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I've had my Nexus 4 since the first batch, my sister just received her Nexus 4 last week. I've noticed that her vibration is more pronounced than mine, such as with typing and unlocking the screen. This might sound dumb, but does the motor have to break in, therefore get weaker after awhile? I'm thinking about trying to get a replacement. Any ideas?
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Yeah Ive had mine for about a month and I do remember the vibration being a lot better when I got it out of the box.
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I haven't noticed any change on the vibration strengt... it has a crappy little vibrate now as it was when out of the box... The Nexus 4 has the worst vibrator in a mobile device I ever saw.
OK good, so I'm not going crazy.
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I haven't noticed it getting any worse, but I must say it is a pretty bad motor.
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I noticed, that it has gone slightly softer. But it has never been really "good". I set a higher value for Vibration in Trickster, so it isn't that bad.
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yesterday i got my second device from the rma... and i have to say that on my first devices the vibration were much better... it sounds quit but good....but on my new devices it stronger and it sound hollower....
It's annoying... but it's not defect or what are you think....
I actually find mine vibrates quite well, a little bit better than my Nexus S.
mmhhh oke...but is there someone, where can agree my description of the hollow sound!?
I think it's either hit or miss. My original nexus 4 is pretty good but one the the RMA's I received had a really sluggish and weak motor that made a lot of noise.
Are you going to change your device?
My original Rev 10 had the best screen I’ve ever seen, but the vibration function hardly worked. I actually did an RMA on the device because I thought the vibration didn't work and the ear piece would buzz like hell. I really wish I didn’t do that! The screen was worth dealing with the vibration sucking. Long story short, After I returned the original device, I rooted my RMA replacement and found that the vibration function could be adjusted using an app called Fauxclock123. With that said, the N4’s intensity is set at around 60-70% from the factory. I set mine at about 86% and it felt pretty good. My 3rd device is a REV11 and has the worst screen of the bunch, but the vibration intensity is very strong from the factory.
Please keep in mind that the N4 uses a Linear actuator for its vibration. A linear actuator feels better and makes less noise (less springy), however this is at the expense of intensity. Apple put linear actuators in some of it’s Verizon phones and it caused a bunch of complaints from buyers. My brother has an iPhone with this motor and it feels much weaker than the N4.
"Vibration getting weaker"..that's what she said
"Vanilla android >jail broken iOS>90" TV's"
I've been using my 5X for a day now, and my one major complaint is the terrible vibration motor. The thing makes more noise than it does vibrate.
The original Nexus 5 had great feeling haptic feedback that made very little noise. Whereas, the 5X makes an obnoxious high pitch "beeping" type noise that sounds like it's coming from the earpiece.
I was typing on the 5X in bed last night, and the vibration feedback was so audibly loud that I had to disable it, for fear of waking my wife.
Part of me is hoping this is a manufacturing defect, but I am doubtful...
Here's a side by side video demonstrating the 5 vs 5X:
https://youtu.be/f-D93hEoPpA
There's a thread for that http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=3226848
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Sounds like they got their vibration motors from Motorola!
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Sounds like they got their vibration motors from Motorola!
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But the Motorola motors have one advantage, though highly audible, at least you can FEEL them! They vibrate and serve their intended purpose.
The 5x motor is barely felt yet highly audible!
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But the Motorola motors have one advantage, though highly audible, at least you can FEEL them! They vibrate and serve their intended purpose.
The 5x motor is barely felt yet highly audible!
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Ah, well that stinks.
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haptic motor seems fine to me when i started using it. However, i've always turned off haptic everything for all my phones anyway so....... yeah.
I made a video comparing the Nexus 5 and the 5X vibration noise.
https://youtu.be/f-D93hEoPpA
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I made a video comparing the Nexus 5 and the 5X vibration noise.
https://youtu.be/f-D93hEoPpA
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That's so annoying! Lol. I don't use haptic for the keyboard so it isn't too bad for me, but for other haptic stuff, I know it will be
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I never use it, but the best way to describe it is it is tiny. Some prefer a deep rumble. It makes no noise on mine
While not dismissing your opinion, I can see how this might not be something that everyone likes, I love it (so far). I qualify that statement.
