As expected, Google has announced the Nexus 6 smartphone with Android 5.0 Lollipop by way of a quick blog post rather than the big launch event. Here's all the Nexus 6 release date, price, pre-order and specs you need. Updated on 19/11/14. See also: Best smartphones 2014.
Just a day before Apple announced new iPads, Google unveiled a range of new devices to go with Android 5.0 Lollipop including the Nexus 9 and Nexus Player.
See also: Nexus 5 vs Nexus 6 comparison: why Google's latest smartphone isn't necessarily a natural upgrade.
Google Nexus 6: Release date and price UK
Google has announced that the Nexus 6 will be available to pre-order in the UK in November and go on sale the same month. The device is now on the Google Play store priced at £499 for 32 GB and £549 for 64 GB. The firm is offering anyone who buys the Nexus 6 before 31 December, six months of free Google Music unlimited service (new subscribers only).
The Google Play store says 'coming soon' or 'out of inventory' on all colours and storage capacities so there's still no release date, or is there?
Mobiles.co.uk has announced it will put the Nexus 6 up for pre-order on 18 November with a release date of 1 December. Clove has limit stock available to pre-order with a shipping date of 1 December. Carphone Warehouse has also put the device up for pre-order with the same relase date.
Mobiles.co.uk confirmed it will stock the Nexus 6 in black, white and gold starting at £28 per month on O2 with unlimited minutes, unlimited texts and 1 GB of 4G data.
Google Nexus 6: Specs and features
The Nexus 6 has been built by Motorola for Google and looks very similar to the Moto X. It has a 'contoured aluminium frame' which houses a 5.96in Quad HD screen (493ppi). Google's tag line for the phone is "more room to explore".
Along with the Nexus 9, it is the launch product for a new version of Android which we now know is 5.0 Lollipop. This will also be available for the Nexus 7, Nexus 6 and Nexus 10 in the 'coming weeks'.
Back to the Nexus 6 and it features a 13Mp rear facing camera with optical image stabilisation (OIS), front facing stereo speakers and the latest Qualcomm Snapdragon 805 processor which is clocked at 2.7 GHz. It includes the Adreno 420 GPU.
The Nexus 6 will come in 32- or 64 GB capacities but there's still no microSD card slot. Inside is a 3220mAh and Google touts over 24 hours of use. The firm also touts up to 6 hours of use from only 15 minutes of charging (if the battery is substantially depleted).
• OS: Android 5.0 Lollipop
• Display: 5.96in 1440 x 2560 display (493 ppi)
• Battery: 3220 mAh
• Camera: 13 Mp rear-facing with optical image stabilisation, 2 Mp rear-facing
• Processor: Qualcomm Snapdragon 805, 32-bit Quad Core 2.7 GHz, Adreno 420
• Memory: 32/64GB
See our original Nexus 6 rumour round-up on the next page
No comments:
Post a Comment