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Nexus 6

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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 
Specs
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
Nexus 6 will be available for pre-order for US customer starting in late October with Google play store(unlocked), AT&T, Verizon, T-Mobile, Sprint and US cellular for now. Shipping device are expected to happen by November this year.

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



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