Yes I can totally understand the annoyance of the sound I do love the immediacy of the feedback and while I don't want to say that it's stronger than the N5 it definitely feels more sharp and distinct. Now saying that I always felt that the haptic feedback on the original felt far too dull for my liking. I guess it's a personal thing but I can agree that the noise it generates would be preferably absent in a perfect world.
nexus phones never have a solid good vibrator. Nexus 6 being worst.
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nexus phones never have a solid good vibrator. Nexus 6 being worst.
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I don't think the n6 had a chirping sound when vibrating?
My N6 didn't chirp but the vibration at 100% was bad sounding. With a kernel tweaker it needs to be at about 50%. With the 5X, it's way less, very subdued, almost too subdude
As soon as I pulled the phone out of the box and turned it on, I immediately noticed this. I hope there is a fix.
For some people, this might not be a big deal, but I tend to pick up on subtle sounds, and it is definitely audible.
I have this exact same problem. It is obnoxious. I'm not sure how anyone who prefers key noises off could deal with this. I thought it was the speaker when I first got it. The haptic feedback is mostly felt through the back of the phone and the fingers/palm touching the underside. Which doesn't make much sense at all considering it's supposed to make it feel like you're touching the screen. On the screen it is way too underpowered. So basically there are no benefits to it at all on the phone. I have a replacement order already in the mail, but if it comes with the issue again I'm hoping they can upgrade me to the 6P or something (despite not wanting the extra size). It's sad that I have to compromise on the successor to the best nexus phone built just because either nobody noticed this or cared during production, or because of poor quality assurance.
Are you guys sure it's the faulty vibro motor and not it's placement? I remember how Nexus 10 had a very weird noise for vibration, and turns out the motor was placed right under one of the speaker grills, which resulted in the audible noise amplified by the empty space within the grill
Just got my nexus 5x. It doesn't sound anything near as loud as the moto. I'd say it's close to the audible noise of a Samsung. Which is fine with me. It might not be as strong of a vibrate, but its as least quiet. No point in having your phone in vibrate only mode when your phone's vibrations can be heard across the room!
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Just got my nexus 5x. It doesn't sound anything near as loud as the moto. I'd say it's close to the audible noise of a Samsung. Which is fine with me. It might not be as strong of a vibrate, but its as least quiet. No point in having your phone in vibrate only mode when your phone's vibrations can be heard across the room!
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Great to hear, hated the one from Moto x2
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Are you guys sure it's the faulty vibro motor and not it's placement? I remember how Nexus 10 had a very weird noise for vibration, and turns out the motor was placed right under one of the speaker grills, which resulted in the audible noise amplified by the empty space within the grill
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This isn't the issue. For me most of the vibration is through the back of the phone and very little is felt with the screen-touching finger. In fact, the beeping noise from the video on page 1 (watch it if you're not sure of the noise) sounds more like it's coming from more on the top left (SD card area). With or without an SD card in or the tray removed entirely, the noise is the same.
I describe it as a large mosquito noise.... and I like it .
Is it just me or is the vibration really weak? I missed a ton of messages and calls already due to not even feeling it. I called myself to test it out and the vibration even in my hand feels very weak. Maybe I'm just numb to vibrations because the X 2014 was so aggressive, but it seems super weak on the 6p.
Anyone else having issues? Is there anyway to alter my vibration strength?
Hmmm might be defective as this is the first post or comment regarding this. You would need to compare it to another if you can find in next few days
I'm actually rma'ing mine because the vibration is audible, like it's rattling against something.
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I'm actually rma'ing mine because the vibration is audible, like it's rattling against something.
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I wish mines were a little more audible. I haven't been using my 360, but it seems I will need to if this is just the level of vibration. I just called myself with it on a table. I can't feel it on the table like half an inch from the phone. I'm pretty sure the vibration should be stronger than that.
