Personalisation focus: Nexus smartphones have always been free of additional manufacturer interfaces and are also customisable.
The new Nexus smartphones, made by LG and Huawei could be called the Nexus 5X and the Nexus 6P. The devices are set to be unveiled by Google in San Francisco on Sept 29, along with the final version of Android Marshmallow (6.0).
Two smartphones of 5.2in and 5.7in
The Nexus 5X and 6P will replace the current Nexus 5 and 6 developed by LG and Motorola. Although it is a repeat collaboration between the South Korean manufacturer and Google for a 5.2in screen smartphone, it is a first for Chinese brand Huawei, which will introduce a 5.7in phablet. For Google, it marks a revival of better relations with China, a country where its services are regularly blocked by authorities.
Each year since 2010, Google has introduced Nexus smartphones free of additional manufacturer interfaces and able to be unlocked in order to customise the phone. Not surprisingly, each new model is also the first to function under the latest Android operating system. This year the new system, Android 6.0, is named Marshmallow.
A more reliable and easy-to-use system
The new operating system was briefly presented during the Google I/O conference on May 28 in San Francisco. The new version of Android does not introduce any revolutionary functions though several hundred updates allow for better stability and make the phone easier to use.
The idea is to optimise the smartphone's battery life as well as the security parameters of applications and their permission to gain temporary access to the camera, microphone or GPS function.
Google will also inaugurate Android Pay, a mobile payment solution that requires saving credit card details on your phone, along the lines of Apple Pay, as well as including USB Type-C compatibility. As with every new system launch, the Android 6.0 Marshmallow will be rolled out progressively, depending on each model, over the fall.
Google could also take advantage of the occasion to launch a second generation version of Chromecast, the key that allows content from various mobile devices to be cast on an HD television set.
According to the most recent rumours, the key would be able to integrate Spotify and could manage feeds from social networks. — AFP Relaxnews
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