As I type this news story out I can see my Nexus 5 plugged into its charger because after all the heavy use the past few years, the thing won’t hold a charge past 1pm. Still, I do live and breathe that phone, even posting articles on here through it, so I’ve been eagerly anticipating the new line of Nexus phones.

Ignoring the 6 that was just too large for anyone not named Andre the Giant, the new Nexus 5X looks pretty sharp. Both the 5X and 6P are available for pre-order starting today (phones drop in October) via the Google Store which will be the only place to find them.

Since the phones are exclusive to the Google Store both will come unlocked and you’ll be able to take them to any carrier you wish. The Nexus 5x will retail for $379 while the Nexus 6P will cost you a whopping $499. It’s great that these phones come unlocked, but since you aren’t buying them from a carrier you also won’t be getting any carrier discounts and will be stuck paying full price.

What makes both of these new models unique though is that they will give you the option to ditch all carriers altogether thanks to Google’s Project Fi wireless service. This new service will cost you $20 per month for both talk and texting, while data will cost you an additional $10 per gigabyte. This is great for those like myself that fluctuate in data usage from month to month. On WiFi a lot this month, great! Doing more traveling and need data, Project Fi will automatically upgrade you so you won’t get dinged with any fees.

The service can end up being quite a bit cheaper than going with a carrier, and if you do have questions you can easily tap an icon and a Google customer support rep will call you! That’s right, you won’t have to deal with any waiting on the phone to get the answers you need. The way Project Fi works is that is piggy-backs on other carriers, always searching out the strongest signal for your location. Walking down the street you see yourself on Verizon, but quickly swap on the fly to ATT if the coverage is better, or even hop onto WiFi if a solid signal is close. It’s an interesting system to say the least.
Google is also throwing in a 90-day subscription to their Google Play Music service is you are into that sort of thing, as well as tossing you a $50 Google Play Store credit to use however you want. I don’t know about you, but $50 bucks in the Google Play Store is a good chunk of change for a ton of games and movie rentals. Lastly, you can also upgrade to Nexus Protect for $69 that covers two years worth of accidental damage and breakdowns.