LG Nexus 5X

[arr0w]

Well I guess I wont be getting the Nexus 5x

It starts from £300 to £380
http://www.gsmarena.com/lg_nexus_5x_32gb_goes_on_preorder_in_the_uk-news-14245.php

Orange imports handsets from the uk and it is now R21 to the £

At this rate the LG G4, S6 and Note 5 will be cheaper options than the nexus range.

 

[arr0w]

http://www.engadget.com/2015/09/29/uk-pricing-nexus-5x-6p-pixel-c-chromecasts/

 

[Adoxographist]

The korean prices start at around 430 usd. The nexus will cost well over R6000 when importing here.

 

[yeldoom]

N5x on pre-order! Whoop whoop!

Where and how much?

 

[stoozak]

Where and how much?

Japan, as I want the international variant, assuming that it is a hardware and not a software variant like the N5 was.

So far it's about R7.5k

 

[ph4t3]

Pricing up on Orange.

http://store.orange.com/za/mobile-phones/sim-free-phones/google-nexus-5x-32gb-carbon-black-284126/

 

[Vulk]

Pricing up on Orange.

http://store.orange.com/za/mobile-phones/sim-free-phones/google-nexus-5x-32gb-carbon-black-284126/

Damn, that's pretty brutal. A $379 phone becomes R7,755.

I shudder to think what the Nexus 6P is going to be.

 

[ph4t3]

Damn, that's pretty brutal. A $379 phone becomes R7,755.

I shudder to think what the Nexus 6P is going to be.

I'm ball parking it around 9K.

For ****'s sake.

 

[Vulk]

I'm ball parking it around 9K.

For ****'s sake.

I agree. I notice that the Orange Store price for the 32GB 5X tracks the Randound exchange rate almost exactly.

Extrapolating from this, we can assume roughly the following prices for the other handsets:

Nexus 5X 16GB: R6,909.42
Nexus 6P 32GB: R9,126.26
Nexus 6P 64GB: R10,165.67
Nexus 6P 128GB: R11,787.08

That's rather harsh. Luckily I have a friend who has emigrated to the US, and is visiting South Africa for Christmas. He's agreed to buy me a 6P at the US prices, which should work out to about R7,222 for the 64GB version. Suddenly that doesn't seem so expensive anymore!

 

[Georgios]

I agree. I notice that the Orange Store price for the 32GB 5X tracks the Randound exchange rate almost exactly.

Extrapolating from this, we can assume roughly the following prices for the other handsets:

Nexus 5X 16GB: R6,909.42
Nexus 6P 32GB: R9,126.26
Nexus 6P 64GB: R10,165.67
Nexus 6P 128GB: R11,787.08

That's rather harsh. Luckily I have a friend who has emigrated to the US, and is visiting South Africa for Christmas. He's agreed to buy me a 6P at the US prices, which should work out to about R7,222 for the 64GB version. Suddenly that doesn't seem so expensive anymore!

Can he bring 1 for me as well?
What will you do about the warranty or if something goes wrong?

 

[JimboBob]

Can he bring 1 for me as well?
What will you do about the warranty or if something goes wrong?

Uhhh ME 2!!!

And I don't care about the warranty, I've bought 4 Google devices over the years with no issues...

 

[ph4t3]

Can he bring 1 for me as well?
What will you do about the warranty or if something goes wrong?

Apparently there is an a sort of repair/warrantly program you can purchase along with the nexus 6P. Not sure if its international yet. Will have a dig around.

 

[SZN]

[video=youtube;Lx61asUPdDI]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Lx61asUPdDI[/video]

 

[Ecco]

My learned friends, i see the following online retailer selling the nexus 5x locally:

http://www.zeekonline.co.za/search?type=product&q=nexus+5x

But as per this thread they confirm it will be the north american version - can any of your advise what issues we can expect using this in SA:
http://mybroadband.co.za/vb/showthread.php/777873-ZEEK-Nexus-5X

 

[hubb]

Probably none. All the right bands are there as far as I can tell.

 

[ph4t3]

Probably none. All the right bands are there as far as I can tell.

Is there any reference, Wikipedia or otherwise, that shows the bands used in SA?

 

[DawieZA]

Is there any reference, Wikipedia or otherwise, that shows the bands used in SA?

Maybe have a looks at the below two articles. For Vodacom LTE it would be band 3 and for Vodacom 3G it would be band 1. Both covered by the US version of the 5X if I am correct.

LTE: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_LTE_networks
3G: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_UMTS_networks
GSM: same for all 5X models

Getting my phone from ZEEK today and will test.

 

[Ecco]

It appears the north american version will not work with Telkom LTE, which is Band 40

 

[Connor13]

Maybe have a looks at the below two articles. For Vodacom LTE it would be band 3 and for Vodacom 3G it would be band 1. Both covered by the US version of the 5X if I am correct.

LTE: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_LTE_networks
3G: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_UMTS_networks
GSM: same for all 5X models

Getting my phone from ZEEK today and will test.

Would you mind doing a bit of a review on it today ? Just some thought on build quality etc . Im considering getting one and going back to stock android .

 

[Ecco]

Would you mind doing a bit of a review on it today ? Just some thought on build quality etc . Im considering getting one and going back to stock android .

Stock android is the best in my opinion. I have no issues on my 2 year old Nexus 5. Still runs flawlessly.

I have read a few reviews of the 5X, i think a big issue is battery life. Even with Doze, its been reported as a problem on several reviews. The other major complaint is the 2Gb of ram. Some people like the plastic build other don't. Apart from that, they reviews have been great.