Nexus 6

adamski8 · 15-10-2014 8:20pm

D_turbo wrote: »

Nexus just lost its self a customer.

Very dissapointing...much to big for a normal everyday phone

It just gained itself a new customer! Have a note 2 but the damn thing is too small ;p

Thargor · 15-10-2014 8:32pm

Just realised, "starting at $650", as in $650 for the 32 GB? $700+ for 64? OnePlus will be seeing a flood of orders after this.

EagererBeaver · 15-10-2014 8:37pm

Thargor wrote: »

Just realised, "starting at $650", as in $650 for the 32 GB? $700+ for 64? OnePlus will be seeing a flood of orders after this.

Yes.

Sonics2k · 15-10-2014 8:55pm

Thargor wrote: »

Just realised, "starting at $650", as in $650 for the 32 GB? $700+ for 64? OnePlus will be seeing a flood of orders after this.

I really don't think so. The OnePlus is a great device, but it had so many massive issues at release and for a few months after, plus it's damn near impossible to get.

With that said, a starting price of $649 is ridiculous. I've no idea what they're thinking with that unless they make it a lot more available than previously.

Mantis Toboggan · 15-10-2014 9:00pm

Really tempted to get this phone as it looks great but I'd like to get one in my hand before buying and that isn't possible through the playstore.

It's also relatively expensive and for that kind of money think il just get the droid turbo which could turn out to be the phone of the year!

Technophobe · 15-10-2014 9:44pm

Having had the GN, 4 & 5 now, I was looking forward to the latest arrival, but screen and price too big IMO..pity.. Looks classy tho..
Conflicted!

Lucas Hood · 15-10-2014 9:56pm

Sonics2k wrote: »

I really don't think so. The OnePlus is a great device, but it had so many massive issues at release and for a few months after, plus it's damn near impossible to get.

With that said, a starting price of $649 is ridiculous. I've no idea what they're thinking with that unless they make it a lot more available than previously.

Fairly easy to get one nowadays. Loads of invites going around on here.

digitaldr · 15-10-2014 10:00pm

Yeah I gave out an invite a few hours ago here on boards. If I get any more I'll probably do the same.

emo72 · 15-10-2014 10:00pm

overall, im major bummed out by the price of this.

IsaacWunder · 15-10-2014 10:04pm

It's too big. I'm sticking with my Nexus 5.

Mantis Toboggan · 15-10-2014 10:45pm

Few rumours online saying the price could be reduced by Google when it goes live on the playstore! Would be nice!

Trilla90 · 15-10-2014 11:18pm

Buddy Holly wrote: »

Few rumours online saying the price could be reduced by Google when it goes live on the playstore! Would be nice!

would wanna be a big reduction for me anyway :eek: i was hoping the 64gb version would be no more than €450. Suppose i'll have to look elsewhere now...

the whole year inn · 15-10-2014 11:25pm

if I can get a new phone for under 500 32Gb is more than enough for a phone,have a 64Gb card so all movies go on that.
32 is fine just need the price to drop!!

EagererBeaver · 15-10-2014 11:52pm

the whole year inn wrote: »

if I can get a new phone for under 500 32Gb is more than enough for a phone,have a 64Gb card so all movies go on that.
32 is fine just need the price to drop!!

There's no expandable storage.

Sam Mac · 16-10-2014 1:45am

EagererBeaver wrote: »

There's no expandable storage.

A killer for me.

I do love my memory cards!

Mayo Yid · 16-10-2014 6:54am

Sam Mac wrote: »

A killer for me.

I do love my memory cards!

Nexus devices have never had expandable storage, not sure where you got that idea

digitaldr · 16-10-2014 7:04am

Nexus 1 had a SD card slot along with 512 mb of internal memory.

petes · 16-10-2014 8:38am

Might make a nice Christmas present...to myself!!

jester77 · 16-10-2014 9:43am

I've been playing around with the iphone 6 plus this morning to get an idea for size, it's actually not as bad as I thought it was going to be. It is just about ok in my jeans pocket, the length will require you to adjust when sitting. Not sure about wearing pants, it might have the potential for falling out. It is actually very comfortable in the hand, but you can forget about 1 handed usage unless Android 5.0 has something new in terms of navigation for large screens.

digitaldr · 16-10-2014 11:37am

Here's a handy size comparison site. Layered view is particularly good.

caolfx · 16-10-2014 12:23pm

Honest question: why buy the Nexus 6 over the OPO?

