Although the Nexus 6 launch was fraught with chaos, it's now on sale in all models and we've been using the new flagship Android Lollipop smartphone for a while. Here's our full in-depth review of the Nexus 6. Updated on 23/9/15 as the Nexus 6P is rumoured to launch next week. See also: Best smartphones 2014.
As with every Nexus device, Google has teamed up with a partner to produce the Nexus 6. Following on from LG making the Nexus 4 and Nexus 5, the job has been given to Motorola which Google previously owned before selling it to Lenovo. Interestingly, Google chose HTC for its new tablet, the Nexus 9, possibly because Motorola wasn't an option: it doesn't make tablets any more.
Announced last year to launch Android 5.0 Lollipop, Google is almost certainly going to announce a successor next week at its event on 29 September. See: How to watch Google Nexus 5X and Nexus 6P launch live.
Following months of rumours is appears that Google is set to unveil two new Nexus phones to launch Android 6.0 Marshmallow. One will be the Nexus 5X made by LG and the other will be the Nexus 6P made by Huawei.
So if you're reading this review because you're thinking about buying a Nexus 6 then you'll be better off if you wait until the Nexus 6P has been announced – either because you'll want the newer one or that the original Nexus 6 should then be available for cheaper so you can save money.
We'll be at Google's launch event for the new Nexus 2015 phones so stay tuned for all the news and hands-on reviews.
Previous Nexus devices have offered outstanding value for money, undercutting rivals with similar hardware by a large amount. Google may have even been making a loss on those sales to entice more people to Android. For whatever reason things are different now and the Nexus 6 is a big jump in price compared to its predecessors.
The Nexus 4 launched at a bargain basement £239 (for the time) and the Nexus 5 was still a very affordable £299. This time round you'll need much deeper [and bigger!] pockets as the Nexus 6 starts at £499. This puts it in the same ballpark as flagship devices from the likes of Sony, Apple, Samsung and HTC. £499 buys you the base model, but if you want to double the storage you're looking at £549.
When the Nexus 6 was announced, Google said it would go up for pre-order and then go on sale in the UK in November. This never happened and despite retailers suggesting a release date of 1st December, stock shortages have meant delays across the board and at the time of writing many still don't know when it will start shipping. So many thanks to MobileFun for supplying a Nexus 6 for us to review.
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