Huawei - Google Nexus 6P 4G with 64GB Memory Cell Phone (Unlocked) - Aluminum

I have owned the 6P for 4 months now. I was extremely satisfied with this phone until the volume rocker button dented simply from pressing on it. Let me say that again, I pressed the volume up portion of the rocker and it left a crease in the button metal! The phone was always kept in a protective case, was never dropped was handled with care. Although I was disappointed at first, I didn't think this would be a big deal until I was out of town on business and the battery died as I was arriving at the airport. I gave the phone a quick charge and tried to power it back on. NOPE! Since the volume rocker was creased it was apparently causing the phone's boot menu to run on power up. I could not get the phone past this menu no matter how hard I tried. This caused me quite a few problems. Lucky for me I was on my way back home instead of just leaving to go out of town. This led me to research the problem online. To my surprise this is a well documented problem experienced by MANY 6P owners. I had to contact Huawei for warranty support. The process was quick, but rather odd. They immediately asked me to email them a photo of the damage. I sent the photo and I received multiple, somewhat confusing communications back from them. One of them being a RMA number and then another was for a UPS shipping label. I packed my phone up and sent it back to Huawei for review. It has only been a few days, so I have no idea how this will turn out. I suspect they will either repair the button or send me a refurbished phone. Either way it is a bad situation to be in. I had to get a loaner phone to use during this process and that wouldn't be too bad if it wasn't for the process involved to have my work email added to a device (painful). I really liked the phone until this happened, but I am not sure it is worth the hassle when you run into a problem not to mention the buttons should never be made of material that can bend so easily. I would avoid all Huawei phones until they can prove they build better phones.

Picked up my phone about 5 days ago, and so far I am really impressed with it. To start off I am currently using the phone with Verizon Wireless (considering moving to Project Fi) and I am coming from a 2 and a half year relationship with a Samsung Galaxy Note 3. If it wasn't for the signal issues with the Note 3, I probably would have kept it as it worked fine, just the fact that I would constantly lose signal and than would have to reset the phone to be able to get a signal back. When I hold the Nexus 6P next to the Note 3 in my office, I am lucky to get one bar of 3G on my Note 3 where my Nexus 6P has a solid LTE connection. Ok enough about that. So far with the Nexus 6P I have not noticed anything less than a decent LTE connection. The phone feels great, maybe even a bit on the thin side, but I have always put my phone in a case for protection so I prefer a bit more bulk (would hate to drop or break it), but it does feel great when not in a case. The phone is fast, battery life has been great (though Mailwise has been eating up the battery pretty good, unfortunately I need Mailwise so that I can use the fingerprint to open phone with activesync security bypass), and the camera has been outstanding. I love the fingerprint reader, I have not had any issues with it, but I did set up both index fingers twice trying to get it to read every possible position that I might tap the sensor, but I have not had an issue so far where it didn't recognize my finger with a single tap. I have loaded up all my apps, transferred over all my music and movies, set up my screens with all of my widgets and I am really enjoying Marshmallow. Debating on using a different launcher, but so far stock has been fine, and the fact that this phone will be supported for at least a couple years was probably one of its biggest selling points - I hate being abandoned by the carrier and manufacturer after a year or so - and I became tired of relying on rooting to keep my phone up to date (don't get me wrong, I have nothing against rooting and custom roms, it was just an addiction that I am happy I was able to kick). Looking forward to using this phone for a couple years - only thing I look forward to on my next phone is the new battery technology that they are working on that would allow up to a week of use before needing a charge - other than that, not sure what else this phone needs. Oh, I will mention that I was disappointed with the verizon guys in the BestBuy Store. I stopped by after picking up my new toy to get a Nano Sim card, they were confused and wanted to charge me for a new card as my Note 3 used a Micro Sim, so I told them I would just stop by the Corporate Verizon store on my way back to my office. They tried to insist that I would be charged there as well, but I was in and out of the Verizon store in probably 10 minutes, no charge, and they made sure that everything was activated and working before I left, this is really something that the reps at BestBuy should have been able to do - or at the very least they should have been able to give me a new sim card.

