Nexus 5x replacement

[hab1966]

Wifes Nexus5x has just died. Cant boot it using power button and volume down. Seems to be an known issue.

Looking to buy her a replacement, but no idea whats good. She uses mail, facebook and games for the little one. Would like a decent rear camera.

Want to spend around £200, probably on amazon so i can get it quickly.

What should i be looking at?

[ukfan]

Motorola one on Amazon is fairly decent. Camera not as good though

Motorola One 64GB 5.9-Inch Android One Android 8.1 UK Sim-Free Smartphone with 4GB RAM and 64GB Storage (Dual Sim) - Ceramic Black https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B07H3P4VP7/ref=cm_sw_r...

I recently got a refurbished Pixel 1 32gb on eBay for £185 and am very happy with it. Battery life is so so but has fast charging.

[nmd87]

The issue you will have is that the Nexus 5X punches way above it's price for camera quality. Nothing in the £200 will provide images as good as those from the Nexus. However, you will get a better phone in all other respects (speed, battery life, speaker quality and so on).

If you can live with an inferior camera, the Moto G6/G6 plus is a good buy in this price range.

[AJB88]

Try get a Pixel 2 or 1, a lot of the camera quality of the pixel phones is actually in the software.

If you cant get one, try get a Android "one" based phone, they get the Android updates quickly.

[Munter]

The fix for the Nexus 5x was discounted to about £85 I think. I had to send mine off middle of last year to get it done.

I figured it was cheaper than buying another similar phone.

[hab1966]

Update:
Wife is getting a used Samsung s7 off work colleague for £100 instead.

I looked at my contract and I'm due an upgrade in August so it only needs to see her through till then and she can have my s8.

[Munter]

hab1966 said:

Update:
Wife is getting a used Samsung s7 off work colleague for £100 instead.

I looked at my contract and I'm due an upgrade in August so it only needs to see her through till then and she can have my s8.

Sounds like a plan!

[captain_cynic]

hab1966 said:

Wifes Nexus5x has just died. Cant boot it using power button and volume down. Seems to be an known issue.

Looking to buy her a replacement, but no idea whats good. She uses mail, facebook and games for the little one. Would like a decent rear camera.

Want to spend around £200, probably on amazon so i can get it quickly.

What should i be looking at?

If you want to stick with Vanilla Android, the Nokia 5.1 is pretty good for £150. I've got the Nokia 7.1 but that cost me £260 when my Nexus 5x did the same thing (after almost 3 years of faithful service).

You get 2 years of updates (from release) and the latest version of Android with the Nokias.

[8bit]

captain_cynic said:

If you want to stick with Vanilla Android, the Nokia 5.1 is pretty good for £150. I've got the Nokia 7.1 but that cost me £260 when my Nexus 5x did the same thing (after almost 3 years of faithful service).

You get 2 years of updates (from release) and the latest version of Android with the Nokias.

Good to know, thanks - I have a 5X myself, still going strong for now but I keep seeing the prices of stuff like the Pixel devices and wondering where to go from here if/when the time comes.

[fathomfive]

captain_cynic said:

hab1966 said:

Wifes Nexus5x has just died. Cant boot it using power button and volume down. Seems to be an known issue.

Looking to buy her a replacement, but no idea whats good. She uses mail, facebook and games for the little one. Would like a decent rear camera.

Want to spend around £200, probably on amazon so i can get it quickly.

What should i be looking at?

If you want to stick with Vanilla Android, the Nokia 5.1 is pretty good for £150. I've got the Nokia 7.1 but that cost me £260 when my Nexus 5x did the same thing (after almost 3 years of faithful service).

You get 2 years of updates (from release) and the latest version of Android with the Nokias.

I've just replaced my Nexus 6 with a Nokia 8. Very impressed with it, the screen in particular. Lovely vanilla Android, full metal body and a screen comfortably hand-sized.

I paid £220-ish for a used one.

Well recommended.

Edited by fathomfive on Sunday 20th January 15:30

[Dolf Stoppard]

I'd go for an original Google Pixel XL. I had one, best phone I've ever had. Until my Pixel 3 XL that is...

Something like this:

https://rover.ebay.com/rover/0/0/0?mpre=https%3A%2...

[s2kjock]

When this happened to mine last year I bought an Honor 9 for £250. Double the battery life and faster. In general a much better phone all round other than than not being able to get as close to vanilla android experience as I'd like. Presumably possible with routing though.

There was effectively an extended warranty with the N5X if bought in the EU I think which was what I based my repair claim on. Returned and fixed within 10 days, but it is now just a back up I have been so impressed with the Honor. Solid 2 day battery life with Honor. Nexus struggled to get through a day.

I came close to buying the Nokia but a few stories of unreliability, including a CPW salesman who had it in stock but didn't try to sell me anything else, put me off.

[Altrezia]

Original Pixel (not XL) imho.

It's the 'new' Nexus5.

[jimmyjimjim]

Pixel 3 lite would appear to be the closest to the 5X. No idea on prices, obviously, as it's not out yet.

[8bit]

8bit said:

Good to know, thanks - I have a 5X myself, still going strong for now but I keep seeing the prices of stuff like the Pixel devices and wondering where to go from here if/when the time comes.

So I jinxed myself, the 5X I said not three weeks ago was "still going strong" just stopped altogether last week. if I removed the SIM I could occasionally get to the boot loader but nothing I could do from there on would get it to boot. Replaced with a Nokia 7.1 for about £230 from Carphone Warehouse, very happy with it so far.