No wireless charging either? Not a dealbreaker, but I did use it on my 5.
Also, while Google's specs don't list wireless charging Motorola does: https://www.motorola.com/us/Nexus-6/nexus-6-motorola-us.html...
Haven't been able to find info on whether the Nexus 9 supports Qi as well - but again I'm disappointed with the increased size over the Nexus 7 there.
The other thing that disappoints me is that it does away with one of the (arguably) biggest benefits of the more affordable models: a highly-specced (if perhaps missing a few unnecessary bells and whistles) device that's priced low enough to offer some real incentive to people who might consider leaving the subsidy/contract model behind. At least in the US, there isn't much challenge to this model because most people will pick a contract over no contract if it means paying $100-200 up front instead of the cost of a new laptop. As a result, carriers have less incentive to compete on price and terms because most everyone is either stuck in a contract or assumes they might as well sign one because the alternative is shelling out a lot of money up front.
I had kicked around ditching contracts for a while but usually ended up in the same boat. My options were a flagship phone for $200 up front on a contract, the same phone for $700 without a contract, or some crap phone for who knows how much on prepaid. Getting a flagship-level device for $350 up front gave me the push I needed to move to prepaid and it's been great. If they ever piss me off I can just go get a SIM from somewhere else. No carrier BS and no $700+ device costs.
Right now I'm just glad to be getting 5.0 on my N5. It's been a great device and while a spec bump may have convinced me to spend another $350 this year, at least I'll get that new-phone feel from the new OS.
They still sell the N5. If you like the one you have, you could just buy another one.
It is so frustrating to see all this "oh no, it's too big, what will I do" when the Nexus 5 is still in stock and shipping.
very bottom: Battery 3220 mAh Mixed usage up to 24 hours* Qi Wireless charging support
OT: I hope wireless charging is there to stay. Being in robotics this is one technology that would benefit robots tremendously when it becomes more mainstream.
I ended up buying a Sony Xperia Z1 Compact (amami). It's damn near the same specs of a Nexus 5 except it actually fits in my hand (5.0"x2.56"x0.37"). Works flawlessly with Cyanogenmod. Best purchase I ever made. I bought two of them I liked it so much. Good on Sony for making an excellent smartphone.
If I have to use two hands to handle it, it's not a phone, it's a tablet.
I have a G as a backup phone, and it is a great small phone. If I wasn't used to the performance of my X, I could definitely live with the G. Great screen, fast enough, takes an SD card, near-stock Android.
I suppose there is still a market for people like me to have a single touchscreen device and not worrying about it being redundant to some other device category that I haven't even acknowledged.
Tablets are fantastic, so much more useful. So much easier to carry around. Sure, a laptop is perfectly fine, so is a desktop in one room. But if you travel a lot, then they are so much better.
And since you could get a reasonable tablet for $99, you don't have to be too wealthy to appreciate it.
Guess I'll just have to look and see which current phones are well supported by Cyanogen.