The Nexus 6 Review
by Brandon Chester on November 12, 2014 1:00 PM ESTCPU Performance
Much like other recent Android flagship devices, the Nexus 6 uses Qualcomm's Snapdragon 805 APQ8084. It's built on TSMC's 28nm HPm process, and it will be Qualcomm's final chip based on their Krait architecture. Although the use of a Krait CPU unfortunately means we don't get to take advantage of the 64-bit support built into Android Lollipop, it's still one of the fastest chips you'll find in an Android device today and will remain so until the first half of 2015. In order to measure CPU performance with some degree of comparability between different platforms, we turn to our typical suite of browser benchmarks, along with BaseMark OS II.
As you can see, the Nexus 6 performs how you would expect a Snapdragon 805 device to perform. All of its scores are similar to the Galaxy Note 4 and Galaxy S5 LTE-A, with the exception of the extremely high BaseMark OS II Graphics score which I believe is some sort of error relating to the compatibility of the benchmark with Android Lollipop.
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Muyoso - Wednesday, November 12, 2014 - link
Go ahead and tell me again why the $649 pricetag is justified because this is the "no compromises" Nexus we have been waiting for. . . . . . .Affectionate-Bed-980 - Wednesday, November 12, 2014 - link
In come the Nexus apologists that say this is a developer's phone!I say this as someone who's owned 4 Nexus phones and have been disappointed in battery and camera each time.
Muyoso - Wednesday, November 12, 2014 - link
The thing is, with prior Nexus phones, the battery and camera shortcomings could be justified because of the price. At $649, Google has to be high. Aluminum trim ain't that special.dishayu - Wednesday, November 12, 2014 - link
It's a fair price for the device. It's not cheap for US Americans because your retarded mobile carriers. For the rest of the world, where BYOD plans are without contract and dirt cheap, the phone is priced very competitively. It's cheaper than a Galaxy S5, HTC One M8 and LG G3 where I live.Frenetic Pony - Thursday, November 13, 2014 - link
Ouch, really? Just googled a G3, unlocked its $450 here. Ahh international markets, exchange rates and etc. Will you ever make things sensible?dishayu - Thursday, November 13, 2014 - link
The prices of the G3 have indeed dropped considerably but the nexus 6 is still priced at par with competition. Just checked Clove.co.uk and here are the prices :HTC One M8 : 499 GBP
Note 4 : 575 GBP
Xperia Z3 : 515 GBP
Nexus 6 32GB : 499 GBP (play store)
ws3 - Thursday, November 13, 2014 - link
That's all beside the point. Previous Nexus phones were priced considerably below the off-contract price of other phones with similar specs. This one isn't. That is the only claim being made.Acreo Aeneas - Sunday, November 23, 2014 - link
Maybe you should reread the article. Other than a few previous Nexus phones, the rest were about on pay pricing wise with the mainstream competition.Delfang - Thursday, November 13, 2014 - link
The fact that Z3 is available for 450 GBP on Amazon make your point invalid.garretelder - Thursday, December 4, 2014 - link
I'm personally not very impressed with the Nexus 6 (and neither is rankings like http://www.topreport.org/phones/ for example).