The Nexus phones seem to be behind features and specs wise. This is the first time they are about on-par. I do like the unlock/fingerprint on back though. Seems more natural to me and helps trim the size.
To be honest, a lot of people buy Nexus phones for the stock android experience, with the earlier updates than most other phones. The vet cheap prices prior to last year also factor in. I had a N4, N5 and skipped last year because I didn't want a phablet. Very tempted by the Z5 but I guess I'm a Nexus fanboy now. A Z5 at 32gb costs around the same as a 6p with 128gb BUT it has a micro SD slot that supports up to 200gb. 6p has a bigger battery, z5 has stamina mode. Z5 has better camera, 6p has 240fps@720p. I used to own Sony phones but some of their phone features would be disabled if you unlocked the bootloader. I'm going to be rooting right off the bat so I'd need to check if that's still the case with the Z5. Z5 looks nicer. NEED HALP
All phones out right now are pretty disappointing IMO, unless you like iOS. I'd just wait 6 months if you can
my friend was getting it earlier too. the size was 406MB.. which kinda blew my mind. the factory image for the marshmallow on nexus 5 is only 566MB. meanwhile on the nexus 6, it's 1GB. not sure why the massive difference in sizes.
My wife's N5 is showing signs of better battery life since moving to Marshmallow. She is a heavy user and was charging her phone twice a day at times, since the update she's even managed to get through an entire day without charging it on one occasion, approx 36 hours between full charge and it beeping for a charge which is a first. Lollipop was supposed to improve battery life but I never found that it did, in fact I would say it for worse but so far Marshmallow looks to keep its promise. Neither N7 (2013) has the update yet so only have the one device to judge it on so far. Will be able to give a proper judgement once they have it installed.
Lollipop was was a crap OS version that gave me serious doubts about buying another android device this generation. KitKat was way better.
@khaid gave his thoughts on the previous page, I agree with all of them. Once the 'wow' factor wears off, it's a pretty annoying phone. When you want to reach the edge of any screen, you're gonna grab the wrong screen unintentionally. Gets frustrating real fast IMO.
Android is a dumpster OS for poors and irrational Apple haters. Some Android phones have innovative features, but they're invariably really poorly implemented, and it takes Apple to get them working to where an average person can actually use them. I say this as someone who has owned Android phones and permanently switched back to iOS.
So the Note 4 or Note 5 would be a better choice? Oddly it's my wife that wants to switch. Her 4 craped out and now her 5 is craping out. Battery lasts about 1/2 day, the camera pictures look awful, and it freezes up. Apple quality is a marketing illusion.
There was a known issue and recall. Did you check if you can get a free battery for the iPhone 5? https://www.apple.com/support/iphone5-battery/ I was able to get my moms replaced for free even though it passed diagnostics. If it's in good condition, you should be able to talk them into it.
I hear about this a lot but I still have yet to see such things. I bought my mom her iphone 5 back in November 2012 and it has yet to see these symptoms. I'd suggest you get her an iPhone 6s plus. batteries in the plus versions are much larger than the standard size iphones. if you had to choose between the note 4 and 5 though, go with the note 5.
The 4 goes for about $400 and has the memory card option. The 5 I can find for $550. Samsung is running a $200 gift card promo to their website when signing up for Samsung Pay with the Note 5. Seems like a good deal.
One of the reasons I mentioned not to get the 4 was because it uses an old soc. It's not as efficient as samsung's new exynos soc so the battery life suffers a bit when you compare them. Also it'll come down to software support. If your wife is thinking of keeping the phone for long term, this is a big factor.