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Re: Nexus 6

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Post by computerjunkie »

5.96” - A phone just under 6". This is possibly the biggest disappointment about the phone. Its simply too large for the average user. The nexus 5 was already quite difficult to reach the top corners with one hand in my opinion with its 4.95”.

you get over 24 hours of use from a full charge. - too many times I have heard this phrase from other smartphone manufacturers and its never true. Since this phone is made by Motorola(which I think is a great company that builds good products)there is hope but that screen is going to be a battery drainer. Motorola had their [0] Motorola Droid Maxx which held a 3,500mAh battery and its at least kind of true for that statement above.

If they had put the 3220 mAh battery (or larger) in a 4.7" - 4.9" phone, I would gladly pay for that. Why can't smartphone manufacturers understand that a longer battery life is whats lacking in mobile devices?

All the goodie features like Google Now and other location hungry services completely drain your battery in a short time. All I want is a smartphone that can last for at least one day on one charge.

Lastly the price. The nexus line is known for the competitive price/performance being greatly competitive. If this phone asks for more than £350, does it really have the nexus characteristics anymore?

I hope there will be android phones still produced with 5" or less screen size in the next 4 years. A significant portion of the population don't have unimaginably big hands (or pockets) to carry these so called "mobile" phones.

0. http://www.engadget.com/2013/09/16/motorola-droid-maxx-revie...

Re: Nexus 6

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Post by baq »

MichaelGG wrote: post #257
untog wrote: post #133

Earlier quoted context omitted.

I'm all for pushing as many pixels as we can, but not at the expense of battery life. I'll happily take a 720p screen if it buys me even a mediocre improvement in battery life.

The Huawei Mate 2 has a 6" screen, 720p, and gets about 2 days (almost 40 hours) of battery. Unfortunately, they have a screwed up copy of 4.3, and it is really terrible and Huawei doesn't release enough info to make Cyanogen work on it.

gotta love the china tech ecosystem...

Re: Nexus 6

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Post by tracker1 »

Pxtl wrote: post #197
tracker1 wrote: post #191

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Honestly, for a lower price point, you're better off looking into a Moto e/g/x which seem to be the better options for the lower price points. I'm a little shocked that they're breaking the $400 mark at the lower end, which seemed to be where the past few phones started... and that the n9 will be more than a bit pricier than the n7 was. I may actually be considering just getting nVidia's tablet this generation. My la…

Moto G is not sold directly through Motorola here in Canada, which means dealing with the terrible support provided by phone companies if you want an unlocked handset. I would happily by a 2014 Moto G direct from Motorola if they would let me. I would not go through buying one from Koodo and dealing with their weaker warranty.

You can't get one direct from Google's play store, or via Amazon there? I'm slightly, but not completely surprised about that.

Re: Nexus 6

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Post by cphuntington97 »

ludwigvan wrote: post #209
JeremyNT wrote: post #129

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The present obsession with "bigger is better" is perplexing to me. I know some use cases are facilitated by larger displays, and they are valuable to people with poor eyesight, but I've never once in my life thought "boy, I wish my phone was even larger." A phone I cannot fit in my pocket is virtually useless to me. Anything larger than my (already too large) Nexus 5 is a complete non-starter for me. I can see a plac…

> but I've never once in my life thought "boy, I wish my phone was even larger." Labeling these "phones" is the wrong thing to do. These are computers that happen to have some lineage with phones. I think the ultimate aim is this: most people don't need computers, they need and want a single device. A phone with a small display is inadequate for that, but a phone with a display this big could be more than enough for…

More than lineage; because of the way service contracts hide the actual price of the phone, phones get premium features over other devices.

Re: Nexus 6

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Post by twism »

andybak wrote: post #259
julianpye wrote: post #241

What keeps me off buying another Playstore device is Google's terrible customer support, especially before they can command such a premium price. I have an unresponsive Nexus 4. I cannot just send it in for warranty repair. In order to return it, I have to go through a list of steps on their website, then get on a phoneline on which they state I have to wait for 45 minute to get a customer rep. Often the line is inte…

Weird. I returned a Nexus 4 last year and got faultless support. I was gobsmacked.

