Two things seem constant in the topic touching on Google Nexus 2016 release date plans. To be sure, Android N, scheduled for unveiling via the I/O event in May 18, is part of the deal while the manufacturing partner boils down to two players - either Huawei or HTC or both. Yet with the recent unpacking of the HTC 10, the vote somehow gravitates to the Taiwan-based device maker.
And so impressed was Redditor Daman09 with what the HTC 10 has unpacked, he took the initiative of designing a concept of the next Nexus that is modeled, of course, after the latest flagship effort from HTC. The result is nothing short of awesome.
As noted by BGR, the phone render from Daman09 could prove as "the best Nexus phone of all time," if only Google would pick up the ideas put together by the concept designer. A close look will show that the render highlights the best parts about the HTC 10 - solid build and top-notch design that Google would be wise to borrow for its upcoming hero phone.
While evidently HTC 10-inspired, the new Nexus concept stay true with the design philosophy that Google has presented with the Nexus 5X and 6P last year, specifically on the rear panel. There, the signature rear camera is seated on the center of the device and right below it is the fingerprint reader.
The solid back plate also hosts the familiar vertical Nexus label with the HTC brand just above the bottom antenna band. And to make it HTC, Daman09 included the prominent-looking chamfered edge that encircles the device.
On front, it's nearly all-screen as the left and right panel margins are hardly noticeable while the top and bottom portions are broken by the front-blasting stereo speakers.
But that only is the hardware side of the next Nexus. Breathing the device into life is Android N that according to 9to5Google will introduce virtual reality. Also packed with the Android Marshmallow sequel is a Camera app with the ability to capture images while recording clips, and in version 3.2 will have a refreshed interface.
Phandroid reported too that the next Android will have its own 3D Touch version but Google has yet to label the feature pending the rollout of the final cut. Just to show how cool the feature is, the blog report shared a video of the Android N add-on in action (check below).
Now everything about the next Nexus and Android N is up for revelation come May 18 as this year's Google I/O gathering is believed to be immediately followed by the Nexus 2016 release date.