8 Coolest Smartphones Coming In 2016

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7. Nexus 6 (2016)

What€™s next for Nexus? Huawei€™s 2015 Nexus 6P rejuvenated Google€™s mobile program with a slim, sleek and properly powerful 5.7in machine that put Android properly back on the map. As for the follow-up, like the OnePlus 3, there€™s nothing concrete about the next-gen Nexus 6 - at least yet. That said, it€™s been widely mooted that, following the manufacturer€™s deft efforts on the 6P, Huawei could be invited back by Google to do the duty. Then again, some leaks suggest it€™ll be HTC. Isn€™t certainty super? What makes the new Nexus 6 interesting is its illustration of Google's continuing relationship with third-party designers and manufacturers. Whilst all Google mobile hardware carries the Nexus badge and runs android, there€™s a whole lot that€™s different between devices. If Huawei is again to take up the reins on an updated Nexus 6, it€™s fair to expect another superb battery and, potentially, an even slimmer shell. Screen size? That'll probably stay somewhere around the 5.5€“5.7in mark. Internally, industry info is also pointing strongly towards a Snapdragon 820 chip winging its way into the new Nexus. That much power running stock Android? Count us captivated.