Nexus 5X gets a price cut - Now starting at $349

[Guest Kloaked]

Original article: http://www.androidcentral.com/nexus-5x-gets-permanent-30-price-cut-google-now-starting-349

 

 

 

 

The new iteration of the beloved Nexus 5's successor, the Nexus 5X started at an awkward price point for many people, seeing as how the phone didn't really have a whole lot to offer other than being a step up in specs from the original. Well, the biggest differences really were the camera and the addition of a nice fingerprint reader.

 

Recently, the phone had been on sale a couple of times from Google, and I assume this price cut is because Google/LG sold so many units during the sales compared to the regular sale season.

 

 

 

If you've been looking for another deal on the Nexus 5X to become available, you'll be happy to hear that Google has permanently cut the price of the phone by $30, dropping the starting price down to $349. Google has offered a number of deals on the Nexus 5X already, dropping the price by as much as $80 during some promotional periods, but this is not just another promotion. This is the new price of the smartphone, making it an even better value than it was before.

 

This is good, in my opinion. While the Nexus 5X is a great phone in my experience, all it has going for it over other offerings like the similarly priced Moto X or even the OnePlus 2 if you hate yourself that much (I'm kidding (but not really)) is that you get the Nexus experience.

 

If they included an AMOLED display and a metal frame, then actual dual front facing speakers and STOPPED WITH THE FOOKIN' 16GB OF STORAGE SPACE, I would think the original price for the phone would be more than justified.

 

There's also other complaints about the phone's vibration motor being too high pitched (it's fine for me, but it is high pitched compared to my Moto X 2013), some phones running slow due to Google's encryption, etc.

 

But overall it's a good phone, but it has some quirks you need to be willing to deal with.

[ZetZet]

Still 500 euros in Europe <3

[VTF5252]

500 Euro equals

541.53 US Dollar

Wow, glad I'm not you  .

[Guest Kloaked]

Still 500 euros in Europe <3

 

rest in rip

 

I wonder if it'll change soon-ish™

[HarmFull]

Still 500 euros in Europe <3

Yep Google really overpriced the 5X in europe  :angry:

 

16GB starts at 370 and 32GB at 440 euros in the Netherlands.

 

If they'd make them like 350 and maybe 400 euros. I'd consider adding an X to my Nexus.

[ZetZet]

 

500 Euro equals

541.53 US Dollar

Wow, glad I'm not you  .

 

Nexus 6P costs the same as Note 5 here. Logic.

[werto165]

I would probably get the OnePlus x if I were in the market for a new phone today, I have the OnePlus one and it's does everything I throw at it. It's £200 instead of £300 like with this. 

[Guest Kloaked]

I would probably get the OnePlus x if I were in the market for a new phone today, I have the OnePlus one and it's does everything I throw at it. It's £200 instead of £300 like with this. 

 

Isn't the OPO still a good phone today? I don't recall the specs of it but from what I remember it's still a "flagship killer".

[ZetZet]

I would probably get the OnePlus x if I were in the market for a new phone today, I have the OnePlus one and it's does everything I throw at it. It's £200 instead of £300 like with this. 

oneplus x is outdated, worse camera, worse processor, no fingerprint reader and you have to deal with oneplus.

[werto165]

oneplus x is outdated, worse camera, worse processor, no fingerprint reader and you have to deal with oneplus.

It is? I don't really follow phones, I just got bored of them to be honest. OPO is more than I need, I haven't had any issues with one plus personally. 

[RagnarokDel]

had it been that price when I was shopping... oh well, I'm pretty satisfied with my alcatel one touch (let's be honest, with the price of the CAD, it would have been 250 more anyway).

 

note: I have given up on contract phones. I buy my phones and they belong to me.

[werto165]

Isn't the OPO still a good phone today? I don't recall the specs of it but from what I remember it's still a "flagship killer".

Oh I thought that OP had stopped selling them... 

EDIT: nope they're like £170 which isn't bad to be fair. 

[ZetZet]

It is? I don't really follow phones, I just got bored of them to be honest. OPO is more than I need, I haven't had any issues with one plus personally. 

sd801, 13mpix old sensor, no fingerprint scanner. It's an okay phone, but it really doesn't compete with Nexus 5x.

[Castdeath97]

Still 500 euros in Europe <3

 

Did drop to 299 Pounds in the UK. I guess it used to be 339.

[GeekJump]

When deciding between the two, price wise it was obvious to just bump up to the 6p since the base models for both were so close together (in the US). it's good there lowering it to actually compete

 

then again...I used the same thought process to bump up my 32 gb 6p to the 64 gb model

[Mew]

Still wouldn't recommend this phone since it throttles after 2 minutes according to anandtech. It's also not much faster than the original nexus 5.

[Guest Kloaked]

Still wouldn't recommend this phone since it throttles after 2 minutes according to anandtech. It's also not much faster than the original nexus 5.

 

Mine hasn't throttled to the point of it being noticeable.

 

There's also some people on the phone's subreddit saying that they use some custom ROM and whatever else it is to underclock the CPU for tasks and some other diddlybits, resulting in better performance and even more battery life (as much as two extra hours of SoT).

[suicidalfranco]

meh, for 349 i'd rather pick up the Xiaomi Mi note/note pro or the 64GB Zenfone 2

[Arty]

Still wouldn't recommend this phone since it throttles after 2 minutes according to anandtech. It's also not much faster than the original nexus 5.

I have the phone and it doesn't throttle in 2 minutes more like 15 minutes of Heavy use.

[Mew]

Mine hasn't throttled to the point of it being noticeable.

There's also some people on the phone's subreddit saying that they use some custom ROM and whatever else it is to underclock the CPU for tasks and some other diddlybits, resulting in better performance and even more battery life (as much as two extra hours of SoT).

I have the phone and it doesn't throttle in 2 minutes more like 15 minutes of Heavy use.

Meanwhile, Snapdragon 808 can only keep its two A57 cores at their peak frequency for two minutes before throttling both down to 633MHz and putting the A53s up to their peak 1.44GHz. After twelve minutes the A57s are just shut off entirely, and you're left with a cluster of 4 A53 cores at 1.44GHz. I didn't bother running this test as long as I did for Snapdragon 800 and 805 because the events at the two and twelve minute marks tell you everything you need to know.

http://www.anandtech.com/show/9742/the-google-nexus-5x-review/3

Unless Anandtech received a sample with a low asic chip, the 5x is a disaster when it comes to performance.

[Guest Kloaked]

http://www.anandtech.com/show/9742/the-google-nexus-5x-review/3

Unless Anandtech received a sample with a low asic chip, the 5x is a disaster when it comes to performance.

 

So I guess personal experience with the phone just flat out doesn't matter, eh?

 

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[Deli]

Yep Google really overpriced the 5X in europe  :angry:

 

16GB starts at 370 and 32GB at 440 euros in the Netherlands.

 

If they'd make them like 350 and maybe 400 euros. I'd consider adding an X to my Nexus.

32GB model is 70 euro more than than 16GB version. 70 euro for 16GB storage....my sweet Jesus.

[Nineshadow]

Nexus 6P costs the same as Note 5 here. Logic.

Nexus 6P ~$675 here.

Nexus 5X ~$475 here.

Not terribly expensive. Except for the 6P. It's not worth the money , even more so when there's the 5X.

[ZetZet]

Nexus 6P ~$675 here.

Nexus 5X ~$475 here.

oh yea

 

€370 in Dutch webshops

I found 16GB for 400, still pretty bad

[ShadowCaptain]

yeah but its £350 here ($504 USD) so fuck that