Is the Nexus 6p waterproof?

[AC Question]

Is the Nexus 6p waterproof

Did they mention if the Nexus 6p is waterproof? I've got a knack for spilling drinks on my phone and this would be a huge plus for me!

 

[Aquila]

Re: Is the Nexus 6p waterproof

This was not mentioned.

 

[zorak950]

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I doubt it; that seems like the sort of thing they'd bring up. Not a huge deal for me, but still disappointing. Considering how ubiquitous smartphones have become in our lives, it's somewhat amazing to me that they're still making ones that aren't even thoroughly water resistant. It's kind of ridiculous that something you pay hundreds of dollars for with the express expectation that you'll be bringing and using it everywhere can be destroyed by a heavy rain.

 

[iusemyfingers]

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Agreed being somewhat water resistant would be nice. I believe the Nexus 6 is. I'll be coming from Z3 and I've gone from using my phone in the pool, bath, rain and I work around water- not a lot of water where if I'm not careful enough that I'll drop my phone in water, but to where if I'm not careful enough water will get on my phone one way or the other.

 

[LezCronut]

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Waterproofness is not even a thing for me

 

[constable]

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It wouldn't be as much of an issue if for me if either Otterbox or Lifeproof made a proper case for the phone,but alas that seems unlikely.

 

[DWooderson]

That's correct that the Motorolla Nexus 6 is water resistant (I think just short of complete submersion in water), which was a factor for me, since I ride bikes, and like to take my phone, and sometimes it rains.

I'd have thought everything with a Nexus name would be water resistant, but I guess not.

My wife's Nexus 5X is due to arrive any second now, and I didn't even think about it when ordering, but I hope it is water resistant.

 

[So Cold]

For all we know it could be similar to the iPhone where they don't advertise, or more importantly don't guarantee, anything but the phone in practice it water resistant.

 

[TheNexxuvas]

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Phones need seals inside to even begin waterproofing. Best we can hope for is a bit of water resistance in some form.

Posted via the Android Central App

 

[dep]

The Moto G (2015) is water proof and it's $249! This is my phone currently (I'm waiting for the 6p to be back in stock) and I love this feature. didn't think i would, but watching funny videos during my morning shower has quick become one of my fav things

 

[twml]

Its not IP rated for water resistant/proof

but it will survive in water here is a video of the 5X in water
youtube.com/watch?v=LfweUIe3ueI

I have the 6P and its same way, The inside parts have a coating to block water from actually touching the electrical components
but water will get in to the phone and mess with speakers if they get too wet, but will keep working.

The iPhone 6s and 6s Plus also seem to sport this feature unannounced by apple also

so it should be fine getting it wet but i wouldnt take it on a swim or anything, rain or puddle drops it will be just fine.

 

[planoman]

Re: Is the Nexus 6p waterproof

I doubt it; that seems like the sort of thing they'd bring up. Not a huge deal for me, but still disappointing. Considering how ubiquitous smartphones have become in our lives, it's somewhat amazing to me that they're still making ones that aren't even thoroughly water resistant. It's kind of ridiculous that something you pay hundreds of dollars for with the express expectation that you'll be bringing and using it everywhere can be destroyed by a heavy rain.

The question is why would we pay hundreds of dollars for a device and not get Nexus protect? $90 for two years of coverage is 3.75 a MONTH. And it is transferrable if you sell your phone so not only are you protected from that dunk in the water or drop but you also get a good selling point when selling your device. A main reason I bought my Nexus from Google and not Huawei was so that I could buy Nexus protect.

 

[planoman]

That's correct that the Motorolla Nexus 6 is water resistant (I think just short of complete submersion in water), which was a factor for me, since I ride bikes, and like to take my phone, and sometimes it rains.

I'd have thought everything with a Nexus name would be water resistant, but I guess not.

My wife's Nexus 5X is due to arrive any second now, and I didn't even think about it when ordering, but I hope it is water resistant.

I will sell you my S6 Active?!

 

[Thomas McGregor]

Waterproof phones are very useful.

 

[Mooem]

We'll see how much moisture it can take when I take it on my runs. Living in Florida, rain and sweat are just a daily part of life.

Luckily I have Nexus Protect.

 

[stabbedintheface]

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The question is why would we pay hundreds of dollars for a device and not get Nexus protect? $90 for two years of coverage is 3.75 a MONTH. And it is transferrable if you sell your phone so not only are you protected from that dunk in the water or drop but you also get a good selling point when selling your device. A main reason I bought my Nexus from Google and not Huawei was so that I could buy Nexus protect.

It's a 500 dollar phone

90 dollars + 80 dollar deductible = 170 bucks to cover your device "in case" something happens.

Unless you are positive you're going to break it, paying 34% of the cost of the device up front is not worth it. I would rather either keep my money and hedge my bets that I won't break my phone or spend 30 bucks on a great case.

If I drop it and break it...I gotta spend 500 bucks to replace it vs handing a company a chunk of change up front that I may or may not even utilize. If it wasn't a money maker for Google they wouldn't do it...

 

[N4Newbie]

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Did they mention if the Nexus 6p is waterproof? I've got a knack for spilling drinks on my phone and this would be a huge plus for me!