Icyseanfitz · 16-10-2014 12:29pm

its more advanced in just about every way? stock android 5.0

but if the price is 569 then the opo is much better value

adamski8 · 16-10-2014 12:48pm

SuperOito wrote: »

Honest question: why buy the Nexus 6 over the OPO?

Battery life put me off.

beno619 · 16-10-2014 12:54pm

SuperOito wrote: »

Honest question: why buy the Nexus 6 over the OPO?

Better everything but most of all support.

DECEiFER · 16-10-2014 1:12pm

digitaldr wrote: »

Here's a handy size comparison site. Layered view is particularly good.

Maybe it's better to compare the Nexus 6 to the iPhone 6 Plus?

http://www.phonearena.com/phones/size#/phones/size/Google-Nexus-6,Apple-iPhone-6-Plus/phones/8626,8908

Thargor · 16-10-2014 1:18pm

Icyseanfitz wrote: »

its more advanced in just about every way? stock android 5.0

but if the price is 569 then the opo is much better value

adamski8 wrote: »

Battery life put me off.

beno619 wrote: »

Better everything but most of all support.

Debatable as to how much further advanced it is, definitely not double the price more advanced. Battery life on the OPO is insane, will be surprised if the Nexus can match it. The OPO is the Cyanogenmod flagship phone anyway so no worries about support there...

beno619 · 16-10-2014 1:38pm

Thargor wrote:

Debatable as to how much further advanced it is, definitely not double the price more advanced. Battery life on the OPO is insane, will be surprised if the Nexus can match it. The OPO is the Cyanogenmod flagship phone anyway so no worries about support there...

Where do you send the device if you have a hardware fault ?

Cyonogen is a well know buggy mess.

Mantis Toboggan · 16-10-2014 1:49pm

Cyanogen is buggy as hell but think I'd put up with it for the price. Anyone know if the Motorola droid turbo will be released in Ireland?

Thargor · 16-10-2014 1:59pm

beno619 wrote: »

Where do you send the device if you have a hardware fault ?

Cyonogen is a well know buggy mess.

Back to the manufacturer. Personally Ive never had to do that with any phone but the option is there and turnaround times are improving.

Buddy Holly wrote: »

Cyanogen is buggy as hell but think I'd put up with it for the price. Anyone know if the Motorola droid turbo will be released in Ireland?

What devices and Cyanogenmod versions have you used to make those claims? Personally I havent found a single bug to report in the month Ive been heavily using mine and I havent even bothered applying 3 new updates to mine yet. The software is as good as stock Android easily and the cyanogenmod team are seriously proactive when something is discovered.

EDIT: As good as stock but better battery life.

youcancallmeal · 16-10-2014 2:06pm

Buddy Holly wrote: »

Cyanogen is buggy as hell but think I'd put up with it for the price. Anyone know if the Motorola droid turbo will be released in Ireland?

No, it's a Verizon exclusive. It might get an international release but that would be in at least 6 months and by then the next best phones will be out. Motorola Droids are utter crap software wise anyway, even the impressive hardware specs can't save it. I know because I had a Droid Razr and the Android skin they had was a complete mess.

threein99 · 16-10-2014 2:09pm

digitaldr wrote: »

Here's a handy size comparison site. Layered view is particularly good.

Calibrate your screen requires a credit card, seems legit

Mantis Toboggan · 16-10-2014 2:10pm

youcancallmeal wrote: »

No, it's a Verizon exclusive. It might get an international release but that would be in at least 6 months and by then the next best phones will be out. Motorola Droids are utter crap software wise anyway, even the impressive hardware specs can't save it. I know because I had a Droid Razr and the Android skin they had was a complete mess.

