HTC Nexus 9 and 6 to debut Oct 15; Release Date and Price revealed
We have been hearing about next flagship devices from Google, codenamed HTC Volantis and Motorola Shamu for a while and they are apparently next Nexus devices, Nexus 9 tablet and Nexus 6 smartphone. You may have already seen some of the leaked images of the devices. Now it seems that the wait is almost over and the Nexus 6 and Nexus 9 are expected to be launched at October 15th event and details regarding pre-orders may also be announced.
According to reports, the Nexus 9 will be the first Android L-running tablet, which means HTC Nexus 9 will be released before Nexus 6. HTC Nexus 9 is anticipated to come in two flavors of storage, 16GB for $399, and one with 32GB and LTE connectivity for $499.
Pre-orders should go live starting October 17 while the release date is reportedly set to November 3.
The specs are in line with rumors and leaks. Google Nexus 9 will have a 8.9-inch 2048 x 1440 display, a “brushed aluminum” frame, 8MP rear-facing, 3MP front-facing cameras and a 64-bit Tegra K1 processor under the hood. The tablet may also sport stereo BoomSound speakers. Alongside the tablet, an affordable magnetic table case may also see the light.
