Member • Oct 15, 2014
Google Announces Nexus 6: Souped Up Moto X Running Android Lollipop For $649
Inside the Nexus 6, we find a Qualcomm Snapdragon 805 SoC that houses a 2.7GHz quad-core Krait 450 CPU and Adreno 420 GPU. While RAM figures are missing from #-Link-Snipped-#, we can safely assume that its 3GB because other smartphones housing the Snapdragon 805 such as the Samsung Announces Galaxy Note 4 and Galaxy Note Edge At IFA 2014have the same capacity. Nexus smartphones have been constantly criticised in the past for average cameras, so Google decided to do something radical with the Nexus 6. It gave the Nexus 6 a 13MP rear camera with optical image stabilisation, dual LED ring flash and 4K video recording capabilities. Google hasnât jumped into the high-res selfie camera bandwagon as evident from the 2MP sensor on the front.
As expected from a flagship handset, the Nexus 6 is laced with connectivity options such as Wi-Fi 802.11ac 2x2 (MIMO), Bluetooth 4.1, NFC and microUSB. You can find plenty of sensors such as GPS, accelerometer, gyroscope, magnetometer, ambient light sensor and barometer on the Nexus 6. The big 3220mAh battery powering the Nexus 6 has a quick charge feature that give you 6 hours of use from just 15 minutes of charging. Google claims that the battery can last for 250 hours on standby and give internet usage time of up to 10 hours along with 24 hours of talktime but we shall reserve our verdict until its public launch which is expected to be on November 3 (US launch).
The Nexus 6 will be sold in 32GB and 64GB internal memory variants (no mention of microSD card support) in Midnight Blue or Cloud White. The product goes on pre-order in the US from October 17 at prices starting from $649 (40,046 INR). This makes it cheaper than iPhone 6 and iPhone 6 Plus, so which one will you go for? Head over to the comment section now and post your comments.