TLDR: Had the phone for about a month, and overall, very pleased with it. No regrets at all. The best feature of this phone has got to be the lack of bloatware that the carriers require on their phones along with the frequent security updates that Google releases. If you like to have more control over your phone - then this is the one to get. Size: It is a little bigger than the other "flagship" phones, which can be good if you stick it in your back pocket - you won't forget that it's there when you sit down. Also,great for web browsing. Camera: The camera takes great photos (certainly better than my previous S4 and S5) - though you may want a camera app that does a bit more than the one that comes installed. You'll also need a app for photo management since there is no "Gallery" (the CM QuickPic is a good one). Charging: It uses the new USB-C connector - so if you have a bunch of the older micro USB chargers - I'd recommend getting a 4 pack or so of the MicroUSB adapters (no fast charge support, but for night time charging who cares). You'll also want to keep one with you since not everyone has the USB-C cable. Though it certainly holds a charge for the whole day and then some. For more information on the faulty MicroUSB adapters, google "Benson Leung usb-c" Storage: Depending on how much you store, I'd recommend getting at least the 64GB model - since this phone does not have microSD card support. This is the only real negative - even if I never use all the space - the option for expanded storage should always be available. Case: Get one. This one came with the slim Speck grip case. Works great. Other observations: If you use Verizon - It appears that the Visual Voicemail feature is not compatible with the Google Messenger app, so had to stick to basic VM notification. Also, the Verizon Cloud app does not work - so you won't be able to restore any items you backed up using that app on a Verizon carrier phone. There are plenty of free apps you can use to directly transfer over the same information though. There are some specific VZ Apps for the Nexus 6p and if you also have FIOS their app works so you can stream TV to your phone. Finally, it's worth mentioning that Verizon now charges $20 when you add one of their phones to your plan, but if you provide one of your own (like the Nexus 6p) - then no fee. If you want a great phone for a price that won't break the bank, but give you all the features of phones costing $300 more, then get the Nexus 6p.

I moved from Note 3 to Nexus 6P just because I am Android Developer and needed real thing with latest Android. Comparing it Note 3, which is almost 3 years old: 1. Note 3 better sound with higher voltage for headphones allows you to use higher impedance headphones, such as Bose, without much sound distortion and higher playback volume; 2. Nexus 6P playback volume via headset is VERY low. Even Viper4Android does not help much. Trying to bump volume by 6dB creates a lot of distortion. Looks like headphone amplifier in Nexus 6P is very low quality, or very underpowered; 3. Note 3 screen is brighter – way brighter. Looks like Nexus 6P has quality of screen from Note 1; 4. Note 3 is less slippery due to plastic back. I put protective case on Nexus 6P immediately, because it is very slippery; What is good with Nexus 6P? I can unlock bootloader and install custom ROM, which I did and installed CM13, which let me customize DPI, soft buttons placement (hate this back button on far left side in original Android), install Viper4Android to improve sound reproduction, long press BACK button kills process, and much more customization, stock Android is missing. For those who prefer stock Android, you will be getting updates from Google practically on monthly basis. Nexus 6P has very fast fingerprint sensor. I thought I never use any fingerprint sensor, but Nexus 6P changed my mind and I used it a lot. Very convenient placement on the back. What else? USB-C? Not a fan of it. Very bulky comparing to microUSB. Not sure why this standard was approved. It is like going back. Nexus 6P quality of USC-C port is weak and looks like it can break at any moment. I am not sure this phone will live as long as my Note 3 lives. I would give it maximum 1 year before it breaks. Display resolution is good, but on this small screen there practically no difference between HD (1080) and this screen. Probably will drain more battery. Battery life. Get me though the day (barely) with music streaming, some tethering, and some screen time. Battery good but not what I would expect. I hopped for longer life. It practically matches if not less than 3 year old Note 3 battery in terms of performance. Bluetooth - issues, when there quite a lot of recently opened apps in the list, when you wake up device while Bluetooth is playing via car audio, there nasty playback skips. Looks like CPU is getting hammered and Bluetooth does not get much of CPU priority. Bluetooth quality is not that great because there is no support for AptX. Camera – average. Video stabilization only works on videos 1080p. There no stabilization at all while taking pictures. Micro-focus distance is too big: the lowest distance it can focus is about 8-10 inches. Note 3 could focus 3 inches from the subject. But I do not use camera much. Maintenance – if battery suddenly dies on Nexus 6P you can throw your phone away. Manufacture will not replace battery after warranty and not many shops will even take that phone for repair, because it scored 2 out of 10 in maintainability. So I would give lifetime for this phone is about a year. Performance – even I overclocked it, it still lags a lot. Where it lags: Google Play store, Chrome browser (horrible Javascript performance), Android Settings, email, Messaging (SMS). In some cases small lags, but noticeable to my strong preferences for a device of 2015/2016. I was eager to return this phone, but kept it just because I am developer. But I would not recommend it to casual user.

