Google has officially announced the next generation of Nexus smartphone – Google Nexus 6 at a price tag of $649 without contract. In Europe, the 32GB and the 64GB variants are expected to cost you €569 and €649 respectively. As always, the unlocked model will work on all the four major US carriers. Google says that it will soon offer Nexus 6 through AT&T, T-Mobile, Verizon Wireless, US Cellular and Sprint. It comes in white and black variants. It will be up for pre-order on October 29the and will be available in stores beginning in November. It is manufactured by Motorola and runs on latest version of Android – Android 5.0 Lollipop.
On the specifications front, it features 6-inch QHD display with a resolution of 2560 x 1440 pixels at 496ppi and it is powered by 2.7GHz quad-core Qualcomm Snapdragon 805 processor which is paired with Adreno 420GPU & 3GB of RAM. It runs on Android 5.0 Lollipop and has 32GB or 64GB in-built memory which cannot be expanded further.
On the imaging front, it features 13-megapixel rear-camera with optical image stabilisation, dual-LED flash and a 2-megapixel front-facing camera.
It packs 3,220mAh non-removable battery and features with Motorola’s Turbo Charging, which can charge the phone back up to six hours worth of battery life in 15 minutes.
Design wise, the Nexus 6 features metal trim around the outside, a circular flash ring, stereo speakers in the front and even a dimpled Motorola logo, it carries the same design as of Motorola Moto X 2nd gen.