Might see if I can get it imported. Easily sort the skin by putting the Google launcher on it. Motorola seem to have got their act together and are now producing quality phones.

mondeo · 16-10-2014 2:20pm

I really like this Nexus 6. Seems a lot more expensive then what I was expecting. €569 kinda kills it for me. Thought maybe it would be around the 450 mark. Who knows I may reconsider as the reviews come out :-(

listermint · 16-10-2014 2:23pm

threein99 wrote: »

Calibrate your screen requires a credit card, seems legit

I hope thats a jest....

marcbrophy · 16-10-2014 2:28pm

threein99 wrote: »

Calibrate your screen requires a credit card, seems legit

Hahaha :pac:

You put a credit card up to your screen, to see if it's the same size as the one displayed on it

dulpit · 16-10-2014 2:36pm

I went from an M7 to iPhone 6 plus. I sold the 6plus within a week, as I was able to sell it to CEX for a €500 + profit, my plan was to wait until stock was available on apple website before re-buying (all in all I would have saved €150), but then I started reading about the nexus 6.

I've always used Android (apart from my 1 week with the iPhone) and I much prefer a bigger phone (after only spending the few days with the iPhone my One feels tiny), and the nexus 6 is sick looking. #want.

Just wondering how soon after release it'll make it's way to Ireland - were we at top of queue for the nexus 5?

16-10-2014 3:30pm

Thargor wrote: »

Debatable as to how much further advanced it is, definitely not double the price more advanced. Battery life on the OPO is insane, will be surprised if the Nexus can match it. The OPO is the Cyanogenmod flagship phone anyway so no worries about support there...

The Nexus 6 will have the 15 minutes fast charge for 6 hours life though - that is a major plus. General battery life should be pretty good also with a 3220 mah battery.

Thargor · 16-10-2014 3:35pm

Ill leave it after this because Im sounding like a total fanboy but is that 6 hours talk time? 6 hours data/wi-fi? 6 hours screen on or most likely 6 hours standby? Because in 15 minutes the OPO will charge 15-20% for me and I could get a day of standby or a couple of hours usage out of that...

Still waiting to hear how Cyanogenmod is a buggy mess btw, as someone using it every day Im finding it superior to stock android on my 2012 Nexus 7.

16-10-2014 5:03pm

http://gadgets.ndtv.com/mobiles/news/nexus-6-delivers-6-hours-of-battery-life-with-15-minutes-of-charging-google-607694

Google on its official Nexus 6 website notes, "Get up to 6 hours of use from only 15 minutes of charging. With a large 3220mAh battery, you get over 24 hours of use from a full charge."

it sounds like it can charge 25% in 15 minutes. Still pretty good.

Nolimits · 16-10-2014 5:19pm

I don't really get why people have such a hard time with the price, it's only the last two Nexus phones that have been such great value I paid about €650 for a Galaxy Nexus a few years ago. They are just charging a fair market price now, it's specs are comparable to other high end phones and so is the price, plus with the guaranteed quick updates you're still getting a better deal.

Obviously people would rather have a cheaper price, but we can't really complain that they are charging a fair price.

Mezcita · 16-10-2014 5:23pm

Nolimits wrote: »

Obviously people would rather have a cheaper price, but we can't really complain that they are charging a fair price.

Depends on what your interpretation of a fair price is though. The fact that you can get high spec phones at much lower prices such as the various ones coming out of China shows what type of margins the well known brands are working off.

Will be interesting to see how the Nexus 6 sells globally.

16-10-2014 5:26pm

Nolimits wrote: »

I don't really get why people have such a hard time with the price, it's only the last two Nexus phones that have been such great value I paid about €650 for a Galaxy Nexus a few years ago. They are just charging a fair market price now, it's specs are comparable to other high end phones and so is the price, plus with the guaranteed quick updates you're still getting a better deal.

Obviously people would rather have a cheaper price, but we can't really complain that they are charging a fair price.

that's true but a lot of people had the expectation of a cheaper price due to the N4 and N5 deal. expectations dashed! still this phone is at or exceeds the current high end phones whereas the N4 and N5 were a bit below the best from Samsung, Sony, HTC at the time in terms of camera, processor, waterproofing, battery life etc. This one has top-end features - as well as the latest android version always and no bloatware.

irishgeo · 16-10-2014 5:53pm

digitaldr wrote: »

Here's a handy size comparison site. Layered view is particularly good.

its huge compared to my htc one.

now its either a 1+1 or a nexus 5.

youcancallmeal · 16-10-2014 5:57pm

Nolimits wrote: »

I don't really get why people have such a hard time with the price, it's only the last two Nexus phones that have been such great value I paid about €650 for a Galaxy Nexus a few years ago. They are just charging a fair market price now, it's specs are comparable to other high end phones and so is the price, plus with the guaranteed quick updates you're still getting a better deal.

