Android 5.0 Lollipop
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In choosing the iPhone 6 over the Nexus 6, Apple fans are bound to miss out on four incredible device features because they are exclusive in the Android sphere, specifically version 5.0 or Lollipop that will power Google's 2014 flagship smartphone.

Guest or sharing mode

According to Phone Arena, Google has introduced the ability to create a Guest profile in a mobile device in earlier Android editions though the feature was deemed more useful in a tablet setting, especially for a family sharing the gadget.

In Lollipop, however, device sharing is extended to Nexus 6 and other Android phone users that realistically will give owners peace of mind when, for instance, allowing their kids to toy with the kit. Thanks to the new Android build, the access can be limited to the Guest mode that ensures the bit of playtime will not mess with files and settings.

USB and extended memory support

From the first model to the latest, that is the iPhone 6, Apple has restricted folder access to the device when hooked up with a Mac or PC. No similar prohibition and frustration with Android and Nexus, including the Nexus 6 as Google's mobile operating system permits full file access and exploration.

Gadgets on Android are viewed as external drives when connected via USB into a desktop, which facilitates the easy exchange of files between the two devices.

Plus expanded memory is taboo on iOS 8 while Android 5.0 is continuing on the privilege of adding more storage on a mobile device that has been started way back in earlier builds of the mobile OS.

Full app control

More on the device control subject as Android 5.0, like its predecessors, fully supports the idea of ceding application control to end-users. In Lollipop, that means Nexus 6 users, for instance can install or use any apps they deem fit for their device though this openness is with some form of risks.

Also, applications that cannot be ditched can at least be hidden and filed away.

Both concepts not available to iPhone users and will not change even with the iPhone 6 entry.

More battery juice

Google is packing the benefits delivered by its Project Volta initiative with the Lollipop-powered Nexus 6. For would be buyers of the new Nexus phone, the promise is around 90 more minutes when the feature is activated, which limits the device functionalities to the more essentials when the power meter reaches the critical point, Phone Arena reported.

As for the iPhone 6, users, according to Apple, are assured of more operating hours as the device and iOS 8 are optimised for power-efficient behavior. Yet the exact iOS counterpart of Volta is non-existent in the system, not yet at least.

The Google Nexus 6 will start its global rollout in the first week of November, colliding head-on with the iPhone 6, the release date of which has commenced earlier this October 2014.