Nexus 6 technical review

Nexus 6 technical review :

      The new Nexus 6 was a great BIG surprise to everybody – in size and pricing – however, being made by Motorola this year, we were not surprised to see a bigger version of the Moto X, only this time around Google told them to put in the best specifications you can get your hands on.  Following the style of the Moto X, the Nexus 6 has the same small bezel front and the Moto X curve in its back, although there are no custom choices and what you see in Cloud White and Midnight Blue are what you get.  It is the usual solid Motorola built and even though it is a large device, it is comfortable to hold.

      We already talked about the 6-inch AMOLED QHD display that packs 493 pixels-per-inch (PPI) and the Qualcomm Snapdragon quad-core processor, 3GB of RAM and 32GB/64GB of internal memory.  We will jump down to one item that is different – the cameras.  The Google really upped their camera specs this time around by giving the Nexus 6 a 13MP main camera with auto-focus, a dual-tone LED flash ring that encircles the camera lens itself and they added Optical Image Stabilization (OIS)…and this compares quite favorably with the 16MP in the Galaxy Note Edge.  For the front-facing camera (FFC) they put in a 2MP to take your social media selfies and for video chatting…not quite up to the 3.7MP wide angle in the Note Edge, but the 2MP will certainly do the job.  The battery in the Nexus 6 is a huge 3220mAh size – the same used in the Galaxy Note 4 – because of the curved display, Samsung shaved the Note Edge to only 3000mAh.  We also need to ‘note’ that the Nexus 6 battery is not removable while the Galaxy Note Edge’s is removable.

      As far as extra features go, the Nexus 6 has a pair of stereo front-facing speakers, a water resistant nano coating, they included the Turbo Charger, and it is wireless charging capable.  Certainly one of the Nexus line’s most endearing qualities is it comes with the latest and greatest Android 5.0 Lollipop and will continue to get the updates quicker than anybody else…certainly faster than any Samsung.  It also packs some great Motorola software features as well.  It is also available on all the major U.S. networks for an off-contract price of $649 or a two-year contract price of about $199.