Huawei Nexus 6P review: Stepping it up

21 December, 2015
Last year, a dramatic change came to Google’s Nexus offering. The upper-mid range phone that was the Nexus 5 was replaced by a premium and much more expensive model made by Motorola. Skip time ahead about a year to this fall and we are offered a true premium package with a significantly lower price tag. The Nexus 6P is beautifully designed by Huawei to please both power users and average users alike.

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  • yossi cohen
  • 6kV
  • 03 Jul 2016

Yoyo, 15 Jan 2016I like the phone so far but I use a lot the video & cam... morejust tap the screen while recording.

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    • yossi cohen
    • 6kV
    • 03 Jul 2016

    AnonD-523353, 07 Apr 2016Does anyone know if they have figured out the exposure sett... moreTry open camera it will give you full control of the camera sensor.

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      • Jaye
      • scx
      • 17 Apr 2016

      Just switched to Nexus 6p from Galaxy 4. The price compared to other newer phones win me over. I'm constantly on my phone in some fashion, so it's nice to have a stylish, reliable phone. I love the camera, apps and battery life but absolutely HATE that is not compatible with my fitbit. With the fitness craze, I certainly hope with the frequent system updates this is resolved. Love the
      fingerprint security and phone screen resolution. Just a week with the phone and no regrets.

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        • AnonD-523353
        • k9r
        • 07 Apr 2016

        Does anyone know if they have figured out the exposure settings when using the nexus 6p camera in manual mode. Sounds like all other manual settings work except +/- exposure settings. Thx

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          • AnonD-518140
          • q{p
          • 24 Mar 2016

          AnonD-461537, 29 Dec 2015Main disadvantages - Non-Removable batteryhttps://www.ifixit.com/Teardown/Nexus+6P+Teardown/51660

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            • Vishal
            • K8T
            • 22 Mar 2016

            I bought Nexus 6P yesterday (21/03) in India from Flipkart and as soon as I unboxed and switched it ON, I was able to recognize the yellow tint display.

            The yellow tint is so prominent that you simply can’t ignore it and have to ask for a Return.
            Also, the display will show pink, green and blue hues as soon as you reach a viewing angle of >145°

            By the way, I own a Samsung Galaxy S2 and an LG G Flex which are AMOLED AND POLED respectively.
            When I compare the colors especially whites with these displays, Nexus 6P looks yellow as if it was not at all designed to show whites.

            I have read the reviews about this issue and sad to say that even after 4 months of launch, the problem still persists in these phone's displays.

            I would simply advice everyone to go with Moto X Style which is a much better option over 6P.

            I have asked for a refund and would go with Moto X Style.

            Everything else about 6P is amazing which doesn’t matter when the main part of the phone sucks!!

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              • Shukla
              • 9Gy
              • 18 Mar 2016

              my nexus is not behaving ..
              address book removing my contacts
              and i am helpless...
              i regret picking this instrument
              no service center in jaipur.

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                • Anonymous
                • ssY
                • 30 Jan 2016

                These penchmark shows that S6 and S6 edge still more powerful than note 5, nexus 6p and S6 edge plus except for single core edge plus beats them all?!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!....

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                  • Yoyo
                  • 7II
                  • 15 Jan 2016

                  I like the phone so far but I use a lot the video & camera, my concern is I can't take pictures while making a video like the Samsung note III, (my prior phone) I have heard the Google camera will be updating for this option, as well as that option already exist in the phone.....if is there already, someone knows how to get to it?

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                    • AnonD-488854
                    • whC
                    • 15 Jan 2016

                    Well actually, I really do love the phone. But tha fact that I got scaratched on my screen wothout really uaing it (not even once brougjt it at work) then it is really some problem form the phone itself. I don't know why it hapended I don't even have any idea. I also wonder if they're going to chamge it for me.

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                      • mir
                      • t7E
                      • 07 Jan 2016

                      AnonD-484085, 04 Jan 2016Hi there, I am contemplating on getting the Nexus 6P, howev... moreJust read the review on the battery life section.

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                        • AnonD-484965
                        • Hxe
                        • 06 Jan 2016

                        AnonD-484085, 04 Jan 2016Hi there, I am contemplating on getting the Nexus 6P, howev... moreNexus 6P has the best battery life of all the phones i have used till now, this includes, Iphone6, S6 edge and Note Edge. At the end of the day (6 am to 12am) the phone still have more than 10% reminaing. I use my phone a lot, with emails, whatsapp and twitter. The phone gives you a screen on time of 5+ hours. I simply can say there is no better phone comparing the 3000 mAh, nexus 6P has 3450 mAh.

