Google announced successor to Nexus 5, Google Nexus 6 made by Motorola. Nexus 6 comes with 6‑inch QHD (2560 X 1440) display powered by Qualcomm Snapdragon 805 SoC.
The Motorola made Google Nexus 6 sports whooping 5.96-inch Quad-HD AMOLED display (2560 X 1440 resolution) with pixel desity of 493 ppi and has 16:9 aspect ratio. The display has Gorilla Glass 3 protection.
Nexus 6 powered by Quad core Krait 450 CPU clocked at 2.7GHz (Qualcomm Snapdragon 805 SOC) with Adreno 420 GPU. 3GB of RAM, 32/64GB internal storage.
The phone has 13-megapixel rear camera with OIS with f/2.0 aperture capable of capturing 4K videos at 30fps, Dual LED ring flash, 2‑megapixel front camera capable of HD video conferencing.
The Nexus 6 has dual front-facing speakers as well as support for Motorola’s Turbo charger.
On communications front the Nexus 6 supports GSM, WCDMA Bands, LTE Bands,CA DL. The Nexus 6 has 802.11ac 2×2 (MIMO), Bluetooth 4.1 and NFC. The phone powered by 3220mAh battery.
The new Nexus runs on Android 5.0 (Lollipop) which is also announced by Google along with the HTC nexus 9 and Nexus Player.
Nexus 6 has contoured aluminum frame. Google will offering Nexus 6 unlocked version for starting $649 (approx. INR 39,900) though Play store, or a monthly contract or installment plan through carriers, including AT&T, Sprint, T‑Mobile, U.S. Cellular and Verizon in United States.
The new Google Nexus 6 smartphone will go on sale in November, however the consumers will be able to pre-order the phone starting October 29
Nexus 6 vs Samsung Galaxy Note 4 vs LG Nexus 5
| Features | Google Nexus 6 | Samsung Galaxy Note 4 | LG Nexus 5 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Display | 5.96-inch QHD | 5.7‑inch QHD | 4.95-inch FHD |
| Processor | 2.7GHz Snapdragon 805 quad-core | 2.7GHz Snapdragon 805 quad-core | 2.3GHz Qualcomm Snapdragon 800 quad-core |
| RAM | 3GB | 3GB | 2GB |
| Storage | 32GB/64GB | 32GB expandable | 16GB/32GB |
| Rear Camera | 13-megapixel | 16-megapixel | 8‑megapixel |
| Front Camera | 2‑megapixel | 3.7‑megapixel | 1.3‑megapixel |
| Battery | 3,220mAh | 3,220mAh | 2,300mAh |
| OS | Android 5.0 Lollipop | Android 4.4.4 KitKat | Android 4.4 Kitkat |
| Dimensions | 82.98 × 159.26 × 10.06 mm | 153.5 x 78.6 x 8.5 mm | 137.9 x 69.2 x 8.6 mm |
| Weight | 184 grams | 176 grams | 130 grams |
