Google Nexus 6 US Release Date Closer Than Ever

Just in time for its release, Google’s Nexus 6 phablet has passed the FCC certification test. Google is set to start accepting pre-orders for the device starting on October 29th from the Google Play Store, and two model names related to the Nexus 6 have passed the certification test today.

Nexus 6 gets FCC clearance

The two models which went through the FCC certification test are IHDT56QD2 and IHDT56QD1, and we can assume that these two different models are the international version and the US version. FCC certification tests always help confirm a few features ahead of a device’s release, but in this case, we were quite surprised to see some unmentioned Nexus 6 networking features. Google’s phablet will come equipped with Wi-Fi 802.11a/b/g/n/ac, Bluetooth 3.0 and 4.0, NFC, and Qi wireless charging.

LTE bands 2, 4, 5, 7, 12, 13, 17, 25, 26, and 41 are also included in the famous device, but oddly enough, its international variant only supports the following LTE bands: 5 and 41. These two LTE bands are only helpful in China and South Korea, so this may hint that the Nexus 6 might not be coming to Europe, at least not anytime soon. The phone’s late European release isn’t certain though, as the North American model is also missing two LTE bands.

Other than that, FCC has basically confirmed the tech specs that were being speculated so far: 6.0-inch 1440 x 2560 pixel AMOLED display with 493 ppi, a 2.7GHz quad-core Snapdragon 805 processor, and an Adreno 420 GPU. Other tech specs include 3GB of RAM, 64GB of native storage, expandable using an external microSD card up to 128GB, and a 13MP primary shooter, accompanied by a 2MP frontal camera.

We’re expecting a great volume of sales for the Nexus 6, especially since the device also comes with Android 5.0 L pre-installed, which is partially why everyone is trying to get their hands on it. The release of the Nexus 5 was fraught with problems as the device was out of stock within hours, and the international release was similarly a very slow process. Thus, Google is expected to have a much larger stock prepared for the Nexus 6.