Same here. Google's support phone line has been second to none.

Re: Nexus 6

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Post by benmorris »

TillE wrote: post #198
benmorris wrote: post #94

I bought the Nexus 5 as soon as it was released and have really liked it, however, I'm not sure I'll be buying this one. The biggest issue I have is the screen size. I just think 6" is over my threshold. At $649 I can basically buy any other phone off contract. One of the original appeals of the Nexus 5 was the low price. No wireless charging either? Not a dealbreaker, but I did use it on my 5.

I've been planning to ditch my aging Galaxy Nexus in the coming months, hoping that the Nexus 6 would be a great option. But the size and the price really are deal breakers. Guess I'll just have to look and see which current phones are well supported by Cyanogen.

I had that phone before my Nexus 5. The 5 is still a great phone a year later and will feel like a big improvement still over your Galaxy Nexus. Even better if the price drops on it.

Re: Nexus 6

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Post by benmorris »

fumar wrote: post #142
benmorris wrote: post #94

I bought the Nexus 5 as soon as it was released and have really liked it, however, I'm not sure I'll be buying this one. The biggest issue I have is the screen size. I just think 6" is over my threshold. At $649 I can basically buy any other phone off contract. One of the original appeals of the Nexus 5 was the low price. No wireless charging either? Not a dealbreaker, but I did use it on my 5.

http://www.motorola.com/us/Nexus-6/nexus-6-motorola-us.html very bottom: Battery 3220 mAh Mixed usage up to 24 hours* Qi Wireless charging support

My mistake, glad to see it has that still

Re: Nexus 6

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Post by jp555 »

[deleted] wrote: post #135
jp555 wrote: post #106

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Did your gorgeous 27" display cost more than $500? I'm not quite clear why you think $500 for a very decent computer that fits into a (big) pocket is unreasonable.

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Are you sure? If I need to make a change to a document, but I'm sitting in a cafe, the computer I have with me is the best computer. I'm not sure one can universally say one machine is always better than another. I will edit video on my smartphone every single time, not because desktop video editing is worse, but I can be finished editing and have it uploaded before I would get the files imported into Premiere.

Re: Nexus 6

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Post by wlesieutre »

jnorthrop wrote: post #181
wlesieutre wrote: post #73

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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…

I have the HTC One Mini[1]. It is small with a nice screen, camera and battery life. It isn't going to impress anyone but I can use it comfortably and keep it in my pocket. [1] http://www.htc.com/us/smartphones/htc-one-mini/

Honestly I'm hoping for a 4" screen or smaller. Maybe it doesn't exist. And though the screen is 0.3" smaller than the Z3 Compact that ZenoArrow mentioned, the One Mini is taller and thicker, and only slightly narrower.

In the same ballpack though, so I'll need to do some digging and find out how the cameras and all that stack up.

Re: Nexus 6

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Post by benmorris »

TheQwerty wrote: post #127
benmorris wrote: post #94

I bought the Nexus 5 as soon as it was released and have really liked it, however, I'm not sure I'll be buying this one. The biggest issue I have is the screen size. I just think 6" is over my threshold. At $649 I can basically buy any other phone off contract. One of the original appeals of the Nexus 5 was the low price. No wireless charging either? Not a dealbreaker, but I did use it on my 5.

I'm feeling exactly the same, but since they appear to be keeping around the N5 I have my hopes up that next year there will be a new similarly sized Nexus. Also, while Google's specs don't list wireless charging Motorola does: https://www.motorola.com/us/Nexus-6/nexus-6-motorola-us.html... Haven't been able to find info on whether the Nexus 9 supports Qi as well - but again I'm disappointed with the increased size o…

I'd like to see them keep the 7" tablet size also. I bought my wife a 7 and it is a great size to pack away for flights and traveling. Just generally a lot easier to pack around.
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