Nexus 6 Revisit: 5 Years Later!
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In this revisit, we're taking a look at the Nexus 6. A gigantic phone released by Google and Motorola Mobility, which Google had acquired a few years prior. In 2014 we saw the growth, literally and figuratively, of the Nexus phone.
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I am riding this phone til it dies. My trusted friend. Gone through a slew of Spigen cases and glass screen protectors . . . but this boy still goes everywhere I go. When my dog started showing his age, I didn't toss him out. Same with my Nexus 6. He a little slow, but we cool.
Kudos to you!
Which Android version is it running now?
@@parikshitsharma6801 7.1 nougat i guess
Yes I, too, am still rockin' a Nexus 6. I vacillate between LineageOS 16 and Carbon ROM (both work with Franco Kernel R78) and TWRP for my recovery partition. Stock firmware was just unacceptably slow and unstable. Battery is going though, so I'm going to have to crack the case, remove all 22 M4 screws, and put in a new one pretty soon.
That sure was a lot easier on the Nexus 5.
@@parikshitsharma6801 Nougat, just like Shivam said. :-)
dual front facing speakers is such an underrated feature
Agreeeeed
OMG YEAH
Yep, that's a feature both my Pixel 3 and Nexus 6 both share!
@@ZachAndersonabsolutely not worth it unless it can accommodate a 5000 mAh battery
Back when 6 inch screen mobiles called phablets & now 6 inch mobile is compact specially with 21:9 aspect ratio you can take a look at Sony Xperia 5.
Damn, time flies so fast
Well the nexus 6 is literally - huge. Its wider than 99% of smartphones, even todays ones.
When it comes to area, the nexus 6 is comparable to a 6.4 19.5:9 phone.
Dogrzz yup that's exactly my point that tech has become so advance in just no time
6 inches at 16:9 is actually the biggest real estate, today phones are stupidly tall, they are not as wide.
@@zankywatanabe9400 that's what my point is, today's tech is sick.
Kept this phone just for watching Netflix and RUclips. Front firing speakers are gold. Wish companies would bring and integrate this setup with the new bezel-less designs.
Yeah, speakers have definitely gotten better on smartphones overall, but front firing setups are super underappreciated. Would love to see manufacturers include them in 2020!
Proud owner of Nexus 6, changed the battery after 4 years and it working great again..!!!
Did replacing the battery fix slow down, random shutoffs and of course battery life?
@@longp6432 Yes! its been 1 month or so, its working fine, and i didn't face any random shutoffs yet. but the speaker problem is almost gone now it happens 1/100 situations.
I am still using nexus 6 today, it's a great phone
No screen burn in mate?
mine not
Same here
Same and it burns
Same,but one thing that anoys me. The pudding Emojis 😂
Still have this phone. Running a custom ROM, which is more updated than my main phone lol
What did you update to and what did you use?
I'm still using it as my main phone, and I love it.... March 2020
Stop making me feel so old. Can’t believe it’s been that long
I dont understand why people are so obsessed with small bezels.
It's just the current modern smartphone trend going on.
Maximize screen real estate? Just looks better??
My phone has bigger bezels and I think it's ok. I can safely hold it with one hand by having a thumb on bezel and also multifunctional fingerprint sensor on front is great since I don't need virtual navigational buttons and it can also be used as power button. Oh, and no notch or punch holes
Im not a fan of bezel'less phones, the old classy phones like that looked much better
Yeah, I don’t understand why everyone isn’t. Better screen to body ratio, maximize the screen size while managing pocket real estate. The most screen for the smallest phone FTW. Also, no bezel just looks so much cleaner.
This is still my favorite.. if they can make Nexus 6 with 2019 pixel specs.. this is my dream phone.
Now that would be interesting!
The prototype Nexus 6 had a rear fingerprint scanner in place of the dimple, I always thought they'd go through and launch a 6S or something but unfortunately we got a 6P which lost all of the 6's soul.
