The long-rumored LG Nexus 5X and Huawei Nexus 6P have been showcased by Google along with new Chromecasts and the Pixel C tablet. The LG-made Nexus 5X will be sold exclusively via Amazon India while the Huawei-made Nexus 6P will be sold on Flipkart. The Nexus 6P is priced at Rs. 39,999 for the 32GB internal storage variant, and Rs. 42,999 for the 64GB variant. Prebooking starts today with wider availability commencing later.
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It comes with a 2,700mAh battery that has a 20 percent larger capacity than the preceding Nexus 5, LG’s second collaboration with Google in 2013.
Like the Google Nexus 5X, the Xiaomi Mi4c has USB Type-C and 2GB of RAM, and is powered by a Qualcomm Snapdragon 808 64-bit processor.
Both phones will come with the Nexus Imprint fingerprint sensor which is located on the rear side of the phone.
On the photography front, there is a 12.3-megapixel camera at the back with dual-LED flash and 4K video recording capabilities. 1 SoC; 3GB of LPDD4 RAM, a 3450mAh battery with Quick Charge support providing up to 7 hours of charge in 10 minutes, and dual front-ported speakers. On the front is an 8MP camera, the highest resolution for selfie camera for a Nexus smartphone yet. With it buyers will get a Bluetooth headset worth Rs 2,500, cashback of Rs 3,500 on HDFC credit card and free screen replacement facility worth Rs 6,500. Google said the smartphone will come with a Smart Burst feature that captures shots at 30fps, and can be used to create GIF images.
Google has officially confirmed that it will begin shipping the recently announced Nexus 5X from October 22 onwards or even earlier to buyers who have pre-ordered the smartphone. It will be available in Aluminium, and Graphite colour variants. Android Marshmallow will be preloaded on both Nexus models.
Once done, the tech giant will definitely bring Camera 3.0 to other Nexus devices, especially the current Nexus 6. This means that it cannot only unlock the handset, but also works with other apps; it also authenticates app downloads in Play Store and payments in Android Pay.
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Both Nexus 6P and 5X also come with Google’s new fingerprint sensor called Nexus Imprint, which the company claims is lightning fast. Google says it will help reduce power consumption on the smartphone.
