For the first time in Nexus history, there are two flagship Google phones to choose from. Unlike in previous years, when the only choices you had to make were storage space and color, now even deciding to get a Nexus involves picking between more than one phone. Decisions, decisions, decisions...

We've put together a list of all the differences we could find between the Nexus 5X and the Nexus 6P to help you decide which one to buy.

Feature

Nexus 5X

Nexus 6P

Winner

In addition to the differences in the table above, there are some slight variations in cellular frequency bands each phone supports.

Nexus 5X (international version):

  • GSM/EDGE: 850/900/1800/1900MHz
  • UMTS/WCDMA: B1/2/4/5/6/8/9/19
  • CDMA: not supported
  • LTE (FDD): B1/2/3/4/5/7/8/9/17/18/19/20/26/28
  • LTE (TDD): B38/40/41
  • LTE CA DL: B1-B3, B1-B5, B1-B7, B1-B8, B1-B18, B1-B19, B1-B26, B3-B3, B3-B5, B3-B7, B3-B8, B3-B19, B3-B20, B3-B28, B5-B7, B7-B7, B7-B20, B7-B28, B40-B40, B41-B41

Nexus 6P (international version):

  • GSM/EDGE: 850/900/1800/1900MHz
  • UMTS/WCDMA: B1/2/4/5/6/8/9/19
  • TD-SCDMA: 34/39
  • CDMA: BC0/1
  • LTE (FDD): B1/2/3/4/5/7/8/9/17/19/20/28
  • LTE (TDD): B38/B39/40/41
  • CA DL: B1-B5, B1-B8, B1-B19, B3-B3, B3-B5, B3-B7, B3-B8, B3-B19, B3-B20, B3-B28, B5-B7, B7-B7, B7-B20, B7-B28, B39-B39, B40-B40, B41-B41

Nexus 5X (US version):

  • GSM/EDGE: 850/900/1800/1900MHz
  • UMTS/WCDMA: B1/2/4/5/8
  • CDMA: BC0/1/10
  • LTE (FDD): B1/2/3/4/5/7/12/13/17/20/25/26/29
  • LTE (TDD): B41
  • LTE CA DL: B2-B2, B2-B4, B2-B5, B2-B12, B2-B13, B2-B17, B2-B29, B4-B4, B4-B5, B4-B7, B4-B12, B4-B13, B4-B17, B4-B29, B41-B41

Nexus 6P (US version):

  • GSM/EDGE: 850/900/1800/1900MHz
  • UMTS/WCDMA: B1/2/4/5/8
  • CDMA: BC0/1/10
  • LTE (FDD): B2/3/4/5/7/12/13/17/25/26/29/30
  • LTE (TDD): B41
  • CA DL: B2-B2, B2-B4, B2-B5, B2-B12, B2-B13, B2-B17, B2-B29, B4-B4, B4-B5, B4-B13, B4-B17, B4-B29, B41-B41

There are certainly a lot of points in favor of the Nexus 6P, which may convince some potential buyers to spend the extra cash to get the larger of the two Nexus phones. Not all prices are similar between countries though: going from the 32 GB model of the Nexus 5X to the 32 GB model of the Nexus 6P only costs $70 in the US, but costs €120 in Europe, so it's worth keeping in mind that the Nexus 5X might be relatively cheaper where you live.

Source: Nexus 5X product page and Nexus 6P product page