Codenamed Sailfish and Marlin, two phones have been in the rumor mills for quite some time now.
The HTC - built smartphones, currently
codenamed Sailfish and Marlin, will be marketed as the Pixel and the Pixel XL, according to Android Police.
Last week brought the first concrete rumors about possible specs for this year's Nexus devices made by HTC —
codenamed Sailfish and Marlin.
A number of leaks point to 5 - and 5.5 - inch devices
codenamed Sailfish and Marlin, respectively.
While the Marlin will be the flagship variant, the mid-range variant is
codenamed Sailfish.
The two new handsets have already been making headlines over the last few months, and in July, we learned that the pair was
codenamed Sailfish and Marlin, along with a leaked render showing off the new design.
Codenamed Sailfish and Marlin, the Pixel and Pixel XL reportedly feature 5 - inch and 5.5 - inch screens, respectively.
The other device is
codenamed Sailfish.
While the internet is dominated by news of HTC's Nexus 2016 phone
codenamed Sailfish, it is also emerging that Google wants to get deeper into the smartphone market by unleashing a company - made Android phone to -LSB-...]
In a new leak, the details of the smaller 5 - inch Google Nexus 2016 phone
codenamed Sailfish seem to have made their way to prying eyes.
Android Police goes on to state that the two new HTC - built phones, reportedly
codenamed Sailfish and Marlin, will be marketed as the Pixel and Pixel XL.
It gets even better as the latest reports claim that the second Google Nexus 2016 phone, which is reportedly
codenamed Sailfish, will still be based on the same Snapdragon 821 SoC.
Well, just like earlier rumors had claimed that the Google Nexus 2016 phones will come with two variants of 5.5 and 5.2 inches, the second,
codenamed Sailfish, will indeed come with this screen size.
The ROM developer released an APK purportedly ripped from a prerelease build of the phones» (
codenamed Sailfish and Marlin) firmware, entitled Pixel Launcher — an app which has previously leaked under the name Nexus Launcher.
Well, just like any pre-production smartphone the two Nexus devices from HTC are
codenamed the Sailfish (smaller) and Marlin (bigger) respectively.
Last year, before the Pixel and Pixel XL were outed to the public, they were swimming in various rumors and reports with
their codenames sailfish and marlin.
The Pixel and Pixel XL were given
the codenames sailfish and marlin last year, while the Nexus 6P and Nexus 5X carried the codenames angler and bullhead.
Not exact matches
It is not certain whether the two devices will come with the same
codenames, Marling and
Sailfish, or whether it will come under the Pixel branding.
Google Pixel, the smaller of the two devices, was first detailed under its
Sailfish codename by Android Police in June.
Marlin and
Sailfish are looking like our HTC Nexus
codenames, but questions remain about what hardware we'll get.
Instead, Marlin and
Sailfish, as they were believed to be
codenamed, will be called the Pixel and the Pixel XL.
Sailfish is the
codename of the upcoming HTC phone, which is the next in line following the LG Nexus 5X.
However, a good number of them seem to be agreeing on the fact that HTC is already making two devices
codenamed Marlin and
Sailfish.
This complements the
codenames of the Pixel and Pixel XL smartphones, which were known as
Sailfish and Marlin, respectively.
It was recently reported that Google will be dropping the Nexus brand for its upcoming HTC - manufactured smartphones, which were
codenamed Marlin and
Sailfish.
Despite a series of leaks, there's still no word on when Google will release the two HTC - made smartphones,
codenamed «
Sailfish» and «Marlin».
It has been pointed out that HTC is making two handsets
codenamed Marlin and
Sailfish.
The
Sailfish is expected to launch alongside a second Nexus handset,
codenamed Marlin.
Citing multiple sources familiar with the company's plans, Android Central says the company's two forthcoming HTC - made smartphones,
codenamed Marlin and
Sailfish, will instead put the Google name front and center, even going so far as not to include any sort of HTC branding.
Google has reportedly partnered with HTC to build the smartphones, which are currently
codenamed Marlin and
Sailfish.
The two upcoming Nexus phones have been
codenamed as Marlin and
Sailfish.
Google is expected to unveil the stable version of Android Nougat this August or September and follow the release with the announcement of two more Nexus devices believed to be
codenamed Marlin and
Sailfish.
Apparently, the two Google Nexus 2016 phones are being made under the
codenames Marlin and
Sailfish, where the former is the Nexus 6P successor while the latter will take the place of the Nexus 5X.
Announced at Google I / O, Android 7.0 is headed to the new Nexus line - up, upcoming smartphones that are
codenamed Marlin and
Sailfish.
The latest reports point towards two devices
codenamed Marlin and
Sailfish, all of which are being made by HTC.
HTC is expected to build Google's 2016 Nexus smartphones, which have been
codenamed Marlin and
Sailfish.
Google and HTC are speculated to be working on two Android N devices that are
codenamed as M1 (Marlin) and S1 (
Sailfish).
A tag called «master - p» appeared in the AOSP repository on Tuesday, revealing that the Mountain View, California - based tech giant already started testing Android 9.0 P on the Google Pixel and Pixel XL which are still referred by their
codenames «
sailfish» and «marlin.»
Android Police reported that HTC will be building the next Nexus devices,
codenamed Marlin and
Sailfish and designed to showcase Android N.
«We believe those devices are
codenamed Marlin and
Sailfish.»
Android Police expanded on the rumor, saying the
codenames stand for Marlin and
Sailfish.
The names are not unusual or surprising as Google has previously
codenamed its latest flagship smartphones Pixel and Pixel XL as «Marlin» and «
Sailfish» respectively.
A new report claims Google will be dropping the Nexus brand off its upcoming flagship Android smartphones built by HTC that are currently
codenamed Marlin and
Sailfish.
Android fans will recall that Google's internal hardware
codenames tend to be sea creatures — the original Pixel and Pixel XL were known internally as «
sailfish» and «marlin.»
The handsets are purportedly
codenamed: Marlin and
Sailfish, both made by HTC.