I actually prefer the look and feel of the aluminum 6P to the iPhone 6S Plus - I find it more attractive, and it’s about 15g lighter which makes a big difference in-hand. My personal favorite is the aluminum, which looks fantastic even with the black “visor” on the back. I’ve tested both a graphite and aluminum 6P, and both are impressive. The phone is really beautiful and nicely crafted. Overall, I have been really impressed with the Nexus 6P.For me, none of these phones stand out as clear winners over the others.
The Samsung S6 Edge Plus is a beautifully designed device, with a gorgeous display, fantastic camera, and many advanced features, but greatly hampered by poor battery life, poor fingerprint sensor, Samsung’s own software bloat and update regime, carrier control, and lack of network support.
It’s essentially the same old iPhone, while often Android hardware exceeds it in many places. The iPhone 6S Plus is likely the best iPhone (and fastest smartphone) ever, with fantastic battery life, video recording, network support, and reliability, but I’m not sure that means as much as it used to, as the iPhone’s hardware lags behind in display size & quality, still photo quality, and excitement.
To summarize: I think the Nexus 6p is an excellent device with a great display, design, still camera, and price, but hampered by poor battery life, video recording, and reliability issues/concerns. This is just my own opinion, and I would appreciate not getting into iOS vs Android fanboy battles. I would love to hear comments if anyone has felt anything similar or has anything to add. After taking a lot of time to experience all three phones equally and accurately, I’m really trying for a non-biased review here. I’m going to attempt to emphasize hardware over OS differences, because I think hardware is more important when buying a phone - and Android has matured enough that both OS’s are generally equally good in use (with some small differentiations). For background, I have been an iPhone user since the original iPhone and have never used an Android phone in daily use, although I do have experience with Android tablets. For the last few weeks I have been testing out the iPhone 6s Plus, Nexus 6P, and the Samsung Galaxy S6 Edge Plus in an attempt to determine which phone I want to replace my aging iPhone 5.