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[Nexus 6P Real Life Review] lyubor:
Love the phone, more than a year after purchasing it it's still blazing fast and I've had no issues with it.

What I've grown to dislike is the size. I do like smaller devices but wouldn't want to sacrifice performance for that. I've also had issues with mobile payments as my bank doesn't support Nexus devices and Android Pay isn't supported in the Netherlands.
[Nexus 6P Real Life Review] hueythecat:
Best Android phone I've ever owned. I've been with the Nexus brand for some time and when the Pixel came out I was like meh..... Not that there's anything wrong with the Pixel, just not worth downgrading screen and speakers for a slightly faster processor.

Its the first phone that made me stop caring about newer phones.
[Nexus 6P Real Life Review] jidccruz:
I have Tronsmart as well. And I recently bought a Nexus 6P. My problem is the cable. Because the value that came with the 6P is both USB type C.

Now do you you USB Type C to USB 3.0 cable?
[Nexus 6P Real Life Review] GFlexJohnny:
I have a mix of cables....some usb to micro usb, with C adapter plugged over it, some USB straight to C. But cables seem to matter a ton to getting a quick charge. Some simply wont do it, sometimes I have to flip over the C adapter plugged over the micro usb and it will work.
[Nexus 6P Real Life Review] paracha3:
I am in the same boat. Never kept a phone longer than 12 months. This phone is with me the longest now 18+ months. After the Android O update, loving it even more. I am so spoiled with beauty of Nexus experience that i am not sure which phone i will replace this 6p with?

To me Pixel XL is not the same. Waitng for Pixel 2 to drop
[Nexus 6P Real Life Review] crixley:
It's a piece of cheaply made garbage
[Nexus 6P Real Life Review] sam0jones0:
This so much. My contract is just about to come to an end and for the first time in my life I have no desire to upgrade. Phone is still blazing fast and I can't see any substantial benefit for upgrade. Sim-only contract for me :highfive:
[Nexus 6P Real Life Review] seabro01:
Love the camera, screen in most situations, speakers and having tons of custom ROMs and mods. However, I was never impressed with the build quality and getting great battery life usually required using Naptime, Wakeblock, etc. Recently switched to the OnePlus 3T which I purchased in case my 6P had boot loop or battery issues. After a few weeks I must say I prefer the overall experience of the 3T. The screen is just full HD, camera isn't as good and it only has a bottom firing speaker but the 3T is quite a bit faster, gets great battery life without a ton of tweaks and still has plenty of custom ROM, kernel and mod options.
[Nexus 6P Real Life Review] Mehul03:
I am currently running Android Oreo 8.0.0 in this phone, I just bought the 32 gb variant and I'm purely loving it
[Nexus 6P Real Life Review] mihirbarve:
Works like a charm even after two years. It's a much cheaper pixel, minus probably the camera!
[Nexus 6P Real Life Review] DroidDredd:
Same here,I really like the 6P and I'm wanting to pick one up, But... I'm a bit concerned about "boot loop of death" and reported battery issues for some. Is there anything like production date or any hints on what to look out for/avoid?
[Nexus 6P Real Life Review] matt1733:
Mine was less than two years old and my battery started to shut off around 50 percent so I replaced it and dinged up my back cover because its in there good I would say be prepared to change the battery on this phone its unavoidable but it does fix it.
[Nexus 6P Real Life Review] DroidDredd:
School me :) Is the "blod" caused by battery issues?

I don't feel like spending $800 for a new phone and would rather get a "pre owned" :) 6P - change battery & do what ever else may be necessary right away and roll on
[Nexus 6P Real Life Review] seabro01:
No, replacing the battery will only fix early shutdown/ degraded battery issues. 6Ps with BLOD have been recovered but it requires using just 4 cores which obviously limits performance.
[Nexus 6P Real Life Review] buchananchris:
I have had more phones than I can remember . I really like the 6P alot, but I also liked the Sony Xperia I had before that. Had it not got broken, I might still have it. I bought the ZeroLemon extended battery, it works great too.

Chris
[Nexus 6P Real Life Review] ZeroVirus:
someone said pone heat?i want to buy this so
[Nexus 6P Real Life Review] Gizmoe:
Is this a question? This is a thread to review how much you like the device. Questions should be asked in the Q and A section.
[Nexus 6P Real Life Review] ksaves2:
I did some quick research and took a dive in with a second hand 64Gb model. Found out about the bootloop of death and poor battery later. Still work with my Nexus 7 2012 3G and N7 2013 LTE. They're still serviceable

with custom ROM's. Took a trial with a Blu Studio G Plus and got it rooted with one of the "commercial" mods I think King Root or something like that. Am afraid to do a custom ROM as no one can find stock ROMS that are

easily accessible for BLU stuff I can trust. It was a $49.00 phone so no big deal. Still works. The Nexus stuff is straight forward to root and that's why I went with the 6P. Don't know if I would have bought it if I was aware

about the "issues" that that's o.k.

