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Nexus 5X review: 2015 Nexus revival.

SpecEagle Editorial·Oct 2015·$380
Overall
72/100
Class rank
#4 of 31
Tier
Mid-Range
Buy?
At the right price
The verdict, up front

Nexus 5X.

Nexus 5X brought USB-C + rear fingerprint to Google's 2015 Nexus refresh — Android 6.0 launch.

01Display

76/100

76/100 puts it above the 74-point average for mid-range phones of 2015.

TypeIPS LCD
Size5.2"
Resolution1920 x 1080

02Performance

70/100

At 70/100 this is one of the strongest performance showings among mid-range phones of 2015 — 7 points above the cohort average.

ChipsetSnapdragon 808
RAM2 GB
Storage32 GB

03Camera

76/100

At 76/100 this is one of the strongest camera showings among mid-range phones of 2015 — 7 points above the cohort average.

Main12.3 MP
Front5 MP

04Battery

72/100

72/100 — right at the average for mid-range phones of 2015.

Capacity2,700 mAh

05Software

86/100

At 86/100 this is one of the strongest software showings among mid-range phones of 2015 — 18 points above the cohort average.

What works
  • Launched Android 6.0.
  • USB-C — first Nexus.
  • Rear fingerprint reader.
  • Stock Android.
What doesn't
  • SD 808 throttled.
  • 2 GB RAM.
  • 2,700 mAh.
  • No microSD.
Cross-shop it against
Honor 8
$400 · score 78/100

How this review is built: every section score, spec row and comparison on this page comes from SpecEagle's tracked catalogue — scores weight measured specs against the 31-phone cohort of mid-range devices released around the same time. We don't publish invented lab anecdotes. Spot an error? .