Here's A Look At The Nexus 6, Courtesy Of @evleaks

2014/10/14 7:08am PDTOct 14, 2014

Evan Blass may be retired from leaking, but don't count him completely out yet – he just dropped the first official render we've seen of the Nexus 6.

What a depressing few days. I remember 1 thing that used to make me feel better, tho. No mark in deference to Nexus. pic.twitter.com/76zhSfu8rJ

— Evan Blass (@evleaks) October 14, 2014

While there are a few differences here and there, this looks quite a bit like our render from late last month, especially on the hardware side of things. The primary differences between the two shots are clearly in the software – wallpaper, icon labels, and things like that.

At this point there's little reason to question anything we're seeing. With a rumored announcement date of tomorrow, the behemoth Nexus 6 is coming whether we're ready or not.

via @evleaks

Comments

Thomas

Why would Google use AOSP messaging in a press render?
- Steve B
  
  Because there's a rumor they're unveiling a new messaging service more like how iOS does it. Probably some sort of AOSP/Hangouts/Google Voice mashup that actually works well.
- Zargh
  
  Why wouldn't they? They shipped Android One with AOSP Messaging in the favorites tray.
Scott Russ

L is definitely 5.0 then, in case anyone was unconvinced.
- JiGSaW525
  
  5:00.....it better be with all the cosmetic changes
- Thomas Dussan
  
  haha you beat me to it xP
- Brian Nazareth
  
  I think it's always a new number when there's a major change. Like you can see 4.0-4.4, they have minor changes but at the end of the day it still looks and feel the same.
  - Tomáš Petrík
    
    I don't know, there may have been small changes between let's say 4.2 and 4.3, but there is a rather significant difference between 4.0 and 4.4
    Of course not as big as a step to 5.0, just saying it is noticable.
    - Jack Squires
      
      4-4.4 have all used some form of the Holo design language. This is material design now.
      - Tomáš Petrík
        
        As I said, "of course not as big as a step to 5.0, just saying it is noticable."
- Amrit Zoad
  
  No, it's 5:00.
  - C64
    
    With or without time difference?
    - Fatal1ty_93_RUS
      
      Only in US lol
    - Mr. Mark
      
      5:00 Specific Time.
    - Tomáš Petrík
      
      It is 5:LL in the Android Timezone.
- Jon
  
  That's not news. The Developer Preview, released the day after L was announced, has version 5.0 in the About page.
AbbyZFresh

Damn it. I'm on Verizon. i'll never be getting this.
- Mike Harris
  
  Please don't kill my dream. I'm still holding out hope.
  - roberthenderson
    
    I literally threw my fist in the air and said "YES!!" http://bgr.com/2014/10/03/nexus-6-specs-details-leak/
    - Mike Harris
      
      Wow, I really hope this is true. The size of my Note 3 is perfect, but I absolutely hate being stuck with TouchWiz. I assumed I would have been able to run a stock-based ROM like I have with just about every phone I've had before it, but the stupid bootloader still hasn't been unlocked, so I'm ready to move on.
- roberthenderson
  
  Don't spaz, but guess what http://bgr.com/2014/10/03/nexus-6-specs-details-leak/
Simon

*cue onslaught of itshappening.gif*
- Guest
  
  There we go
  - jonathan3579
    
    Fail!
- George Byers
  
  http://i.imgur.com/vwMin.gif
  - Andrew Bone
    
    We need the HD version these days
    - Vinícius Souza
      
      Here you go, Sir!
      
      http://i.imgur.com/UiJvdZf.gif
    - codemonkey85
      
      I dunno, the SD version comes with its own kind of charm.
      - Fatal1ty_93_RUS
        
        Nostalgia?
      - codemonkey85
        
        Quite possibly.
- Guest
  
  http://i.imgur.com/GVFbI3L.gif
- Andrew Bone
  
  http://mrwgifs.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/01/Michael-Cera-Is-Excited-Things-Are-Finally-Happening-On-Arrested-Development.gif
  - Heimrik
    
    Can someone please explain this joke? And WHAT exactly is happening?
    - Fatal1ty_93_RUS
      
      Arested Development and Nexus 6/L release
      - Heimrik
        
        oh... I havent seen Arrested Development....
Lawrence Callaghan

I think its just photoshopped. look at the bottom of the screen, doesnt align properly with the device. so
- Christopher Bement
  
  Probably why it's called a render...
- Brian Nazareth
  
  No shit. That's why they call it "render", bro.
  - Lawrence Callaghan
    
    well some renders look professional than this, this looks like a render made by evleaks :D
    - Brian Nazareth
      
      Definitely could NOT figure that one out.
    - Fatal1ty_93_RUS
      
      no shit, a render that looks like it was made by evleaks, which was made by evleaks? IMPOSSIBLE
- SpanishAbh
  
  Thank You Captain Obvious ;-)
- Nes
  
  ... yeah man. It's like they rendered it or something.
ronak chavan

the bottom speaker looks crooked
Tony Byatt

Bottom of the phone looks a little 'Shopped...
- Guest
  
  My ass is ready
- O’s Fan91
  
  R-E-N-D-E-R
  - Tony Byatt
    
    http://img.gawkerassets.com/img/17m4osjk0uhczjpg/original.jpg
hedsick

My body is ready.
Sir Perro

Well that messaging icon next to the dialer is surprising
- Zargh
  
  Was sort of hinted at when all the Android One phones shipped with Messaging in place of Hangouts.
  
