<s>
The	O
Nexus	B-Device
6	I-Device
(	O
codenamed	O
Shamu	O
)	O
is	O
a	O
phablet	B-Application
co-developed	O
by	O
Google	B-Application
and	O
Motorola	O
Mobility	O
that	O
runs	O
the	O
Android	B-Application
operating	I-Application
system	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
successor	O
to	O
the	O
Nexus	B-Device
5	I-Device
,	O
it	O
is	O
the	O
sixth	O
smartphone	B-Application
in	O
the	B-Application
Google	I-Application
Nexus	B-Device
series	I-Device
,	O
a	O
family	O
of	O
Android	B-Application
consumer	O
devices	O
marketed	O
by	O
Google	B-Application
and	O
built	O
by	O
an	O
original	O
equipment	O
manufacturer	O
partner	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Nexus6	O
and	O
the	O
HTC	B-Device
Nexus	I-Device
9	I-Device
served	O
as	O
the	O
launch	O
devices	O
for	O
Android	B-Application
5.0	I-Application
"	I-Application
Lollipop	I-Application
"	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Nexus6	O
's	O
design	O
and	O
hardware	O
is	O
very	O
similar	O
to	O
that	O
of	O
the	O
second-generation	O
Moto	B-Application
X	I-Application
,	O
which	O
was	O
released	O
around	O
the	O
same	O
time	O
,	O
with	O
the	O
Nexus	B-Device
6	I-Device
being	O
enlarged	O
with	O
higher	O
specifications	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Nexus	B-Device
6	I-Device
was	O
available	O
through	O
Google	B-Application
Play	I-Application
Store	I-Application
,	O
Motorola	O
Mobility	O
,	O
Best	O
Buy	O
,	O
T-Mobile	O
,	O
AT&T	O
,	O
Sprint	O
,	O
U.S.	O
Cellular	O
,	O
and	O
Verizon	B-Application
Wireless	I-Application
in	O
the	O
United	O
States	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
January	O
26	O
,	O
2015	O
,	O
Motorola	O
(	O
now	O
a	O
subsidiary	O
of	O
Chinese	O
firm	O
Lenovo	O
)	O
announced	O
that	O
a	O
similar	O
device	O
would	O
be	O
released	O
in	O
China	O
,	O
named	O
Moto	B-Application
X	I-Application
Pro	O
;	O
it	O
excludes	O
Google	B-Application
services	O
and	O
applications	O
,	O
but	O
still	O
runs	O
a	O
similarly	O
stock	O
version	O
of	O
Android	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
April	O
22	O
,	O
2015	O
,	O
it	O
was	O
announced	O
that	O
the	O
Nexus	B-Device
6	I-Device
would	O
be	O
the	O
only	O
phone	O
then	O
supported	O
by	O
Google	B-Application
's	I-Application
new	O
Project	B-Application
Fi	I-Application
venture	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Following	O
the	O
September	O
2015	O
release	O
of	O
the	O
Nexus	B-Device
6	I-Device
's	O
successor	O
,	O
the	O
Nexus	B-Device
6P	I-Device
,	O
Google	B-Application
stopped	O
selling	O
the	O
Nexus	B-Device
6	I-Device
on	O
the	O
Play	O
Store	O
in	O
December	O
2015	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Google	B-Application
has	O
a	O
stated	O
policy	O
of	O
at	O
least	O
two	O
years	O
of	O
software	O
updates	O
and	O
three	O
years	O
(	O
or	O
18	O
months	O
after	O
the	O
last	O
sale	O
date	O
on	O
the	O
Play	O
Store	O
,	O
whichever	O
is	O
longer	O
)	O
of	O
security	O
updates	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Nexus	B-Device
6	I-Device
had	O
guaranteed	O
software	O
updates	O
through	O
October	O
2016	O
and	O
security	O
patches	O
through	O
October	O
2017	O
;	O
however	O
,	O
Google	B-Application
announced	O
that	O
the	O
Nexus	B-Device
6	I-Device
would	O
receive	O
the	O
Android	B-Application
7.1	I-Application
update	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
January	O
2017	O
,	O
Google	B-Application
announced	O
that	O
the	O
Nexus	B-Device
6	I-Device
,	O
along	O
with	O
the	O
Nexus	B-Device
