Nexus 6P Seems Too Skinny

[AnnDroid]

Coming from the Nexus 6 with plenty of real estate, the Nexus 6P is feeling rather puny. Anyone else having to adjust?

 

[Aridon]

I removed the navigation bar from the bottom (build prop entry) and installed PIE. Really helped with the screen size and will prevent burn in down there.

 

[AnnDroid]

I misspoke, I meant physically it feels too skinny. Tiny.

 

[hpilot]

It's not too skinny, it's way too heavy. It needs a gripping material on the back and sides like my OnePlus One. That phone feels great in the hand...

 

[Aridon]

I misread. Sorry. Don't agree though. The nexus 6 was a bit on the wide side.

 

[anon(847090)]

I misspoke, I meant physically it feels too skinny. Tiny.

put a case on it

 

[loosecannon45]

I think it's perfect coming from a n6 with a case to the 6P with a case

 

[Sturm Rider]

I removed the navigation bar from the bottom (build prop entry) and installed PIE. Really helped with the screen size and will prevent burn in down there.

What exactly is PIE Haven't heard of it.

 

[Robbie317]

Coming from the nexus 6 this thing feels great! It's almost perfect... Maybe a slight too much top/bottom bezel but I'd that was to fit the speakers and camera so be it..

 

[Aridon]

essentially it is a navigation bar that you can set to come up from the sides, bottom or top and be gone the rest of the time. I have mine comeing from the bottom so I have full screen for everything and my home, back and apps buttons are hidden. Then if I need them I simply slide my finger up and it pops up a pie like interface with the buttons. You can look in the market, PIE is in there. There are others, like button saver as well.You can hide existing buttons with a build.prop edit. "qemu.hw.mainkeys=1" and a reboot. Make sure you install the alternate button program before you do this.

I did this so I didn't have burn in down there and extra screen real estate. WOrks quite well.

 

[Sturm Rider]

Thanks, does it require root if you have to edit the build properties?

 

[CarbonOak]

I think it's perfect coming from the wide and heavy Nexus 6. It has a similar build design as the Droid X, which also was at thin phone with a camera hump, and I really like it.

 

[planoman]

It is thin but a grippy tpu case will solve that!

Definitely feels better in my hand than my Nexus 6 did. Those few mm in width make a big difference!

Posted via my Nexus 6P!

 

[mchockeyvette27]

Thanks, does it require root if you have to edit the build properties?

To edit build properties, yes you need root.

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[Premium1]

It's not too skinny, it's way too heavy. It needs a gripping material on the back and sides like my OnePlus One. That phone feels great in the hand...

Agree. The metal makes it very slippery, just like on the iPhone 6. Makes it seem like you need a case otherwise I would constantly be worrying about it slipping out of my hand.