Google's Nexus 6P Review: Improved Features Can Compete With Apple And Samsung?
Google's Nexus is back with its seventh generation, the Nexus 6P and it is much, much better, according to Forbes.
Under Google's direction, the Nexus line is built by third parties like Motorola, Huawei and The Nexus line. This suite of smartphones run on pure Android also known as stock Android.
This no compromise addition in the Nexus 6P is a first for Google and it reveals a heightened hardware ambition which could shake things up in the smartphone world.
The Nexus 6P 12 mp camera can compete with Apple and Samsung's best, revealed Anandtech.
It signals 6P builder Huawei has arrived as a major player in the West. The 6P's 'visor' is initially odd, but grows on you with time.
The top and bottom bezels may be too wide for a user which is on a phone that already has a 5.7-inch display.
Google's Nexus 6P is slim and narrow and the height of the phone is quite tall (159.3 x 77.8 x 7.3mm). Considering the materials used to build it, the front facing speakers weighs 173g which is not heavy for a phone of its size.
The 6P may need a little more texture to its finish to aid grip, though the 'Nexus Imprint' helps. It is less slippery than the latest iPhones and Galaxies.
The fingerprint sensor on the back could divide opinion since what it does is to help grip the phone, though it is countered by the fact that the phone must be picked up every time you want to unlock it.
There is no evidence to be worried about the bendgate issue, unless the user forcible bends the phone.
The 5.7 inch screen with 1440 x 2560 resolution and 518 pixels per inch is every bit the flagship the numbers would have you believe.
The display is excellent, which matches the Samsung Galaxy Note 5. The AMOLED technology produces bright, punchy colours and deep blacks.
The differences are tiny and not noticeable unless viewed side-by-side with the same content on both, reported the International Business Times.
Power comes from the Snapdragon 810 octa-core processor, split into four cores running at 1.55GHz and four running at 2GHz, plus 3GB of RAM.
The 810 has had its fair share of problems this year, causing handsets to overheat, but the new does not display any issues.
The battery life from the large 3,450mAh cell was also good. The Nexus 6P would last a day and a half before needing to be recharged.
The phone has a new USB Type-C port, which is not compatible with the micro USB cables almost every phone handset uses.