Google Unveils Nexus 6P, Nexus 5X

(RTTNews) - Google Inc. (GOOG, GOOGL) Tuesday unveiled two new Nexus smartphones-- the Huawei-made Nexus 6P and the LG-made Nexus 5X. The tech giant also unveiled a new Pixel C tablet and an updated chromecast.

The flagship Nexus 6P, manufactured in partnership with Chinese smartphone maker Huawei, is the first all-metal body Nexus phone. It has a 5.7 inch QHD display, smaller than last year's Nexus 6 that boasted a display of 6 inches. The phone runs on a powerful 64-bit processor and has an improved camera with 12.3 mega pixel sensor with 4K video recording.

Nexus 5X, the successor to Nexus 5 launched in 2014, also boasts of similar features of Nexus 6P, except it has a 5.2 inch full-HD screen. It has the same rear camera as of Nexus 6P, but only has a 5 mp front facing camera compared to Nexus P's 8 mp.

Both the Nexus 6P and Nexus 5X now sport a fingerprint sensor, which Google calls "Nexus Imprint." The sensor works with Android Pay, a service that allows users to pay at supermarkets with phone like Apple Pay.

Nexus 6P starts at $499, while Nexus 5X is priced at $349. Both are available for order from today but will only ship in October.

The Nexus 6P will come in graphite, frost white and aluminum colors, while Nexus 5X will be available in carbon black, quartz white and ice blue.

Nexus smartphones have never been a big hit among smartphone users, unlike other Android-based smartphones such as Samsung's Galaxy or Note series. However, Android enthusiasts look forward to the latest Nexus as it always shows what the latest Android platform is capable of. The Nexus 6P and Nexus 5X run on Android Marshmallow.

Google also unveiled the Pixel C tablet, aimed at professionals and to take on Apple's latest iPad Pro. The Google Pixel C features a 10.2-inch display and is powered by an octa-core Nvidia Tegra X1 SoC processor coupled with 3GB RAM. The tablet starts at $499 and will start shipping this holiday season.

Google also updated its streaming dongle Chromecast, which now boasts of several improvements. It is available for $35 in the US, the same price as its predecessor.

GOOG closed Tuesday's trading at $594.97, up $0.08 or 0.01%, on the Nasdaq. The stock further rose $0.23 or 0.04% in the after-hours trading.