September 29, 2015
Nexus 6P released
Google began selling the NexusGoogle's earlier line of reference Android phones — showcased new OS versions before the Pixel era. 6P — Huawei-built premium NexusGoogle's earlier line of reference Android phones — showcased new OS versions before the Pixel era. with fingerprint sensor.
What it was for
NexusGoogle's earlier line of reference Android phones — showcased new OS versions before the Pixel era. and PixelGoogle's flagship smartphone line — showcases Android features and camera software each year. phones were Google's pure-AndroidGoogle's open mobile operating system — the dominant platform for smartphones worldwide. reference hardware for developers. Huawei-built premium nexus with fingerprint sensor. AOSPAndroid Open Source Project — the open codebase Google publishes for the Android operating system. builds and CTS testing often used PixelGoogle's flagship smartphone line — showcases Android features and camera software each year. devices as the baseline.
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Why it's here
The NexusGoogle's earlier line of reference Android phones — showcased new OS versions before the Pixel era. 6P was a flagship Google AndroidGoogle's open mobile operating system — the dominant platform for smartphones worldwide. reference device.
Why it mattered
PixelGoogle's flagship smartphone line — showcases Android features and camera software each year./NexusGoogle's earlier line of reference Android phones — showcased new OS versions before the Pixel era. hardware defines the reference AndroidGoogle's open mobile operating system — the dominant platform for smartphones worldwide. experience for developers.
What it solved
AndroidGoogle's open mobile operating system — the dominant platform for smartphones worldwide. needed first-party reference phones without OEMOriginal equipment manufacturer — a company that builds devices sold under another brand's name. skin fragmentation.
Media
ImageNexus 6PSparktour, Apache License 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons
Related
- Nexus One releasedJanuary 5, 2010
- Nexus 6 releasedNovember 12, 2014
- Android announcedNovember 5, 2007
- T-Mobile G1 releasedOctober 22, 2008