Originally Posted by blueisthecolour:
“I've been using the Nexus 6p since February.
My opinion:
I was previously using the HTC One M8 and I was very unhappy with it. The phone was really buggy, the screen wasn't big enough and the camera was poor. Fortunately the Nexus 6p has none of those issues.
It's exactly what you would expect from a top end Android phone. It runs super fast, the screen is great, has a well performing camera and sound quality is good. It uses a new type of charger port - which is good because it supports 'quick charging' (can half charge the battery in about 30 mins), though it will make your existing chargers redundant and make it harder to find a charger you can borrow when away from home.
Hopefully though everyone will move over to this type.
The battery is 'reasonable' for a device that big. If you put the phone on 'battery saving mode' and are not using it too much then it easily sees out the day. However if, like me, you don't see the point of having an expensive phone and limiting it's functions then normal mode and heavy use (gaming, watching videos, gps) could easily deplete the battery in half a day.
Because it's a Nexus there's no bloatware and you will get the latest software updates first. Personally I think people care too much about Android updates but if it's something you're bothered with then it's definitely a good option.
Overall, it's a great improvement on my M8 and i'm very happy with it. The only thing I was mark it down on are ever annoying lack of expandable memory or removable battery. Though I have finally started to embrace the cloud to get around the memory issue. Also it doesn't seem to have a voice activation function - which was brilliant on my Galaxy Note 2.”
I still have my HTC M8, though I'm trying out a Windows phone and thinking of changing. But I found the M8 excellent, and not buggy in the slightest. I got mine from Carphone Warehouse when I upgraded and so it came from their general stock, which means unlocked, no carrier branding or bloat and no waiting for updates.
And battery life is fantastic. I use it a fair amount, and use it as a wifi hotspot for my tablet during the day, and battery life can comfortably last a second day if I forget to charge it overnight.
And it has a micro SD card slot for expandability.