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[Nexus 6  General] NLBeev:
It has been a rather long time there was response here.

In the meantime I have customized my N6 by tweaking. (Among others DPI 384; apps with a black background).

N6 is daily in use for 10 month now; and I think the N6 is a very good. But only when it concerns hardware.

Googles software does not fit the hardware capabilities.

1. Ugly design of user interfaces, no option to choose dark theme for the system;

2. Idiot DPI setting of 560, while native resolution is 493 DPI.

3. Software not capable to switch magnet sensor off.

4. Standard encryption, no user unencrypt option.

5. G-apps does not have an option to choose different theme for better readability of text.

6. Software setting: Incall volume too low.

7. Causing confusion by presenting several factory images for same device.

8. Software/apps not optimized for the AMOLED display.

9. As previous point; system and apps not optimized for screen resolution 2560 x 1440 pixels.

10. No option to switch to tablet mode, while 6 inch display and screen resolution are ready for tablet mode.

Conclusion:

Motorola did an excellent job. Not Google.
[Nexus 6  General] NLBeev:
Maybe we get the system optimized for the available hardware.

No dpi of 560 while native resolution is 493.

Soft switch to turn magnet sensor off.

Replaceable battery.

And last but not least the option to black out the system files.
[Nexus 6  General] nms247:
Replaceable battery isn't going to happen whomever makes a nexus device. The system is already optimised for the available hardware.
[Nexus 6  General] NLBeev:
Nope disagree, DPI 560 wrong should be 493. White background on device with AMOLED display is unpleasant reading text.
[Nexus 6  General] nms247:
It's done for asset management so resources scale properly to the screen. I shall if I have time later, find the google docs which explain it way better than I ever could.
[Nexus 6  General] NLBeev:
It would appreciate that. Now I have no arguments enough to introduce Nexus.

The standard configuration has no background options. No user choice as in M preview 2.

.

The users here on xda can root, flash and tweak.

But in a business environment it is not possible to introduce custom roms. We have to deal with contract rules of telecom providers. Often devices are delivered with a lease licence. Rooting etc. is a violation of the contract rules.

The standard offers of providers here (Netherlands) does not include Nexus.

It is in short: iPhone - Samsung - iPhone; when other devices are possible the contract becomes more expensive. Google should make 'theming' possible for the average user.
[Nexus 6  General] nvrtd:
GN was the worst for me. Poor battery, dropped from 100% to 40% on my 30 min drive to work. Dropped calls every 10 mins on the dot. Just a bad phone in my experience. I guess its ok tethered to a power cord while not making voice calls. Gave it away. I wont own another Samsung.

N6 has been great , really great. Motorola can do good things when not limited by a carrier.
[Nexus 6  General] shadowjin:
Honestly, i've had no issues with my Nexus phone. The only annoying thing is forced encryption. Other than that, i'm fairly happy. And yes, I know I can flash stock Roms without forced encryption.
[Nexus 6  General] jtwlbz:
Its good for $400.
[Nexus 6  General] NLBeev:
$ 400,- seems too expensive for a used n6.
[Nexus 6  General] sandman7793:
Used? It's $349 at best buy and amazon, new and unlocked.
[Nexus 6  General] NLBeev:
That is about 312 euro. Cheap !
[Nexus 6  General] ps000000:
I just got 32GB White 2nd hand in good condition for few days.

It is not bad. (I have used Galaxy Nexus & Nexus 5 before.)
[Nexus 6  General] nudi:
For German User.

i buy a new (not a Demonstrator-Modell) Nexus6 32 GB by MediaMarkt in 41464 Neuss for 370 EUR.
[Nexus 6  General] AstroDigital:
I find it better in every way over the Note 3 I had.

It is like a fast Note, with no bloatware and quick updates ...... what is there not to love.

Only annoying thing I found is the letters on the back cover are coming off....... not a big deal.

FYI Google does not make Nexus devices, they contract companies in this case Motorola to build them
[Nexus 6  General] mnicesio:
Worst Nexus phone ever.

After 2 RMA I asked for a refund.
[Nexus 6  General] adl:
What where the reason for RMA?
[Nexus 6  General] mnicesio:
My first phone had a huge problem with the battery. When the battery of my nexus 6 was at 38% the phone would reboot or shut down. Very annoying!

With the second and third phone, I had a different problem. Every time my battery was under 50% the phone would turn off most of the times when I tried to use the camera. I couldn't take a picture cause the phone was always turning off.

