Nexus 6 Release Date: 2014 Halloween Season Arrival, What Will the Device Be Called?
Another set of rumors are already circulating with regards to the next Google Android flagship the Nexus 6. Here's what we've recently heard from the rumor mills.
Nexus 5 Price drop means Nexus 6 is coming
Nexus 5 is now being offered on eBay for $324.99 (16GB variant) which is around 7 percent off the original rice, according to reports from Christian Today. Price slashing is something that Nexus line has done when its new devices are nearing to hit the shelves.
Motorola or HTC? What Will Be Its Name?
Other reports regarding the Nexus 6 surrounds on the question whether the next device will be built by HTC or Motorola. If the leak from Best Buy is to be taken with some truths on it, then it should come from the assembly lines of Motorola.
Code-named "Shamu," the purported device is to be called either Moto S, Moto X, or Nexus X. cited Phone Arena said that Google couldn't use the "Nexus 6" term due to copyright issues. The one they referred about is the "Nexus 6" cyborgs in Philip K. Dick's sci-fi novel "Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep" which is adapted to Ridley Scott's "Blade Runner."
There are still no official statements that could confirm any speculation.
When Will the Nexus 6 Be Released?
TK Tech News and PC Advisor have the same information indicating the device to come out somewhere between October and November, which just in time for the Halloween. This is in line with other publications as well.
"It gives the company a month to encourage people to save up in time for Black Friday and Cyber Monday in November, while steering clear of competition from the likes of Samsung and Apple," Guardian Liberty Voice reported.
Rumored Specs
Some rumored features and specs of the next Google Nexus specified that it will have a 2.6 GHz Snapdragon 805 Quad-core Processor with 3GB of RAM, 5.2-inch 2560 x 1440 Quad-HD Display, 32GB storage, 12 or13MP rear-facing camera, 2.1MP front-facing camera, Android 5.0 L, Wi-Fi, Bluetooth, GPS, NFC, and other connectivity features.