Nexus 5 2015 release date

Jimmy Iovine · 29-09-2015 8:17pm

madmoe wrote:

If the 6P is bought in the USA and brought back here will it work OK lads? There is only one version of the phone i.e. one bought here and one bought in the USA are exactly the same!?

I'm interested in this as well.

Skippy along · 29-09-2015 8:20pm

madmoe wrote: »

If the 6P is bought in the USA and brought back here will it work OK lads? There is only one version of the phone i.e. one bought here and one bought in the USA are exactly the same!?

Cheers,
M

Bought an nexus 6 off eBay last week new and sealed in box for €389 did a good bit of research there's two versions an international my one and one for the USA xt1103 which had a different bands for the 4g network the us version won't work on some 4g networks here

Alun · 29-09-2015 8:22pm

I see no mention of Qi wireless charging in the 5x specs, has that been dropped? Hope not, it's really handy.

EDIT: It appears it doesn't have it, nor does the 6P. Tossers.

Jayop · 29-09-2015 8:26pm

The Paddy Tax on these is insane. The lowest model is €143 more expensive than in the US.

AlmightyCushion · 29-09-2015 8:34pm

Jayop wrote: »

The Paddy Tax on these is insane. The lowest model is €143 more expensive than in the US.

Once you take into account VAT it's not that bad but it's still about 60 euro on the base model.

Jayop · 29-09-2015 8:52pm

AlmightyCushion wrote: »

Once you take into account VAT it's not that bad but it's still about 60 euro on the base model.

Don't they pay sales tax over there too?

carlmango11 · 29-09-2015 9:01pm

Jayop wrote: »

Don't they pay sales tax over there too?

They do but I'm pretty sure they'll pay it on top of the advertised price as each state was a different rate.

The US price converted to Euro + 23% is €414. Still a lot less than €479

Permabear · 29-09-2015 9:04pm

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AlmightyCushion · 29-09-2015 9:22pm

Jayop wrote: »

Don't they pay sales tax over there too?

Some states do, some don't. The rate is usually a lot less than here though. Their prices are before sales tax is added on whereas our prices have VAT included.

keith16 · 29-09-2015 9:44pm

Ugh.

Have to say, this is really underwhelming. Price tag and specs not doing it for me.

In addition, not yet available in the Swiss play store. Think I might just get a Galaxy S5. Had my Nexus 4 for three years

Would be tempted by the 6 but.....meh.

Mantis Toboggan · 29-09-2015 10:12pm

Nexus program should be done away with at this stage. No need for it.

Pique · 29-09-2015 10:39pm

No LED notification light!! WTF?

I'm keeping the N5 till it dies (or put a replacement battery in it). Nothing in the new one to make me want it, especially not at that price.

DECEiFER · 30-09-2015 12:41am

Absolutely shocked at the price difference. I was considering an upgrade if it came in at the sub-400 euro mark. That's just taking the piss. Though the UK price starts at £339 and works out cheaper than ours, but not by enough. I'll hold onto my Nexus 4 for a while and upgrade to Marshmallow though CyanogenMod or something else.

DECEiFER · 30-09-2015 1:28am

For anyone interested, copied from the US and Irish Google Stores:

Nexus 5X Bands wrote:

US
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

IE
GSM/EDGE: 850/900/1800/1900MHz
UMTS/WCDMA: B1/2/4/5/6/8/9/19
CDMA: not supported
LTE (FDD): B1/2/3/4/5/7/8/9/17/18/19/20/26/28
LTE (TDD): B38/40/41
LTE CA DL: B1-B3, B1-B5, B1-B7, B1-B8, B1-B18, B1-B19, B1-B26, B3-B3, B3-B5, B3-B7, B3-B8, B3-B19, B3-B20, B3-B28, B5-B7, B7-B7, B7-B20, B7-B28, B40-B40, B41-B41.

Nexus 6P Bands wrote:

US
GSM/EDGE: 850/900/1800/1900MHz
UMTS/WCDMA: B1/2/4/5/8
CDMA: BC0/1/10
LTE (FDD): B2/3/4/5/7/12/13/17/25/26/29/30
LTE (TDD): B41
CA DL: B2-B2, B2-B4, B2-B5, B2-B12, B2-B13, B2-B17, B2-B29, B4-B4, B4-B5, B4-B13, B4-B17, B4-B29, B41-B41

IE
GSM/EDGE: 850/900/1800/1900MHz
UMTS/WCDMA: B1/2/4/5/6/8/9/19
TD-SCDMA: 34/39
CDMA: BC0/1
LTE (FDD): B1/2/3/4/5/7/8/9/17/19/20/28
LTE (TDD): B38/B39/40/41
CA DL: B1-B5, B1-B8, B1-B19, B3-B3, B3-B5, B3-B7, B3-B8, B3-B19, B3-B20, B3-B28, B5-B7, B7-B7, B7-B20, B7-B28, B39-B39, B40-B40, B41-B41

So it would seem that LTE/4G Bands 3 and 20, used here, are covered on the US version of the 5X and just Band 3 on the US version of the 6P.

