Google's 'Nexus 6' smartphone with a 5.9-inch display to be launched this month

In a bid to intensify competition in big-size
smartphone segment, Google is all set to release its next
phablet with a 5.9-inch screen and a high-resolution
display this month. Named Shamu (killer whale), the new
Nexus phone will be larger than Apple's iPhone 6 Plus (5.5
inches) and Samsung Galaxy Note (5.7 inches), Wall Street
Journal reported.
Motorola Mobility, the phonemaker that Google is selling to
China's Lenovo Group Ltd, is reportedly manufacturing the
phone. Recent reports have suggested that the next-gen
Nexus smartphone, dubbed Nexus 6, could be called the
Nexus X.
Google also plans to release a new version of its Android
mobile-operating system simultaneously. The new Nexus,
in all likelihood, will come running Android L, the next
version of Google's mobile OS.
Rumours say that the Nexus X (codename "Shamu") will
come with a QHD display, Snapdragon 805 processor, 3GB
of RAM, and a 12-megapixel rear camera.
In 2011, phablets accounted for 1 percent of the global
smartphone shipments but this year, these devices will
make up 24 percent of the market, according to a report by
global consultancy firm Strategy Analytics.