Google Nexus 2016 Release Date, Specs, Price Update: Leaked File Confirms HTC ‘Sailfish’ Features?

It seems rumors about possible specs and features of Google's highly anticipated Nexus 2016 flagships codenamed "Marlin" and "Sailfish" won't stop until the final release date is announced. Recently, a leaked file was spotted online which offered alleged details about the upcoming handset.

Popular leakster Evan Blass posted a snapshot of the build.prop file of the HTC Nexus "Sailfish" smartphone which revealed some of the features of the device. If Blass's Twitter post captioned "Google Nexus Sailfish / HTC S1 build.prop file" is to be believed, the alleged HTC Nexus "Sailfish" smartphone will run the Qualcomm Snapdragon 820 (MSM8996) processor and not the rumored Snapdragon 821 processor.

Google Nexus Sailfish / HTC S1 build.prop file pic.twitter.com/Q8q4EkBDff

— Evan Blass (@evleaks) July 25, 2016

It remains to be seen whether or not Google uses Qualcomm's newly introduced Snapdragon 821 processor which is set to offer better and faster performance speed. Furthermore, the leak suggests that the upcoming Sailfish smartphone will feature an impressive 5.2-inch display with a full HD screen resolution of 1,080 by 920 pixels. The handset is also said to feature biometric security in the form of a fingerprint scanner, reported Christian Daily. Among other purported HTC Nexus "Sailfish" specs include 4GB of RAM and 32GB of internal storage, a 12-megapixel rear camera and 8-megapixel front camera and a 2,770mAh battery.

It is rumored that Google will unveil two Nexus 2016 smartphones this year. The second device in question is the HTC Nexus 2016 "Marlin" M1 smartphone which is expected to feature a 5.5-inch AMOLED display with a 1440 x 2560 resolution and run on a quad-core Qualcomm SoC, which is most likely the latest Snapdragon 821. The handset is rumored to come with 4 GB of random access memory (RAM), up to 128GB internal storage, a 12-megapixel main camera enabled with LED flash, an 8-megapixel front facing camera, USB Type-C port and a fingerprint reader.

It is expected that the upcoming Google Nexus 2016 smartphones will be released in September alongside the new Android Nougat 7.0 mobile operating system, reported Vine Report. While rumors about Google Nexus 2016 release date, specs and price will keep on piling up, we advise our readers to take the information with a grain of salt as nothing yet has been announced officially. Don't forget to check out with SWR for more updates.