HTC’s Nexus Smartphone Marlin leaked with 5.5-inch 2K AMOLED Display & 4GB RAM

Google is getting ready to launch two Nexus variants in the second half of 2016, just like they did last year by launching Nexus 6P and the Nexus 5x. But according to reports, this year both the variants will be manufactured by same OEM, unlike last year. It is none other than HTC, the same company that built the Nexus 9 tablet. Last week we saw our first leaks on one of the two Nexus smartphones that HTC is developing for Google. Dubbed as “Sailfish”, it was the smaller of the two variants.

Now we have some new leaks for the other variant which is naturally going to be the bigger variant of the two. According to our source, we saw that these two devices are codenamed S1(Sailfish) and M1(Marlin). Looking at the leaked specification from the same source for Marlin, it appears that it will be somewhat similar to the smaller variant except minor changes. The new Nexus M1 is expected to come with a 5.5-inch QuadHD AMOLED display like last year but just a little smaller, as the Nexus 6P had a 5.7-inch display.

Under the hood, the Qualcomm Snapdragon quad-core processor is expected to power this smartphone. However, we don’t have an exact model number for this, but it is expected that it’s going to be the revised Snapdragon 820, 823 or the rumored Snapdragon 821. Just like it’s younger brother, it is expected to sport a 4GB of RAM and will come with a 32GB or 128GB storage option. And on the camera side, we are again seeing a 12MP rear camera and an 8MP front camera, like the one which is expected on the Sailfish.

Other hardware specifications include a USB Type-C port, a 3,450 mAh battery and a fingerprint scanner at the back of the device. This will be different as HTC puts its fingerprint scanner on the front usually as found on the HTC 10 etc. Another interesting news revealed by the source is that these two smartphones will share same design language. This will be something similar to what Apple does with its iPhones. Google is reportedly working on its own Nexus smartphone, which the company is manufacturing themselves.

We’re still months away from the official announcements of the devices, and we hope to get more clear idea about them soon in coming weeks. Stay tuned for more information.

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