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Re: Nexus 6

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Post by Istof »

tremendo wrote: post #20
Siecje wrote: post #9

> Camera > 13MP front-facing with optical image stabilization > 2MP rear-facing Is it really 13MP front-facing? Selfie optimization!

I was confused by that too, seems they switched the definition of front and rear. The new "way" is used consistently also on the Nexus 9 and Nexus 5 tabs.

maybe that is a mistake made on purpose to get more people talking about it...

Re: Nexus 6

#42

Post by hugozap »

suprgeek wrote: post #16

This thing is a beast in every sense of the word! also with dual front speakers! That can make a huge difference in sound quality. However it looks like this is heading to $500+ territory so the days of a cheap good Nexus may be coming to an end. Looks like the Moto E etc is filling that niche.

I don't understand the appeal of having dual front speakers, whats the point?. This is a feature a very small group of people will find useful, but adds to the price.

Re: Nexus 6

#43

Post by otoburb »

tremendo wrote: post #31
Siecje wrote: post #21

Earlier quoted context omitted.

I think they might keep the Nexus 5 around. Maybe in the future they will update it with a bigger battery and better camera.

> they might… Indeed http://www.google.com/nexus/5/ and http://www.google.com/nexus/9/

Too bad the Nexus 5 can't be upgraded to replace the battery with the rapid-charge battery technology they are touting for the Nexus 6.

>>Get up to 6 hours of use from only 15 minutes of charging.

Re: Nexus 6

#44

Post by wmf »

PhrosTT wrote: post #2

The fact that this has a thunderbolt resolution display shows how lame it is most desktops haven't adopted 4k yet.

I've seen no evidence that 490 DPI has any advantage over ~300 DPI; it sounds like spec wanking. And there are rumors of a 5K retina iMac tomorrow (4K tends to be a downgrade from 2560x1600).

Re: Nexus 6

#46

Post by chdir »

The trend of correlating device number (i.e. Nexus 'X') with screen size is going in the wrong direction. 6 is already too big (and heavy) for some. Next year, there'll be no distinction between phones & tablets.

Edit: Disappointed with the pricing too: $649. Google had set a good trend with Nexus series - Awesome devices at exception price. All that's gone. Kind of against the Android One initiative.

Re: Nexus 6

#48

Post by cromwellian »

paulannesley wrote: post #29

iPhone 6 Plus: 5.5" 1920×1080 (401 ppi) Nexus 6: 5.96" 2560×1440 (493 ppi) The iPhone 6 Plus is comically enormous. This thing is ridiculous. And the same resolution as the current 27" Apple displays. 2.7 GHz quad core vs iPhone's 1.4 GHz dual core (but 32-bit, vs Apple's 64-bit). That is some serious hardware.

The Nexus 6 has smaller bezel on the top and bottom than the iPhone 6+ which has to make space for the TouchID/Home button. Android uses on-screen soft buttons.

Re: Nexus 6

#49

Post by rsynnott »

paulannesley wrote: post #29

iPhone 6 Plus: 5.5" 1920×1080 (401 ppi) Nexus 6: 5.96" 2560×1440 (493 ppi) The iPhone 6 Plus is comically enormous. This thing is ridiculous. And the same resolution as the current 27" Apple displays. 2.7 GHz quad core vs iPhone's 1.4 GHz dual core (but 32-bit, vs Apple's 64-bit). That is some serious hardware.

It's a Qualcomm 805, so competitive with the iPhone 6's chip, but certainly not massively faster than it (and in practice somewhat slower in many scenarios). As we should remember from the Pentium 4 age, megahertz are not everything.
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