Nexus 6

Nexus 6
developer	Google
Manufacturer	Motorola
series	Nexus
publication	October 29, 2014 ( Google Play )
predecessor	Nexus 5
successor	Nexus 6P
Technical specifications
display	15 cm (6 ″) diagonal QHD AMOLED display 2560 × 1440  pixels , 493  ppi
Main camera	13 megapixels with OIS , f / 2.0
Front camera	2 megapixels
Current operating system	At market launch: Android 5.0 (Lollipop) Current: Android 7.1.1 "Nougat"
processor	Qualcomm Snapdragon 805 with 2.7 GHz
R.A.M.	3 GB
Internal memory	32 or 64 GB flash memory
Memory card	No
Sensors	GPS, accelerometer, gyroscope, magnetometer, ambient light sensor, barometer
Connectivity
Cellular networks	GSM / UMTS / WCDMA / HSPA + / LTE
Further radio connections	WLAN 802.11a / b / g / n / ac @ 2.4 GHz & 5 GHz, Bluetooth 4.1, NFC
connections	Micro-USB , 3.5 mm jack , nano-SIM
accumulator
Type	Li-Ion 3,220 mAh
Changeable	No
Battery life (according to manufacturer)	Max. 330 hours
Talk time (according to manufacturer)	Max. 24 hours
measures and weight
Dimensions ( H × W × D )	159.3 mm × 83 mm × 10.1 mm
Weight	184 g
particularities
Qi (inductive energy transfer) two front speakers Corning Gorilla Glass 3

The Nexus 6 is a smartphone or phablet from the Nexus series from Google with the Android operating system . It is the sixth device in the Nexus series and the first to be brought out in collaboration with Motorola , the design of which is based on the second-generation Moto X model . With a screen diagonal of almost 6 inches, it is one of the largest smartphones on the current market. It was announced on October 15, 2014 and has been available in the United States since October 29, 2014. It has also been available in Germany since December 2014.

It is the successor to the Nexus 5 and the predecessor of the Nexus 6P .

Technical specifications

hardware

The Nexus 6 measures 159.3 × 83 × 10.1 mm, weighs 184 grams, has a screen diagonal of around 153 mm (6 inches) with a point density of around 493 ppi and a resolution of 1440 × 2560 pixels. It uses a quad-core processor of the type Snapdragon  805, which is clocked at 2.7 GHz, 3 GB RAM and a Adreno -420- GPU .

The Nexus 6 can be charged by induction, using the Qi standard for the wireless transmission of energy. The Nexus 6 masters near-field communication (Android Beam) , has a 13-megapixel rear camera including an optical image stabilizer and a 2-megapixel front camera. The battery has a capacity of 3220 mAh.

software

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The Nexus 6 was the first smartphone to be delivered with Android 5.0 "Lollipop" .

On January 30, 2017, Google announced as part of the beta test for Android 7.1.2 that the Nexus 6 would not receive any further system updates beyond Android 7.1.1. Until November 2017, they want to continue to provide the device with security updates. The Nexus 6 supports the official version of LineageOS 15.1 / 16.0 and since April 2020 also 17.1 (Android 8.1 / 9/10).

Web links

Commons : Nexus 6  - collection of images, videos and audio files

• Official website (German)

Individual evidence

1. ↑ Android: Be together. Not the same. Official Google Blog, October 15, 2014, accessed October 16, 2014 . 
2. ↑ Nexus 6: Huge high-end smartphone from Google. Heise.de, October 15, 2014, accessed on October 16, 2014 . 
3. ↑ Product details at Motorola ( Memento of the original dated May 24, 2015 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. 
4. ↑ Ben Schoon: Android 7.1.2 available via Android Beta Program today for Pixels, Nexus devices [Update]. In: 9to5Google. January 30, 2017, accessed February 1, 2017 . 
5. ↑ Ben Schoon: PSA: They won't get Android 7.1.2, but the Nexus 6 and Nexus 9 will still be getting security patches. In: 9to5Google. January 31, 2017, accessed February 1, 2017 . 
6. ↑ lineageOs-Shamu. January 20, 2020, accessed January 29, 2020 .