Google Nexus 5X

Full Specifications

Released · Oct 20, 2015

5.2-inch

Single camera

2700 mAh

2GB · 32GB

This device is also known as LG Nexus 5X

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Design
Dimensions	5.79 x 2.86 x 0.31 inches 147 x 72.6 x 7.9 mm
Weight	4.80 oz (136.0 g)
Materials	Back: Plastic
Biometrics	Fingerprint (touch)
Features	Notification light
Keys	Right: Volume control, Lock/Unlock key
Colors	Black, Blue, White

Display
Size	5.2-inch
Resolution	1920x1080px, 423 PPI
Technology	IPS LCD
Screen-to-body	70.04 %
Features	Oleophobic coating, Scratch-resistant glass (Corning Gorilla Glass 3), Ambient light sensor, Proximity sensor

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Bright Max (20 APL)	Untested
Bright Min	2 (Good)
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Hardware
System chip	Qualcomm Snapdragon 808 MSM8992
Processor	Hexa-core 1800 MHz ARM Cortex-A57 and ARM Cortex-A53
GPU	Adreno 418
RAM	2GB (LPDDR3)
Internal storage	32GB
OS	Android (8.1 Oreo, 8.0 Oreo, 7.1 Nougat, 7.0 Nougat, 6.0 Marshmallow)
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Battery
Capacity	2700 mAh
Type	Li - Ion

Camera
Rear	Single camera
Main camera	12.3 MP (Laser autofocus) Aperture size: F2.0 Sensor size: 1/2.3" Pixel size: 1.55 μm
Flash	Dual LED
Video recording	3840x2160 (4K UHD) (30 fps), 1920x1080 (Full HD), 1280x720 (HD) (120 fps) Video calling
Front	5 MP, Video capture: 1920x1080 (Full HD)

Connectivity & Features
Bluetooth	4.2
WLAN	802.11 a,b,g,n,ac,dual-band MIMO, Hotspot
USB	Type-C
Location	GPS, A-GPS, Glonass
Sensors	Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Compass, Hall (for flip covers), Barometer
Other	NFC, Tethering, Computer sync, OTA sync

Multimedia
Headphones	3.5mm jack
Speakers	Earpiece, Loudspeaker
Features	Album art cover, Background playback
Additional microphone(s)	Noise cancellation

Cellular
4G (FDD)	Bands 1(2100), 2(1900), 3(1800), 4(AWS-1), 5(850), 7(2600), 8(900), 9(1800), 17(700 b), 18(800 Lower), 19(800 Upper), 20(800 DD), 26(850+), 28(700 APT)
4G (TDD)	Bands 38(2600), 40(2300), 41(2600+)
3G	Bands 6(800), 5(850), 8(900), 4(1700/2100), 2(1900), 1(2100)
Data Speed	LTE-A Cat 6 (300/50 Mbit/s), HSPA, HSUPA, UMTS
SIM type	Nano SIM
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Buyers information
MSRP	$ 429
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Availability
Officially announced	Sep 29, 2015

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Alternative variants

Differences from the main variant:
Internal storage	16GB
MSRP	$ 379

Differences from the main variant:
4G (FDD)	Bands 1(2100), 2(1900), 3(1800), 4(AWS-1), 5(850), 7(2600), 12(700 a), 13(700 c), 17(700 b), 20(800 DD), 25(1900+), 26(850+), 29(700 d)
4G (TDD)	Bands 41(2600+)
3G	Bands 5(850), 8(900), 4(1700/2100), 3(1800), 2(1900), 1(2100)

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