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this time around the purest Android experience goes up against one of the most full-featured versions of that very operating system it's charged regard from Andhra Authority what's going on everybody and this is the Nexus 6p versus the Samsung Galaxy Note 5 as always with these verses videos you can find the more my new details including the spec sheets for both of these devices by clicking on the card that should be appearing right about now so you can see the full written comparison at Android authority calm when it comes to design you're pretty much going to get premium either way it just matters what kind of material you're going for in the case of the Samsung Galaxy Note 5 we now have a metal frame with a unibody that employs dual glass panels what's nice is that there is a curve to the backing so it does sit really nicely in the hand but this unibody also means that there are no more removable backs and that means no more replaceable batteries or expandable storage but really from there you have a lot of the same elements including the s-pen which is nestled right down here in the corner and now has a clicky top so it is able to be in there completely recessed you still get the same button layout all over the place and really this feels like a still samsung esque device on the other hand we have the Nexus 6p which takes on a new design now head by Huawei and Huawei has done a great job in providing a big metal redesign on here that provides a very premium look and feel you even have that black bar on the top which houses the camera and it's accessories but of course it's all about this fingerprint reader here on the back that is able to wake and unlock the device simply by putting your finger on that area 5.7 inches is what you get in both of these devices and the Nexus 6p is just that little bit bigger overall than the Galaxy Note 5 but it doesn't really hinder its handling all that much for the most part you're going to get a very similar experience here even though the curve on the back here does make this sit a little bit more nicely the flat sides of the Nexus 6p also help its case as well but we have very similar specifications when it comes to the displays quad HD is the name of the game here you get very high resolution no matter which of these two devices you pick now we do have a Super AMOLED display on the galaxy note 5 but that doesn't necessarily mean it is really all that much better than the AMOLED display on the Nexus 6p we get a very similar output on here with a bit of a punch up in those colors due to the saturation but from there it's still a great display experience either way for both work in play now one thing that the Nexus 6p is able to boast is the ambient display which does come up when you bring the phone up from let's say a table or the prone position it is kind of nice to have so you can get a quick look at your notifications but it's not the easiest thing to trigger when it comes to performance we have a great experience out of the way but they both come from different sources the Samsung Galaxy Note 5 now employs the Samsung in how 16o 7420 processor along with 3 gigabytes of RAM which should definitely help with multitasking now it is a very worthy to mention that TouchWiz still has a lot of features that are not found in stock Android so multitasking is really its kind of Forte you will be able to use the multi window and also the S window capabilities but for the most part going through all of the typical tasks in the home screens apps and even gaming did not bring us any issues whatsoever in the note 5 and it still provides a very reliable experience but on the other hand the tried-and-true Snapdragon 810 and 3 gigabytes of ram as well are what powers the Nexus 6p and it does so beautifully we do give a little bit of credit to the Android iteration on here because it is stock Android with all the optimizations that marshmallow has put in you're really aren't going to have any problems on here though you are not going to have as much multitasking because the recent apps screen is the main way to use the Nexus 6p that said the interface and all the applications go by swimmingly so the experience of the stock Android on the Nexus 6p is really one of the most sublime experiences we've had in Android this year now the core basics when it comes to the hardware section are actually kind of similar when it comes to these two devices after all the Samsung Galaxy Note 5 this year no longer has the removable backing so you don't get expandable storage or even a replaceable battery so that kind of puts an in line with what we have already been used to in the Nexus line but of course the main edition in the galaxy note 5 is going to be the S Pen which pops out very nicely because the pen itself while very symmetrical also has a very addicting clicky top and it is really easy to use when you're using the stylus experience on here just remember don't be putting this pen in backwards the speaker on the bottom is is not all that great to be honest it does provide a little bit more body than plenty of other devices but it is also not quite as loud as some iterations but it pales in comparison simply to the dual front-facing speakers of the Nexus 6p for that matter however the connections are all pretty much the same on here and the fingerprint reader inside of the home button is really easy to use you are going to have to press the home button to wake the device but leaving the finger on there will unlock it pretty quickly and from there you also get for charging wireless charging which Samsung has set is one of the fastest iterations out there but you still have the micro USB port on the bottom here which is able to do fast charging so you won't be having to charge too often when it only takes about 10 to 15 minutes to be able to get past the rest of your day as we move on to the Nexus 6p the first thing we can talk about is that fingerprint reader on the back now it's that little circle there and once you have your fingerprint set up you just have to put a finger on to that area and it will wake and unlock the device simultaneously which makes it just that little bit faster than the Samsung Galaxy Note 5 and then when going to the front we have the dual stereo front-facing speakers on here which are a treat no matter what device we see them on and they work really well in the 6p we don't really have to have our headphones out when we were playing games mostly and because the sound from these two speakers already provides a nice experience a lot of the same connections are also still available here in the Nexus 6 people you're not going to get wireless charging on here which is a little bit of a bummer but actually the 3450 million of our battery on here can go for quite a while just that little bit more than the Galaxy Note 5 especially when you factor in marshmallows new doze feature and then finally here on the USB type-c port which is the new standard that we do have to get a little bit more used to still we also have the higher power currents that even if it's not going to be using Qualcomm quick charge 2.0 it's still able to provide a really fast charging experience this 3450 million power battery might seem large but going from 0 to 100 in the charge only takes about 90 minutes so for both of these devices we have a good outlook when it comes to hardware but when it comes to the Galaxy Note 5 you obviously have the stylus experience and if that's what you really need then you can go ahead and choose the Samsung device but the Nexus 6p is definitely proving that it is very good for even the power user and in