Nexus 5X launch: Google releases its newest LG-made smartphone

The phone is running Android Marshmallow and has a 5.2 inch screen

An attendee inspects the Nexus 5X during a media event on 29 September (Justin Sullivan/Getty Images)

Google's new Nexus 5X smartphone has officially gone on sale in the UK.

Some lucky buyers managed to get their phones early after they preordered from the Carphone Warehouse, but the phones have become available to the unwashed masses from today.

The phone starts at £339 for the 16GB version, going up to £379 for the biggest 32GB phone.

The phone carries the Google name but it's been built bt LG, and is a welcome improvement on old favourite, the Nexus 5.

Running Android Marshmallow, the latest Android OS, the phone boasts a 5.2 inch display, a Snapdragon 808 processor, 2GB of RAM and a 13 megapixel camera, with larger pixels that Google claims will absorb more light, giving you better pictures in darker conditions.

The phone also has a fingerprint scanner called the Nexus Imprint - which will allow users to unlock the phone and authenticate Android Pay transactions, although this new service hasn't yet arrived in the UK.

Also released today is the the Nexus 6P, a bigger phone that's not quite as pocket-friendly as the 5X.

The 6P is the first Nexus phone to be made entirely of metal, but the 5X is still plastic.

However, with a range of new features and a reasonable price point, the Nexus 5X is a good replacement for its beloved predecessor.