  Maybe the thinking is that Hangouts was too complex for the uninitiated, and it's better to have a cookie-cutter SMS app by default and let those who want to manually switch over to having Hangouts handle it.
  - Sir Perro
    
    To be frank... I migrated my SMSs to hangouts... and went back to messages app after a while.
    
    All SMSs I get are bank payments, 2-step verification codes and that type of crap. Better have all that in a separate app I don't care about.
    
    Who uses SMS for texting anyway (I haven't sent a single SMS in the last couple of months, and I have an unlimited quota on them. I could send one million for free)
Stylus_XL

Obviously evleaks is a good source but this looks like a half-assed render.
- Bradley Davis
  
  evleaks is fake crap lol. All they do is release fake renders or blurry picture leaks.
  - Marcell Lévai
    
    Bradley Davis is fake crap lol. All they do is release shitty comments based on thin air.
  - someone755
    
    Wait you do realize evleaks is one guy?
    And as far as I've seen, at least 90% of his leaks are trustworthy.
    - jammer
      
      Actually, 92.1% of his leaks are trustworthy.
      - someone755
        
        Oh, is that a stat?
        Unless you're trolling, I'd like a source, please.
      - Donatom3
        
        And your 90% claim doesn't need a source?
      - Nick
        
        His source is himself. He's not saying he's absolutely correct, but for what he's seen that's about the percentage that's the leaks have been correct.
      - someone755
        
        I don't know why some people here feel obligated to be assholes, I was just saying that AS FAR AS I HAVE SEEN, at least nine out of ten (being 90% if you do the oh-so-hard math) of the information he leaked was actually accurate.
bL4Ck

Old playstore icon tho, not really 100% sold on this leak.
- Rick Butterfield
  
  It doesn't match up with any Play Store icon we've seen before
  - Sir Perro
    
    Photoshop skills over 9000
    j/k! Thanks a lot. Yes... it looks like the new one, but with the "play" thing using the whole left part of the icon
  - Zargh
    
    It matches up with the icon AP leaked ahead of time: http://www.androidpolice.com/2014/09/16/exclusive-early-look-google-play-stores-5-0-update/
  - bL4Ck
    
    wording sorry, forgot to add "old leak" playstore icon.
- frewquinnn
  
  that's more like the new play store icon
- O’s Fan91
  
  evleaks is darn good. Also, pretty sure he wouldnt post something he wasnt sure of now that he's "retired"
- Cameron Summerson
  
  That doesn't necessarily mean it's not accurate. It's probably just an older press shot.
- Grayson
  
  What? No. That's the new icon...
unijalo

I'd love to believe this is indeed the Nexus 6, but look at the Play Store icon, not the same as the one introduced with 5.0.31 update.
- O’s Fan91
  
  This Icon has been in previous leaks and such.
- Grayson
  
  Looks the same as the new Play Store icon to me. What is different?
  - unijalo
    
    The "►" do not occupy the same space on the two icons.
    - Fatal1ty_93_RUS
      
      how did you manage to post the same image THREE FUCKING TIMES in one post?
      - Guest
        
        It's pretty simple to understand: the delete button failed to work.
        
        Oh by the way, ne need to capslock, I'm not blind, I can read you properly.
    - Grayson
      
      Ah, I don't have that one yet. Here's what I was referring to... the update before 5.0.31 that had a very limited rollout had the same icon as this render.
      
      http://www.androidpolice.com/2014/09/16/exclusive-early-look-google-play-stores-5-0-update/
Kevin G. Sanchez

I definitely need it.
me me

How appropriate, the hands wide spread to be able to hold the monster
- an11
  
  that's what she asked
Abudi

A Create folder and a Play folder. That's smart!
Tomáš Petrík

Where do I pay?
Yowan

APK?
- Andrew Bone
  
  Soon back answer
Kevin Choi

Fuck TK! Evan is boss!
Chris

My credit card is ready.
Geh geh

Shitty render.
Jose Romero

"evleaks"? Wut?
Dadedade

GOOGLE, SOON BACKANSWER!
sergejsbabikovs

But the wallpaper is not "flat" nor "material"
- O’s Fan91
  
  Looks very Samsungey
  - jonathan3579
    
    My girlfriend asked me, "Is that a Galaxy?" -_-
    - O’s Fan91
      
      Better than "is that a new Droid"
      - jonathan3579
        
        She knows better than to call Android phones Droids. Lol. I've at least taught her that much. I cringe every time someone calls Android phones Droids.
      - O’s Fan91
        
        Gf has an iPhone = Dump her
        
        I Kid
      - jonathan3579
        
        She had an iPhone til about a month ago when I bought her a HTC One M8. Now that we saw the Note 4 at Best Buy, she's back on board the "Galaxy" train. Still better than an iPhone, I suppose.
    - Fatal1ty_93_RUS
      