The vibration is odd indeed, its almost a resonating sound and a light vibration.
Wait till we have control.over the kernel and we can edit its values
Really weak vibration here too. Have another coming for my wife on Monday. I'll compare with that one before deciding if its worth talking with Google over. The vibration is much lighter than my old nexus 6.
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You're not imagining it. The vibration is very weak on this phone.
I've missed loads of notifications too. It's pretty much useless in my pocket.
Waiting for CM based roms. Hopefully they're continue to have a setting like they used to have to increase the vibration strength.
The vibration is weak but I rather like it. I never feel it in my pocket on any phone. It's way better than the n6. The vibration on that was super loud and really annoying
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Can another compare it to the LGG3?
It's one of the weaker vibrations on a phone I've felt. I have a N6, Note 3, G2 and G3 and the 6p comes no where near them
The vibrator motor on mine is also weak. Much weaker than my N5. I am hoping a mod can increase its strength.
very weak. really wish it was stronger. I just pulled my Android Wear watch out of the drawer it's been sitting in for 3 months....
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Really weak vibration here too. Have another coming for my wife on Monday. I'll compare with that one before deciding if its worth talking with Google over. The vibration is much lighter than my old nexus 6.
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Any comparison yet? I'm so curious lol
It's very weak compared to the Nexus 6, that's for sure. It's strange after the Moto X 2013 and then the Nexus 6.
I can barley hear the Nexus 6p on the desk next to me, but I could hear the Nexus 6's vibration from the next room over.
It's not just week and hard to hear but the resonance is something like nails on a chalkboard. I no like it.
It's lighter but not bad. I dislike when the vibration on a phone causes rattles. This feels solid and fine. It's not defective because it's different from another device.
I'm finding the vibration strength to be extremely weak, and the default duration to be very short with this phone. I wish makers would put more priority on the motors. It feels as bad as my HTC Hero2. Sure, it's loud and feels alarming when testing it in hand or on a table, but it can be unnoticeable when it's in certain positions in my pocket. My galaxy s2 and s4 were much better, but I wouldn't call those great either. I miss you, nokia 3390 earth shaker.
Are there any recommended notification managers for marshmallow that lets you play with the duration?
Coming from Note, S4 and Note 3 with stock AT&T and XDA roms. I miss the intensity of those phones compared to my new Nexus 6P.
Going from HTC M8 to the nexus 6p the vibration sucks. Any way to increase strength/duration?
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Going from HTC M8 to the nexus 6p the vibration sucks. Any way to increase strength/duration?
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Same here. I am coming from m8 and I barely feel it meanwhile m8 is like a taser which works great.
So I've used this phone for 5 minutes already and I can't stand the vibration on touch.
I had this issue on the OPO and OPO, the vibration on touch feeling was very cheap.
I've tested many phones like the Moto X 2nd Gen, N6, G4 and now Moto X Pure and all these phones had a very good vibration touch.
This one feels really cheap and annoying and I cringe every time I type.
Anyone else feel this way? Did I get a defective device or is this normal (I hope not)
I"m going to try sucking it up just to see if I like the camera and battery however if this is normal I think I'll be returning it.
I spent a lot of money (128) model and I did this thinking I won't need to find workarounds or sacrifice by disabling options.
Ugh I'm so annoyed.
I'm not sure if you got a defective unit or not but I love the haptic feedback on the N6P. Probably the best vibration motors I've felt on a phone (tried a few phones out: Nexus 5, HTC M8, Note 4, Nexus 6). I think the general consensus about the haptic feedback has been positive as well, but I could be wrong. Can you describe what you don't like about it?
It's very subtle but I like it
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I'm not sure if you got a defective unit or not but I love the haptic feedback on the N6P. Probably the best vibration motors I've felt on a phone (tried a few phones out: Nexus 5, HTC M8, Note 4, Nexus 6). I think the general consensus about the haptic feedback has been positive as well, but I could be wrong. Can you describe what you don't like about it?
