Metal Nexus 6 Concept Delivers Beautiful
Design
A stunning new metal Nexus 6 concept
delivers a beautiful design that isn’t part of the latest Nexus 6 rumors but would certainly be good enough for the real Nexus 6
release.
Every year, Google releases a new Nexus Smartphone, each one
better than the last. The current Nexus Smartphone, the Nexus 5, improved on
the Nexus 4′s design and brought new software and hardware upgrades to the
table. Best of all, Google managed to do that without drastically increasing
the price tag of its popular Nexus series.
With the Nexus 5 approaching its first birthday, all eyes are
on Google and its plans for the Nexus program. And while Nexus 6 rumors have
pointed to a release from Motorola, designers have taken it upon themselves to
deliver their own Nexus 6 ideas ahead of its suspected release.
A new Nexus 6 concept unearthed by Concept Phones showcases a gunmetal Nexus 6 made by HTC. HTC is not rumored
to be making the Nexus 6 though the company is reportedly developing the next
Nexus tablet, currently dubbed Nexus 8 and Nexus 9. The Nexus 9 is, like this
concept, expected to feature a premium metal design reminiscent
of the company’s HTC One series of Smartphone.
This gunmetal Nexus 6 concept is complimented by HTC’s
BoomSound front-facing speakers, another feature that’s rumored to be on board
the Nexus 9 tablet, a large edge-to-edge display, two cameras, and virtual
buttons for navigation. While it’s not based on any Nexus 6 rumors, this metal
HTC Nexus 6 concept is a great looking idea that would be good enough for
Google.
Nexus 6 rumors center around a new device from Google and
Motorola. Motorola, a company that up until recently was owned by Google, has
never made a Nexus product before. Motorola Nexus 6 rumors have been rampant in
recent weeks as leaks attempt to out its specs, release date and more ahead of
the busy month of September.
The Information and Android Police, both solid sources, agree that Motorola is
working on a new Smartphone called “shamu.” Google likes to name its Nexus
products after creatures that live in the sea and “Shamu” is a name for a
killer whale that became popular back in the 1970′s. While this codename
doesn’t confirm it to be a Nexus product, it means that there’s at least a good
chance that it is.
Motorola’s version of the Nexus, a device that’s referred to as Nexus 6 and Nexus X, is expected to incorporate a fingerprint sensor into
the design. Motorola was one of the first companies to offer a fingerprint
sensor with a Smartphone (Atrix 4G). Alleged Nexus 6 benchmarks point to a
number of high-end features including:
- 2.6 GHz Snapdragon 805 Quad-core Processor with 3GB of RAM
- 5.2-inch 2560 x 1440
Quad-HD Display
- 32GB storage
- 12-13MP rear-facing
camera
- 2.1MP front-facing
camera
- Android L
- Wi-Fi, Bluetooth, GPS,
NFC, and more
Both Android Police and The
Information claim that “Shamu” will be a
“phablet” with a screen as large as 5.9-inches, something that contradicts
these supposed Nexus 6 benchmarks.
Early Nexus 6 release date rumors put the
release inside of November. This fits in perfectly with Google’s usual Nexus
release window and it mirrors what we’ve heard about the Android L release.
Android L, Google’s next Android update, is rumored to be coming out alongside the Nexus 8 tablet in the third or fourth quarter.
If true, it could be that the new Nexus
smartphone arrives much later than the iPhone 6 and the Samsung Galaxy Note 4,
both of which are expected to arrive sometime next month. Samsung recently confirmed a Galaxy Note 4 launch date for September 3rd while the iPhone 6 launch date is
thought to be taking place on September 9th.
So while we may not see an HTC Nexus 6 with a
gunmetal design, we could perhaps see a Motorola Nexus 6 challenge the iPhone 6
and Galaxy Note 4 with a number of other high-end features.
