A brand new base Nexus 5 16GB is only $349 direct and unlocked. A far cry from the $649 that the base iPhone 6 16GB costs. The Nexus 6 is more a competitor to

A brand new base Nexus 5 16GB is only $349 direct and unlocked. A far cry from the $649 that the base iPhone 6 16GB costs. The Nexus 6 is more a competitor to the iPhone 6 Plus (screen size and all) and is priced appropriately. It's $699 for 64GB compared to the iPhone 6 Plus at $849 for 64GB. The base models of each are a bit cheaper as well, $749 for an iPhone 6 Plus 16GB and $649 for a Nexus 6 32GB. As a premium phone, the Nexus 6 is unavailable in the small 16GB size. Both the Nexus 5 and the Nexus 6 will be getting updates for quite some time. Neither one requires rooting or a custom ROM of any sort.