Hours after Google revealed Nougat as the name of its next major Android update, details on one of the Nexus phones that’ll likely launch with Nougat in tow have leaked.
The Marlin is expected to be the larger of the two new Nexus phones that’ll be sold by HTC. Sources speaking to Android Police say that the Marlin will have a 5.5-inch 2560x1440 AMOLED display, 12-megapixel rear and 8-megapixel front cameras, a fingerprint reader on its rear, a USB Type-C port, and bottom-firing speakers.
It’s said that there will be a quad-core Snapdragon processor (exactly which is unknown) powering the HTC Marlin, along with 4GB of RAM and a 3450mAh battery. Rounding out the Marlin’s rumored feature set are 32GB and 128GB storage options and Bluetooth 4.2.
Last week, a report came out that claimed to reveal the specs for HTC’s other upcoming Nexus phone, codenamed Sailfish. The Sailfish and Marlin are rumored to largely share the same spec lists, save for the display and battery. The Sailfish is rumored to include a 5-inch 1920x1080 AMOLED display and 2770mAh battery. The two phones are also expected to have largely the same design.
Unfortunately, it’s still unknown when the Sailfish and Marlin will launch, though it could be alongside the public release of Android Nougat. Whenever they’re released, they could make for some solid additions to the Nexus family. After the Nexus 5X hit the market with a not-as-high-end processor as its Nexus 6P sibling, it’s nice to hear that the smaller Sailfish could be just as powerful as the larger Marlin. And because HTC hasn’t released a Nexus phone ever since the original Nexus phone, it’ll be interesting to see what designs are cooked up for these new models.
Now that the specs for the Sailfish and Marlin have leaked, which one are you looking forward to more?