Well after upgrading adb on my Linux laptop (the old Ubuntu stock adb didn't have fastboot) , I got the boatloader unlocked and rooted.. Then stuck the 8.1.0 OPM 5.17-xxxx latest in and it works fine. Rooted with Magisk. Well that was simple. Am doing a battery run and seeing how it performs. I haven't had any issues yet and do like it. Am prepared to deal with the bootloop but I guess the new stock ROM probably has that addressed. It's nice and I take pride in seeing how well some of the old hardware performs with updated ROMs. Sheesh the N7 2012 3G is a little slow at loading up XSDL/GnuRoot and the linux program Xastir but once it gets going, it's pretty decent. The N7 2013's do a bit better with speed even though they are old.

Once I do some run tests I'll determine whether or not the battery needs a changeout. Am like others that I don't want to lay out big $$$$$$ that the purveyors of this "heroin-ware" engineer to be disposable once something gives out.

(ie. an involved battery swap out on the 6P) I've swapped batteries out on my other Nexus tablets with little difficulty but the 6p is a little more involved. I'll probably get new case hardware in the event I ding it up bad.) Kurt
[Nexus 6P Real Life Review] Jep56:
Used a 64gb Nexus 6P for over a year, never had the BLOD. Started looking into the Pixel and Pixel2....ended up buting a refurbed 128gb 6P....couldn't be happier. Why? I love the option of the 3.5mm cable or using bluetooth, and I love the from stereo speakers. May just buy another.
[Nexus 6P Real Life Review] yossi2010:
2 years 8 months and counting.

Replaced battery after 1/8 due to shutdowns in 5-15 percent and replaced a motherboard in the first two months due to an uncalibrated Gyroscope(stupid reason that could have been fixed by a calibration tool).

Still runs just fine on 8.1 stock rooted with xposed and substratum.

The camera still manages to compares to the iPhone X in real life scenarios and with a much better portrait mode(using NX camera)

The only thing I hate about the phone is the damn processor that even a 625 outperforms by far...
[Nexus 6P Real Life Review] ksaves2:
All right ended up with a data leak on an older version of Firehound I'm trying to plug. Going to wipe'r clean and do a stock install from my linuxbox, you know the "fastboot flash this or that file" after unzipping the stock rom.

TWRPing the thing and rooting with Magisk. Going to reload my apps one by one to find the leak. I've got the thing locked down as much as I could to start with and strangely I started losing data starting September 16th.

I pulled the sim and plopped it into my 64Gb 6p and it's "leaking" less.

Get Accubattery, Cpu Hibernation app and Greenify and pay for them. I've still got 100% capacity after 8 months on the two units. I fastidiously only charge to 80% capacity like recommended and it's making a big difference on longevity. I turn off at night and I charge the thing every 2 to 3 days with varying levels of use.

Oh, I bought the "tools" to do battery swaps and I find it no big deal the replacements don't have the temperature chip on them. Just get a bat that is highly rated by the users and don't charge to 100% and only go to 80%. Run it down to 20 or better yet 30% and bring back up to 80%. (Based on Accubattery).

People paying a grand for a disposable phone that can't be rooted and is a PITA to change out a battery are

lambs to slaughter. I see 6p's are going for 130 to 150 bucks for 128GB ones. Unlock the bootloader as soon as you can and you'll have no issues. Just remember to ONLY lock the bootloader if you wipe and reload a

STOCK ROM that's been hacked to only run on 4 cores. You unlock the bootloader and load an aftermarket ROM, never, never, never, never lock the bootloader with a custom ROM. Totally ignore the startup screen.

