Here's our first look at the upcoming Google's Sailfish and Marlin devices

It's no secret that this year's Nexus phones, codenamed Marlin and Saiflish, will be made by HTC. We are already aware of the specifications of both these devices and now, thanks to Android Police sources (referred as AP further), here's our first look at what the upcoming Nexuses will look like. Do note that the image below is not an actual press render, but a recreation based on evidence from a reliable source. Thus, couple of things may not be fully accurate.

While, both the HTC-made Sailfish and Marlin are expected to come with a 5-inch and 5.5-inch display respectively, they will sport similar design language. The exact dimensions and measurements of the phones are yet to be disclosed.

Though AP is rating this leak a confidence level of 8 out of 10, "the final design of the Nexus phones may differ slightly or perhaps even substantially from what you see here in certain respects", notes Android Police.

Google Sailfish / Marlin - Download

Things to note after you see the image are, the new Nexus devices will have curved corners and no more you will find camera hump, like on Nexus 6P or Nexus 5X. Also, the back of the phone will now feature two-tone look, with the upper one made of glass or glossy plastic featuring fingerprint scanner in typical Nexus position along with camera on the top left corner with three holes next to it. We will talk about those holes later in the post.

[Update] Specifications of HTC-built Nexus phone codenamed "Marlin" leaked

Update: The upcoming marlin has now been spotted on Geekbench benchmark website. The listing confirms that the device will run on Android 7.0 Nougat out-of-the-box and will have 4GB RAM for multi-masking operations. 

Original Story: A week back specifications of the upcoming HTC-built Nexus smartphone codenamed "sailfish" was leaked online by Android Police (referred as AP further). Now, the firm has leaked specifications of another HTC-built Nexus device codenamed "marlin." HTC is reported to be the new Nexus manufacturer and the company is said to build two Nexus smartphones in 2016.

As Sailfish will be the successor to the Nexus 5X, we can assume that Marlin will succeed Nexus 6P. AP is pretty sure about the specs leaked of Marlin, as they are rating this leak a 9 out of 10.

Specs of upcoming HTC Nexus device leaked, codenamed “Sailfish”

We have been hearing about HTC-built Nexus devices from a long time. HTC is said to be the new manufacturer of Nexus devices and we will see not one, but two HTC Nexus smartphones in 2016. Out of two, specifications of the upcoming Nexus phone codenamed “Sailfish” (aka “S1”) has been leaked. According to Android Police, Sailfish will be the successor to the Nexus 5X and is the smaller of the two phones.

HTC Nexus Concept Render - Download