iPhone 6 Plus vs Nexus 6 review Battery

Battery performance hampers most smartphones. Despite advances in other areas, most handsets still struggle to offer more than two days of moderate use from one charge.

The iPhone 6 Plus and Nexus 6 don't radically change this, but they are both fairly impressive by today's standards.
Our test involved burning the iPhone 6 Plus 2915mAh battery and Nexus 6 3220mAh battery by constantly looping a video file stored on the handsets. Both performed fairly well, but the Apple phone had a definite lead.
The iPhone 6 Plus lasted an average of nine hours before dying, while the Nexus 6 made it to a still reasonable eight hours.
The burn scores rang true when we gave the iPhone 6 Plus and Nexus 6 power intensive tasks like 3D gaming.
For example, when playing Grand Theft Auto 3 the iPhone 6 Plus generally lost 12 to 15 percent of its charge for every hour played. The Nexus 6 lost 20 percent every hour.
The Nexus 6 doesn't last as long as the iPhone 6 Plus, but it's important to note that it charges significantly faster than the Apple phone thanks to the inclusion of Motorola's Turbo Charger.
Turbo Charger is based on Qualcomm's Quick Charge 2.0 technology and can load the Nexus 6 with six hours of power from a 15-minute charge.
Winner: iPhone 6 Plus
Storage
The iPhone 6 Plus features a more storage options than the Nexus and is currently being sold with 16GB, 64GB or 128GB of internal space. Google is currently offering the Nexus 6 with 32GB or 64GB.
We'd like to have seen a 128GB option for the Nexus 6, but the wealth of cloud storage services for both devices mean that space shouldn't be much of a problem for either handset.
Disappointingly, neither smartphone features microSD card slots, meaning that buyers will not be able to upgrade the physical storage after purchase.
Winner: iPhone 6 Plus
Price
The Nexus 6 and iPhone 6 Plus are not cheap. However, the Nexus 6 is the less expensive option, starting at £500 for the 32GB model and £550 for the 64GB.
The basic 16GB iPhone 6 Plus is currently retailing for a hefty £620, while the 64GB and 128GB models will set you back a whopping £700 and £790.

Winner: Nexus 6
Overall winner: iPhone 6 Plus
Offering a sleeker design, better performance, longer battery life and sharper display, the iPhone 6 Plus is currently the ruler of the phablet market, and the Apple device wins six of our rounds compared to two for the Nexus 6.
However, with the most basic 16GB model costing £120 more than the Nexus 6, which features a superior camera, the iPhone 6 Plus' perks come at a premium.
We'd wholeheartedly recommend the iPhone 6 Plus to anyone with a surplus of income, but we'd also recommend the Nexus 6 to those outside Apple's ecosystem unwilling to shell out more than £500 for a smartphone.