Nexus 6 vs. Galaxy Note 4: A game of Battleships

20 February 2015
Google and Samsung. The two pillars of Android are good at being partners, but their rivalry is even more exciting to watch. Especially when they pull out their best. The Nexus 6 and the Galaxy Note 4. The two want to be the defining Android device...

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  • AnonD-79452
  • 0GW
  • 21 Feb 2015

No Fan Boy...!, 21 Feb 2015Man...the people who complain about Touchwiz are Apple fanb... moree u talkin about skins on note 4 ? what skins only skin it has is lagwiz but on nexus you have cm12 which has skins and layers and themes. go research man

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    • AnonD-79452
    • 0GW
    • 21 Feb 2015

    AnonD-43136, 21 Feb 2015If it's so laggy then how does it beat nexus 6 with the sam... moreyou have to wake up, on paper it can ONLY win, 6-4 nexus wins wake up dude wake up

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      • AnonD-79452
      • 0GW
      • 21 Feb 2015

      AnonD-7433, 21 Feb 2015So.. The Note 4 only wins on camera.. Hmm.. Lol Sorry, but ... moredude i am an architect so know what is S pen or other features . sorry u r a loser

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        • AnonD-213026
        • uSW
        • 21 Feb 2015

        AnonD-70674, 21 Feb 2015You should put your glasses on, and read the whole review a... morethe problem with the nexus 6 is that its multitasking capability falls significantly short of the note 4's. nothing out there comes close to the way samsung has integrated productivity, performance, and utility into one compact device.

        smoothness or snappiness doesn't matter to most practical people. only the really anal ones get ticked off by a few milliseconds of lag that happens a few times a day.

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          • AnonD-366369
          • 4%i
          • 21 Feb 2015

          TouchWiz is one of the biggest reasons I prefer Samsung over any Nexus device. A"pure"Android experience is bland and ho-hum, while I constantly use many TouchWiz exclusive features. I couldn't care less about getting the latest OS updates when what's available falls short of my expectations.

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            • AnonD-70674
            • Jcp
            • 21 Feb 2015

            No Fan Boy...!, 21 Feb 2015Talking about the performance , you said almost all benchma... moreYou should put your glasses on, and read the whole review again, especially the performance page.
            Out of 11 benchmarks, note wins 4 of them, nexus wins 6 of them, and one is a tie (not that benchmarks are really important).
            In real life, nexus is snappier in almost all aspects, especially multitasking.

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              • AnonD-265341
              • ssS
              • 21 Feb 2015

              All android and iphone has a HR monitor. It's just an ap for good sake.

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                • AnonD-126854
                • TXn
                • 21 Feb 2015

                Anonymous, 21 Feb 2015Wrong.A lot of Android fans complain about TouchWiz too.No !
                Only the apple's propaganda media, all jealous iboys, and only few android freaks are trolling TouchWiz.
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                TW is great, and millions upon millions of ppl LOVE IT. Disable the features that you don't use, and you are ready to go.

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                  • fr56
                  • AJx
                  • 21 Feb 2015

                  I had a Note4 on upgrade, sent it back 1 week later. Lag, lag, lag. Got a Z3 instead, and am now selling that one a month later. Bought a OnePlus instead and have CM12 running on it. Perfect. Beats the Note4 and Z3 in every aspect. Just does the job of Lollipop perfectly. And it has the Cyanogen tie-in as well. Ace.

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                    • mick
                    • fsW
                    • 21 Feb 2015

                    Battery life and performance of the note 4 are simply awesome. Only heavy or buisness users know really how important this endurance is beside all performances. My lg g3 is quite poor in that case. If the g4 wont match this much better my next one will be the note 4. Even the price now is adequate after few months from release.

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                      • Anonymous
                      • HI8
                      • 21 Feb 2015

                      No Fan Boy...!, 21 Feb 2015Man...the people who complain about Touchwiz are Apple fanb... moreWrong.A lot of Android fans complain about TouchWiz too.

