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Add to SafariWhen comparing Motorola Nexus 6 vs Samsung Galaxy S5, the Slant community recommends Motorola Nexus 6 for most people. In the question“What are the best phablets? ” Motorola Nexus 6 is ranked 2nd while Samsung Galaxy S5 is ranked 4th. The most important reason people chose Motorola Nexus 6 is:
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.
Specs
Question Ranking
Pros
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.
Pro Great 16 MP camera
The camera has good low-light performance, quick auto-focus (takes about 0.3 seconds), real-time HDR capabilities and can record 4K video.
Pro Beautiful 5.1" 1080p screen
The S5 has a bright 5.1" 1920x1080 AMOLED screen with excellent contrast, color accuracy and the ability to toggle between wide color gamut and accurate color.
Pro IP67 certified
S5 is IP67 certified, which allows the phone to be submerged in water for ~30 minutes without damage. It's also resistant to dust.
Pro Removable battery with great life
OPO has a 2800 mAh battery that according to Phonearena would drain in under 8 hours of typical use.
Pro Strong performance
The Galaxy S5 uses a Snapdragon 801 2.5 GHz CPU with 2GB of RAM and a 578MHz Adreno 330 GPU. The phone is capable of handling most software without a hitch.
Samsung also optimized software response times to touch improving the overall speed of the device. Although Samsung's sometimes extraneous software can lead to slowdowns.
Pro Expandable storage
Cons
Con No microSD card slot
Con Has bloatware and a questionable front-end interface called TouchWiz
Galaxy S5 comes with a lot of extra applications not present in stock Android and an alternative front-end touch interface called TouchWiz that changes much of the default functionality of Android.
Of the application included many duplicate the functionality of stock applications and essentially become useless taking up space and slightly slowing down the performance.
Con Annoying flap covers the charging port
Con Bland design
It's made from somewhat cheap feeling plastic.
Con Fingerprint scanner is difficult to operate
