Help Which phone to buy after Nexus 4?

[Colmss]

Hi!

I hope this is the right sub-forum. If not please just move me...

Unfortunately, my Nexus 4 died a couple of days ago and now I need a new phone. Actually, I was really happy with my Nexus 4. Set aside the Android 5.0 update, it was always very good to me.

Now I am thinking about which phone to buy next. The only thing that could be better is the camera. Maybe the GPS, too. What I definitely don't want is a lot of bloatware. Vanilla Android would be great!

The obvious choice would be the Nexus 5 but, well, it's more than a year old. The Nexus 6 is too large and too expensive for my taste! Any recommendations?

Thank you!

PS: My price category is Nexus 5ish (I'm not in the US so I guess that's a good benchmark).

Thank you!

 

[El Presidente]

Moved to the Device/Carrier comparisons area.

What about something like the Motorola X? It's basically Vanilla Android, relatively cheap and widely regarded as one of the best phones released within the last year.

 

[kate]

Price wise the OnePlus One meets what you're looking for.

$299 - $349, works with GSM carriers, has a custom version of Android but no carrier bloat, 5.5 inch screen (half inch smaller then Nexus 6, not sure if that's still too big for you).

 

[Colmss]

Hi guys, thanks for your recommendations! I did some comparison between my candidates and interestingly found the Galaxy S 5 to meet them best. I know... it's a bloatware nightmare but I think I can handle that. Besides this, it meets my requirements!