Google Nexus 6P vs. Google Pixel 5

Phone Comparison, Reviews and Tests

Side by side comparison and review of Google Nexus 6P and Google Pixel 5. Compare sizes, cameras, batteries, memory capacities and other key specifications and features to simplify the choice of your perfect phone. Our goal is to make it easier for you to decide on the phone that will best meet your expectations by revealing the main differences between the products.

Phone Specifications Comparison

Google Nexus 6P vs. Google Pixel 5 Comparison Chart
DESIGN AND DIMENSIONS Google Nexus 6P Google Pixel 5
Product Type Smartphone Smartphone
Manufacturer Model Number - GTT9Q
Form Factor Touch Touch
Height 159.3 mm 144.7 mm Google Nexus 6P has greater height than Google Pixel 5.
Width 77.8 mm 70.4 mm Google Nexus 6P has greater width than Google Pixel 5.
Depth 7.3 mm 8 mm Google Nexus 6P is narrower than Google Nexus 6P.
Weight 178 g 151 g Google Pixel 5 is lighter than Google Nexus 6P.
Body Colour Mate gold | Graphite | Aluminium Just black | Sorta sage
Body Material Anodised aluminium Corning Gorilla Glass 6, 100% recycled aluminium enclosure
Protection - Dustproof, water-resistant
Waterproof (Water-resistant) - Yes Google Pixel 5 is waterproof.
IP rating - IP68
SAR Value 0.81 W/kg (body), 1.49 W/kg (head) 1.39 W/kg (body), 0.96 W/kg (head)
Connector Type USB Type-C - 24 pin USB-C
Headset jack - mini-phone 3.5mm
USB Type-C - 24 pin USB-C
SIM Card Type (Size) Nano SIM Nano SIM, Electronic SIM card (e-SIM)
SIM Card Qty - Single-SIM
DISPLAY Google Nexus 6P Google Pixel 5
Display Type OLED display OLED display
Display Technology Quad HD Super AMOLED Flexible OLED
Screen Size (Display Size) 5.7" 6" Google Pixel 5 has larger screen size than Google Nexus 6P.
Screen Resolution (Display Resolution) 2560 x 1440 pixels 2340 x 1080 pixels Google Nexus 6P has better screen resolution than Google Pixel 5.
Display Format QHD Full HD+
Pixel Density 518 ppi 432 ppi Google Nexus 6P has better pixel density than Google Pixel 5.
Aspect Ratio - 19.5:9
Colour Depth - 16.7 million colours
Contrast Ratio - 1000000:1
HDR - Yes Google Pixel 5 has HDR.
Display Features - Always-on display, Now Playing, Smooth Display (up to 90 Hz), display with transmissive hole
Display Protection (Screen Protector) Fingerprint-resistant oleophobic coating, Corning Gorilla Glass 4 (scratch resistant glass) -
PROCESSOR Google Nexus 6P Google Pixel 5
Processor Type (CPU) Qualcomm Snapdragon 810 Qualcomm Snapdragon 765G
Clock Speed 2 GHz 2.4 GHz Google Pixel 5 has higher clock speed than Google Nexus 6P.
Processor Core Qty 8-core 8-core Both phones have the same number of phone cores.
64-bit Architecture Yes - Google Nexus 6P has 64-bit architecture.
Graphics System (GPU) Qualcomm ADRENO 430 Qualcomm ADRENO 620
MEMORY Google Nexus 6P Google Pixel 5
RAM 3 GB LPDDR4X SDRAM - 8 GB Google Pixel 5 has more RAM than Google Nexus 6P.
Internal Memory Size (Storage Capacity) 32 GB 128 GB Google Pixel 5 has more internal memory than Google Nexus 6P.
CAMERA Google Nexus 6P Google Pixel 5
MAIN CAMERA
Number of Main Cameras 1 2
Sensor Resolution 12.3 Megapixel 12.2 Megapixel Google Nexus 6P has better camera resolution than Google Pixel 5.
