The Legendary Google Nexus 6
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 24 ก.ค. 2024
- Hello and Welcome to another Budget Builds Video where today we're taking a look at the Legendary Google Nexus 6, a phone that (hopefully) needs no introduction what so ever. ) as we deep dive into Googles Greatest Phone, which is still performing awesome.
From Gaming Benchmarks through to some frankly awful point and shoot photography, let's see how this 6 Year Old Phone is holding up!
Link to ROM: forum.xda-developers.com/nexu...
Intro: 0:00
Specs: 0:16
ROMs: 1:38
General Usage: 2:45
Gaming and Emulation: 7:16
Battery Life and Thoughts: 10:26
Camera Test: 11:27
Conclusion: 12:09
Simcity 2013 - Population 1 Night Mix
Simcity 3000 - Building
Pokemon Crystal - National Park OST
Metal Gear Solid - Sea Breeze
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Specs:
CPU: R7 3700X
GPU: AMD R9 Fury
RAM: 16GB DDR4 3200Mhz
OS: Windows 10 64Bit
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QHD, amoled, NFC, wireless charging, camera with HDR +, 6 inch display, front facing speakers: 2014. Simply ahead of is time.
I have a nexus 6 as a backup now, but it served me soo well for years.
I use a samsung note 7 as backup
@@AsianFlex u mean emergency self defence granade?
@@AsianFlex xD a good backup weapon for sure!
Oh cool a phone with 1440p screen
>Released in 2014
WHAT
The samsung galaxy note 4 also had a 1440p screen
@@luigi6835 And the LG G3 in the same year, I can say that the screen of the LG G3 is still beautifull
@@rubenportela90 that was a good phone, too bad it had a motherboard flaw
@@Petar321_GT My unit had no problems but it was always warming up, it was a fast device, tragically the display was damaged in a fall.
@@luigi6835 still using galaxy note 4 as secondary phone. The screen still more good and sharper than my Xperia XZ2.
At least I can't wear out the D-Pad on this one by playing Tetris.
I like that the phone has a 6 inch 16:9 screen instead of the super tall aspect ratio of today's phone
But the super tall 6+ inch screens make phones slimmer and much easier to hold
@@parsastrife6629 But you also get black bars around most content
@@adwaitagnome Not a big deal tbh. I don't even see them anymore and my phone's screen is IPS (Expect to notice them even less on an AMOLED screen). You can also pinch to zoom in if you don't mind losing a bit of the top and bottom. And you actually get less/no black bars around 21:9 content such as movies, so it's kind of a tie with the black bars on 16:9 content.
But then you get a lot of screen real state in other stuff. Messaging apps, browsers etc. Which is quite useful imo.
@@adwaitagnome Black bars give me the same area as a normal 16:9 phone while in regular use its better, so no problems here. And on TH-cam I zoom in the 18:9 content since I don't lose much of the video on 18:9.
I don't mind with the long aspect ratio. However the lack of compact phones nowadays is really what i misses about old phones. Sure, my hands are huge, i could hold an 8" tablet single handedly but i misses the days when i could operate my phone completely by single hand.
I love how this phone's screen has a higher resolution than the iphone 11 pro max.
OOF
What oof! You're probably an iphone user.
Anand Raj He probably said oof because he agrees
kcipopnevets i was just kidding.
@@phen1811 oof
I would almost expect a vaporwave/90s aesthetic in the photos going on with Pokémon Crystal music in the background
What is the name of the song playing?
@@mrenricop National Park
My friend had this phone back then. It was fantastic, I remember watching screen test videos on that screen and being amazed. He only had to replace it after it fell out of his pocket at the local pier and sunk into the river. I think we both miss it a bit haha. I like to think it's waiting down there rotting away missing us too.
Is no one going to talk about how he was texting to
5318008?
Edit: Nice Vid, BTW, I love these old phone revivals.
Edit2: So apparently, editing a comment after being hearted removes it... Lesson learnt, TH-cam.
anyone who's asking if u turn it upside down (normally on a calculator) it spells boobies
thanks for pointing that out XD
Yes so you can’t trick the TH-camr into hearting you then editing your comment with some bad things that could hurt the TH-camrs rep, like saying you touch kids or something racist...
atleast he gave the heart back to you
you've hit on a nice little niche with this series
Oh man I really wanted one of these back in the day
I'm still sporting my Nexus 6! Great phone! 6" 16:9 OLED. Can't touch that! Recently installed LineageOS 17.1 and a new battery. New life for my old friend!
