Google Nexus 6P Nexus 5X Launched
Its now Google's turn. Google unveiled 2015's Nexus smartphones - the LG-made Nexus 5X, and the Huawei-made Nexus 6P. Not only this but Google also launched the new Pixel C tablet, and new Chromecast products - specifically, the second-gen Chromecast dongle, Chromecast Audio, and the Chromecast App. That's too much for us, isn't it?
Both the Nexus 6P and Nexus 5X are the platform lead devices for Android 6.0 Marshmallow. The [hone comes with a specific hardware to support the special features like, the Nexus Imprint fingerprint sensor, and USB Type-C ports. Both phones are also compatible with Google's Project Fi, the company's MVNO service. The fingerprint sensor is claimed to recognize a print in less than 600 milliseconds.
Along with all this, the new Nexus smartphones is the Android Sensor Hub, a low-power processor similar to the M9 coprocessor by Apple, which separately powers gesture, activity, and movement tracking using gleaned from specialized hardware including the camera. The hub will also power features such as glance notifications, shown when the user picks up the phone.
The Nexus 6P is the first full-metal Nexus smartphone, built out of aluminium, and features a 5.7-inch QHD (1440x2560 pixel) display with Corning Gorilla Glass 4; a 12.3-megapixel rear camera with 4K and slow-motion (240fps) video recording, apart from an f/2.0 aperture; 8-megapixel front-facing camera with HDR+ and a f/2.4 aperture; a 2GHz octa-core Qualcomm Snapdragon 810 v2.1 SoC; 3GB of LPDD4 RAM, a 3450mAh battery with Quick Charge support providing up to 7 hours of charge in 10 minutes, and dual front-ported speakers. It will be available in Frost White, Aluminium, and Graphite colour variants. 64GB ($549) and 128GB ($649) inbuilt storage variants will also be available.
The Nexus 5X on the other hand features a 5.2-inch full-HD (1080x1920 pixel) display with Corning Gorilla Glass 3; a 1.8GHz hexa-core Qualcomm Snapdragon 808 SoC; 2GB of LPDDR3 RAM; a 12.3-megapixel rear camera with 4K and slow-motion (120fps) video recording, apart from an f/2.0 aperture, and a 5-megapixel front-facing camera with HDR+ and a f/2.0 aperture. It features a 2700mAh battery, with Quick Charge support providing up to 3.8 hours of charge in 10 minutes. It will be available in Carbon Black, Quartz White, and Ice Blue. A 32GB ($429) inbuilt storage variant will also be available.
Both phones will ship with a 90-day free subscription to Google Play Music All Access, and get $50 of Google Play Credit. The new Nexus smartphones also come with an extended warranty scheme that's valid for 2 years and covers mechanical breakdown apart from accidental damage. It is priced at $69 and $89 for the Nexus 5X and Nexus 6P respectively.
As always, both this smartphones will be available via the Google Store. The price for both the smartphones has been revealed and you have give $379 for the 16GB model, and $499 for the 32GB Nexus 6P priced model. Both devices go up for pre-order on Tuesday in Germany, Ireland, Japan, the UK, and the US. They will start shipping from later in October. India pricing for the Nexus 5X and Nexus 6P has also been announced, but there's no word yet on the availability of the phones.
With a starting price of Rs 31,900, Nexus 5X is a little too expensive. The price tag of the 16GB Nexus 5X is already 10% higher than that of Nexus 5, and the 32GB model is expected to cost around Rs 35,000.
Cheers!!!
Both the Nexus 6P and Nexus 5X are the platform lead devices for Android 6.0 Marshmallow. The [hone comes with a specific hardware to support the special features like, the Nexus Imprint fingerprint sensor, and USB Type-C ports. Both phones are also compatible with Google's Project Fi, the company's MVNO service. The fingerprint sensor is claimed to recognize a print in less than 600 milliseconds.
Along with all this, the new Nexus smartphones is the Android Sensor Hub, a low-power processor similar to the M9 coprocessor by Apple, which separately powers gesture, activity, and movement tracking using gleaned from specialized hardware including the camera. The hub will also power features such as glance notifications, shown when the user picks up the phone.
The Nexus 6P is the first full-metal Nexus smartphone, built out of aluminium, and features a 5.7-inch QHD (1440x2560 pixel) display with Corning Gorilla Glass 4; a 12.3-megapixel rear camera with 4K and slow-motion (240fps) video recording, apart from an f/2.0 aperture; 8-megapixel front-facing camera with HDR+ and a f/2.4 aperture; a 2GHz octa-core Qualcomm Snapdragon 810 v2.1 SoC; 3GB of LPDD4 RAM, a 3450mAh battery with Quick Charge support providing up to 7 hours of charge in 10 minutes, and dual front-ported speakers. It will be available in Frost White, Aluminium, and Graphite colour variants. 64GB ($549) and 128GB ($649) inbuilt storage variants will also be available.
The Nexus 5X on the other hand features a 5.2-inch full-HD (1080x1920 pixel) display with Corning Gorilla Glass 3; a 1.8GHz hexa-core Qualcomm Snapdragon 808 SoC; 2GB of LPDDR3 RAM; a 12.3-megapixel rear camera with 4K and slow-motion (120fps) video recording, apart from an f/2.0 aperture, and a 5-megapixel front-facing camera with HDR+ and a f/2.0 aperture. It features a 2700mAh battery, with Quick Charge support providing up to 3.8 hours of charge in 10 minutes. It will be available in Carbon Black, Quartz White, and Ice Blue. A 32GB ($429) inbuilt storage variant will also be available.
Both phones will ship with a 90-day free subscription to Google Play Music All Access, and get $50 of Google Play Credit. The new Nexus smartphones also come with an extended warranty scheme that's valid for 2 years and covers mechanical breakdown apart from accidental damage. It is priced at $69 and $89 for the Nexus 5X and Nexus 6P respectively.
As always, both this smartphones will be available via the Google Store. The price for both the smartphones has been revealed and you have give $379 for the 16GB model, and $499 for the 32GB Nexus 6P priced model. Both devices go up for pre-order on Tuesday in Germany, Ireland, Japan, the UK, and the US. They will start shipping from later in October. India pricing for the Nexus 5X and Nexus 6P has also been announced, but there's no word yet on the availability of the phones.
With a starting price of Rs 31,900, Nexus 5X is a little too expensive. The price tag of the 16GB Nexus 5X is already 10% higher than that of Nexus 5, and the 32GB model is expected to cost around Rs 35,000.
Cheers!!!
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