How cheap will the new Nexuses be? (credit: Ron Amadeo)
We're less than 24 hours away from Google's September 29 Nexus launch, but the intrepid Android watchers over at Android Police haven't let that stop them from releasing a flurry of Nexus spoilers all morning. The biggest news is that the site claims it has the pricing for the Nexus 5X and 6P nailed down. According to Android Police, the Nexus 5X by LG will go for $379.99 and the Nexus 6P by Huawei will go for $499.99.
This would mark a big drop from the disappointingly expensive 2014 Nexus 6, which went for $649.99. $379.99 for the Nexus 5X is a nearly as cheap as the 2013 Nexus 5, which went for $349. At that time, the Nexus 5 was the best bang-for-your-buck out there, but competition is a little tougher today. For $399.99 you can get a 2015 Moto X—a 5.7-inch device that seems like a better deal. There's also the myriad of value-oriented Xiaomi devices, but they're a little harder to get in the US. So while we know the how much the "buck" is in the Nexus 5X equation, the jury is still out on how much "bang" you'll be getting. (What if the camera is really good? We can dream...)
Android Police says the devices will be up for preorder tomorrow, the day of the announcement, but the site doesn't specify a ship date. The initial countries for the Nexus 5X are supposedly the US, UK, Japan, Ireland, and Korea, while the 6P gets launched in the US, UK, Japan, Ireland, and Canada. We have no idea why Canada and Korea only get one device each.
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