14 DAY TRIAL // HTC is said to unveil two Google Nexus smartphones this year, one of them being Nexus Marlin. Just yesterday, we reported that specs for the Nexus Marlin had leaked, and it seems that, now, the device has just been spotted on Geekbench.
HTC Nexus Marlin has appeared on Geekbench, according to leakster Roland Quandt. The post reveals some specs for the upcoming smartphone, mainly that it will be powered by a quad-core 1.6GHz processor and 4GB of RAM. The new Nexus will also run Android Nougat 7.0 out of the box, as Google is expected to release the new Android version and the handset at about the same time.
Previous leaks suggested that the device would come with a 5.5-inch QHD (2560 x 1440) AMOLED display and feature a USB-C port. Nexus Marlin is also expected to have a 12MP rear camera and 8MP on the front shooter. The smartphone is said to sport a fingerprint scanner on the back, and internal storage could vary between 32GB and 128GB. HTC might not launch a 64GB version, but that remains to be seen. Nexus Marlin could come with a 3,450mAh battery and Bluetooth 4.2.
Nexus Marlin and Sailfish will be released together
The second Nexus smartphone that HTC could unveil this year is codenamed Sailfish. Specs leaked recently and revealed that it would have a smaller screen compared to the Marlin, just 5 inches, and a 1080p resolution, with a pixel density of 440ppi. Battery capacity won’t be as high as on the Marlin, as the device could come with a battery of only 2,770mAh.
Last year, Google unveiled the Nexus 5x and Nexus 6P in September, and the devices went on sale a month later. This would indicate that the company might keep last year’s scheduling and unveil the Nexus phones in the same month of this year, but that’s just speculation at this point.
Hey HTC Nexus! "Google Marlin" is very real. Showing up on Geekbench with an SD820 and 4GB RAM inside. https://t.co/y39uDtBTOh — Roland Quandt (@rquandt) July 2, 2016