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It feels cheap.
Like the whole phone vibrates in a weird cheap way.
I still have my Moto X Pure here and it has a stronger feel to it and it was the same on the N6, G4 and other phones i mentioned. I had my wife try it and she noticed it was cheap as well.
I'm going to try applying for a replacement because I'm loving almost everything else so this is really depressing.
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It feels cheap.
Like the whole phone vibrates in a weird cheap way.
I still have my Moto X Pure here and it has a stronger feel to it and it was the same on the N6, G4 and other phones i mentioned. I had my wife try it and she noticed it was cheap as well.
I'm going to try applying for a replacement because I'm loving almost everything else so this is really depressing.
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Yeah, that doesn't sound right at all; it may be a defective unit. I had the Nexus 6 and it was like that, strong but the whole phone rattled (which made it feel cheap). The Nexus 6P has a very solid subtle vibration (that's how I would describe it). There's a thread on reddit dedicated to haptic feedback and how people were praising it haha (https://www.reddit.com/r/Nexus6P/comments/3qsryc/the_best_feature_of_the_nexus_6p/)
Anyway, I hope everything works out with your replacement.
The vibration from the motor seems very... snug. Like all the surrounding components are very tightly fitted around so when a vibration occurs, nothing is rattling. It sounds, and feels, very clean.
Do any of you live in Minneapolis so I can test it out...
I'm going to call them tomorrow and see what options I get
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On the fence; convince me.
So, still rocking the nexus 5, but it's time to upgrade since the mic is giving out (my fault for being rough replacing the screen without a heat gun lol).
I know I want a nexus device but I'm not sure if I want to super-size my screen. I've never owned a "phablet", in fact I used to dislike them, but now that they're more common place I might reconsider. My hands are average if not on the larger side so I'm sure I'd get used to it, but do I want to? One handed use is nice when necessary, but is it ever absolutely necessary?
The beefier speakers, cpu, ram, battery, and screen (AMOLED) are all turn-on's. But I want to now how the transition was for all of you, be it to the nexus 6, Note, 6p, or whatever other device was your first big screen phone. Any regrets, big or small? Will you ever down size? Any help is greatly appreciated.
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Stop worrying. Once you go phablet, you want want to go back. Plus, front facing mothereffing speakers! I rock the piss out of my nexus 6 and the speakers are just so, damn, good. Back on the size subject, you adapt to the size very fast and I hear the 6p is a narrower device than my N6, so I say go for the 6p.
Why not go with 5x
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Why not go with 5x
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It's between the 6p and the 5x for me, but I'm not sure if I'm ready for the jump in size.
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I hear the 6p is a narrower device than my N6, so I say go for the 6p.
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Good to hear, I kinda thought the 6 was a little uncomfortable to handle with its size and design. Plus I prefer the more square design of the 6p over the roundness of the 6.
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I came from Galaxy S6, no regrets. I did own the Note 4 before that but after you make the adjustment you'll like having a larger screen.
I came from a Moto X 2014. The device feels huge but very premium and thin. The camera and screen are insanely good. I ended up returning it because when playing music through the aux it would stop randomly. Idk if it was hardware or software but it was annoying. The speakers are good as well but each sound a bit different. I assume it's what sits behind each speakers that gives it the effect that one is louder than the other. I also had weird stutters with apps like instagram, snapchat, and the settings menu. Ultimately I don't think I'll repurchase the device because of its size. I had it for a week and got used to making adjustments to handle a big device but it's so much easier for me to manage my Moto X 2014.
I also have the 5x sitting on my desk. I don't think I can justify the price to upgrade from my Moto X 2014 so that one will also be returned. You might want to check it out. It's more of the workhorse of the two and feels really good in the hand.
You get used to the phone being big for the most part. I was using a phone with a 5 inch screen temporarily after having a samsung note 3 and I did like how much easier it was to handle the phone but at the same time I missed the bigger screen. You need to decide yourself which is more important to you so you don't have buyers remorse.
