| Component | Nexus 6 Specs | iPhone 6 Plus Specs |
| Screen size | 5.96 inches | 5.5 inches |
| Screen type | OLED | IPS LCD |
| Resolution | 2560 x 1440 | 1920 x 1080 |
| Pixel density | 493 ppi | 401 ppi |
| SoC | Qualcomm Snapdragon 805 | Apple A8 |
| Type | Quad-core | 64-bit |
| Speed | 2.7 GHz | Not given |
| GPU | Adreno 420 | Not given |
| RAM | 3GB | 1GB |
| Storage | 32GB or 64GB | 16/64/128GB |
| Expansion | No | No |
| Camera | 13MP optical stabilized | 8-megapixel iSight with 1.5µ pixels and optical stabilization |
| Flash | Dual LED | True Tone flash |
| Front-facer | 2MP with 1.4 um pixels | 1.2-megapixel FaceTime |
| Battery | 3220mAh | 14hr talk time/10 day standby |
| OS | Android 5.0 Lollipop | iOS 8 |
| Bands | Varies by country/carrier | Varies – includes UMTS/HSPA+ DC-HSDPA LTE and CDMA EV-DO |
| SIM type | Nano-SIM | Nano-SIM |
| Bluetooth | Bluetooth 4.1 | 4.0 |
| WiFi | 802.11ac 2×2 (MIMO) | 802.11a/b/g/n/ac |
| NFC | Present | Present |
| Infrared | No | No |
| Sensors | Accelerometer / gyro / magnetometer / prox / ambient light / haptics / Hall effect / barometer | Fingerprint barometer gyroscope accelerometer proximity ambient light | |
| Build | Anodized aluminum | Anodized aluminum |
| Size | 82.98 x 159.26 x 10.06mm / 184g | 158.1mm x 77.8mm x 7.1mm / 172g |