It’s just a bit of a bummer that the smallest Nexus offering from Google is still barely qualified to be held and used with one hand. It gets loud, louder than my Moto X, but the quality is just not there and not worth listening to at high volumes. I usually love turning my phone speaker up to full volume to listen to music and for YouTube videos, but the 5X is almost painful to hear at that volume. “Who cares? At least the speaker is facing the right direction!” Well, while that statement is very popular, you won’t be very impressed with the sound coming out the 5X’s speaker. Sure, the 5X includes what looks like top and bottom front-facing speakers, but similar to the Moto X 2nd gen., only the bottom speaker provides sound for audio, while the top is merely there for voice calls. I would be okay with this if there was a solid reason for how tall these bezels are, especially compared to the much more compact feeling Nexus 5 of two years ago. Google went with an HTC kind of style that gives the phone a giant top and bottom bezel, making it look tall and narrow. ![]() ![]() The first thing I noticed about the Nexus 5X design was how tall it was. I was holding a phone that felt lighter, cheaper, and more uncomfortable to hold. My immediate impressions of first holding the 5X left me with no excitement. My daily driver before the 5X was the Moto X 2014, another 5.2 inch phone, which currently goes for $299 unlocked. This leads me to the first category of the review, the overall design and build quality. No more can we say, “this is an amazing phone… for the price.” because there are currently a plethora of amazing phones… for the price. What’s my point? Compared to a couple years ago when the Nexus 5 came out, the current Nexus line has some heavy competition when it comes to price unlocked. Mid-range smartphones are going for price points between $100-$300 unlocked, and budget phones can be found for less than $100 outright, a la Moto E. High-end smartphones are entering into the “mid-range” price point, which is around $200-$300 less than they use to be a few years ago. We’re seeing more and more consumers purchasing these more affordable unlocked smartphones rather than the subsidized versions offered by many carriers. Many smartphone manufacturers now realize the potential of more affordable handsets, and have begun offering stellar hardware for almost half the price of the competition. Ever since last year, the smartphone market has taken a new direction. Before I start the review, a point must be made. ![]()
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