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# The Nexus 6 is Slower Than the Nexus 5?
- URL: https://birchtree.me/blog/nexus-6-is-slow/
- Published: 2014-11-14T07:49:00.000Z
- Updated: 2014-11-14T07:49:00.000Z
- Author: Matt Birchler
- Tags: #Import 2023-06-01 22:41, #Import 2025-03-29 19:29

[From Ars Technica's review of Google's new Nexus 6](http://arstechnica.com/gadgets/2014/11/nexus-6-review-the-premium-price-still-comes-with-compromises/?ref=birchtree.me)

> In our experience, the Nexus 6 was slower than the Nexus 5\. Apps took longer to launch, tasks took longer to switch, and sometimes—particularly during heavy multitasking—our Nexus 6 liked to get stuck and pause for a few minutes while it thought about things. It would often “chug” during our normal usage and in general felt like a slow device.

The review goes on to show benchmarks that pale in comparison to those of last year's Nexus 5...that also costs half the price of the new phone. I trust Ars did proper testing, so I'm just a little shocked at some of the raw numbers.

If you are a regular around here, you'll know I don't care too much about raw specs, but take a look at the video they have [on page 2](http://arstechnica.com/gadgets/2014/11/nexus-6-review-the-premium-price-still-comes-with-compromises/2/?ref=birchtree.me) of the review and you'll see the old Nexus beat this new phone in every single real-world speed test.

I'm not saying the Nexus 6 is a bad phone, but it seems odd that with hardware that should be leaps and bounds better than last years' phones, that it is kind of sluggish in day-to-day use.