The Nexus 6 Review
by Brandon Chester on November 12, 2014 1:00 PM ESTGPU Performance
CPU benchmarks in the mobile world are still somewhat poor and can be hard to use to compare devices across different operating systems and hardware platforms. Thankfully, GPU benchmarks are less influenced by a device's operating system and are more helpful in comparing different devices. Like all Snapdragon 805 devices, the Nexus 6 uses an Adreno 420 GPU clocked at 600MHz.
The GPU performance of the Nexus 6 is what is expected from Qualcomm's Adreno 420. Offscreen benchmarks run at 1080p show significant performance gains over the previous generation. Like with the Galaxy Note 4, the increased display resolution causes onscreen benchmarks to give roughly the same performance as 1080p devices that use the Adreno 330.
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Craigwhite3 - Wednesday, November 12, 2014 - link
OnePlus is the way to go. Battery life and performance are outstanding.I get more than double the life of my Nexus 5, 30% more than my Galaxy S5 and still comparing to my iPhone 6.
smorebuds - Wednesday, November 12, 2014 - link
FYI there's another preorder session for the OPO in a few days.http://preorder.oneplus.net/
echoe - Wednesday, November 12, 2014 - link
you may want to try an lg g2, i bought one from ebay [$230!] and it's pretty good. :)MonkeyPaw - Wednesday, November 12, 2014 - link
If you can deal with an ecosystem change, the Lumia 1520 is awesome (and should be cheap by now). To give you an idea, today I streamed several hours of Pandora, browsed for a few hours, listed to 3 podcasts, made a few calls, read this entire article, and I sit at 53%.Midwayman - Wednesday, November 12, 2014 - link
What a piece of crap. I can't imagine buying one, let alone at a premium price after this review.dragonsqrrl - Wednesday, November 12, 2014 - link
Android: Biggar is Bettar!!ASEdouardD - Wednesday, November 12, 2014 - link
Very informative review as usual for Anandtech. Really the most definitive you can get.Although just a little advice: you should work on your writing skills. It feels a little schoolworkish sometimes.
danbob999 - Wednesday, November 12, 2014 - link
Worst Nexus release since the Nexus S. Or maybe ever.I still recommend the Nexus 5. The Nexus 6 isn't worth the price premium.
smartthanyou - Wednesday, November 12, 2014 - link
Oh well. I was really interested in the Nexus 6 but the display calibration issue and shorter battery life killed it for me. Maybe if it was $100-150 cheaper I would be tempted but not at its current price.edsib1 - Wednesday, November 12, 2014 - link
I'd still take the G3 over the Nexus 6. Much better to hold in the hand, plus a microSD slot, and a £100 cheaper here in the UK (£400 rather than £500 sim only).