Nexus 5x or HTC one m8?

[maxtech7]

I am in need of a new phone but I am not able to get the subsidized pricing for another 5 months. I don't have a ton of money to spare but I am still looking for a more premium smartphone. I had an m8 for about 7 months before it stopped charging but it was just outside of the free repair period (my luck) and since there was a small crack on it, they were going to charge me 300 dollars to fix the defect. I loved my m8 and the build quality but it is also a two-year-old phone. After research, I can get each for 300 dollars new and unlocked. So what do you think? both have their upsides and downsides.

 

Thanks in advance

[jcw150]

You could get a OnePlus 2?

[EarthboundHero]

5X unless you're like me and need external storage.

[thatguyyouknow75]

I had an HTC one m8, it was so buggy and problematic 

[EarthboundHero]

1 minute ago, thatguyyouknow75 said:

I had an HTC one m8, it was so buggy and problematic 

Mine's fine. The only issues I ever have are caused myself, or because of my custom ROM.

[maxtech7]

8 minutes ago, jcw150 said:

You could get a OnePlus 2?

I looked into the Oneplus 2. I just prefer the htc and nexus over it. My friend has it and complains how there are many bugs. I also find it to be a little too big for my hand.

[smeek14]

Htc one m8 is great but it's almost 2 years old.  Get a nexus 5x.

[maxtech7]

Also the one thing that concerns me about the nexus 5x is the build quality. I have been spoiled with the m8 but the 5x just doesn't look good. I can't imagine it feels great either. If i were to get it I would put dbrand skins on it though so hopefully that would alleviate the problem somewhat. It certainly makes it look a lot better.

[maxtech7]

Also should I wait til the 21st and see what happens at mwc? maybe that will lower some of the prices? Idk

[thatguyyouknow75]

15 minutes ago, EarthboundHero said:

Mine's fine. The only issues I ever have are caused myself, or because of my custom ROM.

I never rooted, just stuck to what the manufacturer suggested as far as updates. Constant crashes bugs and glitches 

[ProfessorMint]

I've been using the HTC One M8 for about a year, absolute beast of a phone even if it's not brand new.

I've dropped it many times (on accident, of course) from all different heights without a case and the only noticeable damage are some small scuffs in the metal. Screen has stayed nearly perfect as well.

Specs wise it can run pretty much everything you throw at it as expected, though the back of the phone can get quite hot since it's basically a giant heatsink. The camera isn't phenomenal, either, but it works well enough for what most people would reasonably need it for.

The OS, HTC Sense, was okay to use but the live feed is pretty useless unless you use Twitter and Instagram a lot. If you're okay with modding, cyanogenmod works very well, other than I can't receive any calls, which only matters depending on the person, considering texting is pretty predominant over voice so this may or may not matter to you. I think there are some "unofficial updates" for Sense on the XDA forums as well that help it run faster while still being a (basically) stock phone.

I haven't tried the Nexus, but the One M8 has been a solid phone for me so far, the only thing I could really ask for would be a fingerprint scanner.