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Motorola Nexus 6 vs Samsung Galaxy S8+

3.27 in
6.27 in
Motorola Nexus 6 Mobile Phone
Motorola Nexus 6
2.89 in
6.28 in
Samsung Galaxy S8+ Mobile Phone
Samsung Galaxy S8+
Available colors
Editiorial reviews
10
4.3 out of 5
7 user ratings
5 stars
28 %
4 stars
71 %
3 stars
0 %
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20
4.5 out of 5
11 user ratings
5 stars
81 %
4 stars
18 %
3 stars
0 %
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User rating
34
4.1 out of 5
34 user ratings
5 stars
29 %
4 stars
50 %
3 stars
20 %
2 stars
0 %
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33
4.1 out of 5
33 user ratings
5 stars
33 %
4 stars
45 %
3 stars
21 %
2 stars
0 %
1 stars
0 %

Full Comparison

Hardware

Motorola Nexus 6Motorola Nexus 6
Samsung Galaxy S8+Samsung Galaxy S8+
Operating systemAndroid 6.0Android 7.0
CPU clock speed2.7 GHz2.3 GHz
CPU coresQuad-core8-core
CPU modelQualcomm Snapdragon 805 APQ8084Samsung Exynos 9 Octa 8895
GPU modelQualcomm Adreno 420ARM Mali-G71 MP20
RAM memory3 GB
  • 4 GB
  • 6 GB

Display

Motorola Nexus 6Motorola Nexus 6
Samsung Galaxy S8+Samsung Galaxy S8+
Screen size5.96 in6.2 in
Touchscreenyesyes
Number of colors16.7M16.7M
Panel typeOLEDOLED
Resolution2560 x 1440 px1440 x 2960 px
TechnologyAMOLED
  • AMOLED
  • Quad HD+ Super AMOLED
Pixel density493.0 ppi529.0 ppi
Screen materialCorning Gorilla Glass 3.0Corning Gorilla Glass 5.0
Dual screen supportyesno
Scratch resistant displayyesyes
HDRnoyes

Rear camera

Motorola Nexus 6Motorola Nexus 6
Samsung Galaxy S8+Samsung Galaxy S8+
Primary sensor size1/3"1/2.55"
Primary sensor resolution13.0 Mpx12.0 Mpx
Video recordingyesyes
Highest video resolution4096 x 2160 px3840 x 2160 px
Maximum FPS at the highest resolution30.0 fps30.0 fps
Maximum FPS (regardless of res.)30.0 fps60.0 fps
Autofocusyesyes
Geo-taggingyesyes
LED Flashyesyes
Optical image stabilizationyesyes

Front camera

Motorola Nexus 6Motorola Nexus 6
Samsung Galaxy S8+Samsung Galaxy S8+
Primary resolution2.0 Mpx8.0 Mpx
Primary sensor size1/3"1/2.55"

Storage

Motorola Nexus 6Motorola Nexus 6
Samsung Galaxy S8+Samsung Galaxy S8+
Internal storage
  • 32 GB
  • 64 GB
  • 128 GB
  • 64 GB
Memory card readernoyes
Types of memory card supportedNo memory slot
  • microSD
  • microSDHC
  • microSDXC

Design

Motorola Nexus 6Motorola Nexus 6
Samsung Galaxy S8+Samsung Galaxy S8+
Colour of product
  • Black
  • Blue
  • Grey
  • White
  • Arctic silver
  • Black
  • Blue
  • Coral blue
  • Gold
  • Grey
  • Light blue
  • Midnight black
  • Orchid grey
  • Pink
  • Purple
  • Silver
  • Sunrise gold
  • Turquoise
Material
  • Aluminum
  • Plastic
  • Aluminum
  • Glass
  • Metal
Water resistantyesyes
Shock resistantnono

Dimensions

Motorola Nexus 6Motorola Nexus 6
Samsung Galaxy S8+Samsung Galaxy S8+
Height6.27 in6.28 in
Width3.27 in2.89 in
Depth0.4 in0.32 in
Weight6.49 oz6.1 oz

Sensors

Motorola Nexus 6Motorola Nexus 6
Samsung Galaxy S8+Samsung Galaxy S8+
Accelerometeryesyes
Proximityyesyes
Gyroscopeyesyes
Barometeryesyes

Connectivity

Motorola Nexus 6Motorola Nexus 6
Samsung Galaxy S8+Samsung Galaxy S8+
Dual sim supportnono
Sim card sizeNano-SIM
  • Nano SIM
  • Nano-SIM
DLNA certifiedyesno
Bluetoothyesyes
Bluetooth version4.05.0
Bluetooth profileA2DP
  • A2DP
  • AVRCP
  • HFP
  • HID
  • HOGP
  • HSP
  • MAP
  • OPP
  • PAN
  • PBAP
  • SAP
Bluetooth codecSBC
  • aptX
  • SBC
NFCyesyes
Charging connection
  • USB
  • Wireless
USB
Headphone connection3.5 mm3.5 mm
USB version2.0
3.1
USB On-The-Go (OTG)yesyes
Video outputSlimPortDisplayPort over USB-C

Cellular

Motorola Nexus 6Motorola Nexus 6
Samsung Galaxy S8+Samsung Galaxy S8+
Wireless network (Wi-Fi)yesyes
Wireless networking standard
  • 802.11a
  • 802.11ac
  • 802.11b
  • 802.11g
  • 802.11n
  • 802.11a
  • 802.11ac
  • 802.11b
  • 802.11g
  • 802.11n
Data transmissionHSPA+
  • EDGE
  • FDD-LTE
  • GPRS
  • HSDPA
  • HSPA+
  • HSUPA
  • TDD-LTE
  • VoLTE
  • VoWiFi
Navigation system
  • GLONASS
  • S-GPS
  • A-GPS
  • BeiDou
  • GLONASS
  • GPS
  • Galileo
2G GSMyesyes
GSM frequencies
  • 850 MHz
  • 900 MHz
  • 1800 MHz
  • 1900 MHz
  • 1800 MHz
  • 1900 MHz
  • 850 MHz
  • 900 MHz
3G UMTSyesyes
UMTS frequences
  • 800 MHz
  • 850 MHz
  • 900 MHz
  • 1700 MHz
  • 1900 MHz
  • 2100 MHz
  • 1700 MHz
  • 1900 MHz
  • 2100 MHz
  • 850 MHz
  • 900 MHz
4G LTEyesyes
Streaming standardsMiracast
  • Google Cast
  • Miracast

Battery

Motorola Nexus 6Motorola Nexus 6
Samsung Galaxy S8+Samsung Galaxy S8+
Replaceable batterynono
Battery capacity3220.0 mAh3500.0 mAh
Talk time24.0 h24.0 h
Fast chargingyesyes
Fast charging standardQualcomm Quick Charge 2.0Samsung Adaptive Fast Charge
Wireless charging yesyes
Wireless charging standardQI
  • PMA
  • QI
  • WPC

Pros & Cons

Pros
      Cons

          Often compared with Samsung Galaxy S8+