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Capturing the soul of the Nexus family, the 5X offers top-line performance in a compact, lightweight device that's ready to go anywhere, anytime. Beneath the 5.2-inch display is a hexa-core Snapdragon 808 processor for world-class speed at an affordable price.

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Capturing the soul of the Nexus family, the 5X offers top-line performance in a compact, lightweight device that's ready to go anywhere, anytime. Beneath the 5.2-inch display is a hexa-core Snapdragon 808 processor for world-class speed at an affordable price.

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Capturing the soul of the Nexus family, the 5X offers top-line performance in a compact, lightweight device that's ready to go anywhere, anytime. Beneath the 5.2-inch display is a hexa-core Snapdragon 808 processor for world-class speed at an affordable price.

Always new. Now running Marshmallow.

Built to get the best out of the world's most popular OS, Nexus is the ultimate Android experience. You're always among the first to receive software and security updates*. And you'll have the freshest, fastest version—Android 6.0 Marshmallow—working for you right out of the box.

*Size and weight may vary by manufacturing process.

Everything you love about Google, baked right in.

Nexus comes with the best Google apps pre-installed, so it's ready to use right out of the box. Search, Maps, Chrome, YouTube, Gmail, Drive, and so much more-ready for you to enjoy on your phone. And with Google Play Store you can access your favorite digital entertainment. Choose from millions of apps, books, songs, movies, and games.

Hitting the sweet spot

Capturing the soul of the Nexus family, the 5X offers top-line performance in a compact, lightweight device that's ready to go anywhere, anytime. Beneath the 5.2-inch display is a hexa-core Snapdragon 808 processor for world-class speed at an affordable price.

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A powerful camera that catches more light

The best all-around camera we've ever put into a Nexus shines in low-light conditions. Its larger 1.55μm pixels capture more light even in the dimmest conditions to produce stunning details and sharp images. With a faster Google Camera app, you'll never miss a moment, and with the smart Google Photos app, your memories are easy to relive and always at your fingertips.

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All your photos, organized and easy to find

All your photos, organized and easy to find Google Photos is a new way to store, search, and share all your photos and videos. Store an unlimited amount of photos and videos at high quality for free, and access them anywhere. Automatically organized and searchable by the people, places, and things in them, your memories are always easy to find and share.

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Simplified security: Nexus Imprint

Your Nexus is quicker and more secure with a fingerprint sensor. Placed on the back of your device to complement the way you naturally hold it, Nexus Imprint will turn on your screen with one touch, unlock your apps quickly and easily, and let you breeze through checkout lines. And, by incorporating measurements each time you use it, Nexus Imprint gets smarter with every touch.

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The new standard: USB Type-C™

The USB Type-C charger is reversible, which means no more guessing which way is up. And it's fast—get almost four hours of use after only ten minutes of charging.

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RESOLUTION

  • Resolution

    FHD (1920 x 1080) LCD at 423 ppi

SIZE

  • Size

    5.2"

DISPLAY TYPE

  • Display Type

    LCD, Corning® Gorilla® Glass 3, Fingerprint and smudge-resistant oleophobic coating

AUDIO/VIDEO

  • Rear Camera

    12.3 MP3, 1.55 µm pixels, f/2.0 aperture, IR laser-assisted autofocus, 4K (30 fps) video capture 3Final resolution of images may be less than 12.3 MP

  • Front Camera

    5 MP, 1.4 µm pixels, f/2.0 aperture

COLOUR

  • Colour

    Carbon

WEIGHT

  • Weight

    136 g*

DIMENSIONS

  • Dimensions

    147.0 x 72.6 x 7.9 mm*

PROCESSORS

  • Yes

    Qualcomm® Snapdragon™ 808 processor, 1.8 GHz hexa-core 64-bit

NETWORK

  • LTE-A Cat 61

    1Phone is carrier-unlocked with wide-range band support for service providers worldwide. Check with your service provider for more information.

OPERATING SYSTEM

  • Android 6.0 Marshmallow

    Yes

SPECIFICATIONS

  • DISPLAY

    5.2 inches | FHD (1920 x 1080) LCD at 423 ppi | Corning® Gorilla® Glass 3 | Fingerprint and smudge-resistant oleophobic coating

  • Rear Camera

    12.3 MP* | 1.55 µm pixels | f/2.0 aperture | IR laser-assisted autofocus | 4K (30 fps) video capture | Broad-spectrum CRI-90 dual flash

  • Front Camera

    5 MP | 1.4 µm pixels | f/2.0 aperture

  • Processors

    Qualcomm® Snapdragon™ 808 processor, 1.8 GHz hexa-core 64-bit | Adreno 418 GPU

  • Memory & Storage**

    RAM: 2 GB LPDDR3 | Internal storage: 16 GB

  • Dimensions***

    147.0 x 72.6 x 7.9 mm

  • Weight

    136 g

  • Colour

    Carbon

  • Media

    Single front-facing speaker | 3 microphones (1 front, 1 top, 1 bottom)

  • Battery****

    2,700 mAh Battery | Fast charging: up to 3.8 hours of use from only 10 minutes of charging

  • Wireless & Location

    LTE cat. 6 | Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac 2x2 MIMO, dual-band (2.4 GHz, 5.0 GHz) | Bluetooth 4.2 | NFC | GPS / GLONASS | Digital compass | Wi-Fi use requires 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac access point (router). Syncing services, such as backup, require a Google Account.

  • Network

    GSM/EDGE: 850/900/1800/1900MHz | UMTS/WCDMA: B1/2/4/5/8 | CDMA: BC0/1/10 | LTE (FDD): B1/2/3/4/5/7/12/13/17/20/25/26/29 | LTE (TDD): B41 | LTE CA DL: B2-B2, B2-B4, B2-B5, B2-B12, B2-B13, B2-B17, B2-B29, B4-B4, B4-B5, B4-B7, B4-B12, B4-B13, B4-B17, B4-B29, B41-B41 | Check with your service provider for more information

  • Sensors

    Fingerprint sensor | Sensor Hub | Accelerometer | Gyroscope | Barometer | Proximity sensor | Ambient light sensor | Hall sensor | Android Context Hub

  • Ports

    Micro USB Type-C | 3.5 mm audio jack | Single Nano SIM slot

  • Material

    Premium injection molded polycarbonate housing

  • *

    Final resolution of images may be less than 12.3 MP.

  • **

    Storage specifications refer to capacity before formatting. Actual formatted capacity will be less.

  • ***

    Size and weight may vary by manufacturing process.

  • ****

    Actual battery performance will vary and depends on many factors including signal strength, network configuration, age of battery, operating temperature, features selected, device settings, and voice, data, and other application usage patterns.

CONNECTIVITY

  • SIM

    Single Nano SIM slot

  • AUDIO

    3.5 mm audio jack

  • Wi-Fi®

    Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac 2x2 MIMO, dual-band (2.4 GHz, 5.0 GHz)5

  • Bluetooth®

    Yes, Bluetooth 4.2

  • NFC

    Yes

  • GPS

    GLONASS

MEMORY

  • Memory

    16 GB4

  • RAM

    2 GB LPDDR3

BATTERY

  • Battery

    2,700 mAh Battery2, Fast charging up to 3.8 hours of use from only 10 minutes of charging

ADVANCED FEATURES

  • Sensors

    Fingerprint sensor, Sensor Hub, Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Barometer, Proximity sensor, Ambient light sensor, Hall sensor, Android Context Hub

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