Google Nexus 6 Release Date is October 2014 with These 6 Confirmed Specs & Features

Taking the cue from Google Android chief Sundar Pichai, the likely Nexus 6 release date is coming in October 2014 at the earliest, which is keeping with the in-placed device upgrade cycle that the tech giant has been observing since the Nexus 4.

Pichai has made clear during the MWC 2014 last February that the next Nexus smartphone will not touchdown until the second half of the year, dousing cold water to speculations that the could be unleashed as early as June or July.

And while the Google executive kept his lips zipped on the supposed specs and features that will be unwrapped with the Nexus 6, six of them are somewhat clear to Android watchers - thanks mostly to the wealth of leaks and even clues offered by the phone's immediate predecessor, which is the Nexus 5.

They are briefly discussed below:

The builder

LG is the default Nexus 6 maker as the South Korean company had already established a fine track record by delivering good results with the Nexus 4 and 5. However, the picture was muddled a bit when Lenovo and Motorola joined in the fray on the account of the former snatching the latter's ownership from Google.

Yet until now, Lenovo-Motorola has yet to show a base-model for the next Nexus while LG has proudly revealed two possible templates for the device - the LG G Pro 2, which will be the mould if Google would the Nexus 6 to hit the market as a phablet, and LG G3, which is the successor to the LG G2, the device that became the basis for the Nexus 5 make.

Design and display

As mentioned above, there is a chance the Nexus 6 will compete with the likes of Galaxy Note 3 and Nokia 1020 if the pattern is the G Pro 2. But if Google plans for a regular device with a relatively wide screen endowment, the G3 is also a perfect fit.

Notwithstanding the screen size, the upcoming Nexus will certainly flash a form-factor that is aligned with the 2014 flagship smartphone standard - thin, light and bezel-free front panel.

As for the display attributes, talks are rife that the Nexus will sport a 2K screen resolution that is further amplified with Quad HD display rendering.

The component muscles inside

From a quad-core Snapdragon 800 chip, the Nexus 6 is seen to jump into the 64-bit octa-core bandwagon and the powerhouse that normally gets nominated for this is either the Snapdragon 805 or 810. Both of these behemoths are up for mass production and availability beginning in July 2014, per the indications last furnished by Qualcomm.

Automatically joining in the fun is the latest Adreno graphic engine and since 64-bit mobile computing is making its way to the Android world, RAM provisions that start at 4GB could be the prevailing standard.

Killer camera hardware and software

Even before the Nexus 5, Google has already declared that it intends to deploy camera functions and capabilities will all its Nexus devices. However, reviewers observed that the fifth-gen Nexus phone largely falls short of expectations.

So vast improvements should be in order for Nexus 6, which could mean the stuffing of great shooting features like optical image stabilisation, bigger and faster lens or even the likelihood of up to 16MP rear cam shooter. Likely bonuses would be camera app enhancements that basically mirror the camera offering seen in the Galaxy S5 and the HTC One (M8).

Fresh Android on the menu

Each time a new Nexus is pushed out by Google, the package comes with the latest Android sweets. Rumour has it that the Nexus 6 will introduce either Android 4.5 or 5.0, which blog reports have been labelling in the following - Lollipop, Lion Bar or Key Lime Pie.

Still attractive pricing

While there are chatters that suggest Google would be forced to sell the Nexus 6 at a higher price mark, observers are firmly convinced that the device will not breached the $400 mark for the 16GB model that comes too with LTE access.

Considering that the general specs and features of the Nexus 6 on release date remain in the top-notch level, the price hike is completely justifiable and is more inviting when compared to the unlocked iPhones and Galaxy smartphones that normally retail for $700 and above.

Facebook about to acquire Oculus for $2 Billion

Mark Zuckerberg's grand vision is that someday, perhaps 5 to 10 years from now, Facebook will bring you as close as humanly possible to the people and things you love when human contact and real-life experiences aren't viable options.

As Zuckerberg imagines it, the mode of transport will be the Oculus Rift, a virtual reality head-mounted display that places you in a fictional dimension that feels almost real.

In Zuck's mind, Rift could allow for a metaverse where virtual space converges with actual time so that fact and fiction become indistinguishable. In this envisioned universe, you'll find yourself watching a Lakers game live from courtside seats, trying on clothes at your favorite store, visiting your primary care physician, or gazing into the eyes of a loved one, when in actuality you're sitting at home alone, wearing an odd and giant, goggle-like contraption on your head.

The virtual reality daydream is so tangible to the Facebook chief that he's committed his company to spending as much as $2.3 billion on Oculus VR, a less than 2-year-old shop run by twentysomethings who specialize in virtual reality technology. Oculus makes the Rift, a headset that does exist, just in a half-baked stage, which means it's not anywhere near ready for consumer release. Hence, Facebook and Zuckerberg can't possibly know the Oculus Rift's true potential or how consumers will react to it.

The king of social networks is far from a seer when anticipating what comes next in consumer technologies. Mobile, the most obvious of trends, punched Facebook in the gut before the company was forced to adapt and make its network work just as well on smartphones as it does on desktops. So Zuckerberg is determined to be ahead of the curve going forward, and to do that he's backing a chimera of a promise that has evaded experts, scientists, and visionaries since the technology became the talk of educational circles more than two decades ago. He's throwing around fantasies that strike some as mere hallucinations.