When I wipe a system and reload a stock ROM for 4 core use, I have to lock the bootloader at the end of the reload cycle from my linux box in order to get it to boot. I immediately shut off Auto updating as fast as I can and get into the developer mode to unlock the bootloader before I go very far with setting up the system. I setup the device so I can stick in a custom rom and as soon as the bootloader is unlocked it wipes the thing anyways. Remember, as long as the bootloader remains unlocked, you'll avoid a blod as long as the

Quad core ROMs are used. Kurt
[Nexus 6P Real Life Review] tele_jas:
Really loving this phone!
[Nexus 6P Real Life Review] radeon962:
Best Android phone to date.
[Nexus 6P Real Life Review] peeweehernan:
Loving this phone! My first pure Android phone, amazing camera, and amazing value.
[Nexus 6P Real Life Review] Poser:
It is a touch too big...but other than that, the user experience is among the best I have ever had
[Nexus 6P Real Life Review] mgarner:
I have loved everything so far especially the fingerprint scanner which is very snappy, but I just discovered that they are using different specifications from the Nexus 6 (where I came from) for the headphone jack that means all of my current buds cannot control playback. I'm hoping a software update will fix that, but if not I'm going to have to start using different headphones and that sucks.
[Nexus 6P Real Life Review] WYO1016:
The hardware is great for the most part. I'm taking a star away because the noise cancelling mic makes speakerphone unusable, and the fact that the thing is so HUGE.
[Nexus 6P Real Life Review] puritan007:
best phone I have ever had.
[Nexus 6P Real Life Review] amaectpo:
Best of the best!
[Nexus 6P Real Life Review] radiofred:
Love it so far. I'm coming from a 1st gen Moto G (and a Nexus 4 prior to that) so as you can imagine it's a quantum leap upward.

For the first time ever I feel no desire to unlock and root. With the Moto I lasted half a day.
[Nexus 6P Real Life Review] indianajonze:
it's the best phone i've ever used
[Nexus 6P Real Life Review] SamuelBegui:
I currently own a Note 4. Would any of you say this is with upgrading to considering my phone isn't even a year old? I'm running Resurrection Remix ;)
[Nexus 6P Real Life Review] drshorty:
I have my note 4 and i was going upgrade for the 5. But going to keep the note 4 and i order nexus 6p 64gb. Samsung remove note 5 sd card n battery then stick with the nexus line.... Nexus phone r all the best.
[Nexus 6P Real Life Review] mousefai0922:
same as u, coming from nexus 5.

On nexus 5, I hardly get 2 hours and never reach 3 hours of SOT on data. With wifi on, only about to get near 3 hour max... Replaced the battery once, I think the battery is too small for nexus 5 and thats why i do the upgrade.

on 6p. Im easily to go over 5 hours of SOT on data. With wifi, I think I can reach like 6-7 hours of SOT, which is pretty ****ing awesome.

So far, dont have much complaint about except the display.

The display is over saturated, even with sRGB on, the display is isnt as good as nexus 5. Nexus 5 beats on display, but nothing else. :laugh::laugh:

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i unlock it, but didnt root

wanna wait the marshmallow to release the final build and root.

dont wanna root, unroot, ota, root and unroot......
[Nexus 6P Real Life Review] dex2grigg:
Without doubt best phone ive had - came from nexus 6
[Nexus 6P Real Life Review] ea1958:
I had an LG G2 and was fully functional. I bought this Nexus 6P and the glassholes put me back into beta status by blocking HDMI-out. Try to go to a friend's house and watch a movie with them that you have on your phone. A complete ****e shyter move on the part of Google. Much more than "a little bit ****y." This has nothing to do with Chromecast. The phone needs to be sold with a Justin Beiber sticker on it, because it is made for pubescent girls (hang in there girls, it has got to get better).
[Nexus 6P Real Life Review] Acoriano:
Upgraded to the 6p from an HTC M8 and feel it's the best phone I've owned thus far and I really liked my M8. No regrets about this phone at all.
[Nexus 6P Real Life Review] matt760:
Simple the best
[Nexus 6P Real Life Review] @home:
The Nexus 6p has no SD card or removable battery, so why note get the Note 5?
[Nexus 6P Real Life Review] drshorty:
Update. Im tired of waiting for samsung and carrier to let go the update... My note 4 still waiting for 6.0 update.
[Nexus 6P Real Life Review] shahed26:
Getting rid of my note 4 for nexus 6p. All reviews has been very positive about this phone and best of all its pure android as well. This is going to be my first nexus phone and am sure i will love the pure android experience without lags and no more waiting for updates aswel

I always rooted my samsung phones in tge past moslty to de bloat and install adaway. But i dont plan to root this nexus 6p and can just about leave without adaway.

