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Google has rolled out updates without any prior warning or comment afterwards and Nexus devices themselves are now fragmented. Read more - Nexus 6 Vs Nexus 5 Review: Controversial UpgradeДЇurthermore, since an initially polished launch, GoogleвЂ™s attitude to Lollipop has been bizarre. I find this somewhat bemusing as the Nexus line represents GoogleвЂ™s vision for its mobile devices and yet it offers no compelling reason why the switch from the 5-inch Nexus 5 to the 6-inch Nexus 6 is compelling other than: itвЂ™s bigger.

Galaxy note 6 review android#

Galaxy Note 4 multi-window mode - Image credit Gordon KellyДЇrustratingly this also remains the case with Android Lollipop on the Nexus 6. Key to this is the S Pen, the initially controversial but now widely admired stylus built into the Note 4. Why? Because Samsung has built in a stack of phablet-specific functionality. Note 4 - Android 4.4 KitKat with TouchWizДЇor starters TouchWiz is at its best on the Galaxy Note 4.Meanwhile stock Android is a fast, slick, stripped down experience all handset manufacturers should adopt.Д«ut hereвЂ™s the problem: itвЂ™s not entirely true, at least with these two phablets. Here are the stereotypes: TouchWiz is a fat, bloated mess that slows down Android and wastes space with a mass of pointless, non-removable apps. Software Features And User Experience - Too Little Vs Too Much

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So why the tight hardware/software section tie-in? Because there is a considerable difference in performance when software is taken into accountвЂ¦ and not in the way you would expect. ItвЂ™s handy, but not as elegant as the вЂActive DisplayвЂ™ on the Moto X which activates just by passing a hand near it. Meanwhile the Nexus 6 uses its gyroscope to bring up a monochrome lockscreen when the phone is touched. This is no bad thing as both handsets can handle anything you care to throw at them from the Google Play store and neither are likely to be troubled for the next few years.Д®lsewhere there are more minor hardware differences: a heart rate and fingerprint sensor on the Note 4 (both of which are hit and miss), though the useful water resistance on the Galaxy S5 is bizarrely absent. It is worth noting Samsung ships the Note 4 in two variants - one using its Exynos chipset and one using an updated Snapdragon 810 - but currently both are only available in its home market of South Korea.Д¬onsequently in hardware terms we have a dead heat.

Qualcomm Snapdragon 805 chipset: Quad-core 2.7 GHz Krait 450 CPU, Adreno 420 GPU, 3GB RAM.

IвЂ™ll tie this section closely to the Software and User Experience category below, but from a purely hardware-based perspective the two driving hearts of the Nexus 6 and Galaxy Note 4 are identical: Hardware Specs And Performance - Identical But Very Different I write more about adapting to big phones here. Likewise those typically carrying luggage, a brief case or bags on the move will find their two handed use a problem. What about carrying them around day-to-day? Well they will fit in most menвЂ™s jean front pockets, but donвЂ™t attempt to walk up stairs, bend over or get in and out of a car with them there unless you enjoy short, sharp pain. This isnвЂ™t really high praise as both phones leave a lot to be desired here, but whereas Motorola bizarrely ditched the lovely вЂsoft touchвЂ™ default back of the Moto X for a cheap, slippery plastic, SamsungвЂ™s faux-leather at least has a grippy texture and can be swapped for alternatives. Then again I agree with DisplayMate: the Note 4 currently has the best smartphone display on the market, even beating out the LG G3 and iPhone 6 Plus.Д«oth finish and feel in hand are very different - Image credit Gordon Kelly Neither phone has been dropped in my time with them, but the Note 4 has also picked up less superficial scratches.Дespite this, the Nexus 6 screen remains a stunner and no owner will be disappointed, especially given its extra size. Corning claims generation four is twice as tough as generation three and twice as likely to survive a one metre drop. The Note 4 display also has an advantage in durability as it comes with the latest generation ofД¬orningвЂ™s hugely popular Gorilla Glass. Of course this comes down to individual preference (some prefer exaggerated colours and Samsung settings allow users to revert to its more extreme colour palette), but for me it gives the Note 4 the win. But it has since done an about turn while Motorola is the one slightly over egging the pudding here. Ignore the вЂSuperвЂ™ aspect (thatвЂ™s just SamsungвЂ™s hyperbolic terminology for integrating a touch layer - digitizer - into the screen), but what clinches it for me is the greater colour accuracy.ДЄ few years ago this wouldвЂ™ve been a ludicrous claim as Samsung screens were famed for oversaturated colours.