<s>
Nexus	B-Device
6P	I-Device
(	O
codenamed	O
Angler	O
)	O
(	O
also	O
known	O
as	O
the	O
Nexus	B-Device
6	I-Device
Plus	O
,	O
Nexus	B-Device
6	I-Device
Pro	O
or	O
Nexus	B-Device
6	I-Device
Premium	O
)	O
is	O
an	O
Android	B-Application
smartphone	B-Application
developed	O
and	O
marketed	O
by	O
Google	B-Application
and	O
manufactured	O
by	O
Huawei	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
succeeded	O
the	O
Nexus	B-Device
6	I-Device
as	O
the	O
flagship	O
device	O
of	O
the	O
Nexus	B-Device
line	O
of	O
Android	B-Application
devices	O
by	O
Google	B-Application
.	I-Application
</s>
<s>
Officially	O
unveiled	O
on	O
29	O
September	O
2015	O
along	O
with	O
the	O
Nexus	B-Device
5X	I-Device
at	O
the	B-Application
Google	I-Application
Nexus	B-Device
2015	O
press	O
event	O
held	O
in	O
San	O
Francisco	O
,	O
it	O
was	O
made	O
available	O
for	O
pre-order	O
on	O
the	O
same	O
day	O
in	O
United	O
States	O
,	O
United	O
Kingdom	O
,	O
Ireland	O
,	O
and	O
Japan	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Significant	O
changes	O
over	O
previous	O
Nexus	B-Device
devices	O
include	O
an	O
all-aluminum	O
based	O
body	O
that	O
is	O
thinner	O
and	O
lighter	O
than	O
the	O
Nexus	B-Device
6	I-Device
,	O
a	O
rear	O
fingerprint	O
reader	O
called	O
Nexus	B-Device
Imprint	O
,	O
a	O
faster	O
octa-core	B-Architecture
Snapdragon	O
810	O
v2.1	O
system-on-chip	B-Architecture
(	O
SoC	O
)	O
,	O
an	O
AMOLED	B-Algorithm
display	I-Algorithm
,	O
better	O
cameras	O
,	O
enhanced	O
LTE	O
connectivity	O
,	O
a	O
reversible	O
USB-C	O
dock	B-Operating_System
connector	I-Operating_System
,	O
and	O
the	O
removal	O
of	O
wireless	B-Application
charging	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Nexus	B-Device
6P	I-Device
was	O
also	O
the	O
first	O
Nexus	B-Device
device	O
to	O
be	O
available	O
with	O
128GB	O
of	O
internal	O
storage	O
,	O
as	O
well	O
as	O
the	O
first	O
Nexus	B-Device
device	O
to	O
be	O
offered	O
with	O
a	O
gold	O
color	O
option	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Nexus	B-Device
6P	I-Device
served	O
as	O
a	O
launch	O
device	O
for	O
Android	B-Application
6.0	I-Application
Marshmallow	I-Application
which	O
introduced	O
a	O
refreshed	O
interface	O
,	O
performance	O
and	O
battery	O
life	O
improvements	O
,	O
Google	B-Application
Now	O
on	O
Tap	O
integration	O
,	O
a	O
fine-grained	O
permission	O
model	O
,	O
fingerprint	O
verification	O
,	O
and	O
other	O
new	O
features	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
4	O
October	O
2016	O
,	O
Google	B-Application
presented	O
its	O
successor	O
,	O
the	B-Application
Google	I-Application
Pixel	B-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
According	O
to	O
Google	B-Application
,	O
the	O
"	O
P	O
"	O
in	O
6P	O
stands	O
for	O
"	O
premium.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Nexus	B-Device
6P	I-Device
is	O
the	O
first	O
Nexus	B-Device
phone	I-Device
that	O
Google	B-Application
has	O
chosen	O
to	O
co-develop	O
with	O
a	O
Chinese	O
company	O
,	O
Huawei	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
After	O
the	O
Nexus	B-Device
6P	I-Device
was	O
formally	O
unveiled	O
on	O
29	O
September	O
2015	O
at	O
a	O
press	O
event	O
at	O
Left	O
Space	O
Studios	O
in	O
San	O
Francisco	O
by	O
Android	B-Application
Engineering	O
VP	O
Dave	O
Burke	O
,	O
It	O
was	O
made	O
available	O
with	O
the	O
32GB	O
model	O
starting	O
at	O
a	O
price	O
of	O
$499	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Significant	O
effort	O
went	O
into	O
improving	O
the	O
design	O
of	O
the	O
Nexus	B-Device
6P	I-Device
compared	O
to	O
its	O
predecessor	O
,	O
with	O
Google	B-Application
exercising	O
a	O
considerable	O