That corrado in silver looks sweet!
I still have one of these floating around broken. I used it as a backup phone in 2019 and damn it's very usable.
Still got my Nexus 6, handy to have as a backup. Mine is the blue variant. I should do something with it I guess.
Why don't they make it like these any more. What a shame.
Entry level OnePlus 8, 7T or 7 Pro say hello.
@@raresmacovei8382 neither one of those is entry level
Thanks for the heart again after edit! :)
@@raresmacovei8382 I just got a OnePlus 6T and its great :)
@@badvideoproductions3512 Neither was the Nexus 6 a cheap device either. And an entry level 7T is not far off the Nexus 6, pricing wise.
Your garden captures everything I love about old English gardens. I love the birdbath, the flowers and the decking it’s just so authentic 😂 also love the videos Man! Keep up the brilliant work!
STILL HAVE THIS PHONE AND USE IT!
Have you had any problems when using it?
Truly a trendsetter device in many ways!
Totally digging the Corrado in the background ❤️
I loved the nature commentary in the video test... you're quite the ornithologist!
No u are legendary for making this video.
LOOL
Thanks for the heart! :)
I love how this is the abolute opposite of a pixel.
Watching from my Moto Nexus 6, and still have a good perform on 2020!
Overall, this was a very good video. I've always loved these phone videos that you've done, since they're so interesting in terms of the way that you make them, and overall the personality that you have when making these videos, including all the other videos that you've made in the past. I Really hope to see another one of these videos of yours in the future, especially on apple devices, since I'd like to hear your own opinion of those products (or devices), my good friend.
Corrado❤️❤️
Edit: I can't wait to see the photos on the server
You've been doing a great job of helping me keep my sanity.
I loved my Nexus 5X however boot loop...
The nexus 5X and 6P are riddled with hardware issues not found on the Original 4, 5, and 6.
@@BudgetBuildsOfficial true that. My friends nexus 6p had severe battery drain from day one, then the battery expanded 1 year after purchase and he had to replace the phone. Shame though cause otherwise they nailed the software and the screen seemed quite delightful.
I love the 5x and 6p. My 5x works perfectly fine right now, but the battery in my 6p is less than stellar, and that's after several battery replacements.
@@AlexanderSiracusa I would unlock the bootloader, just in case it does go into the notorious boot loop caused by a hardware malfunction. Only way to save it is by disabling one of the cores.
@@AlexanderSiracusa My 6p still works perfectly as well. Original battery too. I keep it in my laptop bag as a backup phone.
We need more phone videos like this
These were such great value back in the day and great to see with that with the they can still be used to today to quite an extent! 1440p AMOLED in 2014 was just phenomenal. Also dual front facing speakers is a trend that's sadly now mostly gone with the new bezel less design nowadays..
Honestly, if I were you I won't be giving this phone away. It's the one to keep.
Yes! I still use mine every day. It's my media device in my car. Every unofficial upgrade makes it better and better. Still smooth. Replaced the battery, charging port, and camera lens.
Still has a better screen than all of 2020's midrangers (excluding refresh rate).
You’ve convinced me! I needed a new cheap phone so i bought a nexus 6
Beautiful Shamu I will miss you.
I miss my Shamu! It took until this year for me to get a phone with a bigger screen and I missed it so much. My roommate still uses his for media
ur videos are just great keep it up 3>
omg could u please help me my mac wont boot into internet recovery mode my mac is a 206 late imac plz help
Wow this phone had great battery life with custom rom,nexus 6 used to be my dream phone back in the day
Before i even start the video, i was recently trying to buy the phone again because i also used to have this phone and it's probably my most favorite phone that i've used to own.
The big 6" 1440p oled screen, stereo speakers and relatively small (for the time) bezels made this a real fun phone to use, and definitely the best portable experience i've used for content consumption.
The phone's screen size was definitely also an eyecatcher back in the day (i remember people with Samsung note's asking me what phone it was), and it still looks huge compared to modern phones due to the (in my opinion superior) 16:9 aspect ratio.
I regret selling the phone. I had the midnight blue edition with 64GB of internal storage (which seems to be hard to find since most people only seem to sell 32GB versions).
Ah yes the Emerald Isle 😂 Great video as always man. I’m looking to upgrade my phone as my 6s has a very bad battery. Think I’ll stick it out and wait for a new iPhone release
2:58
you know what they say, dirty hands, clean soul (its Croatian, it may not make sense in English)
Hrvat lol
@@jurevranjes pozz!
