Coinciding with the launch of Android 5.0 Lollipop in October of last year, Google also released their latest series, namely Nexus Nexus Nexus 6 and 9. This time I will review the Motorola Nexus 6, Phablet Google Flagship Captivating.
Nexus 6 is the first series of Google and Motorola are using phablet form. So in fact, the Nexus 6 is produced to fill the void between the Nexus 5 and 9 are also new Nexus release, with a 6-inch screen AMOLED qHD resolution (2560 x 1440 pixels) that produces 496 ppi density. The kitchen was redone equipped with Qualcomm's Snapdragon chip 805 contains 2,65GHz speed quad-core Krait processor 450 with 3GB of RAM support. At the back of the Nexus 6 13MP camera mounted f / 2.0 that features OIS with dual LED flash, while on the front there is a 2 megapixel camera selfie and dual stereo speakers.
Nexus 6 is available in two variants, 32GB and 64GB versions with no microSD slot, available in midnight blue color and white cloud. The battery capacity of 3220 mAh which can not be removed, but the Nexus 6 has a feature that allows the Turbo Charging the battery last for 6 hours with only recharge for 15 minutes.
Like what the overall performance of this Motorola Nexus 6, selangkapnya see our review below:
Specifications Motorola Nexus 6
- Android 5.0 Lollipop
- GSM / WCDMA / LTE Cat6 (300Mbps); Wi-Fi a / b / g / n / ac; Bluetooth 4.1; GPS / GLONASS; microUSB
- AMOLED display 5.96 "qHD (2560 x 1440 pixels) 493ppi, Corning Gorilla Glass 3
- Qualcomm Snapdragon chipset 805, 2.7GHz quad-core Krait 450, Adreno 420 GPU
- Internal 32/64 GB, 3GB RAM
- Camera 13 MP, 4128 x 3096 pixels, autofocus, optical image stabilization, dual-LED (ring) flash, 2MP front camera
- Li-Po 3220 mAh, bundled Motorola Turbo Charger; Qi wireless charging support
- Splash-resistant curved body with aluminum chassis
Sales Package
- Handset Motorola Nexus 6
- head charger
- data cable
- SIM ejector
- manual
- warranty card
Design and Body
Characteristic of Motorola products are very thick at all, Nexus 6 has many similarities with the previous Motorola's flagship smartphone, the Moto X. Both of design and a circular camera module with dual LED flash. Naturally, other than as issued by the same manufacturer and the release of the adjacent intervals, differing only about a month.
This phablet brought dimensions 159.3 x 83 x 10.1 mm and weighs 184 grams, the surrounding bezel is made of aluminum, while the back cover is made of high quality plastic with a matte finish, making it appear very charming than its predecessor Nexus 5. Overall physical impression, design, build quality and excellent feel and materials in accordance with the price dipatoknya.
Carrying unibodi design concept, in the grip, the Nexus 6 feels solid and sturdy, although the dimensions quite wide, ergonomically Phablet is very comfortable either using one hand or two hands, because the back is slightly curved to follow the palm of the hand, this design was designed to follow the natural shape of the palm of a human hand, so it is thicker in the middle, but thin around the edges.
The face of the Nexus 6, there is a 2MP selfie camera, earpiece, proximity and light sensors, dual stereo speakers, as well as 6-inch AMOLED display with qHD resolution coated Corning Gorilla Glass 3. While the rear filled with 13MP main camera, dual LED flash, the Motorola logo and Logo Nexus striking because of their large size.
The left side filled the lock / power and volume, combined with the bezel, while the right side of the plain. Top there is a 3.5mm headset port and SIM Tray, while the bottom is filled with mic and microUSB port.
One interesting feature is the waterproof feature on the Nexus 6, both Motorola and Google does not seem to spit this feature given the device only as water resistant is not registered as a certified device IP, but it is enough to handle accidental splashes.
screen
Motorola Nexus 6 carries a 6 inch screen AMOLED qHD resolution (2560 x 1440 pixels) that produces a very sharp density of up to 496 ppi, the display screen is bright and pleasing to the eye, the level of contrast and viewing angle is very good, you will be able to easily share content with other people.
