The stars have aligned. One year ago this comparison made no sense. The Nexus 5 was vastly bigger than the iPhone 5S and half the price. It was also meant primarily as a reference device to inspire Android handset makers. How things have changed.
iPhone 6 Plus (left) and Nexus 6 (right)
The iPhone 6 Plus sees Apple charge into the large screen phablet sector for the first time and the Nexus 6 has grown in both size and price to match it. Google also isn’t playing anymore. The Nexus 6 is being sold through most major carriers and is as much a rival to other Android handset makers as an inspiration.
Design Curves Are Essential
The iPhone 6 Plus has the greater Wow Factor thanks to its aluminium unibody and beautifully bevelled buttons and edges. It also has a jaw droppingly thin form factor which the Nexus 6 cannot touch.
But Apple hasn’t built a phablet, it has built a supersized iPhone 6 and this is a problem. The flat back doesn’t lend itself well to the increased size making it hard to grip and the slippy finish borders on ludicrous for such a large device. The iPhone 6 Plus is therefore a pretty horrible device to hold and you’ll need a case to use it with any confidence. A problem for a device that is already huge.
The iPhone 6 Plus is thinner, but the Nexus 6 has superior ergonomics
iPhone 6 Plus (left) and Nexus 6 (right)
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The strengths and weaknesses of the Nexus 6 are the exact opposite. This year designed by Motorola, the Nexus 6 is also essentially a blown up version of a smaller phone: the brilliant 2014 Moto X. The difference is the Moto X at 5.2-inches is also a big phone and therefore Motorola has taken more interest in ergonomics than Apple with the 4.7-inch iPhone 6. The iPhone 6 Plus is thinner, but the Nexus 6 has superior ergonomics
Consequently the Nexus 6 has a heavily curved back which sits beautifully in hand and, while thicker than the iPhone 6 Plus, the tapered edges are more comfortable and the tiny bezels mean it squeezes a 6-inch display into virtually the same footprint.
The plastic finish is somewhat disappointing, particularly as it loses the grippier soft touch finish of the Moto X, but it still has more texture than the iPhone 6 Plus. A crucial aspect for such large phones.
Ultimately therefore I’ve grown to prefer the design of the Nexus 6. Both have aspects that could be improved, but Apple simply hasn’t thought about how a phablet is held and used. Just making a big iPhone 6 doesn’t cut it.
iPhone 6 Plus has better colours, but the Nexus 6 is sharper
iPhone 6 Plus has better colours, but the Nexus 6 is sharper
hat said these pros and cons need to be put in a real world context because no Nexus 6 or iPhone 6 Plus owner is going to be disappointed by either display. The pair are among the very best mobile screens ever made with only the Samsung Galaxy Note 4 and LG G3 sit above them in my opinion.
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