[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S6 Edge] rvrugg90:
Have an edge and just bought the nexus.

Feedback: in hand feel is definitely better on the edge. The phone just feels better to hold. It's slimmer and the edges feel sharper and more solid and fit into my hand better than the square edges on the nexus. I never agreed with online reviewers and felt the curved edges really add to the in-hand feeling of the phone and substantially improved that feeling of both sexiness and quality. Made the device really feel special. The nexus is well-crafted, it just takes a bit of time to get used to the size. Going back to the edge after about a week did make me miss that form-factor. I expected the nexus screen to be a bit dim and to be disappointed with full brightness. It's not. It's far more than I need and very bright. Forget what reviewers say online about outdoor visibility. It's plenty bright outdoors and in direct sunlight. At night in complete darkness, the blacks are black. The panel seems as sharp as the edge. The whites seem white. If I turn off adaptive display on the nexus, and turn up full brightness on my edge - in a dark room - the nexus screen seems more white/less blue and also a bit brighter. I know there are other options on the edge - I've played around with them and messed with the ambient sensors and I know the auto brightness on the edge probably edges out the nexus as the specs and reviews state, but all this being said, the screen is fantastic on the nexus and, yes, I've found it plenty bright The screen does not seem to get as dim at low brightness as the edge, however. There are discrepancies between panels, so perhaps I just have a dimmer edge screen also. The buttons on the edge seem more substantial and of higher quality than the nexus. They click louder when pressed, they seem more weighted and harder to push and that makes me feel they are of higher quality. Who knows. The nexus isn't bad in this regard, but it's not as good as the iPhone or edge. But probably comes in third in a long list of devices I've held in my hands. The two cameras are on par. The nexus seems better at pointing and shooting most scenes than the edge. I agree that the interface is better on the edge - Google's is just too simple. I'm more confident in the nexus camera, which was a surprise to me after all I've read online. The details are sharp and give me plenty of room to zoom in or crop. The low light is clearly better to my eyes on the nexus vs the edge. Indoor shots on the nexus seem to come out better more often. It's just more consistently shooting nice pictures than my edge. I'd definitely say the edge has the edge outdoors in bright light. I agree that the edge probably has the ability to be the better camera here as DXO and others have ranked, I just find that it isn't true as I'd think haha. I find I trust the nexus slightly more to take better pictures in a wider range of conditions. The selfie camera on the nexus is a pretty big upgrade from the edge. It's sharper, exposes better, and seems plenty wide. The camera shake in video on the nexus is annoying. Biggest drawback of this camera vs the edge, though I rarely if ever use video as much as I'd love to. I pretend like it's an important feature to have - to record 4k and shoot 240fps, but I never do it, so that's that. The edge/note may be rated higher online by most publications, but I feel the nexus shoots better photos more often (it's more like an iPhone in this regard). Who knows, though. Could be placebo effect since I'm just not used to nexus devices having GREAT cameras. This is a GREAT one, though. The nexus is big. It's definitely annoying at times coming from the edge. I've definitely adjusted after about a week of use. It's almost acceptable to me. The edge felt great from day one, so it remains to be seen. The nexus feels sturdy and well-made, the gaps are tight around the sim try and tighter around the volume and power buttons than on the edge, though they don't feel as nice to me and are more wiggly. When I shake the nexus, it feels solid and I hear nothing. When I shake the edge, I hear clicks. Whatever that means. The edge will emit the worlds smallest creak - EVER SO SLIGHTLY - if I put a fair bit of force diagonally on the screen. and attempt to bend without actually bending the phone. The nexus does not do this and does not creak at all. One device is new, one is not, so this could be the reason. Neither one really truly creaks or feels cheap in any way. The speakers on the nexus are a substantial improvement over the edge. Bit time. They remind me of the htc one m8. Even louder perhaps, but maybe not quite as deep. Still, they're great. Very loud and can actually fill a room with music. The experience with stereo sound is fantastic. I've been watching stuff on my phone that I usually watch on my computer just because of the larger screen and speaker quality. You'll appreciate them. The headset volume is loud enough and seems on par with my edge. It's good. Not great, not poor. The vibration motor on the nexus feels more connected with the chassis than on the edge, which seems almost to buzz a little due to the glass build? Nexus seems better in this regard and this motor feels better to me when notifications come in or calls arrive than on the edge. The notification light is definitely brighter on the nexus than on the edge, though it's smaller in diameter. The light seems sharper or more focused somehow. The headphone volume on the nexus seems ever so slightly quieter than on the edge, but either way, they're both fine to my ears. Both sound good with headphones. No complaints. The quick charging seems faster at lower battery percentages on my nexus than the edge, but the edge seems to charge just a tiny, tiny tad quicker overall. Both charge fast. USB 3.0 is nice at night when I don't have to hunt around for the right side of the plug - worried I'll scratch the phone or screw up the usb cable - no such issues on the nexus. The software experience is great on the nexus. It's the best Android has ever felt to me. It's fantastic. I don't really have an issue with lag on my edge, except when I try. What I mean is that I'm able to slow the edge down if I purposefully try to overload it with tons of apps running and resource intensive graphics, etc. It doesn't seem to lag during normal operation, but I know I can make it. The nexus seems different to me. It just screams through tasks. It opens everything with ease and I really and truly haven't encountered any lag at all. I'm very conscious of it as it annoys me and there's been NOTHING. It starts with the amazing finger print scanner, nexus imprint. It works better than any reader I've tried. It's unlocked before I go to turn my device over as I pick it up. It's unlocked before I pull it out of my pocket - ready to go. The edge reader was quick enough before this, but now it seems SLOW by comparison. It's so slick to be able to just graze your finger over it and unlock, without pushing any buttons. Speaking of buttons -definitely a fan of the software buttons on the nexus. Just my preference. Overall, huge win for user experience on the nexus - no surprise there. I think the perfect device would be the edge +(with no physical buttons at the bottom) running stock Android Marshmallow. :) The nexus does feel like an upgrade in most ways compared with the edge. I'll miss the form factor and design of the edge. It's far sexier, feels better, more comfortable to operate. I'll adjust and have already adjusted to larger keyboard and phone in just a week and happy to report back with other things I learn. I like testing devices and really have no brand biases here. so if you have a specific question, I'd be happy to report back with some feedback. I love both devices and I'm also really happy that the nexus is getting so much praise. I highly recommend it. Even if you're just jumping from the already-stellar edge.