amount	O
of	O
design	O
influence	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Google	B-Application
engineers	O
mention	O
that	O
an	O
effort	O
was	O
made	O
to	O
improve	O
the	O
ergonomics	O
of	O
one-handed	O
use	O
of	O
the	O
phone	O
by	O
shrinking	O
the	O
screen	O
to	O
5.7	O
inches	O
,	O
and	O
a	O
singular	O
bump	O
on	O
the	O
Nexus	B-Device
6	I-Device
was	O
changed	O
to	O
a	O
horizontal	O
strip	O
in	O
order	O
to	O
avoid	O
the	O
potential	O
of	O
the	O
phone	O
spinning	O
when	O
lying	O
on	O
a	O
flat	O
surface	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Huawei	O
VP	O
of	O
R&D	O
described	O
the	O
Nexus	B-Device
6P	I-Device
as	O
a	O
dream	O
project	O
,	O
despite	O
the	O
challenges	O
including	O
the	O
short	O
development	O
cycle	O
,	O
technological	O
complexities	O
in	O
introducing	O
a	O
phone	O
with	O
the	O
LTE	O
bands	O
to	O
target	O
the	O
global	O
market	O
,	O
and	O
the	O
design	O
difficulties	O
in	O
an	O
all-aluminum	O
phone	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
October	O
2016	O
,	O
Google	B-Application
removed	O
the	O
Nexus	B-Device
6P	I-Device
from	O
the	O
online	O
Google	B-Application
Store	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Consequently	O
,	O
Google	B-Application
updated	O
its	O
support	O
pages	O
indicating	O
that	O
:	O
</s>
<s>
Android	B-Application
version	O
updates	O
for	O
the	O
Nexus	B-Device
6P	I-Device
are	O
not	O
guaranteed	O
after	O
September	O
2017	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Security	O
updates	O
for	O
the	O
Nexus	B-Device
6P	I-Device
are	O
not	O
guaranteed	O
after	O
November	O
2018	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
April	O
2019	O
,	O
Google	B-Application
and	O
Huawei	O
agreed	O
to	O
compensate	O
owners	O
of	O
a	O
faulty	O
device	O
with	O
up	O
to	O
$400	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Nexus	B-Device
6P	I-Device
features	O
an	O
octa-core	B-Architecture
Snapdragon	O
810	O
v2.1	O
system-on-chip	B-Architecture
(	O
SoC	O
)	O
with	O
four	O
ARM	O
Cortex-A57	O
cores	O
at	O
1.95GHz	O
and	O
four	O
ARM	O
Cortex-A53	O
cores	O
at	O
1.55GHz	O
in	O
a	O
big.LITTLE	B-Architecture
architecture	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
SoC	O
includes	O
an	O
Adreno	B-General_Concept
430	O
GPU	B-Architecture
including	O
support	O
up	O
to	O
OpenGL	O
ES	O
3.1	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Nexus	B-Device
6P	I-Device
has	O
3GB	O
of	O
LPDDR4	O
RAM	B-Architecture
,	O
which	O
has	O
lower	O
energy	O
consumption	O
compared	O
to	O
the	O
LPDDR3	O
utilized	O
in	O
the	O
Nexus	B-Device
6	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
storage	O
used	O
is	O
Samsung-manufactured	O
eMMC	O
5.0	O
multi-level	B-Device
cell	I-Device
NAND	O
flash	O
fabricated	O
at	O
10nm	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Similar	O
to	O
the	O
previous	O
Nexus	B-Device
6	I-Device
,	O
the	O
Nexus	B-Device
6P	I-Device
also	O
uses	O
an	O
AMOLED	B-Algorithm
display	I-Algorithm
manufactured	O
by	O
Samsung	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
AMOLED	B-Algorithm
screen	O
used	O
is	O
the	O
same	O
generation	O
but	O
lower	O
binned	O
compared	O
to	O
those	O
used	O
in	O
the	O
Samsung	B-Application
Galaxy	I-Application
Note	I-Application
5	I-Application
,	O
the	O
latest	O
available	O
as	O
of	O
the	O
time	O
of	O
release	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Benchmarks	O
conducted	O
by	O
AnandTech	O
indicates	O
that	O
this	O
results	O
in	O
a	O
screen	O
power	O
efficiency	O
that	O
is	O
in-between	O
that	O
of	O
the	O
Note	B-Application
5	I-Application
and	O
Note	B-Operating_System
4	I-Operating_System
