Speculations are rife that Google Nexus 2016 may be coming with Android VR support and the feature of wireless charging.
According to BGR, Google is innovating on a product that seems to be inspired by Samsung's Virtual Reality headset. It will be manufactured from plastic and would support numerous smartphones. It is also expected to have comparatively advanced sensors and lenses, compared to Samsung. The product would be dependent on the smartphone for its processing requirements, according to Financial Times.
Meanwhile, just like in 2015, Google is expected to release at least two new Nexus smartphones this year. It is reported that one of the Nexus device will be a premium smartphone and the other one will be an upper-midrange device.
One of the major competitors for the Google Nexus 2016, which is expected to be manufactured by HTC, will be the upcoming model from Apple, the iPhone 7. Both of these smartphones are expected to be released in September this year.
The Taiwanese company HTC is best known for building its gadgets with full metal design. Hence, it might be a possibility that the upcoming Nexus 2016 will come with a metallic unibody design.
The Google Nexus 6P, which was released in 2015, came with a 12.3 megapixel rear camera. However, due to the lack of optical image stabilization feature, its camera specs were criticized in the market. Hence, it is strongly rumoured that the Nexus 2016 will come with an enhanced camera, along with the feature of optical image stabilization. HTC is also expected to include a micro SD card slot on its upcoming device, including the Google Nexus 2016.
The LG Nexus 5 and the Huawei Nexus 6, both of which were released in 2014, came with the powerful wireless charging feature. Although, the said feature was removed in last year's releases, Nexus 5X and Nexus 6P. Since this offering is a common feature on current flagships, the Google Nexus 2016 is strongly speculated to come equipped with it.
Now for the operating system predictions, it is known that the launch of a Nexus device always marks the arrival of a new version of Android software. Hence, it is expected that Android N will be launched along with the release of the upcoming device.
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