Which device is the better purchase? We pit the Nexus 4 against the Nexus 6 to which is the better.
In terms of design, the Nexus 4 comes with a glass-like rear panel with a shimmery glass effect,while the Nexus 6 brings some changes such as a rubberized back and a body shape similar to the Moto G. There is a brushed aluminum which wraps the display, which was used for protection and styling in the same time. Its dimensions are 159.3x83x10.1mm and the Nexus 6 features dual front speakers: one at the top and the other at the bottom, below the capacitive keys.
For the hardware and OS, the Nexus 4 has a quad core 1.5GHz Krait processor which pairs with an Adreno 320 GPU and 2GB of RAM, being supported by a Qualcomm APQ8064 Snapdragon chipset. Unfortunately, the internal storage is fixed and has a low capacity of either 8 or 16GB. The smartphone ran initially on the Android v4.2 (Jelly Bean), then it was upgraded to v4.4.2 (KitKat) and now it’s waiting the 5.0 (Lollipop) version.
The Nexus 6 is powered by a strong quad core 2.7GHz Krait 450 processor which will sit on a Qualcomm Snapdragon 805 chipset along with an Adreno 420 GPU. The phablet runs on v5.0 (Lollipop) with 3GB of Ram and will be available in variants of internal memories of 32 or 64GB.
For battery and camera specs, both devices have non-removable batteries and there’s a steep slope between their capacities. The Nexus 4 came with a 2100 mAh battery which lasts about 15 hours when talking on 3G, while the Nexus 6 will feature a massive 3220 mAh battery which will deliver 24 hours of talktime on 3G.
The Nexus has 8MP camera that manages to take good photos, while the Nexus 6 can capture better picture with a 13MP back camera with optical image stabilization and dual-LED flash. The 1.3MP front camera from the Nexus 4 was replaced with a 2Mp shooter.
Nexus 4 the 16GB variant costs $266, while the 8GB variant is $16 cheaper. The Nexus 6 will be sold in stores starting from November 12 and cost $600.
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