Nexus 6 vs Galaxy Note 4 vs iPhone 6 Plus
Google recently announced the addition of a large-screen smartphone to its Nexus line of devices which is set to go up against Samsung’s existing Note range and Apple’s new iPhone 6 Plus.
Manufactured by Motorola, the Nexus 6 sports a 5.96″ QHD (1440×2560) display, 2.7GHz quad-core Qualcomm Snapdragon 805-based processor, and comes with the latest version of Android — Lollipop (version 5.0).
Apple announced the iPhone 6 Plus along with the iPhone 6 at an event on Tuesday, 9 September 2014, and recently confirmed that the smartphone would launch in South Africa on Friday, 24 October.
The Galaxy Note 4 was announced on Wednesday, 3 September 2014 and launched in South Africa last Friday, 17 October.
LG, who built Google’s Nexus 5 smartphone, also launched a device this year with a screen similar in size to the iPhone 6 Plus – the G3.
Hardware specifications for each of these so-called “phablet” heavyweights are summarised in the table below.
While the internal hardware of the devices do not necessarily indicate what the user experience will be like, it does give some indication of what to expect, and what you’re paying for.
| Specifications | Nexus 6 | iPhone 6 Plus | Samsung Galaxy Note 4 | LG G3 |
| Maker | Motorola | Apple | Samsung | LG |
| Dimensions | 159.26 x 82.98 x 10.06mm | 158.1 x 77.8 x 7.1mm | 153.5 x 78.6 x 8.5mm | 146.3 x 74.6 x 8.9mm |
| Weight | 184g | 172g | 176g | 149g |
| Operating system | Android 5.0 | iOS 8 | Android 4.4 | Android 4.4.2 |
| Display | 5.96″ QHD (1440×2560) | 5.5″ Retina HD (1080×1920) | 5.7″ (143.9mm) QHD (1440×2560) Super AMOLED | 5.5″ Quad HD IPS (1440×2560) |
| Rear camera | 13MP | 8MP | 16MP | 13MP “OIS+” |
| Front camera | 2MP | 1.2MP | 3.7MP | 2.1MP |
| Storage, internal | 32/64GB | 16GB / 64GB / 128GB | 32GB | 16GB / 32GB |
| Storage, expandable | No | No | microSD | microSD |
| RAM | 3GB | 2GB * | 3GB | 2GB / 3GB |
| Processor | 2.7GHz Qualcomm Snapdragon 805 | Apple A8 (1.4GHz Cyclone *) | 2.7GHz quad-core Snapdragon 805 / Exynos 5433 Octa-core (1.9GHz quad + 1.3GHz quad) * | 2.5GHz quad-core MSM8974 |
| Graphics | Adreno 420 | PowervVR GX6650 * | Adreno 420 / Mali-T760 | Adreno 330 |
| Battery | 3,220mAh | Unknown | 3,220mAh | 3,000mAh (removable) |
| Cellular data | HSPA+, LTE | HSPA+, LTE | HSPA+, LTE | HSPA+, LTE |
| SIM type | Nano SIM | Nano SIM | Micro SIM | Micro SIM |
| NFC | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| * Not from official spec sheets, but from tear-downs and user investigation | ||||
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