I tried everything, stock rom with stock kernel, customs roms and custom kernels, with or without root, you name it.

Now I'm waiting for the next Nexus :) and still using my Nexus 4
[Nexus 6  General] Badouken:
Only Issues I have with the Nexus 6 are small nitpicks that don't really matter. Like why is the headphone jack on the top and of all things in the middle of the device?! The curved back is a pain because it doesn't stay still when you set it on a table! (constant spinning x.x). Again nitpicks, everything else has been perfect imo.
[Nexus 6  General] Yasharkhan:
Hoping marshmallow fixes the annoying low speaker volume at low battery

It's a fact that many people have many problems with this phone, but this is still a powerful phone, but I hope the coming nexus phones don't have the issues this nexus faced and is still suffering from, battery reboot issue is the worst, the only time my phone went till 1 percent was the first time I bought this phone, other than that it's been shutting down at 3 percent ever since, no matter what rom I used, there are screen glitches in different apps and many other problems plague this phone, the only reason I started the OP was cos you expect to get a flawless device when you're paying top dollar,
[Nexus 6  General] bigstunta101:
Love my nexus 1, 3 and 6. Hated nexus 2, 4 and 5. Still yet to run into any problems with my so I guess I'm lucky

Sent from my 64 GB Moby ****
[Nexus 6  General] NLBeev:
N4, N7, N6.

N7 works fine, but slower since Lollipop.

N4 never had issues.

N6, in tablet mode, and blacked out, 10 months now.

Because I am not a fan of the G-design (too much white). The only issue is restoring the 'black' after an update.
[Nexus 6  General] biggiestuff:
I really really really wanted the moto features and was about to jump ship to the moto x pure. I really like the nexus 6 but really like like the moto features. Moto pure just seemed to be the right mixture. I think I'm leaning more to holding onto the nexus 6 now and waiting for the next gen phones with the 820 chip. It seems like it will be worth waiting for.

But then again I'm a phone junkie so clear minds in the morning turn to clouded judgment by night. :)
[Nexus 6  General] Bucika:
Could not said it any better myself lol! When I am deciding to pick up a new device I do always have (at least) 3 in mind.

That being said one of them is always Nexus, one is usually something that has near to stock Android (like Oneplus, or Motorola..) and the third one is my "hipster" personality so the latest and greatest from Samsung / LG / Apple or HTC.

I know before I even buy the phone that I wont last even 6 months with it..

I want to try as many as top phones as I can, but I somehow always go back to pure Android, so If I would be a rational human being I would just buy new Nexus every year and be happy with it - as the Nexus series is what I stick the longest too.

I am at the moment selling my S6 and I will buy N6 or OP2 - Still deciding, it sure dose not help that there are not many comparisons out there, and even less videos. Also the fact that the new Nexuses are about to drop, dose not help me lol.
[Nexus 6  General] Boris31:
Hello guys, is nexus 6 still worth buying? And can u explain me why or why not. :)
[Nexus 6  General] funcrusher:
I'm not saying you don't have the right to be dissatisfied, but the 3% battery issue you speak of is so extremely petty. I know everyone uses their phone differently, but why do you even let it get down that far? Just so you can confirm the issue and be unhappy about it? My battery rarely gets below 15%.

What is the battery reboot issue?

You're never going to get a flawless phone. There's always going to be something.
[Nexus 6  General] bigstunta101:
Big mistake here man. Do not ever buy a phone based on peoples opinions about it. It will either give you a negative feeling towards the phone or have you expecting more from the phone than its ever worth. Having said that, its a great phone. I've had about 18 different android phones and the top 5 phones out of those in my own opinion are: HTC g1, HTC rezound, HTC nexus, galaxy note 3 and the nexus 6. They don't get boring and I've kept them for a couple of years
[Nexus 6  General] trickster2369:
I LOVED my Rezound! Especially the unlocking the bootloader part.

It's all just an illusion
[Nexus 6  General] PaoloMix09:
I'd just wait a bit for the announcement of the next 2 Nexus devices later this month, then if you think they look interesting go for one of them. I personally couldn't stand HTC One M9's weak development, so I bought a Nexus 6 as a temporary phone and put the M9 for sale. To be honest for me at least, this phone is pretty big, hence the reason it is just a temporary phone; other than that it is great and has GREAT development. I have almost decided I'm going with the 5X, but who knows, Huawei could convince me still.