Obviously people would rather have a cheaper price, but we can't really complain that they are charging a fair price.

A relatively low price of around €500 is the only thing that would've tempted me. Have a Nexus 4 for the last 2 years and to be honest I find the stock Android experience to be overrated. Not enough customisation and lacking killer features LG's knock on, Moto active display etc. Also over 2 years I can't think of any updates that I thought afterwards "wow I'm so glad I have this update!?". Even kit kat was meh, everything just looked more grey?

Atomic Pineapple · 16-10-2014 5:57pm

Yeh I think they found a real way to make an impact with the value provided by the Nexus 4, 5 and 7 offering relatively well specced devices at a really good value price point.

For me I would have preferred had they continued this as I don't need the highest spec phone but I do need one that has the up to date stock Android images and the value to spec ratio of the 4 and 5 appealed more to me.

Real shame as despite saying I wouldn't buy it if it was 6 inches I think I actually would after seeing it only for the price.

AlanS181824 · 16-10-2014 7:40pm

Why didn't Google just hold an event?

There's way too much confusion about this around.

listermint · 16-10-2014 9:08pm

youcancallmeal wrote: »

A relatively low price of around €500 is the only thing that would've tempted me. Have a Nexus 4 for the last 2 years and to be honest I find the stock Android experience to be overrated. Not enough customisation and lacking killer features LG's knock on, Moto active display etc. Also over 2 years I can't think of any updates that I thought afterwards "wow I'm so glad I have this update!?". Even kit kat was meh, everything just looked more grey?

Erm this has active screen...

listermint · 16-10-2014 9:13pm

Thargor wrote: »

Ill leave it after this because Im sounding like a total fanboy but is that 6 hours talk time? 6 hours data/wi-fi? 6 hours screen on or most likely 6 hours standby? Because in 15 minutes the OPO will charge 15-20% for me and I could get a day of standby or a couple of hours usage out of that...

Still waiting to hear how Cyanogenmod is a buggy mess btw, as someone using it every day Im finding it superior to stock android on my 2012 Nexus 7.

There is no way in he'll you can compare your new opo to a 2012 nexus 7.thats an utterly ridiculous comparison utterly. I've a moto g in my hand that is better than it. Thats just being silly.

There is a whole thread of questions and issues dedicated to the opo. For me I've no interest in going into an ecosystem where the support relies heavily on rooting and mods. Nice looking device alright it id prefer the safety of stock android that's preference don't take offence. The spec on the nexus 6 beats the opo. So you can't really compare the two price wise. One is made by a brand new start up Asian manufacturer looking to grab market share. The other by an established American manufacturer who have no will to disrupt their pricing model but on the other side this device doesn't pull back in spec so the price in the real world matches the spec. Tbf

youcancallmeal · 16-10-2014 9:26pm

listermint wrote: »

Erm this has active screen...

Actually I'm reading now that it also has double tap to wake so looks like not as bare featured as I thought.

Thargor · 16-10-2014 9:31pm

listermint wrote: »

There is no way in he'll you can compare your new opo to a 2012 nexus 7.thats an utterly ridiculous comparison utterly. I've a moto g in my hand that is better than it. Thats just being silly.

There is a whole thread of questions and issues dedicated to the opo. For me I've no interest in going into an ecosystem where the support relies heavily on rooting and mods. Nice looking device alright it id prefer the safety of stock android that's preference don't take offence. The spec on the nexus 6 beats the opo. So you can't really compare the two price wise. One is made by a brand new start up Asian manufacturer looking to grab market share. The other by an established American manufacturer who have no will to disrupt their pricing model but on the other side this device doesn't pull back in spec so the price in the real world matches the spec. Tbf

Tbf you're talking out your ass if you think you need to root or mod the OPO to get it working or solve issues, it has no issues or if it does they're Android issues in general, Ive found exactly zero in the 4 weeks of heavy use Ive put it through.

Im sure its a better specced phone than the OPO, it had better be for double the price. Is it 100% better specced though? Not a hope, is it even 50% better specced? probably not. And I bet the OPO will have the better battery life aswell, I can stretch mine to 3 days. Android L support is coming aswell.

Nexus 6

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