The LG G3 was an absolute beast back in 2014
I used it for 2 years and a half, and my sister still uses it. It's a true high quality phone! I was totally satisfied back then until I switched to Pixel 1 :D
Here for nostaglia. I loved this phone. The huge size was amazing and its build wasn't "Premium" but its the only phone I feel I didn't need case for, which was awesome
I had this exact same phone after upgrading from My Nexus 4. Loved the feel in the hand, display, fluidity! I do miss it. Bring the Nexus Line back!!!!
This phone is somehow A underrated phone till today for me cause I still love 💓 the Classy look n the classy smooth ui
The only thing I don’t like is the night camera performance
I still use mine! I've replaced the battery twice and charging port once. I have it mounted in my car for my media. It still runs so damn good!
It’s 5 years old? Amazing how much phones didn’t change much.
It's because they're running out of ideas, after fully removing the bezels, all phones will look almost the same. So I hope fodables will make it interesting in the future.
You right, phones haven’t changed. But these phone makers would like you to believe that If you don’t have the latest and greatest phone.
Then you’re missing something and your last year’s phone is nothing but a paperweight.
Apple is king at making you feel that your one year old phone is garbage.
nice95gle I would disagree with you there. I think tech youtubers and fanboys maybe, but Apple not so much. They support their handsets longer than any other manufacturer with software on the market. Until last year the iPhone 5s and 6 was still getting updates. And seeing how they are still launching products with A10 chips. The iPhone 7 probably has a lot of years in it too.
Marketing wise, every company will tell you they have a new and best product and buy that. Apple is not the only one guilty of that.
You can buy an iPhone new and sleep well that it will last you beyond 3 years easily. I wouldn’t say the same with a Samsung flagship. My Note 8 got some heavy burn in after a year, and this seems to be a common problem no one talks about.
Apple isn’t perfect. It’s just the lesser of the very very evils vying for your money.
@@nice95gle No not really. Apple makes sure that your old phone is supported. The iphone 5s and 6 are still getting a few updates. Meanwhile on the android side of things. I used a phone running on android 4.4.4 with a Snapdragon 400 for a few days, and it got the job done
@@kiangonsalves Motorola g
I love my Nexus 6!!!! Going on 9 years!!!
Lmao love how the comments have 180'd since the phone came out. Remember when absolutely shat on this phone in 2014?
Who's absolutely?
Who?
I had a seizure reading this.
Were you living in a cave in the Himalayas back then?
I got all nostalgic today and decided to replace the screen of my old, shattered nexus 6. Great vid, reminded me of how much I used to love this device.
Inherited my Nexus 6 from my son in 2016 and it's still 👍 in 2021. Couldn't do without it. Took me an afternoon to replace the battery last year and now the phone is as good as new! This phone is a GIANT.
Dude...... 😀 😍😍😍 You're such a star... What a beautiful video bro... Watching it on my nexus 6 3rd time. Back to back! ☺ Cheers Zach
Thanks so much!
The Shamu which I still have is my 4th oldest phone I have. And my kids use it on the weekends when I have them. They use it mainly just to watch RUclips Kids, and of course for that content it works fine. BUT, as Zach said in his video... Even my kids complain about the short battery life. Yet again, for that use it does the job. When I bought it new I LOVED that device! Good video Zach!!
The Moto X Pure's brother. So many similarities between the two. I miss my Pure.
Moto X Pure was a good phone!
I would love to see Moto go with a similar design again. It was actually pretty good.
Jay Bugatti Google stole..., kept Moto's patents when they sold them to Lenovo.
Still using my nexus 6 daily till this day with a custom rom. I'm happy with it, and big bezels were never an issue for me.
The bezels were actually smaller than most until around 2017.
these revisits are awesome. Keep them coming.
Thanks! Will do!
Nice to see you after a long time. But where is best Android apps of the year and setup video ? 🤔🤔
Next week :)
Well... pixel 4’s forehead is also way bigger than the chin so, I guess google hasn’t learned sh*t about design yet
Judging by your profile pic, it seems Google had a hand in designing you as well...
