Motorola is working with Google’s new Nexus device – Canaltech

For Writing in | 07/28/2014 at 16h59

For some time, rumors have indicated that Google abandon the Nexus program to invest in the initiative Silver rel=”i190″>. However, new information indicate that the Nexus did not die and may soon be a new Nexus phone is launched in the market, according to information from Dave Burke during the Google I / O.

Motorola, which Google broke in January, may be betting on a new device besides the Moto X +1. The new device, codenamed Shamu, would indeed be a Nexus phone. The information disclosed by the website Android Police bring a few additional details. They indicate that the new gadget have a 5.9 inch screen and a fingerprint reader. It would be very different from Moto X +1, for example, with a 5.1 inch screen. The Shamu would have a launch scheduled for November, according to the website, but it reinforces that this information may change with ease.

On a scale 0-10, Android Police believes that the level of confidence rumor is “6.5″. The information shows that Shamu is in active development, with a strong candidate to be part of the Nexus program, but does not rule out that changes in hardware are very frequent even with a prototype ready.

The device uses the Google code would be subject to major carriers in the United States and other countries, but it is believed that this would include markets where the Nexus devices are already present .

Shamu is not the only current investment of the Nexus program. Rumors point to launch a 9-inch tablet from HTC using Google code, codenamed Volantis. The device would launch with Android U later this year.

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