Nexus 6P vs. LG V10 vs. Galaxy Note5: Jumbo joust

13 January, 2016
We've gathered three of the best Android phablets with a 5.7" screen. All three hail from the East but instead of Zen calmness they epitomize the latest and greatest in mobile technology.

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  • 15 Jan 2016

The V10's replaceable battery is really under valued . It takes the note 5 100-120 minutes to charge 100% , but the V10 can go from 0-100% in mere seconds with a battery swap. Carrying a extra battery while on a family vacation or stuck on a lay over while travelling can be a life saver

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    • Anonymous
    • 6XU
    • 15 Jan 2016

    I think nexus is the best with light UI. The others will lag soon.

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      • AnonD-41599
      • xtb
      • 15 Jan 2016

      You can't be serious rating the V10 inferior to Note 5 for headphones performance! Audiophiles all over the world rave about this phone's sound!
      I wish there could be a user blind vote for this like for the camera. Then you would not be able to support your favorite Samsung!!

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        • AnonD-485665
        • dPU
        • 15 Jan 2016

        V10 is the best. Design no1, shock resistant, plus sd card and removable battery, second screen plus dual seffie cam. No other phone has all this. Plus, it has gorgeous screen, as good as Amoled. Only weak point ist battery, I have G4 and battery is bad. SD 808 is perfect for daily use, I can use it non srop ald is fast. Ok, it is not benchmark champion, but it works flawlessly. Note 5 is great also, but Note 5 problem is called S6 Edge Plus. Ok, Note has S-pwn which is great but useless in real life. Huawei is Huawei, no brand recognition, totaly irrelevant. I also haven't said that V10 has double tap for wake up whic is best innovation ever, since G2. If V10 had bettery battery it would be pwrfwct

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          • AnonD-462139
          • 9xt
          • 15 Jan 2016

          AnonD-72449, 14 Jan 2016After looking at all 3 of these phones i decided to go with... moreBelieve me 808 will not bother you at all!
          As a matter of the battery you will see that for an average user it really doesn't matter..

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            • Anonymous
            • 4wc
            • 15 Jan 2016

            Anonymous, 14 Jan 2016And here you are, still not able to tell me a phone thats j... moreI do not understand why people call Samsung phones or Touchwiz laggy. I heavily use my Note 4 and I've never ran into an issue where it has been anything less than snappy. Occasionally heavy GPU usage causes the phone to get a little warm, but that's it.

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              • copram
              • 73M
              • 15 Jan 2016

              As a former user of a N3 I'm fond of the Hua's UI that offers blocking of the bloatware and and kind of a firewall which my P8max has. The 5.7" sreens are siimply to small to make handwriiten notes or sketches.
              What i miss on my Hua are pen and sensors like atm pressure, UV.

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                • AnonD-484778
                • YhN
                • 14 Jan 2016

                AnonD-77443, 14 Jan 2016The V10 is killed by a pathetic 56 hour battery life. Al... moreI tend to agree with the assertion that the battery life is mitigated by the ability to swap out the battery, something I wish fewer phones were moving away from.

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                  • AnonD-77443
                  • v6J
                  • 14 Jan 2016

                  AnonD-72449, 14 Jan 2016After looking at all 3 of these phones i decided to go with... moreThe V10 is killed by a pathetic 56 hour battery life.

                  Also, you can only get SD cards up to 200GB at this stage. Still 200GB + 64GB is a LOT better than the 32GB max that Samsung is offering in my country.

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                    • AnonD-77443
                    • v6J
                    • 14 Jan 2016

                    Its a shame that Samsung ruined the GN5 by only offering the 32GB version in a lot of places.

                      Android Hero, 14 Jan 2016Definetely nexus 6p is android phone of 2015. Just look at ... moreThe 6P screen is just terrible in person, even my G4's screen is way better.

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                        • AnonD-72449
                        • q@f
                        • 14 Jan 2016

                        After looking at all 3 of these phones i decided to go with the LG V10.. Here's why:
                        -Removable battery (Doesn't even matter that it doesn't last as long as the others)
                        -Micro SD slot up to 2TB
                        -Best camera out of the 3 (Manual mode for pics and video, need i say more?)
                        -64GB internal (Reviewer failed to mention)
                        -Ir Blaster (Use this a lot more than i thought i would)
                        -Rugged build with 2 layers of CGG 4
                        -Military 810G certified - shock resistant
                        - Hi-Fi DAC sound
                        -Lg parts are generally cheaper if you're looking to repair yourself

                        The Note 5 is not a power users phone anymore like the Note 4 was.. also Samsung devices start to have noticeable lag after 2 or 3 months.. Note 5 still has ram issue. (Always re-draws apps).. Only thing i like about it is the S Pen.. because it's actually useful.. And takes advantage of the larger screen real estate. Also i expected the camera to be much better..

