Google’s expected 2016 Nexus flagships may just be very close to coming out of the factory if the leaks we get, quite frequently these days, are anything to go by. The 2016 Nexus codenamed Sailfish had earlier on been spotted in a GFXBench listing that gave out some of the key specs of the smartphone. Now, one of the two Nexus smartphones (most likely HTC Nexus) may just have been leaked in a spy shot.

The image said to be that of the higher end Nexus smartphone, was leaked by a Twitter user that goes by the username “Nexus”. Quite curiously the account seem to have been opened just this August and has only two tweets both relating to the Nexus devices.

The first of the two tweets describes the 2016 HTC Nexus as looking like “a cross between the Nexus 4 & the iPhone with glass and fingerprint scanner on the back”. The comparison seems to be referring to the 4-inch iPhone SE or any of the 4-inch iPhones and the Nexus 4 developed by Google and LG back in 2012.

From the leaked spy shot, the edge of the Nexus device appears to be made out of plastic, while the rear is covered with glass. There is also an audio jack at the top which is in contrast with what is expected on the iPhone 7. A fingerprint sensor can also be spotted at the back, which also features a small camera with LED flash.

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The next tweet actually reveals that the image render is that of the premium model of the 2016 HTC Nexus smartphones which should be the one codenamed Marlin and both are said to be under 5.5-inches in screen sizes, while the lower end flagship will be made of glossy plastic.

The image isn’t very clear and the tipster is relatively unknown, with no previous track record, so we might as well take this with a pinch of salt while we wait for more details to emerge.

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A new render image of what is said to be the 2016 Nexus Marlin and Sailfish smartphones has surfaced online. Don’t get it twisted, the image wasn’t released by Google or its manufacturing partner HTC but a recreation by the guys at Android police who were able to do that based on “information from a reliable source” about the devices codenamed Marlin and Sailfish.

The image, which shows both the front and back views, is said to represent both Nexus Marlin and Sailfish which they believe would only be different in sizes but sport the same design. The image also depicts the Nexus phones as taking on a cleaner design language for 2016, according to the information they’ve received from the source.

We could have thrown this one into the trash as a baseless rumor, if not for the fact that they were confident enough to give the rumor a confidence level of 8 out of 10. That’s an indication that either we are looking at an actual image leaked from Nexus or sure the source is very reliable. But then it’s just a sole source we talking about here.

Well then, we should add also that you shouldn’t expect the Nexus phones to look exactly like the ones in the image since they are someone’s recreation and not the real deal. Some details may not be accurate, like the “G” logo on the back of the device may not be part of the final design. Another thing is the recreation wasn’t done with the actual dimensions and measurements of the phones in sight so it may be mighty different when the devices pop up.

However, few details could be gathered  from the image render and one of them is that there’ll be no camera hump on the devices. Also, both Nexus Marlin and Sailfish phones are coming with aluminum body and not polycarbonate. There’s a secondary glossy plastic layer, which might be made of glass though, on the back of the phones which gives the back a cool two-tone look. The rear edges are gently curved and there’s the fingerprint scanner sitting in its usual Nexus position.

Although the image is that of a dark gray / black colored device (which could be one of the color variants available), Android Police believes the “flagship” advertised color will be a standard aluminum finish with a white face. They also believe Google is considering what they called an “electric blue” version of the dual Nexus devices (white face, but blue glossy rear pane) but that’s not for sure.

From the image render also, the design of the phones bears basically no resemblance to the HTC 10, and also relatively little resemblance to the current Nexus phones.

Coming to the front view, a single earpiece speaker, front-facing selfie shooter, a small sensor cluster are all visible. While on the back, there are some antenna bands on the bottom running horizontally and on the top running vertically and off the center.

Three tiny holes can be spotted next to the camera whose purpose are not known but could relate to the camera (auto-focus and perhaps a secondary sensor of some kind) and perhaps one of them could be a secondary microphone.

That’s all we’ve got for now, except if you’re unaware of a previous rumor about the Nexus Marlin and Sailfish devices which are said to be getting a navbar do-over such that the software home button will be of solid white color with 4-color “flower” design.  But it remains unclear at this time if that’s also true.

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Things have changed drastically for Chinese smartphone companies in the past few years. They have evolved to manufacture products that are in line with the international companies. As a result, we have seen companies like Xiaomi, Huawei and even OnePlus grow pretty quickly.

The latest Nexus smartphone was from the former Google company, Motorola. Even the Nexus 9 tablet was manufactured by HTC, taking over the reins from ASUS, who manufactured the older Nexus 7 model. Now, it looks like Google could go with a new company again, this time a Chinese manufacturer for its next Nexus.

The news comes via Weibo which states that Google has gone with a Chinese phone maker for the release of a new Nexus device for the second half of this year. While the source fails to reveal the name of the company, we do have a few guesses, given that right now there are many good Chinese companies in the market.

Lenovo, Xiaomi, Huawei and even ZTE could be the next OEM to partner with Google. Lenovo’s recent acquisition of Motorola gives it an edge and hence, there’s a very good chance that the source is hinting at this company. However, without Motorola, Lenovo has very little expertise in the smartphone segment and its smartphones aren’t as popular as the ones from Xiaomi or even Huawei.

Anyways, if this is indeed true, then we will definitely hear more about the company in the coming months. The source slates a announcement in the second half of the year, which means there’s still plenty of time.

However, till that time, unless we hear an official announcement from the company or its officials, we can’t really confirm the news. We will be keeping a close eye on Weibo for any further updates.

