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Rendered image of 2016 Nexus phone summarizes design leaks

By Liu Hongzuo - on 7 Jul 2016, 10:53am

Rendered image of 2016 Nexus phone summarizes design leaks

The rendered image as done by Android Police. Image credit: Android Police

If you haven’t seen how the 2016 Google Nexus smartphones will look like, fret not – because there isn’t one yet. That, however, did not stop Android Police (a news-blog that strictly focuses on Android smartphones) from releasing a visual interpretation of the phone, based on the design cues leaked to them.

The latest image render done by Android Police made bold statements about the upcoming phones, codenamed ‘Sailfish’ and ‘Marlin’. The 2016 Nexus phones will not come with a camera hump, and it has a gentle curve around its edge. The render also implied that the phones will use a two-tone color aesthetic, together with an aluminum body, instead of a polycarbonate one.

The render makers are unsure if the image represents both upcoming 2016 Nexus phones, or if the rendered design is for one smartphone model only. Other intricacies that they cannot establish include: the phone’s actual dimensions, the “G” logo on the back of the phone, and the use of a Home key with a four-color “flower design”.

Android Police said that the latest information indicated that the upcoming phones do not bear the Nexus’s or the HTC 10’s design language. The shift in design could be disputed, since the render is an artist impression, and it’s not an official image by Nexus or HTC. However, this change is reflected in an earlier statement made by Sunder Pichai, Google’s CEO, with regards to the company being “more opinionated about the design of the phones”. Previously, we’ve reported that HTC would likely be the makers of the 2016 Nexus phones, together with a spec sheet compiled from various leaks.

According to Android Police, they rated their confidence in the render at “8 out of 10”, citing that their undisclosed primary source of information was highly reliable, save for smaller details that completed the render to the best of their knowledge.

Source: Android Police via Ars Technica

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