14 DAY TRIAL // Over the past few months, Motorola has been rumored to be the mobile phone maker that will deliver the next Nexus handset, supposedly set to arrive on shelves under the name of Nexus 6, and the device appears to have been spotted in AnTuTu today.
At the moment, the mobile phone is said to feature the codename of Motorola Shamu, and the AnTuTu listing seems to have confirmed this, as the device can be seen there as Google Shamu.
Considering the fact that all Nexus handsets are referred to as Google phones, it’s clear that Google Shamu is none other than said Motorola smartphone, provided, of course, that the device is indeed real.
According to the benchmark, the upcoming handset will land on shelves with a 5.2-inch touchscreen display capable of delivering a Quad HD (2560 x 1440 pixels) resolution, which falls in line with some of the previous reports on the matter.
Moreover, the phone is said to include a 2.65GHz quad-core Qualcomm Snapdragon 805 (Krait 450) processor, which will be paired with Adreno 420 graphics and 3GB of RAM, thus ensuring great performance levels.
On the back, the smartphone should feature a 13-megapixel camera that should be able to record videos in 4K resolution, complemented by a 2.1MP front camera for making video calls while on the go.
At the same time, the upcoming mobile phone should land on the market with the entire set of usual connectivity capabilities inside, such as 4G LTE, Wi-Fi, Bluetooth, NFC, and GPS receiver.
Google Shamu (aka Motorola Shamu or Nexus 6) will run under the Android L operating system flavor right from the start, which does not come as a surprise, as GforGames notes.
In fact, we might see the new handset being launched as the very first smartphone to run under the new platform iteration, since Google has a track record of releasing Nexus models with brand new OS versions loaded on top.
Just as anyone would expect from a new product in the Nexus lineup, the upcoming Google Shamu should prove a top-of-the-line device, yet no official confirmation on it has been provided as of now.
Furthermore, considering the fact that benchmark entries can be forged, we should take the info above with a grain of salt, at least until some more solid details on the matter are provided.
Most probably, the new Nexus phone will go official in the September-October timeframe, so keep an eye on this space for updates on the matter.