Judging by yours you’re to insecure to post an actual selfie as you’re pfp? XD
@@sky42O Of course, I can't have some random internet jerk zing me based on my appearance like I just did to Raul up there.
I personally like bezels. They just sort of have a strangely nice aesthetic to me, and I like them to rest my thumbs on when I'm holding my device upright, they keep me from accidentaly tapping something on the screen.
Eh, it doesn't matter to me. I'd take it over a notch.
thanks for uploading this video how many memories with this phone❤️
My mom is using this phone and she's very happy. I took some photos with it and HDR+ performance was pretty slow but result was amazing. love this phone.
Still use mine in 2020! But not as my daily driver anymore sadly. Those duties went to my pixel 3a XL as of May of 2019. My Nexus 6 is suffering from an old battery so was forced to upgrade. I still use it to watch movies (crispy AMOLED 16x9 aspect ratio screen & those loud front facing speakers tho!), RUclips, football games via the NFL app, & as my tv remote via my home wifi. It streams video excellent to this day! Even has wifi MU-MIMO 802.11ac which is so underrated on this Snapdragon 805 soc! Currently running Lineage OS 16 with Popcorn Kernel. At times it can bog down with memory intensive apps or too many apps open in the background. The memory management on Popcorn kernel helps..but only so much. The weak battery affects its speed somehow which I've noticed especially when it gets warm so I'll be changing that soon. The Nexus 6 can serve as decent temporary backup phone while you wait on another one if necessary for example insurance replacements, warranty exchanges, or a repair service being done on a newer device. I would not recommend buying one in 2020 as a daily driver tbh. But as an entertainment device it works fantastic!
The only nexus to come with next year’s processor 805 at the time, wish they you do the same for the pixel lineup
The high end processors for 2015 were the 808 and 810 not the 805 which is from 2014.
The first pixel from 2016 used the snapdragon 821 and not the 820.
i still use Nexus 6 as my second phone, already flash a custom rom running Android 9 Pie. A lot of restoration i did to it and i still love it. Now I'm using Mi A3 as my daily driver...
Pocofone F1 is my daily driver.
Refreshing video, great potential for your channel
Thanks, Mark!
reminds me of my MOTO X STYLE.....charging port issue killed it ....those speakers man , i totally miss those. ; )
I'm still using it as daily driver.. but battery now sucks
I've used it for 4 years, it was awesome ... until I broke it few weeks ago :(
RIP my nexus
Great revisit sir! Love these videos. I had one when it came out and sold it to a friend to get a Droid Turbo (it's cousin) for better battery life. Wish I'd kept the Nexus 6 now. One comment. You mentioned that the bezels were huge. In 2014, this device had some of the slimmest bezels out there. I think other than the Moto X 2014, nothing else on the market, at the time, had slimmer bezels. Keep these reviews coming!
Thank you! Yeah like I mentioned in the video, back then I don't think the bezels were an issue.
Had one. It was great and served me well for a couple of years.
i loved my Nexus 6, the huge screen and those front firing speakers....it was awesome. i definitely couldn't use it as a daily today, the camera and battery life (as mentioned) were never outstanding and it would just seem so slow compared to my Note 10 plus and iphone 11 pro max. still it will always be one of my favorites.
This thing was so cool! Comfortable in the pocket because of the shape and it was like having a tablet in your pocket. If a new nexus 6 came out with a 2019 7 inch edge to edge screen, I would snap one up in a second.
I picked up one of those phones in 2017 and it was the phone that introduced me to Android custom ROMs. I still have it today in case I ever need a backup device!
I am using it as a secondary phone after flashing the Lineage OS 16 and the heating problem is no more .. but yes as a primary phone I am too using a oneplus 7T
This phone and the Huawei Mate 9 I had for a while were two of my favorite phones. Excellent for watching videos on the go. Makes me actually miss the 16:9 screen ratio.
