Nexus 5X and Nexus 6P Out Now: Review, Specs, Features, Price & Where to Buy

They're finally here.

Google released the latest iterations of its flagship smartphone line - the LG-made Nexus 5X and the Huawei-built Nexus 6P. The former has been called the budget option, with prices beginning at $379, while the latter is the premium model, thanks to its aluminum casing and $499 price tag.

Early verdicts on the devices sound promising, with Ars Technica hailing both as "two of the best Nexus devices ever produced."

"It's a common line that people say every year, but these are the first Nexus devices that don't have a huge deal breaker attached to them," the tech news source noted.

"Google and its partners have finally nailed two of the things Nexus devices have traditionally been poor at," it added. "The camera is actually good-great, even-and can hold its own against the best mobile shooters out there. And the battery life is just as good as any other flagship as well."

"The Nexus 5X certainly doesn't seem cheap at first impression -- far from it -- but it does come across as noticeably more mundane in construction," Computerworld opined. "Its plastic back looks nice and has a pleasant warm feel in the hand, but 'premium' probably isn't the word you'd use to describe it."

One of the highlights of the devices is the software it houses. They reportedly offer an "unadulterated" version of the Google Android experience, thanks to the fact that the latest OS version, Android 6.0 Marshmallow, is already installed in both handsets.

"And while Nexus phones are typically less loaded with features than other Android devices, Google has started to implement its own versions of some of the more useful enhancements -- like a quick way to get to the camera (double-tapping the power button) and a Moto Display-reminiscent system for seeing notifications at a glance," Computerworld said further.

Let's go to the specs.

"The 5X is compact (at least by today's standards) and weighs a mere 136g-that's about the same as the first gen Moto X (4.7-inch screen). So the 5X is surprisingly light, but it's still a solid (if plastic-y) build. There's no flex or creaking when you give it a squeeze," Android Police said, adding that Nexus Imprint is faster to set up this time around on the 5.2-inch 5X.

"The Nexus 5X uses a 1080p LCD, just like the Nexus 5 of yesteryear. The colors aren't as rich as you'll get on the 6P's AMOLED, but they look good for an LCD," it added.

Of the Nexus 6P, Tech Crunch said that its screen is "beautiful" and "crystal clear." "It's 5.7 inches, WQHD (2560 x 1440) AMOLED display, Gorilla Glass 4, and sports something Google calls 'fingerprint and smudge-resistant oleophobic coating.'"

"It has the latest Qualcomm Snapdragon 810 process and gets some help from 3GB of speedy LPDDR4 RAM," the site went on. "You can pick it up in 32, 64 or 128GB."

Both devices have USB Type-C connectors that charges very quickly - as much as 4 hours of battery life with just a 10 minute charge.

Right now, both handsets are available on Google Store for US markets and also through major carriers and sellers in the UK, Canada, Ireland, India, Korea, and Japan, according to CNET. It will arrive in other markets in Europe, Asia, and Latin America in the next couple of weeks.

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