Google Nexus 6 Smartphone

Google and Motorola announced Nexus 6, a massive smartphone / phablet with a 6-inch Quad HD display and a 13-megapixel camera with Optical Image Stabilization and HDR+. That’s even bigger than iPhone 6 Plus and Samsung Galaxy Note 4, which are 5.5″ and 5.7″ respectively. On the specification front it beats or matches the competition, but will consumers want such a big phone?

The large screen is complemented by dual front-facing stereo speakers that deliver high-fidelity sound, making it as great for movies and gaming as it is for doing work. It also comes with a Turbo Charger, so you can get up to six hours of use with only 15 minutes of charge. Its 3220 mAh battery should get you through the day no problem.

Nexus 6 will come with the soon to be released Android 5.0 Lollipop, which is being marketed as a sweet new take on Android. Lollipop introduces Material Design so that content responds to your touch, or even your voice, in more intuitive ways, and transitions between tasks are more fluid. Plus, new call and message notifications allow you to act on (or dismiss) them without interrupting what you’re doing.

Price and Availability
Nexus 6 will be available for pre-order in late October starting at $649 for the 32GB version in Midnight Blue or Cloud White. It will hit stores November 2014 — with options for an unlocked and/or 64GB version through Play store, or a monthly contract or installment plan through carriers, including AT&T, Sprint, T-Mobile, U.S. Cellular, and Verizon. Nexus 6 will come to 28 countries across Europe, Asia-Pacific and North America starting later this year and as we head into Q1 2015.

Specifications

OS
Android 5.0

Screen
5.96″ 2560×1440 QHD AMOLED display (493 ppi)
16:9 aspect ratio
Gorilla Glass 3

Rear Camera
13MP with optical image stabilization
Dual LED ring flash
f/2.0 aperture
4K video capture at 30fps
Front Camera
2MP
HD Video Conferencing

Size
82.98mm x 159.26mm x 10.06mm

Weight
184g

Color
Midnight Blue, Cloud White

Network
North America:

• GSM: 850/900/1800/1900MHz
• 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-B29

Rest of World:

• GSM: 850/900/1800/1900MHz
• CDMA: not supported
• WCDMA Bands: 1/2/4/5/6/8/9/19
• LTE Bands: 1/3/5/7/8/9/19/20/28/41
• CA DL: B3-B5, B3-B8

Audio Output
Dual front-facing speakers

CPU
Quad core Krait 450 CPU 2.7GHz (Qualcomm Snapdragon 805 SOC)

GPU
Adreno 420

Wireless
802.11ac 2×2 (MIMO)
Bluetooth 4.1
NFC

Memory
32GB & 64GB

Ports
Micro USB 2.0
Nano SIM
3.5mm audio

Sensors
GPS
Accelerometer
Gyroscope
Magnetometer
Ambient light sensor
Barometer

Battery
3220mAh
Qi wireless charging
Standby time (Ambient Display on ) up to 250 hours
Standby time (Ambient Display off) up to 330 hours
Internet use time (Wi-Fi) up to 9.5 hours
Internet use time (LTE) up to 10 hours
Talk time up to 24 hours
Video playback up to 10 hours