If it was, you can bet that it would be highlighted in the official specs. I don't see it there; do you?

Operating System

Android 6.0 Marshmallow

Display

5.7 inches
WQHD (2560 x 1440) AMOLED display at 518 ppi
16:9 aspect ratio
Corning® Gorilla® Glass 4
Fingerprint and smudge-resistant oleophobic coating

Rear Camera

12.3 MP¹
1.55 µm pixels
f/2.0 aperture
IR laser-assisted autofocus
4K (30 fps) video capture
Corning® Gorilla® Glass 4 enclosure
Broad-spectrum CRI-90 dual flash

Front Camera

8MP camera
1.4 µm pixels
f/2.4 aperture
HD video capture (30 fps)

Processors

Qualcomm® Snapdragon™ 810 v2.1
2.0 GHz Octa-core 64-bit
Adreno 430 GPU

Memory & Storage²

RAM: 3 GB LPDDR4
Internal storage: 32 GB, 64 GB, or 128 GB

Dimensions³

159.3 x 77.8 x 7.3 mm

Weight

178 g

Color

Aluminium
Graphite
Frost

Media

Dual front-facing stereo speakers
3 microphones (2 front, 1 rear) with noise cancellation

Battery⁴

3,450 mAh battery
Fast charging: up to 7 hours of use from only 10 minutes of charging

Wireless & Location

LTE cat. 6
Wi-Fi 802.11a/b/g/n/ac 2x2 MIMO, dual-band (2.4 GHz, 5.0 GHz)
Bluetooth 4.2
NFC
GPS, GLONASS
Digital compass
Wi-Fi use requires 802.11a/b/g/n/ac access point (router). Syncing services, such as backup, require a Google Account.

Network

GSM/EDGE: 850/900/1800/1900MHz
UMTS/WCDMA: B1/2/4/5/8
CDMA: BC0/1/10
LTE (FDD): B2/3/4/5/7/12/13/17/25/26/29/30
LTE (TDD): B41
CA DL: B2-B2, B2-B4, B2-B5, B2-B12, B2-B13, B2-B17, B2-B29, B4-B4, B4-B5, B4-B13, B4-B17, B4-B29, B41-B41
Phone is carrier-unlocked with wide-range band support for service providers worldwide. Check with your service provider for more information.

Sensors

Fingerprint sensor
Accelerometer
Gyroscope
Barometer
Proximity sensor
Ambient light sensor
Hall sensor
Android Sensor Hub

Ports

Single USB Type-C
Single Nano SIM slot
3.5 mm audio jack

Material

Anodized aluminum

Other

RGB LED notification light

¹Final resolution of images may be less than 12.3 MP.

²Storage specifications refer to capacity before formatting. Actual formatted capacity will be less.

³Size and weight may vary by manufacturing process.

⁴Actual battery performance will vary and depends on many factors including signal strength, network configuration, age of battery, operating temperature, features selected, device settings, and voice, data, and other application usage patterns.

 

[planoman]

It's a 500 dollar phone

90 dollars + 80 dollar deductible = 170 bucks to cover your device "in case" something happens.

Unless you are positive you're going to break it, paying 34% of the cost of the device up front is not worth it. I would rather either keep my money and hedge my bets that I won't break my phone or spend 30 bucks on a great case.

If I drop it and break it...I gotta spend 500 bucks to replace it vs handing a company a chunk of change up front that I may or may not even utilize. If it wasn't a money maker for Google they wouldn't do it...

Mine was more than 500 and of course you are right. But man do sleep well knowing I have Nexus protect on my Nexus 6P, Apple care plus on my iphone and 5 million in life insurance! You never need it until you need it. In the case of life insurance my kids will get the benefit.

Plus I transfer it when I sell the iPhone. Have 14 sold transactions on swappa and they do sell faster when you have insurance on the phone. Oh and it was 15% of the phone since I have not paid a deducible yet.

Posted via my Nexus 6P!

 

[lipmonger]

Sounds like Jerry Rig Everything needs to do a video to test the waterproof-ness of the 6P.

 

[sum1butno1]

Its not IP rated for water resistant/proof

but it will survive in water here is a video of the 5X in water
youtube.com/watch?v=LfweUIe3ueI

I have the 6P and its same way, The inside parts have a coating to block water from actually touching the electrical components
but water will get in to the phone and mess with speakers if they get too wet, but will keep working.

The iPhone 6s and 6s Plus also seem to sport this feature unannounced by apple also

so it should be fine getting it wet but i wouldnt take it on a swim or anything, rain or puddle drops it will be just fine.

I'm coming from the original Moto X and yeah similar to DWooderson (whose last year's Nexus 6 would obviously also have been of Moto manufacture) the nano-repellant component coating they touted was a considerable consolation(and certainly a strength since I was just coming from a Samsung Galaxy S Captivate that I'd destroyed in a puddle and was tossing between the Moto and Sony's then-new Z1)
I expect far more people in these parts have expectations of some degree of waterproofing, I neglected my due diligence verifying such before pulling the trigger this time (spoilt by my Moto which I'm finding so hard to part with even in these first few weeks' transition) so yeah if what you're saying is that this has more of the same I'm golden !D