9	I-Device
tablet	O
,	O
would	O
not	O
receive	O
the	O
7.1.2	O
Nougat	B-Application
update	O
,	O
making	O
7.1.1	O
the	O
last	O
major	O
software	O
update	O
from	O
Google	B-Application
themselves	O
;	O
however	O
,	O
the	O
phone	O
was	O
to	O
continue	O
to	O
receive	O
monthly	O
security	O
patches	O
while	O
retaining	O
the	O
last	O
major	O
Android	B-Application
version	O
received	O
until	O
October	O
2017	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Nexus	B-Device
6	I-Device
is	O
powered	O
by	O
a	O
2.7GHz	O
quad-core	O
Snapdragon	B-Architecture
805	O
processor	O
with	O
3GB	O
of	O
RAM	B-Architecture
,	O
and	O
either	O
32	O
or	O
64GB	O
of	O
internal	O
storage	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Nexus6	O
uses	O
a	O
5.96-inch	O
(	O
marketed	O
as	O
six-inch	O
)	O
QHD	O
AMOLED	B-Algorithm
PenTile	O
(	O
RGBG	O
)	O
display	O
with	O
a	O
resolution	O
of	O
2560×1440	O
pixels	O
(	O
493PPI	O
)	O
,	O
and	O
includes	O
a	O
13-megapixel	O
rear-facing	O
camera	O
with	O
optical	O
image	O
stabilization	O
(	O
OIS	O
)	O
,	O
surrounded	O
by	O
a	O
dual	O
LED	O
flash	O
ring	O
,	O
and	O
a	O
two-megapixel	O
camera	O
on	O
front	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Like	O
its	O
predecessor	O
,	O
the	O
Nexus6	O
does	O
not	O
have	O
a	O
microSD	B-Device
card	I-Device
slot	O
,	O
a	O
removable	O
battery	O
,	O
or	O
an	O
FM	O
radio	O
receiver/transmitter	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Nexus6	O
's	O
hardware	O
supports	O
USB	O
On-The-Go	O
for	O
storage	O
devices	O
,	O
the	O
functionality	O
was	O
originally	O
disabled	O
by	O
software	O
but	O
was	O
enabled	O
in	O
later	O
Android	B-Application
updates	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Nexus	B-Device
6	I-Device
was	O
Google	B-Application
's	I-Application
first	O
phone	O
to	O
launch	O
with	O
HDR+	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
HDR+	O
which	O
takes	O
a	O
burst	O
of	O
shots	O
with	O
short	O
exposures	O
,	O
selectively	O
aligning	O
the	O
sharpest	O
shots	O
and	O
averaging	O
them	O
using	O
computational	B-Algorithm
photography	I-Algorithm
techniques	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
HDR+	O
is	O
processed	O
on	O
the	O
Qualcomm	B-General_Concept
Hexagon	I-General_Concept
DSP	I-General_Concept
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Nexus6	O
was	O
released	O
with	O
Android	B-Application
5.0	I-Application
Lollipop	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Nexus6	O
was	O
the	O
first	O
Android	B-Application
device	O
to	O
have	O
integrated	O
IMS	O
WiFi	O
calling	O
on	O
T-Mobile	O
,	O
which	O
was	O
issued	O
via	O
an	O
OTA	O
update	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
WiFi	O
Calling	O
on	O
T-Mobile	O
'	O
s	O
network	O
has	O
existed	O
since	O
2007	O
,	O
although	O
this	O
is	O
the	O
first	O
time	O
native	O
WiFi	O
calling	O
has	O
been	O
integrated	O
into	O
the	O
core	O
of	O
Android	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Previously	O
T-Mobile	O
offered	O
WiFi	O
calling	O
on	O
select	O
Android	B-Application
handsets	O
using	O
software	O
from	O
Kineto	O
Wireless	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
September	O
2015	O
,	O
Android	B-Application
5.1.1	I-Application
was	O
rolled	O
out	O
to	O
the	O
Nexus6	O
,	O
containing	O
a	O
fix	O
for	O
the	O
Stagefright	B-Application
bug	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
November	O
2015	O
,	O
Nexus6	O
started	O
receiving	O
Android	B-Application
6.0	I-Application
Marshmallow	I-Application
update	O
