Anyone jumping to a Huawei 6P or sticking with the Moto N6?

[MattKerwin]

I'll be staying with Shamu!

Nexus 6 - Pebble Time Steel

 

[Nchaka]

I ordered the 6p and then canceled it. Not sure if I'm going to upgrade. Hopefully Marshmallow will fix the problems I have been having.
It would be nice to have Fingerprint scanner, but I'd have to give up a larger screen, true quick charging, and wireless charging.
I'd like to try a Huawei phone, I'd like to have their P8 max, but I will wait a while to decide.
I like getting a new phone every year, but so far, nothing has made want to run out and buy it.

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[mandoman28]

I will be staying with mine for now, maybe in the spring once the price goes down.

 

[metalgirl3]

I've had my white 64 gb N6 for 4 months and I love it! The size is perfect, I could never go smaller. I also like the Motorola design better.

No 6P for me.

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[ottscay]

I've only had my N6 for six months and had planned to skip this upgrade cycle, but I'm surprisingly smitten with the Aluminium version of the 6P. I'll wait for reviews (both formal and user), but if the radios check out, the camera is a major upgrade and battery life is as crazy as it should be with that large battery I might have to splurge.

I really didn't think I'd be in this position.

 

[mydroidhere]

I'm waiting for the Android M update. Battery life on my one month old Nexus 6 is deplorable. My hope is that with the M update battery life will significantly improve. If not, the Moto X Pure Edition will become my daily driver. The Nexus 6 is a great phone, but the battery life leaves a lot to be desired.

I read somewhere that the Google fit if not in use may drain the battery. Like you I just moved to Nexus 6 and found that the battery drained very quickly. I didn't use fit and disabled the app, the battery life jumped up with the next charge ( I came from the 2014 moto g so the initial battery life on the nexus 6 was a shock )

In my case I was also using outlook for Android which was draining my battery but I discontinued that a little later. I do believe disabling fit gave a jump.

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[omegafiler]

Yep, as others have said. Willing to live with mediocre battery life until something that is a real upgrade comes along. I could maybe go down to 5.7", but not too sure about Huawei, and nothing else really stands out for me.

LG has been tempting...esp the new V10. They just need larger batteries and front speakers.

Either way, the N6 is hardly old. It's got plenty of life left in it, esp with OS upgrades.

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[Lepa79]

I pre-ordered 64gb 6P frost white on day one. Love my Nexus 6 but I upgrade every year. Why not? And I'm keeping both. Can not wait for the new toy.

 

[LeoRex]

I've only had my N6 for six months and had planned to skip this upgrade cycle, but I'm surprisingly smitten with the Aluminium version of the 6P. I'll wait for reviews (both formal and user), but if the radios check out, the camera is a major upgrade and battery life is as crazy as it should be with that large battery I might have to splurge.

I really didn't think I'd be in this position.

Yeah... I'm in a similar boat. The Nexus 6 gives me no reason to want to upgrade.... But there are a few bits about the 6P that are calling to me. The camera might be a significant upgrade, along with a sizable battery performance and screen bump. They sure made a compelling arguement against me keeping my 6. I'll have to wait and see for the review units to come in and people start giving detailed info on it.

 

[kayfaei]

As most have said it's not truly a huge upgrade. Plus I'm still paying off mine for doing the att next upgrade.. At first, I was one of the people where the nexus six would randomly reboot. I haven't had a reboot in months though. Im very glad Google/ Motorola fixed that issue.

I think sticking with mine until year 2016. I just like the style of the nexus6p better. But that's not enough reason for me to upgrade

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[Ed Briggs]

Either way, the N6 is hardly old. It's got plenty of life left in it, esp with OS upgrades.

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For that matter, the Nexus 5 is still good enough for most people. The 6 will definitely be a workhorse for a long time. I may even keep my 6 until early '17 when I can get the '16 a little cheaper.

 

[adamgalas1]

The reason I got the nexus 6 in the first place was because it had the biggest possible screen and because it would get the fastest updates for the longest amount of time, guaranteed to get android nougat and possibly even oreo.

Since the nexus 6p has a smaller screen and my nexus 6 is and will remain up to date through at least October of 2017 I simply cannot update to a new phone.

Otherwise it would invalidate the very things that drew me to my nexus 6 on the first place and force me to question my smartphone biting logic system.

Without such a system ones phone biting decisions become chaotic and emotional and you can send up wasting hundreds of dollars in the wrong phone.

 

[anon(5506951)]

The 32 GB Moto Nexus 6 is once again selling for $299 on ebay. That price is so tempting, but I figure I'll have a better chance of repairing the 6P's screen at my local shop, since it's basically a Note-sized screen, as opposed to that massive Nexus 6 screen. Then again, I keep hearing how great Moto's radios are. Who knows about Huawei's ? All I know is the phone I buy will be with me for three years, and I need it to be as easily repaired as possible should the need arise. I'm just a bit torn, although I want the Aluminum 6P very much.

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[LeoRex]

Then again, I keep hearing how great Moto's radios are. Who knows about Huawei's ?

The main radios in the Nexus 6 are from Qualcomm (phone and mobile data) and Broadcom (WiFi). The Snapdragon chips integrate the LTE radios into the chip, so Motorola doesn't really have a dog in the fight like they did back in the day. Now, where they DO come into play is the design and implementation of the antenna arrays. The 6 has a more traditional antenna layout... whereas all the 6P's antennas (phone, WiFi, GPS, NFC, Bluetooth) are clustered behind that black bar up top (due to the all metal chassis).

So how effective that configuration remains to be seen.

 

[anon(5506951)]

The main radios in the Nexus 6 are from Qualcomm (phone and mobile data) and Broadcom (WiFi). The Snapdragon chips integrate the LTE radios into the chip, so Motorola doesn't really have a dog in the fight like they did back in the day. Now, where they DO come into play is the design and implementation of the antenna arrays. The 6 has a more traditional antenna layout... whereas all the 6P's antennas (phone, WiFi, GPS, NFC, Bluetooth) are clustered behind that black bar up top (due to the all metal chassis).

So how effective that configuration remains to be seen.

Thanks, you make a good point. I do wonder about the effect that will have in terms of reception and the like.

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[maverick7526]

I'm jumping to the 6P. If I don't like it, I'll sell it and go back to the N6. Everything looks good on it so far. Marshmallow on the N6 is great.

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[Yung_Dilla]

still debating but leaning to the 6p

 

[derdjango]

I'll skip. Tempted, but the price in Europe is ridiculous and no qi charging. What shall I do with my 2 qi chargers at home, my qi powerbank and qi charging dock in the car? Anyway, happy with my shamu and might look into the 2016 flagships.