Nexus 6P (codenamed Angler ) is an Android smart phone developed and marketed by Google and manufactured by Huawei. This replaces the Nexus 6 as the flagship device of the Google Nexus Android device line by Google. Officially unveiled on September 29, 2015 along with Nexus 5X at the Google Nexus 2015 press event held in San Francisco, it was made available for pre-order on the same day in the United States, United Kingdom, Ireland and Japan.
Significant changes over previous Nexus devices include a thinner and lighter aluminum based body than the Nexus 6, a rear fingerprint reader called Nexus Imprint, a faster 8-bit Snap-on-chip v2.1 (SoC) system, an AMOLED display , a better camera, enhanced LTE connectivity, reversible USB-C dock connector, and wireless charging removal. The Nexus 6P is also the first Nexus device available with 128 GB of internal storage, as well as the first Nexus device offered with the gold color option.
Nexus 6P serves as a launching tool for Android 6.0 Marshmallow that introduces enhanced interface, performance, and battery life improvements, Google Now on Tap integration, fine licensing model, fingerprint verification, and other new features.
On October 4, 2016, Google presented a replacement, Google Pixel XL.
Video Nexus 6P
History
Nexus 6P is the first Nexus phone Google chooses to work with Chinese company Huawei. The device image was first leaked in September 2015, showing an aluminum design with an elevated bar at the top of the device containing the camera.
After the Nexus 6P was officially launched on September 29, 2015 at a press event at Left Space Studios in San Francisco by Android Engineering VP Dave Burke, it was available with a 32 GB model starting at $ 499.
Significant effort was made to improve the design of Nexus 6P compared to its predecessor, with Google implementing a large number of design influences. Google engineers say that efforts are being made to improve the ergonomics of one-handed phone use by shrinking the screen to 5.7 inches, and the single bulge on the Nexus 6 is converted into horizontal strips to avoid potential rotating phones when lying on a flat surface. There is a boost back on certain design elements, especially the center of the Type-C Single Reversible USB charging port. Huawei VP of R & amp; D describes the Nexus 6P as a dream project, although there are challenges including a short development cycle, the technological complexity of introducing mobile phones with LTE bands to target global markets, and design difficulties in aluminum phones.
In October 2016, Google removed the Nexus 6P from the online Google Store. As a result, Google updated its support page indicating that:
- The Android version update for Nexus 6P is not guaranteed after September 2017.
- The security update for Nexus 6P is not guaranteed after November 2018.
Maps Nexus 6P
Specifications
Hardware
The Nexus 6P features an 8.0 v2.1 octa-core-on-chip Snap-on-chip (SoC) system with four ARM Cortex-A57 cores at 1.95 GHz and four ARM Cortex-A53 cores at 1.55 GHz in architecture big.LITTLE. The SoC includes the Adreno 430 GPU including support for OpenGL ES 3.1.
The Nexus 6P has 3 GB of LPDDR4 RAM, which has lower energy consumption compared to the LPDDR3 used in Nexus 6. The available storage sizes include 32, 64 or 128Ã, GB internal storage options. Storage used is eMMC 5.0 NAND flash multi-level cell made by Samsung made at 10 nm.
Similar to the previous Nexus 6, the Nexus 6P also uses an AMOLED screen manufactured by Samsung. The display has WQHD resolution (2560 by 1440 pixels) at 518 ppi. It has a size less than 5.7 inches which contributes to improved accessibility. The AMOLED screen used is the same but lower generation than that used in the Samsung Galaxy Note 5, the latest available at the time of release. AnandTech's benchmark shows that this produces screen power efficiency between Note 5 and Note 4. It was found that the phone contains sRGB mode in "Developer Options" which improves color accuracy by decreasing saturation.
The battery has a capacity of 3450 mAh and uses a USB-C connector to charge.
Nexus 6P is available in four different colors: Aluminum, Graphite, Frost, or Gold.
Software
The phone arrives by running Android 6.0 Marshmallow. Compared to its predecessor Android 5.x Lollipop, the most significant changes include a new permissions architecture that allows better permissions control of apps over mass-granting during app installs, and Google Now on Tap, the ability to do Google search based on the information being displayed with pressing the home button.
Due to the popularity of fingerprint-based authentication, there is now support for the official fingerprint API that lets users unlock their phones and make app purchases on Google Play. Android 6.0 Marshmallow also allows website owners to set preferred applications to open links, and allow users more control over this behavior. Sharing has been fixed with a feature called "Live Sharing", which allows information to be sent to contacts directly, not to third-party applications first. Screen volume control has also been simplified, with wider controls exposed through taps. Text selection has been redesigned to display the floating toolbar next to the highlighted text, replacing the action bar located at the top of the screen in earlier versions of Android.
Android 6.0 Marshmallow includes an age-increasing battery feature called "Doze Mode" that suspends network access, disables syncing and scheduled work for suspended apps during periods when the phone is off.
In December 2015, Google released Android 6.0.1 Marshmallow for Nexus 6P, among other devices.
Google released Android 7.0 Nougat for Nexus 6P, as well as several other devices, on August 22, 2016.
Google released Android 7.1.1 Nougat for Nexus 6P (among other devices) in December 2016. Among other changes, this update brings several features to the previously exclusive Nexus 6P for Pixel and Pixel XL phones.
Google released Android 8.0 Oreo for Nexus 6P, among other devices, in August 2017. Android 8.1 Oreo was released for Nexus 6P, as well as several other devices, on December 5, 2017.
