The Nexus 6P is the phone I can’t stop loving

I’m talking about the Nexus 6P, a gargantuan, utilitarian hunk of aluminum that still elicits an ineffable feeling of joy—and I don’t really know why. At this point, the hulking device is slow and the camera is nowhere near up to a par with today’s juggernauts. Battery life has also degraded, so it doesn’t exactly offer the most user-friendly experience—at least the unit we have for testing purposes in our office.

Be that as it may, the cold, rigid frame, front-facing speakers, and expansive 5.7-inch screen still hold strong. And although the Nexus 6P is large, it doesn’t feel overbearing. It’s the perfect vessel for watching YouTube videos and playing games. Somehow, the honeymoon period hasn’t worn off, leading me to believe this is one relationship that will endure.

At least until the device dies, which it will sooner or later. The phone has received Android Oreo, but September marks the month when Google will end guaranteed version updates, so don’t expect much, if anything, down the road. That said, the device will continue to get security patches for another 12 months, so it will survive through 2018.

With so many excellent devices on the market, it’s so easy to move on and forget about what came before. We’re conditioned to want the newest, latest Thing, when we already have great stuff right in front of us. The Nexus 6P is nowhere as advanced as something like the Galaxy S8, but it still does exactly what I need, which is all anyone can really ask for from a smartphone.

Article source: https://www.technobuffalo.com/2017/09/07/the-nexus-6p-is-the-phone-i-cant-stop-loving/