across	O
the	O
world	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
following	O
month	O
,	O
the	O
Nexus	B-Device
6	I-Device
became	O
one	O
of	O
the	O
first	O
devices	O
to	O
get	O
the	O
Android	B-Application
6.0.1	I-Application
update	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
August	O
22	O
,	O
2016	O
,	O
Android	B-Application
7.0	I-Application
Nougat	I-Application
began	O
rolling	O
out	O
to	O
several	O
supported	O
Nexus	B-Device
devices	O
;	O
however	O
the	O
one	O
for	O
Nexus	B-Device
6	I-Device
was	O
delayed	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Weeks	O
after	O
the	O
official	O
roll-out	O
,	O
Google	B-Application
stated	O
that	O
the	O
Nexus	B-Device
6	I-Device
release	O
would	O
come	O
"	O
in	O
the	O
coming	O
weeks.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
Nougat	B-Application
was	O
eventually	O
released	O
for	O
the	O
Nexus	B-Device
6	I-Device
on	O
October	O
3	O
,	O
2016	O
,	O
6	O
weeks	O
after	O
the	O
official	O
Nougat	B-Application
release	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
October	O
11	O
,	O
2016	O
,	O
Google	B-Application
officially	O
announced	O
Android	B-Application
7.1	I-Application
Nougat	B-Application
after	O
it	O
had	O
been	O
debuted	O
with	O
the	B-Application
Google	I-Application
Pixel	O
release	O
the	O
week	O
before	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
This	O
announcement	O
confirmed	O
that	O
the	O
Nexus	B-Device
6	I-Device
,	O
along	O
with	O
other	O
supported	O
devices	O
,	O
would	O
receive	O
Android	B-Application
7.1	I-Application
in	O
early	O
December	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
December	O
5	O
,	O
2016	O
,	O
Google	B-Application
announced	O
the	O
official	O
release	O
of	O
Android	B-Application
7.1.1	I-Application
Nougat	B-Application
with	O
most	O
supported	O
Google	B-Application
devices	O
receiving	O
the	O
update	O
;	O
however	O
,	O
the	O
Nexus	B-Device
6	I-Device
was	O
not	O
included	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
December	O
27	O
,	O
2016	O
,	O
Google	B-Application
told	O
Android	B-Application
Police	O
that	O
a	O
"	O
last	O
minute	O
bug	O
"	O
was	O
discovered	O
and	O
will	O
delay	O
the	O
update	O
until	O
"	O
early	O
January	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Google	B-Application
officially	O
released	O
Android	B-Application
7.1.1	I-Application
for	O
the	O
Nexus	B-Device
6	I-Device
on	O
January	O
5	O
,	O
2017	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Matt	O
Swider	O
from	O
TechRadar	O
wrote	O
:	O
"	O
Nexus	B-Device
6	I-Device
proves	O
that	O
Google	B-Application
's	I-Application
Nexus	B-Device
program	O
is	O
not	O
only	O
far	O
from	O
dead	O
,	O
it	O
's	O
alive	O
and	O
kicking	O
with	O
a	O
powerful	O
6-inch	O
phablet	B-Application
that	O
runs	O
its	O
latest	O
Android	B-Application
software	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
's	O
bigger	O
than	O
the	O
Note	B-Operating_System
4	I-Operating_System
,	O
but	O
not	O
better.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Nexus	B-Device
6	I-Device
was	O
given	O
4.5	O
out	O
of	O
5	O
stars	O
in	O
the	O
TechRadar	O
review	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
is	O
heard	O
that	O
Google	B-Application
is	O
downgrading	O
Nexus	B-Device
6	I-Device
phones	O
from	O
Android	B-Application
7.1.1	I-Application
to	O
7.0	O
for	O
unknown	O
reason	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Nexus	B-Device
logo	O
on	O
the	O
back	O
of	O
a	O
device	O
is	O
known	O
to	O
peel	O
off	O
.	O
</s>
