Nexus ‘Marlin’ specs leaked via AnTuTu, Snapdragon 820 and QHD display confirmed

Leaked info, renders and pictures of the upcoming Nexus smartphones have been pouring in for quite a while now. We’ve heard that HTC will be making two identical smartphones in two different sizes. Codenamed Marlin and Sailfish, the new Nexus smartphones could feature a combination of metal and glass finish. Today we’ve got a bit of confirmation about the hardware and it is in line with previous leaks. Thanks to Weibo, alleged specifications of the Google Nexus ‘Marlin’ have emerged from the AnTuTu benchmark app. It mentions a Qualcomm Snapdragon 820 SoC with 4GB of RAM and an Adreno 530 GPU, a 2560x1440 resolution display, 32GB of storage, 13MP and 8MP camera combo and of course Android 7.0 Nougat. While the display size is not mentioned, it is expected to be 5.5-inches.

Similar info of the Nexus Sailfish had leaked earlier which included identical hardware except for the display resolution which will be 1920x1080 with a dimension of 5-inches. The two new Nexus smartphones are said to go official by September with sales starting in October. However the new Android 7.0 Nougat update is expected to start rolling by late August. Surely we will see more rumours and leaks before the the final product is unveiled so stay tuned.