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Google Announces Motorola-Made Nexus 6 and HTC-Made Nexus 9

Posted by samzenpus on from the latest-and-greatest dept.

An anonymous reader writes In addition to Android 5.0 Lollipop, Google today also announced the first devices running the new version of its mobile operating system: the Nexus 6 and the Nexus 9. The former is a phablet built by Motorola, and the latter is a tablet built by HTC. The Nexus 6 is going up for pre-order on October 29, starting at $649. The Nexus 9 meanwhile is going up for pre-order this Friday (October 17), and you'll also be able to get it in stores on November 3.

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  1. Re:Meh by stdarg · · Score: 4, Informative

    Google has arranged a release with 5 major US carriers simultaneously -- Verizon, AT&T, T-Mobile, Sprint, and US Cellular. They will be available under contract at a big discount (up front cost $50 or so instead of $650). The carriers probably put pressure on Google to keep the unlocked price high so we perceive a value to the contract.

  2. Re: The amazing part by StarWreck · · Score: 4, Informative

    I think its amazing that you don't know Google still owns Motorola. The Lenovo deal isn't finalized or approved yet.

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  3. Re:Meh by DougDot · · Score: 5, Informative

    Here ya go: http://oneplus.net/

  4. Re:Wireless charging gone? by jigamo · · Score: 4, Informative

    Google's page for the Nexus 6 doesn't list charging info, but it's really sparse with the spec information. Motorola's page has a lot more details, which include under the Battery information, "Qi Wireless charging support."

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