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Nexus 5X and Nexus 6P Reviews Arrive (arstechnica.com)
An anonymous reader writes: A few weeks ago, Google announced its new Nexus phones — the 5X built by LG, and the 6P built by Huawei. The phones are starting to ship, and reviews for both devices have landed. So far, they're largely positive. Ars Technica calls them the Android phones to beat, though criticizes them for having fairly large bezels and no wireless charging. Android Police says the 6P's form factor is an improvement over the Nexus 6, being slightly narrower and taller. Meanwhile, most publications report that the 5X does a good job at carrying on the legacy of the excellent Nexus 5. It's their lower end phone, and most reviews mention that it feels that way in the hand — but battery life is reportedly excellent. The Nexus 6P's battery is capable, but doesn't last as long. Fortunately, the worries about overheating with its Snapdragon 810 chip seem overblown.
I like it because it doesn't create any wear on the USB connector.
In terms of modern android phones, only the LG G4 and the lesser known OnePlus Two still have microSD.
bollocks. You're forgetting Motorola, it seems like pretty much all of their big phones have them, and most of them are available in dual sim versions — even the sub-$200 Moto G.
"You're right," Fisheye says. "I should have set it on 'whip' or 'chop.'"
According to the source, major Android system updates will be provided to Nexus phones and tablets for two full years after the starting operating system's release date, while security patches will be provided for three years from that date.
Meanwhile, iOS 9 was available on the iPhone 4S (from 2011) the day it was released.
They should use ext4.
As of Marshmallow, SD cards can finally be formatted as ext4 by the OS and used as "internal" storage.
Pity Google didn't actually put a card reader in their Nexii to demonstrate the potential ...