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                          • AnonD-434384
                          • LHj
                          • 05 Jan 2016

                          I was between the 6p and the Note5. In the end I went with the Note mainly due to the ram. I mean I get it that Google wanted a SD cpu to keep community happy to built roms easier, and I wouldn't mind the lower performance in comparison with the Exynos SoC, but why have "only" 3GB of ram? I came from the S3 that I was using for 3.5 years (since launch) and the main reason I changed it was the only 1gb of ram, from that I understood that more than raw cpu power what matters most, if you plan to keep your device, is the amount of ram.

                            AnonD-461537, 02 Jan 2016Huawei Nexus 6P - Device Components Cost only $200 or $220 ... moreSAR values doesn't matter and they are also not comparable between phones.

                            https://www.fcc.gov/consumers/guides/specific-absorption-rate-sar-cell-phones-what-it-means-you

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                              • AnonD-484085
                              • tuf
                              • 04 Jan 2016

                              Hi there, I am contemplating on getting the Nexus 6P, however I am unsure on the battery life as that is my main concern. I am currently using a Samsung Galaxy Note 3, and was looking at iPhone 6S Plus or the Nexus 6P. Battery life would definitely be better on the iPhone 6S Plus compared to the Nexus 6P, but I was wondering if anyone can advise me on the battery life capability for the Nexus 6P? For instance, light usage of Whats App, Facebook, Twitter and leaving the phone idle while at work, how long roughly can the battery lasts? Anyone? Of course the answer to stress-free battery headache is the iPhone 6S Plus, but I do not think the price justifies the value of it. Ridiculously expensive.

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                                • PaulShepardAmor
                                • Ui%
                                • 03 Jan 2016

                                AnonD-461537, 02 Jan 2016Huawei Nexus 6P - Device Components Cost only $200 or $220 ... moreI have to disagree with your comment about battery and heating issue.
                                1st. The phone battery is not exceptional but its definitely mediocre. Ive been using this for a month now and I can say that the battery is good(for me, who is a mid to heavy user). One good thing about this is that, it has a fast charging capability. And in my rvery day routine, as I wake up in the morning, I plug it in, then after having bf, taken a bath and getting dressed up,my phone is fully charged and that's only about 60 to 90mins.
                                As for the heating issue, its true that it gets warm most of the time, but know that warm and hot are 2 different words. I've been using smartphones and I think it's just expected for one to get warm when being used for a long time. .

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                                  • AnonD-461537
                                  • tes
                                  • 02 Jan 2016

                                  Huawei Nexus 6P - Device Components Cost only $200 or $220

                                  Second Nexus 6P problem is the heating issues which the Qualcomm Snapdragon 810 chipset is responsible for when playing extreme high end games.

                                  The Nexus 6P large 5.7 inch display is an AMOLED capacitive touchscreen but not a Super AMOLED which is found on the Samsung. Comparison wise the Super AMOLED consumes less power which can save the battery juice a lot and more importantly it have better viewing angles than a standard AMOLED, but sadly its ain’t any with Nexus 6P.

                                  Poor battery life, Checkout Battery life benchmark - http://snap.ashampoo.com/uploads/2016-01-02/BiwHJEc7.png

                                  And finally the last Huawei Nexus 6P problem is that if you account the radiation factor it is also one of the highest radiation level smartphone. To be exact the Nexus 6P SAR Value is 1.23 W/Kg under simultaneous transmission of all radio frequencies.

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                                    • AnonD-476243
                                    • thu
                                    • 30 Dec 2015

                                    motorola 6 and huawei 6p very best android smartphone with cheap price than

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                                      • Zed
                                      • m5d
                                      • 29 Dec 2015

                                      AnonD-461537, 29 Dec 2015Best cheap Chinese Android smartphone is Huawei Nexus 6P. I... moreBest cheap Chinese android is nexus 6p? What a silly comment! Apple designed in the US made in China, nexus 6p designed by Google in US made in China, htc and Samsung designed I'm Korea made in China and the trend continues

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                                        • AnonD-461537
                                        • ter
                                        • 29 Dec 2015

                                        Best cheap Chinese Android smartphone is Huawei Nexus 6P. Is buying a Chinese smartphone a good idea?