Nexus 6

This article is about the Google Android device. For Philip K. Dick's fictional Nexus-6 androids, see Replicant.
Nexus 6

Front view of the Nexus 6
Codename Shamu
Developer Google and Motorola Mobility
Manufacturer Motorola Mobility
Series Google Nexus
Compatible networks 2G/3G/4G LTE
GSM: 850/900/1800/1900 MHz
Model XT1103 (Americas):
CDMA band class: 0/1/10
WCDMA bands: 1/2/4/5/8
LTE bands: 2/3/4/5/7/12/13/17/25/26/29/41
CA DL bands: B2-B13, B2-B17, B2-29, B4-B5, B4-B13, B4-B17, B4-B29
Model XT1100 (International):
WCDMA bands: 1/2/4/5/6/8/9/19
LTE bands: 1/3/5/7/8/9/19/20/28/41
CA DL bands: B3-B5, B3-B8
First released November 2014
Discontinued December 9, 2015
Predecessor Nexus 5
Successor Nexus 6P
Related Moto X (2nd generation) and Nexus 9
Type Smartphone
Form factor Phablet
Dimensions 159.26 mm (6.270 in) H
82.98 mm (3.267 in) W
3.8 mm (0.15 in) – 10.06 mm (0.396 in) curve
Weight 184 g (6.5 oz)
Operating system Android Lollipop 5.0, upgradable to Nougat 7.0[1]
System on chip Qualcomm Snapdragon 805
CPU Qualcomm 2.7 GHz quad-core Krait 450
GPU Adreno 420
Memory 3 GB of LPDDR3 RAM
Storage 32 GB or 64 GB
Removable storage Not available
Battery 3.8 V 12.2 Wh (3,220 mAh),[2] Qi wireless charging, turbo charging
Data inputs Multi-touch capacitive touchscreen
Display 5.96 in (151 mm) 16:9 PenTile RGBG AMOLED, 2560×1440 px (QHD) @ 493 ppi, scratch-resistant Corning Gorilla Glass 3 capacitive touchscreen[3]
Rear camera Sony IMX214 Exmor R CMOS[2] 13 MP with OIS, f/2.0 aperture and dual LED ring flash[4]
Front camera 2 MP @ 1.4µm pixel
Sound Dual Front Facing Stereo Speakers, 3.5mm headphone jack with 4 button headset compatibility
Connectivity Micro USB, NFC, Bluetooth 4.1, Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac 2×2 (MIMO), Nano-SIM
Other Notifications LED (requires root access)[5]

The Nexus 6 (codenamed Shamu) is a phablet co-developed by Google and Motorola Mobility that runs the Android operating system. The successor to the Nexus 5, the device is the sixth smartphone in the Google Nexus series, a family of Android consumer devices marketed by Google and built by an original equipment manufacturer partner. Nexus 6 along with HTC Nexus 9 served as the launch devices for Android 5.0 "Lollipop".

The Nexus 6's appearance is very similar to that of the second-generation Moto X, but larger.

Release

The Nexus 6 was unveiled on October 15, 2014, with pre-order availability since October 29, 2014, and a delivery date in early November.[6] Off-contract pricing was US$649 for the 32 GB model and US$699 for the 64 GB model in the US.[7] The Nexus 6 was available through Google Play Store, Motorola Mobility, Best Buy, T-Mobile, AT&T, Sprint, U.S. Cellular, and Verizon Wireless in the United States.[8]

In November 2014, availability was announced for 12 other countries, including Australia, Belgium, Canada, France, Germany, India,[9] Italy, Japan, Netherlands, Spain, Sweden and United Kingdom.[10]

The AT&T version is SIM-locked, with tethering disabled until a fee is paid to enable it, and comes with custom ringtones.[11]

On January 26, 2015, Motorola (now a subsidiary of Chinese firm Lenovo) announced that a similar device would be released in China, named Moto X Pro; it excludes Google services and applications, but still runs a similarly stock version of Android.[12][13]

On April 22, 2015, it was announced that the Nexus 6 would be the only phone then supported by Google's new Project Fi venture.[14]

Due to the Nexus 6's successor, the Nexus 6P, becoming more available, Google stopped selling the Nexus 6 on the Play Store in December 2015.[15] Google has a stated policy of at least two years of software updates and three years (or 18 months after the last sale date on the Play Store, whichever is longer) of security updates.[16] The Nexus 6 has guaranteed software updates through October 2016 and security updates through October 2017, however, Google announced that the Nexus 6 will receive the Android 7.1 update, expected December 2016.[17] This is expected to be the last major software update provided by Google for this device, however, no official announcement has been made by Google.