Just buy my old N6. You'll love it. It's nowhere near as awesome as my 6P, but you'll love it. Yup.
You will adapt to its size after a hour or so of use. You will begin to realize that it isn't even that huge anymore.
Get another Nexus 5 for $100 on Ebay and enjoy life.
I'd love to share my thoughts about this phone with you. I have a lot and I also come from the Nexus 5 and skipped the Nexus 6 entirely because of its size. So strap in...
I was also on the fence back in mid October. I just couldn't make the jump yet. The 5X didn't seem like much of an upgrade to me. It just seemed like they remade the 5 again. I'm not here to argue specs with anyone, but personally, I wasn't too impressed. I was impressed with the 6P specs though. That felt more right in the way of an upgrade. I didn't really need an upgrade, but the screen is slightly raised on my N5. It clicks when you press the right spot. It does not impact functionality at all and it's been like that about 6 months now. I got my N5 brand new on launch, so it held up pretty well I'd say. I have a lot of friends who (despite my best efforts) are with the dark side and recently got the 6+ and 6S+ iPhones. They all justify the size of the phone with the real estate for gaming and movies. I get that, I do. I'd much rather game and watch movies on my 55" HDTV then on my 24" in the bedroom. After playing some games and checking out Netflix on their phones, I did like the bigger size in that sense. That being said, I got the phone delivered to me on November 9th and I am still getting used to it. If you've ever held a 6+, that is what you can expect. I compared my 6P to a buddies 6+ and they are exactly the same size.
My best advice to you (and anyone else in a similar situation) would be to be please, please, please, please, please do not let the threads in the 6P General forum scare you. There's a lot of threads about a lot of defects and issues. They have already acknowledged and addressed these issues and aside from a few bad eggs, from what I've seen the RMA's that have been going out have been better. I have 0 issues with my device. Everything is cut and lined up properly. All flush. Nothing is loose or raised. I decided to make the jump and was ready to order from Project Fi the moment I finally got my invite from them. That happened on 10/16/2015. I ordered the 32gb graphite. I love the overall look and feel of it way more than the N5 which I could not get enough of at launch. The build quality of the phone is amazing. The weight of it and the metal touch make it feel extremely high quality. That's the one thing I always thought Google could take a lesson from Apple in. Despite my opinion on Apple and iOS, I could always appreciate the build quality of the iPhones. They felt so solid and great to hold. None of my phones gave me the same satisfaction as iPhones did. I never had one, but I've played with my friends. It always felt so legit while my phones always felt like cheap lightweight plastic toys. Google finally stepped up in that sense. I have had mine since the 9th of November and so far I have not had a single issue as found in this forum. The phone still sits completely flush on the front or back. No wobbling when you press one of the edges. No bends, the back glass hasn't spontaneously cracked. Everything works 100%. It's solid. It's legit.
The feel is phenomenal. The first thing you will notice is the feel of the aluminum. It feels great. No, I mean great. Amazing, even. The one downside being that it is slippery. Keep a good grip on it. Don't try to balance it on your leg or clothes when you're sitting down. It'll slip. Besides that though? The first time you leave you phone idling in a cool room and pick it up. Oh man, I was not prepared for that. I would compare it to flipping your pillow over to put your face on the cool side. You get the same satisfaction. It's refreshing, every single time. 10/10 would recommend. You don't get that with the N5, no sir.
The next thing that I noticed right away was the haptic feedback. As soon as I pressed the home button I giggled like a schoolgirl. I don't know if my N5 had a defective motor (known issue, I know), but it never, ever felt like that. It feels so much crisper, cleaner and a lot more tight. My N5 kind of sounds and feels loose and rattly. Another thing I love, which isn't really a selling point...at all is that when you listen to the haptic feedback in a dead-quite room, it makes a neat sound. The vibrations just feel deeper and sharper. I can't get enough.
