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Motorola Nexus 6 vs Samsung Galaxy S7 Edge

3.27 in
6.27 in
Motorola Nexus 6 Mobile Phone
Motorola Nexus 6
2.85 in
5.94 in
Samsung Galaxy S7 Edge Mobile Phone
Samsung Galaxy S7 Edge
Available colors
Editiorial reviews
10
4.3 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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26
4.5 out of 5
13 user ratings
5 stars
84 %
4 stars
7 %
3 stars
0 %
2 stars
7 %
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 %
1 stars
0 %
39
4.1 out of 5
39 user ratings
5 stars
23 %
4 stars
66 %
3 stars
10 %
2 stars
0 %
1 stars
0 %

Full Comparison

Hardware

Motorola Nexus 6Motorola Nexus 6
Samsung Galaxy S7 EdgeSamsung Galaxy S7 Edge
Operating systemAndroid 6.0Android 6.0
CPU clock speed2.7 GHz2.3 GHz
CPU coresQuad-core8-core
CPU modelQualcomm Snapdragon 805 APQ8084Samsung Exynos 8 Octa 8890
GPU modelQualcomm Adreno 420ARM Mali-T880 MP12
RAM memory3 GB4 GB

Display

Motorola Nexus 6Motorola Nexus 6
Samsung Galaxy S7 EdgeSamsung Galaxy S7 Edge
Screen size5.96 in5.5 in
Touchscreenyesyes
Number of colors16.7M16.7M
Panel typeOLEDOLED
Resolution2560 x 1440 px2560 x 1440 px
TechnologyAMOLED
  • AMOLED
  • Quad HD Super AMOLED
  • Super AMOLED
Pixel density493.0 ppi534.0 ppi
Screen materialCorning Gorilla Glass 3.0Corning Gorilla Glass 5.0
Dual screen supportyesno
Scratch resistant displayyesyes
HDRnono

Rear camera

Motorola Nexus 6Motorola Nexus 6
Samsung Galaxy S7 EdgeSamsung Galaxy S7 Edge
Primary sensor size1/3"1/2.6"
Primary sensor resolution13.0 Mpx12.0 Mpx
Primary lens aperture2.0 f1.7 f
Video recordingyesyes
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
Autofocusyesyes
Digital zoomyesyes
Face detectionyesyes
Geo-taggingyesyes
LED Flashyesyes
Optical image stabilizationyesyes
Panoramayesyes
Touch focusyesyes

Front camera

Motorola Nexus 6Motorola Nexus 6
Samsung Galaxy S7 EdgeSamsung Galaxy S7 Edge
Primary resolution2.0 Mpx5.0 Mpx

Storage

Motorola Nexus 6Motorola Nexus 6
Samsung Galaxy S7 EdgeSamsung Galaxy S7 Edge
Internal storage
  • 32 GB
  • 64 GB
  • 128 GB
  • 32 GB
  • 64 GB
Memory card readernoyes
Types of memory card supportedNo memory slot
  • microSD
  • microSDHC
  • microSDXC

Design

Motorola Nexus 6Motorola Nexus 6
Samsung Galaxy S7 EdgeSamsung Galaxy S7 Edge
Colour of product
  • Black
  • Blue
  • Grey
  • White
  • Black
  • Blue
  • Gold
  • Grey
  • Pink
  • Silver
  • Titanium
  • Titanium silver
  • White
Material
  • Aluminum
  • Plastic
  • Aluminum
  • Glass
  • Metal
Water resistantyesyes
Shock resistantnono

Dimensions

Motorola Nexus 6Motorola Nexus 6
Samsung Galaxy S7 EdgeSamsung Galaxy S7 Edge
Height6.27 in5.94 in
Width3.27 in2.85 in
Depth0.4 in0.3 in
Weight6.49 oz5.54 oz

Sensors

Motorola Nexus 6Motorola Nexus 6
Samsung Galaxy S7 EdgeSamsung Galaxy S7 Edge
Accelerometeryesyes
Proximityyesyes
Gyroscopeyesyes
Barometeryesyes

Connectivity

Motorola Nexus 6Motorola Nexus 6
Samsung Galaxy S7 EdgeSamsung Galaxy S7 Edge
Dual sim supportnono
Sim card sizeNano-SIMNano-SIM
DLNA certifiedyesyes
Bluetoothyesyes
Bluetooth version4.04.2
Bluetooth profileA2DP
  • A2DP
  • AVRCP
  • DIP
  • 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 version2.02.0
USB On-The-Go (OTG)yesyes
Video outputSlimPortNo

Cellular

Motorola Nexus 6Motorola Nexus 6
Samsung Galaxy S7 EdgeSamsung Galaxy S7 Edge
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
Navigation system
  • GLONASS
  • S-GPS
  • BeiDou
  • GLONASS
  • GPS
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
  • 850 MHz
  • 900 MHz
  • 1700 MHz
  • 1900 MHz
  • 2100 MHz
4G LTEyesyes
LTE frequencies
  • 700 MHz
  • 800 MHz
  • 850 MHz
  • 900 MHz
  • 1800 MHz
  • 2100 MHz
  • 2600 MHz
  • 700 MHz
  • 850 MHz
  • 900 MHz
  • 1700 MHz
  • 1900 MHz
  • 2500 MHz
Mobile hotspotyesyes
Streaming standardsMiracast
  • Google Cast
  • Miracast

Battery

Motorola Nexus 6Motorola Nexus 6
Samsung Galaxy S7 EdgeSamsung Galaxy S7 Edge
Replaceable batterynono
Battery typeLithium PolymerLithium ion
Battery capacity3220.0 mAh3600.0 mAh
Standby time300.0 h336.0 h
Talk time24.0 h33.0 h
Fast chargingyesyes
Fast charging standardQualcomm Quick Charge 2.0Qualcomm Quick Charge 2.0
Wireless charging yesyes
Wireless charging standardQI
  • PMA
  • QI
  • WPC

Pros & Cons

Pros
      Cons

          Often compared with Samsung Galaxy S7 Edge