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Earlier this month, Google has starting to making debut with their new Android Silver’s device, this is the premium handset replacing the Nexus lineup.

According to internal company, the Nexus brand will be canceled and Google will be intirducing the hingh-end premium device Android Silver, the new Google’s strategy will focus in two aspects, size and cost.

Through this efforst, the company hopes to achieve cooperation with mobile operators, through advertising, direct subsidies, especially the latter’s development and marketing, so as to achieve the purpose of further promotion of the product.

LG and Motorola are considered most likely to participate in this project. The first Android Silver device will be roll out on next year. While  Samsung, HTC and Sony will take to convince. But anyway, all of the above manufacturers have provided Google Play version of the device, which is already quite close to Android Silver Standard.

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While we are know, that the Google Nexus device is the high-end device that officially comes from Google, but  according to rumor, the upcoming Google devices will be available in standard specs and offers with very affordable price.

Is now Google is cooperate with MediaTek to produce budget-friendly device, since Google is planning to built Nexus device whic only offers less than $100 USD price tag. Google is turn to MediaTek as a partner.

With this cooperation, Google want to offers the high-end smartphone but offers with very affordable price. And we have to wait until Google released official statement about this.

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The latest news from China weibo , GOOGLE Nexus has started using the MTK chips on next generation phone , and the price you will be under 100 US dollars.

Google Nexus phone is nominally GOOGLE direct descendant of products, but products from the different manufacturer , HTC, Samsung, Motorola, LG and Asus and other well-known hardware manufacturers are will participate in this new opportunities.

If the rumors are true , then enter the supply chain in GOOGLE MediaTek is not just driven by shipments , the greater significance lies for their own brand image advertising, although this is just a guess by the price for the entry-level smartphone market , the overall Specifications should not be too high , but certainly worth the wait GOOGLE manufacturers to provide the latest systems and workmanship .

Google certainly seems to informed sources have confirmed that the new machine will be used MTK chips , perhaps the next will see more information.

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Google has been launch their first Nexus 7 talet device that uses  NVIDIA Tegra 3 processor, while in 2013 Nexus 7 is coming with new processor, that’s the Qualcomm Snapdragon S4 Pro Quad-core processor. And now,  according to foreign news, Google’s new Nexus tablet have to change the their processor with 64-bit core chipset.

In the near future, Google is ready to release the upcoming Nexus 8 which powered by Intel-designed chipset architecture. And It’s confirmed, the Nexus 8 will be equipped with the latest Intel 64-bit Moorefield platform, with 2.3GHz clock-speed.

It is understood, The Moorefield specs say it all. It is an Atom class CPU so the basic engineering is not power hog but at the same time, the power is not to be sneered at. The precise clock limit is at 2.3GHz in quad-core, which is governed by the faster and more accurate 64-bit mobile computing standard. Moorefield is latest Intel processor that showing at MWC 2014, using 22nm process, the new order execution Silvermont CPU architecture, which is known for Android, which with the LTE 4G baseband, and also introduced the PowerVR 6 series GPU.

Reports, Nexus 8 if the final shipping version is really Moorefield processor, so it’s will be equipped with the PowerVR G6430 GPU, which according to Android Pit is 20 times faster than the previous PowerVR class and is five times more energy efficient.

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Recently, the foreign media has compared several popular tablet PC hardware costs, and they include the Microsoft Surface, Apple iPad 3, iPad Mini, Google Nexus 7, and the Amazon Kindle Fire HD.

The does not include the cost of marketing, cost of sales and operating system, comprehensive parts after dismantling price as the main basis.

Microsoft Surface RT 32GB version parts and labor costs of about $ 267, while the priced at $ 499, the profit margin about 46%.

The iPad3 16GB version has cost $ 316, priced at $ 499, a profit margin of 37%.

The iPad Mini 16GB version parts and labor costs of about $ 198, while has price tag of $ 329, a margin about 40%.

7-inch Amazon Kindle Fire HD 16GB version has costs $ 174, priced at $ 199, a margin of only 13%.

Google Nexus 16GB (8G) cost $ 159, priced at $ 199, a margin of 20%

Seen, the highest profit margins in Microsoft products, followed by Apple, then Google and Amazon. But I think the Amazon tablet is a terminal of its powerful content.

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I do not know what it is Google’s policy related to their Nexus smartphone. Having previously appeared and even a review of the LG Optimus G Nexus aka Nexus 4, now we have a news and picture of leaks picture of new Google Nexus smartpone are quite strange.

A prototype of Android phone that is claimed to be Sony Nexus X. And, like other Nexus smartphone, there is an embedded Google logo on the rear body of this phone.

The emergence of these sightings were clearly astounding. Moreover, this phone is the first sighting. No further information on this phone. However, from the picture, this phone seems to be a rebranding of Sony Xperia T. The rest, no information on the specifications of this phone.

Google’s own Nexus smartphone is expected to launch in November. And the latest generation of Nexus smartphone will be using Android 4.2 operating system.

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We have heard many rumors about Google planning to build new Google Nexus smartphone, the foreign media reported thar Google smartphone expected to published this month.

There is interesting things that the rumor says about the new Google Nexus phone will ppowered with the new Android 4.2 operating system, while we are writing this news there is no information about which vendor will be built this phone as an hardware OEM.

The early rumor says, that HTC Phablet will be the next Google Nexus smartphone, while the other rumor says that Samsung Galaxy Nexus 2 will be hit to the market but now we heard about LG Optimus Nexus will bring the newer Google Nexus phone, which is true?

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