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LG Nexus 5X

LG Nexus 5X
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  • Released 2015, October
    136g, 7.9mm thickness
    Android 6.0, up to Android 8.0
    16GB/32GB storage, no card slot
  • 0.4% 11,949,785 hits
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  • 5.2"
    1080x1920 pixels
  • 12MP
    2160p
  • 2GB RAM
    Snapdragon 808
  • 2700mAh
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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 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 12, 13, 17, 20, 25, 26, 29 - American model
  1, 3, 4, 8, 26, 38, 40, 41 - Asian model
  1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 9, 17, 18, 19, 20, 26, 28, 38, 40, 41 - Global model
Speed HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE Cat6 300/50 Mbps
Launch Announced 2015, September. Released 2015, October
Status Discontinued
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 Glass front (Gorilla Glass 3), plastic back, plastic frame
SIM Nano-SIM
Display Type IPS LCD
Size 5.2 inches, 74.9 cm2 (~70.2% screen-to-body ratio)
Resolution 1080 x 1920 pixels, 16:9 ratio (~423 ppi density)
Protection Corning Gorilla Glass 3, oleophobic coating
Platform OS Android 6.0 (Marshmallow), upgradable to Android 8.0 (Oreo)
Chipset Qualcomm MSM8992 Snapdragon 808 (20 nm)
CPU Hexa-core (4x1.4 GHz Cortex-A53 & 2x1.8 GHz Cortex-A57)
GPU Adreno 418
Memory Card slot No
Internal 16GB 2GB RAM, 32GB 2GB RAM
 eMMC 5.0
Main Camera Single 12.3 MP, f/2.0, 26mm (wide), 1/2.3", 1.55µm
Features Laser AF, Dual-LED dual-tone flash, HDR, panorama
Video 4K@30fps, 1080p@30fps, 720p@120fps, HDR
Selfie camera Single 5 MP, f/2.0, 1/4.0", 1.4µm
Features HDR
Video 1080p@30fps
Sound Loudspeaker Yes
3.5mm jack Yes
Comms WLAN Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct, DLNA
Bluetooth 4.2, A2DP
Positioning GPS, GLONASS
NFC Yes
Radio No
USB USB Type-C 2.0
Features Sensors Fingerprint (rear-mounted), accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass, barometer
Battery Type Li-Po 2700 mAh, non-removable
Misc Colors Carbon, Quartz, Ice
Models Nexus 5X, H791
Price About 270 EUR
Our 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 (old)
Endurance rating 60h

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LG Nexus 5X review: Settling down

LG Nexus 5X review: Settling down

Introduction Some think that it's time for Google to start making its own smartphone hardware, the closest we have today is the Nexus series. The Nexus 5X, co-designed by Google and LG, is...

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LG Nexus 5X - user opinions and reviews

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  • Fred
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  • 22 Feb 2026

Because it kept overheating and the update made it unbootable, im not supposed to put several hours into fixing googles bad update.

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  • Anonymous
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  • 22 Feb 2026

Why dont u downgrade

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  • Fred
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  • 21 Feb 2026

It was a good device until google realsed a bad update and killed my Nexus 5X, im still mad about it. The processor overheats so to recover the phone from the update you have to put an active cooling on it, so it boots.

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