Sensor
The Nexus 6P has a rear-facing SONY Exmor IMX377 sensor with f/2.0 openings, which can take 12.3-megapixel photos (4032 by 3024 pixels). The large pixel size of 1.55 microns helps photography in low light conditions. It is capable of recording video at 4K resolution, as well as 720p slow motion video capture at 240 fps. The front facing camera has a Sony Exxor IMX179 8.08 megapixel sensor with f/2.4 opening lens. IMX179 was previously used on the Nexus 5 rear camera
The back of the phone includes a rounded fingerprint recognition sensor branded Nexus Imprint under the camera. It is based on a low power FPC1025 sensor developed by Fingerprint Cards AB that can read a damp or dry fingerprint at 360-degrees, with a resolution of 508 dots per inch.
Digital ambient lights and TMD27723 distance sensors from ams AG are present on the front of the device. Internally, there is a Bosch Sensortec BMI160 inertial measurement unit with accelerometer and gyroscope, Bosch BMM150 geomagnetic sensor, and Bosch BMP280 barometer pressure sensor.
To save power, Google has introduced the so-called 'Android Sensor Hub'. This is a low-energy secondary processor and the goal is to monitor the movement of the device by connecting directly to the accelerometer, gyroscope, fingerprint reader, and camera sensor. This chip runs an advanced activity recognition algorithm that allows it to interpret activities and movements independently of the main processor. The main CPU only needs to be involved when something happens that needs more attention. The Sensor Hub recognizes when the device is taken and will automatically display notifications in low-light white-to-black text until the screen has been properly activated. In addition, the Sensor Hub stack also supports hardware sensor batching, a feature introduced in KitKat that allows sensors for a short period of time to delay non-critical data submissions to the operating system - as opposed to sending a constant stream of data to the CPU that results in more power usage. Batching sensors have been used in step counters and therefore do not require the main processor to stay awake as each step is measured.
Design
This phone is the first in the ranks of Nexus with "all-metal body" (still contains some plastic parts). Color choices include aluminum, graphite, ice, and gold (available in Japan, India and the US).
It is 159.3 millimeters (6.27 inches) wide, 77.8 millimeters (3.06 inches) wide, and 7.3 millimeters (0.29 inches) in contrast to the Nexus 6, which is 159.3 millimeters (6, 27 inches), 82.9 millimeters (3.27 in) wide, and a depth of 10.1 millimeters (0.40 inches); making the Nexus 6P thinner and less wide than Nexus 6. Weight wise, it's 6 grams lighter (178g versus 184g) than the Nexus 6.
The screen is protected by Gorilla Glass 4 panels, while the rear and sides are aneronized aluminum aeronautical grade. There is a rear bulge that extends the width of the phone that houses the camera sensor, LED flash, auto focus laser, NFC coil, GPS, Bluetooth, Wi-Fi and cellular antennas. Internally this lump is called a "protector".
Network compatibility
Reception
Nexus 6P generally receives positive reviews. Ars Technica termed the Nexus 5X and Nexus 6P "the original flagship of the Android ecosystem" and noted "a bit of no compromise"; with further praise for 6P as it is only slightly more expensive than 5X while having a more premium metal body and higher specification. The Verge thinks the Nexus 6P is the "best" Android phone with "gorgeous hardware and a camera that can eventually compete". Anandtech praised the camera as a "high-end player", but is critical of prices outside of North America and Europe. Wired calls Nexus 6P "the best hardware that Google can (and its Huawei partners) do, and the best software, all in one package", praises the "very fast" fingerprint recognition, "ultra-fast charging", and calls it "camera best smartphone ".
iFixit delivers mobile phones 2 out of 10 in terms of improvements, praises solid construction that increases endurance, but mentions that it's "very difficult" to unlock the device without damaging the glass camera cover due to the unibody design, and highlight the difficulty in replacing the screen and the adhesive that holds the cover panel back and battery in place.
Criticism
There is an anecdotal claim from the back cover glass of the visor shield. The cause of this problem is suspected as a lack of expansion joints, which makes the glass vulnerable to thermal shock when there is a sudden change in temperature, such as entering a warm room from the cold outside. This problem can affect only a handful of particular handsets and thus only some of the consumers.
Shortly after the device was launched, it was reported that the device's chassis was susceptible to bending under pressure. While bending under pressure is not unique to the Nexus 6P, it is reportedly easier to bend than the iPhone 6 Plus.
Some users have reported Bluetooth issues, which manifest as stuttering music while rotating to Bluetooth speakers. Google says it's working on them.
There are reports of microphone issues that produce poor sound quality and are less sharp. Google is investigating this issue, and it is suspected that this problem is partly due to noise cancellation.
Connectivity issues are reported after launch in Australia by users of the Telstra 4GX network (LTE Band 28). Problems include sometimes out of 4G/4GX networks, such as when switching from Wifi to 4G/4GX.
The phone sometimes switches to landscape mode for no apparent reason, and does not return to portrait.
When receiving a call through a three-way call, the user can not send a message.
The initial launch of the Android 7.0 Nougat software update in September 2016 was paused after a battery drain report between initial updaters. The problem is not fixed and the launch continues.
See also
- Google Nexus smartphone comparison
- Project Fi
References
External links
- Google official announcement on YouTube
- Nexus 6P
Source of the article : Wikipedia
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