Specifications

Hardware

The Nexus 6 is powered by a 2.7 GHz quad-core Snapdragon 805 processor with 3 GB of RAM, and either 32 or 64 GB of internal storage. It features a 3220 mAh battery with quick charging technology that promises to deliver six hours of operation after 15 minutes of charging.[18][19] The Nexus 6 uses a 5.96-inch (marketed as six-inch) QHD AMOLED PenTile (RGBG) display with a resolution of 2560×1440 pixels (493 PPI), and includes a 13-megapixel rear-facing camera with optical image stabilization (OIS), surrounded by a dual LED flash ring, and a two-megapixel camera on front.

Like its predecessor, the Nexus 6 does not have a microSD card slot, a removable battery, or an FM radio receiver/transmitter.

The Nexus 6's hardware supports USB On-The-Go for storage devices, the functionality was originally disabled by software but was enabled in later Android updates.

Variants

Model FCC id Carriers/Regions CDMA bands GSM bands UMTS bands (3G) LTE bands CA DL bands
XT1100 IHDT56QD2 International N/A Quad 1 / 2 / 4 / 5 / 6 / 8 / 9 / 19 FDD:1 / 3 / 5 / 7 / 8 / 9 / 19 / 20 / 28 /

TDD:41

B3-B5, B3-B8
XT1103 IHDT56QD1 US 0 / 1 / 10 Quad 1 / 2 / 4 / 5 / 8 FDD:2 / 3 / 4 / 5 / 7 / 12 / 13 / 17 / 25 / 26 / 29

TDD:41

B2-B13, B2-B17, B2-29, B4-B5, B4-B13, B4-B17, B4-B29
XT1115 N/A China 0 Quad 1 / 2 / 5 / 8

TD-SCDMA:34 / 39

 FDD:1 / 3 / 7 / 20 / 28

TDD:38 / 39 / 40 / 41

Software

The Nexus 6 was released with Android 5.0 Lollipop.

The Nexus 6 was the first Android device to have integrated IMS WiFi calling on T-Mobile, which was issued via an OTA update.[20] WiFi Calling on T-Mobile's network has existed since 2007,[21] although this is the first time native WiFi calling has been integrated into the core of Android. Previously T-Mobile offered WiFi calling on select Android handsets using software from Kineto Wireless.[22]

In September 2015, Android 5.1.1 was rolled out to the Nexus 6, containing a fix for the Stagefright bug.[23]

In November 2015, Nexus 6 started receiving Android 6.0 Marshmallow update across the world.[24] The following month, the Nexus 6 became one of the first devices to get the Android 6.0.1 update.[25]

On August 22, 2016, Android 7.0 Nougat began rolling out to several supported Nexus devices, however the one for Nexus 6 was delayed. Weeks after the official roll-out, Google stated that the Nexus 6 release would come "in the coming weeks."[26] Nougat was eventually released for the Nexus 6 on October 3, 2016, 6 weeks after the official Nougat release. There has been no official statement on what caused the delay.[27]

Reception

Matt Swider from TechRadar wrote: "Nexus 6 proves that Google's Nexus program is not only far from dead, it's alive and kicking with a powerful 6-inch phablet that runs its latest Android software. It's bigger than the Note 4, but not better." The Nexus 6 was given 4.5 out of 5 stars in the TechRadar review.[28]

