Nexus 5 replacement

[Deleted User]

I fear my beloved N5 is suffering from old age. The digitiser is registering taps I didn't make, and the swipe keyboard is behaving erratically.

Looking for a decent alternative in the £100-£200 bracket. Unlocked, I want to use my existing SIM.

Is it possible to get a quality phone in this range? I haven't looked around for some time.

 

[psionandy]

Assuming you're going for a new one.... (and I know there's always the "Well.. if you added another 50/100/1000 to it you could get a... " so i'm sticking hard to your budget here)

The MotoG5 (and G5+ ) would set the benchmark in that round...

Also the Honor 6x, but not sure how thats being handled for Oreo (honor published a list recently and that wasn't on it.. the situation may just be down to my ignorance)

And the Nokia 5 and 6 would also sit in that price range as well.


and whatever wileyfox are up to as well....




hmmm... have just realised that i haven't really narrowed it down for you that much

 

[Deleted User]

Thanks Andy. Yes I want to buy new.
You've given me a few options there. Cheers.

 

[lunatic59]

Did the N5 use a mini or a micro sim? I think most of the new phones will use micro, if you want to keep your current sim.

 

[Unforgiven]

I ordered the Honor 7X for my oldest for Christmas @ $199. It's a lot of phone for $200 and they have really lightened the footprint of EMUI. It's only Android 7, but I heard an update is coming shortly.

https://store.hihonor.com/us/honor-7x

 

[Unforgiven]

Did the N5 use a mini or a micro sim? I think most of the new phones will use micro, if you want to keep your current sim.

Actually, it's been a while since I've used anything but a nano sim.

 

[lunatic59]

right ... nano ... meant nano.

 

[Deleted User]

Thanks folks. It's a micro SIM on the N5. I recall doing some surgery on the original SIM, taken from a previous phone, with a pair of scissors. Good job things are getting smaller isn't it?

 

[Deleted User]

I loved owning and using my Nexus 5 and after a few years of having it, I replaced it with a OnePlus 3T and haven't looked back.

OnePlus' OOS is close to stock Android with some useful additions and the specs trump the Nexus 5 all round.

I may go to a Pixel next, but the 3T is good enough to last years as a daily used phone.

 

[Deleted User]

Well crunch time has arrived. I'm officially phoneless because my N5 has died.

Thinking of getting an Honor 9 lite. £135 on Amazon. Read some favourable reviews of it. If anyone has any reason why I should not buy this device, speak now or...

 

[Unforgiven]

Well crunch time has arrived. I'm officially phoneless because my N5 has died.

Thinking of getting an Honor 9 lite. £135 on Amazon. Read some favourable reviews of it. If anyone has any reason why I should not buy this device, speak now or...

If you don't mind sharing your everything with China, go for it. Actually, if you are going to get an Honor, go for the X line. I and my family have had a few and they are decent devices. I had a couple of the Huawei / Honor "Light" phones and they were pretty well underspec'd.

 

[Deleted User]

If you don't mind sharing your everything with China, go for it. Actually, if you are going to get an Honor, go for the X line. I and my family have had a few and they are decent devices. I had a couple of the Huawei / Honor "Light" phones and they were pretty well underspec'd.

I'm already sharing everything with Google.
In terms of performance, I don't demand a lot. No heavyweight games. Just want a smooth operation, and the ability to make calls and send text.

 

[_PeteG_]

+1 for the Honor 9 Lite. I've had one since Christmas and am loving it. Great specs and performance for the price imo.