I've had my N6 64gb Blue for 1 week exactly as I write this. I read and watched every review of this phone I could find before I overpaid for it on EBay. Constantly the reviews point towards the Note 4 as the all around better phone. So here's my review.
I've been using a Note 3 since the moment it was released on Verizon. Prior to that I had a Note 2 from release day. Before that a Thunderbolt, Google Nexus, Blackberry Touch (Was it touch?), Razor or flip phones. The Note 3 was the best phone ever after the Note 2. And the Note 3 was a huge upgrade. Now to the N6, I feel very much like Mongoose in his review. I have been upgrading for screen size every time a bigger phone was released. But I would not sacrifice on hardware.
The N6 at first did not seem that much bigger than the Note 3 (which is now my second phone). Until I stopped using the Note 3 as my primary phone. After a couple of days the Note 3 began to feel small to me. So far the N6 screen has been great, I have no complaints at all. As for the phone itself not as great. First the power and volume buttons are way to close to each other. With a cover (neoprene) you can barely tell which button is which. The reviews said they were placed in there positions because of the phone size. How about considering the users hand size? You've got a entire left side of the phone unused. Bad design.
Next the speed. The N6 is no doubt much faster than the Note 3. Simple test is to fast scroll through contacts with pictures. N6 loads pictures instantly. Note 3 has huge lag. To the point you must wait up to a 3/4 second for pictures to load (DW contacts app). But the N6 still has lag or freezes for a moment when it's being tasked. I'm defiantly getting software glitches which could be due to lollipop interacting with apps. Bottom line I'm not digging it.
Phone calls on the N6 are OK but I honestly think the volume is a bit to low. I have also been experiencing some static during calls. The calls are clear but again not that loud. Note 3 is defiantly better during phone calls. Also the contacts and in phone call screen sucks. Everything is tiny.
Note 3 S pen is a great feature!!! If you don't have it then you don't realize how often you make a quick note with it. N6 nope.
The front speakers are much better than the Note 3's rear speaker. I've never understood that speaker placement.
Physically the N6 is very sturdy and a quality product. Since I have the Midnight Blue it appears like a big dark phone. Nothing fancy. I've never owned a white phone but I bet it looks better. The N6 is defiantly a nicer build than most but once you put a case on it you'd never know the difference between any phone and the N6.
One thing I absolutely miss is the hard home button. The back buttons and home button on the N6 are a total hassle. They add an extra step or confusion to the whole process. When pressing the right button why can't you "close all" apps? There is a learning curve and I defiantly prefer the Note 3 when it comes to home screen buttons.
I've taken pictures and they are OK. I use the Camera Zoom app and have not taken that many photos to really review the camera.
The battery life has been completely fine. I conditioned the battery by charging it fully and draining it until shut down and repeated for a few days. I'm getting a full day 6am until now 11:19pm with 19% left. So battery is good.
As far a lollipop is concerned its fine but I hate the circles theme throughout. It's an operating system, the visual animations are nice but who cares.
So to some it up I've owned every top of the line phone released on Verizon. The N6 is a nice phone but it's not incredible. To me the biggest and best thing about the N6 is the screen size. It's great. Secondly its faster so that makes me happy to own it. Overall the N6 is a great phone BUT since I'm moving from a Note 3 I'm not being blown away because I'm used to a great phone.
Update: A couple of things I forgot and are concerns to potential buyers. First 64gbs is plenty. My Note 3 didn't slow down until I had almost 10k pictures on it with 32gbs. Don't sweat no sd card. Next no removable battery. I never removed my battery in any phone except to do a hard reset (except the HTC incredible, I added the bigger battery and back cover). I don't see this as an issue. Also with so many people and places having chargers lying around when can't you get some juice. Lastly for the moment, though I never thought I'd use it I miss the IR blaster. With all the apps available for my home theater etc. It comes in handy.
I've been using a Note 3 since the moment it was released on Verizon. Prior to that I had a Note 2 from release day. Before that a Thunderbolt, Google Nexus, Blackberry Touch (Was it touch?), Razor or flip phones. The Note 3 was the best phone ever after the Note 2. And the Note 3 was a huge upgrade. Now to the N6, I feel very much like Mongoose in his review. I have been upgrading for screen size every time a bigger phone was released. But I would not sacrifice on hardware.
The N6 at first did not seem that much bigger than the Note 3 (which is now my second phone). Until I stopped using the Note 3 as my primary phone. After a couple of days the Note 3 began to feel small to me. So far the N6 screen has been great, I have no complaints at all. As for the phone itself not as great. First the power and volume buttons are way to close to each other. With a cover (neoprene) you can barely tell which button is which. The reviews said they were placed in there positions because of the phone size. How about considering the users hand size? You've got a entire left side of the phone unused. Bad design.
Next the speed. The N6 is no doubt much faster than the Note 3. Simple test is to fast scroll through contacts with pictures. N6 loads pictures instantly. Note 3 has huge lag. To the point you must wait up to a 3/4 second for pictures to load (DW contacts app). But the N6 still has lag or freezes for a moment when it's being tasked. I'm defiantly getting software glitches which could be due to lollipop interacting with apps. Bottom line I'm not digging it.
Phone calls on the N6 are OK but I honestly think the volume is a bit to low. I have also been experiencing some static during calls. The calls are clear but again not that loud. Note 3 is defiantly better during phone calls. Also the contacts and in phone call screen sucks. Everything is tiny.
Note 3 S pen is a great feature!!! If you don't have it then you don't realize how often you make a quick note with it. N6 nope.
The front speakers are much better than the Note 3's rear speaker. I've never understood that speaker placement.
Physically the N6 is very sturdy and a quality product. Since I have the Midnight Blue it appears like a big dark phone. Nothing fancy. I've never owned a white phone but I bet it looks better. The N6 is defiantly a nicer build than most but once you put a case on it you'd never know the difference between any phone and the N6.
One thing I absolutely miss is the hard home button. The back buttons and home button on the N6 are a total hassle. They add an extra step or confusion to the whole process. When pressing the right button why can't you "close all" apps? There is a learning curve and I defiantly prefer the Note 3 when it comes to home screen buttons.
I've taken pictures and they are OK. I use the Camera Zoom app and have not taken that many photos to really review the camera.
The battery life has been completely fine. I conditioned the battery by charging it fully and draining it until shut down and repeated for a few days. I'm getting a full day 6am until now 11:19pm with 19% left. So battery is good.
As far a lollipop is concerned its fine but I hate the circles theme throughout. It's an operating system, the visual animations are nice but who cares.
So to some it up I've owned every top of the line phone released on Verizon. The N6 is a nice phone but it's not incredible. To me the biggest and best thing about the N6 is the screen size. It's great. Secondly its faster so that makes me happy to own it. Overall the N6 is a great phone BUT since I'm moving from a Note 3 I'm not being blown away because I'm used to a great phone.
Update: A couple of things I forgot and are concerns to potential buyers. First 64gbs is plenty. My Note 3 didn't slow down until I had almost 10k pictures on it with 32gbs. Don't sweat no sd card. Next no removable battery. I never removed my battery in any phone except to do a hard reset (except the HTC incredible, I added the bigger battery and back cover). I don't see this as an issue. Also with so many people and places having chargers lying around when can't you get some juice. Lastly for the moment, though I never thought I'd use it I miss the IR blaster. With all the apps available for my home theater etc. It comes in handy.
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