      No she didn't
      - jonathan3579
        
        I wish I was kidding, lol.
      - Fatal1ty_93_RUS
        
        oh damn, I wanted to make a joke but you ruined it :(
      - DanSan
        
        I think we all need an explaination to the, "Mouse Girlfriend" contact name.
      - jonathan3579
        
        Haha, c'mon! I thought nobody was gonna question that. I think she eats like a mouse and went with the girlfriend part because she has my contact name as evil boyfriend for well, uhh, obvious reasons.
      - Gandalf_Teh_Gray
        
        Lol I had a previous gf that I just called mouse.
      - TylerChappell
        
        awww, you two have totes the cutest relationship!
      - axel
        
        You must have an amazing girlfriend! Be able to talk to her about Nexus and tech stuff! .. My girlfriend barely understands her iPhone 😔
      - jonathan3579
        
        The key is talking about it so much that she has no choice but to listen. It's like a forced interest. 😛
      - Vincent Gaylie
        
        Haha worked for me too! She even took it a step further and now asks "any news in your nerd forums"
      - Elliot
        
        Yes! This! I actually ttalkrd about android so much that my girlfriend started getting into nova launcher and customizing.
      - jonathan3579
        
        Lol, I haven't been able to get mine that far. She does like the Google Now Launcher though so I guess that's a start. (A slow one...)
      - axel
        
        Lol at least yours is into it kinda now. Mine would never do that. She HATES Android 😒 (don't worry guys, I'll get rid of her, I need a geeky gf that's into Android lol jk)she says they are cheap and slow, even tho I continue to amaze her with my huge one.... Oneplus I mean lol. And she says she'll never use an Android phone😑
- Sir Perro
  
  I think a wallpaper is the best example of material design. It's a wall-paper for god's shake :-)
- Christopher Bement
  
  Not relevant at all...
Jens Knutson

inb4 lame, played-out itshappening.gif posts
Guest

I'm damn sure
- SpanishAbh
  
  bracing myself already ;-)
  - SpanishAbh
    
    Damm ! disqus does not actually let any user to delete his/her comments , rather it make just it as comment by guess user !!!!!! just like it did not delete my this comment
    - RyanB
      
      That's actually a good way for them to handle that. If anyone had responded to you, and then you tried deleting your comment, the reply would have no context. This way, it isn't associate with your account anymore and the thread still maintains context.
  - SpanishAbh
    
    and the image was gif when i uploaded it , wtf why disqus change it to a JPG image !!!
    - Simon Belmont
      
      Yeah. I always link GIFs as an IMGUR link.
      
      That way the GIF still animates. Better luck next time.
      - SpanishAbh
        
        thanks for the tip :)
      - Jose Romero
        
        Also, make sure that the link you get from Imgur has .gif at the end of the url.
    - Moose
      
      Even disqus hates that gif.
      - SpanishAbh
        
        LOL
  - MeCampbell30
    
    SOON
- SpanishAbh
  
  Bracing myself already ;-) SOONBACKANSWER
- Jeff718
  
  Clue me in on the soonback thing?
  - RandomInternetStranger
    
    The android police file archives #5
- Ihavenewnike
  
  It has stereo front facing speakers? I remember on my old nexus for VZW, I had enabled it to be used upside down but hated I had to turn it around to take a phone call. If this is possible on this phone, I will leave VZW and buy this phone day one.
- Richard Yarrell
  
  I'm bracing myself because I know I'm about to have the biggest laugh ever just like I did when the Iphone 6 plus arrived.
  
  Let's face true reality nobody needs a stock android featureless boring uneventful phablet another big screened smartphone with NO PURPOSE or true multitasking/productivity abilities.
  
  It's pretty plain and simple nothing beats Samsung or the Galaxy Note products they are the GOLD standard of technology since four years ago nothing else matters period.
  - saf1927
    
    Shit, why are you even commenting? Go back to your Samshit and admire the stutters.
    - Big Tony
      
      Lol
  - Nathan Walters
    
    Wait, you're not dead? Damn, it was so nice to not have you trolling every single article on the site!
    
    Also, you really need a new tagline. Period.
  - Lhadalo
    
    I am pretty sure this must be sarcasm.
    - blackroseMD1
      
      You obviously don't know Dick Yarrell then.
  - Xman845
    
    Cool story bro
  - PapaSnarf
    
    Even Android users Hate you! HAHAHA!
  - blackroseMD1
    
    Man, I think if you could have a baby with Touchwiz, you would. We get it, you like Samsung. I'm guessing you stay high though, since you think they make the best phones out there. You'd have to be like Harold & Kumar/Cheech & Chong high to actually believe that crap.
    
    "It's pretty plain and simple nothing beats Samsung or the Galaxy Note products they are the GOLD standard of technology since four years ago nothing else matters period."
    
    Except 3 years ago you were writing articles about how the Evo 3D was the best phone on the planet. STFU with your BS>
  - Nathan J
    
    This guy! I thought he was just on G+. Anyway, nothing beats Samsung when it comes to terrible cell reception. Samsung is the gold standard of crap. iPhone-alike Home button, capacitive buttons from 2010, and a cellular radio that they picked up refurbished at the dollar store.
    
