• Google Nexus phones had a rich history, with different manufacturers bringing Google’s vision to life.
• The Nexus One, built by HTC, was a capable smartphone but didn’t excel in competition.
• The Nexus S, Galaxy Nexus, Nexus 4, and Nexus 5 all offered unique features and brought the pure-Android experience to a wider market.
I absolutely loved my Nexus 6. It was “massive” at the time but I still think it feels great in the hand today because of the 16:9 aspect ratio screen. I love my Pixel Fold because it isn’t ridiculously tall and skinny like every other phone released today.
I’ve been curious about those flexible phones. I have a laptop that folds back to be a tablet but never use it in that mode. Do they actually feel usable in the expanded mode?
Yeah. It’s just a much larger phone/small tablet in the completely unfolded state. The halfway folded state is more useful as a kickstand than the divided layout apps like YouTube present.
Nexus 5 was so 🔥🔥.
I miss mine tbh. Back when all the Google shit actually worked well, like Google Now. That was SO good. It told me exactly what I needed to know.
Nexus 5 was the best deal on a phone I’ve ever had. If it had a better battery and camera it would have been perfect.
The 6P was the pinnacle of android for me. Beautiful design, backside fingerprint reader, and still a cheapish price before Google started with their pixel nonsense (actually made me go iPhone for a few generations because I was so pissed at what they ditched the nexus line for). But yeah, just a great culmination of android being in a good place, hardware, and nostalgia.