                        Nexus 6P is cheaper than the other 2 but the camera performance didn't impress me, specially after they went for the 12mp with bigger pixels to have better low-light performance.. (LG V10 still owns it). Audio from jack is terrible.. Things that it has going for it are the super fast updates, front facing stereo speakers, and great performance in both daily tasks & gaming.


                        I think i've made the right choice going for the V10. I would of loved if it used the 810 processor and if it had front facing stereo speakers but then in my opinion it would be TOO good lol. Everyone is different and i feel like this is the phone for me!!! :)

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                          • AnonD-142922
                          • mxx
                          • 14 Jan 2016

                          AnonD-190634, 14 Jan 2016Note 5 is expensive as hell and doens't get updates easily,... morebest is galaxy 6s edge cheap now :)

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                            • AnonD-190634
                            • a0j
                            • 14 Jan 2016

                            Note 5 is expensive as hell and doens't get updates easily, and is "samsung"
                            v10 is just ridicules......
                            nexus 6p is also expensive and has kind of a small battery!

                            they all suck in general!
                            I'm not an iPhone fan, they suck even more!
                            what I'm trying to say is that all phones suck right now!

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                              • Nexus 5
                              • nDN
                              • 14 Jan 2016

                              Seriously? 6P only 3GB of RAM? Like seriously? ONLY? Author, i bet you have an "only" 2GB Ram phone.

                                If LG can keep up this strong camera performance, the S7 may very well have competition as far as my next device goes. Another thing is, LG phones tend to get cheaper faster than other brands. It'll be less expensive than the Samsung rival by the time I'm ready to buy.

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                                  • Anonymous
                                  • 0Tt
                                  • 14 Jan 2016

                                  Seriously you have to start taking in account whether the battery is replaceable or not. It's supremely silly to have V10 ranked last in battery while it is the only one that allows instant recharge (via a spare) and at least twice the autonomy (again , via carrying a spare).

                                  I bought V10 *because of* the better battery. What's good of technical reviews if they side-step such nuanced points (according to your review it ranks last because you do.not.take.into.account the usefulness of the removable battery feature).

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                                    • Anonymous
                                    • sG%
                                    • 14 Jan 2016

                                    AnonD-404798, 14 Jan 2016this in known issue and don't try to deny it ! touchwiz lag... moreAnd here you are, still not able to tell me a phone thats just proves that to you touchwiz lags but other phones doesn't. Everyone knows touchwiz lags and also other phones, but you are basing touchwiz when it was in 2012 or 2013 when it was very laggy. You do realise touchwiz in 2015 is alot different to when it was in the past. When touchwiz in the note 5 lags atleast once or twice for 0.5 a second in a short 10 minute video, you automatically call it a laggy phone. But what if i can find your favourite phone brand in a youtube video and it lags to even for just 0.5 sec, will you also call it a laggy phone or it just applies to Samsung?

                                      Definetely nexus 6p is android phone of 2015. Just look at the price and speed combo. No bloatware, easy to flash custom Rome even though it comes with smooth Googles stock android OS. It has 3500 man battery life is definitely better that v10 because its LCD and has that second display. If not could be easily flashed with custom ROM and if it had front facing speakers ... I would say another thing about that phone. But nexus just wins 2015. Poll says that note 5 is da best but it is just fans vote. Would definitely like to see reviewers poll after 1 month of using one device.

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                                        • AnonD-404798
                                        • d%{
                                        • 14 Jan 2016

                                        Anonymous, 14 Jan 2016Name me a phone and i can also find youtube videos of it la... morethis in known issue and don't try to deny it ! touchwiz lag was also reported in gsmarena articles...you are samsung fanboy so you will say that everything samsung has made is perfect... I don't hate samsung but I hate touchwiz and you would hate it also if you did pay 800$ for the phone that lags after few days of usage and you can find posts where I point good things about samsung devices(great camera,Spen feature,new glass and metal build etc..) but touchwiz is not one of those...bye the way I voted for the note5 to be phablet of the year and it is ! with best feature pack for the phablet (great camera,excellent display,S pen) but horrible UI.

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