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Dude! That's what I'm saying! KK Roms on the OPO were the bomb dot net! After Lollipop released, they got me usually 5... I got 8 hours SOTD a couple times with the OPO too during KK... dang, that battery life rocked.

Nexus 6 is not bad, but I loved my OPO. Can't wait for the new nexus devices, definitely grabbing one of them.
[Nexus 6  General] tenthsun:
Mine has been doing everything you mentioned and I just want to let people know there has been issues with some people's N6s. It's extremely inconvenient. Sometimes I have my phone completely freeze while I'm on the road with Google Maps running. I have tried clearing caches, and unenceypting. Nothing seems to work.
[Nexus 6  General] NLBeev:
It is nice to see you deciding. Take your time, because the fun of shopping ends when the device is delivered.
[Nexus 6  General] Atmydesktyping:
I wasn't even aware of these problems. I read some posts about people having speaker issues but not the other stuff that's mentioned here. I just got mine 2 days ago and haven't noticed anything. As soon as I got it, I rooted it and installed pure nexus so not sure if these are stock ROM problems. The only thing I noticed is that sometimes when I play a ringtone or a notification from settings, it starts off low then gets louder. But works fine if I get an incoming call or notification. Also, when I'm calling someone or talking to someone on the phone, it starts making a crackling noise every now and then. If anyone knows about the crackling noise issue and knows a way to fix it please do tell. No reboots or anything else weird though. Are these problems software or hardware related? And do these problems happen overtime or did any of you guys notice them as soon as you got your phone?
[Nexus 6  General] SignalX:
can anyone please give me a solution for the sticky volume button?
[Nexus 6  General] scryan:
I've heard the crackling during a call being attributed to voice over LTE and poor connection to a cell tower. In settings -> networks or what ever it is there should be a volte toggle? Try with this off.
[Nexus 6  General] konfidential:
The nexus 6 is better than the iPhone 6 and that's all that matters
[Nexus 6  General] Lemagex:
Never had an issue with my nexus 6, had it since jan, rooted unlocked and flashed away like a flash-aholic the second i got it, custom kernel and stock images ever since with a few tweaks. phone is beast and looks awesome. also sounds amazing.
[Nexus 6  General] keltai:
been using it since jan this yr, no problem at all, to me is had a perfect screen size and front stereo speaker... juz brought oneplus 2, used a few days, in e end, still go back to my N6
[Nexus 6  General] the sandman89:
Sold my Galaxy S6 and bought the Nexus 6. Only other Nexus device I owned before this one was the Galaxy Nexus and I loved it. Had the Nexus 6 for two weeks and never had an issue so far. It's fast, big, sounds and looks great, and does everything I want it to do. No regrets switching from the S6. Overall great experience with a great device!
[Nexus 6  General] kEvinErd:
Don't you think the screen on the S6 is so much better than Nexus 6's?
[Nexus 6  General] Yasharkhan:
I think it's time to close this thread as Android Marshmallow is super great, solved many of the problems that I thought were hardware related but as it turns out were software related.
[Nexus 6  General] jody2k:
S6 just uses high saturation and contrast settings to vivid the colors. I adjust it myself with custom kernel (video settings) and there was no noticeable difference between the S6 and nexus 6 except i liked more the big screen :D
[Nexus 6  General] raazman:
Well weren't we quick to blame it on hardware. I've had my phone since last year and have not noticed a single problem you had. Software wise as well. Been running quite smoothly till this day. It's out lasted iPhones and Note 4s in terms of smoothness and reliability. (phones my family has) I'm pretty impressed with the nexus 6 actually. I've loved every moment of it.
[Nexus 6  General] farangutan:
I've had two n6s and my mother has one too. No problems with hardware. Favorite phone I've owned.

Now the galaxy nexus .... That phone might the worst phone Google made.
[Nexus 6  General] Burley1:
I personally love mine.

