nexus 6

The Nexus 6 (codenamed Shamu) is a phablet co-created by Google and Motorola Mobility that runs the Android working framework. The successor to the Nexus 5, the gadget is the 6th cell phone in the Google Nexus arrangement, a group of Android purchaser gadgets promoted by Google and worked by a unique gear producer accomplice. Nexus 6 alongside HTC Nexus 9 filled in as the dispatch gadgets for Android 5.0 "Candy".

The Nexus 6's structure and equipment is fundamentally the same as that of the second-age Moto X, which was discharged around a similar time, with the Nexus 6 being bigger and having higher specs while running stock Android.

Substance

1 Release

2 Specifications

2.1 Hardware

2.1.1 Variants

2.2 Software

3 Reception

4 Known issues

5 See too

6 References

7 External connections

Discharge

The Nexus 6 was uncovered on October 15, 2014, with pre-request accessibility since October 29, 2014, and a conveyance date in early November.[6] Off-contract estimating in the United States was US$649 for the 32 GB model and US$699 for the 64 GB model.[7] The Nexus 6 was accessible through Google Play Store, Motorola Mobility, Best Buy, T-Mobile, AT&T, Sprint, U.S. Cell, and Verizon Wireless in the United States.[8]

In November 2014, accessibility was reported for 12 different nations, including Australia, Belgium, Canada, France, Germany, India,[9] Italy, Japan, the Netherlands, Spain, Sweden and the United Kingdom.[10]

The AT&T variant is SIM-bolted, with tying handicapped until an expense is paid to empower it, and accompanies custom ringtones.[11]

On January 26, 2015, Motorola (presently an auxiliary of Chinese firm Lenovo) reported that a comparative gadget would be discharged in China, named Moto X Pro; it avoids Google administrations and applications, yet at the same time runs a comparably stock adaptation of Android.[12][13]

On April 22, 2015, it was reported that the Nexus 6 would be the main telephone at that point upheld by Google's new Project Fi venture.[14]

Following the September 2015 arrival of the Nexus 6's successor, the Nexus 6P, Google quit moving the Nexus 6 on the Play Store in December 2015.[15] Google has an expressed arrangement of something like two years of programming updates and three years (or year and a half after the keep going deal date on the Play Store, whichever is longer) of security updates.[16] The Nexus 6 had ensured programming refreshes through October 2016 and security fixes through October 2017, be that as it may, Google declared that the Nexus 6 will get the Android 7.1 refresh. This refresh was at first expected in December 2016,[17] yet it was postponed until January 5, 2017[18] due to a "last moment bug".[19] In January 2017, Google reported that the Nexus 6, alongside the Nexus 9 tablet, won't get the 7.1.2 Nougat refresh, making 7.1.1 the last real programming refresh from Google themselves. In any case, the telephone will keep on getting month to month security patches while holding the last significant Android form got until October 2017.[20]

Determinations

Equipment

The Nexus 6 is controlled by a 2.7 GHz quad-center Snapdragon 805 processor with 3 GB of RAM, and either 32 or 64 GB of inward stockpiling. It includes a 3220 mAh battery with brisk charging innovation that guarantees to convey six hours of activity following 15 minutes of charging.[21][22] The Nexus 6 utilizes a 5.96-inch (advertised as six-inch) QHD AMOLED PenTile (RGBG) show with a goals of 2560×1440 pixels (493 PPI), and incorporates a 13-megapixel back confronting camera with optical picture adjustment (OIS), encompassed by a double LED blaze ring, and a two-megapixel camera on front.

Like its antecedent, the Nexus 6 does not have a microSD card space, a removable battery, or a FM radio beneficiary/transmitter.

The Nexus 6's equipment backings USB On-The-Go for capacity gadgets, the usefulness was initially impaired by programming yet was empowered in later Android refreshes.

Variations

Model FCC id Carriers/Regions CDMA bands GSM bands UMTS groups (3G) LTE bands CA DL groups

XT1100 IHDT56QD2 International N/A Quad 1/2/4/5/6/8/9/19 FDD:1/3/5/7/8/9/19/20/28/

TDD:41

B3-B5, B3-B8

XT1103 IHDT56QD1 US 0/1/10 Quad 1/2/4/5/8 FDD:2/3/4/5/7/12/13/17/25/26/29

TDD:41

B2-B13, B2-B17, B2-29, B4-B5, B4-B13, B4-B17, B4-B29

XT1115 N/A China 0 Quad 1/2/5/8

TD-SCDMA:34/39

FDD:1/3/7/20/28

TDD:38/39/40/41

Programming

The Nexus 6 was discharged with Android 5.0 Lollipop.

The Nexus 6 was the primary Android gadget to have incorporated IMS WiFi approaching T-Mobile, which was issued by means of an OTA update.[23] WiFi Calling on T-Mobile's system has existed since 2007,[24] in spite of the fact that this is the first run through local WiFi calling has been coordinated into the center of Android. Beforehand T-Mobile offered WiFi approaching select Android handsets utilizing programming from Kineto Wireless.[25]

In September 2015, Android 5.1.1 was taken off to the Nexus 6, containing a fix for the Stagefright bug.[26]

In November 2015, Nexus 6 began getting Android 6.0 Marshmallow refresh over the world.[27] The next month, the Nexus 6 wound up one of the main gadgets to get the Android 6.0.1 update.[28]

On August 22, 2016, Android 7.0 Nougat started taking off to a few bolstered Nexus gadgets, anyway the one for Nexus 6 was deferred. Weeks after the official take off, Google expressed that the Nexus 6 discharge would come "in the coming weeks."[29] Nougat was inevitably discharged for the Nexus 6 on October 3, 2016, a month and a half after the official Nougat discharge. There has been no official proclamation on what caused the delay.[30]

On October 11, 2016, Google authoritatively declared Android 7.1 Nougat after it had been appeared with the Google Pixel discharge the prior week. This declaration affirmed that the Nexus 6, alongside other bolstered gadgets, would get Android 7.1 in early December.[31] On December 5, 2016, Google reported the official arrival of Android 7.1.1 Nougat[32] with most upheld Google gadgets getting the refresh, anyway the Nexus 6 was not included.[33] On December 27, 2016, Google revealed to Android Police that a "very late bug" was found and will defer the refresh until "early January".[18] Google authoritatively discharged Android 7.1.1 for the Nexus 6 on January 5, 2017.[18]

Gathering

Matt Swider from TechRadar expressed: "Nexus 6 demonstrates that Google's Nexus program isn't just a long way from dead, it's perfectly healthy with an incredible 6-inch phablet that runs its most recent Android programming. It's greater than the Note 4, however worse." The Nexus 6 was given 4.5 out of 5 stars in the TechRadar review.[34]

Known issues

A few gadgets conveyed through AT&T have a bug that makes the gadgets boot to a dark screen. AT&T will supplant these imperfect units.[35]

Gadgets with Sprint SIM cards experience issues with getting calls.[36]

A few gadgets have an issue that makes the telephone's back board fall off. The issue might be because of the paste utilized for the back board or the growing battery pack that could be a flame risk. Motorola is putting forth swaps for influenced devices.[37]

It is heard that Google is downsizing Nexus 6 telephones from Android 7.1.1 to 7.0 for obscure reason.[38]

The Nexus logo on the back of the gadget is known to strip off.[39]