Nexus 5 was my favorite device loved the design and the stock Android. Have great memories with that phone sadly it died on me. I had the red version. I still have my Nexus 6 though it's rooted and it's using a custom rom.
Dude... Can you suggest me a good customer rom. With good battery life so I can use this as my daily driver.
QHD 6" screen, front firing speakers, a decent camera and a great processor running the best software during it's time, this phone was such a beast. Probably the most underrated Nexus device and one of the best phones made by Google so far
Because it was expensive and people were used to cheap Nexus.
Camera was not great 🙄
Great informative video. And yes, I'm one of those still using Google Nexus as my main phone. And it's July 2020. 👍👍👍
I actually like the "chin & forehead" .
I as well. I think when bezels are eliminated entirely, I'll just add some of my own.
Bezels have a strangely nice aesthetic to me, and they're a nice place to rest my thumbs when I'm holding my device upright.
Then i guess u like the new pixel 4
People who wants bezeless phones are now complaining about accidental side touches.
Zedexization bezels are practical and they make the phone look rugged imo. Bezelless phones are just fragile and prone to accidental touches
I loved that phone so much, although it was one of the only ones I've ever cracked. Such a turning point for Android phones with material design and large screens and just before Google's lineup stopped being the "developer" phone and they pivoted to the premium
That was my dream phone that never made its way to Brazil . our last Nexus phone here was LG's prior to the Motorola Nexus ,which I of course owned one .
I'm still using My Nexus 6 as second phone , already install custom rom AICP ROM running Android 9.0 (Pie). Now already 2020 and still rock in it.
I'm watching this video on the Nexus 6 phone. It's Superior to my Samsung a50 (2019) for video and audio. Typing in this wide screen is a joy. Even though the Nexus 6 is 5.94 inches and my Samsung a50 is 6.4 inches, do to the aspect ratio that gives a wider screen, the phone's screen is much bigger. When you watch a video especially in vertical position you can see the video in a much larger size. Had I known, I would have gone for an even bigger phone that the 6.4 inch one I got! Because going from a nexus 6 screen to the Samsung A50 certainly felt like a huge DOWNGRADE! Even though I have replaced the battery, it just uses too much battery and if it has too many apps installed it starts lagging. I don't use it as my daily driver but I love this phone... And I do use it to watch RUclips videos from time to time. I have uninstalled any extra apps that I might not need.
I loved that phone. My first BIG phone
Damn, i loved that camera, made me take awesome shots from finisterre , the dynamic range was awesome!
Wow find buddy. I'm using this as my only phone (from India) for last 5 years with upgraded OS, Thanks to Lineage. I'm still not satisfied with other phones other than battery life. Hat's off. Great to see your video buddy.
I had a nexus 6, I liked it. It was the last android phone I had. nicely done video. you get my sub.
This phone was ahead of it's time, still beautiful to this day, and I still use mine... as a camera. Pixel 3 is currently my daily.
Just got on XDA developers, breathe new life into this gem
Still have mine. Motorola still makes parts/batteries. The screen on mine lasted 3 years before burn in claimed it. Bought a new panel and blows my pixel 2XL away in terms of colors. Definitely recommend a color changing Navbar or a custom ROM that uses gestures if you don't want burn in. Battery life and camera are pitiful but still decent. People have no idea what it is, but it seems to get compliments too.
I've had mine for 4 years now, and both the nav and notification bars have burnt in, which I don't really mind too much, but the battery life is garbage. Never tried flashing a custom ROM or doing DIY parts replacements since I'm not the most tech savvy person, but if I can breathe new life into this phone to keep it going a little longer I'd very much like to.
Any recommendations for custom ROMs? And were you able to replace the battery yourself, or did you send it in to Motorola?
I have been using my Nexus 6 since 2015 haha... The only problem I've always be having is the battery life, even after replacing it, it's dying faster. I have a custom ROM and I still use it's 2MP front camera for selfies lol. This is one of my first legit phones i got ($280) and I can't seem to find any better contender. I hate these new aspect ratio phones and weird notches.
i love the AMOLED screen and dual front speakers.
