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Motorola Nexus 6 vs Samsung Galaxy Note 5

3.27 in
6.27 in
Motorola Nexus 6 Mobile Phone
Motorola Nexus 6
3.0 in
6.03 in
Samsung Galaxy Note 5 Mobile Phone
Samsung Galaxy Note 5
Available colors
Editiorial reviews
10
4.3 out of 5
7 user ratings
5 stars
28 %
4 stars
71 %
3 stars
0 %
2 stars
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1 stars
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14
4.2 out of 5
7 user ratings
5 stars
28 %
4 stars
71 %
3 stars
0 %
2 stars
0 %
1 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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38
4.1 out of 5
38 user ratings
5 stars
31 %
4 stars
50 %
3 stars
18 %
2 stars
0 %
1 stars
0 %

Full Comparison

Hardware

Motorola Nexus 6Motorola Nexus 6
Samsung Galaxy Note 5Samsung Galaxy Note 5
Operating systemAndroid 6.0Android 5.1
CPU clock speed2.7 GHz2.1 GHz
CPU coresQuad-core8-core
CPU modelQualcomm Snapdragon 805 APQ8084Samsung Exynos Octa 7420
GPU modelQualcomm Adreno 420ARM Mali-T760
RAM memory3 GB4 GB

Display

Motorola Nexus 6Motorola Nexus 6
Samsung Galaxy Note 5Samsung Galaxy Note 5
Screen size5.96 in5.7 in
Number of colors16.7M16.7M
Panel typeOLEDOLED
Resolution2560 x 1440 px2560 x 1440 px
TechnologyAMOLED
  • AMOLED
  • Super AMOLED
Pixel density493.0 ppi518.0 ppi
Screen materialCorning Gorilla Glass 3.0Corning Gorilla Glass 4.0

Rear camera

Motorola Nexus 6Motorola Nexus 6
Samsung Galaxy Note 5Samsung Galaxy Note 5
Primary sensor resolution13.0 Mpx16.0 Mpx
Primary lens aperture2.0 f1.9 f
Highest video resolution4096 x 2160 px4096 x 2160 px
Maximum FPS at the highest resolution30.0 fps30.0 fps
Maximum FPS (regardless of res.)30.0 fps120.0 fps

Front camera

Motorola Nexus 6Motorola Nexus 6
Samsung Galaxy Note 5Samsung Galaxy Note 5
Primary resolution2.0 Mpx5.0 Mpx

Storage

Motorola Nexus 6Motorola Nexus 6
Samsung Galaxy Note 5Samsung Galaxy Note 5
Internal storage
  • 32 GB
  • 64 GB
  • 128 GB
  • 32 GB
  • 64 GB
Memory card readernono
Types of memory card supportedNo memory slotNo memory slot

Design

Motorola Nexus 6Motorola Nexus 6
Samsung Galaxy Note 5Samsung Galaxy Note 5
Colour of product
  • Black
  • Blue
  • Grey
  • White
  • Gold
  • Silver
  • Black
  • White
  • Grey
  • Pink
Material
  • Aluminum
  • Plastic
  • Aluminum
  • Glass

Dimensions

Motorola Nexus 6Motorola Nexus 6
Samsung Galaxy Note 5Samsung Galaxy Note 5
Height6.27 in6.03 in
Width3.27 in3.0 in
Depth0.4 in0.3 in
Weight6.49 oz6.03 oz

Connectivity

Motorola Nexus 6Motorola Nexus 6
Samsung Galaxy Note 5Samsung Galaxy Note 5
Dual sim supportnoyes
Sim card sizeNano-SIMNano-SIM
Bluetooth version4.04.1
Bluetooth profileA2DP
  • A2DP
  • AVRCP
Bluetooth codecSBCSBC
Charging connection
  • USB
  • Wireless
  • USB
  • Wireless
Headphone connection3.5 mm3.5 mm
USB version2.02.0
Video outputSlimPortMHL

Cellular

Motorola Nexus 6Motorola Nexus 6
Samsung Galaxy Note 5Samsung Galaxy Note 5
Wireless networking standard
  • 802.11a
  • 802.11ac
  • 802.11b
  • 802.11g
  • 802.11n
  • 802.11a
  • 802.11ac
  • 802.11b
  • 802.11g
  • 802.11n
GSM frequencies
  • 850 MHz
  • 900 MHz
  • 1800 MHz
  • 1900 MHz
  • 850 MHz
  • 900 MHz
  • 1800 MHz
  • 1900 MHz
UMTS frequences
  • 800 MHz
  • 850 MHz
  • 900 MHz
  • 1700 MHz
  • 1900 MHz
  • 2100 MHz
  • 850 MHz
  • 900 MHz
  • 1900 MHz
  • 2100 MHz
LTE frequencies
  • 700 MHz
  • 800 MHz
  • 850 MHz
  • 900 MHz
  • 1800 MHz
  • 2100 MHz
  • 2600 MHz
  • 700 MHz
  • 800 MHz
  • 850 MHz
  • 900 MHz
  • 1700 MHz
  • 1800 MHz
  • 1900 MHz
  • 2100 MHz
  • 2600 MHz
Streaming standardsMiracastMiracast

Battery

Motorola Nexus 6Motorola Nexus 6
Samsung Galaxy Note 5Samsung Galaxy Note 5
Battery typeLithium PolymerLithium Polymer
Battery capacity3220.0 mAh3000.0 mAh
Standby time300.0 h336.0 h
Talk time24.0 h21.0 h
Wireless charging standardQI
  • PMA
  • QI

Pros & Cons

Pros
      Cons

          Often compared with Samsung Galaxy Note 5