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Full Specifications October 19, 2026
Motorola Nexus 6 Android 5.0
Motorola · 2014

Motorola Nexus 6

Motorola Nexus 6 Android smartphone. Announced Oct 2014. Features 5.96″ display, Snapdragon 805 chipset, 13 MP primary camera, 2 MP front camera, 3220 mAh battery, 64 GB storage, 3 GB RAM, Corning Gorilla Glass 3.

Display 5.96"
Chipset Snapdragon 805
RAM 3 GB
Storage 32GB/64GB storage, no card slot
Camera 13 MP
Battery 3220 mAh
OS Android 5.0, up to 7.1.1
Build 184g, 10.1mm thickness

Launch

Announced 2014, October. Released 2014, November
Status Discontinued

Platform

OS Android 5.0 (Lollipop), upgradable to 7.1.1 (Nougat)
Chipset Qualcomm APQ8084 Snapdragon 805 (28 nm)
CPU Quad-core 2.7 GHz Krait 450
GPU Adreno 420

Display

Type AMOLED
Size 5.96 inches, 97.9 cm 2 (~74.1% screen-to-body ratio)
Resolution 1440 x 2560 pixels, 16:9 ratio (~493 ppi density)
Protection Corning Gorilla Glass 3

Memory

Card slot No
Internal 32GB 3GB RAM, 64GB 3GB RAM
memoryother eMMC 5.0

Main Camera

Single 13 MP, f/2.0, 28mm (wide), 1/3.1", 1.4µm, AF, OIS
Features Dual-LED ring flash, panorama, HDR
Video 4K@30fps

Selfie camera

Single 2 MP, f/2.2, 1/6", 1.4µm

Body

Dimensions 159.3 x 83 x 10.1 mm (6.27 x 3.27 x 0.40 in)
Weight 184 g (6.49 oz)
Build Glass front (Gorilla Glass 3), plastic back, aluminum frame
SIM Nano-SIM
bodyother Water resistant

Battery

Type Li-Po 3220 mAh, non-removable
Charging Wireless (Qi)
Stand-by Up to 330 h
Talk time Up to 24 h

Sound

Loudspeaker Yes, with stereo speakers
3.5mm jack Yes

Comms

WLAN Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct, DLNA, hotspot
Bluetooth 4.1, A2DP, LE
Positioning GPS, GLONASS
NFC Yes
Radio No
USB microUSB 2.0 (SlimPort), OTG

Network

Technology GSM / CDMA / HSPA / LTE
2G bands GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - all models
3G bands HSDPA 800 / 850 / 900 / 1700 / 1800 / 1900 / 2100 - XT1100
4G bands 1, 3, 5, 7, 8, 9, 19, 20, 28, 41 - XT1100
Speed HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE Cat4 150/50 Mbps or LTE (2CA) Cat6 300/50 Mbps

Features

Sensors Accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass, barometer

Our Tests

Performance Basemark OS II 2.0: 1267Basemark X: 20901
Display Contrast ratio: Infinite (nominal), 3.543 (sunlight)
Camera Photo / Video
Loudspeaker Voice 66dB / Noise 66dB / Ring 66dB
Audio quality Noise -95.6dB / Crosstalk -96.6dB
Battery (old) Endurance rating 70h

Misc

Colors Midnight Blue, Cloud White
Models XT1103, XT1100
SAR 1.47 W/kg (head)     0.93 W/kg (body)
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In depth

Full specifications

Announced 2014, October. Released 2014, November
Status Discontinued
OS Android 5.0 (Lollipop), upgradable to 7.1.1 (Nougat)
Chipset Qualcomm APQ8084 Snapdragon 805 (28 nm)
CPU Quad-core 2.7 GHz Krait 450
GPU Adreno 420
Type AMOLED
Size 5.96 inches, 97.9 cm 2 (~74.1% screen-to-body ratio)
Resolution 1440 x 2560 pixels, 16:9 ratio (~493 ppi density)
Protection Corning Gorilla Glass 3
Card slot No
Internal 32GB 3GB RAM, 64GB 3GB RAM
memoryother eMMC 5.0
Single 13 MP, f/2.0, 28mm (wide), 1/3.1", 1.4µm, AF, OIS
Features Dual-LED ring flash, panorama, HDR
Video 4K@30fps
Single 2 MP, f/2.2, 1/6", 1.4µm
Dimensions 159.3 x 83 x 10.1 mm (6.27 x 3.27 x 0.40 in)
Weight 184 g (6.49 oz)
Build Glass front (Gorilla Glass 3), plastic back, aluminum frame
SIM Nano-SIM
bodyother Water resistant
Type Li-Po 3220 mAh, non-removable
Charging Wireless (Qi)
Stand-by Up to 330 h
Talk time Up to 24 h
Loudspeaker Yes, with stereo speakers
3.5mm jack Yes
WLAN Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct, DLNA, hotspot
Bluetooth 4.1, A2DP, LE
Positioning GPS, GLONASS
NFC Yes
Radio No
USB microUSB 2.0 (SlimPort), OTG
Technology GSM / CDMA / HSPA / LTE
2G bands GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - all models
3G bands HSDPA 800 / 850 / 900 / 1700 / 1800 / 1900 / 2100 - XT1100
4G bands 1, 3, 5, 7, 8, 9, 19, 20, 28, 41 - XT1100
Speed HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE Cat4 150/50 Mbps or LTE (2CA) Cat6 300/50 Mbps
Sensors Accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass, barometer
Performance Basemark OS II 2.0: 1267Basemark X: 20901
Display Contrast ratio: Infinite (nominal), 3.543 (sunlight)
Camera Photo / Video
Loudspeaker Voice 66dB / Noise 66dB / Ring 66dB
Audio quality Noise -95.6dB / Crosstalk -96.6dB
Battery (old) Endurance rating 70h
Colors Midnight Blue, Cloud White
Models XT1103, XT1100
SAR 1.47 W/kg (head)     0.93 W/kg (body)
Price About 420 EUR
PhoneInsight Benchmark
31.6/100
Entry-level

A specs-derived composite score, not a lab benchmark -- useful for ranking and comparison.

Processor 18.2
Display 75.5
Camera 63.8
Battery 48.8
0.2%Popularity rank
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