    I'm pretty loyal to Android, but I would take an iPhone 6 (regular, not plus) over any Samsung phone released to date. I wouldn't even have to put any thought into it.
    - galaxys3
      
      only thing i like about samsung is capacitive buttons. on screen keys like on lg g3 get in the way of things.
      - Nathan J
        
        Capacitive buttons, like slide out keyboards, have a place. Firmly in the past.
        
        Soft keys mean you can have no keys in full screen apps, they can rotate, they can move, they can change, and the user can change them.
        
        Now, I wish the screen were a little bigger for them (like, 1080p or 1440p after the soft keys) but the way forward is fine.
        
        Want capacitive keys with LG G3 specs? Look up the Droid Turbo. Verizon only though. And slightly smaller screen.
  - Jeremy Gomez
    
    I recently realized that Samsung smartphones are the iPhones of the Android world.
    - psychomaniac189
      
      ive been saying this for awhile now. my friends get pissed when i tell them this lol
    - Nathan J
      
      Yes. Yes they are. But as far as fanboys go, Nexus fanboys are more insufferable than either Apple or Samsung fanboys. They really are. Especially the ones who say HOLOYOLO. F it, they're all an embarrassment. Just use what you like, you know? We all talk a little --it, especially on Apple, but the ones who take it to the next level really make all of us look bad.
  - Agentx
    
    I own a Galaxy Note 2 and a Galaxy Note 3, but I still find the Nexus line quite appealing.
    I find myself running AOSP often and it really isn't all that bad on a phablet.
    
    I'd agree that newer versions of Touchwiz are very good on phablets, especially what they're doing on the Note 4. I use the S Pen all the time, too.
    
    As for those mentioning cell reception, I've never had a problem with that, by my own tests I often get better signal on my Note 3 than my buddy does on his HTC One - same carrier same location.
    
    The Android community doesn't need to be so hostile, we're supposed to be the reasonable folks when it comes to talking about phones! It's supposed to be the Apple crowd that can't take criticism!
- Eirik Corneliussen
  
  Incoming!
  - Adrian Vovk
    
    How? That looks awesome. Android M confirmed
roberto

It looks exactly like the moto g 2014 except for these interrupts on the side.
Speakers might seem smaller but that could be because the phone itself is bigger.
O’s Fan91

Looks like an Galaxy S3 shape with the curved back - only thing I dislike about this guy.
Corey Watford

Isnt this a Render, i mean look at the bottom speaker grill?
Dave

WANT!
Steve B

I'm ready. Bring it on tomorrow. My OnePlus is ready for a new home.
- Eric Anderson
  
  Just sold mine for $400 yesterday in preparation.
  - Guest
    
    Not so fast, Nexus 6will be exclusive to Verizon for 2 months like Galaxy Nexus.
Seán Flannery

Screen doesn't align correctly at the bottom... Or is it just my eyes
- Lawrence Callaghan
  
  its not your eyes, its just a craptastic render
zidzidane

Cool, can't wait to try out some new games on this
ThoFeelExp

That chrome icon seems bigger than other ones and liked wallpaper though
How can I get it?
- Christopher Bement
  
  By waiting for someone to get their hands on the phone and give us a system dump.
Peter Blanco

If the N6 has bezels like the G3 does (which it seems likely) I think I could get on board which this big screen. I love my G3!
All that's left is for the rumored Verizon support to be true. A guy can hope!
Guest

Just release this on Verizon also, I'll be set for next one year.
- Steve B
  
  Bahahahahahahahahahahahahah for infinity ---------------------------->
tym0

The render looks pretty terrible, hopefully they'll work on it for the release.
Vinícius Souza

http://i.imgur.com/LKDVkRr.gif
- Fatal1ty_93_RUS
  
  that al bundy gif
Ketan B. Parmar

That Play Store icon is different from current leaked Material Design Play Store.
- Liam Spradlin
  
  The current Play Store is official, not leaked. The one we leaked previously had this exact icon.
Duffy

My ass is ready!
- Guest
  
  For 6 inches? Ouch.
  - TylerChappell
    
    Its the thickness, not the length that makes the difference, pal. ;]
- magnetox
  
  6likes for your comment!! Hmm.
  - Wikiwaka
    
    you're assuming it's a guy. Hmm.
    - Nick
      
      Don't you know? There are no girls on the internet.
- Fatal1ty_93_RUS
  
  that's what she said..... sorry, I had to
Zak Taccardi

I'm dying to know what that new messaging icon is!
- Sir Perro
  
  Hangouts is in the google folder though... Intriguing
  - Andrew Bone
    
    No it's not, the green thing is google maps, look closely
  - Guest
    
    No it's not, that's Maps.
- Zargh
  
  The Messaging app if Android One phones are anything to go by. http://www.android.com/one/india/
  
  Same favorites tray layout.
Thales

It's like Galaxy Nexus on steroids
- RW-1
  
  Yep, and having a GNex that I finally want to upgrade from, this could be the worthy successor.
O’s Fan91

I cant believe those Nav buttons are here to stay. Dang.
- O’s enemy91
  
  You shut up!
- Fatal1ty_93_RUS
  
  PlayStation Nation buttons - engage!
Alfuh

But ... why is evleaks depressed? :(
- Sir Perro
  
  Multiple Sclerosis. Depressing enough.
  - Alfuh
    
    Yeah for sure, I feel bad like he was kind of calling out for help by putting that in something he KNEW would be shared all over the internet and everyone is just into the phone :(
- Eric Anderson
  
  He has a few reasons to be upset. He has MS, and a fund which TK from TK Tech News supposedly set up for him was stolen (he never got half the money).
- Cereal.
  
