Google launched two new nexus devices, namely LG Nexus 5X and the Huawei Nexus 6P with Android 6.0 Marshmallow out of the box at an event in San Francisco along with exiting new Pixel C tablet, new Chromecast dongle, Chromecast Audio, and the Chromecast App.
The New Nexus devices has USB Type-C ports, Android Sensor Hub and Nexus Imprint fingerprint sensor.The fingerprint sensor is claimed to recognize a print in less than 600 milliseconds.
Nexus 6P:
The Nexus 6P is Google’s 2015 next-generation phablet made by Huawei and first full-metal Nexus device. The Nexus 6P features a 5.7-inch AMOLED display with QHD resolution (1,440 x 2,560px)along with Corning Gorilla Glass 4 on top.
Nexus 6P packs a 2Ghz Octa-core Qualcomm Snapdragon 810 v2.1 with 3GB of LPDD4 RAM and a 8-megapixel front camera and 12.3MP rear camera with dual-LED flash, 4K & slow motion video recording, a 3450mAh battery with Quick charge support providing up to 7 hours of charge in 10 minutes. It will be available in Aluminium, Frost White and Graphite colour variants. 64GB and 128GB inbuilt storage variants will also be available.
Nexus 6P Specification:
| Display | 5.7″ AMOLED, 1,440 x 2,560px resolution (518ppi); Gorilla Glass 4 |
| Processor | Snapdragon 810 v2.1 (quad Cortex-A57 + quad Cortex-A53, Adreno 430) |
| Front Camera | 8MP front-facing camera |
| Rear Camera | 12.3MP, dual-LED flash; 2160p video capture |
| RAM | 3GB |
| Storage | 32GB, 64GB and 128GB (non-expandable) |
| Connectivity | USB Type-C based on USB 3.0; Cat. 6 LTE; NFC with Android Pay |
| Battery capacity | 3,450mAh; fast charging support; Doze power saving |
| OS | Android 6.0 Marshmallow with Google Now on Tap |
Nexus 5X
The Nexus 5X made by LG and come to replace the two-year old Nexus 5. It runs on the Snapdragon 808 chipset with a hexa-core CPU, 2GB of RAM and an Adreno 418 GPU with 2GB of LPDDR3 RAM; a 5.2-inch full-HD (1080×1920 pixel) display with Corning Gorilla Glass 3 on top;
Nexus 5X sports a 12.3-megapixel rear camera sensor with a f/2.0 aperture and 1.55 micron pixel size, 4K and slow-motion (120fps) video recording. It packs a 2700mAh battery, with Quick Charge support providing up to 3.8 hours of charge in 10 minutes. It will be available in Quartz White, Carbon Black and Ice Blue. Internal storage is either 16GB or 32GB with no option to expand it.
Nexus 5X specifications:
| Display | 5.2″ IPS LCD, 1,080 x 1,920px resolution (424ppi) |
| Processor | Snapdragon 808 (dual Cortex-A57 + quad Cortex-A53, Adreno 418) |
| Front Camera | 5MP front-facing camera |
| Rear Camera | 12.3MP, dual-LED flash; 2160p video capture |
| RAM | 2GB |
| Storage | 16GB/32GB (non-expandable) |
| Connectivity | USB Type-C based on USB 3.0; Cat. 6 LTE; NFC with Android Pay |
| Battery capacity | 2,700mAh; fast charging support; Doze power saving |
| OS | Android 6.0 Marshmallow with Google Now on Tap |
Availability and Price:
Both new devices will go on sale in the US, UK, Ireland and Japan next month, with pre-orders going live tonight.
Google has not revealed any details when these devices will be available in India but the smartphones pricing have been revealed on the Google Play Store and you can do now is join a waiting list at this link
The Nexus 6P will start at INR 39,999 for 32GB model and Nexus 5X will start at INR 31,900. More price details are as follows:
Nexus 6P 32GB: INR 39,999
Nexus 6P 64GB: INR 42,999
Nexus 6P 128GB: INR 47,999
Nexus 5X 16GB: INR 31,900
Nexus 5X 32GB: INR 35,900
Google will also be launching a bunch of accessories like phone covers and USB Type-C cable for both the Nexus smartphones.
