Now that the Samsung Galaxy S4 has been announced there are three
upcoming smartphones that are attracting a huge amount of interest.
They are Google’s Nexus 5, the Motorola X and of course the next iPhone,
possibly dubbed the iPhone 6 or 5S. The question that many now want to
know regards the release of these devices and which may be first so
today we’re looking at the Nexus 5 vs. Motorola X vs. iPhone 6 release
wars.
The first two of these devices will be Android handsets while the
iPhone is an Apple iOS device. There will be some buyers then who will
decide which they will purchase because of their preference of operating
system but for others it may simply be decided by which one has a head
start with its launch. We should remember that none of these phones has
been officially announced yet but there has been a massive amount of
speculation and rumors regarding each.
The Nexus 5
is likely to be a big success with Android enthusiasts, especially after
the success of the Google Nexus 4 made by LG. Many are expecting that
the next major Android operating system, 5.0 Key Lime Pie,
will be introduced at Google’s I/O event next month and are hopeful
that the Nexus 5 will be the first device launched running the new OS.
Nexus devices particularly appeal to Android platform fans as they offer
a pure vanilla Android experience. Many different specs have now been
leaked for the Nexus 5 that could possibly be a collaboration between
Google, LG again and Nikon.
Those rumored specs have included 2 or 3GB of RAM, a 16-megapixel
rear camera or 9-megapixel CCD camera, 2.3GHz quad-core processor or
1.5GHz quad-core processor and 5-inch display or 4.5-inch display so as
you can see we really can’t pretend to have any concrete details at this
stage. Although many believe the Nexus 5 will be debuted next month
with a hopeful release soon after, we should point out that the Nexus 4
was not introduced at I/O last year and did not release until October.
Moving on to the Motorola X
Phone and similarly to the Nexus 5 the rumored specs on this have been
multiple and diverse making it virtually impossible to pin down genuine
details. Some of the rumors suggest a 2GHz Qualcomm Snapdragon 800
quad-core processor, a 4.8-inch full HD display and massive 4000 mAh
battery but take those details with a pinch of salt for now. At one
point the Nexus 5 and Motorola X (sometimes dubbed the Google X) were
even thought to be one and the same phone but that idea has long been
laid to rest although Google will also have an input on the Motorola X.
The Motorola X is the other device that may be the first to release
running Key Lime Pie and plenty of tech enthusiasts are also
anticipating that this device could make an appearance at Google I/O.
Recently though we told how Google was said to be unhappy with the
handset so far and that it was not likely to be released until August at
the earliest and possibly not until November. However, earlier today
we detailed further news that a Motorola X, dubbed as the Google X, had
been benchmarked but we have no way of verifying if this is genuine. If
it is though, then it’s possible that the Motorola X or Google X phone
may not be as late to release as recently anticipated.
Finally we move on to the iPhone 6
or iPhone 5S. There is a question mark over the name of this device as
it looks likely that an iPhone 5S will arrive before an iPhone 6.
However as many people imagine that the next iPhone will be called the
iPhone 6, Apple’s successor to the iPhone 5 is also being referred to as
the iPhone 6, somewhat confusing! To make things easy we’ll refer to
it for now as simply the next iPhone.
Some months ago many were predicting the next iPhone to release in
the summer of this year even though the iPhone 5 arrived in the fall.
This seemed to be backed up by many leaks from various sources and
analysts and so it seemed possible that it may be introduced at Apple’s
WWDC event in June, along with iOS 7. However it was recently tipped
that the next iPhone may be delayed until as late as September and
Apple’s profits fell for the first time in many years. Possible specs
for the next iPhone include an Apple A7 chip, 12-megapixel rear camera,
higher resolution display, NFC and maybe larger internal storage
options.
While it may not be possible for us to give you release dates for the
Nexus 5, Motorola X and iPhone 5S or 6, at this stage it does seem more
than likely that at least one of the Android devices will get to the
market first. Whether this is correct and if so, whether the Nexus 5
or Motorola X is first remains to be seen but one thing for sure is that
we’ll be following all of the latest developments as we hear them and
will pass on that news to readers.
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