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Nexus 5X (code-named bullhead) is an Android smartphone manufactured by LG Electronics, co-developed with and marketed by Google Inc. as part of its Nexus line of flagship devices. Unveiled on September 29, 2015, it is a successor to the Nexus 5. Nexus 5X along with Nexus 6P serve as launch devices for Android 6.0 Marshmallow, which introduces a refreshed interface, performance improvements, increased Google Now integration, and other new features.

Specifications:

Hardware:

The device has a fingerprint sensor on the back called 'Nexus Imprint' which can be used by third party apps. It is compatible with Project Fi, Google's own mobile network.

In order to save power, Google has introduced what it calls an 'Android Sensor Hub'. It is a secondary low-power processor whose purpose is to run activity-recognition algorithms by directly monitoring the device's accelerometer, gyroscope, fingerprint reader, and camera sensors, allowing the main CPU to remain inactive until something requires its attention. The Sensor Hub recognizes when the device has been picked up and will automatically display notifications in a low-power white-on-black text until the screen has been properly activated. Additionally, the Sensor Hub stack also supports hardware sensor batching, a feature introduced in KitKat that permits sensors to delay for a short period of time the hand-off of non-critical data to the operating system – as opposed to sending a constant stream of data to the CPU, which results in the use of more power. Sensor batching has been used in step counters to avoid requiring the main processor to constantly remain awake for each step to be measured.

Google Nexus 5X houses a 12.3 megapixel (1.55 μm pixels) f/2.0 aperture rear camera which is assisted by laser auto-focus and dual LED flash. It can record 4K UHD videos at 30 FPS and slow motion videos at 120 FPS. It also has a 5-megapixel front camera.

The Nexus 5X has been assessed by iFixIt as easy to repair, the only issues being the lack of removable battery and a display fused with the front glass.

Software

The phone includes Android OS version 6.0 "Marshmallow", which now includes "Now On Tap", "Doze" battery saving feature, detailed control of app permissions, and support for Google "Imprint" finger print sensor.

Design

Colour choices include Carbon, Quartz, and Ice. The body is a hard polymer plastic with the proximity sensor, light sensor, voice speaker on top of display and audio speaker below display, RGB LED notification light under audio speaker, and front facing camera on front of device. The back of the device includes a 12.3-megapixel camera, Google "Imprint" finger print sensor, dual tone flash, and LGE's laser auto focus. One side of the device contains the Nano SIM slot and the other includes the power button, and volume buttons. Microphones are on top and bottom of device.

Codename	Bullhead
Developer	Google, LG Electronics
Manufacturer	LG Electronics
Series	Google Nexus
Compatible networks	List
First released	October 22, 2015; 7 months ago
Predecessor	Nexus 5
Related	Nexus 6P
Type	Smartphone
Dimensions	147.0 mm (5.79 in) H 72.6 mm (2.86 in) W 7.9 mm (0.31 in) D
Weight	136 g (4.80 oz)
Operating system	Android "Marshmallow" 6.0
System on chip	Qualcomm Snapdragon 808
CPU	1.8 GHz hexa core 64-bit ARMv8-A
GPU	Adreno 418
Memory	2 GB LPDDR3 RAM
Storage	16 GB or 32 GB
Battery	2,700 mAh Li-Po 100 min charge, 6h 25min use
Display	5.2 in (130 mm), 1920 x 1080 pixel resolution (423 ppi) 1080p Full HD, IPS LCD panel with Corning Gorilla Glass 3
Rear camera	12.3 MP, f/2.0 aperture, 1/2.3" sensor size, 1.55 µm pixel size, dual LED flash, IR laser-assisted autofocus, Sony Exmor IMX377
Front camera	5 MP, 1.4 µm pixel size, f/2.0 aperture
Website	www.google.com/nexus/5x