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Nexus	B-Device
6P	I-Device
was	O
available	O
in	O
four	O
different	O
colors	O
:	O
Aluminum	O
,	O
Graphite	O
,	O
Frost	O
,	O
or	O
Gold	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
phone	O
arrives	O
running	O
Android	B-Application
6.0	I-Application
Marshmallow	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Compared	O
to	O
its	O
predecessor	O
Android	B-Application
5.x	I-Application
Lollipop	I-Application
,	O
the	O
most	O
significant	O
changes	O
include	O
a	O
new	O
permissions	O
architecture	O
that	O
allows	O
for	O
fine-grained	O
control	O
of	O
app	O
permissions	O
instead	O
of	O
bulk	O
permission	O
granting	O
during	O
app	O
install	O
,	O
and	O
Google	B-Application
Now	O
on	O
Tap	O
,	O
an	O
ability	O
to	O
perform	O
a	O
Google	B-Application
search	O
based	O
on	O
the	O
information	O
currently	O
displayed	O
by	O
holding	O
down	O
on	O
the	O
home	O
button	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Due	O
to	O
the	O
popularity	O
of	O
fingerprint	O
based	O
authentication	O
,	O
there	O
is	O
now	O
support	O
for	O
an	O
official	O
fingerprint	O
API	O
that	O
allows	O
users	O
to	O
unlock	O
their	O
phones	O
and	O
perform	O
app	O
purchases	O
in	O
Google	B-Application
Play	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Android	B-Application
6.0	I-Application
Marshmallow	I-Application
also	O
allows	O
website	O
owners	O
to	O
set	O
a	O
preferred	O
app	O
to	O
open	O
their	O
links	O
in	O
,	O
and	O
allows	O
users	O
greater	O
control	O
over	O
this	O
behavior	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Text	O
selection	O
has	O
been	O
redesigned	O
to	O
show	O
a	O
floating	O
toolbar	O
next	O
to	O
the	O
highlighted	O
text	O
,	O
replacing	O
the	O
actionbar	O
which	O
existed	O
on	O
the	O
top	O
of	O
the	O
screen	O
in	O
previous	O
versions	O
of	O
Android	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Android	B-Application
6.0	I-Application
Marshmallow	I-Application
includes	O
a	O
battery	O
life	O
enhancing	O
feature	O
called	O
"	O
Doze	O
Mode	O
"	O
that	O
suspends	O
network	O
access	O
,	O
disables	O
sync	O
and	O
scheduled	O
jobs	O
for	O
suspended	O
apps	O
during	O
periods	O
when	O
the	O
phone	O
is	O
inactive	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
December	O
2015	O
,	O
Google	B-Application
released	O
Android	B-Application
6.0.1	I-Application
Marshmallow	B-Application
for	O
the	O
Nexus	B-Device
6P	I-Device
,	O
among	O
other	O
devices	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Google	B-Application
released	O
Android	B-Application
7.0	I-Application
Nougat	I-Application
for	O
the	O
Nexus	B-Device
6P	I-Device
,	O
as	O
well	O
as	O
several	O
other	O
devices	O
,	O
on	O
22	O
August	O
2016	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Google	B-Application
released	O
Android	B-Application
7.1.1	I-Application
Nougat	B-Application
for	O
the	O
Nexus	B-Device
6P	I-Device
(	O
among	O
other	O
devices	O
)	O
in	O
December	O
2016	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Among	O
other	O
changes	O
,	O
this	O
update	O
brought	O
some	O
features	O
to	O
the	O
Nexus	B-Device
6P	I-Device
that	O
had	O
been	O
previously	O
exclusive	O
to	O
the	O
Pixel	B-Device
and	O
Pixel	B-Device
XL	I-Device
phones	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Google	B-Application
released	O
Android	B-Application
8.0	I-Application
Oreo	I-Application
for	O
the	O
Nexus	B-Device
6P	I-Device
,	O
among	O
other	O
devices	O
,	O
in	O
August	O
2017	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Android	B-Application
8.1	I-Application
Oreo	B-Application
was	O
released	O
for	O
the	O
Nexus	B-Device
6P	I-Device