Now I am the only person in my family who still doesn't have USB-c Phone and my Turbo charger died, even my port doesn't work unless i plug it in at a certain angle.
Even with it's flaws, this phone is the phone that made me so excited to get one.
Now I understand why our parents couldn't sell the car they got so many years ago, the emotional attachment.
Eventually (This year) i'll get a new phone, but no phone excites me, I still look for the same features Nexus 6 has, Asus ROG 2 is alot like this and really good, so most probably i'll get that.
I never wrote comments but as I see my Nexus 6 dying, i feel i'll leave this comment.
idk, it's just a good phone, big screen, speakers, I even like its haptics lol, rear camera is great as I still do photography by this on my instagram, battery sucks ass, it gets hot, but i still love it.
Your video made me happy, and I'm glad I got it in my recommendation. I wish Google Rename their Pixel A lineup to Nexus.
Nexus 6 family, we cool.
I'm still using my Nexus 6 in 2020 that I purchased in 2015 brand new on Amazon and don't plan on getting rid of it. I love the size and feel of the phone. In fact I purchased an OEM Motorola N6 battery on Ebay. This phone is like the Energizer bunny, it keeps going and going and going. It's still running Android 7 and I'm thinking of maybe dropping LineageOS 17.1 but I haven't decided as the phone still does what I want. The only phone I'm seriously considering is the P4a.
awesome throwback to the good old nexus days. i owned the 5x and it was great.
5X is next!
I am still rocking this phone. Pixel experience 9.0 pie ROM. This phone wireless changing, front facing speaker. Still thinking of getting a pixel 4 or waiting for 5.
There have been some android 10 ROMs released for this thing!
Still using it. On my 2nd replacement screen and 1st replacement battery. No plans to stop. I am a "power user" and use this phone for work. I frequently have at least 3 messaging apps going, gmail, outlook, Ring central, salesforce and who knows what else running. It does fine. The dude in the video says you couldn't use this a daily driver? Yeah, ok kid...
Wireless charging works great, not finicky. Headphone jack - use it every single day with my wired Jabra headset - I spend several hours a day on call with this phone. Quick charge works great.
Anyway - yes of course there are better phones, but, this phone kicks butt - it did in 2014 and does now. It is FAR better than many new phones you can buy right now under $400.
Well I'm still using this phone as my daily driver but omg the overheating and battery drain is a real problem but the phone is still great tho a new battery will get the job done plus I wanna upgrade to a Samsung Galaxy m30s now that phone is a beast.
First Google I ever bought I absolutely loved mine
7:41 🥺
still have my nexus 6 with lineage 17.1 it has a snappy android 10 so upto date software wise , with either mega equaliser or viper you get a real loud stereo phone , also with the app color control you can tweak the screen to look great and for a 6 year old phone it still keeps going on.
I have mine on 17.1 as well, but it's succumbed to a wireless charger. None of the ports work and the battery is going bad. Luckily I have a OnePlus 7 Pro as my daily driver.
Mine has served me well since 2015. The notification bar and navigation buttons have burned in pretty bad, the battery can't last half a day of use, let alone a full one, the screen has scratches, the paint on the metal frame is chipping, the plastic back is loose in places, the speakers make a chirping noise when the battery is below 50% and the device sometimes shuts off randomly when it gets anywhere below 40, it overheats easily, it stutters with even mildly demanding apps, the UI is ugly without a third-party launcher, the camera is average and clunky, and it's hard to get by on 32 gigs of non-expandable storage without relying on the cloud.
There are other issues I can mention, but I love this phone despite its age. I think design-wise it looks as good, or better than a lot of phones that came out after it, and with a launcher or custom ROM and a battery replacement I can see myself still using it into 2020. That probably won't be the case, as I intend to replace it with either a OnePlus device or a ROG phone if they can manage to give it some water resistance, but I'll never sell my Nexus.