Lens Aperture F/2.0 F/1.7 Google Pixel 5 has better lens aperture than Google Nexus 6P.
Field of View (FoV) - 77 degree(s)
Pixel Size - 1.4 μm
Optical Image Stabiliser (OIS) - Optical Image Stabiliser (OIS) Google Pixel 5 has optical stabilisation.
Focus Adjustment Automatic Automatic
Laser Auto Focus Yes -
HDR Mode Auto HDR mode -
Light Source Dual LED flash Flash
Video Resolutions 3840 x 2160 (4K) 1920 x 1080 (1080p) at 30 fps, 1920 x 1080 (1080p) at 60 fps, 3840 x 2160 (4K) at 30 fps, 3840 x 2160 (4K) at 60 fps, 1920 x 1080 (1080p) at 120 fps, 1280 x 720 (720p) at 240 fps
Camera Features (Functions) Corning Gorilla Glass 4 (protective lens glass) Electronic Image Stabiliser (EIS), Dual Pixel Phase Detect Auto-Focus (PDAF)
SECOND CAMERA
Sensor Resolution (2nd Camera) - 16 Megapixel
Lens Type (2nd Camera) - Ultra wide-angle lens
Lens Aperture (2nd Camera) - F/2.2
Field of View (2nd Camera) - 107 degree(s)
Pixel Size (2nd Camera) - 1 μm
FRONT CAMERA
Number of Front Cameras 1 1
Sensor Resolution (Front) 8 Megapixel 8 Megapixel Both phones have the same front camera resolution.
Lens Aperture (Front) F/2.4 F/2.0 Google Pixel 5 has better front lens aperture than Google Nexus 6P.
Field of View (Front) - 83 degree(s)
Pixel Size (Front) - 1.12 μm
Focus Adjustment - Focus free
Video Resolutions (Front) 1920 x 1080 (1080p) 1920 x 1080 (1080p) at 30 fps
BATTERY AND CHARGING Google Nexus 6P Google Pixel 5
Battery Capacity (Battery Size) 3450 mAh 4080 mAh Google Pixel 5 has larger battery capacity than Google Nexus 6P.
Fast Charging Technology - Power Delivery 2.0 Google Pixel 5 has fast charging technology.
Wireless Charging - Yes Google Pixel 5 can be charged wirelessly.
Wireless Charging Standards - Qi
Standby Time 440 hours -
Talk Time 1380 minutes -
Run Time Details Standby (WCDMA): up to 440 hrs
Talk (WCDMA): up to 1380 min
Playback (Music): up to 100 hrs
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Battery Technology Lithium polymer -
CELLULAR Google Nexus 6P Google Pixel 5
Technology CDMA2000 1X / GSM / WCDMA (UMTS) / TD-SCDMA CDMA2000 1X / GSM / WCDMA (UMTS)
Mobile Broadband Generation 4G 5G Google Pixel 5 has more advanced generation mobile network.