,	O
as	O
well	O
as	O
some	O
other	O
devices	O
,	O
on	O
5	O
December	O
2017	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
There	O
will	O
be	O
no	O
future	O
updates	O
for	O
the	O
Nexus	B-Device
6P	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Nexus	B-Device
6P	I-Device
has	O
a	O
rear	O
facing	O
Sony	O
Exmor	O
IMX377	O
sensor	O
with	O
2.0	O
aperture	O
,	O
that	O
can	O
take	O
12.3-megapixel	O
(	O
)	O
photos	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Its	O
large	O
pixel	B-Device
size	O
of	O
1.55µm	O
assists	O
photography	O
in	O
low	O
light	O
conditions	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
is	O
capable	O
of	O
recording	O
video	O
at	O
4K	B-Architecture
resolution	I-Architecture
,	O
as	O
well	O
as	O
slow-motion	O
720p	O
video	O
capture	O
at	O
240fps	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
IMX179	O
was	O
previously	O
used	O
in	O
the	O
rear	O
camera	O
of	O
the	O
Nexus	B-Device
5	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
back	O
of	O
the	O
phone	O
includes	O
a	O
round	O
fingerprint	O
recognition	O
sensor	O
branded	O
Nexus	B-Device
Imprint	O
below	O
the	O
camera	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
TMD27723	O
digital	O
ambient	O
light	O
and	O
proximity	B-Device
sensor	I-Device
from	O
ams	O
AG	O
is	O
present	O
on	O
the	O
front	O
of	O
the	O
device	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Internally	O
,	O
there	O
is	O
a	O
Bosch	O
Sensortec	O
BMI160	O
inertial	O
measurement	O
unit	O
with	O
an	O
accelerometer	O
and	O
gyroscope	B-Application
,	O
a	O
Bosch	O
BMM150	O
geomagnetic	O
sensor	O
,	O
and	O
a	O
Bosch	O
BMP280	O
barometric	O
pressure	O
sensor	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
order	O
to	O
save	O
power	O
,	O
Google	B-Application
has	O
introduced	O
what	O
it	O
calls	O
an	O
'	O
Android	B-Application
Sensor	O
Hub	O
 '	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
This	O
is	O
a	O
low-power	O
secondary	O
processor	O
whose	O
purpose	O
is	O
to	O
monitor	O
the	O
device	O
's	O
movement	O
by	O
connecting	O
directly	O
to	O
the	O
accelerometer	O
,	O
gyroscope	B-Application
,	O
fingerprint	O
reader	O
,	O
and	O
camera	O
's	O
sensors	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Additionally	O
,	O
the	O
Sensor	O
Hub	O
stack	O
also	O
supports	O
hardware	O
sensor	O
batching	B-General_Concept
,	O
a	O
feature	O
introduced	O
in	O
KitKat	B-Application
that	O
permits	O
sensors	O
for	O
a	O
short	O
period	O
of	O
time	O
to	O
delay	O
handing	O
off	O
non-critical	O
data	O
to	O
the	O
operating	O
system	O
–	O
as	O
opposed	O
to	O
sending	O
a	O
constant	O
stream	O
of	O
data	O
to	O
the	O
CPU	O
that	O
results	O
in	O
the	O
use	O
of	O
more	O
power	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Sensor	O
batching	B-General_Concept
has	O
been	O
used	O
in	O
step	O
counters	O
and	O
therefore	O
does	O
not	O
require	O
the	O
main	O
processor	O
to	O
constantly	O
remain	O
awake	O
as	O
each	O
step	O
is	O
measured	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
phone	O
is	O
the	O
first	O
in	O
the	O
Nexus	B-Device
lineup	O
with	O
an	O
"	O
all-metal	O
body	O
"	O
(	O
still	O
contains	O
some	O
plastic	O
parts	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Nexus	B-Device
6P	I-Device
has	O
dimensions	O
of	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Compared	O
to	O
the	O
Nexus	B-Device
6	I-Device
,	O
which	O
is	O
,	O
the	O
Nexus	B-Device
6P	I-Device
is	O
both	O
thinner	O
and	O
less	O
wide	O
than	O
the	O
Nexus	B-Device
6	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
With	O
a	O
mass	O
of	O
178g	O
,	O
the	O
Nexus	B-Device
6P	I-Device
is	O
also	O
6	O
grams	O