My screen is perfect. Not a single issue. There is no color or hue defects at all. There is no raised edges. Everything is 100% in this department. As mentioned earlier, it is awesome for movies and gaming if that is your thing. I don't really game much besides N64 emulators and as far as videos and movies goes, Netflix and YouTube is pretty much all I use.
Next up is the front facing speakers. The front facing speakers. The front facing speaks blew me away. Coming from a Nexus 5? Absolutely blew my mind. I had both phones, one in my left hand one in my right. I opened YouTube on both and I opened up 'Who Are You' by The Who on both. I played it first on my N5, rooted with V4A installed and finely tuned. My thoughts? "OK, sounds pretty good. Yeah." I had my Viper settings to my liking and that's what I was used to. The very second I pressed play on the 6P I had the biggest grin on my face. It was so LOUD and the sound was coming right at me! You know how when you hold the Nexus 5, half of the time you cover the speaker holes with your hand? It was just the way you held it and the placement of the speaker? Especially in landscape when trying to watch a video... I hated that sooooo much. I love these speakers so much. Some people here say the sound quality is bad, but I haven't noticed that at all. No crackling or popping. Nothing sounds distorted or washed out, but there are others out there a lot more judgmental in those regards than myself.
USB Type-C. Now when I mentioned earlier than I am still getting used to the phone, this is primarily what I mean. I cannot seem to shake the habit of slightly twirling the cable and looking down at it to make sure it's facing the right direction before plugging it in. You don't need to do that anymore, just plug and go. If I don't think about it and just go to plug in, I find myself doing that almost every time.
The buttons. The buttons are nice. They have a clean, crisp click when you press them. Almost like a snap. I like the way the power button is textured. It feels nice when you slide your finger over it. While on topic of the power button, I love the double press to access camera feature. I can't tell you how many pictures I missed (animal or insect that got spooked) waiting to open my N5 camera, even from the lockscreen. Even if the 6P is idle, a quick double press of the power button and the camera is open instantly. It's so fast, I'm blown away every time. I still haven't got used to that either. Oh and the 240 FPS is so cool, just make sure you do it in well lit places otherwise it comes out grainy. I don't want to go as far as to say potato quality, but you'll see what I mean if you try in a dimmer setting.
The only, and I mean only beef I have with the buttons is the placement. I am left handed. The way I hold and use all of my phones is that I primarily support my phones with my right hand and use my left for scrolling, reaching across the screen, zooming, etc. As a result, I got into the habit of using my right hand for single handed use. It just doesn't feel right to use only my left hand with my phones. It's awkward and just not natural for me. So when I want to take a screenshot, I do have to use both hands. My right thumb and then my left hand for the power button, otherwise I end up capturing a bug report. I can take screenshots one handed if I use my left hand, but I just don't do that, ever. Other than that I have no issues with that. I do not have any rattling from them during normal usage or movement of the phone. They do slightly rattle if I shake the phone quite hard. However having button rattle ONLY when I shake it hard enough to see if they rattle is not a turn of for me, at all.
The battery. I am honestly so incredibly impressed with the battery, I cannot even begin to tell you. On my Nexus 5, I would take all sorts of measures to improve battery life as well as screen on time. Granted I did have some things working against me like the Viper drivers and things of that nature, but I would keep the brightness around 50%, usually slightly under. NFC, location, etc. was all off and I was pretty impressed with 3-3.5 hours of screen on time, per charge. With my 6P I get 6 hours of screen on time every single charge. That is with the screen at 100% full brightness at all times. Nothing is turned off either. This is with the phone bare stock. It isn't unlocked or rooted, it is completely factory stock plus about 80 or so user apps installed. At least an hour of YouTube throughout the day, probably more. I also stream Spotify sometimes, not too much though. Aside from that just web browsing. XDA, Facebook, Google+, things of that nature. As far as the brightness goes, I'm not too worried about burn in as I never got any on my Galaxy Nexus and I had that for almost 4 years. The idle drain is insane. I went an entire work day without my phone. I left it in the car and at the end of the day when I went back, it was at 99%. 8 hour shift on full bars LTE. I often find myself using the phone and after so long I'm like yeah it's about time to charge it before it dies. Since I'm used to the Nexus 5 and all, but I pull the shade down and see like 40% left and I can't help but laugh. I love it. Love love love it.