  Had a fight with tk from tk tech news.
- jonathan3579
  
  There's a shit storm surrounding him and TK. It was entertaining at first but it's already run it's course for me.
Sky

is that a blue trim? i like.
Vinícius Souza

This deserves the HD version!

http://i.imgur.com/UiJvdZf.gif
- Andrew
  
  Hi-Res Happening. Now in 4K!
  - Fatal1ty_93_RUS
    
    whoa... http://i.imgur.com/DCEuoTt.gif
Abudi

I'm sure
watdawat

The playstore icon looks different
- Frisi
  
  Material Design. The new update changed the icon.
  - Gabriel Seixas
    
    But this is the new icon. Maybe N6 will have different icons? Maybe the render is wrong? Who knows.
    
    http://i.imgur.com/uDNiwuF.jpg
    - Frisi
      
      Maybe outdated icon, or some beta perhaps. Who knows what's under the hood right now. We wont have to wait much now. ;)
  - AbbyZFresh
    
    No. The material design icon has the play symbol in the middle. The render shows the symbol on the left side.
    
    Meaning "fake".
    - Liam Spradlin
      
      It's not fake. That icon WAS the Play Store icon (see our post about the unreleased Play Store) for a short window of time, during which this render was probably created.
Karam M

I am getting this phone
brgulker

My moderately-sized hands are ready.
Christopher Bailey (Xcom923)

>_< that means those janky nav buttons are final!!
- Christopher Bay leaf
  
  Hey! Shut up! >:0
  - Christopher Bailey (Xcom923)
    
    O_O you like them?
    - Minja Miketa
      
      After using L, yes. They grew on me.
    - Andyroid
      
      I hate them too :/
      
      Why did Google hire kindergartners to design them?
      - Christopher Bailey (Xcom923)
        
        I pray that the "leak-gods" are messing with us
      - Andyroid
        
        I really hope so too. But looks like they're final.
        
        I'm going to root the crap out of those nav buttons.
      - Guest
        
        http://www.amazon.com/Really-Need-Know-Learned-Kindergarten/dp/034546639X
      - PhineasJW
        
        Nothing wrong with that. :)
    - Morten
      
      Think of it this way: it will get much easier to explain to people how to navigate the phone.
- Jovie Brett Bardoles
  
  Fugly kindergarten shapes
Kenne Phimmasonsouk

If it has the same features as the moto x plus more I'm going to get this phone over the moto x.
The verge is crap

I will buy it 😠
Dan Owen

What is the latest rumored date for the N6?
- O’s Fan91
  
  10/15 , but you never know
- Speak truths only
  
  It has already released did you miss the conference? Like three hours ago.
  - nadav
    
    Haha you are funny
Evgany

What is that messaging icon? Where is Hangouts?
nadav

Hope they keep the nexus 5 just update the specs a little camera etc, not everyone wants a 6 inch phablet.
- O’s Fan91
  
  Unfortunately, looks like you'll have to keep hoping for the time being
Tushar Khubani

My nexus5 is gonna stay with me :/ though the nexus 6 is a beast!!!!!!!!!!!
Sam Del Valle

Dammit Google stop teasing and take my damn money
- Wikiwaka
  
  It's okay man. I can take your money.
DanSan

http://www.reactiongifs.com/r/2013/03/whoop-there-it-is.gif
Giuseppe Muratori

Really can't wait to see what they've done with 5.0
Gucci Willis

👎👎👎👎👎👎👎👎👎👎👎👎👎👎👎
István Tóth-Király

Can you postz the apk for the Nexus 6? Thanks.
- Gabriel Seixas
  
  SOON BACKANSWER
  - Amrit Zoad
    
    APKPLZZ..
  - Fatal1ty_93_RUS
    
    You're doing it wrong
- Stopit
  
  YOU KNOW THATS ITS NOT FUNNY ANYMORE !! (cap lock necessary, because I'm angry.)
  - Nimer55
    
    Seems a bit silly to get mad over it.
    - someone755
      
      Seems a bit silly to have this be the only meme this site and readers have as well though.
      - Michael
        
        That's not the only one, you are forgetting about itshappening.gif and mybodyisready.gif
      - someone755
        
        The origin of those two isn't AP, so it doesn't have as big of an impact on me tbh.
        They're still overly used, especially with all the N6 and Android L hype.
yungqb7

Why isn't Hangouts the default messaging app?
- Matches Malone
  
  Maybe a redesign or rebrand?
- br_hermon
  
  AP mentioned on the podcast that Google caught a lot of flack for making hangouts the only messenger to ship with the N5. Looks like they've backed off and started shipping with AOSP messenger again (with a new icon).
  - Fatal1ty_93_RUS
    
