Nexus 6 speculation

[epicrayban]

Don't forget about the price, too. Yes, it's a good deal for the specs, but in light of the reviews, it's still not worth it.

If it was closer to last year's Nexus pricing, those battery/camera cons could be forgiven (debatable!) but at $650, that's a no thanks.

 

[TechGod]

eek, the anandtech review isnt the best

Super bad reviews.

 

[sc4rf4c3]

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Damn, is that on low brightness? I think I'll pass and keep the Note 4.

 

[siurpeeman]

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it was only the absolute lowest setting that turned pink, and they called it a feature, not a bug.

 

[mi7chy]

Can't compete with the advancements in the Note 4 such as SAMOLED that is not only brighter but lower power. If only the Note 4 was 6".

With that said the lower I/O might be due to having encryption on by default. And, filtering out blue for low brightness at night can be a benefit since it's a feature with f.lux.

 

[Razeus]

Performance seems subpar, much like iOS 8. I'm sure some patches will fix things.

Unfortunately, no matter how pretty Android L is, without Google devices having a TouchID like feature, they will always be behind the times.

 

[siurpeeman]

the reviews are disappointing. makes me wish motorola would have a black friday sale on the moto x again like they did last year. i could go for a $350 moto x over a nexus 6.

 

[Razeus]

http://arstechnica.com/gadgets/2014...premium-price-still-comes-with-compromises/3/

Just read the review. Wow. I hope Google can fix the app loading times with patches. This is terrible.

I've said elsewhere here, but I'll say it again. If you want an Android phone, expect a laggy device. Period.

 

[gotluck]

The app load times / io don't make sense with those specs

 

[Razeus]

The app load times / io don't make sense with those specs

All that RAM and the damn thing still can't perform. And Android fanboys still have the nerve to complain about the 6 Plus only having 1GB of RAM, yet it runs circles around Android devices. But I see the fanboys are quiet now. How the hell is a mid-tier $300 Nexus 5 released last year outperforming a $650 Nexus 6 just released?

 

[milo]

it was only the absolute lowest setting that turned pink, and they called it a feature, not a bug.

Yeah, it's weird to post that picture without any context or explanation. Basically they allow going super super dim, for times when that's the priority and you don't care about balanced colors. Anyone who wants to keep the colors can just set it not to go that dim.

I hope Google can fix the app loading times with patches.

They don't seem to think that's an option, their tests showed that on the 6 the storage media actually has slower access times.

Android fanboys still have the nerve to complain about the 6 Plus only having 1GB of RAM, yet it runs circles around Android devices.

The iOS ram complaint is specifically about tabs reloading in safari. And most android devices don't seem to have that issue, at least not the higher end ones.

Looks like they skimped on the storage chips, the loading times are worse than N5, not an issue with all Android devices.

 

[gotluck]

All that RAM and the damn thing still can't perform. And Android fanboys still have the nerve to complain about the 6 Plus only having 1GB of RAM, yet it runs circles around Android devices. But I see the fanboys are quiet now. How the hell is a mid-tier $300 Nexus 5 released last year outperforming a $650 Nexus 6 just released?

I dunno man, I wouldn't extrapolate the nexus 6 results to all android devices

 

[epicrayban]

Performance seems subpar, much like iOS 8. I'm sure some patches will fix things.

Unfortunately, no matter how pretty Android L is, without Google devices having a TouchID like feature, they will always be behind the times.

I'm actually beginning to think Google won't get into the finger-print game. They didn't with the Nexus 9 or the 6, and there doesn't seem to be any evidence in Android L or anywhere else that they'll start adding it (has there?). With the exception of Samsung, who probably did it to say they have it, not even other Android OEMs are incorporating finger-print scanning it seems. LG, Sony, Motorola, HTC, and even the smaller companies like Xiaomi, ZTE, etc., none of their latest flagships from 2014 really venture into finger-print scanning. Correct me if I'm wrong?

Besides, in my opinion, Touch ID is overhyped. It fails more frequently on my iPhone 6 than I want to admit, and many of the other times it does work, it's a little slow. I've already re-scanned my two thumbs multiple times, and the results are the same. I also find that any little body temperature change can make it useless (if my finger's a little hotter or a little colder, for example). Too often, I have to re-apply my print to get it to work.

Worse of all, Touch ID feels half-baked, honestly. I love the idea that Touch ID can bypass my Apple ID password in the App Store, yet every now and then, a pop up will say "in order to continue using Touch ID in the App Store, please input your Apple ID password." That frustrates me and makes me wonder what the point of Touch ID is.

At the end of the day, I might just go back to a pin-code. At least it's reliable and I only ever have to input it once to get it go 100% of the time. With Touch ID, there's always this chance of it failing. Even 1 time out of 10 is too much, but it fails at least 3 or so times out of 10.

