New Nexus 5 & New Nexus 6 2016 UK release date, price rumours
Rumours that HTC is working on two new Nexus phones for 2016 went into overdrive at the end of April 2016 following a tip from serial leaker @evleaks on Twitter.
HTC is building a pair of Android N devices for Google internally dubbed M1 and S1 #nexus— Evan Blass (@evleaks) April 27, 2016
Google unveils a new Nexus smartphone every year (in 2015 it announced two), which it uses as the launch vehicle for its annual Android update. In 2016 we will see Android N. Tradition sees the new operating system Developer Preview announced at Google I/O in early summer, and then released on the new Nexus 5 and/or new Nexus 6 phone around October time. However, the Android N Developer Preview was released a couple of months early this year, ahead of Google I/O. Also see: When will my phone get Android Marshmallow?
(The Nexus 5X and 6P were announced at the end of September 2015, and the Nexus 6 before it in October 2014.)
Nothing has been confirmed about the price, but given that the Nexus 5X now costs from at £299 and the Nexus 6P from £449, we'd be very surprised if they were any more expensive.
As we've said, nothing is concrete right now, but we will continue to update this article over the coming year as and when we hear new snippets of Nexus 5 or Nexus 6 2016 information. Also see: Best phones 2015/2016 and Best Android phones 2015/2016.
New Nexus 5 & New Nexus 6 2016 specification rumours
Again, we have to make it clear that everything you read here is merely rumours and speculation. As we've learned in the past, however, there is usually some truth behind the leaks. Here's what we've heard on the rumour mill so far:
• As reported by Droid Life, Google intends to apply "Apple-like control" over its new Nexus devices for 2016. This means it will be involved at every step of the design and manufacturing process. It will no longer require a second manufacturer such as LG, Huawei or HTC to build the device for it, nor add its name to it. The rumour comes off the back of a report published on subcription-only site The Information, and seems to be in stark contrast to our second rumour - that HTC or Huawei will be involved. However, the report apparently claims HTC will still be involved this year, but Google will tighten the reigns.
• Either Huawei or HTC will be producing the new Nexus 6 2016. The Huawei rumour comes from Chinese electronics industry analyst Pan Jiutang, via Weibo.com, while a second Weibo post by Mocha RQ suggests it will in fact be HTC making both the new Nexus 5 and the new Nexus 6. In April 2016 serial leaker @evleaks backed the claim that HTC would be making both phones with the Tweet: "HTC is building a pair of Android N devices for Google internally dubbed M1 and S1."
• Pan Jiutang has suggested that the new Nexus 6 2016 will be a high-performance handset running the Qualcomm Snapdragon 820 processor. This seems like a logical move, given that the Nexus 6P runs 2015's top Snapdragon chip, the 810. The Snapdragon 820 has an Adreno 530 GPU (with 40 percent better performance and efficiency than previous chips), the X12 LTE modem (which provides 33 percent better performance and 15 percent better power efficiency), the Hexagon 680 DPS (digital signal processor) and a quad-core Kryo CPU that will bring up to double the performance and power efficiency when compared to previous generations.
• Previously, the number in each phone's name has been related to its screen size, with the Nexus 5 a standard smartphone and the Nexus 6 a phablet. According to Mocha RQ, HTC will build smaller Nexus phones, with 5- and 5.5in screens rather than the 5.2- and 5.7in displays we saw in 2015. The current 6P has a 5.7in Quad-HD display, and it's likely we'll see this again given that Sony has failed to wow critics with its first 4K smartphone screen. The new Nexus 5 may stick with a full-HD screen.
• Twitter tipster LlabTooFeR claims the codenames for the new Nexus 5 2016 and new Nexus 6 2016 are T50 and T55 - both of which hint towards the rumoured 5- and 5.5in screen sizes.
• We also know the new Nexus 5 and Nexus 6 2016 will be running a brand-new operating system, for now known only as Android N.
• With Android Marshmallow building in support for USB-C, it's a given that the new Nexus 2016 phones will feature USB-C for data transfer and charging. The Snapdragon 820 also supports Qualcomm Quick Charge 3.0, for super-fast charging with a compatible mains adaptor.
We'll be updating this article with new rumours all year, so bookmark us and return another day for the latest new Nexus 5 and new Nexus 6 2016 leaks.
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