Operating System Android 6.0 (Marshmallow) Android 11
Intelligent Assistant - Google Assistant
Navigation GPS, A-GPS, GLONASS GPS, GLONASS, BeiDou, Galileo, QZSS
COMMUNICATIONS Google Nexus 6P Google Pixel 5
Data Transmission GPRS, EDGE, EV-DO, HSDPA, HSUPA, HSPA+, LTE GPRS, EDGE, EV-DO, HSDPA, HSUPA, HSPA+, FDD-LTE, TDD-LTE, 5G NR FR1
2G Band 850 GSM, 900 GSM, 1800 GSM, 1900 GSM, 800 CDMA2000 1X, 1900 CDMA2000 1X 850 GSM, 900 GSM, 1800 GSM, 1900 GSM, 800 CDMA2000 1X, 1900 CDMA2000 1X
3G UMTS Band - Band 1, Band 2, Band 4, Band 5, Band 6, Band 8, Band 19
3G UMTS Frequency - 2100, 1900, 1700, 850, 800, 900, 800
4G LTE Band Band 1, Band 2, Band 3, Band 4, Band 5, Band 7, Band 8, Band 9, Band 17, Band 19, Band 20, Band 28, Band 38, Band 39, Band 40, Band 41 Band 1, Band 2, Band 3, Band 4, Band 5, Band 7, Band 8, Band 12, Band 13, Band 14, Band 17, Band 18, Band 19, Band 20, Band 25, Band 26, Band 28, Band 29, Band 30, Band 32, Band 38, Band 39, Band 40, Band 41, Band 42, Band 46, Band 48, Band 66, Band 71
4G LTE Frequency FDD 2100, FDD 1900 PCS, FDD 1800+, FDD 1700 - 2110 AWS, FDD 850, FDD 2600, FDD 900, FDD 1800, FDD 700b, FDD 800 upper, FDD 800 DD, FDD 700 APT, TDD 2600, TDD 1900, TDD 2300, TDD 2500 FDD 2100, FDD 1900 PCS, FDD 1800+, FDD 1700 - 2110 AWS, FDD 850, FDD 2600, FDD 900, FDD 700a, FDD 700c, FDD 700 PS, FDD 700b, FDD 800 lower, FDD 800 upper, FDD 800 DD, FDD 1900+, FDD 850+, FDD 700 APT, FDD 700d, FDD 2300 WCS, FDD 1500 L, TDD 2600, TDD 1900, TDD 2300, TDD 2500, TDD 3500, TDD 5150, TDD 3600, FDD 1700 - 2110 AWS-3, FDD 600
5G NR Band - N1, n2, n3, n5, n7, n8, n28, n41, n66, n71, n77, n78, n12
5G NR Frequency - FDD 2100, FDD 1900PCS, FDD 1800, FDD 850, FDD 2600, FDD 900, FDD 700APT, TDD TD 2500, FDD AWS-3, FDD 600, TDD TD 3700, TDD TD 3500, n12
Wireless Interface IEEE 802.11a/b/g/n/ac IEEE 802.11a/b/g/n/ac
Bluetooth Bluetooth 4.2 Bluetooth 5.0 LE
Bluetooth Profiles A2DP A2DP
NFC Yes Yes Both phones have an NFC reader for mobile payments.
Messaging Services SMS, MMS -
MEDIA Google Nexus 6P Google Pixel 5
Supported Digital Audio Standards WAV, AAC, PCM, AMR, MP3, FLAC, AAC +, OGG, eAAC+, MKA, MIDI, M4A, 3GA, MP4 AAC, apt-X, LDAC, apt-X HD
Supported Digital Video Standards MKV, MPEG-4, 3GP, H.264, H.263, WebM -
FEATURES Google Nexus 6P Google Pixel 5
Phone Functions Speakerphone, call timer, conference call, flight mode, vibrating alert Speakerphone, voice control, call timer, conference call, flight mode, voice dialing, vibrating alert
Sensors Accelerometer, ambient light sensor, proximity sensor, digital compass, barometer, gyro sensor Accelerometer, ambient light sensor, proximity sensor, barometer, magnetometer, gyro sensor, flicker sensor, spectral sensor
Security Devices Fingerprint reader Fingerprint reader
Additional Phone Features Noise Cancellation Technology, MIMO technology, notification LED, Three microphones, Android Sensor Hub, Nexus Imprint Sensor MIMO technology, Three microphones, Noise suppression, Titan M Security Module, 3 years of security and OS updates, Reverse wireless charging
OTHERS Google Nexus 6P Google Pixel 5
Included Accessories USB cable, power adapter SIM card removal tool, Quick switch adapter, 18W USB-C power adapter, USB-C to USB-C cable (1 m)
Compliant Standards - IP68, HAC (Hearing Aid Compatible)
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