    YAY!
Jesslyn Hendrix

I can't wait. Take my $ now!
Jean-Philippe Murray

The bottom speaker (?) seems soooo badly photoshoped.
Luke Fong

What is the point?!! Why nexus and moto x look exactly the same??? I don't like that! btw, moto x 1st edition is looking way much better than 2nd!!!
- Allen Loyola
  
  Nah, Moto X 2014 looks incredible. I have the Cognac Leather back with a gold trim. Everyone who's seen my phone say it looks great. Pity not many people know about it.
Pootis Man

My body is ready......for tomorrow....hopefully.
Rovindra Singh

It's not happening tomorrow, I highly doubt that. It's a pretty snazzy looking phone and I will definitely be getting one.
Martim

It's...blue?
Guest

I have a hunch that Nexus 6 will be exclusive to Verizon for 2 months like Galaxy Nexus.
- Pootis Man
  
  Um...No
- Luxferro
  
  I doubt verizon even gets another nexus after the galaxy nexus mess.
- Esmeralda
  
  Quasimodo? Is that you?
DJ SPY

TK Tech News has a picture of the actual device over on Instagram.
- Pootis Man
  
  Dude why the hell are you still following that piece of shit?
  - DJ SPY
    
    Why? What happened?
    - Pootis Man
      
      This sums it up pretty well: https://medium.com/@derekmross/this-is-the-real-tk-tech-news-a-fraud-d9f4a9e51ecf
- nadav
  
  They don't have an instagram.
me me

If this is a Moto X large, as Moto X is 32GB is $550+shipping+tax (~$590) then what price for a Moto X large? $650+shipping+tax ? However, Nexus 4 16GB was $349+s+t, Nexus 5 32GB 32GB was $399+s+t so that suggest N6 $450+s+t, so that's quite a price range $450-$650.
- Bryan Breguet
  
  I think we should rather compare the prices of the phones the Nexus 4 and 5 were based on. It was the LG Optimus and Lg G2 respectively. Both were significantly more expensive than the Nexus 4 and 5. The fact that the Moto (2014) is already cheaper than most other flagship phones is a good sign. On the other hand, it might be the first time the Nexus is actually an upgrade of the original phone (bigger screen, higher resolution, etc).
  I'm gonna go and say $399 for 16GB.
DJ SPY

I think it's a take. The play store icon looks different than the current, new play store icon.
- Luxferro
  
  I agree. the home page isn't even aligned with the body of the phone.
alex

It could be Android 6.0 =)
YodaRocks

My hands are not ready. Never will be.
- Andyroid
  
  Most depressing Nexus ever.
- Wikiwaka
  
  Grow up
  - YodaRocks
    
    Unless there is some medical miracle which makes my already-grown-up body to grow more, I can't even If I want to.
Alexandre Leites

Do I need to update my android version to get the nexus6.apk?

Being serious:
1) these things on the top and bottom are sound speakers? this design is remembering me of my galaxy s3... even the wallpaper remember me of samsung...
2) that new material flat design <3
Clark DeVitis

A nexus should not be a moto. It should have its own design. For this reason only I am staying on the nexus 5. I don't think the Moto stuff has design worthy of being called nexus.
- Frisi
  
  I agree with you. N5 didn't look like a G2. You telling me the Nexus 9, according to leaks, looks like a Nexus 7 and N5, but the Nexus 6 is just a rebranded Moto X? Come on :/
  - Clark DeVitis
    
    Exactly! It doesn't make sense to me. I hope that its at least a little different :/ please duarte!!!
    - mynutsarelikeabagofkp
      
      Duarte is our saviour on this day duarte hath blessed upon us with thy beautiful render. Give us this day with our beautiful nexus 6 already
      - Aaron Jaeger
        
        Is Mr. Duarte involved in the hardware design? I thought he worked primarily on the software.
- jukui
  
  well lets see how durrable this nexus if it is a moto device
- Bryan Breguet
  
  It could be because at first, there wasn't supposed to be a Nexus but only Android Silver. And then when this program was cancelled, Google had no time to design the phone and basically just asked Moto for a phone
Ganesh Jain

Motorola Moto X(2014) Google Play edition...😛
kamiller42

Will the volume rocker really be located that close to the power button and on the same side? I can't stand that arrangement on my Nexus 7 (2012). When I reach for the power button and think I am hitting it, I am actually hitting volume up.
- Frisi
  
  I hate that so much as well.
  - schmiddy
    
    We are so sorry. On the next Nexus we'll place the volume rocker in Antarctica and the power button on top of Mount Everest to minimise the chances of you hitting the wrong button.
    Again, very, very sorry and regretful,
    Signed
    Eric Schmidt
    - kamiller42
      
      Just put the volume rocker on the other side of the phone. Ever see the Nexus 5? Not rocket science. Google fanboys do more harm than good.
      
      And here's equal criticism for its competitor, I wish the Note 4 volume rockers were just a little bit lower. But, at least they didn't put the rocker and power button right on top of each other.
JackPackage

yaay, another phone ruined by Motorola's bad taste in speaker design... *sigh*
- Frisi
  
  Speakers aren't my concern. It's that hideous plastic ring that houses the dual flash.
  - JackPackage
    
    Oh god, yeah that's even worse...
br_hermon

I dream of a day when not a single person upvotes someone who posts a itshappening.gif... sigh.
Simon Belmont

Hope we see this and Android L tomorrow or Thursday. I'm mainly interested in Android L, though.

