Google Nexus 6P security teardown

This isn’t a review, we don’t do them, but if it were our conclusion would be that the Nexus 6P is not only the best Nexus that Google has thrown out there to date, and offers incredible value for money up against premium handsets from rivals including Apple and Samsung, but it ticks plenty of boxes on the security side of things as well. In fact, until the malware-eating SnapDragon 820 chip starts appearing in smartphones in 2016 the Nexus 6P would be our first choice for a secure Android stock experience. Instead of drooling over the gorgeous 2,560 x 1,440 resolution AMOLED screen with its 518ppi density or all-metal unibody design, we were more interested in determining how secure it is. Our teardown revealed there are four areas in which the Nexus 6P shines as far as security improvements to the Android family of smartphones are concerned, namely: biometrics, OS security updates, app permissions and encryption. So we took a closer look at each in turn...