It is rumoured that HTC will build the upcoming Nexus smartphones in 2016 for three years as reported by a Chinese source. The Taiwanese phone maker build its first Nexus phone called Nexus One in 2010 following with Nexus 9 tablet in 2014. Rumours indicate that HTC will build new Nexus smartphones for Google.
Google, the tech giant is reported to release new devices with 3D Sailfish or Google Pixel feature as posted in a 360 degree video on YouTube. It was also reported that the HTC is currently working on two handsets named as "Sailfish" and "Marlin" and is rumoured that Google Pixel devices will be incorporated with Android Nougat 7,1 operating system. The video also rumoured that the back of the phone has finger print reader below the camera as per the bit bag.
Through the pressure-sensitive display, the 3D Touch feature will help the Nexus phone to distinguish different kinds of touch gestures on the screen, according to the IB times.
As Android Authority reported, the handset is rumoured to have the following specifications - measuring 143.8 mm x 69.5 mm x 7.3 mm (at bottom) and 8.5 mm at the thickest point (the top), a USB-C port rather than microUSB port, dual stereo speakers- both placed at the bottom of the handset, headphone port is located along the top/left edge of the metal frame.
It is also speculated that there are expectations of full HD 5.2 or 5.3 inch display, the Snapdragon 820 processor, 4GB of RAM, 32GB internal storage, 5-inch AMOLED display. Both Pixel and Pixel XL will share Sony IMX179 8-megapixel sensor on the front and the Sony IMX378 12-megapixel sensor at the back. 12MP rear camera, an 8MP front camera and a rear mounted fingerprint sensor, powered with 2770 mAh battery. Also, rumored that the phone is build with metal and glass.
No official statement has been released yet by Google on the release of Google Pixel line up.
Exclusive: 360-degree render of the HTC Nexus 'Sailfish'