My Nexus 5 will continue to serve me well. Come on, Google.
- PhineasJW
  
  Exactly -- I'm here for Android L.
  
  I want the real SDK!
- whispy_snippet
  
  Ditto. It's software update time!
Andrew Wacker

The messaging app, OK, I can buy that. MAYBE. But that Play Store icon? I have the new Play Store, doesn't look like that...

http://i.imgur.com/P7X0grr.gif
- M Brandon Lee
  
  While I don't agree with you, this gif is great AND retro. His face is perfect, hahaha
- MeCampbell30
  
  Looks like the new play store icon to me . . .
QQ

If it's a 5.9" behemoth....
shlk7

Look at the circular folder backgrounds and their placement (for Google and Create). Am I seeing a pervy/naughty side of Google?
Ethan

I hope they pull of the same thing as lg because if they have almost zero bezel the body of the phone itself won't feel like 5.9 inches.
Johan Svärdh

So, any rumors about Android TV?
Muweec

AHAHA
Jonnyw2k

Even the wallpaper is stretching to reach the edge of the screen!
Lupe Fiasco

Hmm, haven't seen anyone point it out yet but I noticed the black fade gradient used on the Status Bar & Navigation Keys for homescreen isn't present on this render, hopefully Google has decided to remove it because it didn't need to be there in my opinion.
Lays

Dat status. THE HYPE IS REAL
MIKEEEEE

my checkbook is ready
DamnTK

Did you guys catch the article on TK News and how he defrauded people that contributed to EV leaks to help him out with multiple sclerosis?

https://medium.com/@derekmross/this-is-the-real-tk-tech-news-a-fraud-d9f4a9e51ecf
- Dadedade
  
  Luckily, I donated via Paypal.
  AP should post this officially, not only via G+.
  - Liam Spradlin
    
    I don't think we'll be stepping into that wicket on this site.
- Fatal1ty_93_RUS
  
  This is not a topic related to Android in any way
Nimer55

Price. Price. Price..... From rumours it appears Google is putting OEM interests > consumer interests this time around... Hope rumours are wrong.
DunkinDonuts

I'll just leave this here people. Take it with a pinch of salt though : http://www.forbes.com/sites/jaymcgregor/2014/10/14/nexus-9-to-launch-tomorrow-and-will-be-the-first-device-to-run-android-l/
- Steve B
  
  Saw that too. Zero credibility because Google doesn't use expandable storage. I don't doubt Google will unveiling the devices tomorrow, but don't believe any of those specs.
theSHIFTingWIG113

*[front](http://i.imgur.com/eIJkNFX.jpg?1)
*[front](http://i.imgur.com/CYk7U86.jpg?1)
*[back](http://i.imgur.com/BwSZL2G.jpg)
*[moto confidential](http://i.imgur.com/3LjtQZi.jpg)
*[bottom/usb](http://i.imgur.com/hwEMcVF.jpg)
*[back/bottom](http://i.imgur.com/zYYoRvb.jpg)
*[top/headphone](http://i.imgur.com/Wt2Imat.jpg)
*[back/cam](http://i.imgur.com/slxtgj5.jpg)
*[metal frame](http://i.imgur.com/wKZNGBq.jpg)
*[groved power button](http://i.imgur.com/LlVsnwe.jpg)
- PhineasJW
  
  Wow --
  
  BTW, I really hope that guy doesn't work at Motorola. Quite a number of distinctive characteristics about his desk, location, and haircut.
- Liam Spradlin
  
  Is this the Moto X? It's got silver speaker grills and a power/volume configuration closer to the top just like the X, while we know that the Nexus 6's buttons are closer to the middle. Also it has active display.
- Corey Watford
  
  Ya Moto X, no nexus logo and volume and power are on same side on the Nexus 6
- Steve B
  
  Dude, that's the Moto X 2014.
- Fatal1ty_93_RUS
  
  Dude! Calm down with the hmtl tags, jeez
PhineasJW

Does anyone remember from last year (too lazy to look it up) -- was the KitKat statue built *after* the actual naming announcement? Or was it sitting on the lawn, covered up?

I'm wondering if this is all in place for an announcement tomorrow? Seems a little early.
apfelcake

The Bottom allign is not right... are you sure that this is not a fake?
Sir Perro

Well the gmail icon changes too (finally). It lacks the top triangle for the envelope.
The camera icon also has different colors on the diaphragm.

