Although it bulges out of phone slightly, it doesn’t detract from its overall look. This upper section also houses the wireless antennas. It’s an all-metal device, apart from a short plastic cover at the bottom of the back and the plastic camera area at the top. The 6P is a handsome phone and is the most attractive Nexus phone released so far. $100-220 on a 2-year term for 32 GB carrier model
Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac 2.4GHz + 5GHz (2×2 MIMO),ĭirectly from Google and Bell Mobility, Rogers, Telus, Wind Mobile and Videotronģ2 GB model $699, 64 GB $749, 128 GB $849 from Google. Also of note is that the 6P is made by Huawei, which is a big vote of confidence in this Chinese OEM from Google and its first prominent device launched in North America.ĥ.7-inch Quad HD Super 2560 x 1440 (518 PPI)ģ,450 mAh (non-removable) with fast chargingġ2.3 MP Sony IMX377 Exmor R, 1.55 µm pixels, f/2.0,Ģ, 3, 4, 5, 7, 12, 13, 17, 25, 26, 29, 30
Both these phones are the first devices to run Android 6.0 Marshmallow. First there is the Nexus 5X, which is a less-expensive all-plastic replacement for the Nexus 5 and second there is the premium metal Nexus 6P that we are looking at here. Then in 2014, it followed up with the 6-inch Nexus 6 that wasn’t as well received due to its size and higher price.įor 2015, Google has wisely now decided to offer two Nexus phones. It ran the latest version of Android, had great specifications, and moreover was also very reasonably priced. In 2013, Google launched the 5-inch screened Nexus 5, and it proved to be an excellent and very popular device. Out of all this variety, there is one version, stock Android, that represents the purest form of Google’s vision for its OS, and each year it releases a selection of Nexus devices designed to showcase the latest version. This has led to myriad versions of Android with different UI’s and UX’s that vary in quality from the huge number of OEMs making Android phones.
Android is the most popular OS globally and notably, unlike iOS and Windows Phone, is an open platform.