Sometimes, it is good to live life large. Google surely thinks that as its new Nexus 6 smartphone, which was announced on Wednesday is quite large. Seriously, it is a big 5.96-inch hulk -- bigger than even the new Samsung Galaxy Note 4.
Of course, the phone was rumoured and leaked for months and for the part it lives up to the promise, hardware wise.
At its heart, it is basically a larger version of Motorola's second generation Moto X. That's a given because Motorola has made the phone in partnership, with its soon to be ex-owner.
Update: Motorola has confirmed that the Nexus 6 will launch in 28 countries, including India, by the end of this year. For now no India-specific price has been announced.
The Nexus 6 almost looks identical to the Moto X. The only difference is that it is quite a bit larger. From a 5.2-inch screen on the Moto X, the Nexus 6 has a 5.96-inch AMOLED screen.
The bigger deal is in the innards of the phone. The innards are a big step ahead of the Nexus 5, and in many ways a respectable leap even over the Moto X.
The screen is not only bigger, it packs a higher resolution of 2560x1440 pixels. It is a 2K screen, with a pixel density of 493 dots per inch.
The processor is also faster than the Moto X. The Nexus 6 packs a punch with the brand new Qualcomm Snapdragon 805 quad-core chip clocked at 2.7GHz. The SoC is paired up with the all new Adreno 420 GPU. So far, this chipset has only been seen in the Galaxy Note 4. While there is no word on the amount of RAM, it should be no lesser than 2GB. All this should enable the Nexus 6 have incredible performance.
The Nexus 6 has a 13-megapixel rear camera with a f/2.0 aperture and the ring flash just like the Moto X, but there is one addition. There is also optical image stabilisation, which should mean better imaging in low-light and better quality of videos. The rear camera can also shoot 4k video. On the front it has a 2-megapixel camera.
At 10.06mm and 184 grams, by no means it is either the lightest or thinnest phone in the MARKET, but the curved back should alleviate ergonomic issues to some extent.
Unlike the Moto X that has one speaker, the Nexus 6 has dual front speakers. There is also support for Wi-Fi 802.11ac, Bluetooth 4.1 and NFC.
The phone is being billed as a world phone with LTE capabilities, but there is no word on LTE support for India.
While, there is still no support for a memory card slot, the phone now is available in 32GB and 64GB versions. The Moto X in India, notoriously is only available in the 16GB version, so that is a good thing. It packs a massive 3,220mAh battery with support for Motorola's Turbo Charge technology.
The phone runs on Android 5.0 Lollipop. It brings forth a new user interface punctuated with Google's 'Material Design' UI language, and 5000 new application programming interfaces (APIs). There are loads of new features in the new version of Android including a new battery saver mode that adds up to 90 minutes of power, support for multiple user accounts, guest user mode, and a new smart lock functionality.
The phone will be available in two colours --- blue and white. The phone will be available for pre-order in the US on October 29 for $649 or Rs.39,850 and will be available in November. There is no word on an India release.
In many ways, the Nexus 6 will compete with the Apple iPhone 6 Plus, and the Samsung Galaxy Note 4. Things will be very interesting as never before, Samsung's Note line of phones has seen such stiff competition.
Of course, the phone was rumoured and leaked for months and for the part it lives up to the promise, hardware wise.
At its heart, it is basically a larger version of Motorola's second generation Moto X. That's a given because Motorola has made the phone in partnership, with its soon to be ex-owner.
Update: Motorola has confirmed that the Nexus 6 will launch in 28 countries, including India, by the end of this year. For now no India-specific price has been announced.
The Nexus 6 almost looks identical to the Moto X. The only difference is that it is quite a bit larger. From a 5.2-inch screen on the Moto X, the Nexus 6 has a 5.96-inch AMOLED screen.
The bigger deal is in the innards of the phone. The innards are a big step ahead of the Nexus 5, and in many ways a respectable leap even over the Moto X.
The screen is not only bigger, it packs a higher resolution of 2560x1440 pixels. It is a 2K screen, with a pixel density of 493 dots per inch.
The processor is also faster than the Moto X. The Nexus 6 packs a punch with the brand new Qualcomm Snapdragon 805 quad-core chip clocked at 2.7GHz. The SoC is paired up with the all new Adreno 420 GPU. So far, this chipset has only been seen in the Galaxy Note 4. While there is no word on the amount of RAM, it should be no lesser than 2GB. All this should enable the Nexus 6 have incredible performance.
The Nexus 6 has a 13-megapixel rear camera with a f/2.0 aperture and the ring flash just like the Moto X, but there is one addition. There is also optical image stabilisation, which should mean better imaging in low-light and better quality of videos. The rear camera can also shoot 4k video. On the front it has a 2-megapixel camera.
At 10.06mm and 184 grams, by no means it is either the lightest or thinnest phone in the MARKET, but the curved back should alleviate ergonomic issues to some extent.
Unlike the Moto X that has one speaker, the Nexus 6 has dual front speakers. There is also support for Wi-Fi 802.11ac, Bluetooth 4.1 and NFC.
The phone is being billed as a world phone with LTE capabilities, but there is no word on LTE support for India.
While, there is still no support for a memory card slot, the phone now is available in 32GB and 64GB versions. The Moto X in India, notoriously is only available in the 16GB version, so that is a good thing. It packs a massive 3,220mAh battery with support for Motorola's Turbo Charge technology.
The phone runs on Android 5.0 Lollipop. It brings forth a new user interface punctuated with Google's 'Material Design' UI language, and 5000 new application programming interfaces (APIs). There are loads of new features in the new version of Android including a new battery saver mode that adds up to 90 minutes of power, support for multiple user accounts, guest user mode, and a new smart lock functionality.
The phone will be available in two colours --- blue and white. The phone will be available for pre-order in the US on October 29 for $649 or Rs.39,850 and will be available in November. There is no word on an India release.
In many ways, the Nexus 6 will compete with the Apple iPhone 6 Plus, and the Samsung Galaxy Note 4. Things will be very interesting as never before, Samsung's Note line of phones has seen such stiff competition.
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