I bought this phone from the google store instead of best buy (which I only regret since I could have gotten a $25 gift card). But when I found out about the offer through best buy, I order a second (32 GB model) for my wife. My previous phone was last years Nexus 6 and that was and still is a very good phone (you cant go wrong with a nexus). However, this year's model is definitely a good improvement over last years. First, the camera quality is significantly improve. The screen is a bit smaller than the nexus 6, but it also makes the phone much more manageable (for one handed operation). The battery life is also significantly improved. I got over 24 hrs with at least 4 hrs of screen time. One of the biggest cons of this device is the USB type-C connector. While this will be the trend in the future ,it's currently an inconvenience. For one, almost all micro USB cables are useless without an adapter. I recommend buying at least 1 adapter and keep it with you at all times in case you need to rely on charging your phone with a micro USB, at least until USB type-C starts becoming more commonly used and it's widely available. Another difference between this and previous nexus phones is lack of wireless charging. It's not a huge drawback since the main reason I cared about wireless charging is to protect the weak micro USB port. With the USB type C connector. the connector feels a lot more sturdy and less of a concern of it being damaged. It's also fairly easy to plug it in even in complete darkness, partially due to the fact that the connector is reversible. My last concern is that this phone isn't water resistant like the Nexus 6. While I have never dropped my phone in water, I do like the peace of mind that my phone will be fine even if I do especially because these newer phones, the battery cannot be removed. Even with all the drawbacks I mentioned, I would still recommend this phone, since at least in my case, they arent a major issue. Plus, I much liked that Google made the price of the phone much more affordable than last years model ($500 at launch for the 32 GB model versus $650 for the 32 GB model last year). Now that the Matte Gold Nexus 6P is $450 for the 32 GB version, and $500 for the 64 GB version, it's definitely worth picking up

This phone features a fantastic metal design, and a gorgeous quad HD screen. Now with Android 7.0 you can also set the DPI of the screen to your preference so that's another plus. At first I had trouble adjusting to the physical size of it since I was coming from an iPhone 5S which is dwarfed in comparison to the Nexus 6P, but in a few weeks this size feels normal. I've switched back and forth between Android and iOS from the Galaxy S2 days, and I've always preferred iPhone overall because of their industrial design. Lately, Apple's been making some poor design decisions; they know it too because they hid the camera bump in the marketing materials for their iPhones. On the other hand, Android OEMs have really stepped up their design game, and this phone is the proof in the pudding (along with others like the Samsung Galaxy S7, HTC 10, OnePlus 3, etc). Not to mention, Android has been maturing into a beautiful, fluid, and functional mobile OS while iOS stagnates, still locking its users into the use cases that Apple deems "correct." I decided I'm longer gonna let a corporation decide how I want to use my property. I will give one thing to Apple though, their software updates are pretty much on point (the only problem being they'll issue a final update that hammers the nail in the coffin for old devices, making it unusable and slow). If you can get this phone on sale I guarantee you will not regret it. The Nexus phones, ever since the Nexus 4, have always had some design gimmick that makes the phones stand out. The Nexus 4 had the glass back with the tiny square pattern. The Nexus 5 (in black at least), was a flat black slate at the front and had an interesting camera hump in the back, where when I laid the phone on the table people would ask "ooh what phone is that?". The Nexus 6P is no exception, the camera "visor" gives the phone a unique look, and in the frost white color it really does remind me of a storm trooper. The only issue I have is that I wish the volume rocker switch was on the left side. I am used to hitting the volume buttons with my right thumb now (I'm right handed), but I still would have preferred them on the left. In conclusion, I highly recommend this phone and you should grab one if you can find it on sale.

