Zee Media Bureau
New Delhi: Google is likely to roll out its revamped Android software aka Lollipop on Monday.
“Lollipop” or Android 5.0, the upgraded operating system for mobile, “is designed to be flexible, to work on all your devices and to be customized for you the way you see fit,” Google vice president Sundar Pichai, who heads the Android operations, said while unveiling it last month.
Meanwhile, signalling the growing importance of the Indian sub-continent for the search giant, Google may unveil its latest devices - Nexus 6 and Nexus 9 - this month.
The Motorola Nexus 6 has a contoured aluminum frame, a six—inch quad HD display, 13 megapixel camera and 3220 mAh battery. It also comes with a Turbo Charger so that users can get up to six hours of use with only 15 minutes of charge.
The 32GB version of the unlocked Nexus 6 is expected to cost $649, or about Rs. 40,000, while the 64GB version will cost $699.
The HTC Nexus 9 tablet comes with brushed metal sides and 8.9-inch screen, Nvidia Tegra K1 64-bit dual-core processor, 8MP rear and 1.6 MP front cameras. It will come in 16GB, 32GB and 32GB LTE models, priced between $399 to $599.
HTC had earlier worked with Google on the original Nexus One in 2010.Last month, Google had launched its first set of Android One smartphones. India was the first country of launch for the affordable Android One smartphones in partnership with handset makers Spice, Micromax and Karbonn.
Besides, the firm has also launched the new version of its Android operating system Lollipop. Successor to the Android KitKat OS, Lollipop is designed to be flexible, to work on all devices and to be customised for users.
Android 5.0 Lollipop will come pre-installed on the Nexus 6 and Nexus 9 and will also be available on Nexus 4, 5, 7, 10 and Google Play edition devices in the coming weeks.
Google has also released the first device running Android TV - the Nexus Player in collaboration with Asus. A streaming media player for movies, music and videos, the Nexus Player can also be used to play Android games on a HD TV with a gamepad.
The Nexus Player will be available for pre-order on October 17 and in stores from November 3, and is reported to cost $99 with an optional controller for $40.
Apple, too, has launched its latest iPhone 6 and iPhone 6 Plus in India within a month of its global launch to cash in on the multi-billion smart devices market.
With PTI Inputs
