Category: Cell Phone Talk
Nexus6 overview
Good morning zoners, it’s been about 3 weeks sense I have had my Nexus6 and I am going to do an overview. So here goes, the nexus6 is 5.9 inches, it has a 2.9 quad core CPU 3 GB of ram and 32 internal storage capacities. It’s got a 16 megapixel camera with shutter shake and front facing stereo speakers. So why did I go for such a huge device. I cons do not feel cramped when using explore by touch, it’s easier to read larger articles without having to scroll down when set article is not showing the rest of its content on the screen. So from a blindness perspective how does this beast fare in everyday use? Well speakers are quite loud, movies, music and speaker phone sounds so!! Nice on this phone. It’s loud, crisp with no crackle. How does the battery fair on the nexus6? I get 1 day and all night charge up to 7 a.m under moderate use. I have not just let it sit until the battery goes flat so my educated guess would be two whole days on standby with no charge. Speaking of charge, Nexus6 can charge from 0 to 50% within 1 hour using its turbo charger from Motorola. So how sensitive is the screen compared to Samsung’s galaxy line? Well here is where the Galaxy line does have a hand up on the nexus6 when it comes to the screen sensitivity and invoking talkback’s angle Jesters. Does the nexus6 support triple click of the home button to turn on talkback? No, it’s a stock device, Samsung and LG are the only manufacture who support triple click home at this time. So when invoking talkback’s angle Jesters how hard is it to bring up global and local menu? Not hard at all, the screen is sensitive to the point that talkback easily recognizes what the user is drawing on the screen. How hard is it to read content in web views? I mean in KitKat it was hit or miss, mostly miss. Well in Lollipop web views are smooth as butter, reading articles, Facebook Posts and surfing the web with Chrome feels like a dream. Web content when using Talkback feels fluidic and unlike KitKat no Jerking back on your finger when your stuck in a blasted add that refreshes. Now, this article would be utter crap if I did not stop and point out here that some apps like Facebook, Access note are not ready for the OS that is running this Beast. Facebooks Recants view when double tapped on will literally crash the app. Access note when double tapping overview crashes as well on Lollipop. So let’s some this article up for now and answer why did I go for a beast like the Nexus6 instead of the Sony Z3. Timely updates, google has control of my device and I am a stock android user by heart. Lastly this beast boots slow but do not let that full you at all, it flies when opening apps, playing video and switching from screen to screen is amazing. Well I hope this helps someone, the Nexus6 is not a device for everyone but it fits my bill One more item I forgot to add here, Google keyboard does not show any sign of lag when typing quickly. In KitCat Google keyboard is known for its lag if your a spead racer with "touch type."
Hi Starfly, from memory you do have a S5 as well. How do you compare the Nexus6 to the S5? I think the Sony Z2 or Z3 will be the dream for me, because of the hardware and appearance. I'm quite disappointed with the Note 4, even though its mostly not plustic, but the feel is still pretty plustic for me, maybe because of the back cover of the phone. I am considering the Galaxy A5 though, as a test phone. At the moment, my current
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I had the note III but sense traided it in for my nexus6, however, I have played with the galaxy S5 its a very nice phone. Its loud, apps open very quickly and its soon to get android 5.0 love from Samsung. Again this phone runs the best accessible skin seen to date on a android phone. You can turn off talkback withtripple click home and repeat the same triple click on its physical button to turn talkback back on. Touchwiz's setting are set-up in tabs and organized quick nicely. However, after having a phone with stario speakers for about 3 weeks this is where I wish Samsung would tweek the next galaxy s device.