LG Nexus 5X

Released 2015, October
136g, 7.9mm thickness
Android 6.0, up to Android 8.0
16/32GB storage, no card slot
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5.2"
1080x1920 pixels
12MP
2160p
2GB RAM
Snapdragon 808
2700mAh
Li-Po

Network	Technology	GSM / CDMA / HSPA / LTE
	2G bands	GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - all models
		CDMA 800 / 1900 - American model
	3G bands	HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700 / 1900 / 2100 - American model
		HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100 - Asian model
		HSDPA 800 / 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1800 / 1900 / 2100 - Global model
	4G bands	LTE band 1(2100), 2(1900), 3(1800), 4(1700/2100), 5(850), 7(2600), 12(700), 13(700), 17(700), 20(800), 25(1900), 26(850), 29(700) - American model
		LTE band 1(2100), 3(1800), 4(1700/2100), 8(900), 26(850), 38(2600), 40(2300), 41(2500) - Asian model
		LTE band 1(2100), 2(1900), 3(1800), 4(1700/2100), 5(850), 7(2600), 8(900), 9(1800), 17(700), 18(800), 19(800), 20(800), 26(850), 28(700), 38(2600), 40(2300), 41(2500) - Global model
	Speed	HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE-A Cat6 300/50 Mbps
	GPRS	Class 12
	EDGE	Class 12

Launch	Announced	2015, September
Launch	Status	Available. Released 2015, October

Body	Dimensions	147 x 72.6 x 7.9 mm (5.79 x 2.86 x 0.31 in)
	Weight	136 g (4.80 oz)
	Build	Plastic body
	SIM	Nano-SIM

Display	Type	IPS LCD capacitive touchscreen, 16M colors
	Size	5.2 inches, 74.9 cm² (~70.2% screen-to-body ratio)
	Resolution	1080 x 1920 pixels, 16:9 ratio (~423 ppi density)
	Multitouch	Yes
	Protection	Corning Gorilla Glass 3, oleophobic coating

Platform	OS	Android 6.0 (Marshmallow), upgradable to Android 8.0 (Oreo)
	Chipset	Qualcomm MSM8992 Snapdragon 808
	CPU	Hexa-core (4x1.4 GHz Cortex-A53 & 2x1.8 GHz Cortex-A57)
	GPU	Adreno 418

Memory	Card slot	No
	Internal	16/32 GB, 2 GB RAM

Camera	Primary	12.3 MP (f/2.0, 26mm, 1/2.3", 1.55µm), laser autofocus, dual-LED dual-tone flash, check quality
	Features	Geo-tagging, touch focus, face detection, HDR, panorama
	Video	2160p@30fps, 1080p@30fps, 720p@120fps, HDR, check quality
	Secondary	5 MP (f/2.0, 1/4", 1.4µm), HDR

Sound	Alert types	Vibration; MP3, WAV ringtones
	Loudspeaker	Yes
	3.5mm jack	Yes
		- Active noise cancellation with dedicated mic

Comms	WLAN	Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct, DLNA, hotspot
	Bluetooth	4.2, A2DP
	GPS	Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS
	NFC	Yes
	Radio	No
	USB	2.0, Type-C 1.0 reversible connector

Features	Sensors	Fingerprint (rear-mounted), accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass, barometer
	Messaging	SMS(threaded view), MMS, Email, Push Email, IM
	Browser	HTML5
		- DivX/MP4/H.264 player - MP3/WAV/eAAC+/Flac player - Photo/video editor - Document editor

Battery		Non-removable Li-Po 2700 mAh battery

Misc	Colors	Carbon, Quartz, Ice
	Price	About 270 EUR

Tests	Performance	Basemark OS II 2.0: 1591 / Basemark X: 16609
	Display	Contrast ratio: 1542 (nominal), 3.092 (sunlight)
	Camera	Photo / Video
	Loudspeaker	Voice 61dB / Noise 65dB / Ring 61dB
	Audio quality	Noise -92.2dB / Crosstalk -90.9dB
	Battery life	Endurance rating 60h

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LG Nexus 5X - user opinions and reviews

paco2x
Kmf
13 Jun 2018

I think the only solution for the overheating and to prevent the bootloop is to mod the phone, no matter how many times you send to fix the board, it will fail because the SoC generate too much heat. You will need: Good quality thermal paste like Art...

Olle
0uI
10 Jun 2018

That sort of handling just proves that they don't know what they are talking about. Everyone in the mobile business should know by now that the boot loop issue is a real problem with the Nexus 5X. It's a construction fault. Connecting it with a scra...

Hans
mw9
10 Jun 2018

It's easy to open the device since once you have the plastic back cover off it's all screwed into place. That doesn't mean the boot loop issue is easy to fix though since that is a failure of soldering on the main logic board. You can easily replace ...