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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% 11,940,138 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

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 the...

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LG Nexus 5X - user opinions and reviews

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  • AliAlSaba
  • Lbn
  • 24 Oct 2025

I've changed my mind. I think this might be a good device if you want to experiment with custom kernels and don't have a problem with 32GB.

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  • AliAlSaba
  • B3V
  • 17 Aug 2025

Man, what a bad device. If anyone wants it, get a Nexus 6P. It's much better.

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  • Perodaah
  • r3y
  • 06 Jul 2025

Mine has worked for over 8 years now with no issues. Sometimes u might be lucky to get a unit that doesn't have that flaw.

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