You may think your old iPad's single speaker sounded crappy, but trust me, this is worse. The weak, shrill, lopsided sound my Nexus 5X speaker produces is an affront to anyone who appreciates audio. I tried watching movies, playing games, and listening to music on the Nexus 5X, and I couldn't bear to do so without plugging in a pair of headphones into the 3.5mm jack on the bottom.
And by speakers, I mean a single mono speaker, and one that sounds positively terrible at that. (Upgraders be warned.) I do like the new display, though, which seems a smidge sharper despite providing the same 1080p resolution.Īnd even though the new Nexus 5X's display is pretty good - maybe a bit dimmer than I'd like outdoors - it seems as though LG may have cheaped out on the speakers too. It's got higher-quality buttons, a much nicer silky smooth soft-touch rubber texture, and all sorts of little design touches like embossed lettering and metal details around the camera lens. That phone, also built by LG, looks and feels so much better to me now than the new Nexus 5X.
Why am I harping on these things when the Nexus 5X starts at just $379? Haven't we already established that this is a cheap phone? Sure, but so was the original $350 Nexus 5 from two years ago.
Guess which one costs more? Josh Miller/CNET
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