Like most smartphones that use AMOLED screen, screen saturation Nexus 6 bit excessive. As for the performance in the sun very well, the level of shadow reflection on the screen is low, you can perform various activities in a bright light.
interface
Motorola Nexus 6 is the first smartphone that is sent to indicate the greatness of Android 5.0 Lollipop, one of the major changes that were presented Android Lollipop is the main display, Google made a big overhaul, by presenting a more subtle animations and also more interesting colors in the main view, the language latest Android design known as the Material design, Google uses this design language for all their applications, real examples Materials design display already you can see the latest version of Google Play app store, Google Chrome, Google Play Newsstand, and Google Drive that already exist on your Android device.
This design emphasizes clean typography, clear, and has bright colors with a very fluid animation. Taking the theme of flat overall, this design language while promoting the real context in which animation is used. Elements that there have shadows that give the impression of life when operated.
Besides Materials Design, there is an innovative package runtime called ART that makes everything about Android feels smoother and more responsive.
On the lockscreen area displays the date, time and direct access to the camera and call, all notifications can be displayed, this feature is called Ambient Display which allows users peek notice without need to unlock the phone. For the widget is still the same as the old version of Android.
You can also unlock the device by means of swipe, pattern, pin, or password. And choose the option to not lock the screen at all if you want to access quickly and do not need extra security.
Go to the homescreen pages, by default you will be in suguhkan three folders, namely Google, Create, Play and Play app store and Google search widget. Dock section contains four applications, namely the Phone, Messaging, Chrome, and camera. For three navigation buttons below the screen has also been changed. Circular home button, Task Switcher square, while the back arrow button triangle.
To set the homescreen simply hold the screen in the empty homescreen. There is a selection of widgets, Google Now settings, as well as the option to change the wallpaper.
Through Lollipop Android 5.0, Google gives a new notification system, a clean look, you can do many things such as take a call or reply to a message directly from the notification banner, you can also set up notifications you want to display. To go pretty quick wipe down your settings in the notification area, there is access to the level of brightness, settings, battery indicator, user profiles as well as Wi-Fi, Bluetooth, Emergency Call, Airplane, screen auto-rotate, flashlight, GPS location and Cast screen.
Main menu and task switcher has a new look, the main menu is displayed with a white background, while for Task switcher has an interface such as cards, allowing you to choose the application you need to sweep up or down, to close the application quite sweeping left or right or by pressing the dedicated button on the top right corner of each card.
To open access to Google Now quite rubbed into the left homescreen or from the bottom of the screen. Google Now have a look Material Design, but its function has not changed much.
Overall the interface of Android 5.0 Lollipop completely new and fresh, which presented a more subtle animations and smooth movement. It all could not be separated thanks to new antiretroviral runtime system that is used by default, Google's own claim that the new system can run four times faster than their old system, making performance more hurried, eliminating all forms of lag and make interaction with the device much faster.
performance
What about the performance of Motorola Nexus 6? Using super high resolution like QuadHD, it will slow down the overall performance if not supported innate qualified. Motorola Nexus 6 lucky bring very mampuni hardware, such as Qualcomm Snapdragon processor speed 805 2,65GHz contains quad-core Krait processor 450, Adreno 420 GPU with 3GB of RAM, coupled with Andorid 5.0 OS support Lollipop has been optimized compared to previous versions. Impact performance sailing sharp Phablet is very impressive, run a lot of multitasking is not a problem, your daily activities will become more easy and fun, so far we do not see anymore on both interfaces on the homescreen as well as in the main menu.
camera
Motorola Nexus 6 brings 13MP camera f / 2.0 with sensor Sony IMX new 214 offers 1 / 3:06 "stacked CMOS sensor with Exmor RS for better performance in low light conditions, optical image stabilization (OIS) and dual LED flash.
Nexus 6 camera interface looks very simple, image capture button is on the right side, there is a rapid setting that can be displayed via the menu in the upper right corner as timer, flash settings, the display grid, HDR + mode and switch to the front camera. To switch to the HDR + mode can not be switched automatically, require manual activation.
Shooting options on the left side, there is a regular camera mode, Panorama, Lens Blur, Photo Sphere, and Video. Photo Sphere has the ability to take photos like a panorama, but wider, allowing it to take a photo with a broad view of the catch. If the panorama only sideways course, the Photo Sphere can be up and down. As an illustration, the results are similar to the look on Google Street View.
The camera can lock the focus quickly, you can change the focus point by touching objects on the screen. There is also the option to manually adjust exposure image through the camera settings, to change the image resolution, quality, and other panorama.