The phone on the thumbnail looked really familiar - turns out my Moto X2 has a chunkier brother! Still finding it hard to switch from this phone, it's still chugging along fantastically. Switching to a Custom ROM definitely breathed fresh life into it.
This was the last non-samsung android phone I owned and this video is making me miss it more than I already did
Why can't new phones be this ergonomic?? That phone and the Moto X 2014 felt so good to hold!
3 days ago my moto g7 came in the mail finally retiring this phone from my pocket. I will always keep it and find other uses, but still to this day i love holding this phone
Still have my Nexus 6 in the drawer. Was wanting to use it as a toy but the phone just shuts off by itself sometimes and the battery life is horrible. Would replacing the battery fix all issues?
Still using it in 2020👍😃 love 16:9 amoled
One cool thing about this phone is that it could shoot in 4K. This was back before most phones could do that. Although I heard the phone itself didn’t have a 4K screen.
Me still rocking a 2016 phone with a SD 820 it's still working smooth
But it is showing it's age because of a old battery
Me too. Still using my Xperia X Performance with sd820 from 2016 as my daily driver.
Og Pixel here
One plus 3T here..
Using my Xiaomi mi4 as daily driver with SD 801 from 2014
@@prasaddd my friend is also using a 3T it is still very good and has a premium build
This and my Pixel 2 XL were the best phones I've ever had. Waiting for my Edge+ to arrive in the mail to replace the latter.
This phone was AMAZING to own back in the day. The screen was soooo unreal and the speakers for music. Jesus. What a treat this was. I'd still have mine but someone stole it.
Also I had a theory that my Nexus 6 even had a better camera than my v40 and this proves it. LGs sharpening software mixed with their poor hdr is a nightmare. But I sure don't miss that front camera.
Back in thr days: 5.5 8nch display is huge!!! OMG!!!
2020: 6.8 nearly 7 inch display is just normal
I absolutely love this series... can you do the Nextbit Robin? That one went under the radar but I think it was revolutionary with app cloud storage
Thanks! Hmm, interesting. I've completely forgotten all about that phone honestly haha. I'll add it to the list 👍🏽
Damn, what a phone! Guess what? I’m still using it... in 2020!! Bought for Christmas 2014, and still usable on 2020. I’ve personally replace only two months ago the battery, and nothing else... Motorola best phone producer ever!
Just switched to S10+ from Nexus6p, loved it all the way.
Watching this on my Nexus 6. The front firing speakers are so loud that I hear echoes at full volume in my studio
We have to go back. I miss wide screen and bezels so i can feel the edge of the keyboard. But my 6p battery and cpu could not keep up.
Still have my Nexus 6 in 2021. Still my favorite phone :)
Great video and I live this phone.
I still have mines. 😁✌️
Well was given a Nexus 6 with broken USB port and poor battery . All replaced and even put new mid frame on it for under £30 upgraded
to Android 7 works great for me. Might put it over to lineage but hey still works great!!!!.
It was pretty good. I destroyed my note 4 and bought it as a holdover. It has great speakers, so it’s often my shower speaker because it holds up really well in water. I’ve gotten it soggy. But, it’s gets horrible when the juice runs down. Also, it’s loud and makes a great alarm.
Crisp as usual my guy!
Thanks fam! 👊🏽
Its september 2020 and i love my nexus 6 I think its still is a great phone.
Nexus lineup is so good. It is one of the best series
Back in early 2017, I was looking for a low cost, feature packed replacement for a grossly overloaded budget phone... It had come to either this, or a Moto X Pure... Luckily, I was able to finance a new flagship (HTC 10) through a carrier... I would have probably chose the X Pure, as the NX5 looked too large...
I know you mentioned that you keep your icon layout in odd numbers, but what would you say is your perfect icon grid layout?
Either 9x7 or 9x5
Still Using this for media consumption. The screen and inbuilt audio are very good. Wish it had a little more battery life. Top phone for media tho
Link to the wallpaper with the two neon lights?
Nice review ❤️ thank U
Shamu, Shamu.❤️