

The 6P and 5X are the first major, widely available smartphones that use Type-C, and Google says you should get up to seven hours of use from a 10-minute charge with the included 3A charger (more on that later). The graphite-colored review unit I've been testing has a little less character than the white or silver versions, but some people will appreciate the spartan aesthetic applied to the whole 6P line.Ī quick look around the 6P's edges reveals a headphone jack on the top, a nano-SIM slot on the left and a USB Type-C connector on the bottom.

I was a little wary of the 6P's overall feel when I first saw it, but I've grown to appreciate its light weight and dimensions - well done. While Moto hoped its phone's curvy shape would offset its size, Huawei takes a different approach, emphasizing sheer thinness to achieve comfort. In fact, the monolithic slab of aeronautical-grade aluminum used here is basically the polar opposite of last year's Motorola-made Nexus 6. The evolution is impossible to miss: After generations of plastic phones, Huawei's sturdy, all-metal 6P is svelte (7.3mm thick) and surprisingly light, at 6.28 ounces. I love that none of the previous Nexus phones really looked like each other - they're just as much a reflection of our changing tastes in hardware as they are showcases for Google's latest and greatest software achievements.
