Motorola Nexus 6 specs, comparisons, faq, opinions

Motorola Nexus 6
  • Released 2014, November 184g, 10.1mm thickness Android 5.0, up to 7.1.1 32GB/64GB storage, no card slot
  • Quad-core 2.7 GHz Krait 450 Adreno 420 Nano-SIM About 470.4 USD
  • 5.96" 1440x2560 pixels
  • 13MP 2160p
  • 3GB RAM Snapdragon 805
  • 3220mAh Li-Po

Motorola Nexus 6 overview

Motorola Nexus 6 is a smartphone that runs on Android. It was released on 2014, November. Motorola Nexus 6 has 5.96 inch, AMOLED, a resolution of 1440 x 2560 pixels screen with Corning Gorilla Glass 3. It uses Qualcomm APQ8084 Snapdragon 805 (28 nm) chipset, Quad-core 2.7 GHz Krait 450 CPU, Adreno 420 GPU. Motorola Nexus 6 supports 2G, 3G, 4G networks with Nano-SIM. Motorola Nexus 6 has 13MP Single main camera, 2MP Single selfie camera. It uses Li-Po 3220 mAh, non-removable battery which supports wireless charging. The price of Motorola Nexus 6 is about 470.4 USD.

Score the key features of Motorola Nexus 6 compared to the other phones on the market:

  • CPU Cores: 56 / 100 points
  • Camera pixels: 47 / 100 points
  • Screen resolution: 96 / 100 points
  • Battery capacity: 77 / 100 points
  • Price: 52 / 100 points

Motorola Nexus 6 full specifications

NETWORK

Technology GSM / CDMA / HSPA / LTE
2G bands GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - all models
CDMA 800 / 1900 - XT1103
3G bands HSDPA 800 / 850 / 900 / 1700 / 1800 / 1900 / 2100 - XT1100
HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700 / 1900 / 2100 - XT1103
HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100 - Verizon
4G bands 1, 3, 5, 7, 8, 9, 19, 20, 28, 41 - XT1100
2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 12, 13, 17, 25, 26, 29, 41 - XT1103
4, 13 - Verizon
Speed HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE Cat4 150/50 Mbps or LTE-A (2CA) Cat6 300/50 Mbps

LAUNCH

Announced 2014, October. Released 2014, November
Status Discontinued

BODY

Dimensions 159.3 x 83 x 10.1 mm (6.27 x 3.27 x 0.40 in)
Weight 184 g (6.49 oz)
Build Glass front (Gorilla Glass 3), plastic back, aluminum frame
SIM Nano-SIM
  Water resistant

DISPLAY

Type AMOLED
Size 5.96 inches, 97.9 cm2 (~74.1% screen-to-body ratio)
Resolution 1440 x 2560 pixels, 16:9 ratio (~493 ppi density)
Protection Corning Gorilla Glass 3

PLATFORM

OS Android 5.0 (Lollipop), upgradable to 7.1.1 (Nougat)
Chipset Qualcomm APQ8084 Snapdragon 805 (28 nm)
CPU Quad-core 2.7 GHz Krait 450
GPU Adreno 420

MEMORY

Card slot No
Internal 32GB 3GB RAM, 64GB 3GB RAM
  eMMC 5.0

MAIN CAMERA

Single 13 MP, f/2.0, 28mm (wide), 1/3.1", 1.4µm, AF, OIS
Features Dual-LED ring flash, panorama, HDR
Video 4K@30fps

SELFIE CAMERA

Single 2 MP, f/2.2, 1/6", 1.4µm

SOUND

Loudspeaker Yes, with stereo speakers
3.5mm jack Yes

COMMUNICATIONS

WLAN Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct, DLNA, hotspot
Bluetooth 4.1, A2DP, LE
GPS Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS
NFC Yes
Radio No
USB microUSB 2.0 (SlimPort), USB On-The-Go

FEATURES

Sensors Accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass, barometer

BATTERY

Type Li-Po 3220 mAh, non-removable
Charging Qi wireless charging
Stand-by Up to 330 h
Talk time Up to 24 h

MISCELLANEOUS

Colors Midnight Blue, Cloud White
Models XT1103, XT1100
SAR 1.47 W/kg (head) 0.93 W/kg (body)
Price About 470.4 USD

TESTS

Performance Basemark OS II 2.0: 1267
Basemark X: 20901
Display Contrast ratio: Infinite (nominal), 3.543 (sunlight)
Camera Photo / Video
Loudspeaker Voice 66dB / Noise 66dB / Ring 66dB
Audio quality Noise -95.6dB / Crosstalk -96.6dB
Battery life Endurance rating 70h

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