Google Nexus 6P Smartphone Preview

First impressions. Short measurements before our full review on the Google smartphone.

Allen Ngo, Published 11/07/2015 🇩🇪

Our full review page is coming soon for the Nexus 6P, but we'll be providing a few of our initial measurements and comparisons beforehand. Stay tuned!

Google Nexus 6P (Nexus Series)

Processor

Qualcomm Snapdragon 810 MSM8994 8 x 2 GHz, Cortex-A57/-A53

Graphics adapter

Qualcomm Adreno 430

Memory

3 GB

, LPDDR4

Display

5.70 inch 16:9, 2560 x 1440 pixel, capacitive touchscreen, AMOLED, glossy: yes

Storage

32 GB eMMC Flash, 32 GB

, 24.8 GB free

Connections

1 USB 2.0, Audio Connections: 3.5 mm stereo jack, 1 Fingerprint Reader, Sensors: accelerometer, proximity sensor, gyroscope, hall sensor, ambient light sensor, barometer, compass, GPS, GLONASS, NFC, OTG, Nano-SIM

Networking

802.11 a/b/g/n/ac (a/b/g/n = Wi-Fi 4/ac = Wi-Fi 5/), Bluetooth 4.2, GSM/EDGE (850/900/1800/1900 MHz), UMTS/WCDMA (Band 1/2/4/5/6/8/9/19), TD-SCDMA (Band 34/39), CDMA (BC 0/1), LTE (Band 1/2/3/4/5/7/8/9/17/19/20/28/38/39/40/41) Cat. 6 (300 Mbps/50 Mbps), GPS

Size

height x width x depth (in mm): 7.5 x 159.3 x 77.8 ( = 0.3 x 6.27 x 3.06 in)

Battery

13 Wh, 3450 mAh Lithium-Ion, Battery runtime (according to manufacturer): 440 h, Talk time 2G (according to manufacturer): 23 h

Operating System

Android 6.0 Marshmallow

Camera

Primary Camera: 12 MPix Autofocus with IR laser f/2.0, 2160p-Video @ 30 fps
Secondary Camera: 8 MPix Fixed-focus f/2.4, 1080p-Video @ 30 fps

Additional features

Speakers: stereo speakers (front), Keyboard: virtual, PSU, 2 USB cables (type C to type C, type C to type A), SIM tool, 24 Months Warranty

Weight

178 g ( = 6.28 oz / 0.39 pounds), Power Supply: 88 g ( = 3.1 oz / 0.19 pounds)

Price

649 EUR

Links

Google homepage

Note: The manufacturer may use components from different suppliers including display panels, drives or memory sticks with similar specifications.

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Display

Right off the bat, we can see that the display of the Nexus 6P provides accurate and grayscale with a virtually perfect contrast This comes at a cost, unfortunately, as the AMOLED panel is simply not as accurate as the panel on the Nexus 5X, especially at higher saturation levels. The backlight is weaker than its smaller counterpart as well.


362 cd/m²	372 cd/m²	386 cd/m²
353 cd/m²	363 cd/m²	376 cd/m²
349 cd/m²	356 cd/m²	371 cd/m²

Distribution of brightness

X-Rite i1Pro Basic 2

Maximum: 386 cd/m² (Nits) Average: 365.3 cd/m²
Brightness Distribution: 90 %
Center on Battery: 363 cd/m²
Contrast: ∞:1 (Black: 0 cd/m²)
ΔE Color 2.34 | 0.55-29.43 Ø5.1
ΔE Greyscale 1.03 | 0.57-98 Ø5.4
Gamma: 2.23

	Google Nexus 6P 5.7-inch 2560x1440	Samsung Galaxy Note 5 SM-N920A 5.7-inch 2560x1440	Google Nexus 6 6-inch 2560x1440	Apple iPhone 6S Plus 5.5-inch 1920x1080	Motorola Moto X Play 5.5-inch 1920x1080	OnePlus 2 5.5-inch 1920x1080
Response Times
Response Time Grey 50% / Grey 80% *					44 ?(15, 29)
Response Time Black / White *					25.6 ?(9.2, 16.4)
PWM Frequency
Screen		-7%	-108%	-43%	-92%	-61%
Brightness middle	363	394.8 9%	274 -25%	583 61%	641 77%	451 24%
Brightness	365	397 9%	264 -28%	560 53%	620 70%	446 22%
Brightness Distribution	90	91 1%	89 -1%	91 1%	93 3%	90 0%
Black Level *				0.46	0.4	0.3
Colorchecker dE 2000 *	2.34	1.49 36%	6.99 -199%	3.55 -52%	5.37 -129%	3.84 -64%
Greyscale dE 2000 *	1.03	1.98 -92%	4.01 -289%	3.88 -277%	6.01 -483%	3.97 -285%
Gamma	2.23 ^99%	2.19 ^100%	2.03 ^108%	2.2 ^100%	2.44 ^90%	2.46 ^89%
CCT	6429 ^101%	6382 ^102%	6329 ^103%	7280 ^89%	7806 ^83%	7283 ^89%
Contrast				1267	1603	1503
Color Space (Percent of AdobeRGB 1998)				59.05		58.07
Color Space (Percent of sRGB)				92.8		90.14
Total Average (Program / Settings)		-7% / -7%	-108% / -108%	-43% / -43%	-92% / -92%	-61% / -61%

