99 cents ? ! That ' s a hell of a deal ! He ' s heading DOWNTOWN ! . cruising through the ALLEY ! Tiptoeing on the streets like BALLEEEE ! <| sep |> I love mine , but I can ' t say I ' d recommend it as a purchase today , mostly because of the discontinuation of official software updates for it . I know that there are some good custom ROMs and that an official CM 14 port is a possibility , but I don ' t feel it compares to monthly security patches from Google . On the plus side , I ' d like to say that I absolutely love the N 5 ' s design , specially the playfullooking curves of the top and bottom . Most new devices seem to have a very staid , dry sort of a look , so I ' m not too enthused by the new Pixels . Also , my N 5 is still very snappy in terms of performance , though I admit that I ' m not a very demanding user , which is also why the battery life is still alrightish for me . Overall , I ' d say that while it ' s not a great purchase today , it ' s still a good device for existing owners . I ' m probably going to hang onto mine untilif ever Google launches Pixels with a less derivativeboring look and a slightly more affordable price .