The Google Nexus 6, also dubbed as Nexus X or Shamu, already arrived in India, which hinted that the device will hit U.S. shores soon.
Phone Arena reported that the aforementioned device was seen on an Indian import/ export manifest site, Zauba. According to the website, two prototypes of Shamu phones were shipped on Aug. 20. The device has model number Motorola XT1112.
The funny thing is that the device came from the United States, but the phones were still missing in the US. The device costs $578. Moreover, the listing showed that Motorola is behind the device.
The same tech web site reported that Google is changing the name of the Nexus 6 handset in order to prevent possible copyright and trademark issues with the character in Philip K. Dick's novel "Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep" in which the androids were named as Nexus-6.
According to the report, the Nexus X will pack a larger screen display with a 2K (1440 x 2560) pixel resolution. The handset will be powered by a quad-core Snapdragon 805 CPU and an Adreno 420 GPU to support high res images and videos. The smartphone will also include a pair of stereo speakers in the front, a 13MP rear camera and a 2.1MP front-facing camera.
Previous rumors stated that the upcoming Nexus smartphone will sport a 5.9 inch screen display with unknown pixel resolution and a fingerprint sensor. With such massive screen display, there were speculations that the handset will be Google's entry to the phablet category.
Nexus X or Google Nexus 6's release date is reported to happen on Halloween or on Oct. 31., which still falls in the October launch period. Other reports claimed that the handset will arrive in November alongside other Google devices such as the Nexus 8 tablet and a new Google wearable or smartwatch.
However, Google has not confirmed nor denied any of these rumors. The company is unusually quiet about the details of its devices and roadmap.