* ... smaller is better

Performance

The heart of the Nexus 6P is the same Snapdragon 810 SoC as found on the OnePlus 2. Even with this in mind, 3DMark Ice Storm unlimited scores are still higher on the Google device. Processing power is worst than the Exynos used for the Galaxy Note 5, yet graphics power from the Adreno 430 is higher.

3DMark
1280x720 offscreen Ice Storm Unlimited Physics (sort by value)
Google Nexus 6P	14983 Points ∼13%
Motorola Moto X Play	6839 Points ∼6% -54%
OnePlus 2	10985 Points ∼9% -27%
Google Nexus 6	18113 Points ∼15% +21%
Samsung Galaxy Note 5 SM-N920A	17380 Points ∼15% +16%
Apple iPhone 6S Plus	12854 Points ∼11% -14%
1280x720 offscreen Ice Storm Unlimited Graphics Score (sort by value)
Google Nexus 6P	34758 Points ∼4%
Motorola Moto X Play	7796 Points ∼1% -78%
OnePlus 2	31858 Points ∼4% -8%
Google Nexus 6	25480 Points ∼3% -27%
Samsung Galaxy Note 5 SM-N920A	26964 Points ∼3% -22%
Apple iPhone 6S Plus	41615 Points ∼5% +20%
1280x720 offscreen Ice Storm Unlimited Score (sort by value)
Google Nexus 6P	26876 Points ∼8%
Motorola Moto X Play	7561 Points ∼2% -72%
OnePlus 2	22400 Points ∼7% -17%
Google Nexus 6	23368 Points ∼7% -13%
Samsung Galaxy Note 5 SM-N920A	24020 Points ∼7% -11%
Apple iPhone 6S Plus	27795 Points ∼8% +3%

Legend

Google Nexus 6P Qualcomm Snapdragon 810 MSM8994, Qualcomm Adreno 430, 32 GB eMMC Flash

Motorola Moto X Play Qualcomm Snapdragon 615 MSM8939, Qualcomm Adreno 405, 16 GB eMMC Flash

OnePlus 2 Qualcomm Snapdragon 810 MSM8994, Qualcomm Adreno 430, 64 GB eMMC Flash

Google Nexus 6 Qualcomm Snapdragon 805 APQ8084, Qualcomm Adreno 420, 32 GB eMMC Flash

Samsung Galaxy Note 5 SM-N920A Samsung Exynos 7420 Octa, ARM Mali-T760 MP8, 32 GB UFS 2.0 Flash

Apple iPhone 6S Plus Apple A9, Apple A9 / PowerVR GT7600, Apple AP0064K (iPhone NVMe)

Emissions

Temperature

Surface temperatures remain surprisingly low considering the overheating hoopla that the Snapdragon chips have been experiencing. At worst, we were able to record a maximum of 37 C when under Stability Test stress.

Max. Load

Idle


38.5 °C 101 F	35.7 °C 96 F	33.9 °C 93 F
38.8 °C 102 F	36.7 °C 98 F	33.9 °C 93 F
37.6 °C 100 F	35.3 °C 96 F	33.3 °C 92 F

Maximum: 38.8 °C = 102 F
Average: 36 °C = 97 F


33.8 °C 93 F	36.1 °C 97 F	36.7 °C 98 F
33.2 °C 92 F	36.7 °C 98 F	35.7 °C 96 F
33.8 °C 93 F	35.5 °C 96 F	35 °C 95 F

Maximum: 36.7 °C = 98 F
Average: 35.2 °C = 95 F

Power Supply (max.) 28.6 °C = 83 F | Room Temperature 22.3 °C = 72 F | Voltcraft IR-260

(±) The average temperature for the upper side under maximal load is 36 °C / 97 F, compared to the average of 32.6 °C / 91 F for the devices in the class Smartphone.
(+) The maximum temperature on the upper side is 38.8 °C / 102 F, compared to the average of 34.9 °C / 95 F, ranging from 21.9 to 54.6 °C for the class Smartphone.
(+) The bottom heats up to a maximum of 36.7 °C / 98 F, compared to the average of 33.7 °C / 93 F
(+) In idle usage, the average temperature for the upper side is 27.3 °C / 81 F, compared to the device average of 32.6 °C / 91 F.

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