Google Nexus 5X, 6P expected to land in India by October-end; Amazon India & Flipkart start teasing the launch

Google is expected to launch the Nexus 5X and Nexus 6P in India by the end of October to take advantage of the festive season, reports IBN LIVE.

Both the Nexus devices will be made available in the country, both online and offline by the end of this month. For online sales, Google is said to partner with two e-commerce firm to sell the Nexus 5X and 6P. These two are Flipkart and Amazon India as both the website have started teasing the new Nexus devices.

Flipkart has started teasing the launch of Nexus 6P, while Amazon is teasing the launch of Nexus 5X (16GB storage model). Amazon India notes that Nexus 5X will be 'Amazon exclusive'. Both the devices are listed as 'coming soon' at the websites.

Moving on to the pricing, the prices of Nexus 5X and Nexus 6P were spotted on Play Store via the placeholders for these devices. As per the listings, Nexus 5X price in India will start at Rs. 31,900 and Rs. 35,900 for the 16GB and 32GB storage model respectively. The Nexus 6P 32GB and 64GB storage model prices start at Rs. 39,999 and Rs. 42,999 respectively.

Also revealed were the accessories pricing. The Nexus 5X Folio case will be available in India at Rs. 3,200, while the Nexus 5X Case is priced at Rs. 2,800. The Adopted Protective Case for Nexus 5X will be available at Rs. 1,800, while the Speck Candyshell Grip Case for Nexus 5X will set you back by Rs. 2,500.

Google announced the launch of its Nexus range in the U.S on September 29. The Nexus 5X is manufactured by LG, while the Nexus 6P is made by Huawei. They are already available for pre-order in few countries including the U.S, UK, Ireland and Japan.

Google's Nexus 5X and Nexus 6P runs Android 6.0 Marshmallow, and come with finger print sensors and USB Type-C port. The Nexus 5X  has 5.2-inch 1080p display, 1.8GHz hexa-core Snapdragon 808 SoC, 2GB RAM, 12.3MP rear camera, 8MP front camera and 3450mAh battery. The Nexus 6P features 5.7-inch Quad HD display, 2GHz octa-core Snapdragon 810 SoC, 2GB RAM, 12.3MP rear camera, 8MP front camera and 2700mAh battery.

Google will be sharing the festive season sales with Apple, which has announced the availability of iPhone 6S and iPhone 6S Plus in India from October 16.

Google has also officially slashed the price of Nexus 6 smartphone in India to Rs. 33,800 for the 32GB storage model and Rs. 37,600 for the 64GB model. 

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