No more Samsung phones for me
[Nexus 6P Real Life Review] pifsworld:
Yeah I live this 6p irs the best nexus I've had up to now and I hope huawie get another go on the nexus 7.
[Nexus 6P Real Life Review] rsalas187:
was it worth upgrading? I have a 6 also and everyone says the 6p is a great phone, but is it worth it?
[Nexus 6P Real Life Review] guthrien:
After a few weeks, I'd say, "depends". It's not because the phone isn't great, it is legitimately great. But I gave my Nexus 6 to a family member and when I mess with it I don't feel like I would be sorry to still be using that phone, it was great too. The 6 was larger, but I think it felt better in the hand with a curved back. The 6P feels like a smaller phone (it is, but you feel it) so 1 hand operation is easier, but I loved the huge screen on the 6. I guess I'd say it's a definite upgrade, whether it's necessary is debatable.

- It feels more premium, including a better quality panel and a fantastic fingerprint reader.

- Better camera, much better in mid-range light (I think the 6 camera is a little underrated by reviewers).

- Clearly faster at a lot of tasks, but again, didn't feel the 6 was slow, just using this is noticeably faster.

This wasn't an upgrade I had to make, I did it because my relative needed a new phone and it was an excuse to get the next year's model. I consider getting a phone a year to be an extravagance that's worth it to me. I would say it's better in most ways, the way a newer Nexus should be better in most ways. It reminds me a lot of the Note 5 with WAY better software. So if you're upgrading to just do it, you'll be satisfied, but it's not going to be a revelation, you already have a great phone. Hope that helps.
[Nexus 6P Real Life Review] rsalas187:
Thanks for the Reply, your response really helps.
[Nexus 6P Real Life Review] kev503:
Great Phone

I think that the 6p has a great set of improvements over the Nexus 6. I was worried about not having the ability to charge using wireless technology, but I have found that I do not miss the feature.
[Nexus 6P Real Life Review] sasukee:
I sold my S6, Note 5 and 6S Plus to get 6P and very happy with it.
[Nexus 6P Real Life Review] Vigz:
I have the HTC One (M8) Google Play Edition. To me, both devices are eerily similar and the 6P is an awesome step up from it.
[Nexus 6P Real Life Review] AkumaZeto:
Feels good to fall in love all over again. So glad i dropped my S6 for this. i missed stock android.
[Nexus 6P Real Life Review] dr_jared88:
I just upgraded to the Nexus 6P from the HTC One M8. Truthfully I wasn't wanting to upgrade but my charge port on my M8 stopped working and the cost to have it fixed was too much. That and I needed a phone ASAP.

Anyway I find the difference between the two phones to be night and day. The screen I find a lot better (and obviously bigger) and the camera is great. I found the camera on the M8 to be fairly useless. My M8 wasn't the Google Play Edition so going back to stock android was a huge plus for me but that won't be a factor for you.

The biggest feature upgrade though for me has to be the fingerprint scanner. When looking at the phone I was interested in it but honestly thought it would be more of a gimmick such as past features like face unlock. After using it for only a couple days, I don't know how I could go back to a phone without it. It is incredibly fast and accurate. Unlocking my phone takes no longer then pressing the power button to turn the screen on and its a lot easier to find the scanner verses the power button. My phone is on a company MDM that requires complex alphanumeric passwords and that my phone locks after 5 minutes. The fingerprint scanner has made me a whole lot more productive due to how quickly I can unlock my phone.
[Nexus 6P Real Life Review] xSilas43:
Amazing phone, coming from the HTC m8 this is a big upgrade. performance comparable to the note 5, my battery lasts for around 3 days and not to mention a beautiful QHD screen and 4k camera, great package. Only thing i don't like is that mine heats up rather quickly, however that is unnoticeable with a case.
[Nexus 6P Real Life Review] time_shock:
I came from the Nexus One in 2010 - loved it so much I had it for over 2 years till 2012 when I got myself a Galaxy S3. That phone was such a letdown seeing how the Galaxy S2 fared, and that was when Samsung started going trigger-happy on the bloatware and gimmicks. I upgraded to a S4 when news came about regarding the imminent NAND failure of the S3 because of a bugged bootloader/kernel. Good thing Google had a Google Play Edition S4 so it was easy for me to find GPE ROMS to flash on my international S4. I then used my wife's Note 3 for the past 2 months when she upgraded to the LG G4 (which I must say, is a fantastic phone). Told myself to go back to my nexus roots withe the 6P although I was disappointed at the Nexus 9 I got last year.

