Motorola Nexus 6 review: Setting the tone
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- AnonD-27754
- PT6
- 13 Nov 2014
lol there are indeed 2 flashes around the camera. look closely.
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- Anonymous
- 3I{
- 13 Nov 2014
Anonymous, 13 Nov 2014Stock Android, faster updates, and front stereo speakers. ... moreBut is non stock Android i.e. TouchWiz still so bad as the hate want us to believe or has it improved? One thing for sure - stock Android does not support the S pen. And elsewhere on the web a review said Lollipops camera app is poor - well actually terrible. And no multi window.
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- AnonD-274519
- pWQ
- 13 Nov 2014
Samy, 13 Nov 2014Not a single mention of how unnecessarily big this phone is... moreIt should still fit in normal-sized pockets and has a big enough screen for comfortable browsing experience. I don't see any problems, personally I don't mind if it required both hands for using it easily. I wish my One M8 had a bigger screen.
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- Samy
- fvT
- 13 Nov 2014
Not a single mention of how unnecessarily big this phone is in the review?
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- AnonD-259899
- y0B
- 13 Nov 2014
AnonD-297684, 13 Nov 2014there is no flash LED at back in pics. why GSMARENA stated ... moreLook closely at the rings around the camera, you'll see two yellowish dots, those are the Dual LEDs.
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- AnonD-297684
- uQ{
- 13 Nov 2014
there is no flash LED at back in pics. why GSMARENA stated that it has dual flash LED?
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- Prashant
- PAX
- 13 Nov 2014
Mistaken.... Its not a tablet but a phablet
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- AnonD-259899
- y0B
- 13 Nov 2014
AnonD-5666, 13 Nov 2014Pathetic Batterylife. Check Anand tech review. The disp... moreProject Volta is not the issue, project Volta works just fine, if you want proof just head over to arstechnica and they have shown just how much a battery life gain the Developer preview L gave on the Nexus 5. This just shows how poor the actual battery life will be without Lollipop.
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- AnonD-330629
- 2Zu
- 13 Nov 2014
A Con/Downside that needs adding to these reviews is the complete lack of WCDMA and LTE support that seemingly every non-Apple smartphone features.
An iPhone 6/6 Plus sold in most non-US/non-China countries supports the vast, vast majority of WCDMA and LTE networks worldwide. Meanwhile, the international version of the Nexus 6 doesn't work properly in the US on either WCDMA or LTE networks (and doesn't work properly on existing Australian LTE networks).
It's a pathetic state of affairs.
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- AnonD-252027
- Snu
- 13 Nov 2014
AnonD-252027, 13 Nov 2014pros: best camera good battery metal frame 3gb RAM fas... morealso cons is not accurate color reproduction
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- Anonymous
- kkx
- 13 Nov 2014
Ronin, 13 Nov 2014Why should I choose it over Galaxy Note 4? I can't find any... moreStock Android, faster updates, and front stereo speakers.
Everything else...Note 4. So I'm in agreeance.
The Note 4 is simply the best overall device out and that probably won't change for a while. Simple facts.
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- Ronin
- MpU
- 13 Nov 2014
Why should I choose it over Galaxy Note 4? I can't find any argument..... I was crossing my fingers for this phone... so dissapoited...
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- Anonymous
- kkx
- 13 Nov 2014
They forgot to mention size as a disadvantage.
Yeah some of us love larger devices. However not everyone does.
Nor is the Nexus line an established phablet line.
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- AnonD-329380
- K8T
- 13 Nov 2014
Still my Nokia Lumia 1520 is better in terms of battery, camera with 128 gb of expandable memory by microSD and qi wireless charging is not a new thing.
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- rosanglura
- vG1
- 13 Nov 2014
Time for the next Note-Nexus-iPhone CAMERA SHOOTOUT!! \m/
COYG
PS: Wager the Note will sell more due to the giganormous size of this Nexus. And 6+ looks too effeminate (which is good for ladies though)
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- AnonD-5666
- b%L
- 13 Nov 2014
Pathetic Batterylife.
Check Anand tech review. The display is just half as bright as Note 4 display. But compare the video playback. It's 7 hours less, even though the display is half bright.
As usual, Nexus with bad display and pathetic batterylife.
Project Volta, my a$$
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- AnonD-252027
- Snu
- 13 Nov 2014
pros:
best camera
good battery
metal frame
3gb RAM
fast interface and update
amoled screen
very good display color temperature and grayscale (gray, white)
cons:
flickering display
low max brightness
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- AnonD-259899
- uC3
- 13 Nov 2014
The camera has improved A LOT, anyone saying the camera is poor are just blind haters. This is far better than Droid Turbo and leagues above Nexus 5. Certainly up there with the best like Note 4 and Z3 in day light samples atleast.
Battery life is nothing great, Samsung has managed to reduce the power consumption of the QHD panel a little bit compared to the Note 3 which at-least ensured it got close to what Note 3 achieved in IM/browsing tests. Nexus 6 has the same typical Motorola weakness in video play back tests. There should be more battery life in the video playback test in the very least. All that said this is leagues above what Nexus 5 achieved and so Google are right when they say this will give 24 hrs worth of battery life with a more typical usage, under truly heavy usage no phone lasts 24hrs except for maybe the Droid Turbo and Razer Maxx.
Nexus 6 is a pass for me but I wont hesitate recommending it to anyone who is coming from some 2011/12 flagship looking to buy a new phone. I will look to get the Moto Maxx
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- Anonymous
- 0BG
- 13 Nov 2014
Another nexus and another mediocre overrated peace of crap. Poor battery, no sd. As always.
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- Anonymous
- Ibx
- 13 Nov 2014
It is a disapointment that the review does not compare with Nexus 5 to see the real progress or regress. The larger the screen the closer you get to a tablet and it is easier to make a larger phone or tablet than a miniature phone, raw material is not a factor so cheaper should be.