Nexus 6 Pre-Orders Shipping Early for Some

The Nexus 6 release date and pre-order situation has been a bit of a mess with stock being empty from any and all sources, but today we have good news for those who were able to secure an order. Yesterday we confirmed more pre-order options had arrived, and quickly sold out, but now Motorola has reportedly started shipping the Nexus 6 early.

Since being first announced on October 15th the Nexus 6 release date has been a complete mystery. There’s still no solid release date from Google, even though Play Store orders are suggested to ship around the 21st, but today good news finally arrived.

The Nexus 6 is finally headed to the hands on eager customers and will be more widely available this week to prospective buyers. From AT&T taking pre-orders, to Sprint offering the new handset in stores tomorrow, November 14th. Read on for more details regarding Nexus 6 pre-order shipments.

This morning multiple reliable sources on Twitter have confirmed the Nexus 6 has indeed started shipping as of today from Motorola. Meaning that for those who ordered from Motorola.com over the past week, rather than from the Play Store, may get the device as soon as tomorrow or Friday depending on shipping.

Moto Firmware has also confirmed the same details, suggesting that “Your Nexus 6 has shipped” email notifications are now going out to many customers that were able to order the Nexus 6 from Motorola before it sold out last Wednesday. More orders went up for pre-order yesterday, but sold out in under an hour, but this is certainly good news regarding the Nexus 6 release date.

Google’s pre-order system suggested orders would start shipping until November 21st, and Motorola.com was telling buyers the Nexus 6 would ship with an “estimated delivery date of 11/19″ for day-one orders. Of course that’s next Wednesday, and not today. However, it looks like orders are shipping out early, and many buyers will have the Nexus 6 before the end of the week.

It’s worth noting that many who pre-ordered the Nexus 6 from Motorola.com also received expected ship dates of November 21st, and some as late as November 26th.

We’ve reached out to Motorola who still claims orders will ship around Friday and be delivered by the 19th estimate originally mentioned during the pre-order process, but we’ve now heard from more than a few sources suggesting otherwise. A quick call to Motorola’s support number we were told they should ship within the next 24-48 hours, which is good news.

Verizon Ships the Samsung Galaxy Note 4 Early

Samsung Galaxy Note 4 was supposed to be released on October 23rd, but Verizon pleasantly surprised its customers by shipping the device a day earlier. The tech magnate’s device was announced back in September and has since then stirred up a lot of hype among many tech enthusiasts due to its high-tier specs.

Samsung Galaxy Note 4 pre-orders begin shipping out

Shortly after the South Korean tech giant announced its Galaxy Note 4 last month, most US carriers announced their release dates for it, or at least hinted at them, with Verizon aiming for an October 23rd release date. The Samsung Galaxy Note 4 was meant to be a primary competitor for Apple’s iPhone 6 and iPhone 6 Plus devices, following a long trial between the two companies which was won by Samsung.

Verizon accepted pre-orders for the Galaxy Note 4 weeks after its initial announcement, but what’s important to mention here is that the American carrier never actually confirmed a particular release date but merely hinted at a few possibilities. Verizon started shipping out pre-orders yesterday, so naturally customers were surprised. Nobody really expected such an early shipping date. Currently, the Galaxy Note 4 is priced at $662.53 USD off-contract which is cheaper than the regular price set for the same device ($699).

The Samsung Galaxy Note 4 is currently one of the most costly devices in the tech industry right now, but that’s not such a big surprise considering its amazing hardware. Samsung’s latest flagship sports a 5.7-inch 1440 x 2560 pixel display, a 16MP primary camera, a 1.9GHz 8-core ARM Cortex-A57 chipset, as well as 3GB of RAM and 32GB of native storage, expandable using an external microSD card.

The device’s official release date is still shrouded in mystery, but it’s probably not going to be much longer until US carriers release it. If you’re looking for good deals, the best one you can get right now is the $200 trade-in deal which applies to the Galaxy Note 4, provided you exchange an older smartphone first. This offer applies to the pre-order and cuts off a significant chunk of the phone’s steep price tag.