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                        • SundownLS1
                        • 4Jk
                        • 21 Feb 2015

                        Yes, the Note 4 is an awesome phone, but I chose the Nexus 6 for one reason only ... unlockable bootloader.

                        As a VZW user whose previous phone was the Note 3, dealing with the way VZW and Samsung lock down their phones was enough to push me to the Nexus. For those of us that like to run custom ROMs, the Note 4 was never even a viable option, regardless of the specs.

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                          • AnonD-283789
                          • ut3
                          • 21 Feb 2015

                          What the shootout shows is extremely clear: the Nexus 6's defeat at the hands of the Note 4. Except a few glitches here and there, the Note 4 easily wins this comparo. It's beastly specs, mindblowing display, great (and slightly laggy) UI, awesome camera and the venerable S-Pen make sure it becomes the undisputed King of Phablets.

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                            • No Fan Boy...!
                            • 7t5
                            • 21 Feb 2015

                            AnonD-70674, 21 Feb 2015How can I write my opinion without Gsma deleting my comment... moreTalking about the performance , you said almost all benchmarks show Nexus 6 as clear winner...!
                            Did you even read the benchmarks page...?
                            Are you blind...?
                            It Clearly shows that Note 4 is clear winner in almost all benchmarks...!
                            You are just a blind fanboy , TouchWiz in not as heavy as it was before...so performance and battery life is great on Note 4...!

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                              • No Fan Boy...!
                              • 7t5
                              • 21 Feb 2015

                              AnonD-79452, 21 Feb 2015After the fourth page i stopped reading this useless review... moreMan...the people who complain about Touchwiz are Apple fanboys trying to troll on Samsung...!
                              Who told you that all people hate Touchwiz ...?
                              I personally love TouchWiz & would prefer it over any other Skins , especially over stock android skin...the stock android skin is so boring for me...!

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                                • Joe sHmoe
                                • UD{
                                • 21 Feb 2015

                                AnonD-366292, 21 Feb 2015Love it or hate it the results are in and they are accurate... moreYou sir have a great idea of matching up the nexus 6 with the iphone 6.That would be a great review to read about.

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                                  • AnonD-43136
                                  • 39x
                                  • 21 Feb 2015

                                  AnonD-79452, 21 Feb 2015After the fourth page i stopped reading this useless review... moreIf it's so laggy then how does it beat nexus 6 with the same hardware? Nexus devices while being good used to be for either devs or for people who want power at a low price. Nexus 6 is a misfit..

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                                    • AnonD-366292
                                    • Isf
                                    • 21 Feb 2015

                                    Love it or hate it the results are in and they are accurate. Note 4 trumps nexus 6 and the reason is simple. The note 4 is a true phablet, with added functionality to make use of the real estate. The nexus 6, like the iPhone 6 Plus, is just a large phone with little to nothing more added to take advantage of its size. That's why this battle was a landslide.

                                    I'm sorry Google but the nexus 6 vs the note 4 is the equivalent of bringing a knife to a gun fight, there is no match, the note 4 is in a league of its own. Point blank. Now nexus 6 vs iPhone 6 Plus is something I'd like to see. That should be an even match-up. The only thing we can compare the note 4 to is the note 3. Yep the nexus 6 never had a chance.

                                    Btw, to all the touchwiz detractors calling it lagwiz and what have you just FYI that issue has been addressed and resolved with the note 4. However bloat is still a valid argument but doesn't impact the actual user experience as it did in the past.

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                                      • AnonD-7433
                                      • XMF
                                      • 21 Feb 2015

                                      AnonD-79452, 21 Feb 2015After the fourth page i stopped reading this useless review... moreSo.. The Note 4 only wins on camera.. Hmm.. Lol Sorry, but you obviously, OBVIOUSLY are a complete ignorant who has no idea whatsoever about what his talking about.. Sorry :)

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                                        • Samy
                                        • Nqw
                                        • 21 Feb 2015

                                        I actually hate samsung products but the note 4 wins this one pretty easily in my opinion.