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With two years separating these LG-built Nexuses, does the new one match the legendary original? At the time of its launch back at the end of 2013, the first Nexus 5 was a bit of a revelation. Following up on the inexpensive wonderment of the Nexus 4, LG cranked out another budget-friendly phone in partnership with Google that ended up being quite a hit with both average consumers and hardcore Android enthusiasts alike. Two years later, we have the Nexus 5X, once again coming from a partnership of LG and Google, with naming and design clearly harkening back to the somewhat-inexplicable nostalgia toward the original Nexus 5. Understated design, simple materials and a "value greater than the sum of its parts" mindset have all carried over to this phone from its predecessor. Have these two companies paired up to make a worthy successor to arguably the best-received Nexus of all time? We're going to explore just that. Nostalgic hardware "LG's second Ne​...

The reasons to not try Project Fi are diminished or gone completely, but there are still a few big restrictions. When Project Fi first launched, invites were hard to come by and it was restricted to just the original Nexus 6 — both things that made it tough to consider for many people. Now that Google is rolling out invites at a faster clip (even recently opening the service to everyone for one day), and you have the choice of a new Nexus 6P and Nexus 5X, it may be worth reevaluating if its a good choice for you. Get to know Project Fi In order to consider Project Fi, you'll probably want to get acquainted with the basics of the service first. Learn about how Project Fi handles network switching between T-Mobile, Sprintand Wifi, how the international data rates stack up and just how the billing works overall. Here are the high points: Project Fi only bills you for what you use — data is $10 per GB no mat...