I have used the 6P for about a month now and I am very impressed. This phone has done everything I have asked of it and hasn't hiccupped even once. Phone call quality: Good. Cell and WIFI reception: Good. Camera quality: Excellent. I am especially impressed with it's low light photo quality! Battery life: Decent to good. It lasts at least the whole day, sometimes two days, if I'm not using it excessively. Only once or twice have I needed to charge it before day's end. The good news is it charges very fast. I can get a full charge in less than an hour and a half. And a 15 minute charge gives it a good boost. I like the larger screen size. It took a little getting used to carrying and holding a larger phone, but it fits in my pocket ok and I've adjusted to handling it, so all in all it's a good thing. Btw the screen image is really good. Sharp and clear. Natural, yet vivid and pleasing color. No noticeable degradation with off angle viewing. You can set it manually to any brightness you want or select adaptive mode that adjusts to whatever light you're in. Bright sunshine is a bit of a challenge for adaptive mode, but you can manually adjust it brighter if you need to. The audio quality through the built-in speakers is good for a smartphone, but let's be real: if you want good sound you'll have to use other speakers. I'm happy to report that, unlike the newest iphone, the 6P still has a headphone jack that easily and inexpensively allows you to connect to headphones and other audio systems for quality listening. I'm not a gamer so you'll have to read other reviews for their input, but this phone has effortlessly handled music, videos, web surfing, tons of "Ok Google" queries, Android Auto, and oh yeah, phone calls effortlessly. It's a definite keeper for me, and I would recommend it to anyone. It's hard to explain, but this phone operates with a smoothness and effortlessness that makes me feel like it's capable of handling much more than I will ever throw at it. It is a well made, quality phone.

I want to like the Nexus 6P. Unfortunately, it has serious connectivity issues with Bluetooth devices that make it impossible to keep this phone. From the beginning my 6P would not maintain a connection to either my Pebble Watch nor the Alpine stereo in my car. This is what happens: Watch: I boot up my phone and pair the phone with the watch. They pair successfully and notifications, etc., all work fine. Then, some random time later - sometimes a few minutes, sometimes a few hours - they disconnect. It is impossible to reconnect them unless I unpair the two devices, restart the phone and then repair them. Of course, the same thing occurs over and over. Car Stereo: I boot up my phone and pair the phone with the car stereo. They pair successfully and hands-free calls, controlling the phone through the stereo, etc., all work fine. Then, again, at some random amount of time later, and usually in the middle of a phone call, the Bluetooth disconnects. The call does not get hung up, it just stops working through the Bluetooth. I then have to take my hands off the steering wheel, grab up the phone, and continue my call with the phone in my hand. Dangerous and against the law in my state. My wife owns a Samsung Note 4 and we have tried pairing both the watch and car stereo with her phone. The pairing goes fine and the Bluetooth works flawlessly. There are several threads online that have many 6P owners complaining about similar Bluetooth connectivity issues. They have offered many suggestions about how to fix this problem. None have worked. They often recommend waiting for the next update from Google to fix the problem. No fix has been forthcoming. I returned my phone a couple of weeks ago and received a refurbished replacement from Google. Without installing any applications, other than the latest updates for the OS and installing the application that controls the Pebble Watch, I tried the Bluetooth. Guess what? The exact same thing. Like I said in the beginning, I really wanted to like this phone. I am really disappointed Google.