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Nexus 6 speculation
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Just did, and ... well, it's supposedly radio improvements so I can't tell you what it does. I'm waiting on my new SIM from Sprint.
Really liking my Nexus 6 
Have had it like a month now, and with the couple different ROM's I run, I average every day like 5.5h Screen On time, can sometimes squeeze out 6h SOT, but then the battery is in the red single %.
So battery life is pretty good, above average I would say. It's not killer awesome like the iPhone 6 Plus, but 5.5h SOT is above the minimum of getting the job done for me, during busy workdays.
Other than that, this phone is screaming fast, super smooth, and the large AMOLED screen, once dialed in with a custom kernel is beautiful.
And after a short while, the large size becomes comfortably normal. I have a very ultra thin Nillkin rubber case, and tempered glass protector, and it feels very light and thin, with good grip.
I would highly recommend this phone.
Have had it like a month now, and with the couple different ROM's I run, I average every day like 5.5h Screen On time, can sometimes squeeze out 6h SOT, but then the battery is in the red single %.
So battery life is pretty good, above average I would say. It's not killer awesome like the iPhone 6 Plus, but 5.5h SOT is above the minimum of getting the job done for me, during busy workdays.
Other than that, this phone is screaming fast, super smooth, and the large AMOLED screen, once dialed in with a custom kernel is beautiful.
And after a short while, the large size becomes comfortably normal. I have a very ultra thin Nillkin rubber case, and tempered glass protector, and it feels very light and thin, with good grip.
I would highly recommend this phone.
This is all very promising and I'm glad people here are enjoying their Nexuses (Nexi?).
My excitement though is mainly aimed at this year's potential Nexus phones. The current Nexus 6 is just too big for me. If the rumors are true, and Google plans to have two variations of the Nexus phone this year, I'll be looking really closely at the smaller one of the two.
All promising stuff.
My excitement though is mainly aimed at this year's potential Nexus phones. The current Nexus 6 is just too big for me. If the rumors are true, and Google plans to have two variations of the Nexus phone this year, I'll be looking really closely at the smaller one of the two.
All promising stuff.
What size rumors are out there? I havent seen anything on it as of yet. If it is over 5.2" , its still too big for my liking.
Rumor is two variants. One made by Huwai that'll be 5.7", and another made by LG that'll be 5.2".
AKA, a Nexus 6 and Nexus 5 2015 versions. Hopefully.
Thread here: https://forums.macrumors.com/threads/1880960/
This phone continues to impress me and I am having a hard time to find a reason to buy another phone to try which is normally my problem.
This thing is blazing fast with stock Android, has a beautiful screen once tweaked, and the size is not an issue at all as I have grown to normalize myself with it and keeping it naked with just a skin on the back.
Also, the camera is way better than I originally thought as I have gotten used to the inner details of how to get a great pic with what it supplies.
It is going to take something to really blow me away to get me off the N6 at this point.
This thing is blazing fast with stock Android, has a beautiful screen once tweaked, and the size is not an issue at all as I have grown to normalize myself with it and keeping it naked with just a skin on the back.
Also, the camera is way better than I originally thought as I have gotten used to the inner details of how to get a great pic with what it supplies.
It is going to take something to really blow me away to get me off the N6 at this point.
I agree with everything you've said. I have 4 buddies who had iPhone 6+ and all of them have purchased a Nexus 6 because they enjoyed using mine, all of which were not fans of android prior due to their "experiences".
yes, stock android can have that effect on people in my experience
you cant try a samsung or lg phone and then think that experience will be the same on nexus, it's a different product really
you cant try a samsung or lg phone and then think that experience will be the same on nexus, it's a different product really
Device is now $349/$399 on Amazon.
http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B0...&ie=UTF8&psc=1&smid=ATVPDKIKX0DER&sdsrc=staff
Wow, what a steal!
http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B0...&ie=UTF8&psc=1&smid=ATVPDKIKX0DER&sdsrc=staff
Wow, what a steal!
Leaves me wondering whether they're getting ready for an update soon so they want to clear out of the inventory before the update.
It is exactly this. They did this for the Galaxy Nexus, Nexus 4 and Nexus 5. I'm not surprised if it's just a way to get rid of excess stock.
I just picked this phone up at Best Buy...$349 + 10% movers coupons...this was a complete steal, IMO! If you guys want this phone, get it from BB, so you can get the discount.
For me I'm trying to decide whether I should go for the HTC One M9 (Android 5.1 is out in my country on my carrier - all the reviews so far have been pretty positive) or the Nexus 6.
The One M9 or the Nexus 6 ? Wow no competition, the Nexus 6 all the way. Especially for $349. What's the M9 selling for ? Like $549 ? Even if they were the same price, the Nexus 6 is clear winner.
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I decided to go with the HTC One M9 given that it was on special which worked out to be the same price as a Nexus 32GB model. I put in a 128GB microsd card and updated it to Android 5.1 - everything is going well and I haven't had any issues with the camera that so many have moaned about in the past. Having had a look at the iPhone 6S I can't help but go 'meh' and realised that I made the right decision when I did especially if we end up finding out it still has a pathetically small 1GB RAM.