Android Magazine 58 - 2015 UK

Review

the 6P, it fl ies along at a high speed.
Improvements such as better permissions
handling, improved battery management and
in-built support for fi ngerprint sensors (the 6P
has one on the back) just cement Android’s
position as a polished mobile OS.
In the UK, the Nexus 6P starts at £449, rising
to £579 for the 128GB model. It only takes a
quick glance at the price of an equivalent iPhone
6s Plus (that’s £789 by the way) to realise that
it’s very good value. It’s also available on
contract from a number of mobile networks,
should the subsidised option be your preference.
Nexus devices have always had one big
compromise: the camera. In the past Google has
talked it up – it has released some fantastic
photo tools in Google+ and its new Photos app

• but it has never delivered on the hardware.
  Finally that’s changed. The Nexus 6P includes a
  12.3MP camera with 1.55 μm pixels, f/2.0
  aperture and IR Laser assisted autofocus. Those
  large pixels enhance performance, particularly in
  low light, which equates to great pictures all of
  the time. There is no optical image stabilisation
  and the Google Camera app is still just okay, but

fi nally the camera is no longer a reason to not

buy a Nexus. Even the front camera snaps 8MP

photos should you be particularly fond of taking

selfi es.

In the 6P, Google has fi nally built the best

Android phone, as promised.

Finally,wehaveaNexusthatistruly

a device without compromise – a

worthy flagship for Android

Nexus 6P

32GB £449/$499

64GB £499/$549

128GB £579/$649

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»^ Operating system ............. Android 6.0 Marshmallow

»^ Processor ................................^ Qualcomm Snapdragon 810

2.0GHz octa-core

»^ Memory ..................................... 32/64/128GB storage /

3GB RAM

»^ Dimensions ............................ 159.3 x 77.8 x 7.3 mm

»^ Weight .........................................178g

»^ Display size ............................5.7-inches

»^ Display resolution .............2560 x 1440 (518 ppi)

»^ Front camera ........................12.3MP

»^ Rear camera..........................8MP

»^ Connectivity .......................... LTE Cat 6, dual-band MIMO

Wi-Fi, NFC, Bluetooth 4.2

»^ Expansion slot .....................N/A

Technical specs

The 3,450mAh battery is surprisingly large for such a thin

device and gives a suitably impressive battery life

Battery life

Verdict

Good for

Bad for

The best camera is the one you have with you and finally

the Nexus camera is worthy of taking it with you

Ta k i n g p i c t u r e s

If you use a tablet mostly for consuming video, then the

large Nexus 6P screen will do the job

Tablet replacement

While the 6P is smaller than the huge Nexus 6, one-

handed use is still out of the question

One-handed use

USB Type-C might be the future, but as of today it’s just a

bit of a nuisance. Be prepared to invest in new cables

MicroUSB cables

£34

per month

(contract)

£35

per month

(contract)

£34.99

per month

(contract)

Best deal

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devices, including both new

Nexus phones, the ZUK Z1 and

the OnePlus 2. It’s reversible, so

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upside down again!

Aero-grade aluminium

The Nexus 6P uses

aeronautical-grade anodised

aluminiumthatissubtleonthe

graphite (black) model, but

quite distinct on the aluminium

(silver) or frost (white) models.

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