What's the green icon in the play folder?
- Liam Spradlin
  
  That's Play Games.
Heimrik

eesh... it sort of looks like a Samsung Galaxy S3....
- Fatal1ty_93_RUS
  
  Especially with that Samsung-style wallpaper
- dude
  
  You should go in the store and compare the difference between the design, feel and build of the S3 and Moto X 2014, the X is league ahead.
- whispy_snippet
  
  HETHEN!!!
  - Heimrik
    
    *"HEATHEN"
    - whispy_snippet
      
      sigh
      
      Damn it.
Felipe Simmons

Firstly i really hope that this has true dual front facing speakers and not just 1 front facing speaker like the moto x, Secondly i really hope that the camera is good on the Nexus 6 as opposed to previous nexus devices. And Thirdly this wont be a 64bit Nexus will it ? is Android L going to be a 64bit os ? Fourthly ;) what is that icon instead of the hangouts icon could that be the new messaging service google is working on to compete with WhatsApp in india ?
Ryan Callihan

It's blue! That's pretty cool for a Nexus device. I wonder what other colors we'll see at launch.
Kidney_Thief

Things I believe:
- This is a Motorola phone
- It is running Android L

Things I don't believe:
- This is the Nexus 6
- dude
  
  Sorry, but this video confirm that it is a Nexus 6, not directly, but you can read between the line: http://www.androidpolice.com/2014/10/13/nexus-6-and-android-l-make-early-cameo-appearance-in-new-android-ad-campaign-be-together-not-the-same/
  - Kidney_Thief
    
    It confirms that they are advertising an Android phone, sure. It seems a bit odd to me that Google would abandon the design language they've been using on their phones and tablets.
    I also think it's odd that they would favor standard SMS clients over Hangouts. How long did it take for Google to abandon the idea of requiring Google+, despite the massive pack back against it, and they're just going to make Hangouts optional? I doubt it.
    Considering how chummy Google and Motorola are, I'm not putting it past Google to start advertising stock consumer phones outside of the Nexus lineup. It might be the compromise after they shuttered the Android Silver project.
- Allen Tanguay
  
  Well clearly someone just doesn't like the size and is in denial because the writing couldn't be more on the wall, just like every other year
- grumpyfuzz
  
  We've already seen screenshots of a shamu device, and it was running a google kernel. No device besides a nexus has a google kernel, so there's no chance this is just a normal motorola phone.
NaNNy`

/r/TheHappening
Kyle Hardin

Icon placement of "Google" and "Create" is amusing.
xellar

Wrong playstore icon?
- PiLoT .
  
  no thats what the new one looks like
  - xellar
    
    No, it does not look like that.
    - PiLoT .
      
      sorry i was looking at the handle on it. the old handle was rounded and thinner. the new one is paper like folded. didnt notice that arrow
- miri
  
  On the Play Store, the Nexus 5's render still has WiP screenshots of Kitkat.
Giziguzio Papajuzi

#holoyolo is dead
Long live the #̶m̶a̶t̶e̶r̶i̶y̶o̶l̶o̶ #soonbackanwser
dcdttu

Here's A look at the Nexus 6, courtesy of @evleaks, with a blatantly Samsung wallpaper for some reason.
jowadmax

Dat messaging app icon!
Demonstration

I heard the Nexus 6 and 9 will have a microSD slot. It starting to look good. Please... 5.2 variations. :)
- Dave
  
  "will have microSD slot"
  Don't torture me like that! That's not gonna happen. Lies! You're a liar! *cries and rocks back and forth while sitting facing the corner*
  - Allen Tanguay
    
    Drive?
Michael

I see they appear to have finalized the slightly smaller version of the L Preview sav bar buttons that we saw in some newer build leaks.
Nathan J

For years we've been saying iPhone is ~2 years behind Android. But ~2 years ago, the Fisher-Price meme peaked. That is, the Amazon page with the iPhone and a bunch of Fisher-Price toys as suggested purchases. Now Android has caught up to iPhone in this one regard. Instead of normal navbar icons, we now have baby's first shapes. Fortunately, we have root and SoftKeyZ (among other tools)
Sébastien Laoût (Snaky 360)

I love it already! And they finally put a nice wallpaper instead of a few basic gradients (OK, Nexus 5 had a landscape image)
abobobilly

It looks exactly like a Moto X.
Bill Van

A new flagship Nexus phone without front firing stereo speakers...... REALLY???? Deal breaker here.
- Rob
  
  Umm... those two bars at the top and bottom? Yeah, those are speakers...
  
  And if they are any good, then my HTC M8 is going to get replaced.
  - ThaMercenary
    
    lol......I thought those were speakers also lol
    - Rob
      
      According to the leaks, they are speakers. I fail to see what other purpose two bars on top and bottom would have?
cabbieBot

Would very much like to dump my LG G3 for this for the sole reason I am unable to manually reboot into recovery no matter how many times I try. It's shameful, running away like that, yes I know, but only Andy Rubin can judge me.
tnj9

So many people whining about the size, I'm 6'1 have very large hands and have had several great android phones before switching to an iPhone 5 that not only feels tiny but crashes almost on a daily basis. I've had a Note before, can't wait for a large screen, but no touchwiz garbage and dual front facing speakers, Snap 805, 13mp camera, large 3200mah battery and good old Moto build quality. This couldn't come sooner.
Frank

The key for success of nexsus 6 is presenting it with the right price.
Thomas Cai Jinzhan

it looks like.............a phone. Did i nail it?
tdurden64111

I came
JG

I wonder why he claimed to have retired from leaking? I'm seeing his name just about as often as before he retired... So what exactly changed?
JG

Not sure I like the power & volume rocker on the side like that... That's usually where I hold the phone... Of course I haven't really held one that large yet... So maybe I'll hold it differently... But if not, I can see getting exciting during the middle of a game & accidentally turning the screen (or even phone itself) off...

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