lighter	O
than	O
the	O
Nexus	B-Device
6	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
There	O
is	O
a	O
rear	O
bump	O
that	O
spans	O
the	O
width	O
of	O
the	O
phone	O
that	O
houses	O
the	O
camera	O
sensor	O
,	O
LED	O
flash	O
,	O
laser	O
auto	O
focus	O
,	O
NFC	O
coil	O
,	O
GPS	O
,	O
Bluetooth	B-Protocol
,	O
Wi-Fi	O
and	O
cellular	O
antennas	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Nexus	B-Device
6P	I-Device
received	O
generally	O
positive	O
reviews	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Ars	O
Technica	O
termed	O
the	O
Nexus	B-Device
5X	I-Device
and	O
the	O
Nexus	B-Device
6P	I-Device
"	O
the	O
true	O
flagships	O
of	O
the	O
Android	B-Application
ecosystem	O
"	O
and	O
noted	O
the	O
"	O
few	O
to	O
no	O
compromises	O
"	O
;	O
with	O
further	O
praise	O
for	O
the	O
6P	O
for	O
being	O
only	O
slightly	O
more	O
expensive	O
than	O
the	O
5X	O
while	O
having	O
a	O
more	O
premium	O
metal	O
body	O
and	O
higher	O
specs	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Verge	O
considers	O
the	O
Nexus	B-Device
6P	I-Device
as	O
"	O
the	O
best	O
"	O
Android	B-Application
phone	I-Application
with	O
"	O
beautiful	O
hardware	O
and	O
a	O
camera	O
that	O
can	O
finally	O
compete	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Wired	O
called	O
the	O
Nexus	B-Device
6P	I-Device
"	O
the	O
best	O
hardware	O
Google	B-Application
(	O
and	O
its	O
partner	O
Huawei	O
)	O
can	O
make	O
,	O
and	O
the	O
best	O
software	O
,	O
all	O
in	O
a	O
single	O
slick	O
package	O
"	O
,	O
applauded	O
the	O
"	O
ridiculously	O
fast	O
"	O
fingerprint	O
recognition	O
,	O
the	O
"	O
ultra-fast	O
charging	O
"	O
,	O
and	O
called	O
it	O
the	O
"	O
best	O
smartphone	B-Application
camera	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Compared	O
to	O
the	O
preceding	O
Nexus	B-Device
6	I-Device
,	O
the	O
Nexus	B-Device
6P	I-Device
lacks	O
optical	O
image	O
stabilization	O
and	O
water	O
resistance	O
,	O
as	O
well	O
as	O
wireless	B-Application
charging	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
iFixit	O
gave	O
the	O
Nexus	B-Device
6P	I-Device
a	O
2	O
out	O
of	O
10	O
in	O
terms	O
of	O
repairability	O
,	O
praising	O
the	O
solid	O
construction	O
which	O
improved	O
durability	O
,	O
but	O
mentions	O
that	O
it	O
is	O
"	O
very	O
difficult	O
"	O
to	O
open	O
the	O
device	O
without	O
damaging	O
the	O
glass	O
camera	O
cover	O
due	O
to	O
the	O
unibody	O
design	O
,	O
and	O
panned	O
the	O
difficulty	O
in	O
replacing	O
the	O
screen	O
and	O
the	O
adhesive	O
holding	O
the	O
rear	O
cover	O
panels	O
and	O
battery	O
in	O
place	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
While	O
bending	O
under	O
pressure	O
is	O
not	O
unique	O
to	O
the	O
Nexus	B-Device
6P	I-Device
,	O
it	O
was	O
reportedly	O
easier	O
to	O
bend	O
than	O
the	O
iPhone	B-Operating_System
6	I-Operating_System
Plus	I-Operating_System
.	O
</s>
<s>
Some	O
users	O
have	O
reported	O
Bluetooth	B-Protocol
issues	O
,	O
manifesting	O
as	O
stuttering	O
music	O
when	O
playing	O
to	O
Bluetooth	B-Protocol
speakers	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Google	B-Application
said	O
it	O
is	O
already	O
working	O
on	O
them	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Google	B-Application
is	O
investigating	O
the	O
issue	O
,	O
and	O
it	O
is	O
suspected	O
that	O
the	O
issue	O
is	O
partially	O
caused	O
by	O
noise	O
cancellation	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
initial	O
rollout	O
of	O
the	O
Android	B-Application
7.0	I-Application
Nougat	I-Application
software	O
update	O
in	O
September	O
2016	O
was	O
temporarily	O
halted	O
after	O
reports	O
of	O
battery	O
drain	O
among	O
early	O
updaters	O
.	O
</s>