camera we are dealing with two very powerful pack here the Nexus 6p is the one that probably got the more profound upgrade however because it now brings great camera quality whereas the rest of the Nexus line just paled in comparison to the rest of Android a larger sensor is able to pull in 13 megapixels worth of data and you'll be able to get those pictures along with an 8 megapixel front facing shooter for those selfies but when we're talking about the application there aren't too many controls on here definitely no manual controls and as far as the modes go we do have a nice auto HDR plus mode and also a really good slow motion capture at lower resolutions but as far as other modes go we have things like Lens Blur and photosphere and with not too many extras after that but that is what the Samsung camera is able to boast now though it does have a 16 megapixel shooter it is also with optical image stabilization which the Nexus 6p does not have and it's front-facing shooter is of 5 megapixels but its application provides a lot of control not only are you able to add a lot of different modes onto there but when you go to the pro mode you are able to change even in my new increments things like the white balance and the ISO so from there you have a lot of great features that Samsung has commonly put into its cameras but we are always looking at picture quality here and to that end we have these examples we'll start off with the low-light shots of which we actually think that the optical image stabilization is able to pull a more usable shot than the larger sensor of the Nexus 6p but that is of course with the combination of a very steady hand if you can do it along with a night mode that tries to pull in a little bit more light in a longer exposure but when it comes to general pictures we actually thought that both of the cameras provided really great pictures the Nexus 6p does tend to have that little bit more sharpness in its photos and the galaxy note 5 is kind of putting a bit of a warm hue over all of its photos so the color profile might be just very slightly different that said however both pictures are really enjoyable and you should have a lot of fun with it so it kind of comes down to how much control you want to have over them that warmish hue that we see on the galaxy note 5 can be alleviated of course in the pro mode so you can really kind of take your pick here but at the very least in the auto modes with auto HDR available you should be able to get some nice photos no matter which of these two devices you pick and finally in software we have two versions of Android here the lollipop version of TouchWiz on here that is Samsung's usually kind of oversaturated in features software suite and then we have marshmallow on here the stock Android the pure experience of Android now we will start off with the Nexus 6p which has the stock Android experience and if you've ever had one before you kind of know what to expect here there are a few subtle changes however with an extra line on the app drawer that provides your most used applications app permission so you can get an extra layer of security and the flashiest of the new features now on tap which by holding the home button you will be able to look for certain terms that are currently shown on the screen now the thing is though that the Android marshmallow iteration on here is all about its speed and snappiness and of course when you're going to be getting eighth Nexus device you're also going to be getting a lot of updates for the foreseeable future that are available before plenty of the other carriers but that said however speaking of the carriers and manufacturers Samsung has put a slightly toned-down TouchWiz onto the galaxy note 5 which of course uses as its mark the s-pen but before we get to that we still have the multitasking capabilities of the multi window which is easily triggered from the already existing recent apps screen and of course the S window if you want to drag down to a floating window but from their TouchWiz pretty much looks and feels the way that it always has but you can of course theme it if you want to but it's all about this s-pen right here which does provide a stylus and more executive like experience if you so needed to pulling out the S Pen from here we'll open up the air command menu and there are a few key functions on there including the ability to go straight to S note by using the action memo and writing down any number of things that could then contextually be put into other applications smart select is one of our favorites because it's able to pull any little portion of the screen and then it provides a very easy way of sharing it then of course the screen write which now can also take scrollable webpages but really the best part about using the s-pen is that if the phone is actually in standby and off when you pull out to the S Pen this becomes a black slate and you can actually write anything on here that will then become part of s no and you can always use that for further reminders later on now it is worthy of mentioned that the Nexus 6p despite having a great and mostly updated version of Android has features that will eventually make it to the other phones and Samsung is no exception it just has to take a little bit longer for it to provide those updates for their users phones like for example mine which is still on lollipop but if you want a very saturated in feature software suite then of course you have multitasking abilities and that S Pen here in the note 5 so unless you really want those extra ways of doing your work and play you still will have a great experience on the Nexus 6p doing the conventional and more original ways of all those things for the base models on these two devices we're dealing with 32 gigabytes and true to form the Nexus 6p is available at the Google store for 499 dollars starting off now if you want to go to the Galaxy Note 5 will use t-mobile as an example where they're after monthly payment you'll be paying a total of six hundred and ninety-nine dollars and so there you have it for the Nexus 6p and the samsung galaxy note 5 now it was pretty easy before in the Nexus line to say you kind of get what you pay for when comparing them to the flagships of the Samsung camp but now that's not really the case as with Huawei Google has been able to provide kind of the real flagship experience if stock Android is your measuring stick but if you already know what version of Android you're looking for then the choice is really easy no matter which one you choose however you get very premium devices here and you aren't going to have any problems getting anything done no matter which one you pick so as always thank you guys very much for watching I hope you enjoyed this versus between the Nexus 6p and the samsung galaxy note 5 they provide pretty much the same powerful experience and if you're looking for the most powerful devices right now you're probably looking at them in the Android space so you really just have to kind of be in tune with your needs what kind of features you want to use and how you want to get your work and play done that said however you really can't go wrong with either of these and if you're an Android purist go for the Nexus 6p otherwise the note 5 is really calling your name so keep it tuned to Android authority for all of the best here and you can see content from my colleagues in Android over here on the side and check out the full written comparison at Android authority comm from there you can head on over to our podcast and listen to us every single week and then you can stick around for even more because we are your source for all things Android