I'm new to the N6 and bought it used "but perfect condition" so I could use project fi. I love the battery life, screen real estate and haven't had any issues what so ever. I'm waiting on my sin card at the moment. I really have been using it to play with and have the M firmware installed and really do enjoy this phone.
[Nexus 6  General] NLBeev:
Could be better when the Google designers did not use so much white in the UI.
[Nexus 6  General] kyrue:
I've had mostly samsung smartphones, and the nexus 6 is my first google phone. I bought it in December last year, and it's been a great device, no regrets.
[Nexus 6  General] mrro82:
I love my N6. I haven't had any issues with it so far.
[Nexus 6  General] biggiestuff:
Nexus 6 is the first phone I didn't dump after a year for a new phone.
[Nexus 6  General] GoBears:
I had a Nexus 6. I sold it and went to the S6 Edge. I sold that and went to the S6 straight because the camera is just so good. My new Nexus 6 is on the way lol, I truly missed it. There's just something about the N6 that's not duplicated by any other phone. I'm hoping the camera is improved since the last time I owned it. I can't wait for it to get here!
[Nexus 6  General] LeoRex:
How often are you staring at a settings page, or the app drawer? Most people don't spend a lot of time in those white screens.

As for the apps, the current preference as far as a UX standpoint is black text on a white background.

The battery impact of the white screens is way overstated.
[Nexus 6  General] qtvvtx:
Never staring, always using the N6 with pleasure. The Google design is not pleasant when reading text. Please be more critical. It concerns options that are easy to implement.
[Nexus 6  General] ktmom:
Thank goodness for themes ☺
[Nexus 6  General] barondebxl:
I would say the Nexus S. I think the best and most popular nexus was the Nexus 5 by far far far. At the time it had the S800 and it was very fluid and fast, lots of dev support obviously and the price was perfect. No wonder why they introduced a Nexus 5X.
[Nexus 6  General] bleez99:
TROLL
[Nexus 6  General] jayesh:
I think you just trolled yourself, considering the original post was in April....

Well done!
[Nexus 6  General] rowbaggie22:
What themes available and where from as I might be getting one
[Nexus 6  General] Yasharkhan:
Haha man search the forum and Google to see how many threads are there on xda reddit about the problems I mentioned,
[Nexus 6  General] ktmom:
I don't think there are any for stock ROM. I'm running a CM-12 derivation
[Nexus 6  General] bleez99:
In this country, the US, that's reserved for April 1.

The guy is a total troll. Sticking to my US made guns.
[Nexus 6  General] Deadlydel:
Only problem I had similar was crackling in my headphones when I flashed from terminus rom to xtrasmooth. Figured I'd check the kernel using kernel adiutor and low and behold the headphone was set to +20 gain. Let's get the hooks out for some bait folks.
[Nexus 6  General] woe:
Went from n5 to n6 and both phones ran amazingly on stock.
[Nexus 6  General] Kroniq:
I've had some pretty crappy phones. Over the past year and a half I went from a 2013 moto x(att version which I couldn't root) to the nexus 5. Up until I bought my n6, I thought the n5 was the best device I've ever used. The development community was awesome. I used the n5 for over a year and when I seen the prices of the n6 dropped to around $300, I knew it was time to switch.

I had never seen one in person so i was nervous about the size, the screen problems with retention/burn in, the battery life etc. I watched many reviews about the n6 on my n5 ironically. When I received my nexus 6 I fell in love immediately. The size wasn't as big as I thought, and the phone itself is a freaking beast.

The speakers are loud as hell. The screen is beautiful, the design is decent. I figured it would be too hard to use one handed, but I find myself rarely needing to use 2 hands unless I'm writing a long ass paragraph like I am on this post.. Battery life easily last all day into the night while charging from 20 percent to full in less than an hour and a half. The development community is still here AND it's a nexus.

All in all, definitely the best phone I've ever used. I still love the n5 but I don't have any reason to go back.

Edit: as far as software problems, I did notice some glitches on stock rom, such as half the screen turning black etc, it was fixed when I rooted and installed a custom rom
[Nexus 6  General] Rektifying:
The Nexus 6 is by far my favorite and in my opinion the best phone I have ever had. (I came from an iPhone 6 to the N6) I have not had any of the issues you have described. The only issue I have had was with the proximity sensor. When I would make or receive a call my screen would go instantly black. I couldn't hang up or anything. I thought it was my screen protector but it was a bug that I was able to easily fix though. I am currently running Marshmallow on it with no issues at all. Everything works great! I am getting better battery life than I was on my iPhone 6 as well.
[Nexus 6  General] Wiley_11:
6 months in with my Nexus 6 and I'm still amazed every time I power it on, love this phone! :D
[Nexus 6  General] rajeev2liz:
Awesome phone

I have had mine since it came out and I have not had any of those problems, am still running lollipop version 5.1.1 and am rooted but everything is stock, the only bad thing i have to say is its a bit wide for my hands besides that its awesome phone.
[Nexus 6  General] adrynalyne:
Signal

