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.



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.