Given that my Note 5 and iPhone 6s Plus are slick, it was good to see a device I could hold onto without a case. The aluminum also has a matte finish on it, making it quite easy to grip. It is priced less than the Nexus 6 and is the Nexus I am personally most excited about. It is a 5.7 inch phone constructed of aluminium with beveled edges. The Nexus 6P is a premium smartphone, with fit and finish to challenge the newest flagships.
Thus, when I heard that Huawei was going to make one of the Nexus devices I was quite excited. When I first tested the Huawei Ascend Mate 2 last year, I was blown away by the quality, performance, and price of that device. I was able to fly around the interface, capture a couple photos with the Google Camera app, and listen to some music. It's obviously a pure Google experience with no bloatware and just the core apps installed. The curves around the camera look great and I am tempted by this phone. It is very light weight, only 136 grams, and with the 5.2 inch display I can see this device flying off the shelves by those who don't want a massive phone in their hand or pocket. You just want to flip it over and over in your hand. The soft plastic shell reminds me of the fabulous HTC One X, making the Nexus 5X one of the most caressible phones I've tried in a long time. I know its cliche and people don't like to hear it, but the Nexus 5X truly does feel amazing in the hand. While it may sound like I figured out M for Marshmallow, the truth is that I have used M before on my phones for Matthew Miller. I passed this discovery along to the other people in the demo area. Being the inquisitive type, I swiped a M on the display and it was unlocked. I was one of the first to enter a room with the devices all lined up and after picking up the mint green (official color name is Ice Blue) Nexus 5X I discovered it had a pattern lock.
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