Google to Unleash New Nexus Models with Android 6.0
Google (GOOG) will roll out two new Nexus brand smartphones equipped with its latest version of Android, a large model manufactured by Huawei and a smaller unit made by LG, at a September 29 event in San Francisco, CNET reported.
The company will use the new handsets to showcase version 6.0 of its Android mobile operating system, code-named Marshmallow, positioning them as “flagship” devices, or the first Nexus units equipped with the newest version of the OS, the report said.
Some Android fans covet the first-off-the-line units because they’ve yet to be altered either by telecom carriers or smartphone manufacturers, a standard-fare, differentiating process for Android phones. If form holds true with the two Nexus handsets expected on September 29, Huawei and LG could receive an early bump in sales, CNET suggested.
It’s the first time Huawei has manufactured a Nexus handset, even though the Chinese company makes Android-based models, and the third such foray for LG, including the Nexus 4 and Nexus 5 units. Collaborating with Google on a Nexus handset could help Huawei establish a beachhead for its brand in the U.S., CNET suggested.
At this point, no price has been set either for the Huawei-made Nexus phone or the unit manufactured by LG. Details on the screen sizes of the models also weren’t available.
Both Nexus devices come as the smartphone market worldwide stutters after years of eye-popping growth, slowed by sluggish sales in China, which accounts for more than 20 percent of overall sales. Researcher IDC expects global smartphone shipments to reach only 1.44 billion units this year, a year-over-year growth of 10.4 percent for a segment used to uptick rates twice that number.
If the new Nexus phones sport larger screens, they’ll be in step with where IDC sees the market going. Smartphones with larger displays are expected to dominate the market for the next five years, with handsets featuring screen sizes ranging from 5.5-inches to 6-inches forecast to grow 84 percent in 2015 compared to last year, according to the researcher.
“If the new Nexus phones
“If the new Nexus phones sport larger screens”
The 5.97 inch screen on the Nexus 6 isn’t already considered big?!