Battery life

Signal

Battery Life

Performance

Screen

Signal

Battery Life
[Nexus 6  General] bryantjopplin:
Battery life and signal but the others were amazing when it came out.
[Nexus 6  General] adrynalyne:
Performance tanked quite quickly with a few updates and then came back with Jellybean.. The biggest issue with the screen was the inconsistency. Out of the two I had, one had purple hues and greyish blacks, and the second was fine, for a 50% success rate on my part. I'd call that a fluke, but there were issues all across the Internet about it.
[Nexus 6  General] bryantjopplin:
Yeah my two were different and the replacement for one was the same as my first.
[Nexus 6  General] Imprezive13:
I like the way the n5 felt in hand. N6 is a bit slippery and I'm not a fan of cases. N6 I love the screen size, speakers, and this community!

Sent from my Nexus 6
[Nexus 6  General] Rushing:
Got mine in-store from Verizon(sukas$) anyway its perfect in every sense of the word from screen to battery to signal speed of device.. only thing is only 32gb so I with a single twrp back up am looking at 15.83Gb used and 10.1 GB free... other than that its perfect. Storage capacity storage capacity storage capacity. "Hi Cloud?" "can you store my files and documents for me?" Cloud: "I have been for the last ten years since youve been using google, hell I know everything about you =]" customer: "Thats great here ssn and some incriminating photos hehe" Rant over, I guess I have problems with cloudy days lte and the effects of such on my testes.
[Nexus 6  General] fireknuckles:
Got a Verizon model, purchased from Amazon (kept unlimited plan). Works fine. Radios and battery life could be better compared to my OG Moto X DE but none have really been an issue overall. My ONLY gripes are that part of painted "U" in Nexus fell off randomly and that the VZW version only comes in that stupid blue. While it's disappointing, my response is "Don't care have Case." In the past month or so, I haven't run into any reboots, stutters, or freezes - maybe I'm lucky \_(o-O)_/

My Nexus 9 on the other hand reminds me that I didn't really need a tablet.

kthxbai
[Nexus 6  General] miketucky350:
I have a Verizon model and also a note 4(wife's). This phone out classes her note 4 in every way. This phone offers the cleanest and fastest android experience you can get. When I have to get on that note 4 I appreciate how great this phone is.
[Nexus 6  General] exekias:
I'm 100 % happy with mine, Ive owned MANY phones in the last few years and Its better than all of them, the Internet is just out to ***** about everything these days, no one can be happy.
[Nexus 6  General] md1008:
I am a minority but I loved the gnex. Excellent development even now. I also had unlocked GSM not CDMA variants. Considering its age and the fact that Google abandoned support a year ago still ran pretty smooth. Honestly I think all Nexus phones were good for their time.

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I really hope the next Nexus doesn't go too much smaller than the current Nexus 6. Be terribly disappointed if Google went back to 5 inch screen
[Nexus 6  General] italia0101:
Personally i think its the best Nexus Googles made in my experience with it ;

Much more premium than the Nexus 4 / 5 , better screen, speakers and battery life.
[Nexus 6  General] Smallsmx3:
Well Google has covered pretty much every screen size from 4 to 10, it will be interesting to see where they go. I can't imagine that they will go back to a 4 inch model and the nexus 6 will still be relevant for at least another year or so. My guess would be an updated nexus 5..... More like 5.5 inch. That seems to be the sweet spot for all flagships this year. I really hope they stick with a more premium model to further along the nexus branding.
[Nexus 6  General] Yasharkhan:
I'm glad to hear the positive response from all of you guys, and I've used both nexus 4 and 5 and I didn't face such problems with them, maybe mine is a faulty batch with distorted speakers and screen freeze issue with some apps, and I do agree that nexus 6 is better with its display and performance but I said it doesn't feel like a premium phone, a premium phone shouldn't have issues like speaker distortion and screen freeze
[Nexus 6  General] Yasharkhan:
And if you guys know Nexus 6 sales hasn't been that impressive, even Google admitted that,
[Nexus 6  General] adrynalyne:
Nexus sales have never been impressive.

This year went down because they went phablet and then charged nearly twice as much as last year.
[Nexus 6  General] gee2012:
Love my N6 to death and have none of the by the OP`s mentioned flaws. Does OP have these issues too or is this just another trash and rant thread?