Hardware
Price
- 32GB for $500 - 64GB for $600 Display - A big 5.96" QHD AMOLED display - 2560x1440 resolution @ 493 ppi Battery - A huge 3220mAh battery Camera - 13MP rear-facing camera with optical stabilization - 2MP front-facing camera Storage - 32 GB & 64 GB available CPU & GPU - Qualcomm Snapdragon 805 processor with 2.7GHz quad-core CPU - Adren 420 |
Software
OS
- Runs Android 5.1 Lollipop and upcoming Android M Google Now - Comes with Google Now, your personal everyday assistant. Tell it tasks and it does them for you quickly and effectively. Google Play Store - Has 1.5 million (the most of any app store) apps for your every need - Download Apps, Music, Books, Movies, virtually everything you need, all in one place Google Docs and such - Comes with Google docs productivity suite to allow you do create, edit and share documents from where ever you are. - Do all of this online and offline for free, with 15 GB of free storage from Google Drive. Plus much more... - Get the fool Nexus experience with the complete Google apps experience |
Reviews
dukasmc1
Pros
Fast. Great screen. Wonderful sound.
Cons
if the battery could be better that'd be nice but it is better than my old phone
Summary
When I first got the phone I was a little wary because of the size, but I honestly got used to it in about 10-15 minutes. I moved from a Galaxy S3 to this Nexus. I can say I do miss a few of the added features that Samsung puts in their phones (mono audio and SD card mainly). That being said, I don't think I will move away from a Nexus device again. Solid phone. Great Performance. Pure Android.
Fast. Great screen. Wonderful sound.
Cons
if the battery could be better that'd be nice but it is better than my old phone
Summary
When I first got the phone I was a little wary because of the size, but I honestly got used to it in about 10-15 minutes. I moved from a Galaxy S3 to this Nexus. I can say I do miss a few of the added features that Samsung puts in their phones (mono audio and SD card mainly). That being said, I don't think I will move away from a Nexus device again. Solid phone. Great Performance. Pure Android.
AWN007
Pros
Stunning display, Lollipop 5.0 is a beautiful OS, fast, feels much smaller in my hand than it looks.
Cons
Battery life isn't quite where I expected (4k sceen is a hog, about 4 hours screen on time)
Summary
I'm a recovering iPhone user. I wouldn't have considered an Android phone until 5.0 came out; it's a huge step forward for Android. It's really on par with iOS if not better at this point (my wife has an iPhone 6 and the newest iOS is glitch-y and didn't add much functionality). I have big hands, so the size of the phone isn't a problem at all. The shape of it makes it feel much smaller/thinner/lighter in my hand than it looks. The phone is blazing fast with everything I can throw at it. The only area it seems a little sluggish is the actual launching of apps. I'm guessing this can be attributed to the new OS having a different runtime than 4.4, I'm hoping this improves as developers update the apps but it's not a big deal either way. It's not nearly slow or anything, it just takes 1-2 seconds to launch which feels slow compared to the rest of the phones instant responses. I also find I can take the best pictures I have ever taken with this phone, the HDR+ setting combined with the optical image stabilization works wonders for my very shaky hands. The flash is useless, throwing a small, bright circle of light in the center of the shot, without improving overall lighting at all. HDR+ saves the day big time.
Stunning display, Lollipop 5.0 is a beautiful OS, fast, feels much smaller in my hand than it looks.
Cons
Battery life isn't quite where I expected (4k sceen is a hog, about 4 hours screen on time)
Summary
I'm a recovering iPhone user. I wouldn't have considered an Android phone until 5.0 came out; it's a huge step forward for Android. It's really on par with iOS if not better at this point (my wife has an iPhone 6 and the newest iOS is glitch-y and didn't add much functionality). I have big hands, so the size of the phone isn't a problem at all. The shape of it makes it feel much smaller/thinner/lighter in my hand than it looks. The phone is blazing fast with everything I can throw at it. The only area it seems a little sluggish is the actual launching of apps. I'm guessing this can be attributed to the new OS having a different runtime than 4.4, I'm hoping this improves as developers update the apps but it's not a big deal either way. It's not nearly slow or anything, it just takes 1-2 seconds to launch which feels slow compared to the rest of the phones instant responses. I also find I can take the best pictures I have ever taken with this phone, the HDR+ setting combined with the optical image stabilization works wonders for my very shaky hands. The flash is useless, throwing a small, bright circle of light in the center of the shot, without improving overall lighting at all. HDR+ saves the day big time.
michaelhall43
Pros
Fast, big, Android 5.0, Camera, bezels.
Cons
Simply nothing.
Summary
Well worth the upgrade from the Nexus 5 and still cheaper than comparable handsets. Brilliant.
Fast, big, Android 5.0, Camera, bezels.
Cons
Simply nothing.
Summary
Well worth the upgrade from the Nexus 5 and still cheaper than comparable handsets. Brilliant.