Best decision I made this year.
[Nexus 6P Real Life Review] konfidential01:
Came from the nexus 6..….I went with the 128gb version... The N6 was great but the constant autofocus of the camera when recording was annoying... I'm glad I upgraded... 6p is the best Nexus so far.. No complaints
[Nexus 6P Real Life Review] Stabicus:
As a consumer with a family I am always trying to get the most bang for my hard earned dollar. Look no further than the N6P.
[Nexus 6P Real Life Review] kuranzi:
damn it, i have to save extra money to get this phone :rolleyes:
[Nexus 6P Real Life Review] Gizmoe:
I came from the Samsung s6 and this phone performs much better. I like the quickness and natural feel of the fingerprint scanner. I do really like this phone... OK I love it :)
[Nexus 6P Real Life Review] TiGuy82:
My best phone ever!
[Nexus 6P Real Life Review] DBase2:
I think that this phone is very nice! :good:
[Nexus 6P Real Life Review] MichaelMcEntire:
Had it for almost a week now, absolutely love it so far. It just does everything well.
[Nexus 6P Real Life Review] markzuekarly:
HTC M8 is really a good phone.
[Nexus 6P Real Life Review] Gizmoe:
You lost...
[Nexus 6P Real Life Review] zer0se7en:
I friggin' LOOOOVVEEE this phone! Too bad I accidentally scraped a bit part of the Graphite back with my wedding ring. Pushed me to use a case. All looking good now.
[Nexus 6P Real Life Review] Gizmoe:
The M8 was lame. Hardly an upgrade over the m7. Just like the m9, and i loved my M7, which is why HTC is now in the tank. But none of that is relevant seeing this is an N6P thread. Huawei on the other hand is the third biggest phone manufacturer in the world and rising. The n6p beats out the m8 in every way. Not a single issue you are experiencing is a validated widespread defect. For all we know you like to shower with your device. Most of what you gripe about though is having to customize your device. But wait!? Why would you be on android and especially a nexus device if you were not already planning on modifying every part of the phone you can to suit your needs. If not then yes its a no brainer. You should have gotten the m9.
[Nexus 6P Real Life Review] jlgevo:
To be fair about the M8, I came from an S4 so this was a huge change of pace for me. One major difference over the m7 and m9 is the audio quality. whatever dac they used in the m8 was far superior to the other Ms.

I never said my issues were wide spread. only a few redditors have mentioned the same audio issue as I. None the less shouldn't issues be voiced? I came from Verizon where their flagship devices have locked boot-loaders. for example my s4 I could not put custom roms on it or change the kernel. for the first time, i am out of the umbrella of Verizon. the sun is a little brighter but I am still "frightened" of this new world of freedom. I don't know much about rooting roms or kernels. Give me a moment to breath some fresh air and learn about all that fun stuff.

That still doesn't change the hardware issues whether wide spread or not they exist. I would argue that my gripe lies more heavily in the hardware department. I feel that software is minor and I did point with each software gripe that i could use either nova or root my phone to solve it. I was merely expressing what i would like to either be added such as the unread badges or what i was surprised was not there specifically a lock screen wallpaper.

I am very careful with my phones, always in a solid case with a tempered glass screen protector. I have yet to drop a nexus 6p. I do encourage everyone to listen to music via the headphone jack for a little over an hour and see if they have the same issue. Maybe it is just something that occurs when the headphone jack is used for a long period of time. I don't know. That is why I brought it up. I will be testing this more over the weekend while flying. I am also entitled to my opinion regarding everything in my post. I even titled my post with my experience is different. I hoped that that would infer that I had a unique experience. I just wanted to lay it all out there so that if anyone else had some of the same issues like that, they may talk about it too.
[Nexus 6P Real Life Review] thesticks00:
Hands down the best android device owned to date. I was a little worried coming from the Nexus 5 to the 6P that size would become an issue. Took the BLU PURE XL for a test drive for a week or two before pulling the trigger on the 6P. 6P now seems small in my hands. Lol. Love it!!
[Nexus 6P Real Life Review] syintiphic:
You took the words right out of my mouth. I'm coming from a Samsung Galaxy S4 so it was a big jump to become familiar with all that the Nexus 6P has to offer.
[Nexus 6P Real Life Review] Makenhaved:
This phone is the best!

I am using this phone and its one of the best device I have used! Simply love it :):)
[Nexus 6P Real Life Review] ks211996:
I totally disagree
[Nexus 6P Real Life Review] mihovil13:
I'm willing to go as far and say that this is the best Android phone you could get right now.

Sold my S6 Edge Plus and got this one, very similar devices but so different.

This is the most reliable device I have used. That adjective is not something I use very often. (I could mention S6E, iPhone 6, Nexus 5 that I had previously, all of them were very reliable, but sometimes they'd glitch or bug in some situations when that shouldn't have happened)