Shipping from the US seems to be cheapest with this crowd (I calculated about $26 for 1kg to Ireland):
https://www.viabox.com

madmoe · 30-09-2015 10:06am

DECEiFER wrote: »

For anyone interested, copied from the US and Irish Google Stores:

So it would seem that LTE/4G Bands 3 and 20, used here, are covered on the US version of the 5X and just Band 3 on the US version of the 6P.

Shipping from the US seems to be cheapest with this crowd (I calculated about $26 for 1kg to Ireland):
https://www.viabox.com

So would one be fairly safe to get it in the US and it would work OK here on LTE!?

Thanks,
M

irishgeo · 30-09-2015 10:10am

madmoe wrote: »

So would one be fairly safe to get it in the US and it would work OK here on LTE!?

Thanks,
M

how would one get one in the us though?

listermint · 30-09-2015 10:14am

irishgeo wrote: »

how would one get one in the us though?

By people bringing it back for you

Ush1 · 30-09-2015 10:26am

The price is the killer for me. I'll be in the states at the end of the month and would buy one if they could be bought in stores but they can't so I'll sit this one out until prices start to drop in Ireland.

madmoe · 30-09-2015 10:53am

Ush1 wrote: »

The price is the killer for me. I'll be in the states at the end of the month and would buy one if they could be bought in stores but they can't so I'll sit this one out until prices start to drop in Ireland.

Where are you staying in the US? Can you not order it and get it delivered to your hotel or where you are staying? Or maybe it won't be available before you come back?

Cheers,
M

DECEiFER · 30-09-2015 11:34am

The problem is if you get the 6P, it's not going to use Band 20 over here and I don't know to what extent that is used vs. Band 3, only that some networks use both and others use one or the other. The 5X seems to handle both.

You can check this but I don't know how accurate it is:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_LTE_networks_in_Europe

Also, don't forget the possibility of customs, and if you're using Viabox, you should contact them to say how they mark items for shipping, etc. It's always a risk but it's still an option.

Lastly, warranty. It'd be a US warranty but there has to be some sort of way to make use of it over here. Say an American living in the US now moves to Ireland early next year, before the one year is up... Aren't our warranties two years? I seem to remember the Nexus 4 being two years vs. one year in the US, or am I mistaken? I honestly don't know for sure, but these are all things to bear in mind.

Ush1 · 30-09-2015 11:42am

madmoe wrote: »

Where are you staying in the US? Can you not order it and get it delivered to your hotel or where you are staying? Or maybe it won't be available before you come back?

Cheers,
M

I'll be in Boston. My fear would be any delays in the order or anything and I would be screwed.

It's a shared hostel type accommodation.

listermint · 30-09-2015 2:34pm

Ush1 wrote: »

I'll be in Boston. My fear would be any delays in the order or anything and I would be screwed.

It's a shared hostel type accommodation.

No buddies over there ? or any sister offices for example from work ?

Zipppy · 30-09-2015 2:52pm

Cant see a whole lot of people paying €479 for 5X...shame really been looking forward to this..

murfilein · 30-09-2015 4:22pm

Zipppy wrote: »

Cant see a whole lot of people paying €479 for 5X...shame really been looking forward to this..

i did. it was painful though. (cant even remotely imagine how it feels when you're a yearly 1000€ iphone upgrader) especially considering you have to get the usbc-usba cable separately.

this will have to last 4 years for me now. this is what my nexus s nearly did.

Atomic Pineapple · 30-09-2015 4:35pm

I'll buy one too when its time to switch over, its a tad bit more expensive than I was hoping but I like it and it will suit my needs, I may also be able to get it in America.

madmoe · 30-09-2015 5:28pm

Atomic Pineapple wrote: »

I'll buy one too when its time to switch over, its a tad bit more expensive than I was hoping but I like it and it will suit my needs, I may also be able to get it in America.

I want to buy one in America but I want to be sure it will work (6P) with Vodafone LTE here first!

jozi · 30-09-2015 7:32pm

How would this compare to the one plus one? Would it be a massive step up? Not at all? The smaller size and pure Android a the main selling points for me and I quite like the look of it

digitaldr · 01-10-2015 3:29pm

Available for pre-order in Carphonewarehouse UK. Cheaper than Irish playstore!

murfilein · 01-10-2015 3:36pm

just got an email from google store that my order has shipped.... the order for the usb-c to usb-a cable

-.-'

madmoe · 01-10-2015 3:37pm

murfilein wrote: »

just got an email from google store that my order has shipped.... the order for the usb-c to usb-a cable -.-'

Can I ask why you needed to order a separate cable mate? Is it to allow you to connect the phone to a PC I wonder!? ;-)

Nexus 5 2015 release date

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