Oh that is nice because I heard fromEnglish that my hand is so softclean.
A bit like 'idle hands are the devil's tools'
I loved that phone when I had it, it got a lot of use.
Very interesting video. Its cool to see how well phones like this age and how it can be reused.
Watching this on my nexus 6. Still love this phone
i honestly love your passions.
car guy, interest in phones and in pc's. literally the perfect person.
you should prob review cars at some point, lol
I've heard NitrogenOS is good on this phone as well for a custom ROM
LineageOS 17 (the latest version) runs fab!!!
I had mine for around five years. Sold it a few months ago because the battery life was so bad, and it would often reboot itself at random. I miss it so much that I'm considering picking up another one and keeping it around as a dedicated backup/media device.
I have that same usb card reader
Did you filter amazon by price low to high?
I had a Google Nexus 5x for ages, absolutely fantastic phone for the price.
This channel is underrated
I miss this phone. Absolute beast!
A little tempting to purchase. I recently sold my Iphone 6 Plus to get a Pixel XL, should be rooting it soon.
My friend had one. Kicked ass, loved it. Left it in his back pocket one day and forgot it was there when he sat down. Shattered the screen and destroyed it. We were both very sad that day
I love these videos
my one broke 2 years ago replaced it with the 6p model still working nicely in 2020
Interesting video on a phone I really wanted back in the day. I've got big hands so wide screens have never been a problem. It would be fascinating, but probably very difficult bordering on impossible, to flash an official Moto ROM from one of their newer phones to this one, mostly so you'd get the Moto Actions (the chop for the flashlight, swipe for split screen, etc). IIRC; the G7 Play was 32bit, you had to buy a G7 Power to get 64 bit, and came with Android 10 so there's at least one reasonably feature modern (gestures and dark mode) official 32 bit Moto ROM.
Is your friend still using this phone? I'm curious what's become of it in the two years since filming this.
Ah that HTC (in your drawer)..... what a beauty... :( I miss my HTC
BBO: Releases this vid
Nexus 6 sales: Through the roof
I remember eagerly waiting for the Nexus 6 to launch, at the time I was using some HTC turdbucket. I got impatient and instead bought a Galaxy Note 4. I still have that Note 4 and it still works quite well. I'd like to root in and install some custom rom on it but that's waayyy over my head
11:57 What's the song? And great video btw. Interesting how well this phone holds up in terms of performance.
Phones around this era have aged really well, I still have a OnePlus X laying around and it's still a solid phone.
For people looking in to getting their first smartphone without breaking the bank this is not a bad option tbf.
man, this phone aged kinda well tbh
here is a video suggestion: try emulating 3ds on a phone (its extremely demanding, i dont have a powerful phone and it runs @15fps)
Snapdragon 835 here, that's Pixel 2 age, about 2 years ago, still can't run it over 20 fps reliably.
Recently got a Snapdragon 855 phone that I overclocked using a custom rom. Finally stable 30 fps on citra in Mario kart.
Daan Drijver bro my main laptop can barely run citra at anything above 30fps lol
@@tribalwar117 i ran only pokemon alpha sapphire XD, its absolutely terrible on my samsung a20
Amazing video! Please try to work on a 1st gen Moto E.
I wonder why there was no face unlock in the Nexus , even though it is capable of doing it
It holds up today!
Can you access greater than 1080p video on TH-cam?
I remember this phone back in 2014 one friend just had it and he was like a game winner in the whole school bruh
um can I ask you something? how can you just literally flash every old phone you find with android 10? I try to flash one of my old phones but it just kept saying that the flash file is corrupted
National Park Pokemon Crystal music! love it
I guess we all have our own experiences with this phone but I personally hated my Nexus 6. The one I had was extremely slow (probably because mine defaulted to running on encrypted and the nand is slow). My battery and camera also failed. My battery seized and I had to replace the battery on my own and my camera's OIS was going crazy with the camera jumping up and down for no reason. A few months later the top earpiece/speaker broke too. But that said, the phone was still impressing. That large screen paired with the stereo speakers was a TH-cam binge-watcher's dream. But what amazed me the most was seeing how much hardware they crammed inside when I was replacing the battery. The mother board takes up most of the phones size and the battery is stacked over it and literally bent around the MoBo which is then held down my the mid frame. Still blows my mind.
