Nexus 6 vs. Moto X - TECHMARTz™

Google unveiled the Motorola-built Nexus 6 on Wednesday. It takes a lot of the design cues we saw introduced on the Moto X (2014), which we’ve already reviewed, though it also sports a more pure version of Android, a larger display and more.

The Nexus 6 offers a larger 6-inch display with a sharper resolution and some other distinguishing features that set it apart from the Moto X. There are some things that we can’t really highlight in a spec comparison, like the Moto X’s Moto Maker options, but we can also show the primary differences between two of Motorola’s latest smartphones. Check out how the two devices compare in our side-by-side spec comparison tables below.

Which one has your eye?

Moto X (2014) Gallery

Nexus 6 Gallery

Motorola Moto X (2nd Generation)	Motorola Nexus 6
DISPLAY SIZE	5.2-inch, 1920 x 1080 pixel display (424 ppi)	5.96-inch, 2560 x 1440 pixel display (493 ppi)
DISPLAY TYPE	AMOLED	AMOLED
OPERATING SYSTEM	Android 4.4.4 (at launch)	Android 5.0 (at launch)
PROCESSOR	2.5 GHz Quad-core Qualcomm Snapdragon 801	2.7 GHz Quad-core Snapdragon 805
RAM	2GB	3GB
STORAGE	16GB 32GB	32GB 64GB
EXTERNAL STORAGE	No	No
MAIN CAMERA (BACK)	13MP	13MP
SECONDARY CAMERA (FRONT)	2MP	2MP
NETWORKS	GSM/GSPRS/EDGE UMTS/HSPA+ up to 42Mbps CDMA/EVDO Rev. A 4G LTE	CA DL: B2-B13, B2-B17, B2-29, B4-B5, B4-B13, B4-B17, B4-B29 CDMA: 800, 1900, secondary 800 GSM/GPRS/EDGE: 850,900,1800,1900 WCDMA: 1, 2, 4, 5, 8 LTE: 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 12, 13, 17, 25, 26, 29, 41
WI-FI	802.11 a/b/g/n/ac (2.4 & 5 GHz)	WiFi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac
BLUETOOTH	Bluetooth 4.0	Bluetooth 4.0
BATTERY	2300mAh	3220mAh
NFC	Yes	Yes
CONNECTIVITY	3.5mm Headphone jack Micro USB	3.5mm Headphone jack Micro USB
SENSORS	Accelerometer Ambient light Proximity	Accelerometer Ambient light Barometer Gyroscope Proximity
GPS	GLONASS GPS	A-GPS Digital compass
HEIGHT	140.8 mm (5.54 inches)	159.3 mm (6.27 inches)
WIDTH	72.4 mm (2.85 inches)	83 mm (3.27 inches)
DEPTH	9.9 mm (0.39 inches)	10.1 mm (0.40 inches)
WEIGHT	144 g (5.08 oz)	184 g (6.49 oz)
COLORS	Black, White (Numerous customizable back panels and accents)	Blue, White
SUPPORTED AUDIO FORMATS	AAC, AAC+, Enhanced AAC+, AMR-NB, AMR-WB, MIDI, MP3, PCM/WAVE, FLAC, OGG/Vorbis	N/A
SUPPORTED VIDEO FORMATS	H.263, H.264 AVC, MPEG-4 SP, VP8	N/A
IN THE BOX	N/A	Array