Google releases three devices such as Nexus 6 smart phones

On the morning of October 16th, Beijing time, Google officially released the Nexus 9 tablet with an 8.9-inch display screen produced by HTC, the Nexus 6 smartphone with a 6-inch display produced by Motorola Mobile, and the first Android-based TV on Wednesday. Operating system streaming media player Nexus Player.

Like the previous release of the Nexus series, Google launched these devices to show the latest version of the Android mobile operating system, this version was named "Lollipop" (lollipop), previously known as the "Android L".

Nexus 9 and Nexus Playe will be open for purchase on October 17 and will be officially launched on November 3. The 16GB version of the Nexus 9 will be priced at $399, the 32GB version at $479, and the 32GB version supporting LTE networks will be priced at $599. Nexus Player and its remote control will be priced at $ 99, in addition to the user can buy a $ 40 controller.

Nexus 6 will be open for purchase on October 29, and will be officially launched in November, providing bare-metal sales and distribution through operators. Sprint, US Cellular, AT&T, and T-Mobile USA will market Nexus 6 in the US market. The 32GB version will cost $649 for bare-metals and $699 for the 64GB version. The phone marks Google's entry into the so-called “tablet phone” market. Its display size is not only larger than the 5.5-inch iPhone 6 Plus released by Apple last month, but also larger than the 5.7-inch Galaxy Note 4 that Samsung is scheduled to release on Friday. .

According to the pricing information published on the AT&T website late Tuesday, the contract price for the Nexus 6 is $50. AT&T declined to comment on the pricing issue.

Google has always tried to bring a "pure" Android experience to users through the Nexus series. This series of products prohibits hardware OEMs from making changes to the Android user interface, nor can they change software or pre-installed custom applications. Nexus series products are regarded as the closest to "Google products" and usually cause great repercussions in the Android fan community. They have helped Google and other Google partners increase their credibility.

Apple Inc. is scheduled to hold a product launch on Thursday and it is expected that the company will introduce new iPads and Macs at the conference. For Apple, sales performance of the iPad has always been a pain point. Although the iPad’s share in the global tablet market still exceeds 32%, its share has decreased since last year, at that time, the market share was 40. %. According to a report previously released by market research firm IDC, the share of Samsung’s tablet PCs in the global market this year has reached 22%, which is higher than 17.5% last year.

At the same time, Google is trying to control the Android operating system to a greater extent. According to IDC data, Android's share in the global smartphone and tablet market has reached 80%, while Apple's iOS operating system accounted for only 17%.

Google launched the Android One initiative on the Indian market last month to provide high-quality, low-priced smartphones to emerging markets. For this project, Google instructs its mobile phone foundries to control prices at around $100. Android One phones will also run on the unchanged Android system.

People in the industry pointed out that the new Android system highlights Google’s intentions to make multiple iterative Android systems more uniform. At the I/O Developer Conference in June, Google demonstrated a "significant design" designed to control the visual aesthetics of the Android system and make the user interface of Android systems used on various mobile products more uniform. .

Sundar Pichai, Google’s senior vice president of Android, Chrome and App Business, published a blog post on Wednesday saying: “Lollipop was designed for today’s world. Modern people interact with multiple displays one day, from From cell phones to tablets to televisions, etc."

The new Android system also gives developers more control over how notifications are displayed on the device and plans to increase battery efficiency through a project called Volta. The Lollipop system also introduces a battery-saving feature that extends the battery life of the device by 90 minutes. In addition, Lollipop also supports multi-user account and guest user modes, and provides users with the ability to use a variety of security measures, such as PIN, password, graphics or connected to the watch and other security devices.

The Nexus 9's sides are made of brushed metal, but they don't have the all-metal body like the HTC One M8. The Nexus 6 is equipped with a curved aluminum frame, dual front speakers, a 13-megapixel camera, and a Quad HD display. A Turbo Charger charger will also be included, allowing it to charge for only 6 minutes in just 15 minutes.

Nexus Player is manufactured by Asustek. Google claims it is the first device to use the Android TV operating system. The system is designed to support TV set-top boxes. Google also claims that Nexus Player is its "unprecedented" first Android gaming device. With this device, the user can first play the game on the TV, and then use the Nexus Player, and then continue playing on the Android phone. In addition, Nexus Player also supports the Google Cast plugin, which means that any Chromebook, Android or iOS device can send entertainment content to it.

Google also said that Lollipop will land Nexus 5 smartphones, Nexus 7 and Nexus 10 tablets, and Google Play edition devices in the next few weeks.