This phone games at a resolution bigger than my Gaming PC that i use daily xD
I would compare this phone to the Honor 8s. I've had both, and they both excel in almost everything. The only major differences is the Nexus has a better camera, and The Honor can handle more In games. Would love to see a video on the Honor 8S!
What is the name of the Pokemon song playing during photos?
Great phone. Had it from 2014-16 or 17 I think, before switching to the Google Pixel 2. Miss the Nexus 6. My first android experience and I loved it.
Why I wanted to change from it:
I simply wanted a smaller, more portable phone
Could you do a video about upgrading an old laptop like from 2010s and using it in modern day and comparing it to old specs? Many old laptops have socketed cpus so it could be upgraded. Other parts could include ram, ssd, swapping an old keyboard or something like that. I upgraded mine Acer Emachines E732ZG from Pentium P6200 to I5-560m, got and ssd and 8gb of ram and it is perfectly usable for day to day tasks even today
I just got the base one plus 8 and that's not even 1440p...
I honestly am happy with getting a new higher end phone again, I've been getting older ones to play with for awhile and while it's fun I really do love all the features on this, and will use it till I'm due for an upgrade on the contract I got with it.
Here's a good question: how come your car's speedometer reads in mph first, rather than kmh? Especially weird considering the steering wheel in on the right, meaning it is probably not made for the US.
Can you test ati radeon 9550,i know its bad gpu,but i wanna know how is holding up
I still think aesthetically it's one of the most beautiful phones I've seen
I had the first generation Moto X from August 2013 which was very similar because it was also a Google phone but manufactured by Motorola. I remember Google also worked with LG to make some of them. It was an interesting time for Moto and LG
6:53 - G60, VR6 or normal 2.0L Corrado? :>
Yeah we need more information of the car
I have the successor the Nexus 6p. And that phone is another unit, as well. Quite great phone, when it's battery didn't take a dump.
Does Budget Builds have a Budget Car Build? I need to know.
I have just broken the screen on my second Nexus 6. I am sat here, looking for replacement phones in-budget. Although there are other newer phones I could get, the Nexus 6 is as good as all of them in most areas. I could get my third Nexus 6.
*looks at the number*
Ahh, I see you are a man of culture as well. 6:00
I’d love an old phone like this to work on
I’m a huge tech nerd
Can you do a review of a Nokia Booklet 3G?
You know what... I'm actually watching this on my nexus 6 and still love mine :)
What rom are u using stock? I'm on crDroid 7.2 loving it
@@s_aku stock 7.1 now
@@kcistech you should try flashing a custom recovery like TWRP and make a backup then flash crDroid 7.2 and see if you like it or not
@@s_aku honestly been planning on it just haven't had time
budget car builds official - we need that!
yo that corrado tho, anything done to it?
It's a pity prices shot up once Google were done with the platform being a showcase/testbed. The 6, 5X and even the 6P were an unbelievably great deals. Being able to use an unrooted Android device without the awful UX changes from the Samsungs of this world was refreshing.
Thanks for the trip down memory lane! Gonna go try to revive my 5X now.
EY, it's back up :D
I'm watching this on my recently (yesterday) modded Huawei p9 (from 2016). I upgraded from Android 7 to 9.
0:37 Where can you purchase the nexus 6 for £60? It's a lot more expensive on Amazon
They havent been told on Amazon at any stage in their life. Scalpers will put up the price ALOT
I still have my old nexus 5 (the lg one) with a flashed kali hunter rom , not my daily driver anymore but still use it from time time
I remember this phone and how people used to talk about how huge it was.
I've got an Xiaomi Mi Max 3 with 7" screen, 128/6 memory & massive 5500mAh batt running A10 I just can't bring myself to stop using the N6 as my daily. Really is a great phone.
What phone do you use now? Did you also like the MASSIVE Massive wider display for its size?.......I keep it cos of that category......but still Like it, looking for better battery & camera quality though......& TRULY looking for one with ALSO A SIMILAR or superior massive WIDER display.....Other newer phones are longer / taller displays instead, but Not Wider.....you or anybody here know of any similar to this in that category, either cheap & expensive??? Thx!.
You must include stadia or geforce now if possible on these test of old phones if they're capable of handling those apps
Does it not have severe burn in my nexus 6p got it
I really miss the front facing speakers from my Nexus 6, but the rest of the phone sucked.
I happily took Google up on their swap the 6 for a Pixel XL deal.
Watching this video on a nexus 5. It's still doing its job although the camera is horrible