Nexus 6P being replaced under warranty for free, but any others I should look at?

[burritoincognito]

I love my Nexus 6P, but the battery's been weird on me lately, and since I still had a few months left in that 2 year warranty I bought, I figured I ought to exercise it and get it replaced.

So, my "new" 6P will be here Thursday. I'm wondering if I shouldn't just turn around and toss it on eBay in favor of something new. I had no problems with the 6P before the battery just started discharging rapidly(I went from 2-3 days of use to a few pictures and 3 hours of steaming Pandora killed it), but I wouldn't be opposed to a smaller phone for whatever I could reasonably expect to get for a 64GB Frost 6P.

I mean, if I have to redo the phone anyway, now's a good time for a change. I love the camera of the 6P, but outside of that...I'm open to suggestions. I just don't want to pay Pixel or Samsung S8 prices. Going down to a 5" again wouldn't be bad. I miss the size of the Nexus 5...I just don't miss the shit camera.

 

[Mad Maxx]

OnePlus 5 and LG V30 are worth a look. My sister just got a Moto Z and loves it.

 

[T4rd]

I had the same issue, as well as the early shutdown issue on my 6P that plagued many others. I got a replacement OEM battery for $10 and replaced it myself and it restored it to new again. I went from 2-3 hours SoT and shutting down with 10%-30%b reported battery left to 4-5 hours SoT again and no more early shutdowns.

Since I really like having stereo speakers and miss my IR blaster from my M8, I would only like to replace it with a phone that has those features. The only recent one that I've been tempted to buy with those is the Mate 9, which sells for $400-$500 usually. I really like my wife's Moto Z Play too though, so I'm considering getting the next Z2 Force phone, esp if it's sold through T-Mobile and supports their WiFi calling.

 

[biggles]

My favorite Android phones at the moment are LG G6, HTC U11, and OnePlus 5. Probably the HTC is too expensive for your budget. The other 2 have trade-offs between one another. Raw power on OnePlus 5 with better software skin and greater internal storage. Better camera and water resistance on LG G6. OnePlus 5 is GSM only so would not work if you are on Verizon or Sprint. Pixel is available at a discount if you look around but I would avoid it right now. Pixel 2 should be here soon and at that point original Pixel will get a solid price drop.