Known issues

See also

References

  1. ↑ http://www.ibtimes.co.in/android-7-0-nougat-update-schedule-nexus-6-6p-nexus-5x-nexus-9-pixel-c-nexus-player-android-691475#WZYkTVUirKEhlpu0.97
  2. 1 2 "Nexus 6 Teardown". iFixit. November 25, 2014. Retrieved November 25, 2014.
  3. ↑ Brandon Chester. "AnandTech - The Nexus 6 Review". anandtech.com. Retrieved March 7, 2015.
  4. ↑ "Nexus 6". Google.
  5. ↑ The Nexus 6 has a secret LED, but it doesn’t show notifications — Tech News and Analysis
  6. ↑ Kristin Mariano. "Nexus 6 pre-order date Oct. 29 with November delivery date; Sprint, Verizon, AT&, T-Mobile and US Cellular". Christian Today. Retrieved November 7, 2014.
  7. ↑ "Nexus 6 from Google and Motorola Mobility". Motorola.
  8. ↑ Cory Gunther. "Verizon Nexus 6 Release Date Confirmed". Gotta Be Mobile.
  9. ↑ John. "Google Nexus 6 Launching Soon In India For Rs. 44000". Times News, UK News, Times News UK, UK News Magazine, Health Magazine UK. Retrieved March 7, 2015.
  10. ↑ "Nexus 6 to be available in 12 additional countries". Phone Horn.
  11. ↑ "Nexus 6 Problems Plague Release Of Google's Latest Android Flagship". International Business Times. November 22, 2014. Retrieved March 7, 2015.
  12. ↑ "Motorola returns to China with launch of Moto X, Moto X Pro, and Moto G". The Verge. Vox Media. Retrieved 27 January 2015.
  13. ↑ "Motorola returns to China with the Moto X Pro, a repackaged Nexus 6". Engadget. AOL. Retrieved 27 January 2015.
  14. ↑ http://www.nytimes.com/2015/04/23/technology/google-introduces-phone-service-called-project-fi.html
  15. ↑ http://www.theverge.com/2015/12/8/9873928/google-removes-nexus-6-from-play-store
  16. ↑ https://support.google.com/nexus/answer/4457705#nexus_devices
  17. ↑ http://android-developers.blogspot.com/2016/10/android-71-developer-preview.html
  18. ↑ "Nexus 6 Delivers 6 Hours of Battery Life With 15 Minutes of Charging: Google".
  19. ↑ "Snapdragon Processors With Quick Charge Technology - Qualcomm". Qualcomm. Retrieved March 7, 2015.
  20. ↑ "Nexus 6 Will Support T-Mobile Wi-Fi Calling Following OTA Update Early 2015". Android Police.
  21. ↑ "Money-Saving Cell Phones Do Voice Over Wi-Fi". PC World. Retrieved 28 June 2016.
  22. ↑ "UMA Comes To T-Mobile Androids… Almost!". Gigaom. Retrieved 28 June 2016.
  23. ↑ "Nexus 6 Android 5.1.1 Lollipop update news". AndroidPIT. Retrieved 26 September 2015.
  24. ↑ Lestoc, Costea (November 9, 2015). "Nexus 5, 6, 7 and 9 With Android 6.0 Marshmallow Update Status". BLORGE. Retrieved November 9, 2015.
  25. ↑ "Android 6.0.1 Marshmallow Update for Nexus 5, Nexus 6, Nexus 7, and Nexus 9: Availability". Android Geeks. December 22, 2015. Retrieved December 22, 2015.
  26. ↑ http://www.androidpolice.com/2016/09/14/google-says-nexus-6-nexus-9-lte-nougat-updates-will-rolling-coming-weeks/
  27. ↑ http://www.androidpolice.com/2016/10/03/finally-nexus-6-gets-official-android-7-0-nougat-october-5th-security-patch/
  28. ↑ Matt Swider. "Google Nexus 6 review". TechRadar. Retrieved March 7, 2015.
  29. ↑ "First in line to order a Nexus 6? AT&T has a BRICK for you". theregister.co.uk. Retrieved March 7, 2015.
  30. ↑ "[Bug Watch] Nexus 6 Devices With Sprint SIM Cards Are Having Issues Receiving Calls". Android Police. Retrieved March 7, 2015.
  31. ↑ "Users Report Defective Nexus 6 Plastic Back Cover Falling Off Unglued". Tech Times. Retrieved March 7, 2015.
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