The Nexus 6 was the first unit of the line Nexus that was created by Google, in partnership with the Motorola for its manufacture. It is basically a mixture of Moto Maxx and Moto X second generation, with plenty of firepower to continue as a great device by the end of 2015 I decided to take it from the drawer and put side by side with the Galaxy Note 5, which it is the most powerful Samsung for the same year. Which is the best?
design
At this point the two devices are very different, with the Galaxy Note 5 betting on metal on the sides and glass in the back with the same screen curvature of the Edge line of appliances. But the Nexus 6 also bet in metal on the sides, but put a fixed plastic on the back, which can be hard and firm, although not glass or metal. The footprint by far is more comfortable in Note 5, which is less than the Nexus 6. Seriously, the Nexus 6 is too large, passes far from acceptable to stay comfortable in the hand. To end the comfort, the Nexus 6 is too thin and slides easily, something that does not happen as easily in Note 5
Seller:. Galaxy Note 5, to have a more comfortable grip and be more beautiful without the exaggeration of the size of the Nexus 6.
Hardware
We have different generations of different processors in this comparison. The Nexus 6 comes equipped with a Snapdragon 805, four cores running at 2.7 GHz, accompanied by 3GB of RAM, Adreno 420 GPU and 32GB of internal memory, or 64 GB in a more expensive model. Already Note 5 uses the Exynos 7420 which runs eight cores, four of them at 1.5 GHz and another four at 2.1 GHz, accompanied by the same amount of RAM and internal storage memory, but with a GPU Mali-T760MP8 for graphics. In everyday life, opening some very popular apps, Facebook opened at the same time on both sides, a result that was repeated on Twitter and also on Instagram. Testing games, opened the Real Racing 3 on both devices, which opened and carried the first track on the Galaxy Note. 5 – at this point, the Note 5 opened well ahead, with a very big difference between the two phones
Winner: Galaxy Note 5, but with a narrow margin (won only in games, not apps)
Camera
The Motorola. He never puts the best sensors in their devices, at least until the end of 2015. the Nexus 6 is not ugly, but its 13-megapixel camera with f / 2.0 achieves good results for pictures in good light conditions and also to night shots. The problem is that the Note 5 comes with 3 extra megapixels, clearer lens (f / 1.9) and superior results in all scenarios, in addition to having more functions in the native app for camera, as manual controls for focus, white balance and ISO
Winner:.. Galaxy Note 5
Conclusion
The Galaxy Note 5 won all comparisons in this article, but the difference was only great on camera, since performance Nexus 6 apps opened almost simultaneously. It is not possible to assess the cost-effectiveness of the Nexus 6, as he was not, and will not be released in Brazil. The only clear advantage of Nexus 6 above Note 5 is that it first receive all updates of Android, even before than any other manufacturer that uses the mobile operating system from Google. The Note 5 shows the S Pen (see the review of this smartphone for more details on its functions) body with better finish, better camera and more extra features on Android, in addition to a battery with better autonomy. If you can buy both devices, there outside the Nexus 6 ends up costing (on average) half of what it costs Note 5.
At this point, where both are on the market, the Nexus 6 is winner and extras Note 5 are not worth half of what it costs the Nexus 6 alone. In Brazil, for lack of official sales of the Nexus 6, Galaxy Note 5 is the winner.