The primary team behind the new Nexus handsets — the Nexus 6P and Nexus 5X — did an IAmA on Reddit where they answered questions from other Redditors about the handsets. The questions in the IAmA were answered by Hiroshi Lockheimer, head of Android “and stuff”; Dave Burke, Engineering lead; Krishna Kumar, Product manager for Nexus 5x; and Sandeep Waraich, Product manager for Nexus 6P. Q: Why partner with LG and Huawei for the new Nexus devices? Q: Why does the Nexus 5X and Nexus 6P lack Qi wireless charging? Q: What does the “X” and “P” in the Nexus 5X and Nexus 6P stand for? Q: Which Super AMOLED panel is the Nexus 6P using? Q: How safe is Nexus Imprint? Yep, confirmed: Nexus 6P has the latest generation panels from Samsung. One of things we deeply care for is the quality and accuracy of the display through which all of us connect with the stuff we care about. We created a very tight spec (white-point temperature, delta-E variance, color-space accuracy, etc) for the 6P WQHD AMOLED panel, so it was important that we use the most cutting edge panel technology Q: Why does the Nexus 5X come with 16GB of base storage? Q: Is there digital/software stabilization for video at 1080p on either the Nexus 6P or 5X?? Q: Do the new Nexus handsets make use of UFS 2.0 internal storage? Q: Does the Nexus 5X support USB 3.1? Q: Where is the NFC antenna located on the Nexus 5X and Nexus 6P? Q: Are the rear camera modules on the Nexus 5X and Nexus 6P the same? Q: Why no OIS on the Nexus 5X and Nexus 6P? Q: One new favorite new feature that most users will not be able to live without after using it? Q: What makes Android Sensor Hub special and what benefits does it offer? KK: The camera on these devices is great – the picture quality is awesome – especially for low light pictures. Sloooo-mo on these devices is a lot of fun. HL: USB Type-C! DB: I think the “premiumness” of both phones is my fav feature. Particularly loving the all-metal aluminium – I mean alum-in-um – and the diamond cut edges of the 6P 🙂 Q: T-Mobile Band 12 support? Q: Hardware or software based encryption on the new Nexus handsets? Q: What do you think about all the leaks? Previous Nexus attempts from Google have always been half-assed, so it is great to see the company going all out with its new Nexus handsets.
