When comparing Motorola Nexus 6 vs LG G3, 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 LG G3 is ranked 5th. 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
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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 5.5" QHD display
The LG G3 has a high quality 5.5" 2560x1440 IPS (534 ppi) display with accurate colors, good viewing angles, contrast and outdoor performance.
Pro Relatively lightweight and compact for a phablet
Compared to its main competitors the LG G3 is lighter and fits a 5.5 inch display into the same overall dimensions as the HTC M8 does with a 5 inch display.
Pro Solid build quality and atractive design
The LG G3 has a high quality, scratch-resistant plastic case that's supposed to look and feel like brushed metal. Volume and power buttons are placed on the back. The phone has small bezels making it compact for a phone of its size at 146.3 x 74.6 x 8.9 mm.
Pro Removable battery with reasonable life
LG G3 has a 3000 mAh battery that according to Phonearena will drain in about 6h of typical usage. Considering the high resolution display, it's actually a good battery life overall.
Pro Useful OEM skin
G3 comes with a custom front-end touch interface called Optimus UI. It adds additional functionality to the device.
For example, it allows changing the height of the keyboard, has an enhanced clipboard feature that remembers multiple things copied and a dual window feature for multitasking.
It also has an intelligent personal assistant called "Smart Notice", supports Knock code for unlocking the device and includes "Content Lock" that allows storing files in a secure, private area.
Pro Expandable storage
A micro SD slot is located behind the back cover allowing the storage to be expanded up to 128 GB.
Pro Good 13 MP camera
G3 has a 13 megapixel camera with optical image stabilization and good low-light performance. The phone uses "laser autofocus" allowing for very quick autofocus (276 milliseconds). If the data from IR is unreliable due to light conditions it can still fallback to contrast autofocus. It's also capable of 4K video.
The accompanying software allows taking selfies by making a fist gesture that will then start the countdown timer.
Pro Good performance
The G3 has a 2.5 GHz quad-core Qualcomm Snapdragon 801 CPU with 2 GB (for the 16 GB version) or 3 GB (for the 32 GB version) of RAM. The device is snappy in everyday use.
Cons
Con No microSD card slot
Con Qi wireless charging in US is only available if QuickCircle case accessory is installed
Although the G3 natively supports Qi wireless charging in other markets, in US, due to carrier's restrictions, it is only supported if QuickCircle case accessory is installed.