Android Lollipop, Nexus 6 and much more...

Google Announces Nexus 6, 9 and Android Lollipop. Some quick news and first impressions. Read On..

Nexus 6, Nexus 9 unveiled along with Lollipop

The big news in Android this week was the official launch of the Nexus 6 phone and Nexus 9 tablet. The new devices in Google’s line of Android will run the next big version of the OS, Lollipop.

The Nexus 6 phone is a true phablet with a 5.9-inch display. The screen has a very high resolution to compete with other phones. It boasts the new Snapdragon 805 soc with 3GB of RAM. It will be available for purchase late this month and in stores in November. The Nexus 6 is made by Motorola and is much inspired by the design of the company's new flagship, Moto X.  It will cost $650(42000 INR) off contract.

The Nexus 9 tablet is similar in size to Amazon’s Kindle Fire HDX with an 8.9-inch display. It also features dual boomsound speakers. It has the Nvidia Tegra K1 processor inside and is made for Google by HTC.

What you need to know about Android 5.0, aka Lollipop

Android gets a facelift with Lollipop, and the Material Design Google showed off at Google I/O earlier this year brings the OS to a modern level. Base functions of Android have been improved, most notably notifications and multitasking.

There is a battery saving feature that helps keep Android phones going when needed. Apps should run faster given Lollipop’s new ART runtime.

I will be posting a separate article talking about all the features of Android Lollipop and what devices are going to get it very soon. So stay tuned.