Nexus 6P: Various Hands-On Reports

TheDonJ77

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I'm in the same boat but took the plunge and ordered a 6P Graphite 64g. Will either rock both or sell the N5.
Yeah, I'm gonna give it another week and then will either pull the trigger or hold fast..........

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How did the black M7 hold up over time? Did the paint come off easily?

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I have two bars on the back where bare metal is visible because the back of the phone isn't flat so it rocks when placed on a table or any other hard surface. Also, because the phone is two and half years old, all the random scratches and dings show bare metal. I'm not sure if this would be the case with the graphite 6P. I'm hoping not.
 

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I use both platforms. In my experience, it's not that the apps are better, but a lot of them do seem to update faster on IOS. I have apps that I use on both systems, and some will update to a newer, nicer-looking & performing UI on IOS faster as IOS updates. On Android, the same apps takes months to update. Once it updates, it works just as good on Android.

The material design of Android is a major change and I noticed a lot of apps still haven't caught up. IOS 7 was a major UI change but not as much as Android.

I have a password app that tooks months to update in Android. Now the app utilizes the fingerprint scanner. I have the Note 5 and this same app has yet to update and allow me to use the fingerprint scanner. Now that this functionality is built into Android 6.0, hopefully apps will update faster to support it.

IMO the android material design standards make the apple design philosophy look like a joke, it's night and day. As you stated though we're always at the mercy of the developer to make that happen.

I think you will have way more luck with the fingerprint scanner in the future. That's the double edged sword of Samsung doing their own thing and getting ahead of stock android.
 

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It's not paint, it's anodized aluminum. Similar to adding more coats of paint not all anodized aluminum products are the same.

If they are truly anodized, which is just an oxidized coating, its very thin on a microscopic level and will indeed show more than the ( aluminum) color if its natural aluminum and not anodized. Anything anodized for color will scratch like crazy if not carful. best bet to go natural color and should show less than the black or white.
 

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High resolution video showing all three side by side.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KQYz-dqKLsk
Haven't ordered yet and I'm still stuck between the aluminum and graphite. I have the note 5 now but for some reason the 6p looks a lot bigger in the hand. Gotta find a size comparison between the two. Anyone know where I can find a size chart to compare the Note 5 and Nexus 6P?

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Haven't ordered yet and I'm still stuck between the aluminum and graphite. I have the note 5 now but for some reason the 6p looks a lot bigger in the hand. Gotta find a size comparison between the two. Anyone know where I can find a size chart to compare the Note 5 and Nexus 6P?

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Just go here: http://www.phonearena.com/phones/size

You can compare many different sized phones including the 6p and Note 5.

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Wish they would have trimmed the bezels down some. Could have made a 5.7" device in a size similar or smaller to the g4.
 

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Gonna wait for reviews. Like everything so far, camera seems good for a change, isn't nexus 6 wide which will make easier to hold. Now to see battery and if the 810 has heat issues like with other devices.
 

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I hope the "hype is real" equals a better than average camera and the battery last a day and half.
 

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