I own both the M8 and Nexus 6. The reviews indicate that M8 and M9 have similar sound so I think it is fair to compare M8 to Nexus 6.
The Nexus 6 is much louder than the M8 playing music, podcasts, video etc. It's tough to quantify sound but I would say it is easily 20% louder than the M8. I never compared the two for a standard phone call or speakerphone.
The M8 seems to have a higher quality sound processor so the M8 is more refined, detailed, cleaner, better image, etc. But for pure power immersive experienced when watching something like a movie, I find myself always preferring the Nexus 6 due to the higher volume. The M8 is a more subtle precise experience. The Nexus 6 is more brute strength.
Audio and video sources vary greatly, so sometimes a loud source makes the M8 sound super loud, but when the the weak sources are played, the Nexus 6 has a good bit extra power to play a very weak source at a decent level while the M8 doesn't do well with weak source material.
I'm hope I'm not over analyzing, these are very tiny speakers after all, but I know this subject very well as I have done several comparisons.
04-02-2015 02:07 AM