Today Google announced two new Nexus devices: the Nexus 6 smartphone and the Nexus 9 tablet. Both devices will debut with Android 5.0 Lollipop later this month – which includes a new look called Material Design, a battery-saving mode and thousands of new features for app developers. Let’s take a closer look at the two new Nexus devices Google have revealed.
Google Nexus 6
The Nexus 6 is the latest flagship Google phone, and is made by Motorola. It’s essentially an enlarged version of Motorola’s latest Moto X smartphone, with the same rounded design, metal trim, circular flash ring and a dimpled Motorola logo on the rear. There are even dual front-facing speakers – a new feature for a Nexus phone. The phone will be available in white and blue varieties.
The Nexus 6’s most noticeable feature is its 5.9-inch 2560 x 1440 display, which is significantly bigger than that of the Nexus 5. Internally, the Nexus 6 is impressive too. The phone comes with a Snapdragon 805 quad-core processor, 3GB of RAM, 32 or 64GB of internal storage and a sizeable 3220 mAh battery. The camera situation seems reasonable, with a 2-megapixel unit on the front and a 13-megapixel shooter on the back.
The Nexus 6 will go on pre-order on October 29th, with in-store availability coming in early November. You’ll be able to order from Google’s Play Store, third-party retailers or the Three and O2 networks. UK pricing has yet to be announced for the smartphone, but in the United States we’re looking at a minimum price of $649 for the 32GB version – a higher than previous Nexus devices. The 64GB version will cost $699.
We’ll be supporting the new smartphone with a full range of Nexus 6 accessories. We’ve already launched a range of FlexiShield Nexus 6 cases, and we’ll be following up with several Nexus 6 chargers, car holders, screen protectors and many other categories.
Google Nexus 9
Google worked with HTC to produce their latest tablet, the Nexus 9. The Nexus 9 is quite unusual for an Android tablet, with a 4:3 aspect ratio display that mimics Apple’s line of iPad tablets. The 8.9-inch 2048×1536 display is flanked by dual front-facing BoomSound speakers, and set within a metal frame.
The Nexus 9 is being launched alongside a keyboard attachment, which magnetically attaches to the metal frame to produce a laptop-like form factor. This provides a way to be productive on the go, and makes the Nexus 9 a competitor to Microsoft’s line of Surface tablets.
The tablet is one of the first devices to debut with Nvidia’s Tegra K1 chipset; it’s also the first 64-bit processor to be used in a Nexus product. This is backed with 2GB RAM, 16 or 32GB of storage (with optional LTE in the 32GB variety) and a battery good for about 9 hours of solid use.
The Nexus 9 will be available for pre-order on October 17th – this Friday. It’ll ship in November. Once again, UK prices have not been announced, but the Nexus 9 will cost $399 in the United States for the 16GB model without LTE. The 32GB and LTE 32GB versions will cost $479 and $599, respectively.
We’ll also have a load of Nexus 9 accessories, which includes protective items like Nexus 9 cases and screen protectors, alongside more general items like chargers, docks and so forth. We’ll have more accessories to announce over the coming days and weeks!
Conclusion
Thanks for checking out our coverage of Google’s Nexus 6 and Nexus 9 tablets! We’ll have plenty of accessories and other news to release soon, so please stay tuned!