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Motorola Nexus 6 vs Samsung Galaxy Nexus

3.27 in
6.27 in
Motorola Nexus 6 Mobile Phone
Motorola Nexus 6
2.67 in
5.33 in
Samsung Galaxy Nexus Mobile Phone
Samsung Galaxy Nexus
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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16
4.3 out of 5
7 user ratings
5 stars
42 %
4 stars
57 %
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 %
1 stars
0 %
37
4.2 out of 5
37 user ratings
5 stars
40 %
4 stars
40 %
3 stars
18 %
2 stars
0 %
1 stars
0 %

Full Comparison

Hardware

Motorola Nexus 6Motorola Nexus 6
Samsung Galaxy NexusSamsung Galaxy Nexus
Operating systemAndroid 6.0Android 4.3
CPU clock speed2.7 GHz1.2 GHz
CPU coresQuad-coreDual-core
CPU modelQualcomm Snapdragon 805 APQ8084TI OMAP 4460
GPU modelQualcomm Adreno 420PowerVR SGX SGX540
RAM memory3 GB1 GB

Display

Motorola Nexus 6Motorola Nexus 6
Samsung Galaxy NexusSamsung Galaxy Nexus
Screen size5.96 in4.65 in
Touchscreenyesyes
Number of colors16.7M16.7M
Panel typeOLEDOLED
Resolution2560 x 1440 px1280 x 720 px
TechnologyAMOLEDSuper AMOLED
Pixel density493.0 ppi316.0 ppi
Dual screen supportyesyes
Scratch resistant displayyesyes
HDRnono
Multi touchyesyes

Rear camera

Motorola Nexus 6Motorola Nexus 6
Samsung Galaxy NexusSamsung Galaxy Nexus
Primary sensor resolution13.0 Mpx5.0 Mpx
Video recordingyesyes
Highest video resolution4096 x 2160 px1920 x 1080 px
Maximum FPS at the highest resolution30.0 fps24.0 fps
Maximum FPS (regardless of res.)30.0 fps30.0 fps
Autofocusyesyes
Burst Modeyesyes
Digital zoomyesyes
Face detectionyesyes
Geo-taggingyesyes
HDR Captureyesyes
LED Flashyesyes
Panoramayesyes
Touch focusyesyes

Front camera

Motorola Nexus 6Motorola Nexus 6
Samsung Galaxy NexusSamsung Galaxy Nexus
Primary resolution2.0 Mpx1.3 Mpx

Storage

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

Design

Motorola Nexus 6Motorola Nexus 6
Samsung Galaxy NexusSamsung Galaxy Nexus
Colour of product
  • Black
  • Blue
  • Grey
  • White
  • Black
  • Grey
  • Silver
  • Titanium
  • White
Material
  • Aluminum
  • Plastic
Plastic
Water resistantyesno
Shock resistantnono

Dimensions

Motorola Nexus 6Motorola Nexus 6
Samsung Galaxy NexusSamsung Galaxy Nexus
Height6.27 in5.33 in
Width3.27 in2.67 in
Depth0.4 in0.35 in
Weight6.49 oz4.76 oz

Sensors

Motorola Nexus 6Motorola Nexus 6
Samsung Galaxy NexusSamsung Galaxy Nexus
Accelerometeryesyes
Proximityyesyes
Digital compassyesyes
Ambient light sensoryesyes
Gyroscopeyesyes
Barometeryesyes

Connectivity

Motorola Nexus 6Motorola Nexus 6
Samsung Galaxy NexusSamsung Galaxy Nexus
Dual sim supportnono
Sim card sizeNano-SIMMini-SIM
DLNA certifiedyesyes
Bluetoothyesyes
Bluetooth version4.03.0 HS
Bluetooth profileA2DP
  • A2DP
  • AVRCP
NFCyesyes
Charging connection
  • USB
  • Wireless
USB
Headphone connection3.5 mm3.5 mm
USB version2.02.0
USB On-The-Go (OTG)yesyes
Video outputSlimPortMHL

Cellular

Motorola Nexus 6Motorola Nexus 6
Samsung Galaxy NexusSamsung Galaxy Nexus
Wireless network (Wi-Fi)yesyes
Wireless networking standard
  • 802.11a
  • 802.11ac
  • 802.11b
  • 802.11g
  • 802.11n
  • 802.11a
  • 802.11b
  • 802.11g
  • 802.11n
Data transmissionHSPA+HSPA+
Navigation system
  • GLONASS
  • S-GPS
A-GPS
2G GSMyesyes
GSM frequencies
  • 850 MHz
  • 900 MHz
  • 1800 MHz
  • 1900 MHz
  • 800 MHz
  • 850 MHz
  • 1800 MHz
  • 1900 MHz
3G UMTSyesyes
4G LTEyesyes
Mobile hotspotyesyes

Battery

Motorola Nexus 6Motorola Nexus 6
Samsung Galaxy NexusSamsung Galaxy Nexus
Replaceable batterynoyes
Battery typeLithium PolymerLithium ion
Battery capacity3220.0 mAh1750.0 mAh
Standby time300.0 h270.0 h
Talk time24.0 h8.0 h
Fast chargingyesno
Wireless charging yesno

Pros & Cons

Pros
      Cons

          Often compared with Samsung Galaxy Nexus