Finally Google reveals its flagship smartphone Nexus 6 few minutes ago.As the rumors and prediction Google tied up with Motorola in this venture. The most highlighting feature of Nexus is, Nexus will be released with the latest Android version and they will receive update faster than anyone else. Nexus 6 will be packed with the latest Android version 5.0 or Android L(Lollypop).
Nexus 6 looks identity to the Motorola's Moto X(2nd gen). After years latching on to 4.x versions, Android jumps to 5.0 version with a major UI change, performance bump up and battery consumption. Google call the design as Material design, it make everything more lively. Android L promise to deliver much better experience in multitasking than older versions.
"Part of the reason why we've done Nexus devices in the past is that we want to build an amazing device that kind of showcases what's possible on Android, gives a way for the programmers to get early builds, does a whole bunch of things that are important. Exactly what we do, which devices we do, what the timing is, how we release the software with them, all those things have been changing." - Larry Page
OS | Android 5.0 |
Size | 82.98mm x 159.26mm x 10.06mm |
Weight | 184g |
Color | Midnight Blue, Cloud White |
Battery & Charging | 3220mAh Standby time (Ambient Display on ) up to 250 hours Standby time (Ambient Display off) up to 330 hours Internet use time (Wi-Fi) up to 9.5 hours Internet use time (LTE) up to 10 hours Talk time up to 24 hours Video playback up to 10 hours |
Display | 5.96” 2560x1440 QHD AMOLED display (493 ppi) 16:9 aspect ratio Gorilla Glass 3 |
CPU | Quad core Krait 450 CPU 2.7GHz (Qualcomm Snapdragon 805 SOC) |
GPU | Adreno 420 |
Memory | 2GB RAM 16GB & 32GB storage |
Network | North America: GSM: 850/900/1800/1900MHz CDMA Band Class: 0/1/10 WCDMA Bands: 1/2/4/5/8 LTE Bands: 2/3/4/5/7/12/13/17/25/26/29/41 CA DL Bands: B2-B13, B2-B17, B2-29, B4-B5, B4-B13, B4-B17, B4-B29 Rest of World: GSM: 850/900/1800/1900MHz CDMA: not supported WCDMA Bands: 1/2/4/5/6/8/9/19 LTE Bands: 1/3/5/7/8/9/19/20/28/41 CA DL: B3-B5, B3-B8 |
Audio Output | Dual front-facing speakers |
Rear Camera | 13MP with optical image stabilization Dual LED ring flash f/2.0 aperture 4K video capture at 30fps |
Front Camera | 2MP HD Video Conferencing |
Wireless | 802.11ac 2x2 (MIMO) Bluetooth 4.1 NFC |
Ports | Micro USB 2.0 Nano SIM 3.5mm audio |
Sensors | GPS Accelerometer Gyroscope Magnetometer Ambient light sensor Barometer |
In India, we can expect Nexus 6 directly through Google play store by Christmas but its will be the costliest nexus yet, priced at approximately Rs 42,000.
Still Nexus 6 will be a great Christmas gift for your loved ones.
[UPDATE] Nexus 6 is listed at the Google Play Store.
Nexus 6 32GB Midnight Blue priced at $649
Nexus 6 64GB Midnight Blue priced at $699
Nexus 6 32GB Cloud White priced at $649
Nexus 6 64GB Cloud White priced at $699
[UPDATE] Nexus 6 is listed at the Google Play Store.
Nexus 6 32GB Midnight Blue priced at $649
Nexus 6 64GB Midnight Blue priced at $699
Nexus 6 32GB Cloud White priced at $649
Nexus 6 64GB Cloud White priced at $699