The Nexus 6 (codenamed Shamu) is a phablet co-developed by Google and Motorola Mobility that runs the Android operating system. The successor to the Nexus 5, the device is the sixth smartphone in the Google Nexus series, a family of Android consumer devices marketed by Google and built by an original equipment manufacturer partner. Nexus 6 along with HTC Nexus 9 served as the launch devices for Android 5.0 "Lollipop".
The Nexus 6's appearance is very similar to that of the second-generation Moto X, but larger.
Release
The Nexus 6 was unveiled on October 15, 2014, with pre-order availability since October 29, 2014, and a delivery date in early November.[6] Off-contract pricing is US$649 for the 32 GB model and US$699 for the 64 GB model in the US.[7] The Nexus 6 was available through Google Play Store, Motorola Mobility, Best Buy, T-Mobile, AT&T, Sprint, U.S. Cellular, and Verizon Wireless in the United States.[8]
In November 2014, availability was announced for 12 other countries, including Australia, Belgium, Canada, France, Germany, India,[9] Italy, Japan, Netherlands, Spain, Sweden and United Kingdom.[10]
The AT&T version is SIM-locked, with tethering disabled until a fee is paid to enable it, and comes with custom ringtones.[11]
On January 26, 2015, Motorola (now a subsidiary of Chinese firm Lenovo) announced that a similar device would be released in China, named Moto X Pro; it excludes Google services and applications, but still runs a similarly stock version of Android.[12][13]
On April 22, 2015, it was announced that the Nexus 6 would be the only phone then supported by Google's new venture, Project Fi.[14]
It was discontinued by most sources by December 2015.
Specifications
Hardware
The Nexus 6 is powered by a 2.7 GHz quad-core Snapdragon 805 processor with 3 GB of RAM, and either 32 or 64 GB of internal storage. It features a 3220 mAh battery with quick charging technology that promises to deliver six hours of operation after 15 minutes of charging.[15][16] The Nexus 6 uses a 5.96-inch (marketed as six-inch) QHD AMOLED PenTile (RGBG) display with a resolution of 2560×1440 pixels (493 PPI), and includes a 13-megapixel rear-facing camera with optical image stabilization (OIS), surrounded by a dual LED flash ring, and a two-megapixel camera on front.
Like its predecessor, the Nexus 6 does not have a microSD card slot, a removable battery, or an FM radio receiver/transmitter.
Although the Nexus 6's hardware supports USB On-The-Go for storage devices, the functionality is disabled by software and requiresroot access or third-party applications to enable it
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