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this video is brought to you by D brand to buy the best fitting skin for your phone or tablet please visit D brand calm ah the one-year upgrade it's a tricky recommendation under the best of situations but this year's Google upgrade path is also complicated by a rather stark shift in consumer direction if you're currently rockin the Nexus 6p is the pixel XL enough of an upgrade to part you and your hard earned cash it's time for a showdown first a little confession I've never been the biggest Nexus fan I've always appreciated that Google was instrumental in starting the budget-busting discussion which really came to fruition this year but as individual devices they really weren't my jam this was compounded by the fact that I genuinely prefer smaller phones and last year's LG built Nexus 5x was an inoffensive if somewhat underwhelming option for stock Android only after receiving the pixel XL have I been able to spend any significant time with the Nexus 6p but enough about me what we have here represents a significant shift for a company to achieve we're not talking galaxy s6 to s7 refinement we're talking about appealing to completely different customer demographics the 6p exits the scene as the peak of developer focused handsets the pixel is Google's first attempt at a soft around the edges consumer all-rounder as such the design languages are pretty different sure aluminum is used for both but the Nexus has a harder or more professional look while the pixel strives for a friendlier first impression in looking at the more unique aesthetic elements I'll personally take the bender Rodriguez camera strip on the 6p over the glass back on the pixel we're working with the same screen resolutions those stretched a tiny bit further on the larger Nexus display and the pixel outperforms the 6p for maximum screen brightness now the Nexus represents one of the best performers of last year to use welcomes controversial snapdragon 810 chipset it shouldn't come as any surprise that even though Google is under clocking the Snapdragon 820 1 in the pixel it scores an easy victory looking at one of the toughest gaming benchmarks we can show Marvel future fights struggles on the 6p where it's much easier to keep a smoother frame rate on the so after a handful of missions the Nexus is also significantly warmer to the touch the 8:10 just won't go down in the books is a great processor but the 6p does better than most in getting the most out of it looking at photography the pixel features a subtle but critical improvement to camera performance neither has Hardware Oh is so tying stabilization to the phone's gyro is inspired especially as the Nexus lacks any software stabilization when shooting 4k video output for photos and good light is fairly similar especially for all of googles auto HDR processing and both are some of the best performers you'll find for slow motion video but gyro enabled software stabilization for video works very well in calming down the shake in most shots the audio situation is something of a tie we've heard better stereo phone town but between these front-facing speakers in the bottom firing pixel mono speaker will happily choose the Nexus the script flips on headphone playback though where the pixel represents small but significant improvements to audio quality noise dynamic range and includes a slightly more powerful amp nothing earth-shattering but the pixel does pack the better Jack lastly looking at battery life both phones have the same size battery but with the more efficient chipset and smaller screen we see improvements to runtime on the pixel in our media test streaming 30 minutes of HD video over Wi-Fi at 190 Lux our one year old Nexus during seven percent while the pixel drained five percent we originally messed up our first battery run on the pixel XL and our iPhone comparison but more recent tests are generating more consistent results as this was a community Nexus here at pocket now we sort of lost the charger which came with our 6p so while it's not a true fare out of the box comparison using the pixel charger for both phones after 30 minutes the XL hits a 37% recharge while the Nexus topped off at 34% it should be mentioned again the Nexus was also warmer to the touch while recharging so let's wrap this up where does that leave us between the Nexus 6p and the pixel X out when your upgrades are tough a part of the issue hinges on the fact that the Nexus has never really had a unified brand identity each manufacturer involved put its own spin on a Google branded device the sentiment also remains that the next this was a far more economical solution for hardware specs which don't feel that much more evolved now that we've moved on to the pixel Google's new consumer focus seems to come with a healthier margin on each device soul so should you upgrade we're inclined to lean towards know unless gaming performance has been an issue you can't wait for the new assistant or you really want those gyro improvements to the camera for people who want to make sure they're using the newest version of Android with the most complete version of Google's vision a sleeker launcher the fingerprint sensor shortcut and fingers crossed for Verizon users timely updates well the pixel is the only game in town and that means moving up to a premium price tag pocket now is Google pixel coverage is brought to you by deep brand check out D brand comp for unlimited customization and real-time preview that even includes an old-school nexus pack for your brand new pixel D brand skins are designed to add grip and texture while protecting your investment from scratches and smudges they ship worldwide and pixel skin start at under ten bucks hit the link in the description for more info as always thanks so much for watching be sure to subscribe to this channel for our full pixel coverage and help us out with some sharing on your favorite social networks for pocket now I'm Juan Carlos bag now some 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