The Nexus line receives two new members today as Google officially announces the Nexus 6 smartphone and the Nexus 9 tablet.
The Nexus 6 is by far the biggest Nexus phone yet, equipped with (as the name implies a 6-inch display) which is notably larger than both the iPhone 6 Plus and Galaxy Note 4. Manufactured by Motorola, the N6 has a Snapdragon 805 processor, a 13-megapixel rear camera, a 2-megapixel front camera, a 3220 mAh battery, and two front-facing speakers. With Google still adamant about not including microSD card slots for it’s Nexus line, thankfully the lowest capacity for this massive phone is 32GB — a 64GB variant is also available.
The Nexus 9 is a tad shorter than Google’s previous top of the line tablet, the Nexus 10 by Samsung. Manufactured by HTC — which has long been absent to the Nexus family — the N9 features an 8.9-inch QVGA (2048×1536) display, BoomSound speaker, 2.3GHz 64-bit dual core Tegra K1 Denver SoC, 2GB of RAM and a 6700 mAh battery. Unlike the N6, the available capacities for the N8 are 16GB, 32GB, and an LTE-enabled 32GB.
Here’s a table comparing the specs of both devices:
| Nexus 6 | Nexus 9 | |
| SoC | 2.7GHz Snapdragon 805 (APQ8084) with 4 x Krait 450 + Adreno 420 at 600MHz | 2.3GHz 64-bit dual core Tegra K1 Denver SoC |
| RAM/NAND | 3GB LPDDR3 + 32/64GB NAND | 2GB LPDDR3 + 16/32GB NAND |
| Display | 5.96″ 2560×1440 AMOLED | 8.9″ 2048×1536 IPS LCD |
| Network | 2G / 3G / 4G LTE | WiFi only or 2G / 3G / 4G LTE SKU |
| Dimensions | 82.98 x 159.26 x 10.06mm, 184g | 153.68 x 228.25 x 7.95mm, 425g WiFi, 436g LTE |
| Camera | 13MP Rear Facing with F/2.0 aperture and OIS, 2MP FFC 4K video recording |
8MP Rear Facing with F/2.4 aperture, 1.6MP FFC |
| Battery | 3220 mAh (12.236 Whr) | 6700 mAh (25.46 Whr) |
| OS | Android 5.0 Lollipop | Android 5.0 Lollipop |
| Connectivity | 802.11a/b/g/n/ac + BT 4.1, USB2.0, GPS/GNSS, NFC | 802.11a/b/g/n/ac + BT 4.1, USB2.0, GPS/GNSS, NFC |
| SIM Size | NanoSIM | NanoSIM on LTE SKU |
The Nexus 6 will be selling unlocked at $649 for the 32GB version (no price has been announced for the 64GB version as of yet) while the Nexus 9 will be priced as follows: 16GB for $399, 32GB for $479, and an LTE-enabled 32GB model for $599.