Now as far as the size goes. If that's all you're worried about... Do yourself a favor and go order the phone right now. Just do it. I was so against it myself, but you do get used to it. You really do. Eventually you get the hang of using it one handed no problem. You kinda have to tilt it in towards your palm so you can reach your thumb across to the furthest corner, but that's only if you happen to need to press whatever is in the furthest corner. Texting in landscape was a bit of a curve as well. I don't have huge hands, but I don't have small girly hands either. That's a lot of phone to cover. Instead of just resting it in your fingers, you kind of have to set it further back on your fingers to cradle it. That way you have a bit more reach with your thumbs. It took some getting used to, but now I can text one handed, or landscape with no issues. Believe me though, when you first try you will probably say nope, this isn't happening I am returning it. Don't. You get over that. Really, you do. Everything else about this phone will make you fall in love before you are inconvenienced by the size even once. Seriously, pull the trigger. You want to and you know it, stop kidding yourself. I just got used to the size though, I didn't really fall in love. I would say if they made a phone with the same specs and they found a happy medium between the N5 and the 6P as far as size goes, I'd surely downsize and get it. Not until this phone put in it's 2+ years though. I wouldn't ever send it back to get a smaller screen now that I actually have it.
I have no real complaints with any aspects of the phone. It's been so great I honestly haven't even wanted to unlock or root it yet. Now that Cataclysm is available- and a user over in that thread commented that with systemless root he was able to successfully add cards and complete purchases with Android Pay, I may reconsider. Solid phone and a solid experience using it. Like you said, you have slightly larger hands, so you certainly will acclimate to the size of the phone in little to no time. I hope I could answer some of your questions about the device and alleviate some of your concerns! Let me know if you have any other questions!
tl;dr - Do it and welcome to the 6P forums.
It's OK to sit on the fence. Just make sure not to sit on the phone... It will bend.
6P imo is the best android phone you can buy right now, its a full package, much easier to hold than the N6 too
Jimmy_Noname said:
So, still rocking the nexus 5, but it's time to upgrade since the mic is giving out (my fault for being rough replacing the screen without a heat gun lol).
I know I want a nexus device but I'm not sure if I want to super-size my screen. I've never owned a "phablet", in fact I used to dislike them, but now that they're more common place I might reconsider. My hands are average if not on the larger side so I'm sure I'd get used to it, but do I want to? One handed use is nice when necessary, but is it ever absolutely necessary?
The beefier speakers, cpu, ram, battery, and screen (AMOLED) are all turn-on's. But I want to now how the transition was for all of you, be it to the nexus 6, Note, 6p, or whatever other device was your first big screen phone. Any regrets, big or small? Will you ever down size? Any help is greatly appreciated.
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You'd be surprised how quickly you get used to it. I went from a smaller screen to the OnePlus One and it was a pretty big jump, but I was used to it within a few hours. Now I have the 6P. You won't want to go back to a smaller screen.
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Try it and probably never look back!
I had a Nexus 5X until my 6P came in. Trust me, it's night and day and although the size difference is VRY noticeable, it's not unbearable. You're getting a lot of phone for a rock bottom price. NOT saying the 5X was bad at all, actually quite different. I just wanted the extra screen real estate.
I came from an N5, had the same phablet reservations. But after seeing what Google did with the 5X, it wasn't quite what I was hoping it would be. I love the 6P!
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Rado_vr6 said:
I had a Nexus 5X until my 6P came in. Trust me, it's night and day and although the size difference is VRY noticeable, it's not unbearable. You're getting a lot of phone for a rock bottom price. NOT saying the 5X was bad at all, actually quite different. I just wanted the extra screen real estate.
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Returned my 6p for a 5x and could not be happier. The 6p is a very big and long phone.
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