Monday, 1 September 2014
Google has so far teamed up with
multiple companies for its Nexus lineup. The last Nexus smartphones came
from LG, but the company said a while ago that it will not be in charge
of this year's iteration. Motorola is rumored to make the Nexus 6 this
year, and its purported "Shamu" handset may be it.
Just last month, Android Police spotted the next-generation Nexus smartphone at the Google issue tracker, which contained the "Shamu" reference for the device.
The Motorola Shamu will not be opting for a Snapdragon 801 chip with
Adreno 330 but rather the next big thing from Qualcomm - a Snapdragon
805 chipset with a quad-core Krait 450 processor working at 2,65GHz, 3GB
of RAM and the Adreno 420 GPU.AnTuTu's database has the device under the name Google shamu, which seems to solidify the rumor that this will indeed be the Nexus 6. The device carries a 5.2" QHD (1,440 x 2,560 pixles) display with around 564 ppi for unmatched sharpness. The camera on the back will be a 13MP unit coupled with a 2.1MP one for the front. Finally the Shamu will be adorned with Android L for good measure - adding even more fuel to the Nexus fire. Hopefully we're looking at an announcement soon at some fancy Google event where all geeky eyes will be on the search giant to refresh the very popular, but now aging Nexus 5.
In addition to a new Nexus 6 smartphone, Google is also expected to launch a tablet in collaboration with HTC. Referred to as the Nexus 8, Nexus 9, or the HTC Volantis/Flounder, this purported Nexus tablet remains in the rumor state as well.
