Nexus 5X and Nexus 6P

   Last year, many Nexus fans were unpleased with the Nexus 6. It was a much larger and more expensive phone than the Nexus 5 that preceded it, and there was no guarantee that if you loved the Nexus 5, you’d also love the Nexus 6. This year, Google enrolled two new Nexus phones, the Nexus 5X, the first real successor of 2013's Nexus 5, and the Nexus 6P, a larger and more expensive phone than its predecessor.

Nexus 5X

   Neither the Nexus 5 nor the 5X have a great design. They don't look like a top-tier smartphone one would like to hold and spend money on. The fact that the screen used for it is the same as in its predecessor, brings down its possible durability, as the screen of the Nexus 5 has been proven to be not very effective against hits.
   On the other hand, the 5X has some advantages. Firstly, it has a fingerprint scanner in the back, making it fast to unlock without even having to look at the phone, as it is just where the index finger falls. Nevertheless, you can't unlock it this way when it is sitting on a table. Secondly, one of the biggest updates is the new 12MP camera. It is the same camera used in the 6P and is the best one in any Nexus phone. Even in strange lightning conditions it will take great photographs, but not always.
 

   The Nexus 5X has some great downsides. The charger must be used with an adapter, and it can't be charged with a wireless charger. Although the camera can take great photographs, opening it is clumsy, as it requires pressing twice the power button, which will turn it on, then off, to simply open the camera. In addition to that, it can be slow when taking photographs.

   The Snapdragon 808 processor and the 2GB of RAM have proved to be really good, making the smartphone quite fast. However, an extra Gigabyte of RAM wouldn't be bad, as some applications may open slowly. The battery lasts for many hours, more than the Nexus 5, lasting even for a whole day of use. Fortunately, the battery only takes 1 hour to fully load. The 5X comes with Android Marshmallow 6.0, and it takes full advantage of it.

Nexus 6P

   Unlike any of the previous Nexus phones, the Nexus 6P is a premium phone. It has none of the downsides of the previous Nexus versions. It is made on aluminum and it has chamfered corners and 90-degree angles, but they don't feel rough. It has a small "bulge" on the top of the back, where Huawei, the developer, has added many features. However, nobody can criticize this bulge, as it doesn't cause any harm and doesn't ruin the appearance, but instead, it makes it recognizable. It is almost the same size of the iPhone 6S Plus.

   It only has some plastic pieces, but almost all of them are for antennas, which highly improve its wireless performance. You can turn on a RGB indicator light on the upper lefthand corner, and the screen is one of those "you will never see the pixels" screen. The 6P has adaptable light settings, which work out perfectly for controlling the brightness and colours.

   The fingerprint scanner, just like in the 5X, is on the back. It is ridicously fast, but it can be annoying when you have the phone on a table, as you can't unlock it, or when you walk with the hands in your pocket, as it might get unlocked. Opposite to this, the fact that the fingerprint scanner is just where the index falls and that it is separated from the power button, makes it great. It allows you to turn it on quickly, but also to separate the function you want, either to just see notifications or the hour, or you just want to unlock it.

   Talking about the camera, Google has managed to succesfully step up with the other companies and make a great camera. The Nexus 5X has a 12MP camera, which can take great photographs, adapt to different lightnings, take a burst shot or even take 4K videos or slow-mo videos. Speaking about the burst shot mode, it is one of the new modes of the camera, which takes 8 pictures which can later be converted into a GIF or saved if you like any. Moreover, just like the Nexus 5X, you can easily open the camera by tapping twice the power button.

   Finally, the 2GHz Qualcomm Snapdragon 810 processor, the 32GB storage and the 3GB of RAM are perfect. The phone will strangly struggle with loading anything. The battery lasts for long, it charges really fast. It has a Type-C charging cable, just like the 5X. Talking about software, it has Android Marshmallow, which feels clean and natural in this phone. Taking everything said into account, you can perfectly say the Nexus 6P is a premium phone.

Sources

• The Verge (5X review and 6P review)