I don't see lack of Touch ID as any deal breaker to Android devices. The Nexus 6 has other deal breakers, but not lack of finger print scanner, in my opinion. And I wouldn't hold my breath out for one in future Android devices, but I could be wrong.

 

[kevinof]

If you accept that argument then every single iphone ever built and shipped without touchid is rubbish also!

Touchid is a nice to have but not a necessity.

Performance seems subpar, much like iOS 8. I'm sure some patches will fix things.

Unfortunately, no matter how pretty Android L is, without Google devices having a TouchID like feature, they will always be behind the times.

 

[JaySoul]

the reviews are disappointing. makes me wish motorola would have a black friday sale on the moto x again like they did last year. i could go for a $350 moto x over a nexus 6.

Exactly this.

Man, I was waiting for reviews. Now they are in, it just makes me think I should get a Moto X.

 

[kevinof]

That's what I did. I couldn't take a phone the size of the N6 anyway and the Moto X seemed like almost perfect phone. More than happy with it and glad I went with it.

Exactly this.

Man, I was waiting for reviews. Now they are in, it just makes me think I should get a Moto X.

 

[Cnasty]

Still seems like the Note 4 is the king of the Android throne as I thought the Nexus 6 would provide some competition.

 

[bmac4]

Still seems like the Note 4 is the king of the Android throne as I thought the Nexus 6 would provide some competition.

I don't think we can say it's the king of android. Let's wait and see what the Nexus 6 can do once it gets into hands of consumers and not just reviews. I don't think we can call a phone a king when it does not even have the latest android software on it. Also not everyone loves the large screens. Moto X 2014 is a pretty nice phone as well.

 

[Cnasty]

Overall the Note 4 is the best phone on Android and yes that is my opinion but also the opinion of most user ratings, reviews, and has brought a large attention to the Note line more than before.

Moto X is a solid phone but that camera is nowhere near elite and isnt in the Note territory with overall goodness.

I have an IP6+ and recognize how great of a device the Note 4 is with its redesign, insane battery life,top screen quality on any device on the market, and spec performance.

 

[mel823]

Unless the Nexus 6 is too big for my taste or Motorola releases a 64GB Moto X, I haven't seen or read any reviews to turn me off from this phone. However, I will wait until after the New Year's to decide. The holidays are coming up and I have gifts to by for myself and my family...mostly for myself.

 

[bmac4]

Overall the Note 4 is the best phone on Android and yes that is my opinion but also the opinion of most user ratings, reviews, and has brought a large attention to the Note line more than before.



Moto X is a solid phone but that camera is nowhere near elite and isnt in the Note territory with overall goodness.



I have an IP6+ and recognize how great of a device the Note 4 is with its redesign, insane battery life,top screen quality on any device on the market, and spec performance.

Again we are basing our opinions of the Nexus 6 on reviews. No one in the general public have seen or played with this device. I hold a users thoughts of a phone way higher than payed reviewer.

All that being said I have the iPhone 6+, and I hoping to get the Nexus 6 at some point. Someone could hand me a Note 4 for free, and I would not use it. Touchwiz is a joke that Google should not allow to be put on an android device. This is my opinion, but I hate anything that has Touchwiz on it.

Declaring the Note 4 king before the N6 is released to the public is crazy. Also like I said the Note 4 is not even running the latest version of android, and has Samsung even said when that is coming? Let's just wait and see.

Right now though I take my iPhone 6+ before anything, and my N5 will be my second choice. Maybe the N6 takes one of those spots.

 

[Razeus]

What a shame, Google. Even the iPhone 6 with a much smaller battery beats the Nexus 6. Again, the Nexus 6 has THREE TIMES THE RAM.

The Nexus 6 is a joke.

 

[JaySoul]

The ONLY thing I'd say is that Google usually get at least one or two major software updates out very quickly that fix most of the software-related complaints.

They did that with the Nexus 5 and I always regretted not giving it a bit more time (found the camera and speaker frustrating but in hindsight, I was hasty).

Let's see. Some of the reviews were using the "old" software anyway.

 

[smwatson]

Razeus you're kind of embarrassing yourself a bit here. We get it, you like iPhones. I'm sure we can all get along.

 

[jamezr]

Razeus you're kind of embarrassing yourself a bit here. We get it, you like iPhones. I'm sure we can all get along.

yeah......it might be time to start reporting the troll.....

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What a shame, Google. Even the iPhone 6 with a much smaller battery beats the Nexus 6. Again, the Nexus 6 has THREE TIMES THE RAM.

Too bad the iphone runs buggy laggy IOS 8......