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| Global Score | |
| 77.5 | 81.1 |
| Basic Information | |
| Motorola | |
| -- | Android 5.1, 5.0 |
| 2018-04-19 | 2014-10-15 |
| 6.30 x 2.97 x 0.31 inches | 6.27 x 3.27 x 0.40 inches |
| 5.89 ounces | 6.49 ounces |
| Blue and Gray | Blue and White |
| Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass 3) and Metal | -- |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| -- | $ 1019.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 5.9 inches | 6 inches |
| 2160 x 1080 pixels | 1440 x 2560 pixels (Quad HD / 2K) |
| IPS LCD | AMOLED |
| 409 pixels per inch | 490 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | Capacitive, Multi-touch |
| 8.1 | 9 |
| Performance | |
| Qualcomm Snapdragon 630 SDM630 chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 805 APQ8084 chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 14 nm (Octa-Core 2200 MHz) processor | Krait 450 (Quad-Core 2700 MHz) processor |
| 6 GB RAM | 3 GB (800 MHz) RAM |
| Adreno 508 GPU | Adreno 420 (500 MHz) GPU |
| 9.27 | 9.54 |
| Storage | |
| 64 GB internal memory | 64 GB internal memory |
| microSDXC (up to 128 GB) external memory slot | No SD card slot |
| 10.02 | 7.7 |
| Camera | |
| 12.00 MP + 8.00 MP | 13.00 MP + 2.00 MP |
| f/1.70 aperture | f/2.00 aperture |
| 0.38 inches (1/2.6") sensor | -- |
| 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution | 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution |
| 1920 x 1080 (60 fps) (Full HD) slow motion video | -- |
| 9.79 | 9.46 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | Mobile Hotspot |
| LTE (4G), HSPA and HSUPA | LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA, HSUPA, EDGE, GPRS and GSM |
| Nano SIM | Nano SIM |
| 6.1 | 7.1 |
| Battery Life | |
| 3200mAh Li - Ion Battery | 3220mAh Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Removable Battery |
| -- | Wireless Charging |
| -- | 330 hours standby time 24 hours talk time |
| 5.2 | 5.2 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 5.0 | Bluetooth 4.1 |
| GPS | GPS |
| NFC | NFC |
| Fingerprint ID Scanner | -- |
| Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor | Accelerometer, Barometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
| FM Radio | -- |
Comparison review
Google Nexus 6 is slightly better than Motorola Moto G6 Plus, with an 81.1 score against 77.5. Google Nexus 6 is a notably older, a bit heavier and a lot thicker device than Motorola Moto G6 Plus. Google Nexus 6 has a much better screen than Moto G6 Plus, because it has a quite better pixels density, a better 2560 x 1440 pixels resolution and a quite larger screen.
Moto G6 Plus has a much better storage capacity for applications and games than Google Nexus 6, and although they both have equal 64 GB internal memory capacity, the Moto G6 Plus also has a SD memory slot that holds up to 128 GB. The Google Nexus 6 counts with a bit better performance than Moto G6 Plus, because although it has a lower number of cores (although they are faster) and 3 GB less RAM memory, it also counts with an additional graphics co-processor.
The Google Nexus 6's battery performance is just as good as Moto G6 Plus's battery life, although the Google Nexus 6 also has a 3220mAh battery size. Motorola Moto G6 Plus takes slightly better pictures and videos than Google Nexus 6, because although it has a less megapixels resolution back camera and a worse 3840x2160 video resolution, it also counts with a bigger aperture to take better low light photography.
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