Sunday, July 27, 2014

Moto Nexus 6


Over the past few months we've seen much controversy about
whether there will be another Nexus smartphone . That's because
Google has been rumored to drop this program, and focus on
Android Silver , which will incorporate a few devices from more
manufacturers than one - but is only said to take shape early next
year.
Now a new rumor claims that there could in fact be another Nexus
phone, and it will launch in November.
Interestingly, Motorola is apparently going to be making it. Its
codename is Shamu, which fits with the sea creature theme that
Google has used so far to assign codenames to Nexus devices.
The fact that a product with that codename is in active development
has been confirmed, more or less, by the filing of a bug which
references it in Google's issue tracker. And Android Police also has
another source that talked about it, saying that it will be targeted at
US carriers, as well as some in other (yet unnamed) parts of the
world.
The Shamu has a 5.9-inch touchscreen, which would make it the
biggest Nexus phone ever - though phablets have been growing
sales at a very fast pace lately, so making one part of the Nexus
program would make sense. Perhaps the Nexus 5 will still be sold
alongside this new device (which may be called Nexus 6 when it
launches). If that happens, we can see a price drop happening for
the currently sold phone, so that it becomes even more competitive
in that regard.
The Shamu will also reportedly feature a fingerprint scanner. Where
that will be placed is still a mystery, however.
And unfortunately, aside from its screen size and the presence of
that sensor, nothing is known about the Shamu just yet. But if it will
in fact become the next Nexus smartphone, then we should start
hearing a lot more about it soon.
All of the above should not be taken for granted, though, for even if
at the moment Motorola does have a handset codenamed Shamu in
the works, it may not get launched at all, or it may not be a Nexus.
Hardware development plans change all the time.
If all of this does pan out, then the Nexus 6 may be unveiled by
Google alongside the rumored HTC Nexus tablet , to both go on sale
when Android L is finally released.

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