Nexus 5 2015 refresh

Badg3r · 27 Mar 2018 at 11:26

No, out of warranty. It was last year as well.

Swarfega · 27 Mar 2018 at 11:28

They are still willing to repair out of warranty then?

michty_me · 27 Mar 2018 at 11:37

Was just reading about the Nokia 7 plus which would have been in the running for me. I ended up changing to the pixel 2 in December.

Badg3r · 27 Mar 2018 at 11:38

Yeah seems like it. They pulled up the details from my repair last year and asked if it was the same issue. That was it.

Badg3r · 27 Mar 2018 at 11:41

michty_me said:
Was just reading about the Nokia 7 plus which would have been in the running for me. I ended up changing to the pixel 2 in December.

That Nokia does look good. Not sure I could live with a 6 incher though.

Swarfega · 27 Mar 2018 at 11:45

I had a 6P but upgraded to the Pixel 2 XL.

Guy in my office has a 6P and is getting the Nokia 7 Plus.

Will also be the phone I consider when the wife's 5x gives up .

michty_me · 27 Mar 2018 at 12:54

Badg3r said:
That Nokia does look good. Not sure I could live with a 6 incher though.

I think overall the phone is 1cm taller and a couple of mm wider so not as bad as I thought.

Swarfega · 27 Mar 2018 at 13:21

https://www.gsmarena.com/compare.php3?idPhone1=9058&idPhone2=7556&idPhone3=8720

Nokia 7+ = 158.4 x 75.6 x 8 mm (6.24 x 2.98 x 0.31 in)
Nexus 5x = 147 x 72.6 x 7.9 mm (5.79 x 2.86 x 0.31 in)

Photo comparison...

https://www.phonearena.com/phones/N...plus_id10810/size/Google-Nexus-5X/phones/9593

Badg3r · 27 Mar 2018 at 15:16

Thanks for that, not too much bigger then really. I'll check one out when it's released.

DJMK4 · 6 Apr 2018 at 00:16

The Nexus 5x I have had for the past 28 months is doing my head in now..phone wise it's fine. But the battery life is so so poor on this thing.

Heinz57 · 6 Apr 2018 at 00:25

DJMK4 said:
The Nexus 5x I have had for the past 28 months is doing my head in now..phone wise it's fine. But the battery life is so so poor on this thing.

I don't even think it was that great to start with. By the end mine couldn't even get from 9 to 5 without a charge. Pixel has been a blessing in comparison!

DJMK4 · 6 Apr 2018 at 00:39

Heinz57 said:
I don't even think it was that great to start with. By the end mine couldn't even get from 9 to 5 without a charge. Pixel has been a blessing in comparison!

Will probably be my next phone. Ta

Badg3r · 9 Apr 2018 at 16:12

Got my repaired phone back on Friday. Will be keeping it until the Nokia 7+ is out. Not sure on screen size though, so I may opt for the Nokia 8 or Sony XA2.

opethdisciple · 11 Apr 2018 at 21:35

Isn't the rumour that the Pixel 3 devices will come in 3 models?

I hope so. I want a phone around the £300 mark that will get the latest software as soon as it is available which generally means a Google device.

I'll never spend flagship prices on a phone.

this_is_gav · 12 Apr 2018 at 09:44

opethdisciple said:
Isn't the rumour that the Pixel 3 devices will come in 3 models?

I hope so. I want a phone around the £300 mark that will get the latest software as soon as it is available which generally means a Google device.

Nokia devices are pretty much stock Google. All/most of the older Nokias already have 8.1 (certainly the 5, 6 and 8 do at least). I don't know of another phone that has 8.1 yet (even my Android One Mi A1 isn't showing signs of getting 8.1 anytime soon). Edit the Essential PH-1 has 8.1 now too.

Wait for the full reviews of course, but the Nokia 7 Plus looks like the mid-range device to have and is £350 pre-order (released 2nd May).

opethdisciple · 13 Aug 2018 at 20:32

Is it possible to get this (I presume Google) weather app on the Nexus 5?

Heinz57 · 13 Aug 2018 at 20:50

I think it's part of the pixel launcher. Don't know if you can get that without a Pixel though.

MTA99 · 13 Aug 2018 at 21:37

There are plenty of Pixel Launchers available (modified from AOSP) but I've recently switched the Lawnchair v2 Alpha. It's pretty good and will give you the date|weather

scritchyrat · 15 Aug 2018 at 17:23

Apologies if it has already been mentioned. I've not read through the entire thread. Has anyone else who has a 5X (one's that haven't bootlooped into infinity already) had any trouble with the fingerprint sensor? I've had mine since launch day and it's been great, but the last few months the FP sensor has been playing silly buggers. It switches from not working (hardware not recognised) to disappearing from the settings to mysteriously working again. I was on the verge of begrudgingly getting a new phone but it started working again but today, has started playing up again.

Any ideas? I've looked on Google and it seems a common problem, but other than factory resetting (which hasn't done anything) there doesn't seem to be a fix. Wondered if anyone here had the same problem and solved it.

Wizzkidy · 18 Aug 2018 at 20:06

scritchyrat said:
Apologies if it has already been mentioned. I've not read through the entire thread. Has anyone else who has a 5X (one's that haven't bootlooped into infinity already) had any trouble with the fingerprint sensor? I've had mine since launch day and it's been great, but the last few months the FP sensor has been playing silly buggers. It switches from not working (hardware not recognised) to disappearing from the settings to mysteriously working again. I was on the verge of begrudgingly getting a new phone but it started working again but today, has started playing up again.

Any ideas? I've looked on Google and it seems a common problem, but other than factory resetting (which hasn't done anything) there doesn't seem to be a fix. Wondered if anyone here had the same problem and solved it.

My friend had this exact issue, he called Google and they said common after phone getting old known issue, they just replaced it within 5 days he had a new one, this was a year and a half ago tho. He also factory reset the phone and it was totally hardware related.