Have we compared to IPhone 6S Plus yet?

[dwd3885]

Genuine questions. I have been on an iPhone for 6 months but used android for 3 years before that. How do we think the 6P compares to the 6S Plus? Looking for honest opinions here. I just received the 6P and will test it out compared to the 6S Plus but I'd like to read your thoughts as well.

 

[fabian bonifacio]

To be fair, iPhone us finally taking a step into the right direction, but so many factors put it behind the latest and best android. Just it's fast but what phone isn't now a days, I like different, more open options to explore

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[vomhorizon]

Let me take a shot at this form based on personal use of both OS's and lines of phones. I have owned 2 Nexii (4 and 5) and iPhone 4, 5s and 6. iOS is great if you like it, features are great, updates are quick and app quality is also high. I really liked Touch ID and Apple got the technology right with the 5s and 6. Its not comparable to Android in many ways and if you are ok with those things you'll love iOS. The eco-system has several advantages as long as you maintain it and invest in other devices. However Pure Android (which in my opinion is the only way you can compare Android to iOs in a fair comparison) is also great and from my experience has been great for any iPhone user since Kit Kat. Lollipop and Marshmallow have only added to the OS in terms of drawing iOS users in my opinion. It is now a highly polished operating system.

At the end of the day its up to you and what features you prefer. If you like high customization, then iOS was never really an option for you. If you wanted OTA quick updates on an Android Flagship that had the best in class everything, the nexus line was not as convincing earlier. The 6P breaks that mould. A couple of years ago Apple had TiD that was ahead of what the competition had but now the Nexus Imprint, latest Samsung sensors have caught up. However there is nothing in iOS that can compare to Google Now. I don't mind sharing my data and information with google, and I do it anyway since I use Gmail so I absolutely want that to be used to highest level and google now does that. iPhone has google now through the search app but it is a pain in the a$$ to use. That is one feature I absolutely miss the most when I don't have my Nexus 5 around. Google Now on Tap should only make things better once it receives a few updates over the next few months.

From a hardware perspective I really don't see a big difference. Design wise both the phones look great, have a metal body and look and I assume feel premium. The 6+ and the 6P both have similar size. It really comes down to what you prefer from an operating system and the latest features you value from iOS9 and Marshmallow. Hardware wise they are comparable to a point where its unlikely to be a deciding factor. I have also learnt from experience that software is a far better gauge to determine (at least for me) long term likability of a device than the hardware (I am not a big camera user).

 

[mogelijk]

The obvious difference is Android vs. iOS -- both have advantages and disadvantages, most of which you may be aware of.

Both have very fast fingerprint sensors; from what I've seen, the 6s may be slightly faster, the 6Ps seems to be more accurate and learns new fingers much faster. Both work so fast that some people complain that notifications on the lock screen are almost impossible to read.

Both seem to be solidly made, assembled in China -- and the 6s Plus is almost exactly the same size physically as the 6P.

Cameras are quite good in both. The Nexus seems to have a hardware advantage, the 6P seems to have a slightly better camera module, the 6s seems to have a better camera app.

I suppose it is also worth mentioning that, at least without subsidy, the iPhone 6s Plus costs $250 more than the $500 Nexus 6P.

Both appear to be the best phones of their OS, with fans of both sides claiming theirs is better. Which you should use seems to largely depend on if you prefer iOS or Android, or if there is a feature of either you want/need.

 

[vomhorizon]

That price is the biggest feature in the 6p. The iPhone is at least 50% more expensive which essentially means you can buy a new Nexus device every year vs upgrading an iPhone every 2 years.

 

[diablo9]

Major difference in bands and data reception....iPhone hands down

 

[syspry]

I summed up my thoughts about this here. It should be noted that I created that thread before final reviews of the Nexus 6P were out and before a few more gremlins have been making their appearance on reports about the iPhone 6s/6s+. But given those two caveats I feel even more in support of what I wrote there now than I did at the time of writing.

I will say this much though, the restrictions that exist when it comes to apps sharing data with each other on iOS annoys me to no end. Sharing data between apps is an Android feature I use extensively. There's nothing that irks me more than not being able to select any app I wish to in order to share, manage, or edit a photo, video, song, document, or email attachment. I do realize that these are definitely 'tech enthusiast" issues and likely not something a casual smartphone user will necessarily care about, but yet here I sit, a tech enthusiast answering a question on a tech enthusiast forum