Image quality of the Nexus 6 is quite good, especially in good lighting the resulting image is very detailed, more colors appear, while for the lighting conditions in the room with blurry photo was still pretty good result, dual LED flash optimally used on short and medium distances.
Panorama produced by Nexus 6 has a 10MP resolution, For setting the video recorder and camera images have the same layout. You can save memory by recording video to 720p, but for those of you who need a high quality video with no option to 2160p resolution or 4K UHD.
Nexus 6 video results have awesome quality, clear color and detail. Framerate is smooth and OIS feature is very helpful in order to remain stable and reduce the shock. Unfortunately the video sound produced is still mono, quite disappointing.
gallery
Gallery get a design overhaul, with a white background blue combination typical Material Design. Photo and video gallery still be one, so to play the video must be from the gallery. There are two main parts, namely the All and Highlights. Photos can be shared to social networking and messaging, can also be rotated, dicrop, used as wallpaper and see the details of the information.
Music Players
Using Play Music app, with characteristic orange color accents. Not only format mp3, m4a and .flac format can be read by Google's default music player. Now Playing view is very beautiful, with album art that moves. There is a queue feature, shuffle, thumbs up and the last added, the songs are divided based on the playlist, recent, artists, albums, songs, genres, just like the existing standards in other smartphones. There equalizer with a wide range of options, as well as special options for Bass Boost and Surround Sound. The loudspeaker is quite powerful, dual stereo speakers support dual output produced was extensive and detailed, Nexus 6 could be a fun multimedia center, while the quality of the sound via headset clear and comfortable to hear.
connectivity
- Single SIM (Nano SIM) supports 4G LTE
- NFC
- Wi-Fi 802.11 a / b / g / n / ac
- Bluetooth 4.1, A2DP, LE
- microUSB v2.0 (SlimPort)
- 3.5mm audio jack
web Browser
Nexus 6 using the Google Chrome browser with a design that has been updated to match the feel of Android zoom Lollipop. One of the advantages of Chrome is its ability to synchronize with your desktop browser Crhome, simply by signing in. Good performance in opening a full website, there is no limit tab. Other features such as incognito mode, bookmarks, find, request the desktop. There are privacy settings, cookies, javascript, block pop ups, Google's location, as well as a separate regulation for certain websites. No text for accessibility settings enable scaling and zooming force alone. Aided by quality, sharp screen, view the desktop version of the site can be read by both the zoom-out conditions. Although it does not support Flash yet, but it will not feel the effect, because the sites also have switched to using HTML5.
Battery Life
Motorola Nexus 6 is powered by a 3220 mAh capacity battery that can not be removed, claimed to be able to offer up to 24 hours of normal use and video playback up to 10 hours.
Nexus 6 has a feature that allows the Turbo Charging the battery last for 6 hours with only recharge for 15 minutes. This is thanks to the technology of Qualcomm Quick Charge 2.0, after 15 minutes of charging will begin to return to normal. Nexus 6 also supports filling battery wirelessly, of course, with accessories which must be purchased separately. On the generous nature of battery life Nexus 6 is qualified.
Benchmark results
- Antutu: 52 871 points
- Quadrant Standard: 13 522 points
- Nenamark 2: 58.9 fps
- Epic Citadel: 58.7 fps
- Multitouch Tester: 10
- HTML5test.com: 493 out of 555 points
conclusion
Unlike the Nexus 4 and Nexus 5 is priced at an affordable price, Google to sell Nexus 6 is a high price. On Google Play Store, for the 32GB variant, you had to spend $ 649 dollars, or about 7.7 million. Meanwhile, if you want to get a 64GB variant, you have to pay 699 dollars, or about 8.3 million.
Although the price is high, the Nexus 6 comes with a very attractive design, specification qualified, satisfactory display quality, reliable camera to produce images and video quality, dual stereo speakers optimized for entertainment, and support for 4G LTE network with the latest Android updates are certainly continue flow for the next few years.
Android 5.0 Lollipop is arguably the most important features of the Nexus 6, thanks to the new ART runtime system, which makes everything about Android feels smoother and more responsive. Materials Design also managed to bring a fresh interface and easy to use.
excess
- QHD AMOLED screen resolution
- Shape charming design, curved back design makes it feel very comfortable Phablet hands
- Support 4G LTE network
- Smooth performance
- Android updates are guaranteed support and fastest.
- Motorola Turbo Charger
shortage
- There is no micro SD slot
- The sound output on the video recorder still mono
- The price is quite expensive
- The battery is not removable
