Huawei Nexus phone leak points to 5.7-inch screen, fingerprint sensor

More details may be leaking out on an upcoming Google Nexus phone built by Huawei.

Reports have been floating about suggesting that Google will release two new, big-screened Nexus phones, or phablets, this year. One of those could be designed by LG Electronics, which was responsible for the Nexus 4 and Nexus 5 but was replaced by Motorola for the Nexus 6. The other model Nexus could be manufactured by China-based Huawei, which has made a big splash in its home market and other countries with its low-cost smartphones.

Assuming the reports are true, this would mark a first for Google in trying to unleash two new Nexus phones at the same time. Why two at once? Well, the LG model would reportedly sport a 5.2-inch screen, while Huawei's edition would come with a 5.7-inch display. So Google may be trying to pull off the same strategy that Apple did with the iPhone 6 and iPhone 6 Plus -- offer one model with a relatively smaller screen and a second with a larger display to appeal to as many people as possible. The current Nexus 6 comes with a super-sized 6-inch screen, so Google may also be trying to shrink the display a bit to make the phones more feasible for consumers who don't want jumbo phones.

The leaked details served up early Wednesday by known leaker Evan Blass, or ‏@evleaks, claim that the Huawei Nexus would come with a 5.7-inch QHD (Quad High Definition) screen with a 2,560x1,440-pixel resolution and a metal body. Powered by a Snapdragon 820 processor, the phone would also come with a fingerprint reader, according to Blass. Per Google's usual time frame, the new Nexus would ship in the fourth quarter.

Some of these details have already been alleged, such as the 5.7-inch screen. Others are taken for granted, such as the fourth-quarter launch. But Blass has a pretty good track record. So the mere face that he's revealing specs for a Huawei Nexus phone adds more fuel to the fire that this phone may be a reality.

Google did not immediately respond to CNET's request for comment.

(Via BGR)

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This year, we may see a first for Google’s line of Nexus Android phones: a Chinese manufacturer. The Information reports that Huawei is in line to produce the device, which is said to be planned for fall. It’s not the first we’ve heard of the possibility; IBT said last month that the Huawei Nexus phone was coming, citing an employee at the company’s UK branch, while Android Police published a tentative rumor in May suggesting that there would be two Nexus phones this year — a 5.7-inch Huawei device and a 5.2-inch phone from LG.

The relationship between Google and Huawei could be mutually beneficial beyond the phone’s co-development. The Information claims that talks are in progress for Huawei to help Google bring a mobile app store to China, where government regulations have restricted the search giant from conducting much business of note.

Google will reportedly help Huawei market future devices like the Huawei Watch in the West, meanwhile, and is said to have discussed making it work on the iPhone. The Verge reported earlier this year that Google is planning to introduce iOS compatibility for Android Wear smartwatches.

A Nexus phone could also help bolster Huawei's credibility in the US market, where the company has long been lacking; Google uses the line as a way to show off its latest versions of Android. Google's last Nexus mobile devices were Motorola's Nexus 6 and HTC's Nexus 9, both of which were announced in October.

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