| Local Name | Nexus 5X |
| Technology | GSM / CDMA / HSPA / LTE |
| 4G Bands | LTE band 1(2100), 2(1900), 3(1800), 4(1700/2100), 5(850), 7(2600), 12(700), 13(700), 17(700), 20(800), 25(1900), 26(850), 29(700) - American model | LTE band 1(2100), 3(1800), 4(1700/2100), 8(900), 26(850), 38(2600), 40(2300), 41(2500) - Asian model | LTE band 1(2100), 2(1900), 3(1800), 4(1700/2100) |
| 3G Bands | HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700 / 1900 / 2100 - American model | HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100 - Asian model | HSDPA 800 / 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1800 / 1900 / 2100 - Global model |
| 2G Bands | GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - all models | CDMA 800 / 1900 - American model |
| Speed | HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE-A Cat6 300/50 Mbps |
| GPRS | Class 12 |
| EDGE | Class 12 |
| Announced | 2015, September |
| Status | Available. Released 2015, October |
| Dimensions | 147 x 72.6 x 7.9 mm (5.79 x 2.86 x 0.31 in) |
| Weight | 136 g (4.80 oz) |
| Build | Plastic body |
| SIM | Nano-SIM |
| Display Type | IPS LCD capacitive touchscreen, 16M colors |
| Screen Size | 5.2 inches, 74.9 cm2 (~70.2% screen-to-body ratio) |
| Resolution | 1080 x 1920 pixels, 16:9 ratio (~423 ppi density) |
| Mulitouch | Yes |
| Protection | Corning Gorilla Glass 3, oleophobic coating |
| OS | Android 6.0 (Marshmallow), upgradable to Android 8.0 (Oreo) |
| Chipset | Qualcomm MSM8992 Snapdragon 808 |
| CPU | Hexa-core (4x1.4 GHz Cortex-A53 & 2x1.8 GHz Cortex-A57) |
| GPU | Adreno 418 |
| Card Slot | No |
| Internal Memory | 16/32 GB, 2 GB RAM |
| Primary Camera | 12.3 MP (f/2.0, 26mm, 1/2.3", 1.55µm), laser autofocus, dual-LED dual-tone flash |
| Camera Features | Geo-tagging, touch focus, face detection, HDR, panorama |
| Video | 2160p@30fps, 1080p@30fps, 720p@120fps, HDR |
| Secondary Camera | 5 MP (f/2.0, 1/4", 1.4µm), HDR |
| Alert Types | Vibration; MP3, WAV ringtones |
| Loudspeaker | Yes |
| 3.5mm Jack | Yes |
| Sound | Active noise cancellation with dedicated mic |
| WLAN | Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct, DLNA, hotspot |
| Bluetooth | 4.2, A2DP |
| GPS | Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS |
| NFC | Yes |
| Radio | No |
| USB | 2.0, Type-C 1.0 reversible connector |
| Sensors | Fingerprint (rear-mounted), accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass, barometer |
| Messaging | SMS(threaded view), MMS, Email, Push Email, IM |
| Browser | HTML5 |
| Features Summary | DivX/MP4/H.264 player, MP3/WAV/eAAC+/Flac player, Photo/video editor, Document editor |
| Battery | Non-removable Li-Po 2700 mAh battery |
| Colors | Carbon, Quartz, Ice |