Motorola Nexus 6 vs ZTE Obsidian

Key differences

Calculated from recorded specifications using minimum difference thresholds. These are differences, not an overall ranking. For three phones, numeric highlights compare the two extremes.

• Weight

  Obsidian: 46.5 g lighter

  Nexus 6:

  184 g

  Obsidian:

  137.5 g

• Width

  Obsidian: 14.4 mm narrower

  Nexus 6:

  83 mm

  Obsidian:

  68.6 mm

• Screen diagonal

  Obsidian: 1.46 in smaller diagonal

  Nexus 6:

  5.96 in

  Obsidian:

  4.5 in

• Chipset

  Nexus 6:

  Qualcomm APQ8084 Snapdragon 805 (28 nm)

  Obsidian:

  Mediatek MT6735M (28 nm)

• Height

  Obsidian: 21.9 mm shorter

  Nexus 6:

  159.3 mm

  Obsidian:

  137.4 mm

• Release year

  Nexus 6:

  2014

  Obsidian:

  2015

Relative size, not calibrated actual size. Front and side outlines share one scale and a bottom baseline. Generic outlines use recorded body dimensions, excluding camera bumps.

1. 1. Nexus 6

   Height:

   159.3 mm +21.9 mm versus Obsidian

   Width:

   83 mm +14.4 mm versus Obsidian

   Depth:

   10.1 mm

2. 2. Obsidian

   Height:

   137.4 mm

   Width:

   68.6 mm

   Depth:

   10.2 mm

Screen size

Approximate rectangular screens calculated from recorded diagonal and aspect ratio at one relative scale. Rounded corners and cutouts are not subtracted. These are not phone outlines or calibrated actual sizes.

1. 1. Nexus 6

   Screen diagonal:

   5.96 in

   Aspect ratio (height:width):

   16:9

   Approximate rectangular screen area:

   97.9 cm²

2. 2. Obsidian

   Screen diagonal:

   4.5 in

   Aspect ratio (height:width):

   16:9

   Approximate rectangular screen area:

   55.8 cm²

Nexus 6 has approximately 75.4% more rectangular screen area than Obsidian.

Memory variants

Each row compares the same storage capacity. Cells show recorded RAM alternatives, not combined maxima. Not recorded does not mean unavailable in every market.

Practical features

Explicit Yes and No values are shown directly. Qualified or regional records retain their details. Unknown means the record is missing.

Battery capacity

Capacity is not battery life. No endurance test is implied.

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