Aside from the release date, the Nexus 7 2016 is also rumored to have a 5.1-inch screen and will run on a Qualcomm Snapdragon 820 processor. It might just be working on two new Nexus phones this year with codenames Marlin and Sailfish.
Advertisement
Website Android Police quickly followed up with a few more details, and WinFuture.de blogger Roland Quandt spotted some benchmark results that tell us a little more.
The Nexus 9, one of the first devices to get Android Lollipop that first became available for pre-order in October 2014, is still available online from HTC, so it hasn’t been completely discontinued. This all but confirms the device exists as some kind of Nexus product. LG has done that, thrice even. It also isn’t new for the same manufacturer to make two Nexus devices of the same name a year apart, with only the specs differing.
Nexus 9 was not exactly the cheapest of options when it came to purchasing an Android slate running the purest form of Google’s mobile operating system. For the next two smartphones Google partnered with Samsung and launched Nexus S and Galaxy Nexus in December 2010 and October 2011, respectively.
Huawei was a great pick for the Nexus 6P a year ago, but it rumors prove true, HTC will be at the helm of the new Nexus 6P if that’s what they stick with. While the construction of Nexus phones usually employs support from a third-party, it’s a different case for the Pixel devices. Several tech websites predict the forthcoming Nexus devices will be called Marlin and Sailfish.
Advertisement
Of course, there’s already a Nexus 6P, one that was made, for the first time, by Huawei. Both devices could also have Android N firmware right out of the box. The most expensive is the 128-GB storage version, as it now retails for $549.
