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Re: Nexus 6

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Post by nilkn »

Coding_Cat wrote: post #67

>With a large 3220 mAh battery, you get over 24 hours of use from a full charge. I would hope so, call me old-fashioned but I would say that once a day is the absolute limit on how many times I'd accept having to charge my phone. Of course, you don't use your phone 24 hours in a day (at least I hope you don't) however, marketing being what it is they generally mean "very very light usage" when they quote battery-life…

That's slightly larger than the 3200 mAh battery that my Note 3 has and I have no issues with battery life.

Granted, the Nexus 6 has a larger and higher resolution screen. But it also runs a cleaner version of Android which I expect would be less power hungry.

Re: Nexus 6

#82

Post by suhailpatel »

Numberwang wrote: post #65
davb wrote: post #47

Earlier quoted context omitted.

According to http://motorola-blog.blogspot.co.uk/2014/10/nexus-6-from-goo... , yes - starting at $649. I wonder how that'll translate to GBP...

I bet it will be £649..

Yep pretty how most companies price their tech in the UK, change $ to £ and call it a day (we pay a premium even with VAT added onto the USD price)

Re: Nexus 6

#83

Post by 51Cards »

Sadly this will bring the Nexus buying streak for me to an end. 6" is too large... the price is too high. Too bad though, that battery and camera would have been nice. I think the Nexus 5 will hold for another year.

Re: Nexus 6

#85

Post by IkmoIkmo »

Can anyone explain to me what the fetish is with pushing the same amount of pixels as a freaking 27 inch display (which, by the way, I've always considered gorgeous)?

I mean, does anyone actually notice the difference? Because if that difference means I'm paying $100-200 extra for a better screen, a better graphics chip etc, and it means my battery life is reduced, I really just don't get it.

I elaborated a bit on this question here: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=8459761

Anyway... my biggest gripe is really price point. The Nexus 4, 5, 7 weren't any more interesting than devices coming out from Samsung or HTC. What made them unique was a sick performance/price ratio, the best mid-level entry device range for people who aren't interested in $500 a year fees for their phone+plan, yet like running the latest android on a nice device.

Now we seem to get another high-range flagship-type phone and tablet. I kinda get it, you want a benchmark device and you've got moto filling the lower-mid range quite nicely, but I really wish they'd have kept the Nexus series below the $500 range.

Love the thickness by the way. 10mm or so is great. Not a thick slab, but it's got some real grip to it. iPhone 6's thickness really sucks for me. (although it's a slightly different story when you add a case, I did like the thickness of the iphone 6 with a case when I tried it)

Re: Nexus 6

#86

Post by nradov »

Does it have a removable battery or is it another sealed device? That's not clear from the web page. Everything else looks great about this device but if it lacks a swappable battery then that's a deal breaker for me and I'll have to get a Samsung Note 4 instead. Even a 3220 mAh battery is insufficient and external battery packs are just too much hassle to deal with.

Re: Nexus 6

#87

Post by chongli »

wmf wrote: post #44
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).

Downgrade? 4K is 4096x2160! Sounds like an upgrade from 2560x1600.

Re: Nexus 6

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Post by eunoia »

wlesieutre wrote: post #73
phaus wrote: post #26

Earlier quoted context omitted.

I'm glad they released a 4.7" phone, but the plus is just ridiculous.

4.7" should be the plus, if you ask me. I'm dreading the day my 3.5" phone dies and has no reasonable modern replacement. EDIT : I'm open to switching to Android for my next phone if anyone can point my to a small one. Priorities are good camera, ok battery life, and not awful build quality. And maybe good support from Cyanogen? I'm out of the loop on Android and don't have a sense of how important that is these days…

Why do you like the small screen so much?
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