Android By Russell Holly Aug. 13, 2014 2:12 pm
There’s been a lot of guessing this year about the future of Google’s Nexus program. Some seemed to think the Nexus program would be replaced by something called Android Silver, but since then there’s been a good deal of evidence suggesting that we will see at least two new Nexus devices this year. We’ve seen quite a bit on the apparently HTC-made successor to the Nexus 7, but what we are seeing now are the first bits of the Motorola-made successor to the Nexus 5.
Codenamed Shamu, which is keeping in line with the fish-based codenames we’ve seen for other Nexus devices, it looks like this Nexus 6 is going to be substantially bigger and better than its predecessor. The name Shamu may well just have been the next name in a list, but the rumored size of the device seems to lend itself to the name quite well. Motorola is expected to produce a smartphone with a 5.2-inch display that packs a resolution of 2560×1440. This Android L-based smartphone is also expected to be using Qualcomm’s Snapdragon 805 processor, clocked at 2.6ghz and paired with 3GB of RAM. These are all substantial improvements over the Nexus 5, but raw power and a beautiful display were never things Google’s current Nexus is thought to have lacked.
With a reported 12MP rear facing camera and 2MP front facing camera, the Nexus 6 will hopefully place a premium on photography to help with the current stigma surrounding the camera on Nexus devices. Motorola’s cameras in this last generation had similar issues when the phone first launched, but like the Nexus 5 there were software improvements that helped make those cameras useful later on. There’s also battery life to consider, since this device will have a power-slurping display. The increased size of the device likely means a slightly larger battery, and the power saving features in Qualcomm’s most recent processors should help a great deal. Plus, we already know that Android L is going to do great things to battery life in day to day usage.
We obviously don’t know anything until an official announcement from Google, but if these specs turn out to be legit there’s every chance the next Nexus phone will be even more impressive than its predecessor. It looks like the second half of this year is going to be very exciting for smartphone fans.
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Codenamed Shamu, which is keeping in line with the fish-based codenames we’ve seen for other Nexus devices, it looks like this Nexus 6 is going to be substantially bigger and better than its predecessor. The name Shamu may well just have been the next name in a list, but the rumored size of the device seems to lend itself to the name quite well. Motorola is expected to produce a smartphone with a 5.2-inch display that packs a resolution of 2560×1440. This Android L-based smartphone is also expected to be using Qualcomm’s Snapdragon 805 processor, clocked at 2.6ghz and paired with 3GB of RAM. These are all substantial improvements over the Nexus 5, but raw power and a beautiful display were never things Google’s current Nexus is thought to have lacked.
With a reported 12MP rear facing camera and 2MP front facing camera, the Nexus 6 will hopefully place a premium on photography to help with the current stigma surrounding the camera on Nexus devices. Motorola’s cameras in this last generation had similar issues when the phone first launched, but like the Nexus 5 there were software improvements that helped make those cameras useful later on. There’s also battery life to consider, since this device will have a power-slurping display. The increased size of the device likely means a slightly larger battery, and the power saving features in Qualcomm’s most recent processors should help a great deal. Plus, we already know that Android L is going to do great things to battery life in day to day usage.
We obviously don’t know anything until an official announcement from Google, but if these specs turn out to be legit there’s every chance the next Nexus phone will be even more impressive than its predecessor. It looks like the second half of this year is going to be very exciting for smartphone fans.
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