The Google Pixel 2 has one of the best smartphone cameras on the market, and one of the niftiest features is its support for portrait-style photos that blur the background. While that’s not an unusual feature for top-tier smartphones, most other phones that have a portrait mode use dual cameras to achieve it. Google’s Pixel […]
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Hack adds Daydream VR support to Nexus 5X, other Android 7.0 phones
One of the new features baked into Android 7.1 is Daydream, Google’s new virtual reality platform that lets you watch 360-degree videos, play games, or sit in a virtual movie theater using your phone and a compatible headset like the $79 Daydream View. There are only a few phones that officially support the feature so […]
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Google Nexus 5X gets a $30 price cut (now starts at $349)
The Google Nexus 5X smartphone features a 5.2 inch full HD display, a Qualcomm Snapdragon 808 hexa-core processor, a great camera, and a super-speedy fingerprint scanner. It takes better pictures, gets better battery life, charges more quickly, and makes it easier to unlock your device than the last Nexus phone with a 5-ish inch display, even if […]
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You can charge a Nexus 5X from a Nexus 6P (or vice versa)
Google’s latest Nexus phones have different screen sizes, display resolutions, processors, and starting prices. But they also have a lot of things in common: they both run Android 6.0 Lollipop, they both have the same 12.3MP rear cameras and Nexus Imprint fingerprint sensors. And they both have USB Type-C ports. While those ports only support […]
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Google launches Nexus 5X smartphone with a 5.2 inch screen for $379
Google’s Nexus 5X is a smartphone with a 5.2 inch, 1080p display and a Qualcomm Snapdragon 808 hexa-core processor. It’s also one of the first Nexus phones with a USB Type-C connector and a Nexus Imprint fingerprint sensor. The Nexus 5X is available from the Google Store for $379 and up, and it should begin shipping […]
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This is what the Google Nexus 5X looks like (probably)
We already have a good idea of what the new Google Nexus 6P will look like. But what about the smaller Nexus 5X? A few new leaks have got us covered. Android Police has posted two images that give us a pretty good look at the front and back of the 5.2 inch smartphone built […]