Google has just introduced three hotly expected devices: the Nexus 6 smartphone (or “phablet,” if you choose), Nexus 9 tablet and streaming media instrument. All are operating the new Android 5.zero: Lollipop.

Rumored underneath the name “Motorola Shamu” for months, the Nexus 6 features an almost-6 inch display and is built through the previous Google subsidiary now owned through Lenovo. it’s prone to develop into essentially the most coveted Android smartphone/phablet by means of advantage of its sleek design and specs, which include a 13 megapixel camera.

additionally long rumored, the Nexus 9 pill is built by means of HTC. whereas HTC has not had success with its personal branded capsules, the scale and design of this tool will doubtless make it successful. It looks, from the images, remarkably like the original iPad.

as the identify suggests, it has a nearly 9-inch reveal, and is positioned between the current 7-inches for small drugs and the greater, just about 10-inch capsules. The iPad Air is 9.7 inches.

This dimension places the new Nexus pill virtually in a class of its own, even though Amazon has a comparably sized fire pill. Borrowing from Microsoft surface, it additionally has a magnetic quilt that doubles as a keyboard.

Then there’s Nexus player, which Google says is the primary instrument operating Android tv. built with the aid of ASUS, it’s going to circulate video and song and doubles as a collection-high gaming console. It substitutes for the Google Chromecast dongle, which Google will possibly proceed to sell, and might obtain transmissions from any Chromecast-enabled device.

The trio of latest Nexus devices might be available to pre-order this Friday and can appear in retailers on November 3. The Nexus 9 will reportedly value $399 to begin. The Nexus player will come in at $ninety nine. And the Nexus 6 will start at $649 unlocked.

The timing of this announcement is almost certainly supposed to steal a few of Apple’s thunder from its iPad adventure the following day. And the Nexus 6 will for sure preserve some would-be Android defectors from buying the iPhone 6.

Android 5 (“Lollipop”) will come pre-loaded on the brand new hardware. it will be to be had for the instant preceding era of Nexus-branded devices “within the coming weeks.” For owners of non-Nexus Android gadgets, it’s anyone’s guess when Lollipop shall be made available, if at all.