When comparing Samsung Galaxy Note 4 vs Motorola Nexus 6, the Slant community recommends Samsung Galaxy Note 4 for most people. In the question“What are the best phablets? ” Samsung Galaxy Note 4 is ranked 1st while Motorola Nexus 6 is ranked 2nd. The most important reason people chose Samsung Galaxy Note 4 is:
N4 has a 3220 mAh battery that according to Phonearena will last for more than 8½ hours of typical use. The battery can be charge from 0% to 50% in about 30 minutes and from 0% to 100% in less than 100 minutes.
Specs
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Pros
Pro Removable battery with excellent life and fast charging
N4 has a 3220 mAh battery that according to Phonearena will last for more than 8½ hours of typical use. The battery can be charge from 0% to 50% in about 30 minutes and from 0% to 100% in less than 100 minutes.
Pro Great 16 MP rear-facing camera with OIS
Note 4 has a 16 MP with optical image stabilization as well as software image stabilization. It can record great 4K30, 1080p60 and 720p120 video.
Pro Stylus
Located at the bottom edge is a stylus called the S-Pen. It's reasonably accurate and has a button for highlighting making it easy to copy and paste text or look up words in a dictionary.
Pro Good performance
Note 4 has two chip and cpu combinations available.
- 2.7 GHz quad-core Snapdragon 805 with Adreno 420 GPU
- ARMv8-A Exynos 7 Octa with a quad-core 1.3 GHz and quad-core 1.9 GHz CPUs
Both variants have 3GB or RAM and are capable of handling anything thrown at them.
Pro Takes great advantage of being so big via TouchWiz
Note 4 runs TouchWiz Nature UX 3.0, an Android reskin, that has a multitasking interface for using two apps at the same time in split screen mode or by having another application in a floating window above anything currently on screen. Touchwiz also adds support for S-Pen functions and includes additional gestures, menus and apps that take better advantage of the big display.
Pro Excellent 5.7" QHD display
N4 has a 5.7" 2560×1440 (515 ppi) AMOLED display. It's sharp, with good contrast, saturated colors and viewing angles.
Pro Includes a heart-rate monitor
Pro Has a fingerprint scanner
Pro Has a UV sensor
Pro Sharp 5.96" QHD display
Moto X has a sharp 5.96" 2560x1440 (493ppi) AMOLED display that accurately reproduces colors, has good viewing angles and is protected by Gorilla Glass 3.
Pro Pure Android experience
Nexus 6 comes with the latest stock Android. There are no OEM reskins or carrier bloatware to change the way the device is used or slow it down.
Pro Priority support from Google
As this is a stock Android device and a flagship Google phone, it receives priority support for updates and any new functionality developed by Google.
Pro Solid build quality
Nexus 6 has a curved back, an aluminium frame, and a display that goes all the way up to the side where it curves so that there are no sharp edges. It has dual front-facing speakers and power and volume buttons on the side. It's 159.26 x 82.98 x 3.8 mm and weighs 184 grams.

Pro Dual front-facing stereo speakers
Pro Qi wireless charging support
Pro 13 MP camera with OIS and Dual LED ring flash
The Nexus 6 has a 13 MP (4128x3096px) cameara with fast autofocus, optical image stabilization, dual-LED (ring) flash. It's capable of dual recording, geo-tagging, touch focusing, face detection, photo sphere, panorama and HDR.
Pro Good battery life with Quickcharge support
Nexus 6 has a 3220 mAh battery that according to Phonearena will drain in just under 8 hours of typical use. Additionally, it can be charged up to 6 hours of battery life in 15 minutes via turbo charging.
Pro Good performance
Nexus 6 has a 2.7 GHz Qualcomm Krait 450 CPU, Adreno 420 GPU and 3 GB of RAM offering a smooth experience and being capable of running most software without a hitch.
Cons
Con TouchWiz bloatware slows the device down a bit
Con No microSD card slot
